"Uncle, this is a small token of our appreciation from the three of us. Please accept it."
Don't worry, we're not going to lose money on this trip.
We came back in such a rush that we didn't have time to visit Grandpa and Grandma. We'll definitely come and stay with them for a few days when we have another chance.
Sheng Xincheng and Sheng Xinyue stepped forward and, without saying a word, stuffed the brown paper package into Sheng Xiping's coat pocket.
"Uncle, we'll be going now. If you have the chance in the future, please take my aunt and my brother to Yantai for a visit."
With so many kids in the family, they're sure to play together.
It was getting late, and it was almost time to leave. Sheng Xiyun and his two children said goodbye to Sheng Xiping and hurriedly departed.
Sheng Xiping waved helplessly at the father and son, watched them get on the bus, and then bought his own ticket back to Songjianghe.
Sheng Xiping took the train back to Songjianghe. After getting off the train at the station, he first went out and found a donkey cart.
Since the meeting last year, which allowed small vendors to exist, there are now more donkey carts pulling carts in Songjiang River than before.
There was a row of cars parked at the exit of the train station. Just find any empty car, talk to the driver, and agree on a price.
Afterwards, Sheng Xiping went to the station and found the person in charge.
It's only been a few days, but people still recognize Sheng Xiping. As soon as they see him, they know he's here to pick up goods.
So they quickly opened the warehouse door and had Sheng Xiping move the fruit stored inside.
"Comrade, I can't transport this much in one trip, can I move only a portion first?"
The donkey cart couldn't carry that much, so Sheng Xiping planned to send some to Zhou Mingyuan, Zhao Yongsheng, and Zhao Guangning's families first, and then he would find a way to take the rest back to the forest farm.
"Okay, you can do it in several batches, no problem. Just contact me when the time comes."
The other party was very nice and even helped Sheng Xiping move apple baskets out of the warehouse.
Sheng Xiping carried four baskets of apples, one basket of pears, one basket of hawthorns, one basket of chestnuts, and one basket of dates onto the donkey cart.
The rest are temporarily stored in the warehouse, waiting for him to find a vehicle to come and transport them.
Afterwards, Sheng Xiping gave directions, and the cart driver drove the donkey cart first to Zhao Yongsheng's house, then to Zhou Mingyuan's house, and finally to Zhao Guangning's house.
The Zhao family father and son each received a basket of apples, and the rest of the fruit was divided into thirds. Zhou Mingyuan, on the other hand, received two baskets of apples.
The Zhao Yongsheng and Zhou Mingyuan families had already received a share of the apples.
Previously, Sheng Xiyun asked Director Guo to deliver a basket to each of the bureau's leaders.
So when Sheng Xiping delivered it, Zhao Yongsheng initially refused to accept it, but Sheng Xiping insisted on delivering it, simply putting apples and other things inside the house, and Zhao Yongsheng had no choice but to accept it.
When Zhou Mingyuan saw the fruit his son-in-law brought, he said he didn't want it and offered to find a car for Sheng Xiping to take him back to Qianchuan.
"Dad, find a car to catch up. There are still quite a few at the station, we definitely need to use a car to send them back."
"These two baskets of apples, you can have my mom take them to give as gifts or something. As for the rest of the pears, hawthorns, and stuff, you can eat them however you like." Sheng Xiping had no choice but to explain.
Zhou Mingyuan couldn't refuse his son-in-law's kind offer, so he stayed.
That evening, Sheng Xiping did not return to the forest farm, but stayed at the Zhou family's house. Wang Chunxiu was not on night shift, so she specially cooked a few dishes and ate with Sheng Xiping.
The next morning, Zhou Mingyuan specially arranged a vehicle from Banshihe Forest Farm to help Sheng Xiping deliver the remaining six baskets of apples, two baskets of pears, one basket of hawthorns, one basket of chestnuts, and one basket of dates from the warehouse to the small forest railway station.
Just in time, there was a train from Sentie going to Qianchuan. We simply added a carriage and transported Sheng Xiping and all the fruit back with us.
Sheng Xiping went to great lengths but finally managed to bring all the fruit home from the small train station.
After that, he was busy sending some to Liu Changde, Zheng Xianyong, Wang Junsheng, Zhao Limin and others.
These are all rare items, so each family gets a share and everyone gets to try something new.
Although the Forestry Bureau bought 100,000 jin of apples, it's not time to distribute them as welfare yet, so they're all stored in the warehouse.
So, not a single apple could be seen on this side of the forest farm.
Sheng Xiping sent some gifts to each household, and those who received them were overjoyed. They kept saying that they had benefited from Sheng Xiping's generosity.
Of course, the happiest people were the Sheng family children.
Where in Qianchuan Forest Farm can you usually find these fruits? Sheng Xinhua has never eaten apples more than a few times in his life.
Upon seeing their father bring back so much delicious food, the two children each grabbed a big apple and started munching away, eating with great relish.
"Mom, there are fewer people at home, so burn less fire in the west room. Put these fruits in the west room, just make sure they don't freeze."
I'll stay in the east room with you tonight; that way we'll burn less firewood.
The Sheng family only had three and a half rooms. Since the fruit couldn't be stored in the storeroom, it could only be stored in the west room.
Since Sheng Xiping often works on the mountain and doesn't come home often, it's better to move to the east room and keep the west room as a warehouse for the time being.
"Ah, okay, it's perfect since Hua Hua and the others aren't coming back. Let's take the flower baskets outside and free up some space inside."
Put these in the west room and eat them slowly; they'll last quite a while.
"In about a month, your wife and your second and third sons should be back too." Upon hearing this, Zhang Shuzhen nodded in agreement.
After settling the fruit and other items, Sheng Xiping went into the east room, sat down, and then took out the brown paper package.
"Mom, this is three thousand yuan left to me by my older brother Xiyun. He said it was my share of the profits from helping him sell apples."
"Keep this money for now. Use it as you see fit for household expenses during the New Year."
He knew he had to tell his family about the money, so Sheng Xiping didn't hide it and took it out directly.
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