"Really?" Zhou Huaian thought about the ten thousand yuan that was lying around at home, and suddenly felt that he had lost a lot of money. "I'll deposit it this afternoon, so it will be convenient to use it when the house construction starts."
"Remember to bring your household registration book with you. You'll need it when you deposit money." Wang Zhen poured out the honey and weighed it. "There are only 17 pounds and 6 ounces of honey in total. It's a little less. It will be fine if you have more."
"The harvests from these two times are already pretty good!" Zhou Huaian took the Chonglou out of the basket with a smile, "Take a look at these Chonglou."
"Let me see." Wang Zhen picked out six. "Still the same price. These six special ones are fifty yuan each, the first-class ones are ten yuan per pound, and the second-class ones are six yuan."
Zhou Huaian nodded happily, "Yes!"
After weighing, Wang Zhen found that the first-class ones were 1.2 jin and the second-class ones were 3.6 jin. "You are really lucky in the mountains. You can dig up good things every time. The others who brought herbs here can only dig up two or three special-quality pieces when they are lucky."
Zhou Huaian laughed and said, "Before I got married, a few people nicknamed me Moldy Winter Melon. No matter what I did, I was unsuccessful. I went up the mountain... Gradually, I lost interest in everything I did. I had no goals and just lived like a wandering soul.
Ever since the time when the cow fell off a ridge and died, I followed Chunyan into the mountains to collect herbs, and my luck has gradually improved. Yesterday, I, Lao Xiong... I wasn't greedy for that little bit of money, I just wanted to vent my anger."
Wang Zhen said, "I understand! You have already handed the money to the brigade secretary. His family will not be able to find trouble with you in the future. But you must think twice before doing anything in the future. Don't act on impulse. Otherwise, what happened yesterday will ruin all your hard work."
Zhou Huaian nodded, "Chunyan and I both said that there are still more good people. It may also be that the mountain god saw that I have been unlucky for so long and took special care of us."
Wang Zhen thought about how they started by delivering medicinal herbs, then selling eels, and sending vegetables to the city to sell, and they always arrived early in the morning.
The distance from Funiu to Ning'an is so long that if you want to get there early in the morning, you have to set out before dawn.
Thinking of this, he said, "Brother Zhou, I think your good luck now is also related to your unremitting efforts. It is your positive attitude that has changed your aura, and naturally you are getting luckier and luckier."
Zhou Huaian thought for a moment after hearing this, "Yeah, in the past, if the weather was like this, getting up would be like going to the battlefield. Now, as long as I think that money won't come by itself if I just lie in bed, I'll go into the mountains to look for it. No matter what, I'll get something."
"My daughter Chunyan often says that going into the mountains is like searching for treasure. If you are lucky, you can pick up some Ganoderma lucidum and dig some good herbs. Sending them to the city is like a great unity. When I think of these, my heart feels like there are ants crawling around, and I can't lie still."
"Haha!" Doctor Wang came over and patted him on the shoulder with a smile, "Xiao Zhou, what you said is true."
Zhou Huaian said uncomfortably: "I was just talking nonsense."
Doctor Wang smiled and said, "You are not talking nonsense. You can only say such things because you understand it from your heart."
Wang Zhen settled the bill, and Zhou Huaian was thinking about buying land, so he left it with him first.
So I followed him out, turned left at the intersection, walked up more than two hundred meters, turned left again and walked up twenty or thirty steps to the side of the road.
He pointed to the wooden shed in front and said, "This is it. The good thing is that it's spacious and flat. The bad thing is that there's a road at the door and a railway about a hundred meters across. If you live here, you don't feel it during the day, but it's a bit noisy at night."
Zhou Huaian was very satisfied with the road. "I think it's very good. The place is spacious and along the road. It will be much more convenient to go out in the future. Please help us book it. I will go back to pick up Yiding and send the money down."
Wang Zhen smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, buying land is a big deal. I think you'd better go back and fetch Yi Ding. Let him see it with his own eyes and make his own decision."
After hearing this, Zhou Huaian realized that Wang Zhen was doing this for his own good, and said gratefully, "Thank you! I'll go back right away."
Wang Zhen smiled and patted him, "Just don't blame me for being nosy."
Zhou Huaian said seriously: "I know, you reminded me because you didn't treat me as an outsider."
The two returned to Deshengtang together. Zhou Huaian packed up his belongings and started the tractor to drive back.
When he arrived at Zhou Yiding's house, he saw that the gate was still tied from the inside. He jumped off the tractor and banged on the door, "Ding Ding cat, the sun is shining on your butt! Get up quickly, I have something to talk to you about!"
"I'm coming, I'm coming!" Zhou Yiding unbolted the door and pulled it open. "Damn it, it's so early in the morning, are you going to let me sleep?"
Zhou Huaian rolled his eyes, "I've already run back and forth, are you planning to stay in bed forever?"
"It's freezing cold and you have nothing to do. Why don't you go to sleep?" Zhou Yiding gave him a look and turned back.
Zhou Huaian followed him into the yard, "I'm telling you, Doctor Xiao Wang has picked out a piece of land, right next to the road..."
Zhou Yiding came out wearing a military green jacket. "I know that location. Is there a row of dilapidated sheds there?"
Zhou Huaian nodded, "That's it, what do you think?"
Zhou Yiding sat down and began to put on his nylon socks. "More than 600 square meters is equivalent to one acre of land. It's good to find such a large place on the edge of the city."
Zhou Huaian: "I think so too!"
Zhou Yiding thought about it and asked again, "Should we split it equally among the three families, or should Dr. Wang's family split it in half and we split it in half?"
