Rebirth in 1984, starting from beekeeping in the mountains

Chapter 131: Supply and Marketing Cooperatives, Pharmaceutical Factories Come to Purchase One After Another! Winning the Prize! (Two in One)

It piqued the interest of these two people.

Next, Fang Hongan struck while the iron was hot.

Zheng Quan was called out and asked to lead Section Chief Zhang and Section Chief Liu to start the experience.

First, we walked to the beehive area on the side and started by selecting honey combs, sweeping bees, and taking out combs...

Then change clothes, enter the compartment, shake the honey, filter it, and put it into the jar...

Under Zheng Quan's guidance, Section Chief Zhang and Section Chief Liu each tried it out.

Not to mention the whole process, the two of them really enjoyed immersing themselves in it.

After this experience, both of them were full of satisfaction.

After the experience was over, Fang Hongan didn't say much.

They just waved to the old branch secretary, and the two of them walked into the wooden house, sat at the table and drank tea.

After Section Chief Zhang and Section Chief Liu grabbed Zheng Quan and explained the situation again, they could no longer sit still.

He turned around and hurried into the wooden house.

"Come! Come! Come! You've worked hard, have a cup of tea first!"

Fang Hongan waved at the two anxious people and pointed to the teacup on the table.

The two men were extremely anxious at first, but after seeing Fang Hongan's calm attitude, they forced themselves to hold back the words that were about to come out of their mouths.

After patiently sitting down and drinking a few sips of tea, Section Chief Zhang finally spoke: "Comrade Fang! We have checked the honey, and we are... basically satisfied... Now..."

"Basically satisfied?" Fang Hongan raised his eyes.

"Oh! Oh! I am very satisfied! I was wrong, I was wrong!"

Seeing the anger on Fang Hong's face, Section Chief Zhang quickly changed his tone.

After he finished saying this, he realized that in today's purchase, since he saw the young man in front of him, he had completely lost his previous dominant position and was completely controlled by this young man in his early twenties.

This doesn't look like shopping in the countryside.

It's almost like going to the higher authorities to ask for a quota.

But the words have already been spoken, and it is impossible to change them.

Thinking back on the experience he had just had and the quality of the honey, Section Chief Zhang could only comfort himself that the quality was indeed quite good, and he was telling the truth when he said so.

As for the problem of loss of dominance, there is still a way to negotiate the price next time!

After consoling himself, Section Chief Zhang continued, "We are willing to purchase. Five hundred kilograms per month is not a problem at all. If your production is high, you can ask for more! This is the price..."

The Third Food Factory's demand for honey is at least several tons every month.

Including the above quotas, the vacant amount is at least about two tons.

We are purchasing 500 kilograms for emergency use now, which is also the instruction from above. We will definitely increase the purchase volume in the future.

At this point, Section Chief Zhang looked at Fang Hongan, took a sip, and said very seriously: "I hope Comrade Fang can give a satisfactory price! After all... I believe that there should be no place like our Third Food Factory that wants so much at one time! And... Excuse me for being frank, if you can reach a cooperation with our factory, it can be regarded as a golden signboard for your bee farm!"

He was actually determined to win back the bargaining session, and Section Chief Zhang immediately threw out his two most powerful weapons in order to gain the upper hand and suppress Fang Hongan first.

"price?"

Fang Hongan narrowed his eyes and raised a nonchalant smile: "Chief Zhang, what you said makes some sense, but to say that no one can afford such a large quantity is really looking down on us!"

"Zheng Quan!" Fang Hongan waved his hand to Zheng Quan, "Give Chief Zhang the previous settlement statements between us and Liao San, as well as the list of goods to be shipped this time!"

Except for the temporary transaction at the market, Fang Hongan wrote a settlement statement to Liao San every time he traded with him, and the payment was settled only after both parties signed.

These documents are used for accounting and account splitting, and they are also useful for times like this.

the other side.

When Chief Zhang saw the smile on Fang Hongan's lips, he realized that something was wrong. When he took the list of suggestions written on the white paper by Zheng Quan, his face became surprised.

