A small plot of land in a mountain village

The temperature has risen a bit these past few days, and the construction team has done a good job of maintaining the cement road's moisture level. Newly repaired roads need to be watered regularly, which is why they covered the sand surface with numerous burlap sacks.

After the road is repaired, maintaining its water supply is a crucial task. Otherwise, the newly repaired road will crack, rendering it unusable and all the hard work for nothing.

With the road repaired, the renovation work on this area has officially begun.

Zhang Niu kept all the wild boar piglets in the small courtyard, warning them repeatedly not to come out. Anyone who ran out had their food withheld, and only then did they stay obediently in the courtyard.

The sweet potatoes that used to grow in that corner of the space have now become food for wild boar cubs. They taste so good that the wild boar cubs have become addicted to them.

The cycad path was preserved, but most of the other areas were paved with cement.

Many pits were filled in, and cement work began in earnest. The cement roads at the foot of the mountain had a rougher surface, unlike the finer work done here.

Watching the busy workers, the fat man sitting in the bamboo pavilion said, "Are you going to install an iron frame shed over there near the mountain forest?"

"Build a metal frame shed?"

"Yeah, to put it nicely, it's a parking lot. Look at my car, it's been baking in the sun outside every day, it's breaking down fast," the fat man said with a pained expression.

It's just that they're worried about their cars being exposed to the scorching sun all the time, so they're just being disdainful.

That makes a lot of sense. A resort should have a parking lot so that people can park their motorcycles there instead of having to bring them into the courtyard all the time.

That will have to wait until the cement site is finished. Anyway, there's a construction team here, so there's no need to worry.

With this beginning, a lot of things need to be installed.

After discussing with the contractor, the carport issue was resolved. Besides that, Zhang Niu also planned to buy a set of recreational equipment for the park, such as a swing.

Zhang Niu had seen that set of equipment in the county town. He thought that if Bao Bao and the others came, there could be a set of equipment for them to play with, and adults could also exercise.

The more parts are modified, the happier the contractor is, because the more money he makes.

This road construction alone has made him quite wealthy. Now he even has iron frames and fitness equipment. This young man is really rich.

Streetlights should also be installed to prevent Happy Abode from being completely dark at night. Apart from those few lights, this place will still be comfortable at night with lighting installed.

"Ah Niu, you've really gone all out this time!" Chairman Zhang asked with a smile after learning about the matter.

Zhang Niu nodded. "Yes, this road repair will cost at least 100,000 yuan. If we hadn't just sold the cherries, we really wouldn't have been able to come up with the money."

"You guys, money is meant to be spent, right? Only by spending money can you earn more," the fat man said, spouting a twisted logic that was somewhat amusing.

"You don't think this is funny, do you? This is the truth. Are you just going to leave your money in the bank like that?"

Chairman Zhang thought there was some truth to that. There's a saying that you reap what you sow; although it contains a lot of fallacies, it still reflects a certain idea.

"After this place changes, I'm afraid that when Bao Bao and the others come here, they won't recognize it."

Chairman Zhang was somewhat looking forward to this change. The renovation would take at least another week or so to complete, and Zhang Niu would occasionally have his own ideas.

This mountain resort is becoming more and more like a mountain resort.

The construction team is working on it much faster than when they were repairing the road. They're working hard and the cement will be ready to walk on in a few days. You won't even have to leave footprints when you step on it.

However, the interior is not yet solid, so it will naturally take a few more days before it can be used.

After a week, even the kitchen was replaced with a new one, twice the size of the old one, built according to Liang Shan's ideas. The money was spent like water.

Zhang Niu now realizes that the more money one has, the faster one spends it.

The green iron-framed shed was built near the mountain and forest, so that cars could park there as soon as they came in. Big trucks like Fatty's had to stand to the side.

The fitness equipment has already arrived; it's brightly colored, not just a single color, so it won't cause visual fatigue.

We even set up a few barbecue grills by the pond so we could barbecue whenever we had free time. That was Fatty's suggestion.

In front of the bamboo house, there are also many cement ponds, which are prepared for planting flowers.

The renovation took more than a week to complete, and the Happy Cottage has been completely transformed.

"Finally finished." Zhang Niu breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the team slowly walk away.

Zhang Niu named the small white path at the foot of the mountain "Happy Path," meaning that walking on it would bring happiness to everyone every day.

The road repairs and equipment purchases cost nearly 100,000 yuan.

At night, Happy Abode will no longer be dark, but will be bright and shiny, just like daytime.

The day after the construction team left, Zhang Niu specially asked Liang Shan to cook extra dishes to celebrate. Such occasions don't come often, so they had to celebrate.

That night, everyone was naturally quite drunk, but Zhang Niu still managed to find his way back to the bedside.

The courtyard hasn't been changed. Anyway, Zhang Niu lives here alone, and not many people usually come in. But they did build a threshold, just in case it rains heavily and floods the place.

However, Zhang Niu forgot that the issue of cash flow at Happy Little Abode was handled very well this time.

A well was dug in the kitchen area, and six well rings were put down. The water that came out was free of impurities and could be considered good water.

Once this issue is resolved, the bayberries can be sold.

The bayberries hung densely on the tree, all beginning to turn red.

"Why are your bayberries so big?" The fat man squinted as he saw the full basket of bayberries in Zhang Niu's basket.

