Chapter 421 423: There are still many good people
The two arrived at Secretary Xu's house and just knocked on the door twice when they heard footsteps coming from the yard.
Secretary Xu opened the door and was not surprised to see the two people. He smiled and said, "Come on! Come in."
The two followed him into the yard, and Zhou Huaian asked in surprise: "Secretary Xu, did you know we were coming?"
Secretary Xu smiled and said, "When I came back, I heard your aunt tell me about your drug sales. I guessed that Datian was going to look for you guys, and you came to me to prove that you are not stupid!"
He thought that if they were reluctant to return the money, he would just ignore it, because people who couldn't even give up that little bit of profit in front of them would never achieve anything in the future!
The three of them entered the main hall, and Zhou Huaian told them what happened today, "Secretary Xu, I was just so angry. My husband almost died of anger at that time, and then his family..."
Secretary Xu: "The Xiong family was wrong in the past, but you were too reckless today. Old Xiong is still worried about his youngest son. When he and the youngest son of the Xiong family react, they will report you as soon as possible.
For such a large amount of money, a few years in prison is not enough. If you are caught as an example, your life will be ruined."
Zhou Huaian and Yang Chunyan were terrified after hearing this. They bowed to him gratefully and said, "Thank you Secretary Xu for your advice!"
Secretary Xu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Use your brain more when doing things in the future, and don't get yourself into trouble for the sake of momentary pleasure."
"Understood." Zhou Huaian responded respectfully, and then with a smile he took out the jujube wine, Codonopsis pilosula and Bletilla striata from his backpack and put them on the table.
"My father-in-law's soaked jujubes are very famous in Hengshan. You should try them. And these are the herbs that Chunyan dried. It's best to cook porridge with white hyacinth and stew soup with codonopsis pilosula."
Secretary Xu said cheerfully, "You made them yourself, so I won't be polite."
Zhou Huaian: "You're welcome. If you like it, I'll bring it to you later."
Secretary Xu smiled and waved his hand, "These will take a long time to eat."
Yang Chunyan took out the money and handed it to him, "Secretary Xu, the money is all here. Thank you for your help."
"Okay!" Secretary Xu took it. "I'll give the money to Lao Xiong tomorrow morning when I attend a meeting in town. I'll negotiate with him. You guys just focus on growing the medicinal fields. If the profits are good, take care of the villagers!"
"We'll remember that." Yang Chunyan and the other person responded in unison.
The couple came out of Secretary Xu's house, and Zhou Huaian held her in his arms as they walked back in the cold wind, "Yan'er, there are still many good people!"
Yang Chunyan nodded after hearing this, "Yes! Thanks to Uncle Datian and Secretary Xu, otherwise..."
In the middle of the night, the biting cold wind grew stronger and stronger, and the two dogs jumped into their warm nests and lay down.
Yang Chunyan heard the whistling sound of the wind outside the house in a daze. She pulled the quilt up, closed her eyes and fell asleep again.
Zhou Huaian woke up at a certain time and found that the room was still dark. He picked up the flashlight beside his pillow and looked at the clock. It was already six o'clock. He turned over and sat up, "It's so cold!"
Yang Chunyan opened her eyes and looked, "What time is it?"
Zhou Huaian put on his spring and autumn shirt, "It's six o'clock. I'm going to deliver the food. It's cold, you should sleep a little longer before getting up."
"It's cold in the morning, so put on your coat and scarf. I've put them hanging in the closet to dry."
"Yeah!" Zhou Huaian put on his cotton trousers, got out of bed and put on his shoes. He opened the closet and took out his cotton jacket and put it on. He took his gloves and a flashlight, opened the door and walked out. A biting chill hit him in the face.
Wangcai and Laifu both ran over and circled around him wagging their tails.
"Take good care of the house!" Zhou Huaian turned on the flashlight and found that the yard was wet and there was a rustling sound when he stepped on it. "No wonder it's so cold, it turned out to be frosty."
He went to the backyard and saw that all the fish in the pond were frozen to death. He poked them with a sad look and said, "What a waste."
Zhou Huaian returned to the front yard, moved the things into the truck bed and loaded them. As soon as he started the tractor, Yang Chunyan came out wearing a jacket.
"I forgot my scarf. The wind from driving the tractor gave me a headache." She untied the scarf and put it around his head. "Go buy a hood. The wind won't blow in."
Zhou Huaian felt warm in his heart, and he lowered his head to touch hers, "I see, all the fish in the pond are frozen to death, go in and take a nap, and then get up and give two to my brother and his family."
Yang Chunyan nodded and warned: "The road is slippery in the frosty weather, drive slowly."
"Yeah!" Zhou Huaian put the crank under the seat, pulled the handbrake and slowly drove out of the yard. He turned around and waved, "Go inside quickly, or you'll catch a cold."
Yang Chunyan nodded heavily and watched him walk away before closing the gate.
Turning my head, I saw a dahlia that had grown three or four leaves. I reached out and touched the fine white frost on the leaves, and the frost melted into water, revealing a greener leaf surface.
She said to herself, "I'll go to the old house later to cut two green vegetables and cook them. I can also pick those two wild persimmons in the mountains."
The frost day in the twenty-four solar terms has long passed, then there was the Beginning of Winter, Light Snow, Heavy Snow, but the day when frost actually falls has only come now.
The vegetables, fruits and melons that have been hit by the white frost are like being cast under a spell. Overnight, they lose their bitterness and blandness and become juicy and sweet.
For the people here, the real winter begins when the white frost falls. The sun that makes you feel warm and you don't want to move is normal, and the snow is an accident, a surprise that you can't help but be surprised.
