Shanghai is prosperous

Chapter 103 Zhu Yingying

In the early morning of the next day, the old lady of the Huang family specially made Chongming Yuanzi for breakfast.This kind of Chongming Yuanzi is different from ordinary glutinous rice balls. It needs to be steamed in water, and there are many varieties, such as round bean paste filling, pointed sesame filling, and long salty vegetable filling.

Wang Yiyuan scooped up a bean paste filling with a spoon.As soon as he took a bite, he took a bite of the real stuffing. The fragrance of glutinous rice mixed with the sweetness of bean paste was soft. When he ate it in his mouth, there was still some confusion in his brain after drinking too much last night, and he immediately felt refreshed. stand up.

After breakfast, Lao Huang drove Wang Yiyuan to Nanmen Port Passenger Terminal.Wang Yiyuan bought a boat ticket, said goodbye to Lao Huang, and took a passenger boat across the Yangtze River to Changxing Island.

At the exit of Changxing Island Passenger Station, Lao Zhu from the Haichao Citrus Cooperative saw Wang Yiyuan, waved his hand, and said loudly, Xiao Wang, here, here.Hearing someone calling him, Wang Yiyuan looked around and saw Lao Zhu, so he quickly trotted towards Lao Zhu.

On the way to the orange orchard of the cooperative, while driving, Lao Zhu asked Wang Yiyuan about his business in Luhua Town yesterday.Wang Yiyuan briefly talked about the situation in Luhua, and he asked Lao Zhu strangely, why are the names of your orange gardens, one called Qianchao and the other called Haichao, are they all from the Chaozi generation?

When Lao Zhu heard what Wang Yiyuan said, he couldn't help laughing, hehe, maybe it's because we are very close to the sea.The boss Huang you mentioned, Lao Huang, we have known each other for many years, and we often sell oranges together, and we see each other when we look down.

Wang Yiyuan chuckled and said, aren't you afraid that you are actually competing with each other?
But you may not necessarily know that we and Chongming Island are actually under the jurisdiction of different places.Lao Zhu said, we belong to Baoshan District, and they are managed by the authentic Chongming County.So although they meet often, the competition is not bad, not intense.Just like the last meeting, we had no choice but to attend as Chongming Sandao orange farmers.

Oh, and this thing?I thought you all belonged to Chongming.Wang Yiyuan asked with some doubts, is there a big difference?
Lao Zhu made an analogy and said, it’s like buying oranges. We belong to the urban area, and the transportation on the water is more than that in Chongming County. The usual policy support and financial subsidies, etc., should be implemented It's also a little more than them.

Mr. Zhu is almost 60 years old and has been living in the countryside of Changxing Island. His Mandarin is even more substandard than Wang Yiyuan's. The local accent is very strong, and his tone is different from that of Shanghai City, with strong local characteristics of Changxing Island.Wang Yiyuan sounded a little strenuous, and he needed to listen carefully to understand the general idea.

Changxing Island is a demonstration and scientific research base for citrus production in East China. After nearly 20 years of cultivation and improvement, the quality of citrus has been continuously improved. The "Avant-Garde Tangerine" produced on the island has bright and clean appearance, thin skin and seedless, juicy and sweet , known as the hometown of citrus in Shanghai.

When they arrived at the Haichao Citrus Cooperative, the two got out of the car, and Lao Zhu first took Wang Yiyuan to visit the orange farm.He said that our orange farm is still very different, and it will surprise you.

Wang Yiyuan walked into the orange orchard, only to see a four or five mu lake dug by hand not far from the entrance.In the lake, there are flocks of ducks and even a few white swans swimming leisurely in it, singing loudly from time to time.

Excavate the excess silt from the lake, build a slope along the side, and then plant grass along the slope.Around the lake, there are tall metasequoias that pierce the sky, surrounded by rows.Under the metasequoia tree, there are a few snow-white stools and chairs scattered here and there, together with some colorful beach umbrellas.There are also many kid goats, rabbits, etc. in the orange orchard, as well as children's fishing ponds, as well as some fitness-related recreational facilities.

Next to the lake, through a sluice, it is connected to a very long, endless natural river, winding and leading to the distance.On both sides of the river are dense woods and wide citrus groves.

At that time, the oranges were not yet ripe, so there were not many people in the entire orange orchard, only some workers from the cooperative were working in twos and threes.

The new buds and green leaves shine in the light of the forest, and the bamboo fence and huts are green and yellow. This is the artistic conception in Su Shi's "Ode to Orange".Arriving at this newly developed orange garden leisure place, Wang Yiyuan was not only surprised by the situation, but even had a feeling of pursuing the artistic conception of "Mr. Su".

Wang Yiyuan laughed loudly towards Lao Zhu, "There are not many scenery, but there is water to make spirits."This is simply your paradise, Zhu.The place is pretty good. It can be seen that Lao Zhu and you should have put a lot of thought into the design and layout of the environment of this orange garden.

Old Zhu chuckled, and said, we belong to the early adopters, but the orangery has just been developed and constructed, so everything is new, and it seems a little out of date, but it will be better in the future.

