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In the evening, Assistant Han went to Zhang's house to report on the ranch, and Yuan Ning was called aside by Mr. Zhang to listen.

Hearing that there were so many problems in the ranch, Yuan Ning frowned slightly, thinking a bit like Zhang Xiuyan.

He only sees the beauty of the ranch, but he doesn't know that there are so many things to pay attention to in order to manage a ranch!Luo Yuanliang is really amazing, he knows everything about the ranch!

Seeing Yuan Ning pricking up his ears and listening, Assistant Han specially talked to him for a while.At the end, he sighed and said: "Cheng Zhong took Luo Yuanliang in the ranch out of kindness, but his ideas are too old. Now raising a child is not just enough to feed him. Almost no one in their generation For those who can go to school, it would be nice to give the adopted children a place to live and food. Luo Yuanliang doesn't like to socialize with people, so he hasn't gone to school until now. He can understand so many things, it's really good! "

Yuan Ning was stunned for a moment.

Did Luo Yuanliang not study?He only went to the ranch occasionally, and when he went there were vacations, he didn't pay attention to whether Luo Yuanliang went to school.How little he cared about his friends!

Yuan Ning asked anxiously: "Is there a school nearby? Can Luo Yuanliang go to school?"

Assistant Han said, "Don't worry, I will think of a way."

Yuan Ning's eyes lit up: "Thank you, Uncle Han!"

Assistant Han met Yuan Ning's bright eyes with complicated emotions.

Mr. Zhang seems to be unreasonable, but in fact he reconciles the people around him very well.

If it was someone else, if he knew that he and Yuan Ning had an unpleasant relationship at the beginning, he would definitely avoid contact with them.Mr. Zhang is just the opposite - not only does not avoid it, but also creates more opportunities for them to contact.

Although the process was long and labor-intensive, I have to admit that the final result is very delicious—it feels really good to be so thanked and close to Yuan Ning!

It is not difficult to arrange a child to study, what is difficult is Luo Yuanliang's particularity.He is not an ordinary child, and he can no longer learn step by step like an elementary school student and junior high school student, that would be a waste of time.He is actually very smart, and he is very good at observing life and learning the knowledge in life. All he needs is to master basic literacy and hyphenation, and then systematically sort out the entire knowledge system, and summarize what he understands into the framework. .

Assistant Han thought about it after going back, and arranged for Luo Yuanliang to have two college students who had just entered the Zhang family's business, one specializing in teaching Luo Yuanliang's liberal arts, and the other specializing in teaching Luo Yuanliang's science, starting from the basics.

The two college students were a little reluctant at first, but then Assistant Han gave a serious lecture, and they immediately packed their bags and went to the ranch.Regardless of the popularity of college students, Mr. Zhang is not uncommon here. Mr. Zhang has already had a complete set of talent cultivation plans to send talents to the Zhang family in a long-term and continuous manner. What is not lacking is people.

There are two college students, a man and a woman. The man's name is Xu Jing, and the woman's name is Xiao Qingqing. They are both from the city.

After arriving at the ranch, Xu Jing and Xiao Qingqing were quickly attracted by the scenery of the ranch.They heard Assistant Han talk about the situation on the ranch, and it was hard to imagine that there were so many dirty things hidden in such a beautiful place.

It seems that Cheng Zhong's management ability is not very good, but at least it didn't destroy this beauty!

The ranch has re-hired several households as workers. Someone was counting the amount of straw at the gate. Seeing a stranger coming in a car, he came over and asked, "Who are you looking for? What's the matter?"

Xiao Qingqing said: "We were arranged by Assistant Han, Luo Yuanliang who is in charge of you. My name is Xiao Qingqing." Her chin slightly raised towards Xu Jing, her face drew a beautiful arc, "His name is Xu Jing. Assistant Han told Mr. Luo on the phone."

Mr. Ronaldinho!This appellation made the new ranch worker slam it for a long time, and he came back to his senses in a trance.

The dark and thin boy in my memory is capable now!It's different from them!The two people in front of them looked like they were from the city, they spoke politely, their manners were friendly and polite, they were cultured and educated, they were similar to the college student from the village a few years ago—even better than that college student!

