Back at the house at the bottom of the mountain, everyone was very tired, and after resting, Chen Wenhui and her two brothers came to greet their parents. Chen Wenhui said to her mother: "Mother, can we dress up the mountain and make it look good, it's not fun." When the Bai family heard this, he came to the spirit, yes, it doesn't matter if the mountain is not beautiful, you can manage it. Chen Yuanheng is also energetic, the children of the family know a little bit of knowledge about arranging the house and stacking the mountains to build momentum, but it is usually not his turn to play as a concubine, and now he has his own mountain and grange, of course, he must arrange it well. Chen Yuanheng immediately ordered to call Chen Cai's housekeeper to come, and instructed the maid to prepare pen and ink to serve.

After a while, the pen and ink and Chen Cai arrived. Chen Yuanheng and Chen Cai talked about it, and they wanted to arrange these two hills. Chen Cai also smiled and said: "Master, those two mountains are not bad, but there are too many miscellaneous trees, you can cut down some miscellaneous trees, plant fruit trees, and plan the path, and it can basically be done." Bai Shi was very happy when he heard this: "Big housekeeper, I think the hills next to it are not bad, and several hills are also surrounded by a small lake, can you buy them all." Chen Cai said: "Those hills are cheap and tight. The climate in the south of the Yangtze River is warm, and the land can be planted for two seasons, so the locals pay attention to buying land and buying real estate, and the hill will not become, if there is a production, it is good, and the hill like this is full of miscellaneous trees is not valued, and it is very cheap. These hills and lakes belong to a rich man on the other side of the mountain. If you hear that our family buys it, you can give it away for free. Chen Yuanheng said: "In this case, you can talk to the person over there in a few days to buy it, and don't want him to give it away, how much it should be, we will give it to him." "Madame set aside some money to give Chen Cai." Bai said yes. Said to Chen Cai: "It just so happens that I still have the money to sell soybean oil in my hand, you look at the purchase of more connected mountains, and we will arrange them together." At this time, Chen Wenhui interjected and said: "Mother, I think the houses in the village are really simple, it is better to choose those timbers that can build houses and give some to the villagers to help them build some houses, so that they will look good." Chen Yuanheng was very pleased: "My daughter is kind-hearted, since you said it, Chen Cai will do it." Chen Cai also smiled and said to Chen Wenhui: "The girl is really a good person, these villagers are in a state of lack at the moment, so it is better to ask them to cut down trees and give them some wages, so that they also have money to get through the difficulties and build houses." Chen Wenhui was happy when she heard it, isn't this a cash-for-work. Chen Cai is really a talent. Bai said: "It's decided, Chen Cai, you buy a few more mountains and cut down all the miscellaneous trees." Let the tenants do it, let Li honestly take the lead, give them wages, and buy some fruit trees such as peaches, plums, and apricots to plant, and the floor heating in the south of the Yangtze River is still too late. The men cut down trees to earn money, and the women, old and weak, planted trees for us, paid us together, and then let them all build houses. Give them some big logs where they can build a house. The rest of the timber is sold, you estimate. Chen Cai lowered his head and thought for a while: "It is estimated that it will cost five hundred taels to buy these mountains and forests." If you cut down the big wood that is given to the villagers, you can sell it for two hundred taels. The money paid for the work, but it was enough to buy trees. Bai said: "That's good, I'll give you seven hundred taels of silver when you go home, and you can now pay your wages, and go back and sell the timber to settle the bill for me." Chen Cai agreed. Chen Wenhui said again: "Mother, I still want to eat bamboo shoots. Bai smiled and said, "You, you know how to be gluttonous." Chen Cai said: "The girl reminded the small ones, it takes three years for the peach and plum apricots to be planted, and the bamboo is planted in the following year, no, winter bamboo shoots can be produced, in addition to eating themselves, they can also make money." Chen Yuanheng was very proud: "I just said that my daughter is the smartest." Chen Wenjun was very surprised, his face was silent, but he thought in his heart: This girl of his own is really talented. First of all, fresh food, then soybean oil, to the restaurant, to this mountain forest. My sister seems to be a genius, so I'll have to listen to my sister's opinion more in the future.

Here, Chen Yuanheng and the Bai family discussed with Chen Cai about buying a mountain, but Chen Wenjun quietly pulled his sister and asked, "Sister, where did you know these things?" Chen Wenhui thought to herself, here, I was still thinking about changing my brother yesterday, and now is an opportunity. Chen Wenhui pretended to be very naïve: "I read it from the book." My brother knows, I don't like to read those books, I only like to read miscellaneous books, travelogues, and the like. But most of them still listen to the housekeeper when their mother deals with the affairs of the house. Chen Wenjun nodded and said, "Well, it seems that it's not enough to just read the books of sages, and miscellaneous books are also knowledge." I didn't expect that there was also knowledge in the small inner house. After hearing this, Chen Yuanheng turned around and said, "Jun'er, there must be a teacher in the threesome, that's what it means." Chen Wenjun hurriedly said: "What my father taught me is that the child used to think badly, and he must pay attention to the affairs around him in the future and take nature as a teacher." Bai Shi looked at the father and son and said, "Okay, now is not the time to study knowledge, let's see what is on the mountain first." On the other hand, Chen Wenlin, who had long been unable to understand the words of his brother and father, hurriedly said: "Yes, in my opinion, it is better to write more pomegranates, I like to eat pomegranates." Bai smiled and said: "You can eat as many pomegranates as you can grow in a huge mountain, if you like it, plant a few in this yard, it's enough." Chen Wenhui hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, it is better to plant grapes in the yard." ”

Chen Yuanheng, Bai's, and Chen Cai all agreed, and called Li Laoshi to write and draw on the paper together, and set down the things planted. Basically, there is a peach mountain, an orange mountain, a bamboo mountain, and the rest are planted with plums, apricots, loquats, plums, etc., so that there is a harvest all year round. In addition, the yard should also be planned, build a grape trellis, and plant fruit trees. Li Laoshi heard that there was still a salary for cutting wood and planting trees for the owner, and he also built a house for wood, so he was excited to lie down and kowtow. I sighed that I met a good owner.

