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Lao Zhou led Xu Er to the blacksmith shop to find the old man Bai, but Xiao Shulin and Hou Wazi would not go, and it was time for dinner in a while.

There will be braised lion heads tonight, and everyone is waiting, so Xiao Shulin will not leave at this time, he will stay and cook, lest their portion be beaten by someone else, don't think that Lao Zhou is the boss. Things can't happen.

On the way to the blacksmith shop, Lao Zhou observed Xu Er a lot. Judging by his age, he was estimated to be over 25, and he looked quite upright. As for his personal temperament, to put it bluntly, he is simple. There is no pretense at all, how to frustrate how to frustrate, if you say it directly, then it is not particular.

Lao Zhou had also been in the society before, and he knew that this person was floating in the rivers and lakes. He had to pretend to be aggressive when he should be, and he had to be particular when he should be particular, otherwise it would be difficult to get along.

As for Xu Er's unrefined appearance, he doesn't seem to have suffered any disadvantages in society, and his life seems to be quite nourishing, so there is only one explanation left, this girl Good luck.

Tsk... It's not good if this life is too good. Life has to be sharpened. If you can't cut it, you can't make it. I guess it's because I can't do it myself, so I got him here. It's not difficult to understand, after all Lao Zhou himself is also a father...

"What are you looking at?" Xu Er had just finished eating a Guiling plum, so he smashed the plum pit in his mouth. I took it back to my hometown to see all kinds of plums, and I was thinking about how much the plums I planted would sell for each in the future. Looking back, Lao Zhou's eyes didn't seem very kind.

"It's nothing, there's a blacksmith shop up there." Old Zhou didn't tell him what he was looking at and thinking just now.

The two went to the blacksmith shop and found the old white man in the backyard of Li Hailiang's house. The old men made some small wine and dishes there, and they were quite leisurely.

They used to like to set up a table in the big yard in front when they were free, but now it’s no longer possible, the old man’s reputation is getting bigger and bigger, if he doesn’t hide for a while, he can’t rest for a day or two a week , These old men in the yard are also very cooperative, the spacious front yard is abandoned, and they drink in the backyard instead.

"Uncle Bai." Xu Er stepped forward to greet him.

"..." Old Zhou stood aside smiling, without saying anything.How old is old man Bai, Xu Er actually calls him uncle, it can be seen that Xu Er's father is older than old man Bai, so how old is he to have such an old man.

"Hey, your dad said hello to me, stay here when you come, take a day off tomorrow, and come to the hospital with me the day after tomorrow." The old man Bai's attitude was also quite kind.

"Oh, it's okay, I'll go to Niuwangzhuang first." Xu Er said hello and was about to leave. Just now he heard from Lao Zhou and the others that they would eat braised lion heads in the cafeteria tonight. there is none left.

"You can go then. If you have anything to do here, you can find Romon." The white old man said.

"..." Lao Zhou nodded, "Yes, just call me if you need anything."

"Old Zhou, I don't live in the hospital, I live in Niuwangzhuang." Xu Er asked on the spot.

"Okay." It's not a big deal.

"Then I'll go there first." Xu Er said that he was going to go first, and he didn't need to wait for Lao Zhou to join him, he could know the way by himself.

"How is this guy?" After Xu Er had left, Lao Zhou couldn't help asking, this guy didn't look reliable no matter what.

"Don't worry, I just lack some social experience. You are a pretty good seedling, and you are more reliable in doing things than you." The white old man took a sip of his wine, waved his chopsticks, and told him not to worry about it.

"It's good if it's reliable." After all, it's a person who is going to the hospital, and if it's not reliable, it will definitely not work.But... What do you mean is more reliable than him?Lao Zhou thought that his current image was really not good, and he still needed to shape it in a safe and reliable direction in the future.

Afterwards, the old man Bai talked to Lao Zhou again, mainly about when their medical clinic would stop giving numbers. The buffalo clinic now receives more patients every day, and the number has been queued for several months. Numbers cannot be released endlessly like this, it will be a matter of time before the numbers are stopped.

"Let's wait a while. At that time, we have to post notices on the Internet in advance." According to Lao Zhou's idea, he planned to stop issuing numbers after the Mid-Autumn Festival this year.

At present, their buffalo house still has some spare capacity. After all, it is a matter of curing diseases and saving people. It can be done as much as it can. Forget it, after all, there are endless patients in this world, and there are endless good deeds. Whether it is Lao Zhou himself or his buffalo restaurant, they can only do their best.

