Chapter 22 Into the Mountains and Cutting Trees

After castration surgery on the pigs on the farm, everything was fine and there were no problems with wound infection. In addition to the daily ingredients and inspection of the pig farm, Tian Fei's main focus is on the design and planning of the pig farm.

Tian Fei's first sight was the 110-acre cedar forest between Bald Mountain and Shuanglin Bay. The last time Tian Fei went into the mountain to take a look, there were still many trees, and there were many big trees with a diameter of more than 30 centimeters at breast height.

Tian Fei planned to cut down all the fir trees first.

First of all, you can leave a batch to dry in advance and build your own pig farm, which will use a lot of wood. Fir is a very versatile type of wood, especially for the beams of houses. And the beams can't be made of wet wood, if they are cut down and dried now, they can be used when the pig farm is capped and tiled.

In addition, Tian Fei does not have too much money on hand now, and he still owes a large amount of debt, and now the only thing that can have income is these timbers in the mountains. There are more than 100 acres in total, and what Tian Fei wants to use is only a few acres, and the rest is a lot of money.

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"Dad, I'm going to ask someone to cut down all the cedar forests, and then keep some for myself to make pillars or something, and sell the rest and replace them." Tian Fei said to his father.

"Of course that's good, everyone isn't very busy now, and it's easy to hire someone to do the work. It's just enough to make some money for the villagers." Tian Fei's father said happily.

"But have you figured out how to sell these trees, the price of the wood processing factory in our county is not high, and we have to transport it ourselves."

Tian Fei thought about it, if he sold timber by himself, he would have to go to many departments to get approvals, and he might not be able to do it well. It would be much easier to get in touch with a company that specializes in timber business. Tian Fei considered.

"Let's ask someone to go into the mountains and cut down the trees first, and I'll go to the city to look around and find the market, anyway, the trees won't rot."

"It's okay, then I'll hire someone and tell them in advance. How do you calculate everyone's wages? ”

"Cutting trees in the mountains is not as hard as working at home. I'm going to count sixty a day, dad, what do you think? Tian Fei suggested.

"We have never hired people into the mountains to cut down trees on a large scale like yours before, so there is no precedent. But you have to set a certain time. And this time, we don't care about the meal, so let's bring our own food or ask our family to bring it to you. ”

"Well, that's it. It's better for you to recruit people for me, I don't know very well who can work and can't work. After all, Tian Fei is not as familiar with the character of the people in the village as his father.

"Don't worry, I'm sure I'm looking for people who are honest and willing to work, villagers and folks, and no one will cheat and play tricks. How many people are you going to find to do it? ”

"I'm going to hire 20 people."

That night, Tian Fei's father made an appointment in the village with 20 people who would go up the mountain to cut down trees the next day.

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The next morning, when it was just dawn, the twenty people in the village who said they would do their jobs came to Tian Fei's house. They are all sturdy people, and they look like they are working. Several of them had come to work when they were resting in the rice factory before, and the rest of Tian Fei also knew each other, but some of them still couldn't be named.

Tian Fei was also prepared early.

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It took Tian Fei and his party about twenty minutes to come to the foot of the cedar forest.

"Xiaofei, this road is not easy to walk, you have to build a road before the tree is transported out." Someone said.

"Yes, the road must be repaired, and when the pig farm is built, there must also be a road to transport red bricks, cement and sand to Bald Mountain, I plan to have a bulldozer come over during the time we cut down trees, and it will be more than a mile, it should be very soon."

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"In the morning, we don't have to cut down trees, let's drive up the mountain for the day. Very few people have been here on this mountain for many years, and it has already grown densely, and it is not easy to cut down trees without opening a road to come out. Tian Fei said to everyone.

Then an older man came forward and said that he used to come here to cut wood, and he remembered some old roads, which were also used to cut trees. You can use the old road, so you don't need to reopen it, just cut down the bushes on the old road.

Everyone was in a long line, each holding a sickle and a machete, rolling up their sleeves and starting to dry.

In the morning, with the concerted efforts of everyone, this forest of more than 100 acres has been divided into more than a dozen areas, large or small. There are obvious paths between each area. Of course, a bunch of "trophies" were harvested - a bunch of mountain mushrooms, a couple of snakes, and a couple of hares. Tian Fei didn't ask for these things, whoever got them would bring them back.

After a while, a group of bear children also came to the mountain. These are all the children of the family of the person who cut down the tree for Tian Fei, and they are here to deliver food. Now that the summer vacation is over, the children have time, and the family will let them send them directly, after all, it will only take twenty minutes to get to the village, and the food delivered is always hot. A few even brought watermelons.

Someone joked to Tian Fei, "Boss Xiaofei, on such a hot day, we cut down trees for you, do you want to take care of our watermelons?" ”

Tian Fei thought about it, and he could still drink it as water. Besides, the current watermelons are bought in the village, and they are only a dime a catty. "Okay, in the future, the watermelon pipe will be enough, and it will still be soaked in well water. I'm also in charge of building a road. It's going to be a hassle for everyone to work these days", Tian Fei agreed boldly.

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There are a total of three chainsaws in this pair, so they are divided into three groups, each with a chainsaw, one person is responsible for sawing and the other is responsible for holding and grasping the direction of the tree falling. It is common to have the trees fall towards the bottom of the mountain, which is to facilitate transportation. Then the others were responsible for cutting off the branches of the fallen trees, or tying the ends of the repaired trunks with ropes and pulling them down the mountain.

Finally, there were a few people at the foot of the mountain, who had cleared a large flat and sorted and arranged the trunks that had been repaired. A pile with a DBH of more than 30 cm, a pile with a DBH of 25 or more, a pile with a DBH of 20 or more, a pile with a DBH of more than 15, and another pile with a DBH.

Tian Fei was also watching from the mountains for the first two days, and he only went to the pig farm once a day, and even Sun Yonglin was doing the feeding. I found that everyone cooperated very tacitly, and the speed of cutting trees was also very fast. In two days, more than a dozen acres of fir trees were cut down and piled up at the foot of the mountain. Tian Fei looked very relieved. I went to contact the bulldozer to repair the road.

It's still easy and quick to build a dirt road, especially if the original path is widened. Tian Fei didn't even ask for a dirt truck, he directly called a bulldozer from the township to push it a little widen and bulldoze it. In one day, more than a mile of road was built.