All this happened in just over a month.

The transaction volume between Fang Hongan and his friends and this man named Liao San reached over 800 kilograms and close to 900 kilograms.

There is also an order for 500 kilograms prepared for settlement.

That adds up...

Even if it is divided into two months, each month is far more than 500 kilograms.

This undoubtedly severely slapped his previous statement that no one should be able to exceed the requirement of 500 kilograms.

Section Chief Zhang's face turned red and he felt very embarrassed.

On the contrary, Section Chief Liu on the side reacted faster. He narrowed his eyes and smiled as he said, "Comrade Fang... if I'm right, this Comrade Liao San... should be a ghost rat! If you sell honey to such a person... you'd better be careful!"

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" When Section Chief Zhang heard this, he nodded hurriedly as if he had found a savior. "This damn rat is not a long-term solution!"

"What a jerk!" Fang Hongan curled his lips and said disapprovingly, "Section Chief Zhang and Section Chief Liu don't know this! This term... is about to become history! The higher-ups have completely liberalized this area. In the provincial capital, people are openly allowed to open their doors to do business, and they have even issued licenses directly!

We in Xiaonan are just a little slower! It won’t be long before people like Liao San can open stores to sell honey! "

Get a certificate!

Open a shop!
When Section Chief Zhang and Section Chief Liu heard what Fang Hongan said, they were both shocked.

An incredible expression appeared on his face, and at this time the old branch secretary on the side came to the rescue.

"Yes! Yes! The provincial capital's issuance of the certificate has already been published in the newspaper!"

As he spoke, the old branch secretary took out a palm-sized newspaper from his pocket, unfolded it, and showed one of the circled sides to Section Chief Zhang and Section Chief Liu.

Section Chief Liu looked at the eye-catching headline in the newspaper and the photo of a man standing in front of a restaurant holding a certificate paper, and both of them couldn't help but tremble.

Obviously, this scene had a huge impact on them.

At this time, Fang Hongan also curled his lips and added coldly: "Actually... to be honest, I prefer doing business with people like them. It's simple and fast, without all those twists and turns! Unlike some big factories, the procurement procedures are complicated and changeable, and the payment is not so smooth!"

Section Chief Zhang: “This…”

If the previous words were a counterattack to what Section Chief Zhang and Section Chief Liu said, then Fang Hongan's words undoubtedly hit their sore spot.

The faces of the two men immediately turned purple.

Not to mention regaining the dominant position, the two of them at this moment, facing Fang Hongan in front of them, did not feel a sense of nervousness as if they were sitting on pins and needles.

Seeing this, Fang Hongan waved his hand and said, "How about this! I'll give you a plan! You guys... after all, you are also a large state-owned factory! I personally still like to eat the candied fruits and preserved fruits you produce very much, so just treat them all equally and sell them at the price of 1.9 yuan!"

After saying this, Fang Hongan waved his hand again, seeing that Section Chief Zhang obviously had something to say:

"I know your big factory's procurement procedures are very complicated, and it may not be finalized today. Otherwise...you should hurry down the mountain to Qianmaping Market before it gets dark! There are phone numbers for both the school and the town government. You can report to the factory first!"
After the report, whether it is possible or not, I will wait for you all morning tomorrow! If not, then forget it!
I still say the same thing, my honey now has no shortage of markets!"

After saying this directly, Fang Hongan winked at Zheng Quan on the side again.

The latter also understood what he meant, and came out with two jars of honey, smiling apologetically, "Two... Section Chiefs! This... This is the honey from our... place! Our director said... you've made such a long trip, so these are for you to try on your way... to taste the new things!"

This was Zheng Quan's first time to engage in such a social interaction. He couldn't help but feel very nervous when he spoke, and he even stuttered.

In the eyes of Section Chief Zheng and Section Chief Liu.

He looks like a very simple and easy-to-control mountain dweller.

