My village can't be like this

Chapter 398 The village chief is also old
Everyone here looked sullen when they first heard Zhang Jianwen mention the working group.

As a result, now that they heard that they could get money again, everyone suddenly became nervous, and there was no trace of the fear they had towards the working group just now.

After all, money has supreme magic power. This group of people can do anything as long as they have money, and they are very courageous.

"Then Captain, what if they ask us questions we don't know?"

Hearing this title, Zhang An knew without even thinking that the person speaking should be of the same age as Zhang Jianwen.

Because the older generation always calls him by his first name, while the younger generation has to use his honorific title.

As for the people calling Zhang Jianwen Village Chief or Captain, although they are all from the same generation, they are not from the same group.

Those who call captain have lived in Changqing since their roots. Everyone has experienced the era of the brigade together, so they are used to calling captain.

The other person who calls the village chief is a new villager who settled in Changqing from other places after the land was divided.

We are not related to each other, and we are not that familiar with each other, so we have always called them village chief until now.

"Oh, you idiot, if he asks you a question you don't understand, you won't tell him directly that you don't know. It's not like you're going to write a test paper for an exam. If you say you don't know, you won't be fined for the rest of your life. You are so naive."

Zhang Jianwen really rolled his eyes and held no moves. Some people in the village were obedient.

But he is too obedient. Sometimes he will move only if you tap a little, but will not move until you tap.

"Oh, I see."

Zhang Jianwen scolded him, but the man didn't care and continued to pick up the food with a smile.

Maybe it's because people of their generation have known each other for a long time, and they are familiar with each other's temperaments, and they can tell clearly whether they are really scolding or pretending to scold.

"Now that everyone knows this, let's move on to the next one."

Seeing everyone nodding and no one asking further questions, Zhang Jianwen started to ask the next question.

"The things I just talked about are all related to growers. Many people may be curious. Since I am not a grower, why should I call you here too?"

When Zhang An arrived, he knew that these people were not all kiwi growers in the village.

After all, all the planters in the village get their saplings from him, and he knows better than anyone how many of them there are.

"Then what I'm going to talk about next has something to do with you, so everyone should use their brains to listen."

"I remember Zhang An had already mentioned the matter of growing kiwi fruit in the village before the Chinese New Year the year before last, but no one took it to heart at that time. You were all worried that there would be no profit from growing it, so except for Zhang Laosan, no one went there. I’ve looked for Zhang An.”

Zhang Jianwen still remembers this matter very clearly. Zhang An was at their home when he talked about it.

At the beginning of the next spring, Zhang Laosan was the only one in the village who went to Zhang An to talk about this matter.

Of course, he didn't mention the two brothers Zhang Jianjun and Zhang Jianye, because they were originally members of the same family as Zhang An.

"But then Lao San also proved to everyone that if you want to make money, you need to make up your mind to work hard. I believe everyone has eyes and can see this. Lao San, you guys get up and talk about it, How much kiwi fruit did your family grow last year, and how much did you get from the fruits?"

As Zhang Jianwen spoke, he named Zhang Laosan.

If it were anyone else, he might not do this, because he is over 50 years old, and it is impossible that he does not know the principle of keeping wealth secret.

What's more, this is someone else's family's own property, so it makes no sense for others to tell everyone like this.

After all, if he is exposed, relatives who may come to borrow money will smell it and come looking for him.

But Zhang Laosan is his cousin and they are all part of the same family, so he doesn't have so many worries.

Usually if something like this happens at home, he can still stand up and help, calming down the situation, so he doesn't care at all.

"Okay uncle, last year I actually had no idea, and my mother-in-law at home wasn't very supportive, so I just tried the water and asked Zhang An for more than 400 seedlings, and planted two or three acres of land. When it came time to pick the fruits, it was Boss Ding. The fruit we came here to collect was the same price as the second uncle and the third uncle's family, and the fruit was finally sold for just over 2000 yuan."

After Zhang Laosan heard that he was called by his uncle, he blushed and stood up to speak.

