After pondering in Zheng's house for a while, Huaizi and Chrysanthemum returned home, thinking that there were still some details to be modified today and did not tell Chrysanthemum, so he asked Grape to put paper and pen on the table of the Eight Immortals, and he explained them to Chrysanthemum one by one.

Zhang Dazhuan arranged for Huaizi's uncles to rest, and also came over to listen to Huaizi; Shallot and Chestnut refused to go to sleep, and leaned on the bench to play with the wooden block on the table, while the grapes watched them and the cherry boiled water in the kitchen.

The flickering flames in the oil lamp illuminated the faces of the family, whether bright or dark, but their expressions were full of hope.

Huaizi pinched a tube of quills, clicked on a drawing, and said to the chrysanthemum: "Here, where the two mountains meet, dig a river according to the topography and lead to the valley below." A pond is also dug in the valley, and the exit is detoured from this side to connect to the fish pond outside the mountain. The original ravine was too shallow, and if it rained heavily, the torrent would not be able to flow down. ”

"The sunny slopes of the hill are planted with oak trees; The soil on this hillside was too thin and dry, so pine trees were planted; In the shade, near the valley, green bamboo is planted in the lower places; All the honeysuckle near the wall is planted, so that Doctor Qin and them can collect some medicinal herbs......"

Chrysanthemum looked at Huaizi's solemn and focused expression, and her face was a little rough because of her busyness recently, and she apologized in her heart: she hadn't been to this barren mountain and wasteland for a long time, sitting at home, thinking about a place, and telling him about her fantasies, he was busy helping Zhang Luo, and the unreasonable places were changed after coming back at night to explain to her, and turning her fantasies into reality little by little.

"Brother Huaizi, this is pretty good. Hearing you say so well, I want to go and see it. Why don't I go with you tomorrow and have a look? I haven't even seen this mountain since I bought it. ”

Huaizi glanced at her disapprovingly and said, "What are you going to see?" It's still a barren mountain right now, what's there to see? All of what I said was only done by someone else, and it hasn't been done yet. Besides, the people who work there are all men. There's no taboo about talking and acting, you shouldn't go to a place like that. ”

Zhang Dazhuan listened with relish, while constantly picking up dried bamboo shoots and soybeans from the plate in front of him to eat, which is a chrysanthemum dried bamboo shoots and soybeans together and boiled into five flavors. Then dry it for the baby to make snacks.

When he heard Huaizi say this, he interjected: "Chrysanthemum, that place is very messy, and there is nothing to see." Even if you get it right, it's not much to look at. It will take two years for the tree and the bamboo to grow before they have some appearance. ”

Ho sat next to him. Holding his chin with his hand, seeing that he kept eating, he slapped his hand and said, "At night, you eat so much, this thing smells heavy, go back and pour a stomach of water, and you still can't sleep?" It's like a baby! ”

Zhang Dazhuan laughed twice. Clapped his hands and stopped eating, but asked Chrysanthemum with great interest: "Chrysanthemum, what do you want to raise on that mountain?" You can't just plant oak trees. Harvest acorns and feed them to the pigs, right? That's too much. Is it possible to raise chickens in the woods? ”

Seeing his curious look, Chrysanthemum couldn't help but smile and said, "Dad, it's not unusual to say it, can't you wait and see it?" In this way, I am looking forward to something in my heart, and I am also energetic in my work. ”

He Shi glanced at him and said to Chrysanthemum: "Sensei told him that he turned around and showed off to others, and he knew all the villages that were shouting." ”

Zhang Dazhuan didn't ask anymore, and said that the newly planted oak saplings in the field this year have all appeared, and the ones planted last year have grown a few feet high. It's just that the number is not much, and I'm afraid there won't be much left after planting the mountains near the bamboo garden, otherwise I can plant some barren mountains this year.

Huaizi tidied up and smiled: "What's the hurry?" So many mountains, that can be opened in a moment and a half? Planting trees is one, and the soil must also be improved slowly. ”

Zhang Dazhuan hurriedly said: "The soil on this mountain is actually not bad. It is a layer of hard soil lumps on the surface of the stone shell, and it is deeper down, all of which are loess. ”

Huaizi nodded and said, "So it takes time to clean it up slowly, first dig the tree pit, fill it with fertilizer, plant the tree, and then slowly get rid of the stone shell." It will take a few years to finish. ”

A few people talked, chuckling and whispering, which was a little hazy in the quiet night, and made people sleep.

Chrysanthemum suddenly didn't hear the sound of chestnuts and shallots for a long time, turned her head to see, the two little babies were already dozing, still holding a square wooden block in their little hands, the five fingers were loosened, the wooden block slid down, and the head was also holding on little by little, and the eyes were hazy and couldn't open.

Grape also noticed that the two were dozing off, afraid that they would fall, so he reached out to support his armpit and silently signaled to Chrysanthemum to carry them to sleep.

Chrysanthemum nodded, and was about to get up to help carry them to sleep, when suddenly a terrible cry came from outside the house, hearing the cold hairs on the people's bodies, the chestnuts were startled, opened their eyes suddenly, came back to their senses, wiped the saliva from the corners of their mouths with the back of their hands, and said to the shallot: "Sister, your pig?" Bring it, feed it and eat it. ”

This baby, still thinking about the game he just played, grabbed the wooden block that fell off the table, with the word "vegetable" engraved on it, and urged the shallot to bring the pig.