But after taking the honey, he looked at Fang Hongan on the side and found that his aura formed a sharp contrast with Zheng Quan in front of him.

How could such a monster appear in this poor and remote place...

……

……

We saw off the two section chiefs who needed to go down the mountain to report.

Fang Hongan took the opportunity to throw the report on contracting the second apiary on the mountain to the old branch secretary.

After seeing how Fang Hongan easily controlled Section Chief Zhang and Section Chief Liu.

The old branch secretary didn't know how to look at this young man who had just turned 20. He brought so many surprises.

And looking at this, based on his experience, if nothing unexpected happens, this transaction with the Third Food Factory will most likely be successful.

And once successful, it would undoubtedly be one step closer to the visions that Fang Hongan had described to him before.

Immediately, without any further hesitation.

After returning to Shanmuling Village, the old branch secretary Wang Xiangshun summoned all members of the village committee to his home.

After some discussion, Xie Qiaomei was asked to hand over the revised application and contract to Fang Hongan early the next morning.

Just as Fang Hongan put away the contract and application and walked out the door, he heard the rumble of a truck.

At the same time, many people came directly towards Fang Hongan's mud house.

Now, there is almost a common understanding in Shiwan Village that as long as there is no major incident in the village, as long as there is a car entering the village.

Then there is a 99% chance that he is here to find Fang Hongan.

Soon after these people gathered around, the truck that rumbled and raised a cloud of dust drove over and stopped directly in front of the earthen house, just as everyone expected.

This is different from the last time when we were carrying cargo trucks.

Although they are both Jiefang brand trucks, this one is obviously a newer model.

The thing behind it is not the previous truck bed, but a modified cargo box.

On the cargo box, there were a few big words painted in red paint - Xiaonan Third Food Factory!

Looking at these big words, many people showed solemn expressions.

I immediately thought of a rumor that was circulating yesterday: "The Third Food Factory wants to buy honey from Fang Hongan!"

When the news spread yesterday, many people did not believe it, but the scene before them undoubtedly forced everyone to believe it.

The Third Food Factory!

Just buying some food produced by this factory and serving it to others would make many villagers in Shiwan Village feel proud.

And Fang Hongan was actually able to sell honey to this factory.

Tsk! Tsk!
Such ability!
And when the car door opened, the two people who jumped out of the car walked up to Fang Hongan with an apologetic smile on their faces.

It made everyone stunned.

How to say……

It seems that Fang Hongan did not sell the honey to the Third Food Factory.

It was the Third Food Factory that came to beg Fang Hongan to sell them honey!

This……

Amidst the loud bang.

Everyone looked at the inconspicuous mud house, and their eyes became even redder!

……

at the same time.

Looking at Section Chief Zhang and Section Chief Liu who came over enthusiastically.

Fang Hongan knew that the honey transaction was a sure thing.

After entering the house, Section Chief Zhang learned his lesson this time and did not beat around the bush.

He said directly: "Comrade Fang! After we reported to the factory, the factory agreed to the supply price you mentioned!

It just so happened that our factory had a truck coming to Xin County to deliver goods, and the factory intended to take 500 kilograms of honey back with us this time!
I think your bee farm has about this much honey stored! Look..."

Last night, after finishing the report, Section Chief Zhang repeatedly recalled the confrontation with Fang Hongan.

He wanted to summarize where he had lost, and why he, an experienced purchasing section chief, had failed so completely.

But the more I summarized, the more I thought about the details and words revealed by Fang Hongan.

Section Chief Zhang felt that this young man was becoming more and more unfathomable.

What surprised him the most was that this young man, although living in the mountains with poor transportation, had a very accurate understanding of the entire situation and their Third Food Factory.

Every sentence hits the mark and gets to the point.

This completely changed his attitude today, and his tone became polite.

Feeling the change in Section Chief Zhang, Fang Hongan also smiled warmly and nodded: "Okay!"

This family still has some stock, plus what Zheng Quan has collected recently, 500 kilograms should not be a problem.

