Lu Ao was moved by the idea that he might sleep in the mountains and bask in the sun in the future, and he became more active in contracting the mountains and forests from his original casualness.

The people of Tanwu Village were also very happy that such a large Haining Mountain was allocated to their village's collective land.

There are only a small number of people in their village, so if Lu Ao takes the contract, everyone can get a considerable sum of money.

Tan Junhao is now the representative of Tan Uk Village, and it is up to him to discuss this matter with Lu Ao.

"The elders in the village went to the county town and asked around, and they negotiated a minimum of fifty yuan for you. The forty-eight acres you requested is more difficult to obtain. The county said that for a mountain of the level of Haining Mountain, the minimum bottom line is fifty yuan.

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Haining Mountain is very large, with a total of more than 2,000 acres. If one acre costs two yuan a year, two thousand acres will cost 4,000 yuan a year. His goal is to contract for fifty years, and the total rent will be 200,000 yuan more.

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This is not a decimal number.

Lu Ao asked: "Is there no more talk?"

Tan Junhao did not hide it from him, "The negotiation may still be possible, but if it goes any lower, the villagers may not be too happy. They heard that the price of an acre of Baoshan in the next town can reach 56, and several people are in the WeChat group

Li said that if it was less than 50, he would rather leave it there than outsource it."

Lu Ao is now a celebrity in Chongxin Village. Everyone knows that he can sell a fish for tens of thousands of yuan, and from time to time there are ships willing to pay tens of thousands of yuan to hire him out to sea.

When they heard that he wanted to make a fortune, many people planned to make a fortune from him.

Human nature is like this, and Lu Ao also knows the current situation.

Tan Junhao was friends with him and advised: "Haining Mountain is really too big. Otherwise, you can replace it with a mountain. Just planting a few fruit trees doesn't actually use that much land."

If you have two thousand acres of land and haven’t done anything for a year, you will have to pay a rent of 100,000 yuan at the beginning of the new year.

One hundred thousand is not a small amount. In the entire Shuiyuan Town, they could not find a few people with an annual income of more than one hundred thousand.

It seems that fishermen earn a lot of money by selling a fish for tens or hundreds of yuan, but in fact, after deducting taxes and buying fishing gear, they don't get much.

Lu Ao said: "I'll think about it again."

"Okay, think about it again. Anyway, your fruit trees are not in a hurry to be transplanted. If you delay for a while, the price may naturally come down." Tan Junhao smiled, "But don't mention this to others."

"I know, I won't betray you." Lu Ao stood up and escorted him out, "I don't have that much money in my hand. If I wait for a while, I will have more money."

"Yes, your fruit trees are not cheap, and you also need to buy a boat."

When the news came out that Lu Ao spent more than 300,000 yuan to buy fruit trees, many people in the village felt that he was taken advantage of. There was no need for more than 300,000 yuan for such fruit trees. 150,000 yuan was too much.

That's why the people in Tanwu Village insist on not lowering the price, and they are willing to buy fruit trees. How can the price of a mountain worth tens of yuan per acre be lowered?

Tan Junhao asked: "When will your boat be auctioned?"

"Just tomorrow," Lu Ao said, "I'm going to the city tomorrow, so I won't go fishing with you."

"It's okay, you can go." Tan Junhao smiled, "When you buy the boat back, we will also ride on your big boat."

"It remains to be seen when it will be completed. The boat I am interested in is quite old and needs to be sent to the shipyard for renovation."

"Everyone's boat needs to be repaired, so why should you be afraid of repairing it? By the way, Brother Zhang asked me to tell you that the dragonfly fry you ordered will be out of the net soon, so don't forget this."

Lu Ao rubbed his eyebrows and said, "I know."

He has already given a deposit for the dragonfly fry, and now he only needs to pay the final payment of 1,500 yuan.

However, spending money is always unpopular, especially now that he is getting poorer and poorer.

Lu Ao went fishing all afternoon and got thirty-seven fish, nearly a hundred catties of fish.

These fish were sent to the town and sold, and after tax, they brought him a total income of more than 1,800 yuan.

When I went out to buy vegetables, I finally earned the remaining balance of the dragonfly and fish fry.

When Lu Ao returned home, he saw Lin Qiyan waiting for him in front of the yard and asked, "Why are you here?"

Lin Qiyan yawned, looking sad, "Didn't you ask me to cut the sweet potato leaves?"

He lost the bet last time and had to come over to help cut sweet potato leaves for two hours.

Later, Lu Ao was busy going to sea, so this matter was forgotten. However, he remembered it a few days ago and said it in passing.

"Did you go get a cut this afternoon?"

"That's right." Lin Qiyan's face turned red from the sun, "The sweet potato leaves are all in the ground. I can't transport them back, so I came here to tell you."

"I'll go." Lu Ao said, "Wait while I put the dishes back."

