Chapter 71 Working Together
Feng Chunhua glared at Chu Zhi fiercely, "You're stupid, aren't you? You have money to spend, and you still ask where it comes from?"
The more he said this, the more curious Chu Zhi became.
He walked forward and took Feng Chunhua's arm, shaking it back and forth, "Mom, just tell me. I'm itching to know."
Feng Chunhua wasn't fooled. "Remember this! My money wasn't stolen, much less robbed. Just spend it with peace of mind. Once we've cleaned up the new yard, we'll move in. I'll fix up this house in the village and keep it for you as your wedding house."
Chu Zhi's eyes rolled around, "Mom, I want to live in town. After I get married, can our whole family live in town?"
Following mom, I have food to eat and money to spend!
Feng Chunhua was very disgusted. "That won't work. I don't like Pan Xiaoli, but you insisted on marrying her. I'm moving to town because I want to avoid seeing her. You're not good at anything, so just stay in the village. When the weather is good, go sailing, and when the weather is bad, stay at home. Isn't that good enough?"
"What if I'm short of money?"
"Isn't it enough to give you one hundred yuan a month?"
This is the salary of two or three workers. Chu Zhi said quickly, "It's enough to spend. It's enough. Mom, I want to invite Xiaoli to stay at our house tonight."
"Still making an appointment? What time is it? It's dark outside, don't go out again! If I hadn't woken you up to go to the bathroom last time, she would have known about your inability to hold your urine! Be quiet, and you two can live together after you get married."
By that time, the matter was settled and the marriage certificate had been obtained. Even if Pan Xiaoli knew about it, she could only accept it silently.
Chu Zhi didn't dare to disobey Feng Chunhua and had to give up.
Feng Chunhua continued, "I heard Chu Xuan opened a grilled fish fillet workshop?"
"Yeah. I go to the dock every day to pull in skinned fish. Business seems to be good."
"Really? I'll have to go take a look tomorrow when I have time."
"What are you looking at? Mom, please don't provoke Chu Xuan again. I'm not married yet. If you have any grudges, wait until I get married before you discuss them, okay? Otherwise, she'll really spread my embarrassing story."
"All right then."
For the sake of her son's marriage, Feng Chunhua decided to be patient for a while.
At this moment, Chu Xuan had collected 1,500 kilograms of skinned fish, and Widow Niu pulled it back on a cart.
Gao Meijuan and her friends worked overtime all night to kill fish.
Mu Chenze specifically contacted Lin Yong and told him to clean the carriage and go to Chu Xuan's house at four in the morning to get grilled fish fillets.
Lin Yong is a reliable person. He cleaned the carriage spotlessly clean without any odor.
Everyone worked together to load the packaged grilled fish fillets into the car.
After seeing off Mu Chenze and Lin Yong, Chu Xuan settled everyone's wages and gave them a day off.
The next day at noon, when Wang Depin returned home for lunch, he found out that his wife and daughter-in-law had been busy at Chu Xuan's house until 3:30 in the morning.
I slept so soundly at night that I didn't even hear what time they came back.
When I heard the sales volume, my eyes widened in shock.
2,500 kilograms! The net profit should be more than 2,000 yuan.
This is almost as much as several workers' annual salary.
During the village office meeting, there was disagreement on the construction of a grilled fish fillet factory. This afternoon, he will hold another meeting to discuss this matter. It will make them so tempted!
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Mu Chenze came with cash to settle the bill.
In fact, he came once at around ten o'clock in the morning. The door was closed at that time. In order to let Chu Xuan and her brother rest for a while, he did not knock on the door and went back to his home to catch up on his sleep.
As soon as I woke up, I washed my face and rushed over without even having time to eat.
The three of them talked in Chu Feng's bedroom.
Mu Chenze took out a small stack of money and said, "This is the money from selling the king razor clams, a total of 200 yuan. Count it first."
Chu Xuan and her brother cast admiring glances at him almost at the same time.
Chu Feng was responsible for counting the money. He took it and counted it.
Wait until Chu Feng finishes counting and confirms that it is correct.
Mu Chenze took out a thick stack of money and said, "This is the payment for the grilled fish fillets, a total of 4,000 yuan."
