Spring Thunder Chapter 0200: Don’t Become a Famous Scholar
"Uncle Xian, let's go to the fields and take a look."
Nan Yi and Xian Yaodong arrived at the farmland together. The 1,700 acres of land had been leveled and covered with black soil, which was covered with a thin layer of wood ash.
"The solar terms don't work for us this year. The Waking of Insects Day is almost here, and there's nothing much to do in the fields."
Xian Yaodong said, "Nan Yi, isn't it a waste to only grow one crop of rice a year and rotate the crops?"
"Uncle Xian, this land has supported the Xian family for hundreds of years. It's old now, so it's time to let it rest and recuperate. Besides, the grain can't be sold at a high price, so there's no point in planting too much."
"Why bother planting? Just grow enough to pay the agricultural tax. The purchase of agricultural machinery cost hundreds of thousands of yuan at one time, which is enough to feed the villagers with rice for many years."
"A way out!" Nan Yi pointed to the large field in front of him, "These 1,700 acres of land are the way out for everyone in Wenchangwei. No matter how the world changes, as long as we have the land, the people of Wenchangwei will not starve to death.
If Shencun continues to develop as it is now, land sales will be allowed one day, and the price will probably continue to rise. But even if the land price rises to 100 million per mu, not an inch of these 1,700 mu of land can be sold.
Although the whole country is a chessboard, Wenchangwei is not qualified to be a chess piece on this chessboard. Wenchangwei is just a speck of dust on the chessboard. The chess players will sweep it away if they think it is in the way.
Not to mention the whole country, just take Shenzhen as an example. Wenchangwei is just a small corner. It may be sacrificed at any time to provide supporting facilities for other areas.
Wenchangwei may seem small in the eyes of others, but it is everything to the people of Wenchangwei and it is the root of the people of Wenchangwei.
It is better to have something yourself than to have it from your parents. The factory needs to be opened and money needs to be made, but this land that can save your life must not be lost, not even a millimeter.
The area of dry land and tidal flats is already quite large, so there is enough land for building factories or planning a new Wenchang enclosure in the future.”
"Alas, you are still thinking long-term. I just want to make our Wenchangwei the same as the city, and it would be best if we can eat commercial grain."
"Forget it. Wenchangwei should remain a rural village. It is better for everyone to remain farmers than to become city dwellers. People with no ability and no money only care about their rural or urban identities. As long as you have ability and money, it doesn't matter whether you are a farmer or a city dweller. Do you know why I advocated that the land in the village should not be divided?"
"Collective means the collective has the final say."
"Yes, collectively. No matter if an individual from the village becomes a city dweller or a foreigner, as long as we recognize him, he is still a villager and can share in any benefits of the village. Uncle Xian, am I still smart?"
"If you, Nan Yi, say you are not smart, who else dares to say you are smart? The current situation of Wenchangwei is all due to your calculations."
"So, remember to continue to trust me when you encounter problems in the future. To be frank, without Wenchangwei, my Nanyi will be free as a bird, but without me, Wenchangwei will not be able to recover, but at least its development will not be as smooth as it is now. I ask myself if I am worthy of Wenchangwei, please don't let me down."
"Nan Yi, you worry too much. Some villagers don't know that the village is what it is today because of you, but who in the village committee doesn't know this?
Everyone has at least one or two million lying around in Hong Kong banks, and they all know who gave it to them. Look, every decision you made was seriously implemented, right? "
"Haha, I've spoken out of turn. Forget it, let's not talk about this. I came back this time to help Liu Zhen transfer her household registration. Her household registration needs to be transferred back, and mine needs to be transferred away."
"Moving to Xiangkeng?"
"It will be more convenient to move there. I have to go abroad frequently in the past two years and it is too troublesome to go through the formalities."
"Yes, it's good to move out. It doesn't matter whether your household registration is here or not. Wherever you go, Nan Yi, you will be considered a member of Wenchangwei."
"Hahaha, yes, yes, I am from Wenchangwei."
It is not difficult to transfer one's household registration these days. Xian Yaodong helped to go to the village and the matter was settled.
Nan Yi was staying in the village, fiddling with a planting machine he bought from Japan. It was a very compact machine that could be used to grow a lot of vegetables with a little modification.
Japan's land conditions are similar to those in China. The farmlands are all in hilly areas, which are particularly suitable for the development of small agricultural machinery. Japan has conducted in-depth research on small agricultural machinery , and there are countless agricultural machinery that are adapted to local conditions.
Nan Yi placed the late cabbage seedlings neatly on the vegetable planting machine, and leveled their roots so that they wouldn't be messy.
Then he took the big Z-shaped key to start the diesel engine, pushed the vegetable grower into the field ridge, aligned with the ridge, pulled the clutch, and the diesel engine drove the belt to pull the vegetables to move.
Following the rhythm of the planter's transmission, Nan Yi pushed it forward, six at a time. The late Chinese cabbage seedlings were planted in the soil, and the seedlings were arranged strictly at a fixed distance, which would also make it convenient to harvest with a harvester in the future.
