Chapter Thirty-Nine: Contracting Again
As Jiang Wenlin finished speaking, the villagers began to whisper among themselves.
Although everyone has known about this for quite some time.
They also discussed it at least once.
But with so many people in the village gathered together, it's possible to exchange opinions that wouldn't have otherwise been discussed.
Meanwhile, An Songyu's family was also quite lively.
In addition to the fact that their entire family came out.
The two aunts, who had been hesitant to make a decision, also came over.
"How are you guys doing? Are you planning to continue with the contract?" An Jianning asked his older brothers.
Ever since she decided to contract an orchard in Jiangcun, she has been paying close attention to the situation in Jiangcun.
In general, not many people in Jiangcun have contracted the village's orchards.
You can plant a small orchard on your own contracted land or private plot, and enjoy picking fruit with your guests.
In addition, there are also those who have specifically contracted land to grow strawberries, cherry tomatoes, and so on.
The people of Jiangcun have done exceptionally well in recent years, and can even be described as united.
So no matter how many kinds of plants they grow, as long as customers have demand, they can sell even if the plants aren't their own.
It can also meet the guests' requirements.
As for their own family...
Because of An Jianmin's presence, the brothers who contracted the orchards have made a small profit in the past few months, though not a huge one.
An Jianping and the others exchanged glances, all seeing the excitement in each other's eyes.
As An Jianning observed.
The brothers have managed to make a modest profit from their orchard, which they've only been contracting for less than a year.
To be honest, contracting an orchard in Jiangcun is a really good deal.
Putting aside other things, the land in Jiangcun was rarely abandoned, except for the later flower fields.
Even in orchards that are contracted out, most of the trees are in their peak fruiting period.
As long as you don't care about the variety, the orchard can produce fruit next year with just a little care.
Even regarding the mulberry fields, not to mention An Jianmin and his two companions, other villagers also inquired about An Jianping's mulberry orchard when the mulberries were being purchased.
After learning that as long as the winery's verification is passed, there is basically an opportunity for acquisition.
The village has finally stopped completely rejecting the mulberry-dike-fishpond system.
An Jianjia looked left and right at his brothers, then made up his mind and said:
"Brother, Jianping, Jian'an, and Jianmin."
“If you’re planning to continue contracting, then I’ll work with you this time.”
"It's Jianping. I heard you're really good at finding people these days."
"When it's time to manage our orchard, you'll have to help us find someone!"
An Jianping nodded helplessly.
This matter is not settled yet!
Things that are so far in the future are already being arranged.
But this also shows that the older sister had confidence in them.
Jiang Wenlin gave everyone ample time to discuss before speaking:
"If you are interested in contracting orchards, mulberry-fish ponds, or flower fields, come and contact us first."
"If in the end, not much of the land in the village will be leased out."
"Then let's discuss the possible distribution together."
After saying that, he went inside the village committee building with the other members of the committee.
An Jianping and the others exchanged glances, then looked at the other villagers who remained completely still, and simply stood up.
Bi Lizhu, sitting next to An Jianping, pursed her lips but ultimately did not reach out to stop him.
Upon seeing this, An Songyu and the others quickly followed behind their aunts who had already stood up.
Thus, An Songyu's entire family resembled a large army.
I went directly to the village committee.
The other villagers, who had been discussing it or were indifferent, fell silent upon seeing this.
The discussion only resumed after they had entered the village committee building.
But this time, it was much more lively than the small group discussion earlier.
"Tsk tsk, have Uncle He's sons tasted the benefits of contracting an orchard?" Some villagers who didn't know much about it quickly asked around.
"That must be it!" Someone who knew the situation quickly spread the word to the others:
"I heard that their silkworm rearing can earn back about 70-80% of the investment in just two seasons."
"We've been picking mulberries for almost a month now, with people coming in trucks every day to pick them. They must have earned quite a bit of money."
"So, does that mean the silkworm rearing Jianping built after contracting the mulberry-dike-fishpond system was actually quite good?"
"I don't know if it's good or not, but look at how much they invested when they first contracted the land, just managing the fishponds and mulberry fields, building silkworm houses, and releasing fish fry."
"Now they say that the two seasons of silkworms have recouped their costs, but how that cost was calculated is another matter."
"That's true. The investment in treating the fishponds certainly won't be factored into the mulberry fields."
"Raising silkworms is a hard-earned income."
"Leaving aside our own family, how long did the village collective support them back then?"
"The reason they give up so easily is simply because they don't earn enough."
"Especially when there's a silkworm disease in a particular season, it can be absolutely devastating!"
"That's true. Even if we make back the investment in the silkworm rearing room, that room is only really useful for raising silkworms."
"If we stop raising silkworms, then we'll be wasting our time."
"So... why is Uncle He's family still taking on the contract?"
"If the mulberry-dike-fishpond system isn't suitable, then an orchard would be alright!"
"After all, their youngest son runs his own fruit business, and I heard that he's involved in both wholesale and chain stores, so he must be able to consume quite a lot of fruit."
"That makes sense!"
"What's so great about it? The fruit trees in the village have been planted for eight to ten years."
"It's obvious what kind of variety it will be."
"Those were carefully selected by the village back then, so they can't be bad."
"It's not bad, but it's not necessarily the best."
"The outside world changes so fast these days. If it's not the best, then the profits from contracting it out will be limited."
“We villagers are different from that family.”
"Look at that family, who in their family takes care of all this at home?"
"We hire someone to do it, and we go to work ourselves."
"Any amount earned is extra income."
"After slowly earning back the investment, you also get an orchard for free. Isn't that great?"
"That's true, we should do it according to our own circumstances."
"Hiring someone may not be cost-effective, and you don't have time to do it yourself, so contracting it out is not necessarily a good thing."
"It's not necessarily a bad thing!"
"The village is getting more and more visitors these days, and those visitors enjoy the process of picking the fruit."
"The fruit varieties in the village's orchards may not be the newest, but the taste is just as good."
"If we really take over the contract, it'll be great to have multiple places for guests to kill time."
"As long as we can keep the guests here, staying an extra day is another source of income, isn't it?"
"Oh, now that you mention it... let's go find Uncle Lin and take a look!"
"Yes, yes, I'm going too!"
When An Songyu and his group came out with the signed contract, they saw several people walking together toward the village committee.
This made Bi Lizhu and the others, who had just spent a large sum of money and were feeling particularly uncertain, secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
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