In the morning, Dong Haotian gave Dong Aihua an answer, the annual rent for the contracted wasteland is twelve yuan per mu, and the annual rent for mountain land is five yuan per mu.
"This is the result of everyone's discussion. If you contract more, you can reduce it."
This price is not a nonsense with closed eyes, but a reasonable calculation.
These days, there is no hybrid rice, and the yield per mu of rice and wheat is not high, about two to three hundred catties per mu, half of which has to be paid to the public.
Based on the market price of wheat at 1.61 catty, 300 catties of wheat cost only 48 yuan. After removing public grain and artificial fertilizers, the remaining income is not much, not to mention that this is wasteland, not serious cultivated land.
As for the rent in the mountainous area, it can't be higher. Such a large area can't be used for anything other than collecting firewood and catching pheasants and hares.
Wasteland is also wasteland, it takes a lot of time to clean it up, and you can’t get any money for planting it for others. It’s good to contract it out, and you can get a sum of income every year with your eyes closed, which is not a loss.
"So..." Dong Aihua did the math, and the family had a deposit of more than 3,000 yuan, which was saved by the whole family after all these years of busy work.
With these deposits, I thought I was doing a good job at first, at least more than half of the people in the village, but I didn't expect that I would not be able to get enough money for doing serious things.
More than 3,000 yuan, the contract is not enough for a year, and you have to buy fruit trees, vegetable seeds, fish fry, and fertilizers. Jiahui also said, don’t expect to make money in the first year, it’s a long-term plan, at least until Only after the second year.
"Then I'll go home and discuss with my family how much to rent."
Dong Aihua went home first and told his family. What everyone said was that it is enough to rent 50 acres of wasteland. If there is more, it will be impossible to take care of it. It is more troublesome to take care of mountainous land. Although the price is cheaper than wasteland, there is no need to contract more. .
Dong Aihua went to the village committee office to call Jiahui again, and told Jiahui about the situation and the opinions of her family members.
In order to facilitate contact, Jiahui left two numbers for Dong Aihua, one is from the school communication office, and the other is from a store nearby. Dong Aihua reckoned that Jiahui was at school at this time, so he called the communication, but he did not expect to find her. caught her.
"Sister, the situation is like this. How much do you think our contract is suitable for?"
Jiahui does not agree with the contracting of only a few tens of acres of mountain land. Maybe everyone is used to the same thing after seeing it, and they don’t think that they can create any wealth by relying on it. A case of getting rich from the land.
"Brother, I agree with the contracting of dozens of acres of wasteland. It is too big and requires a huge investment of manpower and material resources. Our current capabilities are not enough, but my suggestion is that you contract more in the mountains. In addition to planting fruit trees on the mountains, you can also There are medicinal herbs, and if the climate here is suitable, we can introduce tea in the future, including animal husbandry, raising chickens and sheep, isn’t that a natural pasture?”
"Now everyone's thinking has not yet turned the corner. We contract because we are cheap. After a few years, ten years or even decades, it will not be the same price if we think about contracting again."
Jiahui remembers that she once read a column on agricultural science and education, which told the story of how a professional farmer raised wild boars.
"If the family doesn't have enough money, I still have some here. I'll go back in a few days and bring them back to you?"
"You want to come back?"
Dong Aihua originally wanted to ask Jiahui what she was doing when she came back, but then she remembered that Jiahui's eldest aunt had given birth to a baby, probably because of this.
"My in-law's eldest sister's child is full moon, so I have to go back and have a look."
Sure enough, Jiahui came back because of this matter.
There are too many things in the school, too busy, simultaneous interpretation professional training, provincial party committee internship, as well as hosting and performing at the New Year's Eve party, it is time to find a way to spare.
After Dong Aihua called home, he told Jiahui what Jiahui meant. The family members thought about it, too. The old saying goes, "You rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and you rely on the water to eat the water." There are many treasures on the mountains. From now on, the top of the mountain will be considered our own.
