What do you think when you mention loofah? Is it a bowl of towel gourd and egg soup on the dining table in summer, or a piece of peeled and seedless silk pulp that can wash dishes? None of this is surprising. There was a man in Hefei who returned to his hometown to farm because of life changes and found a hidden wealth from loofah vines.
The reporter went back to his hometown to grow melons and fruits.
200 1 this year is a watershed in children's long-term life. Before 200 1, he was a reporter of Changfeng county newspaper in Hefei. He has a stable job and a happy family, and his face is always full of smiles.
On April 24th, 20001year, Tong Changyuan's wife died due to dystocia. The happy family collapsed instantly, and Tong Changyuan couldn't accept this fact. He was in a trance and was afraid to meet acquaintances and colleagues.
In order to get justice for his wife, he filed a lawsuit with the court. The day of waiting for judgment is hell, and every time I go to the hospital, I bring back disappointment.
At the end of the year, Tong Changyuan resigned from his job and returned to his hometown in the countryside. Relatives and friends objected to his return to his hometown, and his eldest brother even stopped him and slapped him twice.
Tong Changyuan thought that staying away from the familiar environment could alleviate the pain, but when he returned to the countryside, he still couldn't forget the past. In order to avoid memories, he collected 6,543,800 yuan and contracted a piece of wasteland. While waiting for the court's decision, he reclaimed land to plant fruit trees and saplings. Under normal circumstances, a laborer can plow an acre of land a day. Once, in order to alleviate the pain, he plowed three or five acres of land. He does 14 hours of farm work almost every day, and he has to cook by fire when he returns to the dilapidated rental house. Even so, Tong Changyuan couldn't sleep at night, and he even had the idea of suicide.
In April 2004, Tong Changyuan finally waited for the final judgment. The People's Court of Shushan District of Hefei City ruled that Tong Changyuan's wife and daughter died in a medical accident, and the hospital took full responsibility. Tong Changyuan waited for three years for this result. In the past three years, he has turned 160 mu of wasteland into a green space with swaying green trees.
At that time, the countryside was engaged in returning farmland to forests, and * * * supported renting land to plant trees. Business is very good. The land he rents is getting bigger and bigger, and the funds are snowballing. Tong Changyuan took the first step and harvested the first bucket of gold.
Fortunately, the days are not long, and the seedling business is getting worse. Tong Changyuan owed hundreds of thousands in the most difficult time. In 2005, he began to grow vegetables. Loofah became his first choice.
Grow cosmetics in loofah fields
In 2007, Tong Changyuan and eleven farmers in Santou Town established a vegetable professional cooperative. He thought excitedly that he earned 1 cent per catty and his net profit should be between 500,000 yuan and 1 10,000 yuan.
But he didn't expect that he entered a very competitive industry. Although he signed a protective price with farmers, when the market price of loofah was good, many brokers privately asked growers to take it away. When the market price is lower than the protective price, Tong Changyuan will buy at the protective price.
By 2008, Tong Changyuan had lost more than 600,000 yuan, which was his income from planting fruit trees and seedlings for three years. Tong Changyuan decided to buy the last batch of loofah according to the contract and give up the loofah business. But the arrival of a businessman from Henan changed his mind.
One day in June 65438+ 10, Henan businessman Zhou Weifeng found Tong Changyuan, who was leading farmers to cut loofah vines and prepare to plant the next crop of vegetables. Zhou Weifeng grabbed him and said, "Don't cut it. That's it. We'll collect it tomorrow." He also said something inexplicable, "With so many loofahs, you will make a fortune."
The next day, Zhou Weifeng came to the field as promised to demonstrate to the farmers. He cut off the loofah vine and put the cut part into a mineral water bottle to receive the loofah juice. He gave Tong Changyuan 2 yuan money for every catty of juice. Tong Changyuan asked suspiciously about the use of this loofah juice. Zhou Weifeng only answered one sentence as raw material, and then asked, he prevaricated.
Tong Changyuan collected 20 thousand Jin of loofah juice a week. He thinks life is too dramatic. He earned more than 600,000 yuan selling loofah in three years and 40,000 yuan selling loofah juice in one week.
Why did Zhou Weifeng keep his mouth shut? What's the secret of wealth in this? Tong Changyuan came to Hefei University of Technology with a sample of loofah juice and found Associate Professor Sun Juhan. After some conversation, Tong Changyuan suddenly realized: In the book of traditional Chinese medicine, loofah water is called Luo Tianshui, which is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, can promote metabolism, and has the functions of promoting blood circulation, dredging collaterals, clearing heat and moistening skin. Luffa water contains natural antioxidant components, which has the beauty functions of hydrating, whitening, moisturizing, wrinkle removing, anti-inflammatory and balancing, and is a natural cosmetic.
Loofah king builds industrial chain
In 2009, Tong Changyuan increased investment. He has vegetable planting bases in Santou, Yangmiao and Shuihu in Changfeng, Yuantuan in Feidong, He Changlin and Gaodian in Feixi, which has absorbed more than 200 farmers and trained more than 500 farmers who have mastered new planting techniques.
His vegetable science popularization demonstration base covers an area of 1.600 mu, and a new variety of loofah base of 2000 mu has been built, which is the largest single green loofah planting base in China.
Luffa entered the high-yield period from May to August. During the day, Tong Changyuan took farmers to pick loofahs. In the evening, he took the farmer into the loofah field, carried a mineral water bottle with scissors and collected the juice of loofah vines. The next morning, each bottle can receive about half a catty of juice.
Luffa juice is a little cloudy, and it becomes clear after technical treatment. This fruit juice contains natural preservatives and has good antioxidant properties. It can be directly used as a drink to quench thirst and can be stored for three days at room temperature.
In the cosmetics industry, this kind of fruit juice is also called loofah, which costs one price a year, with a relatively large increase. In 2009, it was about 8,000 yuan a ton, and in 2065,438+065,438+0, it rose to more than 654,380+05,000 yuan a ton, and it was often valuable but not marketable.
Since 2009, Tong Changyuan has contacted production enterprises to produce his own cosmetics by OEM, and applied for a national invention patent. His cosmetics are very popular on the Internet because of their pure nature and low price. "I didn't invest a penny in advertising, but there are many repeat customers, and only 200,000 to 300,000 bottles are produced every year." 20 1 1, his products are sold to more than 300 online stores and cosmetics stores nationwide.
Tong Changyuan made planting, selling and processing into an industrial chain. He supplies 60% loofah to Hefei farmers' market every year. Selling loofah alone can earn more than one million yuan a year, and the wealth found in loofah vines can make him earn another two million yuan a year.
Now, Tong Changyuan is busy going out to study and inspect the market, and the samples of loofah he cultivated have also been sent to Japan and South Korea. "If the quarantine formalities are completed, my products can go abroad." Talking about the future development, Tong Changyuan said: "In the future, I will increase the variety of loofah water and enter the high-end cosmetics market. I also want to make a series of loofah products, such as hangover water, mosquito bite prevention water and calcium supplement water, and realize the annual output value of 1 100 million yuan in three years. "
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