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Fu Meng readily agreed.

He has two children and needs money right now. The local market price for working as a laborer is 600 yuan a day, which is much more profitable than doing other jobs.

Shi Wen was very happy to Shi Wen that Fu Meng had agreed.

Fu Meng is the kind of person who is both shrewd and sincere. If you entrust something to him, you can at least save yourself half the trouble.

He was extremely familiar with the local situation, and with his help, Shi Wen could save a lot of subsequent work.

The two briefly discussed the matter and agreed to talk in detail the next day.

Shi Wen shoved his phone back into his pocket. "Come on, let's continue exploring and see what other surprises these two mountains hold?"

Yan Kexing: "There are chestnut trees and persimmon trees over there."

"Let's charge!" Shi Wen shoved Yan Kexing on the shoulder. "Charge! Heiwa, you guys get going!"

Heiwa: "Woof woof!"

The little guys were all overjoyed. As soon as they Shi Wen someone rushing forward, the others immediately followed, and for a moment, their barking filled the air.

The two little fox and snow leopard cub, not being very coordinated, tumbled down the mountain one after the other. Luckily, their fur was thick and they were light, and after rolling around a few times, they were caught by the dogs in time.

Yan Kexing ran alongside them for a while, then fell behind and watched them run.

Shi Wen direct the horses, sometimes the dogs, and even let Cong Zai run ahead, having a great time.

Yan Kexing watched him from behind, his gaze following his retreating figure.

There are indeed many wild fruits on the mountain, as well as some medicinal herbs.

It had been abandoned for so many years and no one had come to take care of it. They searched the mountain but didn't find anything good, only some wild fruits to take home.

However, the two mountains are indeed of very good quality, and should yield good returns whether used for planting fruit trees or raising livestock.

The grass on the mountain is quite lush, so we can raise goats, rabbits, etc. We can also release his Bress chickens up there. We'll make some plans then.

In any case, the most important thing now is to fence off the mountain and complete the basic construction to facilitate development next year.

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing invited Fu Meng to their home the next day for a detailed discussion.

This project is quite large, Shi Wen specially prepared a contract.

The three exchanged a few words, Shi Wen showed the contract to Fu Meng.

The contract clearly specifies the length of the barbed wire fence to be erected, the number of construction days, the number of workers, wages, and other details, making it much more standardized than typical informal contracts.

Fu Meng looked at it and exclaimed, "Eight hundred yuan a day for the chief engineer?"

"Yes, the chief engineer has a lot on his plate, so he only asked for two hundred," Shi Wen explained earnestly. "Brother Fu, if you think it's too little, we can discuss it further."

Fu Meng: "That's quite a lot. I have no problem with this. Taking this job will give me some money to celebrate the New Year."

Shi Wen, "Then continue reading the contract. If you have any questions, let us know and we'll explain them again."

Fu Meng didn't stand on ceremony with them and directly pointed out the parts they didn't understand.

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing tried to explain together, making the matter as clear as possible.

They estimated the construction period to be forty to fifty days. With two such large mountains, it would take a lot of people to enclose them in such a short time.

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing could chat with their local friends, but they were really not good at hiring people to do the work, so they handed the task over to Fu Meng.

Fu Meng readily agreed, "Leave it to me. I'll call around to find people in a bit, and then try to start work next week."

Shi Wen, "That would be great. If it can be done the month after next, I'll let our chickens go up the mountain."

Fu Meng: "No problem, with such a long construction period, we can definitely finish it."

After making arrangements with them, Fu Meng didn't stay at their house for long, put away the contract, and went home.

When he got home, Fu Meng didn't even have time to drink a sip of water before he started making phone calls.

Seeing him like this, Chang Qingqing went to brew a pot of milk tea and brought it to him, then stood aside and listened.

Fu Meng's first call was to Liu Changfa, an acquaintance.

After listening, Liu Changfa asked, "Shi Wen's family needs someone? How much are they paying per day?"

Fu Meng: "Three hundred and fifty, excluding meals."

Liu Changfa: "This price is fine even without meals included. What's the work schedule? I'll give it a try."

Fu Meng: "It will probably take about fifty days. The exact start date hasn't been determined yet, but it should start next week."

Liu Changfa: "Okay, just let me know when the time comes. I'll try to sell the livestock this week so I won't have to worry about them next week. Just call me anytime, I'm always available."

Fu Meng: "Okay. It's settled then, you'll come help out next week, don't try to keep me from leaving."

Liu Changfa laughed and said, "Don't worry, when it comes to making money, would I run away?"

Liu Changfa hung up the phone.

His wife peeked around from the side, and seeing him turn off his phone, she immediately leaned in and asked, "What did Fu Meng say to you? Did he tell you to go do odd jobs? Whose odd jobs?"

Liu Changfa: "Shi Wen from my family that they pay 350 yuan a day, and I might have to work for 40 or 50 days."

"So tall?!" His wife immediately grabbed his arm. "You should call and ask if they need a woman. I'm free too."

Liu Changfa was reluctant. "Making barbed wire is such heavy work—"

His wife said, "What's wrong with making barbed wire? I can make it too."

"Then I'll call and ask again," Liu Changfa said. "I didn't expect Shi Wen so extravagant, buying up the whole mountain and then wanting to fence it with barbed wire."

"Hey, hurry up and make the call, then stop talking nonsense."

"It's still ringing, but it didn't go through." Liu Changfa handed the phone to his wife. "Listen for yourself, Fu Meng is on another call."

"He must have called to hire other workers," his wife said decisively. "You hang the clothes out to dry, I'll ride my motorcycle to his house and talk to him."

Liu Changfa watched his wife's retreating figure and asked, "You think you can just go like that?"