Chapter 175 Family Arrangements

Madam Meng's idea was brought up during a lunch when the entire family was present, including the two elders of the family.

"Mother, I plan to plant fruit trees on that mountain, so where is the need to plant other trees? Aren't there trees on the mountain now? If it were about planting trees, they wouldn't require any management. By cutting down the trees on the mountain to plant fruit trees, we can also earn money from selling the wood."

Meng Zhaojun felt even more that things like trees could simply be grown by scattering some seeds on the mountain, not to mention paying people to cut the grass, which was simply a waste of money. Poor people used firewood for cooking anyway, so permitting them to go up the mountain to gather grass would save a portion of the labor costs.

She mentioned all these points to her family, especially her mother, who was currently devising the strategy, in hopes of persuading her to save on labor costs while also planting fruit trees.