Chapter 444 446: Can’t wake up?

In the Zhou family's main house, Li Yinfu was standing in the yard feeding chickens. When he heard the loudspeaker, he pricked up his ears to listen.

After understanding what was said, she was so jealous that she almost threw away the gourd scoop and rushed to the kitchen to shout to Zhou Dachun, who was sitting in front of the stove weaving bamboo baskets: "Old man, come out and listen to what Secretary Xu is shouting?"

"What are you shouting about? What else is there to shout about besides paying the money?" Zhou Dachun followed her to the courtyard in a bad mood, and glared at her after hearing it, "The second brother's family is collecting truffles? Why didn't I hear the news?"

"They've become so powerful that they don't even bother to care about our poor relatives!" Li Yinfu suddenly realized that now was not the time to talk about this, so he pushed him and said, "Why don't you go to the second brother's house and ask what's going on?"

"oh oh!"

Zhou Dachun ran to the second room and walked in when he saw the door to the backyard was open. He just happened to see Zhou's father coming out of the kitchen carrying a pig feed bucket. "Second brother, is it really your family that collects the truffles?"

Besides me, Zhou Dasong, is there anyone else named Zhou Dasong in the Funiu Brigade?

Father Zhou glanced at him calmly and said, "The youngest brother and Huairong did it."

He thought that he had endured humiliation all these years, but never received a single word of kindness from his elder brother.

When the Xiong family asked him to compensate for the cow, he didn't even come to see it. But when he heard about the cow gall, he came to borrow money immediately. Huaixing and his wife were not at home, so he didn't even do his own work, but worked in his fields every day...

Forget all these, he didn’t even say a word of auspiciousness when his kids moved into their new house!

Sometimes he still felt uncomfortable when he thought back to what Zhou Dachun said on that day of drinking the moving wine.

What do you mean by "my family is good or not"? Is it still the same as before, that only you, the eldest brother, can be considered good?

There is also the matter of Yumei's return. My niece came back after being bullied by her in-laws, and she didn't say a single heartwarming word. Even if it's embarrassing, it's my second wife's shame. What does it have to do with your first wife?

My sister-in-law and her mother-in-law gossip with each other everywhere, and they behave worse than outsiders.

Zhou Dachun felt uncomfortable when he saw his expression. "If your family is really harvesting, why didn't you tell us in advance? Now everyone knows about it, and the good nests have been occupied."

"I'm too busy at home! I forgot!" After saying that, Zhou's father picked up the pig food bucket and walked towards the pigpen.

Seeing him like this, Zhou Dachun was so angry that he sneered, "Oh, I know your family is rich now, but what does your poor and stingy brother mean to you? He will definitely not be interested in you!"

Father Zhou turned around and looked at him steadily. "I used to treat you as my eyeball, but what do you treat me as? Brother, instead of talking about this, you might as well go up the mountain and dig truffles."

You treat me as your eyeballs, you're almost a ghost!

When Zhou Dachun saw his indifferent expression, he suddenly remembered what his mother said before, "The second child is honest, so you shouldn't always bully him. It's hard to deal with an honest person if you make him angry."

Seeing that he didn't answer, Zhou's father picked up the pig food bucket and went to feed the pigs.

…

Over there, Cai Ermei stood under the wall holding a teacup and listening to the tweeter. When she heard the Zhou family collecting truffles, she swallowed the mouthwash directly into her stomach with a "gulp".

He quickly drank two sips of water to neutralize the solution, then pricked up his ears and listened carefully.

Isn't it collecting herbs? Why is Zhou Laoyao collecting truffles again? Where the hell does he get so many ways?

He pricked up his ears and listened to the call from the loudspeaker: first class is one dollar, second class is seven cents... his heart felt like it was being pawed by a cat!

He started to mutter and curse, "That bastard is still shouting on the loudspeaker, asking everyone in the village to go dig them up and sell them. There are truffles everywhere in the forest. It would cost a lot of money to collect them all? Even if that bastard sells his asshole, he can't make that much, right?"

