Chapter 439 441: Fat Year
Brother Zhou Huaian happily went to the coal mine to buy a cart of coal and returned home before noon.
As soon as the tractor entered the yard, he jumped off impatiently and rushed to the backyard oven, "Yan'er, there is news. Look, this is the purchase order given by Doctor Xiao Wang."
Yang Chunyan took it and took a look. Although the price was more than ten times higher than that of more than 20 years ago, the purchasing power of money nowadays was also ten times that of more than 20 years ago.
“How much do they charge?”
"Take as much as you can!" Zhou Huaian excitedly took off his waist bag, "There is still a deposit of 500 yuan in it, and I changed it into 200 yuan in change."
Before the two of them finished talking, Zhao Huifang and the other two and Zhou Huaishan also came over, "Youngest, is what the third one said true?"
Zhou Huaishan looked at the three women speechlessly, "Sister-in-law is real! Why should I coax you!"
Yang Chunyan showed the bill and the waist bag to the three people with a smile, "It's real. Look, the bill is here. Doctor Xiao Wang also helped me get a deposit of 500 yuan."
"Hehe!" Li Qiuyue held Zhang Xiuxiang's hand and laughed foolishly.
Zhou Huaian said to the three people: "Sister-in-law, remember that our shipping price cannot be disclosed to anyone. Now you can go back and tell your family to dig truffles and send them home.
But the quality must be the same as when we dig them at home. Don’t dig up the ones that are too small, and keep them to spread the fungus.”
"That's great, that's great!" Zhao Huifang and Zhang Xiuxiang turned and left.
"Sister-in-law, wait a minute!" Yang Chunyan stopped the two of them, "The purchase price hasn't been decided yet. Wait for Yiding and the others to come back and we'll decide on the purchase price. It won't be too late to go then."
Zhou Huaian said, "Chunyan, I still have to talk to Uncle Datian and Secretary Xu. I'll set a price in my mind before I go. What do you think?"
Yang Chunyan thought for a moment, "Truffles have a smaller loss than red mushrooms, but this time we have to buy coal and hire people, which is a lot of expenses. We will buy first-class truffles at one yuan per pound, second-class at seventy cents per pound, and third-class at fifty cents. What do you think?"
Zhou Huaishan said: "I think this price is good. If I'm lucky, I can earn dozens of yuan a day."
Zhou Huaian: "It is definitely easier to dig at the beginning, but truffles are not like mushrooms that grow everywhere. They are only found in pine forests, green oak forests, chestnut forests... these places. After digging for a month or so, they will definitely be hard to find."
Yang Chunyan recalled that in her previous life, in some places, the forests were filled with pits for truffle digging, and the excavated soil was not backfilled, resulting in lower and lower truffle production. In the end, fresh truffles the size of a coin could be sold for a hundred yuan per pound, and some were dug up before they were fully ripe.
"Also, tell every villager who brings truffles to sell that the soil used to dig truffles must be refilled, otherwise after a while, everyone will not be able to earn the money they want."
Zhao Huifang smiled and said, "We all know this. When we pick chicken mushrooms, we pat their caps first, so that we can go to the mushroom nest to find more mushrooms next year. Who would be so stupid as to destroy all the seeds?"
Zhang Xiuxiang thought about it and said, "I think what Chunyan said is entirely possible. Everyone is in a hurry to dig truffles to make money. After digging one nest in a hurry, they rush to another one, fearing that others will get there first. How can they have time to fill it back?"
After hearing this, Zhou Huaian said, "Tell everyone who sends truffles that if anyone finds that someone has dug up the ground and not filled it back in, they should report it. The family that doesn't fill it back in will not accept truffles sent by them in the future."
Yang Chunyan thought about it and added, "If he saw it but didn't report it, he will be banned from delivering goods for three days."
Zhou Huaian nodded, "Okay, then I'll go find Uncle Datian and Secretary Xu now to see if they are willing to join. If they are willing, we can collect the money back today."
Zhang Xiuxiang said, "I'll go get the money right away. Five hundred dollars a share, right?"
"Yes!" Yang Chunyan nodded and said, "Let's weigh the truffles from these few days and send them to Ning'an tomorrow. From today on, the truffles that my brother and his friends dig in the mountains will be charged according to the purchase price."
Zhou Huaian added: "We have to gather everyone together tonight and decide on the wages for hiring people to clean and dry the truffles. Otherwise, how can you guys wash all the truffles dug by the whole village?"
"There's also a scale!" Yang Chunyan said to Zhou Huaian, "You still have to buy a platform scale and account books."
Zhou Huaian patted his head and looked at Zhou Huaishan, "Third brother, look, we forgot about this today."
Zhou Huaishan said with a smile: "I'm so happy that I don't have time to think about so much!"
The smile on Zhao Huifang's face never disappeared. "That's right, when the third brother came back and told us, we didn't believe it!"
"Okay! Let's do this for now. I'll go to Secretary Xu's house and then to Uncle Datian's house. Then I'll go back and tell my mom and grandpa the good news." Zhou Huaian said and walked outside.
"Huaian!" Yang Chunyan thought about it and chased after him, "Tell mom and sister quietly about the fact that we gave Sister Yumei half of the shares, and ask them not to tell anyone yet."
Zhou Huaian thought for a moment after hearing this, "Are you worried that the He family will find out and come to harass my sister?"