Blushing and feeling bloated was not a problem with his mood, but because he had just drank and was very excited after being named by Zhang Jianwen.

So after the conflict, people looked a little blushing and bloated.

At this time, Zhang Laosan was very excited, thinking that he could finally speak out, so he spoke with some excitement.

Because his brothers are all here today.

At that time, because his family's conditions were the worst, these brothers tried to teach him how to do things all day long.

Forget it if it's two older brothers. After all, the eldest brother is the father, so it's not too much to say this.

But his two younger brothers also followed the same tone, which made him a little angry.

And what he was most angry about was why these two younger brothers were better off than him. That was because the old man and the old lady had loved them since childhood.

In rural areas, the eldest son is the pillar of the family, so he has the right to speak and can get the attention of the elders.

Because I am young, the adults in the family usually dote on me a little and show a lot of favoritism.

Only the children in the middle can't stand anything, and they can't coquettishly coax adults.

In their family, Zhang Laosan was the middle child. The two eldest brothers could handle the trouble, so when they got married and separated, the family property was not less divided.

The two younger brothers followed the old man and the old lady all the time. Even after they got married, the two elders still looked sideways.

He was the only one who couldn't bear to have children, and was considered a nuisance in the family. When he got married and separated, his family property was neither as large as that of his two elder brothers, nor as good as that of his two younger brothers.

Therefore, he has always been resentful in his heart, but in the countryside, these things cannot be expressed because the general environment is like this.

Later, he made up his mind to grow kiwi fruit with Zhang An. The family didn't have enough money, so he found a few brothers to pay for it.

But these blood brothers saw him as a fool. Not only did they not lend him money, they also gave him a lesson, saying that if he followed Zhang An's behavior, he would ruin the family sooner or later.

In the end, the money he paid to buy saplings from Zhang An was borrowed from his parents' family, who said she didn't support him.

So today, he was going to vent the resentment he had been holding in for half a lifetime in front of everyone.

Let some people know that Zhang Laosan can live a good life without relying on his parents.

And before he finished speaking, he heard many people exclaiming.Although they knew that Zhang Lao’s three kinds of kiwi fruit were making money, they didn’t expect to make so much money in the first year.

This is 2000 yuan. Many people grow crops all year round and can’t earn this money even if they live frugally.

As for Zhang Laosan, only two or three acres of mountain land were sold for so much money.

"And that's not all. Zhang An said that the fruit-bearing rate of his kiwi fruit is very low in the first year due to the growing season. In the second year, the number of fruit-bearing fruits may double."

The exclamations became even louder now, and many people began to discuss it.

You have already made two thousand in the first year. If you double it in the second year, wouldn’t it mean that you have to go up to four thousand?
Everyone silently calculated in their hearts, and their breathing suddenly became rapid.

Hearing some people's exclamations and seeing their envious eyes, Zhang Laosan suddenly felt a little carried away.

Only then did he discover that through his own efforts, he could become the envy of others.

So he was very glad that he had made up his mind to find Zhang An, and he was also very grateful to their family for their unreserved guidance during the planting process.

"So this year I approached Zhang An again and bought saplings from five acres of land to expand the planting area."

Originally, he had not thought of expanding the scale of planting, but when Ding Yi mentioned it to Zhang An's two uncles, he firmly remembered the matter in his mind.

People who grow crops are worried about natural disasters and the lack of sales.

But now that the big boss Ding Yi has taken care of all the sales issues, what else does he have to worry about.

So he directly expanded the planting scale to five acres. This was because he had no land on his hands, otherwise he might have planted more.

And this is why he dares to say in front of others how much money he made this year.

He is also afraid that someone will come to borrow money, and he cannot refuse some people.

But now, if someone comes to borrow money, he will tell others that he spent all the money to buy saplings from Zhang An.

After all, many people know that kiwi fruit seedlings from Zhang An's family cost five yuan a plant.

His five acres of land has six to seven hundred seedlings, which costs more than 3000 yuan.

After hearing these words, whoever would shamelessly ask him to borrow money would be really shameless.

