"Three hundred acres of land, the back of this forest is contracted at half the price of the farmland, the farm feels that this forest and the wasteland in the east are useless, I just use it to raise some free-range chickens, the wasteland plans to build another cowshed, next year to increase the number of breeding."

Zhong Hua led Li Lu and others to visit his small world.

Zhang Weiwei pointed to Zhong Hua's small courtyard and said, "Brother Hua, your small courtyard is really good, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and there is a vegetable garden, which is very pleasant." ”

With a faint smile, Zhong Hua said, "It's better to be quiet." ”

Li Lu could see that Zhong Hua seemed to be experiencing the pain of losing his beloved, or that he was in the shadow of being hurt by a woman. He had heard Yang Qingsong mention that it was related to a girl named Xiaofeng. However, these private matters are not easy to ask.

"Old Zhong, how many acres of rice do you have here?" Li Lu asked.

Zhong Hua led everyone to the wasteland and said, "About 200 acres, that forest has about 30 acres, and the wasteland has about 70 acres." ”

Li Lu nodded slightly, "So, you hired someone to do this." ”

"Yes, please ask the farming team of the farm, and I will do some other odd jobs alone." Zhong Huadao.

"Planting rice, raising cattle, taking care of the vegetable garden, you also plan to raise some free-range chickens, and expand the cattle pen, that is hard enough." Li Ludao.

Zhong Hua said with a smile, "There is nothing hard work, the day is full and substantial, and time flies faster." ”

"How is your hometown in Shandong?" Li Lu asked.

Yang Qingsong replied on his behalf, "Lao Zhong's parents are gone. ”

Li Lu nodded in understanding and didn't ask any more questions. Zhong Hua's feelings may be the most understandable to him, because he is almost the same, he is fortunate to have adoptive parents like Li Guoguang and Cai Yefen, who are better than their biological parents, he is happy.

When he came to the wasteland, Zhong Hua pointed to a few mountain bags in the wasteland and said, "Section Chief Li, this is it, according to what you said, the soil quality here is the most suitable for firing red bricks." ”

Ascending a small plateau, Zhong Hua pointed to a large piece of mountainous land to the north, which was barren and uncultivated with no crops, and said, "This piece is all the same soil, and the farm has tried several times, but it can't grow anything." It should be the soil you want. ”

Li Lu came here this time to see the site of the firing factory. He planned to build the firing plant directly in a place where he could source local materials, and this was the area that he could find that would be the most suitable.

Zhang Weiwei bent down, took the small shovel he was carrying, and slammed it on the ground, turning the land out, revealing the red and white soil layer, and looked up and said, "Section chief, that's right, this is the best raw material." ”

This is the so-called clay, the soil is clayey, and there will be a phenomenon of touching the hands when pinched in the hand, and it is also known locally as a paste ground, like paste, it cannot grow anything, and it is usually used as a raw material for clay bricks, or it is deserted.

Li Lu glanced around the great wasteland, estimated the amount of unearthed, and nodded slightly, "With this area, if there is a depth of three meters, it can support the operation of the firing plant for two or three years." ”

Zhong Hua said, "I only occupy 70 acres of this wasteland, and the rest are still on the field. Section Chief Li, if you want to use it, you can use my seventy acres. I'll help talk to Team Chen about the rest, but you'll have to pay some money to rent it. ”

Yang Qingsong said, "Don't worry about it, and you can't use it in vain." I have decided to resign from the slaughterhouse and help the third child manage the firing plant in the future. ”

Zhong Hua was overjoyed, "So, I can drink with you every day." ”

"That's a must, haha." Yang Qingsong smiled happily.

It can be seen that Zhong Hua is not very interested in how much money he makes, his current state is a healing process, and what he needs is someone to talk to.

Li Lu asked, "I wonder if the farm has any problem with building a firing plant here, after all, it needs to dig up the water source, and whether the farm will worry about damaging the groundwater." ”

Zhong Hua waved his hand and said, "No, the farm is eager to rent out these wastelands to make a profit." Otherwise, it's been so wasted and worthless. ”

Smiling, Li Lu stopped talking about this topic. In such an extensive era, environmental awareness is almost non-existent. When you don't have enough to eat, no one cares about what happens to the environment. This is true all over the world.

