After Zhou Huaian and his brothers returned from Zhou Datian's house, the whole family hung the corn before going back to their rooms to rest.
"Yan'er, Uncle Datian said that being a team leader can earn you a salary. The money comes from the village levy we pay. If you have any leftover food, you can send it to the grain station and sell it at a negotiated price."
"We don't even have enough millet for ourselves, so where would we get the grain to sell at a bargain price! Unless they want to collect sweet potatoes, corn, and sorghum."
"Yes, I was thinking about buying some millet from the team after we split up, so that we can eat white rice every day!" Zhou Huaian turned his head and looked at her, "There are many rice fields in Fangtian Brigade, so I'll ask Brother-in-law Fang to help ask."
"My sister-in-law said that the base amount they set is high, and they pay dozens of kilograms more millet per mu of land than we do!"
"What if someone wants to sell millet? I won't suffer any loss if I ask him to help ask, don't you think?" Zhou Huaian said but didn't hear any response. He turned around and saw that she had fallen asleep.
Yang Chunyan has been a little sleepy recently, and it happens almost every night. She falls asleep before she finishes talking.
The next morning, before Yang Chunyan got up, Zhou Huaian rode his bike to Ning'an, delivered the vegetables to the guesthouse, and then went to Deshengtang to deliver red mushrooms.
During the busy farming season, the children, old ladies and women in the village have no time to look for herbs. They are all busy drying the millet, collecting straw, plowing the fields, and preparing to sow rapeseed and plant winter rapeseed. Next year's public grain and this year's oil will all come from those acres of rapeseed fields.
When we arrived at the entrance of Desheng Hall, we saw several carpenters busy in the two shops next door, trying to finish decorating and open for business before National Day.
Seeing that Dr. Wang was the only one in the clinic, Zhou Huaian greeted him and went to the backyard.
Wang Zhen was drying herbs. Seeing him coming, he smiled and opened the gate a little. "What did you deliver today?"
"Red mushrooms." Zhou Huaian took out the sack and put it on the ground. "Red mushrooms are becoming less and less these days. Next time, I will have to save them until the end of the month."
"Yes!" Wang Zhen smiled and put the sack on the scale. "Boss Zheng called me yesterday. He was very satisfied with the red mushrooms you sent. He said he would cooperate with you again next year."
Zhou Huaian was so happy that his mouth stretched to the back of his head after hearing this. "Great! Next year, there will be a large amount of new mushrooms on the market, and then the amount we can harvest in the village will be much larger."
"We still need to be careful to check when receiving the goods, and make sure the quality of the goods delivered is guaranteed, so that the cooperation between the two companies can last long."
"I know. Right now, only my family and a few relatives are picking them. We collect the red mushrooms they send us according to Boss Zheng's requirements. The bad ones are taken back to dry and eaten by ourselves."
Wang Zhen laughed and said, "Do they dare to eat it now?"
"My mom said that the things that the boss bought for ten yuan a pound, how could they be poisonous!" Zhou Huaian imitated his mother's tone, "Wash the crushed red mushrooms that Chunyan picked out, stew them in a pot and try it, and use the big bones that the youngest bought!"
Wang Zhen said happily: "I think my aunt is worried that it might be poisonous, so she stewed it with bones."
"That's right!" Zhou Huaian said, "After eating it, I found that the soup made from red mushrooms tastes really good. I think it tastes even better if it's fresh and fried."
"Yeah! I like to fry it too. It tastes more tender and smooth than other mushrooms."
"Here!" Zhou Huaian took out a vegetable basket from the bamboo basket, "I know you like to fry them, so Chunyan gave me the ones she picked out last night and asked me to bring them to you. Don't be disgusted!"
"I don't mind!" Wang Zhen took it and put it down, then smiled and gave him the bill. "This time I'm sending 45 kilograms, a total of 450 yuan."
Zhou Huaian took it with a smile, "During this period, the farming season was busy, and Chunyan was not feeling well, so she had not been able to go into the mountains to look for herbs, and had no income. Fortunately, the red mushrooms provided some subsidies."
