Chapter 682 Old Man Chen holds a meeting for everyone
When Old Man Chen saw Fubao surrounded by a crowd of people, all talking about him, he quickly stepped forward and rescued Fubao from the crowd.
"Alright, what does he know? Just go away. It's useless for you to pry. The contract has been signed and the land has been rented. What we plant in the future is none of your business. You just like to worry."
Old Man Chen pulled Fubao out of the crowd and walked towards the field.
The villagers behind followed one after another. Since they had nothing to do anyway and the boss had come, they didn’t want to miss such a good opportunity. Even if they rented out the land, it was still theirs, and they would definitely care about what to plant on their land.
"Uncle, Miss Wan doesn't know, but you do, right? Tell us what to grow on this land. We have lived in the border areas all our lives, and we know exactly what can be grown on this land and how much it can yield. But Mr. Jia is giving us such a high rent, and we are worried that he will lose money."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Chen chuckled and became much more amiable than when he first arrived.
"Then you should go home and pray for Mr. Jia, don't let him lose money."
Old Chen would not reveal a single word. After all, many people were watching what was happening in Jinwu Town.
If the news leaks out, it may be difficult to sign the subsequent land.
"Old man, you are joking."
Old man Chen was not going to deal with this group of people anymore, but he couldn't get rid of them, so he took Fubao to the end of the field.
In the eyes of the villagers, he is just an old hand at farming. In fact, his image is no different from those old men in the village.
Old man Chen was looking at the land and talking to Fubao in a low voice. Even though the villagers were watching from the side, they couldn't understand what the two were saying. It was completely beyond everyone's comprehension.
When it was almost dark, Old Chen took Fubao away. They walked like this for six or seven days, leaving home at sunrise and returning at sunset every day. Fubao's little notebook was already full of notes. Old Chen's knowledge of growing medicinal herbs helped her further become familiar with the medicinal properties of various herbs.
Counting the days, Jia Yanbing will be back soon. After October, the weather at the border is getting colder day by day. If the seeds are not sown, the land will probably become frozen soil.
That day, Old Man Chen did not take Fubao out again, but instead called Wan Laoer.
"Jinzhu, have someone notify the managers Xiaobing found to come to your house. We need to prepare our land first. I have picked out some good plots of land. There are more than a dozen villages with good land. Moreover, the land of these villages is close to each other, which is convenient for management. I have marked the names of the villages on the map."
Wan Laoer quickly took the map and saw at a glance that the places marked by Old Man Chen on the map were all small circles drawn with black charcoal. They were indeed connected, and these villages were the villages with the highest number of contracts signed.
"Okay, Mr. Chen, please wait, I will ask someone to call him over."
Wan Laoer hurried to the workshop, found a dozen men, and went to the villages to call people.
It was almost noon when the people came back.
"Mr. Chen, everyone has been called here. Just tell us what you want us to do. We will all listen to you."
Wan Laoer invited the guests into the west wing. As there were frequent guests at home during this period, Wan Laoer asked his wife Wan Er to bring a few maids to clean up the west wing and use it specifically as a place to receive guests.
"Village leaders, we called you here today because we need to work."
Old Chen took out his pipe, took a few puffs, and then spoke slowly.
"Really? Uncle Chen, are we finally going to start construction? The folks in our village have been urging me, asking why it has taken so long and they want to buy a piece of meat to taste during the New Year."
"People in our village are also rushing me. They run eight hundred times a day and have trampled the threshold of my house flat."
Wan Laoer smiled and said, "Village leaders, please don't worry. Because we signed the agreement in a certain order, and the land lease conditions are different, we have been slow for half a month in order to unify management. I hope you can understand."
"Master Wan, don't worry, we are all trying to persuade them. Everyone is also anxious, but they only work for a day and get paid for a day, and no one wants to be idle."
When Jia Yanbing signed the contract, it was written that he would be paid for a day's work, and the rent for the land and the year-end bonus would be calculated separately.
Now that the rent has been received, everyone has enough money, but the villagers are used to working in the fields, and they are still a little uncomfortable with suddenly having some free time.
"Everyone, rest assured. I guarantee that if you rent out your land, the income you get in the future will definitely not be less than that from growing potatoes. Although we are growing potatoes now, the yield is high and the income is high, but it will only last for one or two years. If we plant more in the future, the price will not go up, and everyone will lose everything. You can figure this out, which means you are all smart people."
Wan Laoer was also worried about this problem at the beginning. He was afraid that everyone would be unwilling to rent out their land because potatoes brought relatively considerable profits to the people of Jinwu Town last year.
"Master Wan, Mr. Jia has made it clear on the notice. We are not stupid. Besides, who doesn't have a few relatives from other places? It has spread all over our village that the neighboring county will also start planting potatoes in large quantities next year. This stuff has a high yield and will become poisonous if it is not handled properly. We are not stupid. If we get caught, the whole family will starve to death."
Wan Laoer nodded, "That's right, and we are the only one who collects potatoes at the border. If we stop collecting them, all the potatoes in everyone's hands will be wasted."
"Okay, you are right to rent out the land. That's it. Remember what I am going to say next and pass it on. I remember Xiaobing has selected a group of people from each of your villages. Starting tomorrow, let these people from your village come to Shizi Village and learn how to plant."
After listening to everyone talking for a long time without getting to the point, Mr. Chen immediately brought the topic back to let everyone know what they were here for today.
When the village leaders heard this, they immediately laughed.
"Uncle Chen, we are all experienced farmers. Do we still need to learn this method? You just need to explain it to us. We can go back and tell our respective villages about it. Then we can start tilling the soil tomorrow."
A man smiled and looked at everyone, and the others followed suit.
Old Chen waved his hand and said, "If it comes to planting crops, I'm definitely not as good as you, but what we're planting this time is not ordinary things, so you don't need to say too much, and don't ask too many questions. Just do as I say. If you ask too much, I won't be able to tell you, and if I tell you too much, you won't understand. Let everyone Xiao Bing has selected come tomorrow."
The village heads were a little confused. Isn't this land for growing crops?
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