The old man and Zhou's father came back with empty baskets. They laughed when they saw him fanning himself like he was having a seizure.
"Didn't you say that it's hard to get what you want out there? How does this feel?"
"It's hard!" Zhou Huaian took a sip of herbal tea, "Grandpa, mom, old man, please sit down. I have something to tell you."
The old man glanced at him, then looked at Yang Chunyan who was busy in the kitchen, and whispered: "Your child is so secretive, didn't you do something bad?
Zhou Huaian felt like it was going to snow in June. "It's unfair! Grandpa, do you think I'm that kind of person?"
Mother Zhou picked up Xiao Jiuer and said, "Hurry up and tell me. Your brother and his family will be back soon and we will be busy again."
"Yeah!" Zhou Huaian cleared his throat, "Let me tell you, I bought two pieces of land in Ning'an, one piece..."
"What?" Zhou's mother grabbed him and said, "When did you buy two plots of land? Why didn't I hear you tell me about it?"
Zhou Huaian winked at the old man and said, "I bought it last year. Doctor Xiao Wang asked me if I wanted it, so I took it."
After hearing this, Zhou's father pulled Zhou's mother and said, "Let the youngest child continue talking!"
"Yiding was there at the time, and we each asked for a piece. We originally planned to build a small courtyard so that we could hide there when we wanted the second child." Zhou Huaian scratched his head, "Oh! The courtyard where the third sister-in-law lived in Ning'an is also mine."
Mother Zhou and Father Zhou looked at him in surprise, "Then why are you still collecting rent from your third brother?"
"Third brother knows, he insisted on giving it to me." Zhou Huaian curled his lips, "I gave it to him because he's my brother. Go ask who is willing to rent a yard to a pregnant woman to give birth?"
Mother Zhou thought about it and it made sense. Those who hide to give birth in other people's homes would hang red and set off firecrackers after the birth to drive away the bad luck. Only brothers would let the third brother's family live in the newly bought yard.
She said awkwardly: "Okay, keep talking!"
"That piece of land is next to the road. Yiding, Dr. Xiao Wang and I have partnered up to build a hotel. It will open the day after tomorrow. I want to take you to see it."
Zhou Huai settled down for a moment, "There is another piece of land behind the hotel, which was bought together with my eldest brother-in-law and Doctor Xiao Wang. We plan to build a yard there and live in the city in the future."
The old man took a puff of his cigarette and said briskly, "Okay, the day after tomorrow I'll go with you to Ning'an to see your big hotel!"
He felt very happy, thinking that his beloved grandson was still the closest to him. He told him when he bought the land and the house, and only told his mother and husband after the hotel was completed.
Mother Zhou looked at Zhou Huaian with her eyes blinking non-stop. She didn't expect that her youngest son not only had a hotel in the city, but also had two yards.
"Youngest, you bought so much land and built a big hotel. How much money did you make?"
"How much he earns, don't you know even if outsiders don't know? The eldest brother and his family get 10,000, and he gets 40,000, plus his eldest brother-in-law's share." Zhou's father was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. "His son is now almost as good as the landlords before."
Zhou Huaian said with some pride: "Mom, the land in the city is not expensive! That yard only cost more than 2,000 yuan, and the land is even cheaper. The steel bars and cement that Dr. Xiao Wang got for the house, and the wood was the quota set by Uncle Daqing.
Doctor Xiao Wang also said that in the future, as long as there is land available, we will buy it and build a house, and then we can rent it out and make more than enough money from the rent. Grandpa, mom, old man, if you want to live in Funiu, live in Funiu, if you want to live in Ning'an, live in Ning'an. "
The old man and Zhou's father smiled with wrinkles all over their faces. Zhou's mother said happily: "Oh my god! Unknowingly, our family has become a wealthy family."
The sleeping little Jiuer was frightened by her, so she hurriedly patted his vest gently and pulled his little ears to calm him down!
The old man quickly reached out to pick up Xiao Jiuer, "Hold her for me, you almost scared her awake."
"Oh oh!" Mother Zhou handed Little Jiu'er to him and said to Zhou Huaian cheerfully, "Your grandpa and grandma are partial. They used to favor you, but now they favor Little Jiu'er."
The old man curled his lips and said, "You say I am partial to the youngest, and your third sister and the others say I am partial to you. I don't even have a roof over my head now, what can I use to be partial? I just side with whoever treats me well!"
"Old man, I'm just saying that. We hope you'll favor the youngest one." Zhou's mother smiled and said, "They deserve our favoritism."
"Yes! If it weren't for them, how could the eldest, second and third sons earn so much money?" Father Zhou asked, "Did your eldest brother and the others know about your purchase of land and building a house?"
Zhou Huaian: "Big brother and the others know a little bit. Second sister-in-law wants to buy land and houses, but has never found a suitable one. Doctor Xiao Wang said that the land we have down there should be put up for sale in the second half of the year. Then I'll ask big brother and the others if they want it."
"Well! Just do whatever you want!" Zhou's father stood up cheerfully, "I'll go check on the red mushrooms in the roasting room. When the boss and the others come back, I'll copy them out and send fresh ones in."
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Down the mountain, the youngest Xiong rode his bicycle home as fast as he could. He threw his bicycle into the door and ran to the kitchen, "Lian Fang, it's done."
Chen Lianfang looked at him in surprise, "Did you manage to collect the mushrooms?"
"It's done!" Xiong Laoyao looked at her excitedly, "The dry goods are offered at 8 yuan per pound, and I wonder how much the boss at Zhou Laoyao's place is offering per pound?
