Chapter 203: The number of bee colonies has reached the target

"Girl, if he really wants you to serve him, what will you do?"

Liang Xianglian held Erniu's hand tightly, her face full of worry.

As a woman who was forcibly abducted to this deep mountain to please and have children, she naturally did not want her children to follow in her footsteps.

However, now she is just a useless person lying in bed. She has no way to stop this matter and can only worry about it with nowhere to go.

"fine!"

Seeing Liang Xianglian like this, Erniu hurriedly smiled and said to comfort her: "Mom, if he really likes me, maybe it's not a bad thing. Anyway, I will get married sooner or later."

"You silly girl!"

Upon hearing this, Liang Xianglian couldn't help but said in a somewhat unpleasant tone: "Do you think a man with an unknown background like him would really be willing to marry you home?"

"so what?"

Erniu curled her lips, then said indifferently: "As long as he can continue to take care of our family, find a way to cure you, and let your brother grow up safely, then let alone let me serve him, even if I die, I am fine."

After saying that, she held Liang Xianglian's hand with her backhand, and then continued with a serious face: "Mom, don't worry! No matter what happens, I will not abandon you and your brother."

"My dear daughter, my dear daughter!"

Liang Xianglian felt relieved and distressed when she saw that Erniu was so sensible, and tears flowed from the corners of her eyes unconsciously.

Ever since the man she loved and hated passed away last winter, almost all the affairs of this family have fallen on Erniu's shoulders.

Now, he has to sacrifice Erniu's lifelong happiness to find a way to make a living for them and their mother.

How could she, as a mother, feel at ease?

Erniu couldn't help but show a sad look on her face when she heard the cries coming out of Liang Xianglian's mouth.

If there were any other options, how could she act so indifferent?

After all, this is not because we are forced to do so.

Just as the mother and daughter were staying in the room, speechless and choking, Li Guoqiang suddenly lifted the curtain from the outer room and walked in, instantly scaring them.

"What's wrong with you?"

Li Guoqiang looked at the mother and daughter snuggling together on the kang with wet eyes, raised his eyebrows slightly, and then asked with some confusion.

Logically speaking, he brought them so many good things today, shouldn't they be happy? Why does it feel like something is not right?
"fine!"

Upon hearing this, Liang Xianglian hurriedly shook her head and explained, "We just feel that God has been kind to our family, allowing us, an orphan and a widow, to meet a great benefactor like you. We no longer have to worry about not being able to survive."

"Ok!"

Li Guoqiang raised his eyebrows after hearing this, then quickly waved his hand and said, "Auntie, you are too kind. We are all helping each other and benefiting each other. There is no such thing as a noble person."

"If your family needs to buy anything in the future, just let Erniu and Sanwazi tell me, and I will bring it to you next time you come."

"Row!"

Liang Xianglian felt a little nervous when she saw that Li Guoqiang did not recognize the title of the noble man. Then she smiled and nodded and agreed, "Then I will have to trouble you if I have any problems in the future!"

"Easy to say!"

Li Guoqiang smiled slightly and replied softly. He did not stay long. He just asked Erniu and Sanwazi about the situation of their private bee farm. Then he left in a hurry, making the excuse that he was busy with something.

Liang Xianglian, Erniu and Sanwazi were unable to react for a moment when they saw Li Guoqiang leave like that.

Originally they thought that this time, Li Guoqiang would at least make some excessive demands, such as asking Erniu to serve him, or asking them to do more arduous and dangerous tasks.

As a result, Li Guoqiang didn't make any requests and just asked them to keep things as they were.

This not only surprised them, but also made them begin to doubt Li Guoqiang's purpose.

Could it be that Li Guoqiang really just wanted them to help look after the apiary?

At this time, Li Guoqiang, who had used teleportation to return to the apiary of Jinshanbao Production Brigade, had no idea that his actions had caused Liang Xianglian and her family to fall into some groundless speculations.

