Mother Zhou put down her boots and touched the cotton coat lovingly. "It was a great honor for a family in the village to have a cotton coat like this. I don't know how happy your old man must be when he sees it!"
Seeing her happy expression, Yang Chunyan was also very happy, "It's just that there is no women's version. If there was, I would like to buy one for you!
Zhou's mother couldn't close her mouth after hearing this, "What do I look like wearing this? People will definitely call me an old witch if they see me."
"You're almost jealous." Zhou Huaian stuffed the things back into his back pocket, smiled and pulled Yang Chunyan, "It's chilly, let's go back first."
After hearing this, Zhou's mother hurriedly picked up the basket of vegetables beside her and said, "I collected some chicken eggs and left a few goose eggs for Chunyan. Your mother-in-law used to say that pregnant women can eat goose eggs in cold weather to prevent colds and remove fetal toxins. It will also prevent sores on the baby's face after birth. You can take them all with you."
"Then you have to eat more!" Zhou Huaian picked up the basket without hesitation, "Let's go!"
"Go!" After the two left, Zhou's mother happily took off her old cotton shoes, picked up the smallest pair of big-toed shoes and put them on, "It's really warm. I don't have to worry about my cotton shoes getting wet in the rain."
The youngest son has changed so much in the past few months. Thinking back to the days when he used to hang out in the village, Zhou's mother still feels a little emotional.
Fortunately, he found a good wife who brought him back on the right path. Otherwise, with his carefree and lazy nature, he would not have been able to shoulder the responsibility of a family and lead a colorful life with his three brothers.
On the way back, Zhou Huaian was very happy when he thought about the past two days. When he got home, he suddenly remembered that Wang Zhen said he could send truffle samples: "Yan'er, Doctor Wang said he could send truffle samples to the provincial capital."
"He said there are three levels, each of which costs five kilograms. I want to go to my eldest brother's place and ask them to go with me. What do you think I'll say to them then?"
Yang Chunyan thought for a moment, "We originally agreed to split 50% of the profits. We own 50%. I want to give 10% of our 50% to Uncle Datian and Secretary Xu. What do you think?"
Zhou Huaian thought for a moment and said, "Take 10% from us and give it to Secretary Xu, and Uncle Datian will take half of my sister's money and give it to him. We will provide my sister's capital!"
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Zhou Huaian looked at her with sparkling eyes, "Then I'll tell Ding Ding Mao too, and my sister will tell my mother after it's settled, and I'll give it to them first after it's done."
"Huaian, when we harvest red mushrooms, our family members do it. It takes a long time to harvest truffles and the weather is cold. If the quantity is large, we have to hire people to clean and dry them. When distributing the profits, we have to deduct the labor costs first."
Yang Chunyan paused for a moment, "Also, we have to pay our own people who participate in the purchase and cleaning, and the ones that Big Brother and his team dig up have to pay the same as everyone else. This is fair and will not easily cause conflicts."
Zhou Huaian nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "I didn't think of these things, but my wife is more thoughtful."
"Glib mouth!" Yang Chunyan took the basket, "I'll go cook two dishes. Go get the chickens first, then go get Yiding and Big Brother to come and eat together."
"That's right!"
Zhou Huaian took off the pigsty and put it on the eaves. The two dogs followed him to the vegetable garden like a tail, and drove the chickens that had grown up a lot in the fence to the chicken coop in the alley behind the pigpen.
The chicken coop in the new house is three or four meters long and is next to the cattle pen. It is built with burned bricks and the old man also built a roof with thatch.
He thinks it's good to raise chickens at home like this. Unlike some families who keep chickens in the yard, the yard is full of chicken droppings. If you step on it accidentally, the stench will make you sick to death.
Yang Chunyan cut a piece of pork belly and fried it with garlic sprouts, fried two carps that had been marinated for a day until golden brown on both sides and braised them with kimchi, peeled a yam and fried it into a plate, and also fried a plate of pea rice and a plate of red rapeseed sprouts.
Just as the dishes were cooked, Zhou Huaian and others walked in.
Zhou Huairong put the basket on the table and said, "Your sister-in-law picked some wild persimmons from the mountains today. I asked her to bring some to you."
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "I said I would ask them to go up the mountain to pick them tomorrow!"
"What are you going to do? It will be troublesome if you slip." Zhou Huaian said as he picked up the dishes and put them on the table. "Sit down. Do you want me to treat you one by one?"
Zhou Huaijun said, "You are so mysterious. Tell me what's going on first, or else I won't be able to enjoy the delicious food."
Zhou Yiding nodded, "That's right, he knew I came here every day to eat for free, but he still went to call me and didn't say anything, which made me feel uneasy."
Zhou Huaian smiled and patted him, "Don't worry, it's a good thing! If you don't believe me, ask your sister-in-law."
"That's good news!" Yang Chunyan smiled and put the wine glass on the table, "Brother, talk while you eat!"
"Drink!" Zhou Yiding brought up a small wine jar, opened the lid and filled the glass, "Cherry wine, very relaxing!"
"Cherry wine is delicious!" Zhou Huaishan sniffed it, "It also has a sweet taste!"
After everyone sat down to eat and drink, Zhou Huaishan couldn't wait to say, "What's going on? Tell me now!"
