Chapter 241 The Roots Are Here

Chapter 241 The Roots Are Here

Chapter 241 The Roots Are Here
After lunch, Jiang Ning made a phone call and asked someone to clean the swimming pool.

Fill the pool with water.

Then I went to the second game.

A customer came today, a big customer.

I happened to be in Bei'an, so I went to meet him.

The model of the Second Farm is very simple, with more than 300,000 acres of land, more than 100,000 acres of trees and 200,000 acres of grassland. Last year, many people thought it was unreliable and were waiting and watching, but this year they all rushed to enter the market. The 100,000 acres of grassland in the Second Farm have been booked out by several animal husbandry companies.

The person who came today is the owner of a pastoral company.

After a discussion in the conference room, we went down to visit the forest area.

The forest area is so large that it takes half a day to drive around it.

Trailers were lined up for several kilometers on several roads, all loading wood.

There is also a huge processing plant in Forest Area No. 4 that produces raw materials.

There are too many waste branches and there is nowhere to throw them. They cannot be burned and cannot be sold as fuel. After all, it is a niche market and we cannot compete with others for business. So we simply installed a set of processing equipment, do some rough processing and sell them to paper mills.

Hundreds of thousands of tons of waste a year can be sold for tens of millions.

It’s barely enough to provide workers with some holiday benefits.

After a round, it was already three o'clock when I finished the whole process.

After sending the people away, Jiang Ning drove back.

The road has been repaired in the past two years and is now connected in all directions.

Come out of the South Third Gate, get on an asphalt road, run east for 300 meters, and you will enter Jiang Hua's farm. Originally, the boss from Wenzhou bought a few pieces of land here. Later, when the second farm was built, the few pieces of land were sandwiched between the first and second farms.

The northwest corner of Field One and the southwest corner of Field Two are almost connected.

These plots of land are sandwiched between the northeast corner of Field One and the southeast corner of Field Two.

Jiang Hua’s farm had just been built and there wasn’t even a decent road.

The trees have just been planted around here, but they haven't grown up yet.

There was a lot of dust inside, and several bulldozers were leveling the land.

Jiang Ning passed by and took a look, but didn't see his brother.

I went out from the south gate, walked around and entered from the west gate.

On the way to the grassland, I saw workers planting trees.

The trees on the farm have been cut down for two years. The first batch of trees planted have not been completely cut down. Almost two-thirds of them have been cut down. Now the second farm has also planted trees. In order to increase sales and lower the price, the first farm no longer plants poplar trees.

Replant a full-grown ash tree, that stuff is valuable.

The wood is much more expensive than poplar, but it grows slower.

Some pine trees were also planted, which can improve the soil.

There are more cattle on the pasture than before. We have bought more than a thousand cows and several thousand sheep. We originally ate them ourselves, but the beef and mutton on the farm are of good quality, so we sell them to people who want them. We slaughter a cow and several sheep every two days for the canteen.

None of the farm workers have gone home for dinner.

Where is the farm canteen better than home food?

We raise more than a thousand pigs and slaughter one every two days.

There are beef, mutton, rabbit and chicken, but the consumption of pork is very small.

More is sold than eaten, and the farm’s pork is very popular.

However, all the pork was sold to the New Town Hotel. The cattle, sheep and pigs on the farm are not sold individually. They must be bought whole. A lot of cattle and sheep are bought whole, but who buys a whole pig, except for companies and people in the catering industry.

When Jiang Ning arrived, a big, strong and wild black pig was leading several big sows and a group of piglets, strolling and gnawing everywhere. Jiang Yuling's stupid husband was leisurely herding the pigs with a whip.

When we arrived at the staff dormitory building, we saw seven or eight people sitting on small benches.

The men were playing Landlord around a small table, while the women were doing handicrafts.

Some were knitting sweaters, and some were sewing shoe soles.

A two-story building was built on the grassland, and living conditions improved a lot.

Seeing the boss's car approaching, the workers stood up one after another.

Jiang Ning got out of the car and said with a smile: "You guys are living a more comfortable life than I am."

Li Fumin chuckled twice: "I have nothing to do, so I just play cards to kill time."

Jiang Ning nodded and said, "If you have nothing to do, do what you need to do. Second uncle has gained weight."

Li Fumin was obviously in a good mood: "I eat a lot of meat and fish every day. It's strange if I don't get fat. The life now is the best life. I don't want to eat beef, mutton, chicken or rabbit every day. I didn't have such a good life before."