He strode into the apiary with a collection box in one hand, and was soon discovered by Li Xiuqin, Ma Guifang, Zhang Mei'e and others.

They looked at Li Guoqiang's tall figure and the two bee collection boxes in his hands. Their eyes suddenly lit up, and then they hurried forward and asked in surprise: "Qiangzi, why did you come back so early today? And you caught two nests of bees at once."

"If I remember correctly, with these two nests of bees, our mission is accomplished!"

"Ok!"

Li Guoqiang nodded, then laughed and said, "That's right. At the beginning, I told the team that we should raise 30 nests of bees today. With these two nests, our mission will be preliminarily completed."

"You guys wait here first. I'll go put these two nests of bees away. Then we'll go together and report this good news to the team."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the beekeeping area.

Li Xiuqin, Ma Guifang, Zhang Mei'e and others stood where they were, watching Li Guoqiang's busy figure, with a look of great joy on their faces.

Originally, they had not expected that Li Guoqiang would complete the task so quickly. The reason why they wanted to come to the apiary in the first place was entirely because of Li Guoqiang's reputation as a genius and they wanted to take a gamble together.

Who would have thought that less than a month had passed and they saw the dawn of success.

Judging from the current situation, if nothing unexpected happens in the future, the apiary will definitely be built.

This not only means that they can have a job that guarantees a stable income regardless of drought or flood, but also means that they have the opportunity to share in the benefits of the development and expansion of the apiary.

Among them, not to mention the small things like being able to take some beehives home occasionally, what attracts them most is the large amount of honey that exceeds the production plan.

You have to know that it is only the beginning of spring and there is still some time before the flowers bloom. With Li Guoqiang's ability to bring back one or two nests of bees every day, by then, the number of bee colonies in the apiary may reach more than fifty or sixty, which is equivalent to exceeding the production plan by more than half.

According to the calculation that a hive of bees produces at least 30 kilograms of honey per year, that is thousands of kilograms of honey! And so much honey can be handed over to the beekeepers to handle it. Just use your toes to think about how much benefit it will bring.

The only uncertain issue is whether the production team will temporarily change the production plan requirements.

Thinking of this, the smiles on Li Xiuqin, Ma Guifang, and Zhang Mei'e's faces suddenly faded a lot, and they even frowned in worry.

As the saying goes, interests move people's hearts.

They didn't believe that the villagers would be so generous as to hand over the honey that was not produced in the plan to the apiary for them to deal with after knowing the huge profits that the apiary could potentially make.

In order to prevent their bee farms from committing fraud, they may even send people to inspect them from time to time to prevent them from underreporting production.

By then, even if they are beekeepers, it will be difficult for them to get any extra benefits.

Perhaps, this is what they call too much is as bad as too little?
After a while, Li Guoqiang successfully settled the two beehives. Then he came back and saw that Li Xiuqin, Ma Guifang, Zhang Mei'e and others seemed to be in a bad mood. He couldn't help feeling confused.

"Hey, what's wrong with you guys? You were all so happy just now! How come you all look so depressed in the blink of an eye?"

"fine!"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuqin quickly waved her hands and explained, "We just suddenly thought that we have so many bees in our apiary. What if there are not enough flowers for them to collect honey?"

What he meant was that he wanted to persuade Li Guoqiang not to be so anxious and to wait until the flowers bloomed before getting the bees back, so that the team and the villagers would not be blinded by money and raise the production plan targets.

Li Guoqiang obviously hadn't thought of this. When he heard Li Xiuqin's concerns, he immediately said with a relaxed look: "Don't worry about this problem. I have already discussed it with the team."

"If there aren't that many nectar sources nearby, then we can just look for another place. The mountain behind is so big, as long as we look hard, we can always find a suitable one."

"Also, the production target that I set with the team was to produce 1500 kilograms of honey a year. Now we already have 30 beehives. As long as we can get another or beehives, we can eventually achieve the production target."

"So, just put your hearts at ease and follow me in this apiary to get things done conscientiously."

