Chapter 291 Is it appropriate for you two to discuss this matter yourselves?

With a villain like Xu Yu who could kill people at any time, the following things went very smoothly.

Those who originally still looked down on Sang Zhixia put their tails back, and those who didn't want to cause trouble from the beginning were even more respectful.

Xu Yu finally felt a little satisfied.

Xu Yu's face was no longer dark, and the sky on Moding Mountain was clear, but the way up and down the mountain was still very difficult.

Sang Zhixia spent six days looking at all the tea trees in the mountains, including the century-old tea tree that almost caused a loss of life.

On the way down the mountain, Sang Zhixia suppressed her surprise and whispered to Xu Yu, "They say that tea tree is a hundred years old. I thought it was an exaggeration, but after looking at it, I can see that it is definitely not a hundred years old."

"The money we spent on buying the Mo Ding Mountain Flowers this time is enough for this old tea tree alone."

She had looked at all the young tea trees, and she knew exactly what they would look like in ten years.

The old tea tree hidden between the cliffs has lush branches and leaves and a huge root system. It would take more than a hundred years to grow to its full size.

The older the tea tree is, the higher the quality of the tea it produces is visible to the naked eye, and the price of the roasted tea is naturally extraordinary.

Moreover, as long as such an old tea tree is well maintained, the amount of tea that can be picked each year is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary tea trees.

The output is considerable and the quality is excellent.

Taking the two together, just this old tea tree can recover the capital invested here in three years at most.

But what Sang Zhixia bought this time was not just this old tea tree.

Xu Yu held up his hand to block the branches that might have scratched his face. When Sang Zhixia approached, he lowered his voice, imitating Sang Zhixia's behavior, and said, "Everything is fine, but these branches growing all over the mountain and the rocks everywhere are really annoying."

The mountain road is rugged and few people walk on it. It is very inconvenient and unsafe to walk with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

Xu Yu thought for a moment and suggested, "From what I hear, you're planning to do some cuttings and seedling cultivation in the mountains. Why not do it all at once and tidy up the mountain roads at the same time?"

Now that the mountain roads are somewhat smoother, it will be relatively easier to cultivate tea seedlings and maintain and pick them in the future, at least not more difficult than it is now.

Sang Zhixia nodded and said in a low voice, covering her mouth with her hand, "I've thought about it. Let's get some people from the farm over here and pave the mountain road and build the tea path here first."

The people sent from the Northwest Camp are all very capable. They are amazing at picking up the plow and clearing the land. Any three of them are as capable as an ox.

However, Sang Zhixia's land reclamation plan this year is limited.

Sang Zhixia said, "There are countless wastelands. If we don't cultivate them well at once, we will be too busy just to find acres of arable land. If we don't put enough thought into it, the harvest in the autumn will not be very good."

"The current number is already sufficient. Any more would not be a good thing. I've already considered temporarily suspending it."

It's a temporary halt, not a permanent one.

It is a sign of greed and indigestion; the right way is to proceed step by step.

Those who have been idle due to the stagnation of land reclamation are transferred to the tea mountain to build the tea road. The spring plowing on the farm is over, and the foundation of the tea mountain here should be almost completed.

The manpower in the front and back is seamlessly connected, with no waste at all.

Xu Yu pondered it for a while and decided it was feasible. He nodded and said, "What about the tea trees Chen Jingan brought back? Are the ones you mentioned still being planted?"

"Plant it, why not?"

Sang Zhixia waited until Xu Yu jumped down from the small slope before saying, "We can plant it where we used the rice washing water. We can also try planting something below halfway up the mountain."

"We'll try a few different locations and finally choose the most suitable ones based on the growth of the tea seedlings. Then we can start mass-producing them. Once they've taken root, we can plant them in the ground."

Once the tea plantations have grown to a certain size, planting, picking, roasting and selling tea will become a feasible path.

