HPDBC Chapter 92 Harvesting Wheat: A Bumper Harvest!
Chapter 92 Harvesting Wheat: A Bumper Harvest!
Chapter 92 Harvesting Wheat: A Bumper Harvest!
These past two days, Xu Ran has spent most of her time taking care of the little black horse, showing it around the farm and building a bond with it.
He personally fed them all the hay.
They even groomed the little black horse's fur.
After all, animals are afraid when they first arrive in a new environment, and the same goes for humans; they always need time to adapt.
You'll get used to it and it'll be easy.
This guy has a pretty outgoing personality. He was a bit reserved at first, but he gradually became more and more lively.
Moreover, it prefers tabby cats; whenever it sees a tabby cat, it will run over and give the cat a big cuddling session.
The little tabby cat wasn't too averse to it and actually accepted this new friend.
The Border Collie wanted to befriend the Black Horse, but the Black Horse didn't seem to care much.
"Little Gray, it thinks you're one of its own kind, but it thinks you're too short."
"You shouldn't get involved with it."
"Just play with the wild boars."
Xu Ran stroked Little Gray and explained to it.
Little Gray clearly understood and barked twice unhappily.
I will never go play with the dark horse again.
It was afternoon.
The farm remains beautiful.
Xu Ran received a call from Yang Kaifu, the manager of Yonghui Supermarket. Yang Kaifu said that they had a partner for flour this year and there was no need to purchase flour, and he was very sorry.
Xu Ran replied, "It's alright, I've already found a new partner. I also wanted to let you know that we don't have any extra wheat this year."
"New partner? Where did they sell to?"
Yang Kaifu asked a keen question.
"It's not convenient to say more about this. Let's just maintain our cooperation with Tomatoes," Xu Ran replied calmly.
"Alright, I apologize for being nosy. I shouldn't have asked about this. But you mentioned wheat to me before, so I kept an eye on it and gave you a reply."
"Thank you, I'm sorry to trouble you."
The two chatted for a few minutes and then hung up the phone.
The employees were busy at work in the greenhouse.
Now there are ten greenhouses, and they have a daily schedule with fixed farm work to do.
At this moment, two sparrows flew down from the sky, chirping and reporting to Xu Ran that someone had entered the farm.
Not long after, the sound of the Border Collie barking could be heard.
Xu Ran walked towards the farm gate.
All three Border Collies are here, along with a purebred yellow mixed-breed dog. This mixed-breed dog is the one that fought with Little Gray when it was a puppy. It's grown up to be quite good-looking and is a typical little yellow dog.
This guy often appears on the farm, and Xu Ran usually feeds him something whenever he sees him.
The man who came was a middle-aged man, who looked to be in his thirties. He was dressed very neatly and was carrying a bag of pork.
"Mr. Xu, hello, hello."
The man had a big smile on his face and seemed very polite.
"My surname is Han. I just contracted the land next door to start a farm."
"I heard you've been very successful, so I came here specifically to learn from you."
"Let's learn from each other."
Xu Ran looked at the newcomer. Both sides were clearly in competition, yet the newcomer still took the initiative to come and show goodwill. This Boss Han was a man who could be both flexible and adaptable.
At least they're fairly shrewd.
"There's no such thing as studying or not studying. Nowadays, everyone is contracting farms to grow crops. Just make sure the crops grow well."
Xu Ran replied calmly.
"It's quite a coincidence. I used to run a farm, specializing in growing tomatoes."
"I heard that tomatoes are grown here, so I wanted to ask if there are any good sales channels for them."
Han Tae maintained a polite smile and a friendly expression.
Xu Ran was amused by his shamelessness and couldn't help but laugh, asking in return, "You came to my farm to ask about sales channels?"
Xu Ran's question made Han Tai look a little embarrassed.
"I'm thinking of sharing sales channels, and if there's a shortage of stock, we can help each other."
Han Tae continued.
Xu Ran didn't like these old hands; they were full of lies, yet they made them sound nice.
In reality, it's all a calculation.
These are the things that have made the market a mess.
There might be a hole buried somewhere.
"If there's nothing else, go back. Focusing on farming is more important than anything else. If you farm well, your produce will naturally sell well."
Xu Ran was too lazy to pay attention and directly told them to leave.
He didn't want to associate with this kind of person; every conversation was full of ulterior motives, and it was unpleasant to listen to.
"We're neighbors, after all. Let's get to know each other. How about I invite you over for a meal once my farm is finished, so we can chat?"
Han Tae quickly extended an invitation with a smile.
"There's no need, I don't like going out."
Xu Ran waved his hand, turned around and left.
