Agriculture Maniac

Chapter 1: Two strong men share a field
98, October th of the lunar calendar.

Yujia Village, western Shandong Province.

early morning.

In the dim old adobe house, Yu Yang, wrapped in a military cotton coat, sat upright on a long bench, carefully examining the papers covering the eight-immortals table.

Opposite him was the village chief, flanked by three bank employees.

"Comrade Yu Yang, as long as you sign these contracts, the court will definitely give a light sentence when the trial begins, and let Yu Jianjun go home for the New Year."

The village chief echoed, "Yes, this is your father's chance to get rid of the lawsuit, so agree to it quickly."

Yu Yang had a blank expression on his face, but he was thinking rapidly in his mind.

Yu Jianjun, the honest father in the family, actually did not commit any crime.

He just saved some money by raising pigs, and then was fooled by the township leaders into buying a brick kiln in the township that had been idle for many years at an extremely low price of 10 yuan.

A tunnel kiln that produces 6 red bricks a day has a total value of at least one million.

The village half-sold and half-gave it to Lao Yu, so there must be many problems involved.

For example, ignition is difficult, the temperature cannot be reached, the embryo collapses in the kiln, and the flue is in disrepair.

In order to repair the kiln, Lao Yu borrowed money from everywhere, sold his old house, transferred farmland, and even signed several loans.

Who would have thought that less than half a year after it went into production, a once-in-a-century flood occurred in the middle of this year, which soaked the bricks, corroded the new bricks, washed away the cave dwellings, and delayed orders.

Lao Yu had no money in his pocket and was unable to resume production, so his loan became overdue.

Since failure to repay a debt is a civil dispute, the court will not make a ruling and the police will not intervene.

Worried that Lao Yu would run away, the creditors took turns to report the brick kiln for stealing land, failing to meet emission standards, and encroaching on collective assets in order to keep Lao Yu in the local area.
Soon, Lao Yu was put in a detention center, awaiting a series of lawsuits.

The bank came to my house today, simply wanting me to change the original credit loan into a mortgage loan, and then take away the brick kiln.

In another time and space, his family believed that the value of the brick kiln was far greater than the bank loan, and they never agreed. As a result, the two sides struggled for several years, and ultimately the brick kiln was not saved. Lao Yu was also in and out of the detention center, and spent three and a half years in vain.

Now reborn...

Yu Yang didn't intend to waste time on this matter, he just wanted some start-up capital.

Then he would pull together a construction team, start with small projects, expand them into bigger and stronger ones, become a general contractor for all projects, then switch careers and tinker with real estate, and when he was in his thirties, he would be content with a small fortune.

As for stocks, funds, lotteries and the like, having worked in engineering all my life, I really don't understand those things.

After thinking for a while, Yu Yang said, "The shares of the brick kiln are indeed mine, and I agree to use the brick kiln to repay the debt, but I hope you can lend me 50 yuan at a low interest rate and pay it back in two years. This is the prerequisite."

"Are you crazy to borrow another 50?" Village Chief Yu couldn't believe it.

The business manager sent by the bank shook his head and denied it. "You don't have the financial ability, and your superiors will not agree to it."

"Then there's nothing to discuss."

"If we don't talk about it, your father will go to jail." The village chief said anxiously.

"Just go in."

“That’s jail.”

"It's better to be in jail than to stay in a detention center forever."

"???"

"You don't understand." Yu Yang said, and suddenly remembered something, "You will understand in the future."

"???"

"Don't worry, I'll give him better conditions when I make money."

Negotiation requires skills. Yu Yang’s meaning was very clear. If you don’t agree, I don’t want to be your father anymore, and you don’t even think about getting the money.

The bank staff was not in a hurry, but the village chief stood up.

At this moment, the village chief's son, a fat boy of about thirteen or fourteen years old, rushed into the house shouting.

"Dad, it's bad. The four wheels of the car parked at the entrance of the village by the bank have been stolen!"

"How dare you come to our village and make trouble..."

Without waiting for the village chief to leave cursing, the bank staff rushed out first.

In 98, even the worst car would cost hundreds of thousands of yuan.

Four wheels would cost an average person half a year's salary.

“It’s a wonderful era.”

Yu Yang looked at the backs of the people leaving and shook his head with sigh.

Then, wearing the thousand-layer cotton shoes my mother had made for me, he walked out of the old adobe house while thinking about how to make money.

