There are many elderly people like Old Man Li in Yunqiao Village.
It is no exaggeration to say that in a poor mountain village like theirs with less than thirty households, Old Man Li's age group accounts for about one-third.
This village did not have such a small population at the beginning. Once upon a time, there were more than 200 households in the entire village.
However, with the development of the times and the increase in commodity prices, the mountain villages gradually began to fall behind. Only a few months before and after the Spring Festival every year will they become lively.
Because everyone in the village under the age of sixty has all gone out to work.
Even older workers in their 50s and 60s are not easy to do. They are basically hard-working jobs with an hourly wage of more than ten yuan, and most of them rely on overtime pay.
But there are old people at the top, and the children at the bottom may have just started a family, and a house, a car, and education for the children are all free of charge.
Let alone supporting the elderly, the children themselves are having a hard time.
Working is also a forced way of survival.
This is exactly the case, even if Zhu Jun repeatedly promised that agricultural loans are now easy to get approved, and the interest rates are still very low. If Song Tan is sure, he can apply to a credit union...
Is Song Tan sure? Of course he is very sure.
But can she find anyone?
Can't find it at all.
The situation is the same all over the country. When you can't do farm work, you have to go to various villages to recruit these elderly people to do it, right?
At their age, they may not show off at ordinary times, but if they are not careful, they can fall down and cause big problems. And when it comes to recruitment and employment... they can't afford to spend a lot of money!
As for hiring young and strong labor from elsewhere...then what is the combined labor cost?
It is better to start from a young age and take it step by step. When the village gradually develops and stabilizes, there will naturally be young people who do not want to leave their hometown and come back.
This is not something that happens overnight.
For this reason, Song Tan never mentioned money when dealing with the elderly.
Song Sancheng chatted with Old Man Li about this year's climate, and then went up to the higher fields to see if the farmland had been cultivated carefully enough. When the circle was completed, was the work over?
No.
The excavator on the barren mountain pushed forward with its blade, buzzing incessantly, and had to spare human hands to rake aside the vines, saplings, branches and other things it had broken.
Otherwise, a large number of these leaves and branches will be piled into the soil, but they will not mature for a while, which will most likely delay subsequent planting.
Zhang Yanping stood numbly in the forest wearing a straw hat, looking at the work assigned to her uncle's family who specially took care of him, and then looked at the rake in his hand, with sadness all over his face.
Yes, at my own request, I didn’t go down to the ground today, but went straight up the mountain.
Song Sancheng climbed up the hillside and took in this stretch of land, his whole body filled with fighting spirit.
Looking further down, it was a pond within their contract area, with blue sky, green shadows and faint water and grass.
It’s just that the fish in this pond are very slippery and can’t be caught easily!
Song Sancheng suddenly remembered something again and quickly took out the phone:
"Tan Tan, didn't you say you would buy some fish fry last time? Don't forget it!"
Coincidentally, Song Tan was looking at the fishing ground in front of him!
This is a fishery in their city. For local businesses like this, word of mouth is the most important thing. This fishery is not large in scale, and the fish fry mainly focus on common species.
The boss spoke in local language urgently and quickly:
"Is this your first time raising? You can't do too many. The maximum number per acre cannot exceed 1,500! If you have more than one, you won't be able to handle it without experience."
He asked again: "What's the pond like? How big is it and how deep is it? Where is it? Do you plan to raise fish and sell them or just raise them in your own pond?"
The boss's questions were all about ideas. Even if Song Tan had the aura to cheat, it wouldn't stop her from learning more experience, so she answered 1510 times:
"The pond is not big, about three acres, and the water is almost three meters deep. It is in a mountain valley, surrounded by a circle of water plants."
“I mainly eat it at home, and I plan to sell the extra food.”
The boss pondered for a while: "Isn't it possible that the pond in your mountain valley will not be drained? It will be troublesome to catch fish in winter."
"There is no other water nearby that can be brought here. It's too hot in summer and it's easy to get dry and get sick."
Song Tan nodded - if it were a really high-quality fish pond, even in a remote mountain village, it would cost not to mention 1,000 to 800 yuan per acre.
What's the price now?
three hundred.
Then what else to choose? It should be used as a reserve water source for the orchards on the mountain. Song Tan bought it, firstly for convenience, and secondly, in his own mind, this pond has never dried up.
This is enough.
The boss simply didn't let her look at the lively fish in front of her, but went to another place where there were large and small separate boxes, filled with densely packed little fish that were just born.
"You don't have any experience, just raise these, crucian carp, carp, grass carp, and silver carp. Buy them in combination. Although they are ordinary species, grass carp eats grass and can eat up the water plants beside your pond.
Otherwise, I’m afraid it will be overgrown in a few years.”
"With the combination of the other three types of fish, the water in the pond will be well circulated and clean. The fish will also be strong and delicious, and they will not get sick."
"Aren't you going to eat it yourself? The fish pond probably hasn't been cleaned yet. There must be big fish in it, which will be enough for a while. Just buy these water splashes now."
Splash?
The boss laughed and said, "You have never raised fish before. Our fish farmers call these newly born seedlings water flowers."
"If you think it's okay, I will match it for you. Three acres of fish ponds, throw away the losses, and buy a total of five thousand fish."
Song Tan nodded: She can afford more or less, so the quantity is not a big problem.
But she had done her homework before, and what the boss said was honest, so she was willing to listen to her experience.
"How much?"
The boss looked uninterested: "Thirty, please."
Song Tan:......
Ah, it turns out that the price of water flower fry is so low.
The boss pointed to the fry on the other side: "The prices of these two-centimeter fish are different. They cost 50 cents each. The bigger they are, the more expensive they are. It depends on what kind of fish you raise!"
Is this still a choice?
"I want water flowers! Another 8,000 fish. I also have a larger fish pond at home. The terrain is good and I can release water."
"Okay!" The boss also became happy: "I just see that you are a real person, girl, so I won't ask you for more. I'll give you seventy-five."
Song Tan made a calculation in his mind and couldn't help but laugh: The price of co-writing is only three yuan cheaper per person?
But thirteen thousand water splashes only cost 75 yuan in total, so what else do you need for a bicycle!
She readily gave the money, and then saw that the boss was not even willing to give him a foam box, but only carried two plastic bags:
"This bag is for 8,000 pieces, and this bag is for 5,000 pieces. Don't worry, there will only be more and no less! If you don't trust me, you can just count them when you go home and have the time."
"If you lose one, I'll pay you a hundred."
Song Tan laughed out loud: "Uncle, that's not the case!"
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Ah, regarding the exhaustion of the first two days, because my mother and my little cousin were both at home, it was difficult to get into the mood.
But they went back today, so they can update during the day tomorrow! It will be 60,000 or 10,000 tomorrow. It’s a new week, so cheer up!