Investigation

“You’re talking about Dahe Town, right? It’s true. Because that area is mountainous and suffers from drought, the irrigation costs are too high. So, basically, the fruit farmers there won’t have any harvest this year.”

His mother sighed upon hearing this. Such natural disasters were the most impossible to resolve, especially for farmers who relied on the heavens for their livelihood.

Whether it was drought or flood, both were fatal hazards to agriculture.

At best, they reduced the harvest; at worst, they resulted in no harvest at all.

And often, after a year of hard work, they would also worry about various reasons causing prices to drop, leading to reduced income.

Because of all these issues, basically 60% of people in rural areas have now chosen to go out and work.

Although working away from home means leaving their hometowns, the income is very stable, and they don’t have to worry about natural disasters occurring again.

If this trend continues, it is very likely to lead to a decreasing rural population base, and fewer people will be willing to farm.

If we think about the worst-case scenario, perhaps many years from now, no one will want to grow food anymore.

And a decrease in people growing food means a decrease in food production, which is a very serious problem.

Food is the paramount necessity of the people!

This saying is no joke.

“Can you explain in more detail?”

Chen Mo asked, pressing for more information.

“Why do you want to know about this?”

His mother looked at Chen Mo in confusion, not understanding why her son was interested in this.

“Oh, I know a boss in Jiangcheng who wants to invest in agriculture. When I heard about Dahe Town, I just wanted to learn more about it and tell him about the agricultural situation here, so he avoids making any wrong decisions when investing in agriculture.”

Chen Mo casually made up an excuse.

Moreover, if he could truly find a way to lose money in Dahe Town, those words he just spoke were also for his own investment plans.

“Is that so? Then your friend should observe carefully.”

Yang Xiulian’s expression became serious upon hearing this, and she began to explain the situation in Dahe Town in detail.

Since it was Xiao Mo’s friend, she naturally had to explain more to prevent that friend from falling into any traps.

After a while,

As Chen Mo listened to his mother’s narration, his eyes gradually lit up. He had already begun to form a very grand plan.

If he could proceed according to his plan, he could definitely lose a lot of money.

However, before making this decision, he still needed to conduct an on-site inspection.

“I understand, Mom. I’m going out for a bit.”

As he spoke,

He got up and walked outside. It was only noon, and Dahe Town was not far from Beiming County, so going to investigate now would give him plenty of time.

“What are you going to do?”

Yang Xiulian looked at Chen Mo as he got up to leave and asked curiously.

“I’m going to Dahe Town to take a look and record a real video to send to my friend. Only by truly seeing it can he genuinely feel the power of natural disasters.”

Chen Mo had already reached the door and bent down to change his shoes.

“Oh, then will you be back for dinner tonight?”

His mother quickly got up and walked to the door.

“We’ll see. I’ll call you when I’m back. I’m off now.”

Chen Mo said, pushed open the door, and walked out.

Seeing that the door had closed again, his mother quickly returned to her seat.

Then she took out her phone, found a number, and dialed it directly.

“Hello, Aunt Wang, Xiao Mo met that girl today, but they didn’t seem to click during their interaction, so let’s just drop this matter. Thank you so much this time. Come over for dinner at our place another day.”

Yang Xiulian’s tone was full of gratitude. Aunt Wang had been busy for Xiao Mo, and regardless of whether it was successful or not, she still needed to be thanked.

“No need for dinner, I was just闲着没事 (idle) anyway. The girl’s family also called and said it didn’t really work out either. I’m telling you, it’s just that they’ve both lived alone for too long and are too independent. But since they didn’t click, let’s drop this matter. If I meet another suitable girl someday, I’ll introduce her to your Chen Mo.”

Aunt Wang’s voice came through the phone.

“Okay, then I’ll trouble Aunt Wang. But in a few days, when we make something delicious at home, you must come. It’s all home cooking, so it’s no trouble. And let Old Lin come over too, so he and Old Chen can have a drink and chat. It’d be nice to get together.”

“Okay, then Old Lin and I will come over another day. Speaking of drinking, my Old Lin will probably be at your house tomorrow.”

“Hahahaha, alright, then it’s settled.”

Yang Xiulian hung up the phone with a smile, then put her phone aside and sighed helplessly.

It was fine that this blind date wasn’t successful, but she was a little worried that Xiao Mo might genuinely prioritize his career and not consider getting married in the future.

Alas!

It seems she really needs to pay more attention to the girls around her from now on, to see if there’s anyone suitable.

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Downstairs in the residential building,

Chen Mo didn’t know that in the short time it took him to walk downstairs, his mother had made a decision that would cause him a lot of headaches in the future.

Arriving at the parking lot, this time he parked further away from the unit entrance, but this way he wouldn’t be questioned by those elderly men and women.

After getting in the car,

He navigated to Dahe Town on his phone and drove straight there.

This time, his inspection wasn’t just about the orchard; he also wanted to look at other crops planted in the surrounding areas.

Since he wanted to invest in agriculture, it was naturally better for the scale to be as large as possible, as only a larger scale could consume more system funds.

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Dahe Town,

“I’m going up the mountain for a bit.”

Wang Xilong said to the house and then walked straight out.

“What are you going to do?”

His wife saw this and followed him, asking.

“To take a look at the orchard. After all, I might be leaving in a few days.”

Wang Xilong left a sentence and then drove a small electric car out of the courtyard.

Thinking that he was about to leave his hometown, he felt somewhat uneasy.

He had looked after that orchard his entire life, and just leaving it behind without a second thought, he couldn’t quite put into words how he felt.

In short, he just wanted to go and see it.

“Then come back early.”

“Got it.”

After leaving a sentence, he drove the electric car directly out of the courtyard.

The orchard was a certain distance from home, probably about a 10-minute drive to reach it.

“Big brother, I heard there’s a disaster-stricken orchard around here. Do you know where it is?”

Just then,

A commercial vehicle slowly drove by, and a young man poked his head out and asked.

“Why are you asking about that orchard?”

Wang Xilong looked at the young man in the car, his expression somewhat puzzled.

“Oh, a friend of mine wants to invest in agriculture, and I thought I’d go to that orchard to understand the situation.”

Chen Mo saw the electric car slowly stop, so he also pulled his car over.

His navigation had only led him to the location of Dahe Town, but he wasn’t clear about the exact location of the disaster-stricken orchard.