The ranch worker rubbed his hands, and with a nervous smile on his face, he said, "Luo Yuanliang is over there in the shed. He has just finished the vaccination, and Luo Yuanliang is comforting him. Luo Yuanliang is very good. He knew how to comfort animals since he was a child. My cow ate something by mistake and almost missed the plowing. Luo Yuanliang discovered the problem after a look, and gave my cow some herbs to help it get the stuff out of its stomach. This kid is not talkative, but he is enthusiastic So as soon as he came looking for us, we came right away." He took Xiao Qingqing and the two to the shed area, and sighed, "Actually, we all knew that people in the ranch carried things home , I just dare not say more, for fear of offending people. We will not do such heartless things, and with such high wages, how can we be more greedy!"

They had already walked up the hill.

Xiao Qingqing's eyes were attracted by the bright river below.

The small river is like a beautiful ribbon tied in the pasture. It is already late autumn, and the surrounding pastures have become haggard and withered, but the small river has not changed at all. It reflects the blue sky, and its color is like a blue gem. Shines brightly in the sunlight.On one side of the creek is a birch forest, and on the other side is a vast grassland. There are sheds faintly appearing on the edge of the grassland, which are the habitats of animals.

Seeing that Xiao Qingqing was dumbfounded, Xu Jing couldn't help but gently pushed her.Xiao Qingqing said: "To be honest, this is the first time I have come to the ranch when I grow up. I have only read about it in books before. The air here is really fresh and the scenery is good. After coming here, I feel that we are being forced The slaves raised in the reinforced concrete cube house, go out early and return at night every day to earn a salary to support the family and repay their parents. When they are older, it is time to get married and have children."

After hearing Xiao Qingqing's emotion, Xu Jing also thought of all kinds of things since he joined the job.

Zhang's welfare is good, there are many capable people, and the competition is naturally great. Everyone seems to be comparing who works harder, and everyone volunteers to work overtime for no money, for fear that they will be kicked away if they are one step behind.

Xu Jing said: "We are lucky, at least our side is competing for strength. I heard from other people that the places they enter are not crowded, and there are all sorts of dirty things."

Xiao Qingqing said: "That's right, at least the Zhang family respects women very much. One of my classmates resigned after one month of employment, and he didn't dare to tell his family about the grievances he suffered. It’s nothing to know about the school, and no one will let us go outside.”

Xu Jing nodded.While talking, the two had already reached the shed area, and the ranch worker stopped, pointing out someone to Xiao Qingqing and Xu Jing: "That's Luo Yuanliang, the one combing the mane of the horse."

Xu Jing and Xiao Qingqing looked up and saw a young man in a military overcoat busy there.His face is still a little childish, but his figure is already tall. The military overcoat doesn't look bloated at all on him, but it makes his back straight and his figure tall.

Xu Jing and Xiao Qingqing stepped forward and greeted Luo Yuanliang: "Hello, Mr. Luo!"

Luo Yuanliang looked at them, seeing their fashionable clothes, handsome men and women, he was a little embarrassed.It's just that he never had much expression on his face, and others couldn't see his embarrassment.Luo Yuanliang gave an "um" and said, "I'll be done soon, can you wait a moment?"

Xiao Qingqing asked curiously: "What are you doing? It feels like you are combing their hair?"

Luo Yuanliang glanced at Xiao Qingqing's curious eyes, and somehow thought of Yuan Ning's bright eyes.He nodded: "It's in a bad mood, brush it, and it'll be happy." As Luo Yuanliang stroked the horse's mane, the horse neighed happily, and turned its head to rub against Luo Yuanliang's palm.

Xiao Qingqing let out a wow, and stared at the horse with surprise on his face: "This horse is really spiritual! Have you raised it for a long time?"

Luo Yuanliang paused, thought for a while before answering: "I delivered it."

"You can also deliver horses!" Xiao Qingqing felt unbelievable, "You're only a teenager! That's amazing."

Xu Jing also agreed and nodded beside him.

Luo Yuanliang pursed his lips, but did not speak.He thought that the people from the city would not be too happy to stay and teach him, but he didn't expect them to praise him first.

