The next morning, Zhou Huaian went to Baicaoping to collect red mushrooms. After Zhang Laoer helped move the bamboo baskets onto the tractor and loaded them, Secretary Zhang and his wife and Zhang Ersao came with their children.
Secretary Zhang said gratefully, "Youngest brother, thank you for your help." This time, he and Zhang Laoer accompanied the child to the provincial capital for treatment. The family's hope rested on this time.
"No trouble." Zhou Huaian picked up the crank, "Uncle Zhang, everyone hurry up and get on the train. The train leaves at around 4pm. We have to rush back and go to Ning'an."
Zhang Ersao and her mother-in-law reluctantly pulled Zhang Dajun aside and whispered, "The provincial capital is a big place. You must listen to your grandfather and your old man when you go there. The surgery will hurt, so you have to bear it. Do you understand?"
Zhang Dajun: "I remember. I will be obedient." Some villagers called him a vampire and a sickly person, and said that his grandfather had done bad things to others during the years when he was the brigade secretary, and that was the retribution he suffered by giving birth to him, a debt collector.
Mom and grandma often cried behind his back. The old man was worried that he would die if he couldn't catch his breath... He would definitely live well in the future and earn money to buy a tractor for the old man...
Secretary Zhang turned around and saw the women wiping their tears again. He walked over and took Zhang Dajun's hand, glaring at his wife, "I've said this hundreds of times at home. We're leaving soon, why are you still nagging me?"
"We didn't say anything!" Zhang's mother hurriedly handed the luggage bag to Zhang Laoer, "Be careful on the road."
"I understand. You guys can go back now!" Zhang Laoer climbed onto the tractor carrying his things.
Secretary Zhang sat next to Zhou Huaian with the children, and the tractor climbed up the slope with black smoke coming out.
When they got home, Yang Chunyan and Zhou's mother had already prepared lunch. Looking at Zhang Dajun, whose lips were black and purple and he looked lifeless, they all hoped that the surgery in the provincial capital would be a complete success.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, everyone sat down to eat. Father Zhou and his sons began to unload the goods. This time they received less than 1,000 kilograms of red mushrooms, and there might be even less next time.
After Zhou Huaian and the three generations of the Zhang family finished their meal, the goods over there had been unloaded and Zhou Huairong had filled up the diesel tank.
Yang Chunyan and her team sent them outside and watched the tractor drive quickly towards the grove.
Zhou Huaian rushed to Ning'an as fast as he could. It was exactly 3:15. As soon as they arrived at the door of Desheng Hall, Wang Zhen walked out of the clinic.
He took out the ticket and handed it to Secretary Zhang, "I bought the lower berth sleeper ticket for the child, and you and Brother Zhang will get hard seat tickets, so you can save a little."
Secretary Zhang took the ticket gratefully and said, "Thank you, Doctor Wang. Thank you so much."
"You're welcome!" Wang Zhen smiled. "The good thing about your trip this time is that my grandfather has also gone to the provincial capital. I spoke to him on the phone this morning, and he will pick you up at the train station tomorrow."
Zhang's father and son didn't know what to say, so they pulled Zhang Dajun over and said, "Dajun, Doctor Wang and your youngest uncle have been running around for you. You should remember their kindness in the future."
Zhang Dajun bowed respectfully to Wang Zhen and Zhou Huaian, "Thank you, Doctor Wang, and thank you, Uncle Youngest!"
Zhou Huaian touched his head and said, "Be good over there, be strong, and you can go to school when you are well again."
"Uncle, I'll remember this." Zhang Dajun said seriously, "When I get better, I will study hard and become a doctor like Dr. Wang to treat illnesses and save lives."
Zhou Huaian turned the tractor around, and Wang Zhen took them to the train station.
Ten minutes later, they finally arrived at the dam outside the train station. After sitting for a while, the ticket checking bell rang. Zhou Huaian followed Wang Zhen curiously and sent three generations of the Zhang family to the platform.
Zhou Huaian and his three companions curiously watched the green train slowly pull into the platform. Wang Zhen took a few people to find the sleeper car, told the conductor about the situation, and the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren got on the train together.
Watching the train slowly pull out of the platform, Zhou Huaian asked, "Can you come back before the Mid-Autumn Festival?"
"Mid-Autumn Festival is only five days away!" Wang Zhen thought for a moment, "Not so soon. Even if everything goes smoothly, it will take at least ten days. Let's go, we're going back too."
"I hope it works!"
“It will definitely succeed!”
When the two of them returned, they went straight to the construction site behind the hotel. The walls of the three houses were almost completed.
Wang Zhen's family wanted to store medicinal materials, so they dug a basement below. Zhou Huaian and Yang Weiguo also dug two rooms. The house they built was also a small two-story building, but it was taller and brighter than the ones built in the village, and the cost was several times more expensive.
Zhou Huaian said happily: "Will you move here when the house is repaired?"
Wang Zhen smiled and nodded, "I have discussed with grandpa that we will hold the wedding banquet here after the house is repaired, and open up the backyard of the old house to expand the shop."
"Has the date been set?"
"Not yet. I'll wait until the house is repaired and then ask my mother-in-law to find someone to pick a date. It may be early spring next year."
Zhou Huaian laughed and punched him, "I'm just waiting to drink at your wedding!"
Wang Zhen smiled and said, "Then you have to prepare double the big red envelopes!"
Zhou Huaian: "That's for sure!"
