Chapter 579 580: The youngest uncle is causing trouble again
"Mom~" The youngest bear didn't want to argue with her about this matter, "They didn't say they wanted to buy a large amount of mushrooms, they just asked me to send more than ten kilograms of dried goods to them to have a look. Can you stop caring about so much before we even start talking?"
Zhou Sufang looked at him awkwardly after hearing this, "Didn't you say that Doctor Fang in the city wanted to form a partnership with you? You see, Zhou Laoyao also became rich by forming a partnership with Deshengtang in the city."
"It's different, so don't worry about it." The youngest bear got annoyed when he heard Zhou Huaian, and looked at her with a dark face, "Tomorrow I have to go up the mountain to pick red mushrooms to send to Doctor Fang. I won't talk to you anymore, go back, I'm going to sleep too."
"Picking mushrooms is not a simple matter. Your mother has been picking mushrooms for decades. I know very well which hill has the most mushrooms. Call your wife tomorrow and I will go up the hill with you to pick mushrooms."
"Okay!" The youngest bear threw his cigarette butt into the rain. "I know what's going on. Just come and call us tomorrow."
"Well! I'll come and call you tomorrow morning!" Zhou Sufang said, looking at the room with the oil lamp on, and asked in a low voice, "Is your wife moving?"
The youngest Xiong sighed and patiently whispered, "We've only been married for two or three months, why are you rushing us?"
"I'm not in a hurry, you guys just hurry up!" Zhou Sufang said, picked up the umbrella and walked towards the gate.
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Yang Chunyan slept well all night. When she got up to make breakfast, Zhou Huaian also got up.
"I forgot to tell you yesterday that Huaizhong and Aunt San are planning to buy a cow and harness it to a cart to go to several villages to sell tofu and collect red mushrooms. They have also built two pig pens, and the bean curd residue from making tofu can feed more than ten pigs every day."
Yang Chunyan thought of the hard life of the Third House in their previous life, and was happy for them, "Third Aunt has finally found a good way out!"
"Yes! They bought a mule to grind beans. Third father helped feed the pigs and cook every day. Huaizhong and Huaigang were responsible for selling tofu and bean curd. Some even exchanged beans for tofu and bean curd."
Yang Chunyan nodded after hearing this, "Now there are opportunities everywhere. As long as you are willing to work hard, you can make money."
Zhou Huaian glanced at her and said, "Tell me again!"
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "Look, people with guilty consciences tend to overthink!"
"I'm not going to talk to you anymore. I'm going to put up the advertisement and then go to Lao Xu, Lao Li, and Er Chun."
"Come back soon for dinner."
"Got it!"
Zhou Huaian came out with the written advertisement and paste, posted one on the courtyard wall, and then posted another one on the courtyard wall of Zhou Huairong's house.
"Youngest, what did you post?" Xu Erchun asked at the door of his house.
Zhou Huaian turned his head and smiled: "Good stuff!"
"Let me see!" Xu Erchun ran over and looked at him in surprise after reading what was written on it. "Is this a medicinal herb?"
"That's fine!" Zhou Huaian looked at him with a smile, "I still have to go to the brigade headquarters to post advertisements. You go back to eat. Bring Yang Hui with us into the mountains later. When you two get to know each other well, I'll tell you something good."
"Okay!" Xu Erchun agreed happily and immediately turned around and ran home.
Zhou Huaian then rode his bicycle towards the brigade headquarters. When he got on the main road, he saw people walking up the mountain one after another. Everyone was excitedly discussing where to pick mushrooms.
When they were almost at the drying dam, Qian Chunhua and Lin Xiaofang came over with baskets on their backs. Seeing the red paper in his hand, they remembered that he had posted an advertisement to collect truffles. "Youngest brother, what are you collecting now?"
Several half-grown children and women nearby stopped to look and asked, "What are you going to collect from Zhou Laoyao's family?"
"Collect mushrooms!" Zhou Huaian held up the advertisement in his hand. "Those who can read can come and see the requirements written on the advertisement. Those who can't read can go to my house. My wife and brother and sister-in-law will explain it to everyone.
You can also go up the mountain with my brother and sister-in-law, and they will teach you how to identify them. Everyone remember, don’t bring back any poisonous ones! "
People near the drying dam gathered around and asked, "Zhou Laoyao, what kind of mushrooms do you buy? How much per pound?"
Zhou Huaian shouted, "First-class goods are 50 cents per pound, and second-class goods are 30 cents per pound. Just like buying truffles, you can send the mushrooms to my house and we will select them according to the requirements of the boss over there. We will not accept any unqualified ones!"
"Zhou Laoyao, tell me what kind of mushrooms you collect first. The first-class chicken mushrooms are more than this price per pound!"
"First-class goods are already 50 cents a pound, it can't be some kind of fungus, right?"
"That's right, mushrooms are hard to sell even at 2 cents a pound!"
"What is that? Chanterelles? Mushrooms like these only cost 20 cents a pound!"
"Stop arguing, come with me and look at the ad. It clearly states what kind of mushrooms we want. Look carefully, and don't pick up the ones that have been eaten and are lying on the ground!"
"Haha, who would dare to sell a lying plank? It's almost as if you are tired of living!"
Zhou Huaian said as he walked towards the wall where the advertisement was posted. Qian Chunhua, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and the others who had been there before hurried towards the grove.
When they arrived at the advertising wall, before Zhou Huaian started working, the villagers who followed him diligently took out bowls of paste from the basket. Some helped to apply the paste, while others helped to put up the advertisements.
Someone read out loud, "Red mushroom, the authentic red mushroom is bright red with purple, the front of the cap is deep red, the center is dark red, the color spreads from the center, and the color is lighter at the edge. The flesh is white...
