Buying a tractor doesn't take much trouble, and driving it back takes some time, but it's just a waste of time.
When he returned to the big yard, he met another man who came from the Corps to buy a harvester. There were not enough harvesters in Li Long's yard, so he had to ask the agricultural machinery operator of the Corps to take away the harvester. Xie Yundong took away a harvester. Liang Dacheng did not pull the stage.
Li Long promised him that he would send one to him in a few days, but Liang Dacheng did not agree, saying that he would drive a tractor to pull it in two days and Li Long would not need to send it to him. It would be troublesome.
Originally, I wanted to keep two people for dinner, but someone bought a harvester, so this didn't work out. Xie Yundong and Liang Dacheng were very excited about their new "large toys" and didn't want to keep them, so they just wanted to go home quickly.
When the two tractors drove back to Team Four one after another, even though some people knew about it in a small area, when the brand new tractor drove back to the yard, it still aroused the envy of many people.
After learning that these two tractors were bought with Li Long's help, and that they would be equipped with harvesters, and would later go to other villages to harvest wheat to make money, the reactions of the people in the village truly revealed their true colors.
In fact, the few people who followed Li Long several times to make up the handles all had the hope of becoming like Xie Yundong and Liang Dacheng.
As the tractor drove back to the yard, Liang Dacheng's parents started wiping the car with water. Even though the tractor had just turned off, the body was still very hot.
Can't stop it, Liang Dacheng can't stop it at all.
At Yang Hua's house, he was sitting on a small stool, smoking a cigarette, not knowing what he was thinking.
The wife was sitting on the threshold, tidying up the tangled ropes and muttering:
"Both the Xie family and the Liang family have tractors. If our Yongqiang family didn't become a worker, he would be able to drive a tractor today."
"Why are you driving a tractor? Working in the fields all day long, feeling comfortable under the bright sun? Yongqiang is a worker who eats commercial grain. How many of us in the team can be like him?" Yang Hua retorted, " Why don’t you say anything when others envy Yongqiang for eating commercial food?”
"Then... you can't make much money, forty or fifty yuan a month. How many years will it take to buy a tractor?" Yang Yongqiang's mother said unconvinced.
"You still can't make much money, so forty or fifty yuan is no longer money, right? You have had a good life in the past two years, and you don't remember the time when we couldn't save ten yuan all year round, right?
In the past two years, if the Li family's Xiaolong hadn't provided money-making jobs for the team members every year, would our life have been so good? Think about the life that Yongqiang’s uncle’s family lived! I can’t even afford a bicycle… Okay! ”
Mother Yang stopped talking.
Also, in the past two years, the fourth team has had three or four opportunities to make a lot of money a year. As long as they work honestly, even if they have an average relationship with Li Long, their family can make a thousand yuan a year.
Where are the villagers in other teams now? Although the fields have been distributed to each household and the land has been contracted, with the current prices of agricultural products, it is still a bit difficult to make money directly from the soil.
Although it is much better than before the household responsibility system, I can have enough to eat, my family can eat fine grains, and I can save two yuan by the end of the year.
But the most I can get is a hundred and eighty yuan, and two to three hundred yuan is considered a lot.
Those who can afford a tractor have either accumulated wealth before or, like Li Jianguo, started farming as soon as the reform was implemented and became a professional household.
Why did Team Four plant almost all of the nearly 10,000 acres of cotton thirty or forty years later? Isn’t it because growing food makes no money?
Even if the corn yield was one ton per acre, the price at that time seems to be quite high now, 2 yuan per kilogram. Calculated in this way, one acre of land only costs more than 2,000 yuan.
By then the land had been transformed and all was under drip irrigation. The income of two thousand yuan is just enough to cover the cost of farming. This is because the land is owned by the owner, not contracted. Otherwise, the contracting fees would simply be unaffordable.
So we can only grow cash crops. One acre of drip-irrigated cotton can yield 400 to 500 kilograms. The national protection price for one kilogram is between six and seven yuan, so even if the cost of growing cotton is higher, you can at least make a profit.
As for wheat, it cannot be carried. After almost all the land in Shima County was drip-irrigated, the wheat yield of 400 kilograms per mu was worth three or four yuan, which was a good loss.
If you plant more, you will lose more. There is no way around it.
Although there are subsidies for improved seeds and wheat, unless large grain growers thoroughly study those subsidies, they will only lose money.
