When Wang Manyin came to the deep ditch in the rain, he saw that in the turbid water, there were large patches of wheat stalks floating and sinking, with ears on them. (Some additions were made in the previous chapter)

I don't know which family in the village has washed down the wheat.

Wang Manyin didn't dare to delay, and hurried home to get more than a dozen wooden sticks with thick wrists.

Then he grabbed his trousers and rushed into the flood water, nailing the sticks in a zigzag to the bottom of a deep ditch.

was busy, and the orchid also came to the side of the field with an umbrella.

She also looked at the water with distress and said, "Man Yin, do you know whose wheat washed down?" ”

"I don't know, now you go to the village and ask, and let the families go to the fields to see. Don't work hard for more than half a year and can't even eat a mouthful of new wheat. ”

For this situation, Wang Manyin was not surprised.

Now it is difficult for farmers to farm the land, it is really difficult! From planting to harvesting, we must look at God's face and act. Pray for rain when there is a drought, and hope for a sunny day when you harvest.

Just like now, when a rainstorm or hailstorm comes, most of the year's hard work is in vain.

Almost every time it rains, crops and even big fat pigs will be washed down from the upstream.

People in the villages on both sides of the river often guard the river after the rain to catch things. It's okay to say that large things, like crops and firewood, are not written with names, and generally whoever catches them counts whom, even if they are lost, they can't care.

However, Wang Manyin's family is not short of a bite to eat now, and he has no intention of taking the wheat for himself.

Blocked by wooden sticks, wheat straw was constantly lying in the water. Eventually, a grass and wood dam was formed, causing the turbid water to swell.

Wang Manyin kept going into the water to scoop up bundles of wheat straw and put them on the shore and pile them up. In a short time, a small wheat straw stack was formed on the side.

Soon, the villagers who got the information came to check and jumped into the water to help.

They asked each other, and they all said it wasn't their own.

In fact, in order to prevent it from being eaten by rats and birds in the mountains, most people will pull the wheat back to the wheat field in time after harvesting it.

Until someone came to tell him that it should be Wang Gui who made a fortune.

The old man's daughter and son-in-law's family are all in the capital, and there is no one else in the family, so they can only harvest wheat by themselves. Coupled with the inconvenience of his legs and feet, Wang Guifa didn't have time to pull back more than two acres of wheat after cutting it, and all of them were piled up in the ditch.

As a result, suddenly there was a heavy rain, and it became what it is now.

If Wang Lei hadn't discovered it in time, it would have been half an hour late, and it is estimated that all of them would have rushed into the Dongla River.

By the time Wang Guifa limped to the head of the village, everyone had already helped to fish most of the wheat straw ashore.

The rain has almost stopped.

After coping with the old man's thanks, Wang Manyin went home to change into a set of dry clothes, and took the earth dog to Pimple Ridge to check the specific situation of the melon field. Even the wheat bundles were scattered, and I don't know what happened to the melon seedlings.

Dozens of meters away from the cliff ditch, I heard the sound of rushing water.

His heart tightened.

But when I got around the mountain beam, I breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, I had prepared in advance and built several stone dams downstream. Now the first stone dam is completely filled, and muddy water is rushing down the flood channel.

However, after the upstream flash flood was blocked by stone dams, the flow rate slowed down a lot. Although the melon seedlings are soaked in water, they are rarely washed away by the roots.

When he came to the grass hut where Wang Lianshun was resting, Wang Manyin shouted a few times, but no one answered. He looked and noticed a line of footprints stretching deep into the ravine.

This old man's legs and feet are also not good, but nothing can happen.

Wang Manyin couldn't help but speed up his pace and shouted again.

Soon, there was a voice answering in front of me.

Wang Lianshun was digging a drainage ditch in the melon field, and he was covered in mud.

"Uncle Lian Shun, didn't I say it earlier, usually you just call not to let the animals steal the melon seedlings, and you don't have to do other work." Walking closer, Wang Manyin hurriedly spoke.

"It's okay, I'm not old enough to do anything. Believe it or not, if I am ten years younger, I will carry a 200-pound sack and play with it. As soon as Wang Lianshun said a few words, he began to cough again.

"I believe that." Wang Manyin nodded in response.

Don't look at the old people in the countryside now, they are very thin, but they are all lean flesh, and their strength is not small. Many people in their fifties carry more than 100 pounds of things as if they were playing.

"Alright, you go back and rest. With such heavy rain, rats won't come out of their holes. No need to guard at night. ”

Wang Manyin said so badly that he finally persuaded the old man to go back.

After inspecting the circle, he saw that the loss of melon seedlings was not large, so he returned home.

From a distance, I saw Shao'an and his family standing on the edge of the ditch and instructing Wang Lei to catch fish, followed by two children.

"Brother-in-law, you're back, are you okay with the melon field?" Seeing Wang Manyin, Shao'an hurriedly greeted him.

"It's okay, what's the wheat, it's finished?" Wang Manyin asked rhetorically.

