The red jujube fulfilled Su Zekui's dream of becoming rich.

Su Zekui, an employee of the eighth Company of the 13th Regiment of the first Division of the production and Construction Corps, was born in Yanting County, Sichuan Province in March 1967 and came to work in Xinjiang in 1994. He had a dream a long time ago, that is to get rich and let his family live a good life. This dream finally came true in 2011. This year, Su Zekui contracted 40 mu of red dates with a total output of 19500 kilograms, with a price of 25 yuan per kilogram and a net income of 300000 yuan.

Su Zekui and Liu Xinghui are an ordinary and extraordinary family of thirteen regiments and eight companies. It is said that they are ordinary because they are an ordinary family of three, working hard towards their own goal with a pair of industrious hands; saying that they are extraordinary because they have become the rich stars of the eighth company with a tenacity and a heart that is good at learning, and his jujube garden has become the commander's command garden, which is frequented by division and regiment leaders every year.

Su Zekui and Liu Xinghui went to Xinjiang in 1994 to contract cotton. But they don't think cotton alone can make them rich. Su Zekui heard that "one mu of garden is worth ten mu of field." So, in 2004, taking advantage of this good opportunity for the company to contract the land for its own use to individual workers, Su Zekui signed a contract with the company for his own use, and contracted 40 mu of land for his own use. At first he planted fragrant pear trees in the field, but because of the poor quality of the soil, the survival rate was very low, the ground was uneven, and it was very difficult to release water. They, who have been growing cotton for a long time, know nothing about the planting technology of fragrant pears, and have not seen any benefit until 2006. So in 2007, Su Zekui borrowed 20,000 yuan from a friend and made up his mind to cut down all 40 mu of fragrant pear trees, rebuild the rugged land and re-sow red dates. In 2008, all the grafts were grafted, but when it came time to collect the dates, he was dumbfounded. The dates he grafted were all mixed dates, which could not sell the price at all, and lost money for another year.

Su Zekui felt that it could no longer go on like this. The couple went to the bookstore to buy a CD of practical technology for jujube trees, subscribed to scientific and technological magazines such as "Management of Red Jujube planting Technology" and "Rural Science and Technology", and devoted themselves to research and discussion as soon as they were free. More than 1000 yuan is invested in planting technology books every year. After the company library was built, he often went to the company to borrow books on jujube planting. In the winter leisure season, they are not idle, often go to the ten regiment, eleven regiment, twelve regiment and other adjacent jujube orchards to learn jujube tree pruning, water and fertilizer management and other techniques. As soon as I had the opportunity to exchange technology with nearby fruit growers, I gradually summed up a set of my own management experience.

In 2009, Su Zekui and his wife hired jujube experts from Shanxi and invested 13000 yuan to remarry grey jujube and Junzao jujube. All jujube trees were treated with organic fertilizers such as oil dregs and sheep dung, and stone-sulfur mixture was hit in advance to prevent jujube scale insects, red spiders, jujube fly mosquitoes and other insect pests. In that year, 60 kilograms of dates were produced per mu. At the end of the year, the price of red dates rose, and mainland buyers came to buy them one after another, with 20 yuan per kilogram of red dates, 2400 kilograms of dates produced on 40 mu of land, and an income of 48000 yuan, which gave him hope. He built six sets of rooms in the jujube orchard and bought small four wheels and lawnmowers. Full of confidence, increased drive, and do a great job in the coming year.

In the second year, Su Zekui increased his investment in the jujube garden, applying 500 kilograms of high-quality oil residue and 100 kilograms of sheep dung per mu. This year, 180 kilograms of red dates were produced per mu. At the end of the year, the price of red jujube rose to 30 yuan per kilogram, with a net income of 120000 yuan. He not only paid off the debt, but also had some balances, which strengthened his confidence. He spent 30,000 yuan on decorating the house, laying floor tiles, painting walls and buying new furniture, and the family took on a new look. In the third year, although the price of red jujube was lowered, under their careful management, the year-end income was 200000 yuan.

Last year, Su Zekui increased his investment in the jujube garden, applying 600 kilograms of high-quality oil residue and 150 kilograms of sheep dung per mu. At the end of the year, the price is 30 yuan per kilogram, and the family's net income reaches 400000 yuan. " He said: "through the study and practice in recent years, it has been proved that the application of organic fertilizer is not only not easy to drop fruit, but also has good fruit shape and good taste, so it is very popular."

This year, Su Zekui's orchard is expected to exceed 25000 kilograms of red dates, and the year-end income is expected to be considerable. Only with a junior high school education, he summed up three valuable experiences in planting jujube trees through the combination of study and practice: first, ideological understanding should be in place: continuous learning; second, technical implementation should be in place: technical requirements of each stage must be well implemented; third, management should be in place: diligent weeding and reasonable water and fertilizer management. That's what he said and what he did. When he walked into his orchard, he saw rows of jujube trees arranged neatly, with no weeds in sight. At the same time, he unreservedly introduced his experience to other fruit growers, who all learned his management experience one after another, driving a large number of people to become rich and well-off. Now Su Zekui's 40 mu jujube garden returns 7200 yuan to company workers every year.

Su Zekui and his wife also have a clever and lovely daughter named Su Yue, who is 16 years old. They often inculcate their daughters that only knowledge can change their fate. Her parents' studious, hardworking and down-to-earth style also infected her all the time. Su Yue also likes reading very much. every time she does her homework without the urging of her parents, Su Zekui and his wife buy a learning machine for their daughter, download learning materials, and buy extracurricular books for their daughter as soon as they arrive in Alar and Aksu. Her academic performance is always at the top of the class.

Su Zekui and his wife said longingly: "We have bought the car home this year, and the Internet is also connected to the home. We can find and learn jujube planting technology online at any time. It is more convenient and faster, and we can harvest more hope in the future."