Because of Ma Xiu'e's reminder, in the face of extremely fierce competition pressure, Wang Defa's fruit cellar is still relatively successful in the town.

At first, everyone was quite puzzled, where did Wang Defa get this apple, and besides, after the price was raised by foreign merchants, everyone took a wait-and-see attitude.

When others asked, Wang Defa didn't say anything, and he couldn't say it, so he pretended to be a hard-working fruit farmer, the price was higher, he made less money, and the apples that should be harvested still had to be harvested.

Wang Defa can say such a thing, the ghost can believe it, and the people in the team and the town believe it few.

In winter, when the farming was completely slack, Wang Defa and Ma Xiu'e often took advantage of the warmer weather at noon to go to the fruit cellar to do a big thing, an unsightly thing, mixing apples from other places and local apples together and bagging them.

Don't think it's simple, all the apples in a fruit cellar are disrupted and reloaded, which is equivalent to rearranging and combining, which is not an easy thing, and people who don't know think that Wang Defa and his two fixed points go to the fruit cellar, and they must be doing something that can't see the child.

This winter is a winter in which Wang Defa started doing business and felt comfortable doing it. Sometimes he smokes dry tobacco, he can't help but laugh to himself, he admires himself, what kind of shit luck he takes, and all the women he marries can do it! You can do the work in the field, you can do the work at home, you can do the work of the business, and you can do the work in the bed.

After the New Year, sure enough, the price of apples has risen sharply, especially the apples in this county, which have become a sought-after commodity in the market, with thin skin, sweet and delicious, after so many years of operation, this apple has basically beaten up the reputation.

In March and April, when the weather was warm, before the people who did the fruit cellar business were running around looking for sales channels, a group of merchants came to collect apples everywhere in the county, and the price was much higher than the previous year.

Wang Defa saw that the situation was good, and he also went to solicit merchants every day. There was a merchant from Guangdong who had also received apples from Wang Defa before, and took the initiative to find Wang Defa.

"Oh, big boss, but I'm looking forward to you back." Wang Defa said excitedly.

"Lao Wang, are there any apples this year? How many? "Guangdong merchants don't ask for warmth at all, and go straight to the point.

"There are more apples in the cellar this year than in any previous year!"

"You're not kidding, the price of the acquisition was not low a year ago! I've looked around in your county, and 80% of the fruit cellars are not full! ”

"You're wrong, I'm in business, but I'm not so snobbish, it's important to make money, but reputation is also important, those fruit farmers who used to sell apples to me, no matter how high the price is, I asked for it years ago, in order to let their future apples be handed over to me every year."

"Boss Wang is really atmospheric! This mind and courage to do business with you, refreshing! Let's go to the cellar and have a look. ”

"If you can do it, let's go, I'll take you there now."

"Xiu'e, prepare the two of us for lunch, let's go to the fruit cellar!" Wang Defa said to Ma Xiu'e before leaving.

"Okay, you go!"

Wang Defa still rode his bicycle and took the Guangdong merchants to the fruit cellar.

"Boss Wang, your business is also doing well, you can't buy a motorcycle, you broken bicycle, you can't catch up with your peers in terms of efficiency!" Over there in Guangdong, the streets are full of motorcycles and cars! The merchant who was hurt by the bumpy butt all the way gave Wang Defa advice.

"Okay, Mo Mada, this is also one of my goals this year, buy all the trucks and motorcycles, and when you come back next year, I will drive the truck to pick you up! Hahaha" Wang Defa also joked.

When they arrived at the fruit cellar, the Guangdong merchants carefully looked at the apples in the cellar, these people, perennial fruit business, very fine, will specially press in the innermost layer, not easy to be detected by the bag pulled out, open to take a look, similar to the sampling inspection with the factory, there are many factories in Guangdong, this method is familiar to everyone.

Wang Defa looked at the merchant and inspected it very carefully, and he was very nervous, fortunately, this person had worked with him before, and he was basically familiar with it, and he didn't pick a bone in the egg. The key is that Wang Defa and Ma Xiu'e are still very skillful when they are mixed, how to distribute local and foreign apples in a bag, and what is the ratio, Wang Defa has a good grasp of it, and the Guangdong merchants don't see the reason.

