Chapter 53: Garlic Begins to Grow
On July 5, the curtain of the Mu family's collection and storage of garlic slowly opened. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
After yesterday's meeting, Uncle Mu contacted some primary buyers who had spot and invited them to deliver the goods. He focused on explaining to the garlic merchant that it must be cash, and if you are really not at ease, you can also bring money to buy it.
Garlic merchants deliver goods to other places, and the most worrying thing is settlement. You said that when you go to the field, you weigh it, unload the truck, if you can't get the cash, you can't load the car yourself, right?
Therefore, garlic merchants are very cautious about new customers, and they will not make large-scale deliveries without trying to find out their temper a few times.
So, on the first day of the Mu family's garlic harvest, seven or eight small trucks under five tons came.
The quality of the garlic is very good, it is all first-class garlic and second-class garlic, it is very clean, and it is also very dry. Some were sampled, and there was no sandwich layer in the middle of the bag.
Garlic needs to be breathable during storage, so it is packed in sparsely textured mesh woven bags. Some garlic merchants with a bad reputation will stuff some low-grade garlic in the middle of the bag, or loose garlic cloves, which is called a sandwich layer.
In the yard of the cold storage, there is a self-built weighbridge, which is very convenient for weighing, and it is free for merchants who rent cold storage.
After weighing, Mu Daodao took the workers to quickly complete the unloading and put the garlic on the shelves of the cold storage. Then Mu Xiaoxia immediately paid for the goods and told the garlic merchant that if there was an account number of the Agricultural Bank of China, a large amount of money could be transferred.
The garlic merchants got a pile of bills, settled down, and strengthened their confidence to continue delivery.
Then Boss Mu waved his hand and went to eat!
All the garlic merchants who delivered goods in the morning, plus the workers of the Mu family, set up three tables in the small restaurant next to the cold storage door.
Mu Dong uses his own people to manage cold storage, which involves the problem of food and housing. Sun Mingfu helped solve the problem of housing, and they had a dormitory built in the yard and there were also empty beds. Anyway, there is no need for all the workers to be there at night, and generally two or three people are left on duty to deal with some emergencies.
For the problem of eating, Mu Dong chose this clean-looking restaurant at the door of the cold storage, where the workers' lunch and the night shift staff's dinner were solved. Mu Dong told Mu Daodao the standard of meals, 15 yuan per person for each meal, run for a period of time, if it is not enough, add it to 20 yuan, and let the workers eat well.
Not only the workers, but also Mu Dong decided that all the garlic merchants and drivers who came to deliver the goods would take care of the meals as long as they caught up with the meal, and the location was also in this restaurant, with a standard of 30 yuan per person, so that they could eat better.
The garlic merchants and drivers were very moved, they all went from south to north, and they had suffered everything, and now they were a little surprised by such a warm and grand hospitality, and then they were full of emotion.
In the afternoon, there were about ten cars, and they were basically all small cars, and only one garlic merchant had a good relationship with the third uncle before, and he was more trusting, and sent a large car, 30 tons.
These garlic merchants also got the cash and were warmly entertained.
In the process of entertaining garlic merchants, Mu Dong found that Xie Donglin was better at getting closer to strangers, and frequently served tea and poured water, so Mu Dong discussed it with a big country, and Xie Donglin was responsible for the reception of garlic merchants and drivers in the future.
The time of the day passed quickly in the busy, and that night, Mu Xiaoxia counted the number of purchases, 40 tons of first-class garlic and 70 tons of second-grade garlic. Because the cost of 50 yuan per ton has increased, the purchase price of first-grade garlic is 3650 yuan per ton, and the second-grade garlic is 2450 yuan per ton.
Early in the morning of July 6, Mu Dong went to the cold storage to be busy. Today there are still two or three small trucks, and most of the others are 20 or 30 ton large trucks. This cold storage is about 100 kilometers away from the local Canglan County in Lunan, and in the case of timely settlement of payment, garlic merchants still like to use large trucks to transport, which can reduce the cost of unit freight.
was directing the workers to unload the car, Mu Dong's mobile phone rang, Mu Dong looked at it, Lunan local number, I didn't know, and when he was about to hang up, he suddenly remembered the instructions of County Magistrate Liu and quickly answered the phone.
Inside the phone was a man's voice: "May I ask Mr. Mu Dong, I am from the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee, and my name is Sun Xiaolin." ”
Mu Dong hurriedly replied: "I'm Mu Dong, hello, Sun ......" was stuck, and I didn't know what to call it.