Han Tai wanted to say something, but Little Grey had already let out a low growl, warning him to leave.
"I brought you some pork. It's from my own pig, and it was just slaughtered yesterday."
"
Han Tae was again expressing goodwill.
"No need, my farm just slaughtered a pig a couple of days ago, there's enough meat."
Xu Ran didn't turn her head, but replied with a single sentence.
Hearing this, Han Tae looked around, but had no good reason to go into the farm, so he could only turn around and leave.
"This kid's pretty shrewd."
He cursed inwardly.
Xu Ran's farm is now very successful; the fence has been built, and it looks like a regular industrial park.
There were also excavators and construction workers inside.
Han Tai was just starting out and clearly wanted to gain some advantage and learn some skills, but Xu Ran didn't give him that opportunity.
However, Han Tae had previously bought extra-large red tomatoes from Yonghui Supermarket and even took out the seeds to cultivate.
He knew that crops grow differently depending on the soil and water conditions.
So they built several greenhouses next to Youran Farm and started growing extra-large red tomatoes.
The shortcut to success is replication.
This has been proven countless times.
"When my tomatoes are ripe, I'll go to Yonghui Supermarket and offer them at a 10% lower price than yours. I don't believe I can't steal your business."
Han Tae thought to himself.
"Then we'll compete. If you make money, you'll just build houses and yards. How much money will you have left?"
"Once you can't outlast me, I'll take over the entire market for super-sized red tomatoes!"
Xu Ran returned to the farm, just as the new accountant Wu Xuan, along with Zhou Miao and Zheng Lin, came to see him.
"Ran-ge, we've completed all our onboarding procedures."
"Just wanted to report to you."
"These past few days I've been getting familiar with the farm's work with Li Wu and the others, and it's been great. Our farm is developing really well, and we're all happy to work here."
Zhou Miao was the first to speak.
For newly hired employees, reporting to their direct supervisor is considered a workplace skill.
These three people are all college students, and they have been taught these skills, so they know them.
The three of them seemed a little reserved.
After all, Xu Ran is the boss.
Employees tend to be more reserved in front of their bosses.
"Okay, just do your job well. There aren't that many rules on the farm. Just two things: do your job well and don't cause trouble."
Xu Ran responded.
"Yes, yes."
The three of them hurriedly replied.
"No need to be so polite, just get to know each other slowly."
Xu Ran waved his hand, deciding to take a stroll through the greenhouse while he still had time to check on the cucumbers.
Until evening.
During dinner, Xu Ran mentioned Han Tae to her employees.
"The owner of the farm next door came to see me today, and it seems he wanted to ask me for some information."
"I reckon he might come over again in the next few days. He's very polite, but you can tell he's full of ulterior motives."
"If you're going to chat with me, I'll try to ignore you if I can."
"Don't let him in either."
Xu Ran said to the employees.
"He came to gather information? Seriously, how dare he be so shameless? He's obviously trying to steal our business, and he still dares to come here!"
Wang Hai said with some shock.
"There are plenty of people like this. They call each other brothers in ordinary times, but they'll stab you in the back when there's something in it for them. There are many such cases in the village."
Zhang Wen, unfazed, replied.
"We definitely can't let him come."
Wang Hai nodded.
In any case, Han Tae's idea of getting acquainted with the farm is definitely not going to work.
The next day, Xu Ran was busy negotiating the flour business.
This time, we are collaborating with Walmart.
For Walmart, this was a very small collaboration, almost insignificant. The leaders would at most glance at the materials and wouldn't ask any further questions.
This collaboration is very important for Youran Farm.
It concerns the revenue for the year.
Xu Ran contacted the flour factory and also ordered custom packaging.
Next, it's time to rent a combine harvester to harvest the wheat.
The 120-mu wheat field gives people a sense of heavy solidity, and at a glance, you can feel the joy of a bumper harvest.
Ordinary farmers harvest wheat by bending over and cutting it little by little with a sickle; this is where the saying "facing the loess soil with their backs to the sky" comes from.
Cut the wheat, lay it on the ground, and then gather it up.
It's tiring and inefficient.
Xu Ran's farm uses machine harvesting; the harvester simply cuts through the soil.
Because it was harvested by machine, the people of Nanshan Village came over specifically to see it after they found out.
There aren't many entertainment options in the village, so watching the large machines operate is considered a form of entertainment.
It's quite pleasing to the eye, especially for older men.
Han Tae also witnessed this scene.
The more I look at it, the more envious I become; the more I look at it, the more it itches to try it myself
They wish all these wheat fields were theirs.
It would be better if he earned all that money.