Before waiting for You Ying to arrive, Liu Ben first welcomed an unexpected and surprising guest.
"Teacher Tian, this way, this way!" Liu Ben stood at the entrance of the village and waved to two elderly people in a taxi.
Teacher Tian and her husband, Teacher Liang, who is also a hammer axe instructor, transferred the money to the taxi driver and slowly got out of the taxi parked on the roadside.
Liu Ben trotted over and helped Teacher Tian and the others with their luggage.
After being a teacher for decades, Teacher Tian finally reached retirement age this year. Her husband, Teacher Liang, retired two years ago. Although she is reluctant to let them go, one can always keep a young heart, but cannot refuse to grow old. Being a responsible teacher is still quite tiring, which is completely different from those who just slack off.
"Oh... your village entrance is so beautiful!" Teacher Tian stared at the magnificent and exquisitely carved stone archway at the entrance of the village with wide eyes, while Teacher Liang was more interested in the golden osmanthus pines on both sides of the village road.
"Hey, this archway!" Liu Ben boasted proudly, "I made it myself! ... I paid for it."
"Pfft, I thought you did it yourself." Teacher Tian laughed. Liu Ben has changed a lot compared to before. He used to be a little introverted, but now he is very cheerful and sunny, and he likes to joke and make fun of people.
Teacher Liang saw that Liu Ben was carrying the luggage and quickly reached out to take it: "This is heavy, I can carry it myself."
"It's not heavy. I do farm work every day and I'm very strong. Teacher Tian, Teacher Liang, follow me." Liu Ben took the two teachers to a Liuling mini car he had parked on the side of the road. This small car was recently bought by Liu Ben to travel back and forth in the village. He basically never uses it outside. When he goes out, he still likes the feeling of speeding on a motorcycle.
This mini is painted in the same cow color as the micro truck he used before, and it looks very cute.
"How come a grown man like you drives such a car?" Teacher Liang was a little surprised. He didn't think Liu Ben was poor. He had heard from his wife a long time ago that this young man was engaged in rural revitalization in the village and he was not short of money.
"Some village roads are relatively small, and this kind of car is more convenient for me to travel around." Liu Ben helped them put their luggage away, and after the two teachers got in the car, he got in the driver's seat, started the car and drove towards the apartment.
"I have several factories in the village, and I'm building a new one recently, so I need to travel around the village frequently," Liu Ben said as he drove. "Our village just planted its first rice crop some time ago, and a few other young men and I are responsible for driving the farm machinery. After use, the machinery needs to be cleaned and stored in the warehouse at the end of the village. It's far from here, so driving this vehicle back and forth is quite convenient."
"It's so beautiful," Teacher Tian said, looking at the endless green rice fields along the road, her eyes full of joy. "I haven't seen a scene like this in a long time. We used to have large fields back home, but later no one cultivated them, so they all became barren. Those who did planted them just randomly sowed some seedlings, lacking care, and the fields were so sparse that they were unsightly."
Teacher Liang took a deep breath and asked in confusion, "There seems to be a faint fragrance in the air. What is it?"
Teacher Tian also smelled it: "Is it osmanthus?"
Teacher Liang: "Not at this time of year, and it doesn't taste like it."
Liu Ben pointed to the lush golden sea on the mountain. "Those are the osmanthus pines. They bloom with very fragrant flowers. I've bought up all the surrounding mountains and planted them with them. These trees don't depend on the season; they bloom and bear fruit at their own pace. Hahaha!"
The two teachers couldn't help laughing when they heard him say that.
As he walked, Liu Ben told his teacher what he had done in the village.
Pickled radish made with white radish; fresh green milk from the dairy farm; seasoning powder made from Miaoxian mushrooms; essential oil made from pine flowers grown on the mountain; oil extracted from pine nuts; and don't throw away the pine nut residue after extracting the oil; add some sugar to make a paste, then bake it into pine nut cakes. The kids next door are so greedy...
Teacher Tian and Teacher Liang are both worldly-wise people, but they are still surprised by how much Liu Ben has achieved in the past six months.
Moreover, Liu Ben was not only successful in making his own products, he was also able to sell his products very well. Because the village workshop was small, there was even a tendency for supply to exceed demand.
Teacher Tian was enjoying the scenery around her while listening, but she became more and more surprised at the end. She looked at Teacher Liang who was also surprised, and thought secretly, if the sales volume is really so good, then Liu Ben must make a lot of money every day!
