The pastoral life of the grass tribe chief

Lu Yao and Lu Changping arrived at the madman's house, where the living room was full of members of the fishing team.

Lu Ligen was also there.

Everyone is talking about the investment promotion conference held in Maoye Village during the Lantern Festival.

I don't know what topic sparked the "battle," but everyone argued until they were red in the face.

The two greeted everyone and went straight to the kitchen.

"Old Yao, stir-fry the tree vegetables and clams."

"Old Ping, take the salt water out."

Despite the freezing weather, the madman worked up a sweat.

"I knew calling me over wouldn't bring anything good."

Lu Yao brought over another frying pan, washed it, heated it, and started stir-frying.

Tree vegetable is the name used in the Lingdong area; its real name is Tianlvxiang.

This is Lu Yao's favorite dish; it's crisp and tender.

Stir-fried tree vegetables with pork cracklings is a meal Lu Yao can eat until he's full.

Stir-fried tree vegetables with pork cracklings, stir-fried clams with chili peppers, and deep-fried sweet potato starch and tofu are a perfect match.

In summer, pairing it with an ice-cold beer creates a perfect contrast of hot and cold – it's incredibly refreshing!

The madman first fried a large plate of potato starch and tofu, and brought it out for everyone to eat. He would fry more after everyone had eaten their fill.

Deep-fried potato starch tofu is best eaten hot, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

Lu Yao quickly cooked two dishes as well.

Everyone ate and chatted.

"Yao, your father said that in addition to the ancestral hall, the old houses and ponds around your village will also be rebuilt."

Lü Yimin said.

"Yes."

In the village, unless otherwise specified, donations are usually made in the name of the men in the family.

Wang Xiurong also donated 10,000 yuan, which immediately caused a stir, with other women of her generation in the village also donating money, some more than others.

I thought it would be difficult to reach 1.3 million in donations, but not only did I easily reach the goal, I even exceeded it by 100,000, for a total of 1.4 million.

Many people felt that the four characters were unlucky, but they generously donated more than 100,000 yuan, bringing the total to more than 1.5 million yuan.

"How much was donated in total?"

Lu Jijun asked.

"More than 1.5 million."

Lu Yaodao.

"When it comes to donating money to repair roads and water pipes, everyone claims to be poor, but when it comes to donating money to build ancestral halls and temples, they are all richer than the last."

Li Yunhai sneered.

"They're afraid their ancestors and gods won't bless them with wealth, but donating money to repair roads won't bring them wealth."

The Madman's Way.

"You should donate; may it bless you to find a wife this year."

Lu Ligen said.

"You've donated money but still don't have a wife. Are you going to lose money or give me a wife instead?"

The madman countered with a question.

Lu Ligen was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time.

Lu Lixing and his wife were out playing cards and not at home, so he couldn't do anything about the madman.

The large plate was quickly finished.

The madman fried another whole plate.

After finishing the tree vegetables and clams, everyone dipped them in chive salt water and ate them with great relish.

Lu Ligen didn't say anything more after that, he just buried his head in eating, one piece after another, and most of it went into his stomach.

"Uncle Gen, you can't eat too much, or you might not be able to speak tomorrow."

Lu Jijun kindly reminded him.

The old man hesitated for a moment before picking up another piece with his chopsticks and eating it.

Everyone just laughed it off.

After finishing their fried potato starch and tofu, everyone drank tea for about half an hour before gradually heading home.

In the end, only the madman, Lu Yao, Lu Changping, and Lü Yimin remained.

"Uncle Yimin, it's past one o'clock, why aren't you home yet? Aren't you afraid your aunt will make you sleep in the living room?"

The madman laughed at him.

"I scolded my son today, and she's still angry. She'll get scolded again when she gets home."

Lü Yimin shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"I heard your son went to Huacheng to drive for a ride-hailing service with Jun's son?"

Lu Changping said.

"He quit after less than a month. He was always out there messing around and even lied to me and his mother, saying he drove passengers until midnight or 1 a.m. every day."

"His cousin came to my house today, and we found out that he had stopped working before the Lunar New Year. He used to go to his place every few days to play billiards and freeload off him, and he even borrowed a lot of money from him."