On a whim, Zhang Niu took a basket early in the morning and, before the harvest was complete, decided to pick some bayberries to make bayberry wine.

Since the fat man asked, Zhang Niu shook his head and said, "These are all selected bayberries, prepared to be taken back to make bayberry wine. Only plump bayberries will make the wine stronger." He was trying to tempt the fat man.

What?! Bayberry wine? Fatty knew exactly what that meant. His family bought bayberries every year to make wine.

"Alright, make me some snacks here! The freshly picked bayberries are even better than what you can buy at the market." He asked Zhang Niu to help him prepare some snacks.

This bayberry wine is simple, but the fat man should pick the bayberries himself. "You can make wine, but you'll have to pick the bayberries yourself."

Looking at this fat guy's physique, climbing a tree is out of the question.

The fat man looked at the bayberries hanging high above him and spat. He was determined to pick them. He ran into the yard and brought over a stool.

Zhang Niu chuckled as he watched the fat man running around.

Zhang Niu is making bayberry wine, and he also plans to pick some to dry into bayberry jelly. These are all freshly picked bayberries from the tree, and drying them into jelly makes them taste better.

Eating bayberries after the Dragon Boat Festival is a common saying in the village.

Every year around this time, the bayberries ripen. Apart from the cherries, which have mutated, the peaches and plums have not mutated, which Zhang Niu finds hard to understand.

There were too many mutations, and Zhang Niu didn't dare to take it out to sell anymore. This fragrant cherry caused a great stir and became known throughout the city. It tasted good, and for girls who love beauty, this face mask was better than any cosmetic.

There are very few beauty salons that offer cherry blossom facials.

Zhang Niu particularly likes dried bayberries. He dries them in the sun, then steams them until soft when he wants to eat them. He also dissolves some sugar in a pot, adds the bayberries, and stirs everything together; the sweetness is naturally achieved.

Supermarkets sell plenty of dried bayberries, but they are mostly lower-quality bayberries from the back, and they don't taste very good.

In two or three days, these bayberries can be dried.

Now that we have a cement floor, drying bayberries is a piece of cake.

This batch of bayberries was sold directly to vendors who came to our door. Since there weren't many bayberries, and the price was good, we kept several trees to eat directly, and apart from drying a lot of bayberries, we sold almost all of them.

The fat man said that selling bayberries was too easy, but in fact, there weren't many bayberries, and the harvest wasn't very good the first year, which the fat man also knew.

There were still a few bayberry trees left. The fat man was quite happy. He often went there to pick bayberries when he had nothing to do.

The little one has taken over this bayberry tree. He keeps dropping fruit pits.

Even fat people would want to grab me and give me a good beating if they saw me. Do you think I'm so easy to bully just because I'm fat?

The little guy doesn't care about you. He's leisurely on the bayberry tree, with two little rabbits squatting below. This little brother is really sticking close to him.

The rabbits only come in when the little one is around. They all tremble when they see the blue wolf, and the little one always protests by waving its little paws.

Only then did the blue wolves slip away.

When the younger brother is in trouble, the boss naturally has to step in and resolve it.

After selling the bayberries, the peaches will take another week or so. I'm planning to send some cycads to the county town to sell these next few days; there are quite a few cycads outside the house.

Selling cycads wasn't something that happened overnight. Although the area outside was now paved with cement, Zhang Niu and Fatty had moved a lot of cycads out and placed them by the roadside.

Four pots of cycads were placed on the hillside, not to mention other places, there are still quite a few of these cycads left.

Upon entering Happy Little Abode, the most eye-catching feature is undoubtedly the cycad with its flowering pillars. To the uninitiated, it might seem as if one has entered a cycad garden, with pots of them scattered here and there.

"Aren't you coming out yet? You'll be late going to the county town if you do."

"I'm here. What's the rush? Can't you see I'm still eating? What's the use of being impatient?" He was eating a freshly harvested corn cob.

This guy gets so greedy when he eats; I wonder if he was a starving ghost in his past life.

Liangshan and Fatty have the best appetites here. Fatty often gets some food, Liangshan cooks, and Fatty eats. They're quite evenly matched.

The chef loves it when someone tastes his dishes. Fatty has good taste; he can point out any shortcomings in the flavor so that Liangshan can improve.

This suits Liangshan's tastes perfectly; all they have to do is offer suggestions.

The newly paved cement road is no longer as bumpy as before. This cement road cost tens of thousands of yuan to build, so it has to be effective.

There were six small cycads on the vehicle, including several varieties with yellow flower pillars and red semi-oval shapes. This utility vehicle could only carry so much.

The road ahead was mostly paved. Zhang Niu couldn't help but marvel at how generous the person who built the road was; they'd paved such a long dirt road all the way to town.

Looking towards Maotou Mountain, the bamboo houses have been built, but for some reason no one lives there. The white houses have been empty all this time, which puzzles Zhang Niu.

Paying to build houses that no one lives in is just asking for trouble.

The fat man naturally knew this, but he assumed it was built by a rich person who would probably come back during the summer vacation to escape the heat.

This explanation is, so-so, passable.

Zhang Niu was still hoping to meet the homeowner, but no one had shown up since last year, which had been puzzling him.

I'm also planning to buy some clothes this time. I've grown a few centimeters taller, and I'll need to replace a lot of my clothes. But I can still wear them underneath in winter, so it's a way of making use of them. (To be continued... For more chapters, please log in to support the author and read the official version!)