Chapter 2 What are you?(1/2)
Walking among the lush mountains and listening to the chirping of insects and birds in the jungle, Lin Xing felt filled with emotions.
Before grandpa contracted these three mountains, the locals laughed at these mountains like this.
"When there is no rain, cows die of thirst. When there is rain, the slopes are covered with water. There are no trees planted every year. There is a lot of wind and sand."
How easy is it to plant trees on Stone Mountain?
The people of Wutong Village have not been able to plant green quilts on this barren mountain for generations, so they can only go out to work.
Grandpa was contracted to go down the mountain, and was secretly laughed at by the villagers for many years.
Lin Xing saw with his own eyes that his grandfather spent eight years working on it, and knew how difficult it was for him.
In order to save money, my grandfather would sometimes set up tents in the mountains to eat and live in the mountains. I don’t know how many Jiefang shoes he wore out, and how many hoes and sickles he used.
Every time a hole is dug, every tree is planted, every time watering is done, a lot of energy is spent, and even with such diligence, it may not be possible to survive.
This is how the stomach cancer that caused my grandfather's death came from not eating regularly.
Before my grandfather planted trees, the climate in Wutong Village was dry, and sand and rocks were often blown away. The village lost a lot of money every year due to mudslides.
After planting the trees, the climate is much better, it is humid and pleasant, the birds are chirping in the green mountains, and the air is fresh.
Four years ago, the three mountains in Wutong Village were listed by Langdu as a "demonstration area" for greening barren hills, and they even made news.
After the mountains were planted, grandpa left, and when people left for tea, they crossed the river and demolished the bridge.
"These bastards!"
Thinking of the faces of those in the village committee, Lin Xing spat and walked to the guava tree halfway up the mountain.
It is early April and the guava trees should be blooming and bearing fruit.
In the distance, Lin Xing heard someone talking on the mountain.
Taking a closer look, he recognized those two people.
One is Wang Zihao, the son of his factory owner Wang Xiongfa, and the other is his driver and lackey Li Si who stays with him.
Wang Zihao was famous for his idleness. He spent his father's money on eating, drinking and having fun all day long, investing and starting businesses everywhere, but he could not get anything done.
"What are these idle masters and servants doing in my mountain?"
Lin Xing pricked up his ears, wanting to hear what the two of them were plotting.
Wang Zihao stood on the edge of the guava forest and looked down the mountain, which seemed to be giving some guidance.
"The greenery on the hilltop here is good, and it is close to the highway over there. When the time comes, we will build a small road to connect to the highway, and open a farmhouse at the foot of the mountain.
On the top of the mountain, a hotel can be built as a club.”
Li Si from the side agreed flatteringly: "Wang Shaozhen knows how to plan, eat game at the farm at noon, and have beautiful models at the club in the evening.
Taking care of both the top and bottom, Mr. Wang’s friends will definitely have a great time.”
The two of them looked at each other and smiled, with a hint of obscenity between their eyebrows.
Wang Zihao cleared his throat and continued to point.
"That mountain is relatively steep and can be used for outdoor expansion projects."
Li Si quickly answered the call.
"Young Master Wang, absolutely amazing!
Exploring outdoors and playing field games!”
Wang Zihao patted Li Si on the shoulder.
"Sure enough, you understand me. Playing in the field is great and exciting!"
The two of them winked and winked, feeling very unhappy.
Wang Zihao looked at the surrounding guava trees again, his smile gradually disappearing.
"I discovered a problem. There are fruit trees everywhere on these hills, clusters here and there, which affects the appearance.
Can these fruits be eaten?"
Li Si suggested: "Young Master Wang, I think the fruit trees can be kept. It is now very popular for parents to take their children to pick fruits during holidays.
If there is a ready-made one, there is no need to plant another one.”
Wang Zihao nodded.
"It makes sense. You should try those fruits first to see if they are delicious."
"good!"
Li Si picked a relatively ripe guava from a low branch of a guava tree, took a bite, and shook his head desperately.
"It's not delicious, Mr. Wang."
Seeing Li Si frowning, Wang Zihao raised his eyebrows and said, "Let me give it a try."
Li Si washed a guava with mineral water, wiped it clean with a paper towel, and presented it to Wang Zihao in an awkward manner.
"Young Master Wang, try it."
Wang Zihao took it and took a bite, his facial features instantly distorted.
He spit out all the guavas in his mouth and spat on the ground for a long time.
"Doesn't this taste good? It tastes terrible! Give me some water!"
Li Si hurriedly handed the mineral water to Wang Zihao. Wang Zihao took several sips of the mineral water and then stopped.
He looked at the guava he had thrown on the ground and kicked it away down the hill.
"What nonsense!
Does anyone grow such an unpalatable fruit?
It was so hard that it almost broke my teeth!
These fruit trees cannot be left alive. If my friends come here to pick fruits and eat them, they will complain about me for several years and lose their face."
Li Si brought a tissue to Wang Zihao and wiped his mouth, and he served him obediently.
"It makes sense. The fruits from these tall fruit trees are difficult to pick, taste unpalatable and difficult to manage.
Nowadays, the most popular farmhouses are growing small fruits such as strawberries and cherry tomatoes.
After Wang Shaobao comes down the hill, I will contact the excavator to push the fruit trees away."
Wang Zihao nodded, with a hint of impatience on his brows.
"Yes, let's do it like this.
Remember to tear down the fruit trees first and plant some high-end foreign varieties of fruits. Don’t let my friends who have seen the world laugh at you.
Damn it! The more you look at these fruit trees, the more unpleasant they become!"
Lin Xing listened for a long time, and his anger gradually built up. When he heard that he wanted to push down the fruit tree, his anger went straight to the top of his head, and he could no longer hold it back.
He walked towards them and said coldly: "Who allowed you to steal fruits in my orchard?"
Wang Zihao and Li Si were suddenly startled by Lin Xing.
"I'll wipe it! You don't make any noise when you walk and you want to scare people to death. Who are you?"
Wang Zihao instinctively scolded Lin Xing.
Li Si looked at Lin Xing and explained to Wang Zihao: "Young Master Wang, this man is called Lin Xing, and his dead grandfather contracted these mountains.
But don’t worry, Mr. Wang, he is just an orphan who was picked up and has no inheritance rights on the mountain."
"Orphan?" Wang Zihao said with a joking smile, "It turns out he is an orphan. He can't inherit the mountain, so what are you doing here with me?
I just like these mountains and want to rent them. What can you do to me?
This is my land, get out of here!"
Lin Xing sneered.
"Your land, have you signed a land lease contract?
The village committee hasn’t taken back the hill yet!”
Wang Zihao looked at Li Si.
"What does he mean? Doesn't it mean that he has no inheritance rights?"
Li Si explained to Wang Zihao: "Young Master Wang, it's like this.
The Wutong Village Committee gave this guy half a month to raise a rent of 120,000 yuan.
If he can raise the rent, let him renew the lease. If he can't afford the rent, it's our turn."
Lin Xing snorted coldly.
"If you want to capture these mountains, you have to ask me whether I can answer or not!"
Wang Zihao looked Lin Xing up and down with a look of disdain.
To be continued...