Lao Zhu led the way to a table and chair under the Metasequoia tree by the lake.When Wang Yiyuan and the others approached, they saw a girl in red and white skirt leaning on the tree trunk, looking at them both with a smile.

Lao Zhu introduced to Wang Yiyuan, Xiao Wang, this is my daughter, and she is in charge of the planning and design of the entire citrus garden.We are all old men, let alone doing it, we can’t even think of these new things.

Xiao Zhu stretched out her hand and said with a smile, Zhu Yingying, welcome.

Wang Yiyuan and Zhu Yingying shook hands and said, to be honest, your orange orchard is the most beautiful orange orchard I have ever seen.I just didn't expect that it was planned and designed by you, a young and beautiful girl.

Old Zhu said, hehe, this Yingying of our family likes to paint and draw since she was a child, and she also majored in design in college, at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology.After working for more than two years, because I am old and sometimes unable to manage this orange orchard, I called her back to help.

Oh, and a design major at Polytechnic University?Wang Yiyuan joked, then we are half of the same company.

Zhu Yingying also said, yes.The name of our college is the School of Design and Printing, which is combined with the Printing College.When I was in school, there were often lectures on printing, but my major is still biased towards industrial design.

The artificial lake meets the river, and there is a small pier near the gate. There is an electric yacht and several small wooden boats in the river.Zhu Yingying said, this river leads directly to the estuary of the Yangtze River outside, and it is very long. We can take a boat and see our entire orange orchard and scenery.

The three of them boarded the yacht, which was driven by Lao Zhu himself.Driving on the quiet river, the tall metasequoia trees and orange groves on both sides of the river slowly recede.The gusts of wind brought by the yacht ahead made the hot temperature seem to make people feel much more comfortable all of a sudden.

Wherever the yacht passed by, wild ducks and egrets plundered from the reeds by the river from time to time, and landed not far from the boat with a squeak.

None of this is my work, it's my daughter who came up with it.The river here was not tidied up by anyone, it was overgrown with weeds, and people couldn't get in, let alone boats.Lao Zhu slowed down the speed of the boat, and said while rubbing his hands.

Wang Yiyuan looked at the surrounding scenery, stood on the side of the boat, and said with emotion, you have an excellent ecological environment here, and there are hundreds of acres of orange groves. I think it is especially suitable for the development of tourism. Citizens come to the orange orchard to pick oranges and enjoy the scenery and eat farm food. They can also sit on the boat like this and enjoy the pure and natural mountain fun. The business should be pretty good.

Zhu Yingying said with a smile, Manager Wang, your point of view coincides with mine, and I actually think so.She continued, we have hired professional dredging companies to widen and deepen the river.

But Lao Zhu said, the idea is good, and I also support it.But there are two points, now I think it is not the time.

The three sat down and let the boat dangle in the river.Wang Yiyuan asked, what old Zhu are you referring to?
Zhu Yingying took the conversation and said, what my dad meant was that this place is far away from the urban area of ​​Shanghai, and our Changxing Island has a small population, so if we want to do this citrus-themed amusement project in this farmhouse, we are mainly worried about the source of tourists. , If no one comes, then our investment will be in vain.

How can there be other reasons?Wang Yiyuan asked.

Lao Zhu said that the most important thing is the issue of funds.Xiao Wang, you also know that the price of citrus is so cheap now, it seems that there is no money.So, don't look at the citrus that I have been making for so many years, in fact, I really didn't lose much money in the end.

He said worriedly that now that so much money is invested, we will panic in our hearts and have no bottom.

Wang Yiyuan felt the same way, saying, what you said, the most fundamental thing is that the traffic here is too inconvenient.If you want to attract people from the urban area to come and play, you really need to have ideas and work hard.

Zhu Yingying said, in fact, I heard that Changxing Island and Chongming Island will build a Yangtze River Bridge to connect with the urban area. I heard that there is already a plan.

Wang Yiyuan looked at Lao Zhu.Lao Zhu moved his position and said, there is such a plan, and it has passed the demonstration.It should start soon too.It's just that we are still short of money.

Zhu Yingying said, I don't think money is the biggest problem. We can go to the bank and our credit union to get some loans. If it is not enough, we can find the way of equity financing.

Lao Zhu took out a bag of Daqianmen and gave it to Wang Yiyuan.Wang Yiyuan didn't smoke, so he waved his hand and declined.Lao Zhu lit his cigarette, looked at the big tree by the river, said nothing, just smoked his cigarette.

Zhu Yingying said softly, anyway, I feel that if I just rely on this citrus business, I won't have much money to make, and I don't have much future. I must think of more ways to make things happen.

Wang Yiyuan sat quietly, and waited for Lao Zhu to finish smoking before continuing to sail forward.The three of them slowly talked about the citrus boxes.

At this time, Zhu Yingying looked at Wang Yiyuan, smiled at him and said, Manager Wang, I am a designer, and I agree with the design and production of your Chongming citrus packaging box, so we have another idea, I don’t know if it is possible speak out?

(End of this chapter)