After the new house was built, Zhou Bin and his family moved in and lived a life that the villagers envied.
More than a month has passed in a flash. In Beiyuan Village, the grass is green, the willow trees are sprouting, and the air is filled with the scent of spring.
The plan that Zhou Bin had been planning for a long time could finally be put into action, which was to plant apple trees.
He had this idea last year, but due to being busy, he didn't take care of it, so he couldn't miss it this spring.
The reason why he was so anxious was that he knew that earth-shaking changes would take place here, and the apple tree would be the biggest support for everyone to get rich.
But at present, the people here are only used to growing crops, and many people have never thought about growing other things.
But it won’t be long before apples become a rare commodity and their value will be very high. It will be too late to make plans at that time.
So he came to his father and said, "Dad, I want to discuss something with you."
Zhou Jianming was listening to the radio in the room. Seeing Zhou Bin being so serious, he quickly turned off the radio.
Then he asked, "Binbin, what do you want to discuss?"
Zhou Bin said, "Dad, I want to use our five acres of wheat land to exchange for Grandpa Dexing's ten acres of sandy land."
Zhou Jianming was shocked when he heard this and asked incredulously: "Binbin, what did you say?"
Zhou Bin smiled and said, "I want to exchange our land for Master Dexing's ten acres of land."
Zhou Jianming was shocked and said quickly, "Binbin, what's wrong with you? Our land is excellent and fertile, but your grandfather Dexing's land is rotten and can't grow food!"
Zhou Bin smiled and said, "I know there's a lot of sand in his land, but I don't grow crops there."
Zhou Jianming asked in surprise: "Not growing crops? Then what do you want the land for?"
Zhou Bin explained: "I plan to plant apple trees in that field."
Zhou Jianming was even more surprised when he heard this: "Apples? Why do you grow them? They can't be eaten. If you want to eat fruit, just plant two in our yard."
Zhou Bin waved his hand and smiled: "Dad, you don't know, this apple is a good thing, it can be sold for a lot of money in the future."
Zhou Jianming was dumbfounded, he had never heard of anyone growing apples nearby, and he also didn't see anyone harvesting apples!
Seeing that his father was confused, Zhou Bin continued to explain to him: "Dad, everyone's life is getting better and better now. The future will be even better. Apples will definitely be very popular, especially in the south, where the demand is even greater. We have to prepare in advance."
Zhou Jianming asked, not quite understanding, "Who told you that? Apples can be sold for money?"
Zhou Bin thought for a moment and said, "I heard this from Mr. Hou from the county and Mr. Zhang from the city. They are well-informed and said that apples will definitely sell for a high price in the future, at least two or three yuan per pound."
When Zhou Jianming heard this, he immediately said, "Two or three yuan? My god, it's so expensive? It's more expensive than meat!"
Zhou Bin smiled and asked, "How much does a pound of grain cost now?"
Zhou Jianming said: "A pound of wheat is only 30 cents now."
"That's right. No matter how expensive wheat is, it's only a few cents. But a pound of apples costs three yuan. Just do the math, how much more expensive is that?" Zhou Bin said with a smile.
Zhou Jianming was a little moved by what he said: "Can this apple really be so valuable? Why can't I believe it?"
Zhou Bin patted his chest and said, "Dad, just believe me. When have I ever miscalculated what I said?"
Zhou Jianming thought about it and realized that his son was right. Ever since he recovered from his illness, he had always done everything perfectly and never made any mistakes.
This shows that my son is indeed a capable person with great abilities.
Thinking of this, he decided to trust his son. After all, without his son, their family would not be in the good situation they have now.
So he nodded and said, "It's possible, but the wheat in the field is so tall, I'm a little reluctant to give it up."
Zhou Bin smiled and said, "Dad, don't we have another four acres of wheat? This amount of food is enough for our family to eat. Besides, even if we don't have enough food, we can always go buy some."
Zhou Jianming calculated carefully and found that there was indeed enough food. There had been a bumper harvest in recent years and there was still plenty of grain in the granary.
So he nodded and said, "Okay, just do it according to your idea."
Zhou Bin persuaded his father and told Li Nan about his plan.
When Li Nan heard this, he agreed without hesitation.
This made Zhou Bin a little bit strange: "Xiao Nan, don't you think I'm losing money?"
Li Nan smiled gently: "What am I afraid of? You know more than me and you are very capable, so you will not lose anything. Who is my man? He is a powerful man in Xingwang Township!"
Zhou Bin was embarrassed by his wife's praise: "Xiao Nan, aren't you exaggerating a bit?"
Li Nan laughed and said, "I'm not exaggerating, everyone says so."
Zhou Bin was so happy, nothing was better than having his wife praise him!
After everyone in the family agreed, Zhou Bin immediately went to Zhou Dexing to discuss the matter.
He walked into Zhou Dexing's home with a box of cigarettes in his pocket and a smile on his face.
Zhou Dexing was weaving wicker baskets in the yard. Zhou Bin hurriedly greeted him, "Fourth Grandpa, are you busy weaving baskets?"
Zhou Dexing looked up and saw that it was Zhou Bin. He immediately stopped what he was doing and said with a smile, "Zhou Bin is here. Come and sit down."
Zhou Bin smiled and took out a Hongtashan cigarette, handed him one, and asked, "Where's my uncle Jianhai?"
Zhou Dexing smiled and said, "He and his wife took the kids to the fields to hoe the land, and they haven't come back yet."
Zhou Bin nodded. Zhou Dexing has two sons. The younger son, Zhou Jianshan, works in his own coal yard, while the older son, Zhou Jianhai, farms at home and takes care of his elderly father.
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