Chapter 259 Are you willing to support me?
Nowadays, the person Yang Tao admires most is Shang Ruoting. In her mind, Sister Ruoting is very sensible in doing things. The most amazing thing is that her perspective on things is unmatched even by the big men in the village.
Now, Yang Tao just wants to see Sister Ruoting’s decision, and then her family can follow suit.
Deputy Captain Wang turned and walked back to the team, while calling out to Shang Ruoting, Tan Chen and the others: "Come on, there are too many people here and it's noisy. Let's go to the office and talk."
Shang Ruoting followed without hesitation, and the others naturally followed suit.
Deputy Captain Wang took a few people to the office. At this time, Zhao Fa was not there, and the office was very quiet.
Zhao Fa sat at his desk and lit a cigarette.
"What it means is that wasteland can be contracted out to individuals in limited quantities, based on households. Each household can contract a maximum of ten mu of land."
"After all, wasteland needs to be cultivated for a few years. If we pay the public grain, it will be calculated as half of the good farmland, even if it is effective."
"That is to say, if you plant corn on good land, you have to pay 400 kilograms of grain per mu, and if you plant corn on wasteland, you have to pay 200 kilograms per mu."
Shang Ruoting now understands the contracting method for wasteland, but she still needs to ask about some small details.
"Deputy Captain Wang, I'd like to ask, if we reclaim this wasteland, do we have to grow crops?"
Deputy Captain Wang had never considered this point. In his mind, land is used to grow food. What else can it be used for?
"Ruoting, didn't you contract the land to grow crops?"
When Shang Ruoting heard that she could contract wasteland, she had many ideas of making a fortune in her mind. Now that she was asked by Deputy Captain Wang, she did not hide anything.
"Deputy Captain Wang, I have contracted the land. Not only can I grow crops, but with such a large area, I can also engage in animal husbandry. There are many other things I can do."
As for the rest, she kept her thoughts to herself for now.
Deputy Captain Wang had long known that Shang Ruoting was a smart young person, and he did not find it strange what she said, especially when he saw the egg production of the chickens she raised, which was not something that ordinary people could do.
"The land is contracted to you. No one will care even if you leave it there to waste, as long as you can provide enough grain when paying the tax."
With Deputy Captain Wang's words, Shang Ruoting no longer had any worries.
However, before signing the contract, she still had to clarify the situation with the other two family members.
So, in front of Deputy Captain Wang and the Yang sisters, Shang Ruoting asked Old Lady Shang and Tan Chen.
"Grandma, Tan Chen, I want to contract ten acres of wasteland. Are you willing to support me?"
Tan Chen naturally had no objection, as he knew his wife's background very well.
"I agree."
Old Lady Shang also knew that her granddaughter and grandson-in-law were both thoughtful people. Although she couldn't figure out their specific ideas, she still agreed, "You two are capable. You have your own reasons for doing what you want to do. Grandma has no objection."
The family of three voted unanimously in favor, and Shang Ruoting looked directly at Deputy Captain Wang: "Deputy Captain Wang, I plan to contract ten acres of land, and we can sign the contract now."
Deputy Captain Wang didn't expect that he could contract out ten acres of wasteland without much effort. The huge stone in his heart fell to the ground instantly.
"Okay, okay, I'll prepare the contract right away. Your family is the first to contract the wasteland, so you get to choose the location first."
Tan Chen and Shang Ruoting looked at each other and said, "As for the location, let's go with the area behind our house. It's close to home and convenient for taking care of him."
Deputy Captain Wang nodded quickly: "Okay, that's the location. I'll bring people over to help measure it later."
Soon, the two parties signed the contract. Yang Tao was also tempted when he saw Sister Ruoting decisively contract ten acres of wasteland.
Not to mention anything else, just like the high-yield corn seeds that Sister Ting mentioned, if planted on wasteland, it is estimated that there will be a certain yield. Even if the harvest is not much in the first few years, as long as they don't lose money, it will be fine. In this way, their family will have more land in the future and will be able to get income sooner or later.
Although she had a plan in mind, her eldest sister was still the head of the family. In order to accomplish this, she had to convince her eldest sister first.
So, when Shang Ruoting was signing the contract, she pulled Yangmei aside.
"Sister, what do you think of these wastelands?"
Although Yangmei is not as quick-witted as Yangtao, she is not a fool. She certainly knows that Shang Ruoting will not do anything without confidence, but when she thinks about the people in the family, besides her, Yangtao, Yangliu, and Yangxu all have to go to school, and Yangxiu also needs someone to take care of her every day. Where would they get the labor to open up the wasteland?
What's more, what are their families going to do with the wasteland they contracted?
Continue to receive Ruoting's favor and learn from her?
These are the reasons why Yangmei is hesitant.
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