After the divorce, he settled in Northwest China and became a Shennong (a legendary Chinese farmer).

"Xiao Gu, I'll listen to you. What early-maturing crop do you think we should plant next?"

Professor Mao now trusts Gu Tong unconditionally. He had already filed an insurance claim, and the claims adjuster had come to conduct an on-site inspection. The compensation should arrive soon.

Having learned his lesson from the past, he decided to listen to Gu Tong this time when replanting, and even planned to ask her to help him buy the seeds.

"How about we plant early-maturing silage corn? The economic benefits are not bad."

Gu Tong already had the answer in mind, so he directly recommended early-maturing silage corn.

This type of corn has a short growth cycle, decent economic benefits, and most importantly, it's easy to sell.

"Then it's decided! Xiao Gu, please buy the seeds for me as well. I'll transfer the money to you first."

Once Professor Mao has figured something out, he acts very decisively.

He immediately signed an agricultural machinery service agreement with Gu Tong, with the service price discounted by 20% from the original price. He paid the full amount after signing the agreement.

The reseeding process includes tilling, rotary tillage, and sowing. The original price for these three operations was 145 yuan per mu, and the current price is 116 yuan per mu, totaling 9280 yuan.

Given the current situation of rushing to plant and replant, this price is definitely a friendly price.

Professor Mao was well aware that a salesperson from Honghe Agricultural Machinery Cooperative had previously contacted him, quoting a price of 180 yuan per mu for the three operations, without any discount.

"Thank you! Xiao Gu, Xiao Dong, come over for dinner and a few drinks when you're all done with your busy schedules."

"No problem, I'll definitely come and bother you then."

Gu Tong readily accepted Professor Mao's invitation, and then bid farewell to Dong Jun and left.

After leaving, the two discussed their next steps.

Since everyone had suffered from the disaster to varying degrees, Dong Jun and Ma Dongwen had to take time to deal with things in the fields, including Lin Hao's fully managed farmland.

Therefore, Gu Tong suggested that everyone take turns working in Professor Mao's field to avoid affecting their respective remedial work.

"Brother Dong, you and I will be in charge of tilling the land, you and Lao Ma will be in charge of rotary tillage, and Aikebai and I will be in charge of sowing. You and Lao Ma can take care of the full-scale farm management in your spare time. What do you think?"

"I have no problem. Just let us know in the group chat later and see what Lao Ma and Ai Kebai think."

Dong Jun felt that the arrangement was reasonable and expressed his approval.

Gu Tong nodded, and the two went their separate ways.

After dinner, he mentioned in the group chat that he had signed an agreement with Professor Mao and made follow-up arrangements.

Aikebai and Ma Dongwen had no objections, but Ma Dongwen was clearly in low spirits because the client he had contacted had changed his mind.

"Xiao Gu, after you left, one of Honghe's salesmen and Yimingjiang came to the village. They brought up the so-called 'ban' in private again, and as a result, the people I contacted before all said they didn't need our help anymore, and a big order for replanting 200 acres also fell through."

Dong Jun: "Isn't Honghe being a bit too domineering? I've already gathered some evidence, and I'll report them later."

Ma Dongwen: "It's hard to find evidence in this kind of thing. You can deny what the other party said in private. What's the use of reporting it?"

"But I can't let that bastard Yimingjiang get away with this. I know they're going to get together to gamble again tonight. I've got people keeping an eye on them; one phone call and they'll all be taken down."

Gu Tong: "Old Ma, don't get involved. I'll make the call to report this."

Aikebai: "I completely agree with dealing with that lackey Yimingjiang, but the problem is that even if we deal with Yimingjiang, the ban will still be in effect, which will be very detrimental to our future orders."

Gu Tong: "Brother Dong, has anything changed on your end?"

Dong Jun: "Nothing has changed, so you can rest assured. With the old village chief here, Honghe wouldn't dare to interfere in our village's affairs."

Gu Tong: "Don't worry, everyone. Can Li Yong really control everything? The disaster is quite severe this time, and many people need to rush to replant and reseed. Our work efficiency is better than Honghe's, so we will definitely get orders."

Everyone discussed it at length, and Ma Dongwen's mood gradually improved.

Just then, Gu Tong's phone rang, and the screen displayed Liang Qin's name. He quickly pressed the answer button.

"Gu Tong, there's something I'd like to ask you. 200 mu of newly planted alfalfa in Bulak Village has been severely damaged by the disaster, with a frost mortality rate of over 80%, so it needs to be replanted."

Farm machinery is hard to find these days, so I'd like to ask you for help. I heard you have a small team. The price can be based on market rates; you won't lose money.

Liang Qin seemed to be eating while making a phone call, but in reality, she was still working.

The post-disaster reconstruction work is very tedious, and she even has to help the affected people contact agricultural machinery services, so she has to work overtime every day.

"I'm definitely fine with it, but Li Yong from Honghe Agricultural Machinery Service Cooperative has blacklisted our small group. Will this affect you?"

Gu Tong was naturally willing to help, which meant that Liang Qin had brought him new orders.

However, he also took this opportunity to mention the so-called "ban," specifically naming Li Yong.

He didn't ask Liang Qin to do anything; he only hoped that the news of the blacklist would reach the township and county levels.

"Hmph! I know about this. Li Yong from Honghe Cooperative is absolutely lawless. I'll report this to my superiors later."

Upon hearing Gu Tong's words, Liang Qin couldn't help but raise her eyebrows; she was not one to back down from trouble.

I had vaguely heard about the various "deeds" of Honghe Agricultural Machinery Service Cooperative before, especially Li Yong of Honghe, who was simply domineering.

It used to be just a rumor, but today she actually met the person involved.

The affected villagers told her that Honghe had taken advantage of the current shortage of agricultural machinery to significantly increase agricultural machinery service fees, and at the same time, it was secretly suppressing individuals or groups like Gu Tong who could provide agricultural machinery services.

Given Liang Qin's temperament, how could she stand this? She immediately persuaded the affected villagers before calling Gu Tong.

She's determined to secure this service; let's see what Honghe and Li Yong can do.

"Liang Qin, I really admire you. My service prices are already quite reasonable, and they definitely won't increase after the disaster. If you're in need, you can even get a 20% discount."

Gu Tong was determined to go all out, even if it meant sacrificing steamed buns to save face.

Wasn't Honghe taking the opportunity to raise prices? He plans to do the opposite, not only not raising prices, but even promising discounts for those in need.

"I admire your personality! It's settled then. Go to Blake Village to find Wang Yu tomorrow morning, and he'll take you to sign the agreement. Hmm, this deal doesn't need a discount; he's richer than you. Okay, you can rest now. I'll come over for dinner when I have time."

Liang Qin's hearty laughter came through the receiver, and then the call ended.

Gu Tong clicked her tongue twice. She really hadn't realized that Liang Qin was such a unique person.

He then glanced at the group chat, which was basically the same as before, and remained silent.

Around 10 p.m., Ma Dongwen suddenly sent a message in the group, saying that he had confirmed that Yi Mingjiang was gambling in their village, with a large number of people involved and a considerable amount of money involved.

"receive!"

Gu Tong didn't say much. After responding with two words, she called the police station to report Yi Mingjiang and others for gambling.

In less than half an hour, several cars arrived at Hongqi Village.

A group of people got out of the car and rushed into Ma Xiaojun's house, taking away all the gamblers and their gambling money.

It will definitely take Yimingjiang at least ten days to half a month to get out of this situation.