Chen Xiuqing just smiled slightly and didn't say a word.
When several people saw his reaction, they lost interest in teasing him.
After passing through the forest farm and approaching Meizigou, I heard a noisy rattling sound coming from the road ahead in the distance.
A few people reined in their reins and stopped by the roadside. After a while, densely packed wild geese swayed along the road, swung their tails, and followed the leader Feng Dezhu in a funny posture.
They are going to herd geese!
"Leader Yan, where are you going to put them?" Zhang Shaofeng asked with a smile.
Since he participated in the construction and management of the farm, and since last year, every time he went to graze, Feng Dezhu would lead the way to prevent the wild geese from flying around. Fewer and fewer people called him Big Nose, and his nickname gradually became
The leader of the wild geese.
Feng Dezhu had no objection to this, but found it very interesting.
"Today we go to Erdaogou to stock the water. The aquatic plants there are very good and can last for several days. The area is also wide and easy to feed." Feng Dezhu raised the long stick he was dragging in his hand and moved a few fluttering feathers under the quilt.
The clipped wings tried to stop the geese that were going ahead, and said with a smile.
Lu Lu smiled at him: "Brother Feng, thank you for your hard work!"
Feng Dezhu nodded and continued to lead the geese along the way.
On both sides of the road, Zhou Fangjing and his wife also waved with long sticks to prevent wild geese from getting into the forest.
Lu Lu greeted them one by one and watched the long procession of wild geese passing by with great momentum. At the end were Zhou Cuifen and Lei Meng riding an Oroqen horse.
"Why are you here?"
When Raymond saw Lu Lu and others, he stopped happily: "I thought you would have to rest for two days before coming to the breeding farm."
“Originally, we were thinking of taking another two days’ rest, but we would be derelict in our duty if we didn’t go back to the farm as soon as possible after returning home.
I took a look at the bees in my house and thought it was time to harvest honey. This should be done sooner rather than later, so I came over here and wanted to organize everyone to harvest honey today!"
Lu Lu looked at Zhou Cuifen and then at Raymond: "Are you going to follow the wild geese?"
"No, the four of them, Dayan, can greet you. I'm going to the fields to see the growth of corn and soybeans this year and the condition of the drainage ditches. It's the rainy season now, just in case..."
"That's just right. Let's go and have a look. We're going anyway!"
Lu Lu immediately turned his horse's head and followed him. After they separated at the fork in the road, seeing no one around, Lu Lu handed the cloth bag he had brought to Raymond.
"What the hell..."
Raymond took it and opened it, and when he saw the yellow gold ingots inside, he was stunned: "Why are there so many?"
"This is your share. Hide it when you go back. Don't talk nonsense."
"I've taken advantage of you all."
"Where did you say that farm matters are nothing? Okay, put it away and don't talk nonsense. We are not polite to you. Why are you being polite to us?"
Raymond nodded and tied the bag to the saddle.
The group went all the way to the fields to see the crops planted, and then went to the pasture where the Oroqen horses under Zhao Tuanqing's care were. They walked through the mountains and forests to the Feilong breeding farm, the forest frog breeding farm, and the sika deer breeding farm. After viewing them one by one, the situation
Good, we also gathered the manpower at the black bee farm.
With the help of several people, honey shaking began.
In the next ten days, a group of people focused most of their energy on shaking honey. After shaking the honey in Meizigou Bee Farm, they rushed non-stop to the bee farm guarded by the veteran Tuo Dezhang and his wife in Linxi Village.
Next we go to Lu Lu, and finally we go to the lilac farm maintained by Meng Zhaohua and Pu Guiying.
This is not the first time to harvest honey. Not only Lu Lu can get started, but also Zhang Shaofeng, Liang Kangbo and Zhao Yongke can get honey.
Things are proceeding in an orderly manner and the speed has been greatly improved.
Retrieving honey is easy, but the most troublesome thing is the problem of bee swarms stealing the honey after retrieving it.
Lilac Bee Farm has Meng Zhaohua and Pu Guiying, so don't worry, they are already very skilled at it. Meizigou Bee Farm has Raymond, and he also knows how to operate it.
The more troublesome thing was the bee farm in Linxi Village. Lu Lu personally led Zhao Yongke to take care of it, while the others were busy filtering the honey.
It was not until three days later that the bee farm was stable and the honey filtering was completed.
