Chapter 21 The Whole Village Enters the Mountain

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  Chu Jiaqiang opened the soaked seeds and found that basically all of them had sprouted, with a germination rate of over 90%. Generally, seeds take two or three days to do so, but Chu Jiaqiang had added some spiritual water, which had a very significant effect.

  He first planted the sprouted seeds in the ground, which also requires experience. The new buds of the seeds cannot be too long, and if they are too long, they will affect the plant's future growth. Leafy vegetables like lettuce are easy to handle, just sprinkle them on the ground, whether or not to water them a little, there won't be much problem. For cucumbers that need to be trellised, they require careful attention, and the density must be moderate in order to guarantee the yield of the melons.

  After sowing the seeds, Chu Jiaqiang diluted the spiritual water by ten times and watered all the vegetables. After finishing his work, it was almost 11 o'clock. He washed his hands and prepared to go to his second uncle's house for a meal. Although he could cook at any time here, Chu Jiaqiang had not prepared anything except for tableware and cooking utensils, not even a single grain of rice.

  During dinner, Second Uncle said: "Ah Qiang, you must be short of money now. Take 20,000 yuan from me first! Apart from fruit tree seedlings, you also need to buy fish seedlings, and your finances are definitely tight."

  Chu Jiaqiang didn't mince words either. He was indeed short on money at the moment: "Alright! I should be able to pay it back by the end of the year. By the way, I want to discuss something with you, Second Uncle."

  "Hmm! You said it!" Second Uncle saw that Chu Jiaqiang had really fallen into the muddy pit of the Chu family's stronghold, and could only do his best to help him out.

  "I checked last night and found that cicada shells are indeed being collected, at a price of 30 to 35 yuan per kilogram. There are so many in the big mountains around our village, it's a waste not to pick them. You can mobilize everyone to pick them, then collect them yourself at 25 yuan per kilogram. The villagers will have an opportunity to increase their income, and you can also make some money from it." Chu Jiaqiang took a mouthful of rice.

  "So expensive?" Second Aunt exclaimed.

  "It looks like it's very expensive, but you also know that cicada shells are too light to weigh, and it's not easy to pick up a kilogram." Chu Jiaqiang shook his head, he thought so last night, but after thinking carefully, he found it wasn't easy.

  Second Uncle stopped and thought for a moment: "This money-making idea was your brainchild, you take it! I wouldn't know where to sell it even if I took it. However, since this thing can make us some profit, we can go pick some during our free time. It's not farming season now, so we're just idle anyway. We should be able to pick a few kilograms in a day and earn a hundred or two hundred yuan, which is quite good."

  "It's better to keep such good things for oneself, if there are too many people, will it still be one's turn?" Erniang suggested, and this can't be blamed on her selfishness. Selfishness is indeed human nature, although rural people are simple and hospitable, they can't be said to be selfless. As the saying goes, "If one doesn't take care of oneself, heaven and earth will destroy them!" This is exactly that principle.

  "Second Uncle glared at his wife: 'Ah Qiang stayed behind to open up the village's wealth, to bring everyone prosperity together. This has already spread throughout the village. If we do this secretly and people find out later, what will they say about Ah Qiang? Truly a woman's perspective.' In Second Uncle's mind, reputation always came before money."

  Chu's family nodded: "Yes! When there is wealth, everyone shares it! And just two stone mountains are not something that one or two people can eat. But Auntie Er's idea is also understandable, who doesn't think of themselves first? This matter should still be handled by Uncle Er. I don't have time, you know that now every mountain valley, reservoir and riverbank needs me to take care of it. The sales route has already been solved, just collect them well, if there are too many, someone will come to the village to buy them later. But it's still best to transport them out yourself, otherwise some people in the village might gossip."

  Second Uncle thought about it carefully and also felt that there was reason in it. He hastily finished his meal and immediately went to find the village head.

  The old village chief heard the news and immediately clapped his hands in approval: "See, I told you! Ah Qiang is indeed our village's lucky star, it was right to keep him. In less than ten days, he has helped everyone increase their income three times already. Now, knowledge is very important, every single one of us in the village is illiterate, how can we develop like this? It's a very simple truth!"

  The others in the village chief's household also nodded in agreement, Chu Jiaqiang was like a catalyst, originally calm and peaceful Chujiacun, since his return, repeatedly caused shocks in the village.

  "If the family hadn't come, we wouldn't have known about the treasure in the mountain. We've wasted so many years guarding it!" Chu Shengyi said with a bitter smile, he also planned to go into the mountain later. Twenty-five yuan per kilogram, damn! It's more profitable than driving a car for a day."

  Second Uncle also deeply knew the importance of knowledge and information, his heart became even more determined, no matter what, he had to support his daughter in her studies.

  "This thing I'll broadcast to the villagers right away, now many people have nothing to do, it's just right to let them move around, so they won't gather together to play cards and gamble all day. By the way, what's Chu Jiaqiang's next move?" The old village chief is extremely concerned about Chu Jiaqiang's every move.

  "He said that tomorrow he will go out to find some high-quality fruit seedlings. First, they will fix up the mountain valley area and then focus on the reservoir and riverbank." Second Uncle is generally satisfied with Chu Jiaqiang's way of doing things, which is orderly and mature, making him feel at ease, but sometimes feels that this kid is too reckless, making his heart skip a beat.

  "Hmm! That's good too!" After that, the old village chief didn't waste any words and immediately opened the village's loudspeaker to spread the news of purchasing cicada shells.

  Because it is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and although the village is quite large, everyone's activity range is not large, and the place of residence is more concentrated. As soon as the loudspeaker opens its mouth, basically the whole village can hear it.

  The villagers heard the news and immediately swarmed up the mountain, carrying their children and wives, making a spectacular scene.

  Second Uncle's family was also on the move, with three people carrying snake skin bags rushing towards Bamboo Mountain. So many people rushed to Bamboo Mountain that they scared the original residents of Bamboo Mountain, the bamboo rats.

  Maybe everyone thinks that mice are hateful and ugly. In fact, the image of mice in people's minds is too poor, as others say: When a mouse crosses the street, everyone shouts to beat it!

  But the bamboo rat is an exception, the bamboo rat looks cute and lovely, and it eats bamboo, which does not waste farmers' food. In addition, the meat of this bamboo rat is delicious and deeply welcomed by everyone, especially wild bamboo rats, which are more valuable and have a higher value.

  It has a round head, small eyes, and ears hidden in the skin; its tail and limbs are short; its toes are strong and sharp; its body is covered with long hair, but its tail is hairless or has short and sparse hair; its skull is thick and sturdy, with prominent zygomatic arches and high sagittal crest, and well-developed muscles. It has 16 teeth, including particularly large upper incisors. Its body is large and meaty, with a delicious flavor, rich nutrition, soft and thick fur, and relatively high economic value.

  They are very timid and run away without a trace as soon as they hear any wind blowing through the grass.

  Normally, villagers would not let these delicacies go to waste, but now making money is more important, so they put off eating them for the time being. This allowed the bamboo rats on the mountain to escape disaster. However, there were still people chasing after them, led by Chu Jia Wan and followed by a group of little brats.

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