Sixty acres of land, with a building area of ten acres, you can imagine how big it is; led by the foreman, the workers made three trips back and forth to deliver the fruit trees to be planted in each yard.
Looking at the truck, which also had a flat carriage full of fruit saplings, the workers looked at each other with envy. If they had money, they would also like to build a large house, decorate it to their family's style, plant flowers, plants and fruit trees, and use the spare land in the yard to grow vegetables and raise poultry, so they would not have to worry about food all year round.
Unfortunately, it is just wishful thinking, as they can barely support their families. It is too early to think about these things now. With decades of hard work, perhaps they will be able to build a similar small house.
After saying goodbye to the workers, the driver drove all the way to the Yan family in Hongxing Village. Village Chief Wang got the news that the Yan family had sent someone to deliver saplings, so Village Chief Wang hurried over from the field.
"Did Mr. Yan ask you to come here? I'm the head of Red Star Village, my last name is Wang. You can call me Old Wang or Village Head Wang, it's up to you."
Village chief Wang has a very good attitude and his demeanor is well-controlled. He is not overly attentive, but he also does not ignore visitors.
Cao Zheng suppressed his pride and said with a smile, "Hello, Village Chief Wang. My last name is Cao, and I'm a friend of Mr. Yan. He needs all kinds of fruit tree seedlings, and we're here to deliver them."
"Mr. Yan has leased the back mountain. It's definitely worth planting some fruit trees there. They'd be great for both our own consumption and for selling." Village Chief Wang smiled knowingly and said, "Would you three like to come to my house? I can call someone to bring the fruit trees up the mountain and plant them there as well."
As for the wages, if Mr. Yan remembers it, I'll pay him. If he doesn't remember it, that's fine too. It's just a matter of planting some fruit trees, no big deal.
Cao Zheng nodded, "Thank you for bothering me then."
"Please come in, all three of you." Village chief Wang led his people back home. Except for his old wife, everyone else in the family went to work in the fields. The older ones in the family were in school, and the younger ones were taken to the fields to play. Farm children grew up rolling around in the fields, and they would be clean after being washed every day when they came back.
For farmers, working is the only way to have enough to eat. Children are important, and eating is also important. In order to have the best of both worlds, they will bring their children to the work site and take care of them while they work.
"The three of you sit down. Mother, bring three bowls of hot water." Village Chief Wang then said to the three people, "Mr. Cao, please forgive us. We don't have many good things in the countryside, especially tea. We can only give you plain water."
"It's okay. As long as we have water to drink, it's fine. It's cold, and we're not hypocritical." Cao Zheng said it openly and frankly. The driver and assistant beside him also hurriedly said, "We're the same."
Village Chief Wang smiled sheepishly and said, "There's no tea, but there's hot water. How can we let guests drink cold water?"
"Village Chief Wang, you go ahead and do your work. We'll sit here and wait for you." The fruit trees were delivered, but if they were not planted in time, they would die from the scorching sun. Some of them were precious saplings that could not withstand the sun.
"The water is coming."
At this time, Village Chief Wang's wife brought three bowls of hot water and placed them in front of Cao Zheng and the others. She smiled with her wheat-colored face and said, "Drink slowly. Call me when you're done."
"Thanks."
Cao Zheng and others thanked him and took a sip from the bowl. It is impolite to put down the water bowl after receiving it in someone else's home. Of course, this kind of thing also depends on the situation. In daily life, when guests receive a water bowl or teacup from the host, they will take a sip to show that they don't mind.
Village Chief Wang said, "Mother, don't leave yet. Go to the fields and have the eldest brother call twenty people to unload the goods from the truck in front of the Yan family's house. Plant the goods directly on the mountain. Our village elder Chang used to take care of the fruit trees for the landlords. Let them be responsible for identifying the types of fruit trees and suitable planting areas. The others can help plant them. Don't wait until overnight."
"Okay, I'll go right away." Village chief Wang's old wife agreed and turned to leave the main room.
The driver drank a bowl of water. He was indeed thirsty after the journey. After his thirst was relieved, he said, "Mr. Cao, I will go help unload the goods."
"Go ahead. You've worked hard." Cao Zheng nodded. After the driver left, he spoke to Village Chief Wang. "Village Chief Wang, your Red Star Village looks great. There's so much land and space. It's not an exaggeration to say that it's a picturesque village."
Village Chief Wang laughed and said, "I don't deserve it. We really have plenty of mountains and streams here. It's a beautiful place, but it's still a little lacking. Zhongguancun, which you passed by when you came here before, is a great place. It's full of mountains and rivers. Mr. Yan and his family also bought land and built houses in Zhongguancun."
"Zhongguancun looks similar to Hongxing Village. It's hard to say which one is better or worse. It's just that..." Cao Zheng smiled and didn't say the rest of the words. Zhongguancun is going to be developed. The people who know this news are all upper-class people. It would be taboo to bring it up casually.
After all, Village Chief Wang had been the team leader and village chief for decades, so he knew some of the ins and outs. Therefore, he didn't ask any more questions and changed the subject.
"Mr. Cao and Mr. Yan both run a company?"
"Yes, I'm still working under Mr. Yan." The village chief was knowledgeable and interesting, and Cao Zheng was happy to chat with him. "Mr. Yan has many profitable businesses. Not only do I work under Mr. Yan, but several of his brothers also work under him. Maybe someday you can meet them again."
Village Chief Wang didn't take it seriously and just chuckled, "That's a good thing. You and Mr. Yan are both capable and promising people."
"I don't deserve it. I'm just taking advantage of your success." Family members know their own business. Cao Zheng is not short of connections, but he really doesn't want to and dares not to go out and work on his own. His talent in business is somewhat lacking, otherwise, he wouldn't be so cautious when taking his sister-in-law's plan and doing things.
He lacks the courage, so it's okay if there is someone to guide him; if there is no one to guide him, he is really afraid that he will accidentally ruin the company.
"Excuse me, what does your company do?"
Cao Zheng said, "The government supports individual businesses, so we set up a transportation company. We transport things from various provinces across the country to sell to our company, or we take orders to help transport things, just like we did this time with the fruit seedlings."
"That's a good job! You can make money and your family won't have to worry about food and drink." Village Chief Wang couldn't help but feel envious. "Does our country provide a lot of support for self-employed people?"
"It's big. We specifically encourage the vigorous development of the economy. Don't you think it will be possible to encourage it if it's not big?" Cao Zheng still smiled and explained it to him briefly.
Village chief Wang thought about it and realized that this was the truth. The emergence of so many self-employed individuals in the county town was already a problem.
"You're right." He sighed but didn't think of taking action.
He doesn't know that those who look down on self-employed individuals now will only be filled with envy, jealousy and hatred in a few years.
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