Entering April, the farmland outside Banta City was covered in dense wheat stalks that dyed it a brown yellow.
The farmland that had been renovated by the farmland renovation project had a complete water system. Adding in the help of the agricultural magic machines, as long as there weren't any serious natural disasters in Banta City's farmland, there would be a bountiful harvest. This year wasn't an exception.
However, faced with this bountiful harvest, the farmers outside Banta City weren't all happy. Rather most of them had looks of depression.
It took Baltro more than half an hour to reach Mexilan Village on a bicycle from Luke Village, which was more than ten kilometers away. He glanced at the surrounding farmland and was so shocked that he forgot to step on the pedals. He almost lost his balance and fell down with his bicycle.
After supporting himself with great difficulty, Baltro didn't care about his precious bicycle that he was willing to spend eight gold coins to buy two months ago. He charged into the wheat fields on both sides of the road and bent down, picking up an ear of wheat with trembling hands.
Feeling the heavy feeling of the ear of wheat in his hand, Baltro trembled twice before suddenly cursing in a low voice. He turned around and grabbed his bicycle, jumping onto it and forcefully pedaling, charging into Mexilan Village not far away like a whirlwind.
Seeing Baltro charging over on his bicycle like a madman, the villagers of Mexilan Village all got out of the way. Just as they scolded him, they saw that the person on the bicycle was Baltro. The villagers then pointed at Baltro and laughed loudly, their laughter full of mockery.
Hearing the villagers' mocking laughter, Baltro's face turned red. He didn't care so much as he rode his bicycle straight to the front of a newly built two-story building at the end of Mexilan Village. He jumped off his bicycle and strode in.
"Hey, Sarkozy, come out here for me!"
Hearing Baltro's shout, old man Sarkozy slightly knit his brows and came down from the second floor.
After seeing Baltro, old man Sarkozy broke out in laughter. He pointed at Baltro and said with a proud look, "What?
Baltro, are you here to admit defeat? "
Baltro's dark face became even darker. He charged forward to grab old man Sarkozy's collar and roared out, "Sarkozy, you bastard!
I treated you as an old friend of many years. You knew that this fertilizer was so useful, but you didn't persuade me!
Now, our Luke Village's harvest this year might not even be half of what your Mexilan Village has. Are you happy now? "
Old man Sarkozy knit his brows. He grabbed Baltro's wrist to make him let go and said with a cold snort, "Baltro, since we're old friends, I know that you're angry right now, so I won't argue with you.
"But you have to be clear about this. When I told you that I had a quota for the fertilizer from Xinfei Fertilizer Factory and asked if Luke Village wanted it, you were the one who said that you were worried about the damn fertilizer and refused to accept it.
Now you're blaming me for not advising you properly?
What?
How can you blame me for this? "
Baltro angrily glared at old man Sarkozy, but old man Sarkozy didn't show any weakness as he glared back.
After a while, Baltro suddenly slumped down like a deflated balloon. He sat on a nearby chair with a dejected expression and used his fists to hit his head with all his might.
"Why was I so stupid back then!
Why didn't I believe that the fertilizer was this useful?
I really wanted to kill everyone in the village!
I really was stupid! "
Seeing Baltro blaming himself like this, old man Sarkozy forgot his unreasonable appearance. After thinking about it, he sat down beside him and patted his shoulder as he comforted him, "Alright, it's just missing the spring plowing, you can just make it up for the fall harvest.
Anyway, New Flyer said that although their fertilizer factory can't guarantee that Banta City can use it all in the spring plowing, it definitely won't be a problem for the fall harvest.
When the time comes, I'll talk to Cantona ahead of time and have him get some fertilizer for your Luke Village first. "
Baltro looked up at old man Sarkozy with a face filled with self blame and pain.
"But our village's spring plowing is over like this.
Do you know that the people in the village know that I rejected your quota for purchasing fertilizer for our village, so they've been scolding me every day.
Our entire family is so scared that we don't even dare to leave the house! "
"Pei!
A bunch of ignorant fellows, what are you arguing with them for? "Old man Sarkozy curled his lips in disdain," Relax.
Do you believe that when you go back and tell them that you've won the priority quota for your village to purchase fertilizer for the fall harvest, they'll immediately turn around and lick your butt? "
Baltro's face twitched. He wanted to say yes, but since they were from the same village, it wasn't good to be so direct, so he could only give an awkward smile.
"After all, I was the one who caused our village's spring harvest to be worse than yours, so it's right to be scolded by them."
