Chapter 443 Chapter 445: Sensation
Zhou Datian took the money from selling truffles and said with some emotion: "This year is still good! In previous years, a strong laborer in the village only earned this many work points in a year!"
Zhou Huairong nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "That's right. Now after finishing the work in the fields, you can go out and find ways to make money. If you really have no other options, you can still go to the coal mines to carry coal and make money if you have enough strength."
Zhou Datian nodded and looked at Zhou Yiding, "I went up the mountain yesterday and saw that all you planted in your field were herbs?"
Zhou Yiding: "Yeah! I didn't care about it. It was my elder brother who helped me sprinkle the wood ash on my hair when I applied the whitening cream a few days ago!"
Zhou Datian was a little moved after hearing this, "Youngest brother, do you think it is better to grow herbs or fruit trees?"
Zhou Huaian was not sure whether growing herbs would really make money. "To be honest, we are not sure. We will have to wait until next year to know the profit after harvesting one season."
He recalled what Wang Zhen said about medicinal materials also rising and falling. "Also, the price of herbs is also fluctuating. This year, if the production is high, the price will be low. If the production is not good, the purchase price will be high. You have to take your chances!"
Zhou Datian felt that what he said was true. "That's true. I'll harvest the potatoes and winter wheat I planted this year next year."
Soon Yang Chunyan and Zhao Huifang brought the wine and food to the table, including fried eggs, stir-fried peanuts, and stir-fried lettuce and pork slices.
A few people drank and agreed on the terms of the agreement.
Zhou Huaian took out a pen and paper and wrote down the pre-determined shares and the amount per share, the daily wages for a laborer, and the dividends to be settled once a month, all of which were written on the agreement.
Several people signed and put their fingerprints on the agreement, and it will be sent to Secretary Xu's home later. After he signs and puts his fingerprints on it, each family will get a copy.
Zhou Datian sat for a while and then said goodbye. Zhou Huaian sent him out and came back with the bill given by Wang Zhen, and the five of them began to divide the money.
He looked at them with a smile on his face, "Finally, all the hard work paid off. This time, we sold a total of 2,365 yuan, and there are still 35 kilograms of special goods that have not been credited.
If you hand in the truffles that haven't dried yet, you can get money. Those that are dug up today will be sold at the agreed price.
It cost a total of 235 yuan to buy a brush, account book, tarpaulin, scale, two cylinders of 50-proof and two cylinders of 60-proof sorghum liquor.
After deducting these, there is still 2135 yuan left. Chunyan said, this time my family will only take 40%, and the remaining 60% will be divided equally among the four of you. "
I remembered Chunyan saying that the eldest and second brothers would go up the mountain every day during the coldest weather, and the eldest and second sisters-in-law would go up the mountain to work with them when they had free time, and then help with the cleaning when they came back, otherwise they would not be able to earn so much.
My family still has 40% of the shares in Hengshan, and we can make a lot of money in one quarter. This time, I will take 10% less, and it is better for the family to work together in harmony.
Zhou Yiding said hurriedly: "This is not good, you will suffer too much..."
"Hey~" Zhou Huaian interrupted him with a smile, "We are all brothers, let's not talk about this!"
Zhou Huairong and his brothers all felt warm in their hearts, "Youngest..."
"Ouch!" Zhou Huaian rubbed his hands in disgust, "You guys are making my hair stand on end. Hurry up and divide the money. After that, we have to send the agreement to Secretary Xu for his signature and fingerprint!"
Zhou Yiding thought for a moment and said, "The account has been settled. I'll leave the money with you. The money for collecting truffles and buying wine to make truffle wine will be taken from it, so we don't have to pay out money again in the future."
Zhou Huaishan thought about it and said, "That's right. Truffle wine takes a long time to return the money. I'll leave this money with you first and divide it up after the wine is sold."
Zhou Huaian glared, "Oh my god, there are still more than 2,000 yuan. If I buy all of it into wine and truffles, how much wine will it take to make it?"
Zhou Yiding smiled and said, "My husband said that the longer the wine is stored, the better it is. If you keep it for a few more years, you might be able to make a fortune!"
"That's right, cousin Chunyan's wine is pretty good. Let's make a few more jars and divide them up after we sell the wine next year."
Seeing that everyone said this, Zhou Huaian had no choice but to take out 10% of the money and said, "You guys divide the money, and we'll come up with an agreement so that I don't forget it after a long time."
Zhou Yiding looked at him with amusement, "Your kid seems to be addicted to writing agreements today!"
Zhou Huaian smiled and said, "As the old saying goes, a good memory is not as good as a bad pen. Let's write it down clearly so that you can report it to your sister-in-law and brothers and sisters."
"Okay, you write it and we sign and put our fingerprints on it."
Zhou Huaian wrote an agreement for the five people to buy wine together to make truffle wine. This time he still only took 40%, and the remaining 60% was divided equally among the four of them.
After this was settled, he and Zhou Yiding went to Secretary Xu's house.
Zhou Huairong and his friends were just about to go to the backyard when Zhou's aunt's family and Zhou's father came in carrying a bamboo basket and a chicken coop.
After some happy greetings, everyone started sorting the truffles.
Aunt Zhou looked around the bakery curiously, "Where do you sell this?"
She thinks that young people are smart and can exchange unwanted mountain products for money.
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "I heard that the boss in the provincial capital wants it."
Aunt Zhou remembered that the boss who bought red mushrooms was also from the provincial capital. "No wonder, the provincial capital is still the best! Everything can be sold for money!"
Dad Zhou San interrupted, "Of course. Why don't you think about it? That's the provincial capital. How can it be compared to our small county town in the mountains?"
With many hands there is strength. In a short while, dozens of kilograms of truffles were picked out, weighed, poured into baskets, and sorted and cleaned.
