Several people were busy working in the store, and people kept coming in looking for jobs as waiters.
In the afternoon, someone came to install a telephone.
These days, very few people have their own telephones installed at home, and even among those who have opened shops, very few have telephones installed.
Lin Chuan also wanted to have a telephone so that it would be more convenient to do business back and forth.
He'll be going to Xuancheng in a couple of days; telephones will need to be installed in both the factory and the newly rented shops.
The staff came over, laid out the telephone line, installed and tested the landline, and left after confirming that there were no problems.
They weren't busy at the moment, so Lin Ping and Lin Wei just stared at the telephone.
Every now and then he would pick up the microphone, put it to his ear to listen, and then put it down again.
Lin Chuan looked at the two of them with the same curiosity and wonder as a child who had just received something new.
Lin Ping rubbed his hands together. "I never thought we'd be able to install a telephone in our own home."
Lin Wei chimed in, "But it is, such a precious thing."
Lin Chuan said, "There will be even more precious things in the future."
As he spoke, Lin Chuan made his first call to Fu Tongyuan.
He got through on the phone, so of course he had to tell Fu Tongyuan immediately.
Lin Chuan had a premonition that the Chinese New Year was fast approaching, and Fu Tongyuan would definitely come to ask him to order a second batch of goods before the New Year after delivering this batch to his friends. Moreover, the second batch would definitely be larger than the first batch.
Afterwards, Lin Chuan called Tang Xuezhen's office, and then Wang Bin's factory.
Wu Chunhua's home was in complete chaos.
Inside the house, there was wailing and screaming, the noise was unbearable.
Lin Fugui and Lin Youfu felt that they couldn't stay inside the house, and even though it was very cold outside, they preferred to stay outside.
Lin Xinglong couldn't understand it. In the past, every family was poor, but his family was doing alright.
Although her mother complained every day, she was always talking to Xu Chunmai, but Xu Chunmai never talked back, so they never really started arguing.
Xu Chunmai would also keep the house tidy and orderly, and even though they themselves didn't have much to eat, all the good things in the house ended up in Lin Xinglong's mouth.
Whether Lin Chuan earns a lot or a little, he gives all his money to his family.
He could go out and play all day long without having to do any work, and he didn't feel that the house was so noisy.
Looking back now, it seems my family has been arguing the whole time.
His grandmother and his wife were lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), one of them crying and cursing.
The other one kept wailing, saying that he couldn't move and was going to die.
There's no one to clean the house, we can't eat, and no one washes our clothes.
It was a complete mess.
Although Lin Xinglong had not fully recovered, he still wandered around the yard.
Lin Youfu felt dizzy looking at Lin Xinglong, "Stop shaking!"
Lin Xinglong stood there, thinking for a long time, "Dad, our family's situation is all Lin Chuan and Xu Chunmai's fault. If they hadn't left this family, how could we have ended up like this?"
He had thought it all along: if he took the bride price and married Han Min, they could be loving and affectionate, and have two more sons.
With Xu Chunmai managing the household, they can do anything they want.
Now look what's happened!
Lin Youfu, rubbing his eye bags, pondered, "Everyone knows what happened, so what can we do? Lin Chuan doesn't acknowledge us, and his household registration has been moved out. Where can we go to seek justice?"
"I just can't swallow this!" Lin Xinglong said, going inside to grab a hat and other things before heading out.
Lin Youfu called out, "Xinglong, where are you going?"
"I'll go out and think of something."
Lin Xinglong went out to find his old buddies who used to hang out with him.
This was according to his previous plan; since Lin Chuan had beaten him up like this, he had to get revenge.
Lin Chuan had been busy at the shop for several days and hadn't been home, so he wanted Lin Ping and Lin Wei to go home and spend more time with their wives and children.
Lin Xinglong waited for several days but Lin Chuan didn't come home, and it wasn't convenient for him to take action in the county town.
Ideally, it would be on Lin Chuan's way home.
He and his buddies lay in ambush in the woods along the road from the county town to Yuquan Village for several days, only to find that none of the returning members were Lin Chuan, which infuriated them.
Finally, on the fifth day, Lin Xinglong saw Lin Chuan returning in the distance, driving a donkey cart.
"Hey guys, this is him. Give him a good beating in a bit, just don't kill him."
The group was eager to get started.
Lin Xinglong told these men that Lin Chuan was rich, and that after beating him, they would split the money he had on him.
Lin Xinglong also said that there was meat in Lin Chuan's car, which could be taken away later.
These were a group of people who usually just coasted through life, each one a petty thief. Knowing they could get a good share of the money and so much meat, of course they all wanted to get their hands on it.
As darkness fell, the roads were not easy to travel on because of the heavy snowfall that morning.
Lin Chuan didn't stay in the county town because he wanted to come back and see Xu Chunmai and the children. He also planned to take a bus to Xuancheng tomorrow, as it had been several days and he wanted to go back and visit them.
I happened to have brought money with me, since Xuancheng needs a lot of money right now.
He went to the bank to inquire, but they don't offer loan services yet, so it seems this won't work for the time being.
However, he also thought that one should not be impatient for quick success in anything. Now, taking advantage of Fu Tongyuan's opportunity, he had already taken a significant step from Wangshan County to Xuancheng.
The next step is to achieve stable development in Xuancheng.
Lin Chuan slowly drove his donkey cart along the road toward the village.
Everything was white, and further ahead by the roadside was a pine forest.
The pine forest is evergreen all year round, with green on top and snow-capped trees below.
Although it was getting dark, Lin Chuan could already see several shadowy figures moving around.
Lin Chuan curled the corners of his lips. They thought they were hiding something well, but what were they really like? A bunch of good-for-nothing thieves!
Lin Chuan acted as if he hadn't noticed anything, driving his donkey cart step by step closer to the pine forest.
Finally, they reached the middle of the pine forest. Several people, their faces covered, rushed out of the woods and blocked the donkey cart.
"Robbery!"
"Hand over your donkey cart and all the money on you, or I'll kill you!"
Lin Chuan glanced at Lin Xinglong, who was still lying in the snowdrift below the road, and called out, "No donkey, no stuff, and definitely no money!"
"Kid, don't be ungrateful, or I'll kill you!"
Lin Chuan sat in front of the donkey cart without moving. "I'm so ungrateful. Why don't you teach me?"
Upon seeing this, the man immediately pulled an axe from behind his waist and shouted, "Brothers, get him!"
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