Chapter 1347
Another on-site meeting? Forget it, next year!
At noon, Li Xia insisted that Li Long stay at her house for lunch, so Li Long stayed.
Li Xia's family also has a refrigerator. He explained that after selling meat to the cannery, the leftover scraps, bones, and offal were too much for them to eat in a short time, and they couldn't sell them, so they simply put them in a refrigerator to freeze.
Fortunately, Li Long also owns a meat processing plant that buys offal and other scraps, so he doesn't store much at a time, and the refrigerator can hold it all.
Li Xia took a piece of meat out of the refrigerator to thaw, then kneaded the dough, intending to make braised pork noodles.
Li Long wanted to help, so he asked Li Xia to leave the kitchen. Then he went to the yard and asked Hongqin some questions.
Hongqin was already a city girl, and when she talked to Li Long about school, she was very methodical and organized.
Li Long looked somewhat dazed. At this time, the students were still very innocent, after all, they were young and in such an environment.
Twenty or thirty years from now, it might seem normal for third or fourth graders to talk about dating and who they like. But at this age, it would be a taboo topic.
Li Long naturally wouldn't ask about these things, but he gently reminded Hongqin in conversation not to eat anything given by strangers, not to go with strangers, and not to go to secluded corners when going to and from school.
Li Long gave her a few more examples. Hongqin was quite scared at first, but after listening, she suddenly said, "Isn't it just like Little Red Riding Hood, whose mother told her to walk on the main road and not to play around?"
She saw some pretty wildflowers by the roadside, so she got off the road and went into the woods, which made her late and caused her to encounter the big bad wolf.
Li Long gave a thumbs up and said, "Yes, yes, that's exactly what I mean. You're very smart. You've applied the concept of 'drawing inferences from one instance' very well."
Hongqin was both proud and shy.
Chen Xingbang returned shortly afterward. Compared to before, he didn't smell of blood as much now. He was wearing a shirt and trousers, leather shoes, and his hair was neatly styled. He really did have the air of a junior leader.
After parking the car and entering the yard, Chen Xingbang greeted Li Long and then went to wash his hands.
Seeing that her father was going to chat with her uncle, Hongqin obediently went inside and went to play by herself.
Chen Xingbang pointed to the pigsty and said to Li Long, "Look, look, there's a sow, seven or eight half-grown pigs, and a dozen or so sheep in that pen."
"If it weren't for you occasionally sending over a truckload of sugar residue, just dealing with this feed would be a huge hassle. Isn't this just creating trouble for yourself?"
Li Long smiled and said, "Then what can we do? You're a leader at the food factory. If you arrange an easy job for my sister, she won't do it."
Hearing Li Long say this, Chen Xingbang said sullenly, "Your sister doesn't like it. She thinks the cleaning and food packaging jobs pay too little and take too long."
She said she now raises pigs and sheep, has plenty of time, stays at home, and can rest whenever she wants, plus she earns more money..."
Chen Xingbang stopped there, as this was the biggest pain point.
If I didn't earn as much as my wife these days, some people would gossip if I told them.
Li Xia called out from inside the house, asking Chen Xingbang to come and watch the fire; she wanted some vegetables.
Chen Xingbang went inside, and Li Longgang followed him in, asking, "Do you need any help?"
Li Xia was making noodles when he asked her a question. Without turning her head, she said, "It's none of your business. Go and rest in the west room. Hongqin, go and get your uncle some water."
Li Long walked towards the west room, which served as both the living room and master bedroom. There was a three-seater sofa, a coffee table next to it, and an eight-person table against the wall.
At this time, a large plate of spicy stir-fried mutton, a plate of fried chives (blanched in boiling water), a large bowl of spicy mutton stew, a small bowl of minced garlic, and a bottle of vinegar were already placed on the octagonal table.
Hongqin smiled and poured water for Li Long, then went to play by herself.
The room was filled with the aroma of food, and Li Long was indeed a little hungry.
Soon, Li Xia brought over a large plate of noodles and called to Li Long, "Come on, eat first, hurry up, or the food will get cold."
Li Long didn't stand on ceremony. Eating hand-pulled noodles was different from other meals; they were eaten fresh, so the noodles weren't soggy and the vegetables weren't cold.
When they arrived at his sister's house, he naturally became the one who was taken care of, even though Hongqin had to sit in the back row at this time.
After lunch, Li Long rested here for a while before driving back. He still had so many medical examination reports to deliver; he definitely had to get it all done today.
