Dashan Orchard 1988

Chapter 180

Li Muyang saw that Wang Tianxiao was very interested, so he decided to tell the truth directly.

Although this kind of work of digging herbs is very profitable in the short term, it is unstable and naturally not a long-term solution.

In the final analysis, this kind of work depends on other people's faces.

If the market is good, the demand will be high and the price will be high.

If the market suddenly disappears, things will become very cheap.

Things like red stilbene should not be so expensive originally, that is to say, they are in short supply now.

But this kind of thing often comes in waves.
Since there is such a shortage now, someone will soon discover this business opportunity, and it may become widespread next year. It will not be easy to make money from this thing again.

But life is not like this. He can't just hit here and there with a hammer and a stick. He must have a stable source of income and ensure that this source is sustainable.

"Brother Lao Wang, I told you before, I am ready. Oh, no, I have contracted 80 acres of orchards, just over our Taoshan Mountain. I want to see if I can grow peaches or fruit on the mountain. Cultivation of other fruits.

But, uh, firstly, the area I contracted is relatively large, and secondly, my experience is not particularly sufficient, so I have been looking for people to help me.

I know that you have been working in the original nursery for a long time. Well, you are certainly familiar with the cultivation of this kind of fruit trees. You are extremely skilled. See if you are interested in coming to my place and working with me. "

Li Muyang didn't say anything about hiring him, because he found that Wang Tianxiao was poor, but his personality was somewhat similar to him, and he valued dignity more than the other.

If he were to directly ask others to do the work for him, he might not be willing to do so.

So he tried to maintain a more tactful attitude and chose words carefully, just to give Wang Tianxiao a more acceptable way of talking.

"You said you contracted 80 acres. Is that a lot? I originally thought you contracted two or three acres. You contracted so much, how many people are needed to do it? Isn't the cost high?"

Wang Tianxiao was very surprised.

He didn't expect that Li Muyang could open so many orchards.

According to the way people here contract orchards, it is generally two to three acres, or no more than five acres at most.

Mainly because my family doesn’t have much contracted land.

Moreover, strictly speaking, these orchards are relics from history.

The later production team will not let you turn all the good cultivated land into orchards.

These days, everything is still based on food cultivation.

Each production team, or even each township, has a quota for how much public grain it has to turn in. If it cannot be met, everyone will be left without food.

"Yes. Those mountains are barren anyway. If no one takes care of them, it will be a waste. I just had this idea at the time, so I contracted 80 acres in one go.

Well, do you think this will work?Let's do this together. I can give you dividends based on your annual income, or I can pay you monthly... let's just call it a salary.

In this case, you can have a stable source of income, and you no longer need to travel around every day to sell eggs. Well, you can also take your sister-in-law with you.In this way, you can get two incomes, and your family will definitely be much more comfortable. "

Wang Tianxiao nodded and fell into thinking.

He first thought of his hard work and income from selling eggs, as well as the difficult life at home. He was still moved by Li Muyang's suggestion.

But soon, he thought of practical problems again.

If he goes there to work, what will happen to the land at home?What should I do if my children go to school?There must be someone watching. Although Wangjiacun is only seven or eight miles away from Lijiacun, it is not very far.But after all, it’s not in front of the house. If I run every day, I don’t know if I can take care of the house.

Besides, who will do the work in the fields? It’s all trouble.

This is what a farmer is like, he has very simple emotions.No matter what, they are not willing to waste their few acres of land.

He has a deep affection for the land.

Even if people work hard, the land cannot be left uncultivated~
Also, most people here don’t want to leave their homes.

Anyway, if you can stay at home, you will never run out.

It’s as if there is an invisible thread in the home.Well, the iron locks tied them tightly around the Zhou family.

Li Muyang saw Wang Tianxiao hesitate, but he was not in a hurry, nor did he directly persuade him further.

He felt that this was the way it was. Only by being happy with each other could there be a good cooperation in the end.

If you do it forcefully, it will leave a trail of trouble and something will happen sooner or later.

He believed in Wang Tianxiao's character and knew that people like him valued promises. Once he promised someone else, he would definitely do it well.Precisely because the weight after a commitment is heavier, they will be more cautious than ordinary people before making a commitment.

