Druid's Country Retirement

Chapter 449 Returning to the Village
In late autumn and October, the forest area welcomes the most colorful season of the year.

Li Hongbing drove the Delica along the mountain road, enjoying the cool breath of autumn and admiring the natural wonders of the colorful mountains along the way.

The mountains and forests are rich in color under the sunlight, and the mountains and fields are filled with trees and grass, which is magnificent and magnificent, forming a series of beautiful autumn scenery.

It’s still more comfortable in the mountains.

There is no endless document to sign, no endless meeting to hold, and no endless person to meet.

Along the way, I enjoyed the beautiful scenery outside the car window and felt indescribable joy in my heart.

In the back seat of the car, Shan Xing had already fallen asleep holding Anna in his arms.

Li Hongbing held the steering wheel, reduced the speed of the car, and drove leisurely on the winding mountain road.

The usually quiet mountain roads also had some car shadows. Many people parked their cars on the roadside and took selfies with their mobile phones. They must be tourists who have obtained tourist quotas for Caogou Village and stopped to rest on the way.

Driving to Chaotian Rock, tourists appeared more frequently. Villagers from nearby villages drove carriages and waited at the foot of the mountain.

For ten yuan a person, you can pull tourists from the foot of the mountain to Caogou Village.

The price was set by Li Hongbing. No price increase or random bidding is allowed. If you complain, no matter who you are, you will be disqualified from soliciting customers and will be fined hugely.

After crossing the [-]th corner of Chaotian Rock, we will return to the village immediately.

Li Hongbing woke up Anna and Shan Xing who were sleeping soundly in advance, "Girl, wake up, we're home."

With a sleepy look on her face, Anna poked her little head out of Shan Xing's arms and looked at the familiar scenery outside the car window. She suddenly became energetic and screamed.

He leaned on the back of the seat excitedly, and with a bulging face, he struggled to pull out a bulging schoolbag.

"Nier, let me get it for you!"

"Thank you, Mom Xing." Anna naively stretched out her little arms and put on her schoolbag, which was almost as tall as her.

The schoolbag contains a large bag full of gifts that Anna bought for her friends in the village when she was traveling.

"Nier, why don't I accompany you to send it off!" Shan Xing said heartbrokenly, looking at Anna who was trembling with her schoolbag on her back.

Anna looked like a grown-up, "No, I'll deliver it myself."

"Leave her alone, she didn't buy it for us." Li Hongbing stopped the car, and a jealous face reflected in the rearview mirror.

The little cotton-padded jacket leaked into the wind, and everyone was buying gifts, but none of them were mine.

snort!
"Who told you not to allow me to take Jiji, bear cub, bad daddy!" Anna retorted, opened the car door, rubbed her two short legs to the ground, puffed up her little cheeks, and shouldered her schoolbag with difficulty. Staggering towards the entrance of the village.

"Nier is still young, why are you trying to hurt her?" Shan Xing looked worriedly at the stumbling little Anna.

"You're still young. When you were his age, you could go up the mountain and cut pigweed."

Li Hongbing curled his lips, restarted the car, and drove towards his old house.

Through the car window, I can see the tall and straight old oak trees in the distance. The branches are covered with evergreen leaves. The leaves are bright green under the sunlight, and are not affected by the arrival of autumn.

The car just drove into the open space in front of the old house.

The budgies eating fruit in the orchards flew into the air and circled chirping on the roof of the car.

Several urgent whimpers sounded, and then four wolf dogs jumped out of the courtyard wall excitedly, their tails wagging like electric fans, curling up and whining around the car.

"My eldest daughter, do you miss your daddy?" Li Hongbing got out of the car, picked up the big flower head and stuffed it into his arms, affectionately stroking the shiny wolf fur. It seems that they have been away from home for the past few days, so their food is not bad.

The others, Erhei, Sanhui and Xiaobai, also put their heads into their father's arms to share their father's love.

"Hey, if only Anna were as filial as you!"

Hearing his man's complaint, Shan Xing pretended not to hear it, opened the door and walked into the yard.

Entering the front door, Fang Wanda and Jianjun got the letter and chased them home.

"You guys have stupid noses!" Li Hongbing had just made a cup of tea and was sitting in the rocking chair when he saw the two of them hurried into the rice field.

The two of them laughed, and the familiarity brought a chair from the eaves and sat under the old oak tree. "When I see Anna in the village, I know you have returned to the village."

Shan Xing brought two cups of tea, and Li Hongbing raised his eyes, "Tell me, what's going on in the village?"

"It's okay, let's report on the work." Fang Wanda couldn't hide the joy on her face, "The occupancy rate of the B&B has reached 80%. The feedback from the guests has been very good. The logistics staff received a one-day surprise training, which can basically meet the needs."

"That's good, be sure to pay attention to safety and don't do any petty theft." Li Hongbing was still quite satisfied with Fang Wanda's work ability.

