Chapter 45 Chapter 45 The changes are so fast that I feel dizzy
Yu Guoliang didn't dare to talk much with his family, but he was willing to talk to Liu Mianmian, including the work he had done in the early stages, the suggestions made by the technicians, and the calculated yields of the ponds and mountains.
"We have quite a lot of mountain land with this kind of soil here, but it's really not suitable for growing crops. Otherwise, the village wouldn't have left it empty without distributing it to everyone. In previous years, we just sowed some grass seeds and cut some pig grass to provide feed for everyone's pigs and sheep."
Yu Guoliang said excitedly, "The technician told me that at the end of last year, the Nancheng Agricultural Science Institute developed a new peanut variety, Nanhua No. 9, specifically for this type of soil. The seeds aren't available in large quantities yet, and the institute is looking for locations to test planting them. He promised to help me find a place."
Liu Mianmian nodded. "That's great. If the test results are good, we can expand the planting scale and rent the area next door in Xiaodun Village. The same goes for the pond. There's a pond in Xiaodun Village not far away, so we might as well dig it through."
Yu Yongcheng: “…”
The eldest brother spent 150 yuan to lease the village ponds and mountains, and he was already worried sick. Otherwise, as soon as the youngest brother came back, he would directly rush to annex Xiaodun Village.
He quickly poured cold water on the idea, "It's still unclear whether these villagers can make money. The technicians say so, but they've never contracted a pond or a mountain. What do you call that? Oh, and it's just empty talk, you know?! We don't know what will happen in a year, let alone three to five years. If we lose money by then, the whole family won't be able to pay it back even if they tie their necks."
Liu Mianmian shook her head. "That's just in case the crops don't take off. But what if they do? Then, when others see you making money, won't they be jealous? Will they also want to compete for the right to host the business? Will the village committee also want to increase the contract fee? Then, by taking such a big risk, aren't you just helping others?"
Yu Yongcheng fell silent.
All he thought about was that he would lose money if the business failed, and he really didn't consider whether someone would rush to take over the contract if he could really make money.
If it's really like what the technician said, and he can earn at least a thousand yuan a year, then there will definitely be a lot of people vying for the job!
By then, the boss will have to spend so much effort and take so much risk to create a new path, but the road will either be given away for free to others or he will have to pay more for the contract.
After a while, Yu Yongcheng sighed: "Even if we want to, we don't have that much money!"
Liu Mianmian smiled: "I do."
Yu Yongcheng was stunned for a moment, looked at Shen Weizhuo, and shook his head quickly: "No, no, this is your elder brother's business, how can I ask for your money." The daughter's in-laws are well-off, so her family should not think about taking advantage of her all day long, otherwise the daughter will not be able to hold her head up in her in-laws' family.
Liu Mianmian: "I'm not giving it to him for free. I'm investing, whether it's three or five years. After negotiating with the village committee, I'll pay the money and I can get 30% of the profits."
After thinking for a while, Liu Mianmian asked again: "Brother, you mean that there are a lot of mountainous lands like this here, right? After the trial planting this year, if the harvest is good, the village will probably introduce a large number of them next year?"
Yu Guoliang answered in a daze: "It should be."
He was a little dazed for a moment. An hour ago, he was disliked by his family for contracting the pond and mountain land. An hour later, his father, who was originally unwilling to contract for a year, was actually starting to consider the problem of having no money after contracting for three years?
This, this change was too fast, he felt a little dizzy.
Liu Mianmian didn't know what he was thinking, so she continued, "After the peanut production expands, we can open an oil press. At first, we can do some processing work. By the way, we can also run a breeding farm and use oil cakes as feed. Later, we can slowly develop our own cooking oil brand and open an cooking oil factory."
Even though every household treats pork and lard as treasures now, once capital enters the market, the rumors that lard is harmful to health will completely overturn the concepts of the Chinese people. In Liu Mianmian's previous life, the country of China imported hundreds of millions or even tens of millions of tons of vegetable oil every year.
Yu Guoliang: “…”
Yu Yongcheng: “…”
Both of them had an expression of "Who am I, where am I, what do I hear?"
Aren't they discussing the issue of contracting fish ponds and mountain land? So the youngest one thinks that this issue has been discussed and it's time to change the subject?
Even if we change the subject, how come it has become about opening oil presses, farms and edible oil factories?
Shen Weiyun boasted without thinking: "Sister-in-law, you really know a lot! According to this, Brother Guoliang will be able to become the factory director in the future!"
Wang Zhiyuan looked at Yu Guoliang with envy and said, "My comrade-in-arms retired and returned to his hometown. He rented a piece of mountain land to raise chickens. I heard it's quite profitable, but he said raising pigs is even more profitable."
Yu Guoliang: “Ah?”
No, he didn’t say he wanted to raise pigs!
He is so busy raising fish and growing peanuts that he is too busy.
Liu Mianmian smiled and said, "Then Zhiyuan, you can start a pig farm! You can do some research first and find a place to learn. Then, next year or the year after, come to Qianjin Township and start a pig farm. I can just ask my brother's oil mill to provide you with feed. Then, ask Shen Weizhou to invest in you; he has the money."
