Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 380 Using a Hill as Private Land

At this time, Ma Guifang didn't understand the meaning of Li Guoqiang's words at all. She simply thought that Li Guoqiang had promised to help her preserve the first apiary.

In addition, it naturally also includes the exchange conditions she proposed before.

Just when she was thinking about when she could have a taste of this young hunk Li Guoqiang, Li Guoqiang had already turned around and walked to the beekeeping area, checking the beehives one by one.

Soon after, he had a more comprehensive understanding of the situation here.

The silver lining was that in more than half of the beehives, the queen bees were still alive and well, and many bee pupae were not affected.

This means that next, we just need to solve the disease and the bee colony will slowly recover.

So he immediately went to the workers' room, took out the medicine and prepared the solvent, and asked Ma Guifang to lead people to spray and feed.

Since this matter directly concerns whether Ma Guifang and others can continue to work in the apiary, their work enthusiasm is very high. In a short while, they finished the work assigned by Li Guoqiang.

Then they looked at Li Guoqiang eagerly, hoping that he would give them more work to do.

Because in their simple minds, they naively believe that as long as they do enough work, it will have a greater impact on the bees and the chances of saving them will be greater.

Little do we know that many things require us to find the right method first.

Otherwise, just like the efforts they made when they first discovered the bees were dying, all of their efforts would end up being in vain.

But if you find the right method, there is no need to be so troublesome. You just need to do what you should do.

Seeing that Ma Guifang and the others looked very hungry, Li Guoqiang didn't want to discourage their enthusiasm, so he immediately asked them to do a thorough cleaning.

Just when they were busy, on the other side, after more than an hour of observation, after seeing the number of dead bees decrease sharply, Xu Yuliang, Sun Maocai and others could finally put their minds at ease.

Afterwards, Xu Guangfu looked at Sun Maocai and Ma Changshun, who looked like they had survived a disaster, and could not help but snort and said, "Humph, now you know why I opposed you driving Qiangzi away from the apiary!
Although beekeeping seems simple, if something goes wrong, we will be at a loss with our limited farming skills.

Besides, don't be too happy now, Qiangzi hasn't agreed to continue to be in charge of the apiary!"

After hearing this, Xu Yuliang, Xu Guanglu, Sun Maocai and Ma Changshun all frowned unconsciously.

After this incident, they deeply realized the importance of Li Guoqiang to the apiary.

If Li Guoqiang is unwilling to take over the apiary, what will happen even if the bees are rescued now?
Who can guarantee that the same problem will not occur again in the future?

Moreover, if they could previously use the excuse that they had technicians from the Agricultural Bureau to cover up the fact that they wanted to seize the profits of the apiary from Li Guoqiang, now no one among them would dare to have any thoughts on the apiary.

Not to mention that they don't have the ability to take responsibility, if they can't get Li Guoqiang to agree to take over the apiary, the villagers will probably drive them all out.

After all, this apiary is related to every household, and it can bring in hundreds of dollars in income a year, and this income can be earned without any work.

Anyone who dares to deprive the villagers of this income will become everyone's enemy.

Thinking of this, their hearts suddenly trembled, then they looked at each other and hurriedly got together to discuss.

No matter what, they must let Li Guoqiang take over the apiary.

After discussing for a while, they finally came up with a relatively satisfactory solution, and then they hurriedly left the second apiary.

When they rushed back to the First Bee Farm, as soon as they walked in, they felt an atmosphere that was different from before.

If before the incident at the apiary, the feeling they had was one of routine and dullness, now it is full of vitality with positive struggle and striving for progress.

It's like a tree has roots and green shoots growing out, which makes people feel happy.

"What's the matter?"

Soon, Xu Yuliang found Ma Guifang, and asked in confusion, "What happened here? Why do you all look so happy?"

"Good thing!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Guifang immediately said with a cheerful look on her face: "That's great news. Qiangzi has already said that more than half of the bee colonies in this First Bee Farm will slowly recover as long as they are well taken care of."

"Really?"

Xu Yuliang's eyes widened, and then he asked with a look of surprise, "Did Qiangzi really say that?"

You know, he had originally given up hope of keeping the No. 1 apiary, but he didn't expect that Li Guoqiang would give him such a big surprise.

"of course it's true!"

When Ma Guifang heard Xu Yuliang's doubts, she couldn't help but said angrily, "Qiangzi said this in front of all of us. How could it be false?"

"Great!"

Hearing what Ma Guifang said, Xu Yuliang, Sun Maocai, Ma Changshun and others couldn't help but cheer.

Afterwards, they hurried into the workers' room and found Li Guoqiang, who was drinking tea and resting on the fire pit, and asked him to confirm.

After confirming that the First Bee Farm could be saved, their faces suddenly lit up with smiles as big as chrysanthemums.

Then they looked at each other again and stated the conditions they had agreed upon.

"Well, Qiangzi! We know that you have been wronged before, so in order to compensate you, we decided to grant you the small hill behind your house as your private plot.

In addition, from now on, you will have the final say on all matters concerning the apiary. What do you think?"

What this means is that Li Guoqiang can appoint anyone he wants as the farm manager, and can appoint anyone he wants as a worker in the apiary.

There are even no requirements on how much honey a apiary should produce each year.

Therefore, this sincerity is indeed great.

After hearing this, Li Guoqiang felt a little surprised.

Among them, he was not surprised at all about the latter condition.

After all, compared to the income that a apiary can bring, putting people in a apiary is just a small matter.

What's more, it was impossible for him to replace all the people in the apiary with people from the Xu family.

What surprised him was that the brigade actually decided to give him the small hill behind his house as his own private plot.

Although this place has always been known for its vast land and sparse population, in this era, each family only has a private plot of more than one mu at most. Moreover, a large part of it is in the yard of each household.