He and Orchid had planned to go to his father-in-law's house tomorrow to help after cleaning up their wheat, but they didn't expect it to rain suddenly.

"It was also harvested yesterday, and Huzi and his grandfather's house are still a little,"

Shao'an and his family came over with their children, and there was obviously something wrong.

After chatting a few words, Wang Manyin asked Orchid to prepare the evening meal early. Now there is nothing missing at home, get an air-dried rabbit, wait for the small fish caught by Wang Lei to be fried, and then get some eggs and a few vegetables to fry together.

After Runye and Orchid left, Shao'an explained his intention: he wanted to borrow some money to open a brick factory.

"Okay, no problem." Wang Manyin agreed, and then asked curiously, "Have you explained the two old men?" ”

Shao'an's opening of a brick factory can be said to be full of twists and turns.

As early as two years ago, he planned to quit his job at the supply and marketing cooperatives and return to the village to open a brick factory.

As a result, as soon as this idea was proposed, it was vetoed by Sun Yuhou.

Although the old man believed what his son-in-law said, the supply and marketing cooperatives would close down sooner or later. But before the incident happened, he still hoped that his son would go to work in a down-to-earth manner and have fewer miscellaneous thoughts.

In fact, not only Sun Yuhou did not support it, but even Tian Futang did not agree.

There are two elderly people in the family who drive backwards, and Shao'an can only continue to live in the supply and marketing cooperative.

However, for more than a year, he was stimulated by various external situations to sit and lie restless, and his inner ambition continued to rise.

He felt that the life of his wife and children for so many years had made him a little too satisfied with the status quo, so he couldn't make up his mind.

Fortunately...... Here's your chance!

A few days ago, when he and Liu Genmin were drinking together, they heard from the other party that the township-run brick and tile factory was planned to be contracted to an individual because of poor management.

Shao'an has always had the idea of starting a brick and tile factory, and now that the opportunity has fallen in front of him, of course he has to reach out and seize it.

"You are not driving it yourself, but you are going to contract a township-run brick and tile factory...... There are a lot of problems in that factory. Wang Manyin hesitated and spoke.

The brick and tile factory of Shibijie Commune was built in the 70s, and the equipment and conditions are good, but because of poor management, it has not been very profitable.

In the past few years, the opening has been liberalized, and the brick and tile factory has tried to implement the contract system. However, none of the leaders in the factory have changed, and they are still those people. So after some tossing, there is still no improvement.

Especially last year, it lost thousands of dollars.

Therefore, some time ago, a meeting was held in the commune, and it was decided to simply contract the brick and tile factory.

"Genmin gave me a thorough explanation, the annual contract fee is 10,000 yuan, and all the equipment of the brick factory belongs to the contractor. I have inquired about the large brick-making machines produced in the Central Plains now, and one is tens of thousands. There are three large brick making machines in the brick factory, although they are a little old, but the machines are fine. If you are contracted, you can take over at any time......"

"Runye and I have saved more than 2,000 yuan over the years, and our father and Huzi and his grandfather can borrow some more. But the gap is a bit big...... I just want to ask your family if you can borrow 2,000 yuan, and I'll find a way to do the rest. ”

Shao'an knew that his brother-in-law had contracted a barren mountain to dig a well to build an earth and stone dam, and it was estimated that he had spent a lot of money, so he didn't dare to borrow too much.

"How much is missing?" Wang Manyin asked sharply.

"Almost 6,000 ......"

"I'm scraping together here, it should be enough for four thousand yuan for the time being. You can take it back in two days...... If you have a grace period of half a month, you can make up another 2,000. ”

Wang Manyin understands his brother-in-law's personality and is willing to support the other party in doing things.

Since the other party opened his mouth now, he naturally wouldn't let the words fall to the ground.

How much effort, of course, how much effort.

These 4,000 yuan can be regarded as shaking off the old bottom.

However, Wang Manyin is not afraid, his own fried goods have been in a hot state. Like a hen that places an order, she gets money every day.

No, it should be said that a few hens that lay eggs.

After some preparation, the current categories of fried goods of Wang Manyin's family have increased to four. In addition to spiced melon seeds, fried peanuts, spiced pumpkin seeds, and spiced melon seeds were also added.

Most of these raw materials are still obtained through Li Jianming. The other party probably knows Wang Manyin's background, so the cooperation in recent years has been generally good, and the quality has been guaranteed.

In addition, Guo Kuiwa also began to supply, but the quantity is relatively small for the time being.

Because of the blessing of the county supply and marketing cooperatives, several new products have been welcomed as soon as they were launched.

In particular, the five-spiced melon seeds are sold in the city and are quite popular, and they can sell hundreds of catties every day. Of course, the sales of spiced melon seeds have decreased a lot.

In just a few days, the sales of several varieties exceeded 1,200 catties...... This is also because of the summer, many people are reluctant to eat fried food.

If it is changed to autumn and winter, it will definitely grow.

The profit is easy to calculate.

