After arranging everything and changing the locks on the house, Lin Shan rode his mule back to the village.
When we arrived at the entrance of the village, we saw people gathering under the shade of the trees in front of the canteen, and many bags filled with food were piled up.
Mr. Lao Gen gave loud instructions and weighed the grains one by one.
"One hundred and ten pounds! Lao Cai, have you recorded it?" Lao Gen shouted after the bag of wheat was weighed.
Old Uncle Cai on the other side responded: "I've marked it down, the next one will be called!"
Seeing Mr. Gen busy in the crowd, Lin Shan did not go over to disturb him. He tied the mule to a tree and walked into the canteen.
"Shanzi, are you back?" Xinghua greeted.
"Sister-in-law, there is no need to wipe these shelves, you can rest." Lin Shan couldn't help but said when he saw Xinghua wiping the shelves with a rag.
Xinghua said: "With your salary, I don't feel comfortable if I don't do some work."
"Are you stupid? I don't even want to let you rest." Lin Shan smiled helplessly.
Xinghua rolled her eyes at Lin Shan and said, "I'm just stupid. I didn't even know I was being sold."
"Ahem...Sister-in-law, that's not what I meant..." Lin Shan scratched his head in embarrassment.
Xinghua buried her head in wiping the shelves and said: "I don't blame you, I just hate myself! Shanzi, I have decided to divorce Lin Debiao!"
"Have you thought about it?" Lin Shan asked.
Xinghua hummed and said, "I have thought about it. Since we can no longer live together, it might be good for both of us to separate. But I can't ignore Yaya and my mother-in-law."
"If this is the case, I think Lin Debiao will be happy to death!" Lin Shan snorted.
Xinghua sighed and said, "It's best if we can have a good time together."
"Shanzi, the grain has been weighed. It's 10,000 kilograms in total, no more, no less. But there are still many people who want to sell it, are you still going to accept it?" At this time, Lin Laogen walked in and said.
Lin Shan said: "We won't charge it this time. But we will definitely charge it again in the future. It's still the same price, so everyone can rest assured and wait for notification."
"Okay. Let me tell the folks. Have you got the money back?" Lin Laogen asked again worriedly.
Lin Shan took out a bunch of banknotes from his bag. Lin Laogen nodded and said: "Now that we have got it back, let's distribute it to the villagers. I'll have everyone transport the food to the town early tomorrow morning."
"Everything will be done as you always said." Next, Lin Shan personally delivered the money to the folks who were selling grain. Those who got the money were all happy from ear to ear, and they kept praising Lin Shan.
As for the food, it can only be temporarily stored here, but Mr. Gen has already found plastic sheets and covered it.
Riding a mule is faster from Xiaowa Village to the town, but it will take at least half a day to transport food on foot, and it is already afternoon, so we can only start transporting it again early tomorrow morning.
After receiving the money, the wine lovers bought two bottles of wine from the canteen, some food and wine, and went back to have a drink.
Lin Shan, on the other hand, took a knife and a basin and went to the well to prepare the hare and pheasant. He was going to prepare a pot of stew in the evening and invited Mr. Gen, Uncle Cai, Uncle Pao and others to make a meal.
This time, the very sharp fruit knife Lin Xiaobai was given came in handy. The rabbit skin chicken was processed with just one stroke, saving a lot of effort.
Remove the rabbit skin, pluck the chicken feathers, and throw away all the messy internal organs. Only the good meat is left, which is enough for a small basin.
Lin Shan then cut the meat into small pieces, washed it and stewed it over fire.
While the meat was stewing, Lin Shan went to the neighbor's vegetable field and picked some cucumbers, peppers, garlic sprouts and tomatoes.
Cucumbers were chopped and mixed into cold dishes, peppers were stir-fried with shredded pork, garlic sprouts were scrambled with eggs, and tomatoes were mixed with sugar. Then Lin Shan took a braised pig's trotters, ham sausage and canned food from the shelf, and made eight dishes.
As night fell and the food was served, Lin Shan looked at the three elders at the table, and then each of them toasted.
"Shanzi, you are becoming more and more promising now. I am happy for you from the bottom of my heart. You collected grain at a high price and brought benefits to the villagers. Everyone will remember your kindness." Mr. Lao Gen drank a cup.
Wine, he slowly put down the cup and praised.
"Yes, everyone is very grateful to you, saying that you have good things to do and think about the folks. Some people even shed tears of guilt, saying that they should not have treated you that way before..." Uncle Cai also sighed with emotion.
"Hey, it's all over. I forgot about it. Let's not talk about it." Lin Shan waved his hand, then filled the three elders with wine again, and then said: "Master Gen, Uncle Cai, and Uncle Pao, let's set up this scene today.
Well, there are two main purposes. One is to thank you three for your great help, which saves me a lot of worry."
"We are all our own people, so don't be polite." Mr. Lao Gen waved his hand and said.
Lin Shan smiled and said: "Even if you are one of your own, you still have to thank me. As for the second thing, I have something to discuss with the three elders."
"If you have any questions, just tell me. We old guys can't do anything else, but we can give you some advice." Old Uncle Pao took a mouthful of vegetables and said while chewing.
Lin Shan nodded, and then said what he was thinking about: "I want to contract the back hill of our village..."
"What did you say? Baoshan?" Mr. Gen frowned immediately.
Uncle Cai also looked at Lin Shan in surprise and asked: "Shanzi, the back mountain is full of stones and big trees. The soil layer is very thin and you can't grow anything at all. What's the use of you contracting that?"
"Did you have a lot of money and don't know how to spend it?" Mr. Gen snorted.
Lin Shan smiled bitterly and said: "Master Gen, my decision to contract the back mountain was not an impulsive decision, but a decision that was carefully considered."
"Then tell us old guys, what's the point of contracting that barren mountain?" Mr. Gen put down his chopsticks and stared at Linshan and asked.
Lin Shan organized the language in his mind and said: "I plan to do farming on the mountain. Although the back mountain is barren and cannot grow crops, it is still a good place for free-range farming. Nowadays, people in the city like green food when eating.
That’s what I want to do.”
"Chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep are all raised naturally without feed. The quality of the meat is good and it will definitely be sold at a good price. In addition, it is not impossible to grow things on the mountain. I plan to go to the province to buy some special varieties of fruit trees and plant them on the mountain.
Let’s try planting it. If it succeeds, it will also provide a way for the villagers to make money.”
Uncle Cai licked his lips, nodded and said, "This project in Shanzi may be successful. Nowadays, people in the city really pay attention to green food, and the price of green food is generally very high."
"Shanzi, if you want to engage in breeding, how about I come and work for you? You know, I still have some experience in this area." Old Uncle Pao said.
Lin Shan laughed and said: "That would be great. I just need an experienced expert like you to take charge of the situation for me."
"Don't get too happy first. This is a big investment. Where are you going to get the money?" Gen Ye rolled his eyes and asked.
"I have... a way!" Lin Shan almost blurted out that he was rich, but fortunately he reacted in time and changed his words.