Seeing that the two teachers were very fond of the rice fields outside, Liu Ben smiled and said, "I have contracted many rice fields in the village. I provide them with special varieties of rice. When the harvest comes, they must sell me a certain amount. I will then transport it to the new factory and make other agricultural and sideline products, such as instant rice milk, self-heating rice, self-heating porridge, etc., and then sell them."
The two teachers listened carefully, and Teacher Liang casually said, "Have you made rice noodles? Rice noodles are also very delicious."
Liu Ben was pleasantly surprised: "Yes! You can also make rice noodles! The taste will be completely different! Thank you, Teacher Liang, for the suggestion! I'll make a plan right away!"
Teacher Tian and Teacher Liang: Is it so casual to make a decision?
Liu Ben is now going to take the two teachers to move into the apartment and will pass by the Liu family on the way.
A certain cow, who had watched Liu Ben drive off in his cart, was waiting at the Liu family's gate. As Liu Ben drove by in his slow, cow-drawn cart, Avocado took notice and happily approached, eager to be the first to greet him as he got out of the car. Unexpectedly, Liu Ben showed no sign of stopping. He simply waved at Avocado as he approached and continued on his way to the other side of the village.
Avocado looked at the cow cart coming over, and then looked at the cow cart leaving.
Avocado felt wronged: "Moo——"
Liu Ben heard it, rolled down the car window, and shouted to Avocado, "I'll be back soon, go wait at the usual place first!"
The aggrieved avocado instantly regained his spirits, turned around and strolled towards the osmanthus-fragrant pine forest.
"Is that a lamb? Or a calf?" Teacher Tian asked curiously, "Did you raise it? Does it understand you?"
"It's a Highland calf, so cute and fluffy, right? It's like a little kid and likes to stick to me. It's usually well-behaved, but it'll make trouble sometimes. I've raised it for a long time, so it can understand some of my tone. But when others talk to it, it doesn't understand anymore, hahaha!" Liu Ben said with a smile.
"That's really a childish temper." Teacher Liang laughed.
Their daughter had the same personality when she was little, but now that she has grown up, she has become a strong and stable woman. She earns countless money and has no worries about food and drink, but she just doesn't want to get married, which makes the two elders very puzzled. However, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. When people get older, there are some things that they don't need to worry about. Just enjoy your life and that's all!
Liu Ben sent the two teachers to the apartment. The apartment was very large and had many rooms. The most common ones had one bedroom, one living room, one kitchen and one bathroom, and the least common ones had two bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen and one bathroom. This apartment had a large area and more furniture. It was specially arranged by Liu Ben to entertain his guests, and the two teachers were in this apartment.
Liu Ben carried the luggage and took the two teachers to the third floor and to the room specially prepared for them.
"Teachers, take a look at this room. What do you think?" Liu Ben opened the door with his key and let Teacher Tian and Teacher Liang in to take a look.
"The whole house is mine. If you are not satisfied with this one, we have several more rooms, but they are not big." Liu Ben walked in and introduced the room layout to the two teachers. There were various electrical appliances such as TV, computer, air conditioner, quilt heater, stove, range hood, refrigerator, etc. All the furniture was newly purchased and the color matching was also very pleasing to the eye.
"That's great, very good," Teacher Tian's eyes were full of admiration. She asked Liu Ben, "How much is the rent for this house?"
"Hey, you can just live here. Why charge rent? This room will be vacant in the short term anyway, so we won't charge you any money." After hearing that the teachers were satisfied, Liu Ben carried his luggage and walked towards the living room.
Teacher Liang quickly objected: "This won't work! How can you not charge money? No, no!"
Seeing that the two teachers clearly couldn't accept living for free, Liu Ben thought for a moment and said, "Then just pay for the water and electricity bills."
"No, no, no, just calculate the rent for us according to the market price!" Teacher Tian said firmly.
Liu Ben rubbed his nose, trying to think about what the "market price" was. After a long while, he said, "Well... let's do this. 500 a month, including water and electricity."
The wireless network was installed as early as when the apartment was built. The entire apartment has a public network. I chose the best network company and the most expensive package, and the network signal is excellent.
The two teachers persuaded us again and finally agreed to a rent of 700 yuan per month.
"If you ask me, with such a nice environment and such a new house with complete furniture, 2,000 yuan a month is not expensive," said Teacher Tian.
Liu Ben smiled casually, "We're not in this business. We built an apartment just to provide a place for our acquaintances to stay when they come to visit, and to make it convenient for out-of-town employees who come to work in the village to get to work."
