pjbooks Chapter 13 Site Selection and Disagreements
Chapter 13 Site Selection and Disagreements
When the family went with the Party Secretary to inspect the grassland in the east, almost everyone in the production team knew that the Shan family wanted to contract the pasture.
When Shan Yaowen and his group arrived at the pasture, there were already people waiting there to see if their family had leased the ranch.
Even Gou Dan, ignoring his own pain, ran over here.
"Hey Mosquito, aren't you taking a bit too big of a leap? It's only been a few days and you're already trying to lease the ranch? Give you a few more days and you're going to fly to the moon?" Dog Egg clicked his tongue in amazement at Shan Yaowen. "Is this yours or yours?"
"Look at what you're saying, we haven't separated yet, so it must be mine." Shan Yaowen stretched and looked at the grassland and forest in front of him, feeling an indescribable sense of warmth.
He spent his entire life on this ranch in his previous life, and even dedicated his whole life to it.
He chose the same ranch again when he had the chance to do it again.
The only difference is that in his previous life he was a laborer, but in this life he is a rancher.
"Dashan, you guys define the area." The Party Secretary took out a notebook and pencil from his pocket, ready to write it down.
Dan Dashan didn't speak, but looked at the second brother and said, "Choose what you want."
Shan Yaowen immediately described the area of the ranch he remembered, but it wasn't that big.
After all, his previous employer owned tens of thousands of acres of ranch, while he now only has a few hundred acres at most.
Let's decide on the core area of the ranch first, and then expand the area later when we make money.
After making the selection, Shan Yaowen looked at the village secretary and asked, "Uncle, can we also contract that mountain forest?"
Looking in the direction Shan Yaowen was pointing, Li Baoguo nodded, "Of course, but forests have their own contracting laws, and the grading will be determined according to the town's documents, but it shouldn't be as expensive as grassland."
"That's good."
According to Shan Yaowen's plan, he wants to contract about 600 mu of grassland in front of him. If the woodland is included, it will be more than 700 mu.
按照一般草场的载畜量来看，一头羊需要15-20亩的草场面积，那600亩草场大概能养30到40头羊。
At that time, the contracting fees were very low, only 50 cents per mu of grassland per year, 5 yuan per sheep, and 20 yuan per cow. This was already considered as the government's strong support for ordinary herders, and he could afford it.
It's not that he doesn't want to raise more livestock, but the grasslands have limited carrying capacity. If too many livestock are raised, the grasslands will become desertified. This is not only his experience from his previous life, but also a strict regulation by the government now.
Besides, that's just how his family is. Even though he's earned several hundred these past few days, his family has a lot of expenses, and winter is coming soon. You can't just take all the money to rent a ranch and buy cattle and sheep, can you?
We need to keep some money for emergencies, and also buy some hay and feed, otherwise what will the sheep eat in winter?
This winter, in particular, there was a severe snow disaster.
This doesn't even include the cows, and the horses haven't been planned yet either.
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It seems I still have to go hunting in the mountains, otherwise I won't have the money to feed so many people.
Shan Yaowen was doing the math in his head, and so were the others around him. Now that they heard the Shan family was going to contract the grassland, everyone in the production team came to watch the excitement.
After it started snowing, many people had nothing to do, so they came quickly to watch the excitement and also to inquire about the market for contracting.
Lin Nian looked at Shan Yaowen with admiration, thinking how amazing he was, able to achieve great things with just a few simple actions.
The eldest sister-in-law, Shi Fang, was conflicted. She was happy that the family was doing better and better, but she wished her husband could do it. It wasn't that she disliked her brother-in-law, but she was worried that something might go wrong if someone who used to be lazy suddenly became serious.
As for the surrounding neighbors, some were envious, while others offered malicious congratulations.
Zhao Laosan hid in the crowd and felt uneasy looking at the high-spirited Shan Yaowen.
What makes this good-for-nothing stand out?
Is there a secret?
The more Zhao Laosan thought about it, the more convinced he became. This guy must have a secret, otherwise how could he have come up with the money to contract the ranch so quickly?
