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Early the next morning, Luo Meng took a few people and loaded Wei Zhuoyang's car with almost a full load of food, and sent them out of Niuwangzhuang, and then started a day's work.

Xiao Shulin didn't come to Niuwangzhuang to help that day, because Sun Linmu and Li Hailiang found a spring on the mountain behind the iron shop two days ago, and they were going to the town to buy rubber hoses together on this day, and then climbed over the mountains Lead the spring water to the dozens of acres of mountain land next to the blacksmith shop.

Luo Xingyou came here early in the morning on a tricycle to transport sweet potatoes. Yesterday he just took a photo of Luo Meng’s sweet potatoes and posted them on the online store. Not long after, many old customers took photos, and some of them bought them all at once. A hundred catties asked Luo Xingyou to help them with the logistics, and some brought a catty or two along with them when they bought other things to try first.

The money for selling sweet potatoes is especially hard to earn. One hundred catties of sweet potatoes costs 250 yuan, and his commission is [-] yuan. When these sweet potatoes are shipped back, they have to be packaged and shipped, and the oil alone costs a lot.

But as long as he thinks about other things, he can balance. The dried pumpkins in Niuwangzhuang sell for ten yuan a catty, and he can earn 30 yuan for a hundred catties. Nowadays, the daily sales of dried pumpkins are more than one hundred catties. It’s just like dried pumpkins. Selling honey goji berries makes you faster. However, the goji berries in Luo Meng’s family are so big that they are often out of stock. A batch of goji berries are often sold out in a few days, not to mention honey. up.

On Romon's side, a large truck drove up to Niuwang Village yesterday evening, and unloaded fifty barrel kings. These huge wooden barrels are now placed in those vacant warehouses in the courtyard. Each wooden barrel There is a cross wooden frame hanging above it, parallel to the top of the barrel.

At that time, take another piece of gauze, tie the four corners to the four tops of the wooden frame, scoop up a spoonful of crushed sweet potatoes, pour a ladle of water, shake the wooden frame gently, and the starch will flow into the bottom with the clear water. In the wooden barrel, the remaining sweet potato dregs are left in the gauze. After washing several times, pour out the dregs, and scoop up a spoonful of sweet potatoes...

Repeat this until the water in the barrel is full. After one night of precipitation, pour the clear water on it the next day, and you can see a thick layer of sweet potato starch under the barrel. These starches can be steamed immediately , made into potato flour, or crushed and dried on bamboo boards, and stored in bags.

On this day, only half of the people in Niuwangzhuang went out to work on the hills than yesterday, and the remaining half were grinding sweet potatoes in the yard to wash the potato flour.

The pulverizer used to grind sweet potatoes was bought by Luo Hanrong from the county seat for him. It was the same agricultural machinery shop where he helped Luo Hanliang buy the hay cutter last time. Also very affordable.They also bought a slicer. Romon plans to use it to slice potatoes. When the time comes, the returned potatoes can be cut off and dried for sale.

When the grinder is powered on, it starts to rumble. Pour a basket of sweet potatoes into the upper funnel. After a while, lumps of crushed sweet potato paste come out from the bottom. Put a basket on the bottom and put a plastic film in the basket. One basket was full, and the next basket was quickly picked up. Several baskets of sweet potatoes were crushed, and these eager city people carried them to the warehouse, and began to wash the potato flour after grinding their fists.

These city people are full of enthusiasm, but their skills are not very good. If it weren't for the guidance of some old people in the yard, they don't know how many oolongs they would have caused.

After a busy day, Romon calculated the salaries for these people, and roughly arranged for tomorrow's work. Tomorrow, the people in the yard and the people working on the mountain will be switched. After all, these city people mainly come to him. In order to experience life, they all feel very fresh about washing sweet potato flour.

When Romon returned home after dinner, it was already 08:30 in the evening. As soon as he entered the yard, he found out that their house had guests today.

"Why is it so late today? Have you eaten?" Liu Chunlan asked him.

"I've eaten it. When will our rice be harvested this year?" On the way back, Luo Meng saw that many people's rice in the village was already starched. He suddenly remembered this matter. Although there were guests, he I still want to talk about this matter first, so as to save him from forgetting when he gets busy in a few days.

"It's still a month or so, why ask this?" Old man Luo asked him.

"Except for the rations we eat this year, let's save the rest." Romon said.

