"Why are you afraid that I will regret it? What have you done wrong?" Meng Qidi squatted down beside the old man.

Old man Zhao coughed lightly and sat down. "Nonsense, what am I guilty of? Why are you standing there? Help me get this thing up."

Meng Qidi raised the corner of her mouth, "Sure, I can also give you the lotus root as a gift."

Old man Zhao's eyes lit up.

"But I have one request. You can't tell anyone that the things came from me."

Old man Zhao was slightly stunned. "That's impossible! Contributing to the country is what every citizen should do! As long as the country needs you, you must devote yourself without reservation."

Meng Qidi raised her lips, "You are not a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, right? Do you have a medical license? A barefoot doctor? You were sent to the cowshed and were not allowed to move around freely, right?"

After being asked several questions in a row, Old Man Zhao blew his beard and glared, "You are unreasonable, how can you go back on your word? Yes, I am in the bullpen, but who said I can't go back?! If you don't give it to me now, when I go back, I will bring people to take you here!"

Meng Qidi shrugged indifferently, "Okay, then I'll destroy it before you get here."

Old man Zhao was stunned for a moment and then laughed, "Interesting, you dare to confront me, aren't you afraid that I will tell you the truth? There is something strange about your yard. All the plants grow better than those in Lingjia Village. I guess there is something wrong with the water, right?"

Meng Qidi said calmly, "It's just a good place."

"It's okay if you don't admit it. I'm not afraid if you destroy the lotus root. I'll bring people to get water."

"Are you hard of hearing or too old to understand what I'm saying? I'll destroy this place completely before you come."

"You!" The old man took a deep breath, "You are not cute at all!"

"Who told you to bully others by taking advantage of your power?" Meng Qidi said calmly, "Do you really think you can take over my place? Do you know my man's position in the army? Do you know who left the tea set you drank today?"

Old man Zhao was slightly stunned. He seemed to have seen a big dog. He hesitated and said, "Old man Meng often comes here? Your last name is Meng too. You..."

"No, but he left his phone number."

Old man Zhao curled his lips and said, "Why don't you admit it? What if I'm afraid of Meng Si De?"

"No, then no. And I don't need help from anyone. If you forcefully try to take it, I'll just destroy it. I'll blame them, but I just want to remind you that they will definitely come after you later."

Being threatened by a yellow-haired girl for the first time, Old Man Zhao suddenly laughed out loud, "I like your personality, you are not spoiled, and you are not as nice to me, Zhao Dezhong, but..."

If I bring it to Beijing, I'll piss off a bunch of old men and women who don't like it, hahahaha...

Meng Qidi raised her eyebrows and waited for his words.

"I can agree to your terms and help you hide it from your mother-in-law, but you have to agree to two conditions."

"You say."

"The first condition is that I can study the things you have here, and I promise not to leak them."

"And the second one?"

"How about being my student?"

"I don't study medicine, I only know how to farm."

Old man Zhao blew his beard and glared, "I'm not a traditional Chinese medicine doctor! I'm also a farmer! Learn farming from me, that's it!"

"I want to go to college."

Hey, this girl is going against me, right?

The old man's chest heaved with anger. "Then apply to Beijing Agricultural University!"

"There is such a school? And are you sure I can get in?"

"How come there isn't any? It will be there when I get back! How can you be so blind!"

The old man almost burst into curses out of anger.

"Then do you want more lotus root?"

"Yes! Get some more. I'll take them back and stir-fry them. Oh, and water the flowers in the yard more. Don't let them die. I'll bring them back to Beijing when I get back."

The old man stood up angrily with his hands behind his back. This damn girl is not fun at all!

"Don't you want the lotus anymore?" Meng Qidi raised her eyebrows. This old man is so fickle.

"What the hell, I can't go back now. Why don't those annoying old guys take me back?"

When they reached the gate, Old Man Zhao paused and turned his head, "Girl, tell me the truth, did you want to kill me in the house this morning?"

"Impossible, I'm powerless." Meng Qidi remained calm.

"This is a society ruled by law. Murder is against the law. Don't do anything stupid. Some things can be solved in many ways. Why dirty your hands?"

The old man spoke with deep sincerity.

Meng Qidi twitched her lips. She had no intention of dirtying her hands. She just wanted to put him into the space...

"By the way, I am your teacher now, right? You won't betray your teacher and ancestors, right?"

Meng Qidi rolled her eyes at him and said, "Guess?"

"Hey, no more guessing. I'm going to have some tea. By the way, Old Meng isn't going to eat and drink for free here every day, is he? That old man is really rude. He's my student. When I get back to Beijing, I'll go ask that old man for some food money..."

The old man walked into the yard with his hands behind his back, muttering something.

Meng Qidi chuckled and thought, if this old man really doesn't keep his promise, she will destroy the paradise she built with her own hands.

But next time she can't use Yuquan water. Now she can still blame it on geological and water quality issues. If the water quality in the two places where she lives is good, people will suspect her of having problems.

Glancing at the swaying lotus flowers in the pond, Meng Qidi's eyes were gentle. She really couldn't bear to destroy them as they were the result of her hard work.

Old man, please don't let me down...

Old man Zhao stayed under the Ling family's tree all afternoon drinking tea, and talked to Wang Jinhua and Xiao Chengzi.

Meng Qidi talked to the three of them and went to the captain's house. The old lady's eyes had recovered, and she had to tell Ling Xiao the news.

This time, it was not Ling Xiao who answered the phone, but the guard who said that he had gone to train the new recruits and would be back in the evening.

After hanging up the phone, he left two dollars, went to Ling Jinyue's house, and asked her to leave.

There will be a few days of slack season during the farming season. This girl can't sit still and probably doesn't want to read, so she has to find something for her to do.

"Tea seeds?" Ling Jinyue was stunned. "What does sister-in-law want this for?"

"I want to plant tea in the back hills."

Tea trees need soil that is at least one meter deep. She originally planned to plant them on the western hill, but the soil there was too thin and was not suitable.

There is a large piece of wasteland behind the bamboo forest in the back mountain, which can get sunlight. Good tea is produced in the mountains, so the wasteland in the back mountain can definitely be used to grow tea.

"Tea leaves? Who drinks that stuff these days?"

Ling Jinyue was a little confused.

"It's okay. I'll plant it for fun. It can also keep away the harm caused by wild boars."

Tea leaves are bushes, and a large area of ​​them is like a wall, so dense that not only can wild boars not get through, but even rabbits will be trapped.

The entire growing period of a tea tree is 30 years. It can only be picked after three years and is in full production in ten years.

Ten years later, reform and opening up had begun and tea was definitely popular, so it was just the right time for her to grow it now.

Ling Jinyue looked worried. "Then I really can't do anything. I haven't heard of anyone planting tea trees. But, is it okay to plant wild tea trees? My grandfather picks a lot of tea leaves every year and brings them home to brew. He must know where there are wild tea trees."

"Then you can ask me some time, do you want to do business?"