The leisurely life of a reborn dad

While drinking and chatting, ideas flowed endlessly.

A lot of things you say are just bragging, but the more you talk about this topic, the more excited you become.

"Come, have another drink, and wish us better development in the future." Zhu Hongwei suggested.

Zhuang Xuejian's hand was a little shaky. He raised his wine glass and said, "What's the word in the TV series called?"

He looked left and right with his head. He looked a little drifting, as if he had drunk enough, and his mind was a little confused. He raised his hand and patted his forehead, and finally remembered: "Form an alliance!"

Zhuang Xuejian nodded solemnly: "Today our three villages, Taodong Village, Zhujiazhuang, and Caojiazhuang, have officially formed a development alliance. From now on, we will share blessings and share hardships, how about that!"

After he finished speaking, he even asked: "Am I right?"

"Secretary Zhuang, if you follow what you say, we still have to choose a leader!" Zhu Hongwei joked.

Cao Jianlong laughed and said: "Otherwise, we will make an alliance based on blood and recommend Shujie as the alliance leader."

"Uncle Long, please don't. It's not good for you elders to make fun of a junior like me." Cao Shujie interrupted.

But Zhu Hongwei and Zhuang Xuejian said: "I think it's okay!"

"Come on, don't you just want me to drink? Now, I'll do half of it first."

Cao Shujie raised his glass and drank half of it in one gulp, which made him cough a little.

Ding Dezhong, the principal of Caojiazhuang Kindergarten, has been watching this scene silently. He found that the two village party secretaries of Taodong Village and Zhujiazhuang might be telling the truth, but Caojiazhuang did not answer.

When they left, Cao Jianlong asked Ding Dezhong to prepare for accepting students, but said nothing else.

Zhu Hongwei and Zhuang Xuejian also walked in the north and south directions respectively.

Cao Jianlong and Cao Shujie were left standing on the same spot. Cao Jianlong's face lost his drunken look: "Neither of these two bastards is a good person. One sings better than the other."

"Shujie, if you deal with them, you have to be very careful. Don't just believe whatever they say. You won't even know you've been betrayed."

Cao Shujie burst out laughing: "Uncle Long, you are right."

"I understand. You should go home and rest quickly." Cao Shujie advised him.

Cao Jianlong drank a lot of wine with Zhuang Xuejian and Zhu Hongwei at noon today. He was also tired. The enemy was on the side, watching eagerly!

Before leaving, he muttered: "If I had known this, I wouldn't have talked to them about kindergarten. It would have only caused trouble for myself."

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As time enters September, before the kindergarten starts, parents in Zhujiazhuang and Taodong Village receive news that their children will start attending Caojiazhuang Kindergarten in the second half of this year, and the fees will remain unchanged.

This news confused the parents of the two villages. They did not understand what happened, but it did not prevent them from carrying out the plan.

But it's not over yet.

Immediately afterwards, the village committees of Zhujiazhuang and Taodong Village issued similar notices, advising qualified people in the village to plant kiwi fruit trees, raise cattle, or grow pasture.

If you really don’t have money to invest, you can continue to plant food crops such as corn and wheat as before.

In private, when the villagers chatted, they discovered that the "three things" in their own village were no different from the "three things" in Caojiazhuang.

Some villagers with quick minds have a lot to think about. They wonder if their leaders have enlightened their minds and communicated with the leaders of Caojiazhuang?

No matter what you say, there are still many farmers in Zhujiazhuang and Taodong Village who are willing to plant kiwi fruit trees or grow pasture.

For many ordinary people, growing corn or wheat is just that. The cost of growing one acre of land for two crops and one for one season, not including labor, is about 1,000 yuan for one acre of land.

It’s really not profitable if it depends on labor!

They heard that those who grew kiwi fruit in Caojiazhuang could earn several thousand yuan a year from one acre of land. This was clear once they calculated the account.

"I'm planning to grow forage anyway. I heard that the village director in Caojiazhuang has hundreds of cows at home, and he will harvest as much grass as he wants. It will be worth it even if I sell it to him cheaper, without credit." A villager from Zhujiazhuang secretly chatted with his neighbor, looking like he had discovered a big secret.

But I have to say that compared to growing corn and wheat, this is indeed a better way.

To be honest, ordinary people do not have many ways to make money in the countryside. If they want to grow kiwi fruits, raise cattle or grow pasture, these three projects are already very good for most ordinary people.

