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Chapter 644 - 646 Contract?
Chapter 644: Chapter 646 Contract?
I’ve long known that the place where Gong Ruini and the others live is nice, really nice, but I didn’t expect it to be this good.
"This is a four-courtyard house, huh? It’s huge."
"And there’s a big garden, no wait, there are several gardens, and even a pond."
"Wow, there’s even grapes." Gong Jiaming always notices the food; he doesn’t care how big or how good the house is. It’s not that he doesn’t care; he just feels that no matter how well someone else’s home is set up, it has nothing to do with him. He prefers to focus on things related to him, like the grapes that he could possibly eat.
What surprised Gong Jiaming even more was that, in this garden, he not only saw grapevines, "Wow, there are orange trees too."
"And apple trees."
"And pomegranate trees."
Gong Jiaming felt like his eyes couldn’t take it all in, "Wow, this... this..."
Suddenly, he spotted several familiar plants and was stunned. What was going on? Why were there herbs planted in such a nice garden?
It’s not that Gong Jiaming thought planting herbs was a waste, but in such a nice place, shouldn’t they plant more fruit trees? Especially grapes, they should plant more of those.
Gong Jiaming wasn’t stupid. If he needed to go to the Northeast next year, then Beijing would be a transit point for him and his sister. When they returned, the grapes would be ripe, and he could eat some.
Gong Jiaming’s surprised shouting startled Gong Ruini, who was introducing the garden. Even though the back door was locked tightly, the place was big, and with few permanent residents, who knew if a bad person could sneak in.
When Gong Ruini and the others rushed over, they saw Gong Jiaming pointing at the ground.
At a glance, Gong Ruini understood; the kid was probably just very surprised.
Gong Ruini also knew that planting herbs in such a nice house was something only Zhuge Zhi could do wilfully. Maybe next year or the year after, there might be two more people who think like Zhuge Zhi.
"Wow, it’s just some herbs. Is it necessary to be so tense?" Zhao Guangran dashed over, expecting to see something major, only to find this. He was really quite speechless.
"I know they’re herbs, but is it good to plant them here?" How could they not be surprised? Gong Jiaming really didn’t understand, "Shouldn’t they plant more fruit trees?"
Plant more fruit trees? That’s not a bad idea, but since the owner of this house is a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, since he hasn’t planted the whole courtyard with herbs, Gong Ruini already feels that’s pretty good. Persuading Zhuge Zhi to plant more fruit trees never crossed her mind.
"Gong Jiaming." Gong Jiaxin felt like she’d go crazy. She knew her little brother could be unreliable at times, but not this unreliable. Luckily, it was just them; if the homeowners had heard, what would they think?
They would think they were rude. And not only that, would they dislike Gong Ruwen and the others since they are staying here as guests?
When his big sister called his name with a bit of anger, Gong Jiaming was dumbfounded, "Sis, I know I said something wrong, I was just a bit surprised."
Didn’t they say the people here were rich? And that they had servants? If they weren’t rich, who would do this? But how could they be rich and still do this? It’s really incomprehensible,
"Grandpa Zhuge is experimenting with growing herbs here. If it works, he’s considering promoting it." To many people, herbs are something you collect from the mountains, and very few people plant them.
Promote planting herbs? Gong Jiaxin didn’t think much about it and let it slide, but Gong Jiaming was different. His first reaction was, "Could my grandpa also plant these?"
"When summer comes, I’ll bring some over." His grandparents also grow vegetables, so they could plant some herbs. He thinks it looks easy to plant; just plant them on the mountain and wait for the harvest.
This kid has potential. Gong Ruini’s first thought was that this kid is going to waste if he doesn’t go into business. Few people react so quickly, haven’t you seen the stunned look of Gong Jiaxin next to them?
"Sure, but I think you can contract a mountain locally." Since Gong Jiaming said this, she definitely had to give him a little guidance.
As long as Gong Jiaming’s grandparents are doing well, then their uncle’s life is good. The better Gong Zhuang’s life is, the more Gong Qiang and Gong Zheng can endure.
Although a technical school diploma isn’t worth much, the past ten years have been a complete waste, and there’s a scarcity of talent.
Gong Zheng is currently very disgruntled, but that kid has potential. What if he goes to school and encounters a good opportunity, like meeting an influential person?
Gong Ruini doesn’t want to see Gong Zheng have a chance to turn things around, so she must let Zhang Lan know that Gong Zheng isn’t her only option.
Contract a mountain? Gong Jiaming knows his sister thinks a lot, but her suggestion is a bit too crazy, "My grandparents can’t do that."
"Why can’t they?" Gong Ruini didn’t think it was particularly difficult.
Zhao Xuran, hearing Gong Ruini talk about contracting a mountain, found it very odd, "Land belongs to the state, when did it become private?"
"And what is contracting?" Zhao Xuran, with his age, often talked with adults about serious matters. He was really puzzled by what Gong Ruini said; he just couldn’t understand it.
Ah, now we can’t contract land? Gong Ruini really didn’t know this because, in the era she was in, contracting land and factories wasn’t hard.
Oh, now her brain was back online. It seemed it was some meeting, or something in some village in Hui Province by a few farmers that initiated the household responsibility system.
Oh dear, Gong Ruini was stunned. What should she do now? She had really done something foolish again.
Gong Ruini really wished she could slap herself a few times, stop giving random advice all the time. Now she’s in trouble, it’s really caused a big mess.
"I was just thinking how nice it would be to turn a mountain into your own." Getting away with it isn’t possible. If it were just her and Zhao Xuran, it might have passed, but with Gong Jiaming there, she couldn’t just say whatever.
"Then I thought about the term ’contracting,’ it’s really just renting."
"You see, people rent houses, pay rent to the landlord, and the house is theirs to live in, right?"
"Since houses can be rented, there’s no reason land can’t be rented." Gong Ruini didn’t care if her theory made sense; this was just how she thought about it.
Renting land? Zhao Xuran really didn’t think deeply about the flaws in Gong Ruini’s words; he was drawn into her theory and seriously considered the issue.
Seeing Zhao Xuran seriously pondering the matter, Gong Ruini let out a long sigh of relief. No matter what, she felt she had, for the moment, gotten past this situation simply enough.
As for when Zhao Xuran eventually realized what was going on, she didn’t worry about it; she’d just stick to her approach.
Poor Gong Ruini, busy dealing with the immediate problem, hadn’t noticed someone outside the door coming and going.