"Brother Shepherd, your idea is very good, and I'm very grateful to you for suggesting such a profitable way for me. But I still have to think about it carefully. I can't get away from the dustpan. Well, What should I do? I haven’t thought about it yet.”

Wang Tianxiao’s ideas in the first stage were basically clear.

He didn't think he should agree.

Making money is making money, but once he leaves, the backbone will be gone. What will happen to the family?

The child was still young and the relationship with the neighbors was not very good. He was still worried about leaving his wife alone at home.

"Ah, it's okay, I just mentioned it. You don't need to agree so quickly.

Our door is always open to you. You can come at any time if you want to come and work, and you can leave at any time if you want to, right?
I believe in Brother Wang’s character, and I also believe in your skills.If not, discuss it with your sister-in-law at night and see what she thinks. "

Speaking of this, Wang Tianxiao also knew that Li Muyang did have good intentions.

He didn't want to continue to refute decisively, and promised to tell Li Muyang the final result after discussing it with his wife.

"What are you two talking about? The shopkeeper, you too, if I don't tell you, you don't know how to greet the shepherd properly. Look at the water in the cup, and you don't know how to replace it with hot water.

By the way, isn’t there a watermelon behind that big house?Why don't you pick one and cut it up to eat? It's really a lump of elm wood.I don’t know how to greet people, so you won’t listen to me no matter what I tell you. "

Li Yali came out.

"Oh, yes, yes, we have watermelons here. I forgot to pick them for you. Look at my brain. Just wait, I'll pick them right now. The watermelons I planted taste pretty good. .”

Wang Tianxiao slapped his head and stood up quickly, preparing to run back.

Li Muyang grabbed him and said, "Stop working, Brother Wang. I'm not thirsty. You can keep it for yourself."

"It's okay. We have planted a lot. How much can we eat? Let's do this. I will pick a few for you at a time, and you can take them with you when you go home so that your wife and children can eat some."

"It's really no need. Besides, I don't have a wife or children. I'm all alone."

"Oh, by the way, I forgot about this. You don't have a wife and children yet, right? Has that partner seen it?"

"What? You said Muyang doesn't have a wife and children yet? How is that possible? With such a good man, shouldn't girls from all villages line up to find him?"

Li Yali was also surprised. She held a rag in her hand and asked with a smile while wiping the table.

This is what gay women are like. Regardless of any era, they are very interested in gossip, especially gossip between men and women.

"Yes, not yet, but I have already found a partner and plan to get married by the end of the year."

Lin Xiuli's appearance flashed before Li Muyang's eyes.He remembered that he hadn't seen Lin Xiuli for some time, and he still missed her.

But there is really no way around this. He is not like future generations. When he is in love, he can make an appointment to have dinner or meet in person at any time.

These days, two people are not married yet and are generally not allowed to meet.

It's not that they are as feudal and conservative as in ancient times, but if they meet easily, they will still be gossiped by people around them.

Li Muyang was not afraid of others gossiping about him.

It doesn't matter if you say anything about yourself, but if you say something about Lin Xiuli, it's not okay.

Don't underestimate the rural people, they can spread this story to make people dumbfounded and dumbfounded.

Li Muyang didn't want his wife to have a bad impression before she even came through the door. This would be too unfair to her.

However, even though we can't meet each other specifically, it doesn't matter if we meet by chance on the street, or if we celebrate a birthday and give something to my wife or parents-in-law.Thinking that there would be a chance in the near future, he planned to visit his wife.

After a while, the steamed buns prepared by Li Yali were served.

A bowl of steaming egg soup.

Six hot equally steaming buns.

A plate of chopped green chili seeds.

I also fried a plate of shredded potatoes and a plate of zucchini.

Being able to make such a meal in such a short period of time shows that Li Yali is very agile in her work.

"Let's make do with it. It's too late and I haven't gone to pick vegetables. Shepherd, don't be polite. Just eat whatever you want. I'll make something delicious for you when I have the chance another day."

Li Yali wiped her hands on the apron in front of her and greeted with a smile.

