As he was speaking, a modified car with an exaggerated shape drove out of the base. A chubby man got out of the car and happily came forward to greet Shi Zijin who was in the lead.
While the two were talking, someone came to guide the convoy one vehicle at a time into the security base.
Su Tao sat back in the car, took out the communicator to check the signal, and sure enough, there was one.
She quickly called Zhuang Wan to report that she was safe, and then called Mr. Mei.
When Mr. Mei received her call, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Tao girl has arrived in Shou'an, right?"
"Here we are. I'll help you find Grandpa Wu Jianyi once I get into the base."
"Don't worry, this is secondary. You need to be more careful. I heard that Shou'an hasn't been peaceful recently and many people have died."
Su Tao agreed and then explained in detail what was bothering her.
After listening to this, Mr. Mei was silent for a long time before he said:
"Tao girl, my suggestion is that Taoyang suspend all construction projects that require money now and save the money for taking over the plantation in Dongyang."
Su Tao was stunned: "Take over the plantation?"
"If you didn't see the news on the road, you might not know that a fire at a plantation in Dongyang last night destroyed most of the mature crops and killed 46 employees," said Mei.
Su Tao's heart was about to jump out of her throat: "What's going on? Is Mother Qian okay?"
Elder Mei sighed, "Xiao Qian is fine. She escaped the disaster that day because she wasn't at the plantation. The temperature was too high, and there were flammable materials in the plantation. No one noticed, so it caught fire. By the time we discovered the fire, it was already out of control. We could only rescue a few technicians and some seeds."
"Dongyang has completely lost its cornerstone industry, the plantation. If no one takes over before the stored grain is consumed, Dongyang will either have to pay a high price to purchase grain from other bases, or a large number of people will starve to death."
Su Tao broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this.
Mr. Mei continued:
"I'm just giving you a suggestion. It depends on your actual situation. If you really can't take over, don't force it. I believe the old leader will definitely have a backup plan, so don't feel pressured. Of course, if you succeed, Taoyang will have its own pillar industry, which will definitely benefit its future development."
After hanging up the phone, Su Tao thought about it calmly.
It was impossible to take over everything. She didn't have enough money in her pocket, and Taoyang didn't have any extra land.
It would be possible to take over a part of it, and then wait until Taoyang has the opportunity to expand the land, and then transfer the little bit that has been taken over to Taoyang for further development.
I'll call the old leader later and see if this can work.
Money, money, and land, these are the two things she lacks the most.
While Su Tao was thinking, his group had already been arranged into Shou'an's guesthouse.
She shared a room with Guan Zining, and Shi Zijin lived next to her.
Before dinner, Zijin came to them and said:
"Just help yourself and don't attend any banquet. Shou'an and his group are not good people. They want to hold Jian Kaiyu hostage and ask me to exchange him for water and fuel."
Jian Kaiyu was seriously injured in the last mission and was unable to return to Dongyang with the main force, so he had to temporarily send him to the nearest Shouan for recuperation.
His first stop this time was Shou'an, and his main purpose was to pick up Jian Kaiyu.
I didn't expect that these people would find my weakness.
Guan Zining's face turned black on the spot: "Major General, let's go and deal with them. How dare these bastards threaten us!"
Shi Zijin asked her to be patient: "You stay with Su Tao, I will take care of this matter."
Then he said to Su Tao, "I'll help you find out about that guy surnamed Wu. Don't worry about him. You must say hello to Zi Ning wherever you go these two days. You must act together and cannot go alone. You must also bring the snow knife. Do you understand?"
Su Tao knew the seriousness of the matter and nodded vigorously.
She doesn't have any special skills, all she can do is not to hold everyone back.
After Shi Zijin left, Su Tao was worried for a while and found that she really could not help.
You can't just be rich and powerful and tell Shouan that you can give him as much water and oil as he wants as long as Jian Kaiyu is released?
That's too cowardly.
At this time, we need to slap Shouan in the face so that they know they are afraid and let him go.
It’s better to leave the fighting work to Shi Zijin, as this is not her area of expertise.
After the three of them finished eating a bucket of instant noodles, Su Tao called the old leader and briefly explained the purpose of his visit.
The old leader's voice was very tired, and he sighed:
"It would be great if you could take over, but you have to know that this is not an easy task. The plantation now has nothing but four technicians and a pile of ungerminated seeds. It will be difficult to resume operations. It will be very time-consuming and labor-intensive."
Su Tao took a deep breath and became determined: "I want to try it. If it doesn't work, I won't feel regretful if I give up."
Seeing her determination, the old leader did not hesitate and gave Su Tao the contact information of four technicians and two former managers:
"The rest is up to you, kid."
I hope you can restore greenery to the people of Liangyang.
Su Tao contacted Qian Ma that night, hoping to re-hire her as the manager of the plantation.
But it was not Dongyang Plantation, but Taoyang Plantation.
Mother Qian covered her mouth in disbelief over the communicator, and after a long while she said:
"Boss Su, this is a mess. With the high temperatures, we can't grow anything good. If the yields aren't good and the crops aren't good, we'll be criticized by everyone."
Su Tao smiled and said, "It's because it's a mess that I'm qualified to take over. If it were fine, it wouldn't be my turn. I also got four skilled workers and the two of you to manage it for free, plus a batch of precious seeds. I didn't spend a penny on these."
The thankless job became a blessing in her mouth.
Mother Qian admired her and gritted her teeth and said:
"Boss Su, if you think you can do it, I, Qian Lin, will follow you. I will shoulder the responsibility for success or failure with you."
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