Not only planting and harvesting, but also plowing, weeding, fertilizing and spraying pesticides have all been mechanized. Hundreds of acres of vegetable fields can be handled by a dozen people, and they will not be too tired.
In one morning, Nan Yi learned how to do it and planted more than ten acres of vegetable fields.
"Nan Yi, why are you growing vegetables?"
It was noon, Nan Yi pushed the vegetable grower onto the tractor road, and Xian Guangbing came over with a crutch.
"Grandpa, why are you here?"
"I'm bored staying indoors so I'm going out for a walk. It's good now. I don't have to work every day. I just wait for meals to come. I also get paid every month. I have no place to spend the money."
"Grandpa, are you tired of staying in the village? Do you want to go out for a walk?"
"It's a bit boring. When people have free time, they tend to think about all sorts of things. These past few days, I suddenly wanted to listen to opera again."
"Listening to opera? That's not difficult. You can talk to Uncle Xian and ask him to invite a troupe to perform in the village for ten days or so, so that you can enjoy the performance."
"That's good, but hiring a troupe isn't cheap, is it?"
Xian Guangbing was obviously tempted.
"It doesn't matter whether it's money or not. We have to take care of you old people. The villagers only care about your food and ignore your spiritual enjoyment. Grandpa, you can play Hu mahjong, right?"
"Isn't gambling prohibited in the village?"
"You old folks are no different. You play for a few cents and it's just for fun. Grandpa, you continue strolling. I'll go wash up first and then talk to Uncle Xian about hiring a troupe."
"You go ahead."
Nan Yi walked towards the river, thinking in his mind that he had indeed neglected this matter. He only thought about ensuring that the elderly in the village had enough food and drink, but ignored their spiritual enjoyment.
Forget about the senior citizen university where people can learn to paint or write, as they are just peasants and don't know much. But we can set up a senior citizen activity room where the elderly in the village can play cards and drink tea together.
From time to time, we would invite a troupe to perform a play or a projectionist to show a movie.
Nan Yi went to the village committee and talked with Xian Yaodong for a while, then he called the entire village committee team to hold a meeting. Soon, several decisions were made on how to improve the entertainment and leisure of the elderly in the village.
The next day, the grain warehouse of the second team was cleared out. The house was in good condition and could be used after a slight repair on the walls.
The school has prepared tables, chairs and benches, so pull them over and fill the house up first.
A 21-inch Panasonic color TV was moved in and a herringbone antenna was installed on the roof; a woman was transferred from the village to be responsible for boiling water and cleaning, and a senior activity room was set up in one day.
The elderly now have a place to gather and no longer have to squat under the telephone poles at the entrance of the village .
When Xian Yaohua set out to find the opera troupe, Nan Yi followed him out of Wenchangwei.
"Nan Yi, isn't it time for the village to get a new car so that it will be more convenient to go out and do things?" Xian Yaohua said as he pushed his bicycle and walked beside Nan Yi.
"It's time to buy more. Don't just buy one. Let's buy two. Don't register them in the village. Let Weimin buy them and register them under his name."
"This is good. I can buy a better car under his name. The Jeep is a bit inferior."
"Hey, Uncle Yaohua, are you still so picky?"
"Since I'm buying a car, I'll definitely go for a better one. This is a big deal and can be used for many years. I wonder when every family will have a car."
"That's the thing about cars. If you want to buy one, you can afford it now, but it will make too much noise. Wenchangwei is already famous enough, there's no need to compete for the limelight. Uncle Yaohua, you've heard about what happened in Daqiuzhuang last year, right?"
"I read the newspaper every day. How could I not know about such a big thing? Daqiuzhuang deserves to be suppressed for what happened."
"So, we can't follow their footsteps. We should keep a low profile. There is a Huaxi Village in Su Province, which is also quite outstanding. It has five small industries and can earn one or two million a year.
There is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. We in Wenchangwei have an easy life, and the nearby villages all know it. But our reputation has spread far and wide in this area, and it should not spread outside.
People are afraid of being famous, just like pigs are afraid of getting fat. Take the famous Dazhai for example. How many visitors did it receive every year? How much did it spend on reception?
It's not easy to be a typical person. Eating too much will make you go bankrupt.
Let others fight for fame, we just keep a low profile and live our lives well.
A few days ago , I saw a report in the newspaper about a typical example of a man getting rich by relying on bamboo weaving. I inquired about it and found out that this was not the first time this had been reported. It was already reported at the beginning of last year.
Since the report was published, there has been an endless stream of people coming to visit, learn from others, inspect work, interview others, and place travel orders. Their village has a canteen specifically for entertaining them, and there is a buffet every day, with all the best food and wine, including all kinds of rare ingredients. I don't know how much the entertainment costs every day.
Uncle Yaohua, while the township has not been eaten down, the village should also organize some study. Be thick-skinned and stay there for three to five days to study. Don't be stingy with good words and sentences. Use them to praise them. Just eat as much as you want and come back when you are satisfied."
"Hahaha, Nan Yi, you are so bad." Xian Yaohua pointed at Nan Yi and laughed.