Zhou Huaian, "Doctor Xiao Wang didn't say anything, and I didn't ask. You can always ask after you go see him."
"Okay, let's go check it out first." Zhou Yiding put on his shoes and stood up. "I'll wash my face. You go back and discuss it with my sister-in-law. I'll wait for you at home."
"Yeah!" Zhou Huaian walked a few steps, then turned back and said, "I didn't get the money back from the sale. If you want to buy something, bring the money with you. Doctor Xiao Wang also said that if you have money, you can deposit it in the bank and earn interest..."
"The interest rate is so high now?" Zhou Yiding calculated. "If I deposit 5,000 yuan for a year, wouldn't I get more than 20 yuan in interest per month?"
Zhou Huaian glanced at him and said, "I have never saved any money, so how can I calculate the interest? If your kid has a lot of money, just save it and eat it while sleeping every day!"
"Get lost!" Zhou Yiding kicked in the air, "I'm not a pig, you can eat while sleeping!"
"Haha! The sun is shining on your butt and you're still sleeping. You are a pig!"
Zhou Huaian drove the tractor home and told Yang Chunyan again about the savings and the land. "What do you think of that location?"
After hearing this, Yang Chunyan thought for a while and remembered that in her previous life, she lived not far from that place. Later, a car was repaired and stood up. If she remembered correctly, that location was a hotel or a repair shop, but she forgot.
None of this matters. The most important thing is that buying land in the county town is not very cost-effective these days. In the future, the money you spend on buying a piece of land will not even buy you one square meter.
"Buy! If you don't start construction before the New Year, put a few thousand dollars in the bank to earn interest, and save some money to collect truffles."
"That's right!" Zhou Huaian stood up and said, "I'll go get the household registration booklet. You take out your thick coat and put it on. Take out your money as well. We'll go into the city together."
"I don't know why you're so flustered." Yang Chunyan glared at him in disapproval, "The rice is still warm in the pot! Eat it first and then we can leave."
"Yiding is still waiting downstairs, let's go to the city to eat mutton noodles."
"It's already past ten o'clock, aren't you hungry?"
"I'm not hungry!" Zhou Huaian came forward, hugged her and kissed her. "Thinking about our future house in the city, I feel full of energy and I'm not hungry anymore."
Yang Chunyan patted him and said, "Baoqi, go eat a bowl of soup to fill your stomach so you don't get hungry."
"Yes!" Zhou Huaian looked at her smiling face and pointed at himself, "Give me a kiss and I'll eat it!"
"Go to hell!" Yang Chunyan pushed him away, "Hurry up and eat. I'll clean up."
"Hahaha!" Zhou Huaian laughed happily, "For my wife's sake, let's go eat!"
Yang Chunyan took out a military green shoulder bag, opened the cabinet, took out the household registration booklet and money and put them in her waist bag, changed her clothes and went out. Zhou Huaian came over, wiping his mouth.
"Look, my face is all red from the wind. I'm going to buy a box of facial cleanser later."
"You are so conceited!" Yang Chunyan glared at him in reproach. "I still have the Astragalus Cream you bought last time. I'll use it to apply on you."
Zhou Huaian followed her to the room with a smile, "Do you think it works well after using it? If it works well, go buy another bottle today."
Yang Chunyan handed him the facial wipe and said, "I only used it twice. I haven't used it since I got pregnant and couldn't use facial wipes."
Zhou Huaian scooped some out and rubbed it on his face, "Let's go! We'll go by bike, so we don't get a headache from the wind!"
Yang Chunyan closed the door and went to the backyard to take a look before going out the door.
Li Qiuyue came out with a basin in her hand. "Chunyan, where are you going in this cold weather?"
Yang Chunyan laughed and said, "You're still washing clothes in this freezing cold?"
Li Qiuyue pointed at the shoes in the basin and said, "Xiao Lin got up early in the morning and stepped on icicles in the yard. Her cotton shoes were completely soaked and she didn't wash them or change them."
Yang Chunyan: "I'll find something for you to do so you don't have too much free time."
"Let's go!" Zhou Huaian got on his bike, "The wind is a bit strong, wrap your scarf tightly."
Yang Chunyan nodded, "Third sister-in-law, if mom comes, tell her that we have something to do in Ning'an."
Li Qiuyue: "Mom went to town to see Yumei early in the morning."
Yang Chunyan waved her hand, "Oh! Then we're off!"
Li Qiuyue watched the two walk away and shook her head in surprise, "The youngest just came back from Ning'an, why is he going there again?"
The two of them arrived at Zhou Yiding's gate and saw him sitting on the steps. Zhou Huaian waved at him, "Come on, why are you still sitting there?"
Zhou Yiding waved, "Come in, I have something to tell you!"
"What's the matter?" Zhou Huaian put away his bicycle and went into the yard with Yang Chunyan.
Zhou Yiding looked at the two of them and asked, "Have you told anyone about Ning An's purchase of land?"
Yang Chunyan looked at him and a light bulb went off in her head, as if she understood what he meant.
Zhou Huaian rolled his eyes. "I'm not a big mouth. What's there to say about something that hasn't been done yet? Besides, we've already attracted so many jealous people just by selling a wild boar. If the villagers knew that we went to the city to buy land and build a house, that would be terrible!"
Zhou Yiding lowered his voice and said, "Listen to me, don't tell anyone about our purchase of land and building a house. If Xuejiao and sister-in-law want to go out and hide, wouldn't it be better for them to live there?" (End of this chapter)
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