Chapter 212, the ranch started

"It used to be a real barren mountain, or a rocky mountain, with steep slopes on both sides. Yang Mingdong said, "Don't set this contract fee too high, otherwise we don't want it." Yang Mingdong said, "In that kind of place, cattle can still be grazed in the ditch, and most places on the steep slope cattle can't go, so it's useless." ”

"Why is it useless?" said the township chief, "don't you have a lot of goats in your village? ”

"Of course! Our goat breeds are different. Li Yuanshan said with a smile.

"I think you goats can ask experts to study it. The township chief suggested, "If you make a name for yourself, you can sell it for a good price." ”

"Not necessarily. Li Yuanshan refused, "Anyway, our goats are also eaten at home, so why bother the experts." "This was domesticated by wild goats brought from the Americas, and the Americas are now scarce. And those that were once released into the mountains and forests of China have also become extinct after so many years. Just like the Xiang Deer, the people and horses of the brigade were organized to hunt in the mountains, and many of them were rewarded for meritorious service, so the Xiang Deer was almost wiped out. There used to be a roe deer here, but now there is no trace of it. If the expert comes, his arm can't pry his thigh, and he will definitely let the goat spread out in the end. These goats are an important project in the future of the village, how can they be allowed to spread.

When the township chief left, Yang Mingdong said: "That barren mountain, I can't pay a dime a year for an acre of land." ”

"It's all rocky slopes, and it's really not good. Yang Mingyou also said.

"It's still okay to raise goats. Zhai Fanghong said, "We have a lot of goats, and if we expand it, we will have a mountain farm." ”

"What's the point of this expansion? Houshan has not been contracted all these years, and we have been herding sheep and cattle. Song Yu said.

"This one is different. Li Yuanshan said, "Although we are herding sheep, after all, it is still a barren mountain of the public, and it is not safe, if someone suddenly contracts, then we will have nowhere to put it." ”

"If you count it in the Geshang Township, there should be more than 30,000 acres, and it is next to the village, although there are many stone slopes, but there is only this area nearby. Yang Mingxue said.

"It depends on the price of the contract, if the price is high, it is not cost-effective. Yang Mingdong said.

"It's such a rotten place, it's also put away, as long as someone contracts, it's too late to be happy, how can you say that there can be a sum of money. Zhai Fanghe said with a smile, "And we are so poor here, we will definitely not ask for a high price." ”

"In fact, as long as the contract fee is not paid in one hand, it will be paid in installments of 20 Chinese New Year's Eve years, even if it is five yuan per mu. Li Yuanshan said.

"One mu and five yuan? According to 30,000 mu, it is 4.5 million yuan in 30 years, how many sheep do you have to raise to earn it back?" No, Zhai Fanghong said.

"Our sheep are special, let's count it at 200 yuan a piece, and then remove labor, pens, winter feed, etc., even if a sheep earns 100 yuan, it takes 45,000 sheep to sell to meet the contract fee. Yang Mingxue said, "An average of five acres, forget it, six acres, six acres of land to raise a sheep, 30,000 acres can raise 5,000, two years of slaughter, 18 years to raise enough for the contract fee." In the remaining 12 years, I will earn more than 1 million, and this does not take into account the uncontrollable factors such as epidemics. ”

"This is still raising goats in the village, if it is ordinary cattle and sheep, it can only lose money. Yang Mingyou also said.

"Even if there is no epidemic, it is better to work hard for 30 years than to work in a furniture factory for a year, and this business cannot be done. Yang Mingdong finally concluded.

"Everyone, everyone. Didn't you pay attention to what I just said? Pay the contract fee in installments!" Li Yuanshan said with a smile.

"What do you mean? It's not that you don't change the soup or the medicine. Song Yu said.

"Haven't you noticed that prices have risen a lot over the years?" Li Yuanshan said with a smile, "In other words, money is becoming less and less valuable." The current 100 yuan is very different from the 100 yuan in 20 and 30 Chinese New Year's Eve. A sheep is worth two hundred dollars now, and in twenty years it may be two thousand. If we pay the contract fee in installments, we will pay an average of 150,000 yuan a year for the contract fee, and 2,500 sheep will be slaughtered every year. In the beginning, 1,500 sheep had to be sold a year to cover the contract fee, but after 20 years, only 150 sheep were needed, and the rest was earned. Besides, this mutton is so delicious, how can it be only so much more expensive than ordinary sheep, and sell it ten times the price in the future! This kind of sheep is the only one we have, and the scarcity is expensive, and this is the kind of livelihood that can be operated for a long time. ”

"Hey, that's a lot of fun. Yang Mingxue said.

"You can't just be out like this all the time and go home all year round, and you can't take care of your home at all. Li Yuanshan said, "Therefore, there must be something for everyone to do at home." In this way, the younger ones can go outside, and the older ones can do it at home, and take care of the family by the way. ”

"Yes," Yang Mingren sighed, "It is said that businessmen value profit over separation, and if they can make a lot of money at home and live a prosperous life, the ghost is willing to leave home." ”

"That's right, the pipa girl is also a clueless, if it weren't for her man running around doing business, how could she have the leisure to hold the pipa and pour out her grievances? I'm afraid that she will be tortured by the farm work with her face facing the loess and her back to the sky!" Yang Mingdong also said.