On average, a group of bees produces about fifteen pounds of honey. There are 365 groups of bees in three bee farms. Even though the output is slightly worse than last year, the price of honey has increased slightly, and the income is still considerable.
Lu Lu personally drove the honey to the purchase station. After weighing, the honey from the three bee farms was 5,840 kilograms, a little more than expected. The total amount was 43,800 yuan.
The first harvest of honey was quite a lot. Lu Lu saw the number marked by Raymond on the public notice board next to the deer farm and got forty-five thousand three.
This is a very gratifying result. After two honey harvests, the three bee farms alone made more than 89,000.
The more than sixty swarms of bees that Lu Lu raised in Caodianzi and were taken care of by Chen Xiuyu were even better. He earned sixteen thousand two thousand.
When the honey was sold out in the morning, several people were happy and felt a little relieved. There was nothing to do on the farm for the time being and they could have a good rest for a few days.
Lu Lu spent a few days with Chen Xiuyu and her children at home.
Unexpectedly, with Lu Lu leading the child, Chen Xiuyu, who was relaxed, immediately became like a wild horse running wild. She was busy picking mushrooms with Wang Yan and others in the mountains every day. It was rare to relax, so Lu Lu let her go according to her temper.
Do something you want to do and relax for a few days.
Therefore, taking care of the baby became Lu Lu’s full-time job.
After the little guy became completely familiar with Lu Lu, he became quite clingy. He would always open his hands to hug him or lift him up.
As if it was such an exciting thing for Lu Lu to throw him up high, he stretched out his hand to point to the sky at every turn.
Lu Lu was pestered so much that he finally realized the hard work of raising a baby.
Fortunately, there are still Yuanbao and the others who have been mentally replenished during this period.
The little guy wearing crotchless pants has been walking since he learned to walk. As soon as he got out of the walker and accidentally walked out of the yard, he kept crawling around in the meadow. Yuanbao and the others always followed behind. Twice,
After he was covered in mud, Yuan Bao dragged him back by biting his collar.
Another time, Lu Lu saw the little guy tired from playing on the grass in Caodianzi, leaning on the ingot and falling asleep on the grass, with several dogs guarding him.
Lu Lu was actually quite indulgent when it came to raising children. He always felt that it was better for boys to be naughty and mischievous. They were very protective of everything. They were not allowed to touch them in this way and they were not allowed to be touched in that way. This really annihilated their curious nature.
Moreover, for many things, he has to experience them himself before he knows the consequences.
For example, the little guy wandered into the bee farm and tried to pinch the black bees that were busy going in and out of the hive. He was stung until his little hand was swollen like a steamed bun. From then on, he would not easily break into the bee farm.
The three lynxes wander around the meadow every day. They are not as warm-hearted as some dogs. They are more busy searching for intruding mice or snakes in the meadow. Occasionally, they climb trees and try to hunt down trees.
Greyhound on the ground.
The biggest advantage is that there are almost no mice in the meadow, which reduces a lot of troubles.
During these five or six days, while taking care of the baby, he also took a look at the mine bees around his own apiary.
After being left unattended for a long time, many of these mine hives have become very large.
Lu Lu directly used the bees that could be picked to soak in wine, and the bee pupae for frying. Those that could not be eaten could be stored. As for the ones that were particularly tall and difficult to get, he tied them with twine and dipped them in them.
The cotton ball soaked with the medicine is tied to the thin waist of the mine bee that comes to the apiary to catch bees, and it is brought back to the hive for killing.
After almost resting, Lu Lu stopped Chen Xiuyu, who was preparing to go into the mountains with a backpack and a slingshot in the morning, and asked her to go with him to catch the big market in the district.
After buying some things he needed at home, he also bought some cans and pastries, and made a special trip to Kong Siren's house.
Uncle Kong was wearing reading glasses in the yard, carefully carving the piece of elm wood that Lu Lu sent. The carving knife in his hand moved along the lines aimed at the wood, shoveling off thin pieces of sawdust.
Just like last time, when Lu Lu led Chen Xiuyu and the child to the gate of the courtyard, Uncle Kong, who was so focused, still didn't notice it at all. Fortunately, the gate of the courtyard was open.
Lu Lu made a silent gesture towards Chen Xiuyu, then walked slowly over with the child in his arms, watching from the side.
From the outline of the wood, Lu Lu could roughly tell that this section of elm wood, which had cleaned the rotten part in the middle, was divided into two sections. Following the grain of the wood, one section had been carved and placed on the table for baking and waxing.
