Chapter 96 Suspension of Production
"Take me over there quickly!"

Immediately, Xu Qiang and Liu Jun went to the peat field together.

……

Twenty minutes later, when the three arrived at the peat field, the big black bull was already waiting there in the distance.

"How are you? Are you hurt?" Xu Qiang walked forward and asked with concern.

"He's fine. We checked him before. Except for the shit on his butt that was not wiped clean, there is not even a single hair missing on his body." Erhu said from the side.

"That's good." At this point, Xu Qiang was relieved, so he asked, "What about the tractor?"

"Come and take a look. I don't think it's a big problem." Liu Jun said as he led Xu Qiang to the backyard.

The tractor was still parked in the backyard at this time, and Xu Qiang saw a dent in the front part of the vehicle at a glance.

"This was hit with a hammer, right?" Xu Qiang touched the dent with his hand, then turned to Da Hei Niu and asked, "Did you see what those three people looked like last night?"

"It's too dark, I can't see clearly..." said Big Black Bull.

"There's no light in our backyard. These bastards must be coming for this tractor." Liu Jun stepped forward and pulled open a side of the tractor's head, then said, "I've tried it just now. It didn't damage the diesel engine. It can be driven without any problems. I guess they were stopped by the big black bull as soon as they started."

"Very good!" Xu Qiang smiled and nodded, saying, "Big Black Bull did a good job this time. I'll give you a bigger bonus at the end of the month."

In fact, Xu Qiang had already roughly guessed who had done the attack at this time. In the village, the only ones who had a grudge against him and were so brave were the four brothers.

"Oh, thank you!" Upon hearing this, Big Black Bull suddenly showed a rare smile on his face.

The salary and benefits that Xu Qiang gave to them were quite good. All kinds of salary, bonuses and benefits were much better than those of the workers in the factory. It was precisely because of this that Liu Jun, Erhu and Da Hei Niu were so concerned about the affairs of the peat field that they even dared to take risks to stop the destruction by multiple people, just like protecting their own home.

"Brothers, come into the house, let's discuss something."

Seeing that both the people and the tractor were fine, Xu Qiang invited a few people into the house.

In the room, several people found a stool and sat down, and then Xu Qiang started to hold a meeting for them.

"What happened yesterday was quite dangerous. Fortunately, Big Black Bull stopped it in time, otherwise our things would have been destroyed." Xu Qiang looked at Big Black Bull with approval, and then said: "But I don't encourage you to do this in the future. If you encounter this kind of thing again, run if you can, hide if you can't. In short, as long as people are fine, I don't care about other things!"

Xu Qiang knew very well that damaged items could be repaired, but if people were injured or killed, his business would probably be completely ruined. After all, his peat field did not have a business license at all. If the police station found out, he might end up in jail.

"But what if they smash everything? Can we still work?" Erhu muttered softly.

"There are other ways to protect machines and tools." Xu Qiang smiled and continued, "Let's build a small house for the tractor and put it in the house after work. We can also raise two dogs, two in the yard and one in the house. I guess most people won't dare to come over if they hear so many dogs barking at the same time."

"I think this is a good idea!" Liu Jun nodded in approval. In fact, every household in the village keeps a dog to guard the house. Only Xu Qiang, who is rich and powerful, can keep three dogs at the same time.

"Three dogs should be enough. Who doesn't fear being bitten by a dog?" Erhu also agreed with Xu Qiang's method at this time.

"Uncle, who do you think wants to destroy our tractor this time? We haven't provoked anyone." Liu Jun asked with a frown.

"It doesn't matter who it is. After all, we haven't caught anyone, so it's hard to say." Xu Qiang pondered for a moment, then continued, "We'll slow down the production of humic acid in the next two days. Erhu, you take the pump, Liu Jun, you drive the tractor, go to our village to help pump water and deliver some peat bricks. You can owe me the money first, and as for cigarettes and other things, you can take them first."

"No more fertilizers being produced?" Upon hearing this, Liu Jun, Erhu, Da Hei Niu and the others were stunned.

You know, the current daily production of humic acid at the peat field has exceeded 150 kilograms. According to Xu Qiang's previous cost accounting, the net profit of one ton of humic acid is about yuan, which means a loss of nearly yuan a day!

Of course, Liu Jun, Erhu and Da Hei Niu don’t know how much profit there is from humic acid, but this is their main business after all. If they stop working, will they have to starve?

"Now is the busy farming season for autumn planting. Many people want to rent our pumps and tractors. In fact, we make as much money as we do from producing fertilizers in a day." Xu Qiang smiled and continued, "As for helping to deliver some peat to the villagers, that's just a side job. They don't need much anyway. The peat bricks here are almost piled up into a mountain..."

In fact, after Xu Qiang bought this tractor, someone asked about renting it through his mother Zhang Fenglan. As for the price, it was not cheap. It would cost at least two or three yuan to haul fertilizer or other goods. If you make ten trips a day, you can easily earn more than 20 or 30 yuan, excluding the cost of gas.

After all, there are only two horse-drawn carriages for transporting goods in the village, one of which belongs to Xu Qiang's family. It is obviously difficult to cope with the work during the busy farming season in the village with only the other carriage.

However, at that time, Xu Qiang and Liu Jun did not have a driver's license, so this kind of business could not be done. But now, Liu Jun has obtained a tractor driver's license, and Li Erhu and himself will also take the test next.

It is said that in the 1980s, there were examples of people who became millionaires by renting tractors. At that time, a farmer in Shandong bought a tractor by taking out loans and borrowing a few cents from relatives and friends.

The year he bought the tractor, a railway was being built about 40 to 50 meters away from his village. By helping the construction team transport stones, the farmer paid off his debts in less than half a year.

In the following year, still relying on this tractor, he started to build a two-story building in the yard. At that time, the building was 300 square meters and cost a full yuan, which was the only one in the area.

As for the water pump, it costs about one or two cents to irrigate an acre of land, and at most ten yuan a day.

Of course, you can only earn so much during the busy farming season. There is not so much work at other times.

As for the production of soap and shampoo in the peat field, Da Hei Niu can handle it alone, and Xu Qiang can also go over to work together in the evening.

So, all you have to calculate is that Xu Qiang will not lose much money by suspending fertilizer production. Besides, he has other purposes in doing so.

The first thing was to quell the villagers' suspicion of them. After all, if they bought such an expensive tractor and didn't use it, it would definitely arouse other people's suspicion. Xu Qiang didn't want the villagers to follow the clues and eventually discover their peat field business, so he needed to divert people's attention back to the village.

In addition, by delivering peat to the villagers, he could also dispel people's suspicion that Xu Qiang and his gang often went in and out of the ravine. At the same time, he could also win over some people and dispel the jealousy of the villagers about his family buying a car...

(End of this chapter)