After hearing what he said, Teacher Tian and Teacher Liang realized that Liu Ben didn't care about this little money at all. From what Liu Ben had said before about how much money he had invested in various village construction projects, they could guess that a lot of money must have been invested in it.
These constructions do not bring any financial benefits to Liu Ben, but only make the environment of the village where he lives better and make his life more comfortable.
And everything Liu Ben did must have brought many benefits to the village.
"You are a good boy." Teacher Liang praised.
"Hehe." Liu Ben grinned foolishly.
After putting the luggage away, Liu Ben took out the keys and gave them to them. Then he took the two teachers who said they didn't need to rest back to the oxcar and drove all the way to Guixiang Pine Forest.
Now there are several paths paved in the pine forest, which interweave and lead to every area of osmanthus pine. Every few dozen meters along the path, there will be a long stone bench for people who come to enjoy the scenery to rest.
A sign hangs at the trail entrance, proclaiming "Aben's Private Pine Forest. Admiration and photography permitted. Damage and stealing prohibited. Thank you for your cooperation." This sign often draws complaints from the staff responsible for collecting pine cones: "It's impossible to collect both the cones and the nets without tools like ladders." Furthermore, the trunks of the cinnamon pine trees are extremely hard, making them virtually impossible to break with human effort alone.
Therefore, the only two values of this sign are to serve as a landmark and to indicate the well-known fact that "I want everyone to know that this mountain is contracted by Liu Ben."
When Liu Ben drove over, Avocado had been waiting under the sign for a long time. As soon as Liu Ben parked the car next to the sign, Avocado ran over and acted coquettishly towards Liu Ben in the car, making "mea-oh" and "mea-oh".
Liu Ben got out of the car and touched the avocado's soft hair.
"It's so cute, can I touch it?" Although Teacher Tian is very strict as a teacher, she is also a woman who likes soft furry animals.
"Sure," Liu Ben nodded. "It's very supportive and happy for anyone to touch it."
After hearing this, Teacher Tian reached out her hand with confidence and gently touched Avocado. As expected, Avocado rubbed her hard.
"Wow! Its fur is so soft and smooth!" Teacher Tian exclaimed in amazement. This was truly unexpected; she had thought only cats and dogs had such soft fur. Sheep on the pasture, if not cleaned often, would have their fur hardened, oily, and blackened. But avocados are perfectly clean and soft.
Liu Ben was very proud, as this was all his credit.
Liu Ben checked the growth trend of avocados on the Internet and learned that avocados would turn into "Shamatte cows" with messy hair like dead grass when they grow up. He was very worried, so he added a "hair care meal" to the avocados every day - boiled devil kelp.
Many people are reluctant to buy this expensive vegetable every day, but avocados are close at hand and can be eaten for free every day.
And it's not just eating. Liu Ben also combs the avocado's hair every day and washes the avocado's hair every two weeks. He uses shampoo and conditioner when washing, and blows it dry. The avocado's hair will become soft and fluffy, like a whole beige cloud, so cute.
"Meow!" Avocado blinked and licked his lips.
"Why does it call like that?"
"Is it hungry?"
…
The three of them walked into the osmanthus pine forest while chatting about avocado.
The osmanthus pine appears much taller when viewed up close than from a distance, but its appearance is still very attractive. When you are in the osmanthus pine forest, you seem to have entered a completely golden world. The pine needles fallen on the ground are golden, and the sky above your head is blocked by the golden treetops. When the treetops are blown by the wind, fine bits of skylight appear from them, which is beautiful and romantic.
"It's so beautiful!" Teacher Tian looked at the golden tree, slowly closed his eyes, and took a deep breath: "And it smells even better when you're closer."
"Many elderly people in our village like to stroll on this mountain. They say that smelling the fragrance makes them feel comfortable," said Liu Ben.
Teacher Liang looked around and asked, "These mountains are quite large, aren't they?"
"Yes, I gathered everyone together to plant cinnamon pines. It took a lot of time, and then we paved the road, which made it much easier to walk on."
The three of them were chatting when they met a worker in front of them who was using a ladder to collect pine flowers. The ladder for collecting pine flowers was shorter than the ladder used for collecting pine cones and did not require a safety rope. The worker only needed to open the gap under the net, pull the pine flowers out of the gap, and then be caught by other workers who had opened their pockets under the tree.
The three of them stopped and looked for a while before continuing to walk to the other end of the road.
As they walked, the three of them came to a large pavilion, where they could sit down and rest for a while.
