Chapter 183: Baoshan

When I arrived at the village entrance, I saw the village chief looking around.

In fact, the village chief didn’t know what time they would be back by bus, he was just worried about something and was very anxious.

The county has opened up the land for leasing, and they are not the only ones interested. They would be so angry if someone else got there first.

The village chief finally met Shen Qingyue and the others.

As soon as they got off the ox cart, I couldn't help but introduce them to each other.

"The price for leasing the mountain this time is not low. One thousand yuan a year, and the lease lasts for seventy years." That is seventy thousand yuan.

The people in the village do not have that much economic strength.

Shen Qingyue said, "Take us up and take a look." She knew this mountain, but in the past, the mountains belonged to large collectives, and she seldom went there.

After a long walk up the mountain, I realized that a large area of ​​the mountain had been reclaimed. Half of it was farmland, and the other part was forest.

Therefore, those who have the ability to rent a mountain feel that it is not worth it. They pay a certain amount of money and get half a mountain.

Shen Qingyue didn't have enough land to farm, and this piece of mountain was adjacent to the village. It was also convenient to take care of, and it was simply prepared for her.

What else can I say? I have money on hand. I went straight to the county office, paid the money, and went through the formalities.

Many people in the county knew her, and seeing that it was her who came to handle the formalities, they completed it quickly.

Shen Qingyue said directly to He Zhengchen: "I want to grow fruit."

She only has that one greenhouse. Although it's an ecosystem that produces fruit year-round, it's still far from enough to meet the county's needs.

Basically, the fruits were sold out as soon as they arrived at the store. Sister Ying had to run to the next city just to find the fruits.

As soon as the news of Shen Qingyue renting the fruit farm spread, Sister Ying almost borrowed a bicycle from the county and rushed back just to plant the fruit.

"Apart from anything else, big watermelons, strawberries, cantaloupes and grapes must be offered as an offering. I can plant them all." said Sister Ying.

She had already made this a career, and was completely worried about the lack of fruit in the fruit shop.

There's also a severe shortage of vegetables. There are over 3,000 people in the canteen, and hundreds more on the construction site.

With only two meals a day, vegetables are not enough. We now rely on people from other villages to deliver vegetables, or use ox carts to bring them. But this is not stable either.

There is also rice and wheat. Every time Shen Qingyue buys rice, flour, grain and oil, she can empty the warehouse of a grain shop.

It costs tens of thousands of yuan each time. How much money can I save if I grow it myself?

Don't underestimate this point, a little bit of accumulation will add up to a lot.

So during this period, He Zhengchen specially invited the agricultural expert from last time to help plan how to make rational use of that piece of mountain land.

As expected, the agricultural experts came and took a look at the fields and came up with a plan: rice, wheat, mountain watermelons, peaches, grapes, cantaloupe, cold-resistant strawberries, cherries, fragrant pears, and so on.

Shen Qingyue only purchased ten-year-old fruit trees that would bear fruit the same year. She also bought the best-tasting seedlings and vines from agricultural research conducted by the Academy.

Even the nutrient soil was brought from the Agricultural College.

This mountain cost 70,000 yuan, but it has already shocked the village.

Everyone vaguely knew that Shen Qingyue made money, but no one expected that she could even take out 70,000 yuan.

But what everyone doesn't know is that the 70,000 yuan for the mountain is secondary. The more important thing is to buy seedlings, soil, and fruit trees. The various high-quality seeds for half of the mountain cost more than 70,000 yuan.

Shen Qingyue had put most of her wealth on the line and even used the money He Zhengchen had left with her.

Money matters are always private.

Even if they were boyfriend and girlfriend, Shen Qingyue would not use it unless it was absolutely necessary. This time she really had no money.

We can only hope for this year's harvest.

Planting half the mountain requires a lot of manpower. Their village is practically depleted of labor. They're recruiting from nearby villages. Forty-five pounds a month, plus one meal at noon.

A hundred people came.

The villagers are all good at farming, and are proficient in growing vegetables and farming. Not only are there men, but half of them are women.

The women in the village basically work like men, taking care of everything at home and in the fields.

It is difficult for women to find jobs, let alone older women.

They all cherished their jobs and were eager to perform well. They worked as if they could finish two days' work in just one morning.

Someone inside was working so frantically that it made everyone else nervous, so they all started working frantically too, fearing that if they worked at a normal pace, others would mistake them for being lazy!

Each of them is an expert at farming.

Working here for a month and earning 45 yuan was a great incentive for them. But there was more to come.

At noon, Aunt Dahua asked two strong young men to carry the food to the mountain.

When the meal was served, everyone lined up to get their food.

The person standing at the front couldn't believe his eyes.

It was actually just rice, without any other grains mixed in.

There are two dishes in total, one is fried leeks with dried tofu, and the other is stewed chicken with potatoes.

The people who help them eat so well.

It was like a dream.

The person in front swallowed his saliva. The person behind him was also a little restless due to the aroma and asked, "Is this really for us to eat?"

They don’t even eat this well during Chinese New Year?

Aunt Dahua said, "Well, then. First, give me two spoonfuls. If it's not enough, add more. Don't be shy. Eat until you're full."

Everyone quickly got their food. After finishing their meal, they went to the side to eat. They had fried dried tofu with chives, which was very delicious and went well with rice.

Needless to say, the chicken stewed with potatoes was actually stewed with a whole chicken.

It's said that five chickens were used. The potatoes were soft and the chicken was fragrant, and everyone got two pieces of meat.

Things like chicken heads and chicken butts are not included. If someone hits them, they will make a profit because they can also get two pieces of meat.

No one in the village likes this thing.

There's a piece of meat in the chicken's butt that you can remove, and the rest is edible. The chicken head is even better, you can eat it until it's tender. It's so clean.

Everyone was busy working in the morning. When we took a break at noon, we couldn't help but chat with the people who came, and we immediately noticed the gap.

In the past, the situation in their village was similar to that in Liujia Village.

But now Liujia Village makes much more money than them.

I heard that a family with three or four working people can earn over a thousand yuan a year, not counting the harvest from the fields. Growing vegetables in a small garden can also bring in one or two hundred yuan.

Adding the income from the land, it’s definitely around 1,500 yuan.

The people who came to help had not yet wiped the grease off the corners of their mouths, and their eyes were full of envy.

Liujia Village is really rich!

I heard that all this wealth was brought by Shen Qingyue.

Everyone was stunned by what they heard. From the initial break-up of the engagement until now, they were living such a good life.

They were all quite shocked. When would their village have a Shen Qingyue?