Chapter 26: Large-scale Construction

  "Boss Xiao, it's not that I don't want to do this business, but the weather is really too hot now, and it's not suitable for transplanting seedlings!" The owner of the nursery was a straightforward person, and he tentatively said to Xiao Ping: "If you sincerely want the seedlings, why not pay some deposit first, and then transplant them after the Spring Festival? That way, the survival rate will be higher."

  Xiao Ping naturally also knew this truth, with the Lian Yao Hu in hand he didn't need to worry about the survival rate of the seedlings at all, so he smiled and said: "Boss Niu, I appreciate your kindness, but I still hope to transport the seedlings back as soon as possible, and any losses incurred will be borne by me."

  Xiao Ping had already said so much, and Old Cow couldn't say anything more, so he could only mutter: "Alright, tonight I'll get the workers to work overtime and dig out a thousand seedlings. We can start transporting them early tomorrow morning, maybe we can make up for some of it."

  "Thanks, boss!" Xiao Ping smiled and said: "Then I won't go back to the city today. Tomorrow I'll follow Miao Chuan's car back. Let's go settle the bill first!"

  Xiao Ping paid the full amount of goods at once, which also made Niu Boss feel less uncomfortable in his heart. In the evening, he instructed the workers to dig out 1,000 tree saplings and quickly loaded them all onto the truck. Xiao Ping didn't idle either, he found two large buckets in the nursery, filled them with water, and guarded the side of the truck, sprinkling water on each sapling that was loaded onto the truck to prevent them from withering.

  In Niu Lao's opinion, what Xiao Ping did was not very useful. The October weather was still too hot, and these seedlings would have to be exposed to the scorching sun for several hours before they could be planted. If one-third of them survived, it would be considered quite good. In fact, Niu Lao was completely worried for nothing. Xiao Ping had already added a magical liquid to the water bucket, so when they arrived at the farm, not only would these seedlings not die, but they would also grow better than when they were first dug up.

  The trucks loaded with saplings set off before sunrise and returned to Xiao Ping's farm at noon. The farm was also bustling, with the construction of vegetable greenhouses continuing. Several large greenhouses had already been built, with workers laying transparent plastic film on top of the frames. Another few greenhouses were also taking shape and would be completed soon.

  Wang Dapao and several farmers were supervising the workers, it was clear that they were all very serious. Wang Dapao was the most dedicated of them all, completely unaware of Xiao Ping walking up behind him, loudly shouting at the workers: "Pay attention to the height of the greenhouse, that one seems a bit low, be careful not to trample the vegetables below, these are all money!"

  Xiao Ping walked up to Wang Dapao and smiled: "Wang Dapao, you're really serious."

  Wang Dapao only then saw Xiao Ping and somewhat embarrassedly said: "I have to keep an eye on you, I'm afraid something will go wrong, and when you come back it won't be good to explain."

  "Not bad!" Xiao Ping praised Wang Dapao, then pointed to the car parked at the farm entrance: "I've bought back the fruit tree seedlings, let everyone plant them as soon as possible."

  Xiao Ping's words shocked Wang Dapao, who slapped his thigh and exclaimed loudly: "Boss, it's not the right time now, the saplings won't survive, alas!"

  Although Wang Dapao said so, he quickly gathered people to rush and transplant the seedlings. When everyone pulled open the sunshade net on the truck, they were all stunned by what was in front of them. The excavated seedlings did not wither or sprout, each one looked thriving, every leaf crisp and dripping with dew, more spirited than when planted in the ground.

  "Why are all these saplings not thriving?" a farmer asked Wang Dapao next to him: "It can't be that the boss has brought in high-tech fruit saplings again, right?"

  "What else can I say?" Wang Dapao replied matter-of-factly, then loudly called out to the others: "Let's get started, hurry up and plant all these seedlings. Even if they're high-tech fruit seedlings, we can't just leave them outside in the sun!"

  Xiao Ping's "high-tech vegetables" grew amazingly, and had a great impact on villagers like Wang Dapao. So when they saw these unusual fruit tree seedlings, they naturally used high-tech to explain it, and Xiao Ping didn't need to waste his breath explaining the matter.

  Wang Dapao and others are old farmers, they also have experience in planting fruit trees before, so it's natural that they don't need Xiao Ping to worry about things like planting tree seedlings. However, when Wang Dapao and others were planting tree seedlings, Xiao Ping was not idle either, he began to contact the engineering team to prepare for the excavation of the fish pond.

  Xiao Ping plans to dig two fish ponds on the remaining land and raise some high-value fish. The experiment with goldfish shows that the spiritual liquid is also very effective for fish, and Xiao Ping will not miss this opportunity to make money.

  Now Xiao Ping's pocket has money, in addition to building two fish ponds, he also plans to pave a cement road from the farm gate to the highway. At present, this section of road is purely an earth road, which is still good at ordinary times, but it becomes a muddy river on rainy days. Not to mention that people are not convenient to walk, even cars can get stuck in it.

  Xiao Ping plans to build a concrete road that can accommodate two trucks driving side by side, making it more convenient for cargo transportation in and out of the farm. However, building such a road is not cheap, with a one-kilometer stretch costing 2 million yuan, several times higher than the farm's annual rent.

  Apart from the fish pond and the road, Xiao Ping also plans to renovate the three-story building of the farm, so that he can live more comfortably. In the past, Xiao Ping was poor, so he didn't care about food, clothing, or shelter. Now that he has become a relatively wealthy farmer, he naturally cannot neglect himself, and spending some money to live comfortably is also a normal thing. If one becomes a millionaire but doesn't know how to enjoy life, then what's the point of working hard to earn so much money?

  However, the cost of building fish ponds, paving roads and renovating houses is not small. The 500,000 yuan that Xiao Ping brought back from the provincial capital barely covers the construction costs. In other words, once the fish pond and road projects are completed, Xiao Ping's pockets will be empty again. But as long as the farm gets on track, there will be a steady stream of income, so Xiao Ping didn't hesitate at all and immediately let the construction team start work.

  On this side, the construction of the vegetable greenhouse is still in the final stage, and on that side, the excavator has started to dig a fish pond. The road paving work is also carried out simultaneously, and several workers are already measuring the scope of the roadbed, which will soon be officially launched. Xiao Ping is walking around the small building with the boss of the engineering team, discussing how to transform it to satisfy himself.

  Watching the farm build various infrastructure, the villagers working here also feel honored. For them, the better the farm is built, the more secure their rice bowl is. The villagers burst out with high enthusiasm, and under Wang Dapao's leadership, they worked busily on the mountain slope, and in no time, all the blueberry seedlings were planted.

  After being watered with the spiritual liquid, not only did the seedlings not die, but they even began to sprout and grow leaves before they were planted. This made Wang Dapao and others marvel, saying that they had never seen seedlings with such good growth potential before, and that modern technology was truly amazing.

  After all the seedlings were planted, Xiao Ping personally led Wang Dapao and others to water each blueberry tree with clear water mixed with spiritual liquid again. After two spiritual liquids were poured in, the growth of the seedlings was naturally not a concern. From now on, just water some spiritual liquid from time to time, and then wait for the harvest of blueberries.

  Just before the renovation work of the small building officially started, the first batch of vegetables that had been planted also arrived at harvest time.

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