In his last life, Li Long didn't even study the subsidies those big households relied on to make money. How should I put it? Some good policies will not be publicized to ordinary people at all.
Therefore, Yang Hua is quite sober and knows that Yang Yongqiang is working as a worker in the city, which is actually quite good.
But he was actually envious of those families who had bought tractors. After all, tractors not only sounded louder, looked more spacious, but also pulled more things than horse-drawn carriages and donkey carts. Moreover, you only need to drink oil and don’t need to wait for it. In winter, you can find something to cover it and it won’t move. When spring comes, I fill it with water and oil, shake it, and it still runs.
How nice.
But you can't say this to the old lady, because if you do, you have to blame Yongqiang.
In fact, when Yang Yongqiang came back for the New Year this time, he felt a little regretful.
After all, when I worked with Li Long before, I might be able to earn dozens of dollars a day, but now it takes a month. Moreover, the work of a construction and installation company is also tiring and not easy.
Of course, life in the city is wonderful, but after staying for a long time, you realize that you need money to have those wonderful things. But now, he only has so little money a month, and he still has to think about saving money to buy a house and marry a wife, so his quality of life has dropped a lot.
But there's no point regretting it. You've become a regular employee and you can't just leave if you want.
And if he wanted to express such thoughts, he would be scolded.
Although almost every family in the four teams now earns more than a worker earns in a year, more and more people still hope to become people who eat commercial food. This seems to have become an obsession.
In their view, eating commercial food is not only about living in the city, but also about being able to receive monthly retirement wages after retirement, which is guaranteed.
Farmers only have land as a guarantee. When they can’t work, where will the money come from? Do you look at the eyes of your children?
No one can imagine what it will be like in forty or fifty years. They can only imagine based on their current life.
This night, there were many people in Team Four who couldn't sleep.
What surprised Li Jianguo was that someone came to his house early the next day and wanted to borrow money.
The person who came to borrow money was Jiang Huaizhou, who, together with Li Jianguo and Gu Boyuan, had taken the lead in the village. His hometown was in the province next to Li Jianguo. He had two sons and one daughter.
The eldest son is just thirty now. He is married and has a child. However, the family has not been separated. He just built an extra row of small houses next to the gate on the west side of his yard.
My second son has gone to join the army. He is a volunteer and has not returned yet. I don’t know if he can stay.
Jiang Huaizhou came here to borrow money to buy a tractor for his eldest son.
"Then how much does your family borrow?" Li Jianguo asked, "How much do you have yourself?"
"In the past two years, I have been working with Xiaolong, and I have saved between 1,000 and 800 yuan." Jiang Huaizhou and Li Jianguo spoke more casually, "You can just lend me 3,000 yuan, and I will find someone to help me with the rest."< br>
"I can't borrow it." Li Jianguo spread his hands, "No money. If you want to borrow three hundred and five hundred, I can still get it together. You just asked for three thousand, where can you get it?
Besides, spring planting is about to begin, and you need money to buy fertilizers and seeds, but you don’t have any. ”
"How can you not have any?" Jiang Huaizhou looked in disbelief, "Your Xiaolong bought two tractors for the Xie family and the Liang family, which cost 10,000, so how can you have no money?"
"That's Xiaolong's money. Didn't you know that Xiaolong split up and had another life?" Li Jianguo wasn't angry either. At least they had a bond with each other. He slowly explained, "Besides, Xiaolong spent that money in order to start this small cooperative. All the money was spent on buying a tractor. If he still has money to buy a tractor, then he won’t buy it for the others who follow him?”
"Who else is there?" Jiang Huaizhou couldn't help but ask.
"Then Xiao Jia doesn't count?" Li Jianguo said slowly, "He has been with Xiaolong for a long time, and what about Yang Hua? Yongqiang has been with Xiaolong for a longer time. If he is really rich, why should he help the Yang family buy a car? Taiwan? ”
Li Jianguo's words were very clear. Even if he had money to lend, it was Li Long's business. If Li Long wants to borrow money to buy a tractor, it also depends on the distance between him and his relatives.
Jiang Huaizhou and Li Jianguo have a good relationship, but they only have a good relationship because they came from the same batch. We can have a drink together during the Chinese New Year, chat together in normal times and recall the hardships in the past. By the way, we can talk about how good our life is now.
That's all.
