Return to the small mountain village in 1993

Chapter 22 Ecological Farm

"Brother, these bamboo baskets of mine are used to hold snakes, so you'd better make the bottom bigger and the opening smaller to prevent snakes from getting out."

Tian Hao was afraid that Tian Hua would not understand clearly, so he drew a simple diagram on the ground with branches.

"I see."

Tian Hua nodded, then looked up at Tian Hao, "Is it really profitable to catch snakes?"

Tian Hao smiled and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to see it."

The two came to Tiaojiao.

Tian Hao pointed to the basket containing the bamboo leaf green snake and said: "This kind of venomous snake is more expensive. The more poisonous the snake, the more expensive it is, because they are full of treasures, especially their snake venom and snake gall, which are the best medicinal materials."

Then, he pointed to the basket containing the black-bellied snake, "This kind of non-venomous snake is much cheaper. We can only sell snake meat, which is weighed by the kilogram. Each one only costs tens of yuan. However, this kind of snake is very expensive." It can be cultivated, and if the number is large, it will be very profitable.”

"Are you still planning to raise a snake?"

Tian Hua was shocked.

"Raising snakes is not a rare thing, but there are very few people in our area. It is said that in the Zhangjiajie area, someone has set up a large-scale snake farm, and the annual income is several million!"

"Are there so many people buying snakes?"

Tian Hua wondered, is snake meat really so delicious?

Tian Hao smiled and said, "Snake soup is very filling!"

"Are you also planning to open a snake farm?" Tian Hua asked again.

"There is an idea, but not now."

Tian Hao really wants to open a snake farm, but he doesn't have the strength yet. Since there are a lot of snakes in the mountains waiting for him to catch, he will catch wild snakes first and wait until he has accumulated a certain amount of funds.

"Tian Hao, if you..."

Tian Hua suddenly said, "If you run a snake farm, can you count me in?"

"Of course, you are my brother. From now on, I can leave the entire snake farm to you to take care of." Tian Hao said, "Raising snakes is actually very simple, but the cost is a bit high, because snakes don't eat grass, they only eat meat. , and eating too much is something most people simply can’t do.”

"Then will you do it or not?"

Tian Hua was confused by Tian Hao.

Sometimes they say the benefits are huge, and sometimes they say the costs are high, which seems very unreliable.

Tian Hao smiled and said: "I am planning to build a farm with a complete ecological industry chain, not just a snake farm."

"Ecological industrial chain? Farm?"

Tian Hua had never heard of these terms, let alone understood them.

"To put it simply, the integrated construction of farms, breeding farms, and fattening farms can not only ensure green environmental protection, but also reduce costs and increase profits, and can also generate other peripheral sideline industries, such as tourism."

What Tian Hao wants to create is an ecological farm with advanced concepts, a future-shaped farm where man and nature live in harmony and resources are optimally allocated.

Not to mention that there are none now, even in a few decades, such farms will be very rare.

Tian Hua, a mountain man with little culture and knowledge, could not understand Tian Hao's plan, but he could understand from Tian Hao's shining eyes that the 'ecological industrial chain' Tian Hao was talking about was definitely very interesting. Promising.

It was hard for him to imagine that his younger brother had read fewer books than he did. Growing up, the furthest place he traveled to was probably the urban area. How could he know so much?
It was said that he was making up nonsense, but he said it in a matter-of-fact way, as if it was really the case.

If it was true, where did he hear it?
"Anyway, brother, you first help me weave baskets, the more the better. After you finish weaving the baskets, you can help me weave dustpans, dustpans, baskets, etc. The more the better."

"Why make up so much?"

"You don't have to worry about it, just make it up. They're all ten yuan each."

"Okay! As long as you give me money, I will weave as much as you want. It's just that you need to cut those bamboos back." "No problem."

The two brothers came out of Tiaojiao, Tian Hua continued to make baskets, while Tian Hao went to find Tian Shilei.

Tian Shilei caught a lot of small animals in the afternoon and put them all into Tian Hao's cellar.Tian Hao had told his father, Tian Daming, that those small animals were used to feed snakes, so in the afternoon, Tian Daming fed the snakes, and Tian Shilei also went back.

At this moment, Tian Hao went to him just to tell him about tomorrow's arrangements.

Tian Shilei's house is only a few minutes away from Tian Hao's house. There is a big pit in front of their house, so the place where Tian Shilei's house is located is also called the pit.

Tian Hao's house is on a hillside, so it is called Banpoli.

"Tian Hao, where are you going? You haven't played cards for a few days. Why don't you come and play a few games?"

On the way, he met a villager who used to play cards with him and greeted him warmly. Tian Hao waved his hand and said, "No, I'll go to the pit."

"Going to find Hartian Shi Lei? He shouldn't be at home. I think he went to San Shou's house..."

Before the man could finish speaking, Tian Hao walked directly to Sanshou's house.

Tian Sanshou is also his good buddy. Like Tian Shilei, he likes to follow him since he was a child.

However, Tian Sanshou's family is better off than Tian Hao's and Tian Shilei's families, but not much better off. The main reason is that Sanshou's grandfather was once a well-known hunter.

In the 80s, it was very prosperous for a while.

It's a pity that if the earthen jar is broken without leaving the well, the general will inevitably die in battle. A few years ago, Sanshou's grandfather took Sanshou's father, uncle, and uncle into the mountains to hunt, and they encountered a cunning pack of wolves.

Two dead, one maimed and one seriously injured!

From then on, Sanshou's grandfather never mentioned hunting again.

After this incident happened, for several years, hunters from several surrounding villages did not dare to enter the mountains. Firstly, it was because of the danger, and secondly, times had improved and people no longer had to worry about food and clothing. No one wanted to risk their lives in the mountains anymore. .

That's right, as long as you go hunting in the mountains, you are putting your head in your belt and risking your life. You don't know when you may die in the mountains.

With this in mind, Tian Hao came to Sanshou's house.

"Sanshou, are you at home?"

"Who is it? Hey, it's Brother Hao! Come in quickly!"

Tian Sanshou was skinny, of medium height, with big eyes. When he saw Tian Hao, he immediately smiled and enthusiastically pulled Tian Hao into the house.

"Brother Hao, we were just talking about you."

Tian Shilei was indeed at Tian Sanshou's house.

"Tell me what?"

Tian Hao smiled, then saw someone else in the room, and quickly said hello, "Hello, grandpa, hello, Aunt Ju."

"Haowazi, you haven't been to my house for a few days. I heard Shi Lei say just now that you are catching snakes and selling them?"

Grandpa Sanshou looked at Tian Hao up and down and said in a deep voice, "You don't want to go hunting in the mountains, do you?"

Sanshou's mother quickly advised: "Haowazi, don't go hunting in the mountains. It's better to die poor than to die in the mountains. You also know that Sanshou's uncles and uncles are..."

"Grandpa, Aunt Ju, I don't hunt."

Tian Hao waved his hand and said, "I just went into the mountains to catch a few poisonous snakes. The gallbladder of poisonous snakes is a very good medicinal material."

"Catching snakes is dangerous, but venomous snakes are even more dangerous!"

Grandpa Sanshou advised, "You should stay at home and farm the land. Otherwise, you can go out to work. I heard that many people are going to the south to work now."

(End of this chapter)