The youngest bear clenched the hands beside him: "..." You bastard, if it weren't for your second dad, you would be nothing!
"Remember, give me the money after three days." Xu Laosan let him go and didn't even dare to park the tractor in front of his house. He started the tractor and drove away.
"Bah!" The youngest bear spat at the tractor as it drove away, "I won't give it to you! Bite me twice!"
Chen Lianfang walked over with a frown on his face. “Go and see what your eldest brother and his friends are doing. If we continue to do things the way they do, we will only lose more.”
The youngest Xiong thought for a moment and said, "How about you go back to your mother's house tomorrow and ask your mother to come and help us for a while?"
Chen Lianfang: "My mother can only help us for two or three days at most. If it takes too long, my brother and sister-in-law will definitely gossip about her, unless we pay her for her work."
The youngest Xiong looked at his mother working silently, and felt that his mother-in-law would at least not be jealous of him like his brother and sister-in-law, and deliberately make trouble. He nodded readily, "It's better to pay your mother than to pay them!"
Shen Lianfang nodded happily, "I'll go back and pick her up tomorrow morning!"
At this time, Zhou Sufang came over with a dustpan in her hand, "Youngest, I think you should go talk to Dr. Fang and ask him to put in more capital to build a baking room like the one at Zhou's!"
Chen Lianfang agreed and said, "Mom is right. We should build a drying room. Otherwise, if we encounter rainy days like this again, the mushrooms we harvested won't look good even if we dry them."
"You think I don't know how to build a baking house? Don't you think that after we buy the bricks and hire a craftsman to build the baking house, it will take several days to complete, and by then the mushrooms will have been harvested."
The youngest bear looked at the bamboo baskets piled on the steps and still didn't want to admit that it was his lack of preparation beforehand that led to the current anxious situation.
Chen Lianfang said unhappily: "That's better than buying a rotten one!"
The youngest Xiong sneered, "That's not what you said when we went to collect it this afternoon. You were afraid that Xu Laosan wouldn't sell it to us!"
"You..." Just as Shen Lianfang was about to retort, Zhou Sufang hurriedly stood between them and said, "Well, if you have time to argue, you might as well go wash the mushrooms."
The youngest bear walked towards the main room in a sullen manner, and saw the eldest bear and his wife untied their aprons, wiped their hands, and stood up, "Brother, you guys..."
"Youngest, you guys take your time with the rest. We have to get up early tomorrow to pick mushrooms, so let's go back to sleep first." As the eldest bear said this, he yawned, letting out a disgusting bad breath.
The youngest bear frowned and took two steps back, "There are still so many, why don't you help wash them before leaving?" How can you get paid to work and then not finish the work before leaving?
Boss Xiong pointed at the dustpans on the ground and said, "There are only a few dustpans left. If you wash for a while, they will be used up. Your sister-in-law and I will go first."
Gan Xiuqin stretched out her hand to the youngest Xiong and said, "Youngest, give us today's wages." It seemed that he had no money in his pocket. If he continued to work for them, he might not even get his wages.
"Sister-in-law," Shen Lianfang said dissatisfiedly, "You have only worked for three hours, and I will pay you one dollar at most."
"You can afford one dollar?" Gan Xiuqin pulled Xiong Laoda, "My husband and I worked for six hours in total, so you have to give me at least three dollars, not a penny less."
Chen Lianfang's face turned pale, "You guys ruined so many mushrooms while washing them, and I didn't ask you to pay for it..."
"Pah~" Gan Xiuqin spat, "I've seen shameless people before, but I've never seen someone this shameless. He does work for others and even loses money. This is the first time I've heard of this in my life."
Shen Lianfang was so angry that she was shaking, "You didn't even treat the youngest brother as a brother..."
"Lian Fang!" The youngest bear called her and handed three yuan to the eldest bear. "Brother, you don't have to deliver mushrooms tomorrow. I won't pay you even if you do."
Gan Xiuqin said angrily: "You don't even have any money in your pockets, why are you still asking us to work? Do you want us to work for nothing?"
"Xiuqin!" The eldest Xiong kicked her, put the money in his pocket, and shook his head at the youngest Xiong, "You can't do it this way. You have to talk to your boss and ask them to put out more capital. With the little capital you have, you can't compete with Zhou Huaian for business!"
He originally hoped that the youngest brother would trample Zhou Huaian to death to vent their anger, but deep down he was worried that if he really made a lot of money, he would look down on them even more.
Now it seems that the youngest brother of the family may not be as good as them in some aspects.
"I know what I'm doing. You don't have to worry about it!" The youngest bear sent the eldest and second bears out, then slammed the gate behind them.
"Pah~" Gan Xiuqin turned around and spat, "I thought he really hooked up with the big boss. After all the trouble, he only gave us 500 yuan as capital. I can afford this little money. He might as well become our partner!"
"What the hell!" Boss Bear slapped her. "Instead of paying money to form a partnership with him, you might as well throw the money into the Xin River and hear the sound of water."
Gan Xiuqin nodded, "I used to think the youngest was quite capable, but now I see how he does things, he's not as smart as you!"
Boss Xiong said indignantly: "As the old saying goes, the emperor loves his eldest son and the people love their youngest son. In the past, my mother and husband both supported him. The old couple used all their private savings to support him. Of course you think he is capable!"
