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"The mountain shouldn't be too high. Our parents will have a hard time climbing it."

"The water can't be too deep. Mengmeng is capable of doing things. If she can't watch her and something unexpected happens, the consequences will be disastrous."

"You can't go away for a few days, and the cows at home are still waiting to be fed."

Cheng Xiaolin counted with her fingers and suddenly realized that going out to play now is not so free.

At the end, Cheng Xiaolin spread her hands and was very distressed: "Husband, I can't think of it."

"There's no rush, and it doesn't mean that we have to leave early tomorrow morning. You can think about it slowly over the next few days," Cao Shujie said.

Mengmeng ran over from nowhere and jumped into her father's arms. She yelled for dad first, then raised her little head with a smile and asked: "Dad, what are you doing?"

"It's okay, dad and mom are discussing where to take you and your grandparents to play." Cao Shujie told her.

"Play?" The smile on Mengmeng's little face became even brighter. She liked this.

Seeing her grandma coming, she ran towards her to announce the good news: "Grandma, mom and dad are playing with grandma, me and grandpa."

"Where are we going to play?" Wang Yuelan asked subconsciously.

Mengmeng scratched her head: "I don't know, dad said it."

When Cao Shujie saw his mother looking over, he said, "Mom, Linlin and I thought that our family is basically done now, so we would like to go out and play for two days while we have some free time."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Yuelan waved her hand: "You guys go, I won't go, there is still a lot of work at home!"

Cao Jianguo also said: "You can just go, I will look after the orchard and feed the cows for you."

"Dad, just go out for two or three days, it'll be fine." Cao Shujie tried his best.

But the old couple Cao Jianguo and Wang Yuelan are very stubborn. They feel that there are too many things at home and they can't go away for two or three days at a time. How can this be done?

Cheng Xiaolin also went to persuade her mother-in-law to relax.

But traveling far away is a very unfamiliar thing to Cao Jianguo and Wang Yuelan, a couple who have worked hard all their lives, and they have no such experience at all.

Seeing that his wife was still trying to persuade him, Cao Shujie shook his head at her and said softly: "We'll talk about it later. Then we can also walk around the neighborhood first, go out for a change of environment, and relax."

"This is the only way." Cheng Xiaolin sat on a chair with her elbows on her legs and her chin in her palms. She said with some worry: "Husband, do you think my parents are like this? Asking them to play is not a good idea."

Not going?"

"They are used to being busy in their lives, so they need to be persuaded slowly and not in a hurry," Cao Shujie said.

For this reason, Cheng Xiaolin didn't say anything else.

The clouds in the sky covered the moon, and the world seemed to become darker.

Cao Shujie looked up at the dark sky and said, "It's getting late. Let's rest first. I'll talk about anything tomorrow."

"Okay." Cheng Xiaolin didn't give up yet, she muttered: "If it doesn't work, go find a place with a good outdoor environment for a picnic."

"If you ask me, the Yellow River is pretty good. With a fishing rod, you might be able to catch two live carp and have a grilled meal on the spot." Cao Shujie continued.

Cheng Xiaolin pouted: "I can't even remember how many times I've been there a year. If I want to go to the Yellow River, I can ride an electric bike there. Do you have to go at this time?"

In the next two days, Cao Shujie settled the accounts with Chen Lei, Xia Changhong, Chen Xingquan, and Tian Xinhua, and then transferred all the wages.

Chen Lei’s 30,000 yuan, Tian Xinhua’s 183,000 yuan, Chen Xingquan’s 92,000 yuan, and Xia Changhong’s 62,700 yuan.

By this time, the basic investment for the second piece of mountain land contracted by Cao Shujie had already been 367,700 yuan.

But this is not over yet. The cowsheds, sheep pens, and pig pens have not yet been completed, and the workers of Cao Zhenggang's group have not yet settled. For future safety and ease of management, Cao Shujie also plans to install a complete set of monitoring systems.

In this place, he has installed at least hundreds of thousands of them.

"Let's do it step by step." Cao Shujie stood in the orchard, looking at the 50 cows running happily on the other side, and he was filled with emotion.

People who don't know always think that it is easy to start a business in the countryside and engage in large-scale planting and breeding. But after doing it yourself, they realize that it is all a lie.

Cao Shujie still has a skill. He graduated from the University of Agricultural Sciences. He has an understanding of some diseases of animals and plants, and he also knows how to prevent them. In his previous life, he worked hard to develop several research results that can promote plant growth, increase yields, and prevent diseases.

Disease also plays a big role.

Without this thing, he would be doing it even harder than he is now.

Thinking of this, Cao Shujie subconsciously thought of Cao Jianhua.

He is so busy every day that he has no time to inquire about other people's homes. I wonder if his place has become more active now since the last loan?

As for Cao Zhen, there has been no movement since he arrived in Xinjiang. I don’t know how he is doing there.

