Chen Lishu nodded: "Now that the policy has changed, all land has been contracted. I think contracting Qingshan is not a problem."
This was not a whim, but a decision she made after careful consideration.
In the past, the policy did not allow it, but now the household contract system has been implemented, which means that villagers can implement the contract system.
The soil in their black land is fertile, but due to policy and manpower problems, the mountain behind the village has been vacant all year round, wasting too many resources. If she can contract the green mountain, she will definitely create more and greater value.
"The mountain behind the village is not small, at least a thousand acres, right? How much will it cost? Do you have time to take care of such a large piece of land? Don't you want to go to college?"
Wu Chunmei's first reaction was to object: "Wouldn't it be nice to do some business in normal times? There is such a big mountain, what are you doing as a girl with such big strides? Even if you open up wasteland to plant crops on the mountain, you won't be able to produce much food. What the hell do you think?
Don't fool around, be content and don't be too greedy."
Chen Mandun felt that what Wu Chunmei said was very reasonable, and nodded in agreement: "Your mother is right, we have been planting crops all our lives, and we know more than you. There are nothing else on the mountain except some trees.
Besides, not many of the trees are usable, and it looks like a losing business, so you must not be confused."
Most of the mountains are filled with poplar trees. They have been there for decades, but apart from villagers building houses and cutting them down for use, they have never been used for anything.
Chen Lishu had naturally considered what they said, but she still insisted on her own idea: "Dad, how can the trees on the mountain be useless? They are all treasures. They can be used for construction, paper making, or sold to lumber factories to make boards.
Can’t I exchange money for it? And after contracting, I can plant fruit trees by myself. Fruits in the north are limited and transportation is not convenient. I will definitely make money from this in the future.”
Chen Mandun, however, had a different idea than hers: "If the tree could be exchanged for money, wouldn't Murakami have organized people to develop it long ago, but now? Hasn't it been planted there for decades, and you said planting
Fruit trees and saplings cost a lot of money. Even if your mother and I help, will we need to hire people for a large area? And it will take at least two or three years from planting to growing fruit, right? Can we get the money back?
Not necessarily. What should I do if I don’t collect money these past few years? Isn’t it just a waste of money?”
"Mom and Dad, all these investments are only temporary and within my control. The returns in the future will definitely be beyond your imagination."
Chen Mandun and Wu Chunmei saw that they had been persuading her for a long time and still didn't shake her mind at all. They knew that she had already taken the weight and wanted to do this. In the end, they could only sigh helplessly and stopped trying to stop her.
After coming out of Chen's house, Chen Lishu went to Party Secretary Zhang Changhe's house.
"How come Dongzi's wife has time to come over? Come and sit in the house." Zhang Changhe's wife was driving the chickens into the chicken coop. When she saw her coming in, she quickly put the chicken coop in place and welcomed people into the house.
Chen Lishu smiled: "Auntie, is my uncle at home?"
"I'm at home. I just finished dinner and no one came to order a carriage. I'm talking to someone in the house."
When Chen Lishu entered the house, she saw Zhang Changhe talking to two uncles from the village. Seeing her come in, Zhang Changhe smiled and asked people to sit down.
"Since we have signed up, let's go back first." Knowing that Chen Lishu might have something to do when she came over, the two of them got up and left in a sensible manner.
"Uncle Zhang, do you still have the carriage and horse tools? I'd like to order a set."
Zhang Changhe thought she was going to make a reservation for the Gu family, so he kindly reminded: "Xingye came here before and said that your family has already made a reservation."
Chen Lishu smiled: "I will order a set for my mother's family."
Zhang Changhe took out the record book and counted, and found that there were exactly twenty-four households in Chen Lishu's house, so he said with a smile: "It happens that there is one last set, but the last one is a mare that has just given birth to calves, so I want to buy it."
If so, the two of you must come together. The pony cub is cheaper, let’s say it’s two hundred yuan. Do you think you’d like it?”
Chen Lishu nodded happily: "Okay."
Seeing her nodding, Zhang Changhe lowered his head and made notes for her in his notebook.
"Uncle Zhang, I actually have one more thing to do when I come here today. I want to take over the green hills behind our village. Do you think that's okay?"
Zhang Changhe raised his head: "Do you want to wrap up the mountain?"
"Aren't we implementing household responsibility for production now? I was wondering if we could contract that mountain."
Zhang Changhe has never done anything about contracting mountainous areas, but he selfishly hopes to facilitate this matter.
Although the forest at the back was idle in the past, the ownership belonged to the Qingshan Brigade, and the team had to send members to take care of it. Not only did each person receive 150 yuan per year, but they also had to pay 100 kilograms of grain. If Chen Lishu could really take over the contract,
Not only does it save the team a lot of energy, it is also a good thing to increase the wealth of the village.
Because Qingshan Village is relatively far from the town, backed by mountains, and the roads are difficult to walk, even now that many villages have been opened to traffic, there has been no movement here. Traffic cannot be provided, and the income of the villagers cannot be increased.
If Chen Lishu could really contract the back mountain, he would definitely support it with both hands.
"The ownership of this green mountain does belong to our brigade, but I still have to communicate with other village cadres, and then we can sit down and discuss it in detail. After all, this mountain is collective, and ultimately it depends on the wishes of the members."
Chen Lishu nodded to express her understanding: "If it can be contracted, I am willing to give up 20% of the income to the village every year."
Can villagers get extra shares every year?
Now Zhang Changhe became more confident: "This is something that is good for everyone. I believe everyone will agree."
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On the other side, Widow Liu returned home and thought about it and felt that she still needed to get something new for the carriage and horse.
The two sons are definitely out of luck when it comes to farming. If she has tools, she can discuss with her friends who can help with some work. Besides, the party secretary also said that if you don’t have money, you can get credit. What does credit mean? Then
It's just that when you have money, you will pay it. If you don't pay it next year, it will be the year after. Anyway, she will use the carriage and horse first.
After thinking about it, Widow Liu headed towards Zhang Changhe's house after dinner.
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Chen Lishu talked to Zhang Changhe for a while and was about to leave when Widow Liu suddenly opened the door and came in.
"Secretary of the Party Committee, I also ordered a set of carriages and horses."
Zhang Changhe glanced at Chen Lishu, then turned to Widow Liu and said, "His aunt is really unlucky. The team has limited carriages and horses, and everyone is in a hurry. Not all of them are destined to go out."
"What? It's all set? No set left?"
Widow Liu was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhang Changhe with a suspicious look on her face and said, "I mean, Party Secretary, you didn't want to give me a price, so you lied to me, right?"