The purchase and processing of matsutake mushrooms were directly handed over to Xu Siwen, and as the planner of this business plan, Mu Shanhe took Zhao Zhicheng and others back to the farm in Horseshoe Ridge again.

Although Xu Siwen was a little reluctant to leave Mu Shanhe, Mu Shanhe didn't pay attention to it at all. The reason is simple: many of the crops planted earlier are now in harvest season. As a farmer, how can you not be here at this time?

Returning to the farm, seeing Zhu Jinghao, who was in charge of farm affairs, Mu Shanhe also smiled and said, "How is it?" Nothing lately, right? ”

"Nothing! It's that the watermelons in our field are almost ripe, and there are so many of them, what should we do? ”

"That's it?"

"Yes! I roughly counted it before, and I am afraid that we can produce more than 20,000 catties of watermelons in these few acres of watermelon land. With so many watermelons, we will definitely not be able to eat them all. The melon is almost ripe, so you have to find a way to sell it, right? ”

"Don't worry! The quality of our watermelons is good, and it will definitely not be a problem to find a few buyers to consume them. ”

Knowing that the planted watermelons were ripe, Mu Shanhe took Zhao Zhicheng and others directly to the watermelon field. Looking at the round watermelons in the field, all of which were more than ten catties in size, Mu Shanhe also felt happy in his heart.

Pick a few ripe watermelons, take them back to the farm and soak them in cold water, then cut them open and taste them. After taking a bite, the juice overflowed, and Mu Shanhe was quite satisfied: "This melon is good, it has enough moisture and the sweetness is also good." ”

"Hmmm! This melon is really good, and it should be able to sell for a good price. ”

"The current watermelon can't be sold at a price, but if the watermelon is planted, the income of one acre of watermelon land should be more than the income from growing grain. Our watermelons don't use chemical fertilizers, all of them use farm fertilizer, so the sweetness is more palatable. ”

After tasting the planted watermelons with everyone, Mu Shanhe immediately said: "Lao Zhao, tomorrow I will pick a thousand catties of watermelons, and the town will send five hundred catties, and other departments that deal with them will send a little, just say let them taste the taste of our watermelons."

In addition, over there in the forest farm, you can also pick some and send them over, and the quantity should not exceed 500 catties. If they want to buy it in the future, it will be at least five cents a pound. There are not many watermelons on the market now, and this price is not too expensive. ”

"Okay, Mu Shao!"

10,000 catties of watermelon can only be sold for 50,000 yuan at most. The few acres of watermelon land planted in Mushanhe can harvest more than 20,000 catties of watermelons at most. This means that the income from planting watermelons can earn up to 10,000 yuan.

If you exclude labor and other expenses, the income from growing watermelons is not high. But for Mushanhe, he will also keep some of these watermelons. In winter, you can eat a bite of fresh watermelon, not to mention how pleasant it is.

If others think it's too expensive, Mu Shanhe would rather store all the watermelons in the mountain god space. Nowadays, out-of-season vegetables and melons and fruits have not yet been promoted on a large scale, and if you want to eat watermelon in winter, it is basically a luxury.

In addition to watermelons, soybeans, corn, and rice can also be harvested. Mu Shanhe, who had seen the quality of his own crops, directly asked Zhao Zhicheng to go outside to buy grain and serve as public grain to transport to the grain depot.

Regarding this approach, Zhao Zhicheng was somewhat puzzled: "Mu Shao, do we use so much grain on our farm?" ”

"Soybeans and corn, just what we plant, I'm afraid we don't dare to consume it in a year. It's just that all the grain grown on the farm is used as our rations, and the grain for raising livestock is all purchased and stored.

As for why you did this, you will understand later. Didn't you say before that our rice yield was somewhat low? When the rice is harvested and you cook a meal, you will surely understand the reason. ”

Mushanhe, who came from later generations, knew very well that the yield of pollution-free crop cultivation was indeed not as high as that of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. But the quality and taste of the grain grown in this way are better than those that have used chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

At present, the grain grown on the farm cannot be sold at a high price for the time being. So Mu Shanhe also thought about it, and simply used it as his own food on the farm. The surplus rice is processed into rice for gifting.