More importantly, they feel that with Director Cao from Caojiazhuang here, they can guarantee sales.

Otherwise, for many people, stability is the main priority.

After all, their ability to resist risks is really fragile.

After this notice was issued, it aroused heated discussion in Zhujiazhuang and Taodong Village.

Everyone is very involved and highly motivated.

Many people went directly to the village committee to sign up on the second day. Some raised cattle, some grew kiwi fruit, and some grew pasture.

However, if you carefully classify them, you can find that most of them choose to plant kiwi fruit and pasture.

If you think about it carefully, you can actually understand that there is generally no need to consider the harvest in the first three years of planting kiwi fruit trees. In this case, it would be better to combine it with pasture planting.

There will be some income every year, so that there will be no income for three years, which will make people feel panicked and have no confidence.

When the two villages of Taodong Village and Zhujiazhuang followed Caojiazhuang's footsteps and prepared to vigorously develop their agricultural economy, the apples in Cao Shujie's orchard were ripe.

Seeing the red apples hanging on the tree, Cao Shujie felt happy from the bottom of his heart.

This is another income. According to last year's experience, although this amount of money is not much, only tens of thousands of yuan, Cao Shujie is still very happy. This is all earned through his own hard work, and he feels at ease.

"Shujie, I see you are very happy. What's the happy news?" Cao Shuchao came from the north and asked him.

Cao Shujie pointed to the apple orchard in front of him and said to him: "Brother Chao, look, the apples are ripe. I'm going to pick them and sell some of them in two days, and keep the rest for myself."

"Shujie, have you noticed that these apples ripen earlier this year than last year?" Cao Shuchao said, he was quite curious.

"This is normal. More things have been invested this year than last year. It would be strange if they ripen slowly." Cao Shujie picked two apples casually, wiped them with his hands, and handed one to Cao Shuchao: "Brother Chao, How do you like it?"

Cao Shuchao was not polite. He took it and put it in his mouth. There was a crisp sound and he took a big bite.

The flesh where bitten off is golden yellow, with crystal-like particles mixed in the middle of the apple flesh.

"So sweet!" Cao Shuchao had a slightly intoxicated expression on his face.

He looked at Cao Shujie and said, "Shujie, why do I feel that this apple is sweeter and more delicious than last year's."

"That's for sure. Didn't I just say that? We have invested more this year than last year. This is very important." Cao Shujie looked at the three-acre old apple orchard with emotion.

He shook the apple in his hand and said, "It's just a little smaller than before."

Cao Shuchao nodded: "It's indeed a little smaller, but it tastes better than before, and it looks redder. I think it looks more refined."

"Besides, it doesn't mean that bigger is better for Apple."

"Well! Brother Chao, how much do you think these apples should cost per pound?" Cao Shujie asked him.

Cao Shuchao thought for a while and asked uncertainly: "Last year, the price was 7 yuan per catty, right?"

"Yes, the price sold to Zuo Le last year was more than 7 yuan per pound." Cao Shujie said, "But this year we will go directly to customers."

"Including express delivery fees, packaging fees, labor costs, operating expenses, all aspects need to be calculated." Cao Shujie said with his fingers.

Cao Shuchao didn't understand this. When he heard what Cao Shujie said, he felt a headache.

He told Cao Shujie, "Shujie, your sister-in-law said she is idle at home. She also wants to plant some kiwi fruits and raise two cows by the way."

The expression on his face was a little uneasy, for fear that Cao Shujie would refuse.

Just as he was hesitating about what to do, he suddenly heard Cao Shujie say in his ear: "Brother Chao, this is a good thing. My sister-in-law has a vision. Your current breeding and planting techniques can be taught to my sister-in-law."

Cao Shujie didn't seem to see the troubled expression on Cao Shuchao's face. He continued, "But why don't you raise two more cows?"

"Raise more, and the cost of breeding will be lower."

Cao Shujie reminded him: "Brother Chao, if you plant alfalfa on two acres of land, you don't even need to buy feed. You can save a lot of costs."

"And once planted once, alfalfa can live for eight years. During this period, all you have to do is mow the grass. You don't have to do anything else except watering. It's very convenient."

Cao Shuchao was particularly moved when he heard that Cao Shujie actually gave him advice.

"Shujie, don't worry. Regardless of whether your sister-in-law is planting or breeding, I will not delay the work in the orchard." Cao Shuchao said.