Leaving the blacksmith shop, Lao Zhou returned to his Niuwangzhuang alone. It was almost evening at this time, and the temperature was lower than at noon, and the mountain wind was blowing a bit cooler.

When passing by Niuwang Pond, Lao Zhou saw some old people fetching water by the pool. Most of these old people were from the side of Pagoda Temple. The asphalt road is closer.

"Why did you run so far to fetch water? Anyway, the water will flow down, so it's not the same to catch it downstream." Lao Zhou stood by the pool and said to the people opposite with a smile.

"That's different." The old people waved their hands one after another.They all believe that the water in the Niuwang Pond has magical powers. It flows from here to the downstream, and how much it will be absorbed by the flowers and plants in the middle, it must be incomparable with the water in this pool.

"Then be careful, don't fall." Most of the old people don't know how to swim. Niuwang Pond, especially near the embankment, is still very deep, and it will be troublesome to fall.

"Don't worry, I can't fall." The old people also laughed. The people of this buffalo town are very friendly, and everyone is very kind. There is also a pagoda temple here to preach the scriptures. Many people have stayed here for a long time, and their temperaments are not will become peaceful.

"That's fine." Old Zhou saw that they were also very careful, so he left at ease. Anyway, there is Hammer and his family watching over Niuwangchi. If there is anything else, these dogs must bark. The nearby villagers had to come and take a look when they heard the movement. Basically, nothing happened. Besides, these old people rarely acted alone.

"Hey, Lao Zhou, wait a minute." An old man over there waved to him.

"What's the matter?" Old Zhou asked back.

"Tell you something." The uncle said and came to him.

"What's the matter?" Lao Zhou also walked over to him.He knows a little about this old man. He used to teach high school chemistry. He was quite nice, but his lungs were not so good. for free.

"Old Zhou, tell me, how about asking those people in Pagoda Temple to plant some flowers and sell scented tea?" After the two met, the uncle asked Lao Zhou.

"It's good to grow flowers in temples, but this scented tea..." Lao Zhou felt that it was inappropriate. Most of the people living in the Pagoda Temple are sick, and this scented tea is for people to drink, regardless of whether it is passed on or not. Neither fit.

"You don't think it's appropriate, do you?" The uncle obviously thought of it himself.

He now goes to the Pagoda Temple to listen to scriptures every day, and he can see the situation of so many people living in the Pagoda Temple. There are many old people there, and those old people are not like him. There is a monthly pension, and if the children are incapable or not so filial, life will be difficult. Some people can still do some manual work, but not all of them can do that work.

"Flower tea is fine, but flower seedlings can be sold for sale." Lao Zhou also knew that he wanted to help others with good intentions: "It's hot now, and when the weather cools down, if they want to get it, they can come to my place to cut it." Point the flower branches and go back to cuttings."

"Hey, I heard that the Damascus roses in your place are grown very well, and the seedlings are precious." The reason why I told Lao Zhou about scented tea is because of his Damascus roses.

"It's expensive, but it's not easy to take care of." When Lao Zhou planted it by himself, he sprinkled so much water from the spiritual spring, and some of them died. I don't know if these people can survive.

But these flowers have been planted in his Niuwangzhuang for so long, and they should have adapted to their climate to some extent, and the current situation may be a little better.But if you want to cut the branches and cut them yourself, that's another matter. Lao Zhou bought the flower seedlings directly at the beginning.

"That's fine, then thank you for everyone." It doesn't matter whether the planting will succeed or not, it is always an opportunity.

"If you want to wait for this flower seedling to grow, when will you have to wait?" Lao Zhou raised his trouser legs and squatted down on the side of the road. Seeing his posture, he didn't want to leave for the time being.

"Then you say..." The uncle also squatted down, and he was looking forward to it. Everyone said that Lao Zhou's head is good, maybe he can really give a good trick. Seeing this situation, the old men over there, They all came over.

"Let me give you a short cut. It's not a very decent and profitable business. It's just for convenience. It doesn't matter with that flower seedling. It will take three or two years to make money after planting it. It has to be planted." If the situation is successful, what if the other is not successful?" Lao Zhou said.

"Then old Zhou, tell me, what else can we do with old arms and legs?" An old lady who just came up to him asked.

"That's right, I don't have any skills, and I don't have land like your locals. What else do I need to be decent and profitable, and I can earn a little bit." The people next to me also quickly agreed.

