Zhou Huaizhong's wife Chen Ping walked over to Yang Chunyan and looked at him with a smile, "Chunyan, I heard you bought a tractor?"
Yang Chunyan smiled and nodded, "Yes! It will be open on the 15th of this month."
Chen Ping didn't expect that what Li Qiuyue said was true. She looked at her with envy, "Chunyan, you are incredible! In just two or three months, you have earned a tractor."
"How can I earn so much!" Yang Chunyan said with a smile, "Last time when Huai'an was chatting with Brother Huang from the guesthouse, he asked about buying a tractor.
I originally thought I would buy it once I saved enough money, but then Brother Huang said he could get a ticket for the train and asked us if we wanted one.
Huai'an wanted to give up, but felt it was a pity, so he went to discuss it with my eldest brother from my mother's family. My eldest brother said that we only contracted so much mountain land, and with the contracted fields and private plots, there were more than 100 acres.
A tractor can do the work of ten people in a day, so it is better to buy it. Huai An thought about it and thought so, so he borrowed some money from my mother's family and bought it. "
Chen Ping thought about her parents' situation and believed it. "Yes! Over a hundred acres of land, you can't finish the work even if you don't sleep. Your parents are really helpful. We can't even borrow 50 yuan if we go home!"
Yang Chunyan said: "They couldn't come up with so much money, and they even went to their uncles' houses to borrow some for us. I don't know how long it will take for Huai'an and I to pay it back in the future."
Chen Ping smiled and consoled him, "Don't worry about it. Look how popular it is to have a tractor now! It can be used to repair houses, transport bricks, haul goods, and plow fields. It will be paid off in less than two years."
"I hope so!"
The two chatted for a while, Zhou Huaian came over, and Chen Ping left.
"Did Chen Ping ask you about the tractor?"
"Hmm! How did you know that?"
"Brother Huaizhong also asked me about it." Zhou Huai paused, "I said I borrowed the money from my father-in-law, and I still owe more than half of it." He leaned forward and said, "What did you say? Don't let it get away with me!"
Yang Chunyan laughed and said, "That's what I said too!"
"Tell me, are we a couple who are in tune with each other?" Zhou Huaian smiled and nagged her, "I guessed you would say that. Look how smart your man is!"
Yang Chunyan couldn't help but laugh when she saw his smug look, "You're so clever, you stepped on the nine-headed crane!"
Zhou Huaian shook his head and said, "Average, average, third in the world!"
The couple looked at each other and burst into laughter.
The old man and Zhou's father finished burning the lucky paper, then turned around and said to the two men, "Take out the loose change in the basket and burn it."
“Yes!”
Yang Chunyan and the other person took out the loose paper money from the basket, tore it into pieces, and placed it on the pile of burning paper money. These paper money were burned for the wandering ghosts so that they would not steal the paper money from their ancestors.
Zhou Huaian squatted beside Yang Chunyan, watching the paper money being carried into the sky by a sudden whirlwind. He turned his head to look at her and whispered, "Yan'er, are you afraid?"
Yang Chunyan glanced at him and said, "What's there to be afraid of? If you're afraid, just don't go to dark places!"
Zhou Huaian nodded, "When I was a kid I wasn't afraid either. I even wanted to hide behind the door to see how our ancestors took the money away. But my mother found out and beat me with a thin bamboo stick, so I didn't go."
"Then why did you become timid again?"
"Nothing, I'm just scared." Zhou Huaian changed the subject uncomfortably, "We have to go to Ning'an to pick up the tractor in three days. Ding Dingmao said he wants to go and take a look. Then we can take Grandpa to see Doctor Wang for a checkup!"
"I won't go." Yang Chunyan whispered, "We'll start cleaning up the foundation tomorrow. I'd better help out at home, so that we don't have time to help out when we go up the mountain to collect seeds later."
Zhou Huaian thought about it and said, "Okay! Ding Ding Mao said he wants to buy firecrackers to celebrate, and my eldest brother is coming home too, so you can help prepare some wine and food at home."
Yang Chunyan thought for a moment, "It would be a shame to invite Ding but not Huaizhong and Huaigang. I think you should discuss this with the old man before you go and see what they are going to do."
“Yes!”
After all the blessing packets were burned, the old man took his children and grandchildren to pay their respects before having the ashes of the paper money collected.
After Zhou's mother brought Yang Chunyan and others to help the old lady clean up the yard, the two families said goodbye and went home.
As soon as he got home, Zhou's father called Zhou Huaian and others to the main room.
He looked at Yang Chunyan and the others, "We are going to open the kiln tomorrow. I have asked someone from the team to help, so you don't have to go down to the kiln."
"Huifang, you guys should clear out the sweet potatoes, pumpkins and other things on the foundation, and when the master arrives, start digging the foundation."
Zhao Huifang nodded, "Okay, we'll go there tomorrow morning."
Father Zhou looked at the four brothers Zhou Huaian and said, "Tomorrow you will go up the mountain and chop down all the useless trees and pick up some rocks. When Huaian's tractor comes back, you can start tilling the land."
"Understood." The four Zhou Huaian brothers responded in unison.
Father Zhou looked at Mother Zhou again and said, "Go ask the yin and yang master to choose a date so that I can notify the craftsmen to start the work."
Mother Zhou nodded and said, "I'll go tomorrow."
After things were arranged, Father Zhou stood up and said, "Everyone go to bed, get up early tomorrow!"
The next morning, Zhou Huaian and his four brothers went to chop wood, while Yang Chunyan and her sisters-in-law prepared to go to their private plots to dig sweet potatoes.
"Jia Ming, Jia Liang, Xiao Qian," Zhao Huifang called out to the few people who were carrying small baskets and preparing to go out to find friends and herbs, "You guys come with us to cut sweet potato vines today!"
"Ah~" The shoulders of the kids drooped immediately, "We don't like to cut vines, we like to look for herbs."
It's summer vacation, and the kids haven't had a good time at home. Every day, I have to take the little ones with me to the mountains to look for herbs and cut grass for pigs, and call friends to catch crabs in the ravines and fish in the rivers.
No one felt the heat even in such hot weather. Boys and girls alike came back home every day covered in sweat, and the exposed skin was tanned and shiny black and red like a loach.
Yang Chunyan looked at the dejected children and said with a smile, "After we pick up the sweet potatoes in the field, we will start digging the foundation and building the house! Don't you want to live in the new house soon?"
"Yes! Let's go cut the vines."
"You should behave well these few days. Those lantern fruits on the mountain are ripe. When dad goes to Ning'an in a few days, aunt will ask him to buy some brown sugar white fungus and make white fungus jelly for you to eat!"
“Is Tremella Ice Jelly delicious?”
"It's delicious, sweet, smooth and cool!"
"Oh~oh~there's delicious Tremella fuciformis jelly to eat!" Several kids jumped up and down, "Let's go, let's go cut some sweet potato vines!"
"Auntie." Zhou Xiaolin hugged her legs, "I want to eat too!"
"Okay! Xiaolin, stay at home and help grandma look after the house. Auntie will give you a big bowl!"
"Hey!" The little girl let her go and went to find Zhou's mother.
A group of people went to their private plots, put down their backpacks and started working. (End of this chapter)
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