Self-production and export not only makes full use of the existing mountain land, but also boosts the income of every household in the nearby villages.

Sang Zhixia thought about the scene at that time and said with a smile: "The rich families in this area are rich. They may not be extremely wealthy, but at least they can eat their fill. Do you know what another name for what we are doing now is?"

Xu Yu asked playfully, "What?"

Sang Zhixia clapped her hands and smiled, "Let's get out of poverty together and become rich together."

"but……"

“Be careful!”

Xu Yu grabbed Sang Zhixia's arm, which had fallen, and lifted her up to steady herself, still feeling a bit scared. "I already said I'd carry you, but you insisted on following me."

Sang Zhixia exhaled and lowered her head, looking at the messy broken rocks at her feet. She sighed helplessly, "If we want to get rich, we still have to build roads first."

"We can't delay this broken road any longer. We should repair it as soon as possible."

Otherwise, you would have to bow your head three times for every step you take. How would you carry so much gold and silver?

Sang Zhixia's face was serious. Xu Yu moved his lips slightly, confirming that Sang Zhixia had no intention of being carried on his back. He could only silently pull Sang Zhixia slightly inside and block her on the outside.

Xu Yu said, "Until the road is repaired, you are not allowed to go into the mountains alone again."

Then he added: "If you must go into the mountains, remember to call me."

Sang Zhixia exclaimed, and seeing Xu Yu standing outside the mountain path, waiting for her to go first, she couldn't help but laugh: "Do you want to know what the other explanation I just mentioned is?"

Xu Yu had a blank expression on his face: "I don't want to know now."

"Zhizhi, if you don't want me to carry you down the mountain, then lower your head and watch the road below you."

Although Xu Yu was not very curious, when they reached the foot of the mountain, Sang Zhixia grabbed his big hand, spread out his palm, and wrote two big words on his palm stroke by stroke.

Poverty alleviation.

Although the two words seemed a bit far-fetched in this context, Sang Zhixia couldn't help but smile. "The rich will help the poor. No matter how much money there is, we can't make it all at once. We might as well make life a little easier for everyone."

It’s not because I’m a saint, it’s because I can do it.

In the final analysis, people without connections and methods contribute their efforts, and she uses what she has learned to create a feasible path. It is a mutually beneficial thing, so why not do it?

Xu Yu looked down at his bare palm, his tongue licking the two words Sang Zhixia had carefully written. A silent throbbing welled up in the depths of his eyes, and his voice was inexplicably hoarse: "Zhizhi, so you have the ambition to bring happiness to all the poor people in the world?"

"The world is too vast to be sheltered within a small area."

Sang Zhixia raised her index finger and tapped the tip of Xu Yu's nose, saying with a smile, "But you can feed your family first, and then feed everyone else."

"Ordinary people don't have lofty dreams or great aspirations. It's already a great honor to have warm clothes in winter and warm in spring, and to have three meals a day."

But such a difficult goal may be within reach if you just stand on tiptoe.

Sang Zhixia was surprised when she finished speaking. She blinked and looked at Xu Yu: "Do you think I'm being too arrogant?"

"Or is it just a fantasy?"

After all, ensuring that the people have enough food and clothing does not seem to be something that a small person like her should worry about. Wouldn't it seem too self-righteous to say so?

Xu Yu stared intently at Sang Zhixia's red ears. After a moment's silence, he raised his hand and gently pinched them, saying in a hoarse voice, "No, this is fine."

"I……"

"Oh, I finally found you!"

The carriage stopped in a hurry. Aunt Xu, who had already opened the curtains, looked anxious. Before the carriage came to a complete stop, she called out, "Xia Xia!"

"You've been here with Xu Yu, buying tea and looking at tea. Did you forget your second aunt at home?"

"You forgot about Second Aunt's matter when you left the house. Is it appropriate for you two to discuss this matter among yourselves?"

"Ah! Do you think this is appropriate?!"