Ke Meiyu pinched him and chuckled, "Ninth Brother, stop keeping me in suspense."
Qin Yuanjiu grabbed her hand behind his back and said calmly, "Because we make our own bricks and tiles and build our own houses, the money for borrowing large machinery comes from the commune. The twenty yuan that each of us villagers contributes is only used to provide food for the workers and to buy various poultry and livestock."
"We can say that after deducting the initial investment, our village's public account still has 12,000 yuan left. If the wild boar meat harvest is managed properly, it can also bring in a considerable income."
“When I borrowed the machinery last time, I inquired about it. A hand tractor costs a little over a thousand yuan, but no more than two thousand. Could we buy a few? This would not only increase the area for grain cultivation by reclaiming wasteland, but also greatly free up labor, allowing us to focus more on developing animal husbandry!”
"As long as we get our breeding on track in the early stages and accumulate rich experience, we will be able to open a proper breeding farm and install a series of advanced equipment such as light and temperature control, incubation, milking, etc."
The villagers had never been exposed to these things before, and based on just a few simple words from him, they couldn't form a concrete image in their minds and were still somewhat confused.
However, they understood the first two sentences clearly: the village had enough money to buy a tractor!
Immediately, everyone was in an uproar, amazed by the village's sudden wealth. They discussed it animatedly, realizing that with a tractor now in the village, they wouldn't need to take an oxcart to the market or town anymore; they could simply ride the cool tractor.
Thinking of the envious and jealous looks from the people in other villages along the way, they all shouted, "Buy it! Comrade Xiao Qin, we want to buy a tractor!"
Qin Yuanjiu raised an eyebrow and nodded: "We can't be too high-profile. One tractor is enough for every hundred mu. It can be used for plowing, rotary tilling, straw return to the field, road transportation, harvesting, and sowing. We can't let it sit idle and be borrowed by people from other villages."
"During the off-season, we can cultivate some wasteland and plant pasture to feed poultry and livestock, or plant crops that do not require high soil fertility, which can greatly improve our living conditions."
Everyone couldn't help but count on their fingers that Luofeng Village had more than 890 people, which was considered a large population in Hongqi Commune.
Similarly, Luofeng Village is well-located. Although the surrounding mountains are continuous, the area suitable for cultivation is not small. However, due to the limited local labor force, some land is carefully cultivated while others are left to rot. Therefore, the villagers are still struggling to make ends meet.
With the help of tractors, all 700-plus acres of land in the village can be carefully tended, and the total output value of grain crops will definitely increase!
Reclaim some more wasteland and plant some green manure crops...
The experienced farmers were making plans with great enthusiasm, and the more they thought about it, the more excited they became.
While other villages only had a few oxcarts, Luofeng Village was already going to have several tractors! This must be a momentous occasion to bring glory to the family!
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