After hearing this, Li Xiuqin, Ma Guifang, Zhang Mei'e and others were stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly and agreed.

Since Li Guoqiang doesn't want them to think too much, then they shouldn't think too much about it.

Anyway, given Li Guoqiang's personality, as long as they can get any extra benefits, they don't have to worry that Li Guoqiang will treat them unfairly.

Then, they returned to the wooden house, packed up briefly, and followed Li Guoqiang to Xu Guangfu's home.

As soon as they entered the door, Li Xiuqin instantly became the host and warmly invited everyone to sit on the kang. By the way, she also took out snacks such as melon seeds and peanuts that had not been eaten since the New Year. She was so generous.

Then, she went out to the outer room to prepare food, intending to keep Li Guoqiang and others at home for dinner.

When the meal was ready, Xu Guangfu and Tian Guixiang just returned home from the fields.

They were surprised to see Li Guoqiang and others suddenly come to the door, and then they asked hurriedly: "Qiangzi, what are you doing?"

"Uncle Fu, we are here to tell you the good news!"

Li Guoqiang didn't keep the audience in suspense when he heard this. He smiled and said, "After our unremitting efforts, the number of bee colonies in the apiary has successfully reached 30 nests to date!"

"is it?"

Xu Guangfu was slightly stunned, and then he couldn't help but ask with surprise: "Are you serious? There are really 30 bee colonies in the apiary?"

"real!"

Li Guoqiang nodded seriously and said, "If you don't believe me, you can ask them!"

Hearing this, Li Xiuqin, Ma Guifang, Zhang Mei'e and others hurriedly nodded in confirmation.

When Xu Guangfu saw this, he immediately believed it, and hurriedly urged: "Then let's quickly call the other brigade cadres and go take a look together."

After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the house without waiting for Li Guoqiang to nod in agreement.

Although he had always believed that Li Guoqiang could successfully set up the apiary, he felt a little unsure until he saw the results.

Nowadays, the number of bee colonies in the apiary has reached the standard, which has given him peace of mind and he no longer has to worry about being questioned by the villagers.

He could even take this outstanding achievement to the commune to commend his leaders.

Li Guoqiang and others felt happy when they saw Xu Guangfu so anxious. Then they didn't waste any time and immediately got up and followed Xu Guangfu towards the homes of Sun Maocai, Xu Guanglu and others.

On the way, the villagers saw them walking in a hurry and couldn't help feeling curious. Then they soon learned the good news from Xu Guangfu, Li Xiuqin, Ma Guifang, Zhang Mei'e and others that the number of bee colonies in the apiary had reached the standard.

By the time Sun Maocai, Xu Guanglu and others were notified, many curious villagers had already followed the team, ready to see with their own eyes whether there were really so many groups of bees in the apiary.

If this is true, it means that the collective business of the bee farm is completely stable, and it also means that they will really make a lot of money in the future.

Just like that, as more and more villagers received the news, more and more people followed the team, and eventually it formed a team of hundreds of people.

Among them were Qu Yinfeng, Xu Yuping, Shang Xiuzhen, Shao Ruian and others, all of them seemed to be rushing to watch a play.

In this regard, Xu Guangfu, Sun Maocai and others were not only not dissatisfied, but were happy about it.

Li Guoqiang, Li Xiuqin and others had even less objections.

Since they have made achievements, they should show them to everyone openly. This will prove that they are good enough and that they are qualified to get full work points.

Soon, everyone walked along the mountain road and into the apiary. Before they saw the bees, they heard bursts of "buzzing" sounds coming from the apiary.

Then, they followed the sound and looked towards the beekeeping area, where they saw groups of bees flying in the air, which looked quite scary.

Therefore, there was no need for Li Guoqiang to remind people, and no one would be so ignorant as to barge in. They just dared to stand far away and look around.

While watching, some people started counting, and soon they successfully counted 30 beehives, proving the achievement of Li Guoqiang and others.

(End of this chapter)