Chapter 222: Every Family Has Its Own Problems
The next morning, Zhou Huaian was in high spirits, pushing a chicken cart and walking in front. He said in a brisk tone, "Damn it! I bought a bicycle and still have to push a chicken cart. It seems I need to buy a tractor."
Yang Chunyan looked at him with amusement, "If you want to buy a tractor, you have to go to the agricultural machinery station to ask if there is one. In fact, you don't have to buy a new one, just buy a used one if there is one."
Zhou Huaian's eyes lit up, "Why didn't I think of that! I'll ask Brother Huang and Doctor Xiao Wang when we get to Ning'an."
Yang Chunyan nodded, and the two stopped under the yellow horn tree, took out the kettle and drank some water.
Zhou Huaian went to the side of the road, stretched his neck to see if there were any tractors coming. After waiting for a few minutes, he returned to the tree and said, "Yan'er, let's go. Let's wait while we walk!"
"Yes!" Yang Chunyan carried the basket on her back, and the chicken bus started to squeak.
"Chunyan, wait!" Yang Xiaoxue's voice arrived before he actually showed up.
Yang Chunyan turned her head and saw Fang Zhiqiang riding a bicycle and catching up with her. "What a coincidence, are you guys going to sell herbs too?"
Yang Xiaoxue waited for Fang Zhiqiang to stop, then got off the bike and said, "Yeah, I didn't see you guys the last few times I went there, but I finally met you today."
Fang Zhiqiang also got out of the car, "That's right, Xiaoxue said you guys went early, so she dragged me out early in the morning and I finally caught up with you guys here."
Yang Chunyan saw that Fang Zhiqiang was much more enthusiastic than the previous two times. There were two sacks hanging on both sides of the bicycle. It seemed that they had a good harvest in the past few days.
Zhou Huaian put down the chicken bus and just took out the cigarette, Fang Zhiqiang handed him one, "Take mine."
Zhou Huaian took it with a smile and pushed the chicken cart. The two chatted as they walked, "How was your harvest these days?"
Fang Zhiqiang looked at the chicken bus and said, "It's far behind you. But I can still earn 20 to 30 yuan a day. The main reason is that Xiaoxue doesn't recognize many of the herbs!"
"Yes!" Yang Xiaoxue also said, "I didn't dare to pick the ones I didn't recognize, so I dug some Viola yedoensis, Thistle, and Small White Ginseng these days... and picked some mushrooms to sell."
Yang Chunyan remembered that she had told her last time that she would come to find her when she got down the mountain, and said apologetically: "I should have come to find you the day before yesterday, but Uncle Huai'an's leg was injured again, and we had to send him back to the forest farm, so I didn't come to find you."
Yang Xiaoxue smiled and said, "It's okay! There are a lot of herbs in the mountain behind my house. Zhiqiang and I even hunted a rabbit yesterday. We cooked a big pot of it last night. Even the old man said it was delicious."
Seeing her happy expression, Yang Chunyan was also happy for her, "Do your parents-in-law support you now?"
"Yeah!" Yang Xiaoxue glanced at the two men walking in front of her, "His sister-in-law might have said that we were digging herbs to sell. She has been so affectionate to me these days that it makes the hairs on my body stand up."
Yang Chunyan asked in a low voice: "Then your mother-in-law didn't let you take them with you?"
Yang Xiaoxue sneered: "My mother-in-law asked me last night if I could take his sister-in-law with me to dig herbs and sell them, but I didn't agree!"
As she spoke, she pulled Yang Chunyan and slowed down her pace. "Yan'er, let me tell you, people in their family value money very much. Last time when Zhiqiang came back from selling herbs, he gave the money to his mother."
Yang Chunyan looked at her in surprise, "Didn't you split up the family business? Why did you give the money to his mother to manage?"
"His mother said that she was afraid that we would abuse the money, so she kept it for us first, and we can ask her for it when we need it in the future." Yang Xiaoxue curled her lips, "I gave her the money I earned, and I still have to ask her for money when I need it. They really think I'm a fool."
