Hechuan Luo Guiyun: raising ecological soft-shelled turtle to lead villagers to get rich

Along a rugged country road, after more than 30 minutes of turbulence, the author and his party finally arrived at the soft-shelled turtle breeding base in Tangwan Village, Shuangfeng Town. A lean and capable middle-aged man came out. He is Luo Guiyun, a big farmer in Tangwan Village, Shuangfeng Town. He is in his early 50s. When it comes to his more than 30 years of life experience, that is not unusual.

From digging coal to running farmers

In that year, he was only 19 years old, when he was full of vitality. Seeing that his hometown was poor and backward, he could not stay any longer. He always wanted to go out and start a career, but he only had a primary school education and could not do technical work. It was said that the Sanhui Huayingshan Coal Mine needed a large number of coal workers, no skills and high wages, so he packed his bags and joined the ranks of coal workers for 18 years.

"I thought at that time that it doesn't matter if a person doesn't have the skill, as long as he is willing to do it, he can also change his fate. During these 18 years, as I worked, I thought, I can't work in a coal kiln all my life. I first sold coolies-- dug coal, and then gradually started the coal business. in 2002, I finally had my own savings. I resolutely left the coal industry and went back to my hometown. " Speaking of his experience at that time, Luo Guiyun opened the chatterbox: "at that time, our Tangwan Village was a backward village in Shuangfeng Town. It took 40-50 minutes for the masses to go to the market. There was a rough road on the village, but there were no cars. At that time, I thought, why not use the money earned over the years to buy two agricultural passenger cars, which can not only facilitate the masses, but also support the family. "

Luo Guiyun immediately bought two farmers, drove one himself, and hired a driver to drive the other.

"Luo Guiyun is still a good man. at that time, the farmer drove more than five kilometers from the village to the street, and the fare was only three or four yuan per person, but he insisted on going out early and coming home late at every game, and he was usually called by whoever called him. Especially if any villager gets sick in the middle of the night and the pregnant woman is in labor in the middle of the night, he will arrive immediately as long as he makes a phone call. The most admirable thing is that when he encounters mobility difficulties or poor families on the road, he takes the initiative to take people away and never charges a fee. " Tao Sicheng, secretary of the village branch of Tangwan Village, told the author.

"now the road is good, and there are more farm buses in the village, but my two farmers are still running as usual. But the son is old, so we can each drive one! " Luo Guiyun said with a smile.

From opening farmers to planting in nursery

"in 2009, the roads in Tangwan Village were better, and there were more farmers, so we had to do business." Luo Guiyun said, "if I give some of my farmers' business to other villagers, I can do other things." What I do can not only make money, but also boost the local economy. I thought at that time: there are many people going out to work, and most of the land in the village has been abandoned. If I can transfer them to do some planting, it will be a new way to get rich. "

Luo Guiyun is a doer. In that year, he transferred more than 1000 mu of land from two nearby societies and began his career in nursery planting.

"when it comes to planting nurseries, we can say that we have made a lot of money, but we have also suffered a lot!" Luo Guiyun said, "for more than 1000 mu of land, from raising seedlings to planting and managing households, I got up early and stayed up late in those years, trying to amuse my family to complain. I still have to hire more than 50 workers for a long time, and I have to spend more than 300,000 yuan on annual wages and land transfer fees. However, the nursery market was booming a few years ago, and I also made a lot of money. The villagers also get a lot of benefits. "

"Luo Guiyun has really done great good for our village. You see, our old couple have more than 5 mu of land. If we are both in our 60s this year, we will not be able to grow these 5 mu of land long ago. " Zhang Yingju, a villager of Tangwan 11 Society, told me, "A few years ago, we were all transferred to Luo Guiyun, and then the two of us worked in their nursery for a long time, earning more than 10000 yuan a year, which is many times better than our farming. There are more than 30 households who want to rent land to him and work in his family for a long time. When he is busy, 50 to 60 people work in his home. It can be said that every villager and every household in our two societies have received the benefits he has given. "

"to tell you the truth, when a person is rich, he often makes people jealous. I want everyone to find more money on their own doorstep, so that the villagers in the countryside will be in harmony!" Luo Guiyun said happily.

Raising ecological soft-shelled turtle to lead the whole village to become rich

Today, Luo Guiyun has transferred more than 2000 mu of land in Tangwan Village. In addition to planting nurseries, he has also planted Sichuan lilies, and soft-shelled turtle farming has become his main industry.

"when it comes to raising soft-shelled turtles, it was also an accident. In 2012, I bought seedlings from a nursery company in Chengdu. I saw local people raising ecological soft-shelled turtles, so I thought, the environment in Tangwan Village is so good, why don't I give it a try." Luo Guiyun said, "at that time, I went to ask the local turtle farmers, and they said they were willing to provide me with fish and technology. When I got home, I immediately transferred hundreds of mu of land and set up an ecological soft-shelled turtle breeding base. To say that raising soft-shelled turtles is not as easy as imagined, the first thing is to invest. In the past three years, I have spent 600-7 million on building bases and buying fish. Then, the important thing is technology. In order to raise the soft-shelled turtle successfully, I asked people for experience on the phone, while I taught myself in books. Every day it was dark, and even all night to observe the growth habits of the soft-shelled turtle! "

"in fact, Lao Luo has worked really hard these years. Every year during the spawning period from April to August, when the soft-shelled turtle lays eggs, you have to get up and dig out your eggs before dawn. For at least two hours, you have to feed the soft-shelled turtle 300-400 jin of fish and meat every day, and the little turtle has to feed steamed eggs!". Village director Qin Zhiping said, "but it's better to be here first. at present, there are more than 70000 soft-shelled turtles in his pond, and more than 30000 of them can be listed on the market."

"when it comes to income, that's for sure, and it can be said that all these years of hard work and investment have not been in vain," says Luo Guiyun. "at present, my imitation ecological soft-shelled turtle can buy NT $800, 000 each on the market, which is mainly sold to some local restaurants, restaurants, and supermarkets in Hechuan. In the next step, I plan to sell to the surrounding districts, counties and main cities, and I'm also prepared to enter the pharmaceutical market. In April this year, my soft-shelled turtle registered a trademark and set up a website. I believe that my market will be wider and wider! I also have a bold idea. The water quality of our Tangwan Village is particularly suitable for raising soft-shelled turtles. I want to drive the people around to raise it, so that everyone can become rich on their own land! "