Xiao Wu opened the door curtain from the outside, holding a bag of cakes and puffs in his hand. He placed them on the table and said to Ke Xin, "Madam, the things in the car have been put in the kitchen. I will bring the cakes to the house."
When Bai Feng heard that he had taken something more, he immediately stood up with great emotion: "I still have a lot of the things that Village Chief An gave me last time. Now he has taken something more. How can I repay this favor in the future..."
Seeing her stand up, Ke Xin also stood up. At that time, Liu Feiyang stood up and said, "Village Chief Bai, there is no need to be so polite. We will cooperate in the future. If you really want to repay me, then you can sell all the peppers grown in the village to me, Liu Ji."
When Bai Feng heard this offer, he laughed out loud: "Master Liu, this isn't a reward at all. This is clearly you helping our village. If we really grow peppers, we will naturally only sell them to you, Liuji, even if the price is a little lower."
"How can this be? Whatever price I give to others, I will naturally give you the same price!" Liu Feiyang patted Bai Feng's shoulder: "Good things are just around the corner!"
After saying that, the two sat down again. He glanced at his wife and said, "Today, my wife and I came here to pay our respects to each other and to see how far our village is from Anjia Village. Thirdly, we wanted to ask about the situation in your village. My wife is shy, so I asked this question."
Shy Jiang Kexin: ...
She was not shy at all, she was just shy because of him. However, she also wanted to ask these questions, and it was okay for her husband to tell them now. Anyway, it would be the same no matter who asked.
Although Bai Feng had no idea what Village Chief Jiang was thinking about, since he was asked, he would naturally tell him everything he knew!
"It takes half an hour to walk from Anjia Village to Baizhao Village. There are a total of 50 households in our village. Many elderly people have left in the past two years, and most of those left are young people. The total population is about 170, including 30 elderly people and 140 young and middle-aged people who can work."
After saying this, Bai Feng continued, "Our village has a unique geographical location. It's surrounded by mountains on three sides. You could say the village is built in a valley, so the roads are not easy to walk on, and there's not much arable land. The entire village only has a mere 100 acres of arable land."
After saying this, he only thought of the mountain: "There are many mountains in our village. Sometimes when we don't have enough food at home, we run to the mountains to dig wild vegetables, so there is no shortage of wild vegetables in the village..."
After saying this, he smiled bitterly, feeling rather ashamed.
After hearing about the situation in the village, Ke Xin understood something. If there were mountains on three sides, then they could make a living from the mountains. There were countless prey and herbs on the mountains. The village wouldn't be so poor, right?
"Is there no hunter in the village? Or a doctor or something?"
Bai Feng was smart. When she mentioned these two types of people, he knew what she was going to say. He shook his head and said, "There was a hunter, but he was killed by a tiger while hunting in the mountains a few years ago. Since then, the elders in the village have stopped forbidding young people to go hunting."
"There's no doctor in our village, let alone anyone who knows about herbs. Furthermore, I've never seen anyone come here to dig herbs over the years. I guess herbs don't grow in our area!"
Ke Xin was a little confused after hearing this. Could it be that this mountain was not suitable for growing herbs? Logically speaking, it shouldn't be. Maybe no one has discovered it.
"Okay, I understand. We're going to build a workshop in the spring. Contact the strong men in the village and see if anyone is willing to work. The daily wage is thirty cents, and one meal is provided."
Upon hearing this, Bai Feng's lips curled up to his ears with joy, his face a festive look. "Okay, okay, Village Chief Jiang, don't worry. Everyone in our village is honest and will never cheat or slack off. I can guarantee this. If there are any cheaters, you can just kick them out."
Ke Xin nodded: "I still trust you, so wait for my news!"
After saying that, Ke Xin and Liu Feiyang left. Bai Feng accompanied them all the way out of the village and talked about some things about the village on the way. Xiao Wu saw that the young master's face was not very good, so he knew that the young master did not want the young lady to chat with the village chief.
So he tactfully drove the carriage to the side of the young lady, and now the lady was too embarrassed to ask anything.
Ke Xin watched as the carriage approached her side. She said goodbye to the village chief and said, "See you later!"
Just as she finished her last word, Liu Feiyang helped her into the carriage, and did not forget to complain to her: "It's so cold, can't you warm up for a few days?"
Bai Feng looked up at the big sun in the sky. It’s so warm today. Is it cold?
Even if he was ignorant, he knew that the cloak she was wearing was a good thing to protect her from wind and rain. She was so warm, so why would she be afraid of the wind?
On the way, in the speeding carriage, Ke Xin twisted his waist and said, "Tell me, you're jealous for no reason. Is that fun?"
"It's boring, but I just don't like other men looking at you twice!"
satisfying:.....
She really had no choice. This man refused to change his ways. No matter what she said, he thought he was a fairy and always believed that he could run away.
After returning home, considering the geographical location of Baizhao Village, she thought that if the mountain was utilized well, she could make a lot of money, so she went to discuss the matter with Liu Feiyang. After returning from Baizhao Village, the two of them stayed in the house and talked until dinner time in the evening.
On the fifth day of the first lunar month, the villagers practice not visiting each other, and this day is also the day to welcome the God of Wealth, so everyone eats dumplings. From New Year's Eve to the fourth day of the first lunar month, all the members of the Jiang family stay at home, and on the fifth day, the two uncles stay at home to welcome the God of Wealth, praying for quiet fortunes in the coming year.
After eating dumplings on the fifth day of the New Year, the New Year is half over, and we are just waiting for the Lantern Festival, when the New Year is completely over.
On the seventh day of the New Year, my mother got up early in the morning and started kneading dough for noodles.
After washing up, Ke Xin saw that they were going to eat noodles, and her brows twitched. If she remembered correctly, on the first day of the New Year, they had dumplings, on the second, noodles, on the third, leftover dumplings, on the fourth, they finally had to change to bean buns, on the fifth, dumplings again, yesterday they had steamed buns, and today, noodles again...
"Mom, why are we spending the New Year like this? I haven't eaten rice for several days. Can't we have some rice and some stir-fried dishes?"
Ge Shuzhen glared at Jiang Kexin: "You're lucky enough to have white noodles, yet you're still being picky."
"In the past, we couldn't afford white flour and rice because we didn't have money. Now it's different. If we make money, we naturally want to eat good food. Otherwise, what's the point of making money?"
"I can't argue with you, kid!" Ge Shuzhen gave up struggling and explained, "The seventh day of the lunar year is a human day. You must eat noodles and tie your legs!"
Ke Xin: “…Why haven’t I heard of this before!”
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