Zhou Yu nodded, "My sister is the one who is willing to spend money. She is richer than me."
Father Zhou didn't even spare her a glance this time. He told everyone to hurry up and eat, and asked his daughter, "Where's Ling Ran?"
"He went home to be with his parents."
Father Zhou smiled and said, "It's time to go back and spend time with his father. Ling Quan raised this son purely for our family."
Zhou wanted to warn his father, "Dad! You can't say that. If someone says that, you still have to protect the Ling family."
Father Zhou nodded. "I know, I understand! But, I just feel proud, hahahaha."
Zhou Xiang felt helpless, as he thought it would take a few days for his father's excitement to subside.
In the evening, Zhou Xiang went into the space to prepare things. It was time to go see Doctor Cao. Brother Xiaosong asked her to help deliver a message. She became busy as soon as she got home. It has been almost a month.
The next day, after Ling Ran arrived, Zhou Xiang took out the dried fruits he had prepared and asked Ling Ran to bring a jar of salted eggs, and go to see Doctor Cao together.
Doctor Cao was naturally happy to see the two things. "You've been back for so long, and you only just remembered to come and see an old man like me?"
Zhou Xiang smiled and said, "As soon as I came back, I suddenly had the idea to start a project with Station Master Xie. Now, after all this hard work, I finally have some free time."
Doctor Cao laughed. "The project is real, and you're really busy too. After all, you have to send the betrothal gifts to the Ling family the day after tomorrow, hahahaha."
Doctor Cao was still looking at Ling Ran and smiling.
Ling Ran remained calm. He was not a woman and was not shy.
Zhou Xiang asked, "Doctor Cao, do you want to go for a drink?"
Doctor Cao shook his head. "Xiao Dong invited me, so I won't go. I'm old and prefer quiet."
Zhou Xiang didn't force it and brought up the topic that Doctor Cao was interested in. "Brother Xiaosong said he would be back during the summer vacation."
"Yeah, I should go to the girl's family to propose marriage when I come back from summer vacation."
"Then congratulations to Doctor Cao in advance. We will go to Beijing during the summer vacation, which will stagger our trip with Brother Xiaosong."
Doctor Cao waved his hand and said, "It's okay. You must be there for the wedding banquet. You are his savior."
"Let's not talk about the benefactor. You paid for the herbs."
"It's different. The medicinal ingredients are different. The effect is more than doubled. So, you are definitely the savior."
"Okay! I'll go to Brother Xiaosong's wedding banquet, okay?"
"Yeah! It's settled."
When he returned to Zhou's house, someone was already waiting in the living room. They were from the town government and had come to buy the two dilapidated houses that Zhou Xiang owned.
Zhou Xiang didn't ask for much, just the original price plus the wages of the father and son.
The visitor was slightly stunned. So cheap? And Zhou Xiang didn't make any profit from the difference?
Zhou Xiang naturally knew what he was stunned about. "That room stinks. Stationmaster Xie practically gave it to me as a gift. I can't raise the price if I sell it to you. Besides, it's thanks to the father and son who worked diligently and lifted the large stone slab to discover the tunnel. You can reward them appropriately. Honest people are easily taken advantage of."
The visitor nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I understand. Let's consider them as having completed the work. Since you want to pay the wages, I will give the discoverer a 300 yuan reward on behalf of the town government."
Zhou Xiang nodded. 300 yuan was not a small amount. Also, because he asked for a low price, this person could make the decision. All in all, the cost of the two houses was only 2808, which was not enough to buy ordinary land.
After getting another agreement, Zhou wanted Ling Ran to take 300 yuan and take him to the river to find the father and son.
After Ling Ran and his men left, Zhou's mother sat down next to her daughter and said, "I asked your Aunt Wang to be the matchmaker."
Zhou Xiang nodded, "Yes! Aunt Wang is more suitable. But, Mom, you don't really treat me as your son's wife, do you? Discuss everything with me. I am the woman. Is it appropriate to tell me these things?"
Mother Zhou patted her head. "If I don't discuss this with you, should I consult Ling Ran? Really, who told you to marry into the family? Marrying someone brings more trouble."
"So you mean you want me to get married?"
"I didn't say that. I don't want to leave either. But is it appropriate for us to live together in the future?"
"Oh my god! Let me reiterate again, this is an engagement, not a marriage, okay? I plan to turn the North End store into a large shopping mall, and the top floor will be a private residence. Relatives can visit often but can't stay permanently. I know that they can just come back and stay occasionally."
Mother Zhou felt a little sad. "I'm not kicking you out. It's just that there are both men and women marrying in. It's not appropriate to live together."
Zhou Xiang hugged his mother's arm and said, "I didn't say you chased me away. I just wanted to let you know that I have plans. No matter how close brothers and sisters are, they will have disagreements when they have a family and children.
Since I agreed to marry Ling, I have been planning to build another house to live in. When the time comes, I will leave a room for you and your elder brother. If you are not happy living here, you can move there."
Mother Zhou's eyes were slightly red, "Okay!"
At the river construction site, the workers were so envious that their eyes turned red when they saw that the father and son not only received their original salary of 300 yuan, but also received a bonus of 300 yuan.
The father and son were also flattered, their hands shaking as they took the money. 600 yuan, the net income of one acre of land for two harvests a year! They didn't have to work from dawn to dusk, without being exposed to the sun or rain, and they got 600 yuan in just one month.
Many of the people watching the river project were food station employees. When they saw this scene, they regretted it to the core.
It is estimated that when the river project is completed, these workers will earn more than their wages in several years. No matter how envious they are, they cannot go to Stationmaster Xie for help. When they were unwilling to do this job, Stationmaster Xie had already made it a final decision.
At this time, Xie Lin went to Zhou's house and found Zhou Xiang. "Xiang Xiang, it's time to build a new processing room. Do you think I should build it the same way as before?"
Zhou Xiang couldn't help but laugh, "Uncle, are you used to being in charge? You're asking about official business, not our personal matters."
Xie Lin nodded. "I know. I just think you're well-informed. Right now, the food station only slaughters one pig per market, and that pig can only be sold in partnership with others. So, how are we going to handle pig slaughtering in the future?"
Zhou thought about the current chaos in the live pig market and the "Live Pig Slaughter Management Regulations" that will be issued the year after next. Designated slaughterhouses will be set up in various regions to cooperate with epidemic prevention stations to supervise the safety of live pork.
Since my cousin asked, let’s give him a reminder!
"Uncle, the pork on the market right now is too unsafe. Later on, the government will force butchers to send live pigs to slaughterhouses.
Given the economic strength of the market town, it can only set up a designated slaughterhouse at the food station.
Designated slaughtering requires cooperation with the epidemic prevention station. When butchers deliver live pigs, they must be inspected before unloading, when entering the site, and the pork must be inspected after slaughter. The purpose of designated slaughtering is to ensure that the people can eat safe pork.
Designated slaughtering in big cities is mechanized, and both slaughtering and wastewater treatment are mechanized.
However, not only can the market town not do this, but the butchers are also not willing to pay too high a slaughtering fee, so the slaughterhouses in the market town should still mainly rely on manual slaughtering.
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