Jiang Ning asked: "Are there enough people?"

Li Fumin said, "It's enough. You see, we are so idle that we don't need to drive the animals anymore. They will return to the shed as soon as the sun sets. We just need to clean the manure in the shed regularly. There won't be much to do with the septic tank."

"How's Jun? I haven't seen him for a while."

"I've been transferred to a new place."

Jiang Ning was surprised: "Going to the township?"

Li Fumin smiled and nodded: "I'm the mayor of Dongying Township."

Jiang Ning was a little surprised: "Brother Jun, you are so good. You just went up without saying anything and didn't even call me to tell me."

Li Fumin said: "What's so good about being a township head? The food provided by the government is not good these days. If you are not careful, you will be sent to a labor camp. I am worried that he will not be able to resist taking advantage of others and will be sent to a labor camp one day. I will have to pay off his mortgage."

Jiang Ning was happy: "My second uncle is so aware."

Li Fumin said: "What do I realize? I think it's not worth it."

Jiang Ning nodded and chatted with several other workers.

Four couples are assigned to the ranch to look after the pigs, cattle and sheep.

I specifically asked about Jiang Yuling's situation. This woman has lived on the farm for almost two years. She has changed a lot. She is no longer timid when meeting people and can talk and laugh. It is said that Old Lu has always been very concerned about this relative.

I come to the farm every now and then.

"What is this you did?"

Jiang Ning looked at what she was holding and asked, "Cloth shoes?"

Jiang Yuling nodded and said, "Old cloth shoes."

Jiang Ning became interested: "I heard that old cloth shoes are comfortable to wear. Do you have any made ones? Let me try them."

Jiang Yuling said, "There is a pair. Wait a minute and I'll get them."

Jiang Ning nodded.

Jiang Yuling went back to the house and brought out a pair of ready-made cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles.

They really are cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles.

The sole is made of cloth glued together and then tied with thin linen rope. It is about one centimeter thick. It is quite hard when you break it. It feels much stronger than the rubber cloth shoes sold in stores. The upper is made of black striped fabric.

Jiang Ning tried it on and found the shoes were too small.

His feet are too big to wear them.

Jiang Yuling said, "This is size 39. What size shoes do you wear? I'll make you another pair."

Jiang Ning said, "I wear size 41. If you have time, make me a pair. If not, forget it."

Jiang Yuling nodded: "When I'm free, come and get it when I'm done."

Jiang Ning agreed, and after chatting for a few words, he said to Li Fumin, "Second Uncle, pick a sheep for me and grill it this afternoon."

Li Fumin said, "If we want to roast it, let's go for the black-headed sheep, right?"

Jiang Ning nodded: "Don't make it too big, a smaller one will do."

Li Fumin agreed and went to catch sheep for him.

Jiang Ning didn't wait here, but went over to see.

The grassland was expanded again to include Forest Area 19.

When it is hot in summer, cattle and sheep can cool off in the woods.

No need to hide back in the circle.

Li Fumin and two workers drove an electric tricycle in front.

Jiang Ning drove behind them. The sheep were scattered and grazing, making them difficult to catch.

If you are not picky, it would be easy to catch one at random.

It’s not easy to choose, you have to look for it slowly.

After walking along the path for a while, I saw a small group of black-headed sheep.

I stopped the car and took a look. I found that the sheep were not obedient and were very alert.

Run away when someone gets close.

Three people surrounded them, and Jiang Ning also helped.

Li Fumin caught a half-grown sheep and touched its belly.

He looked at it for a few times by pulling its tail and said, "This is it."

Jiang Ning only knows how to eat meat, so he can’t tell whether it’s tender or not.

Li Fumin is a professional in this area, so of course he has no objection.

After tying up the sheep and lifting it onto the electric tricycle, Li Fumin took the sheep to slaughter.

Jiang Ning didn't wait and drove out of the grassland to the orchard.

He called the canteen on the way and asked them to prepare barbecue ingredients for him.

After the little one woke up, Feng Yu and Feng Xue took their daughter to pick fruit.

When Jiang Ning arrived at the cherry orchard, Niang San had not picked any fruit.

Sitting under the tree eating cherries!

May is the season when cherries ripen. A batch of early-ripening varieties of cherries have begun to be picked. Large-scale planting is no longer the small-scale operation that happened before. The farm has built a cold storage, and the cherries are directly stored after being picked and then shipped out one after another.