"Then contract more hilltops, and the one closest to our house will be contracted."
"That's a lot of money, right?"
Liu Xiuyun couldn't hold back and opened her mouth again.
"What are you afraid of? The sky is falling and there is a tall one holding it up. There are me and your father at home. How can it crush you?"
Since the mother-in-law said so, Liu Xiuyu, you should stop talking. Anyway, my sister-in-law said that she can support the family’s lack of money. Anyway, the money doesn’t come out of her own pocket. What is she afraid of? When it comes to her, if she makes money, she can still get the benefits.
That's it. The Dong family decided to contract 50 acres of wasteland and the sunny side of the mountain closest to home. As for the backside, it belonged to another village. The two villages planted a tree on the top of the mountain. The tree is the boundary, and each does not interfere.
"So many? Do you want the whole mountain?"
Dong Haotian's jaw almost dropped after hearing Dong Aihua's words.
"Yeah, it's all about serving anyway, so let's just wrap it up."
Dong Haotian nodded, thinking that their family is really rich, such a large area, almost a thousand acres of land, right
Real people don't show their faces. Some families look ordinary, but they didn't expect their families to be so rich.
"Okay, I'll take someone to measure the land in the afternoon, and you can take a look together."
Measuring mountainous land is no better than flat land. You have to measure while climbing the mountain. Dong Haotian found a few young and clever guys in the village. The amount was measured from noon to dark. Forget it, and directly calculate the price at 732 mu.
That night, the Dong family was not in the mood to eat. For such a place, if you go home and calculate, you will have to pay more than 4,000 yuan in rent every year. Now all the savings in the family add up to less than this amount, even if the team agrees to pay half a year. A rent, the pressure is really not small.
What if you don't make money? What if you lose money? That's the savings of the whole family for decades! One point for one point is one point for less.
Chen Guixiang picked up the chopsticks, patted the table, and said in a loud voice, "Okay, don't be downcast. It's already decided. It's not good to think about unpleasant things. It's better to work when you're full."
"Aihua, you send the money to Brother Haotian tomorrow. Once the land is plotted, everyone will go to the field to clean it up. The sooner you clean it up, the sooner you can earn money."
After Chen Guixiang finished speaking, everyone seemed to have a backbone, and instantly regained their spirits.
Yes, although there is less money in the family, there is also so much more land at the same time! When I think of the whole mountain behind the house as my own, I feel a sense of pride in owning the whole world.
"Hey, okay, let's eat quickly. If this dish is cold, I'll take it to the kitchen and reheat it."
Zhou Yindi was also happy. All these big and small things in the family were handled by her man. Among the three brothers, the father-in-law was the most trustworthy man.
That's how women are, when their men gain respect, they themselves also gain respect.
As for Dong Aimin and Dong Aiguo, the eldest brother was born as the eldest brother, and it is right for the parents to entrust the eldest brother with a heavy responsibility.
Besides, Liu Xiuyun and Zhao Lijuan married later than Zhou Yindi. All these years, the sister-in-law is the most proud daughter-in-law of her mother-in-law. Like her husband, they have long been used to her mother-in-law acting like this. Grab, very harmonious.
With fifty acres of wasteland and seven hundred and thirty-two acres of mountainous land, the half-year rent was 2,130 yuan, and Dong Haotian gave him a change of 30 yuan.
...
The child Zhao Caixia gave birth to at the end of October was a little girl. Zhang Qiaoer called to report her happiness, saying that the little girl was white and fat, and she was a little beauty, very similar to Da Ya when she was a child.
After Zhao Caixia gave birth, Zhang Qiaoer and Mei Xiang took turns to take care of Zhao Caixia's confinement child. Li Wangping was too busy with the restaurant business alone, so several sisters-in-law of Li's family came to help.
Speaking of the Li family, it’s all trivial things. The conditions of the Li family are not as good as the Zhao family’s. Li Wangping is not the most beloved child of her parents. Unfortunately, my mother-in-law died later, and my brothers separated, so life got better.