"At that time, I told Zhiqiang that he still disagreed, saying that it was the same whether his mother collected the herbs or we collected them. I said, then I will not go to dig herbs to sell in the future, and wait for you to give me the money.
"He said I was being unreasonable, so I really didn't go to dig herbs that day, and I didn't go the next day either. Zhiqiang had no choice but to go to his mother. Finally, they agreed to let me keep all our money, and I took Zhiqiang up the mountain."
Yang Chunyan heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, "You did the right thing. From now on, you can keep the money from selling herbs yourself."
Yang Xiaoxue smiled bitterly and said, "There's more! His sister-in-law has never given me a good face since I came in. Now that she sees that we have found a way to make money, she is flattering us. I don't bother to pay attention to her and just pretend that I don't understand."
Yang Chunyan said: "If she is thin-skinned, it might be okay, but if she is thick-skinned, it will be useless if you ignore her."
Yang Xiaoxue nodded. "I know. I feel uncomfortable whenever I think about going up the mountain with her. We don't have much contact anyway. If she shamelessly brings it up, I will just refuse."
Yang Chunyan feels that every family has its own problems. "It's better to refuse decisively to save yourself from suffering."
Yang Xiaoxue: "Well! When your brother-in-law's uncle's legs are healed, you can come find me and we'll go into the mountains together. There are many herbs in the back mountains that I don't even know."
Yang Chunyan nodded. "I'm going back to my parents' home in a couple of days. Are you going with me?"
Yang Xiaoxue shook her head, "If it's not a festival, I won't go back!"
The four of them were halfway there when they encountered a tractor. After thinking about it, they decided to take a ride to Ning'an.
Zhou Huaian was busy delivering food to the guesthouse, so he asked Yang Xiaoxue and the other person to go to Deshengtang first. They handed over the food and went to find them.
When they arrived at the guesthouse, they saw Huang Yongcai sitting at the door of the cafeteria, looking at a list.
Zhou Huaian and Yang Chunyan walked in and came forward with a smile, "Good morning, Brother Huang!"
Yang Chunyan also greeted with a smile.
Huang Yongcai smiled and nodded, "Are you back from the mountains?"
"Yeah!" Zhou Huaian said with a smile, "I dug some herbs this time, but didn't get any wild animals."
"It's okay. I haven't received any guests these two days. I'll let you know in advance when I need you."
The three of them went to the backyard to unload the vegetables and weigh them. Huang Yongcai picked up a bundle of celery and said to the chef in the cafeteria, "The vegetables from the youngest family are still cleaned up."
The canteen chef smiled and nodded, "That's right, it saves us a lot of trouble to wash it now."
Zhou Huaian and Yang Chunyan took out the spinach from the bamboo basket. "My mother washed these vegetables in the ditch. The ditch is filled with spring water flowing down from the mountains. It is cool and clean."
Huang Yongcai: "It's not convenient in the mountains, but the water is really good. The ditches in the county town are not so clean. In the morning, people use them to rinse toilets and clean feces buckets."
After several people weighed the goods, Zhou Huaian pushed the chicken cart to the door. Yang Chunyan watched the cart, and he followed Huang Yongcai to pay the bill.
"Brother Huang, you have a lot of connections in the city. Can you please help me keep an eye out for any used tractors for sale?"
Huang Yongcai glanced at him and said, "Why are you buying a second-hand one? It would be much better to buy a new one!"
Zhou Huaian shrugged, "It's hard to buy. My third brother asked Doctor Xiao Wang for help last time, and he said that the orders are scheduled until next year."
Huang Yongcai patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't rush to look for a second-hand one. I'll ask someone to help you buy a new one. The old one breaks down every now and then, and it costs a lot to repair it. It's almost the same as buying a new one."
Zhou Huaian looked at him with joy, "That's great, thank you Brother Huang!"
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