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"Here they come. The guy who delivered the sweet water this morning is here again."

When people came to watch the fun, Liu's father arranged for people to deliver water once in the morning and afternoon, sometimes adding some white sugar, sometimes brown sugar, and sometimes boiled mung bean water. Seeing that there was a share, more and more people came in the following days.

Father Liu really had no choice. He just wanted to come over to say hello today. It was okay for a child to come and see the fun and drink some water, but it was unreasonable for an adult like you to come and take advantage of them every day. The autumn harvest has just ended and every household has nothing to do. If you come, they won't be able to stop you even though they have a lot of money at home.

"Today, no one who is not working will get free water. I'm sorry, fellow villagers. I'm really too busy at home today. I hope you can forgive me."

Father Liu didn't curse at anyone, he just wouldn't give it to you guys. You guys just have to watch and wait, but he won't give it to you either. He is very shameless.

Some people in the crowd who came to take advantage left cursing, "Building so many houses is really stingy."

Some honest villagers were watching the fun from the side. They knew that the Liu family had bought the hill at the back. Although they didn't know how to hire a craftsman to build the house, they knew how to open up wasteland and cultivate the land.

It's such a big mountain, it will take at least several days to hire someone to work on it.

If they leave a good impression now, they will have a better chance when selecting people in the future.

These people were right. Father Liu took a general look at those people who were jealous of their family. He didn't have to remember all of them, but at least he could leave an impression.

They will never look for these people when looking for workers in the future.

"We have bought the barren hill behind our house. We will need people to open up the wasteland in a while. I will ask the village chief to help recruit workers. Folks, go home and wait. Don't come to watch the fun every day. Now is the time to plant cabbage and radish in the fields at home. Don't be dissatisfied if you plant more. We will harvest them all."

"Yes, I've heard that they harvest all kinds of vegetables, eggs, poultry, etc. We need to raise more chickens and ducks next year. Go home quickly and build a few more chicken and duck pens."

Father Liu fooled people away, but it was not really a trick. He really would buy them. The family shop now needs a lot of goods every day. In addition to the few regular vendors, they also buy from nearby villages. After all, the prices of first-hand and second-hand vendors are different, so the cost can be saved.

In the evening, during dinner time.

Father Liu asked Lin Weizhong: "Weizhong, you go to the city every day, you are familiar with it, do you know anyone who sells fruit trees? We kept some fruit cores at home, but the survival rate of the cultivated ones is too low. We still have to buy new ones. Later, when the fruit trees grow bigger, we can graft and improve them."

"Okay, I'll ask then. Brother Shen knows a lot of people, so I'll ask him to help contact the caravan and find a way to transport some different fruit tree seedlings from other places. If you try planting more, you'll always find the right one."

"This place is a bit like the geographical location of Hunan Province and Bashu. It is more suitable for growing citrus, oranges, grapefruits, mulberries, loquats, etc. There is no sandy soil, so it seems impossible to grow apples, bananas, and pears."

"Okay, I understand. I will mainly look for citrus trees. I seem to have heard that many varieties of oranges are grafted."

"Yes, we can try slowly when we have time in the future, and bring back more fruits of different varieties from different places. After grafting, we may get unexpected surprises. There are too few fruits these days. If we can cultivate new varieties that are easy to grow, delicious, and have a large yield, it will not only make us money, but also benefit mankind."

Lin Weizhong received Liu's father's instructions and spent the next few days running around all the major shops in the city. He asked all the shops that might sell vegetables, and also asked around in the surrounding villages when they were harvesting vegetables.

He actually managed to collect quite a few fruit tree seedlings.

Father Liu kept an eye on the people who were reclaiming the land at home, and he made a detailed plan for the back mountain.

In the relatively less steep areas near the foot of the mountain, some plots of land were cleared, and space was left in the corners to plant mulberry trees. Mulberry trees can not only be used to eat mulberries, but also to raise silkworms.

As for orange trees and some other fruit trees, they are all planned to be planted on the hillside. The hillside has a high slope, and the land dug in the pits for planting can easily be lost to the low-lying land due to soil erosion.

Planting fruit trees on the hillside prevents soil erosion and does not waste land resources. In the future, we can also raise some free-range chickens on the hillside.

As orange trees and other fruit trees thrive on the hillside, their roots gradually penetrate deeper into the soil, like countless small hands tightly grasping the earth, effectively slowing down soil erosion caused by rainwater erosion.

When the rainy season comes, these trees act like a natural barrier, protecting the land below from erosion while also storing sufficient water and nutrients for themselves.

Over time, a staggered green barrier has gradually formed among the fruit trees, attracting many birds and insects to inhabit, forming a small but rich ecosystem.

These organisms move around among the fruit trees, helping to spread pollen and promoting pollination and fruiting. They also control the number of pests to a certain extent, reduce the use of pesticides, and make the entire orchard healthier and more sustainable.

Father Liu is very experienced in managing orchards. It only takes a little time to build a complete ecosystem. The orchard will gradually mature and the later maintenance will not be as troublesome as the early stage.

Free-range chickens and orchards complement each other. Free-range chickens forage freely under the fruit trees, not only eating the weeds and pests under the fruit trees, reducing the workload of manual weeding and pest control, but their feces also become natural organic fertilizer for the fruit trees, further promoting the growth of the fruit trees and improving the quality of the fruit.

At the same time, free-range chickens get more exercise and their meat is firmer and more delicious, so they are sure to be popular in the market.

When the time is right in the future, you can also consider setting up some simple rest areas and viewing platforms in the orchard to attract tourists from the surrounding areas to come for picking, sightseeing and leisure.

Visitors can pick fresh oranges here and experience the fun of farming, while enjoying the beautiful natural scenery and feeling the tranquility and harmony of nature.

At that time, we can combine these facilities and build a farmhouse. As long as it is promoted, it should be able to attract many guests to visit.

Everyone was busy in an orderly manner.

Time quickly came to late September.

The annual Mid-Autumn Festival reunion festival is here again.

This was the first Mid-Autumn Festival they had experienced since their arrival.

This time last year they were still fleeing famine.

Today they have a stable life.

Taking advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival and the arrival of Liu Qianxue and her sister, they made a lot of moon cakes of various kinds in advance and sold them in the shops in the capital.

Although their shop is not a specialized dim sum shop, the mooncakes they make are delicious.

The craft of making mooncakes has a long history, and the dynasty they lived in was no exception.