On the phone, he continued: "I am the secretary of Minister Zhang of the Propaganda Department. ”
Mu Dong was busy: "Hello, Secretary Sun." ”
"That's right, Mr. Mu, do you have time in the afternoon, Minister Zhang wants to meet you, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, you will call me when you arrive at the municipal party committee compound. ”
Although it was a discussion, the tone was unquestionable.
Of course, Mudon had to say that he had time. The two agreed and hung up the phone.
I was about to put the phone up, and it rang again, this time it was Xiao Liu, a real estate agent.
"Brother Mu, I recently found you two suitable houses, one is in the community where you live, and the other is in the nearby Quancheng Jiayuan community, when will it be convenient for you to take a look at the house?"
Well, it's all in one fell swoop. Mu Dong was helpless, and told Xiao Liu that he was in his hometown, and he would strive to rush back tomorrow and ask him to explain to the owner.
After a morning's work, Mu Dong estimated that there were about 150 tons of garlic in the warehouse, and his 10 workers were too busy at all, so Sun Mingfu transferred all the workers in his cold storage to help.
As soon as Mu Dong saw that this method worked, he agreed with Sun Mingfu that as long as the workers in the cold storage were not busy, they could come over to help unload the trucks and put them into the warehouse, and Mu Dong would pay the fee.
After lunch, Mu Dong drove to the Lunan Municipal Party Committee, and when he arrived nearby, it was only 1:10 p.m. Seeing that the time was too early, Mu Dong parked his car in a nearby shopping mall, wandered around for a while, and arrived at the gate of the municipal party committee compound at 1:40.
The door guard asked for clarification, and directly called Secretary Sun on the internal line, and then registered and released.
Mu Dong found a parking space and parked the car, then called Secretary Sun, went directly to the fourth floor of the office building, and found Secretary Sun's room.
Secretary Sun is a young man of the same age as Mu Dong, thin, with a gold-rimmed glasses, and he looks very delicate. The two shook hands and got to know each other, and Secretary Sun asked Mu Dong to wait and went to the next room.
After a while, Secretary Sun came out and led Mu Dong in.
Behind a large desk, a middle-aged man was reading a document, and when he saw Mu Dong come in, he put down the document, occupied it, and beckoned, "Mr. Mu is here." ”
Mu Dongcheng said in fear: "Minister Zhang, you can call me Xiao Mu, I am young, I really can't afford to be a gentleman." ”
Minister Zhang stood up when he heard this, laughed, and said: "There is a precedence in hearing the Tao, there is a specialization in the art industry, your good deeds are worthy of these two words, and County Magistrate Liu has praised you in front of me." ”
Only then did Mu Dong see that Minister Zhang was tall and sturdy, about 1.8 meters tall. The face of the Chinese character, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, the whole person exudes a sense of righteousness.
After a few quick glances, Mu Dong hurriedly answered: "What I did was actually insignificant, and the leaders raised their love." ”
Minister Zhang's name is Zhang Zhenyi, and he is also looking at Mu Dong. At a glance, Mu Dong is about 1.75 meters tall, and his figure is not tall, but the whole person looks very tall. The facial features are upright, the eyes are big and the eyebrows are heavy, and the conversation is also in a certain way. There is a trace of love in my heart.
Zhang Zhenyi thought to himself, the image is good, and the things he does are beautiful, no wonder Liu Jingyun appreciates it very much.
The two of them are right.
Zhang Zhenyi and Mu Dong sat down on the sofa, and Secretary Sun made tea and closed the door and went out.
Zhang Zhenyi said: "Xiao Mu, I have seen all your deeds, it is very good, it is rare for young people to have this feeling." To be honest, the amount of money you subsidize to farmers is not large, but the recipients of the subsidy are well chosen, which can be regarded as timely rain and very meaningful. ”
Mu Dong smiled and didn't dare to answer.
Zhang Zhenyi continued: "County Magistrate Liu may have told you that the city intends to commend you, and County Magistrate Liu told me some of your concerns and thoughts, which I think are excusable, but debatable. Young people, you must be brave, don't have any worries, strength is the biggest talisman. ”
Mu Dong was a little shocked, this was not like the words of a propaganda minister, but like an elder teaching by word and deed. In these words, there is no official language, it is completely dry goods, and it is a pure perception of life.
