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In the evening, Zhang Xiuhua returned to the village, and the villagers who went out to sell vegetables returned one after another.

They all came back with empty cars and were in no hurry to go home. They all gathered at the entrance of the village to exchange their experiences in selling vegetables.

In order to make more money and avoid fighting with people in the same village, they split up and went to different areas to sell.

Not to mention the low prices, the vegetables are good looking, and they are selling really well. And unlike the southerners, people in Northeast China don’t buy vegetables by the pound or two, they mostly buy dozens or even hundreds of pounds.

In the Northeast, the summer is hot at one or two o'clock in the afternoon and only about ten degrees at night. Cabbage and radish can be kept in a cool place for ten days or half a month.

The yield of cabbage and radish is high, and the income from one acre of land can be fifty or sixty yuan, which is quite considerable.

All the families who grew vegetables this year were grinning from ear to ear and were planning to grow more vegetables next year.

They also know how to do the math. Since the dual-track pricing system was introduced in 84, prices have risen, with industrial products seeing the biggest price increases, and food seeing the lowest price increases, which can only be considered a small increase.

If they continue to grow crops, they will definitely not make any money.

After hearing everyone's plans, Zhang Xiuhua decided that they should not plant only radishes and cabbages next year.

This year, each family only planted one field, and after sharing the crops among themselves, they were able to sell them. The price was not too high.

But if all the land is planted with radishes and cabbages next year, and they mature at the same time and are put on the market at once, the price of radishes and cabbages will surely fall. By then, it may be more profitable than growing grain.

Aunt Wang also murmured to Zhang Xiuhua, "The old village chief's family is still the best. They grow celery. His family is the only one that grows celery in our village, and it can only be sold in the county."

Zhang Xiuhua asked her what she would plant next year.

Aunt Wang thought for a moment and said, "I want to learn how to grow greenhouse vegetables. Many people in my mother's family grow greenhouse vegetables, and the price of vegetables is higher than that of radishes and cabbages."

This is certain. Scarcity makes things more valuable. Zhang Xiuhua thought about it and said, "In fact, it's not just the type of dishes. If you stagger the time, the price can double."

For example, she would stock up vegetables in the space in the winter and then sell them after the Chinese New Year. At that time, few families had fresh vegetables, so the prices were very expensive.

Aunt Wang nodded. "That's right! My mother's family grows strawberries. I heard that they are very valuable. One pound can be sold for one yuan."

Their radishes are only sold for four cents per pound. Strawberries are 25 times more than that. Although the yield is not high, the unit price is high, so they can still make money.

Zhang Xiuhua's eyes lit up, "You can give it a try."

Aunt Wang Er saw that she was interested and asked, "Do you want to plant some too?"

"Forget it. My family has an orchard where we raise foxes, and Jianguo can't leave. Strawberries are such precious things, they can't be left unattended when they ripen." Zhang Xiuhua was also tempted, but she had to consider the reality.

Aunt Wang thought about it and it made sense. "You can grow vegetables. We rural people don't lack vegetables."

Zhang Xiuhua thought so too.

She then discussed with Li Jianguo about building a greenhouse and growing vegetables. This way, they could take advantage of the time difference and not work with everyone else, so the price would be relatively higher.

Li Jianguo thought her idea was good, and since he was from the countryside, he had a lot of experience in growing vegetables.

But the two had different ideas about what vegetables to grow.

Zhang Xiuhua thinks that their family should grow vegetables that other families don’t have, such as leeks, and they can use greenhouses to control the time when the leeks come to market.

Li Jianguo thought they could grow radishes and cabbages. Greenhouses are used to control the time when they are put on the market. Since they have high-yield seeds for radishes and cabbages, why go to a distant place? "Besides, radishes and cabbages won't be stolen. If you grow leeks and no one is watching, they might be stolen."

Zhang Xiuhua thought he was taking it for granted. "Leeks are vegetables, and radishes and cabbages are vegetables. If no one has them, they will be stolen. And leeks are more profitable."

In the end, Li Jianguo was no match for Zhang Xiuhua and agreed to grow leeks.

But he had never grown leeks before. Although they are both vegetables, leeks are much more difficult to grow than radishes and cabbages. So he had to ask Li Xingjia to help him find books on the subject so that he could learn how to grow them.

He plans to clear an area in the orchard to try it out first.

When Zhang Xiuhua returned to the village, Aunt Wang Er came up to her and asked her how many greenhouses she wanted to build.

I heard that many villagers are planning to build greenhouses next year. Since such materials are not available in the north, everyone wants to raise funds and transport them from the south.

Greenhouses are not cheap. One acre of land costs one thousand. Most families don't have much money and only plan to build one acre. Your family, my family, and the whole village can get together and there are more than 200 families ready to build greenhouses.

Zhang Xiuhua said without thinking, "Let's build a greenhouse for all our land. This will save Jianguo from having to grow two kinds of vegetables."