Yang Chunyan nodded, "Don't rule out this possibility!"
"I understand. I'll tell my eldest brother and the others later." Zhou Huaian thought about it and felt a little regretful. "If I had known that my sister was coming back, I would have given the 10% to her and the other half to Secretary Xu's family."
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "It's not too late to change it now if you want!"
Zhou Huaian shook his head. "Forget it. Once something is said, it can be taken away. Besides, there is Director Xu behind Secretary Xu's house. I still understand the principle of leaning against a big tree for shade."
Yang Chunyan looked at him with a smile, "Young man, you are making rapid progress!"
Zhou Huaian: "I have to thank Brother Huang. He told me a lot. I found that their unit has many more tricks than the production team."
Yang Chunyan recalled a sentence that was very popular in her previous life: The city is full of tricks, I want to go back to the countryside, the roads in the countryside are also slippery, and the tricks are even more complicated!
"Where there are people, there are disputes. Even family members have their own little calculations! As long as you don't have the intention to harm or frame others, it's normal to have some little calculations."
"What my wife said makes sense!"
When Zhou Huaian passed by the grove on his way out, he saw Xu Erchun mixing mortar and waved at him, "Come here, I have something to tell you!"
Xu Erchun wiped his sweat and walked up to him, "Hurry up and tell me, I'm so busy!"
Zhou Huaian dragged him to the side of the road, "Let's go in the afternoon..."
Xu Erchun stared at him, "Are you kid sure?"
"Tsk~" Zhou Huaian kicked him, "I don't want to bother with you!"
"Then I'll go back and call my mother to guard the construction site and go up the mountain right away!"
"Go by yourself and don't make a fuss about it, okay?"
"Got it!" Xu Erchun punched him gratefully, "Thank you, good buddy!"
"Remember what I said, the excavated soil must be backfilled." Zhou Huaian thought about it and reminded worriedly.
"Don't worry, we can't do anything that will cut off our own retreat!" Xu Erchun went back, put on his clothes and walked back.
Zhou Huaian went to Secretary Xu's house and saw him repairing farm tools on the steps. "Secretary Xu has started cleaning up so early!"
"When you have nothing to do, fix the hoe handle." Secretary Xu looked at him with a smile, "You look so radiant, what good thing happened to you?"
Zhou Huaian squatted in front of him and looked at him with a smile, "I have something to talk to you about. Let's go to the main hall to talk!"
"Okay! Let me see if you have any good news to tell me." Secretary Xu dusted off his body and took him to the main room.
Zhou Huaian handed him the order for collecting truffles. "My friend helped me find a way to collect truffles and send them to the provincial capital. We dug some these days, dried them, and calculated the loss...
First-class goods... We set the purchase price for first-class goods at one yuan per pound... I got ten shares, each worth five hundred yuan. My third brother and Yi Ding each have one share, and I would like to ask you to invest one share as well. There is one share that will be shared equally between Uncle Datian and my sister."
"Good job, kid! I didn't misjudge you!" Secretary Xu patted him on the shoulder with a smile, "Okay, I'll invest one share!"
Zhou Huaian said happily after hearing this: "I will go back and draft an agreement, and we can also get it in written form. I will give it to you to sign when it is ready."
Secretary Xu readily agreed, "Okay, just bring it over when you're done."
"Please inform the villagers and ask them to dig some and sell them so that they can have a good year this year!" Zhou Huaian thought about it and said with a grin, "Let me make it clear in advance! I will not accept the truffles sent by the old Xiong family.
You know I'm not a kind person! What's more, it was his family that did the unkind and unjust thing first, and that bastard Xiong Laoer even blocked my road and robbed my tractor. If it weren't for my good luck, you might not have seen me."
"Eh~" Secretary Xu looked at him disapprovingly, "As the old saying goes, the first month of the lunar year should be a taboo, and the last month of the lunar year should be a taboo. Don't say anything unlucky at the end of the year. I'm counting on you to help me earn money for my retirement!"
Zhou Huaian scratched his head and said, "I understand. I won't say it again."
Secretary Xu sighed again, "The Xiong family really went too far. As the saying goes, even a clay figure has its own character. You have the right to decide whether to accept it or not."
Zhou Huaian said gratefully: "I know you are the most fair secretary. There is one more thing. We are worried that in order to dig truffles, everyone will dig holes in the forest without filling them back, which will kill the fungus. In the long run, truffles will become extinct."
Secretary Xu thought for a moment and nodded, "Your worry is justified. Have you come up with any solution? If you have, I'll tell everyone on the radio!"
"We plan to..." Zhou Huaian repeated the plan they had agreed on.
"Okay, only if they understand that they won't make any money if they don't follow the rules, will they fill the soil back up like they did when they left nests for the chicken mushrooms."
Zhou Huaian gave a thumbs up, "Yes! That's what I mean."
"Smooth talker!" Secretary Xu patted his shoulder cheerfully, "Wait here, I'll call your aunt to get you the money."
Zhou Huaian came forward with a smile and whispered, "You are the brigade secretary, so you have to give your family's money to Auntie to manage, too?"
Secretary Xu glanced at him and said, "I'll teach you an experience. Only men who let their wives manage the money can become rich! But the prerequisite is that they are as virtuous as your aunt and your mother. The Xiong family won't work!"
(End of this chapter)
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