Luo Yuanliang's resistance to strangers in his heart was mostly reduced, so he calmed down the horses and led them to the prepared residence.He is still not used to dealing with people, so he said slowly: "The residence is not very good, and new buildings will be built after we are sure that we can buy the surrounding mountains. The western-style building on the other side of the pond is for the owner's family to live in..."

Xu Jing said: "It doesn't matter, as long as we have a place to live, this is similar to the dormitory when we were studying-not only is the dormitory smaller than it, but we have to live with other people!"

Xiao Qingqing also said: "Yes, yes, that is really unbearable. When my dad took me to report, he almost took me away. The principal said at the opening ceremony, 'You are here to study. , not here to enjoy, the conditions are almost there!' Compared to the terrible dormitory environment, this place is really good, and the environment is so good, I almost fell in love with it!"

Hearing what Xu Jing and Xiao Qingqing said, Luo Yuanliang felt relieved.

Xu Jing asked, "You just said that Mr. Zhang would buy the nearby mountains?"

Luo Yuanliang paused and nodded.

Mr. Zhang didn't tell him clearly, but Assistant Han has already started to arrange the management of the forest, even if he can't buy them all, it's probably the same.

Xu Jing nodded thoughtfully, and didn't ask any further questions.

Xiao Qingqing and Xu Jing stayed in the ranch, and after discussing the time with Luo Yuanliang, they began to teach Luo Yuanliang the basics of arts and science respectively. They can move freely when they don't need to teach Luo Yuanliang.

On the weekend, Xiao Qingqing was walking around the pond when he heard the slight sound of the car engine.She looked up and saw a car coming from the gate.As soon as the car stopped, the door opened, and a [-]-year-old child and a big dog got out.

That child was really cute, with rosy cheeks and bright black eyes, he was very obedient.

The big dog was also very good, flicking its tail gently beside the child.

Xiao Qingqing recognized it. This was probably Mr. Zhang's youngest son named Yuan Ning.It is not the biological child of the Zhang family, but the treatment is the same as that of the biological child.The ranch now belongs to the child, but in fact the Zhang family did not buy it for the child—the various twists and turns in the middle are simply more exciting than the drama.

But after getting out of the car, the child and the big dog looked at the mansion, the fence, and the solitary grape trellis together, with sadness on their faces.

Xiao Qingqing felt sad for no reason.

Some time ago, there was a lot of trouble about Mr. Xie. She only realized after reading the report that she had heard so many songs written by Mr. Xie.With so many excellent relatives at the stall, I don't know if Xie will be peaceful when he gets old.

Xiao Qingqing couldn't bear to see the child and the big dog wallowing in grief, so she walked over quickly and greeted them: "Hi, are you Yuan Ning? My name is Xiao Qingqing. Assistant Han asked me to talk to Xu Jing Come over and teach Mr. Luo."

"Mr. Xiao Luo?" Yuan Ning was stunned for a moment before realizing that Xiao Qingqing was referring to Luo Yuanliang.He smiled and shouted sweetly, "Sister Xiao!"

Xiao Qingqing felt that Yuan Ning had melted her heart.That smile, that voice, is too unbearable!

Yuan Ning said with concern: "Sister Xiao, how is Luo Yuanliang doing?"

Xiao Qingqing said: "He is very smart. He has already recognized all the commonly used characters in the past few days. I heard from him that he still wants to take a driver's license test. A driver he knows has already found the written test materials for him. "

Yuan Ning thought Luo Yuanliang was really amazing.

Xiao Qingqing reckoned that Luo Yuanliang's basic science class was about to finish, so he led Yuan Ning to the "classroom". In fact, he remodeled Luo Yuanliang's residence and painted one wall into a blackboard wall to facilitate teaching.Luo Yuanliang also liked the blackboard wall very much. He sorted out some things on the blackboard wall every night, and wiped it off silently in the morning.

Xu Jing had finished his lecture, and when he heard the movement from the door, he and Luo Yuanliang looked at Yuan Ning and Xiao Qingqing.

Luo Yuanliang's gaze had a rare fluctuation.He said: "Come?" Compared to before, being able to ask such a sentence has improved a lot.

