Yao Haishan: dream flying in the lotus pond

Pieces of lotus leaves, like open green umbrellas, green. The wind blows, the fragrance blows, and it is pleasing to the eye and refreshing.

This is the beautiful scenery enjoyed by the Yangwu Group in Guoqiao Village, Xicun Town, Yuanzhou District a few days ago. The beauty was created by two post-80s generation, Yao Haishan, born in 1981 in Xiapu Street, Yuanzhou District, and Zhang Haitao, born in 1988 in Linqiao Community, Fenghuang Street, Yuanzhou District. Overcoming many difficulties and setbacks, they established Jiangxi Luhang Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. in 2015 and set up a lotus root planting demonstration base in Yangwu Group of Guoqiao Village.

At the age of 17, Yao Haishan learned to cook. After accumulating experience and funds, he opened a barbecue restaurant on the student street of Yichun College in 2008, and the business has been booming. But in Yao Haishan's heart, there is a bigger dream. When he was a child, his father planted several mu of lotus root at home, which not only provided food for the family, but also sold some money to support the family. Yao Haishan often watched his father dig lotus roots and watched them pull out from the mud, which impressed him when he was young. Since then, he has planted a dream seed in his heart: when he grows up, he will plant lotus root in a large area.

By chance, Yao Haishan's friend Zhang Haitao mentioned that there was a place suitable for growing lotus roots in the Yangwu formation of Guoqiao Village. Yao Haishan immediately went with Zhang Haitao, and in front of them, hundreds of mu of land was flat and open, and there was plenty of water. Yao Haishan is overjoyed, this is what he wants! Next, the two young partners were busy signing contracts, preparing the land and registering the company.

In March 2015, through land transfer, they contracted more than 100 mu of land to plant lotus root. The two were full of entrepreneurial passion and invested more than 200,000 yuan in the early stage. However, due to the lack of cultivation techniques and the use of more farm fertilizer, most of the lotus roots died. "We missed the period of replanting again, and we were very anxious at that time." Yao Haishan asked professionals everywhere and modestly learned from them. After hard work, they finally learned a remedy: spraying a powerful rooting agent on Liantang. This method can effectively promote the root growth of lotus root. A month later, pieces of lotus leaves broke out of the water and stood gracefully on the surface of the water. Yao Haishan and Zhang Haitao cheered like seeing a newborn baby.

Under their careful care, more than 100 mu of lotus root grows more and more luxuriantly, and a bumper harvest is just around the corner. At the end of June 2015, lotus roots began to be dug. This year, through the sale of lotus root and lotus root seed, one-time recovery of the cost. This year, Yao Haishan and Zhang Haitao contracted more than 100 mu of land to plant lotus root in the lawn group of Guoqiao Village, driving several local villagers to participate in the planting and promised to buy all the villagers' lotus root. In order to broaden their income channels, they raised grass carp, carp, Loach and so on in Liantang.

"in the next step, we will set up professional planting cooperatives to allow more villagers to participate in unified planting, unified management, unified sales, group development and common prosperity. So that people in Yichun can eat local fresh lotus roots! " When talking about the future, Yao Haishan is full of confidence.