Chapter 45 Magical Aunts
Yang Guofeng was a man of action. After agreeing with Xia Wu to extend the lease to thirty years, he immediately called his superiors to discuss matters. Although Yantou Mountain was collectively owned by the village, the ten-year and thirty-year development periods differed, and the restrictions were also different, requiring a report.
Nowadays, more and more people are leaving the countryside to work, and more and more land in the countryside is being abandoned. The planting red line is related to national security, so the country encourages people to contract mountains and land.
Firstly, it is beneficial to local income generation, and secondly, the land will not be abandoned. The higher authorities quickly agreed to Xia Wu's extension of the lease period, and then Yang Guofeng discussed it with the villagers.
Not long ago, Xia Wubao gave the village 100,000 yuan, which was distributed to every household. Each family received several thousand yuan. The money had just warmed up in their hands when the village called again and said that they could get another sum of money.
As for the mountain, whether it is contracted out for ten years or thirty years, it is fine as long as you can get the money.
Most people in the village agreed.
Just waiting for Xia Wu to collect the money.
Xia Wu wanted to pay another 200,000 yuan in one go, but did she have the money...
Of course not.
After selling strawberries for more than a month, she had less than 100,000 yuan in her pocket. The fruit tree seedlings she ordered online also cost money, which was at least another few thousand yuan.
However, Xia Wu did not plan to borrow money from others. She set her sights on the loans provided by the state to support entrepreneurship.
On a weekday, Xia Wu took his ID card and supporting documents to the bank and government hall, and in less than a day he borrowed 200,000 yuan in start-up capital.
Two hundred thousand, not too much, not too little either. Xia Wu suddenly became a debtor and felt the pressure on him doubled.
We have to make money, we have to find a way to make money.
On the way back, Xia Wu kept thinking about how to make money. The strawberries in the strawberry garden were still selling well, but the quantity was not as much. It was estimated that the strawberries would be out of stock in another month.
I can only earn a little hard-earned money by helping the village sell winter bamboo shoots and wild fungus, which is a drop in the bucket, so it’s better not to mention it.
She has a lot of resources now, but she may not be able to monetize much of them.
When it comes to planting, one has to wait. Far water cannot quench immediate thirst, so Xia Wu can only set his sights on the loquat forest and hot springs in the back mountain.
After signing the contract, Xia Wu told the village party secretary Yang Guofeng about discovering the hot springs in the mountains.
Yang Guofeng was very surprised, "What hot spring?"
Xia Wu: "Uncle, don't you know there are hot springs on the mountain?"
Yang Guofeng scratched his head. He had lived in the village all his life, but he had never heard anyone say there were hot springs in the mountains.
So he followed Xia Wu up the mountain and indeed found a hot spring on Yantou Mountain.
Yang Guofeng was dumbfounded. "No wonder you want to lease the mountain for another few decades..."
Seeing that he understood, Xia Wu laughed and said, "Uncle, you won't regret it, right?"
Yang Guofeng was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"There's nothing to regret. Lush mountains and clear waters are invaluable assets. These assets have been in our village longer than anyone has, and no one has made a fortune from them. It's you, a girl, who came back and saw the opportunity. It's your ability to make money, and others can't envy you."
Xia Wu gave a thumbs up. She admired Yang Guofeng's broad mind and the way he spoke so convincingly.
"Uncle, do you think the hot springs on this mountain can be developed?"
"I'll have to ask someone about this. I think it can be developed. What are you planning to do?"
"If it can be developed, I will build a hot spring resort here, which will surely attract some tourists. In fact, this will also be good for our village. Think about it, with more people, there will be more opportunities to make money, right?" Xia Wu was still painting a rosy picture for Yang Guofeng. She knew that what Yang Guofeng valued most was the village's economy and he wanted the village to develop better.
After discovering the hot spring, Xia Wu also looked up relevant information, fearing that someone would block her from developing the hot spring. She was not the Xia Wu of the Xia family before, and was not afraid of anyone doing bad things, so she had to persuade Yang Guofeng and pull him to her side.
Yang Guofeng said without hesitation: "That's for sure!"
"When I build a hot spring resort, I will definitely need to hire people, and it will also provide employment opportunities for our villagers. This is a good thing."
"Xiao Wu, just tell me directly what you want me to do for you. As long as I can do it, I will definitely do it for you without you having to say anything!"
Xia Wu chuckled, "Uncle, could you help me find out? Aren't residential buildings prohibited on the mountain? But if I were to develop a hot spring villa, I'd have to build a house. Do you think you could apply for permission?"
The country has many restrictions on mountains, forests and farmland, for fear that some wealthy people will have evil intentions and rely on their wealth to build houses on the mountains and destroy the environment.
The original intention of the policy is good, but it also brings some minor troubles to people like Xia Wu who own mountains.
Yang Guofeng understood and said he would go to the town to help Xia Wu apply.
I guess it won’t take long.
