Mingxi stood on tiptoe and looked down the mountain.
Standing at a high place, you can clearly see that villages are built and live along the river. This river is what Mingsong calls Xiaoqing River.
The reason why it is called Xiaoqing River is because further to the southeast, there is the surging Daqing River, which nurtures countless lives along its banks. As one of the many tributaries of the Daqing River, Xiaoqing River got its name.
The location of Mingxi River is not high enough to see the source of Xiaoqing River, but the scenery from a high position is even better. The river in her eyes is like a blue jade belt winding between the green mountains, making the mountains and rivers more continuous. A different kind of beauty and vitality.
Ming Xi pointed to the distance: "Brother, is Aizi Slope the hillside behind Zhao Lizheng's house?"
Mingsong nodded, "Yes, there is a large piece of wasteland further back. No one has bought it for several years."
"Why?" Mingxi asked.
Mingsong pointed to the bottom of the mountain and explained: "It's too far away from Xiaoqing River and it's inconvenient to use water. You see, you have to climb Aizi Slope every time you use water. Although Aizi Slope is not high, you have to carry water up and down every day. People are exhausted.”
Mingxi asked: "Why don't you go around from the bottom of the hillside? Then you don't have to climb?"
Mingsong laughed, "You, you are standing high now, so you feel that there are only a few steps. Aizipo is just short, but it is not small. You really have to go around to get far away!"
Mingxi thought for a moment and then asked: "What if we dig a canal to divert water? By digging a canal along the bottom of Aizipo, we don't have to climb uphill every day to carry water."
"Dig a ditch?" Mingsong stared at her, understanding more and more why his wife said that her sister was crazy about love. She really thought about it.
"Digming ditches is a big deal, and Yuri Masaaki needs to take charge of it, and...it's not something that can be done overnight," Mingsong replied.
Mingxi thought seriously, "The efficiency of manpower digging canals is indeed low, but as long as the canal is dug, it can be done once and for all, and there is no need to go to the river to carry water... Well, but we still have to see what happens to that piece of land. So, if you only have a small piece, it’s really not worth the trouble.”
She raised her head and said to Mingsong: "Brother, let's go to a higher location. I want to see how big the land behind Aizi Slope is."
"Then, let's go up." Mingsong continued to lead the way and looked back at her with some worry, "When you see it, you won't want to buy it. The land is too far away and too remote. .”
Mingxi didn't seem to take Mingsong's words seriously, and still looked into the distance. As for the fertile fields that Mingsong mentioned that were closer to the river, they didn't seem to arouse her interest.
In fact, this is not difficult to understand, because Mingxi herself has little interest in farming. Her main purpose of buying land is to build a house and build a garden full of beautiful flowers and plants to please her body and mind.
Since there is no intention to farm the land properly, it is not necessary to occupy large tracts of fertile land. It is more challenging to reclaim wasteland.
The two walked along the path up the mountain for a while, and finally climbed to a higher point to have a panoramic view of the landscape below.
Mingxi discovered that the wasteland behind Aizipo was quite large, roughly estimated to be more than 500 acres, and it was extremely flat. If canals could be dug to divert water and nourished for a few years, it would be possible for the wasteland to become fertile farmland.
But remoteness is really remote. This piece of wasteland is sandwiched between Aizi Slope and a mountain. There is only a very thin and narrow road leading to the outside world. As Mingsong said, if you carry water back and forth, you have to take a long way or climb a hillside. The cost of living is very high. too big.
It seems that if this land is purchased, digging canals to divert water will be the first priority.
"Huh?" Mingxi was attracted by a mountain behind Aizipo, pointed at it and asked, "Brother, look at that mountain, its shape is so special!"
At first I thought it was an ordinary mountain, but after turning to the other direction, I found that the mountain suddenly became a lot shorter, a bit like steps, one side was higher and the other was lower, which was very interesting!
"Oh, that's Yi'er Mountain." Mingsong squinted his eyes and looked at it.
"Yier Mountain?" Mingxi smiled. This name is really vivid. Doesn't this mountain just look like a chair? The chair's back is high and its seat is low, standing steadily among the hills.
Mingxi asked Mingsong excitedly: "Can I buy this seater mountain? Is it for sale in the village?"
Mingsong was stunned by her question, "What? You...you want to buy a mountain? What are you buying a mountain for?"
"Buy it to build a house~" Ming Xi pointed to the mountains in the distance and said, "Brother, I want to live on that seat. Look there, it's flat and open. You can see the village to the south and the county seat to the north. , you can see the sunrise in the east, and the chair back in the west can block the coldest northwest wind in winter. The location is simply perfect.”
She suddenly became excited as she spoke, "How could I forget?! I passed by the foot of the mountain when I was riding a bullock cart. If I can build a road directly from Yi'er Mountain, wouldn't it be possible to go directly to the county seat?"
Mingsong felt that she was getting more and more outrageous. Just now she wanted to dig ditches, and now she wanted to build roads. No matter what, it was no small project! What is there that she can do as a woman?
Even if the gods taught her self-defense spells that allowed her to hunt pheasants and wild boars, the spells couldn't be so powerful that they could move mountains and rivers, right?
Mingsong's mind was in chaos.
Mingxi turned back and smiled at him, "Let's go to Li Zheng's house and ask if that mountain is for sale."
"No... no, sister, do you really want to build a house on the mountain???" Mingsong was a little confused, and after a moment, he quickly caught up, "Sister! Have you really thought about it? Building a house on the mountain is not as expensive as building a house on the mountain. The money and effort are incomparable!"
"Don't worry, brother, I know what I know." Ming Xi kept walking, "Let's go, let's go to Li Zheng's house and settle this matter. If we start construction one day earlier, we can live in the new house one day earlier~ "
Mingsong couldn't persuade him anymore. He was not good at talking, so he could only follow his sister down the mountain in a daze——
When they arrived at Lizheng's house, Zhao Lizheng was surprised to learn the purpose of the brother and sister's visit.
In fact, he had already helped Mingxi find a place. They were all first-class good fields, and they were not far from Mingsong's house, so it was convenient for his brother and sister-in-law to take care of Mingxi.
But who would have thought that Mingxi would take a fancy to the wasteland that no one cares about and buy a mountain!
Zhao Lizheng and Ming Song both had the same idea. They persuaded Ming Xi earnestly that no matter how beautiful the scenery on the mountain was, it was not practical! ——It is inconvenient to use water and travel, not to mention she is a woman with three children. If something happens to her family, it will be difficult for everyone to help!
But Mingxi still insisted on buying the mountain.
God knows how much she longs for a villa with mountain views!
She can solve the inconvenience of using water, and she can also solve the inconvenience of traveling. After living in a capsule apartment for too long, an open and clean land is more attractive to her!
She wants to build a free and carefree home of her own in this vast world!
