Rebirth in 1984, starting from beekeeping in the mountains

Chapter 113: Building a Bee Farm! Liao San goes to Shiwan Village again!
Returning to Wang Tong’s home from the old branch secretary’s home.

It's almost dinner time.

That report was written smoothly.

But it was a five-page long report after all, and the old branch secretary was a little excited, so he pulled me aside and asked me many questions afterwards.

The time they spent at the old branch secretary's home was much longer than the two had imagined.

When they got home, even Fang Cuihong asked worriedly, "Why did it take so long? Could it be that the old Party branch secretary didn't agree? Should we ask your uncle to go and talk to him again?"

"Don't agree?"

Wang Tong curled his lips and couldn't help but sigh, "It's only because the seal is with Accountant Ou! Otherwise, Uncle Xiangshun would have stamped it on the spot!"

"Is that so?" Fang Cuihong smiled, but couldn't help but feel that it was still a little strange, "Then did you go somewhere else?"

"I didn't go anywhere! Uncle Xiangshun stopped me and helped me..."

Immediately, Wang Tong proudly recounted the entire story of how the old branch secretary asked Fang Hongan to help write the road construction report.

When the old branch secretary clapped his hands and cheered while looking at the report written by Fang Hongan, he also imitated the old branch secretary's expression, clapping and shouting, which made Fang Cuihong and Wang Yonghe laugh and marvel at the same time.

Then go back to the home of the old branch secretary Wang Xiangshun.

Shortly after Fang Hongan and Wang Tong left.

Outside the gate, an old woman carrying a bamboo basket came back.

This person is Wang Xiangshun’s wife Mu Dongfeng.

She is the same age as Wang Xiangshun. Her hair is already gray, but she is still in good health.

Carrying a full basket of pig feed, he stepped over the threshold and was about to walk towards the backyard.

"Old lady Feng!"

Wang Xiangshun suddenly called her over and pointed at the three things Fang Hongan had brought on the table: "Please put these away!"

"Put it away?"

Mu Dongfeng looked puzzled: "Who brought this?"

"Fang Hongan from Shiwan Village!"

"Fang Hongan?" Mu Dongfeng thought it sounded familiar and thought for a moment, "He's the young man who was invited to clear out the ghost bees yesterday!"

"OK!"

"Why did he give you these? Did he make money yesterday?" Mu Dongfeng was even more curious, "Do you want to accept this?"

"It's not what happened yesterday!" Wang Xiangshun explained, "He wanted to lease a piece of barren mountain! And he approved a piece of residential land to build a house!"

"Ok?"

After hearing this, Mu Dongfeng's face was filled with curiosity. "When someone comes to you to ask for something, you usually run away! Why are you willing to accept his gift this time?"

"Can it be the same?"

Wang Xiangshun said loudly: "If you don't accept others' things, then you can't accept them in the first place!"

"Take this kid's stuff! That's because we have to take his stuff!"

"..."

Mu Dongfeng: "You are chanting sutras!"

"Haha!" Wang Xiangshun laughed and immediately pulled his wife over and told her everything that happened today.

"..."

After a long silence, Mu Dongfeng finally digested some of the information and woke up from the shock. Looking at her husband, she couldn't help but sighed: "This young man! He is very ambitious! Can he accomplish all these things?"

“It’s better to be ambitious!”

"As for whether it can be done?"

“I also felt unsure before!”

"But after reading the report he wrote for me, I felt..."

Wang Xiangshun's eyes were firm as he slowly uttered a few words: "This kid... is someone who can really get things done!"

"Is that so?" It was rare for Mu Dongfeng to hear such a high evaluation of a person from her husband, and she couldn't help but feel curious for a moment.

After sighing for a moment, he could not help but sigh, "I'm afraid... when his bee farm is built, there will be jealous people who will sabotage it! I heard that when he was digging out the ghost bees, some people were jealous and rushed to dig them up!"

"Jealous?"

"It should make some people jealous!"

“These people will try to find ways to make money!”

"If they want to make their fortune, they can either find a way on their own or learn from others with an open mind!"

"If some people really get jealous and use despicable means to sabotage us from behind, I will be the first one to disagree!"