Li Long's first stop was Yu Shanjiang's house. When he arrived, Yu Shanjiang and the others were preparing meat, and they seemed quite happy to see Li Long.
Li Long pulled out their medical examination forms and handed them to Yu Shanjiang, quietly telling him about Buick's mother's situation.
Yu Shanjiang was quite knowledgeable and knew that echinococcosis couldn't wait, so he immediately said, "I understand. We'll take his mother to the hospital today."
Li Long asked if there was enough money, and Yu Shanjiang replied, "Don't worry, I'll make up the difference if they don't have enough."
Li Long had long anticipated this situation. Now that Yushanjiang had taken over most of the meat supply for the cannery, money was certainly not an issue.
Li Long went to the cannery again and handed the workers' medical examination forms to Sister Yang. He then reminded Sister Yang that the workers should have a medical examination every six months, since no one could say for sure when or under what circumstances they might get infected with this infectious disease.
Sister Yang took this very seriously and wrote it down.
Li Long went to the Liang family's house again, but found the gate locked. Knowing that the family must have gone to the hospital, he returned to Team 4.
Here, he wouldn't go door-to-door distributing medical examination forms. Instead, he went directly to the team headquarters, handed the forms to Xu Chengjun, and mentioned a few people who needed special attention, especially those with diabetes and tuberculosis.
Xu Chengjun was somewhat surprised after looking at it and asked, "Is this okay? It should be fine. I need to notify them quickly, so as not to infect others or delay treatment..."
Xu Chengjun immediately turned on the loudspeaker and began to announce that those who had undergone physical examinations should come to the team headquarters to collect their examination reports.
Li Long didn't get involved in this matter. He drove to his elder brother's house and told his brother and sister-in-law that Hongqin might be coming over.
When Li Jianguo and his wife, who were in the yard, heard that Hongqin was coming, they were naturally quite happy.
Of course, the happiest people were Li Qiang, Mingming, and Haohao, who were cleaning the small crucian carp by the well. The three of them hadn't even washed the mud off their faces yet, and they were really happy to hear that Hongqin was coming.
The younger generation has such a good relationship, so the older generation is naturally happy too.
Li Long then asked Li Juan when she would be back.
“She’s already on the train,” Liang Yuemei said with a smile. “She boarded the train yesterday and called the day before yesterday. She should arrive in Wucheng the day after tomorrow. I told your older brother that I would pick her up, but she said no, she would come back by herself.”
Li Long thought that college students and high school students were just different.
The families in the team who participated in the physical examination rushed to pick up their examination reports. Most people were quite happy, feeling that there was nothing seriously wrong with their health, and they felt relieved after the examination.
Wang Dagui was quite frustrated. He had only been enjoying a few good days, how could he have gotten diabetes?
Although he didn't know much about it before, Wang Dagui knew it was a disease of affluence and that he would have to pay attention to his diet in the future.
He was thinking of going to the county hospital tomorrow to get some medicine. There's hope for a better life now, so he couldn't afford to ruin his health; he needed to be careful in the future.
Compared to the Wang family, the He family is in a bit of a predicament.
Tuberculosis used to be called consumption, which was an incurable disease. He Pingchuan's parents looked worried.
He Pingchuan, on the other hand, wasn't worried at all. He had served in the army and knew a lot about it. The captain had just told him that the government was now providing medicine for this disease, and as long as he listened to the doctor and took the medicine and injections on time, it could be cured.
So he comforted his parents, saying, "Don't worry, I'll go to the township health center now and see what they say."
The team leader said the illness isn't difficult to treat, it just takes a long time, but the good thing is it doesn't cost much.
After saying that, he took the medical examination report, got on his bike, and went to the township health center.
When He Pingchuan returned, he found several more people in the yard, including neighbors and women who didn't come often.
When He Pingchuan returned, his parents immediately came over to ask what had happened.
“It’s alright,” He Pingchuan said. “The health center gave us medicine to take every day, and we also need to go there every day to get an injection of streptomycin. They said it should be fine in a month or two.”
"Is that medicine expensive?" someone asked.
“It’s not expensive,” He Pingchuan said. “The government subsidizes part of it, so it doesn’t cost much. Including the injections, it’s only about ten yuan a month.”
"Not many at all." The women had different expressions, and then they left.
"Is it really that cheap?" He Pingchuan's mother asked anxiously after the others left. "Are you not telling the truth?"
