"Two thousand yuan." Zhao Zhaocai knew he was in the wrong, so he said in a low voice. Who wouldn't want to make more money? He told the truth.

Zhou Damao stood up angrily, pointing at Zhao Zhaocai with trembling hands: "You... look at what you have done? You lost the watermelon and picked up the sesame seeds."

"I'm sorry, Dad. I didn't mean to do that. I just wanted Lili too much. I'm so obsessed with living a good life. Don't worry, I won't dare to do it again." Zhao Zhaocai lowered his head and apologized humbly.

Zhou Damao pointed at Zhao Zhaocai and said, "Don't always use my daughter as an excuse. You have hands and feet, so what can't you do? Don't go to work today. Go and return the penalty. From now on, we will all follow Village Chief Zhao."

"Yes, yes... Dad, I will definitely listen to you." Zhao Zhaocai nodded and bowed humbly, but what no one saw was that Zhao Zhaocai's eyes were surging with passion when he lowered his head.

Zhou Damao drank a sip of tea and calmed down. Then he looked at Zhao Maosheng and asked, "Village Chief Zhao, my son-in-law is also possessed by evil spirits. I will watch him from now on and make sure he won't do it again. Can our two villages cooperate? Then we can make a fortune together and everyone will have a better life. It can also be regarded as your contribution."

"Can I come today? I came here because of this matter. Our two grandsons are so close. We are rich, but you are still eating coarse food here. We can't bear it." Zhao Maosheng said slowly.

Zhou Damao smiled happily when he heard that Zhao Maosheng agreed to his request. He rolled a cigarette, lit it for Zhao Maosheng, and asked, "Then you should have a plan, right? How can our two villages cooperate?"

"If our two villages cooperate, of course our village has to make some money. Road paving and the like all cost the favors and money from our village." Zhao Maosheng took the cigarette that Zhou Damao lit, took a puff and said while blowing smoke rings.

(ps: Minors should never learn to smoke, it is bad for your health. Don’t rebel just because I say so!)

Zhou Damao sat beside him and smoked, watching Zhao Maosheng talking. He looked very respectful to him. When he heard what Zhao Maosheng said, he smiled and nodded like a pug.

"What profit is this that Village Chief Zhao is talking about? Our village also needs to make money. Everyone has contributed, so we can't just let them work and not make much, right? I make the decision myself... I will give you a 20% profit on any herb. For example, Gastrodia elata, you are selling it for 99.5 yuan, and we will sell it to your village for 80 yuan."

Zhao Maosheng took a few puffs of his cigarette before he spoke: "Since Village Chief Zhou is so sincere, I agree to your proposal on behalf of the village. But I have to be frank with you, and we must also sign a written agreement to prevent you from regretting it later."

"Of course, of course." Zhou Damao nodded repeatedly. He was afraid that Zhao Maosheng would go back on his word and buy their herbs at a low price.

After that, Zhou Damao called the village party secretary and the village accountant. The two villages began to sign the document. After both parties pressed their fingerprints, they made three copies, one for each village and one for the commune. This way, even if they came to argue later, there would be a third party to intervene.

Zhao Maosheng stood up and said to Zhou Damao, "Since the matter has been resolved, let's go back first. Your good son-in-law, you have to teach him how to be a good man. Otherwise, if he gets into trouble again in the future, no one will be able to help him."

"Yes, yes, what Village Chief Zhao said makes sense. I will definitely teach him a lesson. This... my son-in-law is also young. He will understand if he loses his temper and suffers a few more losses." Zhou Damao said with a nod.

After watching Zhao Maosheng and the others leave the village, Zhou Damao closed the gate. He glared at Zhao Zhaocai and said to him fiercely, "Come with me to the study."

It's called a study, but it's just a small room with better lighting. You can do your work in it.

As soon as Zhao Zhaocai entered the room, a book fell from the sky and flew towards him. Fortunately, Zhao Zhaocai dodged it in time, otherwise he would have had a big cut on his forehead.

"Dad, what are you doing? If you have something to say, just say it. Why do you hit people for no reason? Do you know that you almost hit Brother Zhaocai just now?" Before Zhao Zhaocai could say anything, Zhou Li hurriedly stood up to speak up for him.

Zhou Damao became even more angry, pointing his finger at Zhou Li and saying angrily: "You are just an elbow scraper. You have only been married for a few years and you are already speaking in favor of your man. I am your father."

"Dad, although you are my dad, Brother Zhaocai is also my man. If you want to hit him, I have to protect him. Although Zhaocai was wrong, he also knows he was wrong and he will change for the better. Can't you forgive him? Why are you so fierce?" No matter what, Zhou Li is a good girl to Zhao Zhaocai and she treats him sincerely.

Zhou Damao was too lazy to talk nonsense with his daughter. Zhou Li had been spoiled by him since she was a child. How could she know the evil hearts of people outside?

"What are you two doing standing at the door? Come in quickly." Zhou Damao shouted at them. Hearing this, they walked into the study room in fear and closed the door.

Zhou Damao looked at Zhao Zhaocai fiercely and asked, "How are you going to pay this penalty? And you dare to sign such a high price, aren't you afraid that they are cheating you? How can you be so stupid as to jump straight into such a big pit?"

"Dad, I was wrong. This is my first time doing business. His pharmacy is quite big, so I never thought he could cheat me." Zhao Zhaocai answered timidly. He raised his head and said, "My eldest brother and his wife's family recently separated from my family and got 3,000 yuan. When the time comes, ask my dad to take out 2,000 yuan to pay the penalty."

"Why didn't you two tell me about this? If I had this money earlier, I would have gone to the city to buy a job for you and someone else. You two took Dabao to the city, but people in the city eat commercial grain, which is much better than growing crops in the countryside. You really don't understand anything at all." Zhou Damao became even more angry when he heard this, and he just slammed the table and yelled.

"Dad, don't be so angry. It's not good to get sick from anger. The division of the family and the repayment of the debt are only possible after Brother Zhaocai started doing business with others. But we can make 80 yuan for every kilogram of Gastrodia elata. If we dig a few more kilograms of Gastrodia elata, we can make it back." He poured a cup of tea for Zhou Damao in a soothing manner and patted his back.