Chapter Forty-Four: The Actions of the Jianglin Villagers
An Songyu was still somewhat confused after leaving the village committee.
Although she was not clear about the previous demolition and relocation of Jiangcun.
But she could assure everyone that the village had absolutely not cleaned up the mulberry-fishpond system or orchards.
Otherwise, the families in Jiangcun would not have never even mentioned this matter again.
But remembering that she had already promised the village chief, An Songyu quickly quickened her pace.
At Shuncheng No. 1 Silk Weaving Factory, An Jianping received his third phone call from his family today.
Normally, he would definitely feel it's not suitable.
He even instructed his family not to do it.
But today, he answered the phone exceptionally quickly.
The people who had just gone to the outside office all started speculating.
Hearing his daughter explain the meeting notice he received today over the phone, An Jianping breathed a long sigh of relief.
He readily agreed to the village's request.
Actually, when the orchard was cleaned up last time, the village already had the contact information of those people.
This time, however, the village clearly needs more manpower, and it's more urgent.
The village committee felt that relying solely on them, they doubted that those people would be able to be so attentive.
That's why I specifically asked An Songyu to find An Jianping.
After saying this, An Songyu hesitated for a moment before hanging up the phone.
She wanted to ask An Jianping the question that was on her mind.
But only An Songyu knows the memories of the next twenty years.
Given the current situation in the village, An Songyu couldn't bring herself to mention the reason for her doubts.
But the next day, something amazing happened to An Songyu.
In the morning, An Songyu was just getting ready to go to her grandparents' house.
While the demolition is a good thing, what to do with the silkworms in their silkworm rearing room is also a troublesome matter.
An Jianping's idea was to have An Songyu ask the elders first.
After all, the two elderly people raised silkworms for who knows how long when they were young.
When it comes to knowledge about silkworms, they certainly know more than the entire An Songyu family combined.
But An Songyu had only been out of the house for a short time when she was stunned by the large and small trucks carrying materials she encountered along the way.
The materials used for pulling are also varied.
There are various building materials that An Songyu is familiar with.
There were also construction waste materials that An Songyu immediately thought were useless.
It's not surprising that other fruit trees are planted in flower pots.
But why would someone lead a sheep or catch a chicken?
An Songyu finally managed to find shelter by the roadside.
After passing another tree that had been moved from who-knows-where, An Songyu finally saw her house.
But it seems the tree she just passed was also heading towards her home?
An Songyu looked at the tree that had been moved to her front door with a puzzled expression.
She only realized what was happening when someone emerged from the village leaves.
He quickly greeted, "Grandpa, what's wrong...?"
"Xiaoyu!" An Shunhe breathed a sigh of relief when he saw An Songyu. "These two trees were brought back from your aunt's home."
"There's no space left for them to plant!"
"I see your yard is big enough, why don't you just plant it there!"
An Songyu stared blankly at her grandfather as he left after speaking.
It took them a long time to process what was happening.
But after she went to the wheelbarrow and looked at the two trees, she finally understood what her grandfather meant.
But... isn't her grandfather giving her too much credit?
Because their whole family had never planned to live in Jiangcun.
There were absolutely no everyday items in An Songyu's several buildings.
Not to mention the various specialized tools needed for planting trees.
An Songyu looked at the sun, which was still incredibly hot even in September, with a sense of helplessness.
I was thinking of putting these two saplings somewhere that might save their lives.
An Jianmin arrived carrying a shovel and witnessed this scene.
He quickly said, "Xiaoyu, you go take care of your business first, I'll leave the saplings here."
Upon hearing this, An Songyu turned around and saw the shovel in An Jianmin's hand, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
But what she was more curious about was: "Uncle, what brings you here?"
“You just left, and your aunt’s family passed by our house,” An Jianmin replied while searching for a suitable spot to plant the two trees.
"Oh, I see!" An Songyu nodded in understanding, then realized what was going on:
"Did your aunt's family send over saplings specially? So early?"
"Yes, we specifically sent saplings over." An Jianmin paused slightly, answering with a somewhat complicated expression.
However, he really didn't want to bring up things that would offend the child's ears.
So he simply changed the subject: "It's not early at your aunt's house anymore."
"Did you see when you came over? Everyone in the village got up early this morning to get busy."
An Songyu nodded, thinking of the vehicles she had seen along the way: "When I came here this morning, I did see quite a few trucks carrying materials."
"Are they all from each family in the village?"
What are they planning to do?
"They do all sorts of things!" An Jianmin finally found a suitable spot to put his shovel down, and while he started working, he continued to explain to his niece, who was full of questions:
"Hasn't the neighboring Lin Village been demolished twice already?"
"This time, even the last bit of their village was demolished."
“The villagers have been busy since yesterday.”
"We've planted trees everywhere we can, in the yards and fields."
“There are also those who go to relatives’ houses to catch chickens and bring them back to build chicken coops.”
"I borrowed the dog to build a doghouse."
"Even drilling teams are starting to line up."
"This can really work?" An Songyu stared wide-eyed in disbelief!
"Why can't it work?" An Jianmin looked at the tree pit that was almost finished, moved it to a different spot, and continued.
He didn't stop talking either: "When Lin Village first lost money, many families lost money on their chicken coops and dog kennels."
“Even in recent years, there are still quite a few people raising chickens and ducks in Jiangcun.”
"In the last few months of this year, the factories in the new district have all been put into use, and there is no shortage of tenants there."
"They've gradually reduced the number of animals they raise."
"I heard that when they first started renting out apartments there, things didn't go very smoothly with the tenants."
"There are quite a few people who dislike raising chickens because it's dirty, smelly, and noisy."
“That’s perfectly normal!” An Songyu could really understand this.
After all, when she first arrived in Jiangcun, she was also quite unaccustomed to the chickens and ducks that seemed to be setting up landmines everywhere.
Even after Jiangcun's agritourism industry developed well.
Chickens and ducks are raised in mulberry fields and fish ponds that are further away from the village.
This way, we can provide guests with the free-range chickens they love, while also preventing them from seeing anything dirty or messy.
However, An Songyu often had to travel between the mulberry-dike-fishpond and the orchard.
It's unavoidable wherever you pass by.
An Jianmin chuckled, not wanting to discuss the poultry fertilization with his niece further, and continued:
"Anyway, when Lin Village was demolished, even the most rudimentary chicken coops and dog kennels could be compensated with a hundred or two hundred yuan."
"Compensation for chickens and ducks will also be based on market prices."
"The compensation for the demolition is one thing, but the chickens and ducks still belong to me."
"It just needs to be dealt with promptly."
"As for the well, the losses were even greater."
"Both of the two demolitions in Lin Village involved wells."
"Because the time was relatively close, the compensation prices were not much different."
"I heard that even the most ordinary hand pump well can be compensated at 10 yuan per meter."
"Those brick wells were compensated directly on a per-well basis."
"And wells... Anyway, each has its own compensation method, but none of them will make anyone suffer a loss."
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