Chapter 82: Factory

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

Late at night, Yao Nian sat at the table alone and wrote to his mother under the dim kerosene lamp.

Ever since his plan to save the damsel in distress failed, Yao Nian had been thinking of ways. A few days ago, he saw Yu Bing and Jiang Chun returning from the market with a large bag of things. Although he couldn’t see them, he knew that Yu Bing must be quite rich. In the past few months, she had even grown taller.

Yao Nian was overcome with envy. Over the past few days, he had finally thought of another way. He decided to drug Yu Bing and rape her, so she wouldn’t have any choice but to be with him.

Women were usually emotionally dependant on their first man. Moreover, Yu Bing would definitely be worried that he wouldn’t marry her after losing her virginity. At that time, Yu Bing would definitely agree to whatever request he made!

However, the two people he found last time were too stupid! He had to plan carefully this time and succeed in one go.

Wu Jin attended a commune meeting two days after he took office. At the meeting, President Song directly issued the instructions for the excavation of the area under the Fengtou Mountain Commune. At the meeting, he mentioned the crops planted in the rural base of the county’s Agriculture Bureau and asked everyone to avoid planting the same crops.

After Wu Jin returned to the village, he looked at the two small hills in front of the village and had an idea. He held the first official meeting of the village committee members and finalized the plan to develop the small hill to plant fruit trees!

Reclamation involved the use of tractors, so after work, Wu Jin directly went to find Yu Bing to arrange the use of tractors.

Yu Bing and Jiang Chun were cooking dinner in the kitchen when the courtyard door was opened.

Wu Jin knocked on the door and shouted, “Is Yu Bing at home?”

Yu Bing stuck her head out of the kitchen window and looked over. She didn’t expect it to be Wu Jin, so she said loudly, “Mr. Wu, I’m at home.”

Wu Jin strode in and looked as stern as ever as he said, “Yu Bing, I came to look for you for something. I might take up some of your time.”

Jiang Chun immediately said, “Little Bing, go ahead. I’ll do it.”

Yu Bing nodded and poured a bowl of hawthorn tea before leaving the kitchen. She welcomed Wu Jin into the hall with a confused expression. “Village Chief Mr. Wu, what’s the matter?” With that, she placed the teacup in front of Wu Jin.

Wu Jin thanked her and went straight to the point. “Yu Bing, it’s like this. The village has decided to plant fruit trees on the hill at the entrance of the village.”

Yu Bing knew that President Song had applied for this. She said excitedly, “This is a good thing!”

When Wu Jin heard this, his cold expression softened a little. “That’s right, so you’ll have to work hard next. Although the plan is to plant them on both mountains, it’s almost October. We have to make the best use of our time to plow as much wasteland as possible. We’ll plant the apple tree first and try to finish the rest of the land before April next year. This way, we can plant the batch in the spring.”

When Yu Bing heard this, she frowned and asked in confusion, “Village Chief Mr. Wu, we’re going to plant apples on both mountains?”

Wu Jin replied matter-of-factly, “That’s right. Apples can be stored for a long time. It’s convenient to transport them to other provinces, and we don’t have to worry that the fruit will rot midway.”

After Yu Bing found out about the plan from President Song, her first thought was to cultivate fruit trees on the hill. It would be a pity if they didn’t use such a large area of land.

However, Wu Jin’s plan was very different from what she had imagined. Yu Bing was a little hesitant about suggesting it.

Wu Jin saw Yu Bing’s stunned expression and asked directly, “Yu Bing, do you think there’s something wrong?”

Yu Bing smiled awkwardly. After thinking for a moment, she decided to say it. After all, this concerned the livelihood of the entire village. “Village Chief Mr. Wu, then I’ll give my personal opinion.”

Then, she asked tentatively, “The advantages of planting apples are indeed obvious, but because of this, the price has never been high. Have you ever thought of planting other trees? For example, cherries, grapes, and so on.”

Wu Jin replied calmly, “I’ve considered it too, but cherries and grapes have a short shelf life. Moreover, these fruits are delicate, and damage during transportation is far higher than that of apples. If we take them to the acquisition station, the price will inevitably be lowered because of this.”

Yu Bing nodded. These problems indeed existed, so Yu Bing had no intention of selling them directly. “Have you ever thought of setting up a food processing plant?”