He Pingchuan propped up his bicycle, picked up the medicine, and said, "I'm just telling the truth. But the doctor also said that to prevent infection, I should eat on my own during this period, and I should eat nutritious food."
Oh, and they also wanted me to be hospitalized. I didn't want to go at first, but I'm worried about infecting you, so I thought I'd go anyway.
"Hospitalization must cost a lot of money, right?" Mr. He asked at this point.
"The hospital fee isn't much, and it's not like our family can't afford it," He Pingchuan said.
"Besides, if you two had gotten infected, it would have been even more troublesome later. It's fortunate that you two are alright. We have to thank Li Long for this, otherwise, it might have caused problems in the long run."
"That's what I meant too. Just now, some of those people came over and told me to go to the Li family to ask for money for medical treatment..."
He Pingchuan was furious when he heard this: "Are they out of their minds? They kindly contacted the hospital and paid for our physical examination. Now that they've found out about our illness in advance, we should be thanking them. Why are we going to cause them trouble?"
Isn't that heartless and ungrateful? Mom and Dad, we shouldn't associate with people like that anymore. Who knows what bad things they might do to harm us in the future!
“That’s true,” Mr. He nodded. “Exactly, we can’t be unreasonable. Pingchuan’s mother, take a basket of eggs to the Li family tomorrow; we need to thank them.”
“Okay,” said Mrs. He.
Li Long found out about this afterward, and he also learned about Ma Jinbao's affair.
After hearing it, I just laughed it off and moved on. After all, the world is full of wonders, and compared to the bizarre things of later generations where friends would stay at your house for free and then sue you if they fell and hurt themselves, these things are nothing now.
That's child's play.
Of course, Li Long will still conduct the physical examination next year. He plans to postpone it until early spring when the snow melts, when everyone will be free.
After all, many people in the team are hardworking and kind, but some of them contracted strange or serious illnesses at a young age.
Let's do what we can.
The next day, Chen Xingbang brought Hongqin over and also brought some mutton and offal to Li Jian's house. After he left, Du Chunfang muttered that her son-in-law was a bit too sentimental.
Li Long wasn't there; he was at the purchasing station talking on the phone with Liu Gaolou.
Since his second brother brought it up, Li Long took it seriously and thought he should call and ask about the situation first.
Liu Gaolou was quite excited when he received Li Long's call. He told Li Long that his second uncle, Liu Shanmin, had already arranged for his aunt and child to be sent to the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.
“I delivered it there personally. Let me tell you, my second uncle has completely taken control of the situation over there. The customs and border guards there are very respectful to my second uncle and to us.”
Liu Gaolou spoke with a hint of pride as he described in detail the scene of his "revelry" there after his trip.
“We can’t hunt here anymore, but it’s no big deal over there,” Liu Gaolou said with a sigh. “To be honest, I don’t understand it either. The gazelles and deer that are so well protected here just run off to their territory when the season comes. The people there are shooting at them with submachine guns and don’t care about protection at all. So what’s the point of us protecting them?”
Li Long couldn't answer that question either.
However, he knew that in a few years, at the beginning of the next century, when the political situation there would be stable and the economy would recover, it would be their turn to protect wild animals.
After all, by then, the saiga antelope population alone would drop from one or two million to thirty or forty thousand.
Without protection, they will go extinct.
The same applies to other wild animals.
Protecting animals generally requires the joint efforts of all countries.
Take snow leopards, for example. We no longer hunt them here. As time went on, their population grew, to the point that they went from being hard to find to being seen frequently in scenic areas.
This is the result of protection. But to the north, in that landlocked country with a large navy, they hunt snow leopards openly and legitimately, hanging their pelts all over their roofs. Who can they complain to?
Of course, the world is inherently complex, and generalizations are impossible.
(Today I went to the fourth team and saw a beautiful male pheasant foraging for food by the roadside. Cars drove by, but the pheasant didn't care at all. This is also a result of conservation efforts.)
Li Long waited until Liu Gaolou finished playing his instrument before stating his own request:
"Didn't I get some oil refining equipment last time? Now I want to get an expert over here so your second uncle can take a look. Ideally, he should be able to speak Chinese, but if not, he should at least be able to speak Kazakh."
Also, tell your second uncle that he probably has a lot of spare cash. The Kazakhstan Soviet Socialist Republic has relatively abundant oil and gas resources; it would be best to develop an oil field there. Even if he can't buy it privately, holding a controlling stake would be fine; it's definitely a sure-fire way to make money in the future.
