Li Qiuyue held Zhou Xiaolong and stood at the gate, waiting for Zhou Huaishan to come in and said, "Yiding said this year is a great year for truffles. How is your family doing?"

"Very good!" Zhou Huaishan locked the gate and the couple entered the main room. "He said that his family collected more than 10,000 kilograms of truffles, not counting the ones they brought back."

Li Qiuyue grinned and said, "The youngest ones are really lucky. They said they would work hard and it happened to be a good year. We also benefited from it."

Zhou Huaishan looked at her excitedly, "Yes, we all benefited from this! My! Our family has harvested more than 10,000 kilograms of truffles, and with the purchase of several other purchasing points, today we harvested at least 40,000 kilograms.

Have you calculated it? Excluding the loss, we can get 8,000 to 9,000 kilograms of dried goods a day. Let's not count the special ones. Even if we receive 10,000 kilograms of first-class truffles today, we can get at least 2,000 kilograms of dried goods after drying. Have you calculated how much it is worth?"

"Dry goods cost ten yuan a pound, ten pounds cost one hundred yuan, one hundred pounds cost one thousand yuan, and one thousand pounds cost ten thousand yuan!" Li Qiuyue stared at him, lowering her voice in disbelief, "First-class goods can be sold for twenty thousand yuan?"

Zhou Huaishan smiled and rolled his eyes at her, "Stupid, you figured it out in one go, and you're still counting on your fingers!"

"Twenty thousand yuan, we can get two thousand yuan for each share, and the youngest family gets eight thousand yuan for four shares." Li Qiuyue said enviously, "They earn tens of thousands of yuan a day, their family is making a lot of money!"

"It costs four to five pounds to dry one pound of dried goods. Doesn't it cost money?"

"Wet goods cost one yuan per pound, and 10,000 pounds only costs 10,000 yuan. After deducting other expenses, they can still make at least 10,000 yuan. Add other grades, and they can earn tens of thousands of yuan a day."

"The youngest one didn't get any points without you!"

"Of course I know that, I didn't say they were bad!"

"You have pink eye disease!" Zhou Huaishan looked at her, "Laoyao and Chunyan have been very good to us, you should be content!"

"..." Li Qiuyue thought about it and felt that what he said was true. Although her family did not earn as much as the youngest family, they could still earn several thousand a day. She should be content!

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Zhou Huaishan didn't let go of her and reminded her, "Remember, don't show off your wealth, make money quietly!"

Li Qiuyue glared at him and said, "I already understand it. I don't need you to teach me!"

Zhou Huaishan took the child in his arms and kissed him happily, "Little one, tell your mother to work hard during the New Year. The more goods we collect, the more income we will have."

"I still have to save up money. It will cost a lot to build houses for the children!" Li Qiuyue felt uncomfortable when she thought about buying land. "I think it would be better to save the money and earn interest instead of buying land for Xiaolin and Xiaoru!"

Zhou Huaishan frowned, "Qiuyue, why do you only think about buying land and building a house to get money? Why don't you think about the children who are still young, and you can rent out the house to earn rent after it's built?"

Li Qiuyue curled her lips and said, "I only earn a few dollars a month from renting out the house. It's much more profitable to put it in the bank and earn interest than to collect rent."

"If living on interest is really that good, why doesn't Dr. Wang, who is so smart, save his money and live on the interest?"

"I've already bought it. It's the only way. I'll go get some water to wash my face and feet." Seeing that his face turned dark, Li Qiuyue hurried towards the kitchen.

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Fu Niu, Yang Chunyan and Luo Haili brought the cleaned truffles into the oven. They originally thought that the new oven would be enough, but later, seeing that there were too many goods, Zhou's father hurriedly lit the fires in the three ovens here.

The oven had been burning for more than two hours. As soon as they entered, they could feel a wave of heat. After walking around inside, they came out sweating all over. It was better than taking a sauna.

Luo Haili smiled and said, "Chunyan, your cousin and the others are gone, and you and your aunt will be much busier."

Yang Chunyan wiped her sweat and put the bamboo flat on the wooden rack. "We didn't expect to receive so much goods today. Fortunately, you came back to help today, otherwise we would be too busy today!"

Luo Haili picked up a bamboo rake and spread out the truffles. "Several people from Guangming Brigade told me that they didn't know you were collecting truffles until the market was closed last year. This year, they found out about it early and went up the mountain as soon as the market opened."

"They also said that the old lady of the Yan family fell down and broke something, and she has been paralyzed in bed ever since. Yan Yongxin didn't care about her. After losing money in a gambling game, he stole the family's food and sold it, and no one knew where he went.

Mrs. Yan was paralyzed in bed, and Mr. and Mrs. Yan only brought her two meals a day. No one cared about her excrement and urine, and she cried and howled in the house every day.

After hearing this, Yang Chunyan thought of Luo Haili's experience in her previous life, and felt that these bad guys finally got the retribution they deserved in this life. "No wonder people often say that good is rewarded with good, and evil is punished with evil. It's not that there is no retribution, it's just that the time has not come. When the time comes, everything will be paid back!"

"Chunyan, do you think some people are born bad? Granny Yan was so good to Yan Yongxin, how could he sell all the grain and run away with the money?"

Yang Chunyan nodded without hesitation, "Yes, some people are born bad, and Granny Yan has reaped the fruits of her own actions."