After returning home from working in the mountains, before Cao Shujie had time to take a breath, he heard his wife say: "Shujie, why don't we go to Huaxi Mountain? I heard there is a small waterfall there, and you can play there."

There are a lot of places to play rafting, and there are many small farmers’ restaurants nearby, do you think it’s okay?”

Cao Shujie had no objection, he nodded: "Okay, go tomorrow?"

Huaxi Mountain is a tourist attraction in the county next to them, more than 100 kilometers away from Caojiazhuang. During holidays, there are many people visiting there.

However, the mountain is not very high. It is mainly famous for its many recreational facilities. Every late autumn, as the temperature drops, the cotinus leaves on the mountain will turn deep red, attracting many people with children to play there.

The nearby farmhouse restaurants are also very popular. Because of the authentic taste, many companies and units in the surrounding districts and counties who engage in team building activities will go there to eat.

The distance is not too far, you can go there in the morning and come back in the afternoon.

After Cao Shujie figured this out, he suddenly understood that his wife had put a lot of thought into choosing this place to play.

After Cheng Xiaolin and Cao Shujie decided on a place, they quickly went to tell her parents-in-law about it.

The old couple Cao Jianguo and Wang Yuelan originally wanted to use the excuse that they couldn't get away from people at home, and they didn't want to go out because they were afraid of spending money.

But the place chosen by the daughter-in-law was really not far away, and Mengmeng kept making a fuss next to her wanting them to go, so the old couple agreed to go together.

That night, Cao Shujie and his father Cao Jianguo went to the mountain to prepare enough fodder and feed for the calves, so as not to delay their food tomorrow.

At this time, Cao Shujie realized that he really needed to find a reliable long-term worker.

Cao Shujie can handle important tasks like adding nutrient solution himself.

However, you need to find someone to do the daily tasks of pruning fruit trees, tending mountains, mixing feed, and feeding cattle.

"Dad, who do you think is more reliable at work in our village?" Cao Shujie asked casually.

Cao Jianguo didn't understand what his son meant, so he asked him again: "Shujie, what did you just say?"

Cao Shujie said: "I want to find a long-term worker. After the more than 100 acres of land opposite me are put into use, there will be more cattle, sheep and pigs to feed. By then, mixing feed will be a big job, and there are more than 50

After all the fruit trees have grown, it will take up a lot of labor."

“In the later stage, when you plant pasture, you still have to mow the grass and so on.”

What he said were all facts, and Cao Jianguo did not refute it. Even if he wanted to take over all the work, he couldn't do it.

He said a little lonely: "All the young people who can work in our village have gone out to make money, and those who are at home are generally older. You will raise more and more pigs, cattle and sheep in the future, and the workload will definitely be quite big. Looking for

It’s not suitable for people who are too old to work..."

"Well, as long as you are in your forties or fifties, it is the most practical time to work." Cao Shujie said.

"Let me take a look. When you ask me, I really can't remember it." Cao Jianguo said.

When the two men came down from the mountain and returned home, they were just in time to have dinner.

Thinking of going out early tomorrow morning, after dinner in the evening, Cheng Xiaolin went to pack her things and get them ready, most of which were for Mengmeng.

Even though she had only been out for a day, she could still fill a bag.

At about 5 o'clock in the morning on the second day, Cao Shujie got up and took his four dogs out to walk the dogs on the Yellow River dam in the east. Seeing that there was no one on the dam, Cao Shujie tentatively untied the dog leashes and let Daha and

Erha ran freely, and he followed behind with two German shepherds.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Daha and Erha were not running around. If they were a little farther away, they would stop in front and wait for Cao Shujie.

"Daha, Erha, run for a while and then go home." Cao Shujie shouted from behind.

"Oh wow."

"oh oh…"

Two sounds similar to wolf howls were heard, and the two dog brothers Daha and Erha seemed to be responding to Cao Shujie in this way.

The two German Shepherds turned their heads back and looked at Cao Shujie. Cao Shujie seemed to see the desire to run in their dogs' eyes.

With his heart moving, he squatted down and touched their heads, and whispered: "You two can't run around, you know?"

"oh!"

A low howl sounded, and the two German shepherds shook their heads up and down, as if to say they knew!

At this moment, Cao Shujie had a different feeling in his heart. He seemed to be talking to someone, his own child.

The next moment, he untied the German Shepherd's dog leash, patted them gently, and pointed forward: "Go, I'll be back later."

After being freed from the restraints of the dog leash, the four dogs completely let themselves go and ran freely for the first time.

From time to time, dull wolf howls came from time to time, but to Cao Shujie's ears, this sound seemed particularly high-pitched and loud!

He smiled silently and whispered: "It seems they don't want to be restrained either."

Cao Shujie was walking slowly behind with four dog leashes in his hands, thinking that in his previous life he was constantly busy for life, and it was nonsense to say he enjoyed life, but in this life, even though he was still very busy, he really enjoyed it.
To be continued...