Zhou Huaian and Wang Zhen arrived at Yang's house first. When Yang's mother and father saw that his backpack was full of things, they scolded him a few words and happily carried the things to the main room and put them there.
Brother Yang smiled and said, "We've been waiting for you to come. Let's go to the river to set up traps and catch fish."
"Don't worry, we've prepared it!" Zhou Huaian smiled and took down the fishing net hanging on the handlebars. "Let's put the trap down into the river first, and then go to the mountains to dig honey, pick mushrooms, and look for herbs."
Brother Yang laughed and said, "You are right. If we go up the mountain again in the afternoon, there will be no mushrooms to pick!"
Mother Yang put away her backpack and came out. She saw the three of them packing up their things and preparing to go to the river. "Aren't you going to have lunch before going?"
Zhou Huaian smiled and said, "It's okay, mom. We'll take the mooncakes into the mountains and play until two or three in the afternoon. It'll be just right for dinner when we get out of the trap!"
Father Yang looked at his two sons-in-law lovingly and said, "Let them go. It's rare for them to get together. Wang Zhen hasn't been to the mountain to see it. Huai'an brought the guns. It's okay."
After hearing this, Yang's mother had no choice but to nod and said, "Okay, I'll go prepare some food and drinks for them."
After hearing this, Mrs. Yang said, "Mom, please sit here with them for a while. I'll go get some water and some cakes."
Yang's mother: "There are steamed cakes in the steamer. Bring some to them. Also bring them a watermelon."
After hearing this, Brother Yang said hurriedly: "Mom, we are not going into the mountains for a picnic, just bring water and food."
"It's not for you to eat!" Mother Yang glared at him in anger and walked towards the door, shouting as she walked, "Grandma's little one, come to grandma for a hug!"
"Look at my mother. She can't even see her daughter now that she has a grandson." Yang Dongmei handed the child to her with a smile, "Take good care of your grandson. We will go into the mountains with my sister and brother-in-law today."
"You are so old now, why don't you come in?" Mother Yang happily hugged her grandson and kissed him on the cheek, "My little one, do you miss me?"
Yang Chunyan looked at him with a smile, "Xiao Jiuer, tell grandma that you still remember it!"
"How can such a young child remember so much!" Father Yang came over with a smile and took the child from Mother Yang's hands. "I'll take care of the child. You go and help get the food out. Let them play for a few hours and come back."
"Great!" Mother Yang went to the kitchen to help Mrs. Yang prepare food. Ever since their daughter and son-in-law came home, the two elders have had smiles on their faces.
The son-in-law, who had been a worry-free person at first, became more and more capable. The youngest daughter, who had always been a worry-free person since she was a child, found a fiancé who was the grandson of the master. He had a good family background, was capable, and had a high level of education. He was very respectful every time he came to see them, and most importantly, he was very good to the youngest daughter.
Zhou Huaian and the others sat down and put on the yellow rubber shoes they had brought. Brother Yang took out an account book and a passbook, "Take a look at the account. This year's dividends are all deposited in it."
"Looking at the account book makes my eyes tired. I like to look at money!" Zhou Huaian put the account book he handed over on the eight-immortal table with a smile, flipped through the passbook and saw that there were nearly 30,000 yuan in it. He handed it to Yang Chunyan and said, "Brother, thank you for your hard work!"
Brother Yang said happily after seeing it: "Compared to farming, this is nothing!"
Zhou Huaian: "That's right. It would take ten years to save that much money from farming."
Wang Zhen smiled and said, "In the second half of the year, you just need to go ahead and collect the goods. As long as the quality is the same as before, they will accept all the goods, no matter how much. I have also applied for a 10,000 yuan advance payment from them, which will be credited to my account next month."
Zhou Huaian nodded happily, "Don't worry about that, we won't cut off our own path."
After hearing this, Brother Yang said to the two men, "Brother Weimin and his wife have always wanted to help me harvest the goods. They have been working for me for two months this season. They are very steady in their work. I plan to let them harvest truffles in the second half of the year."
Zhou Huaian recalled that when Brother Yang was harvesting red mushrooms, his two brothers-in-law, like Zhou Datian and his friends, went out to help harvest the goods. As a result, a lot of the goods they sent home were rotten and damaged, and they lost more than 400 yuan that time.
"Brother, we are relatives, but we have to be clear before we accept the goods. We will not accept the unripe goods or the goods of poor quality even if they are sent back to us."
Brother Yang nodded, "Don't worry about this. Every failure is a learning experience. I will learn from you this time and sign the agreement first. If he doesn't do it, there are many people who want to do it. I can't use our money to do favors again."
Wang Zhen also said: "Yes! Business is business, and human relations are human relations. Only in this way can we get along for a long time."
"Brothers should be clear about their accounts. It will be more comfortable for everyone to get along with each other." Zhou Huaian said, then changed the subject, "When will the tractor be delivered over there?"
Wang Zhen: "I called yesterday afternoon and they said they would come to pick up the goods in the middle of next month and bring a large tractor over."
Brother Yang asked, "What brand of tractor did you buy? How much did you spend?"
Wang Zhen: "It's from Dongfanghong. I heard they got a discount. The total cost was 5,500 yuan."
Brother Yang: "Five thousand five is worth it. Last time I asked at the agricultural machinery station, they said it would cost more than six thousand."
