After finishing breakfast and tidying up, Zheng Ya and Xu Qi left the hospital together in a stroller.
The three women, who had been watching them leave, approached Yan Fugui and said, "Husband, why do you think Zheng Ya should start farming?"
"Isn't this absurd?"
"You're such a busybody. You have no idea that Zheng Ya is a master with integrity. He doesn't speak without reason."
"That's settled then. From now on, you're not allowed to talk about Zheng Ya in the courtyard. If you ruin my plans, I'll get angry with you!" Yan Fugui wasn't entirely sure, but he still chose to trust Zheng Ya's character.
In his view, whether Zheng Ya was a master who wouldn't bully the weak, wouldn't lie to deceive the people in the courtyard and lower his status, or had the upper-class demeanor of not caring about more than ten thousand yuan, he would never make baseless accusations and end up with a bad reputation for deceiving the neighbors.
A tree lives by its bark, and a person lives by their reputation!
Zheng Ya would never do anything shameless that would jeopardize his future and reputation.
The three women felt this was absurd: "I'm just telling you, why are you in such a hurry?"
"Save your breath. I still need to talk to Lao Shen's family and help Zheng Ya clean up the broken tiles on the roof as soon as possible."
"I also need to go to the neighborhood office for Zheng Ya to inquire about the forest behind the courtyard house, so I don't have time to listen to your nagging." Yan Fugui said this and walked out the door.
The three women were so angry they stomped their feet, feeling like they were going to revert to their old ways when they tried to farm.
If this gets out, people will laugh at us, won't they?
Meanwhile, Yan Fugui went to Old Shen's house. Old Shen's wife asked her youngest son to pour him tea and asked, "Third Uncle, are you here to talk about Zheng Ya's contracting of the mountain forest?"
"Yes, there is such a thing. What does your family think about it?" Yan Fugui still couldn't accept Lao Shen's involvement, which he felt would ruin his family's future.
Although I sympathize with the poor financial situation of the Shen family, I feel somewhat uncomfortable giving up my family's employment opportunities to the Shen family before my own family members have been properly employed.
However, this was something Zheng Ya had instructed him to do, so Yan Fugui didn't dare to make a decision on his own.
It would be great if Lao Shen's family would just back down on their own.
Unfortunately, Yan Fugui misjudged Lao Shen's family. Lao Shen's wife happily said, "This is a good thing, of course our family agrees!"
I'm not bragging, but I'm an expert in everything in the countryside, whether it's farming, growing vegetables, or raising livestock.
If it weren't for the fact that my family was poor and we didn't have extra money to buy seeds for planting, or to buy livestock for raising, or to have land to grow grain or place to raise pigs and chickens, we would have started a side business long ago.
Sigh, it's all because of life's pressures..."
"Haha, whatever makes you happy, whatever makes you happy. If you don't have anything else to do right now, come with me to the neighborhood office and ask about the situation behind the courtyard house?" Yan Fugui was rebuffed and felt very embarrassed.
Judging from this situation, once the Shen family starts farming and raising livestock, the Yan family will have nothing to do.
This is a comparison between an expert and a novice!
There is no harm without comparison.
When that time comes, Zheng Ya will hand over the planting and breeding industries to the Shen family to manage, so what role will the Yan family play?
This whole mess has left Yan Fugui feeling incredibly wronged, with nowhere to vent his frustrations.
Old Shen's wife waved impatiently, urging him to hurry up, making Yan Fugui feel like he was just a gofer, while the main character was Old Shen's wife, who rushed to the street office with a belly full of bitterness.
The neighborhood office is less busy in the morning, as there are no trivial neighborhood matters to deal with there, making it the quietest time of day.
Director Wang had just arrived at work and made himself a cup of tea when he saw the two of them walk in. Seeing their contrasting expressions—one cheerful and the other sullen—he guessed they had something to discuss and said with a smile, "You two live in the front yard and the other in the back yard. You can't possibly come here to resolve your conflicts, can you?"
"Director Wang is joking. Having conflicts would damage unity. We can't do that. It would only cause trouble and annoy Director Wang. We can't do that..." Old Shen's wife excitedly started talking non-stop.
This made Yan Fugui feel like an outsider, unable to get a word in edgewise, which amused Director Wang, who waved his hand and said, "Alright, since you didn't come here to resolve your conflict with me..."
So, you're here to see me, the director, because you have some good news to celebrate?
"Director Wang, you're amazing! You guessed it right! This is great news!" Old Shen's wife exclaimed, ignoring Yan Fugui.
The gossip is really going strong!
There was nothing for me to do anymore. Yan Fugui was both amused and exasperated, and could only serve as a foil for them.
Director Wang was puzzled. If he remembered correctly, there were a lot of conflicts in the No. 95 courtyard, and one messy thing after another was framing Zheng Ya. Where could there be any happy news?
If it weren't for the old director giving her a heads-up to not get involved in Zheng Ya's affairs for the time being and to focus on solving the case, Director Wang would have already stormed into the courtyard to hold certain people accountable.
It's more like an ominous sign than a joyous occasion.
Despite his resentment, Director Wang smiled and said, "Alright, what's the good news? Tell me quickly so that I, the street director, can be happy too!"
"Haha, Director Wang will be happy to hear that. But can the street government contract out the woodland behind our courtyard house to us?" Old Shen's wife explained the situation based on Zheng Ya's words.
Actually, these days there's no such thing as contracting; it's more like renting.
Renting houses, factories, mines, forests, and fishponds is not common, but some special units and individuals do rent and use them.
For example, agricultural experts can rent land in front of or behind their houses to grow crops and conduct experiments, which is an extension of their work while staying at home.
There are also some elderly people who have spent most of their lives farming and raising livestock. In their old age, they are taken to the city by their children and grandchildren to enjoy their retirement. They can't stay idle and rent out land around their yards to do planting and raising livestock to cultivate their minds. They can't refuse to allow it.
Labor is glorious, and diligence and thrift are the characteristics of this era; no one dares to say no.
Therefore, the neighborhood office wholeheartedly supports these special tenants, but no one complains about the smell or considers them inferior.
Otherwise, if someone reports it to the street office, they will be arrested and criticized, viciously attacked for crimes such as forgetting their roots and treacherous, slandering the people, and undermining unity, until they accept the glory of labor and participate in labor.
Therefore, Old Shen's wife is not afraid of being ridiculed for renting the mountain forest for breeding and planting.
Director Wang chuckled upon hearing this: "Contracting out means leasing to others for a fee, right?"
Put that aside for now, tell me what you plan to do with that piece of forest you've rented?"
“Okay, this was proposed by Zheng Ya from our institute. He said he could get a batch of seeds that are three to five times better than ordinary seeds.”
Perhaps they'd like to find a place to cultivate greenhouses and see how it goes?
"Isn't that why I came here to ask you, Director Wang, to open the door for me?" Old Shen's wife announced casually.
Everything was on fire!
This made Yan Fugui lower his head and dare not face anyone. He had not yet returned to the essence of life from his identity as a cultured person and felt somewhat ashamed.
Director Wang, curious and gossipy, said, "This is a good thing! As the director, I certainly won't stop it!"
If what Zheng Ya said about the seeds being three to five times better than ordinary seeds is true, I will grant you the right to plant in that forest on the back mountain.
The subdistrict office will fully cooperate in supporting the national agricultural development program!
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