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

Chapter 106 First Place in the Evaluation, Thousand-Acre Demonstration Field

The sun hung high in the sky, and the air was filled with the scent of freshly crushed straw.

Three people stood by the field, watching Gu Tong and the others work skillfully. The leader said, "These farm machinery operators are quite good. I didn't expect to see such a high level of operation in Nasu."

"Manager Lu has excellent taste!"

A man next to him quickly chimed in, beaming with joy.

The man referred to as "Manager Lu" nodded and then remained silent, patiently waiting.

More than half an hour later, Gu Tong and the others finished their morning work, parked the farm machinery, and prepared to go to Dong Jun's house for lunch.

"Excuse me, may I interrupt? Do you own all those agricultural machines? Let me introduce myself, I am Lu Mengzhou, the business manager of Jinfeng Group's Yiwu branch."

Manager Lu stepped forward, stopped Gu Tong and the others, asked them a question, and introduced himself.

Aikebai was a straightforward person, and he already had a bad impression of Jinfeng Group, so he replied, "It's our own. What's wrong? Do you need something?"

"Here's the thing, our company recently launched an agricultural machinery buyback program. Here are the details of the program; you might want to take a look."

Lu Mengzhou remained calm and composed, handing the documents to Gu Tong as he spoke.

Because he could sense that Gu Tong's temperament was completely different from the other three, he did it subconsciously.

"We'll look into it when we have time, Manager Lu. We're in a hurry to get back for dinner. We'll talk again when we have a chance."

Gu Tong took the documents, gave the other party a perfunctory reply, and then left with Ai Kebai, Dong Jun, and Ma Dongwen.

Lu Mengzhou called out from behind, "Our company needs skilled farm machinery operators like you. The compensation is excellent. If you're interested, you can call the number on the brochure."

Gu Tong waved without turning his head and quickly walked into the village.

"These guys are so arrogant! I wonder how long they can stay arrogant?"

One of the subordinates, disapproving of Gu Tong and his group's behavior, said indignantly.

Lu Mengzhou turned her head and gave the other person a cold look, and the other person immediately shut up.

"Don't say things like 'harmony brings wealth' anymore. Let's go to the next village."

Lu Mengzhou gave his men a warning, and then they returned to their car and drove off.

When Gu Tong arrived at Dong Jun's house, he glanced at the documents and found that the contents were exactly the same as the information he had received before.

Ai Kebai reached out and took the documents, glanced at them, and then handed them to Ma Dongwen.

"Agricultural machinery doesn't hold its value. Even if it's 10% or 20% more expensive than the market valuation, what difference does it make? In the end, you still lose money. If it were me, I wouldn't sell it; I could just keep it for my own use."

This kind of thing is completely immune to Ai Kebai. His family is not short of money, so he cannot understand the difficulties of others.

Ma Dongwen had a different opinion. He, Dong Jun, and Gu Tong all had loans on their hands. If it weren't for Gu Tong's proper handling, who wouldn't be anxious about the farm machinery sitting idle?

If things really don't hold up, we might have to sell our farm machinery.

"Don't underestimate the power of this strategy. It's a ruthless tactic that can wipe out an entire family. Not everyone can withstand it."

Ma Dongwen shook his head and said nothing more after that.

Aikebai realized that what he had said earlier was inappropriate, so he changed the subject. Soon after, Dong Jun and Li Yuxiu brought out the food.

Gu Tong buried himself in his food; there were still many tough battles to fight ahead, and he had to give it his all.

During the lunch break, Gu Tong received a call from Station Master Yu.

"Xiao Gu, congratulations! You achieved first place in rapeseed yield per mu in this competition! The qualification review for contracting the thousand-mu demonstration field will begin soon, and the results will be available next month."

Station Master Yu seemed a little excited. No matter what, Gu Tong was the person he had recommended.

He was also proud that his opponent had achieved the top spot in oil production.

Gu Tong was also very happy to hear the news and said with a smile, "Thank you, Station Chief Yu! If you hadn't mentioned the selection the other day, I wouldn't have known about this event."

"Why thank me? I hope you can successfully secure the thousand-acre demonstration field. I'm waiting for your good news."

Station Master Yu called just to deliver a message, and then hung up.

Aikebai has very sharp ears. He overheard a few words and ran over with a smile, staring at Gu Tong.

Gu Tong didn't hide anything and immediately announced that he had achieved first place in the oil yield evaluation.

"Then you have to treat everyone, so we can all have some fun."

Dong Jun started making a fuss, and Ma Dongwen followed suit.