The big ones we picked last time, less than nine pounds of fresh mushrooms, we dried one pound of dried mushrooms. Even if they were sold at 5 cents per pound, it would still be nearly half the profit. That bastard Zhou Laoyao is making a comfortable living."
When he thought about the money Zhou Huaian had earned during this period, he felt extremely jealous, as if he had stolen the money from his pocket.
After hearing this, Chen Lianfang hurriedly asked, "Did they pay me for the ten kilograms of red mushrooms I sent?"
The youngest Xiong was stunned for a moment. "Doctor Fang said that they kept the samples, but he didn't mention paying for them. What do you want me to say?"
Chen Lianfang said distressedly: "You are so stupid, ten kilograms of dried mushrooms is 80 yuan, why don't you ask?"
"Next time, I'll ask!" The youngest Xiong took out a thick bundle of big unity from his army bag. "Here is 500 yuan, which is the capital given by Doctor Fang's family. I have added what you gave me to make up 200 yuan. He has 60% of the shares and we have 40%."
Chen Lianfang calculated, "700 yuan, even if I buy them at 50 cents per pound, I can get more than 1,000 pounds of red mushrooms. I heard from them that Zhou Laoyao's first-grade mushrooms are 50 cents per pound, and second-grade mushrooms are 30 cents per pound. How much do you plan to buy?"
"They only want the big ones, not the small ones. We charge 50 cents a pound, but I'm afraid no one will deliver them." The youngest bear said angrily, "They are just some things that no one wants. I don't know why that bastard Zhou raised the price so high."
"Then what do you say?" Chen Lianfang looked at him, "How much do you want per pound?"
"Doctor Fang said it shouldn't be more than 5.5 yuan per pound. If it's more, there's nothing we can do." The youngest bear rolled his eyes and said, "We'll give him 5.2 yuan per pound, and then we'll report it to him at 5.5 yuan per pound."
Chen Lianfang said with satisfaction: "Of course I have to earn three cents per pound. The people hired by the Zhou family are paid three yuan a day!"
"What do you think that family is doing?" The youngest bear said unhappily, "I'll go write the notice and post it on the production team. You clear out the dustpans, sieves, and drying mats at home. They'll be used this afternoon."
Chen Lianfang frowned after hearing this. "You too, you knew we had to harvest mushrooms, but you didn't prepare early. Last time, we used up all the household items to dry those ten kilograms of mushrooms. I think we should also prepare some winnowing baskets and bamboo baskets."
"Yes, we also need a winnowing basket to dry the mushrooms." The youngest Xiong gave her twenty yuan and said, "Go to the bamboo weaving craftsman in town and buy all those things."
"Twenty yuan can only buy a dozen winnowing baskets. There are more than a thousand kilograms of mushrooms. How can such a small amount of mushrooms be dried?"
The youngest bear gave her another twenty and said, "Buy two drying mats. You can use them to dry the sun just the same!"
"Why are you so naive!" Chen Lianfang looked at him. "We are working in partnership with the county town, so of course we buy these things together. Things in town are cheaper than in the city. We can add 20 cents to a dollar and make 2 dollars if we buy ten."
The youngest Xiong thought about it and gave her another ten yuan. "You decide for yourself. Remember to ask the boss to give you a receipt."
"I understand!" Shen Lianfang took the money and left happily.
The youngest Xiong took out a piece of red paper, recalled the contents on the advertisement paper of Zhou Huaian's house, went into the house, took out a brush, and wrote on the red paper: Buying large quantities of first-class red mushrooms, the purchase price is 5.2 cents per catty.
After thinking about it, he added, the acquisition address is Xiong Jianbin’s house on the west side of Shaiba.
After writing, he blew dry the ink, went to the kitchen to get some paste, went out, picked up his bicycle and went to the drying dam.
The rice has already eared, and a breeze blew by, bringing with it the fragrance of rice flowers. His mood was as beautiful as the flowers, and he thought everything was beautiful and pleasing to the eye.
When we arrived at the drying dam, none of the people who used to play cards and brag were there; they were all busy going up the mountain to pick mushrooms.
He walked to the wall where the advertisement was posted and saw that the advertisement paper Zhou Huaian had been soaked by the rain. He snorted coldly, "It's my turn now. You damn bastard, I can't beat you this year. Wait for another two years and see what happens."
After saying that, he covered the other one with his own bright red advertising paper and pasted it on top, then stood there watching with satisfaction.
At this time, a villager passed by and asked, "Youngest Xiong, are you going to collect things at home too?"
"Yes!" The youngest bear smiled reservedly, "We will start collecting red mushrooms from today. First-grade red mushrooms are 5.2 cents per pound."
The man stopped and looked at him and asked, "What about the second class?"
The youngest bear pointed at the advertisement and said, "We only want first-class goods, not second-class ones."
"Oh!" The man walked away with the soy sauce.
The youngest bear said hurriedly: "Remember to send it over!"
"That's right!" The man responded, thinking to himself: It's only 5.2 cents a pound, and it's only first-grade. The second-grade one from Zhou Laoyao's house costs 3 jiao a pound.
I can't give the first-class to your family and the second-class to Zhou Laoyao's family just for two cents, right? Besides, we still have to sell truffles in the second half of the year! That's the big deal.
The youngest bear stood there for a while, but no one came to see the advertisement. He thought that the mushroom pickers had not come back yet, so he would wait for them to come and shout on the road. He was sure that there would be many people to give mushrooms to. (End of this chapter)
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