There are many elderly people like Old Man Li in Yunqiao Village.
It is no exaggeration to say that in a poor mountain village like theirs with less than 30 households, people of the same age as Old Man Li account for about one-third of the population.
This village was not originally so sparsely populated. Once upon a time, there were more than 200 households in the entire village.
But with the development of the times and the increase in prices, the village gradually began to fall behind. It only becomes lively a few months before and after the Spring Festival every year.
Because everyone under the age of 60 in the village has gone out to work.
Even older workers in their fifties and sixties do not have an easy job, as they basically do back-breaking work with an hourly wage of just over a dozen yuan, and most of their income comes from overtime pay.
But there are elderly people above us and children below us who may have just started their own families and careers. Houses, cars and children’s education, which one doesn’t cost money
The children have a hard time supporting their elderly parents, let alone living their own lives.
Working is also a necessary way of survival.
That is why, even though Zhu Jun repeatedly promised that agricultural loans are now easier to approve and the interest rate is extremely low, if Song Tan is sure, he can apply to the credit union...
Is Song Tan sure? Of course he is very sure.
But can she find anyone
It's impossible to find it.
The situation is like this in the surrounding area. We can't just go to every village and ask these elderly people to do farm work, right
At their age, it may not be noticeable at ordinary times, but if they are not careful, they can fall and get into big trouble. And when it comes to recruiting and employing people... Even if they have a huge fortune, they can't afford to waste it!
As for hiring young and strong laborers from other places... what would the labor cost be
It is better to start small and build up step by step. When the village gradually develops and stabilizes, young people who do not want to leave will naturally return.
This is not something that can be achieved overnight.
Therefore, when Song Tan deals with the elderly, he never mentions money.
Song Sancheng chatted with Old Man Li about this year's climate, and then went up to the fields on higher ground to see whether the land was plowed thoroughly enough. When this circle was completed, was the work done
No.
On the barren mountain, the excavator was advancing with its blades, making a buzzing sound. People had to be specially assigned to rake aside the broken vines, saplings, branches and so on.
Otherwise, these leaves and branches will be piled up in the soil in large quantities and will not be able to decompose in a short time, which may delay subsequent planting.
Zhang Yanping stood numbly in the forest wearing a straw hat, looking at the work assigned to him by his uncle's family with special care, then looked at the rake in his hand, his face full of sadness.
Yes, at my own request, I did not go down to the fields today, but went directly up the mountain.
Song Sancheng climbed up the hillside and took in the endless scenery, his whole body filled with fighting spirit.
Extending his eyes further downward, there was a pond within their contracted area, with blue sky, green shadows and lush aquatic plants.
The fish in this pond are very slippery and hard to catch!
Song Sancheng suddenly remembered something and quickly took out his phone:
"Tan Tan, didn't you say last time that you would buy some fish fry? Don't forget!"
Coincidentally, Song Tan was looking at the fishing ground in front of him!
This is a fish farm in their city. For local businesses like this, word of mouth is the most important thing. This fish farm is not large in scale, and the fish fry are mainly common species.
The boss spoke quickly and urgently in the local dialect:
"Is this your first time raising fish? Then don't raise too many. The maximum number of fish per acre is no more than 1,500! If you raise more, you don't have the experience and won't be able to handle it."
Then he asked, "What about the pond? How big is it? How deep is it? Where is it located? Do you plan to raise fish to sell or just raise them in your own pond?"
The boss's questions were all on point. Even if Song Tan had cheated with her spiritual energy, it would not prevent her from gaining more experience, so she answered all of them in detail:
"The pond is not big, about three acres, and the water is about three meters deep. It is in a valley, surrounded by a circle of water plants."
"We mainly eat it at home, and we plan to sell the extra ones."
The boss hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm afraid the water in your pond in the valley can't be drained. It's very troublesome to catch fish in winter."
"There's no other water nearby that can be brought in. It's too hot in the summer, so it's easy to dry out and get sick."
Song Tan nodded - if it is really a high-quality fish pond, even if it is in a remote mountain village, it would cost at least 800 yuan per acre, if not one thousand.
What's the price now
three hundred.
What else is there to pick? Just treat it as a reserve water source for the orchard on the mountain. Song Tan rented it for convenience and because, as far as he could remember, this pond had never dried up.
That's enough.
The boss simply didn't let her look at the lively fish in front of her, but took her to another place where there were large and small partition boxes filled with newly born tiny fish.
"You don't have any experience, so just raise these: crucian carp, carp, grass carp, and silver carp. Buy them in combination. Although they are ordinary species, grass carp eat grass and can eat the water plants around your pond so that they won't grow. Otherwise, it will be full of grass in a few years."
"When combined with the other three types of fish, the water in the pond circulates well and is clean. The fish are also hardy and tasty, and they don't get sick easily."
"Aren't you planning to eat them yourself? The fish pond probably hasn't been cleaned yet, so there must be some big fish in it, enough to last for a while. Just buy these splashes now."
Splash
The boss laughed and said, "You've never raised fish before. We fish farmers call these newly born fish 'water splashes'."
"If you think it's okay, I'll make it for you. Three acres of fish pond, excluding the loss, a total of 5,000 fish should be enough."
Song Tan nodded: She could afford to support a little more or a little less, so the quantity was not a big problem.
However, she had done her homework before, and the boss spoke the truth, so she was willing to listen to his experience.
"How much?"
The boss looked uninterested: "Give me thirty."
Song Tan: …
Ah, it turns out the price of splash fish fry is so low.
The boss pointed to the fry on the other side and said, "These two-centimeter ones have different prices. One is 50 cents. The bigger they are, the more expensive they are. You can decide what kind of fish you want to raise!"
Do I need to pick
"I want a splash! Another 8,000 fish. I have a bigger fish pond at home with good terrain and can release water."
"Okay!" The boss also became happy: "I see that you are a honest person, so I won't ask you for more. I'll give you seventy-five."
Song Tan did the math in his mind and couldn't help laughing: So the price is only three yuan cheaper for honest people
But 13,000 splashes only cost 75 yuan, so why would you need a bicycle
She paid the money readily, and then saw that the boss was reluctant to give her even a foam box, and only brought two plastic bags:
"This bag contains eight thousand, and this bag contains five thousand. Don't worry, there are always more, never less! If you don't trust me, you can count them yourself when you have time at home."
"If you lose one, I'll give you a hundred."
Song Tan laughed out loud: "Uncle, not really!"