Chapter 204 The Young Are Formidable
Chapter 204 The Young Are Formidable
"There's no rush for this. Once we're done, we can sit down together and discuss it."
After leaving Cui Fujian, Han Changping went directly to his second brother Wang Zhisheng's workshop. At this time, the number of Acanthopanax senticosus stems here was very small, just like in other workshops. Wang Zhisheng was very happy to see Han Changping coming.
"Changping, you're here?"
"Yes, I'm here to liberate you."
Han Changping took off his helmet and walked over. At this time, the second sister-in-law's brother saw Han Changping and hurried over.
"Brother, you're here?"
"Well, come and take a look."
Han Changping swept the Acanthopanax senticosus stalks in the yard and said,
"From today on, we will not be harvesting the acanthopanax senticosus stems. We will close the pots and start again next spring.
Try to fill up one bucket with the cream, and I'll come by in a few days to take it away."
Then Han Changping looked at his second sister-in-law's younger brother and said,
"You've already tallied up all the accounts. When I get the car, I'll take you back with me and calculate all the money you've spent recently."
"Okay, Xiao Si, if you hadn't come, Second Brother would have been about to tell you that this Acanthopanax pole can't be collected. Fine, then, we'll boil all of this in front of us and wait for you to come and make the paste."
"Well, before we left, we agreed with the landlord that we would continue to use their house next year. While our people are gone, they will have to help take care of the house this winter, and we will pay them appropriately."
"Okay, I get it. Xiao Si, have you eaten yet?"
"Oh, no, let's go inside and warm up. I'll go see Sister Xiao'e."
"Then come inside and warm up and drink some hot water."
After warming up in the house for a while and chatting for a while, Han Changping set off again and drove towards Xiao Ezi's workshop.
This road is very difficult to walk on because it is too close to the mountains and it is the only village, so there is only one road, and it is a narrow path.
Fortunately, it’s getting colder this season.
If it is the rainy season, this road is almost impossible to walk on. If you ride a bike for less than ten meters, the wheels will be covered with mud.
But even so, the bumps and lumps in the ground made it difficult to run fast, and even Han Changping's buttocks and intestines were about to fall out of his body and escape.
The distance was only about fifty miles, but Han Changping took more than two hours to get there.
When we saw the village, the road seemed a little better.
Han Changping has only been here once since Xiao Ezi and her husband came here to set up a workshop and make ointment. This is the second time, but he still remembers how terrifyingly poor this village is.
The lack of electricity was to be expected, but the last time he came, the weather was still warm, and Han Changping actually saw many boys aged eight or nine running around naked.
Even though Han Changping had seen many poor places, the situation at that time still scared him.
The children here have no books to read. If they want to study, they can only run to a village fifty miles away to study, so there are very few children in the village who can go to school.
This gives you an idea of how poor this village is.
When the car drove into the village, it immediately attracted the attention of the villagers. Adults and children alike ran around Han Changping's motorcycle.
Even though the weather has turned cold, and although you can no longer see children without pants, there are still many children chasing after you with their bare feet.
"well!"
Seeing this scene, Han Changping couldn't help but sigh.
Looking at the adults and children, without exception, they all had expressions of confusion and fear in their eyes.
However, this look was also mixed with their inherent simplicity and timidity. Facing all the new things outside, there was curiosity in their eyes, but more of it was panic and emptiness, which made Han Changping feel pain in his heart.
At this moment, Han Changping suddenly made a decision. He felt that he could at least do something for them.
"Hey, brother Changping, you're here?"
Xiao Ezi was still as enthusiastic as ever. When she saw Han Changping's motorcycle parked at the gate, she hurried over.
"Sister Xiao'e, how is it?"
"Look, I've made a lot of ointment these days, and I'm just waiting for your car to come and take it away."
Han Changping took off his helmet and took a look around. Unlike other workshops, there seemed to be still a lot of Eleutherococcus stems here.
It can be seen that the people here have regarded this job as their main source of livelihood.
Even this season, there is no stopping them from cutting back the withered Eleutherococcus stalks.
"Sister Xiao'e, let's go inside and talk about what we have to say."
"Okay, okay, it's not easy for you to come here. You must be cold. Come on, come inside and drink some hot water to warm up."
When Xiao Ezi's husband saw Han Changping coming, he hurriedly followed him into the house. Xiao Ezi saw him and shouted to her husband,
"What are you looking at? Go to the village store and see if there's any meat. Then go find someone in the village who has eggs and bring them back. If that doesn't work, buy a chicken and stew it.
Brother Changping has come here with great difficulty. Although this place is very poor, we still have to do our best to entertain Brother Changping well."
"Don't go. I know it's hard to buy things here. I brought you some pork and chicken on the back of my motorcycle.
So, Sister Xiao'e, you come and cook, and if my brother-in-law is not busy, take me to the village chief's house."
"Are you going to see the village chief?"
Xiao Ezi looked at Han Changping in surprise.
"Well, brother-in-law, can I take up your time for a while?"
"Oh, okay, okay, okay, let's go."
In this way, Han Changping came to the home of the village chief of Jingwa Village under the guidance of Xiao Ezi's husband.
The village chief is a very old man with gray hair. He looks to be in his fifties.
When he saw Han Changping, the old village chief was stunned at first. He didn't know Han Changping, but he knew Xiao Ezi's man.
"Boss Liu, who is this?"
"Oh, Village Chief Jing, this is the Boss Han I told you about, the big boss behind me."
When the old village chief heard that Han Changping was the big boss behind the scenes, he was shocked. He stared at Han Changping for a long time and said,
"Oh my, this big boss is so young, he looks like he's not even 20 years old, right?"
"I'm eighteen during the Chinese New Year."
After hearing this, the old village chief didn't know what to say. He shook his head for a while and said,
"The young are to be feared, the young are to be feared! Come on, come inside and talk, come on inside."
The old village chief's wife enthusiastically poured water for Han Changping and his friends. After sitting down, Han Changping looked around the old village chief's house.
Even though he is the head of the village, there is nothing in this house except a large brown cabinet against the wall. It is very poor and clean.
"Boss Han, what are you doing here?"
The old village chief naturally knew that Han Changping would not come to his house for no reason. He was very grateful to Han Changping for opening a ointment workshop in the village.
After all, this brought huge benefits to everyone in the village.
"Old Village Chief, I want to ask, is there anyone in our village who has ever been educated?"
When Han Changping said this, the old village chief looked at Xiao Ezi's husband Liu Jinshan in confusion. Seeing that he was also confused, he hurriedly said,
"Yes, my son graduated from junior high school, and my daughter-in-law and her husband were classmates. They are also the two most educated people in our village."
"Are they still in the village?"
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