The four village chiefs talked about their difficulties and said that they did not have the ability or courage to apply for loans.
"That's good."
Li Zhengguo nodded, "I will apply to the town to open a new rural road, directly to our Kushan Mountain, and get rid of the unsafe place at Wuli Slope Bend."
The head of Wang'er Village immediately grabbed Li Zhengguo's arm and said, "Zhengguo, tell me how much you will pay. We will pay. Both our villages are victims of Wulipowan."
Li Zhengguo freed his arm, "Well, it also depends on how much money is needed to build the road. There is a saying that if you want to get rich, build the road first."
"The roads are not good, so the things you plant cannot be sent out, and others don't want to come in. No idea can be realized."
"Look at the car I bought, it will wear out a lot when driving back and forth on this road, and the repair cost will be high. After all, it is more cost-effective to build a good road."
"These are all plans for next year. I am very busy this year."
The head of Wang'er Village glanced at the other three village heads and did not ask any further questions.
When Li Zhengguo sent them out of Kuhe River and back to the hill to watch the construction of the steel frame greenhouse, the head of Wang'er Village came again.
Looking at this simple yet cunning old village chief, Li Zhengguo told the truth.
"Currently, I mainly focus on planting, so road construction is the key. This year is a bit busy, and there is no time to repair rural roads."
"Next year, I will not only build rural roads, but also build Kuhe River Bridge."
"When the car drives into this hillside, not only will manpower be saved, but the wear and tear cost of the car will be saved, the transportation time will be accelerated, and the loss of watermelons will also be reduced."
"Everything is for Kushanli, you don't have to participate."
"Just now, I deliberately attacked Village Chief Ouyang. He wanted to overpower me. How could that be possible?"
The old village chief dragged Li Zhengguo to a secluded place and said, "You, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. Village Chief Ouyang has been working for more than 20 years. Although he has not been promoted, he has people, and his people are in the county."
Since he planned to take this road, how could Li Zhengguo not inquire about the background of the village officials in this area?
How could it be possible not to check the background of these backgrounds?
The backstage of Village Chief Ouyang is the person that Mayor Ji is going to take down.
The reason why Village Chief Ouyang was not promoted was because his back-office staff were also old and had no potential for advancement, so he could only retire as a deputy.
"Thank you. I understand. Don't let him get the handle."
"Me? Haha."
The old village chief smiled nonchalantly, "The danger of Wulipo Bend blocks other people's eyesight."
"If you hadn't moved too much, the three village chiefs wouldn't have been able to come in."
Li Zhengguo comforted him, "I hope you can keep your position as village chief. When our Kushan Village develops, your Wang'er Village will be the most beneficial, believe me."
"Hahaha, okay, as you say, I will stick to it to the end."
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In 1987, there were only 68 households in Kushan. Among these 68 households, except for the dozen or so households that had already contracted the land, all other households went to the village committee to contract the mountain land.
The contracted mountainous area was uniformly built with steel frame greenhouses, and it took more than two months to work quickly and slowly.
Greenhouses are built along the way in order of geographical location, so watermelons are planted first and last.
However, the villagers had no objection.
Because they already know that watermelons and vegetables are on the market in droves.
In this way, the price will not be reduced due to time constraints, and the large trucks and drivers in the village will not be overwhelmed.
It is worth mentioning that the newly recruited driver is Yang Lei.
The twenty-seven-year-old man is literate and actively attends literacy classes to help Grandpa Xiao do whatever he can.
The villagers were more at ease with him driving the big truck than with Ouyang Meihua.
No, Yang Lei is working hard to learn traffic regulations and will take the exam next month.
After the construction of the steel frame greenhouse on the hill was completed, the construction of the village road began.
Every household has already given way to the village road.
Li Zhengguo looked at the width of the village road and used the radio to inform the villagers.
Because the village road was not large enough for two trucks to merge, it was widened by two meters.
The second-row homesteads of all villagers will be moved four meters south, and the third-row homesteads will be moved eight meters south.
If there is not enough land in the south, don't worry. The Ku River will be straightened before the bridge is built next year.
Ensure that each family has enough homestead land to ensure that when building a building in the future, it will be unified and beautiful.
The villagers were relieved. The village road was built to better develop the village, and it did not take advantage of them. What else could be said?
The road construction in the cement village was in progress, and Li Zhengguo was very busy, so he handed everything over to Deputy Village Chief Ou for supervision and management.
He was busy teaching the villagers how to grow watermelons over and over again.
I talk until my voice becomes hoarse every day.
Tian Jing looked distressed, but her husband's face was full of excitement and anticipation, so she silently cooked mung bean soup and waited for him to come home.
The working hours of the nursery are three shifts. She only needs to visit occasionally and quietly give some superpowers.
Therefore, she uses ginseng essence seriously during three meals.
Li Zhengguo enjoyed his wife's loving meal and smiled happily, "After this busy season, if they don't know how to do it, I won't teach them anymore."
Tian Jing knew that these words were meant to coax her. Not to mention teaching these villagers how to grow watermelons, her husband would do all the things like building bridges and roads, building schools and developing tourism projects in the future.
"When I said I would support you, I didn't mean it verbally. You can do whatever you want. I will take good care of your body."
Li Zhengguo smiled and narrowed his eyes, "Thank you, wife."
After putting down the bowl, Tian Jing urged him to take a rest. He didn't need to do such a small thing as washing the dishes.
Li Zhengguo disagreed. He was busy outside every day and had no time to spend with his wife. He only had two pairs of bowls and chopsticks to wash the dishes.
Tian Jing couldn't compete with him, so she stayed with him in the kitchen and listened to him talk about whose melons grew better and whose melons were worse.
Tian Jing nodded, "Yeah, I remember, I will take the time to go for a walk."
Li Zhengguo warned, "Don't go too far. Don't let them think that just planting will mean a bumper harvest."
Tian Jing nodded, "Okay, I will pay attention. Where are the crops behind the village?"
Li Zhengguo hesitated and said, "Give me some too. I'm actually worried that the two million won't be enough."
Tian Jing scolded him, "Silly, when the time comes to touch the gold bars of the Wu family, you can't just sit on the golden mountain and eat the chaff, right?"
Li Zhengguo was worried, "Let's talk about it, the Xiao family won't give up before Chen Guangfu comes."
"If the first year is not ideal, plant three crops of watermelons in the second year and send them to Kyoto to sell them at a high price."
Tian Jing nodded, "Yeah."
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In late June, when the first watermelons planted matured, Li Liguo and Yang Lei sent two cars to the provincial capital.
After Zeng Shengchun tasted the watermelon, he priced it at 17 cents.
"This watermelon tastes good. If it tastes like this this year, I'll take it all."
Li Liguo smiled. His younger brother's guess was accurate, "Are you sure you can eat it?"
Hearing this, Zeng Shengchun was surprised, "You've planted a lot this year, right?"
Li Liguo nodded, "Yes, dozens of families have planted dozens of acres, and the maturity time is in a stepped manner. Will you eat them all, or should we find someone else?"
Zeng Shengchun responded hurriedly, "Eat them all, eat them all."
Li Liguo agreed, "I've said it verbally for now. Please take some time to go over and have a look before signing an agreement. My brother is now the village chief, so he can't come."
Zeng Shengchun clapped his hands and said, "No wonder! No wonder your village is so courageous this time and knows how to use the time ladder. So you chose him as the village chief?"
"Your village will be blessed if he becomes the village chief. I will definitely go and congratulate him on his successful career as an official."