After all, Li Jianguo was a former middle school student, and he also liked reading and had theories and experience. Gu Boyuan is a genuine college student, so his theoretical level is even different.
The relationship between Li Jianguo and Gu Boyuan is better because they can talk together and have their own opinions.
Even if we have an occasional quarrel, it's normal. The Prime Minister said, seek common ground while reserving differences.
When I told Jiang Huaizhou this, he couldn't understand and said nonchalantly:
"That's different. How can our brothers compare with them? As the eldest brother, you can just say no?"
"That's impossible." Li Jianguo immediately waved his hand, "After getting married and splitting up, I can no longer be his family. Besides, Xiaolong is more capable than me now, so why should I be his family?"
Liang Yuemei, who was busy in front of the stove with a basin in hand, looked at Li Jianguo and wanted to laugh.
Everyone admits that Li Long is more capable than Li Jianguo.
But it is a lie to say that Li Long did not listen to Li Jianguo.
She believed that as long as Li Jianguo said so, Li Long would lend him the money without asking for a reason. But Li Jianguo would not cause this trouble for Li Long. Being a eldest brother is to provide shelter for the younger siblings, not to cause trouble for them.
You, Lao Jiang, all know how to beg for mercy for your son, but the same goes for Li Jianguo. His younger brother Li Long used to be raised like a son. Now if he is trying to beg Li Long to lend money to others, he can't give it to anyone. He's looking for trouble.
Jiang Huaizhou left with a disappointed look on his face.
After Li Qingxia waited for him to leave, he asked Li Jianguo:
"How is our relationship? If we are really close, I still have some money here, so there is no need to alarm Xiaolong..."
"It's so close." Du Chunfang was sitting on the side twisting wool. The wool was pulled back from the mountains by Li Long. This was a trivial job. The dirt in the wool had to be washed out, twisted into thread, dyed, and then used for later use. .
"I haven't seen him come over during the Chinese New Year. How can we be close? Who on the team who is similar can't come over to pay New Year greetings? If I haven't seen him, then it's not a close relationship."
"I'm right!" Liang Yuemei didn't expect that her mother-in-law usually looked at her and didn't care about anything. She didn't expect that her eyes were quite vicious. "When I first started working in the team, there were just a few of them. As for the relationship, it was just ordinary. .”
Li Jianguo said nothing, but acquiesced.
The relationship comes from acquaintances. Jianghuaizhou and the others did come together in the beginning and had the same experience of starting a business. But then we rarely sat and chatted together.
Even if Lu Yingming from across the street comes to borrow money, Li Jianguo will consider it carefully. After all, the relationship is really good.
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Two more groups of people came to borrow money in the past two days, but they were all dismissed by Li Jianguo.
Later, people in the team also knew that the Li family did not borrow money, and the matter was settled like this.
As for what the Li family said behind their backs, Li Jianguo and the others didn't care. Who wouldn't be told behind their backs? Just live your life well.
Besides, spring has begun and we have to prepare for sowing. This year, in addition to grain and oil crops, we also have to plant 20 acres of melons. This is not an easy job. Just one item of on-demand broadcasting would take several days to do.
It was rare for Li Qingxia not to go to Xiaohaizi to get off the Internet. He held a jukebox in his hand and tried it in the vegetable field from time to time.
Du Chunfang couldn't stand it and directly attacked him:
"If you're okay, just take this sowing tool and go to the front yard to plant Xiaolong's vegetable patch."
Li Qingxia chuckled and really went.
Before planting in the spring, the vegetable field must be plowed again, raked and leveled, and then stemmed and planted in separate plots.
If you plant things the first year that can still grow this year, such as leeks, celery, etc., you have to set aside the plot.
At present, there is not enough moisture in the big fields and the ground temperature has not risen yet, so the fields cannot be planted yet.
But the vegetable patch is ready for movement.
At this time, Li Long had already pulled two harvesters and put them in the big yard, and his people were at the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Let me tell you, the state association has changed its team this time. Although Director Qian is still the deputy director, he is basically in charge of the general manager. The director is said to have other high-level jobs. Although he has not left at the moment, he is already in contact with the corps. It’s related.”
Li Xiangqian said this quietly to Li Long.
He was happy and also happy for Li Long.
Director Qian has a close relationship with Li Xiangqian, and now he also has a good relationship with Li Long. With him presiding over the work of the state association, both of them will have an easier time.
