When returning from Jishang and passing by Huilongtun, Lu Lu went to say hello to Liang Kangbo and asked him to come home for dinner in the evening.
After sending Chen Xiuyu and her children back home, Lu Lu rushed to Xiushan Village without stopping, asked Wu Yuejia, and found Zhang Shaofeng who was fishing by the small river in the village, but was actually sleeping on the grass by the river.
Then he went to Chen Xiuqing's house. Seeing that no one was home, he went straight to the breeding farm without too much delay and found Raymond who was cleaning the shed of the sika deer breeding farm.
However, Lu Lu felt a little strange. Chen Xiuqing, who used to run to his meadow whenever he had the opportunity, had not seen him for several days.
"Brother Meng, come to my house for dinner tonight, and they will come too. I have something to discuss with everyone!"
Lu Lu stopped Raymond when he was pushing a truck loaded with manure to the manure pond outside the farm.
"Wait a minute..."
When Raymond arrived at the dung pond, he raised his hands and used the inertia of the car to lift the dung grass in the truck into the dung pond. Then he pressed down the frame rod and scraped the dung grass inside with the hoe on the side.
, pulling the car back to the fence gate of the deer farm: "What's going on?"
"I mentioned it to you last time. At that time, the matter was not confirmed, so I didn't say anything. Today, I asked someone specifically to make sure it can be done. I want to ask some of my brothers to come to my house to discuss it. I want to start a handicraft processing business.
It’s about the factory!" Lu Lu said simply.
"What's that for?" Raymond, like Zhang Shaofeng and others, was unfamiliar with the word "crafts."
Lu Lu smiled and said: "Have you seen the pine Mingzi wood carving in my house? It is a handicraft... Do you think it is worth selling it?"
"I think it will be valuable, but these days, everyone doesn't have much spare money on hand, so I'm afraid they won't spend it on these things, right?" Raymond was a little worried.
After all, in his opinion, things just look good.
"No matter at any time, there are rich people who can definitely sell. Besides, besides the rich people in China, aren't there also foreigners who are richer? For example, little turtles! Take back the broken tree stumps on the mountain.
If you can process it and sell it, why not?
We already have an idea of the craftsmen. I also asked the district government. The district government expressed support and could help contact foreign trade companies. As for the materials, we can just go to the mountains to find them. It will all happen naturally. We will spend money to build the factory in accordance with the regulations.
Just run it.”
Lu Lu met several people and said the same thing to each of them: "Anyway, come to my house for dinner tonight and let's talk in detail."
"I understood it as soon as you mentioned foreign trade. I think this is a good thing. I'll come here early in the evening." After all, he has been a farm director. Among the few people, Raymond is the one who has the most exposure to this aspect and knows the most.
"Okay... By the way, Brother Meng, is Qingzi at the farm?"
"No, he hasn't been here in the past few days! What's wrong?"
Not finding Chen Xiuqing in Xiushantun, Lu Lu thought that Chen Xiuqing would choose to work on the farm. Usually when he came here, he would ask Raymond to record the work. Raymond was responsible for arranging farm affairs, and also taking care of the recording and payment of wages.
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Raymond said that if Chen Xiuqing was not here, then he was not at the farm.
"When I came over, I went to their house to look for him and talked about what happened just now. I found that he was not at home, so I asked casually."
"Could it be that he went out to herd horses or go into the mountains? He has nothing to do on weekdays and likes to go for a walk in the mountains."
"Maybe...I'll go back and ask Yanzi and my mother-in-law. I'm going back first. I'll finish my work and come here early."
"Yeah!"
Lu Lu rode Zhuifeng back to Caodianzi. When he passed by Xiushan Village again, he went to Chen Xiuqing's yard and took a look. There was only the farm horse tied up in the stable, and the Oroqen horse was not there.
"Did you really go for a walk in the mountains?"
There was still a horse there, so he definitely wasn't there to herd horses, and there wasn't much work in the fields. Lu Lu initially estimated that it was more likely that he would go into the mountains.
Probably because she had been with Lu Lu for a long time, and after becoming proficient in using the slingshot, Chen Xiuqing often went into the mountains to hunt small animals when she had nothing to do, whether it was a greyhound or a jumping cat.
Sell it for a few dollars.
After returning to Caodianzi, Lu Lu went to Zhao Yongke's home.
Zhao Yongke and his wife are digging the vegetable field and preparing to plant a batch of vegetables. Fortunately, in winter, the green leafy vegetables can fill the cellar.
In the past, when hunting in the mountains, there was no shortage of meat, but the most lacking thing was green leafy vegetables. They often exchanged meat for vegetables cheaply, and sometimes they often had no land to trade. Now that they have settled down, they are very good at growing vegetables.
I have a special liking for you.
Wu Nakan mainly does two things now, either taking care of her fur or taking care of the vegetable garden. The vegetables in the garden have been planted quite beautifully during her two years of study.
The roe deer that Zhao Tuanqing brought and raised have also given birth this year, and three more have been added.
A family is also managed in a decent way.
After telling Zhao Yongke what happened, Lu Lu returned home, took the children, and helped Chen Xiuyu prepare dinner.
Wang Yan, Aunt Duan and Ma Jinlan came back in the evening and went directly to the river to clean the mushrooms they had picked up.
Lu Lu heard the noise outside and saw that the three of them were back. He immediately walked towards the river: "Yanzi, what did Qingzi do today? I went to your house to look for him, but I couldn't find him."
