Chapter 208 An unexpected surprise

There was nothing to do in the county town, so Deng Shirong only stayed there for one night and returned to his hometown the next day.

The sons, daughters and daughters-in-law breathed a sigh of relief when they learned that their house in the county town was not hit by hail.

Zhang Xiuping took the opportunity to say to her father-in-law, "Dad, I want to tell you something. Ah Hua is expected to give birth next month. She should go to the county town to wait for the birth at the end of the month. I want her to live in our house. Is that okay?"

In this era, borrowing someone's room is a very normal operation. Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Of course, in the blink of an eye, Yuan is going to be a father. If Hua goes to the county town to give birth, who will go with her to take care of her?"

Zhang Xiuping said, "Originally, her mother-in-law should have gone with her to take care of her, but given Ah Hua's mother-in-law's personality, if she were to go with her to the county town to take care of her, she would inevitably nag again. So she simply asked her parents from her natal family to take care of her. This way, there would be fewer concerns."

Deng Shirong thought of Ou Guohua's parents' concern for her, and nodded, "It's good to let her parents go up to take care of her, but what about Yuan? His wife is giving birth, won't he go up to help?"

Zhang Xiuping shook her head and said, "From what Ah Hua said, she doesn't plan to let Ah Yuan go up to help, because if Ah Yuan goes up to help, the work will be delayed for at least ten days or half a month. That's more than a hundred yuan. It would be so heartbreaking if he just disappeared like that!"

Every family has different conditions, and Deng Shirong cannot use his standards to judge others. He said, "In this case, you and Yuntai should also go over to help cook and entertain your little sister and her parents at the end of the month!"

Zhang Xiuping said happily: "I see, thank you, Dad!"

…

Not long after Qingming Festival, early-ripening lychee varieties such as Sanyuehong have already begun to be available on the market.

Of course, the taste of the Sanyuehong variety is not that good, but no matter what it is, it is valuable because it is rare. When all the lychees are still growing, it is the first to mature, so it can be sold at a good price regardless of its taste.

Compared with the early-ripening Sanyuehong lychee, Guiwei lychee will take at least two months to mature.

However, although it will take two months for Guiwei lychees to mature, it is now possible to sign a purchase contract with the supply and marketing cooperative in advance.

Originally, Deng Shirong didn't need to step in to handle this matter, because Guan Yongying's uncle Man worked in the supply and marketing cooperative, and it would be no problem for him to get a high price for the Guiwei lychees from the three families within the scope of his authority.

In the end, the supply and marketing cooperative offered an unprecedented purchase price of 50 cents per pound, which made Deng Changfu's family and his father-in-law's family very happy.

After all, the normal purchase price of lychees in this era is basically 20 to 30 cents per pound. It is really rare for them to get 50 cents per pound. If it were not for the help of Guan Yongying's Uncle Man, even if they planted the top lychee variety Guiwei, they might not be able to get such a high purchase price.

On the day the contract was signed, Guan Yongying's mother-in-law killed an old hen and made soup as a way of celebrating in advance.

This year, their family's estimated lychee production is about 2,800 to 3,000 kilograms, and they can sell each kilogram for 50 cents, which is 1,400 to 1,500 yuan. This is definitely the largest income in their family's history, and it is no exaggeration to celebrate.

In addition to signing a lychee purchase contract with the supply and marketing cooperative, Deng Shirong also signed a watermelon purchase contract. The purchase price for each pound of watermelon is 8 cents. Given the scale of his family's watermelon planting this year, if there is a good harvest, the income will definitely far exceed the income from lychees, which can be considered an unexpected surprise.

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End of March.

County Main Street.

Zhang Xiuping helped her pregnant sister Ou Guohua to visit the two-story building, pointed to a room with a closet and said, "This is my sister-in-law's room. I have already told her in advance. You can stay in her room for the next few days!"

Ou Guohua looked at the house with complete furniture and electric lights in every room and couldn't help but sigh: "This county town is different. There is no need to turn on the lights at night. Just pull the rope and the lights will light up. It's so convenient."

Zhang Xiuping smiled and said, "Life in the county town is indeed convenient. You can find everything you want when you go out. There are still people selling midnight snacks!"

At this time, Ou Guohua's parents also went upstairs. Zhang Xiuping quickly pointed to one of the rooms and said, "Uncle, aunt, you will live in this room for the next few days. The bed and quilt inside are all new."

Mother Ou said quickly: "Sister Ping, we just need a place to sleep. Why do we need a new bed and quilt?"

Zhang Xiuping smiled and said, "Aunt, it's okay. It's only for ten days or half a month. Are you afraid that the bed and quilt will become old?"

Both Mr. and Mrs. Ou watched Zhang Xiuping grow up, and seeing that she was sincere in her hospitality, they accepted her arrangement.

After Mr. and Mrs. Ou put away their luggage, Deng Yuntai smiled and said, "Uncle, aunt, it's getting late now. I'll ask you to go out for dinner. We'll buy some groceries and cook for ourselves in the afternoon."

Father Ou quickly said, "Yuntai, how can you treat us to a meal? We should treat you to a meal."

Deng Yuntai smiled and said, "Uncle, you know the relationship between us and Sister Hua. It's just a meal, so don't be polite to me."

Zhang Xiuping also smiled and added: "Yes, uncle, aunt, you finally came to the county town, you must give my Yuntai a chance to show his abilities!"

Now that things have come to this, Mr. and Mrs. Ou no longer argue about treating each other to dinner.

So, the group went out for a big lunch.

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After finishing the meal, Ou Guohua asked, "Sister Ping, where is your restaurant? I have nothing to do now, so take us to have a look!"

Zhang Xiuping smiled and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? You've been busy for a long time. Aren't you tired?"

Ou Guohua shook her head and said, "I'm in great spirits now, not tired at all. Take me to see your restaurant!"

"Since you're not tired, I'll take you to see it!"

Zhang Xiuping led the way towards Xicheng Road while saying, "The hotel is still under construction, so there's nothing much to see."

Both Ou's father and mother knew that after May Day, Deng Yuntai and Zhang Xiuping would go to the county town to open a restaurant, and they were very curious about it.

After all, in order to open a restaurant, Deng Yuntai gave up his job as a chef who earned more than 200 yuan a month. This is enough to prove that this restaurant is definitely not a small one, but a real big hotel.

A few minutes later, the group arrived diagonally opposite the People's Cinema on Xicheng Road.

At this time, the first floor had been built, filled with wood inside, and a circle of frames made of wood and bamboo outside. The visual effect of this building of thousands of square meters was quite explosive, which made the three members of the Ou family show shocked expressions.

They knew that this restaurant would not be a small one, but they never expected it to be so large.

Compared with the huge building in front of them, their Longtan state-owned hotel is completely insignificant.

(End of this chapter)