You've been reborn and you're going to go farm?

"I have to go back now. I discussed it with the village today and we're going to select the best watermelons from everyone."

"The weather forecast says it will rain later, so we'll try to harvest everything we can before it rains."

"In the village?"

"Yes, I haven't had a chance to tell you yet. I'll report to my supervisor tonight."

"Okay, don't overexert yourself."

Jiang Lin closed the car door, looked at the girl waving in the rearview mirror, and smiled warmly.

Upon returning to the village, Jiang Lin went straight to Secretary Li's house.

At that moment, several villagers were still waiting at his house, fanning themselves.

Upon seeing Jiang Lin enter, everyone became restless.

"Little one, can you really help us sell our watermelons?"

Jiang Lin nodded as he walked, "Don't worry, Third Aunt, everything has been discussed with the Party Secretary."

He flashed the file folder in his hand: "Look, I've brought all the contracts over."

"Did the Party Secretary explain all the requirements to you?"

The aunt Jiang Lin called Third Auntie scoffed and said, "I already said it, and no one has any objections."

"Your demands are practically nonexistent."

"At one yuan per pound, who would dare to mess around with it!"

"Exactly!" others chimed in.

"Jiang Lin is here!" Li Shujie quickly welcomed Jiang Lin into the main room.

Jiang Lin got straight to the point and presented the centralized acquisition agreement.

"Secretary, please take a look at the contents. This contract is essentially signed in my personal name with the village. I will transfer the money directly to you, and you will manage it in a unified manner."

"My uncle and aunt are here; they can be my witnesses!"

"No problem, we signed it."

Li Shujie nodded, "No problem, no problem."

The other villagers nodded in agreement: "We have no problem either."

Li Shujie carefully reviewed the contents, which were all things discussed that morning, with the addition of breach of contract clauses binding both parties, which was all reasonable.

He handed the contract to a middle-aged man standing next to him, who was looking on expectantly: "You guys take a look at the contents too."

"Once we sign, we have to follow the requirements. This is being responsible to everyone and to the reputation of our Dongfeng Village."

Several villagers took turns looking at the contract, and finally handed it to Li Shujie: "Sign it!"

Li Shujie took out the village's official seal, stamped it, and Jiang Lin also signed his name.

[A clear agreement has been reached, and the management requirements are met!]

Should the "Dongfeng Village contiguous planting area (approximately 50 mu)" be included in the management?

Jiang Lin's mind stirred slightly: "Yes!"

In an instant, the information on the panel changed rapidly. The void that had previously only shown a thumbnail of one's own melon patch was now illuminated by another huge plot of land.

Thousands upon thousands of dots of light shone across the plot of land.

Furthermore, it is no longer a single color, but rather has distinct color blocks.

A small portion is dark green; these are watermelons from the picking window area.

Nearly 80% of the plots are still light green, indicating they are in the growth stage.

That's not the most important thing. According to the data displayed on the panel, the overall condition of this 50-mu (approximately 3.3 hectares) of land is much better than their family's hillside land, whether it's the soil properties, soil fertility, or the growth data of the watermelons.

But why are there still two batches of watermelons?

"Secretary, I've had a question for the past two days."

"These are all from the same batch of watermelons, so why are there such big differences in their ripeness?"

When Li Shujie was asked this question, he immediately felt a little embarrassed.

The third aunt, who had just spoken, laughed when she heard Jiang Lin's words: "Sigh, wasn't it all caused by that company back then?"

"We were conducting publicity in several villages in our town, but Secretary Li insisted on going to inspect them. This caused a delay, and by the time we went to buy seedlings, the first batch had been almost completely snapped up by other villages. We only managed to get a few seedlings."

"Much of these are from the local area; they were the second batch delivered by others!"

Everyone knows that the company in town ran away, which has led to the entire town, and even several other towns, being flooded with these new varieties of watermelons. Otherwise, how could such good watermelons not sell?

People can't really hate Secretary Li, even if they say they do.

After all, he meant well and genuinely wanted to do something practical for everyone.

Moreover, if it weren't for him leading the way in planting the new variety, and instead the village had continued planting the same old watermelons as in previous years, with each family growing their own, and then competing with this new variety on the market, they would have lost everything!

The other side of the river is the best example!

Now, at least we can all get together and think of a solution.

And at that moment, the solution appeared, a true case of overcoming hardship and finding happiness!

Li Shujie nodded with a wry smile.

Jiang Lin nodded in agreement: "A loss may turn out to be a blessing in disguise!"

If it weren't for the timing of this second batch of seedlings, this torrential rain would have ruined everything.

Jiang Lin stuffed his contract into the bag: "Then I'll go pick out some watermelons!"

Li Shujie glanced at the sun outside; it was only four in the afternoon, and the sun was still scorching.

"Let's take a break from the sun before we start working!" Li Shujie advised.

Jiang Lin smiled and said, "Such a large piece of land, it will take some time to divide it all up."

"The truck needs to come tomorrow morning, so it's best to finish picking them by tomorrow morning. We can't afford to delay."

"Then, Secretary Li, you also need to make arrangements in advance. In addition to the ditches in the fields, the ditches around the area that are flooded also need to be properly cleared."

"I see that some parts of our irrigation canal are blocked."

"The weather forecast says it's going to rain soon. Whether we can save the remaining watermelons depends on these!"

Li Shujie was taken aback, not expecting Jiang Lin to have considered things so far ahead. "Okay, I'll make the arrangements!"

Jiang Lin drove home, put on a straw hat, and went to the fields where they were working to start.

The sand underfoot was scalding hot, and the air felt like it was steaming.

Wandering among the vines, you'll be soaked in sweat in just a few minutes.

With the macro-level guidance from the control panel, coupled with detailed data annotations for each watermelon, his selection process became much faster than before.

Li Shujie and several villagers were cleaning the irrigation ditch nearby. Watching this young man working so hard in the field, Li Shujie couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions.

"Can't he teach us his standards?"

"With more people helping with the selection, it will be much faster to get the job done."

"Exactly! We've been farming for most of our lives, do you think we're less experienced than a young man like him?"

The moment those words left his mouth, he was glared at by an older woman wearing a straw hat next to him: "If you can't speak properly, then shut your mouth."

"Why are those kids working under the scorching sun in the fields, carrying loads one by one?"

"Is it to trick you?"

"A dollar a pound? That's like money falling from the sky! They're guaranteeing quality and protecting our business. What do you know?!"

The villager, embarrassed by the retort, said awkwardly, "Oh, I was just saying it offhand."

"You can't just say it casually!"

"Didn't you see Secretary Li shoveling mud up there?"

"You're still standing here!"

"We're all counting on them now, so stop making sarcastic remarks!"