Cao Shujie didn't think about that at all. Looking at Cao Shuchao's anxious expression, he waved his hand: "Brother Chao, what are you thinking about? Just be busy when you have to. Ever since you came here, I told you to ask for leave if you have anything to do. Just be busy.”

"Yeah!" Cao Shuchao nodded, and he secretly warned himself that if he was busy at home and in the orchard at the same time, he would definitely finish the work in the orchard first.

"Brother Chao, do you know whether Uncle Jun, Master Zhuang and Master Zhu are engaged in breeding or growing fruit trees at home?" Cao Shujie was quite curious.

This is an opportunity. Although they can make money by working here, their family members do not.

Cao Shujie feels that his family can increase their income through planting and breeding.

Cao Shuchao shook his head: "I haven't asked them. I'll go back and find them later."

Hearing what he said, Cao Shujie said: "Brother Chao, forget it, don't ask around. I don't have any other intention, I just asked casually."

"Actually, I personally hope that your family will do some breeding and planting. Others can plant and raise, so why can't you?" Cao Shujie had a bright smile on his face.

Cao Shuchao said "hmm".

Cao Shujie left the apple orchard and went to the new orchard next to it.

Seeing that the kiwi and apple trees were growing well, Cao Shujie was very satisfied.

When he was thinking about going to the north to take a look, the cell phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

"Who will call me at this time?" Cao Shujie was a little confused.

He took out his mobile phone and saw the name 'Cao Jianhua' scrolling on the screen. He was even more confused: "Why is Uncle Hua calling?"

The next moment, he answered the phone, and Cao Jianhua's voice came: "Shujie, are you busy now?"

"Uncle Hua, I'm okay. If you have anything to say, just say it." Cao Shujie said.

Then I heard Cao Jianhua say: "I have something I want to talk to you about alone. Is it convenient for you now? I'll go find you."

"Okay, Uncle Hua, I'm at the orchard on the mountain, just come over." Cao Shujie said directly.

At this time, in the Jianhua Supermarket in the north of Caojiazhuang, after making a phone call, Cao Jianhua said to his wife Gao Hong: "I'll go talk to Cao Shujie, and you can look after the store at home."

Gao Hong seemed to know what her husband was doing. He hesitated for a while and said, "Jianhua, you really want to sell the farm."

"If you don't sell it, why keep it?" Cao Jianhua didn't hesitate this time.

He was desperate to sell the farm.

One is that he now realizes that it is not that easy to make money through breeding.

The second point is that his elder brother-in-law Gao Zhiping doesn't know how to praise and doesn't have eyesight. Cao Jianhua is really annoying him.

He was thinking about something when he suddenly heard his wife say: "If you sell the farm, where will my brother go to work?"

It was fine if Gao Hong didn't say anything about it. As soon as he said it, he immediately ignited the anger in Cao Jianhua's heart and exploded him in an instant.

"Don't mention him to me. I get annoyed when I mention him. Don't you have any idea about his level?"

Cao Jianhua was like a firecracker, he was full of anger: "It's not that I look down on him, I can find anyone on the street who can work better than your brother."

"Grandma Xie, he really thinks of himself as a figure and asked me to find someone for him to instruct. What a beautiful idea he has!" Cao Jianhua's face turned red.

It’s all infuriating!

Gao Hong looked at her husband's angry appearance and wanted to get angry, but when she thought of her brother's character and temper, she couldn't get angry.

"Mud can't hold up a wall!" Gao Hong commented on her brother in her heart.

Seeing what her husband wanted to say, Gao Hong waved her hand: "Okay, I understand, are you still finished?"

"Go about your business." Gao Hong said.

"Hmph!" Cao Jianhua said loudly, got on his electric bike and drove towards the orchard on the mountain to the north.

When they came to the mountain, Cao Jianhua parked his electric car at the parking platform and called Cao Shujie again.

Unexpectedly, I met Cao Jianjun as soon as I came over.

Cao Jianjun also saw him.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and Cao Jianjun asked him: "Jianhua, why are you here?"

"I have something to do with Shujie, Jianjun, how are you doing here?" Cao Jianhua asked habitually.

Then I heard Cao Jianjun say: "It's not bad, it's faster than doing it over there."

Cao Jianhua didn't know how to answer the question. He didn't expect what Cao Jianjun said was so harsh.