Chapter 484 Chapter 485: Reported
After seeing Zhou Huaigang and the other two off, Zhou Huaian returned to the backyard and saw Yang Chunyan carrying a basket and walking upstairs. He remembered that Wang Zhen said that Yang Chunyan had calf cramps because she was too tired, so he hurried forward to take the basket.
"Go back to your room and sleep for an hour. I'll call you when the time comes."
Yang Chunyan felt warm in her heart after hearing this, and looked at him with a smile, "I'm not sleepy yet, can you wait until I feel like sleeping before going?"
"No!" Zhou Huaian put down the basket and pushed her towards the kitchen. "Doctor Xiao Wang said that pregnant women should not be too tired and should rest more. It is good for both the child and the adult."
Then he said to Zhao Huifang and the others, "Chunyan had a cramp in her calf last night and couldn't sleep because of the pain. I asked Doctor Xiao Wang and he said it was because she was too tired. I asked her to lie down for a while, but she didn't want to go."
Li Qiuyue said enviously! "Chunyan, look how considerate and nice the youngest is to you!"
She thought about how she was also pregnant, but had to be secretive, afraid that others would find out, and cursed inwardly: Damn it! The world is so lenient these days!
Zhao Huifang smiled and said, "Don't worry, we can handle it. Go lie down for a while, and we'll call you when someone comes!"
Yang Chunyan blushed and patted him in a scolding tone, "Don't push me, I'm going to take a rest."
Zhou Huaian smiled and let go, "Okay, I won't push you, go by yourself."
After Yang Chunyan left, Jiang Yu smiled and said to Jia Chunhong, "I was a matchmaker for your eldest brother's third child before, and you guys thought the youngest child was out of tune. Look, this is someone who cares about others."
Jia Chunhong thought of her nephew-in-law and sighed, "It's all fate!"
The old man who came over with a bamboo basket heard it and saw Jia Chunhong's regretful look, and he felt very proud.
How could my grandson be any bad? Except for Zhou Huaixing who was corrupted by Li Yinfu!
Zhou Huaian is full of energy at the moment. He is not afraid of hard work, but he is afraid of working so hard that he can't even fill his stomach.
Take advantage of the good opportunity now, earn more money to buy a larger piece of land, build a big house and just do what Dr. Xiao Wang said, and collect rent.
Otherwise, when the big bosses in the provincial capital realize that selling truffles can make a lot of money, they will come to find people to buy them, and it will be difficult to make money.
I'm afraid that by then, it will be just like Chunyan's dream, with people going up the mountain to dig truffles and sell them before July or August.
In fact, we can't blame Brother Nong for being ignorant. After all, it's all about how everyone makes money. They have to support a whole family, and education, clothing, and medical care, which one doesn't cost money?
It's just a dream to support your family by growing crops.
Sweet potatoes cost three or four cents per pound, and dry corn seeds cost just over ten cents. The only grain grown is millet, which is slightly more valuable.
Even if you don't count the cost of seeds and labor, one thousand kilograms of millet would only sell for one hundred or twelve yuan.
To earn this hundred dollars, you have to work very hard for several months, and it also depends on God's blessing and good weather to put the money into your pocket.
If you know there are valuable things in the mountains, but you don't keep an eye on them and just rush to put them into your pocket, you'd be as bad as if you'd been kicked in the brain by a donkey.
Zhou Huaian was lost in thought as he raked up the truffles that had fallen on the roof, only to find that the roof was already full of them.
He hurriedly shouted to the people downstairs, asking Zhou Huairong and others to take the washed truffles to the rooftop and yard to dry them in the sun.
The baking room is full, and we have to wait until one room is cleared in the afternoon before we can load in another batch.
The oven was also burning brightly. The old man watched the time and put in trays of special goods one by one. When the time was up, he took out trays one by one.
There are two ovens and two baking rooms, which burn non-stop from morning to night, and the coal consumption is quite large throughout the day.
"Youngest brother, we don't have much coal left at home. Hurry up and ask the third brother to go get some tractors."
"Great!" Zhou Huaian and Zhou Yiding carried the truffles that were still dripping to Zhou Huaishan's house and asked him to go to the coal mine to get coal.
After they dried the truffles, they asked Zhou Jiaming and his sister-in-law to watch over them, turning them over every two hours. When they left the yard carrying the basket, they saw Secretary Xu already walking to their door.
"Uncle Xu, what's the matter?" Zhou Huaian asked in a hoarse voice.
Secretary Xu turned around and didn't answer, "What are you two doing with your baskets?"
"Drying truffles." Zhou Huaian thought about it and explained, "Huangqinggou has delivered goods again today, and the drying room can't hold the leftovers from yesterday. I washed them out first and dried them before sending them to the drying room. This way they will dry faster."
The three of them entered the yard together. Secretary Xu took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to him, "Old Two gave it to me. Take a look."
"Fuck!" Zhou Huaian cursed after taking it and looking at it, "Taking truffles that no one wants and reselling the village's collective local resources, this bastard is really good at making up a crime!"
Zhou Yiding leaned forward to take a look, "Fuck! A report letter! Which bastard who gave birth to a son without an asshole did this?"
Secretary Xu shook his head and said, "I don't know who made the anonymous report, but I can be sure that this person worked in the brigade or some other unit, otherwise he wouldn't have written it like this."
Even in those years, few mountain truffles like them would do such despicable things, not to mention that since Zhou Huaian found a way to collect truffles, the three nearby villages have benefited from it.
