252 The Vigers’ Discussions


    If they wanted to convince these farmers to rent out thend, they had to contact the vigemittee first.


    With the vigemittee stepping in to deal with the situation, the vigers would be more willing to ept it.


    The cadres of the vigemittee first held a meeting; this was followed by a collective meeting of all the vigers.


    In terms ofnd, those who stayed at home had more decision-making power.


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    However, when many vigers heard that they were going to rent out thend, they started making a fuss before the meeting even started.


    “No, I definitely won’t rent out mynd. I still n to nt watermelons next year,” a viger said on the spot. “The rent for an acre ofnd is only a few hundred dors. I heard from the vigers in Shizhi Vige that an acre ofnd is only two hundred dors a year. I can harvest more than two hundred dors if I nt anything in the fields.”


    “That’s right. Two hundred dors per mu ofnd. That’s a little cheap. If I had two thousand dors, I could consider it. Two hundred dors. I won’t rent it at all.”


    “Our entire family depends on farming for ie. If we rent out thend so cheaply, what will we rely on for a living in the future?”


    In fact, the prevailing opinion of the vigers was that the rent was too cheap.


    The annual rent of 200 dors per acre was no different from snatching theirnd.


    Although nting rice was not profitable, one acre ofnd could still yield a few hundred dors. That was still more than the rent of 200 dors a year.


    However, there were relevant rules for rentingnd. It was not casually decided.


    While the rent might be higher if the tenant was generous, it was very difficult to have such a rent.


    The vige party secretary, Shi Bangcai, said, “The rent of thisnd is not necessarily 200 dors per acre, but divided ording to the drnd and paddy fields. The corresponding rent is given for the high-grade, medium-grade, and low-grade fields. The low-grade fields are 200 dors per acre, the medium-grade fields are 400 dors per acre, the high-grade fields are 600 dors per acre, and the drnd is 300 dors per acre.”


    The so-called drnds, paddy fields, high-grade underground ces, and so on were all categorized ording to the fertility of the water source, soil, and sunlight.


    However, many people were still dissatisfied.


    “A high-grade farm is only 600 dors, and it’s a year. Isn’t the rent too low? No way!”


    “The drnds only cost 300 dors. Isn’t it good to keep vegetables in the drnds? Why rent them out at such a low price?”


    “My family’s three acres ofnd only cost a thousand dors a year. What’s the use of such a small amount of money?”


    Human desires and selfishness will grow.


    No matter how much one gave, the person on the receiving end would not feel like it was too much. Instead, it would seem to be lower over time.


    Actually, these rents were already very generous.


    It was 100 dors higher than those of the neighboring vige.


    In short, everyone was still dissatisfied with the rent.


    The vige party secretary waved his hand and said, “Don’t think that the rent is too low. The rent of thend in Xianghe Vige is much lower than this. This vige collective meeting is just to tell everyone that there’s such a thing. As for rentingnd, it’spletely up to the individual! However, the other party also said that since they’re renting so muchnd, they definitely have to hire people to work, but they will hire families who don’t have anynd left.”


    As soon as the vige secretary finished speaking, the vigers started discussing again.


    “There’s nond in this house, so I can do odd jobs. Nowadays, odd jobs cost sixty to seventy dors a day. In a month, I can earn one to two thousand dors. It’s more worth it than farming.”


    “But a part-time job is still a part-time job. It’s impossible to have a month’s worth of work. How about a month? If you only have three to four days of work per week, what are you going to do the rest of the time? Watch others earn money?”


    “That’s true. If you don’t rent thend, they won’t consider hiring you to work first!”


    “Isn’t this indirectly coercing us to rent thend to their family? I think the Shi family is too unkind.”


    “That’s right. If we don’t rent thend to them, they won’t consider hiring us. But if we were to rent thend to them, we would rather farm ourselves.”


    “However, I heard that it was Jiao Ying’s granddaughter who wants to rent thend. She wants to rent a total of 200 acres ofnd. Why does that child want to rent so muchnd? She doesn’t know how to nt. The rice in the greenhouse previously was managed by her uncles. She was just a hands-off manager. After the harvest, the credit will go to her.”


    “You can’t say that. The nting and management of the greenhouse rice was Little Gu’s idea and suggestion at the beginning. I’ve even seen Little Gu pull weeds and catch insects. Xiao Gu is a girl, and she’s a child from a big city. She’s never been to the fields, let alone farm. She’s only been here for a short time and she’s managed to produce the greenhouse rice and make it look good. It shouldn’t be a problem for her uncles to help from the side, right?”


    “That’s right. No matter what, Little Gu is still a child. Moreover, she’s a girl from a big city. It’s already not bad for her to be able to do this! I don’t know how many people now think that they’re from the city after staying in the city for a period of time. They think that they’re superior to the countryside, so they look down on the countryside and despise the countryside for being dirty and messy!”


    “The topic is a little different,” someone immediately reminded. “We were clearly talking about the rent of the fields. Are you willing to put up with such a cheap rent?”


    “I n to rent it out. After renting out thend, I’ll go to the county city to find a job. I can earn ten to twenty thousand dors a year. It’s better than farming. I’m only in my forties or fifties. Not to mention some good jobs, I can even find jobs like cleaning or washing dishes. As for farming, one person can’t farm too much. Two people can’t make much money in a year. It’s really better to go out and work.”


    “That’s true. If possible, I want to go out and find a job, but I have to stay at home to take care of the children,” someone said in distress. “I have to farm at home to take care of the children. Otherwise, I won’t feel good. When my child thinks of it, he sends some money back. When he can’t remember, he wouldn’t return for a few months. If I don’t farm and can’t do odd jobs, what will my family eat?”


    Every family had their own difficulties.


    “Sigh, it’s the same for my family. My wife and I have to take care of five children. My two sons and a daughter-inw haven’t sent back a single cent. We have to farm five acres ofnd at home. Usually, when the farm is busy, we’ll be busy together. After the farm is busy, my wife will do odd jobs. I’ll stay at home and take the children to school.”


    The person who said this had two sons.


    However happy he was when he fathered two sons, he was as vexed at present.


    The two daughters-inw were afraid that the two of them would be biased, so after giving birth and weaning, they threw the children to the old man and went out to work, but they did not have the money toe back.


    Therefore, the couple had to raise five children by themselves. They even had to pay for the children’s school fees.


    This was the case in most viges!