Chapter 158

Qing Mengzhu stopped what she was doing. "That depends on how big the mountain is. This year's bamboo seedlings are a bit small. If it were a mountain of three or four thousand acres, it would be easy to plant them all."

"Planting bamboo is indeed fine; planting more is good, planting less is also good, it won't be a waste."

Qing Mengzhu understood the unspoken meaning in everyone's words and asked with a smile, "Why are you all suddenly asking about this? Do you want bamboo seedlings?"

"Boss, is this okay?"

"If you're selling, we'll buy."

Qing Mengzhu said, "If everyone wants some, we can sell a few."

Amidst everyone's surprised and delighted gazes, Qing Mengzhu thought for a moment and said, "These bamboo seedlings are cultivated from branches, so let's make them 300 each. Employees will get a 40% discount, limited to three seedlings or less per purchase."

That's great!

"Boss, I want to buy three bamboos. I hope I can eat bamboo shoots from these next year."

"I want three too, I'll plant them behind my house."

Qing Mengzhu shouldn't directly accept money; that would be too chaotic.

He entrusted the task of selling bamboo seeds to Zhao Hexi.

Upon hearing Qing Mengzhu's request Zhao Hexi readily agreed, "No problem, I'll talk to Ke'er and ask her to take some time to sell some these next couple of days."

Qing Mengzhu asked in bewilderment, "Which Ke'er?"

Zhao Hexi: "It's Fu Maike finance team leader."

Qing Mengzhu already knew that he was very familiar with everyone in the company, but she was a little surprised that he was so familiar with them.

Zhao Hexi was a little worried. "Are we really going to plant bamboo seedlings in Zhaiqian Village at 300 yuan each?"

Qing Mengzhu: "Otherwise?"

Zhao Hexi followed closely behind Qing Mengzhu: "What I mean is, isn't there a bit of risk? After all, the bamboo seedlings are so expensive."

Qing Mengzhu: "That depends on the local customs. We'll install surveillance cameras and send people to patrol the mountains. It shouldn't be a problem. Bamboo seedlings aren't something that can be hidden. Everyone knows what kind they are. If they're stolen and sold, all bamboo is the same, and buyers probably won't pay a high price."

Zhao Hexi sighed, "I really hope everyone can get rich together. Otherwise, if we're the only ones with good stuff, we're always worried that others will try every means to take advantage of us."

Qing Mengzhu patted him on the shoulder. "Yes, everyone is buying bamboo seedlings now, which means they all want to plant them, right?"

Zhao Hexi: "That's true, then I'll make the arrangements right away."

Qing Mengzhu sold bamboo to their employees for 180 yuan per stalk, and almost every employee bought the maximum price.

Even if you can't grow that much yourself, you can still use it up by sharing it with relatives and friends.

Anyway, the company didn't say we couldn't share the seeds with relatives and friends.

The people at Zhuxi Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd.. know best the value of their bamboo, especially their bamboo shoots. Putting aside the taste, the price alone is enough to make anyone drool.

Although the bamboo shoots I bought were from my own garden, without fertilizer or special techniques, they might not taste as good, but they are definitely better than the bamboo shoots sold in the market.

Previously, when people bought tomato and pepper seeds, they discovered that tomatoes and peppers grown using seeds from Qing Mengzhu's family were much better than those on the market. Now, when people want to grow tomatoes and peppers, they still prefer to buy seeds from Qing Mengzhu's family.

Strangely enough, the fruits produced from these seeds tasted very good. If you save the seeds yourself, the newly grown tomatoes and peppers are almost the same as those in the market.

It might be because the seeds cultivated by the Qing Mengzhu family are of good quality, but the varieties are not much different from those on the market.

Fu Maike was very reliable. He and his team sold bamboo seedlings for two days, selling everything they could, and then packed up their stall.

Qing Mengzhu's family has more than 90,000 bamboo seedlings, but the entire company has less than 100 employees. They have only sold more than 200 bamboo seedlings, so it will not have much impact on the scale of their bamboo seedling business.

Qing Mengzhu had just finished selling the bamboo seedlings and was about to take people to Zhaiqian Village to manage the newly rented mountain when he received a call from Nian Xinfei.

Nian Xinfei was a little embarrassed. "Our school heard that your family sells bamboo seedlings, and they asked me to come and inquire. Since the higher-ups gave the order, I really couldn't refuse, so I had to swallow my pride and come ask you."