Before the application was approved, Xia Wu decided not to make it public for the time being and only told his family about the discovery of the hot springs in the mountains.
Then he said that he would extend the lease period.
This time, she acted without consulting the Yang family. The Yang family was caught off guard by her actions. Yang Guojun asked the most crucial question: "Where did you get the money? Dad still has some..."
"I've taken out a loan from the government. The interest rate is very low, and if there are no problems I can pay it back next year."
When Yang Guojun learned that Xia Wu had borrowed a loan of 200,000 yuan, his heart almost stopped.
Two hundred thousand is a lot of money, and it’s a huge pressure.
Liu Guizhen said, "I didn't expect there are hot springs on Yantou Mountain. How come I haven't heard of this? Dad, did you know about it?"
Old Man Yang wasn't sure either. He tapped his pipe and poured out the ash. "I don't know. Didn't someone buy the mountain before? I haven't heard of it."
"That's just my good luck," Xia Wu said firmly, "God just wanted me to stay at home, otherwise how come I discovered it while others didn't?"
Old Master Yang smiled. "It's a good thing that young people are motivated. I'm just going to take out a 200,000 yuan loan. Look how scared you are of your retirement. You were worried when Xiao Wu was growing strawberries, but look, isn't it doing pretty well now?"
He was very supportive of Xia Wu and encouraged her to do it with all her heart. She didn't have to worry about not having enough money, as her family had some.
Yang Guofeng and Liu Guizhen had no choice but to accept the reality and secretly gave Xia Wu another passbook with 80,000 yuan in it.
"It was originally saved for your brother's retirement. He won't be able to use it for a while, so you can use it first."
Xia Wu did not refuse this time.
She borrowed 200,000 yuan and used up all the money.
I only have 50,000 or 60,000 yuan on me, and I have to pay for the saplings upon delivery, plus the shipping fee. I guess this money won't be enough to cover the cost.
If the application for hot spring development is approved, Xia Wu plans to develop it as soon as possible and make money early.
Otherwise, once the strawberry garden is ripe, she will be finished.
"Dad, Mom, don't worry, I'll pay you back as soon as I make money."
"We're family, so we shouldn't talk behind each other's backs. Your mother and I are just incompetent."
Why did Yang Guojun and Liu Guizhen only save money for Yang Hongwen? Of course it was not because they favored boys over girls, but because the share that should have been given to Xia Wu was spent on Yang Wei.
Yang Guofeng went to the town to find someone and explained the situation of the village's mountain contracting.
"There's a hot spring on Yantou Mountain. A young girl from our village, a college graduate who studied abroad, has rented the mountain for thirty years. Now they want to develop the hot springs, which would also benefit our village. The only difficulty is building a house. Do you think the higher-ups can be flexible?"
"What? We're not building a villa. We definitely can't build a villa. We're not going to use it for personal use. We want to build a hot spring resort. The area we occupy won't be particularly large."
"Oh, Old Wang, you know the situation in our village. There's almost no one left. Children have to go to other villages to go to school. If Yantou Mountain can really be developed, maybe some of the young people from outside can come back, so that the elderly and children in the village won't be left unattended. That's a good thing!"
"I know, I know, I'm not that confused!"
Yang Guofeng stayed in the office for more than an hour, and his lips were almost worn out. Rules are dead, but people are alive. The town is aware of the situation in Yanggou Village. The appearance of hot springs on their mountain is an opportunity as well as a challenge.
Finally, the leader gave Yang Guofeng a crack in the door and asked him to find relevant institutions to determine whether the hot springs could be developed, but he did not want to use the development of hot springs as a promotional feature of the mountain.
"If there's vacant land on the mountain, you can ask the young people who own the mountain to plant more flowers and fruit trees. That way you can have a reason to build houses there and provide temporary housing for the workers who pick the flowers and fruit trees. This is allowed by the higher-ups and won't harm the environment. Do you understand?"
Yang Guofeng was extremely excited. Knowing that the matter was settled, he nodded repeatedly: "I understand, I understand, thank you, leader."
"Don't thank me, you still have to apply. The area of the house you build can't be too large. If it exceeds the limit, it will still not be approved."
Yang Guofeng returned to the village with the leader's instructions and told Xia Wu. Xia Wu understood that since things had been said to this point, it was basically a done deal.
Planting flowers is a good thing, and she also wants to raise more bees to collect honey and make money.
"Uncle, don't worry, I'll find someone to draw the design within three days."
Xia Wu turned around and asked Ma Fangzhou for help, asking him to design a single-family building of no more than four floors. The ostensible purpose was to pick flowers and stay temporarily, but in fact, every room must have all the functions it should have.
Water, electricity, gas, suitable for one person living alone or the whole family...
She sent her ideas to Ma Fangzhou and transferred a design deposit of 5,000 yuan to him, hoping that he would come to Donghua Town if he had time.