Yang Chunyan gave the money to his family, and the old couple took the money and went back happily.
He said he would go home early and go to bed early, and go up the mountain to dig truffles as soon as the sun rises tomorrow.
Seeing that they sold dozens of truffles in the afternoon, Zhou's father planned to go to the mountains to dig truffles tomorrow morning so that the children could save some money.
As soon as they left, Xu Erchun also came with truffles on his back... After a while, he also left happily with the money.
When he came out of Zhou Huaian's house, he felt a little sour.
Not to mention Yiding, my good friend who I grew up with, even Zhou, the youngest child in the family with the most financial difficulty, has done something successful, while I am still as useless as before!
On second thought, the youngest boy didn't even tell Dakuan about digging truffles to sell. It seems that he and Dingdingmao both have a grudge against him for what happened in the forest farm last time. That kid is really not a good guy. He got himself into trouble but left Dingdingmao behind and ran away...
I have a pretty good relationship with them now. At least they will lend me a hand when I have problems and think of me when there are good things.
He walked into the woods with his mind wandering, and met Zhou Huaian and Zhou Yiding who were walking over with flashlights, chatting and laughing. "Where are you two from?"
Zhou Yiding rushed to say, "I'll accompany the youngest to ask Secretary Xu for help!"
Xu Erchun looked at the two of them in confusion, "What do you want Secretary Xu to help you with?"
"Ask him to help shout a few words with the loudspeaker so that everyone can go dig truffles!" Zhou Huaian looked at him with a smile, "How was the harvest this afternoon?"
The two men sent the agreement to Secretary Xu's home, waited for him to sign and put his fingerprints on it, and then left his copy with him. They then asked him to write two notices and post them at the brigade headquarters. At the end, they specifically noted that families with the surname Xiong in the village would not accept them!
Xu Erchun smiled and said, "It's sold for more than 20 yuan. If I'm lucky, I can repair the house by the end of this season without having to owe any money!"
Zhou Huaian thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow there will be more people in our village going to dig truffles. I think you should go to the pine forest over in Fangtian and take a look."
Xu Erchun said admiringly: "You are really quick-witted. I will go to Fangtian to dig tomorrow morning."
The three of them chatted for a while, and then Zhou Huaian and the other man left.
When I got home and saw everyone was there, I helped to wash the truffles and put them on the baking rack. I also washed the truffles for soaking in wine and put them upstairs to dry. Then we sat together to discuss hiring people!
After discussion, several people decided that after the truffles were delivered, Li Qiuyue and Luo Haili would weigh them, Yang Chunyan would keep accounts, the old man and Zhou's father would help send them to the backyard for classification, and Zhao Huifang and Zhang Xiuxiang would be responsible for classification and drying.
Father Zhou said, "Your mother came back from your uncle's place and found Dagui's wife, Dahe's wife, Dalin's wife... five people. She said that although these people can't do heavy work, they are efficient and careful in their work, and most importantly, they don't talk much."
Zhou Huaian: "Okay, let them come tomorrow, and the daily wage is 2.5 yuan."
Father Zhou thought that the mason only made two dollars a day, "The mason only made two dollars a day, isn't two dollars and a half a bit too high?"
Zhou Huaian: "Masons want cigarettes, tea, and red envelopes, but they don't need them. In this cold weather, all they need is for them to do their job well."
Father Zhou: "Okay, I'll go back and tell your mother."
Zhou Huaian looked at him with a smile, "Old man, tell Grandpa and cousin Haili that your wages are also two dollars and fifty cents a day, and three meals are included!"
Father Zhou nodded happily, "Okay, your grandfather and I are also wage earners."
Everybody started laughing.
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Early the next morning, Zhou Huaian rode his bike to Ning'an carrying vegetables and freshly dried truffles.
Yang Chunyan sent him away and was just about to close the gate and go back to sleep when uncle Chen and his son came with flashlights.
"Uncle, cousin, why are you here so early?"
The father and son said cheerfully, "We came here by the small road, and it's just right to go back up the mountain after paying!"
"Please sit down for a while. I'll call my eldest and second sisters-in-law to help me pick the truffles."
Before Yang Chunyan walked out of the yard, Zhang Xiuxiang and Zhao Huifang came in with truffles. It turned out that the parents of the two families also sent a basket of truffles.
While Zhang Xiuxiang and her sister-in-law were picking truffles, she cooked a bowl of noodles for Chen Xiaojiu and his son. After eating, the father and son happily took the money and left.
Just as the three sisters-in-law sent the person out, Fang Zhiqiang also arrived. After weighing the goods, he hurried back.
Just after dawn, the loudspeaker of the Funiu Brigade, which had not been used for several months, sounded again. Secretary Xu tapped the microphone a few times:
"Comrades, comrades, please pay attention. Zhou Dasong's family will start collecting truffles from today. Everyone should dig them up and send them to Zhou Laoyao's house. There is a purchasing point there.
Now everyone, listen carefully to the purchase requirements. After you go up the mountain to dig truffles, you must... The first-class goods are sold at one yuan per pound... The brigade has posted the purchase requirements. If you want to make money and have a good year, come and have a look..."
When Secretary Xu said it for the first time, the villagers who heard it couldn't believe their ears.
"What, Zhou Huaian's family collects truffles?"
"Don't talk. Listen carefully to what Secretary Xu has to say."
Some of the people put down their work and listened attentively. Those who understood even forgot to put down their bowls and rushed to the brigade headquarters.
"Did you hear that? Go to the brigade headquarters and see that Zhou Laoyao's family is going to harvest truffles."
"Come on, come on, I heard it too. We're almost getting a pound of meat for every pound we sell."
(End of this chapter)
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