In 2015, in a village in Yuexi County, Anhui Province, a shocking thing happened: Chu Feilong, who was over half a hundred years old and had lived in the city for 30 years, resolutely decided to return to his hometown, intending to grow vegetables and raise sheep in the mountains.
Although his decision was not understood by his family, relatives and friends, Chu Feilong always replied with a smile: "The air in the village is better than that in the city, suitable for retirement, I want to live a Tao Yuanming-style pastoral life." ”
The curiosity of the elders led them to ask about Chu Feilong, the "Golden Phoenix" who had been admitted to the mountains and worked as a high-paid construction engineer for 30 years. Now, he has returned to his hometown to start his own business.
So, after so many years of hard work, has his life changed?
Born in a small mountain village, Chu Feilong once had a dream to leave this place with muddy roads, backward facilities and frequent power outages by studying hard. After years of hard work, he finally realized this dream, came to the big city, took a high-paying job, and started a family.
However, in his bustling city life, he began to miss his hometown where the people were once simple and simple. Although he has lived in this city for 30 years, engaged in the design of urban construction, and watched the city change with each passing day, he has always had a deep nostalgia and melancholy in his heart.
He had a new idea in his mind, and he decided to devote the rest of his life to the construction of his hometown. His dream is to start a business, and he has always wanted to return to his hometown to do something and contribute to his hometown.
After some understanding, he found that the cost of contracting this mountainous land was not high, because the state encouraged the rural areas to carry out planting and animal husbandry, and also welcomed intellectuals to return to their hometowns to develop.
After in-depth understanding of this information, Chu Feilong strengthened his determination and submitted his resignation report to the unit when he returned to the city. Many colleagues and friends advised him to think again, after all, he is in a good state of life, and he also has a skill, even after retirement, he can increase his income by rehiring.
However, Chu Feilong firmly believes that his decision is correct, and he is willing to dedicate the rest of his life to his hometown and contribute to the development of his hometown.
After he made up his mind, no matter how persuaded by others, he would never look back. In 2015, the day after he returned to the countryside, he came to the mountain area he wanted.
When he had walked a long way and finally reached the mountain forest, he was already sweating profusely. According to the villagers, this mountain forest used to be a small village with more than 10 households.
However, due to the difficulty of the road leading to the mountain, the residents gradually moved away. In addition, due to the lack of transportation, few people come to cultivate this land.
Looking at this vast mountain forest and wasteland, Chu Feilong suddenly hesitated.
Chu Feilong lost sleep at night, but he was faced with an unavoidable problem: the development of the organic industry needed to repair the road to the outside of the mountain first, but this not only required a lot of manpower and material resources, but also meant that the original budget cost was greatly increased.
After much deliberation, Chu Feilong realized that he could no longer hesitate because his profession was architecture. So he decided to start by designing a convenient downhill road. Instead of outsourcing, he called on the older people in the village to join in the construction of the road.
Chu Feilong's family is an old family in the village, and with their credibility and Chu Feilong's kind attitude, he has won everyone's trust in the village. While building roads, he also painted a picture of the future prospects for the villagers, so the villagers were willing to follow him.
However, when he began to lead the villagers to reclaim the wasteland on the mountain and plant tea, fruit trees and vegetables, he found that the road had not been repaired and the growth was very difficult. This made him encounter difficulties on the way to riches.
The suggestion of an experienced farmer made Chu Feilong notice the drainage problem of this mountain forest for the first time. He decided to take precautions and spent half a month installing the drainage system.
When the rainy season came, his preparations paid off, and the vegetables and tea were not affected in any way, and a good harvest was in sight. Although Chu Feilong was already an agricultural expert at this time, he still had a decision: to enter the breeding industry, raise sheep in the mountains, and raise organic sheep that the people liked.
Chu Feilong's farming method is unique, he allows sheep to run freely in the forest and meadows, leisurely foraging for food, and resting comfortably, which he considers to be a true "organic sheep".
One of Chu Feilong's original plans was to adopt a free-range approach to the aquaculture industry. But when he first bought 100 goats, his familiar neighbors were worried about him.
Chu Feilong, a villager who dares to "toss". He not only invested a lot of money in the construction of roads and drainage canals, but also in the cultivation industry. Although he has not yet recovered his costs, he has started a new business - farming.
Although the villagers were surprised by his "toss", they understood that without Chu Feilong's "toss", this place would not be as prosperous as it is today. As before, Chu Feilong first circled out the sheepfold before engaging in breeding.
