Chapter 35: Meet Again
Because it takes time to prepare the land, they immediately started discussing and working on it in a hurry.
To the outside world, not many people knew that these lands belonged to Zhao Liya, and everyone in Zaihu Village only knew that they were bought by a big boss of the Hu Ling Gang.
After the village head and others explained a few things, everyone said they understood and would not say anything more.
After all, this has little to do with them; making money has more to do with them.
Three hundred and ten households each provided one laborer, totaling three hundred and ten people, each receiving one hundred coins. It was estimated that the six hundred acres of land could be cleared in about three days.
In these six hundred acres of land, there are two areas of about two acres and four acres respectively where small woods have been formed. There are banyan trees, camphor trees, albizzia trees, schefflera, sweetgum trees, willows, wild bayberries, camellias, chinaberries, etc. Zhao Liya was reluctant to destroy them, so she gave instructions that there was no need to cut down all the trees in these two areas. It would be enough to clear away the weeds and vines and those trees as thick as wrists. All other larger trees could be left.
This way, there is a lot less room to clean.
Three days is enough for so many people.
Everyone was very happy and motivated to earn a hundred coins in three days.
Farming is not busy at this time of year, and the labor force at home is idle, so many families simply send two or even three people to go to the fields to help.
Zhao Liya felt very sorry when she saw this, so she called a few aunts and sisters-in-law in the village for help. Together they went to the county town to buy a lot of glutinous rice. When they came back, they steamed the glutinous rice and shared it with everyone for lunch. Everyone who worked in the fields also had a share.
Everyone in Zaihu Village was jubilant, and they all praised Miss Zhao for her beauty and kindness, and said she was so polite!
There was no need for Zhao Liya to be here to supervise the work of clearing the fields. She asked the brothers Li Guangwu and Li Guangxing to help take care of the matter. She, Hu Ling, Ruan Guishu and his son, and the village head and his son hired two donkey carts and went to the neighboring Suixi County to buy sugarcane seeds.
Due to the climate in this area, two crops of sugarcane can be grown every year. Now that the first crop is being harvested, it is the right time to buy seeds.
When they arrived in Suixi, they first found an inn and asked for four rooms to stay in.
Actually, except for the fact that the village head had been here twice, this was the first time that Uncle Ruan Gui and his son, as well as the village head's son, had left the county where they lived. Although it was just a nearby county, it was enough to make them excited and curious, and they felt everything was new.
Even the village head was staying in an inn for the first time, which was even more refreshing.
After checking in, they asked Zhao Liya if she had anything to do today, and then they excitedly went out for a walk together.
I finally have a chance to go out, so I have to go shopping. Even if I don’t buy anything, I have to make sure I get enough shopping so I can brag about it to the villagers when I go back.
Zhao Liya and Hu Ling laughed and said, "Let's go shopping too."
Hu Ling nodded, understanding: "Well, let's go to the teahouse."
"Haha, that's right!" Zhao Liya nodded, and the two smiled at each other.
Suixi County has sugar-making workshops and is an important sugarcane production area. However, one naturally needs to find out how to purchase it, where to buy better ones, and which big farmers are easier to negotiate with.
There is no more convenient place to get information than teahouses and restaurants.
The two asked the inn waiter and went straight to the teahouse in the most prosperous area in the center of Suixi County. They asked for a seat in the lobby and ordered some tea and snacks.
Little did they know that while the two of them were chatting with the guests at the surrounding tables, and then they became more and more interested in the conversation and decided to share a table to talk, Zhou Hansheng accidentally looked out of a private room by the window on the second floor of the restaurant opposite, and saw the two of them at a glance, and was slightly startled.
Then he chuckled.
It's true that we meet each other everywhere in life. I thought we would never see each other again after meeting by chance, but I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon, and in Suixi County.
This girl can really run!
Zhao Nan noticed his master's expression and couldn't help but follow his gaze. He exclaimed softly, "Ah!" and said with a smile, "Master, you also recognized that it was Miss Zhao and Master Hu, right? This is really fate. I didn't expect to meet you again, hehe!"
Zhou Hansheng had no time to stop him. He had already said a lot of things, and even said, "Sir, how about I go and say hello to them?"
It’s so hard to meet you again!
Zhou Hansheng glanced at him coldly: "Shut up, you're the only one who talks too much!"
Zhou Hansheng felt a surge of regret; he shouldn't have looked out the window that much. Before he could finish his thought, his friend Zhong Jing, who was sitting across from him, suddenly lit up. He couldn't wait to crane his neck to look outside. "Where is that? Where's Miss Zhao? Let me see!"
Zhou Hansheng's face turned cold: "Stop making trouble and talk about business!"
Zhong Jing grinned: "Hey, what are you making a fuss about? Can't I take a look? Why can't I take a look? Hey, hey, I see it, it's that person, right?" Zhong Jing pointed outside.
Zhaonan smiled and didn't dare to say anything.
Otherwise the master will scold him.
Although he didn't know why he would be scolded if he spoke up, he was sure that his intuition was not wrong.
Zhong Jing didn't need him to answer. He didn't deny it, so it must be true. Zhong Jing smiled and praised, "Not bad, not bad. Brother Sheng has good taste. He can tell at first glance that Miss Zhao is different from ordinary girls! Brother Sheng, are you really not going to go down and say hello? It's so hard."
It's not easy. Brother Sheng, you actually have your eyes on that girl. Maybe you'll miss this opportunity forever. Don't you really want to seize the opportunity?
Zhou Hansheng laughed in anger, "Zhong Jing, are you too idle?"
"I'm doing this for your own good! Look at you, you're already old and you don't have anyone around you who cares about you. That Miss Zhao is obviously very caring. Besides, you've already set your eyes on her. Don't you have any interest in her?"
"Shut up!" Zhou Hansheng's forehead was throbbing with veins.
An old man? How could he be an old man? Although he was a few years older than Miss Zhao, he was definitely not an old man, right?
"Don't talk nonsense and tarnish the girl's reputation," Zhou Hansheng took a deep breath and said coldly, "I think you really have too much free time. You still have the mind to think about other things instead of doing your job. I decided to leave tonight. Let's go back and prepare."
"Ah? Is it really that urgent? Can't I just stop talking nonsense?" Zhong Jing shouted.
Zhou Hansheng stood up and smiled coldly: "It's too late!"
Going downstairs, there was already an inconspicuous donkey cart parked in the backyard of the restaurant. Just as Zhou Hansheng was about to get on the donkey cart, he suddenly stopped and motioned Zhao Nan to the side to talk. He lowered his voice and said, "Go ask Miss Zhao if there is anything she can help with."
Meeting by chance, meeting again, this is fate, right? Miss Zhao wouldn't have come to Suixi County for no reason. She must have something going on.
(End of this chapter)
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