One person led four dogs, along the north and south streets of Caojiazhuang to the north of the village to the mountain, on the way to meet a few villagers, originally wanted to say hello to Cao Shujie, said a few words, but saw Daha, Erha with the dog's head, the dog's eyes aimed at them, all with a bit of danger, these villagers were so frightened that they retreated a few steps back, and Cao Shujie kept a safe distance.

"Oh woo!" Daha watched the 'enemy' retreat, its trademark cry rang out, as if to show off its pride.

Erha also followed the wolf howl of 'oh, oh, oh', and its two hind legs stood up, and its two front legs danced in the air, and then its two hind legs jumped forward and seemed to be dancing.

The two three-month-old Demu are actually not puppies.

Big Black weighs more than 30 pounds, Little Black is a little closer, but it is also more than 28 pounds, and both brothers are 40 centimeters tall, only one fist shorter than the two huskies.

Purely from the point of view of appearance, on the contrary, the two German pastors look more fierce and majestic.

The two brothers couldn't learn the tricks of Brother Da Ha and Brother Erha, but when they stood beside Cao Shujie, no one dared to approach him.

"Shujie, how did you raise four dogs that are so big?" Lu Jiakun said him.

Seeing the four dogs all looking at him, Lu Jiakun was so frightened that he wanted to go home and close the door, but he still said toughly: "Dogs, look at anything, and if you look at it again, you will be stoned to death." ”

When Cao Shujie saw him, he didn't puncture the fact that he was afraid, and called him uncle with a smile.

In terms of relationship, Lu Jiakun is Cao Shujie's uncle who sent Cao Shulun.

In Caojiazhuang, the relationship is so close.

From the south to the north, I dare not say that you can be related to each other from door to door, but more than half of the people can indeed be regarded as 'their own people'.

"Uncle, construction is going on on the mountain, I'll go over and have a look first." Cao Shujie said.

Lu Jiakun hurriedly waved his hand, as if he was prying him, and said, "Shujie, you go quickly, don't lead the four of them next time you come out, look weird." ”

"Okay." Cao Shujie agreed.

He didn't say that the four dogs 'don't bite', and if they didn't, he wouldn't keep them.

Even Cao Shujie was not satisfied with raising these four dogs.

After all the 117 acres of mountainous land just contracted are finished, it is necessary to plant pasture grass and breed pigs, cattle and sheep, these two pieces add up to more than 200 acres of land, and it will take a long time to patrol a circle.

He thought that if he had the chance, he would find a few more places.

……

When he came to the mountain, Cao Shujie saw that Chen Lei's people were still installing a drip irrigation system in the first phase.

Through this busy time, in fact, the renovation project is nearing completion.

Seeing Cao Shujie coming, Lu Beihai, the technician in charge of tracking the project, nodded politely to Cao Shujie and said hello.

"Boss Cao, you're here." Lu Beihai said with a smile.

Cao Shujie nodded and asked, "Lu Gong, how did you go?" ”

If it hadn't been for the rain, the project would have been completed long ago.

Lu Beihai pointed to a part of the southwest corner and said, "There is only that piece left, if you finish it, it will be over." ”

"When the time comes, Boss Cao will turn on the machine and try it to see how it works."

"Okay, call me when you're done." Cao Shujie said.

Cao Shujie did not enter the orchard, but walked along the path from the outside of the barbed wire fence towards the north.

As he passed by the old orchard, an even stronger scent of apples wafted in the wind, and he couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

He also told himself: "Go and see the construction first, and then come back later to pick a few apples and take them home to eat." ”

Four dogs pulled him in front, and as soon as he bypassed the barbed wire fence, Cao Shujie saw a new row of barbed wire fences erected to the north.

Cao Zhenggang is leading his eight men to install these guardrails.

Seeing Cao Shujie coming, Cao Zhenggang asked the others to do it first, he walked over and said to Cao Shujie: "Shujie, how about you install it like this?" ”

Cao Shujie looked along, the guardrail completely followed the cement stone pier, Cao Zhenggang was an old contractor, and he had no problem doing this work at all.

