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

Seeing that Wang An's expression was off, Sun Dafu quickly waved his hand and said:
"No, no, Xiao An, you've misunderstood. I just wanted you to give me some ideas, not to do everything. They should do the work. How can I let them just sit back and get the work done?"

Upon hearing this, Wang An's expression immediately softened. It was mainly about offering suggestions and talking, which Wang An could accept.

Wang An nodded, thought for a moment, and said:
"If we follow the idea of ​​building greenhouses to grow and sell vegetables, there are two methods now, but each method has its advantages and disadvantages. Grandpa Sun, you can use whichever method you feel is more comfortable with."

Upon hearing that Wang An was going to offer advice, Sun Dafu hurriedly picked up the pen on the table and said:

"Xiao An, you tell me, I'll write it down, and then we'll discuss it at the meeting."

Wang An wanted to say, "You don't need to remember this little thing; just memorize it in your head." However, noticing Sun Dafu's eager and earnest expression, Wang An swallowed his words.

Then he said:

"The first method is like what the Wang family and other families do: each family builds its own greenhouse, and then our village takes the lead in purchasing and selling the vegetables. I will then find a way to sell these vegetables."

Sun Dafu's hand kept sliding across the paper, and he kept saying:

"Okay, I've noted down this method. Is there anything else you'd like to add?"

In fact, what Sun Dafu wanted to ask was what the advantages and disadvantages of doing this were, but he was too embarrassed to ask.

Wang An said solemnly:
“Selling vegetables will definitely require me to cultivate some relationships and incur some expenses. The key is that my investment in transportation is also considerable. So I definitely need to set aside a portion of the profit to cover all these expenses. Is that reasonable, Grandpa Sun?”

The reason Wang An is making the profits public now is because he's afraid that some ungrateful people will be envious of these profits in the future, thinking that it's only right for Wang An to help the villagers sell vegetables and that he shouldn't be making money from it.

You should know that in Wang An's previous life, he had seen or heard of many similar cases of repaying kindness with enmity.

The main reason is that Wang An's actions weren't really for making money, because he really didn't care about that amount of money. If Sun Dafu hadn't been persistently pestering him, Wang An wouldn't have wanted to get involved in these things at all.

When Sun Dafu heard that Wang An wanted to take a cut of the profits, he frowned. But then he thought about how difficult it would be to transport the vegetables out of the mountains in the dead of winter, and the need to pull strings and build relationships. So Sun Dafu immediately nodded and said:

“Yeah, that makes sense. We can’t just let them make money and then have to put our own money into it. That would be like taking money out of your pocket and putting it into their pocket.”

Wang An nodded and continued:

"But I have to take risks if I do it this way. What if some bastard suddenly finds a sales channel and leaves me hanging? I'd be stuck in a bind!"

"So, either our village will act as guarantor for me, or whoever grows vegetables in greenhouses will have to pay a deposit to the village. By the way, I also have to pay a deposit. If I fail to sell the vegetables, I will bear all the losses myself. The growers cannot be shortchanged by a single penny. If I don't pay for the vegetables, I will have to compensate them for the deposit I paid."

As the saying goes, "Among hundreds of people, there are all sorts of people." Wang An didn't believe that when someone offered a high price for vegetables, the villagers would keep their word and only sell the vegetables to Wang An and not to anyone else.

Based on Wang An's understanding of the villagers, they would not hesitate to abandon Wang An's connections and instead sell their vegetables to those who offered higher prices.

Of course, it's not just many people in the village; most people in the world are like this. After all, most people can only see immediate benefits and don't make long-term plans. After Wang An finished speaking, Sun Dafu nodded again and said:
"Yeah, that makes sense. Neither side can escape, and whoever tries to cheat will lose their deposit."

Seeing that Sun Dafu had no objection, Wang An continued:

"This is the first method. It's the simplest and easiest to operate, but it's not very friendly to those in our village who can't afford to build greenhouses. If they can't afford greenhouses, they won't earn this money. So, Grandpa Sun, you need to think about it carefully."

In fact, Wang An has been reborn for several years, but apart from the dramatic changes in the lives of Wang An's family, the lives of Wang Li's family, Mu Xue's family, Huang Zhong's family, and the old Wang family have also changed considerably with Wang An's help.

Looking at the villagers in the surrounding area, apart from no longer having to eat potatoes and sweet potatoes to fill their stomachs every meal, their lives have not changed much.

They were still poor, still couldn't afford nice clothes or meat, and things didn't change much even in the 90s.

Of course, because of the land being distributed to individual households, everyone did have some surplus grain in their granaries.

Whether now or in the future, the investment required to build a greenhouse is enormous, and it's not something everyone can afford; to be precise, most people can't afford it.

Therefore, if this is done, most of the villagers in Kaoshantun will still not be able to become rich.

As soon as Wang An uttered those words, Sun Dafu froze on the spot, staring blankly at Wang An, speechless.

The main problem was that Sun Dafu suddenly realized that Wang An's method seemed to be saying nothing at all, because it couldn't achieve the goal and original intention of common prosperity.

After a long pause, Sun Dafu said helplessly:
"Xiao An, why don't you tell me about the second method?"

Wang An smiled slightly and said:

"The second method is to establish a vegetable greenhouse cooperative in the name of our village collective. All members of our village can participate. Those with money can contribute more and take more shares, while those without money can contribute less and take fewer shares. It's okay if you don't have any coins."

Because the land used for greenhouse cultivation belongs to our village collective, we can also receive some dividends from the land. Everyone in our village will be able to get some money. By the way, everyone in our village can also work in the cooperative and receive wages or money based on work points.

This arrangement ensures that while those who contribute more money will receive a larger share of the profits, even those without any coins will still earn money, thus benefiting everyone in our village.

There was one more thing Wang An didn't say: those who neither wanted to pay nor work were, in Wang An's view, beyond redemption, so there was no need to care about their lives.

To be honest, Wang An prefers the second approach, namely the cooperative model.

Only in this way can we achieve shared benefits and shared risks. If something goes wrong, the shareholders of the cooperative will discuss and supervise each other. If an ingrate appears, a large group of shareholders will work together to deal with him.

After Wang An finished speaking, Sun Dafu pondered for a moment, then suddenly beamed and said:
"This method is good, this method is good, this method is really good! Xiao An, explain this method to me in detail. I think the villagers will definitely agree."

Therefore, Wang An spoke eloquently:
"We'll set up a cooperative in the name of our village collective. We'll allocate a large plot of land specifically for building greenhouses to grow vegetables. Then, our village collective will contribute the land as shares in the cooperative. The remaining investment will be raised through fundraising." (End of Chapter)