When someone tastes that the quality and taste of the rice grown in Horseshoe Ridge Farm is significantly better than that of the rice purchased outside, then the value of the rice on the farm will naturally continue to increase. It's a pity to hand over such high-quality rice to the public grain.

On the other hand, corn and soybeans are consumed by the farm every year anyway. For Zhao Zhicheng and others, corn can also be eaten as a staple food after being ground into flour. Soybeans are also very useful.

When the watermelons in the field began to ripen in large quantities, Mu Shanhe personally commanded the picking of the first batch. After a few phone calls, the leaders who were good friends with the farm were naturally very happy.

Even if the amount of watermelon is small, it is not easy for many people to eat fresh fruits. When Zhao Zhicheng drove and delivered the watermelon, everyone's favorability towards Mushanhe rose to another level.

After tasting the taste of watermelon, many leaders praised: "This watermelon tastes good!" ”

"Yes! The taste is very positive, and there is plenty of moisture. ”

"Why don't we buy a batch? Anyway, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and when the benefits are handed out, how about it? ”

"Done! It's just that this price seems to be a little expensive! ”

"How much a pound?"

"Five cents! However, if the watermelon is of this quality, it is not expensive. ”

"That's fine! I heard that the number of watermelons they planted this year is not much, let's not hurry up, the guys on the forest farm are afraid that they will be round. Buy 5,000 catties first, it should be enough for us to pay benefits! ”

As the town took the lead in placing an order, 5,000 catties of watermelons were quickly delivered. When Mu Shanhe received a follow-up call, he could only say helplessly: "I'm sorry!" The remaining watermelons in the field have already been sold. ”

"Ahh How can it be so fast? Komaki, didn't you say that there are more than 20,000 catties of watermelons? ”

"Leader, the forest farm asked for 10,000 catties, and the town asked for 5,000 catties, so there's really not much left."

I was worried that I couldn't sell more watermelons, but in less than a day, more than 20,000 catties of watermelons were not enough to sell. The most important thing is that Mushanhe reserved nearly 2,000 catties of watermelons, and also left them for the farm employees as desserts after dinner.

A total of about 10,000 yuan was sold, and Zhao Zhicheng and others were also very happy: "Mu Shao, our farm finally has its first income." If someone else's farm is like you, I'm afraid I can't afford to lose it at all! ”

"It's okay! I run this farm and don't expect it to make money. As long as I can keep my capital, I'll be satisfied. Rest assured, in the future, we will raise more livestock and store more medicinal wine, and the money will be earned back after all. ”

Everyone knows that Mushanhe does not count on the farm to make money. This farm is more just used to settle Zhao Zhicheng and others. If you really want them to work for half a year and rest for half a year, I'm afraid they will find it too boring.

When all the crops planted on the farm were dried and stored in the warehouse, Mu Shanhe also felt a sense of accomplishment when he saw the warehouse full of grain. And the rice grown on the farm does taste better than the rice purchased before.

Confirming that the quality of these rice is very good, Mu Shanhe also asked Zhao Zhicheng and others to package all the processed rice according to a bag of ten catties. The packaging bags of rice are also labeled with 'Horseshoe Ridge'.

The first batch of rice planted, in addition to being used as food for the farm, Mushanhe gave away all the rest of the packaged rice. Even Qin Kaixuan in the provincial capital soon received five bags of rice and two bags of dried matsutake mushrooms in the mail.

Xu Siwen, who was busy returning to the farm, tasted the taste of these rice in person, and quickly asked for 200 bags to give away. In this regard, Mushanhe is also very generous, and he does not charge a penny and gives it away for free.

But Xu Siwen knows that the free things are often the most expensive these days!