Duolu was so shocked by the news of leaving the Shangfen Brigade that he shouted, "Are we moving to the capital? Why? We're living just fine here!"
Without the Ten Thousand Mountains, where would he get his meat? And where would he go for fun?
With the tigers and leopards in the mountains to play with, Duolu felt that playing with many of the other children in the group was no longer as enjoyable. Now, apart from his own brothers and his original few friends, he basically doesn't play with the other children in the group anymore.
Whenever they have free time, they invite their best buddies to take a trip to the Ten Thousand Mountains. Even if they don't bring back any meat, they'll still spar with the tigers and leopards. Now, the tigers and leopards are much more skilled than when they first met them.
Leaving the Ten Thousand Mountains is like leaving your playmates behind.
Doro felt somewhat disheartened at this thought.
He's a hands-on kid, and with so many soldiers in the military region, he's never short of opportunities to get his hands dirty.
But other places are different. There are no good opponents there to attract him, so he keeps holding back from making a move. The little guy could get sick from holding it in.
Dorjee's voice was so loud that several children playing nearby heard it and ran over.
Duoxi shouted anxiously, "What? Are we moving away?"
Gao Shujing patted his shoulder and said softly, "You're a big boy of twelve now, be more mature and don't be so easily startled."
Duo Xi said with a bitter face, "We were just scared, aren't we? Do we really have to move out?"
Everything about Shangfen Brigade suited his tastes perfectly. Duo Xi never imagined that he would have to move away from here one day, but unexpectedly, it happened.
Yu Rujia: "Well, when you have your winter break, go to Beijing. Your dad is there. Don't you want to see him? And your grandparents, uncles, and Duofu are all there too. Once we move there, we can all live together."
This little guy got along so well with Xia Jingsheng before, but once he returned to the capital, he almost forgot about his own father.
Actually, it's not surprising that Duoxi is like this. He had been with Yu Rujia since he was an infant, and he didn't recognize Xia Jingsheng until he was five or six years old. After that, they would meet once a month.
In Duoxi's heart, Xia Jingsheng, her biological father, was far less important than Yu Rujia and others.
Dorje propped his little head up and asked, "Mom, you said before that there are no 'Ten Thousand Mountains' in Beijing. If we go there, won't we have nowhere to play?"
As a child who has been around tigers and leopards for many years, Dorjee has a special affection for the Ten Thousand Mountains.
He would often drag his brothers along, carrying steamed buns and dumplings, and patrol their territory like a mountain king.
Compared to the three brothers' expressions of utter despair, Duoshou appeared much calmer.
Duoshou: "If there are no mountains, there are other good places. Look at my elder brother, he stayed at home for more than a month and then left again."
"The fact that my brother stayed there proves that there must be something in the capital that attracts him. If you go there, you will definitely find a new place that suits you."
Duole, with his head drooping, said, "But we still prefer the Ten Thousand Mountains."
He had only been allowed into the Ten Thousand Mountains for a short time and was still enjoying it, so he was reluctant to leave just like that.
The youngest, Duoyi, kept glancing at this older brother and then at that older brother, his big eyes constantly moving.
After a while, the little guy sidled up to Yu Rujia, stretched out his chubby little arms and hugged her arm, softly saying, "I want Mommy, I want Daddy, I want Big Brother, I want all my brothers."
The little boy is saying that as long as his family is all together, it doesn't matter where he goes.
Yu Rujia hugged the chubby little boy, whose soft little body was irresistible.
Yu Rujia: "Duoyi can stay with her mother for as long as she wants."
Knowing that the decision to go to the capital was final, the family joined in the discussion about which mountains to buy.
The result of the discussion was that they bought the entire mountain behind her house and the section that connects to the Ten Thousand Mountains, which is over a thousand acres in size.
They squandered almost all of the wealth left by Yu Rujia.
Captain Huang asked, puzzled, "What are you planning to plant on all these mountains?"
Gao Shujing: "We were worried that when we came back in a few years, this place would have changed a lot. So we bought the mountain, so no matter when we come back, it will be the same."
Captain Huang couldn't help but roll his eyes: "We're in the countryside, it's not that easy to change. You're just wasting money. Even if you're not short of money, you can't squander it like this."
Gao Shujing: "The documents from above are being issued in batches, and they might be changed to this place at any time. It's better to buy it now than to be caught off guard."
After discussing the mountain, Gao Shujing started talking to Captain Huang about taking care of the house.
When Captain Huang heard that the reward was one-third of the fruit harvest, his mouth practically stretched to the back of his ears in a grin.
He had long coveted the fruit trees in the Yu family's backyard, and he had even planted a few saplings in his own plot. Unfortunately, neither the taste nor the fruit they produced was as good as the fruit trees in the Yu family's backyard.
Now that free trade is allowed, if the Yu family sells their fruit, even if they only receive one-third of the income, they can still earn at least one or two thousand yuan a year, which is much more than what they earn from farming for a year.
This isn't a job, it's practically handing them money. Refusing it would be foolish.
Captain Huang patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of the house. You can move in whenever you come back."
"As for the payment, it doesn't need to be a third, a quarter will do. We'll exchange the rest of the fruit for money and mail it to you later."
Gao Shujing was a great benefactor to his family. The eldest and second sons were able to find jobs thanks to his guidance, and were also able to get into university thanks to his advice.
Gao Shujing also helped him a lot in his work. He owes his current achievements entirely to Gao Shujing's support.
He deserved such a great favor, and even without payment, he would still do the job perfectly.
He knew Gao Shujing's character; if he didn't take the payment, Gao Shujing would definitely find someone else to manage the house.
He didn't want to accept Gao Shujing's money, but that didn't mean he was willing to let anyone other than Gao Shujing's family earn it.
It's better for him to keep the money than to give it to an outsider.
After some back and forth, Captain Huang finally agreed to take over the management of the Yu family's house by offering a quarter of the harvest as payment.
After settling the house, Duolu and the others packed their things and prepared to leave as soon as winter vacation began.
Several families who were close to the Yu family came to help.
With a look of reluctance in her eyes, Huang Guihua said, "Rujia is leaving this time. I don't know when we will meet again."
Once the document on free trade was issued, she and Guo Xiaojie started doing business openly and legitimately, even bringing in Xu Huiniang and several skilled women and girls to make clothes together.
Jiang Damei, Lü Guihua, and others were among those who made clothes.
Of the three, Guo Xiaojie was in charge of finding fabric, Xu Huiniang was in charge of making clothes, and Huang Guihua was in charge of selling goods.
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