After his old house was transferred to Lao Yu, the grandfather was worried that his daughter-in-law would divorce him, so he secretly paid for it out of his own pocket and bought this yard.

The area is comparable to half a football field, but the house only has two main rooms and a large east room with an earthen stove and a kang.

As I recall, my mother lived here at first, but when Lao Yu was arrested, she ran back to her parents' home to borrow money and used her connections to sue the court.

And Yu Yang.

When Lao Yu was arrested, it was the beginning of his senior year of high school. Young and full of energy, he talked to his class teacher, then dropped out of school and went home despite the teacher's advice. He used the kang to grow bean sprouts, hoping to pay off his father's debts.

Later, Lao Yu was released from prison and was able to make a comeback by engaging in general contracting of projects, largely due to Douya's efforts.

"Should we continue soaking the bean sprouts?"

Yu Yang walked to the east room and pushed open the tightly closed door. He was shocked to find two strong men squatting inside.

One of them was busy cooking in the outer room.

One of them was fiddling with something on the kang in the inner room.

Yu Yang didn't remember meeting these two people in another time and space.

But after taking a glance at the other's arm, which was as thick as an ordinary person's thigh, he felt that if he was hit by a punch, he would most likely have to lie down for half a year, so he didn't dare to say a word.

The problem is, if this continues, it won’t be a big deal.

Because the sprouted soybeans in many enamel basins were all scattered onto the kang by the strong man.

And a 'skylight' was opened on the roof.

This is the foundation of our business.

Yu Yang was furious. He rushed to the strong man who was cooking the pot, took off his military cotton coat and put it on the man.

"Brother, are you cold?"

"..."

"Brother, where are you from?"

"..."

"Brother, how much money does my father owe you?"

"..."

"Brother, please say something!"

"squeak!"

"Brother is really humorous."

Yu Yang laughed dryly and was about to change the subject, but he caught a glimpse of a row of translucent words floating above his brother's head.

[Farmer-Zhao Qian, from Beihe, mastered agricultural and construction skills.]
"This……"

Yu Yang rubbed his eyes and turned to look at another strong man who was squatting on the kang and busy.

[Farmer-Sun Li, from Nanhu, mastered agricultural and construction skills.]
And on the kang, there was also a row of small words floating on it.

[Improved farmland: primary, area 1 cm (6.6 square meters), can speed up the growth of crops, currently planting soybeans, if there is sufficient sunlight, it is expected to mature in 30 days.]
This……

Two strong men sharing a field at the beginning?

civilization?

Warcraft?

Age of Empires?

Yu Yang suppressed his surprise and walked into the inner room.

I saw the bean sprouts, which had just shown their pointed tips, growing and growing until they were two fingers high...

When the sun was high in the sky, the sunlight came in through the "skylight" on the roof, and the yellow bean sprouts turned green, green, and green into lush green bean sprouts...

"stop!"

Although bean sprouts are common in rural areas, this is winter.

Especially in this era when plastic greenhouses are not so popular, bean sprouts are even rarer.

If you sell it, you can make some money.

"In less than one morning, we can grow a fire-bed. We are going to be rich!"

When the strong man heard the shouting, he stopped what he was doing and the growth rate of the bean sprouts also slowed down.

Yu Yang suppressed his excitement and, while observing the sturdy man's reaction, he tore the delicious food with tangled roots into small cubes of 20x20cm and put them into the woven basket prepared for selling the bean sprouts.

The kang is 2 meters wide and 3 meters long, and the bean sprouts grown filled four large baskets.

After Yu Yang finished his work, he went out and looked at the sky. It was already noon.

Looking down at the heavy woven basket, she nervously called out to the sturdy man who was cooking, "Brother, are you going to the market?"

Before he finished speaking, the eldest brother stood up and folded the four baskets of bean sprouts into two, picked up a shovel, removed the shovel head, picked up the woven basket with both ends of a wooden stick, and with trembling steps, he was out of the yard in the blink of an eye and disappeared at the entrance of the alley.

Yu Yang wrapped himself in a military cotton coat and ran after him in his cotton shoes, but his shoes fell off and he still couldn't catch up.

"Brother, wait for me, do you know where the set is?"

Passing by the village entrance, the car coming from the bank was lying on the ground with four piles of red bricks, and the wheels had not been found yet.

Yu Yang no longer cares about brick kilns, loans, banks, Lao Yu, or setting up a construction team.

His mind is now full of bean sprouts.

"Brother, turn, turn, turn left!"

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