After cursing, I thought again, if I really charge one pound for every pound, I can earn at least 20 to 30 yuan a day if I'm lucky!

Do I have to shamelessly flatter him? No! As the old saying goes, fortunes change over time. I don't believe he will always have such good luck. When it comes to me...

"Second sister!" Wang Chunhua came out of the house carrying sweet potatoes and interrupted his fantasy. "Did you hear that? The loudspeaker said that Zhou Laoyao's family is harvesting truffles. Hurry and go to the brigade headquarters to check."

"What's so good about it? I'm not going!" Cai Ermei put the teacup on the low table with a bang and sat down on the chair.

"If you don't go, I will!" Wang Chunhua saw him sitting there motionless, so he put down his basket and went out angrily. He saw everyone walking towards the brigade headquarters.

"Does Zhou Laoya really collect truffles?"

"Really? My husband said he saw Xu Hongbing and Li Wu carrying baskets up the mountain early this morning. When I asked them what they were doing, they said they were going to dig for truffles. I didn't believe it!"

"What are they saying? First-class goods are one dollar per pound, and second-class goods are... and they also said that after digging, we must backfill. What if we don't backfill? Let's go and take a look first."

…

Xiong Dahai's family also pricked up their ears to listen to the tweeter, and when they heard that it was Zhou Huaian's family who was collecting the news, they lowered their heads and sat back down.

In the room of Boss Xiong, his wife gave him a push and said, "We didn't quarrel with Youngest Zhou, so we should go dig too."

"You shallow-minded woman!" Boss Bear gave her a sidelong look. "I don't believe that bastard is willing to spend so much money to collect food to feed the pigs. Those people will know what's good for them after they go up the mountain and work in vain."

"Yes, we will go again when those villagers come back from the mountains and sell them for money!"

After listening for a while, the youngest bear thought that it was too isolated from the outside world living in the mountains, and wondered if there was a boss in the city collecting truffles.

He put on his clothes and went out, saying to Xiong Dahai, who was sitting on the steps smoking, "Old man, I'm going to Ning'an to find my comrades and ask if there are any bosses in the city who buy truffles?"

"Yes!" Xiong Dahai's eyes lit up after hearing this. "Go eat something quickly and go into the city to ask your comrades for help. Find the boss and tell him that we will buy it for them at a lower price."

"Got it!" The youngest bear glanced at the eldest's room, "Don't tell anyone yet, or mom and sister-in-law will go out and talk nonsense!"

"Don't worry, I won't tell!" Xiong Dahai tapped the stool leg twice with his pipe, "Let's go to the kitchen to eat."

…

The team was drying the dam, and the villagers crowded around the place where the notice was posted, talking non-stop.

"It really says here that first-class goods are 1 yuan per pound. Look, there is another line of words below: The Xiong family in this village will not accept it!"

"The Xiong family wants to kill Zhou Laoyao, so of course we have to take it!"

"I can't accept it either. What I'm worried about now is whether we can really get money if we dig it up and send it to the Zhou family."

"Why don't you get any money? The Zhou family never owed us a penny when we sold the herbs."

The man squeezed out as he spoke. He had to go back quickly to call his family to go into the mountains to dig truffles together, otherwise it would be difficult to find a good spot by the time everyone realized what was happening.

Seeing this, a few people retreated, while the rest were still discussing.

"That's herbal medicine, only a few cents a pound, this is almost a pound of money, how can it be the same?"

"That's right. It's freezing cold in the mountains, and you don't get paid for your hard work. It's better to stay at home and bask in the sun!"

At this time, some people noticed that many people had left, and they hurriedly squeezed outside, "Go back, the rice in the bowl is cold."

Some people still didn't believe it, "Let's go ask Secretary Xu!"

Before I even reached the brigade office, I heard Secretary Xu shouting on the loudspeaker: "Let me be frank with you. If anyone dares to fight over territory for truffle digging, the brigade will not allow the Zhou family to take him in.

