That sound last night was really loud; it was quite clear over the Dajianchang area.

Sheng Xiping then explained the whole story, "Brother, there's one more thing I need to ask you."

I'll talk to the people at Dajianchang later and tell them that Huahua doesn't bite people or harm poultry or livestock. I'll ask them to be a little careful when they go into the mountains, as long as they don't actively cause trouble for Huahua.

Hua Hua grew up in my house and is very friendly to people. If anyone hurts her and she retaliates by hurting someone later, I can't control that.

Hua Hua has been loved and protected by the Sheng family since she was a child, and has never suffered any harm from humans.

Last night, that was its greatest act of malice towards humanity; it was just trying to scare people, not intending to harm them.

Therefore, Sheng Xiping must do everything in his power to protect Huahua.

“Okay, this is easy to handle. I’ll hold a meeting with the hunters in the village later.”

"Don't worry, everyone knows the policy, no one dares to mess around." Liu Yujiang agreed without saying another word.

After finishing their business, the three brothers discussed their plans to head south after the New Year.

A document has been issued from above, ordering the Fusong region to implement the household contract responsibility system in the spring, thus distributing and contracting land to individual households.

In this case, Liu Yujiang probably won't be able to go to the south after the New Year; he'll have to stay behind to take charge.

“I’ve made up my mind. Once the household responsibility system is implemented, I’m not going to be the village secretary anymore.”

"I don't earn much money every day, and I have a lot of work to do. It's nowhere near as lucrative as going south with you guys."

“Brother, you’ve got it all wrong. The village secretary may not seem like a big official, but he plays a very important role.” Sheng Xiping chuckled upon hearing this.

“Brother, our business may make money, but it’s not sustainable. We need to find something more stable and reliable to do in the future.”

This group of people actually make profits by relying on their keen sense of market trends and operational skills, as well as some nepotism, and operate in a gray area between legality and illegality.

To put it bluntly, trading companies simply leverage geographical advantages and information asymmetry to move goods from one place to another and sell them there, profiting from the price difference.

As opening up and development deepen, their advantages will gradually diminish, and sooner or later, they will have to return to the real economy.

"This is what I think: Haven't you always been growing corn cobs at your Dajianchang?"

If we save up more money in the future, our older brothers can come back and contract more ginseng fields or something, and we can develop our own ginseng cultivation. Wouldn't that be great?

Besides raising clubs, we can also go into animal husbandry. We have the capital, so we can open a larger farm and specialize in raising valuable animals.

"As the number of wild animals in the mountains decreases, raising these animals will definitely be a viable option."

Sheng Xiping had already started thinking about his future plans. Once he had saved enough money, he would try to come back and set up a factory specializing in the processing and comprehensive utilization of timber products.

As for the Liu brothers, they could easily return to engage in medicinal herb cultivation and wildlife breeding, which are all excellent development paths.

"Brother, you mustn't quit your job. If we ever want to partner up to lease a mountain and raise something, your word as the village secretary will carry weight."

"If you don't do it, what will we do in the future? We'll be at the mercy of others." Sheng Xiping put his hand on Liu Yujiang's shoulder and said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the Liu brothers' eyes lit up. "Hey, how do you think your brain works? You can think of anything!"

That's for sure! If we're not good at anything else, this kind of clumsy thing is our specialty.

"Let me tell you, that stuff makes a lot of money. If you plant three to five hundred feet a year, you can easily make a fortune."

The two brothers were tempted. Growing corn was a great idea; they could stay home and not have to leave their families and businesses for half a year at a time.

"Aquaculture is also a good business. I heard that there are people in Donggang who make a lot of money by raising deer, musk deer, sable and the like."

Oh my, if I had the time, I really should go and learn from them.