Chapter 440 Chapter 442: Go make money
Zhou Huaian only discovered today that this old man was actually quite funny, and said with a smile: "You know my family has a tradition of being henpecked, even Ieyasu, who is a few years old, knows it."
"Hahaha!" Secretary Xu laughed after hearing this. "Wait for the money."
He thought about going to town in the afternoon to call back his son and daughter-in-law, and go up the mountain to dig truffles.
After a while, Zhou Huaian came out of Xu's house, got on his bicycle, and turned to go to Xu Hongbing's house. The family was having lunch.
"Old Xu, come out. I have something to tell you."
Xu Hongbing quickly put down the sweet potato and walked out, saying embarrassedly: "Have you had lunch? The food at my house is too cheap, so I won't treat you."
"No need!" Zhou Huaian said, "Go to the mountain to dig truffles this afternoon and send them to my house. Fist-sized ones are sold for one pound, goose egg-sized ones are sold for seven cents per pound, and duck egg-sized ones are sold for five cents per pound. The ones with too many worm holes are not sold. The dug soil must be backfilled..."
Xu Hongbing blinked and looked at him in disbelief, "Are you telling the truth?"
Zhou Huaian sneered, "You idiot, do you think I'm here to tease you because I've eaten too much?"
"Believe it! Believe it!" Xu Hongbing apologized with a smile, "It was such a surprise, I was completely confused. Say it again, I didn't listen carefully just now!"
What a concept, two kilograms of truffles can be used to harvest more than one kilogram of meat. Is it really such a good thing?
"..." Zhou Huaian looked at him, "Do you understand?"
Xu Hongbing grinned and nodded repeatedly, "I understand, I understand! I'll go right away."
Zhou Huaian remembered Li Wu's worry about not having enough money for his mother's cataract surgery, "Go and call Li Wu. If he's here, tell him. If he's not here, tell Aunt Li. Don't mention this to his wife."
Xu Hongbing looked at him with gossipy eyes, "I see, that woman is vicious and mean, and Li Wu's head is greener than a wheat field. If it were me, I would have chased her away long ago."
Zhou Huaian looked at him in surprise, "Fuck~ You know this too?"
"Tsk~" Xu Hongbing sneered, "Everyone in the village knows what kind of person Zou Cuifen is, except that idiot Li Wu."
Zhou Huaian patted his shoulder and said, "It seems your child is a blessed one!"
He changed the subject a little too quickly. Xu Hongbing was stunned for a moment before he understood. He said proudly, "That's right. Although my wife is in poor health, she is really good to me and my mother! The greatest blessing in my life is that I have a good wife!"
Zhou Huaian: "Work hard, don't let others treat you well for nothing!"
Xu Hongbing nodded repeatedly in gratitude, watched him walk away, ran home happily, and told his mother and wife about what happened.
After hearing this, Qian Chunhua said anxiously, "I, I had a quarrel with Zhou Laoyao's wife last time. She won't refuse to accept us, right?"
Xu Hongbing looked at her in surprise. "When did this happen? How come I don't know about it?"
"When I was picking mushrooms, I saw a few chicken blood vines waiting for me to dig. She and Li Qiuyue were there, so we started to do it." Qian Chunhua looked at her son and daughter-in-law, "I didn't get any advantage, and Zhou Laoyao's wife stuffed a mouthful of grass!"
Xu Hongbing's wife Lin Xiaofang said softly, "Mom, it's okay! I don't think Zhou Laoyao's wife is such a stingy person."
"Xiaofang is right!" Xu Hongbing ate a piece of sweet potato in two or three bites, and took two more. "I'm leaving. I'm going to go dig truffles in the mountains to make money!"
Qian Chunhua also took two pieces of sweet potatoes and said, "Wait, I'll go with you. I know where the nest is!"
"I still have to go to Li Wu's house. You go first and I'll catch up with you!" After saying this, Xu Hongbing left in a hurry.
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Zhou Huaian rode his bicycle to Zhou Datian's house and told him what happened. The couple were stunned by the sudden surprise.
Zhou Datian excitedly grabbed Zhou Huaian and said, "Youngest brother, uncle really didn't misjudge you. You thought of uncle for such a good thing. I really..."
Although he was the team leader, life at home was still difficult. The eldest daughter was getting married with a dowry, the second and third daughters were getting married and renovating their houses, and the fourth daughter was still studying.
The whole family depends on selling eggs, duck eggs and poultry, as well as his monthly subsidy of a few dollars. Their life is only slightly better than that of the people in the village who have no resources at all.
Zhou Huaian's recruiting him into the gang really helped him a lot. As the saying goes, helping others is helping yourself, and he really did the right thing by rushing there overnight last time.
He Xiulan also said gratefully: "Yes, youngest brother, your uncle and I are still worried about where the money for the second and third brothers to repair the house will come from!"
She never dreamed that there would be a day when her family would have to rely on Zhou Laoya for support. Fortunately, Datian went to remind them in the dark that day, and she did not stop him. Otherwise, such a good thing would not have happened.
Zhou Datian nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "Xiu Lan, hurry up and get the money for the youngest one."
"Hey hey!" He Xiulan ran towards the room happily.
Zhou Datian asked about the standards of the truffles sent by Zhou Huaian, and planned to take his family up the mountain in the afternoon.
Zhou Huaian repeated what he had said to Secretary Xu at his home, "I have to go back and tell my mother to let her know about this and ask her to notify my uncle. They should have some in the mountains as well."