When the family was separated, the husband and wife received the least amount of family property. There was no iron pot for cooking, no bowls and chopsticks for eating, Zhao Caixia was busy at home and outside the house, and she had two children to take care of. After being carefully broken, a big sore was born. If Zhang Qiaoer was not worried that her daughter would take a look, Zhao Caixia would not want to go back to her mother's house to complain.
Now, when the couple opened a restaurant, everyone knew that the restaurant business was very profitable. These brothers and sisters finally seized the opportunity to move forward.
"How is Linlin today, are you awake?"
"No, I slept well."
Zhao Caixia is confinement in Meixiang's dormitory. The restaurant is noisy and definitely not suitable for pregnant women and children. Meixiang thinks that there are still a few vacant rooms in the dormitory that are unoccupied. With the approval of the school leaders, Zhao Meixia is allowed to confine herself here.
Mei Xiang put the chicken soup on the bedside table for the elder sister to drink.
"How's the store? Is it doing well?"
"Very good, there are a lot of guests."
"Where's your brother-in-law, is he busy?"
The family members didn't tell Zhao Caixia about the bad things, because they were afraid that it would affect her confinement mood.
"Well, I've got someone to help."
Mei Xiang handed over the rice, "Sister, don't worry, eat first, you won't have time to eat properly when Linlin wakes up."
Zhao Caixia nodded and began to drink chicken soup.
In fact, the store is in a mess right now, and the sisters-in-law got into a fight today, and the collection of money was in a mess. My brother-in-law was in a hurry, but he was too honest, and he couldn't talk to others, so he was taken away by others in the end. .
People said that they are all brothers, with broken bones and tendons. Now that brothers are in trouble, they are all here to help. I don't even care about it, why, do you still take it to heart
If these words were told to the eldest sister, Meixiang felt that the eldest sister would be able to vomit blood.
Jiahui and Donglin Donghe brothers took advantage of the weekend and came back with their children. The two brothers went to the restaurant first, and Jiahui came directly to Zhao Caixia.
"Miss."
Jiahui smiled and opened the door, just as Zhao Caixia got out of bed to wash Linlin's diaper.
How can there be no diapers these days, diapers are all hand washed.
"Let me come, the water is a bit cold."
"No, I'll just add some hot water."
"It's okay, I'm an aunt, what's the matter with washing a diaper for my niece?"
Jiahui put down the things she brought, and said with a smile, "Sister, put it away first, and I'll see my niece before I wash it."
Linlin was sleeping soundly, her mouth was pouting, her hands were extremely small, and her skin was white and red. Jiahui was very moved when she saw it, and her memory brought her back to when Fang Fang was just born.
"That's great, children are the purest and most beautiful existence in the world, that's great."
"You like children so much, you should have more."
Jiahui shook her head, "You have limited energy, you can't keep busy, and you can't live with energy even if you like it."
Like to have a football team
"When you give birth, mom will bring it for you. If it doesn't work, I will help you."
Jiahui smiled, "Sister, from what you said, we just follow the fate, and we will definitely want it when we really come."
For the sake of their studies, they are very serious about contraception. Jiahui also talked to Zhao Donglin. She doesn’t want to get pregnant anymore. There are already three children in the family. Although Heidan and Yingbao were not born to her, she cares for them the same. , regard them as their own, and look forward to their success, hope that they will be independent and self-reliant, and have a bright future.
Zhao Donglin expressed his respect for Jiahui's wishes. After all, Jiahui was the one who suffered from childbirth. When she was pregnant, he saw that she couldn't eat or sleep well, and he was very distressed.
Therefore, he fully respected Jiahui's wish when it came to childbearing. The couple's consensus was that they didn't want it on purpose, and they would accept it if there was an accident.
Of course, this situation only needs to be maintained for a few years, and in a few years, the country will implement family planning.