Yuan Ning nodded vigorously, looked at the unerased words on the blackboard, and asked curiously: "Are you studying physics?" He hasn't been to junior high school yet, but he and Song Xingchen have finished their elementary school courses by themselves, and are watching Junior high school textbooks.The content of junior high school is much more difficult than that of elementary school, but both he and Song Xingchen find it quite interesting.Hao Xiaolan couldn't keep up, so she asked Song Xingchen to explain it to her when she got home. Song Xingchen studied it one round after another, and studied it better than him. His grades were still outstanding and far ahead, leaving others behind.Although Yuan Ning was not as good at learning as Song Xingchen, he could still recognize the circuit diagrams drawn on the blackboard."You're a quick learner!" he boasted heartily.

Luo Yuanliang said: "I have learned from the people who came to repair the circuit before." The infrastructure on the ranch is quite good, and there is an artificial generator for emergencies, but it has not been used much.

Xu Jing interjected: "I think the wind here is very good. I heard that the wind will be stronger in summer and winter, and there is no sandstorm. It would be great if we can build a wind power station here. I have been an exchange student abroad. , the wind resources over there are well utilized, especially the windmill technology is very advanced, as long as the breeze speed of three to four meters per second can start to generate electricity, a lot of pasture work can be powered by it. More importantly, there is no There is no pollution and no radiation, it relies on wind power, so there is no need to consume non-renewable energy sources." He paused, taking into account that Yuan Ning was still young, and added, "And the windmill is very beautiful, and it keeps turning when the wind blows. It turns slowly when the wind is slow, and whirls when the wind is fast, which is very interesting."

Yuan Ning was a little moved.Especially when Yuan Ning heard that there is no radiation and no pollution, Yuan Ning was even more moved.Ivory friends get sick because of pollution!

Luo Yuanliang poured a ladle of cold water expressionlessly: "There is no money." Power stations and so on, anyone can fix it.

Yuan Ning: "..."

Xu Jing: "..."

is not that right?Why is such a good technology not used?No money for technology, no money for equipment, no money for promotion.

Moreover, the use of wind power is also very dependent on the terrain. If the terrain on the side of the ranch was not just right, Xu Jing would not have proposed such an idea.

Xu Jing struggled for a while, and gave up his whimsical ideas, and made a more practical suggestion: "Then just build one or two small windmills to pump water and operate the mill, so it shouldn't cost too much money."

Luo Yuanliang nodded.

Yuan Ning said seriously: "Then I have to save money!"

Luo Yuanliang said: "The ranch will be profitable."

Cheng Zhong heard that Yuan Ning was coming, so he came to find him.He happened to hear Luo Yuanliang's words, his heart twitched, his face trembled a few times, and he walked into the room dejectedly: "Ningning."

Seeing Cheng Zhong like this, Yuan Ning couldn't say anything more.He shouted: "Uncle Zhong! Brother Xu suggested building a windmill just now! Do you know how to build a windmill?"

Cheng Zhong shook his head and said, "How would I know! High-achieving students are different." After experiencing the recent events, Cheng Zhong looked like he was a few years older, but his thoughts turned around.He looked at Xu Jing and said, "Young man, since you proposed it like this, you should understand it quite well, why don't you explain it to us carefully?"

Seeing that everyone was looking at him expectantly, Xu Jing didn't refuse any more. He drew the basic structure of the wind power utilization device on the blackboard and explained it to Yuan Ning and the others one by one.After finishing speaking, Xu Jing realized that Xiao Qingqing was staring at him intently.

Xu Jing was a little puzzled: "Is there something wrong with what I said?"

Xiao Qingqing said: "I think Xu Jing, you should go to the research institute. You and I do the same job and you are too talented." She used to think that science was boring and difficult to understand, but she felt It's so interesting, and the function of each component is clearly explained, and you won't forget it after listening to it once - it can be seen how well Xu Jing has mastered it.

Xu Jing smiled wryly and said: "My parents have spent most of their lives in different research institutes, and they are away from home for more than half of a year. It is difficult to see each other, and it is even more difficult for me to see them. My grandma is getting older. I need someone to take care of me. I stay here and work at least once a week to go back and see her. My grandma said that she understands my parents, but she doesn't want me to go that way again. And I don't like staying in the house Doing research, I like to practice, but unfortunately there is no place for me to practice. I applied to Zhang's because of Zhang's diversity, and there is a lot of room for development." He laughed, his eyes sparkled, "Originally I I wanted to practice for a few years and then see if there was a suitable opportunity, but I didn’t expect to be sent here temporarily. Seeing that the conditions here are suitable, I feel a little itchy. Of course, I’m talking on paper, after all Whether it can be done is not certain.”

