Father Yuan Chengzhu returned home in the evening. When he came back, the heavy snow was still falling outside, so that when Yuan Chengzhu walked into the house, he turned into an old man with a white beard.
Yuan Fangan couldn't help but giggle when he saw his father like this.
Without having time to wipe off the snow and wind on his body, Yuan Chengzhu looked very happy.
After taking a sip of the hot tea handed to him by his fourth sister, he said excitedly, "Boss, I'm going to ask about the acquisition of Huanglian that you mentioned yesterday."
When Yuan Fangguo heard this, he couldn't help but be a little surprised. He didn't expect his father to act so decisively.
"What's the situation? Tell me, Dad." Yuan Fangguo knew that the situation must be very optimistic.
Yuan Chengzhu said excitedly, "Not bad, everyone is willing to sell it. I estimate that we can purchase tens of thousands of kilograms of Coptis chinensis a year without any problem."
Dabei County is a large agricultural county with both hilly and mountainous terrain. Yuan Fangguo's hometown is located at an altitude of nearly 1,000 meters, making it an excellent location for growing coptis root. The coptis root grown in Dabei County is considered to be of very high quality in the entire Bashu Province. Yuan Chengzhu's earlier mention of tens of thousands of kilograms of coptis root annually refers to production without large-scale cultivation. If large-scale cultivation of coptis root were implemented throughout the county, an annual output of hundreds of thousands of kilograms would be a no-brainer.
"Dad, what is the current purchase price of Coptis chinensis?" Yuan Fangguo couldn't help but ask.
"Two yuan per pound." Yuan Chengzhu said without hesitation. He also looked at the price when he passed by today.
"Two yuan per pound?" Yuan Fangguo couldn't help but frowned. He didn't remember the price mentioned by the drug dealer before very clearly, but he was sure that three yuan was no problem at all. With this calculation, putting aside all costs, he could make at least one yuan per pound, which was a considerable profit.
"I'll ask later. If it's possible, Dad, you can build a purchasing point and stop farming on the land. Just grow the Coptis chinensis."
Yuan Chengzhu nodded without hesitation. He also thought in his heart that this was an excellent idea.
In the evening, as usual, brothers Yuan Fangguo and Yuan Fangtai accompanied Yuan Chengzhu to have a few drinks.
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The next day, Yuan Fangguo was awakened by his fourth sister's screams outside the house.
"Wow, what a heavy snow."
"whee……"
"Big brother, second brother, come and build a snowman with us."
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Yuan Fangguo couldn't sleep, so he got up in his clothes.
When I walked out of the door and looked around, I saw that the whole world was covered in silver. Yuan Fangan had already started making a snowman in the yard with a few childhood friends.
"Brother..." After seeing Yuan Fangguo, these little girls couldn't help but shout.
Yuan Fangguo smiled at them and asked, "Have you had breakfast?"
"have eaten."
"What kind of snowman are you planning to build?"
"Snow White." Yuan Fangan said without thinking.
Yuan Fangguo couldn't help but smile, but then his eyes saw Yuan Fangtai holding a shovel.
Yuan Fangtai still had a childish heart at this moment. He took a shovel and gathered all the snow nearby.
Yuan Fangguo and his second brother smiled at each other, and then joined the group of people making snowmen.
At around ten o'clock in the morning, Erzhu also brought his two children to play. As soon as Yuan Fangan saw his two children, he immediately ran over, took their little hands, and helped them build a snowman together.
Erzhu soon joined Yuan Fangguo and his team in building the Great Wall.
They had lunch at home, and Yuan Fangguo invited Erzhu to join them.
Erzhu doesn't have many friends, so he is happy to brag and chat with Yuan Fangguo.
After lunch, the three of them sat around the charcoal fire drinking hot tea to keep warm. Suddenly, an old matchmaker from the village came over.
When Chen Yongying saw the old matchmaker coming, she was extremely surprised.
"Sister, I'm here to look for Erzhu." The old matchmaker said with a sweet smile.
Chen Yongying felt a little embarrassed. She thought she was here to propose marriage for her child.
"Erzhu." The old matchmaker stood at the door and yelled inside.
After a while, Erzhu came out with a confused look on his face after being reminded by the brothers Yuan Fangguo and Yuan Fangtai.
"What?"
"Come here." The old matchmaker waved the bright handkerchief in her hand.
After pulling Erzhu under the persimmon tree, the old matchmaker began to mutter to herself. She talked for a long time before leaving.
Erzhu continued to walk into Yuan Fangguo's house with an ugly expression on his face.
"What's wrong?" Yuan Fangguo couldn't help but ask.
Erzhu sighed, "She asked me if I wanted to be with Pig from Team Nine."
"You are with her?" Yuan Fangtai exclaimed in surprise.
Zhu'er is a mentally retarded woman in the village. Because she often stays in the pigsty, people in the village call her Zhu'er.
"She said Zhu'er's family doesn't want a gift, and asked if I agree?"
"So how did you answer?"
"I mean I'll think about it." Erzhu said as he lowered his head.
When Yuan Fangguo heard this, he immediately shook his head and said, "Erzhu, you can't agree to this. If you agree to be with Zhu'er, this will be the end of your life."
Erzhu opened his mouth in shock, his expression was very complicated, and suddenly, two lines of tears rolled out from the corners of his eyes.
"They all look down on me and think I have no future. Even the matchmaker won't introduce a normal woman to me. Fang Guo, Fang Tai, you are the only ones who are sincere to me..." Erzhu cried and his words gradually became unclear.
Seeing Erzhu crying, brothers Yuan Fangguo and Yuan Fangtai couldn't help but comfort him. Only after Erzhu released all the grievances in his heart did he stop crying.
"Erzhu, you can't agree to this no matter what."
"Yeah." At first, Erzhu also thought about marrying Zhuer. At least if he married her, there would be a woman in the family, and it would be considered a complete family.
But after hearing what Yuan Fangguo and the others said, he made up his mind that he would never marry Zhu'er, otherwise his life would really be like this.
Yuan Fangtai said seriously, "Brother Erzhu, when you make money, you can find any woman you want."
Erzhu smiled awkwardly. He had no education in his life and could only make a living by doing hard labor for others. For him, making money was just a matter of supporting his family.
Because the old matchmaker suddenly broke in, Erzhu did not stay in Yuan Fangguo's house for too long. After chatting for a while, he found an excuse to leave.
The two brothers stared at each other again. After looking at each other, they couldn't help but smile bitterly. Sometimes destiny is in our own hands, but sometimes it is not in our own hands.
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