After the delivery settlement form was written and both parties signed it, Fang Hongan called Fang Hongjiang, who was waiting outside to watch the fun, and asked him to invite two capable people to go up the mountain together.

After picking the honey from the apiary and weighing it in the mud house, Section Chief Zhang and his colleagues simply paid for it.

Then... the truck from the Third Food Factory left Shiwan Village with a rumble...

This is after the transaction with the third food factory is completed.

It not only caused a huge stir in Shiwan Village.

The news even spread to Xin County.

Just two days later, Deputy Mayor Li and Secretary Lu, who had come with Secretary Chen last time, came to Shiwan Village and found Fang Hongan.

Briefly explained the situation.

One is the purchasing station of the county supply and marketing cooperative, which approached the government and wanted to purchase honey every month.

The second one was even more exaggerated. It was a pharmaceutical factory in the neighboring Gui County that called and wanted to find the apiary to purchase beeswax.

besides……

Many towns and villages have contacted Fang Hongan, hoping that he could go to their mountains and guide the local villagers to build bee farms...

These are the ones who called.

Some want to learn about the situation through the town.

Some of them are sending out obvious signals.

According to Deputy Mayor Li, the pharmaceutical factory in Gui County is waiting for Fang Hongan's reply. If Fang Hongan agrees, they will send someone to the apiary to discuss with him after the quantity is agreed upon.

But from the supply and marketing cooperative, no matter whether Fang Hongan agreed or not, someone would come to the apiary to find Fang Hongan in a few days.

This purchasing station has the task of purchasing honey, but it is basically impossible to complete it nowadays.

I heard that there is a bee farm in Qianmaping, so the purchasing station must want to get a piece of the pie.

This was done by calling the town and showing that they were putting pressure on Fang Hongan.

After the last contact and after asking Wang Xiangshun, Deputy Mayor Li also had some understanding of Fang Hongan's temper.

I know he is a person who is soft-hearted and does not respond to tough measures.

I know that he will probably be disgusted by the supply and marketing cooperative's approach.

This time I came up, I also wanted to fully explain to Fang Hongan, and do his job by the way.

Fang Hongan had anticipated the supply and marketing cooperative's approach when he first went to Qianmaping Market to ask.

After all, in an era of material shortages, state-owned purchasing stations such as supply and marketing cooperatives also have quota tasks for purchasing each item.

This honey item may not be a regular task.

But since there is a apiary in Qianmaping, the higher-ups will definitely not sit idly by.

After all, the honey from the apiary was sold to Gui Haozi and then to the food factory in the city.

It would be unreasonable if this purchasing station didn't purchase some.

However, Fang Hongan was very clear about the nature of this purchasing station, and the purchase price would definitely not be as high as that offered to Liao Sanhe Food Factory.

It has nothing to do with the market.

It's all about the mechanism.

This is also the reason why Deputy Mayor Li always frowned when talking about this matter.

"Mayor Li!" After patiently listening to Deputy Mayor Li's explanation, Fang Hongan said seriously, "If they want to come, then come! To put it bluntly... this is the purchasing station! We can supply some emergency relief, so it's not a big problem.

But... you also know that for people like us living in the poor mountains, there are many inconveniences and it is difficult to purchase many things!

Take our bee farm for example, the small canned containers we use now are all fruit cans! I heard that the supply and marketing cooperative should be able to get these cans in large quantities..."

Having said that, Fang Hongan winked at Deputy Mayor Li.

The latter was immediately excited when he heard it: "Hongan! You mean... if the supply and marketing cooperative can help you solve the problem of glass bottles, you can supply them regularly?"

"You can say that!" Fang Hongan nodded and said, "But the way we supply it cannot be raw honey! It must be... honey that has been bottled and labeled with our bee farm's label!"

"Filled and labeled?"

Deputy Mayor Li opened his eyes wide, never expecting that Fang Hongan would actually come up with such a plan.

Fang Hongan said seriously: "This is my bottom line!"