"It's August now, and some herbal seeds should be planted. Has your barren hill blossomed yet?"
"Most of it has been opened." Zhou Huaian paused, "We have leveled the area at the foot of the mountain. Chunyan said that elm trees and bitter eggs are also traditional Chinese medicine, so we left them alone.
I also read in a book that some herbs prefer a cool environment, so we plan to go into the mountains to dig up some Magnolia officinalis seedlings and plant them back, and then plant Tripterygium wilfordii and some herbs that prefer the shade under the trees.”
Wang Zhen patted his shoulder with satisfaction after hearing this and said, "I have high hopes for you. Work hard! I believe that the future of growing Chinese herbal medicine should be good."
"My Chunyan also said that there is a good future ahead of her. This is the future she was talking about!" Zhou Huaian smiled and clapped the big unity in his hands.
"Oh!" Wang Zhen thought for a moment, smiled and nodded, "Sister Yang is right. We ordinary people pursue money. Otherwise, where will the money come from when we need to build houses, raise children, take care of the elderly?"
"It's still interesting to talk to Doctor Wang. If I had known this, I would have read more books before."
Wang Zhen smiled and pointed at the big unity in his hand, "I have read so many books, but I am still doing the same thing as you."
"How can I be compared with you?" Zhou Huaian said, giving him a thumbs up, and sincerely said, "You are doing a good thing to save lives and heal the wounded. When people outside talk about Deshengtang, everyone will give you a thumbs up!"
He felt that Wang Zhen had read so many medical books and graduated from university, but he stayed at his family's small shop instead of working in the hospital. He must have some sad things that he didn't want to talk about.
"You're too kind! I'm just doing my duty in this line of work!"
"That's right. Farmers grow crops, workers manufacture, and doctors treat patients. They are all doing their part!" Doctor Wang said, standing behind the two men at some point.
Zhou Huaian felt that educated people still spoke in a way that was pleasant to the ear, "That's right!"
Doctor Wang asked some more questions about the Zhou family's reclamation of the mountain. Zhou Huaian told him the situation again and waited for someone else to see him before saying goodbye and leaving.
After leaving Deshengtang, I went to buy cigarettes, tea and mooncakes. Then I went to the market again, bought a few pounds of ribs, and asked the butcher to give me two dragon bones to chop into small pieces, and then I rode my bike back home.
Zhou Xiaoqian was using a wooden rake to rake the sorghum seeds drying on the drying mat. Seeing him coming back, she hurriedly said, "Dad, put the bike behind the door, or come over from the steps."
"Yes!" Zhou Huaian parked his bicycle and took the backpack off the back seat. "Where are your grandma and aunt?"
"I went to the back hill to pick corn." Zhou Xiaoqian put down the wooden rake and looked inside the bag. "Did Dad buy anything delicious?"
"There are mooncakes!" Zhou Huaian took out a packet and said, "This is for you to try. Don't touch the others. You can only eat them the day after tomorrow."
"Oh! I'll go call Xiaokang, Xiaoru and the others." Zhou Xiaoqian turned around and ran to the backyard, shouting as she ran, "Dad is back from buying mooncakes, let's eat mooncakes!"
Soon, several children came back in a swarm and stood by Zhou Huaian, "Dad, I want to eat mooncakes."
Zhou Huaian took out four and gave one to each person. "Once you finish eating, there's nothing left."
"Oh!" Zhou Jiakang took it and took a big bite, "It's delicious, better than the one my grandma bought."
Zhou Xiaoqian broke it into two pieces and took a small bite. "Wow, there are melon seeds! Grandma only bought brown sugar before."
"This is a mooncake with five nuts and ham! It looks delicious, but it's a pity that Dad doesn't have tickets, otherwise I would buy some for you to try."
Zhou Xiaoqian looked at him, "Who are the people who bought the ham mooncakes?" (End of this chapter)
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