He also has to go to his father-in-law's house to finalize the purchase, and also to see if their oven has been built.
Zhou Datian: "That's right, you should tell your uncle that this thing has no roots or leaves, and it can only grow in a few places. You need to find more sources."
"Yes! Uncle Datian, I'm leaving now!"
"Slow down!" Zhou Datian and his wife sent him to the gate of the yard, then turned around and went back to the house happily.
Zhou Huaian came back to the old house after a tour and saw his mother hanging diapers in the yard. "Mom, it's settled. Go tell my uncle and ask them to dig it up and send it home."
"Great!" Zhou's mother looked at him with surprise. "I'll go to your uncle's house and ask them to go up the mountain and dig more to sell! Haha, we can have a great year this year!"
"You know what you want. Remember to tell them to fill the hole after digging, or there will be no truffles to dig later."
"Who doesn't know this? Why do we need to teach?"
"Let me make it clear that we will not accept the families who do not want to return the house. My uncle's family has also done this, so it will be easier for us to do business in the future!"
After hearing this, Zhou's mother thought about it and said readily, "Okay! I promise not to hold you back!"
"There's one more thing!" Zhou Huaian pulled her back to the house and told her about giving Zhou Yumei half of the shares. "We'll advance the money first, and deduct it from the dividends later!"
Zhou's mother didn't expect that they would bring Zhou Yumei along as well. Seeing him, her eyes turned red. "Mom will give you the money here. You can deduct it when you give it to your sister later."
She was so angry when she thought of how Zhou Yumei would sometimes secretly cry while holding Yaoyao. "When I have saved up some money, I will take your sister back to ask the brigade cadres to approve a piece of land and build a few big tiled houses for your sister. I will make those beasts in the He family die of rage!"
"Okay!" Zhou Huaian thought about it and advised: "Mom, don't say these things in front of me. Every time you scold the He family, I will think of the past. How can I feel good?"
Zhou's mother thought about it and agreed. She opened the box and took out the money for him. "Mom won't say anything more! Go to your third uncle's house and tell them to go up the mountain to dig truffles and sell them. We'll talk about the eldest son's house tomorrow!"
"That's right!" Zhou Huaian walked a few steps with a smile, "Brother Huang asked you to collect two or three hundred kilograms of soybeans. Go to my uncle's house and tell my cousin to come to our house to help weigh the things. We will pay her for her work."
"Great! Great!" Zhou's mother walked towards Zhou Yumei's room happily.
She walked into the house with a smile on her face and saw Luo Haili doing needlework in her room. After thinking about it, she didn't mention the matter of shares and told the two of them about collecting truffles at home.
Zhou Yumei said happily after hearing this: "Huaian has found another way to make money! It's a pity that I'm in confinement after giving birth, otherwise I would also go dig truffles and sell them."
Luo Haili also said with regret: "Yes, the doctor said I can't lift anything over ten kilograms, otherwise I would go too."
"Your cousin asked you to help weigh things. Although it's not as profitable as digging truffles, it still makes several dozen dollars a month."
Luo Haili said hurriedly: "My cousins are too busy to handle it, so I'm going to help out. There's no need to pay me."
Zhou's mother said angrily, "Silly girl, they have to pay wages to hire others, it's better to give it to you than to let others earn it!"
"Thank you, auntie!" Luo Haili had no choice but to respond gratefully.
"Go get the steelyard and go find your cousin's wife and ask them to teach you how to use it. I'm also going to go to my uncle's house and ask them to dig truffles for me to sell."
"Okay, I'll get it right away!" Luo Haili happily went to get the scale.
Mother Zhou held Zhou Yumei's hand and said, "The youngest and Chunyan left you half of the shares. Mom has already given them the money..."
Zhou Yumei pulled her back in surprise, "Mom, what are you talking about?"
Zhou's mother whispered, "The youngest and his family formed a partnership this time. They were afraid that someone in the village would cause trouble, so they divided the shares into ten parts... They were worried that you would have no money in the future, so they gave you half of it."
"Mom..." Zhou Yumei shouted, her eyes red again.
Mother Zhou patted her hands and said, "Silly girl, your brother, sister-in-law, and younger sister-in-law all have you in their hearts, so you should be happy. But I have to say one more thing, don't tell anyone about this. If the He family knew that you have a way to make money, they would probably come to pester you."
"Don't worry, from the moment I walked out of the He family's door, I never thought about going back."
"Yes, a good horse never turns back. You have to be a man of integrity so that others won't look down on you."
"Yes!" Zhou Yumei wiped away her tears. "Go to my uncle's house quickly. The youngest one needs to collect truffles. There are many things to do. Go and help him when you come back. I'm hungry and I can go to the kitchen to get food myself."
Zhou's mother nodded and looked at her with satisfaction. "Mom has put the chicken soup on the stove. Remember to scoop it up when you are hungry. If you can't, call your old man or your grandfather."
"Got it, go now!"
"Then I'm leaving!" Mother Zhou looked at her little grandson who was sleeping soundly, and walked away briskly.
After Zhou Yumei returned home and heard about Luo Haili's experience, she thought a lot. She thought that although she had entrusted her care to the wrong person, there were so many relatives who cared about her.
My cousin lost her mother when she was young and was sold to the Yan family by her stepmother when she was a teenager. She suffered so much, but her biological husband not only did not stand up for her, but also abused her. Compared with her, I am much luckier.
(End of this chapter)
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