Chapter 181 Village North of the City
There are only a few paddy fields at the entrance of the village, which is surrounded by mountains that stretch endlessly.
Looking from afar, there is the majestic Daqing Mountain. I guess they mostly go to the distant Daqing Mountain for hunting on a daily basis.
Although there are prey in the nearby mountains and forests, there are definitely more small ones.
Zhao Liya laughed and said, "I didn't expect the difference between the north and south of the city is so big!"
Lin Mo said, "It's quite big. In the entire Gaolian County, only the north of the city is mountainous, and it's also poorer than other places."
Zhao Liya nodded: "Well, if we can help them, we will."
There is sympathy, but not much. Having seen the cruelty of life, Zhao Liya has long understood one thing: it is not easy for anyone, including herself!
Sympathy is the most unnecessary emotion.
No matter what happens, she must first consider her family's interests, and protecting her family is the most important thing.
She knew in her heart that the more places like Baijia Village and the more people there were, the more support and gratitude she would get from them if she helped them.
They entered the village around ten o'clock in the morning. At that time, there were basically no people at home, only children and elderly people who were too old to go up the mountains or down the fields.
Seeing them, the villagers were very curious. Many children followed them closely, laughing and whispering something.
Finally, two old ladies came forward to talk to them and asked who they were looking for. When they heard that they were looking for Bai Lizheng, they called their little grandson to lead the way.
"Bai Lizheng has been at home these days. You came at the right time!"
Zhao Liya and the others thanked them with a smile, looking at each other, and they had a clear idea in their minds - could it be that Bai Lizheng was waiting for them to come at home?
Before they left, Zhao Liya said that she would come over in two days.
If that's true, then Bai Lizheng is a very down-to-earth person! Fortunately, he came today.
When Bai Lizheng saw them, his eyes lit up, as if he was looking at a glittering golden mountain. "Miss Zhao, Mr. Hu, you are finally here! I thought our Baijia Village didn't have this blessing, hahaha!"
Zhao Liya smiled and said, "Bai Lizheng, please don't say that. To be honest, we just came here to take a look around."
"Okay!" Bai Lizheng smiled happily. "It's okay, it's okay. Miss Zhao, your willingness to come is a blessing to our Baijia Village. No one can guarantee anything, right? No matter what, Baijia Village is your friend!"
Perhaps it was because of her hunting habits that her intuition was naturally much sharper than others. Although Zhao Liya was the youngest, Bai Lizheng had already sensed that she was the one who had the final say.
Everyone arrived early, sat at Bai Lizheng's house for a while, drank a cup of tea, and then went out for a walk around the neighborhood together.
Yu Xiaofang has become addicted to collecting herbs in other places. He has never been to the mountains in the north of the city. It seems that there will be a new place in the future!
Lin Mo's eyes were so sharp that he knew at a glance at the mountains that the area of Baijia Village was indeed suitable for hunting and survival, but the big prey in the nearby mountains had probably been hunted away by them long ago. If they wanted big prey, they had to go deep into the mountains.
Unlike Yan Village, there is no hunting habit. If it is very cold in winter, tigers will occasionally run into the village to bite pigs, and wolves will run to the ridges near the village to howl!
Lin Mo was sure that no tiger or wolf would come to Baijia Village. Maybe there were some in the past, but definitely not now - the ones that came now were probably not enough for them to hunt.
Bai Lizheng led them up a ridge. Standing on the ridge and looking around, Bai Lizheng felt a little ashamed and sighed with a wry smile: "Here we are, surrounded by mountains on all sides. It's not as good as the south of your city, not even as good as the east and west of your city. It's the worst place in the whole Gaolian County. It's not easy to grow some rice. Fortunately, there are many prey in the mountains. Even if life is difficult for everyone, at least we won't starve to death. Otherwise, I really don't know what would happen."
Zhao Liya's heart moved, and she couldn't help but ask with a smile, "I'm a little curious. Yancun seems to be a better place than here. Why did you turn Yancun into a place of exile instead of here?"
Bai Lizheng sneered sarcastically, "Don't worry, Miss Zhao, our ancestors weren't very obedient. The court is doing this on purpose."
Zhao Liya smiled vaguely, and she understood a little bit. Since they were good at hunting, they were naturally tough, and it was normal that they were not very obedient. The government was too narrow-minded.
Lin Mo added, "Yan Village is spacious and not too far from the county town, making it convenient for management."
If anything happens, it will spread to the county town very quickly.
But it’s different here. If something breaks out and we go deep into the mountains, who can stop us?
Zhao Liya nodded and understood, "So that's it!"
Baijia Village is actually not as bad as Bai Lizheng said.
Zhao Liya smiled and said, "I do have an idea, but I'm not sure if it's feasible. You have many mountains here, but the land near the mountains near the village is fertile. It's not easy to cultivate crops, but it's very convenient to plant fruit trees. I see you have quite a few persimmon trees here, so why not plant more? I'll teach you how to make persimmon cakes later. You can also raise chickens in the persimmon forest. This is a great way to kill two birds with one stone."
Bai Lizheng was stunned by what he heard.
It was true that he hoped that Zhao Liya, Hu Ling and others would have a good idea, but after Zhao Liya walked for a while and easily made a decision, he felt a little uncertain again.
The general feeling is: Is this matter so easy to solve?
Unbelievable
"Persimmon trees? We have quite a few persimmon trees in our village, and there are quite a few on the mountain, but, but is this really possible? Can this thing be sold for money? Persimmon cakes? Cakes made from persimmons?"
Zhao Liya smiled and nodded. "Persimmon cakes are indeed made from persimmons, but there are also some tricks to making them delicious and selling them for a good price! Don't worry, I'm here to teach you."
Yu Xiaofang said with a smile, "Bai Lizheng, why don't you hurry up and thank Miss Zhao? Since Miss Zhao has asked for it, it must be a good thing! If you miss this opportunity, you won't be able to get it again!"
Bai Lizheng hurriedly thanked Zhao Liya, fearing she might get suspicious, and hurriedly explained with a smile, "Uh, Miss Zhao, I, I don't mean anything else. It's just, it's just... Hi, I don't know how to put it. I just don't know what to do. Since Miss Zhao said it's okay, then let's listen to her! We'll do whatever Miss Zhao tells us to do."
Everyone laughed at this.
Zhao Liya also smiled, shook her hand and said with a smile: "There's no rush. Bai Lizheng can discuss it with the villagers first. Everyone can share any ideas or questions. It will be better if everyone understands this matter before doing it."
(End of this chapter)
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