His predecessor failed

Chapter 139 Planting Watermelons

The second is to place advertisements in the provincial capital and several other major cities. Nowadays, people still don’t quite understand the term “advertisement”. Su Zhuzhu said more clearly that they could find a few large intersections with large traffic flows, then rent a wall, paint their hot sauce pattern on it, and then write slogans. You have to know that this is the first time this has been done in this era, and it will definitely cause a sensation.

Third, we still have to seek support from the government. In this era, anything that is supported by the government must be linked to the public sector, so that everything can be done with twice the result with half the effort.

The team leader listened thoughtfully and nodded repeatedly. It turned out that this was a possible solution. As expected, one must open up one's thinking. The educated youth from the city were different. How could they, the rural people, think so much and have such a long-term vision? As expected, once their horizons were broadened, they considered things differently.

After this conversation, the captain calmed down and was no longer in a hurry to carry out any rat extermination operations. Su Zhuzhu's words just now made the captain feel that there were many things to think about, but he couldn't do it alone. He had to organize a meeting for everyone, especially the educated youth, who had to participate. Everyone had to expand their thinking. They couldn't be limited to this small processing factory in the countryside. They had to expand it, become famous, and become a well-known enterprise.

Now Su Zhuzhu proposed to become a well-known enterprise in the province, so does that mean there is also a chance to become a well-known enterprise in the country? The captain's ambition was aroused at once, and he stood up suddenly, which scared Su Zhuzhu and Liu Yuanyuan.

The captain walked back and forth eager to get started. His conventional thinking had been opened up and his head was full of ideas. He couldn't wait to hold a meeting to discuss and come up with a result.

Seeing that the captain was so excited, Su Zhuzhu quickly calmed him down and asked him to calm down first.

"Whether it's setting up a sales team or getting in touch with the government, people are needed. It's not something that can be done by just anyone. So, captain, you know why I have always advocated that all children must go to school and that everyone in the team must learn to read."

The team leader nodded repeatedly and praised Su Zhuzhu's foresight. The children in the team went to school for a few years, let alone go to college, which they don't have now. Even junior high school and high school students can become the backbone of their processing plant. Even if they can graduate from elementary school and be literate, they are still popular and can work for their own factories after graduation. There is no need to worry about the size of their Red Star Brigade's processing plant.

"Captain, this matter cannot be rushed. We need to plan it carefully. My personal suggestion is to give some incentives to the sales positions so as to boost everyone's enthusiasm. If everyone just gets a fixed salary, there may be more and more people who just go through the motions. In the future, the positions in the workshop can also be slowly adjusted in this way. This will make it easier to stimulate work enthusiasm and improve production and quality. Our processing plant does not need those who eat empty salaries. This will drag down the processing plant. By then, let alone the welfare in the team, there may be no jobs. This will not stand the test."

The captain just nodded today, but he didn't know what to say. He couldn't say anything, but if he didn't say anything, he had so many things to say that he felt really uncomfortable.

In addition to these, Su Zhuzhu also suggested that during the meeting, they should discuss whether to design more packages for the hot sauce to cater to market demand. Some have large demand, while others have small demand from families with small families. If the products are to be put into supply and marketing cooperatives in the later stage, then small-capacity packages of hot sauce must be produced. After all, no family will buy a large bucket at once, so how long will it take to finish it?

However, Su Zhuzhu also emphasized to the team leader that retail should not be underestimated. Qingfeng County alone has a population of hundreds of thousands. If retail is developed, sales may not be worse than wholesale. Therefore, the supply and marketing cooperatives still need to open up sales channels. What they need to do is sell products to retailers rather than retailing them themselves. It is not a good thing for their processing factories to spread out their stalls too wide.

After thinking for a long time, the team leader took out a notebook and wrote down the main points mentioned by Su Zhuzhu just now, and then discussed them one by one with everyone during the meeting.

As for killing rats, Su Zhuzhu is not professional in this area, so it depends on the team leader. However, Su Zhuzhu mentioned the issue of insect prevention. The warehouse is well protected from moisture, but insect prevention still needs to be done, especially as the weather is getting hotter and there is more rain in summer. If insect prevention is not done well, the medicinal materials in the warehouse will easily be eaten by insects, and the cost will be high.

The captain was shocked. He had never expected this. Zhuzhu had discovered so many problems when she came back. They were really overwhelmed by the little achievements they had made so far.

When the captain had almost digested it, Su Zhuzhu told Liu Yuanyuan that she wanted to say something to him.