Mu Dong was a little moved, but also a little confused, he didn't know anything about his life, Minister Zhang shouldn't have said this to himself.
How did he know how many good things Liu Jingyun said for himself in front of Zhang Zhenyi, and his image had long been fixed in Minister Zhang's heart.
Doubts are doubts, Mu Dong has to hurry up and say: "Minister Zhang, your words have taught me, thank you!"
Zhang Zhenyi patted Mu Dong's shoulder and said, "Xiao Mu, there is some truth. You'll soon understand that I'm calling you this time. First, I want to meet you, and second, there is some publicity work in the later stage, which requires your cooperation, is there a problem?"
Mu Dong arrived immediately: "No, no problem. ”
Minister Zhang is very satisfied that his goal has been achieved. The two chatted a few more words, Secretary Sun came in to refill the teacup, and Mu Dong got up to say goodbye after taking two sips.
Minister Zhang got up and sent it to the door, telling Mu Dong that Secretary Sun would contact him in the future, and the two shook hands and said goodbye.
Secretary Sun was a little surprised, as a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, Minister Zhang needed to deliver very few guests to the door. This Mr. Mu, in addition to business, does he have any other identity?
On the way back, Mu Dong kept thinking about Minister Zhang's words, strength is the biggest talisman. This sentence is too deep. Wealth can be strength, power can be strength, circle of friends can be strength, and even exposure can also be strength.
He remembered the words of an iron lady in the home appliance industry in another time and space: her way to enhance her strength is to maintain exposure.
It seems that if you stand in the spotlight, you will also make the coveting eyes have some scruples. I never thought of this.
Since the situation is already like this, let's go with the flow, Mu Dong made up his mind.
Back in the cold storage, there are still several cars unloading, and everyone is busy.
In the evening, the statistics came out, and 90 tons of first-class garlic and 150 tons of second-grade garlic were put into storage that day, which was twice as many as yesterday.
That night, Mu Dong explained some things to his family, asked them to take responsibility for their own affairs, and the next morning, they drove to Quancheng.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, Mu Dong rushed to the telecommunications community, and Xiao Liu was already waiting in the community.
The two of them went to see the house in the community first.
The house is in the first unit of Building 8, and the current Building 10 of Mudong, with only one building in between.
The house is on the second floor, and the house type is the same as the house where Mu Dong lives, with an area of 120 square meters. It's just that the price has long been not 5,500 yuan per square meter in October last year, but has risen to 8,200 yuan.
What's more, what I bought was a well-decorated house, and this house was just an old and simple decoration.
The owner is a local in Springs and wants to buy a new house near the Outer Ring Road, so he wants to sell the house.
When Mu Dong heard this, he was in a hurry to use the money, so he didn't talk nonsense, and directly quoted 7,800 yuan per square meter, the full amount, which could be paid immediately.
As soon as the owner heard the cash, he was a little moved, and the two sides bargained, and finally determined that it was 8,000 yuan per square meter, with a total amount of 960,000 yuan.
An hour later, the two parties signed the contract, and then immediately submitted the customer qualification review and home inspection application to the housing authority, and the rest of the process can only be slowed down.
At noon, Mu Dong invited Xiao Liu to have lunch together, Xiao Liu's name was Liu Guoqing, and he knew what his birthday was when he heard it. He is a native of Ludong Yingcheng, the young man is very pragmatic, there is no slippery problem of ordinary real estate agents, and after the last few contacts, Mu Dong has become more and more fond of him.
In the afternoon, the two of them went to Quancheng Jiayuan together, which is separated by a road from the telecommunications community, and the distance is about five or six hundred meters. The community is very large, it was completed in 2001, there are more than 30 buildings, there are more than a dozen small high-rise buildings, and the others are 6-story buildings.
The house for sale is in Building 19, with a total height of 6 floors, the house is on the 4th floor, with three bedrooms and one living room, with an area of 105 square meters, and the homeowner offers 8,500 yuan per square meter.
Mu Dong looked around, the building was relatively new, but it seemed to have been rented out, and the house was a little messy. The owner of the house was a man in his thirties, skinny, with monkey cheeks with a sharp beak, and a few taels of flesh could not be found on his face. Mu Dong felt that this homeowner must not be able to speak.
Hearing the owner keep introducing how good his house is, what is the community environment, and what advantages he has compared with other communities, Mu Dong understands that this is a house flip.
Mu Dong sighed in his heart, speculation, how many such shrewd people have been fed by the hot real estate market.