Compared to a small mountain, there is a world of difference.

However, he was not blinded by the benefits and soon figured out the team's intention.

After thinking for a while, he remembered that he was also responsible for the management of Xiangmi Zhai, and he suddenly understood something.

It turned out that the team was sure that he would not be able to stay in Jinshan Fort for a long time, so they assigned him such a small hill.

In this way, the most he could do was to let Qu Yinfeng and Xu Yuping plant a little corn, peanuts, wheat, vegetables and so on on the mountain. It was impossible to develop the entire hill.

Therefore, even if the entire hill was given to him as his own private plot, the villagers would not be jealous.

Thinking of this, he felt a little happy in his heart, then nodded and said, "Okay! Since the team thinks highly of me, I can't let everyone down. I will definitely run the bee farm well in the future."

"it is good!"

When Xu Yuliang saw that Li Guoqiang agreed, he was overjoyed and quickly praised him, "I knew you wouldn't just stand by and watch us get into trouble."

As soon as the voice fell, Sun Maocai, Ma Changshun and others all followed suit and praised:
"Well done!"

"Qiangzi, so generous!"

"Qiangzi, that's really nice!"

At this time, the only person who did not speak was Xu Guangfu.

He just looked at Li Guoqiang with excitement and pride.

If it weren't for the fact that some things are easier said than done, he would have wanted to grab Li Guoqiang's hand and loudly announce to others that this was their good son-in-law.

"you flatter me!"

Hearing everyone's praise, Li Guoqiang waved his hands and spoke modestly, then immediately changed the subject, laughing and saying, "Well, now the problems in the bee farm have been dealt with. Next, we just need to continue to use the medicine on time and wait for a while for the bee colony to slowly recover.

Besides, it’s getting late now, leaders, please go back and have dinner! "

After hearing this, Xu Yuliang, Sun Maocai and others felt their stomachs rumbling.

Because of the apiary affairs, they hadn't had a proper meal for several days, not to mention that they had just done a lot of work at the second apiary not long ago.

Now, all the problems have been solved, Li Guoqiang has agreed to take over the management of the apiary, and they are finally in a good mood.

When people's mood improves, their appetite will naturally improve.

Soon, under the gaze of Li Guoqiang, Xu Yuliang and others left the apiary with smiles on their faces.

Upon seeing this, Ma Guifang immediately followed Li Guoqiang into the house, and then asked enthusiastically, "Qiangzi, you can eat here later! I have asked them to go back and catch a chicken and make you some chicken stew with vermicelli."

"Row!"

When Li Guoqiang heard this, he didn't think much about it. He nodded and said, "It just so happens that I have something to tell you. Let's talk while we eat!"

"that."

Ma Guifang's eyes narrowed when she heard this, and she quickly asked, "What do you want to tell us?"

"Ah!"

Li Guoqiang was delighted when he saw Ma Guifang's nervous expression, then he said with a laugh: "It's nothing, actually. I just want to tell you about some common bee diseases and the corresponding treatment methods, so that you won't have any idea what to do if such problems occur in the future."

"That would be great!"

After hearing this, Ma Guifang cheered with a look of surprise.

After she finished speaking, the look in her eyes when she looked at Li Guoqiang was almost tearful.

In her opinion, Li Guoqiang was helping her manage the apiary so attentively just for her sake.

Therefore, she had to find an opportunity as soon as possible to fulfill the conditions she had promised to Li Guoqiang.

At this time, Li Guoqiang had no idea that Ma Guifang had misunderstood his meaning.

In fact, the main reason why he wanted to teach the workers in the apiary some disease knowledge was because he had agreed to take over the management of the apiary.

Moreover, he also believed that after this disease incident, the Jinshanbao Brigade would no longer dare to have any bad intentions towards him.

In this case, it is very necessary for him to train the workers in the apiary so as not to disturb him from enjoying life in the old city.

As for the two people who took away Qu Yinfeng and Xu Yuping's jobs, he didn't intend to bother with them so much. As long as they could be more sensible, listen to him obediently, and apologize to Qu Yinfeng and Xu Yuping in time, it would be enough.

After all, he has already taken all the benefits he deserves, so there is no need to act so vindictive and give others a reason to criticize him.

Not long after, while he was eating the delicious chicken stewed with vermicelli and imparting knowledge about bee diseases to Ma Guifang and other bee farm workers, almost all the villagers knew that the problem of the bee farm had been solved by him, and they couldn't help but give him a thumbs up and kept praising him for his righteousness.

At the same time, Qu Yinfeng, Xu Yuping and others had already learned that the brigade had allocated the hill behind Li Guoqiang's house to Li Guoqiang as his own private plot.

They looked at the sparse trees and large bushes on the hill behind the house, and their first thought was that the family would no longer have to worry about having firewood.

Then, they thought of Ma Shufen, Zhu Caiyan, Zhu Caixia and Xu Dani who had nothing to do, and thought that they could let Ma Shufen and others slowly open up the land and plant some crops and vegetables in the future.

In this way, even if they do not go to work or work in the apiary in the future, they do not have to worry about having no food to eat at home.

In other words, this has completely solved their livelihood problems, so that they no longer have to worry about Li Guoqiang abandoning them one day.

While they were happy, they continued to clean the house and prepare various ingredients so that Li Guoqiang could live the most comfortable life when he returned home in the evening.

In the blink of an eye, it was evening.

In the afternoon, Li Guoqiang inspected the two apiaries carefully again and also provided training on bee disease knowledge to the workers in the second apiary.

When it was getting dark and he had arranged his work for the next day, he was about to go home when he was suddenly stopped by Ma Guifang.

(End of this chapter)