When Ma Fangzhou heard that hot springs had been discovered on the mountain and that Xia Wu was preparing to develop the hot springs, he agreed without hesitation.
"It just so happens that I haven't used my annual leave this year yet. Just wait, I'll fly over tomorrow!"
Xia Wu breathed a sigh of relief, put his hands on the back of his head and thought carefully, trying to figure out if there were any details he had missed.
After logging into Sannong.com, the saplings purchased by Xia Wu have started to be shipped one after another.
Xue Pan helped her find someone selling Chinese blood peach saplings in his hometown. A five-year-old sapling cost 70 yuan, and she ordered 100 saplings, which was 7,000 yuan. They were delivered from Xue Pan's hometown to Donghua Town by express delivery. In order to reduce damage on the road, Xia Wu asked someone to charter a car to deliver the saplings, and the shipping fee was another 1,000 yuan.
The sun apricot seedlings bought locally are not that expensive and the shipping cost is also cheap. For other fruits such as honey plum, duck pear, autumn moon pear, etc., Xia Wu buys them from people on the agriculture, rural areas and farmers website.
At least you can guarantee the authenticity of the seedlings and don’t have to worry about being cheated.
The price of these saplings is quite reasonable. Xia Wu basically wants mature saplings. If they are planted this winter, as long as they can survive, they will bloom and bear fruit next year. The price will definitely be relatively expensive.
Adding the shipping fee, Xia Wu's wallet suddenly shrank a lot.
The most expensive fruit seedlings Xia Wu bought were blueberry seedlings.
There is a man named Pang Dafu on Sannong.com. He originally engaged in blueberry planting, but lost all his money. His family is heavily in debt, so he plans to sell the blueberry seedlings and go out to work.
When he first started growing blueberries, the seedlings he bought were all foreign varieties, of high quality, and each one cost more than ten yuan. He painstakingly raised the seedlings for six years, and now the six-year-old seedlings are nearly half a person's height, and Pang Dafu charges 120 yuan per plant.
Xia Wu asked him how many plants he had, and he replied that there were thousands. She didn't need so many as she had no money, so she ended up buying 200 plants. Pang Dafu gave her a discount of ten yuan. In this way, Xia Wu spent more than 20,000 yuan just on blueberry seedlings.
The sun apricot seedlings that Yang Guojun had inquired about locally arrived at his home first. The deliveryman pulled them over in a small truck. When he opened the trunk, the finished product was a little different from what Xia Wu had expected.
The tallest of these apricot trees was no more than two meters tall, and the branches were about as thick as her wrist. A four-year-old apricot tree was only worth a dozen yuan, so why would she need a bicycle?
Xia Wu comforted herself and took down the apricot tree with her family. When no one was paying attention, she added spiritual spring water into the pot and watered some of the soil-covered roots of the apricot tree.
After lunch, we called the tree planters from the village and went up the mountain to plant trees.
As soon as he reached the foot of the mountain, Xia Wu saw some figures moving on the top of his own mountain. When he got closer, he saw that they were several familiar women in the village, picking loquat leaves in Xia Wu's loquat forest.
Xia Wu asked someone to plant trees, and she walked over and asked with a smile, "Auntie, what are you picking loquat leaves for?"
A middle-aged woman, whose name Xia Wu didn't know, was plucking loquat leaves from the branches and putting them in a basket. She said with a smile, "They said on the Internet that drinking loquat leaves in water can relieve coughs, so we came to pick some."
Xia Wu nodded and couldn't help but remind them: "There are beehives here that I'm afraid of. Be careful not to get stung. Also, there are snakes on this hill. You have to be careful too. Don't blame me if you get bitten by a snake or stung by a bee."
"Oh, how is that possible? Don't worry."
Xia Wu was worried!
She is now very concerned about what belongs to her on the mountain!
This is all earned from her hard-earned money!
Why can't these people understand what she means?
Xia Wu didn't leave, but stood there watching. Seeing that the middle-aged woman was still pluck the loquat leaves from beginning to end, she spoke again: "Auntie, please be careful. My loquat tree is already in bloom. I'm counting on it to bear fruit and make money next year. Don't pluck all the flowers away for me."
"Oh, don't worry, Auntie knows what's going on."
There are so many ghosts!
Xia Wu reluctantly picked up a loquat flower from the ground and said distressedly, "Don't pick any more, they're almost there!"
Several women stopped what they were doing awkwardly.
"In previous years, we came up and picked them, and no one cared!"
Xia Wu had no expression on his face:
"You've received your share of money from the village, and you know I've leased the mountain this year. I also bought these trees with my own money. They belong to our fellow villagers, so I have no objection if you take some home. But look at all the flowers you've destroyed. Don't come back to pick them in the future."
Being directly driven away by Xia Wu, the women felt a little embarrassed, stopped what they were doing and walked away together.
After taking a few steps, Xia Wu heard someone complain: "What are you so proud of..."
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