Li Shuangqi pulled the cart in front, and his wife Meng Qingxiu pushed it behind, and along the way, from time to time, villagers who were busy in the fields greeted the couple curiously. At first, the villagers thought that the fertilizer they pulled was bought by the village collective, but when they learned that they had bought it privately, they all showed envy.

From time to time, there are villagers who are close to each other, and Li Shuangqi is close to each other, thinking about whether they can buy a bag and a half from the two of them.

Li Liang ate the breakfast made by his grandmother, Li Hao couldn't wait to pull Li Liang to the back mountain to find the wild pigeon nest he found yesterday, and his cousin Li Yin also chased after their butts and followed them into the mountain. In Li Liang's memory, he is very familiar with this mountain, when he was a child, he grew up in his grandmother's house, and his uncle Li Shuangyuan often played in the mountain with a few of their little children, digging birds' nests, picking mushrooms, digging bamboo shoots, collecting firewood, catching pheasants, and doing everything.

Although the weather is hot, but when you enter the mountain, the temperature seems to drop several degrees, and from time to time there is a mountain breeze blowing, which is very comfortable on the body. Li Hao took Li Liang to the tree where the bird's nest was hidden, which was a tall camphor tree, and the bird's nest was hidden in a thick branch about 10 meters above the ground.

Li Hao was about to climb the tree, but was stopped by Li Liang: "Haohao, forget it, wild pigeons generally don't return to their nests during the day, and you can't catch them if you climb up! ”

In the mountains and forests at the beginning of August, there are not many interesting and delicious things, loquat and peach are already in season, wild persimmons, chestnuts, oranges and grapefruit are not yet ripe, and the only thing that can be eaten may be wild pears and wild peaches, but the taste is average. There are also wild kiwi fruits on the mountain, which do not ripen until September or October.

Li Liang, Li Hao, and Li Yin found a wild peach tree, the tree is not high, and there are a few sparse peaches on it, some of which are still green, and some of the peach mouths are slightly red, Li Liang climbed the tree and picked a few reddish peaches and threw them to Li Hao and Li Yin under the tree.

A few years after the package production arrived at home in the previous life, about 85 years ago, Li Liang's second uncle Li Shuangzhi contracted this mountain forest under the guidance of his uncle Li Shuangyan, and planted Camellia oleifera trees. However, Li Shuangyang's dedication is limited, and he did not take advantage of the situation to develop and expand the camellia industry, and he is always satisfied with the life of small wealth.

Li Liang observed the topography of the whole mountain, this mountain is sunny, the slope is not large, and the soil is red and yellow soil, which is indeed very suitable for planting Camellia oleifera. Li Liang found a small piece of wild Camellia oleifera trees in the mountain, which is hanging with green fruits, the green fruits of this wild Camellia oleifera tree are not large, and the oil yield is not high.

After a while with Li Hao and Li Yin in the back mountain, the three of them returned home. Li Shuangzhi and his family have returned, and 16 bags of fertilizer are piled up in Li Hao's room, and in order to prevent moisture, they are also padded with wooden boards and plastic sheets.

"Liangzi, thanks to you this time, our family not only bought 800 kilograms of fertilizer, but the price is dozens of yuan cheaper than the market!" Aunt Meng Qingxiu said gratefully.

"Auntie, it's all your own family, don't be so polite!" Li Liang said, "But you buy so much fertilizer, can you use it up this year?"

"If you can't use it up this year, you can use it next year, and this thing won't spoil!" Li Shuangzhi said, "Moreover, we are also going to give a few packs to Li Hao's grandmother's family." ”

Listening to what her husband said, Meng Qingxiu smiled, and Meng Qingxiu was very helpful to her husband for being able to think of her mother's family. Being able to help her mother's family buy a few bags of fertilizer, Meng Qingxiu's position in the eyes of her mother's family will be more stable.

"Second uncle, did the tea oil you sent to my family in the past be squeezed from the wild tea tree fruit in the back mountain?" Li Liang found an entry point and asked Li Shuangzhi about Camellia oleifera. Every winter, Li Shuangyang will send a bucket of tea oil to Li Liang's family.

"Yes, how about it, the tea oil stir-fry tastes good, do you want to eat it again, there is still a pot at home, and you will take it back when you get home!" Li Shuangzhi said generously.

At present, the consumption of camellia oil is relatively niche, and for most people, it is good to be able to eat lard boiled with fatty meat slices, and they do not have the luxury of eating healthily at all. But the common people also know the benefits of eating camellia oil, especially camellia oil can also be used externally to treat trauma. Taking an appropriate amount of tea oil and applying it to the affected area can treat burns, scabies, dermatitis, eczema, and prevent chapped skin. The entire camellia oil market will continue to grow with the improvement of China's economic and social level (for example, when the author was a child, he always kept a bottle of camellia oil at home for external use).

"Second uncle, some time ago I saw in the supply and marketing cooperatives in the county that tea oil is now selling well, and people in the city who have the conditions will buy a bottle to eat occasionally at home or prepare to treat skin problems such as burns, scabies, dermatitis, and eczema. Li Liang weaved a white lie and continued, "Second uncle, if the land is contracted to the household in the future, I think you can contract this back mountain to plant camellia trees!"

At this time, Li Liang's grandfather Li Chengxi walked in from outside the house with a cup of tea, he heard Li Liang's suggestion, his eyes lit up, and he said: "Erzhu, Liangzi's suggestion is good, a camellia tree is planted, it will bear fruit after three or five years, and it will always bear fruit for decades in the future." As the saying goes, ten years of trees, in the future, they will not have to worry about eating and drinking when they grow up!"

Li Chengxi, a retired township school teacher, has a long-term view, and planting trees is indeed a matter of long-term returns than long-term investment, especially planting cash crops such as camellia trees. In later generations, several southern provinces had large or small camellia oil manufacturers, relying on this business to develop and grow.

"Then I'll find an opportunity to say hello to the village party secretary and director first. Li Shuangzhi said.

"Second uncle, you'd better find an opportunity to invite Secretary Wei to dinner, and call the village party secretary and the director together. Li Liang came up with an idea.

This is a good method, Li Liang has just saved Long Shaoyun, and for the time being, he is equivalent to a full favorability in Wei Yucai. Do this well while you are still in the honeymoon period, otherwise it will not be so easy to talk after a few years when Wei Yucai is transferred. Li Shuangqi is not a pedantic person, he nodded in approval.

"Second uncle, since you want to do this, I suggest you go to several surrounding towns and villages to inquire and see where the Camellia oleifera trees have more fruiting rate and large oil yield! I just observed in the back mountain, the quality of the wild Camellia oleifera trees in this mountain forest is not very good, if you want to plant it, you must plant it better!" Li Liang said.

"Is this tree going to be cut down then?" asked Li Shuangzhi.

"That's not necessary, when the time comes, you can cut some branches from high-quality camellia trees and graft them, so that you don't have to wait for years to bear fruit. Li Liang said, "If you don't know grafting technology, you can invite the agricultural technicians from the township agricultural technology station to come over, and I believe they will!"