On this side of the farm, near Route 11, there is a large open space. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Around this clearing, planted a large number of saplings, these saplings have grown, most of them have been drawn and sprouted, but in the process of planting, there are many saplings that have not survived, and then need to be replanted, and the dead saplings have all been removed, but because the growth time is different, so this forest looks a little uneven, the sapling that grows very fast is now more than a meter tall, and next to it may be a seedling that has just been planted for a long time.

However, compared to the large clearing next to them, these tree-planted places are obviously much better-looking.

Studies have shown that green is one of the most popular colors, and in desert areas, this green, which represents hope and life, is naturally more popular with everyone.

Many tourists take pictures here.

However, they prefer to take pictures of the clearing, because behind it, there is a sapling that they have planted, and on it there is their nameplate with the time and date of planting of the sapling, as well as the name of the person who planted it.

Li Xiang couldn't understand why these people were willing to spend $100, or sometimes more, to plant such a sapling.

"Boss Lin, how many tourists have come to your farm to plant trees?"

Compared with the reason why these tourists spend money to plant trees here, he is more concerned about how much income this project can bring to the farm and Lin Quan.

"Since March, more than 700 people have come to plant trees!"

Lin Quan glanced at it casually, and roughly estimated the number, because he often dealt with saplings and forest farms, so his eyesight had been trained, and he had already cared about this aspect before, so the number given was actually very accurate.

Li Xiang was taken aback!

More than 700 people! If the average person spends $100, isn't that $70,000? He looked at Lin Quan with a shocked expression.

Lin Quan smiled and explained: "Not so much, although they paid a sum of money when these saplings were planted, but we also need to pay a lot of money to maintain these saplings, for example, in our farm, the most common saplings are three kinds, sea buckthorn trees, sand date trees, and a small part of poplar forests. ”

"We know more about these three kinds of trees, and we plant more, so we are most familiar with their management and maintenance, but although the number of tourists who come here for sightseeing is small, everyone's preferences are very different, and for these three kinds of trees, they may not know at all, so they often choose some saplings they like to plant. ”

"And these saplings are very different from the saplings we grow on the farm, and they are more troublesome to manage, so we will spend a lot of money on the maintenance and procurement of these saplings, so although they give 100 dollars, sometimes we don't actually have much profit. ”

Li Xiang was slightly disappointed after listening to Lin Quan's explanation, he didn't know much about these things on the farm, and he naively thought that a tree could earn 100 US dollars, in that case, more than 700 people would be 70,000 US dollars, this is only three and a half months, such a benefit is really amazing.

But now the kind of surprise in his heart is gone, listening to Lin Quan's meaning, this tree planting activity is not profitable, and the more people who plant trees, the more troublesome it will be to manage, and there may be a danger of loss at that time.

"It's not going to be a loss, after all, they're paying more than $100 in child support, and we have 50 workers on our farm, and if these workers go to manage ordinary saplings, one person can manage fifty to a hundred! ”

Lin Quan smiled, looked at this large area of chaotic and colorful woods, and said calmly.

Li Xiang was a little puzzled, "Then since the profitability is not particularly good, why do you still make great efforts to promote this thing?"

When Lin Quan approached him before and said that he wanted to build a gas station here, the starting point was to get enough tourists for the farm, and they didn't have anything to visit here, so in addition to spending money to plant a tree here, Li Xiang couldn't think of any other way to make money for the time being.

Lin Quan thought for a moment and didn't answer his question directly, but asked, "You asked me before why those tourists are willing to spend $100 to plant trees here, do you want to know why?"

This question is indeed very strange, and Lin Quan couldn't figure it out before, but then he asked several tourists, and only then did he get the answer from their mouths.

It turned out that after crossing the border between Algeria and Niger, these tourists who traveled south along Highway 11 for hundreds of kilometers to the south saw all they saw was a barren land, and the endless yellow sand covered the entire land, and the scene of covering the sky and the sun made people feel very depressed.

Many people will think that the desert is beautiful when they see photos of the desert, with winding and undulating sand dunes, flat and soft sand plains, and these scenes seen in photos and TV are quiet and beautiful, full of wonderful flavors.

But the desert means death, and only those who have experienced it firsthand will understand the horror, and driving in the endless desert is no different from rowing a boat on a choppy/rough sea, and if you are not careful, the boat will be destroyed and people will die, and in the desert, once your car breaks down, the result can be fatal, so it takes courage to cross the desert.

After passing through the desert once, it takes more courage to cross the desert for the second time, which is similar to learning to skydive, although the first time I am afraid, but I don't know the specific feeling of fear, and after trying it once, some people will become brave, and some people will become more afraid.

And the people who came south from Algeria were almost all like that, and most of them were European tourists, including some adventurous young people.

They are young and energetic, eager to do something challenging and meaningful in the extraordinary years, so things like crossing the Sahara have a strong attraction for them, and in addition to these people, others are families, they have come from the national parks in Algeria and are just a drop through the desert.

And these people, after crossing the desert in fear, all have a feeling of the rest of their lives, even if the road is calm, and there are no accidents, but everyone's hearts are still inevitably a little worried, so on the side of the highway suddenly saw a large oasis, everyone will be bright, at this time stop the car, come to plant a tree, leave a memorial, and then take a photo, it is very natural, and the meaning is much better than carving in a certain place: xxx a certain year and a certain month to visit here!

In the future, if they revisit the old place and see the trees they planted before grow, they will have a great sense of achievement, which is Lin Quan's way of making money.