Although Liu Mianmian really thought this plan was feasible, even she herself felt that she sounded like a liar, but Wang Zhiyuan did not think she was a liar.
Ever since he made money with Liu Mianmian, Wang Zhiyuan thought of her as a walking God of Wealth. Upon hearing this, he immediately smiled and said, "Really? That's great."
Yu Guoliang: “…”
No, how could he afford to open an oil press?!
Liu Mianmian threw the watermelon peel into the泔水袋 and said, "Brother, after you finish eating, let's go to the village committee to renegotiate the issue of the contract period. The contract has been for a long time, so ask them to reduce the contract fee." After that, she went to the kitchen to wash her hands.
Yu Guoliang: “Ah?!”
Yu Yongcheng slapped his thigh and said, "Okay, Guoliang, you go and talk to him!"
He could see that the youngest daughter had really changed since going to South City. She was now thoughtful and methodical in her words and actions. And, most importantly, no matter what she said, her son-in-law never said a word of disapproval, clearly supporting her.
Although the daughter's family can't always think about taking advantage of the daughter, but if the daughter and son-in-law want to help the brothers, they can't always push them away. The daughter also said that this is her investment, and she will get her share of the money she makes in the future. Thinking about this, Yu Yongcheng felt that it was actually okay to let the daughter invest.
As long as the whole family works together to raise fish and grow peanuts well.
I didn’t know what the eldest brother was planning before. This kid is really ambitious. He did so many things in such a big way, but he didn’t even mention it to his family.
Yu Yongcheng sighed secretly, but the tension he had been holding in his heart finally eased a little.
Since a technician has seen it, and the youngest brother, who obviously has a different perspective, also agrees, it seems that these fish ponds and mountains can really make money.
A huge weight was lifted off his shoulders, and Yu Yongcheng's attention began to turn to his son-in-law. Like Xu Li, Yu Yongcheng felt that his son-in-law was too thin.
What's the use of being good-looking, man? It can't be eaten. Being strong is the most important thing. You can tell at a glance that your son-in-law doesn't have much strength. Maybe he's even stronger than the little girl in his family.
Yu Yongcheng felt a little disgusted with his son-in-law's sickly appearance.
However, his son-in-law's family was well-off, and the youngest daughter was obviously living a good life after marrying into his family, so he tried hard to put away his disgust and tried his best to express his welcome to their arrival as a father-in-law.
Yu Yongcheng expressed his welcome by stuffing another large piece of watermelon into Shen Weizhuo's hand.
After eating a piece of watermelon, Shen Weizhou was stuffed with another piece of watermelon by his mother-in-law and brother-in-law. He was already a little full: "..."
Liu Mianmian came back after washing her hands and happened to see this scene. She had been with Shen Weizhuo for a long time, and now she could read the emotions from his extremely expressionless face, for example, at this moment it was: helpless and embarrassed.
She was so happy that she walked over and took the watermelon: "You don't eat it, I'll eat it." She ate slowly and had just eaten a piece. Although the watermelon was cut into large and long pieces, she could still have another piece.
She took a big bite.
Shen Weizhou was stunned for a moment when she took the melon away, and said: "I have bitten it..."
Almost at the same time, Liu Mianmian had already taken a bite of the watermelon, holding it in her mouth, unable to eat it or spit it out.
Ye Lan brought a bowl of fried pumpkin seeds and placed it on a stool. She pulled a small stool and sat next to Liu Mianmian, laughing and teasing, "Young couple, what's the difference between you and me?"
Liu Mianmian had no choice but to continue eating melon as if nothing had happened.
Shen Weizhou looked at her and cleared his throat.
Ye Lan heard everything everyone said in the kitchen, but she was still unsure and couldn't help asking Liu Mianmian, "Little sister, do you really think your brother can make money from these ponds and mountains?"
Liu Mianmian didn't answer but asked, "Sister-in-law, when crops are planted they are just seedlings. Have you ever thought about whether they can really grow into wheat or rice?"
"Of course, our ancestors have been planting this way for generations."
Liu Mianmian said patiently, "Actually, raising fish and growing peanuts are the same principle. They all grow from small seedlings into big fish and peanuts, just like growing crops. We have to be diligent and put in the work, and we will eventually reap the fruits. The technicians have said that we can raise and grow them, so what are you afraid of?"
After hearing this, Ye Lan immediately felt that the uneasy trance in her heart dissipated a lot, but she still couldn't help complaining: "Your eldest brother is like an underground party member. He really doesn't say a word. He doesn't say a word about being a technician." It really scared her. She thought that if she lost money, she would have to take her two children to beg for food in the future.
She was also very angry, so when the old lady came to her house to make trouble, she simply hid in the kitchen and didn't come out.
Of course, it was useless for her to come out. The old lady never took her, the eldest grandson's wife, seriously. The old lady always thought that Yu Guoxing would marry her a city daughter-in-law in the future, and people would not look down on a country girl like her.
Liu Mianmian smiled and said, "He's afraid that you won't agree, so he wants to act first and ask for your consent later."
