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  After the meal, after arranging for Xiao Fei and the others to stay overnight, Zhang Jin brought Xiao Fei and Wei Feng to his own selected few acres of land and introduced his plan to the four.

  After listening to Zhang Jin's introduction, Wei Feng whistled loudly and then said with some indignation: "I thought you, a guy who advocates for a petty bourgeoisie lifestyle, had changed your ways and wanted to go to the countryside to labor and reform. But now I realize that you're just here on vacation! In this place where you can see the mountains and sea, you built a villa with an unobstructed view of the sea in the south, dense green mountains in the north and west, and lush vegetable fields in the east. How decadent! If everyone in the country were like you, how could socialism be built? How could communism be achieved?" Wei Feng's criticism was met with unanimous nods from Xiao Fei, Mu Xinran, and Lan Feifei, who all chimed in: "Decadent, truly decadent!"

  Although the sky has completely darkened and the surrounding scenery cannot be seen, just listening to the sound of the sea waves and smelling the salty air mixed with the fragrance of grass and wood, one can imagine how comfortable life would be without the tense rhythm of the city.

  The place Zhang Jin chose was undoubtedly the best and most beautiful in the eyes of his brothers. However, the villagers of Haiwoshi Village, who were used to seeing mountains and seas, would absolutely not choose this location to build their own houses because the scenery had no weight in their choice of residence. Moreover, this location faced the sea breeze, which would not only make the room very humid and uncomfortable to live in but also accelerate the aging of the house, making it a losing proposition. They were different from Zhang Jin, who didn't mind using air conditioning's dehumidifying function for a long time to maintain dryness and freshness indoors, nor did he care about the short lifespan of his house.

  Zhang Jin was delighted with his brothers' jealous evaluation, looking at the few people with a fox-like expression that couldn't eat grapes, and said with a smile: "Alright, you guys don't have to look like you're being criticized either. Isn't this place also your happy nest? It's not too far away, on weekends when you have time, come over and stay for two days, isn't it a good idea for you?"

  Xiao Fei's face turned gloomy and resentful, his voice menacing as he said: "You know that's good. I declare, from now on this place is going to be my and our family Xiran's vacation villa." Then, Xiao Fei changed his expression to a self-indulgent one, saying to himself in a daze: "Think about it, there are mountains, water, and a villa; when we're not around, there's a 'housekeeper' watching over the place; on weekends when we come for vacation, there's even a chef serving us. Not bad, quite good indeed."

  Wei Feng was also moved by Xiao Fei's proposal, nodding heavily. The look in his eyes towards Zhang Jin was full of 'you're done for, no arguing'.

  The next day, Xiao Fei and Wei Feng's four people who had made up their minds to "fight the local tyrants and fight the landlords" were sent away. On the third day, Hai Ju Fu's second son's wedding banquet was thoroughly settled. The construction of Zhang Jin's Zhangshi Xiaotianyuan Mountain Villa was finally put on the agenda.

  Although the mountain road is rugged and narrow, large construction machinery cannot enter Haiwazi Village, but with the entry of small machinery and the enthusiastic help of villagers, Zhang Jin's Anlewo was established at an efficiency comparable to "Shenzhen speed". When the fish pond was dug, the small building was built, and the land was leveled and opened up, it was only early July.

  After seeing off the construction team from the city and the fellow villagers who came to help, Zhang Jin finally had a chance to thoroughly inspect his territory where he planned to live for at least a few years.

  In terms of the general housing scale in rural areas, this small building can only be considered as medium to high-end. However, compared to villas in urban areas, it is already enough to be considered mid-range. With six rooms downstairs and four upstairs, a total of ten rooms, two halls on both floors, plus the front yard, covering an area of over one mu, with a building area of over 500 square meters.

  The six rooms on the first floor, except for a huge kitchen and a bedroom with a bathroom, are all storage rooms. After all, the backyard is a fish pond and a place to raise some poultry and livestock, so things like fish feed, animal feed, and various tools need to be stored somewhere.

  The four rooms on the second floor are a master bedroom with two guest rooms and a study with a bed, each with an en-suite bathroom. Zhang Jin said that he would give his two brothers a vacation room, and he wouldn't go back on his word. Due to the fact that the second floor has a much smaller building area than the first floor, one-third of the area facing the sea is a huge balcony. The four rooms face the sea, with an entire wall being a large floor-to-ceiling door leading out to this balcony, allowing people sleeping in the bedroom to open their curtains and see the sea, step out onto the balcony through the sliding glass doors and feel the sea breeze, and enjoy the sunshine.

  The front yard is not very large, but it has an area of over 300 square meters. In this front yard, Zhang Jin plans to plant some morning glories and ivy around the edges as decorations, and leave the rest empty, so that it can be used as a martial arts training ground in the future.

