curling smoke

It was almost noon when Lin Dashan and Wang Hanwen wrapped all the trees in straw and came down from the mountain, but the sun never came out, the sky was very gloomy, the snow hadn't melted, and the cold went straight to the marrow.

Even though they were wearing gloves, Lin Dashan and Wang Hanwen's hands were red and swollen from the cold, like carrots, which made Gu Qiu and Lin Yu'er feel distressed to death.

Gu Qiu thought that there seemed to be some frostbite ointment at home, which was bought by Lin Dashan for him and Gu Dong back then, but it was not used up yet, so Gu Qiu quickly found it, and carefully applied it to the two of them.

The ointment works very well, and my hands are much more comfortable after applying it.

Lin Dashan waved his hands, sighed and said, "At first, I thought that I could make more preserved fruits this year to expand my business, but this is great. The fruit trees are going to be damaged by the freezing, and the fruits this year will definitely not be as good as last year's."

"Let's buy some fruit trees when the weather gets warmer. We can plant some other fruit trees. It's better to have more varieties." Gu Qiu thought about it.

Last year's candied fruit business was really good. Last year, his family made hundreds of taels of silver from the candied fruit business. This was something he never even dared to think about before.Therefore, Gu Qiu and Lin Dashan have the same idea, they both want to continue to do the preserved fruit business.

Wang Hanwen sat on the side and listened to them silently, and suddenly said: "Dashan, since the preserved fruit business is doing so well, why don't you plant more fruit trees, anyway, the back mountain is so big, it's a waste to leave it unused, why don't you plant all the fruit trees?" .”

Lin Dashan thought about Wang Hanwen's suggestion, shook his head and said, "These dozen or so fruit trees are enough for our family to keep busy. If the entire back mountain is planted like you said, it will be too late to harvest the fruits."

Wang Hanwen smiled and continued, "It's too late for us to be busy at home. The shops in other county towns also need to hire people to be busy. We can also hire people in the future. In this way, we can expand our family's preserved fruit. Business can benefit the people in the village, isn’t it great? And we can grow several kinds of fruit trees, which can bear fruit in spring, summer, autumn and winter, so we don’t have to be busy in autumn and winter, right!”

Lin Dashan, Lin Yu'er, and Gu Qiu all felt that Wang Hanwen's words made sense, but they still had a lot of doubts.

Lin Yuer asked the doubts in her heart: "It can only be a small help if someone comes to help. I think last year, I just asked people to help pick and peel the fruits. The other important things are still to be done by myself. If you let everyone If others intervene, won't our family's craftsmanship be seen by others?"

Lin Yu'er said that Lin Dashan and Gu Qiu shared the same doubts. Lin Dashan and Gu Qiu nodded their heads and cast suspicious glances at Wang Hanwen.

Wang Hanwen smiled and said: "Your worries are understandable, but I don't think it's a big deal. You only want to make some money in the preserved fruit business, and you don't want to monopolize this business. It would be better if you can bring everyone together to make money. "

Wang Hanwen stopped here for a while, let Lin Dashan and the others think about it, and then said to Lin Dashan: "I probably know the situation when you went to the county town to sell preserved fruits last time. In short, the supply is in short supply and the sales are very good, so Yun The candied fruit market in the city is still huge.”

Lin Dashan nodded thoughtfully, but he didn't make it clear what he was like.Wang Hanwen also kept silent, this is not a trivial matter, he just made some comments, and let Lin Dashan think it through himself.

At this time, Lin Dashan's heart was full of ups and downs. He has never been a person with great ambitions, but an ordinary farmer who is happy with his destiny and wants to live an ordinary life in the countryside. There are a few fruit trees, and the fruits are processed into agricultural and sideline products when they are not finished, and they are sold for some money. Even if they earn hundreds of taels of silver, he still thinks so.

But being told by Wang Hanwen, it feels like he is going to do big business, and he actually bears the lofty responsibility of leading the villagers to get rich.No matter what Lin Dashan thought, he felt a little unbelievable.

However, in addition to shock and disbelief, Lin Dashan's heart was more excited and ready to move, not for his own preserved fruit business, but because he thought of the future changes in Jiangjia Village.

Jiangjia Village, a small village in Yuncheng, has a population of less than a hundred households, and every household makes a living by farming.People spend their whole lives planing in the soil, and whether the harvest is good or not depends on whether God rewards them or not. Even if they have a good harvest, they don’t have much money to spare. Although they still plan in the soil to make preserved fruits, they can do other things besides farming. Preserved fruit, it's not bad, it's an extra sum of money.

Lin Dashan remembered that his father and father were such peasants, who did farm work all day long, went out early and returned late, and the hard life made their white hair turn gray early.