Also, regarding the backfilling issue, everyone should supervise and report each other. If you discover it but don’t report it, you will be fined. If you report it, there will be a reward. Whoever reports the confiscated truffles will be rewarded! ”

"Puff, puff, puff!" Secretary Xu clapped his hands on the megaphone. "You still don't understand what I'm saying? The Zhou family has sent all the money to your doorstep, but you still don't know how to earn it?"

"Have you bought all the New Year's goods for your family? Why are you still waiting here? Let's go, I want to go up the mountain too."

"Did you hear that? Secretary Xu is also going up the mountain? Let's go quickly, or we'll lose everything!"

…

Aunt Zhou San and her family have now arrived at the same place as yesterday.

Xu Hongbing, his mother and son, as well as Li Wu were also approaching the pine forest in the southeast.

Qian Chunhua glanced at Li Wu and said, "The old woman has come to help, why don't you call your Cuifen to help too?"

Xu Hongbing nodded. "My wife is not in good health, but she insisted on coming along. Your wife is so energetic, why don't you bring her along to dig truffles in the mountains? You can rest assured if she stays at home."

What do you mean, how can my wife be so energetic?

Li Wu felt unhappy after hearing this. "My wife is not pretty, why should I worry? She has caught a cold these past two days. Let's go up the mountain together when she gets better."

Xu Hongbing cursed inwardly: Damn it! I've said this, but he still doesn't understand! No wonder Zou Cuifen dared to cheat on him.

He felt that Li Wu was a bit shameless as a man, "So you caught a cold! It's a bit cold outside in the coldest days of winter!"

If you still can't wake me up, I won't care anymore.

Li Wu said honestly: "Yes, it's easy to catch a cold when it's cold!"

Qian Chunhua couldn't listen any more, "Your mother is at home every day, why doesn't she go out to talk to the old sisters and hear the news?"

"She seldom goes out because of her eye problems. A few days ago, I took Zhou Laoyao's tractor to take her to the county town to see a doctor. He prescribed some eye drops and Chinese medicine. She will have cataract surgery before the New Year."

Li Wu paused for a moment and said happily, "The doctor said that after the operation, although my eyes are not as bright as before, I have no problem cooking and walking."

"It's good to have good eyesight, but people are afraid of poor eyesight and mistaking people!" Qian Chunhua said and glanced at him, "Xiaoping has grown a lot taller since your mother moved back!

Tsk tsk! It seems that these married couples are rarely of the same mind, and stepmothers are unreliable. Only my own mother can be caring! "

Li Wu nodded, "Yeah! It's much better with my mom taking care of them. Teacher Xiaoping also said that he has good grades and will have no problem getting into the county middle school."

He looks quite smart, but after all this time he turned out to be a fucking idiot!

Qian Chunhua cursed inwardly, and seeing that he still hadn't been awakened even after they reached the pine forest, she was too lazy to talk to him anymore.

She took out leggings made of oilcloth and cotton from the backpack, put them on her legs and tied them above her knees. She took a rake and dug the soil. Xu Hongbing half-knelt on the ground, picked up the truffles that were turned out and put them into the cylindrical bamboo basket hanging around her waist.

Li Wu looked at his oilcloth pants and cast an envious glance at the mother and son who were talking and working not far away. He thought about how he had called Zou Cuifen this morning to go up the mountain to dig truffles together, but she had pretended not to hear him.

After getting up, my mother gave him the oilcloth pants and asked him to put them on to prevent his knees and calves from getting frozen.

When he was going out with dry food and water, he called Zou Cuifen again, but he didn't know that the door was locked.

He thought of what Xu Hongbing and his mother had just said, and felt something strange in his heart. Could it be that Zou Cuifen was hiding something else from me?

Go back and talk to my mother today, and ask her to talk to my aunts and ask them what’s going on.

(End of this chapter)