Fairy Gourd Farm

Chapter 4 Lot
Wang Chenggang is in his early fifties this year. Although he may not look amazing, he is the local emperor of Sanhe Village.All affairs in the village, big or small, are in the hands of him. No matter what the villagers want to do, it will never be done without Wang Chenggang's nod.

Hearing Zhao Lei's explanation of the reason for his visit, Wang Chenggang's small eyes flashed a cunning light, and then he pretended to be regretful and said: "How can you say that you were also the number one in the college entrance examination, why did you suddenly want to drop out of school and go back to the village to farm? ? What a pity!"

Of course, Zhao Lei would not tell the secret of Zijin Gourd, but he just replied lightly: "I have thought about it, I will stay until I graduate from university, and I will still work for others in the future. Why don't I go back to the village to farm now, and if I do well, I will be with you." It’s about the same as working in a big city.”

"You can't say that. After all, there are many opportunities in a big city like Shencheng." Wang Chenggang shook his head and said, "Besides, there are too many people in the village and less land. It's not easy for you to ask for land distribution at this time."

Zhao Lei had already guessed what Wang Chenggang would say, so he put an envelope on the table calmly and said, "Village chief, I really want to make a name for myself in the countryside, so please support young people to start their own businesses, please help me." !"

Wang Chenggang skillfully picked up the envelope, and with a light pinch, he knew that there were almost 2000 yuan in it.Wang Chenggang nodded secretly, and swept the envelope into the drawer casually.Judging by his skillful movements, it is obviously not the first time he has done this.

Seeing Zhao Lei being so "sensible", Wang Chenggang immediately changed his expression, nodded slightly and said: "Young people want to start a business, of course the village should support it vigorously, but the land your grandfather originally planted has been distributed to others. It may be difficult to come back!"

Zhao Lei said flatly: "I just want a piece of land, it doesn't matter which piece of land it is, the village chief can do as you see."

Wang Chenggang said with a satisfied smile: "This is easy to handle. There are more than two acres of land next to your house. I am the master, and it all belongs to you!"

Zhao Lei frowned and said, "That piece of land is very barren. When there is little rain, you have to go to the river to water it. Isn't it too bad?"

Wang Chenggang said with a fake smile: "Xiao Zhao, there are also difficulties in the village. Many young people don't even have half an acre of land, so don't pick and choose."

Looking at the smiling Wang Chenggang, Zhao Lei had an idea: "Why don't you give me a few acres of the mountain behind the house, what do you think?"

Sanhe Village is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and there is a hillside not far behind Zhao Lei's house.These hillsides are overgrown with shrubs and weeds, which are of little farming value, and have always been regarded as wasteland by the villagers.

Wang Chenggang also held the same opinion, so he nodded bluntly and said: "Okay, then I will give you another three acres of mountain land, will this work for the head office?"

Zhao Lei, who had achieved his goal, quickly thanked Wang Chenggang, and then went to the village officer to register. A total of more than five acres of land is considered to have a new owner.

Now that Zhao Lei has land, and the treasure Zijin Gourd also makes him look forward to the future.

On the way home, Zhao Lei ran into Zhou Jun, who glanced at him and said, "Look at what happened to you, did you find a wallet or win a lottery?"

Zhao Lei said with a smile: "I decided to drop out of school. I just got the land from Wang Chenggang, and I plan to return to the village to start a business!"

Zhou Jun was surprised and said: "Look at the young people in the village, how many people are willing to dig food in the fields? Even my old stubborn dad bought a car and let me go out for transportation. You, a college student, actually returned to the village Farming, are you kidding?"

Zhao Lei said confidently: "Why would I make fun of my future, don't worry!"

Seeing that Zhao Lei was so confident, Zhou Jun stopped trying to persuade him, and instead asked with concern: "Which piece of land did Wang Cheng just give you? Or your grandfather's original piece?"

"No, it's the two acres of land next to my house, and the three acres of mountain land behind the house."

"I knew that old boy Wang Chenggang would do this, and actually gave you two such bad land!" Zhou Jun said angrily, "You don't know yet? Your grandfather's good land, Wang Chenggang gave it to his brother." ! Three acres of good land are only exchanged for such two pieces of broken land, you have suffered a lot!"