Seeing that Deputy Mayor Li was still a little confused, he explained: "For the supply and marketing cooperatives, what they need is bees, which they sell as a single product. It doesn't matter what form they take!
But for our bee farm, we supply at the price of the supply and marketing cooperative purchasing station. Mayor Li... you and I both know that it is definitely not comparable to the price outside!

It won't be a good idea to let our bee farm suffer losses! Why don't we cooperate in this way, which will not only satisfy the supply and marketing cooperative, but also help our bee farm to promote its brand name!
I am reporting to you seriously, this is extremely important to our apiary!"

"Is... is that so?" After listening to Fang Hongan's words, Deputy Mayor Li actually didn't understand many of them.

However, Fang Hongan's attitude is very clear and explicit.

"Okay! I'll go back to the county and report to Secretary Chen first! Ask Secretary Chen to negotiate with the supply and marketing cooperative! If it doesn't work... I'll report to County Magistrate Song!"

After thinking for a while, Deputy Mayor Li nodded and gave Fang Hongan an affirmative look.

The supply and marketing cooperative wants to forcibly purchase the property, and it is legitimate and necessary for Fang Hongan to raise these demands.

If the legitimate demands of the bee farm cannot be met, they still have the audacity to engage in forced buying and selling and exploitation.

Then the town will have an excuse.

in this way.

Three days later.

A jeep arrived at the small mud house in Shiwan Village. This time, it was watched by a crowd of people.

Deputy Mayor Li led two men and one woman into the mud house.

Among the two men and one woman, the oldest one is the deputy director in charge of the purchasing station of the county supply and marketing cooperative.

The other man, who is about 400,000 yuan old, is the manager of Qianmaping Purchasing Station.

As for the woman, she was an accountant at the county supply and marketing cooperative.

Because Fang Hongan had already fully expressed his attitude towards fighting.

Thanks to the town's mediation and the influence of the deputy county governor's visit last time, the vice president of the supply and marketing cooperative and the director of the purchasing station were quite polite.

After visiting the apiary, I was extremely satisfied with the quality of the honey produced by the apiary.

After discussions, it was finally agreed upon.

Fang Hongan provides at least 500 bottles of one-pound honey to the supply and marketing cooperative's purchasing station every month, at a price of one yuan and ninety cents per bottle.

At the same time, the supply and marketing cooperative also helped Fang Hongan contact the factory that produced glass jars to provide glass cans.

As for the price, we will have to wait until Fang Hongan puts forward specific specifications before we can discuss it.

It's about four cents each.

In short, everyone gets what they need.

Send away these people from the supply and marketing cooperative.

Fang Hongan felt the pressure on his shoulders, which suddenly grew heavier.

Of the three current sales channels, Liao San promised 500 kilograms per month last time, the food factory also agreed to 500 kilograms per month, plus the 500 kilograms from the supply and marketing cooperative.

We have to sell 1,500 kilograms this month.

With the current output of this apiary, the production is totally unable to keep up.

Fortunately, Liao San's 500 kilograms can be provided next month.

The food factory’s 500 kilograms of goods have also been supplied.

The supply and marketing cooperative has agreed to resume supplying goods at the beginning of next month.

In other words, there was no production pressure throughout June.

As for July, with the output of the apiary, plus the honey stored in Lanxi Village, if both sides work hard, it should not be a problem to collect 1,500 kilograms.

Later, around August and beyond, the apiary in Lanxi Village will be able to produce honey, and the second apiary in Shiwan Village should have been completed.

With three apiaries, there should still be a lot of surplus after dealing with all these.

As for the future, it should be extended to other farmers in the mountains...

When that time really comes, channels like these three will have to tap their potential, let them work harder and increase the demand!

The deal has been finalized at the supply and marketing cooperative.

This happened within two days.

The pharmaceutical factory in Guixian also came to us.

Gui County is a large county in the entire southern Hunan region, several times the size of Xin County in terms of both population and area.

Speaking of this pharmaceutical factory, it is quite famous in the entire Shonan area.

