this man is not calm

Chapter 224
Jin Shang, who came to his second aunt's house for the first time, also looked at the house in this small town curiously.

When Jin Shang came to this place, his biggest feeling was that it was generous in size and large in size. Even the area of ​​​​the house was much larger than in the city.

It is estimated that only the hometown of my girlfriend Li Xuan can be compared.

"how do you feel?"

Second aunt Jin Lanyun asked, and Jin Shang responded appreciatively:

“It’s nice, the old style is still there, but it looks new.”

"Actually, it is a house that was only built seven or eight years ago. After Zhang Lu grew up, the original house seemed a little insufficient, so he built the current house. He specially hired a master to design and construct it, which took more than a year. , then it was built.”

It seems that it is indeed very different from industrial customized products. The excellent craftsmanship style of traditional craftsmen is reflected in everything, and the carving of details is obviously more attentive.

However, there are fewer and fewer such craftsmen nowadays. The elderly are unable to do it, the young people do not like to learn, and many traditional skills that are close to folk arts are probably lost.

The wind outside seems to be a bit stronger and the whistling sound is getting louder. The inside of the house is warm, but there is not much smoke and smoke. It is not like a traditional ondol, but like the floor heating of the whole house. The heat is very soft.

At the hot table, uncle Zhang Hua and Jin Shang sat across from each other, drinking some tea and talking to sober up.

In fact, I didn’t drink much, but after all, the stamina was building up, so I had to take it slow.

"I won't mention anything else here. We need heating especially in winter. When it's the coldest, it's almost impossible to go out. It's not like the capital, where the 'Autumn Tiger' is still raging, right?"

"Absolutely. Over there near the sea, although it's hot in summer, it's not too exaggerated. It's also quite cold in winter, but not as good as here, where there's a three- to four-month freeze period."

In fact, the situation near Hulun Lake is already settled, but further north, the water is really turning into ice, making it even more difficult to endure.

Fortunately, with the increasing popularity of central heating, large-scale cities and towns are basically not overwhelmed by severe cold and snow. Many rural residents have also begun to spontaneously use petrochemical gas for heating to survive the severe winter.

These are benefits that only come after industrialization. My uncle and his family, who are located in the north, are increasingly aware of the development of science and technology, the improvement of national power and the improvement of life.

In the past, a heavy snowfall destroyed countless houses and froze to death.A family like Zhang Hua wanted to raise tens of millions of cattle and sheep. In the old days, they would not even think about it. Now it is not considered a great feat.

When it comes to the tremendous changes in the past 20 years, Zhang Hua has endless stories to tell.

However, today is Jin Shang's first time here, so he won't be dragged into talking endlessly.

It's getting late, and it's not too noisy. Several cousins ​​have to go to school tomorrow and have already rested. The aunt and nephew talked about some arrangements for tomorrow. After the aunt packed up, she came over to ask about the situation at home. After hearing Pregnant mother Mei Xinghong felt relieved after everything was normal and there were no problems with her family's business.

He and his father have been separated since he was a child. Although his mother is still qualified, she often goes out and is not very close. The relationship between the three siblings has always been very good. Even when they grow up, they get together less and apart more, but it does not affect the original friendship.

"Last time I said that grandma was coming back, why didn't there be any further information?"

"We have to wait until the weather gets cooler. She actually doesn't like the bustle and bustle in the capital in the summer. Especially during the summer vacation, there are too many tourists from out of town and it seems chaotic."

"Yes, she likes to be clean, but she is also afraid of trouble. She used to stay alone in the study, writing and drawing, and she didn't know what she was busy with. As she gets older, she becomes obsessed with praying to gods and worshiping Buddha."

Regarding this point, the second aunt Jin Lanyun actually had opinions. She and Huang Xiumin reconciled. The family had no objections. If the relationship was not harmonious, don't force it. But later, she let herself go too much and ignored the feelings of relatives and friends. It was indeed a bit It's hard to understand, especially the three siblings Jin Lanzhi, Jin Lanyun and Jin Shi who were among them. They also suffered a lot because of their old mother's willfulness.

"I think grandma still has a good heart. It's not that she's indifferent to her family. It's just that she doesn't know how to express herself and is not good at 'loving' other people."

"Low emotional intelligence and clumsy?"

Jin Lanyun curled her lips in disbelief.

