Reborn in 1979, with a female educated youth lying next to me.

"Don't rush, let's think about this carefully."

Zhou Fengshou's words were ambiguous, and Liu Jia's brows furrowed.

"Uncle Zhou, just tell me, is it okay or not? Don't keep me on tenterhooks! I'm so anxious!"

As soon as Liu Jia finished speaking, Zhou Fengshou suddenly laughed.

"How old are you to still be so impulsive, like when you were a kid? Let me see, aren't you anxious enough?"

Liu Jia was speechless.

This is truly karma.

I just played a trick on Zhou Caixia.

Now look what's happened, we've been tricked by Zhou Caixia's father!

It seems that people should just be honest and straightforward.

Fortunately, Zhou Fengshou didn't react like I had done earlier. When he saw me looking in his direction, Zhou Fengshou gave me a definite answer.

"It'll work, don't worry about it..."

Before Zhou Fengshou could finish speaking, Liu Jia jumped up.

"Great!"

"You scared me half to death just now, Uncle Zhou. You mustn't do that again."

"That's good. As long as they agree, we won't have any problems here!"

Liu Jia became more and more excited as he spoke, grinning for a long time.

The two walked and talked until they finally arrived at a quiet place.

At this moment, Zhou Fengshou stopped.

"Sanzi and the others said they agreed to contract out the bamboo forest, but on one condition: the contract period would be different from ours."

"What do you mean? Our contract period is forty years, does that mean Dongli Village will have to wait for eighty years?"

Liu Jia asked, frowning.

Zhou Fengshou waved his hand, "How could it take so long? They think forty years is too long. They mean they want to see if they can do it in twenty years?"

"Why? If they lease it out for forty years, they'll receive twice as much as if it were for twenty years?"

Although he asked the question, Liu Jia was actually very happy.

Liu Jia also did the math.

Back then, I contracted that bamboo forest in Xili Village for a period of forty years, and it cost me a total of six hundred yuan.

Xili Village has more than 30 acres of bamboo forest.

Dongli Village, on the other hand, covers more than 300 mu.

Based on this ratio, if you want to contract for forty years, you would need to pay six thousand yuan.

This is still less.

At first glance, six thousand yuan may not seem like a large sum, but in this day and age, suddenly having to come up with six thousand yuan can still make people feel a bit nervous.

Since they proposed a long contract period of forty years and want it to be halved, that would be perfect.

In terms of money alone, it will be at least half the original budget.

Six thousand yuan is tight, but three thousand yuan is not a big problem.

This thought flashed through Liu Jia's mind.

Zhou Fengshou continued, "Dongli Village feels that the bamboo forest occupies too much land, and they are worried that there might be changes if it is rented out for forty years at once."

"Also, the old team leader thought long-term, saying that he was already quite old, and the next team leader might have new ideas for this village."

"I can only agree to take on the contract for a maximum of twenty years."

As soon as Zhou Fengshou finished speaking, Liu Jia nodded directly.

"Okay, twenty years it is. It's better than not being able to take over at all."

Zhou Fengshou looked up at Liu Jia.

"If that's the case, then there's no problem. When would be a good time for me to go with you to meet the team leader of Dongli Village?"

Liu Jia pondered for a moment.

Today is definitely not an option.

I also need to deliver goods to Zhou Ping'an this afternoon.

Also, I need to talk to Li Zhenhe about this contract.

Including Guo Jianjun.

If the three of them meet tomorrow morning, the earliest they can go to Dongli Village is tomorrow afternoon.

Liu Jia explained the schedule to Zhou Fengshou.

Zhou Fengshou scratched his head. "I understand. Let me know when you've set a time."

"Okay, I'll get ready on my end too."

……

After finishing their business, Liu Jia and Zhou Fengshou returned to the bamboo forest.

At this point, the tractor's cargo bed was already half full of bamboo.

Liu Jia had no interest in observing how people were operating.

Next, after discussing with Li Zhenhe and Guo Jianjun, I need to prepare the contract and other related matters.

The money needs to be withdrawn as soon as possible.

All of these things take time; they can't be solved by just talking about them.

Liu Jia found a quiet place to sit down, took a bamboo stick in his hand, and kept scratching it on the ground.

But never thought about it.

The village was already in an uproar.

It's just past noon, not yet time to start work in the afternoon.

Many people arrived early at the entrance of the production team to chat.

There are four or five large locust trees at the entrance of the production team, with lush branches and leaves.

On sunny days, there are always large areas of shade.

Some people who rarely see people will come to the big locust tree after taking a short nap at noon.

A dozen or so people sat together, chatting idly, making it quite lively.

And today.

The topic of conversation was no longer random; it was solely about Liu Jia cutting bamboo.

"That's strange. Why is Liu Jia suddenly cutting down bamboo?"

"Could it be that the factory is going out of business? Young people are so unreliable. It's a real shame that this business has failed after only a few days."

"What's a pity? The Liu family has already had its moment of glory. Now, who doesn't know about the Liu family's youngest son?"

"That's true. People there ride in jeeps or drive tractors. We've lived this long and never even touched a tractor."

“When he first contracted the bamboo forest, I was skeptical. He was so young, knew nothing, and yet he contracted it for decades. I figured he'd be in trouble!”

People got more and more excited as they talked, and some even rolled their eyes after they finished speaking.

Zhang Dalaba is the one who loves to gossip.

Hearing someone say that, I immediately perked up.

"I thought Old Liu's youngest son would at least work for a few more years, but I didn't expect him to be able to do it so soon!"