"And Lao Bai, who is also incompetent. Xunyang has no music, you can teach it yourself! I don't do anything, and I dislike the minor tune of mountain songs. There is also Xunyang is desolate and remote, so let's transform it! You see, later, not to mention Jiujiang, even Liangguang and our Yungui are all miasma places, and they have not yet been transformed! As an elite member of ancient times, he should have the courage to 'dare to change the sun and the moon into a new sky,' instead of complaining about bitterness and sorrow. Zhai Fang and also smiled. Xunyang is now Jiujiang.

Li Yuanshan said with a smile: "Lao Bai was degraded, and he was driven to Xunyang from the bustling capital, and he must be very desperate in his heart, feeling that there is no hope for a lifetime, how can he still have the mind to transform Xunyang." Besides, in the past, readers used to read the Analects and the Book of Changes, and what techniques were just tricks and tricks, so they didn't have that ability. ”

A few people digressed as they spoke, and Zhai Fanghong saw it, got up and left directly.

Yang Mingdong said with a smile: "Let's go play too, hurry up, we will leave the day after tomorrow." ”

A few people stood up, Li Yuanshan looked out the window, the sun was shining, and said: "The sun is so big, do you want to have a bowl of rice wine?" At this time, drinking rice wine is the most refreshing!"

Zhai Fanghe hurriedly said: "Rice wine! At this time, it is just right to drink, and it is cold from the throat to the stomach. ”

One person drank a bowl of rice wine, and Li Yuanshan said while walking out: "It's not good for your health to sit and play mahjong when you come back, so you have to exercise." Now the elementary school is almost finished, and then the whole basketball court will be played, and next year we will play basketball. ”

"I'm a lot older, clumsy, and basketball always doesn't listen to me, what else do you play? Yang Mingxue said with a smile. There is a basketball court in middle school, and Yang Mingxue tried it once and never went there again.

"Play a few more days and you can feel it. Li Yuanshan said with a smile, "This is the same as digging the ground, as long as you master the trick, it's simple." ”

"Actually, you don't have to play basketball, we can charter a car to travel. Yang Mingdong said, "Even if you can't go far, you can still go close, like He Yingqin's house, Wan Fenglin, Malinghe, and these are not far away, and you can come back on the same day when you go the same day." ”

"He Yingqin's family doesn't know if they have cleaned it up. Li Yuanshan smiled, "After all, it's someone over there." ”

"It's time to pack it up. Zhai Fanghe said, "I heard that the Liu Xian family has come out below, and it is now called Liu's Manor." ”

"Then go and see it next year?" Yang Mingcai said, "He Yingqin's family will take a look and learn about the scenery of their family back then; ”

"You can appreciate it, we still play mahjong. Song Yu said with a smile.

On the morning of the eighth day of the new year, the group set off, and after driving a carriage away, the village suddenly became deserted.

But it won't be long before it gets lively. Zhai Fanghong and Li Yuanshan came forward to sign contracts with the two townships respectively, and won 30,000 acres of barren mountains at a low price. The next step is to build enclosures, warehouses, water pipes, etc., which requires a lot of people.

When the young people in the village go out, they can only contract out to build a pasture, and the township has built several buildings in recent years, and the construction team is easy to find. It just so happened that one of the bosses was Yang Mingdong's classmate Yan Hong, so he decided to come down.

Everyone is active in making money, and within two days, Yan Hong brought people here. Li Yuanshan listened to the accents of the craftsmen and asked, "Are they under Tianwan?" There are several ethnic minorities here, and the Han people also migrated from various places, so there are many differences in accents and customs.

"Many people in the township have gone out to work, and those who have not gone out have also ploughed the fields to prepare to grow tobacco, but fortunately, my grandfather's house is over there, so I can find so many people in time. Yan Hong smiled bitterly.

Li Yuanshan nodded thoughtfully, shook his head again and said, "This method is good, but it is not suitable for us, we don't have a dormitory." ”

As soon as Yan Hong's mind turned, he understood that Li Yuanshan was talking about the Mouse Pharmaceutical Factory, so he smiled and said: "Your side is close, there should be many families nearby who have relatives over there, let them go to find it, and eat and live in their house." The salary of your mouse pharmaceutical factory is higher than that of working in the township, who doesn't have relatives to come to this kind of good thing?"

"Haha, you've got a great idea, I'll treat you to a drink in the evening. Li Yuanshan smiled happily.

"Forget about drinking. Yan Zheng smiled, "It's still important to hurry." "He is not a contractor who only takes people to work, but a boss, and he can't afford to delay one more day if he delays it.

"Okay, then drink when the project is over. Li Yuanshan said.

The carriage came to the place with the tools, and several experienced old stonemasons discussed with them, and the work began with the lime painting line.