Its main benefits come from its flagship product - Dieda Pills.

People of this generation do a lot of heavy work, and injuries and illnesses caused by overwork are common.

And this bone-breaking pill is a must-have pill in many people's homes.

Fang Hongan also ate it when he was young.

It is big and has a strong taste, which is very unpalatable.

Some say it can be applied externally, but oral administration is more effective.

It has a very good effect on traumatic injuries and promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

This pharmaceutical factory came to us to buy beeswax, probably for the production of pills.

However... as to whether it was used to produce bone-breaking pills, no one said, so Fang Hongan couldn't find out.

However, after inspecting the entire apiary and seeing the beeswax samples produced by Fang Hongan and his team, the purchasing staff of medicinal materials were quite satisfied with the beeswax produced by Fang Hongan and his team.

After some negotiation, the agreed supply price was one dollar and fifty cents per pound.

This price is higher than selling it to medicinal materials purchasing stations.

The delivery method is also simpler.

This pharmaceutical factory has vehicles coming to Qianmaping every month to purchase medicinal materials. They also go to Shiwan Village and take away the beeswax.

As for quantity, you can take as much as you want.

It seems that the entire pharmaceutical factory still has a big gap in this area.

The people from the pharmaceutical factory and the dozens of kilograms of stored beeswax were sent away in the next few days.

Fang Hongan asked Fang Hongjiang to find a team of people to start preparing for the construction of the second apiary.

The location chosen by Fang Hongan for this second apiary is on a small hill near Mashiling.

Not only is it remote, it is also close to Mashiling, the mountain where the most honey was dug in the past.

The terrain is very similar to that of Cuduoling in Lanxi Village, and it is also convenient for cleaning and isolation.

The people Fang Hongjiang hired were all the people in the village who often helped build houses.

Originally, some people were not very interested in building this kind of wooden house, but they heard that it was Fang Hongan's bee farm.

They all joined with pleasure.

Lan Wenxiu was pregnant and he had to watch the construction work from the top of the hill.

Therefore, all the logistical work had to be entrusted to Fang Chengtao's mother Wang Ying for help.

Afraid that he couldn't handle it alone, he invited Aunt Hong to join him.

Anyway, the old carpenter still has to participate in the work of building the wooden house.

As the job got busy, the old carpenter couldn't help but lament that he was too busy to handle it.

At this time, Fang Hongan also remembered.

When I was chatting with Zheng Quan not long ago, I learned that he had a friend who died early in Xichongling Village.

He is one year younger than him, his name is Zheng Peng, and his life story is somewhat similar to his, as his father also died early.

However, what is even more miserable than him is that Zheng Peng's mother abandoned Zheng Peng and ran away with someone else when Zheng Peng was just a few years old.

Zheng Peng, like Fang Hongan, grew up with his grandparents.

Last year, Zheng Peng's grandparents also passed away one after another.

Zheng Peng, who is not even 20 years old now, makes a living by doing odd jobs in the village.

Zheng Quan said that Zheng Peng was a very dexterous person and liked to tinker with things.

For example, many of the condoms he had placed on the mountain before were made with the help of Zheng Peng.

When he first heard this, Fang Hongan wanted to find an opportunity to observe Zheng Peng.

If suitable, he will be introduced to the old carpenter as an apprentice.

After hearing what the old carpenter said, he immediately became interested.

When he went to the apiary that day and told Zheng Quan about this idea, Zheng Quan clapped his hands excitedly, and he agreed with Fang Hongan's idea.

Seeing this, Fang Hongan simply gave him a day off and asked him to go back to find Zheng Peng and ask for his opinion.

I originally thought it would be good if someone could come in the afternoon, but I never expected that Zheng Quan would bring people over just at lunchtime.

Fang Hongan observed that although Zheng Peng was one year younger than Zheng Quan, he looked much older than Zheng Quan, probably because he had been doing all kinds of odd jobs all year round.

Judging from his appearance, he is an honest person and doesn't talk much.

