The villagers had never seen pineapple trees or pistachio trees, and plum trees were rare. Everyone chatted while working, and everyone wanted to know what these fruit trees would look like after the harvest.

Of course, some people praise it and some criticize it.

Among the helpers, there was a rebel. An old lady looked down on the fruit trees and cut several of them in half with a shovel. The villagers who were with her stopped her and said, "Auntie Wang, you can't be immoral. We asked you to plant the fruit trees, not to damage them."

Aunt Wang ignored the advice and spoke with an air of experience, "I am teaching her how to grow fruit trees. The fruit seedlings she bought are too tall to survive. The branches on the top need to be removed so that the nutrients absorbed by the fruit trees can be evenly distributed."

"Oh, people say that this fruit tree seedling has been cultivated for more than three years and will bloom and bear fruit this year. You cut the fruit tree seedling in half. How many years will it have to wait before it blooms and bears fruit?"

Aunt Wang was disdainful. "They have plenty of money. Do they need you to worry about their fruit tree seedlings? If they are broken, they are broken. If there are not enough seedlings, why bother to let her buy more? Why are you making such a fuss?"

Aunt Wang still refused to listen and wantonly destroyed more than ten fruit tree seedlings, all of which were plum trees. After being nurtured by the space stream water, their vitality was extremely strong. Even so, Hu Luanfei would be unhappy if someone maliciously destroyed them.

Le Yao was the first to rush forward to stop Aunt Wang, angrily scolding: "How can there be such a vicious woman in this world? We asked you to help with the work, not to destroy it. Look, how are you going to compensate for the damaged fruit tree seedlings?"

Aunt Wang was neither hurried nor anxious. She looked down on Le Yao from the bottom of her heart. She sneered and looked down on Le Yao with a smug look on her face. "You are such a jerk. Who is vicious? I was just helping to remove some unnecessary branches. You must be blind to think that I destroyed the fruit tree seedlings."

"Our boss said that we can just dig holes and plant the fruit trees. There is no need to remove the extra branches. Are your ears just for decoration? You don't even listen to what we say."

Waiting for the fruit tree seedlings to adapt to the land is a rather long process. Some of those that are not adapted will be eliminated and then the next fruit tree seedling will be transplanted. After all this going on, it will take at least three to five years before they can bear fruit.

Aunt Wang really treated her ears as decoration. She only thought she was right. She was dismissive of Le Yao's accusations. At the end, she threw away the shovel and refused to work. When she left, she stepped on the fruit tree seedlings intentionally or unintentionally.

Le Yao was really angry, but she was young and couldn't do anything to Aunt Wang, so she suppressed her anger and put the damaged fruit tree seedlings aside, and arranged for people to plant them again. She was in a hurry and tripped over the fruit tree seedlings. Aunt Wang smiled and said, "Here, there is a walking stick. If you sprain your ankle or become lame, it will come in handy immediately."

Le Yao was so angry that her face turned black. She said, "You are old and your eyesight is blurry. You are naughty and don't listen to discipline. You will need this cane later."

When the two of them were bickering, she just thought of them as little episodes in her busy schedule. She listened to their quarrels while doing her work, feeling relaxed and happy.

Hu Luanfei felt sorry for the fruit tree seedlings that were damaged by the shovel, so he moved all of them into the space and took care of them while no one was paying attention.

"My lady, I just heard from the elders that you are already a few months pregnant, so it's time to raise some hens to lay eggs. Besides, confinement is the top priority for women after giving birth, so you need to eat chicken to supplement your nutrition."

"Ah!" Hu Luanfei realized belatedly, "I had forgotten about this."

The chickens sold in Beiqiu are very expensive, and it might be a huge expense. There is an empty hill here, which can be fenced off to raise some poultry.

It would take a long time to just wait for the fruit tree seedlings to grow and sell them. For now, she has to rely on other income.

At this moment, Hu Luanfei was thinking about raising chickens in the mountains, and the nosy Aunt Wang came to complain again, "Raising chickens? Do you think Taohua Village is your home? You raise sheep and you're not satisfied, and now chickens are here to cause trouble."

Hu Luanfei smiled calmly and said, "Aunt, actually everyone can raise poultry, not just my family. You can also rent this hill to cultivate it, and no one will say anything to you. Besides, Zuihualou needs a lot of eggs and milk to make steamed buns every day. If you have old hens that lay a lot of eggs, you can also take them to Zuihualou to sell, which will increase the family income. Why not?"

Le Yao was unhappy, "Don't talk to her about this. People like her shouldn't be rich."

"When Zuihualou's business gets bigger and more people eat steamed buns and snacks, Jiang Wu and his wife may go out to work on their own. By then, eggs and milk will be indispensable. We must not only make money ourselves, but also help the villagers to get rich together."

Hu Luanfei wanted to save the money she would have spent on eggs and milk in Beiqiu, so she had to raise chickens for eggs and cows for milk. But this plan couldn't keep up with the changes. Qi Siliao and the other brothers were not around, and she and a few other women couldn't manage such a large industry.

Anyway, there are plenty of wastelands on the nearby hills, which are empty anyway. Why not encourage the villagers to start working on them, build fences, and raise poultry or livestock. When they are fully developed, it will be a feature of Menghushan, and it will be a good business no matter how you look at it.

Just then, Xuanyuan Yuchuan called and asked her if she was interested in participating in the technical work of raising dairy cows, and also asked her if there were other agricultural industries that could be cooperated and win-win.

When Aunt Wang saw that it was a noble official from Beiqiu, she had an idea in mind. She pointed to the field near the water source and shouted to Hu Luanfei, "I want to contract that field."

Hu Luanfei took a closer look and realized that was the field that Qi Siriao had asked Jiang Shi to help prepare for growing rice last year when they had some free time. He vaguely remembered that there were a lot of rocks at that time and Jiang Shi had to work very hard to clear them away.

"That piece of land won't work. We took the initiative last year and turned the wasteland into good farmland. If you are really interested, I will give you the land next to it."

Aunt Wang put her hands on her hips and laughed, saying, "You've made a wrong calculation. I want the flat land near the water source. What's the matter? Do you think you can rely on that land just because you're pregnant?"

"Aunt Wang, we are all honest people. Last year, everyone saw my boy working day and night to remove the rocks. If you want it, it's not impossible. Just give me a price. If the price is good, I will sell it to you."

"Ah!" Aunt Wang got excited when she heard about the business that required money, and she shouted for everyone to support her. "Come and see, the Qi family's wife has made money. The land had no owner, but she dealt with the rocks before me, and then she asked me to buy it. Do you think this makes sense?"

When the villagers heard this, thinking of Aunt Wang's usual behavior, they all took sides and did not give her any face.

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