Chapters 34: Convince the father and mother of the family

When Li Shankui got home, Li You had just sent Dongzi and the others away. Seeing the two bottles of fine sorghum wine on the cabinet, Li Shankui frowned and asked, "Didn't you go to see your Uncle Feng today?" "I went, and the land was approved too!" Li You replied. "Then didn't you give him the wine?" "I did, but he didn't want it, and also said..." "What else did he say?" "Uncle Feng also said that he was afraid that you would break his leg!" "You kid can just talk nonsense. Why would I give him trouble for approving the land for you? Just because of two bottles of wine?" Li Shankui gave his son a sideways glance and said. "The wine is a small matter. The main thing is that Uncle Feng approved that piece of land at the east end of the village for me!" "Is there still a homestead at the east end of the village? How come I don't know?" Li Shankui said in confusion. "Yes, it's that black stone land!" Hearing Li You's words, Li Shankui's action of smoking suddenly stopped, and then he said in a deep voice, "Are you talking about the land where nothing can be planted?" "Well, it's that land!" "How can that land be taken? After taking it, nothing can be planted in front of and behind the house. No, I'll go find him. Isn't this bullying?" Seeing that his hot-tempered father was about to lose his temper again, Li You immediately stepped forward to stop him and said, "Dad... Dad... calm down. This matter is not Uncle Feng's fault!" "He is the branch secretary. If it's not his fault, whose fault is it?" "It's my fault. I strongly requested Uncle Feng to approve that land for me!" Li You said truthfully. "You, still strongly requested?" Li Shankui pointed at Li You and said in disbelief. "Yes, I strongly requested Uncle Feng to approve that land for me. It's not okay if he doesn't approve it!" "I... You prodigal son, what do you want that barren land for..." Seeing his father's hot temper coming up again, Li You hurriedly said, "Dad... My dear father, can you listen to me for a moment? I have a reason for doing this too!" "There's no reason. I think you are just being stupid..." At this time, Li Na just came back from the educated youth spot. From afar, she heard her father's yelling and scolding, and immediately came in to ask what happened! Although Li Shankui's temper was not very good, he was still very good to his third daughter. He immediately said, "Third, this prodigal son actually asked your Uncle Feng for that black stone land at the east end of the village as a homestead. Isn't this nonsense!" She took a look at Li You, and her brow couldn't help but wrinkle. Everyone in the village knew the situation of that black stone land, and Li Na didn't believe that her younger brother didn't know. Not to mention that with the relationship between Uncle Feng and her father, even if the younger brother didn't know, he would explain it clearly. "You, tell Third Sister, what were you thinking?" Seeing Third Sister by his side, Li You knew that his father's temper should be able to be controlled a little bit, and he also had a chance to quibble... explain! "Dad, I know the situation of the black stone land. Except for not being able to plant things, nothing else matters!" Li You said. "That not being able to plant things is already annoying enough. What else do you want?" Li Shankui said. "Dad, do you know how big a piece of land Uncle Feng approved for me?"

"How big?" "Fully three mu of land!" Li Shankui gave him a dissatisfied look and then said, "It's not small, but not even a potato can be grown. No matter how big it is, what's the use!" "It's of great use!" Then Li You continued, "Dad, I begged Uncle Feng to approve that piece of land to me mainly because that piece of land is big enough. I plan to set up a breeding farm there in the future. There must be a place!" "Breeding... breeding farm, what are you going to raise?" Li Shankui was startled by his son's unrestrained idea. These days, although the higher-ups don't really care much about the members' own breeding of livestock. Unlike in the past few years when a family was only allowed to raise three chickens and pigs, cattle, horses, mules and donkeys were not allowed to be raised. But it's just turning a blind eye. It hasn't really relaxed the restrictions. Secretly raising some chickens and then raising a pig is already frightening enough. His son even wants to make a big deal of setting up a breeding farm. Isn't this obviously giving people an excuse to catch him! "Dad, I know what you're worried about, but now the policy has changed!" Then Li You said again, "Now that the household contract responsibility system has been implemented in Anhui Province for more than two years, and the household contract responsibility system for joint production has begun to be implemented as a pilot in some provinces. Whether we can eat our fill in the future depends on ourselves!" "Then you should ask for a better piece of land, and then you can get more food!" Li Shankui said. "Dad, digging for food in the field indeed won't starve to death, but it also won't make a fortune! With your son's ability to earn money, do you still think I will farm for food in the future?" Hearing his son's words, Li Shankui was silent. If Li You had said this to him before, he would definitely have picked up the sole of his shoe and beaten him hard. But since the last time he and Li Na helped with a stall, Li Shankui was shocked. In less than half a day, his son sold mountain products and set up a stall to sell cold noodles, and he made enough money for a regular worker's half-year salary. If it were them old farmers who dig two ridges, they might not be able to earn that much money in two years. So when Li You said that he wouldn't farm for food in the future, Li Shankui believed it. Seeing that his father seemed to be persuaded by himself, Li You continued, "Dad, the reason why I want that black stone land is that in addition to building a big house for me, when the policy allows it in the future, I will build a breeding farm there. This is to prepare for the future plan, not a whim!" Li Na looked at Li You and then said, "Can you make money by running a breeding farm?" "Can!"

Li You spoke firmly. He knew that as the private economy was recognized, the entire country's economy would enter a fast track. In just a few decades, the entire country's economic level would change from looking up to the West to looking down on the world. In such a big environment, the demand for meat by the common people will show an explosive growth. In the next few decades, most of the time in the aquaculture industry can make money. "If that's the case, I agree with Xiao You's decision!" Li Na said. Li Shankui was a little confused. Did I ask for your opinion? What's the use of your approval! But he also had to seriously think about what his son had just said. If his son wanted to be a farmer at ease, it would be really good to have some fertile land to cultivate. However, his son's ambition was obviously not to be an honest and hardworking farmer, so it would be useless to give him the black land in the northeast! In this way, that black stone land would be more useful to him! Thinking of this, Li Shankui could only sigh and say, "I've already said what I should say. I hope you don't regret it later!" "I won't regret it, definitely not!" Li You said with a smile. "Well, since you've already decided, when are you going to start construction!" Li Shankui asked again. Li You thought for a while and said, "Dad, the sooner the better! After all, we want to build a house with a soft interior and a hard exterior (the inside is adobe, and the outside is wrapped with bricks). We need to make adobe in advance, and it takes at least a week from making it to drying it in the sun!" "Plus preparing other materials and hiring carpenters and bricklayers, it will be too late!" Li Shankui nodded and said, "Then I'll go find someone tomorrow. Fortunately, the farm work is not very busy during this time, so it should be easier to hire people!" "Well, this matter is left to Dad!" Then Li You handed over all the more than 600 yuan he had saved during this time to Li Shankui to build the house. And Li Shankui didn't hesitate and directly accepted the money!