"well…"

"I used to long for a son so much that my hair turned white. If I had known I would have given birth to a son like this, I would have preferred not to have him at all."

"Cough cough cough cough..."

As Lü Yimin spoke, he took a deep drag on his cigarette, which made him choke and feel uncomfortable.

The three of them were at a loss for words.

His son has become like this because he spoiled him.

"You guys drink, I'm going back."

Lu Yimin stubbed out his half-smoked cigarette, got up, and walked out the door.

Soon, the sound of a motorcycle driving away could be heard outside.

Lu Yao returned to Wumutang at around 2 a.m.

Lu Jijun had just finished playing the game and sent over the electronic contract.

Seeing that there were no problems, Lu Yao signed his name.

……

Lu Yao arranged the days for catching fish, and then went with Dianzi to order orchard fence netting, which included triangular solid thickened posts.

Lu Changping worked as a part-time cleaner for two days on the seventh and eighth days of the lunar new year, but couldn't find any work, so Lu Yao hired him to help out.

Lu Yao, Lu Lide, the madman, and Lu Changping are the four people.

In Maoyuan Township, even the children know that if you need to borrow tools, go to the madman.

The madman's house had a tool room, fully equipped with plumbing, electrical, and civil engineering tools.

First, dig holes for the pillars, in pairs.

Use a level to determine the dimensions of the pit.

Place the pillar into the dug pit.

The purchased orchard fence is 2 meters high and 30 meters long, and is equipped with 2-meter high posts.

After mixing cement, sand, and gravel, fill the mixture around the pillars, tamp it down with a shovel, and pour water to allow the mixture to fully solidify.

Finally, use wire to connect the fence netting and the posts together.

After the fence was installed, Lu Yao would go to Longchong Reservoir to dig up Southern Snake Trees and plant them inside and outside the fence whenever he had time, letting them entwine around it.

They bought water pipes and faucets to bring water from the deep pool in the valley to every corner of the tea plantation.

Lu Yao raises free-range chickens, Muscovy ducks, and geese not to make money, but to eat himself. In addition, due to limited funds, he only raises fifty free-range chickens, thirty Muscovy ducks, and ten geese.

Muscovy ducks are raised to lay eggs; any leftovers are pickled into salted duck eggs.

They went to the madman's house and bought five more puppies, which they kept on the tea mountain, each with its own den.

He doesn't have the habit of leashing his cats and dogs, which could lead to them being raised as sex-neutral animals and more likely to hurt people.

Spend some time training them, and then they will spend the day with the other dogs and go back to their own beds to sleep at night.

In the midst of our busy schedules, the Lantern Festival has arrived in the blink of an eye.

In an effort to attract investment, the county government held a grand banquet and invited a theatrical performance in Maoye Village, a village known for its wealthy residents.

In the Lingdong area, "inviting a grand opera" means watching a puppet show.

Southern Guangdong has three main categories of puppets: rod puppets, cloth puppets, and string puppets, which are intangible cultural heritage.

When Lu Yao was a child, there were puppet shows to watch in his village almost every year around the 28th of the lunar calendar, mostly adapted from the Four Great Classical Novels and mythological stories.

Young people today don't know much about puppet shows, but they've become more familiar with them because of a Taiwanese glove puppet show.

Li Yunbo invited Lu Yao and his parents to a banquet.

It rained lightly this afternoon, the weather turned cold, and fog fell early in the morning, which could cause the ponds to overflow.

Tonight, Lu Jichao's family is also going to see a grand opera. Since no one is home, even though Lu Jichao turned on the oxygenator early, Lu Yao was still worried and went home first after the banquet.

When Lu Yao returned to Wumutang, all the fish in the three ponds were surfacing for air, and even with aerators constantly providing oxygen, the situation still did not look good.

Lu Yao gritted his teeth and poured all the spiritual spring water into the source of the pond, finally averting the danger of the pond overflowing.

The next day, in Fengli County, apart from large ponds and reservoirs, more than half of the fishponds overflowed, resulting in heavy losses.