I've been having a run of bad luck lately, and I'm almost out of money. If I could find out the secret of the second-in-command, wouldn't I be able to make a lot of money too?
Yes, definitely. Once I've made my own money, I'll stop gambling and go into business properly.
Shan Yaowen stood at the front, confirming the final scope with the Party Secretary. He didn't know what the people around him were thinking, but he could guess.
Having lived a second life, Shan Yaowen had long since passed the stage of being easily influenced by others. In any case, he was determined to follow his own path, and he couldn't be bothered to care about others as long as they didn't get in his way.
People with good relationships should visit each other more often, while those with bad relationships won't even bother to look at you. That's Shan Yaowen's current mindset.
As for being envied, it won't hurt me, so let people be jealous. They can't force others to change their minds.
After deciding on the location, Shan Dashan nodded in satisfaction. His second brother was quite capable; the grassland he chose was really good. Putting aside everything else, he was very satisfied with the stream flowing through the grassland.
Moreover, apart from the mountains and forests to the east, the other directions are all grasslands, so if you want to contract a larger area in the future, you can connect them together.
After settling on a location, everyone went home. Originally, Shan Yaowen wanted to invite the Party Secretary to his home, but the Party Secretary was in a hurry to compile statistics on the contracting situation of other villagers, so he declined.
However, the neighbors all came to inquire about the Shan family's situation.
Shan Dashan was just injured, and Shan Yaowen used to sell the prey he hunted, saying that his family was struggling to make ends meet. How come he's suddenly starting to contract a ranch again?
They chatted until evening before the people around them dispersed.
The Shan family, on the other hand, closed the door and began to settle accounts.
"Based on the area of the ranch that Yaowen contracted, 600 mu of grassland and 100 mu of woodland, let's calculate it at the same price for grassland and woodland. 700 mu would be 350 yuan a year. Add the expected 40 sheep, 200 yuan each, and that's 550 yuan. If we also raise cattle and horses, the price will be even higher..."
Hearing this, while the others were still calculating whether the bill was right or wrong, Shi Fang immediately felt a pang of heartache when she heard that it would cost 550 yuan all at once, and that this was just the beginning.
"Dad, isn't this too expensive? Even if we want to lease the ranch, can't we wait?" Shi Fang still had some reservations.
Hearing this, Shan Dashan took a drag of his cigarette. He had a pretty good understanding of the situation outside; now all that was left was what to do at home.
The second son has ideas and is willing to do serious things, which makes him happy, but he's taking a bit too big a step.
The eldest daughter-in-law disagrees, the eldest son lacks his own opinion, and he agrees with whatever the second son says. He also agrees with what his wife says. Now they are stuck on this issue.
"Dad, Yaowen, I'll say it to your face." Shi Fang steeled herself and spoke in front of the whole family:
"These past two days, the second son has been scavenging some things from home, but all the money in the house has been saved up by Yaowu and Dad over the years. The second son wants to use it to open a ranch without saying a word. What if we lose money? Who are we going to complain to? We can't just assume that the ranch will definitely make money and won't lose money, can we?"
This is also what Shi Fang is worried about. What will happen to the family if the second son abandons his responsibilities after the loss?
Given the second child's past habits, this wasn't impossible.
Hearing his sister-in-law's words, Shan Yaowen felt unhappy, but he knew that her worries were genuine.
After all, his criminal record was indeed not very good.
"I know there's a government assistance policy that allows herders who can't pay their contracted wages upfront to owe me money. They just need to write an IOU and pay it back within three years." Shan Yaowen nodded, looking at his sister-in-law. "I'll apply for it in my own name, so it won't be a burden on the family."
This is also why Shan Yaowen dared to contract the grassland even though he knew he didn't have much money.
After all, he knew a lot of information that most people didn't know at that time.
During this period, the country focused on economic development and provided ample welfare policies for the people.
Moreover, he was good at hunting and gathering mountain products, so he didn't think this step was too difficult for him. Of course, it was normal for his family members to have different opinions due to their limited knowledge.
At this point, seeing that his second son and eldest daughter-in-law were about to divide the family property, the father quickly banged on the table, "I'm not dead yet, why are you making IOUs?"