Zhou Huaian put down his chopsticks, told them about the truffle collection, and repeated the profit distribution method they had agreed upon.
"Brothers should be clear about accounts. If you think about it, we can work together. If you don't want to do it, you can dig it up and sell it later!"
Zhou Huairong and the other two never dreamed that not long after they had some free time, the youngest brother's family found a way to make money again, and after the family split up, they were willing to take them with them.
Zhou Yiding didn't expect that he would drag him to join them.
Zhou Huaijun was a little unconvinced. "Youngest brother, truffles are not like red mushrooms. They are hard and black like coal, and they smell like foot odor. Are you mistaken?"
Zhou Huairong felt the same way after hearing this. "I can't believe it either. They are willing to pay for the food we feed the pigs?"
Zhou Huaian said with a smile: "When Chunyan picked up red mushrooms before, you didn't believe it either. I almost threw it away."
Zhou Yiding also laughed after hearing this. "My sister-in-law stewed pork ribs with red mushrooms in the forest farm. I told her that it was poisonous and couldn't be eaten! Maybe she just likes it!"
Yang Chunyan thought about it and found it funny. "I know they want to buy truffles, just like buying red mushrooms, they want to see the quality of the goods before deciding whether to buy them or not."
Who could have imagined in those days that the things people feed pigs would become a luxury item for others? In later times, fresh truffles of better quality could be sold for hundreds of dollars per pound, and dried truffles could be sold for more than one or two thousand yuan.
After hearing what she said, Zhou Huairong and his two brothers believed it immediately, thinking that even if each of them got 10% of the dividends, they could earn a lot in a quarter.
Only brothers would share the money they earn with them, only fools wouldn’t do that!
Before the three of them could express their opinions, Zhou Yiding spoke up first, "Youngest brother, sister-in-law, you are clearly giving me money, how can I feel comfortable saying this!"
Zhou Huaian patted him on the shoulder and said, "You helped us find Magnolia officinalis, picked Magnolia officinalis flowers, and dug Paris polyphylla without taking a penny... I know you are worried that we will lose the cows of Lao Xiong's family, so you don't want to help us."
"Now that we are living a good life and have a way to make money, if you still treat me as a brother, then don't say these things! Besides, this matter has not been finalized yet, and it is still uncertain whether it will succeed or not!"
After hearing this, Zhou Huairong and the other two realized that Zhou Yiding had put in a lot of effort in finding those herbs in the forest farm, but he didn't take a penny.
They also got a share of the money, and now the youngest one has asked him to join the partnership because of the same reason.
The affection between people is mutual, and sincerity can only be exchanged with sincerity. The youngest is right to do this.
"Even if it doesn't work out, the fact that you thought of me today really makes me..." Zhou Yiding picked up the wine glass, "No more words, I'll drink this glass!" After that, he raised his head and drank it all.
He didn't know what words to use to describe his feelings at the moment.
What Zhou Huaian said to them today was equivalent to putting him and Zhou Huairong and others on the same level and treating him as a real brother. This friendship is worth remembering for the rest of his life.
Zhou Huaian stood up, picked up the small wine jar and filled a glass for him, then raised the glass and said, "Let's have a drink, brothers!"
Zhou Huairong and others also raised their glasses, "Cheers!" They raised their heads and drank it all in one gulp.
Zhou Huaian: "Eat some vegetables, go to bed early tonight, and go to work in the mountains tomorrow morning! Once things are settled over there, we can talk about other things!"
"Okay!" They started eating and drinking again.
After Zhou Huaijun ate a piece of fish, he said, "Let's go later tomorrow and we'll be able to dig them all up in no time. This thing likes to grow in shady places, and there are a lot of them in the pine forests to the south."
Yang Chunyan took over the conversation, "We are not sending fresh goods but dried goods. Although truffles are hard, they also lose a lot of water. It takes several kilograms of fresh goods to dry one kilogram."
She remembered that Jiaming and his friends used to go digging truffles to sell, and they heard that it took four or five kilograms of fresh truffles to dry one kilogram of dried truffles.
Zhou Huaijun: "I thought they were sending us freshly dug goods!"
Zhou Huaishan: "It's such a long way from the provincial capital, the fresh goods will spoil by the time they are delivered."
Zhou Huaian thought of what Yang Chunyan said, "Before the news comes over there, we can't sit idle. We have to go up the mountain to dig more and bring back some to prepare. And the capital that each family contributes, we will decide after the price is determined over there and the purchase volume is also determined."
"That's right!" Several people responded readily.
Zhou Huaian: "I have to go up the mountain to chop some firewood tomorrow. It's raining so I have to light up the oven so the truffles can be dried."
"Okay!"
Zhou Huairong looked at him happily, "The youngest one is getting more and more organized now."
Zhou Huaian nodded complacently, "I have always been organized, I just had no place to display my ideas before!"
"Tsk~" Zhou Yiding sneered, "You're bragging again. You are what you are now, thanks to your wise wife, sister-in-law!"
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "To be honest, I know nothing about doing business. Huai'an figured it out on his own."
Zhou Huaian raised his glass with a smile, "Yan'er, you are too modest! It is said that women can hold up half the sky, and you hold up more than half the sky in our family. I toast you a glass. You can't drink it now, so I'll drink it for you!"
Everyone laughed after hearing this, "What a smooth-talking guy!" (End of this chapter)
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