Luo Haili looked at her worriedly, "Chunyan, I'm worried that Yan Yongxin will make trouble for me after he loses all the money from selling grain. I'm not afraid of him, I'm afraid that he will snatch Qiaoling from me."

After hearing this, Yang Chunyan thought it was really possible, and hurriedly warned: "Don't even think about giving him money to buy peace. As long as you give him money once, you and Qiaoling will never get rid of him in this life."

"I won't give him any money!" Luo Haili thought for a moment, "Chunyan, after listening to what they said today, the more I think about it, the more I regret not listening to Yumei and borrowing money from you to buy a piece of land in Ning'an to build a house.

Chunyan, tell the youngest brother to ask Doctor Xiao Wang to keep an eye on it for me. If you still have land to sell in the future, I will shamelessly ask you to borrow some money to buy it. I will live with you, and I won’t be afraid of that bastard Yan Yongxin anymore.”

Yang Chunyan nodded, "Okay, I'll ask Huai'an to tell Wang Zhen when he goes to Ning'an, and ask him to keep an eye on it for you."

"Chunyan, Fang Dongming is a really good person. When Yumei comes, you can persuade her. She is different from me. I am scared by Yan Yongxin and Mrs. Yan. I really don't want to look for someone else. She can do it."

Yang Chunyan looked at her in surprise, "After Sister Yumei rejected Fang Dongming, he still came to your shop every now and then?"

"I still come, but I rarely go into the store." Luo Haili smiled, "I think Yumei is still a little touched, because every time Fang Dongming passed by, Yumei hid in the corner and watched."

"In this case, it's better not to persuade her. Once she opens up, she will agree." Yang Chunyan glanced at her and said, "I think if you meet someone with good character, you can still consider it."

"Forget it!" Luo Haili smiled bitterly. "To be honest, I don't mind male customers approaching me, but when I see men with strange looks in their eyes, the hairs on my body stand up."

Yang Chunyan felt that she had developed psychological trauma after being abused at home. "Then don't force yourself. As long as we women have our own things to do, we can live a good life."

Luo Haili said gratefully: "It takes a lot of support from people like you, just like me and Yumei. Without your support, we would never be able to escape from this hell in our lifetime."

Yang Chunyan smiled, "Cousin, I told you last time that women have to stand up for themselves in this kind of situation. Just like some people, they come here to complain to you about how miserable they are, how many beatings they have received, and how they really can't live anymore, and ask you to help them come up with ideas and solutions.

You took the trouble to help her come up with a solution, but she was coaxed by others and didn't even know her last name. She even told others about your idea, and in the end, the person who helped her ended up being a nobody."

Luo Haili: "You are right. Sometimes I wonder if I hadn't listened to you that time, I wouldn't have mustered up the courage to fight with Granny Yan, and it wouldn't have been so easy for Qiaoling and I to get out of this mess."

"What happened? Who wants to jump out of the fire pit?" Zhou's mother asked while standing at the door of the baking room holding Xiao Jiuer.

"We were just chatting!" Yang Chunyan looked at Xiao Jiuer, "Mom, he just woke up, let him pee!"

"Just now." Mother Zhou handed the child to him and said with a smile, "I went to your sister-in-law's house. Xiaowen was like a little adult. He was supervising Jiaming and Jialiang to clean the pigsty. The pigs were well fed. The bad thing was that they gave too much feed to the pigs. There was still a lot left in the trough."

Yang Chunyan took Xiao Jiuer and said, "Since my sister-in-law and her family are not at home, the three siblings have become sensible!"

"Xiao Wen has always been like a little adult. Jia Ming used to be obedient, but he has become naughty since things got better at home." Zhou's mother said with relief, "Xiao Qian is the best behaved child. She cleans the house with Jia Kang and teaches Xiao Ru how to feed the pigs and sweep the pigsty!"

Luo Haili smiled and said, "Aunt, Jiaming and Xiaoqian are all obedient, now you can rest assured!"

"I'm relieved, I'm relieved." Zhou's mother picked up her apron happily, "You two can handle it, I'll go to the next door to take a look."

Yang Chunyan hurriedly asked, "Have you gone to the village to find someone to help light the stove?"

Zhou's mother: "We found Dashu. He has rheumatism and doesn't dare to go up the mountain to dig truffles. It's just right for him to help us light the stove and deliver the bamboo sticks."

"Oh! Then you go first. The only oven in the alley here is not full."

Zhou's mother took a flashlight and went to the next door. Lai Fu was lying at the gate of the yard, wagging his tail and then lying back. After entering, she saw several women wearing long aprons and sleeves standing in front of the sinks on both sides of the yard wall, washing truffles.

"Guilan, are you done with your work?" Jia Chunhong greeted with a smile.

Mother Zhou: "I'm done. There are pumpkin buns and corn cakes in the steamer. If you're hungry, just take some!"

"I'm hungry after only eating for two or three hours!" Jiang Yu pulled his sleeves, "This apron and sleeves Chunyan gave me are very comfortable. My clothes and pants are not soaked at all."

Mother Zhou: "Chunyan said that our clothes and pants were always soaked last year, so this year, my youngest and I went to find the owner of the brush shop and asked him to bring us waterproof aprons."

Jiang Yu: "They are really thoughtful."

Mother Zhou walked to the oven and saw the old man busy adding coal to the furnace with a pry bar, while Zhou Dasong was busy pouring the washed truffles into a bamboo flat and sending them into the oven to be raked with a small wooden rake for baking. Both father and son were busy and sweating. (End of this chapter)