"We haven't seen each other for many years. Next time I come back, I'll find a chance to have a look. I'm old and still running around. What should I do if something happens outside?"

Not only the second aunt Jin Lanyun, Jin Shang also discovered that all the relatives in this family have a tendency to be sharp-tongued and hard-tongued, and the tradition of being tough-tongued has been passed down almost from generation to generation.

It was after eleven o'clock that the three yawning people ended their chat and went back to the room to rest.

A night of silence, strange ceiling, strange room, warm indoor air, and waves of lowered voices coming from outside.

It seems that the adults are urging the children to get up and move quickly to avoid being late.

Jin Shang rubbed his eyes, yawned a few times, packed up and walked out.

"Hey, it's my cousin. Are you up so early?"

The youngest cousin Zhang Lu couldn't help but come up to Jin Shang when he saw him.

The little guy still likes this cousin very much, especially after receiving the Venus game console and a full set of game cassettes. When he came back, he became the most handsome boy in the class. If adults hadn't controlled him, he would have wanted to bring his little friend back every day. Play games.

As for my little cousin Zhang Yunluan, who went to school happily, she came back from school yesterday and said that the English teacher in the class played a song called "Lemon Tree" in the listening class as a language sense training. As soon as the little girl heard it, she She thought it sounded familiar and said that the singer was her relative, but the name on the single disc was Yuan Xiu. The name didn't match, so naturally the little girl was a little embarrassed.

Most children in small towns don't quite understand the relationship between real names and stage names.

"Is it really you, cousin?"

"of course."

"That's great. Look at what they said. They dare to look down on me and say I'm bragging."

A girl who has just entered high school is in the period of puberty, and her classmates are not particularly familiar. The small group has just been established, and before it is stable, it is quite uncomfortable to be laughed at and ridiculed by everyone.

"As long as you know it, there's no need to publicize it. I'm not a professional singer, but an entrepreneurial boss."

"It's a hobby, I understand."

Zhang Yunluan, who happily went to school with Jin Shang's autographed disc, ran away in a hurry. His aunt Jin Lanyun complained angrily:

"You are so old, and you don't pay any attention to the image of the girl's family."

Zhang Lu, who didn't want to get into trouble, said nothing and finished washing up honestly. After eating breakfast, he also joined the neighbor's children and went to school together.

"They are all troublesome guys. By the way, how is the second girl doing in the capital?" "It's not bad. I'll go learn dance when I have time and keep in touch with my trainee friends. September When school starts, I will live on campus. My father will ask an acquaintance to take care of him, so it should be fine. By the way..."

Speaking of this, Jin Shang remembered another thing,

"The art training school that Zhang Jun attended seems to have been absorbed by a certain college. Along with it, there are several teaching sites. If nothing else happens, my cousin will be able to obtain at least a formal college diploma in three years."

"That's pretty good, good luck."

Zhang Yun, who is naughty, not good at studies, and has no special talents, has always been a worry for his aunt. Now that he has such luck, it is much better than staying in his hometown.

"Moreover, it is a general trend for colleges and universities to expand enrollment in the future. Small and medium-sized colleges will be merged into comprehensive universities more and more. My little cousin may have the opportunity to 'upgrade from junior college to bachelor's degree' in the future, or even directly issue a bachelor's degree."

"This... can it work?"

Junior college and bachelor's degree are not the same treatment. Nowadays, it is not easy to pass the entrance examination and get into university. In high schools in many places, only a small number of outstanding students from key provincial and municipal schools have the opportunity to go to university, usually full-time. In high schools, it is difficult to produce an undergraduate in several years.

If Zhang Jun could get a bachelor's degree, he would have no problem working in a city TV station, a theater troupe, an art college, or a high school.

It would be even better if we could stay in the capital and develop.

"It doesn't matter if you work hard on your own, it's not bad to choose a 'hard-working' school and get a 'free ride'. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?"

Even so, the second aunt Jin Lanyun was still very happy.When I sent Er Yatou to the capital, I just wanted to find a way out and not let her stay in the countryside and be abandoned.

To have the current situation, personal hard work and luck are both indispensable.

"You go back and let her go to school well. Don't accomplish anything like before. If she doesn't obey, ask your father to beat her hard. If it doesn't work, I will discipline her myself."

"It's not that bad, my little cousin is still a little smart."

