Chapter 455 There will be a steady stream of income in the later period...
There was no choice but for Zhou Kexin to stay there, but she felt filled with guilt for not being able to come back to attend her brother's wedding.
On the phone, Li Caiyun and Zhou Yong comforted Zhou Kexin respectively and told her about the lively scene of the wedding.
After ending the call with Zhou Kexin, Li Caiyun and Zhou Yong looked at each other silently.
There were footsteps coming from the stairs, and Li Jingan appeared in the sight of Zhou Yong and his wife in a hurry.
"Son, where are you going?"
Li Jingan trotted downstairs and said, "Mom, I'm going to my Uncle Ma's house..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Jingan left home like a gust of wind, leaving Li Caiyun a little overwhelmed.
Zhou Yong was about to get up and go back upstairs to rest when Li Baotian and Zhang Guifang came back from outside.
"Where is Gang Pao doing? He's running like he's being chased by a dog!"
Li Caiyun and Zhou Yong didn't know why Li Jing'an went to Masanjia. When Li Baotian heard it, he didn't say anything, but just frowned.
The old couple sat on the sofa one after the other, and Zhou Yong said, "Dad, why don't we not plant our food crops this year..."
Planting that little bit of land every year solved the family's food problem. The key point was that Li Baotian was old, so Zhou Yong and Li Caiyun had to help him with farming.
Whenever this topic comes up, Li Baotian remains silent, and this time is no exception.
Zhang Guifang glanced at her husband and said, "Dad, you are old now, don't keep on cultivating that little piece of land..."
Li Caiyun and Zhou Yong also tried to persuade Li Baotian, but he remained silent.
Zhang Guifang sighed helplessly: "Why are you so stubborn, old man? Why do you have to plant that little bit of land?"
Li Baotian glanced at everyone's faces and asked, "If we don't farm, what will we eat and drink?"
Zhou Yong smiled and said, "Dad, the food coupons were cancelled last year. Food can be purchased at will, so there is really no need to grow crops on our own..."
Li Baotian sighed: "If I don't want to farm, then I won't farm. I'll just raise a few more pigs this year. I can't just eat and wait to die all day long..."
Since his retirement, Li Baotian has been busy.
I farm a little every year and go out for a stroll in my spare time. My life is quite fulfilling.
Raising pigs?
Zhou Yong sighed in his heart, but no matter what, raising pigs is better than farming.
He was afraid that his father-in-law would go back on his word, so he immediately called Li Hongjun.
As a result, Li Hongjun decided not to plant any of his food-ration land or his contracted contracted land this year. After all, he was worth tens of millions, and the couple planned to work hard and run their factory well.
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yong frowned slightly. He thought for a few seconds and called Li Ming.
Li Ming's situation was the same as Li Hongjun's. His family's land was given to his son's family for cultivation. Then Zhou Yong called Zhao Min again.
Zhao Min and Zhou Ling’s plan this year is to open a factory and stop farming.
Well, after asking around, Zhou Yong raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows with a headache.
"What's wrong?"
When Zhou Yong told the story, Li Caiyun smiled and said, "Everyone knows that farming doesn't make much money, so no one wants to farm..."
Working is so easy, and running a side business is always better than farming.
That being said, if every household does not farm, the land in Huaixi Village will just remain barren.
"Is it as serious as you say?"
Zhou Yong hoped that he was overthinking it: "It's not impossible. Don't forget that every household is not short of money now, and every household has two employees..."
Li Baotian narrowed his eyes and said, "If this is really possible, then quickly count which families are planting land and which are not this year, and you will have an idea..."
Zhou Yong thought his father-in-law was right. He nodded and thought: What should we do with the land if no one farms anymore?
The next day, Zhou Yong went to the brigade early and held a meeting on the issue of land contracting.
Everyone who attended the meeting decided not to farm this year. This was not good news for Zhou Yong.
After a while, the brigade radio sounded, calling everyone to come to the brigade to contract land.
As a result, we waited for a whole morning but ended up waiting in vain.
The village cadres all looked at each other in confusion, and Zhou Yong had a severe headache.
"Village Chief, what should we do?"
Zhou Yong frowned: "What else can we do? Find a way to solve the problem!"
We started doing land statistics work in the afternoon. After three busy days, we found out that there were more than 500 acres of land in Huaixi Village that were not being cultivated.
Zhou Yong looked at the statistical report, raised his hand and pinched his brow: "Tell me what you think."
Everyone looked at each other, and Li Ming cleared his throat: "Village chief, if it really doesn't work, the team will have to plant these lands. We can't just leave them there..."
Sun Qing pursed his lips and looked away from Li Ming's face: "It's easy for you to say that. With more than 500 acres of land, it takes a lot of people to manage the labor force. As for the current situation in the village, those who have labor have jobs, and those who don't have labor are almost all old, weak, sick and disabled..."
If two people in a family work, they can earn more than farming. Farmers rely on the weather for their livelihood, and last year there was a general decline in grain production. Who would still be willing to farm?
In the past, every household farmed. There was no other way; if they didn’t farm, they would have no food to eat. But nowadays, every household is not short of money, so their thinking will naturally change.
After Sun Qing finished speaking, the conference room fell silent. Zhou Yong looked at everyone and asked, "What does it mean that no one of you said anything?"
Li Hongjun coughed, attracting everyone's attention. He said, "If it doesn't work, we can just convert these 500 mu of land into vegetable greenhouses. Wouldn't that solve the problem?"
Li Ming smiled and said, "I agree to rebuild the vegetable greenhouse, but the question is how to solve the labor problem?"
His question stumped Li Hongjun. Sun Qing gradually lowered his head, thinking about how to solve the problem.
"If the labor force is not enough, hire outsiders!"
This was said by Li Hongliang, otherwise in his opinion there is no better solution.
Zhao Min looked at everyone and said, "Although the income from the vegetable greenhouse base has been stable in recent years, it has not increased much, so I oppose the plan to rebuild the vegetable greenhouse..."
After listening to Zhao Min, Li Ming couldn't help but sigh, and then said to himself: "I have tried my best."
This is mainly because all the villages around here grow vegetables in greenhouses, which has had a certain impact on the vegetable greenhouse base in Huaixi Village.
Zhou Yong glanced at Li Ming and thought for a moment: "How about turning these 500 acres of land into a fruit orchard?"
His proposal instantly perked up everyone, and Li Ming took over the conversation: "I think this plan is good, what do you think?"
Li Hongjun grinned: "I agree with the village chief's proposal. The orchard only needs a lot of manpower and material resources in the early stage, and there will be a steady stream of income in the later stage..."
The others thought about this matter and nodded one by one, obviously agreeing with Zhou Yong's idea.
"Things have been decided for now. If anyone has a better plan, please tell me and we can discuss it in a meeting later..."
After a while, Zhou Yong returned to his office. He thought for a while and called Lao Lu about building the orchard.
The two chatted for five or six minutes, and when the call ended, Zhou Yong looked a little tired.
Li Hongjun knocked on the door and walked in. He looked at the expression on Zhou Yong's face and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Zhou Yong raised a hand and pressed his temple: "Maybe I'm old, my head hurts when I think about something..."
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