Even if rural people grow their own rice, they seldom save it, because the bought seeds are good for planting and have a high yield, but they are not so delicious to eat. The way of this is that farmers like them can’t figure it out. I understand that there are only a few people in Dawan Village who still have the habit of keeping their own rice seeds, and old man Luo is one of them.

"All right." Old Man Luo nodded without asking further questions.

"Luo Meng, do you still know these two people?" Liu Chunlan asked Luo Meng.

Luo Meng took a closer look at the two men in the yard, one old and one young. They looked like father and son. The older one was about 50 years old, and the younger one was about 25. But who are these two men? I really can't remember it for a while.

"Look, Hongfeng still has a good memory. Old Uncle Du doesn't even know you, kid?" Liu Chunlan wondered cautiously.

"How can he remember, when Uncle Du and the others moved to the town, how old was he?" Luo Hongfeng said with a smile.

In fact, if Luo Hongfeng hadn't listened to the conversations of the helping female workers in the store two days ago, she mentioned that the old Du father and son came back from outside this time and contracted a small reservoir in the north of their town and the surrounding mountainous land, she would At this moment, they will definitely not recognize the father and son.

Back then, when the old Du's family moved out of the village in the town, Luo Hongfeng and Luo Meng were still in elementary school. The old Du's son, Du Wenying, was still a little boy at that time and hadn't even started school yet. Suddenly, such a big guy comes to people to recognize, who can recognize him?

"Oh, it's Uncle Du." Luo Meng smiled. He had an impression of this man. He used to be a carpenter, and he was very friendly. All the children in the village were all the same old and young Du Laodu. He was never angry either.

"Your kid is doing well now. You have acquired such a large piece of land, and you are doing well. Now you have become a celebrity in our Buffalo Town." Old Uncle Du, also known as Du Guodong, said.

"Hey, I'm just fooling around." Luo Meng said politely, and then asked them, "Why is Uncle Du coming to our house today when he's free?"

"My son and I just came back recently. I heard from people in our village that you have covered a piece of mountain land and it's done well. We wanted to come and have a look and learn from you by the way. It turned out that we had just arrived at Sister-in-law Fenglian's house. Once you sit down, it will be this time in a blink of an eye..."

Du Guodong laughed, and talked about his affairs with Luo Meng.

Du Guodong worked as a carpenter when he was young. In the past, carpenters could earn some money in this industry. In addition, he met some people while working. When there was a homestead in the town for bidding, he knew the news in advance. After discussing with his wife, both parties borrowed some money from relatives and friends, and bid for a piece of land. Within two years, the house was built, and the family moved to the town.

After moving to the town, Du Guodong still worked as a carpenter for others, and gradually paid off his debts. But after a few years, the carpentry industry stopped making so much money. Aluminum alloy doors and windows came out, and carpentry The industry quickly died down.

Seeing that something was wrong, Du Guodong immediately looked for another way out. Originally, he wanted to go out to do business with a friend, but the business failed, and he lost a lot of money. I found a job outside to raise crayfish for others, and sent living expenses back to the family's wife and children every month. At least it was considered to be able to support the family.

Raising crayfish in those years was also very profitable. When the spicy crayfish was booming, the owner of the farm he worked for was a southerner. Seeing the business opportunity, he went to the central region to build a pond and raised crayfish for several years. Lobster, made a lot of money.

Raising crayfish is not bad, Du Guodong thought to himself, anyway, he has been working for more than a year, and he has learned all the skills. How about setting up his own business and setting up a farm?

However, at this time, some negative reports on crayfish frequently appeared in the news and newspapers. There were also various rumors among the people. Some said that crayfish grew up eating excrement, and some said that there were some parasites on crayfish. , There is also a saying that eating crayfish causes cancer, and there is another one that is even more outrageous, saying that crayfish were specially introduced by the Japanese to our country to deal with corpses during the war.

Of course, the pollution of domestic rivers was indeed quite serious at that time, and some farms were not well operated. After this publicity and reporting, the number of people eating crayfish suddenly decreased, and raising crayfish was naturally not as profitable as before. Du Guodong also stopped thinking about raising crayfish, and their boss also retreated from the pond to find other projects.

For these years, Du Guodong has been working outside. When his son graduates from university, he will continue to work when he enters the society. Both father and son are not without ideas. The countryside is hot, and I heard that their Dawan Village has grown and sold vegetables well this year. Once the father and son made up their minds, they decided to go back to their hometown and order something together.

