Farmers always have their own measure of things. At thirty-one thousand per *xiang* of land, they didn't need to hire combine harvesters themselves, didn't have to pay for threshing, and could still harvest their crops and make a profit, ultimately earning an extra seven or eight thousand yuan.
In their view, seven or eight thousand was already a substantial amount.
Therefore, seeing Li Qingshan and the others sign the contracts and receive their money, the villagers crowded around:
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