I saw a short, bald, middle-aged man with an excited face rushing over from the door of the hotel.
He grabbed Song Yongchang's arm and looked him up and down.
When Song Yongchang saw the visitor, he also stood up from his chair, grinning from ear to ear, and hit the other person's chest: "Oh, oh, oh, Hong Laosan, are you on vacation today? Are you coming to the city to eat rice?"
"Haha, you are such an old boy. You didn't even say a word when you returned to Shihezi. If I hadn't met you today, wouldn't you have gone back to the Corps to see us?"
"That's not possible. Didn't we just arrive at WLMQ in the morning? In the afternoon, we will take them to the Tianshan Grand Canyon, visit the night market in the evening, and have fun with you tomorrow afternoon?"
The strong man called Hong Laosan was about to break up with Song Yongchang when he saw people at both tables looking up at him and taking a closer look: "Hey, my sister-in-law is back too!"
"You're back, you're back, are your family okay?" My aunt and uncle also greeted the old neighbor.
"It's good, very good!"
"Come on, come on, let me introduce you, introduce! This little old boy is called Hong Laosan. He is five years younger than me. His hometown is in Ping County, Bacheng, and he came to farm in the same group as us!
This is my sister, my brother-in-law, my granddaughter, and my granddaughter’s grandmother. These young men at the opposite table are colleagues from my granddaughter’s company.
They are all relatives, and when the company is on vacation, they come with us to revisit our old places and have fun! "
"Hello everyone, welcome to WLMQ. I'll treat you to hand-picked rice today! Tsk tsk tsk, it seems that you, Old Song, are having a good time when you retire back to your hometown! Not only is your face pale, but you also look good!"
"Hello, Brother Hong!" Grandpa You was the first to greet his brother-in-law's friend.
"Hello Grandpa Hong!"
"You're too kind!"
Song Yongchang waved his hand, "Hey, there are so many people, the young men can eat a lot, why are we inviting guests? If you take out your private money this month, you won't even be able to eat! They are reimbursed with public funds, so you don't have to pay!
They are all people from the countryside. They farmed in the Corps. They farm the same way back home. However, the sun in my hometown is not as strong as in Shihezi. If you go back to your hometown and stay for a year, it will be the same! "
When Hong Laosan heard this, he realized that the company could reimburse the food expenses for the tour group, so he stopped insisting on treating guests.
After many years of friendship, it was an open secret that he could save fifty yuan a month for personal use.
During the few words he said hello to Song Yongchang, his eyes were not idle. He only saw that at the table of nine young people, there was a big plate full of lamb leg bones!
It’s so delicious that he really can’t afford it!
As old friends reminisced, Song Yongchang simply took two plates and moved them to the farthest corner of the restaurant with Hong Laosan.
My aunt and uncle looked at the two of them and shook their heads at You Yu and the others:
"Your uncle and grandfather's friend, when he first came to the Corps, our families lived not far away, and we don't know what was going on. The two of them just didn't like each other, and they would get into fights from time to time. They would fight each other and get into fights. As for the friendship, there are also two old men from your cousin's aunt's family, and five or six old brothers, so they can play well!"
"Then my uncle must have missed his old friends these past few years. I saw that he brought a whole box of Wuliangye!"
"It's better when the farming is busy, but when you have free time, you talk about these old guys. Your two cousins are both boring gourds. They can't even drink with their old men!"
He is usually reluctant to drink the Wuliangye you gave him. Before coming here, he asked Geng Jie to buy this box for him. It costs more than a thousand yuan a bottle, and there are twelve bottles in a box! He said he wanted a brother to send two bottles! "
"My uncle wanted to share his joy with his brothers. No, I remember that my two cousins' natal families are also from Sichuan Province. Their parents haven't even returned home yet?"
"Their hometown is in the old mountains of Daba Mountain. Going back to farm is much more annoying than working in XJ. Your cousin and the others can't persuade them. Now that they are retired, they are still helping their grandchildren cook in the Corps."
Grandma You shook her head when she heard this: "It doesn't take the two of us to stay and take care of the baby. If we grow a few acres of fruit corn or sticky corn in the first year in the mountains, we can earn tens of thousands of dollars! What can we do with that kind of pension?" Well."
"Sister, it's not like you don't know your brother. When you come back today, you will definitely have a good chat with his two in-laws. He is willing to help those people in the village who have not been in contact with him for decades, not to mention playing tricks with him. Well done to my relatives and friends."
My aunt and uncle did know my uncle and grandfather well enough. Not long after You Yu and the others arrived in Shihezi, the parents of the two cousins and several brothers from my uncle and grandfather's hometown came to You Yu.
You Yu was very considerate to his uncle and grandfather's family and always answered all questions.
"Uncle, Bacheng is indeed different now than before. There are big bosses investing in pig raising, and local chickens can be sold at a good price! The organic jade rice grown can earn about 10,000 yuan per acre, at most In the next year, the mountainous areas in the three counties of Bacheng will be basically full of fruit corn and sweet potatoes."
My eldest cousin’s old father asked excitedly: “Can our family also grow fruit corn that can be eaten raw and raw sweet potatoes that cost one yuan a pound?”
"You can plant it! If your family wants to plant it, our company will provide you with seeds. The only requirement is that you use green manure during the planting process, and you don't need to use pesticides!
Our company's ready-to-eat corn processing plant is located in Bacheng Food Industrial Park. When the corn you grow is ripe, the processing plant will send people up the mountain to purchase it.
The price in the past three years has been one yuan per ear!
The company can also rent out micro tillers to everyone, which is very convenient for weeding and plowing the ground. "
My uncle added helpfully: "In our village, during spring plowing and autumn sowing, you can go to the Pea Group to rent agricultural machinery.
Green manure, plastic film, biological pesticides, etc. usually used for farming.
Add to this the oil, rice, salt, paper, laundry and other daily necessities in the house.
Even large-scale home appliances, motorcycles, and cars are purchased with the help of the group!
You can get the ex-factory price for large items, and daily necessities are 30 to 40% cheaper than at the canteen in our village! "
"It's so pleasant, dear! Can I follow you back to your hometown this time? Go back early and clear out the land. It will be good for planting next year!"
"I want to go back too!" The second cousin's father couldn't sit still either. His son got married early and his grandson was in junior high school, and he wanted to take his old wife back with him.
My uncle and grandpa's relatives began to discuss it heatedly, with an attitude of saying they would come back soon.
Only Hong Laosan, who listened for a long time, touched the top of his bright head and hesitated: "Can Ping County really make money by raising Wahui chickens now?"
You Yu did not dissuade him, but presented the facts: "The current price of free-range Wahui chickens for live roosters is twelve yuan per catty, free-range eggs are one yuan per catty, and hens more than two years old are fifteen yuan per catty." "(End of chapter)
