This is a very honest farmer, and his population structure is simple, with only one person. And his name is Zhang Laoshi. His parents died a few years ago, and he has never been married. He is now 36 years old.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to get married, but that his family is too poor and no daughter dares to follow him. Several muddy rooms have already been mottled and bumpy. The soil on the roof has almost been washed away. Whenever it rains, he will move the bed to a corner of the house, which is the only place in his family that does not leak rain.

When my parents were there, the family still had a sense of life. At least three meals a day were on time. Even if I cook half a pot of wild vegetables, it was at least considered cooking. However, since my parents passed away, it has not been known how long the family has not opened fire.

When you are hungry, just grab some things in the field to eat. Anyway, some things will be planted on the mountains contracted by others. In addition, there will be no shortage of wild fruits in the mountains, especially chestnuts here. They are famous throughout the country.

Farmers here choose places with a gentler slope to grow some food. Although the harvest is average, they can also provide food for their family. As for income, they rely on fruit trees on the mountain, especially chestnuts. Picking and selling them in autumn every year is enough for a year to spend.

But fruit trees also need to be managed, such as watering, fertilizing, and insect prevention. Otherwise, where will the yield come from? But Zhang Laoshi never cares about these, and only takes a look when the fruit is ripe. If some of the branches are left, people will ask them to pick them and sell them. This is the most luxurious time every year when he lives, and he can smell the aroma of meat at home every day.

But because he didn't care about anything, he had fewer days to eat meat. The mountain he divided had coal, which many people know. It was because of coal that he got his turn. Because he didn't like to grow things.

People in that era were honest and never thought that they could sell them for money by digging coal. After all, it was the property of the country. Therefore, although Zhang Laoshi's coal on the mountain was exposed, no one would dig it, including himself.

Gao Laifu finally found out about this matter. Zhang Laoshi's home is in the westmost part of Fengrun. Gao Laifu's home is in the eastmost part of the world, so I learned this news later.

At first he didn't believe it, so he drove to Zhang Laoshi's village in person, went up the mountain to take a look, and was shocked. The coal blocks exposed on the top of Zhang Laoshi's mountain indicated that this might belong to an open-pit coal mine.

Pick up a piece of it casually, it has a shiny color and a light texture. This shows that the coal quality is very good. It is definitely the kind of high-quality coal with low ignition point but resistant to burning.

Gao Laifu suppressed his excitement and looked around. There was some troubles in mining here. Because there were mountains all around, his part belonged to the middle part. If you want to mine coal here, you must open up a road.

Although the mountain is not high, it is obviously not an easy thing to open a road that leads directly to the foot of the mountain and can run a large truck. And it also has to pass through other people's mountains, which is very troublesome.

You should know that when the farmers of that era, they would fight desperately when they destroy their trees and cultivated land. They would not care about your compensation. After all, compared with the land that can be passed down from generation to generation, people would look down on your little money.

Gao Laifu frowned and thought for a while, and decided to go to the village to take a look. The branch secretary here knew him and a friend, so he would first understand the situation. By the way, he would find out who the owner of the mountain was? After all, some farmers would not let you destroy his land no matter how much you give him.

The village secretary is in his fifties and is named Zhang Dayou. Compared with other villagers, it is much more nourishing, and his body is slightly fat, which shows that his life is very good.

When the two met, Gao Laifu rewarded his friend's name. He handed over a big front door and the two soon became enthusiastic. They first talked about some topics about their mutual friends and then Gao Laifu changed his tone and directly explained the purpose of the visit.

Zhang Dayou frowned. The villagers didn't know about the coal mine, but he knew. As for sharing that mountain to Zhang Laoshi, it was not that he bullied people, but that he had his own plans.

Zhang is honest and obedient, and he is his nephew who has not yet had his five-serving service. He really has a good time to do anything. Once assigned to other farmers, he, as a branch secretary, has no good idea. That is a twenty-year contract!

Zhang Dayou looked at Gao Laifu calmly, waiting for Gao Laifu to bid. Although he knew about the coal mine, he didn't know how much this thing could be sold?

Gao Laifu didn't go around: "Brother Zhang, I spent 50,000 yuan on this mountain for ten years, and then level it and return it to you."

Zhang Dayou was shocked. Their village was poor. Because there was basically no flat land, the crops were not well harvested. In the past two years, because the farmers' market was opened, various fruits began to be sold, especially chestnuts.

Even so, the family income is only seven or eight hundred yuan a year. This 50,000 yuan is enough for an ordinary family’s income in nearly a hundred years. And they are not buying it, they only rent it for ten years.

Although Zhang Dayou was so excited that he was about to jump up, he was still calm on the surface. The grassroots cadres who had been in charge for decades were not in vain. To be stable, he must be stable. He kept in his heart.

Sure enough, Gao Laifu was a little anxious when he saw Zhang Dayou remained silent. After all, he didn't understand this person's temper when he first started dealing with him.

"Brother Zhang, I know that this mountain has been contracted out. As long as you help me tell me that this person asked me to mine coal, I will give you 10,000 yuan alone." Gao Laifu threw out another cake. After all, Gao Laifu is also a local and understands the income of the people here. Therefore, the price offered is irresistible, and it will not be greedy for this.

Zhang Dayou finally couldn't calm down and stood up and offered his own price: "If I contract this mountain to you, you can give me 62,000 yuan!" He didn't dare to add more, adding the two thousand yuan had already made him frightened.

"Okay, Brother Zhang is happy. We'll make the reservation like this! Then we will pay the money and deliver the goods in the same way! Then when will I come?"

Zhang Dayou thought for a moment: "Come here in three days and bring the money."

Gao Laifu nodded, then shook hands and said goodbye. When he got in the car, he saw a large front door in the car, so he simply took it out and stuffed it directly to Zhang Dayou.

Watching the car disappearing at the end of the road with dust, Zhang Dayou weighed the cigarette in his hand. He had never smoked this cigarette, but he had never owned the whole cigarette as he grew up so old.

Walking home slowly, my wife was already preparing lunch. My grandchildren surrounded her grandmother and were watching her kneading dough. Today, she seemed to be eating white noodles and thousand-layer cakes.
Chapter completed!