Chatting while drinking, ideas flow endlessly.

Many things you say are just bragging at first glance, but the more you talk about this topic, the more excited you become.

"Come, have another drink, and wish us better development in the future." Zhu Hongwei suggested.

Zhuang Xuejian's hand was a little shaky. He raised his wine glass and said, "What's the word in the TV series called?"

He looked left and right with his head. He looked a little drifting, as if he was drunk, and his mind was a little confused. He raised his hand and patted his forehead, and finally remembered: "Form an alliance!"

Zhuang Xuejian nodded solemnly: "Today our three villages, Taodong Village, Zhujiazhuang, and Caojiazhuang, have officially formed a development alliance. From now on, we will share blessings and share hardships, how about that!"

After he finished speaking, he even asked: "Am I right?"

"Secretary Zhuang, if you follow what you say, we still have to choose a leader!" Zhu Hongwei joked.

Cao Jianlong laughed: "Otherwise, we have to make an alliance based on blood and just recommend Shujie as the alliance leader."

"Uncle Long, please don't. It's not good for you elders to make fun of a junior like me." Cao Shujie interrupted.

But Zhu Hongwei and Zhuang Xuejian said: "I think it's okay!"

"Come on, don't you just want me to drink? Well, I'll do half of it first."

Cao Shujie raised his glass and drank half of it in one gulp, which made him cough a little.

Ding Dezhong, the principal of Caojiazhuang Kindergarten, has been watching this scene silently. He found that the two village party secretaries of Taodong Village and Zhujiazhuang might be telling the truth, but Caojiazhuang did not answer.

When they left, Cao Jianlong asked Ding Dezhong to prepare for accepting students, but said nothing else.

Zhu Hongwei and Zhuang Xuejian also walked in the north and south directions respectively.

Cao Jianlong and Cao Shujie were left standing on the same spot. Cao Jianlong's face lost his drunken look: "Neither of these two bastards is a good person. One sings better than the other."

"Shujie, if you deal with them, you have to be very careful. Don't just believe whatever they say. You won't even know you're being sold by the time."

Cao Shujie burst out laughing: "Uncle Long, you are right."

"I understand. You should go home and rest quickly." Cao Shujie advised him.

Cao Jianlong drank a lot of wine with Zhuang Xuejian and Zhu Hongwei at noon today. He was also tired. The enemy was on the side, watching with eager eyes!

Before leaving, he muttered: "If I had known this, I wouldn't have talked to them about kindergarten. It would have only caused trouble for myself."

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As time enters September, before kindergarten starts, parents in Zhujiazhuang and Taodong Village receive news that their children will start attending Caojiazhuang Kindergarten in the second half of this year, and the fees will remain unchanged.

This news confused the parents of the two villages. They did not understand what happened, but it did not prevent them from carrying out the plan.

But it's not over yet.

Immediately afterwards, the village committees of Zhujiazhuang and Taodong Village both issued similar notices, advising qualified people in the village to plant kiwi fruit trees, raise cattle or grow pasture.

If you really don’t have money to invest, you can continue to grow corn, wheat and other food crops as before.

Privately, when the villagers chatted, they discovered that the "three things" in their own village were no different from the "three things" in Caojiazhuang.

Some villagers with quick minds have a lot to think about. They wonder if their leaders have enlightened their minds and communicated with the leaders of Caojiazhuang?

No matter what you say, there are still many farmers in Zhujiazhuang and Taodong Village who are willing to plant kiwi fruit trees or grow pasture.

For many people, growing corn or wheat is just like that. The money for one acre of land is about one thousand yuan, not counting labor.

It’s really not profitable if it depends on labor!

They heard that those who grew kiwi fruit in Caojiazhuang could earn several thousand yuan a year from one acre of land. They would understand this once they calculated the account.

"I'm planning to grow pasture anyway. I heard that the village director in Caojiazhuang has hundreds of cows at home, and he will harvest all the pasture. It will be worth it even if I sell it to him cheaper, without credit."

A villager from Zhujiazhuang chatted secretly with his neighbor, as if he had discovered a big secret.

But I have to say that compared to growing corn and wheat, this is indeed a better way.

To be honest, ordinary people do not have many ways to make money in the countryside. If they want to grow kiwi fruits, raise cattle or grow pasture, these three projects are already very good for most ordinary people.

More importantly, they feel that with Director Cao from Caojiazhuang here, they can guarantee sales.

Otherwise, for many people, stability is the main priority.

After all, their ability to resist risks is really fragile.

After this notice was issued, it aroused heated discussion in Zhujiazhuang and Taodong Village.

Everyone's participation is very high and their enthusiasm is very high.

Many people went directly to the village committee to sign up on the second day. Some raised cattle, some grew kiwi fruit, and some grew pasture.

However, if you carefully classify them, you can find that most of them choose to plant kiwi fruit and pasture.

If you think about it carefully, you can actually understand that there is generally no need to consider the harvest in the first three years of planting kiwi fruit trees. In this case, it would be better to combine it with pasture planting.

