Chapter 82 Full of Enthusiasm
Gu Lao Er and Gu Lao San quickly nodded in agreement.
They were just as curious. Where did the Zhao family get all these connections? They didn't usually see them, so how did they get them? And if Zhao Xiang brought them from the capital, how could that be possible? The capital was a million miles away, and it had no influence over here at all.
They wanted to find it and snatch it away.
They don't think they can't rob it. If it's really an extremely powerful connection, can the Zhao family not show it to intimidate others? Since they are hiding it, isn't it because they are afraid of being robbed?
Zhao Liya and the others naturally didn't know what the Gu family was thinking. After deciding to grow vegetables, the whole village began to plow the soil and sow seeds vigorously.
Unlike the idleness during the slack season in previous years, the fields are now bustling with activity.
All the wasteland in Zaihu Village has been reclaimed. Zhao Liya, Hu Ling and Qu Yutao went to inspect the land together and settled the wages for everyone.
The villagers lined up to receive money, all of them were in high spirits.
At the beginning, everyone was afraid of being owed wages after doing the work, so they paid every three days. Later, everyone found this troublesome, so they said they would wait until the whole work was completed before paying.
Firstly, it saves trouble, and secondly, it seems more pleasing to receive so much at one time!
Everyone knew what kind of people the Zhao family was. With their doubts dispelled, they naturally stopped keeping a close eye on their wages as before.
This is everyone's recognition of herself, and it also really saves trouble. Zhao Liya still felt a little touched.
After looking at the newly reclaimed land and paying everyone their wages, the village head, clan leader, Ruan Guishu and others rushed to invite the three of them to their homes for dinner.
"Come on, come on, let's go to my house. My kid went to the city this morning to buy some meat and roast chicken. Come over to our house and eat!"
"Come to our house! Your aunt and sister-in-law have already killed the chicken and prepared the meal. You can come over and eat!"
"We have winter bamboo shoots at home. We dug them yesterday afternoon. It's really hard to stew winter bamboo shoots with duck. Why don't you come to my house?"
"Isn't it my turn now? Don't fight with me!"
"Oh, our food is hard to come by, let's go to your house next time!"
"What's so rare about that? It's like no one has ever eaten winter bamboo shoots before!"
"Come to my house!"
"My home!"
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Qu Yutao covered her face with her hands and giggled. She couldn't help but glance at Zhao Liya, who was surrounded by people, unable to escape the chatter. Her heart was filled with warmth and pride. If it weren't for her cousin's family, how could they be where they are today? Her cousin's family was their great benefactor.
Finally, an older patriarch of the Li family made the decision, and everyone was told to bring their own delicious food and go to the village headman's house to eat! It would be nice to get together at the same time.
Everyone thought this was a good idea and expressed their agreement.
Zhao Liya, Hu Ling and Qu Yutao had originally planned to go home for lunch, but they not only had lunch in Zaihu Village, but also had it for almost three hours.
Hu Ling was dragged out for a drink by the village head and a group of other men, while the aunts, sisters-in-law, and other girls accompanied Zhao Liya and Qu Yutao. After dinner and chatting, time flew by unnoticed.
Hu Ling was forced to get a little drunk. Fortunately, everyone knew their limits and didn't force him to drink too much, otherwise he probably wouldn't be able to get up.
The village head's eldest grandson, Li Guangqing, drove the ox cart to take the three of them back.
When you go back, you must not go empty-handed because you have to bring winter bamboo shoots, persimmons, pears, and big betel nut taro.
The persimmons came from Uncle Ruan Gui's family, filling a large basket. Aunt Ruan Gui even specifically reminded them, "When you take these persimmons home, put them in jars or pots. It's best to sprinkle some lime powder on them so they ripen faster. The fruit from our two old persimmon trees is incredibly sweet, better than any other tree!"
Zhao Liya agreed with a smile and thanked him repeatedly.
When they got home and got off the car, Li Guangqing swiftly helped to carry the things. Zhao Liya hurried forward to thank him for his hard work and quickly took the remaining things. She was worried that Hu Ling was dizzy and it would be difficult for him to get out of the car, but she saw Qu Yutao supporting him.
Zhao Liya was stunned: Did she miss something important?
With a slight chuckle on her lips, Zhao Liya turned her head and pretended not to see it. Anyway, her cousin was now a good citizen, so if there was really something going on between them, everyone would be happy to see it happen.
She didn't have much of an impression of the Hu steward and his wife, much like the original owner. Her only impression was that they were gentle and steady, like her father, taking their time in doing things. If it really came together, they might not be unwilling to accept the marriage.
However, she still took the time to mention it to her father, asking him to ask her brother-in-law what he thought. If he really liked her, they would quickly write a letter to Uncle Hu and the others to explain it clearly, seek their opinions, and finalize the matter.
If Uncle Hu and the others don't agree, my brother-in-law can't be so ambiguous with my cousin. This is inappropriate.
When Zhao Xiang and the others heard someone coming back, they quickly stepped forward to lend a hand, chatting and laughing as they took over the things. Mrs. Deng hurried into the house, packed a bag of peanut sesame candy and brought it out to Li Guangqing, smiling and saying, "Take it back and let the children try it. It's not much, so don't be disgusted."
Li Guangqing accepted it with a few polite words, thanked them happily, said goodbye to them, and left quickly.
As the interactions increase, there will be more exchanges of gifts, and no one will be too formal.
With winter bamboo shoots, Zhao Liya couldn't help but want to kill a chicken. The fried chicken with winter bamboo shoots made by Luo Shuyan must be amazing, and she was greedy just thinking about it.
Who knew that when I entered the kitchen, I saw two pheasants on the ground.
Zhao Liya was immediately overjoyed: "Mom, let's have pheasant and bamboo shoots stewed in the evening, okay?"
Mrs. Deng nodded, "Okay!" She glanced at her daughter strangely. Why was she so happy? It was as if she hadn't eaten meat in a long time.
After Li Guangqing left, Luo Shuyan appeared and said with a smile, "It's getting late. I'll put the chicken away right away. This taro is also good. Let's cook some betel nut taro tonight."
Zhao Liya smiled and nodded: "I'll do whatever Sister Shuyan says!"
Deng smiled and joked, "That's not true. You can't do it even if you come."
Everyone laughed and chatted for a while, and Zhao Liya looked around: "Where are my aunt and Aunt Eleven?"
Mrs. Deng sighed and laughed, "They're both into it. They've been preparing the land all day to plant vegetables."
No one in the family would allow Deng to work in the fields. Luo Shuyan couldn't go out, and Zhao Xiang naturally couldn't go to the fields to work alone with Widow Qu and Aunt Li Shiyi. They had to avoid suspicion. So it was just the two of them.
Zhao Liya was also a little amused: "Didn't we say that we would all help prepare the ground after we go to Bajiao Village tomorrow? Why rush for one or two days?"
Luo Shuyan laughed and said, "You don't understand. If there's work to be done, how can I resist not doing it?"
She glanced at Zhao Liya and Deng, then said, "When you go to help, I want to go too."
(End of this chapter)
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