Back to 1984: I built a chicken farm on a barren mountain.

Standing in the wind and snow, Li Dahua recalled the words Chen Wenfeng had said to her.

"Auntie, do you want to expand your business, or do you just want to keep the money in your hands?"

"I don't have such big ambitions, I just want to keep the money in my hands."

"That's easy, there will be opportunities, at least six months, at most a year. I'll let you know..."

The mature and certain expression on Chen Wenfeng's young face made Li Dahua feel inexplicably at ease.

Half a year, a year, can it really be that fast?

She had completely lost faith in Han Laosi and wanted to live her own life.

She can wait a year, she can wait two or three years...

I remember when she and Han Laosi first got married, her family was well-off, and Han Laosi was very proactive and attentive. Her family helped Han Laosi a lot. But as Han Laosi became the first person in Chenjiazhuang to earn 10,000 yuan, he started to change.

After Li Dahua's parents passed away one after another, Han Laosi became even more different.

Li Dahua always cared about their relationship over the years, having endured so many hardships together, and she was always obedient to Han Laosi. But in the end, Qin Xiaofen brought him back to his old self.

Qin Xiaofen left, but the soy sauce factory's business got better and better every day.

Han Laosi will continue to expand his influence.

In the future, there will be Zhang Xiaofen, Zheng Xiaofen, Liu Xiaofen...

After returning to Chenjiazhuang this time, she did not get involved in the soy sauce factory's affairs, and Han Laosi had to discuss everything with Qin Xiaofen.

Now that Qin Xiaofen is gone, Li Dahua doesn't know if he will discuss things with her in the future.

But she had a vague feeling that if she understood the factory's situation, perhaps Chen Wenfeng could help her more effectively...

......

Chen Wenfeng braved the wind and snow to head towards Jiming Mountain. He felt quite relieved to have gotten rid of Qin Xiaofen, this plague god, today.

However, Li Dahua surprised him once again.

It is said that those who follow the right path receive much help, while those who stray from it receive little. It seems that Han Laosi has no one left by his side.

He didn't want Li Dahua to give him any help; he just felt that his side had gained another person.

Regarding the soy sauce factory matter, we can ask Li Dahua to provide some information in the future, which can reduce the risk of Hou Laizi being exposed.

When Chen Wenfeng returned to Jiming Mountain, his body was covered in white snow, which had obscured the path he had come from.

He glanced at his watch; it was already past one in the afternoon.

The stone wall at the foot of the mountain was covered with a thick layer of snow, like a white hat.

Chen Xiaohei rushed out into the wind and snow, circling around Chen Wenfeng again and again.

He reached out and touched Chen Xiaohei's fluffy head before going inside.

They thought Old Sun and the others had already eaten lunch, but they found only Niu Da gathering firewood in the snowstorm.

"Brother Feng, you're back!"

Why are you all alone?

"Master Sun and Niu Er are chopping firewood on the mountain. They've felled some very thick trees, and they're sawing them down!"

"Wherever they are, I'll go there too."

"I'll lead the way in the mountain valley to the west."

Niu Da took Chen Wenfeng to the ravine, where they met Old Sun and Niu Er, who were covered in snow.

"Master Sun, why are you still chopping firewood in such heavy snow? Wait until the snow stops!"

Old Sun's face and eyebrows were covered in snow. He held a saw in his hand and patted the snow off his clothes.

"We were so excited that we thought we'd cut down these trees and take them back before dawn."

"Look, although these trees are in the ditch, they've grown all the way up the hillside. One tree was blown down by a strong wind, hitting two other trees, and they were all cut down as well."

Niu Er chuckled, his head and shoulders covered in snow, and pointed to the piece of wood that had been sawn into sections, saying:

"Brother Feng, it'll be done soon. We'll go back for lunch when it's done."

Speaking of lunch, Chen Wenfeng was also a little hungry:

"Master Sun, after you and Niu Da finish this first trip, go back and prepare lunch."

With Chen Wenfeng's addition, the speed increased.

Old Sun and Niu Da first transported the first batch of timber back, and then went to cook a meal.

Chen Wenfeng and Niu Er continued to tidy up the remaining wood.

"Brother Feng, although more than half of this wood is dead, a small portion of it is still wet inside after being sawn open."

"It's alright. When we get back, we'll split up these dried ones and burn them. The wet ones will dry in a few days if we pile them up next to the stove."

Just as the two of them were working together to pull up a tree canopy, a pheasant suddenly flew out from there.

The pheasant, with its short tail and plump body, seemed to have its legs pinned down by the tree canopy. It struggled to fly a short distance before falling back into the snow.

Chen Wenfeng wasn't sure if the pheasant could still fly, so he said to Niu Er:

"Go and call Niu Da here, and tell him to bring his slingshot."

Before Niu Er could answer, they heard Niu Da's voice behind them:

"Brother Feng, I've come to help move the wood!"

Just in time!

"Hey Niu Da, did you bring your slingshot?"

Niu Da was taken aback by Chen Wenfeng's sudden question and said:

"It's inconvenient to carry a slingshot while working today..."

"There's a pheasant up ahead, a female. Why don't you go back and get it?"

"No need to take it, I don't have it on me, but it's in my jacket."

Following the direction Niu Da pointed, Chen Wenfeng saw one of his clothes hanging on a branch of a large tree.

You're really something!

Niu Da took out a slingshot from his clothes, attached a mud pellet, and then walked forward through the snow in the direction Chen Wenfeng had indicated.

He moved very carefully, always ready to fire at the pheasant that took flight...

......

Because Han Laosi suddenly fell ill, and with such heavy snow, Li Dahua told the workers to go home after lunch.

It is said that there are no secrets in the rural world. As the workers returned to the village, Qin Xiaofen's story spread like snowflakes to every corner of Chenjiazhuang.

Li Cuie has been thinking about Qin Xiaofen's matter for the past two days. Although Chen Wenfeng clearly said that he would send Qin Xiaofen away without her having to do anything, she is a thoughtful person and she can't help but think about things.

When the news that Qin Xiaofen had been taken away from the soy sauce factory reached her through various channels, she was somewhat surprised.

Is Chen Wenfeng moving that fast?

Did they get rid of Qin Xiaofen so easily?

She found it a bit unbelievable, but she felt a greater sense of admiration for Chen Wenfeng.

Li Cuie appears gentle and delicate to outsiders, speaks in a sweet, coquettish manner, and enjoys fashionable clothes and opera. However, deep down, she is just like Chen Shuyan, except that she doesn't show her strong side to others like Chen Shuyan does.

She really enjoyed getting her hair done at Yanzi Hair Salon, partly because Yanzi was skilled, and partly because she liked Yanzi's temperament.

Wang Guizhi heard about this from Aunt Zhang across the street. She had never met Qin Xiaofen, and she found it absurd that Han Laosi had fallen ill because of Qin Xiaofen's departure. Her impression of Han Laosi was that he was a bit taciturn, but very smart inside.

They were neighbors in their early years. Many people thought that Han Laosi was a bad person, but Wang Guizhi felt that Han Laosi was not as bad as people said.

But with Qin Xiaofen's arrival, she increasingly felt that people's opinions were sometimes quite accurate, only that it was unfair to Li Dahua, such a straightforward woman...