Chapter 1834
Just two more trips and it'll be over.
After Wang An finished speaking, Wang Li said to Mu Xueli:
“Brother Mu, you should go home by yourself. I’m going to go to Dongshanpo with my fourth brother. My family also put a thousand yuan into it.”
Mu Xueli glanced at her watch, then nodded and said:
"Well, there's nothing more for me to do here, so I'll head home. I think Xiuhong should be giving birth in the next couple of days, so I really need to go back and check on her."
Upon hearing this, Wang An immediately realized that Mu Xueli didn't intend to take his wife, Li Xiuhong, to the hospital, and asked:
"What? You want your wife to give birth at home?"
Mu Xue looked into Kaba Kaba's eyes and said:
“The midwife in our village is really capable. Everyone in our village uses her to deliver babies. My mother also inquired and found out that my wife is the only one in our village who is about to give birth recently. I was thinking that if she gave birth at home, there shouldn’t be any problems, right?”
In this era, it can be said that more than 99% of children are born at home, and children born in hospitals are extremely rare.
Therefore, it is quite normal that Mu Xueli did not want his wife to go to the hospital to give birth.
Wang An frowned and said:
"You decide for yourself. Anyway, I think it's better to keep her in the hospital. Also, I don't need my GAZ these days. If you want to take your wife to the county hospital, then you can drive it away."
Mu Xueli glanced subconsciously at Gas outside, thought for a moment, and then said:
"I'd better ask Xiuhong what she means. The main thing is that Xiuhong said she's afraid to go to the hospital, so she feels more at ease if she stays at home."
Upon hearing this, Wang An was immediately at a loss for words. The main problem was that the person in question didn't want to go to the hospital, so what could anyone do? Therefore, Wang An nodded and said:
"Anyway, it's your own business, do whatever you want."
Mu Xueli nodded, slung his own Type 56 motorcycle over his back, packed his coins into a flour sack, and rode off on his motorcycle.
To be honest, even if people knew that Mu Xueli had more than 10,000 yuan in his hand, they wouldn't dare to rob him. Under the gun barrel of the Type 56 assault rifle, who would dare to act recklessly?
After Mu Xue left, Wang An led Wang Li and Huang Zhong and strolled leisurely towards the east hillside.
At this time, more than half of the villagers were busy building greenhouses on the east hillside. The men were wielding shovels and picks to dig holes and the women were responsible for building the greenhouse frames.
Meanwhile, the four men—Grandpa Wang Dashu, Grandpa Wang Daliang, Eldest Brother Wang Yong, and Second Brother Wang Shun—were scattered in various places to direct the crowd.
The main reason is that the Wang family was the first to build greenhouses in the village under Wang An's leadership. They all have considerable experience in building greenhouses, so having these people direct everyone on how to build the greenhouses was a perfect fit.
As for why Old Man Wang Dazhu wasn't here, it was because he was leading Huang Baoguo and his third brother Wang Gan to collect land for the villagers.
Wang Dazhu was in charge of driving the harvester, while Huang Baoguo and his third brother Wang Gan were responsible for driving tractors or four-wheeled vehicles to haul the harvested grain away from the field.
Seeing Wang An and his two companions approaching, the village head, Sun Dafu, chuckled and jokingly said:
"The three of you came to help too? Good, good, very good, hehehehe."
From the day the greenhouse was built, village head Sun Dafu has been steadfastly guarding the eastern hillside every day, demonstrating remarkable dedication. Wang An also genuinely respects and admires this elderly man.
However, Wang An wasn't there to work, so he quickly took out a cigarette, offered it to Sun Dafu, and said with a smile:
"No, no, please don't say that. We just came to take a look and see how things are going. We'll see if we need to go and pull up the plastic sheeting, blankets, and straw mats so we can bring them back."
After building the greenhouse, Wang An, Mu Xueli, and Wang Li had to immediately go on a long trip to sell ginseng, bear bile, musk, and furs.
The main reason is that the best time for hunting is just around the corner, and the purchase of bear fur and bile will also enter its peak season. Therefore, Wang An must withdraw the funds as soon as possible so as not to delay this year's acquisitions.
Therefore, Wang An was also a little anxious about building the greenhouse.
Sun Dafu laughed heartily and continued to joke:
"Hahahaha, I knew it! Old Wang's fourth son was the kind of person who wouldn't even pick up a fallen oil bottle. How come he's suddenly become so diligent?"
Wang An said with a completely matter-of-fact expression:
"Absolutely, it has to be Grandpa Sun. You know what's going on with me, right? It's definitely impossible for me to work in this life. Maybe I'll be more diligent in the next life, hehehehe."
In fact, Sun Dafu didn't care whether Wang Anlai came to work or not. There were so many people working, and Wang Anlai was not needed at all. Besides, the villagers were not doing their work in the cooperative on a voluntary basis; they were all paid.
So after Wang An finished speaking, Sun Dafu said with a smile:
“Even if you want to do it, I won’t let you. I don’t trust your skills at all. Besides, building greenhouses is a small matter. We’ll just do it. Selling the vegetables is the real big deal.”
After saying a few more useless words, Wang An finally asked:
"Grandpa Sun, the things we need are mainly plastic sheeting for greenhouses, ropes, and straw mats. How is the agricultural supply station in the township preparing them? It's going to snow soon, and we don't want the plastic sheeting to not be in place by then."
Upon hearing this, Sun Dafu immediately said:
“I called the township this morning, and they said everything was ready, but the forest farm’s small train can only add one carriage tomorrow or the day after, and then it will be transported over by the small train. They said if we are in a hurry, we can just go to the county to pick it up.”
The plastic sheeting, ropes, quilts, and straw mats needed for building the greenhouse were all procured with the help of the township government.
The reason for seeking help from the township is that, firstly, if the township coordinates the building materials and supplies, the cost will be much less than what Wang An spent on building the greenhouse.
On the other hand, this is also a matter of the township's political achievements and responsibilities. After all, the higher authorities have been trying to develop the agricultural economy and encourage village cadres to take initiative. The township naturally has to fully support such a good project as plastic greenhouses.
After Sun Dafu finished speaking, Wang An thought for a moment and then said:
"How about this, Grandpa Sun? Let's not wait for the little train anymore. Let's go and bring it back ourselves tomorrow. Who knows if the little train will be able to add an extra carriage for us?"
"That's it, Grandpa Sun. Organize a dozen or so men for me. Tomorrow morning, we'll drive my big Jiefang truck straight to pick up the goods. One trip won't be enough to bring them all back, so let's make a couple more trips. What do you say, Grandpa Sun?" (End of Chapter)