"This place is as good as some 3A scenic spots," said Teacher Tian. "I've been to some scenic spots built by municipal government agencies, and they're really not as good as this."
"Haha, I'm richer and more patient than them, and...after all, my home is here."
The avocado strolled past the workers and came back with a big pine cone in its mouth.
"Are you begging again?" Liu Ben looked at Avocado with amusement.
The avocado blinked, put the pine cone next to Liu Ben's hand, and nudged Liu Ben with the little horn on its head, meaning: peel it.
Liu Ben was very strong and could easily break open the hard pine cones. He broke out the plump pine nuts one by one and put them aside. He took twenty for himself and handed the rest to Teacher Tian and Teacher Liang.
"Try this pine nut. It's a little oily, but it tastes good."
This was the first time for the two teachers to see such large pine nuts, and they found it quite novel to eat. At Avocado's urging, Liu Ben peeled the pine nuts and fed them to Avocado.
"Crunch, crunch!" The sound of avocado eating pine nuts is crisp and loud, and it is quite soothing to listen to.
Now the largest building in the pine forest is the pavilion where the three people are. The other scenic spots have not been built yet and are not open to the public.
There was not much time in the morning, and it was time for lunch after strolling around Guixiangsong for a while.
"Oh, you are Teacher Tian, right? Come in, come in!" Wang Fengjing greeted him with a smile as she watched Liu Ben leading an elderly couple out of the car.
Several people walked into the Liu family yard. At this time, Avocado, who had been jogging behind them, also came back. The first thing he did when he came back was to lower his head and rub against Liu Ben. Liu Ben deliberately drove slowly because he was afraid that Avocado could not keep up. Now it was quite funny to see Avocado swaying his head left and right as he came over.
"Meow!"
"Meow!"
A few chubby cats entered the yard almost at the same time as Avocado.
Usually, the cats often run away without a trace. According to the villagers, they seem to appear in their homes occasionally and catch the mice in the house. Therefore, the villagers like the cats in the patriarch's house very much. Although the cats usually eat cat food specially prepared by Wang Fengjing and other women, which is delicious and nutritious, they still like to catch mice when they are free. Even if it is not very delicious, it must be fun.
Of course, lunch at the Liu family cannot be missed. No matter how much fun they have in the morning and afternoon, when it comes to mealtime, these cats seem to have inherited their mother's ultimate radar ability for food, and they come back on time.
"This is my homeroom teacher, Mr. Tian, and this is Mr. Tian's husband, Mr. Liang, who is also a teacher in our school and taught us Chinese for a year." Liu Ben introduced his teachers to the Liu family.
Liu Ben then introduced his family to the teacher: "This is my grandfather Liu Yibiao, this is my grandmother Wang Fengjing, and that is my uncle Liu Shuangying... A few other relatives are in the city today helping me look after the store and haven't returned."
"Hello, hello!"
"Hello!"
"Grandpa, Teacher Liang just gave me another suggestion, saying that we can make rice noodles." Liu Ben said happily.
The two teachers thought that this seemingly steady old man would think about it for a while, but unexpectedly, Liu Yibiao did not object at all. Instead, he was very happy: "You don't have to make it yourself. There is a shop in the village that makes rice noodles. You can go find it when you have time."
"Okay, I'll take note of it." Liu Ben took out his notebook and wrote it down carefully.
The two teachers looked at each other. Are all the Liu family members so decisive when doing business?
Just at this moment, Liu Shuangying brought out the last plate of cold seaweed from the kitchen, and the dishes were complete.
Braised pork with round sweet potatoes, spicy and sour round vegetables, fried eggs with green onions, cold kelp shreds, pickled radish... and finally a big bowl of delicious mushroom, water shield and pork dumplings that the Liu family made together last night. It's not a complicated recipe, but it uses good ingredients.
Teacher Tian and Teacher Liang are not extravagant people. They usually cook ordinary home-cooked meals at home and rarely go out to restaurants, so they are very accustomed to the simplicity of the dishes. However, what they did not expect was that these seemingly simple dishes tasted extraordinary.
The round potatoes are soft, sweet and fragrant, the round vegetables are crisp and refreshing, the eggs are laid by chickens raised at home, and have a rich flavor without any fishy smell. The best thing is the Miaoxian mushroom, water shield and pork dumplings, which are so delicious that the two teachers almost ate too much.
"Your dishes are simply delicious!" Teacher Tian praised today's lunch highly. In the past, no matter whether she went to someone else's house for dinner or to a restaurant for a meal, there would always be one or two dishes that she didn't like. But after today's meal at Liu's house, Teacher Tian dared to say that there would be no dish that she and her husband would not like.