"Bullshit!" Old man Sarkozy cursed without any politeness.
"I say, are those fellows in your village all stubborn?
What era is it, they're still only looking at the grain in the fields?
Just tell them, what's the use of harvesting all that grain!
Even if they don't need to pay rent and sell it all, how much money can they earn? "
"You can't say it like this, right?"
Baltro defended himself, "Look, our family has rented over seven mu of land, so we should be able to harvest over two thousand pounds of wheat this spring. If we sell all of it, we'll be able to earn over ten gold coins.
If we use fertilizer, we might be able to get over four thousand pounds, which would be close to thirty gold coins.
Without fertilizer, we're losing over ten gold coins, how could we not feel heartache? "
"That's why I said that you're also a stubborn person.
Is thirty gold coins a lot? "
Old man Sarkozy said with a laugh, "Didn't you tell me last time that your kid found a job at the Cameron Chamber of Commerce and earned over ten gold coins a month?
In the end, you're going to die for over ten gold coins, isn't that embarrassing? "
"This … …" Baltro's expression was a bit awkward.
"This isn't the same, he earns it for himself and I can't just stay idle.
Farming at home can at least guarantee that our entire family has food to eat, right? "
"You don't believe me when I say you're stubborn?" Old man Sarkozy glared at him.
Old man Sarkozy glared at him, "If you want to farm, why don't you go to the Cantona Chamber of Commerce?
Or you could just go to the Principality of Constantine and farm for the New Flyer.
Not mentioning that you don't need to spend money on food for a year, you can also earn over a hundred gold coins.
Isn't it better than guarding a few mu of land here? "
"But I feel it's not safe ….. In those places, if something happens, the land will be gone ….."
"Nonsense.
If you say it's not safe, then is it safe to farm in the fields of those noble masters?
Who knew when a damned order would come down and take back the fields.
Then again, even if it's not taken back, you'll have to pay such a high rent each year, so what's left is barely enough to fill your stomach. What else can you do?
For example, your kid is about to get married, can you help him get married by farming? "Old man Sarkozy asked.
Baltro gave a bitter laugh, "That really can't be done.
My kid likes a girl from another village and her family asked for a new house and a full set of Xinfei Brand household magic machines, how could I take out that much money?
My kid is working himself to death at the Cameron Chamber of Commerce every day, isn't it just to earn this kind of money? "
"So I said, there's no future if you stay here and farm, so what are you staring at this bit of land for?
Even if you can increase the yield with fertilizer, what use is there?
There's no money at all, so it's better to find a way to do something else. "
"But other than farming … what else can I do?" Baltro asked with a confused expression.
Baltro asked with a confused look, "Then again, it's not good to just leave the land here, you have to pay rent each year ….."
"Farming is simple, just give it to the Cantona Chamber of Commerce.
You don't need to care about anything, the rent will be paid by the Cantona Chamber of Commerce. In the end, the Cantona Chamber of Commerce will give you a bit of money each year, so it's better than farming by yourself. "Old man Sarkozy waved his hand," As for what to do if you don't farm ….. that's even simpler.
There are many companies in the city right now, you can just find a company to learn some skills from and you'll be able to find a job.
It won't be much in a month, but it's not a problem to earn close to ten gold coins. "
"But ….. I'm this old, what if I can't learn ….." Baltro asked in a worried voice.
"Why can't we learn it?" Old man Sarkozy glared at him.
Old man Sarkozy glared at him, "Let me tell you, it's not as hard as you think.
When I went to the New Flyer factory in the Falling Rain Valley, the work the workers did was very simple. Many of them just repeated the same action and only a few of them required skills.
Even if you can't learn those skills, it shouldn't be a problem for you to do some simple work, right?
Even if you can't do that, you should still have some strength, right?
You can go to the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce's construction site and do some physical work.
Hasn't the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce recently opened a residential area by the Sandy River? They're currently recruiting people, why don't you give it a try? "
Hearing what old man Sarkozy said, Baltro's depressed expression gradually cleared up and there was a trace of hope and excitement in his eyes.
Sarkozy was right, the times were different now. For normal farmers like them, they didn't need to rely on their family's land to make a living.
Whether it was the New Flyer or the other companies in Banta City, there were many jobs for people to take. Moreover, whether it was in terms of physical strength, time, or the most important income, it was much better than farming.
Since it was like this, why did they have to keep farming?
Thinking of this, the feeling of guilt, pain, and panic that Baltro felt on the way here suddenly disappeared. It was like he was enlightened and his eyes suddenly opened up.