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Shi Wen, "Then I'll go up the mountain tomorrow and cut down all those pine trees."

After a brief exchange, the two went their separate ways the next day.

Shi Wen still brings his brown ox Laibao, up the mountain to cut down trees.

Aside from being a little slow, Laibao has absolutely no flaws.

It is obedient and well-behaved, and also very strong. It Shi Wen wherever it is told to go and is very obedient to commands.

If you didn't tell, you wouldn't actually know it had a stubborn temper.

An honest ox may not get angry often, but when it does, it doesn't calm down easily.

Today we need to go up the mountain to cut pine trees, and we need it to carry the firewood down.

Their ranch burns a lot of wood for heating in winter, so there's no need to worry about the pine needle beetles molting and clearing away the dead branches when the weather gets warmer, which is perfect for the ranch's development.

Shi Wen was very motivated and cut down trees very quickly.

With just an axe, you can cut down dozens of trees in a day.

There were huge roots under the pine tree, which were not easy to dig out. Shi Wen took precautions and burned the roots with a fire.

Nothing can withstand the baptism of fire, not even pests.

An outbreak of pine wilt disease has occurred in S City, and the local authorities have conducted emergency inspections of pine timber.

Finally, it was discovered that they also had pine wood nematodes on their side.

The pine wilt nematode takes only a little over a month from infection to outbreak, which is the harvest season for pine nuts. The outbreak has caused heavy losses for growers.

After the higher-ups issued the notification, Shi Wen soon saw people recruiting tree cutters in several group chats.

Although people can now use chainsaws to cut down trees, it is not an easy task to cut down a tree and then move it down.

This requires a large workforce to undertake this arduous work.

Shi Wen that some of the people recruiting were acquaintances, he privately messaged one of them, saying he could help and even bring his family's cow along.

In the complex mountain forests where there are no roads, cattle play a much greater role than humans.

The acquaintance was surprised that Shi Wen was willing to bring livestock, and expressed his gratitude to him at length.

Shi Wen his great strength and efficiency, and he was immediately welcomed by the people upon his arrival.

Some people joked, "Young Brother Shi, your family is so rich, why are you doing this kind of manual labor?"

Before the owner of the pine tree could even speak, someone else, unable to bear it any longer, spoke up for Shi Wen, saying, "Brother Shi doesn't want to earn this money; he clearly came to help, okay?"

Another person chimed in, "Exactly, if he wanted to make money, he wouldn't have brought all his own cattle here."

The owner of the pine tree said, "Brother Shi has always been very helpful."

Shi Wen laughed and said, "We're all neighbors, it's only right. Didn't everyone come and help when we put up barbed wire and cleared the forest?"

Shi Wen was building barbed wire fences and clearing the forest, more than 300 people came.

These 300-plus people didn't work on his ranch from beginning to end; many of them just lent a hand when they had free time.

Not everyone was there to make money from his house; some people simply went there to lend a hand because his family needed them.

For example, the grass at Old Man Ma's house was almost dry when it rained, so everyone went over to help move the grass.

This is a form of social interaction in this land.

Similarly, after the project was completed, the Shi Wen and effort to host a banquet for everyone. It wasn't just a wrap-up meal; it also carried a sense of gratitude and social obligation.

If it were just for the final meal, he wouldn't kill his own sheep.

His sheep are so expensive; the price of just one is enough to fund an entire banquet. It's completely unnecessary.

Everyone came to help very well.

Many people work very efficiently, especially Shi Wen. This young, strong, and nimble young man is simply irresistible to all the middle-aged and elderly people.

Everyone praised him highly.

Besides him, what really amazed everyone was his Brown Bull Laibao.

Someone couldn't help but ask, "Isn't this the brown cow that Baha Ayi's family used to own?"

Shi Wen nodded. "Yes, that's the brown cow."

The man who spoke said with envy, "It's really good. Baha Ayi must have lost money this time."

Shi Wen turned and gently patted Laibao's head. "It's destined for me."

Laibao stood obediently beside Shi Wen: "Moo--"

Shi Wen had helped with the work all day, and in the November weather, his clothes were completely soaked through.

The employer felt really bad when they saw him off, so in addition to paying him the agreed wages, they also gave him a big bag of pine nuts. "These are new pine nuts this year, they're not worth much, but they taste pretty good, take them home and eat them."

Shi Wen, "These pine nuts are so expensive, you should keep them and sell them."

The owner said, "Some has already been set aside for sale; you can take it and eat it."

Unable to refuse, Shi Wen smiled and said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Yan Kexing on a business trip for a week, Shi Wen went out to work for someone else for a week.

When Yan Kexing returned, Shi Wen's muscle definition was even more pronounced. He stood tall and straight, with a slender waist and long legs, making him impossible to look away from.

This is a perfect physique that can only be achieved through exercise.

Shi Wen hadn't specifically adjusted his diet, so his muscle size wasn't particularly large, and his muscle definition had a look somewhere between that of a teenager and a young adult.

Yan Kexing away on business recently, and his diet has become much simpler, resulting in a significant drop in his body fat percentage, which further accentuates his waist-to-hip ratio.

Yan Kexing kissed his muscle, his voice low and husky. "Why are you so honest?"

"I haven't had much to do lately, so I just went to help out." Shi Wen gripped the bedsheet, her voice laced with restraint and despair. "Do you really have to bring this up now?"

Yan Kexing answered with a kiss.

Shi Wen couldn't help but grab Yan Kexing's hair and bite him as he moved downwards, quickly losing the energy to pursue the matter further.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder; there's definitely some truth to that.