"He went into the mountains." Wang Yan glanced at Lu Lu, continued washing mushrooms in the river with her head down, and just whispered back.
"When will you come back?" Lu Lu asked, "I have to find him. I have to discuss something for a few nights and I want to ask for his opinion."
"He... won't come back at night!" Wang Yan's voice became weaker.
"Not coming back?" Lu Lu was stunned for a moment: "How far did he go? Is it safe to go alone?"
At this moment, Ma Jinlan interrupted and said: "That's not right, didn't you ask Qingzi to go out to do things? How could you not know where he went? You sold the honey and took him on horseback that night.
He went out with a gun and asked me not to ask more questions or say more."
As soon as he heard this, Lu Lu's scalp suddenly became numb.
"When did I ask him to go out to do errands? No!"
Lu Lu frowned, suddenly having a very bad feeling in his heart.
"Then what on earth did he do?" Ma Jinlan looked at Lu Lu blankly: "He told me not to say more or ask more questions. When I heard what he said, I thought it was something important, so I didn't
You dare to say more and ask more questions... I have been out for seven days."
Seemingly realizing something was wrong, Ma Jinlan immediately looked at Wang Yan: "Yanzi, where did Qingzi go?"
Lu Lu looked at Wang Yan's evasive eyes and knew that something must be up. Seeing that she was still biting her lips and refusing to speak, and then thinking about Chen Xiuqing's abnormal life since she returned from gold mining, she suddenly felt anxious and immediately asked
Said: "Yanzi, where are the others? Where did they go?"
"Brother Lu...I, I don't know either!" Wang Yan was startled by Lu Lu's sudden loud voice and stood up quickly, but her head was lowered as always.
"How can you say that you are also a couple, sleeping in the same bed...you really don't know at all?"
"I...I..."
"What am I? Let me ask you, did he go gold mining?"
This is what Lu Lu could think of. Among the few people, Chen Xiuqing had the biggest contrast in this matter. It was as if he had completely changed: "Say it!"
Hearing the roar outside, Chen Xiuyu, who was in the kitchen, ran out quickly. When she got to the river, she looked at a few people and asked cautiously: "What's going on? You're yelling."
Lu Lu ignored Chen Xiuyu and just stared at Wang Yan.
This little woman was so anxious by Lu Lu that instead of saying anything, she shed tears and held the corners of her clothes helplessly with both hands.
Lu Lu sighed helplessly. Many times, people with this kind of temper are too weak. People who shed tears at every turn are also difficult to deal with. If they can't be beaten with three hammers, they will make people anxious to death.
"Yanzi, if you don't tell the truth, if something happens, you will regret it for the rest of your life. I admit that he is quite good at hunting, but even I can't guarantee that he can turn around safely every time he goes there. This is very difficult.
It's a dangerous thing. If you are going for gold, it is even more dangerous. Do you know how dangerous the place where gold is found? How many desperadoes are there? Not only Qingzi has a gun in his hand, but many people also have it...it will kill people!
"
Lu Lu forced himself to suppress his temper and said patiently, but after all, the more he spoke, the more he could no longer hold it in, and his voice became louder and louder, and finally turned into a roar: "Are you going to say it or not?"
Wang Yan was startled again by the roar and looked at Lu Lu blankly.
Lu Lu shook his head speechlessly: "Forget it, you want to talk or not, I just eat carrots and don't worry... I deserve to die!"
Lu Lu didn't want to pay attention to Wang Yan, turned around and walked back into the house.
From Wang Yan's expression, he could basically conclude that Chen Xiuqing must have sneaked back to hunt for gold alone. There was no other place but the place where the gold veins were discovered.
"Yanzi, we can't hide this matter of life and death!" Chen Xiuyu probably understood something, shook Wang Yan's shoulders and asked.
Aunt Duan also said anxiously: "Yanzi, you and Qingzi are still young, and there are many things that are not measured. If you keep hiding it, you will hurt Qingzi."
Ma Jinlan was so anxious that her mind went blank, she fell to the ground, and then burst into tears.
"He went to dig for gold..." Seeing that the momentum was getting worse and worse, Wang Yan was completely panicked and said with a cry: "He said that if he works there for a year, he will be worry-free for the rest of his life.
, he couldn’t understand why you had to come back after only buying so much. He also said, let me keep it a secret. When he comes back, he can lead me to live a good life. I can’t tell anyone. He also said,
If I dare to say anything, I will beat me to death when he comes back. If you ask me, just say that he went out to do business with people in the village..."
Hearing this, Lu Lu was furious, and his thousands of words turned into one word through gritted teeth: "Fuck..."
At this moment, he really felt like he hated iron.
I have been teaching with good intentions and offering help everywhere, but in the end, I have become such a virtuous person.
What kind of bullshit is so wise and stupid? You are just a brat, a stubborn idiot, a piece of mud that cannot hold up the wall!
Seeing this, Chen Xiuyu hurried over and grabbed Lu Lu: "Brother Lu, can you help me think of a solution?"
"What should I do? Haven't I taken enough care of him? If he wants to die, just let him go. I haven't worked so hard to raise a son!"
Lu Lu was so angry that he naturally had nothing good to say in his heart.
"But he is my brother, that's all I have!" Chen Xiuyu's eyes turned red.
Seeing Chen Xiuyu like this, Lu Lu's heart suddenly softened. He reached out and touched Chen Xiuyu's face, and used his fingers to help wipe away the tears on her cheeks. He sighed longly: "I really owe you in my previous life!"