Chapter 179: Reservoir Matters
I agree, how can I disagree? My husband is being so ambitious, so how can I be unwilling? Su Danhong looked at him with annoyance.
Ji Jianyun saw that she really agreed with him, and imdiately said, Wife, if we contract the reservoir, we will not fail. Not everyone has this idea yet. When we have the reservoir, we will not regret it.
Su Danhong nodded. She didnt understand all of the details, so she was just going to go along with it. She recomnded, You have to consult with father about the reservoir.
After all, it was a family matter. Even though Father Ji was not good at farming, he probably knew sothing about it. He at least knew more than Jianyun, who left ho early to serve as a soldier.
Okay, Ill go to father and ask. Ji Jianyun nodded.
The couple took Qiqi ho with them.
Dinner was naturally scrumptious. Su Danhong never held back with her cooking.
Stewed pork chops with vermicelli1, stead bass, stir-fried eggs with tomatoes, and a freshly cooked lotus root bone soup2.
The first three dishes were quite common at ho. At least in her ho. The last dish, lotus root bone soup, was only available today.
Now is the ti to eat lotus root, and soft lotus root was delicious.
Su Danhongs taste in food was close to Ji Jianyun. Ji Jianyun also liked to eat soft lotus root, but didnt like to eat crispy lotus root.
Todays pot was full of soft lotus roots. The at on the big bones was also tasty.
Its strange. The at was boiled with other ingredients, but the essence of the at dominated the soup. The lotus root was still very delicious.
After the al, Ji Xiaodong was extrely happy. He was never disappointed when he ate at his third aunts house!
After dinner, Ji Xiaodong went back.
Su Danhong asked Yaner, Do you want to sleep with your brother today, or go up the mountain to sleep with your grandparents?
Ill sleep with my grandparents, Yaner replied. *:*: ??????? ??? ?????????? ??? ???? ?? ?????????.??? : *:*
Ji Jianyun took Yaner up the mountain. He also brought so lotus root soup to the mountain, which Su Danhong had scooped out before eating.
Ji Jianyun told Father Ji about the reservoir.
Despite Father Jis shock, he asked, Why are you asking?
I have so ideas for the reservoir, Ji Jianyun answered.
Father Ji had to say, Wont you struggle with so many things to do?
The shop over at the college town, the 30 acres of land, the departnt store in the town, and how they were going to plant rice and other crops next spring, and there were two orchards! It was a lot!
Father, if we dont contract now, and wait for everyone, we wont be able to do it, Ji Jianyun said.
Itll be fine if you cant contract it. Even if you can, whats the use of that old reservoir? Father Ji questioned.
It was repaired before, but now it is very old.
There is a shortage of water in our village. When we plant rice, shouldnt we use it? Ji Jianyun said.
The water in that river in the village is enough. Its just ten acres of rice, so its not critical, Father Ji argued.
Ill tell you the truth. Im going to have a fish farm in this reservoir, Ji Jianyun said.
Father Ji frowned. If you want to contract the reservoir, itll be a lot of trouble.
He didnt agree.
First of all, everyone liked to go swimming in the sumr and they went to places like the reservoir in the river. It was easy for accidents to happen. Who was going to be responsible for the accidents?
Another point was how the reservoir was very old. If Ji Jianyun took it over, it must be repaired again. How much money would that be? That did not include the contract fees.
Ive thought about all of that. I just want to ask father about it. This reservoir is shared by all the villages. If I want to contract it, what should I do? Ji Jianyun said.
If you really want to contract, its not a problem. Just talk to the village director. He will go to discuss it with the other people. But there is no need to contract the reservoir. You have so many things to do thatll tire you out, Father Ji pointed out.
Ji Jianyun didnt heed his father.
His father was conservative, and he could see clearly that not many people had ideas for the reservoir. The money he had in hand was not enough to contract. So, he did not make a move yet. If he wanted the reservoir, he had to get it as soon as possible. As for what to do with it in the future and when to work on it, he would slowly get to it. In short, he had to get the contract first.
Ji Jianyun was a restless person. He went directly to the village directors ho.
The village directors family ate later in the night at ho, so they had just finished eating.
The village director invited him to have tea first, then asked, Jianyun, whats the matter?
Ji Jianyun explained why he ca. The village director was intimidated by his restless energy. No, didnt you just contract a field? If you want to contract the reservoir, wont you be busy?
I wont be so busy to the point of holding off on it. When I am free, I can go to fix things up. Ji Jianyun smiled.
The village director was unable to give him a direct reply and said to him, I will go to ask so other people tomorrow, but the reservoir can only be contracted for 20 years.
Last ti, he got a little embarrassed when he went to the county town, so he had to check first and the reservoir contract was only 20 years.
Thatll be enough. Ji Jianyun nodded.
He listened to the village director, and it should not be a problem.
As soon as Ji Jianyun left, the village director sighed and said to his wife, I was right before. I said that out of Brother Jis four sons, Lao San was going to be the most prosperous. Look at what happened just now, he thought of sothing that others did not, and is going to do sothing that others cant do!
He also heard about how Ji Jianyun owned part of a departnt store in the town. Now, his Brother Jis Ji Jianye pretty much delivered goods to the college town once a day. He heard that Ji Jianyun had also set up a shop there and hired so friends. His businesses were good.
There was also how he had two orchards. Just a while ago, he just contracted 30 acres of land.
How much did he do?
Its fine to do more while youre young. I think he is also going to save money to pay the fine for having a third child, Sister Xu comnted with a smile.
He wants to have a third child? the village director wondered in a daze. That would cost 4,000 yuan!
I heard what Danhong said, she really wants a daughter. Sister Xu chuckled.
There were two sons in the family, so it didnt matter if the next one was a girl or not. However, if there were that many sons in the family, then a daughter would be rare to have.
4,000 yuan for a daughter. The village director was aching.
4,000 yuan. Thats enough to buy a house!
They wont regret it. Why do you care so much? Go and talk to the others about the reservoir. If Jianyun wants it, then give it to him, Sister Xu said.
You are a realistic woman. Because they gave you a lot of fruit this year, you are going to try and influence , the village director teased.
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