The villagers finally finished harvesting their vegetables and gradually left Yu Dazhu's house.
Because it's so early, most people will probably go back to sleep for a while.
Some may have already taken up hoes and gone to the fields, while others have started making fires, cooking breakfast, feeding chickens and ducks, and cooking pig feed.
The village chief and his son worked tirelessly until the very end, helping to carefully lift the vegetables onto the cart before heading home.
Their vegetables were harvested the latest because Yu Chengyuan and his family had informed each other in advance.
Yu Chengyuan told them that he would buy ten catties of crayfish from them every day, and also told them that he could buy snakehead fish and yellow catfish.
Today, the village chief's family still has two jin of yellow catfish and two snakehead fish.
As a result, the village chief's family's income suddenly increased by more than 20 yuan compared to usual.
Zhou Xiaoyu caught both the crayfish and the yellow catfish.
Of course, they didn't tell anyone else about it, and when asked, they just said that they had brought it to eat themselves.
The village chief and his son were overjoyed. Although it was impossible to earn an extra twenty yuan every day, an extra ten or eight yuan now and then was quite good.
For an ordinary farming family, this is already a huge surprise.
Even if it's just ten yuan more a day, it adds up to three hundred yuan more a month. Add to that the ten or so yuan you earn a day selling vegetables and eggs, and it adds up to quite a sum.
With so much extra income each month, what more could they possibly want?
Therefore, the village chief's family is now filled with deep gratitude towards Yu Dazhu's family, especially Yu Dazhu's two sons.
If it weren't for them leading them to make money, they wouldn't have any income at all each month.
They rely on a little grain to feed livestock and earn a meager income throughout the year.
Now things are great; I never thought these wild fish and shrimp could be exchanged for money.
Of course, they knew it was all thanks to Yu Chengyuan.
If they were to go to the street to sell them themselves, they wouldn't be able to sell them without a sales channel.
You might wait all morning at the market and not sell a single fish, let alone crayfish.
Having lived for decades and weathered many storms, the village chief naturally understood why Yu Chengyuan had arranged for their family's vegetables to be harvested last.
After all, making money can easily arouse jealousy and envy in some people.
Therefore, it's better to avoid trouble than to cause more; it's always good to get away with less trouble.
Otherwise, it would be too unfair if someone did a good deed but was still complained about.
After the village chief left, Yu Erzhu came in carrying a heavy load of pumpkins.
Judging from his slightly unsteady gait, one could imagine that the load of pumpkins must have been extremely heavy.
He wasn't using an ordinary winnowing basket, but a rice wicker basket, which must have weighed at least a hundred pounds.
"Chengyuan, I've brought the pumpkins. They're all old pumpkins, so they can be stored for a long time and won't rot easily."
Seeing that everyone had left, Yu Erzhu sneaked over, being careful not to be seen by anyone.
"Big Brother..." Yu Erzhu called out again when he saw Yu Dazhu.
Regardless, they grew up together.
He always regarded Yu Dazhu as his elder brother.
Even though they now know he's not their biological brother, they've lived together for so many years that they're practically brothers.
Moreover, the eldest brother had always taken good care of the two brothers. It was just a pity that the youngest brother was muddle-headed and never respected his eldest brother. He bullied his eldest brother along with his mother. As a nobody, he didn't dare to say anything.
Yu Dazhu nodded and turned to his son, saying, "Ping An, help me lift your second uncle's pumpkin onto the scale."
The second brother had tipped them off last time, and he hadn't bullied them much in general, so Yu Dazhu still treated him like a younger brother.
But the third one is a different story; he's a heartless ingrate.
"No need for help, Ping An, I can manage on my own."
Yu Erzhu had a big smile on his face, and he was very happy.
When the eldest brother spoke to Ping An, he addressed him as "Second Uncle," which shows that the eldest brother still acknowledged him as his younger brother.
Yu Chengyuan did not harbor any deep prejudice or hatred towards his second uncle.
After all, his second uncle himself was weak-willed and didn't have much say in the family. It was already good enough that he didn't harm them.
At least when the family was splitting up, they didn't interfere much; most of the time, they just stood by and watched.
Living in such a family, they mostly just did what they could to protect themselves.
Yu Chengyuan could understand this point.
In addition, the couple had helped his family before, so he was willing to accept their vegetables.
Since we're buying vegetables from whomever we want, there's no need to be so heartless.
"Second Uncle, let me help you. This pumpkin is really heavy; it's easy for one person to hurt their back if they lift it alone."
Yu Pingan said with a smile, his eyes full of sincerity.
"Thank you for your help, Ping An," Yu Erzhu said happily, a simple smile on his face.
After weighing the vegetables, Yu Chengyuan gave the money to Yu Erzhu, saying, "Second Uncle, these pumpkins cost fifteen yuan in total. Here you go."
"Thank you, Chengyuan, thank you!"
Yu Erzhu's hands trembled slightly with excitement as he accepted the fifteen yuan, as if he were receiving a heavy token of affection.
"No need to thank me. You can bring your own vegetables in the future, but don't let Wang Shi and the third branch of the family know, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble."
It's not that we're afraid of them; we just don't want anything to do with them.
Yu Chengyuan earnestly gave him his advice.
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