"Then I'd like to see who will be the first one to be beaten!"

Wang Xiangshun blew his beard, his tone majestic and domineering.

……

……

The second day after returning from the old branch secretary’s house.

Early in the morning, Wang Tong brought in the application for homestead land with approval and a red stamp.

As for the contract for the wasteland near the second breeding site.

It has basically been settled, but because it requires Fang Hongan to sign a contract with the village, Fang Hongan has to go to the village committee in person.

Now, I have finished my breakfast.

Fang Hongan rushed to Shanmuling Village again.

The village committee members include the women's director who is from the same village and the old branch secretary.

Fang Hongan actually doesn’t know the other people very well.

However, with the old branch secretary in charge, everything went quite smoothly.

At Fang Hongan's insistence, the contract period was directly signed as 30 years after the fees for the first three years were paid.

Fang Hongan received the contract with a red stamp.

Thus, once the two land uses were finalized, Fang Hongan felt relieved.

And this contract is signed.

By the afternoon, news spread in Shiwan Village that he was going to open a bee farm.

It was at this time that many people in the village discovered that in addition to digging out beehives of ghost bees, Fang Hongan was also digging out beehives of honey bees.

Moreover, Fang Hongan had quietly started raising bees.

They also planned to build a apiary on the mountain, something they had never even heard of.

For a while, this became a hot topic again.

The matter of Fang Hongan and his friends digging wild honey once again became the focus of discussion among the villagers after dinner.

However, it was still because of the deterrent effect brought by the Xie Sanlaba incident.

Although many people are eager to make a move.

But I don’t dare to try it easily.

Therefore, the pace of Fang Hongan and his team going up the mountain every day was not affected at all.

Instead, as the news that they were invited to the central school to clean up the matchmaker hornets spread rapidly throughout the surrounding villages.

In the past few days, several people from other villages came to Fang Hongan and asked him to help clean up the ghost-headed bees.

Among them, the farthest one even reached a small village ten miles away.

The person who came was the village party secretary.

Fang Hongan basically accepts all those who come for help.

However, according to the principle of priority and convenient distance, I insist on spending half a day every day to help.

In the morning, we go to help these villages that ask for help to remove the black-headed bees. In the afternoon, we go up the mountain to dig honey, collect bees, and transfer them to the boxes...

Just like that, about a week later, I finally sorted out all the things I needed help with.

After that, Fang Hongan completely handed over the task of collecting bees and digging out ghost bees in the mountains to Wang Tong and Fang Chengtao.

He devoted himself to the construction of the apiary next to the wooden house.

During this period, after the contract for the wasteland forest where the wooden house was located was confirmed.

Fang Hongan immediately asked Fang Hongjiang to help hire people to help clear the weeds and trees near the wooden house, and prepared to have them use sticks and bamboo to enclose an isolation space of about two acres.

The west and north sides of this space are cliffs of rocks, so the only sides that need to be enclosed are the east and south sides.

So the amount of work is not large.

It will be completed in just two days.

This isolated space will be the place where the apiary will use to store beehives outside in the future.

In the mountains in June, the weather hasn't really gotten hot yet.

At this time, it is acceptable to place the beehive in a thatched hut or a wooden house.

But when July comes and the weather gets really hot, if we continue to raise the beehives in this relatively closed environment, the stocking density will be too high and the air circulation will be poor, which will cause the temperature on the honeycombs in the beehive to be too high, leading to various problems.

It is urgent to place the beehives outside.

Wait until the apiary begins to take shape.

After leaving the follow-up matters to Fang Dajingang to help manage, Fang Hongan rushed into the workshop of Carpenter Yang again.

During this period, the number of ghost bees has decreased as they are dug more and more.

Wang Tong and Taozi's main focus is still on digging bees, and the number of bees collected every day has also increased a lot.

The old carpenter's craftsmanship is much faster than it was at the beginning.

But at most three beehives can be made every day.

It seemed that the stored beehives were about to run out and the supply would be cut off.

With no other options, Fang Hongan returned to the workshop in the wooden house and became an apprentice. With the experience from his previous life, it didn't take long for Fang Hongan to become proficient in the craft.

