The security team found Village Chief Li and wanted to borrow Xiao Hei and his son.
Li Zhengguo brought Xiao Hei and his son to the special breeding grounds built by the security team.
Xiao Hei lay down in disdain, unmoving.
However, Xiao Xiao Hei played with the wolfhounds.
Li Zhengguo left with Xiao Hei, telling the breeder to lock the gate and only open it to feed Xiao Hei vegetables from the nursery base.
The breeder knew that the village chief’s two wolves were vegetarian and patted his chest, promising to take good care of Xiao Xiao Hei.
A month later, the breeder called Village Chief Li to pick up Xiao Xiao Hei.
Xiao Xiao Hei was well-fed and still unwilling to leave the breeding grounds.
But both wolfhounds were already pregnant.
Li Zhengguo led Xiao Xiao Hei, who was reluctant to leave, back to the courtyard, muttering that Xiao Xiao Hei had completely lost his wolf nature.
Wolves were monogamous, but Xiao Xiao Hei was a philanderer.
...
As the weather grew warmer and May Day approached, the expansion construction site had only reached the second floor, and the hot spring valley’s tourist season began.
No advertisement was needed; people started calling to inquire about the opening date after the Qingming Festival.
Therefore, as soon as the May Day holiday arrived, Kushan Mountain became lively again.
The speed of building construction slowed down. Li Zhengguo was not in a hurry; it would definitely be completed this year.
The villagers and the girls preparing to settle down were anxious.
The girls' in-laws were also anxious. After discussing it, they decided that after the summer harvest and planting, they would bring all their relatives and friends who could come to help for free.
Village Chief Li stated that no matter how anxious they were, it wouldn't be ready this year.
The free helpers patted their chests and said it was fine, as long as they could purchase the renovation materials before winter, they could start renovating in the spring of next year.
Hearing the villagers and helpers chatting about their daughters and sons, Li Zhengguo didn't mind. As long as they passed the village's review, the villagers' daughters could marry whomever they pleased. What was wrong with relatives marrying relatives? This was called strengthening family ties.
The whole village was busy as bees, only Village Chief Li was 'idle'.
Li Zhengguo asked Deputy Village Chief Ou, who was busy arranging purchases, and Party Secretary Yang, who was busy answering calls and counting reservations:
"Why do you want me to stay?"
Deputy Village Chief Ou and Party Secretary Yang stole a glance at him amidst their work: "To be a mascot, is that okay?"
Li Zhengguo chuckled and said to his two followers, "Hurry up and help. What is there to learn from me? You've seen how I've done things for the past ten years."
After shaking off his two followers, Li Zhengguo went to the breeding farm to see the wolfdog puppies.
The two wolfdogs had a total of eight puppies.
As soon as he saw the puppies, Li Zhengguo smiled. Xiao Xiao Hei's genes were powerful; all of them inherited Xiao Xiao Hei's coat color.
"After they are a month old, feed them vegetables and rice porridge. No meat, especially raw meat."
The breeder nodded, trusting Li Zhengguo's advice.
Didn't Xiao Xiao Hei also eat vegetables? His fur was shiny and smooth.
After walking around the village, he strolled to the west.
He first checked the greenhouses of villagers from other villages, offered words of comfort and encouragement, and then went to the courtyard of the nursery base at the westernmost end.
Ouyang Meihua opened the door, and upon seeing the 'un-businesslike' Village Chief Li, she wanted to close it.
Li Zhengguo quickly squeezed half his body in: "I'm here on an inspection."
Ouyang Meihua loosened her grip on the door and turned back to the greenhouse to plant seedlings: "I'd believe you if I were a fool."
Li Zhengguo turned and closed the courtyard gate, then went to help his wife plant seedlings.
Tian Jing asked with a smile, "Is it good for you to openly skip your post like this?"
Li Zhengguo shook his head with a serious expression: "I'm here to experience the hardships of the nursery base. They should be busier since the village gets half the income for free."