After asking a few questions, the young man became overly excited and stuttered when Zheng Quan told him the purpose of his visit.

However, judging from some of the details when he entered the room and sat down, he should have some sense.

Zheng Quan should have known that Zheng Peng was not good at speaking, so after saying a few words for him, he took out some things that Zheng Peng had made for him before.

Slingshots, some small machine guns...

Although it can be seen that the materials and tools should be very simple, the result is quite exquisite.

After some consideration.

While eating, Fang Hongan brought Zheng Peng to the old carpenter Yang Maolin.

Upon learning that this was the apprentice Fang Hongan had found for him, although the old carpenter seemed indifferent on the surface, Fang Hongan could still see the old carpenter's inner excitement from the twitching of the corners of his mouth.

However, the old carpenter did not nod directly, but just asked Zheng Peng to try the job for a few days first.

These days, there is a trial period when learning a craft, and many people even have to give gifts before they have a chance!

When Zheng Peng heard that the old carpenter had directly given him the opportunity to try out his job, he was so grateful that he didn't have time to think about anything else.

After nodding in agreement, he followed the old carpenter and started to help at the apiary from that day on.

Fang Hongan observed him for a while and found that although this kid didn't talk much, his ears and eyes were very sharp. His hands and feet were also very nimble.

As soon as the old carpenter gave an order, everyone around him would hear it and take action immediately, even if people were shouting.

His eyes are also obviously very good at seeing things.

This is like being in the construction team for a while and quickly integrating into the team.

Fang Hongan secretly observed the old carpenter several times, and saw that every time he secretly observed Zheng Peng, an expression of satisfaction appeared on his face.

In my heart, I knew that the matter of these old carpenters looking for apprentices was basically settled.

With the arrival of this future apprentice, the old carpenter worked much more vigorously. Many times, Fang Hongan forced him to go down the mountain early, and he left the construction site reluctantly.

With the rapid construction, the wooden house at the entrance of the apiary was completed in about a week.

The next fence is much simpler.

The old carpenter took Zheng Peng back to the workshop to start making beehives.

Just two days later, one evening when Fang Hongan and Zheng Quan were preparing for swarming and breeding in the first apiary, Zheng Peng came up to them with a happy face.

It turned out that in the afternoon, the old carpenter took the initiative to let Zheng Peng formally become his apprentice.

Knowing the situation of Zheng Peng's family, he confiscated nothing from him and only asked Zheng Peng to offer him a cup of tea and kowtow three times.

The idea of ​​kowtow is actually not popular nowadays when people learn a craft from a master.

The old carpenter asked Zheng Peng to do this, one reason being that the old carpenter was a conservative person.

But more importantly, the old carpenter asked Zheng Peng to do this, which meant that he truly recognized Zheng Peng and was ready to train him as his last apprentice.

Zheng Peng obviously understood what he meant. He couldn't contain his excitement and went up the mountain overnight to share it with Zheng Quan.

Knowing that the two had a lot to talk about, Fang Hongan left the apiary first. After returning home, he brought two bottles of wine to the old carpenter as a congratulations.

……

After the wooden house over at the apiary was built.

Fang Hongjiang and his wife finally had some free time.

Just at this time, Wang Tong and others sent back information.

The apiary in Lanxi Village is now completely back on track, and they want to come back.

Fang Hongan had told them at the beginning that their respective marriages had to be arranged before they returned.

Now that they want to come back, that means they can go and propose marriage.

Upon seeing this, Fang Hongan hurriedly told his uncle and aunt, as well as Fang Hongjiang and Wang Ying and their spouses the news.

Upon hearing the news, both families were so excited that they hurriedly began to prepare.

Compared with the old society, marriage proposal and engagement in the 1980s was relatively simple.

But there is some subtlety involved.

At the beginning, Fang Hongan and Lan Wenxiu went to get the marriage certificate without Lan Wenxiu's family's knowledge. It was a very simple one.

But this time, Wang Tong and Fang Chengtao and their families have to make good preparations.

