Chapter 287 Happy
Zhou Erlang took the backpack directly from Zhou Silang, put it on his back and weighed it, unable to hide the smile on his face any longer, "It must be at least 20 kilograms."
Zhou Erlang had been doing a lot of small business and had a lot of experience in estimating weight. In addition, he made the backpack himself, so he knew exactly how many pounds it weighed.
Therefore, everyone trusts his estimates.
Even Zhou Dalang and Zhou Sanlang couldn't hide the joy on their faces. Now they didn't mind that Zhou Silang had been delayed in the mountains for so long.
One of them took the hoe from his hand, and the other carried Manbao on his back and strode home.
If they came across so much Poria cocos, no matter how dark it was, they would dig it out and take it home to feel at ease.
When I returned to the village entrance, the sky was almost dark, but it was still slightly bright.
At this time, everyone came back from work in the fields and prepared to go to bed.
But there are also those who dislike the heat and are unwilling to go indoors to sleep. Instead, they stay at the door or under the trees in the village, chatting and bragging with others.
Seeing the Zhou brothers coming back from outside with hoes on their backs and baskets on their backs, I couldn't help but ask, "What did you do? Hey, that's Manbao on your back, right? How come it's so dirty?"
Zhou Silang certainly wouldn't be so stupid as to tell them to go to the mountains to dig Poria cocos, so he rolled his eyes and blurted out a lie, "We went to boil water for the rice fields, and Manbao went to plant in the fields."
Everyone laughed happily. There was nothing to ask about boiling water for the rice fields. At this time, every family had to boil water for the rice fields, but everyone thought it was funny that Manbao was planting water in the fields, so they started to make fun of it. Some people even wanted to pick Manbao up and ask him about it.
As a result, Zhou Sanlang just walked forward in silence, and soon disappeared in front with Manbao.
The person joking was inevitably a little embarrassed, so Zhou Erlang tried to smooth things over by saying, "My mother is worried. Third brother, take her back to wash up first. You guys can come to my house and play when you have time."
As for the basket on Zhou Erlang's back, most people were not interested in it. Everyone knew that the Zhou family grew vegetables in Xiaowan, and if the basket was not filled with vegetables, it was probably wild mushrooms they found in the mountains.
But some people were very interested and took two steps forward to see, "Tuesday, what good things did you brothers find on the mountain?"
Zhou Erlang had no choice but to show it to him, otherwise anything would be leaked the next day.
Fortunately, under the leaves were the straw mushrooms that Zhou Silang and Manbao were looking for. Because it was dim, the villagers who lifted the leaves could not see clearly, but they could still recognize the straw mushrooms.
Then he looked at the size of the basket and couldn't help but wonder, "You found so many straw mushrooms?"
As soon as this sound came out, people came forward to watch. "Tsk, Zhou Er, you guys are really amazing. You're going to make a fortune. This thing must be very expensive in the county town, right?"
Zhou Erlang laughed, "Not bad, not bad."
Zhou Silang walked ahead and turned around and called out, "Second brother, hurry up! I haven't even had dinner yet."
The villagers who wanted to continue watching and asking questions were too embarrassed to pull Zhou Erlang and watched the Zhou brothers walk away with envy.
"It didn't rain yesterday, right? Where did they find so many straw mushrooms?"
"They are capable. It seems the Zhou family is on the rise again."
"Tsk, you're saying this too late. I knew it last year when they were building their house. If they didn't have money, how could they have built such a big brick and tile house?"
"They've even made the bed."
"It's because they have a large family and can work quickly. Just wait and see when the wheat is harvested in two days. You have three or four people in your family, but they have more than ten working together. Even if they split into two groups, they can still get through it in no time." A villager with a small family said jealously, "They've harvested three or four acres of wheat, but your family may not even be able to harvest one acre."
"Yes, it's always hard to harvest wheat with his family. They come for a while and then move to another place, but we may not be able to harvest a piece of land from morning to night."
“So we still have to have more children.”
"Even after giving birth, you have to be able to stand."
The topic gradually deviated and no one discussed the wild mushrooms that Zhou Erlang brought back, but everyone had this impression.
Zhou Erlang returned home with a backpack and sorted out the things in the basket with other brothers. The good straw mushrooms were put aside to be taken to the city to sell tomorrow, and the bad ones were put in the other side. Xiao Qianshi sorted them out on the spot and beat two eggs for Manbao and the others to cook together as a dish.
The Poria cocos were placed on the ground, the soil was peeled off and placed aside to dry.
Zhou Erlang decided to take three or four pieces of money to sell at the county pharmacy tomorrow. If he could take three or four pieces of money a day, it would last him for several days.
It is dangerous to bring too much. It is dangerous when you bring it there, and it is also dangerous when you bring the money back, so this kind of thing needs to be done in a long-term manner.
Old Zhou and Qian sat at the doorstep watching them tidy up. The wrinkles on their faces were like a multi-petal chrysanthemum. Just by estimating the income from Fuling, Old Zhou felt more confident about getting through this winter.
Manbao came out after washing himself. As soon as he came out, he smelled a fragrant scent. He immediately ran up and sat on the stool to wait.
Because it was dark, the house was very dark, and Old Zhou was reluctant to light the oil lamp, so she and Zhou Silang ate directly in the yard.
There is a moon in the sky, so at least I can see the bowls and dishes.
Zhou Silang muttered something like "stingy" under his breath, then buried his head in his food.
Old Zhou sat on the threshold and said condescendingly, "Manbao, from now on, this kind of mountain hunting will be left to your fourth brother and his friends. Don't go in with them. You should study more and find more valuable things like Poria cocos. Then teach your fourth brother and his friends and let them go into the mountains to find them."
Manbao ate and said, "Dad, Poria cocos is hard to find. It's hard for Fourth Brother and the others to find it alone. If I'm not busy, I can follow you into the mountains."
She thought it was fun to go into the mountains, and she could also collect some plants she had never seen before.
Old Zhou didn't think his daughter would be more capable than the fourth son in the mountains. He thought she was just trying to find an excuse. Just as he was about to scold her, Zhou Silang looked up and nodded vigorously, "Dad, this poria cocos is too hard to find. It was Manbao who found the poria cocos today. If it weren't for her, we probably wouldn't have found anything today."
Old Zhou was a little confused, and after a while he said, "Did Manbao really find it?"
"Really, especially this last piece, you don't know how deep it was hidden. If Manbao hadn't said there was Poria cocos in it, I wouldn't have believed it..." Zhou Silang vividly described how Manbao found the piece of Poria cocos.
The Zhou family listened with gusto. Zhou Silang took the opportunity to bring up his theory about the Wood Immortal, then looked eagerly at his parents, "Dad, Mom, do you think I'm right? Manbao is the reincarnation of the Wood Immortal?"
Old Zhou quickly looked at his wife. Of course, he had to ask Qian, who had always been seeking help from the gods, about this matter.
Qian often worshipped the Taoist priest Tianzun, so of course she believed in Taoism. So after a moment's thought, she said, "When I have time, I'll go up the mountain and ask the Taoist priest."
(End of this chapter)
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