If he is asked to check a little longer, the flaw may really be exposed, and it has been transferred from the mouth of the cellar to the end of the cellar. It's not bad, let's go, the food at home is also good, let's go back to eat first! Wang Defa learned awkward Cantonese and said to the merchants.

"Okay, let's go! Boss Wang, this year's apples look pretty good! ”

"Well, I knew you were coming in the New Year, so I have to get the best apple for you! , left, got in the car, went back to eat. ”

When Wang Defa was eating, Wang Defa and the merchants decided the business, and the Guangdong merchants were also happy people, and they signed all the contracts directly after the meal, and the money was also in place.

"Boss Wang, there's one more thing, I have to ask you for a favor!"

"This time the goods are in a hurry, in order to pull to Guangdong as soon as possible to grab a good price, can you help me find a packer to help pack and load the apples!"

"I thought it was a big deal, but it's easy to say, right? You see, one has been solved for you! Haha," Wang Defa pointed at Ma Xiu'e and said.

"Old man, what are you talking about, can the boss look at my hands and feet?" Ma Xiu'e was embarrassed.

"It's good, it's good, if my sister-in-law can help with this, it will definitely be better!"

"So, what about the labor cost?" Wang De asked.

"Same as last year, what do you think?"

"Hey, if it's the same as last year, you may really not be able to find it, you go and ask the merchants you came with, this year's labor costs have also risen, and it's eighty a day." Wang Defa said with a little embarrassment.

"Eighty is eighty, the big truck I contacted can arrive in the afternoon, and it will start loading in the afternoon, no problem, right?" The merchant asked.

"It's no problem to pretend in the afternoon, people may not be able to find enough ten, find the people to pretend first, and then I'll hire you, what do you think?"

"Okay, there will be Boss Lao Wang in that moment!"

"You're welcome, you should."

The harvest of apples after autumn and the harvest of apples by fruit merchants in the following year have become two golden periods for women in the county to generate income.

The women pick, bag, and pack apples are much more meticulous than the men's rough hands, and those who earn 180 yuan a day can make up for the family.

After the Guangdong merchant handed over the matter to Wang Defa, he squinted a little at noon, and went to Wang Defa's fruit cellar by himself, and a woman, including Ma Xiu'e, was already waiting in front of the fruit cellar door.

The big truck also brought the apple boxes printed uniformly in the county, and the women began to pack them in full swing.

This work was carried out until about ten o'clock in the evening, when the big truck was only half loaded.

"Boss Wang, forget it today, it seems that you can't finish it, tomorrow morning, you let everyone work harder, and strive to set off in the afternoon, what do you think?"

"Okay, tomorrow half a morning, I can definitely finish it for you." After speaking, Wang Defa shouted to the women who were working: "Rest, rest, tomorrow morning at eight o'clock, reload, and pay everyone after loading." ”

All the women stopped what they were doing, put away their tools, and dispersed. The merchant told Wang Defa that he would stay in the fruit cellar tonight, and that this half of the car of apples could not be left unattended at night, but Wang Defa understood what he meant and did not refuse.

They have already eaten the meal, it was Wang Chenglong who brought his brother to send it, there is no need to guess, this meal was made by Wang Chenglong, and she can already help the family do what she can like a little adult.

After successfully sending away the Guangdong merchants, Wang Defa counted the money he earned, and he couldn't close his mouth.

"That's a lot of money! Xiu'e. Wang De couldn't help but say.

"What? Our apples are in there, too! You think it's all your money! Ma Xiu'e hit Wang Defa.

"Oh yes, yes, our apples are in there, too! It's okay, it's all our money. ”

"You hurry up and finish counting and save the money, there used to be a family in our village, and if there was money, it was pressed at the bottom of the box, and the rats bitten it, and they went to the credit union, and they didn't even recognize the residual coins!"

"Look at what you said, there are no rats now, and rats can't come in."

"There is something I want to discuss with you, you see that the business is getting smoother and smoother, I want to buy a motorcycle, and then buy a light truck, it will be more convenient to collect apples in the future, don't you know, last year I went to other counties to collect apples, and the driver's salary alone cost nearly 2,000 yuan." Wang Defa kept knocking on the coffee table with the neatly folded 100-yuan bills in his hand, and he liked to listen to the sound of the "whooshing" of the tickets.