The fruit trees we planted last year didn't produce many fruits.

There are a lot of them this year, and they are all red fruits at a glance.

The car can't come in.

Jiang Ning parked the car at the entrance of the cherry orchard, walked inside and searched for a long time before finding Niang San under a tree. Looking at Niang San playing and eating, he asked, "Are you here to pick fruit or to eat fruit?"

Feng Yu said, "Does it make any difference? We can pick them after we are full!"

Jiang Ning said: "If you eat too much of this, you will have acid reflux. Don't eat too much."

Feng Yu said: "My stomach is not sour."

Feng Xue also shook his head, indicating that he was not jealous either.

Jiang Ning had nothing to say and also picked some cherries to eat.

The little guy was wearing a lunch bag with cherries in it.

I don’t know how much he ate. His little mouth turned red and there was red juice hanging from the corners of his mouth.

Ate some cherries and picked some more.

Then go pick apricots.

Winters in the northwest are long, and warm spring usually arrives in late March or early April. Fruit trees also usually bloom in late March or early April. There are not many edible fruits at the end of May, only early-ripening cherries and apricots. Others will not be available until after June.

I picked some apricots and returned to the villa. It was already past half past four.

Let’s go check out the swimming pool first; it’s already full.

There was no floating debris on the water and it was cleaned very well.

I tried the water temperature and it was about 26 or 27 degrees.

It’s almost June and the sun is very strong. It’s hot enough in just one afternoon.

Jiang Ning had just moved out the barbecue grill when the people from the cafeteria brought the ingredients.

They are all processed and can be baked directly.

Jiang Ning also took a special look at the mutton skewers. The tendons and skin that were hard to chew were all removed. There were three fat and two lean parts, and they were neatly skewered. There were also six cold dishes, a large portion of cold skin, and a plate of ramen.

This is because they are worried that he won't have enough to eat.

Move the barbecue grill to the poolside.

Then he moved out the table and chairs, and finally opened a large parasol.

The little guy squatted by the swimming pool, eager to play in the water.

Feng Yu and Feng Xue stopped him from playing, and the little guy started crying.

Crying and calling for mother.

Feng Yu had no choice but to strip her naked, put a swimming ring on her and put her in the water.

The little guy stopped crying and splashed happily in the water.

Jiang Ning took out some firewood for roasting and started the fire.

Look at the time, it's already ten past five.

Feng Yu asked him, "Have you told the guard?"

"forget."

Jiang Ning slapped his head and quickly took out his cell phone to make a call.

Cars from outside are not allowed to enter the farm, otherwise it will be a mess.

If Lao Lu wanted to come, he had to call the farm in advance, otherwise the guard would not let him in. Not long after he finished the call, Shen Liming and his family arrived.

The gatekeeper took a look and let me in.

After entering the south gate, there are towering trees along the way and the sunlight cannot reach the road.

The road was a little dark, and a cool breeze blew into the car.

The scorching heat of midsummer disappeared completely in an instant.

The daughter in the back seat shouted first: "Mom, it's so cold!"

Zhang Xin agreed: "There are many trees on the farm, so it's cool."

Her daughter asked: "Why don't we plant more trees in our school? It's so hot on the playground during physical education class."

Zhang Xin said: "It costs money to plant trees, but there is no money for learning."

My daughter asked persistently, "Why doesn't the school have money?"

Zhang Xin was a little helpless: "No money means no money, why so many whys."

The daughter said "oh" and didn't ask any more questions.

Zhang Xin looked at the piles of rabbits in the woods and said, "I haven't seen Boss Jiang for a long time. Why do I feel a little stressed?"

Shen Liming said, "Don't talk about you. I feel stressed too. Boss Jiang is now too powerful. I heard that his business outside is much bigger than his hometown. He not only bought land all over the world, but also has gold mines in Africa."

Zhang Xin was surprised: "Is it true? Why haven't I heard of it?"

Shen Liming said: "It should be true, the news came from the county."

Zhang Xin exclaimed: "It's incredible!"

Shen Liming nodded and said, "It's not easy to go abroad to start a business. Ordinary people can't even leave the country, let alone places like Africa. I heard that there are wars in Africa every day. You can't survive in such a place without some ability."

Zhang Xin speculated: "I heard that rich people are running away, is Jiang Ning going to be there soon?"

Shen Liming said: "I'm not sure. I haven't heard of him transferring assets."