Now they are back, but what kind of project do they want?This reminds Du Guodong of crayfish farming. The number of people raising crayfish has decreased over the years, and the price of crayfish has also risen. In addition, he has the technology, so the rest will be sold.

On this day, when the father and son returned to Dawan Village, they first went to the village chief Luo Quanshun's house to discuss with him whether the crayfish he raised in the future could also be sold in their village. Can't help him lead the line.

Luo Quanshun, the village head, told the father and son that they were originally from Dawan Village, and now they still have their ancestral house in the village. It stands to reason that they also have a share in the grain drying field in the village. They raised crayfish in the future. No one can say anything to sell it in the village, but the crayfish must be kept clean, so as not to smash their Dawan Village signboard.

Du Guodong was naturally concerned about this matter. When he used to work for others, he watched helplessly that the crayfish in their farms could not be sold, and they smelt in batches.Until now, the industry of crayfish farming is still very questionable. If he came back to raise crayfish this time, if he could not establish a reputation and withstand the scrutiny and doubts of others, he would not go far on this road.

As for connecting him with Jiweilou, Luo Quanshun asked him to find Luo Meng. Although they now knew that the owner of Jiweilou was the horse boss who had been releasing bees in their village every year, Luo Quanshun and the others did not. I didn't feel that I and Ma Congrong were mature because of this incident.

The village head in this mountain nest still has the inferiority complex that many rural people have. He always feels that a big boss like Ma Congrong is not on the same level as them. The big things are the ones who can talk to him.

It is hard to say when this kind of inferiority complex began to grow in the hearts of farmers, but they have taken root and sprouted in the hearts of farmers from generation to generation, as if it has become a matter of course.

"It's not difficult to draw a line." Luo Meng said, since he already knew the purpose of Du Guodong and his son's visit, he said straight to the point: "However, although the price given by Jiwei Building is high, they are also very picky. People in our village You have dealt with them before, and you will know if you inquire about them, if you want to cooperate with them, the most important thing is to have real materials."

"What you said is all false, Romon, in a few months, when your old Uncle Du raises the first batch of lobsters, I will give you a cage to try. If you think it's not good, just pretend that you don't know me, Lao Du, and pretend that we haven't mentioned the matchmaking." Du Guodong obviously made up his mind this time.

"Okay, I have to help you, who is still a fellow countryman with us." Seeing that he said this seriously, Luo Meng smiled and eased the atmosphere.

"Hey, don't worry, you kid. Uncle Du and I have been working for others for most of our lives. This is the first time we have started a career by ourselves. To put it bluntly, it may be the only time in my life, Old Du. I want to fix it better than anyone else." Lao Du also realized that he was a little too excited just now, he laughed twice, and said such a very sincere thing.

"Then uncle, what are you going to do?" Nothing in the world is difficult for those who have a heart. If Du Guodong has such determination, Luo Meng is more optimistic about his plan to raise crayfish this time.

"When we raise crayfish this time, the first thing is to clean it. I have built a small reservoir now. There is still a lot of open space next to the reservoir. I plan to widen it and make a shoal out. There are a variety of aquatic plants. Those under the reservoir The place, we, father and son, will level it again, create a large paddy field, repair the field ridges, plant water bamboos, and raise crayfish."

"The field of wild rice stems and the reservoir can be connected together in shallow water. The crayfish can live wherever they like. I don't catch them every time I catch them. I always keep some for them to reproduce. With these two places, when the time comes, our family will guard these crayfish, and we dare not say that we will earn a lot of money, and we will have enough food and clothing when we are done."

"Where is the piece of land that you rented?" Luo Meng couldn't help asking, and he was a little moved by Du Guodong's words.

"It's just to the north of our town. It takes half an hour to walk from your breakfast shop. It's faster to ride a bicycle." Du Wenying, Du Guodong's son, said.

"It's so close to the town, when the time comes, you can open it up for people to go fishing for crayfish." In fact, Luo Meng himself wanted to go, he grew up so big, he hasn't caught crayfish yet. It is common in the north and south of the country, but it is still rare in their mountainous area.

"I have this idea. At that time, I will build a few more ridges in the shoal area of ​​the reservoir. On the one hand, it is convenient for crayfish to dig holes and settle down on it. On the other hand, it can also allow people to move around on it. But my dad said that the deep reservoir It's too deep, I'm afraid something will happen, after all, people in our place can't swim."

