The Big Landlord

Outside Wu Yulan's small shop at the entrance of the village, Wang Ben had been sitting here for a long time. From noon to almost dark, he remained motionless and silent. He occasionally looked up at the sky and down at the Mengxi River not far away, his lips tightened. He closed his eyes and frowned, unable to relax for a long time. Wu Yulan's shop is in an excellent location. It is the only place to enter the village, it is also on the tractor road, and it is adjacent to the Mengxi River. Only here can we fully see the changes in Xiushui Bay today.

"Hmph, I think you're still thinking about spring, but which girl are you thinking about?" Wu Yulan pouted, pointed at Orchid, glanced at her charming eyes, and said with extreme dissatisfaction. This was the tenth time today. Taking the initiative to flirt.

Looking up at the pretty little widow indifferently, Wang Ben ignored it as always and continued to think intently. With the start of the Dayin Silk Factory, it is no longer just a matter of a few acres of land and a greenhouse, but about the entire He does not want to live in such a harsh environment due to future changes in Xiushui Bay's ecological environment.

This kind of pollution is absolutely not allowed in the city. No wonder Bai Dayin doesn't open a factory in the suburbs. Instead, he comes here to set up a township enterprise in far away mountains. He doesn't choose a location near a highway, but chooses to build a factory in a relatively remote place, far away from residential areas.

Looking down at the turbid Mengxi River, Wang Ben smiled helplessly, thinking that when he fed fish in cages, the villagers criticized him because the feed polluted the river water. The situation now is much more serious than it was then. But no one went to the silk factory to ask for an explanation, and no one even had the courage to go to the village committee to report it, as if all this was taken for granted.

He had gone to see Liu Changsheng in the morning, but the usually enthusiastic captain actually stopped looking for help, let alone asking the village committee to solve the problem. They were the ones who recruited the company, and they would not pay attention to it or help in return. It would be good if Bai Dayin accused him of obstructing the economic development of townships.

As night fell, the six villagers who worked in the village dragged their tired bodies home together. After soaking in water for a whole day, their hands were swollen like a pig's trotters, and several layers of skin were peeled off, and each finger was swollen. Their joints were torn open by silk, and blood was oozing out. They worked in a silk factory and were paid 80 cents an hour. They worked ten hours a day, every day, without a break. In a month, they could earn two One hundred and forty dollars.

After just one day of work, they complained endlessly and started complaining as soon as they arrived at the village entrance. Instead of doing this, they might as well farm, at least there is still busy farming and slack time, and they can control their own time.

Complaints are complaints. For the more than two hundred yuan a month, they will continue to go to work tomorrow. Maybe it won’t be long before those calloused hands will become white and tender, or they may become swollen for a long time. .

Wang Ben shook his head and smiled bitterly as he listened. He stood up slowly and walked home with his head lowered. He wanted to stand up for the beautiful Xiushui Bay, but in the current situation, there was no mass base at all. He wanted to single-handedly transform this place with several employees. A hundred people, with the support of the village committee behind them, to kick them out of the factory is simply a dream.

After thinking hard all night, I couldn't find the right solution. I slept until midnight, drank half a bowl of porridge cooked by Xiao Linglong, and praised a few words in Linglong's expectant eyes. Hearing this, the girl smiled happily and became more and more sensible. Well, except that I don’t like studying and I like eating snacks, I would be fine anywhere.

He went to the greenhouse alone, and before he knew it, more than ten days had passed. The roses in the field should be harvested soon, so he decided to go and have a look. He hasn't been to the greenhouse for three days. In the past, when he walked every day, he would always go to the greenhouse unconsciously. Even if the flowers didn't bloom, he was very happy and full of expectations. Since the construction of Bai Dayin's factory started, he didn't want to. Go that way again.

I heard the sound of machinery two hundred meters away. It was nothing. At some point, a row of iron poles was erected on the roof of that ring of factory buildings.

There is also a dark blue plastic sheet that is several meters high wrapped around it!

Wang Ben was shocked and ran over quickly, passed through the narrow passage, and hurried into the greenhouse.

At this time in the past, there should be neat flowers in the greenhouse, but today there are only a few flowers, and they are uneven. There are no rose trees on the side. The sunlight is blocked, and without photosynthesis, there is no way to bloom. Over time, the saplings will wither and die.

This was simply about killing everyone. Wang Ben suddenly became angry and angrily walked into this so-called township enterprise that attracted investment and served the people. After asking about Bai Dayin's office, he rushed in.

In the office, Bai Dayin was discussing matters with several of his subordinates. When he saw him coming, he did not panic, but smiled proudly, as if he had expected this scene.

Wang Ben didn't rush forward to use violence. Being reckless wasn't his style. He looked at the short, fat and fat boss in front of him and sneered, "Boss Bai is really ruthless. He doesn't even hesitate to do such an old man just to block the sun." The plastic sheets are not afraid of the wind blowing over the factory building.”

"You're kidding, I'm doing this for the sake of appearance and to keep out dust," Bai Dayin said with a straight face, his mouth tilted.

Wang Bencai ignored this nonsense and said directly with a snort, "Don't say it so grandly. You just want to force me to give up the land to you."

"It's good that you know," Bai Dayin admitted generously, spreading his hands and chuckled twice, giving off a feeling of being helpless against him.

Wang Ben stood up in a hurry, pointed his hand unceremoniously, and shouted sternly: "I tell you Bai Dayin, even if I rent it and leave it empty, you can't get it!"

Angrily walked out of the silk factory, pondered for a while, turned to look at the simple factory building, took two deep breaths, and hurried home. The situation was a bit serious. Bai Dayin was not only polluting the environment of Xiushui Bay, but also openly wanted to force him to sublet the land. , we have to think of a way.

While thinking about it, I paid attention to the condition of the greenhouse. The roses finally bloomed, but a few days late. The number was only two-thirds of the previous crop. The flowers were much smaller and the color was no longer so pure.

This time, the florist who came to collect flowers on Valentine's Day was the florist who had always hoped for a long-term cooperation. He came with the workers happily, but when he arrived at the field, he was disappointed. He even hesitated whether to take it or not. He looked around at the current environment. , couldn't help shaking his head and sighing: "Hey, what a pity."

"There's no way, it's already like this," Wang Ben said with a shrug, completely losing the confidence he had in selling flowers the previous two times.

Although these flowers no longer bloom so brightly, they can still be sold as rose flowers. After weighing it for a while, the florist finally took away all the flowers. The price is certainly not high. Red roses, Corollas, are six yuan a bunch, and pink roses are The roses were sold for four yuan a piece, but less than 80,000 flowers bloomed this time, and the income was only 40,000 yuan, more than half less than the previous crop. The roses that were once so beautiful were reduced to selling for two or three yuan. The price of a piece of cabbage.

After two days of busy work to deal with the flowers, Wang Ben finally had his hands free. It was time to think about the next step.