"You son of a bitch, do you think I'm blaming him for this?"
"So it's because---"
Chief Tang said unhappily, "I'm upset that he won't come to our house for a visit! He's already made his intentions known, and Amo hasn't objected, but this little devil still won't come to our house to make a show for the other Miao people in the village. What kind of situation is this? The elders have urged him several times."
“Father, the orchard is managed entirely by Achen. He’s so busy every day that he doesn’t have time to come to our house.”
“Father knows he’s busy, but this little rascal doesn’t even greet his father-in-law and future mother-in-law, and he even orders them around. What kind of behavior is this?”
"Huh? Ah Chen doesn't seem to know who my brother and sister-in-law are."
"It seems so."
At this moment, the old woman finished applying the medicine to Mu Chen.
Mu Chen sat down in the soft chair with difficulty, looking at the two chieftains with a depressed expression, and said, "This time, you two chieftains don't need to beat me anymore. Even the heavens are helping you punish me."
"You brat, you're still joking around!" The clan elder said, exasperated.
Chief Tang looked up and asked the old woman, "Is the injury serious?"
"Thanks to Chief Tang and Chief Mu, our Ah Chen won't die for the time being. Anyway, the spot where he was injured was broken before by that bastard Mu Laosan, so it's not surprising that he'll be chased and beaten up again. Anyway, our Ah Chen has helped everyone make money, so everyone is happy."
In front of the core Miao people of the two villages, the old woman showed no mercy, harshly rebuking him before instructing A'duo to find bandages to tie up the wounds on Mu Chen's body to prevent further injury.
The two village chiefs blushed, and with a tacit understanding, got up, walked to the door, sat on a bench, and continued smoking their pipes.
The old woman still seemed indignant and said, "Luckily, God protected us and it hit soft mud. If it had hit gravel, we would all be waiting to carry Ah Chen up the mountain for burial! Then we would all go back to our poor lives. Making millions a day? I think some people are starting to get ahead."
"Mother, please say less," Ah Dong whispered a reminder.
"Did I say something wrong, old lady? As soon as I came up here, I heard Ah Chen say that he was wronged. Ah Dong, it's not surprising that people from other villages don't know, after all, they don't understand. But don't we Black Crow Village people know?"
The old woman grew angrier as she spoke, finally shouting, "What did Mu Laoda and Mu Laosan do to Achen all those years ago? How did Achen fare? Don't you know about Black Crow Village? Don't you understand? Now that he's finally recovered, you still treat him like this? If the Holy Maiden were here, she wouldn't have allowed this to happen."
“My son, remember this: whether they are relatives or clansmen, once their hearts turn cold, this bond is broken; and when that happens, it will be too late to salvage the relationship. You all—take care of yourselves!”
After venting her anger through veiled insults, the old woman took Duoduo to brew the medicine.
At this moment, the dozen or so people in the main room remained silent, all with their heads hanging low.
Mu Chen never expected that even after two lifetimes, his grandmother would still love him so much.
Mu Chen didn't blame the Black Crow Village clansmen for not helping him, nor did he blame the clan elder for chasing and beating him, nor did he blame Chief Tang for what happened today.
After all, the Miao people of this era were still in a transitional, semi-closed state of mind.
Moreover, there is one thing about the Miao people that is very enviable, even desirable.
That means that we can fight among our own people, but if an outsider dares to bully us, even if we are fighting amongst ourselves, we will temporarily cease hostilities and unite against the outsider.
After a long while, when the atmosphere became so tense it reached a breaking point, Mu Chen spoke up: "Alright! We've had our fun and our arguments! Let's get down to business while everyone's here."
"Ah Chen, we---"
“It’s no big deal, I don’t care about it, and you don’t need to worry about it either; Uncle Agan, you’re in charge of the money, tell everyone about today’s financial situation.”
Agan felt ashamed because he regretted not helping Achen today, even though he knew it wasn't Achen's fault, and even ignoring Achen.
"Hurry up and say it, let everyone have some fun," Mu Chen urged.
"Ah Chen, Uncle Agan was wrong, I apologize to you."
"Ah Chen, we were wrong too. We should have stopped the chieftain."
"No, no, no, don't do that, you're just making things more complicated! Please sit down, my back hurts."
Mu Chen reminded Uncle Agan to report today's accounts again.
After calming down, Agan took out the accounts and said, "Today, the provincial capital's 'Candy' Company placed an order for 150,000 Seven-Colored Sacred Fruits and Starry Sky Candies at a price of 16 yuan each, for a total price of 4.8 million yuan. They have already paid a 20% deposit of 960,000 yuan. As for the remaining balance, they have agreed with Achen that it will be paid in full one month from the date the goods are shipped out."
"Mr. Ye from Jingfeng Fruit Farmers Company placed an order for 100,000 of each of the two types of fruit at a price of 18 yuan each. He has paid in full, and the 3.6 million yuan has been received. Mr. Ye has requested that 200,000 of the fruit be picked within five days."
"Boss He bought 12,000 of each of the two kinds of fruit at a price of 26 yuan each. They also paid in full, totaling 644,000 yuan, which has already been received."
"Achen's friend, the girl who hugged Achen today, ordered 480 of each of the two kinds of fruit, and paid in full via bank transfer, totaling 15,360."
"Today's income totals five million eight hundred and four thousand dollars."
"But we haven't paid for the box yet. We'll find out how much it costs when it's delivered tomorrow, because it was Ah Chen who made the contact."
When Agan began to report the expenses, countless people had already gathered at the entrance of the main room.
Although the women from both villages had already heard the numbers from Ah Chen's shouts, hearing the accounts again still stirred their hearts.
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