Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 1204 Burning Soil and Digging Soil
Liu Guilan's words helped Wang Yong and Wang Gan out of their predicament. The two brothers scratched their heads, and Wang Yong said with a embarrassed look:
"Auntie, I'm really short on cash. I haven't saved much money over the years. Hey, auntie, can I borrow some? I'll do what my dad does and pay 5 cents interest."

As he spoke, Wang Yong gave an awkward laugh.

After Wang Yong finished speaking, Wang Gan also said:

“I was originally thinking of just building one greenhouse with my dad, but if you lend me the money, I’ll build another one.”

The elderly couple, Wang Dashu and his wife, are living together with Wang Gan and haven't separated their households, so it's perfectly reasonable for Wang Gan to say that they should share a greenhouse.

After the two brothers finished speaking, Liu Guilan readily replied:
“It’s still a bit short if you and your dad set up a greenhouse together. It’s okay, I’ll give you the money first. You can pay me back when you’ve made some money.”

After Liu Guilan finished speaking, Wang Shun, the eldest son of the second uncle, said:

"Auntie, I don't need it here. I'll just leave some with my dad and the others."

After Wang Shun finished speaking, his second uncle, Wang Daliang, said:

"Yes, I'll help Shunzi with the money for building the greenhouse. Thanks to his aunt."

It has to be said that as long as a person has money, they will be very confident no matter what they do. At the very least, if Wang Li hadn't made money with Wang An, Wang Daliang would never have dared to say such a thing.

After discussing for a while, everyone decided that Grandpa Wang Dashu and his son Wang Gan would build two greenhouses, Wang Yong would build one greenhouse, Wang Daliang and his son Wang Li would build one, Wang Shun would build one, and Mu Xue would build one. That would make six greenhouses. If you include Wang An's family, there would be a total of seven.

For this era, this number of greenhouses was already considered to be of considerable scale, and even if Wang An were to find sales channels later, he would have a certain degree of bargaining power.

Everyone was happy with the decision and chatted about their plans to build greenhouses to grow vegetables and sell them for money. However, Wang An didn't say much.

Wang An knew that in this era of extreme scarcity, even up to the 90s, there was no worry about selling fresh vegetables in winter; the only worry was that the vegetables he grew could not meet the demand.

Wang An believes that once these relatives have tasted the benefits of greenhouse farming, the number of greenhouses will definitely increase. While it may be unrealistic for these relatives to become extremely wealthy, they will certainly be able to easily achieve a comfortable standard of living.

Soon, it was the second day after Wang An's family built the greenhouse.

Early that morning, the relatives gathered at Wang An's house, mainly because starting today, the foundation for building the greenhouse would be prepared by burning and digging soil.

The group used wheelbarrows and large baskets to pile up the wood and pine branches on the foundation of the greenhouse. Wang An poured a little diesel oil on top and then set the pile of wood and branches on fire.

As the fire raged, thick smoke billowed into the air, immediately attracting the attention of the villagers of Kaoshantun.

One by one, people were seen carrying shovels, brooms, and other tools, shouting from time to time:
"Old Wang's house is on fire! Come quick, put out the fire!"

Wang An's house was originally located at the westernmost edge of the village, but after moving to the new house, its location became even further west. Because everyone at Wang An's house had to watch the fire to prevent it from spreading, they were all gathered on the hillside behind Wang An's house, so they couldn't hear the shouts very clearly.

Of course, even if you heard it clearly, it wouldn't be of any use. At this point, everyone was setting the place on fire, so it was impossible for them to leave easily.

When everyone arrived at Wang An's house, Liu Guilan heard their shouts and the barking of her dog and came out to greet them. However, when she saw the group of people carrying various tools, she was utterly shocked and surprised, and instinctively asked:

What are you doing here at my house?

One of the villagers said:
"We saw your house was on fire, that's why we came to put out the fire."

Liu Guilan subconsciously glanced towards her backyard, where thick smoke was billowing out. However, due to the southerly wind, the smoke hadn't reached the front yard. Liu Guilan glanced at it, then turned back to everyone with a smile and said:

"Thanks everyone! Our house didn't catch fire. My son and the others said they were going to burn the ground to build a greenhouse, and that fire was started on purpose, hahaha. Um, why don't you all come inside and wait a bit?"

After Liu Guilan finished speaking, everyone chimed in:
"Every day I've been wondering how this thick snow could catch fire."

"Yeah, in our village, it's hard to even think about starting a fire in winter, unless someone deliberately sets one on fire."

"It's better that it didn't catch fire. I'm going home."

As they were talking, many people turned around and went home. Of course, some busybodies followed Liu Guilan into the yard, saying they wanted to see how Wang An and his team built their greenhouse.

In this way, a dozen or so people came to Wang An and his group.

Sun Xiangyang asked Wang Dazhu:

"Brother, I heard from your sister-in-law that you're planning to build some kind of greenhouse. What's the deal with that?"

After Sun Xiangyang finished asking his question, the other villagers who had come with him all turned their eyes in his direction. Clearly, everyone was curious about what was going on.

After Wang An's previous explanation, Wang Dazhu now had a clear understanding of the steps involved in building a greenhouse, so he began to explain the purpose of the greenhouse.

As Wang Dazhu was speaking, the eyes of several people who entered the courtyard visibly lit up.

It's clear that building greenhouses to grow vegetables is exactly what these people wanted.

So these people started asking more detailed questions.

But when Wang Dazhu said that it would cost more than 1000 yuan to build a greenhouse, several people immediately became unwilling and gave up.

There's no way around it; 1000 yuan was no small sum back then. If an ordinary farmer wanted to save up 1000 yuan, it would take at least three or four years, or even five or six years.

However, the expressions of the other people did not change at all, and they continued to ask about the sale of the vegetables after they were grown.

It was obvious that these people were really serious about building greenhouses to grow vegetables, and Wang Dazhu didn't hold back, telling them about his plans to set up a stall in the previous market and find a company canteen.

There's no need to hide these things, because anyone who's interested can find out the general outline by following up.

Furthermore, even with such a large market in the county town, and even if every household in Kaoshantun grows vegetables in greenhouses, there still isn't enough to go around.

So speaking out actually makes the Wang family seem more open-minded.

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