"Boss, picking pepper is a tiring job! We need to hire someone!" Duan Dashu said.
"Uh-huh!" Chen Shaoping just realized it and forgot to calculate the labor cost, so he asked: "How much do you charge for asking someone to pick pepper?"
"It costs at least three cents a pound for someone to do it. Picking peppers is very painful! Many people are not willing to do it!" Duan Dashu said, taking a long drag on his cigarette.
"After this calculation, the profit is divided into another 30%. For one thousand pepper trees, the yield per tree is calculated as 10 catties, and the purchase price is one yuan per catty. The profit is only seventy cents. If pesticides are included, , fertilizer...it’s almost enough to get 5,000 yuan a year!”
Chen Shaoping was calculating silently in his heart.
"Why is the purchase price of pepper so low?" Chen Shaoping couldn't help but ask.
"Oh my god, my leader, you think one dollar is already quite a lot, we are all asking others to collect it!" Duan Dashu said with a hint of mockery, a wrinkled face.
"Old Duan, report your work to the leader, pay attention to your tone!" Wen Shicai reminded from the side.
Only then did Duan Dashu react. He smiled at Chen Shaoping honestly and said, "Leader, I'm sorry, mountain people don't know how to speak!"
Chen Shaoping did not notice anything wrong with Duan Dashu's tone. The question he was thinking silently in his mind was: "If the purchase price of pepper cannot be raised, the villagers' income will never rise! However, this situation should change as Dongshan The rural road has been repaired and completely changed! But this is already the most developed village in Dongshan Township..."
"What is the planting cycle of Zanthoxylum bungeanum trees? Does it have high environmental requirements?" Chen Shaoping continued to ask.
"Zanthoxylum bungeanum trees are easy to maintain and can live after being planted. However, they grow better in places with thicker soil. There are basically no Zanthoxylum bungeanum in the first or second year. In the third year, they begin to bear large amounts of Zanthoxylum bungeanum. By the fifth year, they will be able to bear fruit. The yield of a Zanthoxylum bungeanum tree has reached about 10 pounds!”
Chen Shaoping continued to ask about the detailed planting and maintenance conditions, and Zhang Haibin on the side was responsible for making detailed records with a pen.
What Chen Shaoping thinks is that since Zanthoxylum bungeanum cultivation has been successful in Mushu Village, Dongshan Township, it seems that it can develop into "a way to lead the entire Dongshan Township out of poverty."
It was already past four o'clock when we left Mushu Village. When we returned to the township government, Sister Li, who was in charge of cooking, had already started killing chickens.
"Director Chen, there's still some time before dinner, and there's nothing to do in the evening. Let's have some drinks?" Wen Shicai said to Chen Shaoping with a smile.
Chen Shaoping wanted to do as the Romans do, so he nodded.
Wen Shicai's face immediately became excited, he walked towards the stairwell, and then came out holding a huge wine jar.
"Director Chen, this is full of natural treasures. I guarantee you will want to eat it again after eating it once!" Wen Shicai said proudly.
A group of people were waiting to eat at the township government. Wen Shicai poured a bowl of pickled wine for each of them, then picked up a large bowl of pickled vegetables and started drinking.
Three people from the Poverty Alleviation Office, Zhang Haibin, Xu Wenhua and Zhang Yun, were not good drinkers. Before dinner, they were knocked down by Wen Shicai with a bowl of pickled wine.
By the time it was dinner time, only three people in the Poverty Alleviation Office, Chen Shaoping, Xu Xiaoping, and Luo Lingbo, were still able to persevere.
Before going to Dongshan Township, Chen Shaoping was known as a good drinker in Cangyang County, and was known as the master drinker.
When he arrived in Dongshan Township, he met Wen Shicai, secretary of the township party committee, and Chen Shaoping felt like he had met his opponent.
After drinking the second bowl of soaked wine, Chen Shaoping felt a little top-heavy, while Wen Shicai's face was red, his expression was bold, and he didn't seem to be drunk at all.
Chen Shaoping had to express his admiration for Wen Shicai: "Secretary Wen, in Cangyang official circles, I pride myself on being a good drinker, but when I get to Dongshan Township, on your territory, I have to surrender!"
"Haha..." Wen Shicai laughed proudly, showing two big, yellow buck teeth, "I am an old drunkard..."
"Director Chen, you don't know something. Secretary Wen drinks at least a bowl of white wine every night!" Huo Zhenghua also drank a bowl of soaked wine and said with a smile.
More than two hours after dinner, Luo Lingbo from the Poverty Alleviation Office also collapsed.
Seeing that only Chen Shaoping and Xu Xiaoping were left in the Poverty Alleviation Office, Wen Shicai nodded with satisfaction. He lowered his voice and said to Chen Shaoping: "Director Chen, let the drunk brothers rest, let's go have some fun and sing. go!"
Chen Shaoping was surprised when he heard this: "Is there a place for singing here?"
"Yes, yes!" Wen Shicai said excitedly, then put one hand on Chen Shaoping's shoulder, and walked outside holding Xu Xiaoping with the other hand.
At first, Chen Shaoping thought it was some kind of KTV in Dongshan Township, but it turned out that he went to the music classroom of Bibi Township Middle School.
It was also equipped with a DVD player for singing. When Wen Shicai walked in with Chen Shaoping, Xu Xiaoping and Huo Zhenghua, there were actually four female teachers sitting inside.
The four female teachers stood up as soon as Wen Shicai entered the door. Wen Shicai immediately said loudly: "This is Director Chen, the famous person in front of the county magistrate!"
The four female teachers immediately cast admiring glances at Chen Shaoping.
Two of these four female teachers are already middle-aged women, around forty years old. Two of them look quite young, especially one with long hair, wearing a blue short skirt, and looks about 20 years old. She looks eighteen or nineteen years old and quite pretty.
Music suddenly sounded in the music classroom, and four female teachers came up to invite everyone to dance.
The long-haired woman in blue clothes walked straight towards Chen Shaoping with her charming eyes flashing.
"Boss, can I ask you to dance?" The female teacher in the blue skirt took the initiative to extend her slender hand.
Chen Shaoping was quite embarrassed after hearing this and said, "I, I can't dance!"
"It's okay!" The female teacher in a blue skirt took the initiative and took Chen Shaoping's hand, "I can take you!"
When Chen Shaoping saw this situation, he no longer held back and followed the blue skirt into the dance floor.
Xu Xiaoping on the side hugged another younger woman with short hair and started dancing.
Wen Shicai and Huo Zhenghua respectively hugged two middle-aged but plump female teachers and began to sway...
Chen Shaoping really doesn't know how to dance. He can only move up and down according to the blue skirt. His movements are quite stiff and not at all elegant.
Chen Shaoping smelled a strong perfume on the tip of his nose, which was the smell of blue skirt.
While dancing, the two of them were too close to each other. Chen Shaoping gradually felt that his body was getting hot...