Ye Lan wanted to ask how she knew they didn't agree without discussing it, but after thinking about it carefully, she also knew that if Yu Guoliang really told her, she would definitely not agree.
Xu Li went to her private plot to pick some vegetables, while Yu Guodong went to his best friend's place to get some meat. He also took his niece and nephew, who were sweating profusely playing in the threshing ground, home and said, "Your aunt and uncle are here. Hurry home! The candy you brought back has been eaten by A-Mao next door."
Well, six-year-old Yu Huanhuan and three-year-old Yu Suisui immediately rushed home on their short legs.
Rushing into the house, the two little ones were dumbfounded.
There were two unfamiliar aunts and two unfamiliar uncles sitting in the yard.
Yu Huanhuan was still hesitant. She had a vague impression of her aunt, but the two "city people" in front of her were very different from the aunt she had in mind. She felt that neither of them was her aunt... Yu Suisui didn't know anyone anyway, so she went forward without hesitation. She ran to Shen Weizhou in a few seconds, hugged his long legs, and called out in a baby voice, "Aunt!"
Everyone was immediately amused by him.
Shen Weizhuo lowered his eyes to look at the baby on the ground, took out a red envelope and handed it to him.
Yu Suisui took the red envelope and shook it, not looking very happy. With her big eyes, which were clearly black and white, she asked, "Candy?"
Ye Lan was almost driven crazy by her son's stupidity. She hurried over and picked up the child: "Why don't you thank your uncle? This can buy a lot of candy."
When Yu Suisui heard this, she smiled with satisfaction and her dimples appeared: "Hello, little aunt!"
Seeing her brother take the red envelope, Yu Huanhuan stopped worrying about who was her aunt and quickly ran over to call Shen Weizhou, "Uncle-in-law!"
Shen Weizhuo also gave a red envelope.
Yu Huanhuan happily shouted, "Thank you, uncle-in-law!" and immediately opened the red envelope. Then she exclaimed "Wow!" and said, "It's great unity!"
Although she has not started to go to school yet, she is already a child with some "culture" and "experience". Her father is the village accountant, counting money all day long. She has seen the great unity and knows that such a small amount of money can buy so many things!
Over there, Yu Suisui saw her sister take money out of the red envelope, and immediately followed her example, also took out a banknote from the red envelope, and said in a pretentious "wow" and said: "Datong knot!"
The others were immediately amused and laughed again.
Yu Guodong picked up Yu Suisui, who was spinning around on the ground, and said, "Suisui, you've become a rich man now. Can you buy some candy for your uncle?"
Yu Suisui hugged the "Great Unity" tightly and said, "No."
Yu Guodong patted his butt: "Stingy guy."
Yu Suisui slapped Yu Guodong on the face with her little hand: "You are so stingy!"
Yu Guodong: “…”
The Yu family was in a happy mood, but the atmosphere in Yu Yongfeng's family not far away was not so good.
Yu Yongfeng and his family live in the ancestral home of the Yu family, a three-room blue brick and tile house built by Yu Yongcheng and Yu Yongfeng’s grandfather before the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
The old man once worked for a wealthy family in the city. He performed one of his tasks very carefully and helped the master recover a great loss. The master rewarded him with a large sum of money. The house was built with this money.
Because the old man was a servant and belonged to the exploited and oppressed class, no one blamed his family during the movement.
Old Lady Yang favored her youngest son. Before the youngest son got married, she found an excuse to separate the eldest son from the family, giving him some pots and pans but nothing else. The two houses in Yu Yongcheng's family were built by Yu Yongcheng and Xu Li bit by bit after the family split up.
These three blue brick and tile houses have always been the pride and confidence of Old Lady Yang. There is no house as grand as hers in the surrounding area.
But since the reform and opening up, those who are smart, hardworking and willing to work can always find ways to make money. More and more houses in the surrounding area are built that are better than theirs. So now, sitting in the main hall of the blue brick and tile house, Old Lady Yang has long lost the pride she used to have.
Especially today, she didn't get the money that she thought she would get for sure. Old Mrs. Yang was in a very bad mood.
"The little ungrateful kid born from the old ungrateful kid went to the city to live a good life, but he didn't even bother to send some supplements to his elders from time to time. When he returned home, he didn't even bother to give his elders a red envelope. Damn, he's really something that can never be tamed." After Sha Yu returned, the old lady sat in front of the main hall and cursed.
Yang Qiaoqiao was upset after hearing this, but she had to coax her: "At this critical moment, Big Brother's family may really not be able to come up with the money. Mom, why don't we go and ask for it later?"
After a pause, he said, "Now that Yu Mianmian is back, I'm really a little worried. Will that incident be exposed?"
Yang Qiaoqiao felt that the Liu family was really unreliable. They had clearly agreed that she could help stir up trouble and that they would guarantee that Liu Mianmian would never return to An County. However, not only did she come back, she also brought her son-in-law with her.
"So what if she got caught? Can she still beat us? By stirring things up a bit, Guoxing got a job. That's a real benefit."
Old Lady Yang rolled her eyes and said, "We have to find a way to get some benefits this time."
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