Zhang Xin asked: "Where did you get the money to buy the land?"

Shen Liming said: "He has a gold mine in Africa. He made a fortune in Africa. What's so strange about that?"

Zhang Xin was relieved, but also a little envious: "The treatment at the farm is so good, many new teachers in our school are envious."

Shen Liming said, "Of course I do. I only get 3,000 yuan a month after I started working, and nothing else. The canteen clerks make hundreds of thousands a year, and their housing fund contributions are no less than ours. They eat good food every day, like beef or mutton. I, the village head, don't eat as well as the workers do. Except for not having a job, everything else is better than working in a company."

Zhang Xin asked, "Don't you do your logistics procurement at the farm?"

Shen Liming said: "What can we buy? At most, we can buy some meat and vegetables. We can't even buy flour and oil. We just grow some wheat, which is just enough for people to eat. At most, we can give some to the canteen of the government. The townships, towns, bureaus, committees and offices can't buy it."

Zhang Xin said, "I heard recently that someone wanted to suggest to Jiang Ning that he should plant wheat in the second field. Have you heard about it?"

Shen Liming said: "I don't think it will work. The benefits of growing wheat are too low, and the county will not agree to it."

Zhang Xin didn’t know what to say. Food is the most important thing for people.

But no one is willing to grow crops.

No one would grow wheat if there was any other choice.

They would rather take the risk of growing cash crops than growing grain.

Not being able to make money is the biggest problem.

After turning around for a while, I finally saw the villa.

He drove into the yard, stopped, opened the trunk and got out to get his things.

A fine tea gift box and two bottles of wine.

Jiang Ning heard the noise, and came over from behind with Feng Yu and greeted them from a distance.

"Hello, uncle and aunt!"

Zhang Xin's daughter has always been very polite. When her parents taught her, she would take the initiative to say hello.

Shen Liming glanced at his son.

The son learned from his sister: "Hello, uncle and aunt."

"Good good!"

Jiang Ning smiled and touched his head: "These two little guys are the most polite."

Feng Yu also greeted him.

Jiang Ning looked at the things in the two people's hands and was quite surprised: "What are you doing with these things?"

Shen Liming smiled and said, "How can you come here empty-handed?"

Jiang Ning was speechless about this.

Zhang Xin praised Feng Yu: "It's been a long time since we last met. You are getting more and more beautiful."

Feng Yu responded with a smile: "Sister Zhang is becoming more and more like a leader."

Zhang Xin smiled and said, "What kind of leader? I'm just a worker."

After saying a few words, he put down his things and walked through the living room to the back.

Feng Xue didn't go to the front, she was watching the baby by the swimming pool!

The little guy is still playing in the swimming pool.

Zhang Xin greeted Feng Xue. She had naturally heard the gossip about Boss Jiang. Shen Liming had made many speculations in private. When she met Feng Xue, she was somewhat curious. The two brothers-in-law shared the same husband. She wondered how this family got along with each other.

Just curious.

Looking at the little guy in the swimming pool, I was amazed: "He can swim now. He's so cute."

Feng Yu said: "I love playing in water. I get anxious when I see water."

Zhang Xin smiled and said, "It's good. Many children are afraid of water, and bathing them is a big hassle because they can't put them in the tub. It's good to like playing with water. At least bathing doesn't have to be a headache. You can bathe while playing."

Feng Yu also smiled and said, "Taking a shower is indeed more convenient, but it takes a long time, and you can't get out after taking a shower."

Three women talking by the pool.

Zhang Xin's two children also stood beside their mother, curiously watching the little one splashing around in the swimming pool with a swimming ring on.

Jiang Ning invited Shen Liming to sit down under the parasol and opened a bottle of beer for him.

The weather is too hot, just drink beer.

No need to make tea.

Then he lit a stove and waited for the flame to go out before grilling the meat.

Shen Liming asked: "When did you come back?"

Jiang Ning thought for a moment and said, "Tuesday."

"Did you know that Boss Lu is leaving?"

"I know. How are you doing? Why are you so sad?"

"It's hard to do work. It's so difficult to do something."

"Just straighten it up."

"It's difficult. We don't have people and resources. We can only wait for our qualifications to come."

"Just wait and see. You're only in your thirties, not too old. It's not easy for Old Lu to work for you. Just find a new boss."

Shen Liming smiled and didn't continue the topic.