"No problem! Let's wrap up early today. I'll cook two of my signature dishes tonight, and there'll be plenty of beer!"

Gu Tong readily agreed and immediately invited the group to his home for dinner that evening.

This is of great significance. With such outstanding achievements, this will be the most convincing evidence for future orders, whether for agricultural machinery services or full-service management.

Afterwards, everyone went to the fields together to continue working.

Gu Tong took advantage of this time to start a live stream.

"Hello everyone! I have already mailed the prizes from the last lottery to the address provided by the winner. Please check your mail. Also, I have some good news to announce: I won first place in the county's oilseed production competition."

Gu Tong appeared on camera and first received news about the mailed prize.

After the lucky draw ended, 10 fans, including [Lonely Swordsman] and [I Don't Eat Donkey Meat], won prizes, and each of them received a can of rapeseed oil.

He then shared the results of the oil yield evaluation with everyone.

[Lonely Swordsman]: "A true farming master!"

【Small Town Exam Taker 123】: "Great news, boss! How about we hold another lucky draw?"

[I don't eat donkey meat]: "Congratulations, give me a red envelope."

The live stream chat immediately became lively; these longtime fans love to create buzz.

Gu Tong chatted and laughed with everyone for a while before ending the broadcast. He had gone live earlier to inform everyone about these two matters, and now that he had finished his business, he had to continue with his work.

A few days passed quickly.

The 1600 mu of rapeseed in Salbu Village had been harvested, and Ilyas led a team to inspect the harvest. The actual loss rate was measured at around 4.9%. This made him extremely happy, and he was very glad that he had chosen to trust Gu Tong and the others.

The average yield of rapeseed in the village is 284 kilograms per mu. Based on this loss rate, it can increase the income of villagers by 77400 yuan, which is 48.38 yuan per mu.

Even at the low selling price of rapeseed, each mu (unit of land area) would still generate an additional 36 yuan in income.

Gu Tong offered a preferential price of 80 yuan per mu to Salbu Village. After deducting the additional income of 36 yuan per mu, the actual harvesting service fee was 44 yuan per mu, which was lower than the 50 yuan per mu harvesting service fee offered by Jinfeng Group.

"Xiao Gu, on behalf of everyone in the village, I thank you! We've all benefited from this, so we can't let you down. I'll sign a long-term agreement with you on behalf of the village later."

Gu Tong and his colleagues' conscientious work attitude and superb technical skills earned them the respect of Ilyas.

The villagers also learned about the situation, and many people stood at a distance with smiles on their faces. Every now and then, someone would come over and bring Gu Tong and the others some yogurt curds and dried apricots.

"Alright, old village chief, I'm willing to sign a long-term agreement with the village. But there's no rush, we still have a lot of work to do."

Gu Tong laughed and accepted Ilyas's offer.

Ilyas then paid the harvesting service fee (totaling 128000 yuan), and Gu Tong and the others immediately went to the next village.

Time flew by in the midst of their busy work, and the four-person team then completed the harvesting of a total of 1660 mu of rapeseed, thus fulfilling all their rapeseed harvesting orders.

Unfortunately, due to the interference of the Jin Feng Group this season, the four-person team has had difficulty securing orders. Hidden benefits such as low loss rate will take time to materialize.

1660亩收割服务单子，其中800亩是按照每亩100元收费的，共计80000元。另外的860

The fee is 80 yuan per mu, totaling 68800.

The two combined amount to 148800 yuan. Adding the 128000 yuan from Salbu Village, the rapeseed harvesting service fee for this season is 276800 yuan.

Gu Tong received 110720 yuan, while Aikebai, Dong Jun, and Ma Dongwen each received 55360 yuan.

He originally had 26.5 yuan in his bank account. After deducting 5200 yuan for gas and daily expenses, and adding the income, the bank account balance was 37.05 yuan.

I got home in the afternoon.

Gu Tong cooked two dishes and drank a few cups of wine by herself.

Looking at the farm machinery in the yard and then at the cash balance in his bank account, he couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions.

After working so hard for so long, he finally got his chaotic days back on track and even managed to have enough to eat. This might not seem like much to many people, but it meant a lot to him.

After eating and drinking his fill, Gu Tong opened the panel to check his gains over the past period.

[Effective work (harvesting), Shennong value +326]

[Influence expands, Shennong value +20]

Shennong Value: 702 points

During this period, he completed the harvest of 3260 mu of rapeseed and gained 326 Shennong points.

Recently, there have been fewer live streams and less content output, resulting in only 2000 new followers, bringing the total number of followers to 56089.

He was quite satisfied with his gains, and even the effects of the alcohol had worn off somewhat.

