Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s
Chapter 134 - 128 Torreya trees

Chapter 134: 128 Torreya trees

Tian Sisi winked at Jianguo and Weiguo, and shared her cookies with the kids around. After they moved away, the boy who had questioned earlier threatened the fallen Shou Liguo fiercely:

"Go home and say you fell by yourself, got it? If we find out you told on us, we’ll kill you."

The Shou Liguo lying on the ground hurriedly nodded in agreement, watching desolately as the others divided the fruit candies and cookies, his heart bleeding for these were all obtained by his own hardships!

"Brother Xinhua, these guys are so easy to bribe. Just a few snacks and they beat up that fatso. It’s a real bargain. Jianguo, from now on, let’s have them beat up the fatso every time, and get back at those who have bullied you before," Tian Sisi said happily; kids nowadays are really easy to talk to.

"It’s quite a lot of stuff, Sisi. You gave away so much candy and cookies just now, which could be worth two dimes. It’s not worth it for that Shou Liguo kid."

Shou Jian Country felt sad about the food loss, but he was also touched by what Tian Sisi did for him and his brother.

"It’s worth it. As long as we don’t have to do it ourselves, Old Lady Shou will have no excuse to trouble our aunt," Tian Sisi, with her bold financial capacity, had several thousand yuan on her.

Tian Xinhua smiled warmly at Tian Sisi, Ah Nan really didn’t know the value of daily necessities, two dimes were a lot of money for the average family, but he chose not to remind Tian Sisi; this kind of Ah Nan was the best.

Ah Nan should live like this, not having to worry about how to save a cent or two. Earning money was his responsibility; Ah Nan just needs to spend it. Right now, all the wine making was handled by Tian Xinhua, and Tian Sisi just handed over the wine yeast for Tian Xinhua to manage, essentially becoming hands-off.

The thousand-year-old arborvitae was indeed extraordinary; the diameter of its canopy was at least tens of meters wide. Even if they all hugged together, they still couldn’t embrace the tree trunk which was as high as a two or three-story building and abundant in leaves, also bearing many green small fruits hidden under the leaves, resembling the leaves of a silver fir.

Arborvitae trees grow very slowly, taking at least ten years from sapling to maturity before their fruits can be harvested. Moreover, the fruits themselves are quite peculiar, taking three years from blossoming to fruiting to harvesting. That is to say, this year’s harvested Fir Nuts are from seeds sprouted three years ago.

Also, arborvitae trees have biennial cycles; common years are ’Pre-New Year festivals’, and leap years are ’New Year festivals’, during which arborvitae will yield generously, but less so in common years, similar to the bamboo cycle.

Moreover, harvesting arborvitae is entirely manual. In her previous life, Tian Sisi found it to be the same; it couldn’t be mechanized. Like the walnuts in Lin’an, people had to climb the trees and hook down the fruits, very dangerous, hence accidents often happened during harvesting each year; it has become a common rule.

Furthermore, arborvitae trees are very demanding regarding weather and geographical conditions; it is only in Sui City that one can find this type of tree. Only a few villages in Sui City can grow them, and Huangkeng Village is one of those. Hence, in her previous life, the arborvitae were sold at such high prices, nearly two hundred yuan per kilogram, mainly exported to Japan.

Thinking of this, Tian Sisi solemnly said to Jianguo: "Jianguo, I’m telling you, these arborvitae trees are treasures. If there’s a chance in the future, make sure you bring more of these trees home. Forget about the bamboo, focus on the arborvitae. Who knows, maybe in the future you, your two brothers, and your aunt won’t have to work at all, but could get rich just by these arborvitae."

Tian Xinhua flicked Tian Sisi’s nose, "Don’t give Jianguo random advice, getting rich? Who would go out of their way to buy these Fir Nuts to eat? Jianguo, don’t listen to Ah Nan’s nonsense."

"How did I blabber nonsense? Just because nobody wants to buy them now doesn’t mean no one will want to in the future. I only know that scarcity makes things valuable. These fir nuts can only be grown in a few places and they are so delicious, they will definitely sell for a high price in the future. Jianguo, you must listen to me." Tian Sisi touched her nose, refusing to concede.

"Scarcity makes things valuable, scarcity makes things valuable, right, how come I didn’t think of that?"

Tian Xinhua murmured these words, his eyes lighting up, but then dimming again, "But no matter how expensive they are, it’s no use. These trees are public property, what can you do, Jianguo? Be careful not to be labeled as a capitalist rooster tail."

"Ah, I’m not saying for Jianguo to do it now, maybe there will be a chance in the future! Anyway, I just want to remind Jianguo, if there’s a chance in the future, you must remember what I said today. If Jianguo, you really get rich off these fir trees in the future, I don’t even want a thank-you gift, as long as I can eat all the delicious fir nuts provided by you."

Tian Sisi said cheerily, she could already foresee the ostentatious scene of eating one fir nut and tossing another in the future.

Jianguo answered seriously, "If I really get a lot of fir trees in the future, I’ll give them all to Sister Sisi. I don’t want them."

"I don’t want them either, give them all to Sisi. My brother and I don’t like fir nuts." Weiguo agreed on the side, pondering, what’s so good about fir nuts, they’re not as tasty as biscuits.

"Haha, then I would make a fortune, but I can’t take advantage of you two. I just want the nuts, what would I do with the trunks?"

"Then give me the trunks, and the nuts go to Sister Sisi." Jianguo thought for a while and came up with another plan.

"Alright, give me the nuts to eat, and if there are leftovers, I’ll sell them. The money from the sale will go to our aunt, how about that?"

"Okay."

Tian Xinhua listened to the conversation between Tian Sisi and Jianguo, and couldn’t help but chuckle silently; it seems Ah Nan just wanted to eat more fir nuts, that’s why she suggested Jianguo to get more fir trees. However, by the time 1979 rolled around with the household responsibility system, Tian Xinhua didn’t think so anymore.

Tian Sisi’s words gradually became reality, and indeed, later on, when Tian Xinhua was making major decisions, he would always consult Tian Sisi first, in his view, Tian Sisi was probably one of those people rumored to be inherently lucky and naturally inclined to seek benefits and avoid harm.

The group took a few photos under the big tree, then headed up the mountain to play. The mountains in Huangkeng Village were higher than those in Yuequan Village; the mountains there were mostly filled with bamboo and tea bushes, and the lush, green tea mountains were very soothing to the eyes.

Tian Sisi thought of getting some wild chickens, since Tian Manlan’s house definitely lacked vegetables, and adding some game would surely enrich the dinner, giving Tian Manlan a feast.

The mountains of Huangkeng Village had more wildlife compared to Yuequan Village. Jianguo mentioned that in the past, one could even hear wolves howling, but not in recent years. Now, the mountains mostly had wild boar, clouded leopards, roe deer, hares, wild chickens, and other wildlife.(To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)

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