Chapter 216 Buying a Tractor

Everything is going well with off-season vegetables.

In fact, apart from those who need to be literate in record keeping, the local old farmers who have been farming for most of their lives know more about planting than them.

When Song Wei went over, the educated youth who were in charge of taking notes were having an intense discussion with the old farmers.

"Learning from the experience of the last time, I think some vegetables did not grow well because of the lack of light, so we need to leave a hole in the greenhouse where the grass is laid, so that there will be more light in the greenhouse, and then move the stoves under the hole, so that we don't have to worry about the cold."

"Also, the team responsible for watering the vegetables must be fixed this time. Last time, some people watered and fertilized the vegetables too much, and some of the vegetables were rotten at the roots."

The recorders discussed and recorded the reasons why the plants rotted or did not grow well last time due to various reasons, and then made reasonable corrections after discussion.

The entire greenhouse base is bustling and prosperous.

Even the lazy Gao Le and Zhao Su got involved.

These two people invested money before and received dividends after the vegetables were sold. Although they have not yet made back their investment, most of the vegetables have not been sold yet.

What they sold before were those that matured in a short time, and there were tomatoes, eggplants, green peppers and other fruits that had not been sold. These could be sold at a higher price. They counted on their fingers and calculated that this time not only would they not lose money, but they could even make 20 or 30 yuan.

This is the first time for both of them to make money.

Although both of them are rich young men, the money they earn themselves is still different from the money their families give them.

So now the two of them have also become interested in the vegetable greenhouse, and they will come over to take a look whenever they have time to stroll outside.

"Song Zhiqing is here."

When they saw Song Wei, everyone greeted her enthusiastically.

Song smiled and nodded, and leaned over to look at their records, and also to see how the vegetables in the greenhouse were growing.

The second batch of vegetable seeds sown also sprouted a lot of tender shoots, growing tenderly in the greenhouse.

Tomatoes and eggplants have already produced fruits. Experienced farmers know the best distance between each seedling based on their previous planting experience, how to fertilize, weed, loosen the soil, etc.

The recorders were also not idle. Several of them were very enthusiastic about this job. After discovering that a batch of vegetable seedlings were malnourished and some of their leaves were yellowing, they went to the town's scrap yard to find some books related to agricultural planting and read them late into the night. Then they discussed with the old farmers and found a solution and learned a lot of relevant knowledge.

Everybody is working hard on these greenhouses.

This was the first time that the educated youth truly integrated into the villagers and worked with them, and the villagers were also happy to discuss with them to get things done.

Song Wei felt that the eyes of the educated youth who served as recorders were shining.

Not only that, other educated youth also had smiles on their faces.

In the afternoon, the captain convened a meeting of the Security Brigade.

Everyone was wearing thick cotton-padded clothes and put their hands in their sleeves, watching the team leader in front of them holding a loudspeaker and announcing in an excited and loud voice that their team could also buy tractors.

As soon as the words fell, the team members below became excited.

"Tractor, can our Ping An Brigade really buy a tractor?"

"Where did this tractor come from? Captain, please don't scare us."

"Wait, it seems our team really has a tractor. It was driven back by Lin Zhen yesterday. It's still in our team. Could it be that one?"

Everyone started discussing excitedly, and for a moment the captain's voice was drowned out.

"Be quiet, be quiet. The tractor is the one that Lin Zhen drove back yesterday. Lin Zhen used his connections at the agricultural machinery station to get it for us. Although it's second-hand, the comrades at the agricultural machinery station have already inspected it.

There is no big problem except that it is a little old. This tractor costs about 1,200 yuan. This tractor will become the public property of our Ping An Brigade from now on. We can share the 1,200 yuan and each family can contribute a little. Is that okay?"

A brand new tractor costs about three thousand dollars. Although these two tractors are second-hand, there is no major damage in any aspect. One thousand two hundred dollars may sound like a lot, but buying this tractor is definitely a good deal.

Most people have no problem with this, but there are some people who are not willing to pay that money.

This kind of people just want to get something for free.

But they couldn't be unwilling, because the things belonged to the collective, and the tractors were very useful, especially during the busy farming season, they could save a lot of time and effort. If someone was unwilling to pay at this time, how could the other people who paid feel balanced? So the minority who disagreed were directly suppressed.

You can act shamelessly and say that your family has no money, and then just deduct the money from your work points next year.

The captain said with a serious expression: "This tractor will be of great use to our collective. I don't care what you think. This is a collective matter and you can't hold back."

Fortunately, the captain still had some prestige, and in the end the tractor was successfully captured by the Ping'an Brigade.

After it was settled, men, women, young and old, all cheered and ran towards the tractor, not caring about the weather as they would get their hands frozen by touching the cold iron lump. They all laughed so hard that their teeth were glistening with joy.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

After the excitement was over, everyone who was afraid of the cold dispersed, but they were still happy in their hearts.

Song Wei was invited by Aunt Wang to her home to chat, and she did not refuse. She skillfully took the wool ball and knitting needles and ran to the old ladies' home.

The old lady asked her to take off her shoes. A group of people gathered around a small low table on the warm kang. Some were making shoes, some were knitting sweaters, and some were patching up the torn clothes of their grandchildren.

Heidan was also busy. He took the photos and White Rabbit milk candy and went to show off to his friends.

"Song Zhiqing, let me tell you, Lin Dahai from the Lin family has been arrested."

Song Wei, who was sitting cross-legged on the warm kang, had just taken out the melon seeds, nuts and candies from her pocket when she heard the sound of such a big melon.

She was totally refreshed.

"It's not just Lin Dahai. There's also a woman named Liu Chunyan. I remember you mentioned it before, but Lin Dahai and Old Lady Lin refused to admit it. As a result, the woman got pregnant and was reported when she was tangling with Lin Dahai shamelessly."

Song Wei immediately took out the White Rabbit milk candy from her pocket and placed it on the small kang table.

"Auntie, please speak more and explain clearly. Come, come, let's have some candy together."

As soon as the ladies saw what Song Wei took out, they were so happy that their gapped teeth were very conspicuous.

"Hey, this is White Rabbit Milk Candy!"

An old lady's eyes widened when she saw the candy Song Wei took out.

"This candy is very expensive. I heard it's made from milk. The supply and marketing cooperatives in our town don't sell it. I heard from my son-in-law that there are very few in the city. As soon as it appears, it is snatched up. It's much more expensive than other candies, but you can't buy it even if you pay much money."

The old lady's son-in-law is a worker in the city. She is very respected in the village because her daughter married well.

However, apart from her love of showing off her daughter and son-in-law, the old lady has a good temper and is a clear-headed and open-minded person.

After hearing this, the other old ladies looked at the White Rabbit Milk Candy differently.