Jiang Ning can say this, but he can't say it casually.

After chatting for a few words, Feng Yu came over and told me something.

Shen Liming quickly said: "No more playing, why play with water, it's not troublesome at all."

"No trouble."

Jiang Ning took the phone and called Liu Jinliang: "Arrange someone to buy two sets of swimsuits and send them to the farm. One for the girl, nine years old, and one for the boy, six years old. Don't buy anything smaller."

Liu Jinliang agreed.

Jiang Ning didn't say much and hung up the phone.

Zhang Xin's two children were so jealous when they saw the little one having fun playing in the water.

I also wanted to go in the water, but the villa didn't have children's swimwear.

I can only ask someone to buy it and send it to me.

At this time, the open flame in the oven went out, and Jiang Ning took a handful of lamb skewers and started grilling them.

Shen Liming also took a small stool and sat next to him.

Chat while grilling.

Shen Liming asked: "How much does it cost to study outside for a year?"

Jiang Ning thought for a long time: "I haven't calculated the account yet, why are you asking this? Do you want to give it away too?"

Shen Liming shook his head and said, "The control is too tight now. I can't go out. Besides, I don't have that much money."

Jiang Ning said: "My hometown is actually pretty good."

Shen Liming asked: "Your daughter should be going to kindergarten next year."

"almost."

"Where?"

"Send it out."

"Don't you say your hometown is pretty good?"

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "It's good. I love this land and hope that my hometown can become better. But the education of children is not a trivial matter and must be started from a young age."

Shen Liming asked: "When will we immigrate?"

Jiang Ning said: "If I were going to immigrate, I would have left long ago."

"You really don't want to leave?"

"Don't go."

Shen Liming didn't understand: "Most of your career is outside, why don't you leave?"

Jiang Ning said: "My hometown is my hometown after all. My career can be outside, but my roots are here."

Shen Liming was quite surprised, obviously not expecting this answer.

When the barbecue was almost done, a car drove in.

I couldn't see it from the back, I could only hear the sound of the car door closing.

Jiang Ning shouted, "Behind."

Soon, a hotel employee came over with two sets of children's swimsuits.

Shen Liming expressed his gratitude and offered to give money.

The hotel staff didn't want it and left after delivering the things.

Feng Yu came over and got the swimsuit, and she and Zhang Xin took the child back to the house, changed into their swimsuits, and went into the water.

Three women stood by the swimming pool, talking and watching their children having fun in the water.

Feng Yu asked: "Sister Zhang, has Teacher Zhu Yumei found a partner?"

Zhang Xin said: "No, why are you asking this?"

Feng Yu said: "Aunt Jiang Ning's cousin came back and asked me to introduce him to someone, so I asked him."

Zhang Xin asked: "What does he do? How old is he?"

Feng Yu said: "I am thirty-three now, and I am assigned to work on the farm."

Zhang Xin thought and said, "Thirty-three is not too old. She is four years older than Teacher Zhu, which is not bad. However, people will inevitably criticize her at this age. If you really want to introduce her, I will make an appointment for you with Teacher Zhu later."

Feng Yu hurriedly said, "How can I trouble Sister Zhang? I'll make the appointment myself!"

Zhang Xin said, "What's the trouble? You and Zhu Yumei are not familiar with each other. I will help you make an appointment."

Feng Yu thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Sister Zhang."

Zhang Xin said, "It's not a big deal, but you know that Teacher Zhu Yumei's standards for choosing a spouse are always quite high. How about this, you send me a photo first, and I'll show it to Teacher Zhu to see if she likes it. If she does, we'll talk later."

Feng Yujue is good like this.

When I introduced Jiang Ning to her, I asked for his photo to show her first.

Only meet offline if you think the person is okay and acceptable.

So he went to find Jiang Ning and asked him for the photos.

Jiang Ning called Chen Gang and said, "Send me a photo of you."

Chen Gang asked: "Why do you want my photo?"

Jiang Ning said: "I'll introduce you to someone. Remember to send me the one you think is the best."

Chen Gang asked: "What is the purpose of the introduction?"

Jiang Ning said: "Don't ask, just send the photos first."

After that, he hung up.

After a while, Chen Gang sent me photos.

It must be said that Chen Gang's appearance is still acceptable.

As long as you dress up well, you can be considered handsome.

Jiang Ning looked at the photo, clicked his tongue twice, and forwarded it to Feng Yu.

(End of this chapter)