Seeing that Li Long had gotten down to business, Liu Gaolou immediately started taking notes. After writing down each point, he asked, "Mr. Li, is there anything else you require?"
“Yes,” Li Long said. “Next time you come, it would be best if you could bring two truckloads of crude oil. My refinery is running low on raw materials. If we could get some crude oil over, production here wouldn’t be so strained.”
“This is definitely no problem.” Although crude oil resources are a niche market for Liu Gaolou, he has been working at the port for several years and knows that his second uncle can still get his hands on it.
In reality, the situation there is currently at its most complex stage, and this will continue for the next two to three years. Therefore, essential resources, especially daily necessities like food and household items, are the most expensive and scarce.
As long as these resources can be obtained, anything else can be sold. Even if the government doesn't sell, private individuals will. The current management is chaotic, even worse than the state-owned enterprise reforms in a few years. Speculators are flocking in, dividing up the resources that originally belonged to the state and the collective.
Just as Li Long was about to hang up, Liu Gaolou asked another crucial question.
"My second uncle asked him if he could repay the loan now. He said that inflation had increased a lot, so it was a very good deal now."
Li Long immediately said, "Two years later, in mid-1993, we'll repay the loan. That's when we'll maximize our profits."
Li Long wasn't very familiar with Kazakhstan's economic situation, but he knew that a new currency, the tenge, had been issued there in 1993, and that it was exchanged for the previous ruble at a rate of one to five hundred.
That should be when inflation is at its peak, and repaying the loan at that time would maximize your own interests.
Liu Gaolou said he understood, and then asked Li Long if he had any further requests.
"When your second uncle buys the oil field, let me know so I can get a share too. I don't have much money, but it's a good business, and I can earn some pocket money," Li Long said half-jokingly.
Liu Gaolou solemnly agreed.
After hanging up the phone, Li Long breathed a sigh of relief; the matter was settled.
It's currently the off-season for purchasing supplies. Fritillaria is out of season, and we can no longer hunt wild gazelles and deer in the mountains and the desert behind them, so the amount of hides is small. The main things we're buying are licorice and dried wild mushrooms.
So Li Qingxia listened to Li Long's phone call, and after he hung up, Li Qingxia asked, "Are you looking for raw materials for your second brother?"
Li Long nodded and said, "Yes, the raw materials my second brother has aren't very good, and his technology is just average. The people he found are also self-taught and not very efficient, so I'm looking for raw materials for him, as well as experts and technicians."
Li Qingxia said with dissatisfaction, "So you're going to take over? What's he good for? Can't he do that job himself? If he can't do it, then he shouldn't be making this money!"
All he does is make money without using his brain or lifting a finger, just wants to reap the benefits... and he expects me to manage his factory? He's dreaming!
Hearing his father's words, Li Long was both amused and exasperated; his father really didn't care about anything.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. My mother lives at my older brother's house, and now my father lives here. I give him a lot of dividends, so he has a considerable amount of money in his hands, but he's always at the counter watching over things.
So he felt at ease holding the money.
As for his second brother, in their father's eyes, giving him that equipment was already quite generous. Now, he comes to him with problems, so what's the point of him doing anything?
However, since his father could say these things but Li Long couldn't, he just laughed it off.
Just then, someone outside started talking, and then staff members came over—they didn't look like traffickers at all.
The man, in his twenties, saw Li Long and his eyes lit up. He extended his hand and said, "You must be Comrade Li Long. I'm from the county TV station. I'd like to ask you about some things."
Li Long understood that this was about the physical examination, so he pointed to the back and said, "Let's go to the reception room in the back."
The man followed Li Long over, and after Li Long ushered him into the reception room, he called out to the outside, "Shuangcheng, cut a melon and bring it in!"
Liang Shuangcheng responded, and Li Long went into the room.
“No need to be so polite,” the reporter said politely. “I’m just here to get some information.” He sat down, took out a pen and notebook from his bag, and said:
"It's about you organizing the villagers for physical examinations."
Li Long smiled and said, "Has this caused any difficulties in your work?"
Li Long's words only made things worse. The reporter smiled wryly and said, "Yes, to be honest, our leader got a good scolding from the county leaders, and then we got scolded too."
The man then added, "By the way, my name is Zheng Chaodong. I graduated from Xinda University and was assigned to the county TV station the year before last."
Upon hearing that he was a student from Xinda University, Li Long immediately said, "My apologies, university students! You have a bright future ahead of you!"