"As the old saying goes, one shouldn't be too arrogant, or one will be struck by lightning."

"Look at Liu Jia, how arrogant he is usually? He doesn't even look people in the eye."

"Things will get better from now on. The more arrogant you were back then, the more shameful you'll be later. God is fair. You're arrogant now, but you'll have to keep a low profile from now on!"

Zhang the loudspeaker spoke while shaking his head, saying everything he had to say.

When Zhang Dalaba spoke, no one interrupted.

However, a few people were quietly nodding in agreement.

It wasn't until Zhang Dalaba stopped talking that someone took over the conversation.

"It's good that young people are energetic, but they can't be like headless flies. I don't know what Old Liu is thinking, and he doesn't even talk to his son."

"Can Lao Liu control this? Have you forgotten when Liu Jia was currying favor with Guo Xiaoyan?"

"That's why I say everyone loves their youngest son. Liu Jia has been spoiled rotten by them. Despite his loud and boisterous manner, that kid is good for nothing!"

As they talked, they glanced toward the north of the village.

The bamboo forest is to the north of the village.

Although nothing can be seen, countless images have already flashed through people's minds.

Liu Jia looked dejected and lifeless as he stared at the bamboo grove.

The bamboo in the bamboo forest was cut down one after another by people.

Liu Jia was so sad that he almost cried...

People imagined the scenes in their minds, and a look of relief appeared on their faces.

Some people felt sorry for them, but most were there to see them make a fool of themselves.

People's curiosity was amplified, especially after they heard that Liu Jia had driven the tractor out and that bamboo was still being cut.

not long time.

Then the sound of a tractor came from nearby.

This time.

Those who couldn't stay calm stood up and craned their necks to look at the source of the sound.

"What are you looking at? It must be Liu Jia's tractor. He's the only one in our Xili Village who owns a tractor!"

"Don't rush, let me see if there's any bamboo piled up behind us!"

"Whether he's faking it or not, his business is already failing, so what's the point of looking at him?"

"That's true. Anyway, the tractor will be here soon, so we can just wait."

Amidst the murmurs, Liu Jia's tractor passed through the production team's area.

Then, the tractor gradually drove away under the curious gazes of the people.

Liu Yutian had no idea what was going on.

As soon as they arrived at the production team's location, a group of people gathered around them.

Everyone asked questions one after another.

All the questions revolved around whether Liu Jia should continue operating the factory.

Liu Yutian was puzzled and didn't know how to answer everyone's questions.

"I really don't know, Sanzi didn't mention this."

"The bamboo was sold, I didn't know that."

"They should still be weaving bamboo baskets, but I don't know anything about what's going on at their factory."

Liu Yutian was telling the truth, but the people around him looked on in disbelief.

Although some people followed Liu Yutian's lead and continued to think along those lines, they couldn't help but mutter to themselves.

Can this business still continue?

What a joke!

After all the bamboo is sold, there's just a bare patch of land. What will we use to weave bamboo baskets?

Liu Yutian's words don't make sense!

They must feel embarrassed, and this is to save face for the Liu family.

We waited until the whistle blew.

Then everyone dispersed.

Liu Yutian frowned, glancing every now and then towards the north of the village.

With such a big incident, why didn't the three sons say a word?

I remember he contracted the bamboo fields in the village for a term of forty years. If he suddenly cut down all the bamboo, what would happen for the next few decades?

The money has already been paid, and the contract has been signed; there's no way I'll get it back.

In less than a year, the business has turned out like this. I wonder if the kid is anxious.

She let out a quiet sigh.

Liu Yutian didn't dare show anything on his face, and he was absent-minded all afternoon.

Liu Jia drove his tractor away, but no one knows where he went or when he will return.

……

“Ah… Tsk!”

After delivering the bamboo, Liu Jia circled around before calling Guo Jianjun and Li Zhenhe together.

It's not mealtime now, so the state-run restaurants aren't open.

Liu Jia took the two of them to the vicinity of the park.

Everyone had arrived, but before Liu Jia could speak, he sneezed.

"Oh dear, who's thinking of me? That was a really loud sneeze!"

Liu Jia rubbed his nose and took a deep breath, which finally made his nose feel less itchy.

"Stop patting yourself on the back. Why did you call us here in such a hurry? What's the matter?"

In front of Li Zhenhe, he probably wouldn't give Liu Jia any face at all.

In the past, Liu Jia would have felt uncomfortable.

But it's different now.

After getting to know Guo Jianjun, Liu Jia felt more and more that Guo Jianjun's temperament was similar to his own.

At first, Liu Jia thought the two of them were on the same wavelength, but as time went on, Liu Jia realized that their temperaments were extremely similar.

Li Zhenhe looked at Liu Jia quietly, smiled with his lips pursed, and didn't say a word.

Li Zhenhe was already fully aware of the relationship between Guo Jianjun and Liu Jia.

It's best not to get involved in the bickering between their former brother-in-law and brother-in-law.

“I said, this matter is very important, let’s discuss it.”

After laying the groundwork, Liu Jia then recounted everything about the bamboo forest in Dongcun.

Not only did Liu Jia tell Guo Jianjun and Li Zhenhe about her future plans, but she also told them about the contract period and approximate budget for the bamboo forest in Dongli Village.

Finish what you have to say.

Liu Jia looked at Guo Jianjun, then at Li Zhenhe.

"So, what are you thinking?"

Guo Jianjun and Li Zhenhe were still in shock when Liu Jia started questioning them.

"Brother Jun, tell me about it?"

Liu Jia looked at Guo Jianjun again.