The more Zhou Jun spoke, the angrier he became, he suddenly stopped and said, "No, we have to find him, we can't let you suffer!"

Zhao Lei grabbed Zhou Jun and said, "Forget it, it's not that you don't know who Wang Chenggang is, if you trouble him today, he can put shoes on for your father tomorrow, believe it or not?"

Zhou Jun said unwillingly: "Is that why you let that old boy be cheated in vain?"

Zhao Lei shrugged indifferently: "You don't know, those two pieces of land may be similar to wasteland in the eyes of others, but they are of great use to me. As long as they are well managed, the benefits will definitely be better than my old good land , just watch it!"

Seeing that Zhao Lei was so confident, Zhou Jun was also relieved, nodded slightly and said: "Then I will wait for your good news, and if you need help, just ask!"

In fact, Zhao Lei has already thought about how to deal with these two pieces of land. The farmland next to the house can be used to grow some seasonal vegetables, and the mountain land behind the house can be planted with fruit trees, and chickens can be raised in the orchard to increase income.Now that Zhao Lei has Zijin gourd, no matter what he grows, it will be very popular, so he doesn't have to worry about sales.

The difficulty Zhao Lei is facing now is the problem of funds. The last sum of money he has is used to bribe Wang Chenggang.If you can't get income as soon as possible, let alone start your own business, even eating will be a problem.But this is not a problem for Zhao Lei. The fruitful jujube trees in the yard are his source of funds.

But if you want to transport the dates to the town to sell, you must have a means of transportation.So Zhao Lei picked some dates after returning home, and went to borrow a tricycle from Hu Qiang and Wang Fang.

This honest couple has always liked Zhao Lei very much. When he was studying in university, he often helped him take care of his elderly and frail grandfather. The relationship between the two families has always been very good.

After hearing Zhao Lei's plan, Hu Qiang said without hesitation: "No problem, the car is in the yard, you can just ride away later."

Wang Fang reminded Zhao Lei with concern: "You can't make a lot of money selling dates, and you have to ride a bicycle to the town. Is it worth it?"

Zhao Lei handed the jujube bag to Wang Fang and said, "You won't worry if you taste my jujube."

Wang Fang dubiously took the pocket and opened it, her eyes lit up immediately and she said: "Hey, the appearance of this date is really good, it is big and round, not to mention the same size, and the luster... is almost the same as my jadeite." It looks like a bracelet, making people want to eat it!"

Hu Qiang said: "You women like to look at the appearance, whether this date is good or not, you have to taste it in the end!"

Wang Fang frowned and said, "What do you know? Food is all about taste and taste, and the same goes for fruits..."

Hu Qiang was too lazy to quarrel with his wife, picked up the date and took a bite, then immediately froze.

Wang Fang was taken aback, and quickly asked Hu Qiang nervously: "Old man, what's wrong with you? Are you choking?"

At this time, Hu Qiang came back to his senses, slapped his thigh heavily and said: "This jujube is so delicious, I have lived for decades, and I have never eaten such a delicious jujube!"

"Scared me, it's just jujubes. As for this!" Wang Fang muttered dissatisfiedly, and picked up the jujubes to taste.

Although she blamed her husband for making a fuss just now, Wang Fang's reaction was more exaggerated than Hu Qiang's, her eyes were wide open, her face was full of surprise, and it took a long time before she came back to her senses and said, "Xiao Lei, the taste of these dates is absolutely amazing. , Old Hu is right, I have never eaten such delicious dates!"

Hu Qiang said proudly: "Old woman, I'm not wrong, this jujube tastes so good, it will definitely sell for a good price!"

Wang Fang glanced at her husband and said, "You don't need to say, Xiaolei is a top student at Jiaotong University, if he's not sure, would he think of selling dates?"

"Yes, I can't say no to you, let's eat dates!" Hu Qiang shook his head helplessly, picked up another date and started to chew it.

After dispelling the doubts of Hu Qiang and his wife, Zhao Lei went home with his tricycle.He was busy in the yard until it was completely dark before he rested, picking more than three hundred catties of dates.

Early the next morning, Zhao Lei set off on a tricycle full of dates.

(End of this chapter)