Zhao Xiang replied: "Say it, I will try my best to answer what I can." ”

"Mr. Zhao, you have such a skill, and there are so many machines that are thousands of times better than manpower, as long as you hire some craftsmen and idle workers, as long as they learn to use the machines, you will be better than more than 200 people in our two villages, why ......?"

"No why!" Zhao Xiang interrupted He Defang's question, saw that he stopped, and said: "I know what you want to ask, but Uncle He, I have been saying that talent is the most valuable resource, and machines are just auxiliary tools, which were invented in order to save manpower." ”

"But that's ...... Everyone has become idlers and wasters. The old man asked something that shouldn't have been asked, what is Mr. Zhao spending so much money and raising a large group of idlers? He Defang's tone was stiff and a little aggressive.

"I don't think everybody is an idler. That's right, originally ploughing and transplanting seedlings, a few people solved thousands of acres of land, but cultivating seedlings is something that machines can't do, right? The machine that builds a house can only help, right? You say, how many people do I need to build a house on the top of a hill without machines? ”

"This ...... But what about Mr. Zhao's house after it was built? ”

Zhao Xiang did not answer the question directly, but asked rhetorically: "He Lao, how many laborers are there in the two villages?" ”

He Defang was stunned for a moment and thought for a moment: "There are about one hundred and fifty people regardless of men and women. ”

Zhao Xiang shook his head: "The two villages together, over sixteen years old and under fifty years old, there are only 192 people. Strictly speaking, there is a part of these people who cannot be called the labor force. If you count the men in this age range, there are only 98 people. He Lao, there are only 11 people over the age of 50 out of more than 160 people in the two villages, and only 66 people under the age of 16. ”

"Mr. Zhao, ......?"

Zhao Xiang continued: "The problem is obvious, one is that the fertility rate is low, because it cannot afford to raise and cannot afford to live. Every year when the harvest is poor, giving birth to children has become a burden, the medical conditions are not good, and the children born are easy to die, so the result is that everyone chooses to have as few children as possible. ”

He Defang sighed: "The old man has had seven children over the years, and the black cow is the fourth, except for him, none of them have lived past the age of five......" After the eyes, tears appeared in his eyes, "Raising children is the same as growing food, it all depends on God, if you meet a good year, you will survive more, and if you have a bad year, alas!" ”

Zhao Xiang nodded: "So this needs to be changed, although I don't understand medical skills, but I can provide better production conditions, I believe it will be improved." After lighting a cigarette, Zhao Xiang said: "He Lao thinks that there are too many people, and as soon as machines appear to replace manpower, people will become idlers, which is the opposite in my opinion." It is precisely because there are so few people that machines are needed to assist. Two hundred, too little. ”

He Defang looked at Zhao Xiang, this somewhat childish face always made him mistakenly think that Zhao Xiang was just a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, but at this time he suddenly remembered that Zhao Xiang had said that he was already a person who had passed his prime.

Two hundred is too little?

Is he trying to do something big? A house that has been crowded with 200 people for at least three months, and he has also talked about building a stronger and more spacious lifting platform, and building a bigger school...... He even mentioned that "when the time comes, the people of the two villages will live in the same place"......

He Defang was a little confused.

Zhao Xiang stood up: "He Lao, I can understand that you are still worried about me, after all, I just came here suddenly and became your owner with a strong mobile phone microphone, before the rice harvest, you don't believe me." ”

He Defang said: "Mr. Zhao, don't say that......" His eyes looked at Zhao Di who had avoided the distance, probably to hint at Zhao Xiang, Zhao Di is your woman.

Zhao Xiang directly ignored his hints, and then said: "When I came here, I liked it here, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and I had the intention of living here for a long time. I've always believed that my peace of mind is my hometown, and this is a place where I can feel at ease. Speaking of this, Zhao Xiang stopped, looked at He Defang's eyes, and couldn't speak too sensually and directly. In fact, if he can tell the truth, he wants to say that what he wants to stay in most is the small mountain village where he was born and raised, but even if he has a lot of money, he still can't go back to live forever - gossip will make him feel ashamed in the village.

However, you can't tell the truth to He Defang directly, that will only make him more uneasy.

He Defang saw that Zhao Xiang was silent, so he said: "In fact, the moment Mr. Zhao began to build a new house, the old man hung for a long time before he was a little more settled, since the first time he saw you, the old man felt that Mr. must be a mortal, and then you took the initiative to propose a percent of the field rent, and later changed to a cooperative model that is more conducive to our tenants, I can see that Mr. really regards this place as his home." As he spoke, he stood up and bowed deeply to Zhao Xiang.

Zhao Xiang hurriedly helped him up: "Old He, I want you and the villagers to help me a lot in everything in the future." ”

"Definitely! Certain! We mud-legged people don't have anything, we just have a lot of strength. ”

Helping He Defang to sit down, Zhao Xiang said again: "It's actually too early for me to pack the ticket, I only started planting rice today, and there are still four months to harvest, but I have to plan how to arrange the shortage of manpower in these four months." The problem of water is now solved, and there will be many problems going on. I have limited power alone, I can only put forward ideas, and if I want to implement them, I have to rely on the villagers......"

When walking towards the elevator, Zhao Xiang carefully recalled what he had just said,—— only remembered that in addition to painting cakes, he was still painting cakes, but this kind of conversation mode He Defang was very useful, so he had to do what he liked and painted more cakes.

So much so that in the next six months, the entire labor force of the cooperative will probably have to become Zhao Xiang's coolies.

Zhao Di held the bamboo branch and gently tapped on the handrail of the lifting platform. The higher they rise, the wider their horizons will be, and when they reach the top, the sparkling water will come into view.

"Why did you dodge just now?" Zhao Xiang asked.

"You adults talk, I don't want to listen there."

Zhao Xiang didn't comment on this, and changed the topic: "Actually, you don't have to stay in the house every day, you are not my servant, you can play wherever you want, I know that you are also your own sister group, you can chat with them or something." ”

Zhao Di jumped off the lifting platform lightly, looked back and smiled: "I like to stay in the house, read and write and cook for Mr. and Dao Chang." Besides, they are all married, and they can only see each other when they return to their parents' homes. ”

"If this continues to develop like this, she will become an otaku."

"What is an otaku?"

"An otaku girl is a woman who stays in the house every day."

"Wouldn't that be great? Only a lady from a large family can be an otaku. ”

"If you stay at home for a long time and haven't been in contact with the outside world, you will become a leftover woman."

"Leftover women? What kind of woman is it, the rest of the women? ”

"Yes, a woman who can't get married."

Zhao Di's steps became heavy: "Sir, I don't want to marry ......"

"Why don't you get married? Do you really want to be an otaku? ”

"I just don't want to get married...... Yikes! How the door is broken! ”