Shallot was also awakened, his mouth was deflated twice, he wanted to cry, but when he heard his brother ask, he half-squinted his eyes, and agreed with some cowardice, and handed the "pig" in his hand to the chestnut. She doesn't have her brother's energy, and she can't support it anymore.

He was busy patting Shallot on the back, worried that she would be frightened, and scolded: "This dead cat has been howling all night." Last night, it was called in the middle of the night, and it was so noisy that people couldn't sleep. His father, go and get rid of it, this voice sounds weird, and it's not good to scare the babies. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the next door crying loudly who didn't know whether it was a green mountain or a cucumber, and then heard Zheng Changhe's voice chasing the cat: "At night, even the birds don't call, just listen to your howl." If you don't get out of the way if you bring a man here, what's it called? ”

It turned out that two cats were barking outside, and the sound was like a child's cry.

Chrysanthemum couldn't help but laugh when she heard her father scolding the cat like a scolding person.

Zhang Dazhuan said to the shallot: "Don't be afraid, the cat is barking." Wait for grandpa and grandpa to take it away. After that, he went out to catch the cat.

Huaizi rolled up the drawings in his hand, picked up the shallots and said with a smile: "Girl, let's stop playing." Go to bed. Get up tomorrow morning and feed the pigs. ”

The family washed up and slept without mentioning it.

Of course, the transformation of thousands of acres of barren mountains can not be achieved overnight, into March, the people who help will gradually leave, they also have to fertilize the winter wheat grass, and then they will be busier, planting miscellaneous grains, planting seedlings, cutting wheat, will be busy until the winter.

Huaizi led the tenants and hired laborers until April, when they were about to plant seedlings, and cleared out a barren hill of 500 acres, but the 50 acres of mountain land next to the bamboo garden he bought earlier were all planted with oak trees and some fruit trees.

"Brother Huaizi, the forest here is called Oak Garden, so you can't tell the difference between 'this wasteland' and 'that wasteland'."

In the afternoon, chrysanthemums led shallots, acacia seeds led chestnuts, and grapes led small wells, walking on a two-meter-wide gravel mountain road, while browsing the scenery on both sides of the road.

To the west is a bamboo garden for raising chickens, which has been surrounded by a blue brick courtyard wall; To the east is a freshly planted oak forest, among which there are also bamboo, and there are also some fruit trees such as peaches, apricots, plums, chestnuts, etc., which are of uneven height and have not yet grown.

Huaizi nodded and said, "It's okay." Although there are all kinds of trees in this forest, and bamboo is also planted, there are still more oak trees, so it is appropriate to call it 'Oak Garden'. Chrysanthemum, you see, in the middle - where the bamboo is planted, let's cover the yard there. It's not very high, and it's easy to go down the mountain. ”

He stomped on the ground under his feet, and said, "This road goes straight up and down, and it's okay for people to walk, but if the carriage goes down the mountain, it's not good, it's easy to slip." When the time comes, build another road from the garden, and lead diagonally to the bottom of the mountain, and you will not be afraid. ”

Chrysanthemum praised her for her thoughtfulness and always being able to perfect her ideas.

Chestnut heard the sound of water on the side of the road, took Huaizi's hand, and had to go over to take a look, "Dad, catch the fish." ”

Chrysanthemum turned her head to look at the side of the road, there was a ravine, the big stone had sat on it when she came to look for Huaizi last year, and she could hear the sound of the stream, and the valley of "Qingquan Stone Upstream" automatically appeared in front of her.

She said to Huaizi, "Go down and wash your hands." I remember the water was good. Grapes, hold on to the well, don't fall. ”

Xiao Jing'er, who had a flat head and a flat head, grinned and said loudly: "Don't be afraid! He also said to the shallot, "Sister, I'll take you!" ”

Chrysanthemum couldn't help but smile and motioned for them to go down first.

Huaizi stumbled and dragged them down to the bottom of the stream, and sure enough, the mountain spring was clear, and the shallow water slid over the pebbles, running happily down the mountain. He found a flat place for the babies to squat down and play.

Looking at the cold green kudzu vines and lush grass and wild vegetables hanging on the stone walls of the ravines, Chrysanthemum secretly praised, she liked such a cold stream. Wandering around, I found a large cluster of gardenias on the gentle slope of the upper reaches, which had already produced small blue and blue flower bones.

Grape eyes are sharp, and he also found this gardenia, "Young grandma, look at that gardenia, it's so big!" Shall we dig it up and plant it in the yard? ”

Huaizi turned her head to look at the chrysanthemum, thinking that she would definitely say yes, so she thought about what to use to dig miles?

Chrysanthemum smiled: "It's blooming well here, let's insist on moving it, it's too domineering." Besides, this land belongs to our family, where are we going? Let it grow here, move it back, and come back to see it often. ”

Huaizi smiled and threw it away, and the grapes wondered: Didn't the young grandmother want to get everything home and plant it? Why are you kind again?

Seeing her strange, Chrysanthemum smiled and said, "Grape, I'll teach you to recite a poem, 'The stream is lonely, and it blooms and falls'." You see this ravine is quiet, few people come, this gardenia peanut is here, open and fall, although no one has seen it, how comfortable it is! ”

Puzzled, Grape asked, "Didn't we see it today?" ”

Chrysanthemum didn't talk to her about this, and taught Shallot to recite this poem to play, and Huaizi looked at them with a smile on the side, her eyes soft.