"Grandpa Zhenggang, I think it's good, by the way, I have one more thing." Cao Shujie pulled Cao Zhenggang and walked inside, he pointed to an area and said, "It's all hardened over there, build a cowshed." ”

"You're going to harden that big piece?" Cao Zhenggang felt that there was no need for that, he said: "You can make the place a little smaller and give the cow a place to rest temporarily." ”

Cao Shujie didn't listen to Cao Zhenggang's suggestion, he still did what he thought.

In fact, according to his plan, the area over there is not very large.

Xia Changhong also arranged for someone to stare at the construction here for a long time, Cao Shujie is now his big customer, and Xia Changhong doesn't want to lose this customer.

After Cao Shujie led the four dogs around the mountain, he came down the slope that had just compacted the foundation from the other side.

This was done by Tian Xinhua, who specializes in road and bridge projects, to first compact the ground and then lay the road.

The layout is almost the same as that of the south, with a sloping road leading from the halfway point to the bottom of the mountain, and a large turning platform is planned halfway up the mountain, which is used by vehicles to turn around.

In addition, the road to the north is more than a meter wider than the road to the south, reaching a width of 4.5 meters, which is enough for two cars to meet on the road.

After Tian Xinhua saw Cao Shujie, he subconsciously threw a cigarette at him, and then remembered that Cao Shujie is not a smoker now, and when he thought about taking the cigarette back, he noticed that Cao Shujie had put the cigarette on his ear very smoothly, which meant that he accepted the cigarette.

Tian Xinhua stepped on the paved road under his feet, and he said, "Boss Cao, how about the quality of this road?" ”

"Can you run a sports car now?" Cao Shujie asked him.

Tian Xinhua shook his head on the spot and said: "It's no problem to ride electric cars and electric tricycles, but it's definitely not okay to run cars now." ”

"How long does it take to be able to run a car?" Cao Shujie pointed to the scene of more than 20 people turning over the land and said: "I want to replace the people as soon as possible and let the bulldozer drive up, so that it will be faster." ”

"That's going to take a week." Tian Xinhua said.

When Cao Shujie heard this time, he nodded and said, "That's okay, it's not very long." ”

However, there is not much ground left to be sorted out, Cao Shujie is very suspicious that the 117 acres of mountainous land will have been sorted out in a week, if the efficiency is faster, it will take less than a week, the ground can be processed, and there will be no engineering vehicles at that time.

After Cao Shujie took the four dogs on the mountain, he began to return home.

Passing by the old orchard, he went in and picked a few apples to bring with him.

I was still wondering if I should call the customers who came to pick kiwifruit before?

But the apples of these two acres of land seem to be a bit insufficient.

Who to call? Not to call anyone, this has become a science again.

When various thoughts collided in his heart, Cao Jie had already returned home with the apple.

As soon as he entered the door, he shouted, "Mom, I'm back." ”

"You'll come back when you come back, what are you doing?" Wang Yuelan didn't bother to talk about her son, and when her eyes fell on her son's hand, she was a little puzzled: "What are you doing with apples?" ”

"Mom, this is the apple I just picked in the orchard, this time it's ripe, bring it back for you to taste, I think it's delicious."

"Really? That's what I remember. Wang Yuelan didn't believe it.

After Cao Shujie washed all the apples, he gave one to his mother and one to his wife.

When it was Mengmeng's turn, the little guy also stretched out his hands to hold the apple and gnaw it, but Cao Shujie knew that she couldn't eat it at all, and was even easy to get stuck by the apple peel, so he said with a smile: "Mengmeng, Dad squeezed apple juice for you, do you want to drink it?" ”

"Drink." Meng Meng said very simply.

Hearing his daughter say this, Cao Shujie went to find a knife, peeled the apple, and cut it into small cubes, and then asked his wife where was the juicer they brought back from the capital?

"It should be under the cupboard, you go over and take a look." Cheng Xiaolin wasn't quite sure if she was put there?

Since coming back, their family of three is not as particular about eating as when they were in the capital, like all kinds of fruits, they basically don't squeeze juice and drink, just eat them, but have a different feeling.

Wang Yuelan didn't take the apple her son gave her to heart, but when she came back after getting something, her eyes were different when she saw her son remove the apple skin and cut the flesh into apple pieces.

"Shujie, is this really an apple from our orchard on the mountain?" Wang Yuelan asked.