"It's already very good. Sister-in-law, please don't be too polite. I didn't expect to eat so well so late. It's really troublesome for you."

"No trouble, no trouble, it's just commonplace food. Shopkeeper, you can eat, I'll go in and knead some dough."

"Row."

Watching Li Yali enter, Li Muyang whispered, "Brother Wang, you are so lucky to have a sister-in-law."

"Haha," Wang Tianxiao felt a little embarrassed rarely. He scratched his hair, "Isn't it right? If it weren't for her, I don't know how this family would be able to maintain it. It mainly depends on her. You can see what I do. If you come out, you can’t do anything well.”

Li Muyang knew that Wang Tianxiao was just being modest, so he just smiled. The two chatted casually for a while, and the meal was finished.

Li Muyang put the things in the car again and hurried home in the night. When he came, he was carrying a large package, and when he returned, the package became even heavier.

He and Wang Tianxiao agreed to wait until the money here was settled before giving it to Wang Tianxiao.

He originally thought that he would take some of the red qi he dug home, but Wang Tianxiao asked him to take it to the market tomorrow and then take it to Mi Qingsong to deal with it.

But then I thought about it, and I kept a cautious eye.

He decided to take both of their belongings back to his home, and then take them to the market for Mi Qingsong.

Although Mi Qingsong is there, he is his channel.

So he doesn't want Wang Tianxiao to know about this method in the short term.

This has nothing to do with character or anything, it is purely to avoid unnecessary trouble. '

Even though he gave Wang Tianxiao 20 yuan, he didn't want to ask for more, as long as 15 yuan was enough. But if he knew about Mi Qingsong's method and knew that the final price was 25, it would be unclear what he was thinking.

In addition, Mi Qingsong and Li Muyang did not sign any purchase contract.

Prices and so on are all based on a gentleman's agreement.

If he knew that Wang Tianxiao was facing the same problem, why should he spend 15 yuan when he could have 25 yuan a pound?

It's not being taken advantage of.

Business is business, and it’s all about making a profit.

If favors are involved, the favors will be converted into prices.

But there is no fixed saying about how much a favor is worth. Naturally, different people have different prices in their hearts.

Perhaps in the future, the business of this medicinal material will become stable and even become an industrial chain. Li Muyang may completely share the channels and information with Wang Tianxiao, but it is definitely not now.

He believes that no matter what kind of relationship two people are in, they must maintain a suitable degree so that both parties can be comfortable.

If you are too distant, the relationship will fade.

But if it’s too close, it’s easy to get bored.

The so-called behavior of others is actually just exploring this kind of relationship.

Thinking about something in his mind, Li Muyang kicked his feet very fast and returned to the entrance of the village without even realizing it.

When it arrived, it weighed less than a hundred pounds.

When I came back, in addition to some food and drink that I had consumed, there were also some sundries, plus more than 210 kilograms of red root, which was quite a heavy weight.

That is to say, the back seats of these early old bicycles were strong and could carry hundreds of kilograms of weight.

If this happened in future generations, the bicycle would have been crushed long ago.

The main task of bicycles in the early years was to carry things, so the bicycles were very strong.

In later generations, bicycles slowly returned to their essential function of transportation and gradually became lighter and lighter. Later, many bicycles even gradually lost their back seats and completely removed their load-bearing function.

When Li Muyang returned home, everyone was asleep.

He slowly put down the things in the car, sat on the tree stump at the door, and looked at the stars in the sky.

When we were in Wangjiacun, the night sky was still covered by a thin layer of clouds, but now the thin clouds have completely dispersed, revealing a crescent moon.

He looked at the night sky quietly, the cool breeze blowing on his face.

Suddenly I want to take a puff of cigarette.

He had heard someone say before that smoking can relax people. After working hard for a long time, smoking a cigarette and watching the smoke rings slowly rise one by one and slowly dissipate in the air, it seems that the human body will also relax a lot. .

But soon, he shook his head.

just forget it.

Hurry up and go to bed, I have to sell red qi tomorrow.

I've been out for a few days and I don't know what's going on in the fields. I'll get up early tomorrow morning and go take a look.

(End of this chapter)