"Has Brigade Chen done the master?" Li Lu asked.

Zhong Hua said, "Yes, this piece is from our field team, and Team Chen has the final say." The farm is not having a good time now, the output cannot go up, the upper and lower targets cannot be completed, and the annual expenditure is seriously exceeded, which is a difficult time. Brigade Chen is expected to be very welcome. ”

Yang Qingsong was concerned about the price, and he asked, "How much does it cost per mu?" I look at this wasteland, there are at least five or six hundred acres of land. ”

Zhong Hua smiled and said, "Old Yang, your eyes are not very good, this wasteland is a thousand acres, and there is a large area blocked by the mountain bag behind it." I really don't know the price, my 70 acres are half rented and half given, and it only costs more than 200 yuan a year. ”

Li Lu's eyes were about to pop out, "Seventy acres of rent for more than two hundred yuan a year?" ”

He remembered that in the late 90s, the contract price of wasteland and mountainous land was about 200 yuan per acre, which was 70 acres! Even if there is a difference of more than ten years, the price difference is a bit strong.

Zhong Hua smiled a little awkwardly and said, "The workers on the farm all say I'm stupid, but in fact, I don't think it's anything. What is a wasteland in the eyes of others can create more value than this in my hands, which is cost-effective. ”

He would be mistaken, he thought that Li Lu was too expensive!

Yang Qingsong explained, "The third child, on average, is only three yuan a mu a year, which is not expensive." ”

Smiling bitterly, Li Lu said, "Three yuan a mu is definitely not good." ”

Zhong Hua's face was a little embarrassed, in the face of Yang Qingsong, he wanted to try his best to help, but he would feel a little embarrassed to help with such a favor.

Smiling, Li Lu said, "We are going to build a firing factory, and we are going to collect clay here as raw materials, how can we do it for three yuan a mu?" ”

Everyone came back to their senses, Zhong Hua was stunned for a moment, and laughed dryly, it turned out that it was a misunderstanding.

"This, I really don't know about this, hehe, for lunch at lunch, you can talk to Team Chen directly." Zhong Hua breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Lu calculated a price in his heart, no more than 500 yuan per mu, which was acceptable. Beyond this price, including other costs, the profit of the firing plant may not be very good in a year.

Zhang Weiwei asked, "Section chief, are we going to take down all this thousand acres?" ”

"If you want to take it all, you can take it all, but you still have to ask experts in geological exploration to come and see it on the spot and estimate the reserves of clay." Li Ludao.

Zhang Weiwei touched his nose and laughed dryly a few times, and said in his heart, I'm afraid that your old man is not looking for a chance to meet his future father-in-law, right? He knew that Mr. Niu Jun's family lived in a geological exploration compound, and the third brother and Mr. Niu Jun had a hot fight recently, and the brothers in the security department almost knew about it.

The conscience of heaven and earth, Li Lu really didn't think of this aspect. To find out the reserves, don't you have to ask a geological expert to look at it? He didn't even realize that his frequent contact with Niu Jun because he wanted to know more about his little wife's situation was interpreted by the outside world as his target. I'm afraid that only he himself is not aware of this problem, and including Niu Jun, he has strong feelings.

Zhong Hua was a little surprised, and said, "Section Chief Li, there are a lot of brick kilns now, and you have contracted such a large piece of land, this sale is a problem." ”

Li Lu smiled and said, "You're right, so our products should be better, and we have to take a big order, and one order can be produced for a year or two." ”

Yang Qingsong patted Zhong Hua on the shoulder and said, "How about it, old Zhong, I think you can do it with me, I'm still the commander of the light pole now." ”

"Lao Zhong, think about it, your cattle farm can also take care of the lane, hire some people, and turn it into a factory." Li Lu said with a smile.

Zhong Hua smiled and said, "My ability is limited. It's almost time, or let's retreat, it's not good to make Team Chen wait for a long time. ”

The group retreated, got into the car and went to the field.

Note: The firing factory recruits people, with a monthly salary of 12 yuan and 5 yuan, and those who move bricks will be given a high salary of 100 yuan, and they have started to sign up!