At that moment, Gulixian sent a message: "What are you doing?"

"I just finished eating, what about you?"

"Fan and I are taking a walk outside. Has your application for the thousand-acre demonstration field been approved?"

"No news yet, but I estimate it will be soon."

"I'm going to see Little Stone this weekend, I'll prepare some good food for him."

"no problem!"

Gu Tong added an "OK" emoji at the end, and then there was no response from Gu Lixian.

She and Fan Li went shopping together. Fan Li took a liking to a piece of clothing and went to try it on. She sat down next to Fan Li and took the opportunity to chat with Gu Tong for a few minutes.

Fan Li quickly came out of the fitting room and asked, "Who were you chatting with so enthusiastically? Look at this dress, isn't it nice?"

"It looks great! I just chatted with Gu Tong for a bit, turn around so I can take a look."

Gulixian put away her phone and then gave Fanli some advice, after which Fanli bought the clothes she was wearing.

The two left the clothing store and, as they approached a restaurant, saw Li Yong. Li Yong emerged from the restaurant alone, quickly got into a car, and disappeared down the road.

After a while, another person came out of the restaurant.

"How could it be him?"

Fan Li glanced at the man and muttered something under her breath.

Gulixian knew Li Yong, but she had never seen the person who came out from behind.

"Sister Fan, who is that? Do you know her?"

"One of my customers used to buy agricultural machinery from me, and I heard he later joined Honghe."

Fan Li was not familiar with this person; she had only dealt with him twice before due to business dealings.

The reason she reacted that way was because both that person and Li Yong were from Honghe, and they had to leave one after the other after having a meal together, which gave people a sneaky feeling.

"oh."

Gulixian casually agreed, not really caring.

This had nothing to do with the two of them. She and Fan Li continued shopping, and then went home to rest.

the next day.

There was much discussion within Honghe. Wang Yimin, a small-scale farmer who owned agricultural machinery, applied to withdraw from the cooperative. He had decided to sell all of his agricultural machinery to Jinfeng Group.

Wang Yimin arrived early to wait for Tang Guoxing, and a group of people surrounded him, asking him all sorts of questions.

"I figured I could still get a good price for selling farm machinery now. If I waited any longer, who knows what would happen? From now on, the ups and downs of the farm machinery service market will no longer concern me. I'll just take good care of my few dozen acres of land."

Wang Yimin spoke spittle flying everywhere, his words rough but his reasoning sound, and several people on the spot were immediately moved.

Tang Guoxing walked in just in time to see this scene. He was so angry he wanted to kill Wang Yimin. He immediately said, "Come with me to the office."

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The consequences of letting Wang Yimin continue were obvious. Moreover, the other party's behavior was suspicious in every way, so he quickly called Wang Yimin to his office.

"Wang Yimin, it's your right to leave the club, but it's not right to announce it in public. People who know the situation will think you're trying to cut your losses, and people who don't will think you've taken benefits from others and are deliberately trying to undermine Honghe."

Tang Guoxing was very impolite to Wang Yimin, and directly reprimanded him with a few words.

Wang Yimin stiffened his neck, about to respond with a tough retort, but then pulled back halfway.

He knew very well that the reason he was so eager to promote the benefits of selling agricultural machinery early was because Jinfeng Group had agreed to buy back his agricultural machinery at the original price.

This means that he used the farm machinery for several years for free, and then sold it without losing a penny.

Moreover, he receives a commission for every farmer he persuades to sell their machinery.

"Mr. Tang, I didn't mean it. I just chatted with everyone since you weren't here. Don't worry, I'll leave as soon as I'm done and won't say another word."

Wang Yimin was still somewhat intimidated by Tang Guoxing; the inertia formed over many years was not so easy to change.

Tang Guoxing looked up at the other person, then took the withdrawal application submitted by the other person and signed it without saying a word.

"Leave your application with me for now. We'll go over it at the council meeting later, and then you won't be a member of the Honghe Agricultural Machinery Service Cooperative anymore."

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Tang. I'm leaving now."

Wang Yimin quickly left Tang Guoxing's office, not daring to linger in the office, and went straight downstairs.

However, he certainly wouldn't stop there. If he took someone's benefits, he had to work for them, otherwise he wouldn't get away with it.

So Wang Yimin went from open to covert operations, and actually managed to persuade two farmers to sell their agricultural machinery to Jinfeng Group.

Gu Tong was unaware of the undercurrents within Honghe. After resting for half a day, he drove his hay harvester to his field in the afternoon to begin harvesting the second crop of Shousu.