There are horizontal wrinkles, the gills on the ventral side of the cap are fine and even, the stem is pink, the mushroom is arc-shaped, the foot is short and round and not hollow. The foot and gills are also all red.
The first-class red mushrooms are large and complete, with uniform size, and complete caps and legs... The second-class red mushrooms are...
Everyone, please be careful, don’t send poisonous red mushrooms as red mushrooms. Poisonous red mushrooms... look carefully, or you will be in trouble!"
A man with a shaved head laughed and said, "Zhou Laoyao, you are so funny. Everyone here has been hiding in mushroom nests since they were young. You won't make a mistake even with your eyes closed!"
Zhou Huaian: "It's good that you won't admit your mistake! But I still want to remind everyone that it's best to follow my brother and see what they picked up before taking action, so as not to waste your time. If you have relatives, go and notify them!"
"Okay, I'll go to your place right away!" Another person rushed outside and said, "Brother, please make way. I have to run faster this time. I was slow in digging truffles last year. By the time I knew it, all the big nests were occupied by others."
"Oh my god! You know how to run, but I don't!" The people who were surrounding him dispersed.
Zhou Huaian rode his bike to Li Wu's house. Li Xiaoping and Li Xiaohui were sitting side by side on the doorstep, one of them chewing a young corn cob. "Is your husband here?"
"Here!" Li Xiaoping stood up with a smile, "Uncle, have some fresh corn!"
"Great! I'm a little hungry!" Zhou Huaian stroked Li Xiaohui, "Did you get 100 points in the final exam again?"
Li Xiaoping smiled embarrassedly, "I didn't do well in the test this time. I only got 99.5 in Chinese."
"99.5 is also the first place!" Zhou Huaian looked at him, "I will be happy if my little Jiuer can get into the top three in the future."
Li Xiaoping nodded heavily, "Of course! Xiao Jiuer is so well behaved!"
"Who's here?" Li Wu came out of the kitchen holding a corn cob.
Zhou Huaian looked at him with a smile, "Here comes the breakfast guy!"
Li Wu turned around and picked up the basket on the table. "Come, eat corn! Eat eggs!"
"This is so comfortable!" Zhou Huaian picked up a corn cob and took a bite. "After you eat it, call Lao Xu to come to my house. We will take you to the mountains to identify a kind of red mushroom... After you are familiar with it, you can collect it from other places and give it to my house to make a profit. You can also pick it up and sell it."
After hearing this, Li Wu said gratefully: "Youngest, thank you so much!"
"Hey! Tell me all this!" Zhou Huaian took a bite of corn and waved his hand, "Let's go. After we finish eating, go call him to come with us!"
"Okay, I'll go after I eat." Li Wu hurriedly picked up the basket on the steps and followed him, "My mother ordered some old-fashioned corn, which is sticky and sweet. You can take it home and cook it."
Zhou Huaian took it with a smile, "It's better than the two I have now, so I won't be polite!"
"You're welcome!" Li Wu turned around and walked back happily.
Li Xiaoping saw his happy look and asked happily: "Old man, is the youngest uncle going to cause trouble again?"
"Well! Your youngest uncle has found another way to make money, and he's willing to take us with him!" Li Wu rubbed his hands happily, "He can collect the goods from other places and make a profit from the difference. He's basically giving money to our family!"
Aunt Li came out of the pigsty and said, "Who gave you money? Don't just think about good things, be careful of being cheated."
"Mom, it's not a stranger, it's the youngest!" Li Wu happily repeated Zhou Huaian's words to her.
Li Xiaoping also said: "Grandma, Aunt Yang and Uncle Youngest are good people and they won't lie to you."
Aunt Li nodded happily, "Grandma, didn't you hear that it was your youngest uncle's house? If it's his house, then of course it's a good thing!"
Li Wu said, "Mom, the youngest one said that if we go to collect those red mushrooms, the lowest purchase price for first-class ones is 25 cents, and the lowest for second-class ones is 15 cents. If we rely on people to carry them, we can't collect much in one trip.
I want to buy a cow and a cart. If I buy these two things, there won’t be much money left at home. I want to go find Xu Hongbing to see what he has planned. If it works out, I will go into business with him.”
After hearing this, Aunt Li asked, "You guys charge a few cents per pound, how much does the youngest family charge per pound?"
Li Wu finished eating the corn in his hand. "If we send it to him, we can make a profit of 10 cents per pound! The nearby brigades will not sell it to us. We can only buy it from places farther away."
"If you walk a little further, you can get an extra two or three yuan per pound. People will definitely not want to sell it to you!" Aunt Li thought for a moment, "Mom still has about a hundred yuan, you can take it all."
Li Wu hurriedly said, "No, keep your money. I'll call Hong Bing to go with us."
Aunt Li didn't say much. She got up and went back to her room. She opened the cabinet and took out a small bag from the bottom. She went out and handed it to him. "Here is 115 yuan. It's the money Xiaoping and I earned from digging herbs. You can use it first, and return it to us when you make money."
Li Xiaoping pulled him aside and said, "Old man, I helped my grandma dig herbs after I finished my homework. These are all saved by us!"
Li Xiaohui hurriedly squeezed in front of him and said, "I went to dig with Dede too!"
"Be good!" Li Wu rubbed his head and opened the small cloth bag. Inside were two, five, and ten yuan notes. "When I make money, I'll give you one hundred and thirty yuan."
Aunt Li looked at him cheerfully and said, "Let's talk about it when you make some money!"
Mao had made a mistake in the price of buying red mushrooms before, and almost made Chunyan's family lose money. It takes eight to ten kilograms of red mushrooms to dry one kilogram of dried mushrooms.
Dry goods are sold at 10 yuan per pound, and they are sold at 1 yuan per pound. This is a loss-making business. (*/ω＼*)
(End of this chapter)
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