Whether it is Lanxi Village or Yangjiatang, they are both considered prosperous villages.

Before this release, they had never dared to imagine that their sons could marry wives from these two villages.

This person may be appreciative, but as people from these mountains, they cannot be lacking in etiquette.

I found someone and asked about the situation.

After careful preparation, the two families carried baskets to Lanxi Village early in the morning.

Fang Hongan didn't need to get involved in such a situation.

Anyway, when the time comes to pick up the bride, as a good brother, he will definitely go again.

I led the construction team at home to finish the fence, and the preliminary construction of the second apiary was basically completed.

Next, just wait for the beehives to arrive and then start beehive transfer.

Return home busy.

At night, the sound of dogs barking suddenly came from the north of the village.

Listen to this.

Fang Hongan guessed that it must be Wang Tong and the others who had returned.

Sure enough, it didn't take long.

Wang Tong and Fang Chengtao appeared outside the earthen house.

There was another figure coming along with them.

Looking closely, it was Lan Jianhui who I hadn't seen for a while!
When the young man saw Fang Hongan, he immediately shook off Wang Tong and Fang Chengtao who were following him, ran into the house, and shared the good news with Fang Hongan and Lan Wenxiu.

In the selection test that ended not long ago, his score on idioms improved by 30 points.

Passed the selection successfully.

Starting from next semester, I can go to Xinxian No. 1 Middle School in the county to study in the senior year.

During this period, I took advantage of the few days of vacation to come to Shiwan Village to visit Fang Hongan and Lan Wenxiu.

Improve thirty points in just one month!

Good guy!
This result made Fang Hongan and Lan Wenxiu happy.

It seems that I really bought the right book.

After Lan Jianhui shared the good news, Wang Tong and Fang Chengtao, who hadn't seen each other for half a month, felt a little shy and embarrassed.

In the end, Wang Tong saved his face and explained the situation clearly.

The marriage of these two people is basically settled.

This woman has already been brought back according to her horoscope.

After choosing a date, go to the bride's house to propose and send the date and betrothal gifts.

Next, we just have to wait for the official marriage.

At this time, it is important to have a suitable date.

So the two of them still don’t know when the wedding date will be set.

But looking at the expressions of the two people, they both can't wait.

Obviously, life in Lanxi Village has been quite comfortable during this period.

After reporting their personal situations, the two then told Fang Hongan about the situation of the Lanxi Village apiary.

After this period of time, with the help of the two of them, the apiary in the entire Lanxi Village was completely back on track.

Before they returned, the number of hives that had been visited had reached ninety-five.

The current situation is that the daily management of the apiary during the day is basically done by Xue Fen, Lan Wenhui and Lan Wenjuan in turn, while at night, Lan Zhenshan and Lan Guihai's father take turns.

During the day, Lan Jianjun, Lan Guihai and Yang Huaping continued to go up the mountain to dig honey, collect bees and place bee traps...

The rhythm and progress were exactly in line with what Fang Hongan had arranged before he left.

Because the squeezed honey has been accumulating, there are currently more than 600 kilograms of honey stored in Fang Hongan’s father-in-law’s house.

According to Wang Tong's estimation, by the end of June, the 150 hives of bees should be basically full.

At that time, the accumulated honey was at least over 800 kilograms.

He nodded and patted the two men on the shoulders to express his approval.

Fang Hongan also told the two about the situation of Bee Farm No. 2.

Although they had already heard some news from Fang Hongjiang.

But when Fang Hongan said this again, they were still surprised.

It also instantly filled the two of them with fighting spirit.

The next day, the two of them went up the mountain and began to look for bee-luring barrels to collect bees, and then went to the No. 2 apiary to transfer the hives.

The reason why Fang Hongan did not go up the mountain was that he was called to Shanmuling Village by the old branch secretary very early on and went to Qianmaping Town Government with him.

Fang Hongan only found out after he arrived at the town government.

He...won the prize!

(End of this chapter)