The car fares and dividends have not been settled these days.
Chu Xuan planned to settle the bill today, including the dividends from sea fishing.
Who knew that before she could calculate the profit and dividend, Mu Chenze directly said, "All the dividends plus the transportation expenses for these days will be 1,400 yuan. I won't take a cent more!"
Chu Xuan knew very well that the dividends from the grilled fish fillets plus the transportation fee would be nearly 1,400 yuan. Mu Chenze was not planning to take the dividends from catching seafood.
"No! Mu Chenze, you can't suffer such a loss as a human being."
"Chu Xuan, I feel like I got a great deal. I got so much dividends for free. Anyway, I abided by the agreement I signed with you and took the 50-50 dividends. As for the rest, since we didn't sign the agreement, I don't have to take any dividends."
"Anyway, I don't agree! I'll pay you in full after I've calculated the amount."
"If you really want to give it to me, then save it for me. When I get married, give me a big red envelope. Besides, I will definitely take all the dividends I deserve in the future. I just don't want it this time, so don't think too much about it. If you still don't agree, I can only choose someone else to cooperate with me in fishing."
After hearing this, Chu Feng finally understood that his sister's partner in sea fishing was Mu Chenze.
I couldn't help but praise him, "Brother Chenze, you are really a great benefactor to my family."
Mu Chenze gently tapped Xiao Feng's forehead. "Your sister is the real benefactor of our family. Without her, our family would have lost 2,000 yuan and earned 3,700 yuan less. Speaking of which, I seem to have forgotten to give your sister the dividend. The profit that day was 1,700 yuan. If it's split 50-50, your sister should have received 850 yuan."
Chu Xuan quickly waved his hands, "I don't want it! If you dare to give it to me, I won't recognize you as my brother!"
A beautiful smile appeared on Mu Chenze's lips. "Okay, I won't give it to you. But you are not allowed to give me more money!"
Chu Xuan had no choice but to agree.
Chu Feng suddenly muttered, "You two are bringing good luck to each other."
Chu Xuan and Mu Chenze looked at each other and both felt that this made sense.
However, they soon looked away.
Chu Xuan said with a generous expression, "From now on, we will be a pair of buddies who bring good luck to each other."
Mu Chenze immediately agreed, "I agree!"
Chu Feng really wanted to say that he disagreed, and he wanted his sister to marry Mu Chenze.
But he didn't dare say it.
"Mu Chenze, call your family over for dinner tonight. Grandpa Wang's family, Aunt Niu's family, Liu Zhaodi's family, Hua Daling and her husband, and Ji Ping. Have Xiaofeng call them all over. Let's celebrate together."
Mu Chenze was shocked. "There are more than 20 people here. How can you make so many dishes?"
Chu Xuan pointed towards the kitchen, "The dishes are all ready, just waiting to be cooked."
Chu Feng smiled contentedly and added, "My sister went out at 10:30 in the morning to buy vegetables, pork belly, pork bones, pig heads, fruits, dried fruits, wine, roast chicken, roast duck... In short, there were a lot of things. She carried them back on a shoulder pole."
"I'll go take a look."
Mu Chenze ran into the kitchen.
Two roast chickens, two roast ducks, a large pot of fragrant cooked pork shanks and pork heads, and a dozen or so vegetarian dishes...
I must call my family over, otherwise it would be a shame for Chu Xuan’s hard work!
At six o'clock in the afternoon, Chu Xuan's yard was full of people. They temporarily borrowed two large tables from the village office and sat at two tables, one for men and one for women.
Hua Daling and his wife arrived last.
After Hua Daling arranged for her husband Gao Daxing to take a seat, she ran into the kitchen and whispered to Chu Xuan.
"I don't know where Feng Chunhua got the money from, but she was able to not only give Pan Xiaoli 2,000 yuan as a betrothal gift, but also buy a house in town for 3,000 yuan. The key is that Feng Chunhua still has at least 5,000 yuan. I heard this with my own ears, and there's no doubt about it."
Chu Xuan suddenly thought of a way to find out the source of Feng Chunhua's money...
(End of this chapter)
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