The cooperation with Carpenter Yang was also natural and smooth.

Together, the two can easily make five hives a day.

After leading Fang Hongan to do it for a while.

The old carpenter couldn't help but sigh repeatedly while being amazed, thinking that Fang Hongan should join their line of business.

Listening to what he said, Fang Hongan actually understood the old carpenter's thoughts.

He had no children in his life, but he always wanted to pass on his skills.

Over the years, although many people wanted to find him to be their apprentice, the old carpenter was not willing to accept any of them after careful inspection.

In the previous life, at least I was still able to learn from him. In this life, not only did I not become a master, I also "stimulated" him from time to time...

The old carpenter is now really thinking about taking in an apprentice.

but……

In this life, since Fang Hongan has chosen the path of beekeeping, being an apprentice can only be a hobby.

But since old carpenter Yang wanted to pass on this skill, Fang Hongan also thought about finding a suitable apprentice from him when the opportunity arises.

Fang Hongan took the opportunity to mention this matter to Carpenter Yang, and the old carpenter did not object.

Fang Hongan also took note of this matter.

However, things like this often depend on fate and there is no need to rush.

If you have the chance, just keep an eye out for the old carpenter.

After three days of working in a row, with the output of five beehives every day, the old carpenter's stock of wooden boards was almost used up.

Fortunately, it was the morning of the fourth day.

A Jiefang truck carrying timber drove into the territory of Shiwan Village.

This truck hauling timber into the village is not the first time in Shiwan Village because there is an old carpenter named Yang in the village.

When this car entered the village, the attention it attracted was naturally incomparable to that of the jeep a few days ago.

But those who were paying attention couldn't help but be shocked after taking a few glances.

The truck bed was filled to the brim with timber and planks, several times more than what had been seen before.

"What is Carpenter Yang doing? He is dragging so much wood. Will he be able to finish it?" Some people couldn't figure it out for a moment.

"What else can be done?"

Someone who knew the situation immediately chimed in, "Isn't he helping Fang Hongan and the others make beehives? I heard they're going to build a bee farm! They're going to make hundreds of beehives alone!"

"So many..."

There were exclamations one after another...

……

The entrance of Shiwan Village.

Xie Qiangbin heard the sound of the truck early on.

Unable to resist my curiosity, I walked out of the room and came to the square in front of the gate to see what was going on.

Ever since being stung by a ghost bee, Xie Qiangbin has been staying at home and rarely goes out.

After he was stung, the balls had disappeared long ago.

But the trauma and humiliation he felt hadn't passed yet.

Right now, Fang Hongan is on the rise again.

In the village, one could hear people discussing how great Fang Hongan was everywhere.

If he went out and showed himself in public at this time, he would definitely be ridiculed.

So, even though it was hard to hold it in, he could only hold it in at home.

But it's a rare truck coming, and it has to pass by my house.

Xie Qiangbin really couldn't help but want to join in the excitement.

When he came out of the house, the Jiefang truck was already very close.

At first glance, Xie Qiangbin saw that the carriage was full of wood.

Just as I was surprised, a voice came from the side:

"It should be Old Carpenter Yang who asked someone to drag it up!"

"This old guy is helping Fang Hongan make beehives recently. He actually needs so much wood. How many beehives does he need to make?"

"That damned Fang Hongan actually did so many things secretly, and even set up a bee farm right under our noses! He's really good at hiding!"

The voice with gnashing teeth came from Xie Qiangbin's second brother Xie Qiangwu.

"Humph!"

Thinking of this, Xie Qingbin's face suddenly showed an unwilling anger: "This guy really thinks he is so awesome! I don't believe it. I can't control him!"

Hearing this, Xie Qiangwu couldn't help but turn his head: "Third brother! Don't mess around!"

"Don't worry!" Xie Qiangbin patted his chest and said, "I've already found out that the bee-proof clothing for the ghost bee must be made of materials that can resist the sting. I've asked someone to help find it!
"Don't worry about the ghost bee! But we can go dig wild honey! I've seen that when they dig wild honey, they just bring a mesh net! It's not difficult to sit up!"

