Leisurely mountain village

"Let's see. At the end of the year, we'll slaughter two of these pigs and send some meat over to them. Let them name their price. If it's a good deal, we'll raise more; if not, we'll just forget about it. It's not worth the effort," Ye Huan decided.

"Also, Grandpa, is there anyone in the village who's free? I'd like to hire a couple to watch over the livestock and orchards on the back hill. It'll cost 3500 a month. Do you think that's okay?"

"Well, your Uncle Dajun, he's disabled and retired from the army. Although his legs are a bit weak, he can walk without any problems. He hasn't been able to go out to work much these past few years, but he can manage. Also, your Sixteenth Uncle, he's all alone, hardworking, and strong. He used to run in the mountains with us." Grandpa thought for a moment and gave the two of them the gifts.

“Okay, I’ll ask them if they’re willing after we finish eating.” Ye Huan nodded.

"You go about your business, I'll go ask. It's not good for you to say," Grandpa said, tapping the table.

“Okay,” Ye Huan thought for a moment and agreed to her grandfather’s request.

"Mom, if you're too busy, just hire a couple more people to help. Don't worry about spending money; money isn't something you can save up for," Ye Huan said, worried that her mother might get tired.

"Okay, I'll take another look." Mom didn't object. Picking vegetables early every morning and tending to the vegetable garden during the day was indeed a bit too much for her, after all, her family didn't have just a few acres of land.

The vegetable garden covers a full twelve acres, and the rice paddy covers ten acres. This autumn, we planted all of them with those foreign seeds that my son gave us.

Ye Huan planned to use this opportunity to replace all the ingredients in his home with those produced in his space, which would be good for his family's health. He dared not sell the ingredients from his space, fearing that something might happen and someone would take them away to study them.

He won't sell until he's invincible; safety first. He'll survive until he's invincible.

After lunch, Mom and Bai Jie went for a nap. Dad doesn't have to get up early now and has nothing to do, so he took a nap. He will go to work in the fields with Mom in the afternoon.

Grandpa went to find someone for Ye Huan. Ye Huan was afraid of disturbing the family's afternoon nap, so he specifically instructed the construction team that they could start work later in the afternoon. Basically, the workers didn't arrive until after 2:30 pm.

Ye Huan had reached an agreement with the construction team boss that once the gazebo in his yard was finished, he would go and build houses for Bai Jie and Grandpa Da Hu. Bai Jie's house would consist of three brick and tile houses plus a yard, with a kitchen and a utility room in the front yard, and a toilet and bathroom in the back yard.

The two of them, mother and daughter, had enough space. Grandpa Dahu's house was a small two-story building. When Grandpa Dahu heard that his grandson wanted to stay there when he came back, he asked Ye Huan to tell the construction team to build a small two-story building.

The construction team boss was overjoyed to have received two more jobs and assured Ye Huan that he would do them perfectly. He had already gone to measure the land and find someone to draw up the design plans.

As for the renovation of Ye Huan's home, after asking about his requirements, the boss said he could do it. Anyway, it wasn't a major renovation, just a simple refurbishment, mainly involving relieving some tiles in certain areas.

He estimated it would take at most half a month. As for Bai Jie's house, he expected it would be ready to move in by the Chinese New Year. Grandpa Da Hu's house would be done after the New Year. So he entrusted everything to this construction team. So far, the team members seemed nice, honest, and not cunning.

In addition, he plans to build a safe house in the orchard behind the mountain, so that he can stay there when he has nothing to do. It doesn't need to be too big, just big enough to fit a bed and a desk.

Imagine lighting a solitary lamp in the wind and rain, brewing a pot of tea, surfing the internet, reading a book, and playing with your pet dog. How peaceful that would be!

He had also chosen a location, at the top of the small hill in the orchard. The land was large enough to build a house, but he didn't need that. He just wanted one of the small houses he had mentioned earlier.

Of course, adding a small bathroom/toilet nearby would make it even more complete; he doesn't have the habit of pooping under a big tree.

In short, it shouldn't be too big, just enough to keep out the wind and rain, small and warm. Oh, and add a fireplace, perfect.

The project was also handed over to the boss. Upon hearing the requirements, the boss said, "Apart from the foundation needing to be deeper and the materials needing to be sufficient to prevent storms, everything else is simple. Once your renovation is finished, I'll send two people over. It'll be quick, don't worry."

"Okay~ Make sure to use plenty of materials, including the steel reinforcement mesh outside the doors and windows. Use the thick kind, don't skimp on the cost." Although Ye Huan is no longer afraid of wild animals, he won't cut corners on the necessary materials. It's just a safe house, it won't cost much.

The money spent on a toilet in a big city could probably turn this safe house into a doomsday fortress.

After agreeing on everything with the boss, he took Jingjing out to play. The video of the wild boar in the mountains last time went viral, but his precious Ye Huan didn't show it to them. He knew better than to flaunt his wealth.

He has 5 followers now, but why do only a few dozen or a hundred people watch his live streams? He doesn't understand, and he doesn't care. He just wants to do whatever he wants.

With Jingjing by her side, Xiaotangyuan and Xiaohua arrived shortly after. Well, Ye Huan became the kindergarten principal again. So, with two children, two dogs, and a wolf, Ye Huan had the two little girls each carry a small red bucket to go fishing for crayfish in the ditch.

In rural areas, few people buy crayfish; they usually fish for them themselves or catch them in the river. However, Ye Huan had two children with her, so she decided to fish for them, which would also be a good opportunity to livestream.

After finding a shady spot under a big tree, Ye Huan gave each of the two girls a homemade shrimp fishing rod, which was just a bamboo pole with a line attached and a piece of wild goat liver tied to it.

Then another one of those small fishing nets came along, so I ignored them, cast my line at three different spots, found the right angle, set up my phone, and started live streaming.

"Holy crap, this streamer is really capricious. Last time he just started fishing without warning, what's going on today?"

"Hey, two little pink babies, are they fishing for lobsters?"

"What an adorable doll!"

Ye Huan didn't go over to check. In just a short while, his live stream had over 100 viewers, much better than last time.

Experienced tourists, knowing the streamer's character, would recommend him to later visitors.

"This streamer is a complete idiot. He doesn't look at the screen, he doesn't interact with the audience, he just wants to have fun on his own."

Then the number of viewers in the live stream increased from over 100 to over 500, but those 500-plus people watched with great interest as three people fished for lobsters.

The key point is that Ye Huan had a bad day, suffering a humiliating defeat. He only caught a dozen or so crayfish in half an hour with three rods. If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad.

However, under the watchful eyes of netizens in the live stream, Jingjing and Xiaotangyuan, two toddlers whose combined age is less than seven, filled two small red buckets with fish in half an hour.

Netizens were stunned, "Wow, what a treasure trove this is! I want to go!"

"Has no one noticed how creepy the streamer is? He's not even as good as those two little kids."

"Haha, he even blushed during the live stream, that's funny."