When the two of them came out of the construction site, Wang Zhen asked, "Are you ready for what I told you before, that they want you to buy a large amount of truffles at the end of the year?"
"It's easy to buy in bulk, but it's impossible to pack it up without transportation to send it back for cleaning and drying!"
"You planning on buying another tractor?"
"It's OK for a tractor to take the shortcut, but if we go to the next county, I plan to use a big tractor to carry it all in one trip."
Zhou Huai settled down for a moment, "I asked Brother Huang last time, and he said that we'll have to wait a little longer for the big tractor. I'll go back and discuss it with Secretary Xu and the others, and we'll have a deal first. We should be able to get it by the end of the year."
Wang Zhen thought for a moment and said, "How about this? I'll talk to them. They have many connections."
Zhou Huaian smiled and said, "Of course it would be best if you could help me!"
"I can't just sit there and do nothing, can I?" Wang Zhen said, and then added, "You should also prepare the kaoliang wine."
Zhou Huaian nodded, "Don't worry, it's ready. My eldest brother and second brother's wine cellars are already full, and there will be another batch next month. I also brought back two jars of five-year-old wine that I hid for the boss.
The price of a pound of wine is three times more expensive than freshly brewed wine. I plan to buy more wine and store it in the old house for a few years before using it to make truffle wine. Do you think this approach will work?"
Wang Zhen smiled and said, "Of course it works. The price of medicinal wine soaked in aged wine will be several times higher! I will negotiate the price of the two jars of five-year-old wine with them separately when the time comes."
Seeing that he was sure of his idea, Zhou Huaian said proudly, "I'll just take care of the production, and you can negotiate the price with them."
"Okay, I'll call them and tell them about the big tractor when I get back."
After Zhou Huaian agreed, the two discussed going to other places to collect truffles before going home.
When he got home, he told Yang Chunyan about Wang Zhen's request to ask them for help in buying a large tractor. The two discussed expanding the scope of purchases at the end of the year. In the afternoon, they prepared wine and food and invited Secretary Xu, Zhou Datian and Zhou Yiding to their home for dinner.
After three rounds of drinking, Zhou Huaian said, "Uncle Xu, Uncle Datian, I called you here this time because I have two pieces of news, one is bad news and the other is good news. Which one should we tell first?"
Zhou Yiding rolled his eyes at him and said, "Of course I'll hear the bad news first, then the good news!"
Secretary Xu smiled and patted him, "Why are you keeping me in suspense? Hurry up and tell me!"
"Right away, right away!" Zhou Huaian said with a smile: "Wang Zhen said... this family is different from the youngest Xiong family. They are also doing big business like Boss Zheng's family."
He went to the movies last night and had originally planned to tell it tonight, but he forgot to tell Zhou Huairong and the others. After hearing it, they all frowned.
Zhou Yiding already knew that they had ways to deal with it, so he was not worried at all.
Zhao Huifang, Zhang Xiuxiang, and Li Qiuyue all asked worriedly after hearing this: "Chunyan, is this true?"
Yang Chunyan nodded, "It should be true. Wang Zhen said they are already preparing for it."
Seeing that the older ones were so worried that their brows could pinch a mosquito to death, Zhou's mother advised them, "Think positively. When we went up the mountain to pick mushrooms before, we would snatch the good ones from the houses we saw, not to mention that this is a profitable business."
Zhang Xiuxiang: "Yeah, he can't just take away all the business at once!"
The old man and Zhou's father also looked at Zhou Huaian worriedly. Before they could speak, they heard Zhou Huaishan ask worriedly: "Youngest, what if that guy is like that bastard grandson of the youngest, and makes trouble and raises the price?"
Zhou Huaian said with a smile: "What are you afraid of? Truffles are not only found in Ning'an. There are also plenty in Li County and Yun Province next door. When the time comes, we can send someone out to collect them."
Secretary Xu also said: "I don't think we need to worry about the price increase, because the price we offer is not low. If he wants to do this business, he must make money!"
"Yes!" Secretary Xu nodded, "Youngest, tell me the good news!"
"That's what I said. We're going to buy a lot this year!" Zhou Huaian looked at everyone with a smile, "Even if there's no competition, we'll have to increase other sources of goods."
Large-scale acquisitions mean making more money, and everyone smiled happily after hearing this.
Secretary Xu: "Youngest, stop keeping us in suspense and just tell us how you want us to cooperate with you!"
Zhou Huaian: "If we buy in large quantities, my two drying rooms will definitely not be enough. We have to find a place to build a few drying rooms. I think the brigade headquarters is good. It has a drying dam and a house..."
"Youngest!" Zhou Huairong interrupted him, "The location of the brigade is good, but it's not convenient to use water. We can't just wash the truffles by the ditch!"
Zhou Datian nodded, "Yes, it's more convenient to wash things with the faucet you brothers made."
Zhou Huaian spread his hands and said, "There's no room in my backyard to build a barbecue room!"
The old man said, "Youngest, you can build a few barbecue houses in the area behind your vegetable garden."
Zhou Huairong agreed, "Youngest, that location is good. We can also dig a larger well on it to avoid running out of water when washing a large amount of water."
"Okay, let's build it behind the vegetable garden." Zhou Huaian paused, "Also, the money for building a new oven, buying a large tractor, digging wells and laying pipes will be shared according to our shares.
If someone wants to withdraw their shares in the future, the money spent on the tractor cannot be refunded as if it were a new one, but the money spent on the house will be refunded at the original price. What do you think?" (End of this chapter)
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