Chapter 653 The livelihood of the whole village
"I was on duty last night, and I personally sent Brother Wan Er back. If you don't believe me, look at the carriage in the yard. There are no carriages in our village, right?"
"Really? There really is a carriage in this yard. Is Jin Zhu really back?"
"Hey, that's not right. There were clearly four carriages last night, but how come there is only one left?" Changsheng scratched his head and saw that there was only one carriage in the yard and two more horses in the cowshed, one big and one small.
"Jinzhu, are you home?"
Before Changsheng could figure out what was going on, the village chief had already started shouting into the house.
"Village chief, I'm here." Wan Laoer quickly put on his shoes and came out.
A large group of people rushed into the yard.
When everyone saw Wan Laoer, they immediately came up to him and asked about his well-being.
"Jinzhu, where have you been for the past six months? You left without any news, and Aunt and Fubao's mother were so worried that they fell ill."
"Yes, Jinzhu, you caught a carriage this time and got two horses. Did you make a fortune out there?"
"I heard from Changsheng that there were four carriages coming back last night. Did you run out to do business?"
Everyone was talking at the same time, it was so enthusiastic that Wan Laoer quickly invited everyone into the house to sit down.
But there were too many people and there was no room for everyone to sit in the main room.
But now the weather is neither too cold nor too hot, so Wan Laoer asked Banxia, Baizhi and Guihua to move the table out, and everyone sat in the yard and talked.
"Hey, Jinzhu, who are these two girls? They are so pretty, but I don't recognize them. Are they from our village?"
"This is what Wanquan found for Fubao as a companion. He said Fubao felt lonely being alone at home. We lived in Texas for a month. When we left, Wanquan asked these two girls to come back with us. It was Wanquan's kindness and I couldn't refuse. There were few girls in the family and I didn't care about having two more pairs of chopsticks, so I brought them back. Fubao also likes these two sisters."
Mr. Wan briefly mentioned the matter, not wanting everyone to know that Banxia and Baizhi were maids. There were many people in the village, and their minds were divided. Although their Wan family was now recognized as a wealthy family, their living habits were still the same as in the village, and there had not been any major changes, except that their food and clothing were better. If the family hired a maid, then the gap between them and everyone else would immediately widen, and they would be the same as the landlords in the next village.
If he arouses jealousy and someone tries to trip him up behind his back, he will lose more than he gains. After going out once, Wan Laoer has become much more cautious since he came back.
"So it turned out that Wanquan found a playmate for Fubao, but he seems a little old. It seems that he will get married in two years, so he won't be able to accompany Fubao for many years."
"You idiot, you also called him general?" The village chief immediately gave the man a warning look.
The man was so scared that he quickly covered his mouth and shrank his neck.
Wan Laoer did not speak for that man this time. Just because he kept a low profile in the village did not mean that Wan Quan would not be respected.
"Jinzhu, are Auntie and Fubao's mother feeling better?" The village chief changed the subject.
"Yes, they are better now. Fubao came back last night and checked with them. They are all fine. They all had white porridge last night. This morning, each of them had two bowls of white porridge and a bowl of egg custard. But Fubao said that they still need to rest for a few more days before they can get off the kang."
The village chief felt something was wrong.
"Jinzhu, you said Fubao treated you? What? Does Fubao know medical skills?"
"How is it possible? How old is Fubao? She can learn medical skills after being away for half a year?"
"Haha, then he really is a child prodigy."
Wan Lao Er had seen too many faces like this, so he didn't care. Instead, he said to the village chief, "Village chief, Fubao has learned a little bit in the past six months. His medical skills are not very good, but he can still take the pulse of her mother and grandmother. I gave her grandmother a few injections last night and she woke up."
Wan Lao Er did not explain too much, he just stated the facts. However, what he said was so light, but to everyone, it was like a thunderclap exploding over their heads.
"Fubao knows how to give acupuncture? Is it like the doctors in the town's clinic, using silver needles?"
"Well, Quan'er gave her a set of silver needles. She used it several times and saved several people."
The simpler Wan Laoer's words were, the more speculations others made.
"We have a child prodigy in Shizi Village. We don't have to go to town to see a doctor anymore. We have our own doctor now."
"How dare you let a little girl show you?"
"Why are you afraid? I won't prescribe any medicine, so what?"
Wan Laoer listened to the whispers of the crowd and did not argue. Instead, he took a sip of water and looked at the village chief.
"Village head, it's time to harvest potatoes in two months, right? When I came back from the county, Shuang'er told me that the county magistrate ordered the two towns to plant potatoes this year. I haven't been home for half a year, so I don't know the details. Tell me what you know so that I can be mentally prepared."
When everyone heard Wan Laoer bring up the topic of potatoes, they all stopped talking and pricked up their ears to listen, because this was concerning everyone's livelihood this year.
Last year, the Wan family’s workshop fed the entire village, allowing everyone to have a prosperous year.
But now it is almost the potato harvest season, and Wan Laoer has not returned yet. People in the village come to the Wan family every day to inquire about the situation, fearing that the Wan family will not harvest potatoes this year.
The village chief came here for exactly this reason, ready to tell Wan Laoer about what had happened in the past six months.
"Jinzhu, your family saved potato seeds last year. Aunt and your fourth brother decided to distribute them all. Even this amount is not enough for our town. The county magistrate came to your house in person during the spring ploughing. He wanted to discuss this year's spring ploughing with you, but you were not there. Finally, after consulting your fourth brother, they decided to plant potatoes in one more town this year. We will only take care of the families who planted potatoes with us last year. The county magistrate will find a way to solve the seeds for the remaining town."
After listening to the village chief, Wan Lao Er asked, "Which town is the other one?"
"There are three towns under our jurisdiction in Xuanning County. Another town is next to our Jinwu Town, called Wendong Town. It is located in the southeast of our town, close to Hongyang County."
"Hongyang County?" When Wan Laoer heard the name of Hongyang County, he thought of the county magistrate. He wondered how he was doing now?
"Yes, Hongyang County. I heard that Hongyang County solved a case last year. It was a newly appointed county magistrate. This case also involved a family in our county. It seems that their surname is Zhou, but I don't know the details. I heard that the Zhou family has moved away and was expelled from the county by our county magistrate."
The village chief doesn’t know, but Wan Laoer knows it very clearly. Isn’t he Zhou Biao who wants to find out the secrets of their village?
It seems that the magistrate of Hongyang County was thanking him for spending money to buy their family's cow and saving his parents' lives, so he helped him completely eliminate this big trouble.
It seems that he will have to go to their house and thank them properly when he has time.
"Jinzhu, please tell everyone, two more towns have been added this year. Should we expand the workshop in our village? Otherwise, it won't be enough. And potatoes can't be kept for too long, otherwise they will turn into poison."
"Yes, Jinzhu, what are your plans? Tell me quickly."
The villagers were talking to each other, and were getting impatient.
"What are you arguing about? Jin Zhu just came back and things haven't been sorted out yet. Why are you rushing him?" The village chief scolded everyone.
Everyone shut up.
The yard was surrounded by people at this time. There were three layers of people inside and outside, both men and women. No one went out to the fields today, and everyone came to Wan's house to watch the fun.
Wan Laoer couldn't come up with any ideas for a moment. He was indeed a little confused. Suddenly there was a town growing potatoes. He didn't know how the sales of his own potato flour were, or whether his family could sell all of it. He still needed time to make a plan.
Just then, another group of people came to the Wan family's door.
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