The Greatest Village Doctor In The World

Chapter 1278 Contracting a Tea Plantation

Ling Feng felt somewhat speechless. With the current education conditions, which village hasn’t produced a college graduate? Is it possible that no one dares to try something new?

After thinking for a while, he turned to look at Chen Fei: "Sister Fei, is it that the people are unwilling to try, or is someone stopping them from trying?"

"This..."

Chen Fei was momentarily at a loss for words. Hesitating a little, she then smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Ling, you’re quite sharp! You immediately pinpointed the core of the problem!"

She continued, "All the Pu’er tea in Yangjing County is monopolized by Kunpeng Company. I have also suspected whether they did something, but unfortunately, I have never found any evidence!"

"Monopolized?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Feng quickly asked, "How do they monopolize it?"

"The largest tea exchange in the county is run by them. The tea that everyone grows must be sold there, so the price is uniform. After that, Kunpeng Company packages and distributes it everywhere!" Chen Fei said.

"I see. So, if the people find the price too low and want to sell to others, would they be stopped?" Ling Feng asked.

Chen Fei shook her head: "They don’t need to stop them. There are no other buyers in Yangjing County; they can only sell the tea to them!"

"Oh."

Ling Feng nodded, starting to understand.

This Kunpeng Company seems to have quite the deep waters!

He didn’t think much more about it, as he hadn’t yet decided how to invest, and it wasn’t time to deal with them. He would deal with it if he encountered them in the future!

The car drove for half an hour, entering a hilly area filled with rows of tea trees that could be seen at a glance. People were busy here and there, although it was unclear whether they were picking tea or doing other farm work.

Soon, the car entered Baoshan Town.

In this town, there were indeed a few tea shops with large signs at the entrance, specializing in local products.

However, seeing not a person in sight at the doors, it was clear that business wasn’t very good.

The two arrived at the town government office, where Town Chief Zhong Jiacheng was already waiting.

A man in his fifties, he hurried out to welcome them when he saw the car enter the yard.

After mutual introductions, Zhong Jiacheng expressed his welcome, then asked, "Mr. Ling, where would you like to take a look?"

"I haven’t really decided. Has every household in our town already planted tea trees, leaving no available land?" Ling Feng asked.

"Pretty much. Almost every plantable piece of land has been planted!"

Zhong Jiacheng nodded and then said, "However, some tea trees are old, and it’s time for replacement, which could be considered."

"Is that so? Then let’s go take a look at those places. If feasible, I might consider contracting these areas!" Ling Feng said.

"Okay!"

Zhong Jiacheng nodded and immediately said, "I’ll take you to Liangdong Village, where our town first planted tea trees!"

The three got in the car, left Baoshan Town, and traveled north for another dozen kilometers.

Ahead were two large mountains, with only a three-meter-wide cement road between them. Fortunately, there was no oncoming traffic, or passing would have been troublesome, requiring finding a suitable spot to let each other pass.

After passing through this section, a large tract of land surrounded by mountains appeared before Ling Feng!

The geographical location of Liangdong Village was quite nice, surrounded by high mountains, yet the valley was filled with open space, and a small river flowed gently through it, giving an idyllic impression.

Having grown up in the mountains, Ling Feng was very fond of this environment at first sight.

Large tracts of farmland were planted with tea trees, lush and green like long dragons of greenery, with many villagers busy in the fields.

Upon arriving at the village committee office, Zhong Jiacheng found the Village Chief and explained Ling Feng’s intentions.

Village Chief Li Cheng was obviously not expecting someone to want to invest, pausing for a moment before asking, "Mr. Ling, how do you plan to invest?"

"The environment here is nice. I like it and would like to contract all the land in your village. Is that possible?" Ling Feng asked.

"This..."

Li Cheng paused, as this was a significant investment, and he was unsure. After thinking for a while, he said, "I can’t make the decision on this; it needs to be discussed with everyone!"

"That’s alright. I understand that the villagers rely on land and tea trees for their livelihood," Ling Feng said.

"About the price then, does Mr. Ling have any figures in mind?" Li Cheng asked.

"No, I don’t. How much does the village earn per mu from growing tea?" Ling Feng asked.

Upon hearing this question, Li Cheng smiled wryly: "It used to be better, but now, with old tea trees and low yield, it’s about two thousand per mu."

"Oh."

Ling Feng nodded, feeling that this amount was not insignificant and seemed to generate more income than growing corn.

However, thinking about it, growing tea is much more labor-intensive than corn, as the tea leaves are all picked by hand leaf by leaf!

In this comparison, the income seemed not so great.

So he pondered for a moment and said to Li Cheng, "How about this, Chief Li, you can tell everyone that I’m willing to contract their tea gardens at three thousand per mu for ten years in a lump sum!"

"Ah?"

Li Cheng was stunned.

This type of contracting was very rare. According to rural land contract prices, hundreds of yuan were already considered high!

Offering three thousand at once meant villagers wouldn’t have to do anything and would still earn more income than currently growing tea. Anyone who wasn’t foolish would surely agree!

So, although shocked, Li Cheng quickly nodded: "Alright, alright, I will immediately call a meeting with the villagers to announce the news!"

Having said that, he went off to gather people, while Chen Fei, at this point a bit worried, asked, "Mr. Ling, isn’t offering such a high price a bit much?"

"Sister Fei, don’t worry. Indeed, I was a bit casual just now, but I’m sure I can make back the investment!" Ling Feng smiled.

"But it seems you’re not sure how much tea a mu can produce? You must know that the price of Pu’er tea isn’t high now," Chen Fei said.

Ling Feng laughed, understanding that she meant well, so he quickly said, "Thanks for the reminder, Sister Fei. I don’t plan on growing Pu’er. If everyone agrees to let me contract the tea gardens, I’ll go back and clear out these tea trees, and plant my tea instead!"

"What? You want to grow Ling Yun?" Chen Fei asked with wide eyes.

"Perhaps some of it, but with so much land, growing too much Lingyun Tea would have no one to give it to, so I need to plant other varieties too. By then, I’ll have Wan’er come take a look and study it!" Ling Feng smiled.

Chen Fei paused: "Who’s Wan’er?"

"Uh, she’s my friend and a plant expert. I rely on her for cultivation!" Ling Feng said.

"Oh, I see!"

Chen Fei suddenly understood, her perception of Ling Feng once again elevated.