"Father-in-law, Uncle Hu, how was the west side of Yunshan? Did you encounter any danger yesterday? "
After exchanging greetings for a while, the four of them sat around the stone table. Han Yuxi brought four cups of water from inside the house. Li Zexuan took a sip and looked at Han Lizheng and Hu Hanyun.
Han Lizheng smiled and said, "We didn't encounter any danger. There were so many of us. No matter how strong the beasts were, they would be scared away. We didn't even encounter a tiger!"
Hu Hanyun interrupted, "That's right, it was so boring! I remember that there were many tigers in the west side of the mountain in the early years. Yesterday, I was planning to hunt one back and use its skin as a mattress on my bed! In the end, we didn't even find a tiger's hair after searching for half a day! How infuriating! "
In the modern era, using tiger skin as mattresses was usually done by the rich. That was because tigers were protected by the country and were rare, so tiger skin was naturally even rarer. But in this era, even a farmer like Old Hu had a tiger skin, let alone a real rich family.
Li Zexuan looked at Hu Hanyun and couldn't help but say, "Uncle Hu, it's a good thing that there are no beasts. At least there won't be any casualties, but we can't let our guard down. Father-in-law, even if we don't encounter any beasts in the future, we must have a group of young men accompanying us every time! Otherwise, we can't let farmers go into the mountains to pick herbs without permission! Many times, danger happens when people are not paying attention. "
Han Lizheng stroked his beard and nodded in agreement, "Yes, Xiaoxuan, don't worry. I will arrange it well!"
"By the way, apart from this matter, this son-in-law has something else to tell Father-in-law."
Li Zexuan changed the topic and said.
"Hey! Young Master, I have something to do at home, so I'll leave first! "
Although Hu Hanyun looked rough, his heart was not rough at all. He realized that what Li Zexuan was going to say to Han Lizheng next might not be suitable for him to hear, so he quickly got up and took the initiative to leave.
"Hey! Uncle Hu, it's not a secret anyway, and it's also related to you. Sit down! "
Li Zexuan knew what Old Hu was thinking, so he quickly dissuaded him.
"Hehe! Then … then I, Old Hu, will listen! "
When Hu Hanyun heard this, he laughed awkwardly and sat down again.
Li Zexuan then told him about his plan to popularize greenhouses and use this method to cultivate vegetables in winter.
When Han Lizheng heard this, his eyes widened. He said in disbelief, "Little Xuan, is this method of yours really feasible? This old man has lived for so long, but I've never heard of anyone growing vegetables in their house! "
Before Li Zexuan could say anything, Hu Hanyun interrupted, "Hey! Li Zheng, it's not right for you to ask this question. Since the first time Young Master came to our manor at the beginning of the year, when has he ever said anything wrong? From what I, Old Hu, see, although this method sounds unlikely, but since Young Master said it, then it will definitely work! "
Li Zexuan waved his hand and laughed, "Haha! Uncle Hu, don't praise me. How can I be as amazing as you say? Coincidentally, I've just built a vegetable shed in the side yard. Father-in-law, Uncle Hu, why don't you come with me to take a look and learn how to build it and cultivate it? Later on, you can teach the other farmers in our manor who are willing to learn. When the vegetables are ripe, it will bring in a decent amount of income for the farmers, right? "
"Good, good, good!"
Han Lizheng said excitedly, "Little Xuan, this is not just a decent amount of income! It's simply a huge amount of income! You might not know how precious vegetables are during winter in Chang 'an City. This is truly a priceless commodity! If this method of yours really works, then the few manors around our Han Manor will really make a killing this time! "
"That's right, that's right! Young Master, you really have a lot of ideas. The farmers in our manor must have cultivated good karma in their previous lives to be able to look forward to your arrival! "
Old Hu laughed heartily.
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Han Lizheng didn't even lock the door and followed Li Zexuan up Cloud Mountain with Hu Hanyun. Although the security wasn't so good that Tu Bu couldn't pick up his belongings, with the villagers around to look after them, Han Lizheng wasn't worried at all that his belongings would be stolen.
The four of them hurried along and arrived at Cloud Mountain's First Courtyard in a little more than fifteen minutes. At this time, a dark yellow tarpaulin shed about ten feet long and ten feet wide was revealed in front of them. San Bao and the servants were in the midst of finishing up the work.
"Young Master, you're back? This place will be ready soon! Please wait a moment! "
San Bao saw that Li Zexuan had returned so quickly and quickly came over to inform him.
Li Zexuan waved his hand and laughed, "Haha, no rush. San Bao, you did well!"
San Bao immediately grinned, "Hehe! It's all because you taught me well! "
Li Zexuan smiled and turned to Han Lizheng and Hu Hanyun, "Father-in-law, Uncle Hu, this is the shed I told you about just now. It's specially used to grow vegetables in winter. This shed is covered with two layers of tarpaulin. I'll add some fertilizer inside. When the time comes, when the door is closed, no matter how cold it is outside, it'll still be warm inside!
Why would the Soup Bureau provide vegetables to the royal family in winter? Isn't it because it's warm there? If we use this, we'll most likely be able to achieve the same effect! "
Han Lizheng's eyes lit up and he nodded, "Xiao Xuan, after hearing what you said, this method is quite promising. Perhaps we can really try it out!"
After saying that, he immediately frowned and hesitated,
"But with so many tarpaulins added together, I'm afraid it won't be cheap. I just don't know if the farmers will dare to take this risk!"
What Han Lizheng said was true. After all, Li Zexuan's method of growing vegetables out of season had never been tried before. The capital invested in the early stage was not a small amount for the farmers. It would depend on whether the farmers believed in Li Zexuan or not.
Hu Hanyun waved his hand carelessly and said, "Hey! Those who aren't willing don't have the life to earn this money. Lizheng, no matter how much you force them, it's useless! Anyway, I, Old Hu, believe in Young Master. I'll go to Chang 'an tomorrow to buy tarpaulins. My family will build ten of these big sheds. Anyway, there's a lot of land that's uncultivated now! "
It wasn't an exaggeration to say that Old Hu had been reborn. His son and daughter both had their own achievements. Now, not only were they no longer the 'burden' of the family, but they had also become the pride of the family and even the entire Han Family Manor! Because of this, the Hu Family was getting richer and richer. At this moment, Old Hu seemed to be rich and overbearing. He directly said that he wanted to build ten of these sheds!
But sometimes, honest people also had their blessings. It wouldn't be long before Hu Hanyun would be thankful for his current decision.
"Father-in-law, Uncle Hu's words are rough, but they are reasonable. When the time comes, the farmers will be free to build the sheds. If they don't want to, we won't force them!"
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