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They will raise fish in the future, and although there will be a certain market for it, it is not a scarce commodity.

But I don’t have any other ideas now. I can only think of ways later to see if there are other business opportunities.

"Thank you for the reminder, Village Chief Wan. We thought it was too simple. But since we have bought it, it will be useful in the future."

"I'm just saying this casually. You must have a lot of ideas when it comes to doing business. When I heard the news before, I had already thought of a place to arrange for you. It's at the foot of the mountain next to the depression. Not many people live there.

The location is close to the county town, but it is close to a depression, and the family members are afraid that the children might accidentally enter the reed pond.

This has happened before. A few kids went there to play and wanted to see if there were any pheasants or ducks. If they couldn't catch any, they could just pick up some eggs.

A child fell in, but luckily other children came back in time to call the adults to rescue him. Otherwise, the child would have definitely died.”

"Yeah, you still have to be careful."

Father Liu's mind had long been wandering off to another place. He was thinking, what if this place could not be used for large-scale fish farming?

What else can we do, besides growing lotus roots as mentioned before, there are more than 300 acres of land here, and it is definitely unrealistic to use all of it to grow lotus roots.

They gradually moved away from the county town and set foot on the stone road along the mother river. The road was made up of large and small stones polished into rectangular shapes.

Going forward along the river bank, there is a hill on the other side, which is the hill that the county government said it would not sell. There are some neat houses on the hill, some fields at the foot of the hill, and a flat dam.

All the people working in the fields are men. They all look energetic. I wonder what kind of crops can be grown here in winter.

Father Liu's thoughts drifted back to his original state, and he looked at Village Chief Wan, who had fallen silent because of his distraction.

"Village Chief Wan, what are those people over there planting in the winter now?"

"There are about 800 soldiers over there who are protecting the city. They usually train in the morning and take turns to go to the county town to help. In the afternoon, when they have nothing to do, they are arranged to farm the land. They are self-sufficient.

Two people from our village were selected by the city defense army. They get paid every month, but it’s not much if they don’t fight. But they provide food and accommodation, and they can save the money they get. So many people still want to be recruited.”

"How can I get recruited?"

“We recruit every three years, and all of our recruits are men between the ages of fourteen and eighteen.

You need to register first, verify your family situation, and make sure you don't have any relatives who have committed crimes. You will be selected if you are physically strong and know some martial arts.

One of the families in our village who was chosen was the youngest son of a hunter, whose physical condition was better than that of an average person. Another one was also chosen because he was born with greater strength than an average person.

If there are casualties and some veterans retire, we will recruit more new soldiers next time. It seems that there is a minimum number of personnel to ensure the city defense army, and there is also a limit on the maximum number of people that cannot be exceeded. "

"With the city guards here, the geographical location of our village is pretty good. Those people won't come to our nearby villages if they want to cause trouble."

“It’s OK. We have petty thieves here, but there are very few evil people who burn, kill and rob.

The main reason is that there are many mountains, and as long as you are diligent, you will not starve to death, have a family and live a good life, and you will not become a bandit and commit murder and arson. "

"That's good. It seems we made the right decision to come here. Thank you, village chief. You are more thoughtful than us.

When we are settled, we will invite you to our home, and you must show your respect."

“This is what I should do. Most people in our village are easy to get along with. Occasionally there are some who like to take advantage of others. You should be careful.

But people don't have any bad intentions. If you come into contact with them, be patient if you can. If you can't be patient, don't be afraid. Just close the door and live your own life."

"Yes, yes, we think so too."

Father Liu listened carefully to what Village Chief Wan said and had some considerations in mind.

He knew that among the people in ancient times, there were some extremely evil people, but there were more people who lived their lives honestly and behaved properly.

Since they have settled down here, there is a lot of time in the future and they will definitely have contact with the people in the village.

If he can get along with someone, he will get along well with him. If he really can't get along with someone, he is not the kind of person who is afraid of trouble.

When the ox cart passed over the hill, what came into view was a semicircular depression.

A road paved with stone slabs was built near the river, which could accommodate horse-drawn and ox-drawn carts.

The road was relatively flat, with withered reeds and weeds on both sides, and large and small gravel between the river bank and the river.

Occasionally there are some dead trees, but they should grow green leaves again in the spring of next year.

"This is the lowland you bought. Except for this official road, the rest is yours. The area is indeed quite large. It looks not far from here to the foot of the mountain, but it is actually quite far.

However, you need to think carefully about how you plan to plan for an area close to the official road. After all, there are many people who take advantage of the situation to steal things, and this road will be submerged for more than a month when the water level is high.

If the flood season is severe, the water level can even flood this depression. This is why no one wants this depression. If there is a flood, you will lose everything you have invested in this place.

Even if you are raising fish, the floodwaters would have flooded in and all the fish in the pond would have run away. Planting crops or anything else would not be able to withstand the floodwaters for more than a month."

Father Liu nodded. He had been thinking about this problem when he knew about it before. What Village Chief Wan said now were all things he had considered before.

"I know all this. Thank you, Village Chief Wan, for reminding me. There is no better way at the moment. I can only do it slowly in the future. After all, I have already bought it and cannot return it."

Father Liu had several plans in mind, but he couldn't tell Village Chief Wan about them one by one. These were their own family affairs, and he would inform Village Chief Wan when they were to be implemented, so let's just forget about it for now.

"I'm not trying to discourage you, I'm just reminding you of the problems.

During the flood season, this official road cannot be used. People from nearby villages who want to go to the county town have to go around the foot of the mountain.

Because of the long journey and time, people in the village would not go to the city at that time. If they needed something at home, they would go to the town to exchange it.

However, some passing merchants and travelers also took a detour to the county town. Anyway, you can make more plans for it when the time comes."

What the village chief didn't know was that Liu's father also wanted to buy the hill to the east. If he knew, he would definitely talk about him again.

From a distance, the hilltop in the east looks like dead branches and rotten leaves, and the trees are not very tall. Perhaps this is the back side, without the sunny east side, so the vegetation is not very developed.

Plus it's winter now, it looks even more desolate.