Chapter 457 Chapter 459: Sly Old Woman VS Honest Head
Zhou Huaian put the account book away and said, "If it's fun, I can only go next year!"
"Stop collecting the crops. More people are coming." Before Zhou Yiding finished his words, several more villagers arrived. After they finished their work, they started to eat.
The old man, Zhou's father and Zhou Huairong's brother were busy for the whole afternoon and built more than 20 scaffolds. They would have to work for another day tomorrow to finish the work.
No one drank because we had to work the night shift.
The braised pig's head was fat but not greasy, as well as the pork bones stewed with vermicelli and a few side dishes. Everyone's mouths were full of oil.
After the meal, Zhou Huairong and Master Liu sat for a while and then went to the aisle to get busy.
Zhao Huifang and her two sisters-in-law went home to feed the pigs, while Zhou's mother and Luo Haili had to go back to prepare vegetables and eggs to be sent to the city tomorrow. No one in the family had a spare moment.
After Zhou Huaian and Zhou Yiding sorted the dried truffles into grades and packed them into baskets, they drained the fresh goods and sent them into the drying room.
The two of them were so busy that they were sweating profusely before they finished. They had just pulled a rattan chair over the eaves of the front yard and sat down to peel an orange to eat when Wu Caixiang came in with a flashlight, "Youngest, have you eaten yet?"
"Just ate it!" Zhou Huaian lazily walked forward and pulled open the straw mat, "Aunt Liu, pour the truffles on top."
"Okay!" Wu Caixiang put down the truffles and poured them onto the straw mat. "I'm lucky today. I found a place to ship the truffles. There are much more than yesterday."
Yang Chunyan came out with her apron and saw the pile of truffles on the straw mat. "So many! Aunt Liu's family is lucky today!"
"Haha!" A guilty look flashed across Wu Caixiang's face. "Today's luck is particularly good. I found several large nests in a row."
However, Yang Chunyan, who was staring at her with sharp eyes, saw everything clearly. "Sixth Aunt, as long as you are not collecting the Xiong family's goods, we hope you can find a big nest every day."
Wu Caixiang swore, "Don't worry, we definitely won't! We are from the same family, so of course we will help your family to win honor."
Yang Chunyan looked at Zhou Huaian.
Zhou Huaian said, "Yan'er, the straw stool is too short for you to sit on. Ding Dingmao and I can pick one." He then pulled Zhou Ding and said, "Let's get to work."
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Wu Caixiang smiled flatteringly and said, "Chunyan, the youngest one is really sensible now. Look how considerate he is to you!"
"He's always been considerate." Yang Chunyan said, looking towards the gate of the courtyard, "No wonder I didn't see them. They just arrived."
Zhou Huaian and the other man looked up, and Xu Hongbing and Li Wu walked in. "Hey, there are others?"
When Wu Caixiang turned around and saw the two of them, her heart skipped a beat and she felt a little nervous looking at the pile of truffles at home.
Damn it! I deliberately waited until everyone left before coming here, why did these two bastards come only now?
Zhou Huaian looked at her and became more suspicious. He simply stood up and looked at Xu Hongbing and the others, "Why are you two here so late?"
Zhou Yiding saw that he was not picking anymore, so he leaned lazily against the wall, glanced at Wu Caixiang whose expression was changing constantly, and curled his lips in disdain, "It's still our family!"
"I knew there were so many people, so I went back to eat." Xu Hongbing walked over with a smile, and his eyes widened when he saw Wu Caixiang's pile of truffles. "Fuck! Why are there so many?"
It’s none of your business! Wu Caixiang gave him a glare and said, “I dug it up!”
Li Wu said honestly, "Auntie Wu, I remember your family didn't dig as much as I did today. I'm afraid yours must be at least 100 kilograms, right?"
"Stop talking nonsense to me!" Wu Caixiang turned and pointed at him, "How do you know how much my family has dug up? You are obviously jealous of me!"
Li Wu blushed. "Auntie Wu, why are you talking like that? When we were coming down the mountain, I clearly heard your Zhou Huaiyin scolding me, saying that he had worked all day but didn't dig as much as he did yesterday afternoon. I'm saying something so ridiculous that I won't be able to dig truffles starting tomorrow."
"You..." Wu Caixiang didn't expect to meet such an idiot. She felt a mouthful of blood stuck in her chest and she wanted to scratch his face to pieces.
Xu Hongbing couldn't help laughing as he watched Li Wu explaining seriously. When a cunning old woman meets an honest boss, there is always someone who can defeat her!
Zhou Huaian already understood, "Sixth Aunt, Chunyan reminded you just now, what did you say? You also know what happened between my family and the Xiong family. If anyone accepts goods from the Xiong family, don't blame me for being ruthless! What do you say about today's incident?"
Wu Caixiang looked at him in panic, "Youngest brother, these truffles were not sold to me by the Xiong family. My relatives sent them to me and asked me to help sell them." She pointed at Xu Hongbing and the other man, "Don't listen to their nonsense!"
"Fuck!" Xu Hongbing said angrily, "What nonsense did I say about you? When your big head came to ask me in the woods this morning, I knew that you probably took the truffles from Big Bear's wife."
He looked at Wu Caixiang with disdain and said, “I’m not afraid to tell you that Big Bear’s wife wanted to sell the truffles to me at a lower price, but I thought his family had a grudge against the youngest.
The youngest helped us find such a good opportunity to make money, we couldn't do anything to let him down, so we decisively rejected her. Your family and the youngest family are still relatives! Bah! "
Zhou Yiding leaned against the wall and looked at him. He didn’t expect that this guy was so good at flattering!
"Bullshit!" Wu Caixiang rushed to him angrily, "Which eye of yours saw me collecting truffles from Xiong Da's wife? You..."
"That's enough!" Zhou Huaian shouted and stopped Wu Caixiang from throwing a tantrum. He looked at her coldly, "Sixth Aunt, take your truffles back. We won't accept them!"
Zhou Yiding immediately squatted down and put the truffles into the basket on his back, adding, "No wonder the Xiong family dared to bully us. It is because they have such a family that they dare to be so arrogant!"
He hated these old ladies in his family the most. When something happened, they hid away faster than anyone else, but when something good happened, they got involved faster than a cat that smelled fish!
Wu Caixiang panicked and turned to look at Yang Chunyan, "Chunyan, we are a family, you can't just believe everything you hear. The truffles were really brought here by my relative..."
Yang Chunyan looked at her coldly, "I believe this. The Xiong family is also your relative!"
She recalled that no matter in her past life or this life, when the Xiong family brought cattle to their house, no one from these relatives came to help.
Afterwards, these people took advantage of the fact that they were related to the Zhou family and took advantage of their seniority to accuse Zhou Huaian, saying that the two old people had given birth to such a prodigal son, and that he was harming others and himself, and was worse than outsiders.
Wu Caixiang stepped forward and said, "Chunyan, listen to what Aunt Six said. The Xiong family has a grudge against you. We are relatives! I have already taken the things. You just turned a blind eye and took them this time. I promise that next time..."
"There won't be a next time!" Zhou Huaian stepped forward and protected Yang Chunyan behind him, "I will not accept your goods anymore in the future."
"How can you be so cruel at such a young age?" Wu Caixiang pointed at Zhou Huaian angrily, "I just accepted some truffles from the Xiong family, but you refused to show any mercy."
"I said so many good things for you when your sister came back, but now you're turning your back on me! Go, call your mother and husband to tell me."
I wish you all a happy new year! May your family be happy! May your career be more successful!
(End of this chapter)
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