Liu Yuanyuan understood immediately and was not too sensitive to think that she was being excluded. She would know what she should know sooner or later, and it was best if she didn't know what she shouldn't know.

"Then I'll go to work first."

Next, Su Zhuzhu took out a bag of things wrapped in oil paper and handed it to the captain, indicating that the captain should open it and have a look himself.

The captain thought that Su Zhuzhu was going to secretly give him something delicious, and he thought to himself that this girl had to avoid Liu Zhiqing just to eat something, and she was not afraid of Liu Zhiqing's temper.

When the team leader opened the oil paper package and saw a bag of black seeds, he was dumbfounded. These are seeds, black, big, thick and hard. I have never seen them before. This should not be for him to eat, right?

Seeing the captain eager to put the seeds into his mouth, Su Zhuzhu quickly stopped him. This misunderstanding had become a big deal. Although this seed would be specially cultivated as a snack in the future, it was raw and useful now. What would happen if it was eaten?

"Captain, this is not a snack, it's a seed!"

After hearing what Su Zhuzhu said, the captain breathed a sigh of relief. This thing was very hard, and his old teeth might not be able to chew it.

However, the captain also knew that there must be a reason why Su Zhuzhu took out the packet of seeds, so he waited eagerly for Su Zhuzhu to speak.

Su Zhuzhu didn't keep the secret any longer and directly expressed her thoughts.

"This is a watermelon seed, but it is not the kind of watermelon that is currently available on the market. This is an excellent variety that has been optimized and cultivated. It is large, thin-skinned, sweet and juicy, has strong disease resistance, and has a wide range of adaptability."

The team leader was a farmer by birth, and his eyes lit up when he heard about such excellent seeds, and he continued to stare at Su Zhuzhu eagerly.

"Captain, I remember that our brigade had a large piece of land that was all sandy. Nothing could grow there, right? I think we can give this watermelon seed a try. It likes sandy soil. As long as the soil is deep, well-drained, and fertile, good watermelons can be grown. We rural people are not afraid of hardship or fatigue. Besides, that piece of sandy land is next to a pond on the back mountain, so there is definitely no problem with water. Let's make the land more fertile, and we won't have to worry about not being able to grow watermelons."

Seeing the captain still in deep thought, Su Zhuzhu spoke again.

"Captain, I can assure you that this packet of seeds is absolutely unique, so as long as we grow them, there will be absolutely no competition. We will be the only one in the market. With the sales route of our processing plant, we will have no problem selling the watermelons we grow."

The captain looked a little sad this time.

"Zhuzhu, it's not that I don't trust you and your seeds, but I'm mainly afraid that these watermelons won't be sold and will rot in the fields. Although I've never eaten watermelon, I've heard people brag about it. Watermelons are very expensive. There are still many people who can't get enough food, so who has the spare money to eat watermelon?"

Su Zhuzhu knew the captain's concerns and it was easy to deal with them.

"Captain, don't worry, there will definitely be people who will buy them, and there is definitely a reason for this. If we grow a large number of watermelons, we will definitely not sell them at a high price. We want to promote such delicious watermelons all over the country so that everyone can afford to eat watermelons. Moreover, the yield of watermelons is very high. We will not lose money. We will definitely make money, and it will not be worse than farming. In this way, the team will no longer have to worry about that piece of sandy land."

The team leader thought it made sense. Besides, growing watermelons for a season was not a big deal. If the watermelons could really provide their team with an additional path for development, wouldn't that be a happy thing? Besides, that piece of sandy land has always been a difficult problem. He hoped it would be suitable for growing watermelons.

Seeing that the captain was interested, Su Zhuzhu took out the watermelon planting method that she had copied from the space. This method was published by an agricultural scientist in later generations. This scientist had bred countless new varieties, and planting watermelons was a piece of cake for him.

Actually, Su Zhuzhu had some selfish motives when thinking about growing watermelons. She had no shortage of watermelons to eat, as she could not eat them all in the space. However, none of her relatives and friends had ever eaten high-quality watermelons, and she felt that it was missing a lot of fun. Especially when she was at He Qiaojin's staff quarters, every time she saw He Qiaojin coming back sweating profusely and feeling very hot, she would think how nice it would be if she could serve him a plate of cold watermelon. It was not so happy to enjoy it alone. It was from that time that she began to want to promote watermelon planting in the brigade. What's more, the brigade did have such a difficult piece of land to deal with, so this was just the right choice. Who knows, it might really add a new industry to the brigade.