People who have free time sit together in groups of three or five at noon to bask in the sun like they are warming themselves by a fire...
When Yang Chunyan thought of this, she recalled the short video she saw in her previous life. Those outsiders said that in their winter, the sun was like the light in a refrigerator, which only blinded your eyes and did not provide any warmth at all.
She smiled and shook her head, went back to the room, closed the door, and got into the still warm bed.
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Zhou Huaian drove the tractor to the intersection and saw the old couple waiting by the roadside. He quickly jumped off and said, "Bring the vegetables to my house this afternoon so you don't have to wait here early in the morning."
Zhou's mother picked up the bamboo basket and said, "Luckily I felt something was wrong last night, so I used a flashlight to get the vegetables back in the dark. Only the radishes were dug up this morning. I dug a few more radishes and cut a few more greens. You can send some to Doctor Wang's house as well."
Zhou Huaian nodded, and together they loaded the chickens, ducks, vegetables, and eggs into the truck bed, and said loudly, "You guys hurry back, I'm leaving."
Zhou's mother warned: "Go slowly on the road."
"I understand. You guys go back quickly." Zhou Huaian waved his hand, and the tractor drove forward with a "thump thump" sound.
The mornings on Whitehead Frost's Day are particularly cold, and the cold wind cuts on the face like a knife.
Zhou Huaian wiped the mist off his face and said to himself, "Damn it, if this continues, my face will be chapped in two days. I must buy a snow cap to protect myself."
After going down the mountain to the asphalt road, the road condition was better. He freed one hand and put it to his mouth to blow two puffs of hot air. "My hands are stiff. I have to buy a pair of thicker gloves."
It was already past seven when Zhou Huaian arrived in Ning'an. He delivered the food to the guesthouse where Huang Yongcai was already waiting. "Today's radish is so delicious, with thick white frost. It's so delicious even if you boil it in plain water!"
Huang Yongcai helped to carry the bamboo basket down. "There's no frost in the city, but is there a lot of frost on the mountain?"
"The rapeseed in the field is all white." Zhou Huaian took the basket of eggs off the tractor, "From now on, the vegetables have to be cut the night before. If you cut them in the morning, the leaves will be ripe and they won't look good."
Huang Yongcai smiled and said, "I know this. When I was a child at my in-laws' house, I heard her say that when the white frost is applied, you have to wait until the frost melts before you can go to the fields to cut vegetables, otherwise the vegetables will die."
"My mother said the same thing!" Zhou Huaian unloaded the dishes ordered by the guesthouse, talked to Huang Yongcai for a while, and after paying the bill, he went to Douhuazhuang to deliver the dishes and chickens and ducks before going to North Street.
The tractor stopped outside Desheng Hall with a rumbling sound.
Wang Zhen came out of the clinic after hearing the noise. "It's getting colder today. Driving a tractor against the wind is really cold, right?"
"Well! It's still more comfortable in the city, and much warmer than in the mountains!" Zhou Huaian smiled as he opened the carriage board and took down the wooden barrel, "The last batch of honey this year."
Wang Zhen smiled and said, "I wanted to keep the things they sent me last time for my own use, but they insisted on taking them away."
"You have to keep it this time. I can't do anything if you snatch it away from me!"
"I won't tell them."
"That's right, don't tell anyone!" Zhou Huaian smiled and handed him the basket. "There are some green onions and radishes in it. My mother said that vegetables that have been frosted are delicious."
"Thank you! Thank you!" Wang Zhen took it and put it on the ground. "Brother Zhou, if you hadn't come today, I would have gone to Huang to buy it and brought you a letter asking you to come."
Zhou Huaian: "What's the matter?"
Wang Zhen said happily: "There is news about the land I told you about last time."
Zhou Huaian got off the tractor with the basket and looked at him in surprise, "Great, where is it?"
Wang Zhen smiled and said, "I'll tell you when we get in. There's one more thing. I think we can go into the mountains to look for truffles. You can sort them into three grades: high, medium, and low and send five kilograms of each. I'll send them to the provincial capital to show them and set the price. Then we can go ahead and do it."
Zhou Huaian put down the basket and said, "Thank you for your help!"
Wang Zhen smiled and said, "What's the problem? I can make money! If Sister Yang hadn't recognized the red mushroom, I wouldn't have thought of the truffles!"
Zhou Huaian: "Let's not be polite. Don't worry, I promise that everything I send over is good stuff."
Wang Zhen: "Of course. The boss in the provincial capital also believes in you and decided to cooperate with us."
"We will do a good job!" Zhou Huaian greeted Dr. Wang with a smile and followed Wang Zhen to the backyard.
After entering the yard, Wang Zhen said, "It's just outside the city, next to the road. My friend said it's about 600 to 700 square meters and the asking price is 1,980.
In the past, there were two small plots of land that had already been reserved by someone else. This plot was originally reserved for someone else, but that person had some problems and gave it up. "
Zhou Huaian said happily: "Great, I told you that only you can find it."
Wang Zhen: "When it's done, I'll take you to have a look. If you're satisfied, I'll go back and reserve the land."
Zhou Huaian nodded readily, "Okay, you help us advance the money, I'll go back and call Yi Ding to pay you back."
"It's okay!" Wang Zhen thought about it and said, "Brother Zhou, if you have any spare money, it's better to bring it to the city and deposit it in the bank. You can get interest every month."
Zhou Huaian looked at him puzzledly, "What does interest mean?"
Wang Zhen: "Interest is the interest you get when you deposit money in the bank. I've seen that the interest rate for current accounts is more than 2% and close to 3%. If you deposit for half a year, it's more than 4%, and for a year, it's more than 5%. It's very cost-effective."
(End of this chapter)
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