"Isn't there an online store in our village that sells some agricultural products..." Lao Zhou said.

"We all know this. I heard that the business is doing well. It's a pity that we don't have enough land at the Pagoda Temple, and the things we grow are just enough to eat. Even if we have more, people don't want to sell them. There are too many patients in our place. , Many people are jealous when they hear that something is made from a patient." Before Lao Zhou finished speaking, these old men and women couldn't wait to express their opinions.

"In addition to buying some dried and fresh vegetables in our online store, there are also people who sell seeds. If there are many seeds on our Niuwangzhuang, they will be sold there..." Lao Zhou said again.

"Then we also sell seeds?" These old men and women rushed to talk again, there was no way, they were impatient.

"I don't ask you to sell seeds." Lao Zhou waved his hand and said, "There is only such a little land at the Baita Temple, how many seeds can be produced, and the cycle of this kind of seeds is also long."

"Then what shall we do?" After talking for a long time, what do you want them to do for a living?

"Don't worry, listen to me slowly." Lao Zhou squatted on the side of the road, continuing to chat with these old men and women: "Many people in the city buy seeds at 01:30 and plant them on the roofs of their balconies. If you have the seeds, you need soil and fertilizer. Where can I get this in the city? At most, you can dig some soil in a park or something like that, and you have to buy fertilizer and so on.”

"Are you asking us to sell fertilizer?" These old men and women finally understood.

"It's just to get some fertile soil. They can buy it back and grow vegetables and flowers directly. It sells for one or two yuan a catty, and the profit is not much." No one sells this thing in their village now, mainly because the profit is too thin Well, it's troublesome to set it up. Now every household in Dawan Village is very busy and their income is good, so no one wants to fix it.

"A catty of soil can be sold for one or two yuan, isn't it?"

"I'm afraid no one will buy it."

"It's good to sell as much as possible."

"Anyway, if you can earn a little bit, that's a little bit."

"..." Several old people felt that this idea was still very good.

"I don't think it's possible. If we foreigners dig soil and sell it here, can the locals agree?" an old man worried.

"Then there's nothing you don't agree to. It really doesn't work. You can dig there then." Lao Zhou pointed to the small slope at the intersection of his Niuwangzhuang Road: "I've wanted to dig a parking lot there for a long time. Didn't free up."

"Then we'll dig a parking lot for you then." An old lady said with a smile.

"That's a good relationship." Old Zhou said happily.

Now many people from the city come to Niuwangzhuang to work every day, some chartered cars, and some drive themselves. Now many cars are parked in the town, and some are simply parked on the side of the road. There are very few vehicles passing by, but it is not the same thing to always park the car on the side of the road.

Lao Zhou wanted this parking lot a long time ago, but it was not too urgent, and there were a lot of this and that in Niuwangzhuang, so it has been delayed until now.

"When the time comes, you will dig the soil here, and when you dig it to the side of the pile of stones, we can use those stones to pave the ground of the parking lot." Lao Zhou said: "Also, the soil is not directly dug out It can be sold, and you can also cut some weeds on the nearby hillside, pile it into a fire dung pile, burn it, and then go to the small slope of Luo Hanliang’s pig farm to get some pig manure and urine, and pour it on the burning pile. On a good fire dung pile, cover it with a plastic film and let it suffocate for a month, and the soil will be very fertile."

The fertile soil produced by this method is better than that produced by fermentation. The soil is soft and not easy to harden. It has also undergone high-temperature sterilization, and the bacteria and insect eggs are all killed, so it is not easy to have diseases and insect pests.

"If we go up the mountain to mow grass, won't people say it?" After all, we are outsiders.

"It's okay. Mowing the grass is a good thing. At the most, I'll talk to them about it." Lao Zhou is now a respectable person in Buffalo Town. Besides, what can we do with the weeds on the mountain if we don't cut them? The weather in autumn and winter When it is dry, it can start a wildfire if you are not careful.

I heard old man Luo and the others say that when they were young, there were very few wildfires on the nearby hills. Why, because there was nothing to burn, and the weeds were all cut.

Every year when the autumn wind blows, everyone rushes up the mountain to mow the grass. The weeds are tied tightly with straw ropes into a bundle the size of a wardrobe, and a bundle costs only a few cents. Families who don’t want to go up the mountain to mow grass. In the past, everyone burned firewood. At most, they were equipped with a stove to burn briquettes. Unlike now, every household has gas.