Finally, it was decided that the team leader would take the packet of seeds and planting tips to find a planting expert in the team to find someone to be responsible.

Su Zhuzhu also reminded the team leader that there was only this one bag of seeds, and if someone asked about it, he should say that he got it from someone else. Because the seeds were so good, he had to keep it confidential to avoid unnecessary trouble. In addition, he had to save the seeds for the next few years to expand his planting scale and develop his own industrial chain first.

The team leader wrote them down one by one, and then counted the total number of seeds. He told Peng Dawei, who was in charge of watermelon planting, not to leave a single seed behind and to plant them carefully as if they were his ancestors. This made Peng Dawei very nervous for a while. These seeds were obtained by Su Zhiqing through his connections, and he was afraid that something might go wrong. As a result, he couldn't sleep well at night for a while. Later, when Su Zhuzhu went to the melon field to check on the seedling situation, she found that Peng Dawei's complexion and spirit were very bad. After asking him, she found out what was going on. She was really amused and touched. Even though she only gave him a packet of seeds, the simple villagers treated it so carefully. It felt really good to be valued.

I spent the whole morning checking the order status of He Qiaojin's troops. After confirming that there was no problem with the process, the whole morning had passed. Since it was not raining, I didn't wait for Liu Yuanyuan and quickly took an umbrella and went back to the Youth League Institute to cook.

Last night's meal was very good. We had ten kilograms of fish, bacon, eggs and other things. Su Zhuzhu is always willing to use meat and oil when cooking, so last night's meal was very good. Today we'll eat something light, just to clear our stomach. Our conditions are much better now, and we don't have to eat spicy food every day.

A big pot of rice was cooked last night, but later everyone went to eat the vermicelli with the grilled fish, so there was a lot of rice left. Su Zhuzhu planned to make a simple sauerkraut and egg fried rice for lunch.

Although it was just fried rice, Su Zhuzhu did not hesitate. She cut a piece of bacon, washed it, boiled it in water to remove excess salt, and then cut it into cubes for later use.

She also cut a handful of chopped green onions and a small handful of sauerkraut. The sauerkraut was pickled by the uncles and aunts in the brigade here. They gave a lot of it to Su Zhuzhu and the others. Su Zhuzhu and Liu Yuanyuan liked it very much too. It was very appetizing.

First heat the pan, add a little lard, slide the beaten eggs into the pan, stir quickly with chopsticks, and serve after the egg liquid solidifies.

Then pour in the diced bacon with alternating fat and lean parts and stir-fry. After the aroma and fat of the bacon are brought out, pour the sauerkraut into the pot and stir-fry it thoroughly with the fat. Then add the leftover rice, stir-fry it until it is broken up, and mix it thoroughly with the bacon. After the rice is stir-fried into distinct grains, add a handful of washed green vegetables, pour in the scrambled eggs, and finally sprinkle with a little salt and light soy sauce for seasoning. Sprinkle with a handful of chopped green onions before serving and it will be perfect. Two large bowls of bacon, sauerkraut and egg fried rice and a large pot of bacon, sauerkraut and egg fried rice are ready. The color is simply too tempting.

Su Zhuzhu thought that the food might be a bit dry, so she simply cooked a sauerkraut egg soup and served it with a sauerkraut set meal.

Just as the bacon, sauerkraut and egg fried rice and sauerkraut and egg liquid were served on the table, those who were going to eat came back. The first one to come in was Lin Wu. He would never lag behind when it was his turn to eat and was never late. Whenever he came back from the Red Star Brigade to eat the meal cooked by Su Zhuzhu, he would come back early. It was impossible for him to be late.

The next person to come in was Liu Yuanyuan. Seeing that everyone was there, Su Zhuzhu asked them to eat quickly.

Lin Wu probably hadn't had any water the whole morning. As soon as he sat down at the table, he drank two bowls of soup, and then consciously took the largest bowl and started eating.

Liu Yuanyuan also praised the bacon, sauerkraut and egg fried rice as being better than any she had eaten before.

"Of course, I added some pickled cabbage made by our Red Star Brigade. It must be delicious."

Lin Wu didn't say anything at all. In less than five minutes, he finished a large pot of fried rice. He looked up at Su Zhuzhu with a look of grievance on his face.

Su Zhuzhu knew Lin Wu too well. He was a big eater. She raised her chin to signal Lin Wu to serve himself from the pot and left a large bowl for him.