Chapter 21 Big Black Bull

The next morning, Xu Qiang returned home after get off work and rode his bicycle to the town supply and marketing cooperative.

"The fertilizer was made so quickly." Wang Zhong was surprised when he saw the bag of humic acid samples brought by Xu Qiang.

Although we know that Xu Qiang should be a skilled person, technology is technology. Being able to truly transform technology into products in such a short time is definitely not something that ordinary people can do.

"Director Wang, please take it for testing. I can't say anything else, but at least the quality should be fine." Xu Qiang said confidently, "If the quality is fine, Director Wang, please don't forget our previous agreement."

"Don't worry about that. As long as the quality is good, I will buy as much humic acid fertilizer as you have!" Wang Zhong smiled slightly and continued, "But if the quality of this batch of fertilizers is not up to standard, then I can't do anything..."

"Okay, let's make it a deal." Xu Qiang put the bag of humic acid on the ground from the back of the bicycle and asked, "How many days will the test take?"

In fact, Xu Qiang had already done the testing in advance, but whether the product is qualified or not is still up to the inspection agency above. According to the current efficiency of the relevant departments, it is estimated that we will have to wait for some time.

"I have an acquaintance at the Quality Supervision Bureau. I will ask them to conduct the inspection as soon as possible." Wang Zhong thought for a moment and said, "Or you can come back the day after tomorrow. Your factory is a confidential unit and I can't get through by phone. You have to come by yourself."

"Okay, it's settled!" Xu Qiang nodded with a smile.

Afterwards, the two chatted for a while and Xu Qiang rode his bicycle back to the village.

Although the samples are still being tested, the work at the peat field cannot stop. He must stock up enough goods before the autumn sowing. Only in this way can he make a good profit from his humic acid fertilizer when the demand is the highest.

After returning to the village, Xu Qiang discovered that the production team was organizing the land turning, and Liu Jun was also taken by the team leader to work.

In any case, Liu Jun is still a member of the production team. Before the land reform policy is officially implemented in the village, he still has to go to work. Moreover, Liu Jun is one of only two horse-drawn carriage drivers in the village. If he doesn't go at this time, he will not be able to do many jobs.

Although Xu Qiang paid Liu Jun a salary, the two of them had also agreed that if the team needed him to go, Liu Jun would not have to worry about the peat field for the time being.

Xu Qiang had no choice but to make such a promise in the first place, because there was no one in the entire village who had time to spare, and Xu Qiang didn't trust others.

In desperation, Xu Qiang had to go to the peat field by himself.

"Uncle, I'm here." Seeing Xu Qiang coming, Erhu greeted him from afar.

Compared to Liu Jun, Erhu is a dispensable guy in their village. Their Xiazhuang Village has a large population and little land, so they do not lack any laborers. In addition, since Erhu has a good relationship with the director of the town supply and marketing cooperative, the village needs him to help when buying big items, so even if Erhu does not work in the village, he will be given some work points.

"Thank you for your hard work these days." Xu Qiang walked up to him and patted his shoulder.

"Have our stuff been sent to the town for inspection?" Erhu asked expectantly.

"It has been sent over. Director Wang told me to go there the day after tomorrow. The results should be available by then." Xu Qiang smiled and continued, "But don't worry. I have already tested it. There should be no problem with our samples. They fully meet the national standards."

"That's great!" Erhu was delighted and said, "My uncle is really amazing. He managed to turn this grass mud into fertilizer. I guess there's no other capable person like him in our county..."

"Haha, stop flattering me. Don't be too happy now. When our products can be exchanged for money, it will be considered a victory." Xu Qiang said with a smile. "My uncle is not an ordinary person. This will definitely work!"

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now." Xu Qiang pondered for a moment, then continued, "By the way, Liu Jun will be busy in the brigade for two days, but we are still short of manpower here. If I'm not here, I can't let you work alone. Is there anyone in your village who is good at working? If you are willing to come, you can get the same salary as you."

There are currently no idle people in Xu Qiang’s own village, so he can only ask Erhu to help find a reliable laborer in their village.

If it were a few days ago, Xu Qiang would not have planned to hire any outsiders. On the one hand, he would have to pay one more person's salary, and on the other hand, doing business these days is risky, with many people and many gossips. Once the news gets out, someone might cause trouble for him. So even though the work at the peat field is heavy, Xu Qiang still doesn't plan to hire anyone for the time being.

But now Liu Jun, a key employee, has been laid off by the team, and Xu Qiang needs to ship a large amount of goods before the autumn sowing, so he has no choice but to continue recruiting people.

"There are quite a few idle people in our village, but they are either old, weak, sick or lazy..." Erhu thought for a moment, then said: "There is a brother who is good at work, but this person has committed a crime before, and the villagers are a little afraid of him..."

"Committed a crime? What crime?"

"That man's name is Niu Tao. We all call him Big Black Bull. A few years ago, he had an argument with people from another village over water sources and injured six people. One of them had a ruptured liver and stayed in the hospital for half a year. Because of this, he was sentenced to five years..."

"Wait!" Xu Qiang was surprised and asked, "Six people were injured and one was hospitalized? You are kidding, right? Does this guy know martial arts?"

"He doesn't know any martial arts, he's just quite strong. People in our village call him Big Black Bull."

"Is that so..." Hearing this, Xu Qiang hesitated for a moment and asked, "Then when did he come out?"

It is true that he is short of people now, but recruiting a prisoner is somewhat unacceptable to Xu Qiang.

Moreover, if someone is so ruthless in a fight and gets into trouble in the future, he, as the boss, might also be in trouble.

"I left home the year before last and have been farming in the village ever since," said Erhu.

"Ah..." Xu Qiang just responded and stopped talking.

"This guy is actually quite pitiful. He had a fight with people from the neighboring village over the village's water source issue. Now that he has been released, the villagers are afraid of him and ignore him. He is almost thirty years old and has not yet married. He can only live in a shabby thatched hut..." Erhu added when Xu Qiang seemed dissatisfied with this man.

"Living in a shabby thatched hut? What about his family? Doesn't he have any family?"

"His father died while he was in prison. His sister married and moved to Guizhou and hasn't come back for several years. His mother has poor eyesight and can't do farm work. She can barely take care of herself. He relies on working for the team and doing odd jobs to support himself and his mother."

"How does he treat his mother?"

"Very good, he is a filial son."

"Then call him over tomorrow." Xu Qiang's brows relaxed when he heard this, and he said, "If this person doesn't have any serious problems, I'll take him!"

(End of this chapter)