"Total investment in the project exceeds 50 million yuan, covering an area of 33.3 hectares," she said. "During the first phase of the project, a greenhouse of 60,000 square meters had been built to plant eight varieties of chilis."

In the greenhouse, there's an irrigation network of 60,000 cubic meters, through which fertilizer can flow directly to the roots of the seedlings, achieving a high standard of integrated drip irrigation with water and fertilizer.

The greenhouse can automatically adjust the factors required for crop growth via real-time monitoring of soil, moisture, temperature and other environmental conditions.

The intelligent greenhouse promises a bright future for the small village.

"In the past, people worked under a traditional agricultural model of self-production and self-marketing," said Jiang Yongjun, the village's Party secretary. "Now, the company's advantages of market, capital and technology guide the centralized planting of crops in contiguous plots."

For those who didn't participate in the land transfer, the company will provide them with free vegetable seeds and teach them planting techniques. It will then buy back agricultural products at a unified market price.

"Rural areas can provide a vast space for young people to realize their aspirations," Jiang said. "I hope I can inspire more young people to help change villagers' traditional mode and increase their incomes."