Thinking of this, Lin Dashan made a decision in his heart, he decided to do it!But in this family, he is never a talker. He will discuss everything with his family members. This is respect and safety. For such important matters, he must discuss them with Gu Qiu and Lin Yuer before he can really do them. decided.

Lin Dashan didn't make up his mind and directly talked to Lin Yu'er and Gu Qiu about it. Gu Qiu and Lin Yu'er also needed time to think about it.

Lin Dashan did not go to Lin Yuer and Gu Qiu, but surprisingly, they took the initiative to find Lin Dashan.

"Dashan, we came to you to talk about what Hanwen said earlier about planting fruit trees." Lin Yu'er told Lin Dashan directly about her background.

Lin Dashan looked at them without speaking.

Gu Qiu and Lin Yu'er looked at each other, and said to Lin Dashan: "We think what Han Wen said is reasonable. If we can develop our preserved fruit business and help the villagers, why not do it!"

The expressions on the faces of Gu Qiu and Lin Yu'er were a little nervous and stiff, obviously worried.

Lin Dashan looked at the slightly nervous and worried expressions on Gu Qiu and Lin Yuer's faces in a funny way, and finally couldn't help but said: "Actually... I also planned it anyway. But in this case, we have to think long-term. After all, this is different from our small preserved fruit business."

Gu Qiu nodded knowingly, "That's true. We need to discuss the specific matters. I think it's best for our family to sit down and have a good talk."

"It's better to hit the sun than to choose the day. I think it's better to strike while the iron is hot. Let's plan this matter well today." Lin Yu'er put forward her own opinion.

"Brother is right, anyway, I have time now." Lin Dashan turned his head and said to Lin Yuer, "Brother, go and call Han Wen, let's talk about this as a family."

Family, this word fell on Lin Yuer's heart, and Lin Yuer couldn't recover for a while, but soon they will become a real family.

Lin Yuer smiled, turned around and went to look for Wang Hanwen.

"Hanwen, I think what you said makes sense, but how to do it requires careful planning, so our family will sit down and talk about it today." Lin Dashan said.

Hearing the three words of a family, Wang Hanwen straightened up subconsciously, as if he felt that with these three words, his responsibility to the family was even heavier.Looking at his future brother and younger brothers, Wang Hanwen nodded solemnly.

"The back mountain has about 200 mu of land. At the foot of the mountain is a bamboo forest, and on the mountain there are mostly miscellaneous trees. If we want to plant fruit trees in the back mountain, we must first clean up all the books on the mountain. When Lin Dashan said this, he looked at everyone's reactions and saw that no one objected and continued, "If we want to plant fruit trees, what kind of fruit trees should we plant?"

Lin Yuer looked at Gu Qiu with a smile, "I have to ask Gu Qiu about this, he is better at making preserved fruits."

Gu Qiu thought for a while and said: "There are many kinds of preserved fruits, so there are also many fruits that can be made into preserved fruits, such as apples, apricots, peaches, plums, pears, cherries, and even wax gourds. We can make more varieties Varieties, and there will be a variety of preserved fruits that will be made at that time. But it doesn’t need to be too many, a dozen or so varieties are almost enough.”

Lin Yuer nodded and said, "You're right, but I don't know if Yuncheng can buy so many fruit trees." Yuncheng is just a small county town. In Lin Yuer's memory, fruits like cherries and apples Not very often.

Gu Qiu went on to say: "Most of these are ordinary fruit trees, you can buy them for sure, but the variety of fruit trees is very important. Good, sweet fruits can save sugar and cost when making preserved fruits. And the taste is better, I wonder if you can buy good fruit tree seedlings here in Yuncheng?"

Lin Yuer listened and nodded in agreement: "Good fruit saplings are indeed very important, and they are the foundation of our preserved fruit business. If all the 200 mu of land is planted with fruit saplings, it is estimated that at least hundreds of saplings will be bought. It’s not a small sum, we must be cautious.”

Wang Hanwen, who had been listening silently, suddenly had his eyes lit up when he heard this, but he didn't say anything.

Gu Qiu keenly observed the change of expression on Wang Hanwen's face, and asked tentatively, "Hanwen, do you have any thoughts? Why don't you tell me and listen."

Wang Hanwen paused and said: "Since you want to buy good seedlings, it is better to go here, even if it is farther away, it is worthwhile. There are many varieties of fruit trees in the south and good quality, but the distance is far away, and it may not be suitable for transplanting to our Yuncheng. Another option Even if you go to Los Angeles or Lake City, one is the capital and the other is the capital, the fruit trees there should be pretty good."

Hucheng, this is a place that has always been in the hearts of the Lin family recently, and now this city is once again closely related to their lives.

Gu Dong, who had been sitting on the side listening half-understood, suddenly said: "Hucheng, isn't that where Brother Yu'er and Brother Hanwen are going! Brother, didn't we also go to Hucheng when we went to find uncle? ?"