Gan Xiuqin thought about it and it was true, "In fact, the most capable person in your Lao Xiong family is still your husband."
"Alas!" Boss Bear sighed, "No matter how capable he was, he is now paralyzed."
Gan Xiuqin curled her lips and said, "I am so angry because of the youngest one!"
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Yang Chunyan and everyone else worked until a quarter after eleven before they cleaned the red mushrooms and sent them into the drying room. She looked at her son who was sleeping soundly in the cradle, picked him up and sent him back to the room to sleep.
Jiang Yu and the others rubbed their sore wrists, pounded their swollen waists, untied their aprons and prepared to go home.
Mother Zhou came out with a pile of bowls and placed them on the table. She said to Jiang Yu and the others, "Chunyan asked me to cook a pot of Tremella soup. Let's drink it before we leave!"
"Tremella soup is a good thing!" Jiang Yu smiled and took the warm Tremella soup. "Hey, what else is in it?"
Mother Zhou smiled and said, "I put wolfberry, red dates and old rock sugar in it. I started stewing it after dinner. It took a long time to stew it until it became thick."
Jiang Yu and his friends drank a few sips and said, "It tastes good! Let's go back and sleep till dawn!"
Jia Hongchun echoed, "That's right. When you are full, you are lazy and hungry, and when you are full, you are anxious. It's just right to sleep."
Mother Zhou and a few others finished a bowl of Tremella soup, took a flashlight, and walked towards the old house together.
Since they started harvesting red mushrooms, Zhou's father has lived here, helping the old man to look after the drying room.
Zhao Huifang and Zhang Xiuxiang packed up the things in their hands, scooped up some Tremella soup and drank it, and also scooped some for Zhou Huaian and others and set it aside.
"Come and have some soup when you're done. We'll be going back first."
Zhou Huairong nodded, "Okay, we'll be back in a few minutes."
Zhou Huaian took a big sip and said, "Brother, tomorrow Chunyan, Grandpa and I are all going to Ning'an..."
Zhou Huaishan smiled and said, "Your hotel will open tomorrow?"
Zhou Huaian: "Well! Ding Ding Mao said he was going down the mountain today, but he didn't know if he would come back?"
Zhou Huaijun put down the bowl and said enviously: "Youngest brother, don't forget to buy me a piece of land when you have one in the future!"
Zhou Huairong: "We want it too."
Zhou Huaian smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, I've told Doctor Xiao Wang, I'll let you know when the land is available."
Zhou Huairong: "Okay, let your eldest and second sisters-in-law stay at home tomorrow, and we will take Jiaming, Jialiang and Xiaoqian to Baicaoping to collect mushrooms."
Father Zhou interrupted, “It’s better to take them to see it, so they don’t think money comes easily.”
Zhou Huairong nodded, "Yeah! Then we'll go back first."
Zhou Huaian and his brothers discussed going to Baicaoping tomorrow, and then went to Zhou Huairong's house to push the roosters to their own house. "Grandpa, old man, I've pushed the rooster cart over here. Let's push the rooster cart tomorrow morning."
Father Zhou nodded. "Okay, go to sleep first, we'll call you tomorrow morning."
Zhou Huaian took a bucket of warm water to the bathroom, washed himself and returned to the room. He saw that Yang Chunyan and the child were already asleep.
He took out the account book, checked the accounts, and wrote them down again in the book before blowing out the oil lamp, lying down on the bed, and falling asleep with his head resting on the pillow.
The next morning, Zhou Huaian and his father put two baskets of vegetables on the chicken bus, and then put two baskets full of red mushrooms on top. They tied it up with ropes, and then hung the basket containing chickens and ducks on the back seat of a bicycle nearby.
When Zhou's mother walked into the yard, she saw that the old man and Zhou's father had both changed into newly made light grey shirts and blue trousers, and were also wearing newly made cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles.
"Clothes make the man, and gold makes the Buddha. This old man looks at least ten years younger in this outfit!"
The old man pulled the hem of his clothes cheerfully and said, "It's not as old as you said. It's only one or two years old at most!"
"Grandpa and the old man are both in high spirits today!" Yang Chunyan smiled and handed Xiao Jiuer to Zhou's mother, "Mom, we will be back after lunch."
"That's right, that's right!" Mother Zhou took her grandson and said, "You should also change into something better."
"Yeah!" Yang Chunyan went back to the house and changed into a white shirt, black pants, and put on the black leather sandals that Zhou Huaian bought last time. She remembered that when he bought them, he said that the owner of the store said they were made of sheepskin and would not rub the feet at all.
Zhou Huaian walked in and smiled, "Why don't you wear the skirt I bought for you?"
Yang Chunyan picked up his shirt and handed it over. "It's inconvenient to ride a bike in a skirt."
"I forgot all about that!" Zhou Huaian changed his clothes and put on his black basketball shoes. "It's more comfortable to walk in this."
Yang Chunyan said with a smile: "You haven't pushed a chicken bus for a long time, can you still push it?"
"You underestimate your man!" Zhou Huaian put the purse back into his pants and said, "Let's go."
Father Zhou saw him coming out, "How about I play a section first?"
"No need!" Zhou Huaian tied the rope, "You and mom must learn to ride a bicycle when you come back this time, so you don't have to push a bicycle next time you go out."
Father Zhou said with a stiff face: "Go ahead and learn. Do you think I'm afraid of you?" (End of this chapter)
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