"Every year when bonuses are distributed, their mouths are stretched wide like the waistband of cotton pants."
Tian Jing burst out laughing: "You're slacking off, and that's not good. When you become the Party Secretary, the new village chief will learn from you and push their work onto others."
Li Zhengguo continued planting seedlings: "By then, I'll be old and my eyesight will be failing, so it's normal for me to be slow."
Tian Jing smiled without saying anything. She knew her husband best. It was just that there were no pressing matters to handle recently, so he was taking the opportunity to slack off and tease Deputy Village Chief Ou and Party Secretary Yang, who wouldn't allow him to resign.
...
During the summer vacation, Li Weili returned with a few classmates.
These classmates were, of course, here for a vacation.
Villagers in Kushan Mountain could bring ten friends and relatives for free visits each year based on their status.
Other employees had five free visiting quotas.
Li Weili brought the classmates she was close to.
The seedlings in the greenhouses were generally planted at the beginning of the month and harvested at the end. During this period, Tian Jing would go periodically to stimulate their growth.
During this time, the nursery only needed to be guarded in shifts.
She could accelerate the ripening process once, or use her powers to harvest and plant herself, but Tian Jing refused. Human hearts were never satisfied.
So she reported to Captain Zeng that harvesting and planting once a month was her maximum limit.
At this time, Tian Jing happened to be free at home.
Seeing the two male classmates surrounding her daughter, she coughed loudly.
"Mom, you're home?"
"Hello, Auntie."
"Hello, Auntie."
The two male classmates and the other three female classmates quickly greeted Tian Jing.
Tian Jing nodded at them and then said to her daughter, "Take your grandmother with you. She hasn't been yet."
Li Weili: "..."
What was Mom doing?
But she agreed without hesitation: "What about brother? Should he go too?"
Tian Jing nodded: "Your brother is doing his homework. Ask him to come along, and also call Xiao Yu and An An."
"Go to your Fu Ge's restaurant for dinner. Aunt Feng can't handle it all, so don't cause trouble."
Li Weili agreed, asked her classmates to wait, and went to call people and prepare things.
The five classmates were quite reserved facing their classmate's parent.
Tian Jing pointed to a stool and asked them to sit, and gave them sodas.
After the classmates relaxed, Tian Jing started to get information from them.
They were all from ordinary families.
Tian Jing chatted with them for a while before her daughter called everyone.
Tian Jing whispered something to her mother-in-law, and Mother Li nodded, secretly glancing at the two male classmates.
After sending off one elder and nine youngsters, Tian Jing went to the village office to find her husband.
Li Zhengguo immediately dropped what he was doing and prepared to go up the mountain for an inspection.
Zhou Chengbiao wanted to follow, and Li Zhengguo thought about it and agreed.
Assistant Zhang Shitou was patted on the shoulder and comforted by Deputy Village Chief Ou:
"You can learn for another five years, don't rush. You're lucky to be chosen as an assistant, and you'll be the village chief in the future, but at most, you'll be like us, your highest achievement in life."
Zhang Shitou left with his notebook, looking for something to do himself.
Two days later, the group that went up the mountain came down. They would stay at the courtyard for one night and then go rafting in Wang Er Village the next day.
Mother Li patted her chest: "Oh my, don't ask me to go up the mountain to play again. I was scared to death. At my age, it's best for me to stay home and raise pheasants."
Tian Jing didn't believe her: "Mom, you're in good health. How was the scenery on the mountain?"
Speaking of this, Mother Li's topic began. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went to the kitchen to cook.
The five classmates breathed a sigh of relief, finally free from elders.
"Li Weili, your grandmother's stamina is better than ours."
"Yeah, she didn't use a sedan chair the whole time and even dared to walk on the flying sky bridge."
Li Weili pursed her lips and smiled without answering. Let alone a flying sky bridge, she could fly without a bridge, and her grandmother had done it before.