If there really is such a shameless person, it would be easy to deal with it, just stop interacting with him.

"You all heard it, Zhang An's kiwi fruit is a treasure, and Zhang An has even found a market for it. I can't understand why some people are still worried about losing money. They didn't plant it in the first year. It's understandable, because there is no such thing. It’s prudent not to risk money easily before you see the results, but if you still refuse to take risks after seeing the results, then I can only say that people like this will probably be like this in the future.”

When Zhang Jianwen said this, he felt quite sad for his misfortune and angry at him.

This year, many growers have been added to the village, and he is very happy.

Because this means that everyone's attention is no longer limited to the two grains of food dug in the soil.

After all, judging from the trends in the past two years, land for growing food will only become less and less valuable.

Although the price of food has not changed, the same money can no longer buy as many things as before.

"And you don't know, there are many people from the village outside who want to buy saplings from Zhang An to plant, but Zhang An doesn't agree to any of them because he said that if people outside follow suit, the price will drop when there are more fruits. , so he only considers the people in the village and doesn’t want outsiders to earn the money.”

"I don't mean to criticize anyone when I say these things today. This is the first and last time I tell you. I won't say it again in the future. After all, I am old and can't control so much."

Zhang Jianwen has always wanted to let the whole village live a good life, so that every family can earn money and eat meat every day.

This may be related to his older age. After all, many people in the village have grown up under his watch.

But now, he has considered it clearly. Individuals have their own choices and their own lives. He is always just one person and cannot help so many families.

After listening to Zhang Jianwen's words, the atmosphere among the people nearby suddenly became a little gloomy, and no one spoke.

They are a little flustered now, and they always feel as if the person who has been helping them suddenly abandons them.

But no one could say anything. After all, the old village chief had been extremely benevolent and righteous over the years.

And only then did they realize that the old captain who had been looking after the whole village was already a gray-haired old man.

It turns out that the man who took everyone to work back then is old.

"Hey, everyone, look at what I'm doing. Keep eating. Don't be stunned. I have one last thing to do. It'll be fine after I finish talking."

Seeing many people staring at him, Zhang Jianwen was not used to it, so he waved his hands to everyone and said.

"Actually, there are several families in the village who want to join us in planting fruit trees, but they have no capital. Everyone in the village knows this. Don't worry, the village will not give up on these people."

Nowadays, the trend of planting Changqing has emerged. After Zhang Jianwen took several people from the village to visit the village, they knew that not all of those who were still indifferent were unmotivated.

Although some people have ideas in their hearts, their families are really in dire straits and they can’t even afford the money.

So these people want to save money first, wait for a year or two, and then join everyone.

Although Zhang An knew this situation, he had no better way.

Not to mention free delivery, even credit is not suitable.

After all, if you give credit to one family, other families will also be in trouble on credit. If you disagree, you will offend others, because you will not worry about scarcity but inequality.

"You all know Zhang An's bees, right? Let me tell you, they are also a treasure. Not only do the honey they produce taste delicious and can be bought at a high price, but the bees are also easy to raise."

"Everyone knows that the old money man from Xiahewan has been raising bees for more than ten years, but when it snowed heavily last year, all his bees froze to death."

"Even Lu Dacheng, who raised dozens of buckets of bees in Baiyan Town, all the bees in his home froze to death in the heavy snow in those few days."

"It's not that they can't take good care of it. After all, they are the ancestors who bring money to the family. No one would joke about it. It's just that it was too cold last year and those bumblebees couldn't resist it."

"But the bees of Zhang An's family are different. The other bees were all frozen to death, but their bees were not affected much, and they didn't take much care of them."

"A few days ago, old Qiantou came to me and asked me to take him to Zhang An's house to ask for a bucket of bees. Many of you know this old man's temper. If he is not a good bee, he will not ask for it, so Zhang An’s bees are definitely not bad.”

Zhang Jianwen just talked about Zhang An's beezi with everyone like he was talking about family treasures.

(End of this chapter)