Cheng Zhong looked at Xu Jing's young face and suddenly realized that he was really old.

Is there still such a light in his eyes?Young people are always full of vigor and hope, and they have ideals in their hearts that are willing to work hard and fight hard.They wait patiently or eagerly for the opportunity, looking forward to the day when they can display their talents.

Cheng Zhong said: "Try it and you will know."

Luo Yuanliang looked at Cheng Zhong in surprise.In the past, Cheng Zhong was able to keep things to a minimum, and to not change without changing, but after hearing Cheng Zhong's words, he actually agreed to give it a try this time?

Cheng Zhong also glanced at Luo Yuanliang, moved his mouth, and wanted to say something, but he couldn't save face after all.Cheng Zhong's face was sullen slightly, and his tone was stiff: "I'll go to the foot of the mountain to take a look."

Luo Yuanliang nodded.He looked at Yuan Ning and said, "Do you want to go to the mountain to pick some wild hawthorn?"

Yuan Ning's eyes lit up: "Okay! I can make candied hawthorn with my mother! It's sweet and sour, but delicious!"

Luo Yuanliang nodded.

Xu Jing and Xiao Qingqing also proposed to go together.

Yuan Ning put on old shoes that were convenient for climbing mountains and trees, put on a small hat, carried a small water bottle on his back, and carried a bag on his back that was going to be used to hold fruit.He ran forward behind Luo Yuanliang, up the narrow mountain path, looking for wild hawthorn.

October is already the end of the wild hawthorn fruit season, so it should be quite difficult to find, but the weather here is good, the wild hawthorn grows well, and Luo Yuanliang is very familiar with this place, so he quickly found a tree red fruit.

Yuan Ning looked up and found that he could hook the branch bent by the fruit by standing on tiptoe.He was about to reach out to touch it when Luo Yuanliang grabbed his wrist.Luo Yuanliang said: "There are thin thorns on it, you have to see it clearly before you grab it, otherwise you will hurt your hand."

Yuan Ning obediently withdrew her hand.The wild hawthorn tree didn't speak to him, it just stood there quietly, its bright red fruits fluttering in the wind.Yuan Ning couldn't help asking: "It has thorns, doesn't it mean that we don't want us to pick its fruit?" If that's the case, he won't pick it!

Xiao Qingqing laughed when she heard Yuan Ning's words: "That's not the case. The thorns may be a way for it to protect itself, but it's not to prevent people from picking its fruit. In fact, its color is so conspicuous, it is hope Birds and other animals can see it, and help it carry the fruit to another place, so that the seeds inside can take root elsewhere. If all the fruit falls in place, there is not enough space for them to grow, There will be a lot of seedlings that will die because they won't get enough sunlight and water."

Only then did Yuan Ning become happy: "So that's how it is!" He happily followed Luo Yuanliang to pick the wild hawthorn carefully.They played on the mountain until the sun was about to set before returning to the ranch.Aunt Zhang, who was in charge of cooking, brought the meal to the bungalow with a smile, and told them to finish the meal while it was hot.

Zhao Fu finished his meal early, told Yuan Ning, and went to see the ivory again.As if in a "dream", it lay near the ivory not too far away, staring at the ivory motionlessly.Ivory was talking to the birches, and when it sensed Zhaofu's arrival, it stopped, turned to look at Zhaofu, and shouted: "Stupid dog."

Zhaofu: "..."

Ivory said, "Come here."

Zhaofu's tail immediately stood up, got up and ran over.

As soon as he got closer, Zhao Fu felt the ivory branches gently brushing his face.Ivory's soft voice also came from the front: "Don't be sad, birth, old age, sickness and death are natural things. Just like clouds turn into rain, and rain turns into clouds."

Zhao Fu opened his eyes and looked at it, thinking that ivory is really the most beautiful flower in the world.