Chapter 273: Proposing a plan to cover the mountain
"Ah?" Wu Hehua looked bewildered. "We know there are risks, but there is nothing we can do. We have no place to stay but to rent someone else's."
Jiang Xinbai thought for a moment and asked, "Sister-in-law, I remember there's a small hill behind your house. Is there a large flat area a little further in?"
"Yes, there are. What's the matter? Do you want us to raise chickens there? We can, but the mountain belongs to the village collective. Will the village agree?"
If Jiang Xinbai hadn't told Wu Hehua, she would never have thought of that place. Hey, it's close to home and it's convenient to take care of it.
"Of course I don't want to, so you have to pay to rent it!"
"What's the difference between that and renting from the villagers?" Wu Hehua really didn't understand.
Jiang Xinbai patiently explained to her, "Sister-in-law, this is what's going on. I remember there are still some peaches on this hill, right? Then you can go to the village committee and rent the entire hill. Don't rent it for just one year, rent it for as long as you can."
"Ah? Xiaobai, isn't this too risky? What if raising chickens doesn't bring much profit? Wouldn't that mean the mountain is wasted?"
Wu Hehua was a little confused. Although it was just a small hill, it would cost a lot of money in a year! She was already short of money, and if she spent so much money on the site, she would have no money left to buy chickens.
Jiang Xinbai knew that no matter how much she talked to her sister-in-law, she would still have concerns, so she said directly: "Sister-in-law, how about this, you go and call my brother and Zhengnan, I'll talk to them, and then you and your family can discuss it, what do you think?"
"Okay, then wait a moment. I'll call them right away. This is a very big matter and I can't make the decision alone." After saying this, Wu Hehua ran out.
Chen Cui'e in the kitchen leaned against the door frame and listened for a while. When she saw Wu Hehua running away, she quickly walked to Jiang Xinbai and asked, "Xiaobai, Mom knows you want to help your eldest brother and his family, but this mountain will cost a lot of money. It will cost a lot for you to go to Shenzhen. Take the money you just gave Mom back and lend it to your eldest brother later."
Chen Cui'e had secretly counted the money when she went back to the room to put it away. The girl had given her a full thousand yuan. She had planned to put it back when her daughter left, but now she could only lend it to the eldest daughter.
Jiang Xinbai smiled at his mother soothingly and replied, "Mom, don't worry. I have money, and what I give you is yours. You don't have to lend it to big brother. I will lend it to big brother. You can keep the money yourself."
"Hey, where do you get so much money..."
"Mom, you don't know me yet. When did I start pretending to be rich? Don't worry! I know what's going on."
"You, I..."
"Xiaobai, I've called your elder brother and Zhengnan over. Please talk to them. I don't quite understand."
At this time, Wu Hehua ran back panting, followed by Jiang Baoguo and his son Jiang Zhengnan.
Jiang Baoguo touched his head and smiled at Jiang Xinbai, "Xiaobai, your sister-in-law said that when you told her about Bao Shantou, she couldn't explain it clearly. Tell your brother what the situation is."
"Aunt, are you talking about planting fruit trees on the mountain and then enclosing the open space to raise chickens?" Jiang Zhengnan pulled a chair and sat next to Jiang Xinbai and asked.
Jiang Xinbai looked at his nephew with appreciation and said with a smile, "It's almost right, but you can actually fence off the entire mountain, so that other people can't go up the mountain and naturally won't steal chickens or anything like that. What I want to say is that the peach trees that were already on the mountain should be kept, and you can plant some other fruit trees in the empty space. Finally, spend some money to fence off the chicken farm, and let the chickens look for insects under the fruit trees. The rotten fruits that fall from the trees can also be used as food for them, and the ripe ones may be sold for a few dollars. Of course, you also have to put some long basins at the edge and put some chicken feed at fixed times. You can't just rely on the chickens to find food on their own."
Jiang Zhengnan listened to what his aunt said, nodding his head with his eyes shining, "Aunt, we haven't thought of the method you mentioned. In this way, the chicken manure can be used as fertilizer for the fruit trees, and the chickens can help the fruit trees catch insects. It's killing two birds with one stone."
"Well, I heard someone talk about this when I was in Shenzhen Stock Exchange before. I think someone has done this before." Jiang Xinbai made up a random excuse. In later times, this would be called running away like a chicken, which was very popular.
"Oh, there are people raising chickens in such a big city like Shenzhen?" Wu Hehua asked curiously.
"Look at what you said. No matter how big the city is, people still need to eat. If they need to eat, then someone has to farm and raise chickens and ducks."
Chen Cui'e felt that the eldest daughter-in-law's words were laughable. Where are there no farmers? Everyone depends on farmers for food.
Jiang Xinbai also smiled and explained, "Sister-in-law, what mom said is right. Although Shenzhen is more developed than our place, many places are still rural areas, which is not much different from our place."
"Hey, we're off topic. Let's talk about ourselves now, not others. Xiaobai, what price do you think is acceptable for renting the whole mountain?" Jiang Baoguo brought the topic back.
"Well, I see that the hill is not very big, and only the peach trees on it are worth a few dollars. As for how much it costs, you have to go to the village committee to ask. I estimate that 700 to 800 yuan a year is fine, but the contract period must be long, otherwise it will not be cost-effective."
Jiang Xinbai thought that it would be a pity that just when he had made some achievements here, the hill over there was taken back by someone else. What a pity!
"Yes, that's right. Aunt Fang, for example, saw that we were making a lot of money raising pigs, so she got jealous and insisted on taking the land back. She really didn't care about feelings at all."
Wu Hehua was still feeling aggrieved. She had finally found a way to make money, but it was blocked by someone. How could she be happy?
Jiang Zhengnan frowned and said, "Mom, the land belongs to someone else and the lease period has expired. We can't care even if we are angry, so we must rent the land for a longer period of time this time to raise chickens."
Jiang Baoguo lowered his head and thought for a while, then suddenly stood up and said, "Xiao Bai, how about you accompany us to the village committee to ask? You know a lot, so you can help us check it out."
My younger sister will be leaving in a few days, so I'd like to try to settle this matter while she's still here. If nothing else, I'll need your help with the money issue.
"Okay, let's go! Mom, I'll go to the village committee with my brother and sister-in-law first, you go cook first!"
Chen Cui'e nodded, "Okay, go ahead and do your work. Boss, don't cook for lunch, just eat at home."
"Oh, okay, thank you for your hard work, mom."
As they were talking, they walked towards the door. Jiang Zhengnan suddenly stopped and said to them, "Mom, aunt, you go first. I'll go home to get something."
Wu Hehua grabbed her son's hand and asked, "What do you have to take now? Wait until you're done with your work."
"Oh, Mom, I just went home to get two packs of cigarettes. It's always easier to talk to someone if you hand them something."
"Sister-in-law, just let Zhengnan go back and get it! This kid is smart, just like his third uncle." Jiang Xinbai waved at his nephew.
Wu Hehua's eyes narrowed with smiles when she heard this. "Oh, he would be great if he was like his third uncle. He has a promising future."
Jiang Xinbai smiled and didn't say anything else. The three of them slowly walked towards the village committee office. Jiang Zhengnan was fast and he caught up with them before they entered the office.
Seeing that everyone was already there, Jiang Xinbai reached out and knocked on the door, saying, "Is anyone there?"
Xu Fengnian was writing something in the room. When he heard the knock on the door, he responded without even looking up: "The door is not locked, come in!"
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