After a while, the servant Wu Ma had led Chen Tianhua to the front of the living room, "Master Tugen, please come in, the master and his wife are inside in the living room."

"Thank you, Mother Wu." Chen Tianhua nodded to the maid to express his gratitude, then strode across the threshold and entered the living room.

When they saw Liu Wenjie and Mr. and Mrs. Cai, they were all sitting at the top with smiles on their faces. They knelt down on both knees to perform the ceremony of son-nephew.

"Junior Tugen, I would like to pay my best wishes to Liu Shibo and my aunt in the old age. I wish you two a happy new year, good health and long life!"

"Ouch... you are so generous, my dear nephew, please get up quickly and sit down!" Liu Wenjie raised his hand with a smile on his face.

"Children Tugen, please get up and sit down quickly." Ms. Cai also bent down and stretched out her hand.

Liu Wenjie, who comes from a well-known family, is a deeply rooted in the old school. He is deeply influenced by Confucianism and pays great attention to the etiquette and rules of communication between people.

Liu Wenjie didn't expect that Chen Tianhua would give him a big salute when he entered the door. He admired in his heart that this child knew so much about etiquette and rules, which was rare in today's chaotic era.

Chen Tianhua's behavior today is very particular. According to the rules, he is Liu Yufang's adopted brother, and it is during the first month of the year, so it is appropriate to treat him as a nephew.

He stood up and moved around, sitting on a mahogany Eight Immortals chair under Liu Wenjie.

The guest of honor took his seat, and the maid immediately brought a bowl of tea.

He picked up the bowl of tea and used the lid to push away the floating tea leaves. He lowered his head and took a sip, then put the bowl down on the coffee table as a sign of courtesy.

This style of dressing makes him look like a young man from a wealthy family, or at least a well-educated scholar.

"Hmm..." Liu Wenjie saw this with joy in his eyes and couldn't help humming.

He had no impression of Chen Tugen before. It was only after his daughter mentioned his deeds many times that he paid attention to him.

Chen Tianhua started voluntary rice cake processing and Spring Festival couplet writing activities two years ago, which deeply impressed him.

As the head of a village, he must strongly support young people's good deeds. Therefore, accompanied by his eldest daughter, he also spent a whole day voluntarily saving and writing Spring Festival couplets for the villagers.

Mrs. Cai did not intervene in their conversation. In order not to disturb the embarrassment, she got up and moved to the kitchen to arrange the dishes.

"I should have come to pay New Year greetings a few days earlier, but unfortunately there are so many relatives coming every day that I can't handle them all, so I am late. Please forgive me, uncle!"

Chen Tianhua opened his mouth first to reflect and be more modest in etiquette.

"There is no sooner or later in greeting New Year's greetings in the first month. It's not too late if you come! Besides, she brought home the big fish you gave Wenxiong as a gift years ago. Your friendship has already reached its end, so don't worry about it."

Liu Wenjie's reply was very clear. The Chen and Liu families were not old friends, and they had never been together during the New Year or festivals in the past.

But because of the relationship with Liu Yufang, we started to understand each other, and now we seem to be getting closer.

Chen Tianhua had given a big fish as a gift a few years ago, and the ritual of bowing was here. As for today's visit, Liu Wenjie naturally thought that it must have another purpose.

After speaking, he took a sip of tea from the purple clay pot and started the conversation, "Shui Gen, I heard that there were several tables at your house every day during the year. Is this happening?"

"Excuse me, Shibo, this is really the case. The people who come here are unknown to me, but they are all related to each other. Some of them are from other villages and towns. I can't turn them away!"

Chen Tianhua sipped his tea and said it truthfully.

"This is called a big tree attracting the wind. They come after your 'big family'. Your various good deeds during the twelfth lunar month have a wide impact and have provided help to many families in the village and surrounding areas. Some people praise you and say good things to you; some are jealous."

, I hate you, this is the reality."

"These people are related to your family, or have helped your family in some way in the past, especially the favors owed by your father Chen Laoqi. They think that you can even help ordinary families, so they deserve your favor. This

It’s called human nature, do you understand?”

Liu Wenjie is both an elder and a gentleman. His sharp comments made Chen Tianhua more aware of the profound meaning of human nature.

In this world, it is definitely difficult to do something seriously.

From now on, we still need to assess the situation and proceed step by step. If we don't do it well, it will be a 'thankless effort'.

"Junior, thank you Shibo for your teachings." Chen Tianhua stood up and bowed.

"Tell me, does my nephew have any thoughts recently?"

Seeing that Liu Wenjie had already finished his opening remarks, as an elder and the head of the group, he took the initiative to get to the point, which seemed very appropriate.

"Shibo, this junior wants to report something to you today. Is it possible?"

Chen Tianhua presented the proposition in a consultative tone, which was very appropriate.

"Oh, tell me." Liu Wenjie's eyes were bright.

"The younger generation plans to build a lime kiln, which uses local discarded shells as raw materials to calcine lime powder. This will not only purify the environment, but also solve the surplus labor force in the village, giving everyone something to do and increasing their income."

Chen Tianhua talked eloquently and briefly outlined the plan.

"Oh... I have heard of setting up a lime workshop. There is one in Changxing, Zhejiang, and Yixing, Jiangsu, which is rich in purple clay pots. However, many large workshops are run by foreigners or students who have returned from studying abroad.

Can you do this? There is a lot of knowledge in this, who knows?"

Liu Wenjie did not expect that Tu Gen would come up with such an idea, which made him very surprised.

"I understand this technology!" Chen Tianhua answered simply.

As soon as these words came out, Liu Wenjie became stunned.

"You understand? How do you understand..." Liu Wenjie straightened his body, glanced sharply at Chen Tianhua, and said in a deep voice:

"My dear nephew, you have to be careful about this. This thing is not like catching shrimps by touching river clams. This requires investing a lot of money. Maybe you will lose everything and go bankrupt. Your father, Chen Laoqi... Well, in any case, you have to be careful.

.”

Liu Wenjie was obviously opposed to it. He hesitated to mention Chen Laoqi again, but he swallowed it back.

During the New Year and festivals, it is always unlucky to mention the deceased.

Although he didn't say it out loud, Chen Tianhua guessed that his father had taken too big a step back then, and he would suffer miserably if something went wrong.

"Shibo, the main thing for calcining limestone is to build a kiln. This junior has learned about this in the city and can also find a master."

"..."

Liu Wenjie calmly observed Chen Tianhua's expression as he described it. He thought it was a good idea to use existing raw materials to calcine lime, but without people who understood it, the risk was too high.

"Nephew Tugen, you are young and have the courage to start a business. It is understandable that you want to do something to solve the idle labor force in Xibutou Village and increase the income of the villagers. You have achieved certain results in the early stage of aquaculture, but it does not mean that you can do anything.

thing."

Liu Wenjie took a sip of tea and continued:

"Building a craftsman's workshop, especially a kiln, is a matter of learning. It is much more difficult than setting up an aquatic product shop. Burning a kiln is like burning porcelain. It pays attention to technology and craftsmanship. It takes many trials to succeed."

"You said you understood, but you just secretly read a few books by foreign pastors. As the head of this village and your elder, I don't support you in doing it."

The meaning of Liu Wenjie's words is very clear. As the village head, he does not agree with Chen Tianhua's lime kiln project application in Xibutou Village.

If the village head does not agree, there will be no land in Xibutou Village and the kiln will not be built.
Chapter completed!