Lin Qiyan was not polite and helped him put away the vegetables before climbing into the tricycle compartment. "I'm so exhausted today. The sun is so strong in the afternoon that I can't bear it even with a straw hat on."

"Why don't you wait until the sun is about to set?"

This is the seaside, there is sea breeze at sunset, and the weather is not too hot.

"When the sun goes down, there are mosquitoes, and there are more than one kind!" Lin Qiyan said depressedly, "I would rather be burned to death by the sun than bitten by mosquitoes."

Lu Ao had forgotten this incident.

Ever since he turned into a dragon, no mosquitoes dared to bite him anymore. Naturally, he could not experience the horror of the black mosquitoes swarming in and looking for food as soon as the sun went down.

Lin Qiyan felt his arms itching when he talked about this. He rubbed his arms and asked, "Where are your geese? Did you drive them out to graze today?"

"No, I don't have time today. I'll lock them up for one day and we'll talk about it the day after tomorrow."

"If you ask me, just drive them out to the river. I think they recognize their home and they won't run around. If you drive them out in the morning and come back at night, you won't have to feed them the lunch meal. Your geese are so small.

, and no one will have any ideas about them, so what are you afraid of?"

"I'm quite busy right now. I haven't tried it yet. I'll tell you later."

Songzhou did drive the geese away.

Lu Ao attributed this move to his skill and boldness, and did not feel that there was any contribution from him.

What if no one is watching and these geese are driven out for a day and only a few of them come back?

Their river is connected to the sea, and there are many ferocious carnivorous fish in it.

Not to mention anything else, if Lu Ao caught the nearly two-meter-long giant eel, if the goose was bitten, it would basically become his meal.

Lin Qiyan thought for a while, "How about I help you herd a swan? I just happened to be filming a video of herding geese."

Lu Ao did not refuse: "Okay, what day?"

"Just tomorrow, give me the key and I'll check how to feed the geese. If there's no problem, I'll drive the geese to the river early tomorrow morning."

"Just pay more attention to the leading goose named Sesame Tuan and don't bring them to the sea. Basically, there will be no problem."

There are ocean currents and sea breezes on the sea. If the goose goes to the sea, it will be washed away accidentally.

When Lu Ao was a child, there was an incident where a certain duck farmer's ducks were driven out to sea, only to be blown away by the sea breeze. They had to go to nearby villages to pick up the ducks for several days.

Lin Qiyan also knew about this, and he promised, "Don't worry, I will rush to the river and never enter the sea."

"I'll give you the spare key to the goose pen later. Just come over tomorrow."

"No problem. If you don't come back tomorrow, do you want me to help you feed the geese tonight?"

"If they haven't eaten enough outside, it's better to feed them a little." Lu Ao said, "I will throw some sweet potato leaves into the goose pen later and they will eat it themselves."

The goose's mouth is already quite powerful, and it can eat even grass. It is not difficult to eat some sweet potato leaves.

Lu Ao was too lazy to cut, so he usually threw them in whole bundles. He would clean the goose pen the next day and sweep the residue and goose manure to a nearby compost pile.

When I came back from transporting the sweet potato leaves, it was getting dark and Songzhou hadn't arrived yet.

Song Zhou was very punctual during this period and would usually be in the courtyard around four or five o'clock. But he suddenly didn't come today, which made Lu Ao worried.

Lu Ao looked at the sky and wanted to call Songzhou, but was afraid of disturbing him.

After thinking for a while, Lu Ao sent a message: Songzhou, aren't you coming back tonight? Did something happen?

The news from Songzhou came back quickly: Nothing happened, I was just on a business trip and I couldn't get away for a while. I just got busy and forgot to tell you that I won't be coming tonight.

Lu Ao felt inexplicably disappointed. He held his mobile phone: I understand, please pay attention to safety. I am going to the city to attend the ship auction tomorrow, and I may not be home.

-Okay, if I'm free tomorrow, I'll go to your place.

Lu Ao briefly said a few words to Song Zhou and ended the topic.

The courtyard was empty except for Lu Ao.

He was lying on the recliner, a little too lazy to eat, and lay there for a long time.

It wasn't until after eight o'clock in the evening that he slowly got up and went to cook.

There was only one person eating, and he was too lazy to do anything. Put the vegetables, meat, egg noodles, etc. in the pot until cooked, take it out, put some chili sauce, some soy sauce, and a little vinegar and you can eat it.

The noodles produced in this way have an average taste, but the ingredients are fresh and not unpalatable.

Early the next morning, Lu Ao took a bus to Qianyong City.

The starting bid for this boat is 300,000 yuan, and Lu Ao has already paid a 60,000 yuan deposit.

The auction will start at 10 a.m. on July 15th. You can bid directly on the online shopping page. The increase in each bid must be greater than 3,000 yuan.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Lu Ao made his first bid and pressed the price of 303,000.
To be continued...