Jin Shang chuckled.

The second aunt is still very interesting. She usually seems to be a very peaceful person, but when she really makes a decision, or when she becomes anxious, she becomes extremely resolute.

It is precisely because of her help that uncle Zhang Hua, who is a bit dull, face-loving, loyal, and easily deceived, can achieve success in business.

Having a good wife at home is indeed a blessing.

After dinner, Jin Shang and Zhang Yunying went to the hotel together, picked up Wei Shuangping and Qi Zhaoyun, and prepared to officially visit their aunt's farm.

The commercial vehicle drove on the provincial highway for thirty minutes before finally arriving.

It was different from the golden wheat waves in Jin Shang's imagination. The fields were filled with dark brown and faint yellow soil, and there was also a smell of rotten roots.

Seeing Jin Shang's face, Zhang Yunying probably understood what the other person was thinking.

"You're late. This year's harvest has ended, and the harvest started last month."

"It's a month late and I didn't see it. It's a pity."

I didn’t feel particularly sorry. The climate in the north is different from that in the south, so we couldn’t force it. The group got out of the car and stepped on the soft rotary soil.
"Winter wheat will be sown soon, right?"

"Correct."

Zhang Yunying nodded,

"So, your e-commerce company can clear a large part of the warehouse inventory in a short period of time, which is really a big help. Otherwise, you don't know where to put the new grain. This year's market is really bad. Not only is the price low, even if the price is reduced, it may not be possible to sell it. It’s too difficult!”

"Is the impact of low-priced food from abroad?"

"There are reasons for this, but not all. It's hard to say the specifics. It doesn't matter that the above-mentioned agricultural cooperatives and large distributors are too greedy and cut prices too hard."

Zhang Yunying complained very dissatisfiedly,

"The local agricultural cooperatives and various business groups initially spoke for us, but since they have grown bigger, things have changed. The income related to farming and animal husbandry has become smaller and smaller in the agricultural cooperatives, and instead it is financial Speculation and real estate are becoming more and more important. Some things...can't go back."

Farming and raising cattle and sheep is so hard work, you don't earn much, and the risks are high. In contrast, as long as you have enough funds, you can obviously make more money and be easier by playing in finance and real estate.

Naturally, the interests of an organization born out of a union of small and medium-sized farmers and ranches are not completely consistent with those of traditional grain producers like Er Gufu.

As for the "Beidacang" online grain trading platform they built, Jinshang didn't pay special attention to it. For bulk transactions, maybe they would occupy a certain market and have some presence in the B2B field, but Jinshang's main battlefield is B2C and C2C. Terminal retail, not wholesale, so there is no fundamental conflict of interest.

Jin Shang also understood a little bit about his cousin's complaints, but he didn't pay special attention to them.

Sowing started at this time, which is actually a bit late. Fortunately, the temperature in summer and autumn this year is relatively high, so the impact is not great.

I watched rows of machines being busy, and some people in work clothes were inspecting the fields. They took samples from time to time, put them into test tubes, and put them into boxes after numbering.

"That is to check for pests and diseases, to see the density of bacterial eggs in the ground, and to measure the pH and trace elements. Some problems can easily cause big problems if we don't pay attention to them in advance. We can't guarantee whether God will have good weather, but Disasters can be prevented in advance and production can be maximized.”

"Isn't it possible to reduce pests and diseases by burning straw?"

"Burning, burning occurs in many places. Traditional planting and harvesting methods may cause big problems if straw is not burned. Ecological agriculture is not bad, but the input is large and the output is slow. It is not as convenient as a fire, and the wheat will be hidden in the wheat. The pests in the stalks and withered grass have been wiped out. However, our family is different. We have taken a different path from the beginning. Although we have suffered a lot, the path has been successful and it is also very profitable."

It’s not that small and medium-sized farmers don’t understand, but that based on their conditions, burning straw is the best way. If they don’t do this, they can’t afford the consequences.

In order to solve Jin Shang's doubts, the group came to the hay yard. Opposite was the beef cattle area. From time to time, construction trucks dumping cow dung drove over to unload.

Jin Shang also saw the composting site that Zhang Yunying was proud of.

"Black soil, to put it bluntly, is humus soil accumulated over thousands of years. The soil quality and fertility here are obviously inferior, but we can use some methods to improve it."

(End of this chapter)