Quancheng Jiayuan Community, Mu Dong once recorded in his own information. This community has a good location and low density, and is a well-known boutique resettlement community in Quancheng. In addition, there is an underground parking lot in this community, which is more convenient for parking.
The house Mu Dong is fancy, and the key is the price.
The homeowner insisted on 8,500 yuan and did not let go, and Mu Dong felt that the price was a bit high compared with the house in the telecommunications community.
Mu Dong felt that such a homeowner, the way to cut through the mess quickly would not work, the other party was simply hob meat, and he could only wear it out little by little, and if it didn't work, it could only depend on the situation.
Mu Dong is not in a hurry, this round of the market is basically in place, and within a year, there will be no major fluctuations in prices.
In the end, Mu Dong threw down a sentence: "Eight thousand, full payment." "Took Xiao Liu Shi Shiran away. This house, just hand it over to Xiao Liu and slowly communicate with the owner, buy it if it works, and pull it if it doesn't work.
Mu Dong doesn't have time to spend here, and his hometown is still a mess.
In the evening of the same day, Mu Dong rushed back to Lunan.
In the evening, I looked at the statistics, and on the same day, 100 tons of first-grade garlic and 200 tons of second-grade garlic were stored.
Cumulatively, in three days, 650 tons of garlic have been stored. At this speed, Mu Dong is more satisfied. His plan is to spend the money and complete the collection and storage within two months. At this rate, there is no problem at all.
Early in the morning of July 8, Uncle Mu told Mu Dong that the price of garlic had dropped slightly and asked if he would continue to buy it.
Acquisition, not only acquisition, but also open the shell of the collection, speed up the warehousing.
Mu Dong knew that this was only a small price shock, and it was an extremely rare opportunity.
In the marketing activity, there is a strange phenomenon. For example, some shelf-stable agricultural products, as long as the price rises, the people are reluctant to sell them, expecting that the price will be higher.
But as long as the price falls, many people sell like crazy, fearing that the price will be lower. At this time, buyers are often cautious about acquisitions, after all, the buyer's plate is larger and the risk is higher.
In the past two days, the price of second-grade garlic has dropped by one dime per catty, and the price of first-grade garlic has fallen by one dime and a half per catty.
Third Uncle Mu got Mu Dong's instructions, and said proudly, yes, as much as you want, don't delay everyone's earnings!
The primary buyer earns a stable price difference, since there is a next home, it is natural to buy it quickly, and then immediately load it and transport it to the cold storage.
As a result, on July 8, 200 tons of first-grade garlic and 300 tons of second-grade garlic were directly stored in the cold storage, with a total of 500 tons on the same day.
The workers of the Mu family, plus the workers in Sun Mingfu's cold storage, were almost tired and stupid that day, and they were busy until more than 8 o'clock in the evening before they completed the unloading and storage.
Boss Mu saw that this would not work, and directly promised that the salary of the day would be doubled, and at the same time urgently recruited 20 temporary stevedores to cope with the peak of unloading in the next few days.
Boss Mu did not plan to recruit a large number of long-term workers, he knew very well that such a small adjustment would not take a long time, and the overall price of garlic would definitely go up this year, but in the last two or three months, the price increase would not be very drastic, and it was basically a dime of growth.
All the garlic merchants who supply the Mu family are crazy about buying, crazy delivery, and when the price falls, there are still people who are willing to stock and make money steadily, and everyone is very satisfied.
You must know that at this time, there are many people who want to sell, and few people who dare to collect, so you can send dozens of tons of goods to Boss Mu every day, and you can earn thousands of dollars.
As a result, many garlic merchants who were cautious before, and even many garlic merchants who were not familiar with it before, have launched close cooperation with Boss Mu.
Boss Mu is even more satisfied, the storage volume in the past two days has simply risen on a rocket.
On July 9, 280 tons of first-class garlic and 460 tons of second-grade garlic were added, with a total of 740 tons on the same day.
On July 10, there were 350 tons of first-class garlic and 500 tons of second-grade garlic, with a total of 850 tons on the same day.
The small cold storage with a storage capacity of 3,000 tons is about to be filled!
Boss Mu plans to immediately open a large cold storage with a storage capacity of 5,000 tons tomorrow.
The ideal is very plump, the reality is very skinny, and the next day, July 11, Boss Mu was disappointed.
In the morning, not a single car came to the cold storage.
The price has risen and the price has returned to its previous level.