There will be some income every year, so that there will be no income for three years, which will make people feel panicked and have no confidence.

When the two villages of Taodong Village and Zhujiazhuang followed Caojiazhuang's footsteps and prepared to vigorously develop their agricultural economy, the apples in Cao Shujie's orchard were ripe.

Seeing the red apples hanging on the tree, Cao Shujie felt happy from the bottom of his heart.

This is another amount of income. According to last year's experience, although this amount of money is not much, only tens of thousands of yuan, Cao Shujie is still very happy. This is all earned through his own hard work, and he feels at ease.

"Shujie, I see you are very happy. What's the happy news?" Cao Shuchao came from the north and asked him.

Cao Shujie pointed to the apple orchard in front of him and said to him: "Brother Chao, look, the apples are ripe. I'm going to pick them and sell some of them in two days, and keep the rest for myself."

"Shujie, have you noticed that these apples ripen earlier this year than last year?" Cao Shuchao said, he was quite curious.

"This is normal. More things have been invested this year than last year. It would be strange if they ripen slowly." Cao Shujie picked two apples casually, wiped them with his hands, and handed one to Cao Shuchao: "Brother Chao,

How do you like it?"

Cao Shuchao was not polite. He took it and put it in his mouth. There was a crisp sound and he took a big bite.

The flesh where bitten off is golden yellow, with crystal-like particles mixed in the middle of the apple flesh.

"It's so sweet!" Cao Shuchao had a slightly intoxicated expression on his face.

He looked at Cao Shujie and said, "Shujie, why do I feel that this apple is sweeter and more delicious than last year's."

"That's for sure. Didn't I just say that? We have invested more this year than last year. This is very important." Cao Shujie looked at the three-acre old apple orchard with emotion.

He shook the apple in his hand and said, "It's just a little smaller than before."

Cao Shuchao nodded: "It's indeed a little smaller, but it tastes better than before, and it looks redder. I think it looks more refined this way."

"Besides, it doesn't mean that the bigger the apple, the better."

"Well! Brother Chao, how much do you think these apples should cost per pound?" Cao Shujie asked him.

Cao Shuchao thought for a while and asked uncertainly: "Last year, the price was 7 yuan per catty, right?"

"Yes, the price sold to Zuo Le last year was more than 7 yuan per pound." Cao Shujie said, "But this year we will go directly to customers."

"Including express delivery fees, packaging fees, labor costs, operating expenses, all aspects need to be calculated." Cao Shujie said with his fingers.

Cao Shuchao didn't understand this. When he heard what Cao Shujie said, he felt a headache.

He told Cao Shujie, "Shujie, your sister-in-law said she is idle at home. She also wants to plant some kiwi fruits and raise two cows by the way."

The expression on his face was a little uneasy, for fear that Cao Shujie would refuse.

Just as he was hesitating about what to do, he suddenly heard Cao Shujie say in his ear: "Brother Chao, this is a good thing. My sister-in-law has a vision. Your current breeding and planting techniques can be taught to my sister-in-law."

Cao Shujie didn't seem to see the troubled expression on Cao Shuchao's face. He continued: "But why don't you raise two more cows?"

"If you raise more, the cost of breeding will be lower."

Cao Shujie reminded him: "Brother Chao, if you plant alfalfa on two acres of land, you don't even need to buy feed, which can save a lot of costs."

"And alfalfa can live for eight years once planted. During this period, all you need to do is mow the grass. Apart from watering, you don't have to worry about anything else. It's very convenient."

Cao Shuchao was particularly touched when he heard that Cao Shujie actually gave him advice.

"Shujie, don't worry. Regardless of whether your sister-in-law is planting or breeding, I will not delay the work in the orchard." Cao Shuchao said.

Cao Shujie didn't think about that at all. Looking at Cao Shuchao's anxious expression, he waved his hand: "Brother Chao, what are you thinking about? Just be busy when you have to. Ever since you came here, I told you to ask for leave if you have anything to do.

Just be busy."

"Yes!" Cao Shuchao nodded, and he secretly warned himself that if his home and the orchard were busy at the same time, he would definitely finish the work in the orchard first.

"Brother Chao, do you know whether Uncle Jun, Master Zhuang and Master Zhu are engaged in breeding or growing fruit trees at home?" Cao Shujie was quite curious.

This is an opportunity. Although they can make money by working here, their family members do not.

Cao Shujie feels that his family can increase their income through planting and breeding.

Cao Shuchao shook his head: "I haven't asked them. I'll go back and find them later."

Hearing what he said, Cao Shujie said: "Brother Chao, forget it, don't ask around. I have no other intention, I just asked casually."

"Actually, I personally hope that your family can do some breeding and planting. Others can plant and raise crops, so why can't you?" Cao Shujie had a bright smile on his face.

Cao Shuchao said "hmm".

Cao Shujie left the apple orchard and went to the new orchard next to it for a walk.
To be continued...