This year, the price of raw materials has risen, and the price of raw melon seeds is seven cents, and after Wang Manyin is fried, he is sold and wholesaled to the county supply and marketing cooperatives for one dollar and one catty.

As for the retail price of the county supply and marketing cooperatives, the price of five-spiced melon seeds is three cents a piece, the wholesale price of fried peanuts is nine cents per catty, and the five-spice melon seeds are one catty......

Here in Wang Manyin, the profit of one pound of the four products is more than a dime, and the money earned is not as much as that of the county supply and marketing cooperative. But doing business is like this, and win-win cooperation is the long-term way.

In fact, with a profit of one hundred and three a day, he was already quite satisfied.

After opening up the channels of the department store in Huangyuan City, it is the time to really make money.

When Shao'an heard his brother-in-law's words, he was very moved.

Immediately, he shook his head again and again and said, "Brother-in-law, you don't need so much, just two thousand yuan." I asked Shaoping again for them to borrow some. In addition, Uncle Guo can make up some ......"

"Why bother so many people, it's from my side for the time being. Contracting a brick and tile factory is only the first step, and when it is opened, there will be more places to use money, and it is not too late to ask others to borrow. ”

"That'...... All right. Shao'an hesitated, and finally nodded.

"When I went to the county seat some time ago, I heard that a subordinate unit of the Water and Power Bureau was going to build a row of caves, which seemed to have been contracted by Hu Yongzhou. I can say hello in advance and ask him to buy bricks from you......" Wang Manyin said again.

When things were discussed, Orchid and Runye also prepared the meal.

Before it got dark, the family sat in the cave and ate it. There were too many mosquitoes, and Wang Manyin deliberately lit a lot of wormwood at the door.

It had just rained, and the road was not easy to walk at night.

So after eating, Shao'an and his family didn't stay long, and left early with the child.

Sending the four of them away, Wang Manyin told his mother-in-law about his brother-in-law's borrowing money.

"Isn't it a bit too much?" Orchid hesitated a little after hearing this.

Of course, she is very happy that her husband is sincerely helping her brother, but she also needs money to buy raw materials from her own workshop.

Seeing her aunt's tangled appearance, Wang Manyin sneered and smiled.

"What are you laughing at?"

"It's okay......"

***

In just one week, the wheat harvest in Jar Village has been completely over.

Taking advantage of the moisture in the field, people began to be busy planting autumn crops.

Wang Manyin's family is very trouble-free, five acres of wheat land are planted with three acres of sunflowers, and the rest are planted with peanuts, corn and the like.

At his suggestion, Sun Yuhou also planted a few acres of sunflowers this year.

The other jar villages are no different from previous years. The number of sunflowers planted is very small, it is just a few fragmented plots, and they are not large-scale at all.

In addition, Guo Kuiwa said that several brothers who had done things before also began to try to plant sunflowers.

In this regard, Wang Manyin is happy to hear it.

As long as we taste the sweetness, I believe that more people will be willing to plant next year.

Autumn crops have been planted, and the temperature continues to rise.

Before you know it, it's summer vacation.

Just a few days after the holiday, Shaoping took Tian Xiaoxia back to the Shibijie Commune. Now the people of Shuangshui Village envy Sun Yuhou...... Several children have their own talents.

Especially Shaoping, he actually fell in love with the woman of Tian Fujun's family.

Because of his effective work, Tian Fujun was transferred to Qin'an City, the provincial capital, a few months ago, and his position was promoted again. So in the eyes of the villagers, Shaoping is now the most promising one of the Sun family.

Wang Manyin and his family learned that Shaoping was going home and rushed to Shuangshui Village as soon as possible.

Tian Xiaoxia and Shaoping are already engaged, so they also call their brother-in-law when they meet.

After chatting a few words, she asked Wang Manyin if she knew the staff of the grain depot, and said that she planned to do an interview later.

"Interview, what do we have to interview in the Shibi Grain Depot?" Wang Manyin was confused.

"Some time ago, the above newspaper letter review column published an article, titled "Grain mildew in some local grain depots is serious", among the several examples listed, also mentioned our grain management office in the Huangyuan area. When our newspaper saw it, we attached great importance to it and knew that I was from Huangyuan City, so we sent a mission. Let me dig into the bottom and write an article for publication later. ”

After Tian Xiaoxia finished speaking, Wang Manyin sighed a little.

It is the largest newspaper and its influence is extraordinary. Any report will lead to follow-up.

To tell the truth, big newspapers are very down-to-earth now, and many small things related to people's livelihood will be reported. For example, Wang Manyin often saw the above mention that the chemical fertilizer in a certain place has risen by a catty, and what supply and marketing cooperatives use sewing machines to exchange for rice, etc.

However, Tian Xiaoxia reported that the grain in the Shibi grain depot was moldy...... Wang Manyin felt that he had to think about it.

"How can I get in touch with you writing this kind of article. Besides, does your dad know about it? ”

(End of chapter)