The happy little days of the Ye family

Tangshan put down the chopsticks in his hands, "I have discussed it with Jing Xiaozi and plan to buy dozens of acres of wasteland and a larger barren mountain. Pay someone to open up the wasteland and cultivate it for a few years. It will be good land." .”

"The village chief mentioned planting honeysuckle and jujube trees this morning. I think it's quite interesting. I also know a few merchants in the county who collect mountain goods. I'll introduce them to you later and we can make money together."

The village chief remembered a place that was very suitable for Tangshan and his son. "There is a small valley behind the back mountain, about fifty or sixty acres. The valley is connected to a hill, about 180 acres, which just meets your requirements."

Tangshan also grew up in Taohua Village. When he was young, he went into every mountain behind the village to pick fruits and hunt. He knew where it was as soon as the village chief mentioned it.

There seems to be a river in the valley. It is not impossible to turn the valley into paddy fields. The mountain behind is quite rich in products in my memory.

However, there are also disadvantages. You have to climb a small back mountain to reach the valley. Not only is the road difficult to walk, it is also difficult to transport grain during the summer and autumn harvests. Otherwise, such a beautiful valley would not be waiting for him to come back in vain.

Apart from being a bit remote and far away, there is nothing wrong with the valley and the hills behind it. Tangshan is also a bit exciting.

"Tomorrow, Jing Xiaozi and I will go to the valley to have a look. I want to settle this matter as soon as possible and quickly find someone to open up the wasteland."

"Although it's a little hot now, we can still plant honeysuckle and jujube trees, and we can also plant a crop of food in the second half of the year. If we wait until autumn, we will be delayed for a year."

The village chief has been cultivating the land all his life, and he understands Tangshan's urgent mood, but the summer harvest is coming soon, and it is estimated that it will be too late to provide food in the second half of the year.

The village chief suggested that Tangshan clean up the barren hills first, "That's true, but the summer harvest is about 10 days away. It's difficult to hire people to clear up wasteland during the summer harvest."

"It's definitely too late to clean up the wasteland, but the wasteland doesn't need to be so detailed. Honeysuckle and jujube trees can be planted first."

Father Ye put his arm around Tang Shan's shoulders, "Honeysuckle can be planted by cuttings. When the mountain is cleared, I will sponsor some honeysuckle vines for you."

"In addition, it is best to buy two-year-old jujube seedlings. They are a bit more expensive, but they can bear fruit a year earlier."

"Good brother, I'll treat you to a drink after my eldest brother settles down."

Tangshan patted Father Ye's chest proudly. Unfortunately, Father Ye was not one of the strong men in the escort agency. The pain made Father Ye grimace.

There was something else to do tomorrow, and a few people didn't dare to get drunk. The Tang family's father and son returned home early.

Both father and son are living in Tangshan's house. Now only father and son are left in the Tang family. Tangshan has long treated his son as an adult and will discuss everything with his son.

Tangshan: "Except for the house in the county town, now the family only has 230 taels of silver and the carriage outside. Although the barren mountains and wasteland are cheap, the output was not high in the first few years. The remaining silver is reserved for household expenses. .”

"The carriage will do as you said. After buying the barren hills and land, we will go to the county and sell them. However, I want to buy two cows. The cows will be used to open up the wasteland and farm the land in the future."

Tang Xiaojing: "I don't know how to farm. Dad, you can make up your mind. Let's go to the valley to have a look tomorrow morning. If it's suitable, we can decide on the valley and the mountains behind it, and seize the time to open up wasteland."

Although Tang Xiaojing is young, Tangshan has been traveling as a escort all year round. He makes his own decisions on all matters at home and is very calm in doing things.

Thinking of going to the valley today, the father and son got up when the sky was still gray.

Tang Shan was boxing in the backyard, while Tang Xiao Jing was frying pancakes and cooking porridge in the kitchen.

Tangshan has been traveling as a escort all year round. After Tang's mother passed away, Tang Xiao Jinglin lived by himself most of the time. He had to rely on himself for daily living, and he could do laundry and cooking in a decent manner.

After breakfast, Tang Xiaojing packed a few pancakes and planned to eat them at noon.

Tangshan was able to take his son over the back mountain to the valley. The valley was fairly flat. Except for some miscellaneous trees, it was basically full of weeds. At the lowest point of the valley floor, there is a river more than two meters wide.

Tangshan was very happy to see this river. With the water source, he could turn these dozens of acres of wasteland into paddy fields.

Tangshan bent down and grabbed a few handfuls of soil. The soil in the valley was darker in color and the fertility was pretty good. Although the river is not big, it should be enough to irrigate these dozens of acres of land.

Tangshan is very satisfied with this valley. The only bad thing is that it is too far.

It would take an hour for the father and son to climb over the back mountain empty-handed. By then, the food would be ripe and how to transport it out would be a problem.

Tang Xiaojing didn't know much about farming, so he didn't stay in the valley to check, and went directly to the hill behind the valley.

The trees on this hill are denser than the back hill we just walked through. Thick and strong vines are layered on top of each other, and the trees are intertwined with climbing branches.

This mountain is rich in products. Standing at the foot of the mountain, Tang Xiaojing could see pheasants and hares walking around not far away from time to time. If you listen closely, you can hear the subtle roar of a wild boar coming from far away.

There is a big mountain behind this hill, and wild boars occasionally appear on the mountain. Therefore, the villagers rarely come to this hill. The average villager only dares to set up a few traps on the outside to catch a few pheasants or hares.

Tang Xiaojing came over with a bow and arrow, and casually hunted a few pheasants and two wild rabbits.

Tang Xiaojing put the pheasants and rabbits he had just killed into the basket behind him. At this time, Tang Shan also came to the mountain to look for him.

"Dad, I just hunted four pheasants and two wild rabbits. I will roast two pheasants for lunch later."

Tang Shan smiled and said: "Okay, although I'm not good at cooking, roasting pheasants and roasting hares is a skill."

Tang Xiaojing added: "Let's divide the remaining pheasants and hares among Uncle Fengshou, the village chief and my cousin's house. The other one will be kept for tomorrow."

"Just take care of these little things. I'm quite satisfied with the valley below. It's just that it's inconvenient to go over the back mountain to transport food." Tang Shan looked at the valley below and was a little confused.

"What about going directly around the back mountain? Can we go around the back mountain? Is that okay?"

The father and son had just walked up the mountain for a while when they saw a mountain spring. There is a lot of rain in the south, and there are abundant water sources in the mountains. There are puddles or springs flowing down from almost every mountain.

Tang Shan and Tang Xiaojing drank a few mouthfuls of mountain spring water, washed their faces with the water in both hands, and suddenly felt much cooler.

Tangshan wiped the water on his face with his sleeve, and then said: "Yes, it is possible, but we have to build a trail around the back mountain, which will also cost a lot of money."

Tang Xiaojing: "I see there is a big river at the bottom of the valley. Can these dozens of acres of land in the valley be turned into paddy fields?"

Tangshan: "The valley is fairly flat. If we clean it up properly, we can turn it into paddy fields."