Cao Shujie nodded: "This can still be fake." ”

But he then said: "However, I am different from the planting method you have explored with experience before, and I now use a more scientific and optimized planting management plan, instead of using paper bags or plastic bags to cover apples, long-term exposure to sunlight, and higher sugar content." ”

It seems that this is the case, Wang Yuelan thought carefully, in previous years, when they planted apples, they began to harvest at the end of August.

But now it's October, and the batch of apples that my son planted was two months later than the normal fruiting apples.

During these two months, the apples hang on the trees, continue to absorb nutrients, and also enjoy longer hours of sunlight.

In this way, the sweetness of this batch of apples has been increased by at least two notches.

Wang Yuelan asked him: "Shujie, the apples in the orchard should be harvested this year, when are you going to sell them?" ”

"Mom, I haven't thought about it yet." Cao Shujie shook his head, he went to find a juicer.

It didn't take long for Cao Shujie to come back with a juicer.

This is a dark green base juicer, which looks more stocky compared to a regular juicer.

After turning on the power, Cao Shujie scalded the cup with hot water, then put the diced apples into the cup, and then buckled it upside down on the base of the juicer, pressed the switch with his hand, and the sound of the humming motor turning at high speed sounded.

Meng Meng saw this scene, and she was very much looking forward to it.

Seeing that the flesh in the cup was all crushed, and there were many sticking to the walls of the cup, Meng Meng was even happier.

She jumped up and shouted, "Oh, I can drink apple juice, I'm so happy." ”

The girl is happy, and Cao Shujie is also very happy.

That night, when Cao Jianguo came back, Cao Shujie handed him another apple that he hadn't eaten yet: "Dad, you can also taste the apples in the orchard." ”

Cao Jianguo smiled, and he said a little proudly: "I have eaten several in the orchard, you can eat them." ”

"You old man, you don't know anything about it, you haven't sold it yet, you secretly ate it first, why are you so unproductive." Wang Yuelan said him.

Cao Jianguo disdains to take care of his wife.

After lulling Meng Meng to sleep at night, Cao Shujie and the two of them sat on the bed, discussing the sales of apples.

Cao Shujie said his thoughts, but Cheng Xiaolin asked him: "Can it work?" You call the people who pick kiwifruit, are they willing to come? ”

"It should be about the same." Cao Shujie said.

Cheng Xiaolin glanced at him: "This is a very serious matter, don't be so unsure?" ”

Hearing his wife say this, Cao Shujie slapped her directly: "It's okay if you are fierce during the day, it is difficult for me to clean you up when someone else is there, and you are so capable at night, who gave you the confidence?" ”

"Ouch!"

Cheng Xiaolin was suddenly attacked, she was completely defenseless, her buttocks were a little throbbing, this was okay, she immediately pounced to take revenge.

It's a pity that this action is undoubtedly a sheep into the wolf pen, and he sent it to the door.

Cao Shujie is still polite, you must let her know how powerful she is, otherwise the status of this family will be lower and lower in the future.

On this night, the murderous spirit overflowed, and in the end, both men were defeated.

……

On the morning of the second day, Cao Shujie was about to go out to walk his dog when he received a strange phone call.

Looking at the unfamiliar number, which is not local, Cao Shujie wondered, who is this?

He hung up the phone, but then the other party called again, still the same mobile phone number.

"Kind of interesting, huh?" Cao Shujie thought to himself.

He was leading four dogs on a leash with one hand, and the other was still answering the phone.

Then I heard the other party introduce himself: "Hello Mr. Cao, I was introduced by Mr. Cao Zhen." ”

"Cao Zhen?" Cao Shujie only felt that his teeth hurt, this deception is too simple, who are you looking for, just talk about him.

Cao Shujie said: "I'm really embarrassed, I do have a friend named Cao Zhen, but he has already gone to Xinjiang, next time you want to call to cheat money, ask clearly."

On the other side of the phone was Zuo Le, who heard Cao Shujie say this, and quickly clarified his identity.

Cao Shujie never expected that he would have such an experience on the train?

What Cao Shujie didn't expect was that this person named Zuo Le got off the train early, just so that he could come over in time to meet him and chat.

This left Cao Shujie speechless.

He finally said: "You come to Caojiazhuang, I will wait for you in the north of Caojiazhuang." ”

"Okay, Mr. Cao, I'll be there later." Zuo Le said to Cao Shujie on the phone.

(End of chapter)