"Have you given Director Qian a New Year's greeting?" Li Xiangqian asked suddenly.
"No," Li Long shook his head, "I don't think it's appropriate for me to go."
"If there is anything inappropriate, the relationship needs to be moved around frequently. You can't expect that skin to work all the time." Li Xiangqian still hopes that Li Long and Director Qian will have a closer relationship, "Besides, he is the leader, you have to Take the initiative to express your meaning.”
From this point of view, Li Xiangxiang is really good to friends and people with whom he has good relationships.
Li Long smiled and didn't answer.
Seeing that Li Long looked a bit like an elm-headed man, Li Xiangqian felt a little resentful that iron could not become steel. Well, when he was on the phone with Director Qian in private, he could put in a few good words for this guy.
During the Chinese New Year, he made a special trip to the state to pay Director Qian a New Year greeting. The things he brought were much better than the welfare provided by the state.
Of course, the main thing is his heart. For Director Qian's sake, what else can he care about?
Li Xiangqian didn't tell Li Long this, but changed the topic.
"How is the situation in the mountains? Can we enter? The director has been asking for the past two days."
"It will take a few more days," Li Long shook his head. "It will be completely melted here. The mountains are still muddy, and the ice and snow on the shady slopes have not completely melted. We have to dig trenches. It will not be good until it is completely melted." Dig, this mud is so thick that it’s hard to dry.”
"Then let's wait a little longer." Li nodded forward. Anyway, he was not in a hurry about this matter. Director Wei was in a hurry. "You go and tell the director later."
Li Long got up and went to find Director Wei.
After listening to Li Long's words, Director Wei just asked him to keep an eye over there from time to time. When work can start, he should notify him in advance so that the company can prepare.
Li Long could feel that Director Wei was still very persistent and concerned about this matter after all these days.
That's good.
Then he went to the Education Bureau to pick up Gu Xiaoxia.
Gu Xiaoxia's belly already looked very big at this time, as if there was a basin in her lower abdomen.
I have gone to the county hospital for a check-up and it is confirmed that they are twins.
Before Li Long told his family, Gu Boyuan knew about it.
I dare not say it for fear of earth evil. Li Long experienced too many similar metaphysical things in his previous life, so he was more cautious in this life.
Gu Boyuan was obviously dissatisfied with Li Long for not telling his in-laws the news. Fortunately, Gu Xiaoxia agreed. She smiled and said:
"When it's time to give birth, I'll give my parents-in-law, mother-in-law, and my eldest brother and sister-in-law a surprise when I give birth to two!"
"Surprise? Surprise!" Although Gu Boyuan was dissatisfied, there was nothing he could do since his daughter had spoken.
The matter was settled like this, and Li Long went back and forth to pick up Gu Xiaoxia, even more diligently.
After all, it has reached the stage of nervousness, and even a slight fall or bump will kill someone.
Gu Boyuan was satisfied with Li Long picking up Gu Xiaoxia from get off work every day, but on the surface he still told Li Long not to spoil his wife.
After all, these days, not to mention seven or eight months ago, there are many people who were still working on their own just a few days before his death.
Li Long didn't care so much. His daughter-in-law cared for her. He didn't understand this in the first half of his last life. Later, smartphones became popular and he saw a lot of pregnant women getting into accidents due to carelessness or accidents on their phones, so it was better to be careful.
Gu Xiaoxia therefore joked that she was now a national treasure.
Sister Yang has also been more attentive to cooking during this time, asking Gu Xiaoxia in advance what she wants to eat every day. Of course, Li Long’s opinion was also sought.
Regarding this, Sister Yang is very envious of Gu Xiaoxia. Han Fang's father was also very interested in him at the beginning, but to be honest, he was far worse than Li Long.
Although Gu Boyuan complained verbally, he was still very happy in his heart. His son-in-law was not wrong.
In the next half month, Li Long was relatively free. In addition to planting things in the flower field and vegetable garden in the yard, he would occasionally be busy when someone came to buy a harvester.
The frequency of buying harvesters is slower now than some time ago, and one can be sold every three to five days, so Li Longyan is not in such a hurry to pull down the harvester.
Of course, on-site training is still attentive, with both teaching and learning included.
After all, it would be dozens or hundreds of kilometers away. If someone really encounters any problems, it would be troublesome to find them.
The days passed day by day, and soon it was April.
The snow in the mountains has also melted. (End of chapter)