They are pavilions and lotus flowers in the pond, another section is being carved, and what is mostly completed is a vigorous pine tree between the rocks. The squirrels on the branches are so agile that they seem to jump out.
When Chen Xiuyu saw these two things, her face was full of joy. She pointed at the wooden sculpture, and then opened her mouth silently towards Lu Lu.
From the shape of her mouth, Lu Lu could guess that what she said was: So beautiful!
Lu Lu just nodded slightly.
It wasn't until Uncle Kong put down the tools at hand, took a long breath, and went to get the can bottle next to him to drink tea that he suddenly noticed someone behind him. He was startled, took off his glasses and recognized Lu Luhou, and quickly
Said: "Hey, when did you come here? Why did you stay behind and say nothing?"
"I just came over to see you. I saw you were so focused and I didn't dare to disturb you!"
As Lu Lu said, he placed the can he was holding on the table nearby. When Chen Xiuyu also placed the can he was carrying on the table, he introduced by the way: "This is my wife Xiuyu..."
Kong Siren turned his head and looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "They are both talented people. You are so lucky!" Then he went back to the house and put out two chairs and greeted the two of them, "Please sit down! The old lady has gone to the market, I will go and get it for you.
Boil water to make tea.”
"Uncle, don't bother...I came here this time to discuss something with you!" Lu Lu sat down on the chair and held the child in his arms.
"What's the matter? Tell me." Kong Siren also sat down on a chair nearby.
"I just want to ask, do you know anyone else who has such good skills like you?"
"I know a few of them, and two of them are my former apprentices... Why do you ask?"
"I have an idea. Look at this mountain of wood lumps. They will rot even if they are on the mountain. And those stones, in your hands, can become very beautiful works of art. I am wondering if you can turn them into beautiful works of art."
They have gathered together, and I would like to ask you to lead them and build a handicraft processing factory."
"A handicraft processing factory? I'm afraid this is not easy to handle, right? Can it make money?"
"It should be possible. I just came up with this idea. I'll ask you first for help. If I can recruit some people, I'll go to the district government to ask, and then I'll go to the import and export foreign trade company in the city to see the situation.
Kaizi, as well as many foreign countries, have always liked our domestic handicrafts, and if they have money, if they set up a handicraft processing factory, they can export and earn foreign exchange. I think this can be done."
Kong Siren thought for a while: "That's a good idea. I'm sure I can find five people with good skills."
"If you say that my craftsmanship is good, I must be very capable. Five... is enough. Let's find a few more apprentices to help with the work. I will take the time to go to the district government to ask about the situation and wait until the matter is confirmed to be solved.
, I will come to you to discuss it again, and then consider building a factory."
"Okay, you go and ask first. I will also take the time to write to a few old friends I know and see if they are willing to come."
"That's the best. Let's just put it this way for the time being. If you're busy, I'll leave first and just run away for the next two days!"
After Lu Lu finished speaking, he stood up to say goodbye and led Chen Xiuyu away from Kong Siren's house and back to the market.
"Brother Lu, you want to open a handicraft processing factory. Is this reliable?" Chen Xiuyu asked with some confusion.
"Do you think Uncle Kong's carvings look good?"
"nice!"
"Then it turns out that these things are quite rare for foreigners and many rich people. It is definitely a profitable business. Besides, the wood on the mountain is a waste if it is rotten... Let's go, I will go to the district government now
Ask."
Lu Lu led Chen Xiuyu to the district government. When he reached the gate, he handed the child to Chen Xiuyu to hold. He walked into the government compound alone, asked the guard about the district mayor's office, and got in directly.
Chen Xiuyu waited outside for more than half an hour before seeing Lu Lu come out. She quickly went up to him and asked, "How are you, Brother Lu?"
"It's a good thing to achieve multiple things with one stone. Naturally, as soon as I explained the key, I agreed immediately. Besides, I didn't care who came forward." Lu Lu said happily: "Not only did he support me in building the processing plant, he also offered to help me.
If you contact the import and export foreign trade company and the matter is settled, that is not because of their performance."
In later generations, Chinese handicrafts were already very popular, with dozens of factories, and Lu Lu was just taking the first step.
Chen Xiuyu looked at Lu Lu's current behavior and also said, "Look at your coquettishness!" She said this with a smile on her face.
"Okay, now that things have begun, let's go back quickly and call a few of them to discuss it. If they are unwilling to do it, I will invest in building the factory alone."