Qing Mengzhu: "It's alright, how much does your school need? I'll split it up."

Nian Xinfei: "We need about one or two hundred trees. If it's inconvenient for you, we can reduce the number to sixty or seventy. Our school would be very grateful if you were willing to sell them."

Qing Mengzhu: "Then let's have a hundred. Anyway, I have so many bamboo seedlings here, so giving you a hundred won't be a big deal."

Nian Xinfei was moved. "Mengzhu. I'll talk to the leaders right away and have them contact you. Remember to charge the original price; no need for a discount, our school has the money."

Qing Mengzhu laughed twice, "Then thank you for introducing me to business. Come out for a meal sometime, and I'll treat you to some of our farm-style dishes."

Nian Xinfei: "Okay, I'll find you for drinks after I'm done with this busy period. I haven't seen Brother Zhou in a long time either, let's have a round of drinks together."

Qing Mengzhu readily agreed to Tengcheng Agricultural University's request to purchase bamboo seedlings.

Other agricultural research institutes and scientific research institutions, sensing this trend, sent people they knew to call him, saying they also wanted to buy.

Qing Mengzhu often consulted these agricultural research institutes and scientific research institutions about papers, seedlings, fertilizers, and the like. Now that others wanted to buy seedlings and came directly to him, he couldn't refuse, so he agreed to everything, only saying that each family would get one hundred seedlings, and no more.

No one had any objections, since they were only buying them for research purposes, and one hundred plants per family was more than enough.

If we buy even more, everyone's budget can't keep up with this spending.

Qing Mengzhu entrusted the sale of seedlings to the company's agents, and Fu Maike and the others helped out in their spare time. Qing Mengzhu specially approved a bonus as a reward for everyone, and they were quite happy to accept it.

The sale of the seedlings went very smoothly. After the sale, the Qing Mengzhu family's more than 90,000 bamboo seedlings directly increased to more than 86,000.

However, the bamboo seedlings, priced at 300 each, did earn them some money.

Qing Mengzhu was a little puzzled and said to Ming Chunxi, "Has our company's reputation gotten so good now? Bamboo seedlings that cost 300 each are so popular."

Ming Chunxi: "I guess they're not entirely after our company's reputation. The news that Mr. Pei's company is buying our bamboo has also spread."

Qing Mengzhu now understood. "Everyone wants to cultivate high-quality bamboo seedlings and move towards high-precision materials."

Doing business in high-tech materials is much more profitable than their small-scale sale of agricultural products.

Qing Mengzhu knew about her bamboo seedlings. "Without proper fertilizer, it won't be easy for them to bear fruit."

Ming Chunxi gently put her hand on his shoulder. "Like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each displaying their unique abilities, let's see what each family can do."

Chapter 158

After selling a batch of bamboo seedlings, Qing Mengzhu worried that friends in related fields further away might want to buy them, and it would be difficult to refuse them then, so she quickly took people to plant the bamboo.

They rented a total of 3,274 mu of mountain land in Zhaiqian Village. Qing Mengzhu and his group alone could not cultivate that much land.

Qing Mengzhu then hired a group of people from Zhaiqian Village to help prepare the land and plant bamboo.

The mountain that Zhaiqian Village rented to Qing Mengzhu's family was originally a collective mountain, and it was planted with tea trees in the 1960s and 70s.

Later, their tea couldn't fetch a good price, and with the implementation of household contracting, it was divided among three households.

These three households have basically never managed the mountain; they only sell some firewood each year.

When Qing Mengzhu and his team took over, the mountain was covered with weeds and shrubs, and the soil was relatively barren, making it difficult to manage.

Fortunately, all they need to do is clear the mountain and plant the bamboo. They can then gradually apply fertilizer later without any problem, so they don't have to finish the job all at once.

A light spring rain was falling, and everyone was working on the mountain wearing straw hats and raincoats.

The gentle rain made the soil moist and smooth, making cultivation a little easier.

Some of them carried lawnmowers, while others carried hole diggers. Under the leadership of their respective group leaders, they planted in designated areas.

Everyone here is experienced, and the bamboo seedlings are small. Digging holes, placing the seedlings, and filling the soil are all done in an assembly line fashion, so the planting is quite fast. It should be completed in two or three days, and then we can maintain them slowly afterwards.