Nowadays, college graduates are guaranteed job placement, and the number is not that large, only a few hundred thousand nationwide each year, truly the pride of heaven.
"No, no," Zheng Chaodong said modestly. "We're all serving the people in different positions."
At this moment, Liang Shuangcheng walked in carrying a large plate of watermelon and placed it between Li Long and Zheng Chaodong. Li Long gestured for Zheng Chaodong to eat the watermelon.
Despite the heat, Zheng Chaodong didn't stand on ceremony. In fact, when he entered the courtyard of the purchasing station, he had already seen the watermelons displayed on the table under the window, with people queuing up to take them themselves, and he thought the purchasing station was quite large.
After eating a few slices of watermelon, Zheng Chaodong took a piece of paper from the table to wipe his hands, and then prepared to begin the interview.
The presence of paper on the table surprised him. He had been working at the TV station for some time and had interviewed many companies and organizations. It was common to see fruit and water on the table, but paper was a rare sight.
The tissues available at that time were not like those of later generations. In Ma County, or Beiting area, the table paper available for purchase was about the size of a large 32mo book, packaged in plastic, and contained wrinkled toilet paper in colors such as pink and yellow.
The kind of tissue paper that we'll be using in later generations hasn't become popular here yet, or rather, it hasn't been distributed here.
"Comrade Li Long, I would like to ask how many people you organized for the physical examination this time, what your original intention was, what made you think of organizing physical examinations for the villagers, and what the final results were?"
Zheng Chaodong's questions were very direct; he had no intention of taking photos. Mainly because Shicheng TV had already broadcast this news, so they could only broadcast a text news report.
Fortunately, the station director said they also had their advantages. The Shihcheng TV station was only broadcasting footage of the physical examinations; they didn't provide specific numbers or results.
They're coming to interview now, since the medical check-up is already over. This way, they can get all the information they need, and the written news report will be more comprehensive.
Li Long immediately started reciting data, emphasizing that he would definitely support the local television station in his county.
"There were 233 people who underwent physical examinations. Of those, 21 had health problems. Apart from some more serious conditions like hydatid disease, tuberculosis, and diabetes, the others were mostly minor ailments such as gallstones, cholecystitis, and kidney cysts, which are not considered serious illnesses."
Then Li Long talked about Hu Qinghe's matter, saying that it was this incident that sparked his idea to give physical examinations to the villagers, and then he went to the hospital to make contact.
He made no mention of any of the less harmonious events.
Zheng Chaodong quickly memorized it, and Li Long glanced at it when he had a moment. He could hardly recognize the characters he had written; the lines were flying and looked like snakes.
"Hmm, it's probably shorthand," he said, trying to find a reason for the other person's silence.
After Zheng Chaodong finished writing, he asked a few more questions, which Li Long answered one by one. Zheng Chaodong was very satisfied and finally asked Li Long if he would organize such an event again next year.
"We plan to do it again early next year, early next year," Li Long said. "We'll see how things go then."
"Okay, if you're planning to do it, be sure to let us know in advance." Zheng Chaodong left the TV station's phone number. "Don't forget."
That concluded Zheng Chaodong's interview. However, he didn't want to leave; he wanted to check out Li Long's purchasing station and find other material.
The phone rang at the counter. Li Qingxia answered it, said a few words, and then called out to Li Long, saying that he was Principal Yang from the Agricultural Broadcasting School.
What does Principal Yang need me for?
Li Long was a little confused, so he told Zheng Chaodong and went out to answer the phone.
Zheng Chaodong didn't want to stay in the reception room alone, so he grabbed a slice of watermelon and went out to check on the backyard.
As a result, I saw a lot of people brushing leather under the newly built shed in the backyard, and the smell was quite strong.
The people scrubbing leather were all wearing masks, but he didn't seem to mind the strong smell. He quickly ate the watermelon, threw the rind into the metal trash can by the door, and then went over to ask:
"What kind of hide is this? There seems to be a lot of it."
Liang Shuangcheng already knew that this person was a reporter, and he said, "We have sheepskin, antelope skin, and red deer skin."
Zheng Chaodong's expression immediately changed, and he asked, "Aren't these gazelles, red deer, and antelopes all protected animals? And their pelts..."
Zheng Chaodong was a little worried; if Li Long was doing illegal business, it would be quite troublesome.
Liang Shuangcheng smiled and explained, "These pelts were imported from the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. These wild animals are protected animals in our country, but not in theirs."