Aunt Wang gave her a thumbs up and said, "Your family is rich. We don't have that much money." She winked at Zhang Xiuhua and said, "Your family must have made a lot of money raising foxes, right?"

She didn't think she made much money from Gala apples and blueberries. Because there were only two or three acres last year. If you carefully calculate the price of Gala apples, they can't sell for much. But foxes are different. The foxes here are all wild and rare, but Jianguo has raised more than 300 of them.

Zhang Xiuhua could never be as high-profile as Ergou, because she grew up in the countryside and knew too well how horrible people's jealousy could be. She smiled and said, "No! Fox didn't make much money. It was Youcai and Jidong who opened a store in the capital and made some money."

Aunt Wang Er suddenly realized, "You two kids are so hardworking. You can make money before you even graduate! How enviable!"

Zhang Xiuhua smiled modestly, "They are just joking. Jidong will go abroad to study soon and won't be able to make money."

Aunt Wang also had an envious look on her face, but she didn't dwell on the topic. Instead, she winked at her and said, "Xiangxiang's family is really amazing. They actually made so much money."

Zhang Xiuhua was puzzled, "How do you know her family is making money?"

Xiangxiang's family is the only one in the village that grows wood ear mushrooms. No other family grows it. How would they know?

"Do I need to ask?" Aunt Wang said with a look of "you are stupid". "Look, we build greenhouses on one or two acres of land, but her family built one acre of land at the beginning, and this year they built another acre of land. You know how much money the production team distributed. Where did they get so much money to build greenhouses? They must have been dealing in fungus. His family used to like going into the woods."

Zhang Xiuhua also thought her analysis made sense, but she still said, "Maybe it was borrowed. Several tens of thousands of yuan is not a small amount of money. You can't make that much by trading fungus in the forest."

Aunt Wang thought about it and it was true. "But they must have made a lot of money last year and this year. I heard that Aunt Li wanted to learn how to grow fungus from her family. I wonder if they would agree."

Zhang Xiuhua was stunned. This is a profitable business. Can they tell others?

As they were talking, Aunt Li Si came running over. Seeing her running posture, Aunt Wang Er clapped her hands happily, "It's done!"

Zhang Xiuhua turned her head and saw Aunt Li Si getting closer and closer, her small steps were rhythmic.

Aunt Wang stepped forward and asked, "Did their family agree?"

Aunt Li Si ran out of breath. When she stopped, she laughed triumphantly, "Of course! How could they not agree if I take action?"

She was so happy that her teeth popped out. "Xiangxiang's mother said she wanted to learn how to grow black fungus. Next year, we'll build a greenhouse and come back to her house to buy mushrooms."

Zhang Xiuhua suddenly realized that Xiangxiang's mother wanted to make money by selling mushrooms to the villagers. It turned out that this business was really feasible. Because she only taught the villagers how to grow wood ear mushrooms, but not how to cultivate mushrooms. And the villagers made money, so they were too embarrassed to ask more questions. After all, it was someone else's secret.

Aunt Li Si asked Zhang Xiuhua, "Do you want to grow fungus too? I heard from Xiangxiang's mother that she can earn two to three hundred yuan per mu of land!"

Before Zhang Xiuhua could react, Aunt Wang screamed, "Two or three hundred? Can you really make that much?"

She earned 60 yuan from growing radishes on one acre of land, and she was so happy. Xiangxiang's fungus was three or four times more than hers.

Zhang Xiuhua saw Aunt Wang looking like she was about to faint and found it funny. "You don't plan to grow strawberries anymore?"

Aunt Wang was in a dilemma. Should she grow fungus or strawberries? Strawberries were more profitable, but she had no experience.

When Aunt Li heard that Aunt Wang wanted to grow strawberries, she was a little surprised, "Have you ever grown strawberries?"

Aunt Wang shook her head. "No, I've never grown strawberries. My mother's family is growing strawberries now. I heard they're very profitable."

"Your mother's family is in the south, where they have two or three harvests a year. It's so cold in Northeast China, and strawberries are so delicate. It's still unclear whether they can be grown. It's not as cost-effective as wood ear mushrooms. After they are grown, they are shipped to all parts of the country. There's no need to worry about not being able to sell them." Aunt Li Si thought she was being silly.

Aunt Wang was really convinced by her, "You are right! It is indeed not as safe as growing fungus!"

The three of them were chatting when other villagers came over. Wang Honghua was stopped by Aunt Li Si and asked, "Do you want to grow fungus? I heard it's very profitable."

Wang Honghua shook her head. All her land had to be used to grow ginseng, but not wood ear mushrooms.

Xu Chunying came over and Aunt Li asked her if she wanted to grow wood ear mushrooms.

Xu Chunying shook her head, because she wanted to grow off-season vegetables so that her vegetable company could have more varieties. She had already had enough fungus, so she refused directly.