"Haha, my cooking skills are just average!" Wang Fengjing covered her mouth and laughed: "If you want to praise, then praise the vegetables Xiao Ben sells, and the seasoning powder and pine nut oil he makes."
"Really?" Teacher Tian looked at Liu Ben in surprise. She had heard that Liu Ben opened many factories before, and she thought that he was so popular with buyers because he was good at business and had good operation skills. However, she didn't expect that he was also outstanding because of his quality.
"That's right!" Liu Ben said proudly. "After graduating from high school, I went to university to study food engineering. I'm pretty good at it!"
"Really? Then you are good at cooking?"
"..." Liu Ben thought about the stir-fried pork with scorched peppers he made, and nodded without hesitation: "I can do it!"
"Hahaha, not bad. He will definitely be a loving wife in the future."
Liu Ben: "Ah, yes, yes!"
"Teacher Tian, I'll send some of our food to your apartment tonight. They're all good food and good for your health. I'll also pick you up for dinner."
“This is not good…”
"Hey, I have a lot of dishes, please don't be polite to me!"
After lunch, the two wanted to go back for lunch. Liu Ben wanted to drive them, but both teachers felt that they were too full at lunch. Anyway, the apartment was not far away and there were no turns along the way, so they could just walk there.
Moreover, the apartment is close to several factories, so they can also take the opportunity to see the bustling scene in the village.
Liu Ben walked her to the door and watched the two teachers walk side by side down the road, pointing at the surrounding rice paddies and chatting about something, their faces always smiling. Whenever a car passed by, Teacher Liang would hold Teacher Tian's hand and carefully pull her to the side of the road, fearing that she would be hit or scratched by the slower-moving vehicles.
Whenever Liu Ben saw other couples being intimate with each other, he would think of You Ying. Liu Ben also had a partner, but she didn't live with him yet.
Liu Ben gradually became a little anxious and suddenly wanted You Ying to live with him immediately.
The house has been built and the parts that need decoration have been decorated. There are still some furniture that have not been delivered and the smell from painting has not dissipated yet, but moving in is just around the corner.
By then, he and You Ying could live together in a big house, just the two of them, without having to worry about their family being inconvenienced. Then they could do this and that...
Before Youying, although Liu Ben had never found a partner, his orc father would still teach him some knowledge that would be useful when he reached a certain age. Although Liu Ben had never found a partner before he came here, the knowledge was in his mind and he would be able to use it one day.
After coming here, the physiological knowledge inherited from Xiao Ben's system became more detailed and scientific, which left a deeper impression on Liu Ben.
It’s time to use it! Liu Ben felt his heart screaming.
This is not right. Liu Ben scratched his head and turned to walk into the yard. Has he been horny lately?
When he entered the yard, a sharp rooster crowed suddenly from the chicken coop next to him, which directly hit Liu Ben's brain and scared him while he was thinking.
"What's going on?" Liu Ben saw Wang Fengjing climbing the yard fence and poking something in the chicken coop with a stick.
Wang Fengjing didn't look nervous, indicating it wasn't a big deal. She smiled and said, "Spring's here, the pullets are all brooding, and the roosters are getting excited. It just so happens that the family next door only has one rooster, and when it hears the crows of our hens, it gets excited and wants to come over and take advantage of us."
Liu Ben walked over and saw that there was indeed a strange rooster in the chicken coop. It was being pecked by the big rooster at home and was running around. It made the same miserable cry when it was accidentally pecked.
Some of the hens in the chicken coop seemed not to see it and were pecking at insects and leaves on the ground. Some of them stood at the edge of the coop or lay in the chicken coop, watching the excitement and making a few meaningless "cuckoo" sounds from time to time.
A rooster will treat all the hens in the same nest as his wives. If another hen comes to steal his wife, what will he do? Of course he will teach her a lesson!
Moreover, the big rooster in the Liu family eats well and is much stronger than other chickens. Compared with it, the chicken next door is like a little chick.
"Tsk, how dare the people next door come?" Liu Ben laughed.
Wang Fengjing used a stick to push the two chickens apart while explaining, "It's uncontrollable. It's spring, and these animals tend to go into heat. I have to keep them apart to prevent them from being pecked to death."
Liu Ben seemed to be suddenly awakened by his grandmother's words, and then he remembered that spring is the mating season.
No wonder I’ve been so irritable lately, it turns out I’ve entered the estrus period!
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