Zheng Chaodong suddenly realized that someone like Li Long wouldn't be doing illegal business, so he asked again, mainly to distinguish which were deer hides and which were sheepskins.
He might be able to tell the difference if it were alive, but now that it's just skin, it doesn't look good at all.
Li Long answered the phone, said "Hello," and Principal Yang on the other end said:
"Old Li, this is really not fair of you. The meeting is over, and you're not even coming back. You're one of the people in charge of the experimental field, for goodness' sake. This is not fulfilling your duties."
Li Long knew he was joking, so he played along and said, "Yes, yes, I've been a bit negligent. I've been quite busy lately. I'll go check on it these next couple of days. The cotton is growing well, isn't it? It's time to prune it."
"Don't worry, the new trainees are all ready," Principal Yang said. "Alright, let's get down to business."
Professor Yang called and said that the experimental field project was over, and he wouldn't care what to do with the land afterward.
In other words, starting next year, there will be no funding for this land.
Our agricultural extension school is funded by the government. If there were project funds for this land, we could manage to cultivate it well. But without project funds, we can't afford the drip irrigation tape alone.
Li Long then asked, "So what are you planning to do? I remember you've had this contract for quite a while, haven't you?"
"That's the problem," Principal Yang said with some distress. "We've contracted the land for five years, but there are no more projects coming up, and we can't keep sending people to keep an eye on it forever."
So I'm thinking of transferring this land to you, what do you think?
"Transfer it to me?" Li Long was somewhat surprised. "How?"
“I’ll leave everything to you for the next five years, and you’ll be responsible for all the profits and losses,” Principal Yang said. “This land has been transformed and can be used for drip irrigation. I wouldn’t feel comfortable handing it over to someone else.”
And I can guarantee that if I handed it over to someone else, they definitely wouldn't use drip irrigation for farming anymore. So by giving it to you, you can make the most of it, and at least not waste all this effort.”
"Tell me your terms," Li Long said with a smile. "I don't believe you'd give them to me for free."
“It’s free for you,” Principal Yang said. “I’ve already paid the contract fee, so I don’t need you to return it.”
Anyway, the project funds for the experimental field have already covered my contract fee.
"Of course, I also have conditions. In the future, when you grow drip-irrigated cotton, my trainees can come and observe. After all, in the whole township, or even the whole county, you are the only one who can implement this method."
Li Long immediately said, "Okay, it's settled then. You're giving me both of them, right?"
"You can have it all, but I won't interfere with any modifications to that part."
Those two plots of land are twenty mu each. Ten mu have already been renovated, and the other ten mu remain untouched. If Li Long wants to cultivate them, he will definitely renovate the remaining ten mu as well, which will make cultivation much easier.
The two discussed the details again, and Li Long planned to go to the Agricultural Broadcasting School in the afternoon to sign an agreement.
It would be strange if he didn't take such a good opportunity.
After hanging up the phone, Li Long went to the back to look for Zheng Chaodong, only to find that he had already left.
Liang Shuangcheng reported that Zheng Chaodong had asked about the leather in the backyard, but Li Long didn't pay any attention to it.
A moment later, the phone rang again. Li Long went over to answer it, and Li Qingxia said a few words before handing it to him.
Team leader Xu Chengjun called, saying that the township was asking for Li Long's opinion. Their cooperative is doing well, and the township plans to hold an on-site meeting to see if Li Long thinks it's suitable.
“That’s not appropriate.” Li Long said directly to Xu Chengjun, “Captain, our cooperative’s cotton fields are undergoing drip irrigation upgrades, which should be completed by next year. Holding an on-site meeting then will be more effective.”
"If we open it now, the half-built facilities on the land won't look good."
Xu Chengjun said he understood and would reply to the township immediately. He then asked Li Long about the profitability of his cotton planting using drip irrigation.
Li Long told him the truth: unless he took charge and had project support, he would definitely lose money. Xu Chengjun immediately gave up the idea.
This land isn't something everyone can afford to cultivate.
PS: First, I am currently recovering and staying at my parents' house. My condition is improving every day. Of course, it still hurts quite a bit, so I can't exercise much, but I still have to keep exercising.
Secondly, I'm asking for some monthly votes. The number of monthly votes is quite dismal right now; I haven't updated for over ten days and have fallen behind. I'm gradually resuming updates, so please don't ask for too many words. I'll just update as much as I can. (End of Chapter)