He mobilized everyone to use bamboo poles on the mountain to circle a large sheep pen in a few days, laying a solid foundation for the breeding industry.
With a length of more than 10,000 meters, Chu Feilong no longer has to worry about finding a sheep herder, nor does he have to worry about the sheep running away or being lost. He designed a sheep house with both upper and lower floors, which did not take up space and could easily control the flock.
Every morning, when the sun's rays have just passed through the gaps in the leaves and sprinkled on the mountain, Chu Feilong has already returned from the tea garden full of energy, and he likes to go to the tea garden to see the newly grown tender tea when the dew is not dry.
From the tea garden to the sheep house, he opened the upper and lower doors, and the long-awaited sheep rushed out, and a new day of herding life began. This kind of life is extremely comfortable for both Yang and Chu Feilong.
Chu Feilong's breeding concept is "raising sheep, but also raising land", he uses the natural grass of sheep to feed, and the excrement of sheep is the best fertilizer, so that this mountain forest is full of vitality and greenery.
Chu Feilong's stocking method is unique, and the supply of mutton exceeds the demand, but he refuses to add long-meat feed and insists on natural feeding, because he believes that this is the real way of stocking.
In addition to raising sheep, Chu Feilong also raised some chickens, and his breeding method has been recognized and appreciated by everyone.
Chufeilong's farm life is full of rich and diverse species, including carnivorous chickens and laying hens, which are sold as hotly as sheep and are always in short supply. When he first moved to the mountains, there was no electricity here, and he had to live the life of a primitive man.
Every morning, he would wake up early and, like a king, enthusiastically patrol his "territory". He would walk from the tea garden to the orchard, and then to the vegetable field, looking at the green vegetables and fruits, the mountains full of cows, sheep and chickens, and listening to the beautiful songs of the birds in the forest, he felt that he had achieved the life he had always dreamed of.
However, one time when his daughter came to visit him, reminding him of his former dreams, he began to work towards a new goal again.
On June 5, 2020, with the help of his daughter, Chu Feilong registered the 8-year entrepreneurial history of Songlong Ecological Agriculture in Yuexi County.
At the beginning, when Chu Feilong wanted to resign and return to his hometown to start a business, his wife and daughter expressed opposition, especially the daughter, who thought that her father had worked hard for most of his life and should enjoy life like others, and there was no need to work so hard anymore.
However, Chu Feilong has always adhered to his beliefs and persevered in the pursuit of his dreams. With his efforts, Songlong ecological agriculture in Yuexi County has gradually developed and grown, and has won wide recognition and praise from all walks of life.
He decided to start from scratch and devote himself to agriculture and animal husbandry, which he had never tried before. Even among young people in their twenties, such bold courage is rare.
Watching her father's resolute resignation from his job in the city and his achievements in his hometown in just a few years, the daughter was deeply inspired and deeply admired her father's desperate entrepreneurial spirit.
When the father's funds were tight, the daughter generously helped the father through the difficult time. Chu Feilong's ecological agriculture company has a wide range of operations, including physical and online sales of livestock and poultry, as well as sales of various crops, tea, vegetables and fruits, and training in planting techniques. "
Chu Feilong has decided to fully exploit the potential value of this mountain forest, and he will devote more energy to building this industrial chain. In June 2021, after listening to Chu Feilong's report on the company's current situation, he not only affirmed his achievements, but also put forward feasible development suggestions.
He suggested that Chu Feilong should make full use of the natural environment to expand to the tourism and health care industry on the basis of developing ecological agriculture, and strive for larger-scale and better development with the big health industry chain as the core.
Under the encouragement and recognition of the county leaders, Chu Feilong has strengthened his confidence and is committed to exploring the full potential of this mountain forest and creating a more comprehensive and complete industrial chain.
In the past three years, Chu Feilong's sales have encountered the challenges of the epidemic, but he has adjusted his sales strategy in time, and with the economic recovery after the epidemic in 2023, his company has also ushered in new development.
His forestry industry is thriving, and as online sales have grown, demand has gradually outstripped supply. Today, Chu Feilong has become the legal person of the two companies and has become a well-known entrepreneur in Yuexi County.
He is convinced that the future of agro-farming companies will be bright as people will be more health-conscious and more welcoming to organic food in the post-pandemic era.
Wang Congyong, the leader of Yuexi County, went to Tiantou Township to investigate the work of "double recruitment and double introduction" to promote local economic development.