NOVEL NEXT Chapter 239: Ji Guangzong
Uncle Cai and Aunt Cai were already prepared. They thought that Ji Jianyun would deduct the money they had spent on the mountain in the past three years from the total selling price.
However, Ji Jianyun bought it at the original price the same way he bought it from his uncle. He also went to the village director to extend the contract period, which was the same as his previous mountain at 70 years.
There were a lot of things to do, but having a vehicle was very convenient. In just one morning, this mountain belonged to Ji Jianyun’s family.
This mountain was close by. It was contracted during the time Ji Jianyun's orchard was established. The village director designated the whole area to them and asked them to learn from Ji Jianyun to see if they could make it prosper too.
Ji Jianyun hired Cai Zhanguo, the eldest son of Uncle Cai, for 30 five yuan a month.
Cai Zhanguo agreed to be hired almost without hesitation. Aunt Cai hesitated for a while and asked if Zhanfei could be hired too. Ji Jianyun refused.
Cai Zhanguo would work, so Ji Jianyun only wanted him as a worker. As for Cai Zhanfei, Ji Jianyun didn’t want him. He was not yet married, and his temper was unstable. He was just like Ji Jianhe a few years ago.
Now, Ji Jianhe grew because of Ji Jianyun. His wife was pregnant, so he was doing quite well.
In addition to Cai Zhanguo, Ji Jianyun also asked someone else with the Ji name. He was a relative of the Lao Ji family. Even though they were a bit far apart, he could be considered a member of the Lao Ji family and a relative.
His name was Ji Guangzong, as in Guangzong from Guangzongyaozu1.
Ji Guangzong was talked about a lot. He had six sisters. His mother worked hard to have a son, but she never gave birth to a son until the seventh child. As soon as he was born, he was named Ji Guangzong, meaning bring honor to us all.
People in the village all believed that this boy would be spoiled. This was usually what happened when daughters were born first and the son was born last. The son would be spoiled since childhood.
It would be good enough if he did not smear the ancestors of the Lao Ji family when the time comes.
And unexpectedly, Ji Guangzong did not grow up badly.
When he was very young, his eldest and second sister got married. He was still young and ignorant then.
When his third and fourth sisters got married, he grew up a lot. He was six or seven years old. At that time, he told his two brothers-in-law that if they dared to bully his sisters, he would knock on their doors and pulverize them!
Later, when his third and fourth sisters came home angry after a fight, he actually knocked on the doors. At a young age, he smashed down the doors of his third and fourth sisters' houses.
When his fifth and sixth sisters got married, he was already eleven or twelve years old and knew the importance of a dowry. He forced his parents to come up with a lot of dowry for them to marry.
His parents wanted to keep it for him, but he said he didn't want it. When he grew up, he would earn it himself.
His fifth and sixth sisters were so moved that they hugged him and cried.
Ji Guangzong is almost 20 now. Although he was not married yet, the people in the village were very optimistic about him.
His family has a lot of land. It was five or six acres, and he worked on it all by himself. His parents helped, but they are not young anymore.
Under normal circumstances, Ji Guangzong would not let his mother go to the fields. He did allow her to raise chickens at home. She raised a lot of chickens, and if she saved a basket of eggs, he would give it to his sisters.
His nieces and nephews were particularly fond of this young uncle.
On the other hand, his married sisters kept the money from when they separated. Later they would not take the eggs, or they would take it and sell it. Then they took the money and gave it to their mothers to keep to give their younger brother money for a wife.
Later, Ji Guangzong found out about it and got angry. He saw that his sisters' families were all doing well, so he didn't give them any eggs anymore. He would still buy some pork and give it to them during the New Year and holidays. He made it known to his sister’s husbands' families that his sisters were loved and could not be bullied casually.
Because of this younger brother, his six sisters were all doing quite well with their lives.
This was also very special for everyone, and the benefits of having a son at home showed.
Ji Jianyun had no intention of asking Ji Guangzong to work for him, so Ji Guangzong asked Ji Jianyun to hire him. He said that if there was a shortage of people, he could do the work.
Ji Jianyun laughed. “If there is a shortage of people, then there is a shortage. Uncle is 55 this year, and he still has a lot of land at home. If you work for me, how will you improve the land at home?”
“I plan on planting sweet potatoes and wheat on the land. It won't be a hassle. I will have a lot of time to work for you!” Ji Guangzong told him confidently.
He was only 20 years old this year, which was a time when a man had a lot of energy.
“Okay, I'll count you in,” Ji Jianyun agreed.
“Thank you, third Brother!” Ji Guangzong grinned.
“You're almost old enough to get a wife,” Ji Jianyun patted him on the shoulder and said. Ji Guangzong was very tall. He was twenty years old but almost 1.8 meters tall. In fact, everyone in their area was taller than normal.
He was his parent’s precious child. Even if they went hungry, he did not.
“It’s still early. Let's wait until I’m 25,” Ji Guangzong said nonchalantly.
“The job is not easy. You have to carry a lot of water to the mountains every day. Because I hired you and Cai Zhanguo, the salary is currently 35. If you continue to work for half a year, then it will become like everyone else, 40 yuan,” Ji Jianyun explained to him.
“Okay!” Ji Guangzong agreed and asked him, “Do you want to take some time to build a chicken farm?”
“Let's talk about this later. I don't know if I want to do it yet,” Ji Jianyun said.
Ji Guangzong heard this and asked in confusion, “Last time I went to help in the orchard, I saw third brother's chicken farm. It's not big. If we don't raise more, will there be enough to sell?”
“It's easier to manage a small chicken farm to disinfect and other things. It’ll be more difficult to manage a large chicken farm,” Ji Jianyun said, “I will open another one eventually. It is true that there’s not enough to sell, but I haven't considered the next steps yet. Let’s plant the fruit trees for now.”
Only two people were hired this time. The first orchard and the second orchard were not busy for a while, so Ji Jianyun transferred workers to the different areas. The workers were to dig out the old fruit seedlings, and then plant new ones.
This time, Ji Jianyun focused on planting cherries. Half the land was for cherry trees, and the rest were other fruit trees.
There's no other reason besides how cherries have always been the best selling ones. They're basically snapped up as soon as they come on the market. It was prevalent in the past two years, and the market had been particularly good in the college town.
- 光宗耀祖(guāngzōngyàozǔ) – means to bring honor to your ancestors. Someone play that Mulan song lol