Zhou Huaian said with a painful look on his face: "For 40% of the shares, I have to pay more than 2,000."
Brother Yang smiled and patted him, "Stop yelling, why don't you say that you got a lot of bonuses!"
"That's true!" Zhou Huaian said with a smile, "I've been spending money every day recently. Fortunately, you built two more ovens when you renovated the house, otherwise I would be like me, with more income than expenses."
Brother Yang: "It is said that novices will have better luck when they first enter the mountains. Let's go in and find a few big catches today. Maybe we can make up for the loss."
Zhou Huaian: "A deficit of more than 2,000, how big a cargo would that be?"
Yang Dongmei and Yang Chunyan came over with their backpacks and baskets on their backs, "Let's go!"
"Okay!" Zhou Huaian picked up the backpack placed in the corner, and several people also picked up the machete, medicine hoe and hoe prepared by Yang's mother, and went out together towards the river.
When they arrived at the river, Brother Yang took a few people to a ditch, pulled up a handful of grass, and used it to stuff the trap into the water. After putting it in place, they tied it with a rope. Zhou Huaian then lowered another trap under the prickly pear tree near the water inlet.
Wang Zhen looked at it curiously, "What kind of fish are there in the ditch?"
"Silver carp, steel loach, black fish, grouper, whitefish..." Brother Yang listed more than ten kinds of fish in one breath. "If you are lucky, you can also catch grouper."
Yang Chunyan thinks the catfish tastes better than the silver carp they caught last time. The silver carp has an earthy smell, while the meat of the catfish is fresh and not fishy. The meat of the whitefish is also tender, but the bones are a bit hard, so it is not as delicious as the peach blossom fish.
After setting up the traps, several people headed up the mountain. Hengshan had many rocks, and the vegetation didn't look as good as that on Funiu Mountain. In addition, it hadn't rained for a while, so the hillsides were covered with withered and yellow vegetation.
After crossing the river, we walked up a narrow path. There were many sea buckthorns growing on the roadside. The ripe ones had long been picked by the children who went up the mountain to pick mushrooms. Occasionally, you could still see a green and yellow one.
Yang Dongmei smiled and said to Wang Zhen: "We are used to walking on the flat road on the street, with our feet low. When walking on the mountain road, we have to raise our feet a little higher so that we won't fall easily."
Wang Zhen laughed and said, "No wonder I often tripped over myself when I first went to the mountain behind the county town with my grandfather to collect herbs."
Yang Dongmei asked curiously: "When did it happen? Why aren't you there now?"
Wang Zhen: "During those years when we were not allowed to trade freely, we had to go to the mountain behind to collect herbs every once in a while. Later, someone brought herbs to sell, so we stopped going."
Yang Dongmei: "No wonder I saw you walking fast on mountain roads!"
Wang Zhen: "My favorite thing in the past was to go collecting herbs with my grandfather, and we could also hunt some wild animals to eat!"
Yang Chunyan hadn't been to the forest here for many years. Walking on the path, she could hardly find the way she had gone into the mountains in her previous life to look for herbs, mushrooms, and wild fruits.
"Brother, what nests do you have? Take us to see if there are any good things there?"
Brother Yang took a look and pointed to the path on the right, "Then let's go up from this side. There is a large mulberry forest on the first beam. If we want to find big stuff, we can only look there."
After hearing this, Yang Chunyan remembered that the mulberry forest was there for many years. They used to climb up there often to look for mulberry bubbles and mulberry silkworm cocoons. She remembered that there was a cave halfway up the hill. The water flowing out of it was icy cold. She heard that there were many bats living on the top of the cave.
When walking past several water willow trees, I saw clusters of fruits hanging down, shaped a bit like small ingots. Looking up from the ground, the clusters densely hung on the branches looked like emerald green necklaces, which were very beautiful.
When I was a child, I hated this kind of tree the most. In spring, there would be a lot of aniseed tentacles and colorful, hairy fruits on it that made your hair stand on end. Once these things fell on your body, your skin would become red and swollen, and it would feel hot and painful as if it were burning.
After walking past the water willow trees, they entered the forest. Seeing the withered yellow weeds everywhere, Zhou Huaian and the other two didn't dare to smoke, for fear that sparks would fly out and ignite the dry weeds.
After walking for more than half an hour, I didn't see even a single mushroom, let alone chicken mushrooms and big-foot mushrooms.
Zhou Huaian sighed, "It's too dry here. We have to find a place with ravines to pick mushrooms."
Brother Yang said, "There are no ravines on this ridge. You will find them in the mulberry forest when you cross it."
After walking for a while, Yang Dongmei pointed to a small path that turned left and went up. "Sister, I remember we often crossed the first beam before. There were wax gourds and myrtles in the woods over there, and there were also many prickly pears on the roadside."
After hearing this, Brother Yang said, "We can get through the mulberry forest. There are some wax gourds on the road." He thought that they could just take Wang Zhen over a ridge and take a look. It would be unsafe if they went too far.
At this time, Wang Zhen, who had already walked to the front, turned to Zhou Huaian and pointed at a gray pheasant that was constantly digging for food in the bushes, while constantly turning its head to look around vigilantly.
Zhou Huaian looked in the direction he pointed, half-crouched, raised his gun, aimed at the pheasant, and pulled the trigger. With a "bang", the pheasant fell to the ground. (End of this chapter)
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