As long as he has more and more chips in his hand, the county magistrate's brother-in-law who wants to take advantage of him should just go and stay where he can!
But Zhao Liya doesn't dare to make promises easily. This place keeps its promises and must keep its promises, otherwise its credibility will collapse and it will be difficult to rebuild.
When that time comes, I'm afraid even the people in Zaihu Village and Bajiao Village will no longer believe in her or the Zhao family.
Deng and the others had already gone to cook, so Zhao Liya warmly invited Bai Lizheng and the others to stay for lunch and talk about the situation in their village. She and Hu Ling would wait there to take a look when they were free in two days.
"It's hard to say about this now, and I can't make any promises to the three of you. We all have the right to make friends. Even if we can't do anything else, we can keep in touch in the future. We can help each other if we need anything.
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Bai Lizheng and the others were very happy that Zhao Liya could reach this point.
"Okay, okay, Miss Zhao is right, it's good for everyone to be friends!"
"Miss Zhao can come to our place whenever she has time. There are always people in our village."
"Miss Zhao, please don't be polite to us! If you need anything, just say hello. As long as everyone can do it, they will all come!"
"That's right!"
Even if cooperation fails for the time being, it doesn't matter. We have a long way to go! What if there is a chance in the future? Even if there is no chance, it's not a loss to make friends anyway.
According to their inquiries, the Zhao family is worth getting along with.
Not to mention anything else, just talk about Mr. Zhao. He is the number one scholar and has been a high official in the capital. Although I don’t know why he was demoted here, are there not many officials who have been demoted here since ancient times? In fact, how many
Is this a real bad guy? No!
It can be seen from this that Mr. Zhao must also be a good person!
He must be smarter than everyone else. If you are unsure about something or can't think of a solution in the future, you can ask Mr. Zhao to help analyze it, right?
Zhao Liya also didn't expect that they would be so talkative after letting go without restraint, and the words wouldn't stop. The two parties could be said to be the guest and host having a great time.
When Zhao Xiang came back, they met Mr. Zhao one by one, but they couldn't help but become more reserved and respectful. Their voices were several steps lower. They were so nervous at first that they didn't know how to let go.
Zhao Liya didn't know whether to laugh or cry. If she wanted to be the best, it would have to be her father!
Bai Lizheng and the others had lunch at Zhao's house, accompanied by Zhao Xiang, Hu Ling, Lin Mo and Yu Xiaofang.
Shu Yan's craftsmanship amazed them. When they left, their attitude became more and more respectful, and their eyes showed every aspect of their sincerity.
It seems to be saying: As expected of the Zhao family, the Zhao family can even cook so deliciously, there is really nothing they can’t do!
After sending away the three Bai Lizheng who were obviously completely conquered by the Zhao family's meal, just as Zhao Liya thought, Zhao Xiang, Hu Ling, Lin Mo and others all felt that the more allies, the better.
With the existence of Zaihu Village and Bajiao Village, if there is Baijia Village, it will not only mean that only these three villages are their allies, but also that there will be countless villages that will be their allies in the future, even if they are still there today.
Other villages that have not received their help cannot guarantee that they are not thinking about the "future", so this is another guarantee.
Bai Lizheng and the others did not come empty-handed. They brought two pairs of hares, two pheasants, and a tiger skin. The hares and pheasants were just fine. Tiger skins are not easy to come by, although in this area of Lingnan, a tiger skin is not an easy thing to get.
The weather is good all year round. Even if it is cold in winter, it only lasts for a few days. The tiger skin is of little use, but its market value is not cheap. It is also very valuable when sold to other places.
There was still a lot of candy at home, so Zhao Liya packed about three to four kilograms of yellow candy and a piece of bacon for each of them.
Since we are friends, we should keep in touch with each other.
Bai Lizheng and the others were not willing to buy candies on weekdays, so they were very happy with this return gift. Thinking of the profits made by Zaihu Village from the sugar cane plantation, they became even more passionate.
Zhao Xiang said: "It's just that we have to think clearly about this matter. What can Baijiacun do? If it really doesn't work, forget it. Don't make promises easily. If you give people hope only to be disappointed later, you might end up with a grudge.
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Zhao Liya nodded and said with a smile: "Don't worry, dad, we will find out more before we act."
Zhao Xiang nodded with a smile: "Dad just told me in vain. If you do things, I will naturally rest assured."
Zhao Liya and the others knew nothing about Baijiacun before. Although they had a good impression of Bai Lizheng and the others, and had a preliminary understanding of Baijiacun from their mouths, naturally they could not rely on their descriptions.
I need to inquire more.
When Zhao Liya went to see the paper mill and sugar cane plantation, she stopped by to inquire with Zaihu Village, while Hu Ling and Qu Yutao went to Bajiao Village to check out and inquired there by the way.
"Baijia Village, you know, it's in the north of the city! Their village has many mountains and few fields, and it is backed by Daqing Mountain. Seventy to eighty percent of the people in the village are hunters and make a living on it."
"Hey, the life of an Orion is not easy. When you are lucky, you have nothing to worry about. But if you are unlucky, you may not be able to bring back a big guy in a month. How can you rely only on small things like pheasants and hares?
I can support a whole family."
"Yes. Besides, if you go hunting big guys in the mountains, you will inevitably get injured. Once injured, it is often fatal. So, who can't save some wealth? Otherwise, something will happen one day.
If you don't, then you can only wait for death! Being an Orion is really not easy!"
"That's the truth! Their life has never been easy. Those people are actually pretty good. They look quite fierce, but they talk kindly. The premise is that you don't provoke them."
"Yes, you can talk well if you talk well, but if you make them anxious, it will be bad luck! Their people are also very united."
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After some inquiring, Zhao Liya and the others decided to go to Baijia Village to have a look.
There are many mountains and few fields, and most people make a living by hunting. I really don’t know how to find a way out of such a place until I see it in person.
At least if there are many mountainous areas, it will be inconvenient to grow ordinary cash crops.
Zhao Liya, Hu Ling, Lin Mo, Yu Xiaofang, and Qu Yutao went over together without saying hello in advance. They just wanted to make a surprise attack and see what Baijia Village was like.
The entire Baijia Village stretches from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, occupying the entire mountain. Looking from the foot of the mountain, you can see that they are all densely packed with houses.
The walls are made of rammed yellow mud and covered with black tiles or cedar bark. There are some fruit trees planted in front and behind the house, especially grapefruits, persimmons, loquats and lychees.
There is basically not much open space in front of each house that can be cultivated for vegetable gardens. The vegetable gardens of each household in their village are near the edge of the village.