In a place south of the Yangtze River, there are abundant products, and there are a lot of businessmen, and the county order wants to buy them, so the next day Chen Cai brought in merchants who sell fruit trees and merchants who collect timber, and these people are all contacted by the Bai family. Chen Yuanheng just took his children to the fields to watch the villagers plow. Chen Wenhui learned that these farmers planted the land and harvested it all in the sky, and did not know how to fertilize the land. There is a lot of water in the south of the river, and there are many river forks and ponds in the fields. Farmers don't have many poultry in their homes. Because chicks and the like are hard to get. It is all up to the hen to incubate the eggs. After a morning, when it was time for lunch, Chen Yuanheng led the children back to the inner house. Bai Shi has already cooked and is drinking tea. Seeing that everyone is back. Immediately ordered to eat.

After dinner, we rested as usual, and in the afternoon, the family went out for a walk in the fields. In the evening. Chen Wenhui said to Bai: "Mother, there are so many rivers and ponds in our Zhuangzi, why don't we raise some fish, ducks and geese?" As soon as the Bai clan heard this, he immediately sent someone to call Chen Cai and Li Laoshi. Chen Wenhui's words were said. Li honestly said: "This fish is easy. There are fish in the rivers and ponds, but there are not many of them. We don't dare to catch the fish of the owner. But there are others who steal fish. Ducks and geese are good, they can eat and lay eggs, but they have to buy seedlings. Bai Shi was also worried when he heard this, managing these is indeed a problem. Chen Wenjun listened, and said to Chen Wenhui with a smile: "Little sister, this is going to test you, if you can solve it, I will give you a good inkstone, if you can't solve it, you will have to make me clothes." Chen Wenhui has already begun to learn to write, and has long been in love with the lapis lazuli inkstone of the eldest brother. Hearing this, he was overjoyed and asked, "Is it the lapis lazuli inkstone?" Chen Wenjun said: "It turns out that you have taken a fancy to my lapis lazuli inkstone." That's the old one I used, how can it be good for you, I also have a piece that my grandfather gave me, the Peach Blossom Venus inkstone, which is very suitable for girls, and the appearance is much better than lapis lazuli. I've never been willing to use it, so I'll just use it as a lottery object. Chen Wenhui was very moved when she heard it, and said: "Actually, it's very simple, let's pick a few stable households, who can raise ducks, can raise fish, and package out the pond slices, fish fry, duck fry are ours, a year has passed, let them bid, see how many fish and ducks and geese can be produced, and the highest price will be won." Then there was someone to take care of it, and there were fish to eat. Bai and Chen Yuanheng glanced at each other, and were amazed at how their daughter was so transparent about management. Chen Wenjun was very happy to hear it, and his sister really didn't disappoint him. Chen Wenhui also said: "In fact, tenants can also be allowed to raise more cattle, pigs, sheep and the like. You see the front and back of the house, overgrown with weeds, wasted, raise some pigs, sheep can eat grass, pig manure, sheep manure can fertilize the land, raise more cattle can help them plough the land, so save time, can do chores, but raise livestock, more income. Our land yields a great harvest, and the harvest is good, but it is a good thing for both pairs. Chen Cai on the side said: "No, the girl's method is very good, last time in the oil mill to let the pigs, really those pigs eat bean dregs grow quickly, usually raise a pig to two or even three years before slaughter, I see that these pigs who eat bean dregs can be slaughtered at the end of the year." Those pig manure Li honestly asked people to pick the fertile land in the village, so our crops are better than those in the border villages. Chen Wenjun was taken aback, he didn't expect that those dung that is usually disgusting when he looks at it would be so useful, and he didn't expect that his sister, a quiet and beautiful little girl, would pay attention to these pickles? Thing. Today, I have grown up again, but this peach blossom Venus inkstone is not a loss.

Bai Shi said to Li honestly: "Did you hear the girl's words? I think it's a good idea. So be it. You go and talk to the tenants, and tomorrow you will claim the fish in the pond against the scale book. Then buy some pigs, cows, and sheep to feed them. When they are raised, they will be sold directly to the house, and we will only recover the cost of buying children, so that they can have a lot of income, and our restaurant will not worry about not being able to buy meat. Li honestly replied, "I heard it." The girl's idea was good, so that we could go up to the mountains to work, and we could raise fish and ducks, and we would not be afraid of famine again. Bai Shi said to Chen Cai again: "Tomorrow, you will go to the dealers who sell fish fry and chicken, duck and goose fry, and tell them that as long as the things are good and the prices are affordable, we will patronize them every year." Chen Cai hurriedly agreed. Li Laoshi happily went down with Chen Cai. After staying for two days, the Chen family returned to the city.