Not only the weeds on the mountain have been mowed clean, but even the fallen leaves on the ground have been taken up the mountain with bamboo rakes to rake them back. Bundles and bundles of wood and weeds have been sold for money, and the family has to cook for themselves. no.

Now everyone's living conditions are better, not to mention the town, every household in the village also burns gas, and on the nearby hills, there are more and more dead branches and fallen leaves, and no one mows the weeds, so when winter comes Especially prone to wildfires.

At this time, if someone is willing to go up the mountain to mow the grass, no one will object to it, and it is too late to be happy.

"Then...there is Xiaotupo?" The old people still have concerns.

"There is too much pig and bird droppings in his place. I heard that he plans to expand the scale of breeding. If you are really embarrassed, just give them a hand while they are working. Luo Hanliang and his wife don't know yet. How can you be happy?" Xiaotupo's side is also full of work now, their pork is easy to sell, and they make a lot of money, but it's hard work.

Earlier, Luo Hanrong had pulled two workers back from Yongqing at one go, but they both ran away after a while, feeling that their work was dirty and tiring.Luo Hanliang said that he wanted to raise his salary, but his wife Cao Fenglian was reluctant to part with it. She said that she would try again, and the salary she was offering now was not low.

As a result, I searched and fumbled, but I haven't found a suitable one until now. Until now, there are still three people working on Xiaotupo's side, Luo Hanliang and his wife, plus Aunt Zheng, that Zheng Auntie has worked in their house for a long time.

"Then we will start working tomorrow?" These old people still looked a little apprehensive.

"Let's do it. If you encounter any difficulties, just let me know." Lao Zhou can still cover this matter, and he doesn't think it's troublesome. After all, it's a trivial matter to leave it to him, but For some elderly people who have no income, that is still quite a big deal.

"You said that if you get the soil, will someone buy it?" The old people are not particularly confident.

"Someone should buy it, or else you'll get some water from this Niuwang Pond and pour it for a gimmick." Lao Zhou himself doesn't do this kind of gimmick. Their things are easy to sell and don't need it, but If it can make these old people have some income, there is nothing wrong with making some gimmicks.

"Is it okay to sell this water for money?" Many people have taboos about such things.

"It's okay, let's discuss it with Niu Wang. It's not for cheating or getting rich. It's not a big crime." Old Zhou said with a hippie smile, "If he blames it, you can say that I let you sell it."

What can Niu Wang have to say?As for Erlang, old Zhou Yi can slap it back.

The matter was settled, and everyone dispersed. The old people were very happy, and they planned to go back and talk to others about this matter, and see if anyone else was willing to work with them. You have to choose a leader, how to arrange the work, how to divide the money after you make it, all have to be totaled.

Lao Zhou is also in a good mood. If the business of these old people is good, there will probably be a parking lot outside their Niuwangzhuang soon.

At that time, he only needs to arrange a few people to pave the ground, and even the stones are ready-made.It is said that there are many day-to-day workers in Niuwangzhuang who have also practiced the craft of laying stones. From the earliest cowshed, to the later reservoir, to the two yards on the mountain, and to the nearest turtle pond, how many opportunities to practice ah.

In the past, Lao Zhou couldn't even ask them to build a ditch. He was worried that these urban people would not be able to work, and the ditch built would not work well.

Now they can all work. They can build houses and work in the fields, and they can do big and small projects.Lao Zhou is very pleased that his long-term and part-time workers are so versatile.

"Ah!"

On Niuwangzhuang, Xu Er, who was queuing up in the cafeteria with a rice bowl at this time, suddenly sneezed. It was strange, did he catch a cold?He is rarely sick.

At this time, another team that just got off work rushed into the cafeteria.

"Aww! Lion head! Braised lion head!"

"Pork from Xiaotupo! Sweet potato flour from Niuwangzhuang! Plus our handicrafts from Fatty Hou! Ouch! It smells so good to me!"

"Lao Zhou is quite willing this time, how much pork does he have to buy! The pork in Xiaotupo is very expensive."

"Did you trade their goats again?"

"Our old Zhou's goats are not cheap."

"..."

"Hey, buddies, it's the first time I've seen you." A man behind spoke to Xu Er.

"I just came here today." Xu Er was drooling at the smell of the braised lion's head.

"You are so lucky, you caught up with us eating lion's head for the first time." The man behind laughed.

"Hey..." Xu Er also smiled happily, the food here is really good, and he really came to Niuwangzhuang this time.