"You can buy it if you want, but it's not cheap to buy two pieces at once! Just made so much money, you can't even open the pot in your whole house. ”

"No, I know it."

Southerners are much more savvy than northerners in business, and that's the case overall, but it must be their area of expertise.

After the Guangdong merchants took Wang Defa's apples away, the sales channels were mainly supermarkets and fruit wholesale markets, and some of them went to retail. He has been in the fruit business for many years, and it has been smooth sailing. But who would have thought that after the cart of apples pulled back from Wang Defa Fruit Cellar was sold, almost all his channels were scolding him. This made him feel depressed.

It wasn't until one day, when he went to the wholesale market, that a boss who often took goods from him told him the truth.

"This year's apples, the taste is not as good as in previous years, many people buy it, and then don't look back to buy, I took a box to my home, some apple dolls love to eat, and some taste bad when they eat."

"How else could there be such a thing? This apple can't be faked! ”

"Yes, Apple can't be faked, but it's easy to operate if it's not a local apple. You also know that the water from different wells on the same street still tastes different. Said the owner of the wholesale market.

The Guangdong merchant reacted immediately, but he couldn't find Wang Defa to theorize about this matter, in fact, there was no need to theorize, the apple had been sold, one hand gave the money, the other hand delivered, and the payment was cleared, so why should there be any further investigation.

I don't know if the method of bringing apples from other places and turning them around is the first creation of Ma Xiu'e and Wang Defa, but it is certain that later, more and more people began to use this method to grab violence.

The opportunistic behavior of the market is a direct manifestation of people's pursuit of profits.

At first, Wang Defa secretly went to the surrounding land to collect apples, and slowly evolved into a season when the apples were ripe, and you could see trucks of different sizes pulling apples to the county. Gradually, it seems to have become a gray industrial chain, and there are people who specialize in the business of second-hand dealers. In the end, it is the people below who have peeled off the skin layer by layer.

At first, the people in the county didn't think there was anything wrong with doing this, as long as there was money to be made.

The situation is slowly different, there are fewer and fewer merchants every year, there are natural disasters or coincided with the time when the apple tree bears fruit in a small year, the apple production is small, and the price can be high; On the contrary, it is not uncommon to encounter a bumper harvest year, and unsalable situations are not uncommon.

Merchants are not stupid, word of mouth is all people who love to eat apples, eat them one bite at a time, whether it is delicious or not, they have the final say. The apples in the county, in such an environment and rough operation, seem to have fallen into a brand crisis, and when it is serious, apples cannot be stored, and some people once used apples to feed pigs.

The county finally couldn't sit still, and intervened and cleaned up, severely cracked down on opportunistic market behavior, and held various investment promotion activities free of charge every year to attract foreign merchants to come and buy apples, and the policies and support given were very in place.

After several years of continuous operation, the county's apple reputation in the market has gradually been restored.

The life of Wang Defa's family is getting more and more nourishing, with motorcycles, their own trucks, and more and more money, and the traces left by the years on his and Ma Xiu'e's faces are becoming clearer and clearer.

In a blink of an eye, Ma Xiu'e has been coming to Wang Defa's house for more than a few years, in this family, the relationship between her and Wang Defa is not bad, several children are also older, and the quarrels between them have become less and less, and the home is becoming more and more like a home. The two of them did their best to make up this home of two families, so that the cracks were not so obvious.

And this year, there is one of the most important things, that is, Wang Chenglong will face the most important choice in his life, in fact, it is also the most important choice for Wang Defa and this family, Wang Chenglong is in his third year of junior high school, and he is about to take the high school entrance examination in July.

The disagreement made Wang Chenglong's mentality fall apart, and his ranking in the school's mock exams fell twice in a row.

Wang Defa was not much easier, and he was in a dilemma for Wang Chenglong's affairs. He promised to let the child study, but he didn't say when it was a head. A woman is virtuous if she is not talented, what is she doing when she studies so much, and what he is now struggling with is whether Jackie Chan should take on social and family responsibilities or continue her studies.

Wang Defa's life