Zhou Huaian hesitated for a moment, "Uncle Xu, there is something I have never told you. Doctor Xiao Wang told me that someone found him and told him that he could help them buy truffles at a very low price so that they could make more money, but he didn't agree!
He paused and continued, "I asked Doctor Xiao Wang who that person was, and he only described the person's appearance, but didn't say who he was."
It's obvious that that bastard grandson of Xiong Laoya failed to steal our business and did it on purpose because he was jealous!
Secretary Xu sighed after hearing this: "Doctor Wang's family is really kind! The second brother and I have also said that your family is a kind family. If it were someone else with a bad heart, they would definitely not pay such a high price for the truffles. They buy at 10 cents per pound, no matter how big or small, as long as there is money to be made, everyone will work hard!"
Apart from the Xiong family, who had a grudge against the Zhou family and could not dig truffles to sell, he couldn't think of anyone else who would do such a rotten thing that would harm others and not benefit themselves!
Zhou Yiding's face turned pale. "Who else could it be except that black-hearted bastard Xiong Laoya?"
"It must be that bastard!" Zhou Huaian said, looking at him worriedly, "Uncle Xu, should we stop collecting them from now on?"
You son of a bitch, you keep bullying me, do you think I’m afraid of you? I’ll settle the score with you after I finish collecting all the truffles!
"Don't stop, keep collecting yours!" Secretary Xu consoled with a smile, "He said that now they are trying every possible way to encourage farmers to find ways to increase their income and get rich. This kind of person is a typical saboteur. If we find him, we will deal with him seriously!"
Zhou Huaian heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, "That's good, otherwise we would have suffered a huge loss." He would be heartbroken if he had to give up such a good way to make money.
Zhou Yiding nodded repeatedly. "That's right. According to him, the truffles on the mountain are the collective resources of the village. It's not like the youngest family secretly dug them up and sold them for money. The village's resources are dug up and sold by villagers every day. How can it be considered reselling!"
Secretary Xu nodded with a smile. "The second brother has reported the village's affairs to the township head. The township head also praised you, saying that you were able to sell the unwanted truffles to increase everyone's income. You did a good thing for the villagers. He asked the village to praise you and encourage you to continue to help everyone get rich."
Zhou Huaian grinned after hearing this and said gratefully: "Thank you Uncle Xu for your encouragement. As long as there is a good way, I will definitely lead everyone to live a good life with electricity and telephones upstairs and downstairs as soon as possible."
Secretary Xu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Okay! I'll be waiting!"
Zhou Huaian scratched his head happily, "Uncle Xu, let's have the soup tonight, remember to invite Aunt and the others to come along!"
Secretary Xu smiled and nodded, "Sure! My family will kill a pig for the New Year the day after tomorrow, you can come and eat too."
"You all have pigs to kill for the New Year, but I don't!" Zhou Yiding looked at the two of them, "How about I go buy a pig, kill it, and treat you to some soup and wine, okay?"
Zhou Huaian shook his head, "I don't understand, ask Uncle Xu!"
Secretary Xu laughed after hearing this. "Why are you joining in the fun? It won't be too late to treat us to a meal when you bring your wife home next year and raise a big fat pig and kill it!"
Zhou Yiding: "That's great! Next year I'll kill two and treat everyone to some soup!"
Secretary Xu patted the two of them and said, "You guys are busy. I'm leaving now. I'll go on the radio and praise you when everyone comes down from the mountain."
Zhou Yiding said happily after hearing this: "If it was really that bastard Xiong Laoyao who wrote the report letter, he would be so angry that he would vomit blood when he heard the praise!"
"The youngest Xiong is a man with bad intentions, otherwise he wouldn't have thought of reporting him after the youngest gave him the medicine. Instead, he took the opportunity to ease the relationship and restore his family's reputation in the village."
Secretary Xu shook his head and said, "People with bad intentions only see the benefits in front of them, and cannot stand others being better than them. As long as they are better than them, they will feel as uncomfortable as if they were scratched by a cat!"
Zhou Yiding thought it made sense. "Yes, last time the second brother Xiong tried to extort money from the youngest brother but failed and got beaten up. The whole family was almost pissed off!"
"I'm so pissed off!" Zhou Huaian said as he pulled Secretary Xu back and said with a flattering smile, "Uncle Xu, is it just a verbal praise? Why don't you give him some substantial rewards?"
"You kid." Secretary Xu nodded at him a few times and said with a smile, "There are only a few enamel cups and certificates left in the village. How about giving you a certificate?"
"Yes! I want both the enamel cup and the certificate!" Zhou Huaian rubbed his hands happily, "I got a certificate when I was a student. I'm in my twenties now. I'll get one when my son sees it in the future... Hehe! I feel relieved just thinking about it!"
Zhou Yiding rolled his eyes at him, "..."
Secretary Xu laughed out loud, "Great! I'll make one for you, so that when you want to show off in front of your son in the future, you'll have something to say!"
Zhou Huaian grinned and nodded rapidly, "Right! That's what I meant!"
"Okay! Just wait. I'll sound the loudspeaker this afternoon and call you to lead the team!" Secretary Xu said, smiling and left.
Zhou Huaian looked at his watch and said, "Ding Ding Cat, I'll go wake up your sister-in-law!"
"Tsk~" Zhou Yiding hit him, "Do you think I don't know that you want to go to your sister-in-law to show off that you are going to get a certificate?"
"hey-hey!"
Zhou Huaian piled the basket on top of him and ran towards the room under his contempt.
He took out the key and opened the door. He saw Yang Chunyan was still sleeping soundly. "Yan'er, wake up!"
(End of this chapter)
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