mesbooks Chapter 27: Daily life in the village 2
Chapter 27: Daily life in the village 2
Seeing Qi Dahua at a loss, Qi Tongwei had to persuade her, "Okay, your brother is really tired of eating apples. Think about it, your brother is so rich now, apples are only a few cents a pound, he would have been tired of eating them a long time ago, eat quickly, and then go back and read more books."
Qi Dahua tightened the apple in her hand, feeling hesitant. If her parents saw this, she would be scolded to death.
Qi Tongwei had no choice but to grab the apple and take a bite. "Okay, I've eaten it. I don't want to eat it anymore. If you don't want it, I'll throw it away."
Qi Tongwei pretended to throw it away, and Qi Dahua quickly shouted, "Brother, I'll eat it, I'll eat it."
After handing over the apple, Qi Tongwei suddenly thought and asked, "Dahua, is there any wasteland or something like that near us, or is there no trees or crops?"
Qi Dahua took a big bite of the apple and said vaguely, "Yes."
"where?"
Qi Dahua pointed in a direction.
Under Qi Dahua's guidance, we passed through a forest and suddenly the view opened up. On the other side of the forest there were only some sparse bushes. The original trees had been severely cut down long ago.
I checked the geology and although there are some stones, they will not affect tree planting.
Qi Tongwei immediately ran back home and asked about the ownership of the land.
If wasteland is not cultivated, people will fight for it.
Qi Tongwei had seen this truth before.
The place is on the edge of Qijia Village, so it is important to clarify the ownership.
"That is a wild forest, belonging to our Qijia Village, but it can't grow millet."
"Dad, millet is worth only a few dollars, let's plant fruit trees."
"Fruit trees? We've never planted them before, and fruit trees are not cheap."
Farmers are rarely willing to try unknown things, especially when it requires a lot of investment in manpower and material resources.
Because they cannot bear the consequences of failure.
"I'll take care of these."
Everyone has this idea, so they can't get out of this deadlock. Qi Tongwei wants to break this deadlock, and the best way now is to let everyone see the profits.
As long as planting fruit trees can successfully generate profits that exceed those of crops, they will definitely plant them. Anyway, at this time, the management of cultivated land or forest land is not strict.
Night was the most difficult time for Qi Tongwei.
There are only three rooms in the house and there are eight people in the family. When the two younger sisters were young, their parents lived in one room, and all the brothers and sisters squeezed into another room.
Looking at the beams above my head and the crowded wooden bed.
The urgency of building a house lingered in Qi Tongwei's mind.
...
"Sign in!"
"Sign in the white character Zhang Laosan, friend level 1."
"..."
What happened? It has been moldy for two months. When I deleted it, it turned into a white spot. Qi Tongwei stood up with difficulty.
There was not a bone in his body that didn't hurt. It was too crowded and it was difficult for him to turn over. It was not until his two brothers went out to work early in the morning that Qi Tongwei slept a little more comfortably.
Qi Tongwei was given a headache as he had to stay here for nearly a month.
After stretching his body, Qi Tongwei walked out of the room.
"Tongwei, how did you sleep?"
"It's OK, but a little crowded." Qi Tongwei took out a cigarette and handed it to his father, lighting it. "Dad, let's discuss something. Can we build two more houses?"
Father Qi was stunned and thought about this question carefully.
Qi's mother behind him brought a basin of hot water from outside, placed it on the table, and handed a towel to Qi Tongwei.
"Old Qi, your son is right. Now that they have grown up, it is not appropriate for them to live together. Now that you have money, you should find a wife for the eldest and the second son."
"That money belongs to Tongwei. If they want to get married, they can't make money themselves." Qi's father smoked a cigarette, exhaled, and tried to test Qi Tongwei's reaction.
They are all sons, and no matter how partial a father is, it is impossible for him not to take them into consideration. But after all, the money was earned by Qi Tongwei, so he has to know what Qi Tongwei is thinking.
Qi Tongwei wiped his face and said unhappily: "Dad, you come again, my elder brother and second brother worked hard to earn money for my studies, and the money for their wives should be given to me.
Also, building a house should be put on the agenda. Living here for a family is a bit crowded. We can’t sleep well at night and have no energy during the day, which will affect our brains.”
Upon hearing this, Qi's father said worriedly, "How about you sleep in our room for the next two days, and we can squeeze in with your brother?"
"No, there's still some time before the New Year, so let's build a few more houses. Besides, there's not much work in the fields right now."
"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll contact Old Zhang now. I heard that his family has saved up a lot of adobe bricks this year. Can we borrow some first and return them next year?"
"Let's just buy it. When we have money in a few years, we can move directly to the county town."
Qi Tongwei planned to make Jia's life better, so he cut off contact with them so that there would be less trouble in the future.
The higher the level of the official, the more they care. Sometimes these people can use your name to get a lot of things done, but they still have to bear the blame.
When they heard that a new house was being built at home, the two brothers were very happy.
The eldest son, Qi Tongfeng, is already 23 years old, which is considered an older bachelor in the countryside. He has not been able to get married because of poverty and the lack of living space at home.
Of course, the main reason lies with Qi Tongwei, who drew resources from his family.
Qi Tongwei had the idea of building a brick house, which would require firing kilns and hauling bricks, and it would cost a lot.
In this remote village, it is not an easy task, so we might as well build a few adobe houses to deal with it first.
Adobe bricks are made of straw as the reinforcement and mud as the flesh, which are glued together.
The advantages are low cost, simple construction, warm in winter and cool in summer. The disadvantage is that it is easy to breed snakes, insects, rats and ants over time.
One room requires a lot of materials, so the Qi family bought materials from everyone in the village and also went to the next village to buy some, before they had enough materials for two and a half rooms.
In order to move into their own single room as soon as possible, the whole family, young and old, worked together to carry bricks, and even Qi Tongwei was no exception.
Handong is a mostly plain area, with the plain coverage rate reaching over 70 percent.
Therefore, each household did not live in a particularly concentrated area, and they would carry the bricks back home only after their shoulders were blistered by the work.
Since there were not enough rooms for three main rooms, Qi Tongwei suggested reducing the size of the house and building two large rooms and one small one, so that there would be three more rooms.
After the plan was finalized, the house began to be built in an orderly manner.
The main labor-intensive part of building an adobe house is making bricks, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources. With ready-made bricks and local materials, it can be built quickly.
However, in just five days, with the help of the villagers, the three adobe houses were basically built.
Fortunately, everyone helped each other when building the house, otherwise Qi Tongwei might not be able to afford the two thousand yuan just for the labor cost.
On the first night of moving into the new house, snow began to fall from the sky, and it looked like a heavy snow was coming.
Life in the countryside is plain and peaceful.
Qi Tongwei enjoyed a rare period of peace and quiet.