  The backyard is a hollow brick garage and a not-so-small open space, followed by about two acres of fish ponds and more than two acres of self-cultivated vegetable fields. Although the fish pond is now waterless and the field has no seedlings, it looks a bit bare. But thinking that in the future, the fish pond will be sparkling with frogs croaking and fish playing, and the land will be lush green with wheat and oats, you can imagine what a beautiful rural scenery it will be.

  Not far to the west of the small building is a precipitous cliff, and in the empty space between the house and the cliff, which is more than 20 meters apart, there are more than 200 square meters. This will be Zhang Jin's future breeding ground. Because the fish pond has taken up most of the quota for domesticated animals, Zhang Jin can only raise a few dozen poultry. Such a large place is already more than enough.

  The small building on the east side is adjacent to a narrow river less than three meters wide. The water in the river is clear, and at its deepest point, which is nearly two meters deep, the pebbles on the riverbed are clearly visible. The water is icy cold, formed by the convergence of cold springs from the western mountains. Especially during summer, beautiful mist rises every morning and evening, even when the sun is high in the sky, standing in the water can numb your feet. Because of this, the villagers call it Cold Water Creek.

  The small river is just past Hai Ju Fu's younger brother Hai Ju Li Jia's melon field. If you go by the boundaries, then this Hai Ju Li Jia should be considered his only neighbor.

  After indulging in his own 'manor' for a while, Zhang Jin jumped onto his Pajero and headed to the city. He was eager to buy furniture and appliances, and his fondness for this small villa made him want to move in as soon as possible. Zhang Jin had planned well, taking his time to carefully purchase everything, plus the back-and-forth transportation time, it would take at least ten days to half a month. This period of time was just enough for the new house to ventilate. Once everything was ready, he could move in directly.

  Just as Zhang Jinxing was enthusiastically "flowing" between "Bainianju", "Le'anju", "Haima", "Hongxing" and "IKEA", the phone rang.

  "Brother-in-law, it's Xiaomeng! Are you free? I'll give you a chance to take a beautiful girl out for dinner!" As soon as the phone was answered, Ye Meng's coquettish voice came pouring out from the other end of the receiver like a string of pearls.

  "No time, I'm busy!" Zhang Jin refused without hesitation. Although Zhang Jin often found Ye Meng's teasing annoying, he didn't actually dislike her and could even say he liked her a lot. However, Ye Meng's voice reminded him of the time she got tipsy at his house during dinner and showed off her charming side, not only making Zhang Jin realize the feminine charm of this already 'grown-up' little beauty for the first time but also almost turning himself into a perverted uncle who takes advantage of young girls.

  If this girl weren't the younger sister of his ex-wife Ye Hong, Zhang Jin wouldn't care about being called a 'beast who stretches out his filthy hands to high school girls', and that night he would have devoured Ye Meng until not even bones were left. However, the existence of his ex-wife Ye Hong was like a mountain range blocking his heart, although he salivated at the tender skin of this naive girl, he still didn't dare take a step further, and had to keep a respectful distance from her.

  "Brother-in-law is too stingy, can't even invite his cute little sister-in-law out for a meal? Does he think his little sister-in-law isn't cute enough? Does brother-in-law dislike me?" On the other end of the phone, Ye Meng pouted her small mouth and spoke in a soft voice. It had been almost a month since she last saw this "ex-brother-in-law", and Ye Meng's budding emotions were really acting up.

  "It's because you're too cute, I don't dare ask you out to eat, I'm afraid I won't be able to help myself and eat you up!" Zhang Jin thought to himself, while his mouth quickly came up with an excuse: "Little Meng, next year you'll be in your third year of high school, it's the most tense time. You should focus on studying well, when you get into a good university, I'll treat you however you want me to!" For now, Zhang Jin was content with hiding away like a turtle in its shell.

  "No, I just finished my final exams and need to relax." Ye Meng said while clinging to him reluctantly.

  For the entanglement of Little Witch, Zhang Jin was really exhausted and this weakness had not been 'cured' since the day Ye Hong introduced her to him a few years ago. So after struggling for several rounds, he still had to raise his hands in defeat, "Okay, I admit defeat, you tell me where you are, I'll go pick you up!" Zhang Jin's voice was somewhat weak and he even blamed himself for not being firm enough.

  "I'm at the pet shelter next to the skyscraper. Hurry up, I'm waiting for you!" Upon hearing Zhang Jin's surrender, Ye Meng immediately changed her previous sorrowful and low tone of voice, and reported her location with a spirited and lively attitude.

  "Hey, where are you going after finishing your exam?" Zhang Jin asked curiously while carrying the phone and walking out of the furniture market.

  Yemeng, in a great mood, replied with relish: "My dormitory sisters and I are all Little Red Hat volunteers! Due to the final exams, we haven't participated in volunteer activities for a long time. This afternoon, after finishing the exam this morning, of course, we have to participate. Besides, don't you think those abandoned dogs are pitiful? You really have no sympathy at all, humph!"