After lunch, Daya took Wu Dahai, his parents, and Wu Dahai's four sons to learn about the various affairs of the Chen family.
Chen Kai gathered his nephews and nieces in the front yard and said, "I've already talked to my parents. We can split the money we earn from selling cold drinks at our own stall in three parts and seven parts in another. We'll take three parts and give seven parts to them. We'll go together in a few days."
Er Ya asked excitedly, "Uncle, Uncle, should we sell in town or in the county?"
Chen Kai said with a smile, "We'll sell in the county town. I heard there's going to be a flower festival in the county in a few days, so we'll sell there then. Our cold drinks haven't officially started being sold at a stall yet. Right now, we'll just sell them in restaurants. When we officially start selling them, we'll make a big splash and promote our brand."
It's currently the peak season for flowers, so the county holds a flower festival every year around this time.
Sanya said excitedly, "I want to go too! I want to dress up nicely, there are lots of fun things to do at the flower festival!"
As soon as Sanya started talking, the other girls joined in the discussion. They were just having a good chat about cold drinks, but the topic was veered off course by the girls, who started discussing which outfit would look best on them.
Chen Kai sighed helplessly and walked out.
Xiao Tian shook his head and followed them out. Oh well, he'd said everything he needed to say anyway, so he'd let them chatter on and on.
Chen Kai said, "Xiao Tian, why don't we have Second Brother make some simple and nice-looking ice cream molds? Then we can go sell popsicles."
Xiao Tian said, "Why not just use small bamboo tubes as molds? That would save us a lot of trouble."
Then, Xiao Tian whispered, "The price of grain will drop the day after the flower festival, so hurry up and buy some grain then."
Chen Kai felt that the food problem would definitely be very serious in the future, which was why Xiaotian was saying this so solemnly. They hadn't even earned much money yet, and they were already planning how to spend money to stockpile food.
Now, Zhou has handed over the work of collecting saltpeter to her son-in-law, Wu Dahai. She and Old Man Chen refine saltpeter at home, as they need a lot of it to make ice.
Chen Kai and Xiao Tian wandered around the house and, finding there wasn't much they could do, went to the kitchen for some juice. Inside, Da Ya and the others were busily making jelly and jelly!
Chen Kai and Xiao Tian sat in the backyard with their bowls, drinking juice while watching Zhou Shi and Old Man Chen busy themselves in the backyard.
A little while later, after finishing his juice, Chen Kai yawned. He was a bit sleepy and wanted to go back to his room to sleep for a while.
When Zhou saw Chen Kai yawn, she immediately put down what she was holding, wiped her hands on her clothes, went over and picked him up, saying, "My good son is sleepy, let me carry you to your room to sleep."
Zhou turned to look at Xiaotian and asked, "Xiaotian, are you sleepy? Do you want to go to sleep for a while?"
Xiao Tian shook his head and said, "I'm not sleepy!"
In the kitchen, Chen Nong helped out for a while, then got bored, so he took two steamed buns and went to play with Xiao Bao.
Xiao Bao was helping his second brother, Wu Shi, by handing him fruit in the backyard. His brother was making juice when Chen Nong ran over with two steamed buns, grinning, and said, "Xiao Bao, let's go help out at the picking group! Cousin, do you want to come?"
Wu Shi said, "I won't go. You and Xiao Bao go play!"
Upon hearing that they could go somewhere else, Xiao Bao immediately grabbed Chen Nong and ran out, shouting as he ran, "Second Brother, I'm going to help over there."
After they left the hospital, Chen Nong handed Xiao Bao a steamed bun and said, "Come on, Xiao Bao, let's go to the woods to catch some horned beetles to play with."
While eating his steamed bun, Xiao Bao asked indistinctly, "Aren't we supposed to go over there to help with the picking?"
Chen Nong said with a smile, "There are people watching over there, let's go have some fun!"
Xiao Bao said hesitantly, "Isn't this a bad idea? We sneak out to play, and we'll definitely get scolded when we get back."
Chen Nong said, "What are you afraid of? We'll all get scolded together. Let's go, let's catch a few more to take back for Uncle and Xiao Tian to play with."
When they reached the village entrance, under a big tree, the village chief's grandson was bragging to a group of kids and a few old people!
The village's grandson said proudly, "My brother Bai Yu is amazing! The teachers at his academy always praise him! And in a few days, my brother is going to take our whole family to the flower festival. Do you know about the flower festival? It's held in the county town. It's so lively, with lots of delicious food and fun things to do. It's so interesting!"
Children are naturally drawn to excitement and enjoy comparing and competing with each other.
Hearing him praising his brother again, Chen Nong couldn't help but squeeze in, saying indignantly, "My younger brother and fifth uncle are also very capable; they know a lot of characters too!"
The village chief's grandson scoffed, "I don't believe it. I bet none of you can even write your own names!"
Chen Nong said angrily, "My younger brother is really amazing, and my fifth uncle and youngest uncle are also very smart!"
The village chief's grandson exclaimed, "My brother is a brilliant student! His teacher always praises him!"
Chen Nong roared, "My fifth uncle and the others can also read and write, and they even know how to apply what they've learned!"
The village chief's grandson boasted, "My brother is taking our whole family to the flower festival!"
Chen Nong roared, "What's so great about that? My whole family will go to the flower festival too."
The village's grandson was red-faced from his retort. He paused for a moment, then shouted, "My brother dares to eat shit!"
Chen Nong also shouted loudly, "My fifth uncle and his gang dare to eat shit too!"
Chen Laowu had just returned from the fields when he heard his nephew arguing by the roadside. He went closer to listen and heard what they were saying.
Chen Laowu shouted angrily, "I dare not!"
When Chen Nong saw his fifth uncle coming, he immediately grabbed Xiao Bao and ran away.
Old Chen walked over, pointed at his grandson in the village, and said, "When your brother comes back, I will tell him exactly what you said last."
The villager's grandson said dejectedly, "No! I'll apologize to you, okay?"
Chen Laowu ignored him and turned to leave.
As evening fell, they arrived home and were spotted by Zhou Shi. Seeing that their clothes were in disarray, Zhou Shi promptly scolded them.
Not long after, Chen Laosi and the others returned.
As soon as Chen Laosi returned, he ran to Zhou Shi's side and said mysteriously, "Mother, I bought you a gift. Can you guess what it is?"
Zhou said with a smile, "Why are you wasting money? Save it for your future wife. Go return the things tomorrow. Your mother doesn't need anything."
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