In the early 1990s, private business was still restricted, let alone large-scale land contracting.
Xiang Nan is now a celebrity in the province, and under the banner of leading the villagers to get rich, he has contracted wasteland in the Gobi Desert, and finally gained support from the province to the city, and from the city to the county. , specially approved 400 acres of land for him.
Otherwise, it is simply impossible.
After getting the land, Xiang Nan immediately hired cars and people to level and prepare the land, fertilize and water it in preparation for planting fruit trees.
After a large amount of money was invested, the desolate Gobi Desert suddenly became filled with the roar of machines, which was full of enthusiasm and excitement.
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The people in Anjia were very disapproving of Xiang Nan's return to the village to plant fruit trees.
"Suiwa, you live well in the city, why do you come back to plant fruit trees?" An Guomin said he didn't understand.
"Brother, please don't plant fruit trees. It's better to take me to the city." An Yongshou also requested, "It's better for me to work in the city than to stay in the Gobi Desert and eat sand."
"Yeah, brother, it's none of our business whether other people are rich or not." An Yongkang didn't understand either, "If you have that kind of money, you can open a store in the city and our whole family can move in there. How easy it would be!"
"You don't understand." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "What can you do in the city? You have no knowledge or culture. Besides working hard, what else can you do in the city? You think it's easy to mix in the city, and you can't mix well. , I don’t even have to eat, it’s even more bitter than eating sand here.
I came here to invest in fruit trees to find a way for you to survive. After the orchard is established, you will all learn skills from me. With one skill at his disposal, he will not be afraid of traveling all over the world. "
Xiang Nan actually doesn't have deep feelings for An Yongfu's family.
Firstly, Xiang Nan was not familiar with them; secondly, An Yongfu was beaten to paralysis in the play, and it was Shuihua who supported the family with his own hard work. During this period, the An family never showed up.
Of course, after separation, each family will take care of its own family. Brothers have no obligation to support, and they can't say anything if they don't help. But to ignore it is always disappointing.
Therefore, Xiang Nan will not pay to let them go to the city to start a business and enjoy happiness. If they were willing, they followed him and learned to grow fruit trees. Even if he doesn't want to, he won't be too partial to them.
Hearing what Xiang Nan said, An Yongshou and An Yongkang had no choice but to do it.
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As for the villagers, whether they understand Xiang Nan's return to the village to plant fruit trees or not, they generally support it.
First, after the orchard is built, villagers can come in to work. Help plant trees, prune trees, irrigate trees, pick trees...
Secondly, after the orchard is established, they can come and learn skills. If it is really profitable to grow fruit trees, then they can also plant them...
Thirdly, such a large orchard must bear a lot of fruit. They are all from the village, and they will probably not object if they pick the fruit and eat it in the future.
So they are happy to support it.
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In May, Xiang Nan went to Northwest Agricultural University, where he purchased grape, wolfberry, apple, and pear seedlings to plant in his own orchard.
Northwest Agricultural University, the predecessor of Northwest A&F University, was founded in 1934. Its strength in agricultural science and technology ranks among the best in the country.
Xiang Nan is ready to cooperate with them. Firstly, he wants to purchase the most advanced and high-quality seedlings; secondly, he hopes to obtain expert assistance.
Although he has Xie Yongqiang's fruit tree cultivation technology, the climate, water and soil in the Northeast are not exactly the same as those in the Xia Dynasty.
Therefore, expert guidance is still needed to ensure the success of fruit tree planting to the greatest extent and the orchard will have a bumper harvest every year.
Northwest Agricultural University also attached great importance to Xiang Nan's request for help. Not only did it provide high-quality seedlings, but it also sent a team of professors and students to help Xiang Nan plant fruit trees and lead the Jintan Village to prosperity.
Xiang Nan also returned the favor, donating 50,000 yuan to Northwest Agricultural University, and promised to focus on praising Northwest Agricultural University in his next work.
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On May 15, six Jiefang trucks drove into Jintan Village.
Subsequently, the villagers of Jintan Village were organized to plant fruit trees at a price of 40 yuan per acre under the command of Xiang Nan, agricultural professors, and students.
The price excited the villagers and they signed up one after another.
Forty yuan per acre, this price is really great for them.
They work in brick kilns and sand and gravel factories. They are exhausted every day and earn only a few yuan. Now you can earn 40 yuan per acre by planting trees.
And a strong laborer can plant trees on half an acre of land in one day, which costs twenty yuan, which is much easier than sifting sand or moving bricks.
Therefore, the whole family went to work together, digging holes and watering water, and they were very busy.
Yuquanying is also very supportive of Xiang Nan's construction of an orchard in Jintan Village.
Firstly, the orchard can provide a lot of job opportunities for Jintan Village; secondly, after the fruit trees are planted, they can prevent wind and sand, maintain water and soil, and improve the local environment.
"Comrade An, I really want to thank you." He said gratefully.
"We are all fellow villagers, so you don't have to be polite." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile, "Comrade Ma, if we build an orchard here, I will need you to take more care of it in the future."
"No, just tell me if you need anything." Ma Defu nodded.
"If you want to talk about things, there are really things." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "One is the water problem. The irrigation branch canal has not been built yet, and the water from the water pumping station cannot be used. Watering can only be done by trucks. And the fruit trees are It requires a lot of water, and the cost of hauling water is too high.
Otherwise, the ditch should be repaired as soon as possible so that water can flow to the orchard. Or we can only dig a motorized well and pump water to water the garden ourselves.
This involves the second issue, which is the issue of electricity. Our Jintan Village still doesn’t have electricity, and the wooden wells we built are useless, so we’d better get electricity as soon as possible. "
"I'm busy talking about electricity right now." Ma Defu smiled awkwardly, "The power supply station originally had regulations that the village must have at least 80 households before it is allowed to provide power. I begged and begged Director Zhang a lot before I gave it. It has dropped to 60 households. But now there are only more than 40 households in Jintan Village, which is still a little short of that.
Well, we are also now thinking of ways to give priority to those who immigrate to Diaozhuang to Jintan Village. But it will take some time. Just wait patiently.
The work on water canals will also be stepped up. This project is currently underway, and I think it should be completed soon. "
"Comrade Ma, if you send this message back, tell whoever comes to Diaozhuang, Jintan Village, to immigrate, you will be given a private sponsorship of 300 yuan for each family." Xiang Nan thought for a while and said.
If you gather 60 people, you can get electricity, but it only costs a few thousand yuan, which is really a drop in the bucket. In contrast, Xiang Nan can't bear the days without electricity even more.
Not only can't we water the ground without electricity, but we can't watch TV, use washing machines, air conditioners, or refrigerators. It's like returning to primitive society.
Seeing Xiang Nan say this, Ma Defu couldn't help but smile bitterly.
I lamented his luxury and envied his wealth. He couldn't come up with several thousand yuan anyway.