"This is indeed a problem." People in their place can't use water, which is a big problem. At the beginning, Luo Zhifang wanted to dig a pond in their village, but in the end it was because of this problem that nothing happened.

"That's not true." Du Wenying smiled. This man has a small nose and small eyes, and he is also very slender and fair. Luo Meng is really uncomfortable looking at it.

Now on his Niuwangzhuang, even Luo Jinxi has grown up, his head has grown up a lot, he is tanned, and when he grins, two rows of big white teeth are exposed, and he has long since lost his timid appearance. Not to mention the others, they are all energetic when they work, and they are all vigorous when they eat.

"By the way, do you need to feed the crayfish with earthworms?" At this moment, Luo Meng thought of something. If he didn't speak about it, he would be really embarrassed to say it.

"Yes." Du Guodong said: "After all, our place is not as big as some natural lakes. It is impossible to be completely natural, and you have to feed it in moderation."

"If you want to raise earthworms, you can come to my place to get some cow dung. Anyway, people in our village come to my place to pick up cow dung on Saturdays and Sundays. If you want it, you can come with me."

Although this family doesn't live in Dawan Village now, they are still from Dawan Village, and they still have contacts with the people in the village. It's not good to exclude them from the cow dung matter, let alone Luo Meng. Thinking about it, one day I will go to their house to fish crayfish with Xiao Shulin.

"Hey, that's a good relationship. People in our village say that your cow dung is amazing!" Du Guodong was not polite, and agreed immediately. "With the earthworms raised from cow dung in your family, I will be more confident. Hey, when you want to eat crayfish someday, just give Uncle a call, and Uncle will ask Wenying to bring it to you. "

"No, I'll go fishing with you by myself." Romon laughed.

That night, Luo Meng and Du Guodong had a very happy chat. They looked forward to the bright future of raising crayfish and eating crayfish. They talked until almost eleven o'clock, when the father and son rode their motorcycles back to the town home. .

Luo Meng asked them to stay at Niuwangzhuang for one night, but Du Guodong didn't agree, saying that they would arrive there in a short ride, and they would go back now, and they would call an excavator to start work tomorrow morning. You can eat their crayfish.

At the other end, Wei Zhuoyang drove the car all day, and was really sleepy at ten o'clock in the evening, so he stopped the car on the side of the road and slept for a few hours before continuing. By the time he got home, he was already It was past five o'clock the next morning.

A few days ago, he drove from here to Niuwangzhuang. He also arrived at Yongqing Town in the middle of the night. He heard that the Panshan Highway was beyond him. He was not familiar with Weizhuoyang Road, so he didn’t dare to drive late at night, so he found a hotel in Yongqing. Stay here, and hit the road again at dawn the next day.

It took four days to go to Niuwangzhuang this time, and it took two full days on the road. The reason why Wei Zhuoyang worked so hard for such a long distance was to get things in the past, but it was not all for him to eat. And their old man and old lady.

When Wei Zhuoyang's car drove into the community, he could see their old man and old lady waiting downstairs from a distance.

"Why do you get up here early?" Wei Zhuoyang parked the car in the parking space of his house, opened the door and came out.

"You told your mother that you'll be there soon, and we'll figure it out, isn't it a lodging?" The old man went to open the door of the passenger seat, and when he opened it, he saw a pile of Several big sacks. "What's on here?"

"Goji berries, dried vegetables, dried pumpkin, sweet potatoes, everything." Wei Zhuoyang stretched his arms and legs, feeling uncomfortable after sitting in the car for so long.

"Where is the watermelon?" asked the old lady.

"They're all in the back compartment, and there are a few in the back seat." Wei Zhuoyang said.

"Hey, has your car been hit by someone?" The old lady was just about to open the rear compartment when she saw a dent in the rear of Wei Zhuoyang's off-road vehicle.

"No."

"How could it be sunken without it?" The old lady didn't believe it.

"I was kicked by a donkey in the countryside." Wei Zhuoyang said casually.

"Kicked by a donkey?" The old man also leaned over to take a closer look. After reading it, he said: "The donkeys in this country are really strong."

"Ah!" Thousands of miles away, Xiao Shulin, who was practicing martial arts, suddenly sneezed. He sniffed, did he catch a cold?