Fang Wanda said quickly.

"Hongqi has arranged to organize a security team, which patrols at night. I plan to install some cameras in the village to prevent emergencies, but the elders in the village refuse to allow it."

Install surveillance!
is a good suggestion.

Li Hongbing made the decision directly.

"Let's install it, just say I agree. It should be installed not only inside the village, but also outside the village. Now there are many people in the village. What if someone steals things, especially in the small B&B courtyard. Safety must be improved. No. Let the thief steal, and let the thief miss you."

After Fang Wanda finished her work report, Jianjun followed closely.

"Brother, the new village committee is almost done. When will we move there? Do we want to hold a meeting or something?"

Li Hongbing felt nauseous when he heard about the meeting. In just two days, he had almost completed half a lifetime of meetings.

"If you don't want to open it, just move it there. Don't waste the old village committee. Open the village activity center. It will snow soon, so everyone will have nothing to do. You can also play cards and mahjong."

"Okay, I'll arrange for people to move when I get back." Jianjun nodded, but looked at Fang Wanda with an embarrassed expression, and then looked at Li Hongbing with a hesitant expression, which made Li Hongbing irritated and said with a frown.

"If you have something to say, say it, and if you fart, let it go!"

Fang Wanda put down the tea cup, "Let me say it, village chief, I want to settle in the village, and Jianjun said I need your consent."

Settled in the village?

Li Hongbing paused and looked at Fang Wanda suspiciously, "Are you serious?"

Fang Wanda nodded heavily, "Since I came to Caogou Village, I like it more and more. I feel very comfortable in the village. I like the mountains here, the grass here, and everything here."

After finishing speaking, I silently added in my mind that I also like a woman here.

If ordinary people want to settle in Caogou Village, Li Hongbing 100% disagrees. Settling down means completely becoming a Caogou Villager and enjoying a series of benefits provided by the village.

Even those urbanites who buy houses in the village are not considered settled, they just live in the village.

As for Fang Wanda, after getting to know him over this period of time, he is considered a good choice regardless of his character or ability. Being able to settle in Caogou Village will also be a great help to the future development of the village.

A few days ago, I was still thinking about who would be the right person to hand over the position of village chief after resigning. If Fang Wanda settles down, it can be legitimately handed over to him. After he steps down, he will hand it over to Jianjun. After three terms of village chiefship, the village will basically be gone. Get on track.

"Okay, outsiders are not advocating the introduction of talents. Our village can also have one. Even if Wanda is the first talent introduced to our village, we can hold a village committee to discuss it later. It should be no problem. According to the rules, we will be allocated a homestead. , which piece do you want?"

Fang Wanda hesitated for a moment and asked inquiringly, "Can you choose the wasteland next to the health room?"

That wasteland next to the health room? ?Good boy.

You are a drunkard and your intention is not to drink!
The little abacus made a crackling sound.

A playful smile appeared on Li Hongbing's face, "There is no problem with that land, but I promised in advance that this matter must be consensual and no underhanded tactics are allowed."

"No, no, I'm sincere." Fang Wanda shook her head quickly, "By the way, Qianlian, the health care project, said that the village chief should pass the test."

"I'll go to the clinic with you later." Li Hongbing remembered what he had told him before leaving. Winter was coming soon, and many recreational activities in the village were coming to an end, and health care was a new winter project.

it is good!
Fang Wanda nodded happily and agreed.

At this time.

Shan Xing changed into a camouflage uniform for work, walked out of the warehouse with two dustpans on a pole on his shoulders, and a sickle in his hand.

"Brother, it's time to pickle the sauerkraut. I'll go to the vegetable field to harvest the mustard seeds."

Pickled sauerkraut!
Every day before winter comes, when the farm work ends, the forest area starts to get busy pickling pickles and sauerkraut. Generally, sauerkraut is mainly made of mustard mustard, Chinese cabbage, Jiang Bean, and pepper. There are all kinds of pickles, such as cucumbers, radish strips, peppers, Japanese ginger, etc. Kohlrabi and so on.

Pickled cabbage with mustard seeds has been popular in rural areas for thousands of years. It is not only a food, but also a cultural symbol, carrying countless people's childhood memories and emotional sustenance.

Whether stir-fried or stewed, pickled mustard greens can stimulate your taste buds and whet your appetite.

"Let's go, let me help you. It just so happens that I haven't been to the vegetable field for a few days." Li Hongbing stood up, walked under the eaves, and changed into clothes for farm work.

The boss has to go to work.

Now that I've bumped into him, I definitely can't hide.

Better be more conscious!

Wang Wanda and Jianjun looked at each other, stood up and took the mountain apricot pole and sickle.

"Sister-in-law, you have nothing to do. Let's help you along the way."

Shan Xing knew that they were doing it for the sake of his men, so he refused again and again, "You guys have other things to do. You can't take so many people just to collect food."