Xie Qiangbin's eyes lit up and he said excitedly.

After he said this, Xie Qiangwu next to him immediately became interested.

"Yes! If the bees are not good, we can dig honey!" He thought about it and still had some doubts, "But...is it worthwhile to dig the honey? Is it easy to sell?"

“It’s selling really well!”

Xie Qiangbin said confidently: "When I went to the county town a few days ago, I asked someone to find out. The person who came to Fang Hongan to cheat my grandson last time was a ghost rat named Liao San. He was selling honey in the ghost market in the county town some time ago. His business was so good!
I heard that there are a lot of ghost rats now, all trying to get the honey! As long as we can dig up the honey, we can definitely make money!"

After he finished speaking, Xie Qiangwu nodded excitedly and was about to agree.

But Xie Qiangbin suddenly pointed at the truck that was slowly approaching and said, "Damn it! This damned rat is here too!"

"kindness?"

Xie Qiangwu looked in the direction he pointed.

I just happened to see a man with pockmarked face sitting in the passenger seat of a Jiefang truck that was slowly approaching.

He had never seen this person's face before.

But he had heard a lot about that pockmarked face.

Thinking about what Xie Qiangbin said, he soon realized that this person should be the evil rat named Liao San.

Needless to say, he came this time to buy honey from Fang Hongan again.

"No! I want to have a good talk with this guy!"

While Xie Qiangwu was sorting out these things, Xie Qiangbin beside him could no longer stand.

He jumped down from the platform and waved his hand to stop the truck.

This road passes by the townhouse built by the three brothers Xie Qiangbin. Because the area outside their house is so large, it takes up the entire land.

When the road was being built, the villagers also came to do the work and wanted the three brothers to reclaim the land one meter, and they also promised to give them some compensation.

However, these three brothers took the opportunity to ask for a huge amount of money, which the village could not afford.

So, after the road was repaired, it became much narrower when it reached the vicinity of their three homes.

Donkey carts, horse carriages and the like are not affected.

But for a large truck like this, when passing this section, you have to slow down the speed and crawl through it patiently bit by bit.

It was precisely because of this that Xie Qiangbin dared to stop them unscrupulously.

When he stopped him, the driver immediately stepped on the brakes, leaned his head out, and asked about the situation with an apologetic smile.

"You stepped on the brakes, I won't look for you!"

Xie Qiangbin asked his second brother to pull him back to the flat ground, then he approached the co-pilot's cabin with a smug look on his face and shouted, "Liao Sanmazi, huh? You played a trick on me last time, and you want to let it go this time?"

The pockmarked-faced man sitting in the passenger seat was none other than Liao San.

Some time ago, Fang Hongan asked someone to pass a message to the county town, telling him that honey and bee wine were available for shipment.

Liao San immediately made arrangements to go to Shiwan Village to collect honey and drink Guitou bee wine.

However, according to Fang Hongan, this includes not only more than 200 kilograms of honey but also more than 300 kilograms of ghost bee wine.

All together, it weighs more than 500 kilograms.

Then even if we drive a donkey cart here, we won’t be able to handle it.

Liao San then thought of finding a truck.

It just so happened that a few days ago, a carpenter from Shiwan Village found him and said that he was introduced by Fang Hongan. He wanted him to help buy wood and follow along when the wood was transported up the village. When they returned, they could call a truck together to bring back the honey and bee wine.

Liao San of course readily agreed to this idea of ​​killing two birds with one stone.

So he used his connections to help Carpenter Yang get the wood problem.

That's why he sat in the passenger seat of the truck.

Although the journey was bumpy, it was much more comfortable than driving a donkey cart.

Just when Liao San thought that everything was going smoothly, he didn't expect that Xie Qiangbin, a Cheng Yaojin, would suddenly appear here.

Instinctively, Liao San felt a little panicked.

However, after taking a closer look at Xie Qiangbin's expression.

Liao San immediately felt at ease.

This guy……

Although he said harsh words, his face clearly showed an excitement that he couldn't suppress.

Out of a ghost rat's keen sense of smell.

Liao San knew that this loud speaker who liked to spread gossip must have something to do with him...

(End of this chapter)