"Why don't you do it? There is strength in numbers. They are embarrassed to see you working alone. Let's go!" Li Hongbing also walked over with a basket on his pole, looking at ease.

We are both embarrassed.

That's very kind of you.

Fang Wanda and Jianjun shook their heads and smiled bitterly, then followed them out of the Li family's old house.

Various vegetables grow on the terraced fields. The charm of late autumn has already given them unique shapes. The once green leaves are already embroidered with traces of time. When the leaves slowly wither, it heralds the end of autumn and the end of autumn. reward.

Green radish, white radish, and carrot support the chubby and strong body and take root in the soil. Tomatoes as big as fists bend the branches. Eggplants, Jiang beans, Chinese cabbage, spinach, and pumpkins are all big and fat.

You can't see the cornfields. The outer skin of the corn cobs has turned yellow, and tall cobs stand upright in the middle of the long, slightly yellowish leaves.

"Red Soldier, you're such a busy man, you finally remembered your vegetable patch!" Uncle Nude walked out of the vegetable patch wearing a straw hat.

Li Hongbing scratched his head in embarrassment. As the owner of this vegetable field, except for a few visits at the beginning, Uncle Muzhu and the others were basically taking care of it the rest of the time. Even the wages were sent by his second brother-in-law on time.

"Tell me, what are you going to take back today?" After teasing, Uncle Muzhu knew that the Red Soldier would not go to the Three Treasures Hall without anything to do, and would never wander around the vegetable patch without anything to do.

Li Hongbing looked at the vegetable field and said the purpose of his trip, "Myolie said he wanted to collect some mustard seeds to pickle sauerkraut."

"Xue Lihong! Fortunately you came early, otherwise we would have been dragged into the city in two days. Come on, I will take you there!"

Uncle Fu grinned and pointed at the slope not far away.

Passing the vegetable fields along the road, Li Hongbing saw many unfamiliar faces, not the villagers of Caogou Village.

"Uncle Confused, where did these people come from?"

"You're not the one looking for it!" Upon hearing the question, Uncle Muzhu was also confused. He turned around and looked at Li Hongbing with a confused look on his face.

Did I find it?

I do not know how.

Li Hongbing was also confused.

Looking at the expressions of the old man and the young man next to him, Fang Wanda couldn't help but laugh and said, "Village Chief, you have forgotten that you didn't go to other villages to recruit people a few days ago. You asked me to recruit some villagers who are farming. These are the villagers."

Oh!
It seems there is such a thing.

Li Hongbing reacted, "How many people have been hired? How are the wages calculated?"

After Fang Wanda thought for a moment, "We recruited twenty villagers. When Mr. Li found out, he took these villagers into the company and said they would receive 2000 yuan a month, including food and accommodation, and social security."

That's okay!
Hiring people to farm in the forest area, providing food, housing and social security. 2000 yuan a month is not low.

Li Hongbing nodded and stopped asking about these matters.

Arrive at the mustard vegetable field.

A bunch of snow tangerines, green and soft, slender and tall, sing silently in the autumn wind, like a gentleman, and the jade tree stands proudly in the wind.

When Li Hongbing saw them for the first time, delicacies came to his mind.

Stewed mustard mustard with tofu, stir-fried mustard mustard with lard and spicy pepper, stir-fried mustard mustard with minced meat, hot and sour mustard mustard.

Just thinking about it makes my mouth water.

"Red Soldier, how much do you want?" Uncle Muse bent down and pulled up a sweet potato with lush stems and leaves from the ground. "Look, how strong it is. The pickled vegetables are guaranteed to be delicious."

Li Hongbing doesn't know how much mustard is needed to pickle sauerkraut. He only knows how to eat it, and he has the final say in everything at home.

"Uncle Fu, let's pack the two hundred pounds first! I bought a few new jars at home." Shan Xing snickered.

"Apricots, two hundred catties of apricots?" Li Hongbing asked in surprise. There were only three people in the family, and they could eat so much sauerkraut.

"Two hundred pounds is still too much. You are not a householder and don't know about housework. Who doesn't pickle three to four hundred pounds of sauerkraut every winter?"

Uncle Muse looked at Li Hongbing with disdain. When it came to making money and using his brains, ten of him were not worthy of the Red Soldiers, but when it came to farming, even a hundred Red Soldiers couldn't keep up with him.

After that, he stopped arguing with Li Hongbing and started picking vegetables.

Immediately Shan Xing and Jianjun also joined in, and Li Hongbing and Fang Wanda could only follow the work after seeing this.

Pull out the sweet potatoes one by one, peel off the roots with a sickle, remove the old leaves, and put them into a dustpan.

After a while, the four baskets were filled to the brim.

The basket is a very common farm tool in rural areas. It is made of bamboo strips with a round or square bottom, and two bamboo strips or iron wires are used to make a strap. It can be hung on the hook of the shoulder pole and is generally used to pick vegetables. , pick grain, pick cow dung.

(End of this chapter)