Zhou's mother wiped away her tears and said, "Fortunately, our family has a way to make money and the new house has been built. If it were before, even if we wanted to help her, we couldn't do it!"
Yang Chunyan patted her shoulder and said, "Don't be sad, it's all over, it's all over!"
Mother Zhou looked at her with relief, "Well! Wait for me to mend your sister. When she gets better, I'll find a day to go to the He family and bring back the dowry."
Yang Chunyan remembered that Zhou Yumei and He Jianjun had a marriage certificate in their previous life. She wondered whether they got it later or got it when they got married?
"Did Sister Yumei and He Jianjun get the marriage certificate when they got married?"
Zhou's mother thought for a moment and said, "It's probably because they didn't get the marriage certificate! Their household registration was moved to the He family before the household contract responsibility system was implemented."
"Then don't worry. Wait until Sister Yumei recovers and see if she is willing to move her household registration back or stay in the town."
"If we don't stay in the town, we won't have any land to share. What should we do with the land if we stay in the town?"
"Just let others farm the crops. Whoever contracts the crops will be responsible for paying the public grain and agricultural taxes. You just need to weigh out some food rations for them every year. After two years, you can also buy a piece of land to build a house in the town."
"That's a good idea. Let's leave the He family alone for now."
As they were talking, the loofah in the pot had already boiled for several times. Zhou's mother handed the loofah soup to Yang Chunyan, "Take it to Yumei. I'll go help your sister-in-law prepare the chicken and stew it."
"Great!" After Yang Chunyan brought the loofah soup to Zhou Yumei, she called Zhou Huaian, who was talking to the old man, to go home and get the fishing net to catch fish.
Not long after the two of them left, Li Yinfu entered the backyard. When he saw Zhou's mother, he asked, "Guilan, I heard that your Yumei gave birth to a girl, and her husband's family was not happy and kicked her out?"
You are so good at giving birth, why don't you teach your Yumei to give birth to a son? Just marry someone in the town? You can't give birth to a son, so you must be driven out, right?
Mother Zhou looked up and saw that she was gloating over her misfortune. She clapped her hands and stood up. "It's better to kick her out than to kick her out! It has nothing to do with your eldest wife's money. There's no need for you to say anything!"
Li Yinfu curled his lips, "Hey~ I'm Aunt Yumei, can't I even ask a question?"
"Oh~" Zhao Huifang stood up and sneered, "You still know you are Aunt Yumei? You clearly knew that my Yumei was in confinement after childbirth, but you came here empty-handed. How did you get in?"
Li Yinfu glared at her, "Your Yumei has completely disgraced the Zhou family, and you still want to..."
"Get lost~" Zhou's mother came forward and grabbed her and pushed her out, "Everyone is from the Li family, what do you have to do with your eldest wife's business?"
"Bah~" Li Qiuyue stepped forward and spat at her, "My sisters-in-law don't dislike her, so why should you give her instructions?" Then she stretched out her hand to her, "Give me back the two hundred yuan you owe me!"
"I don't even bother to care about embarrassing things!"
Seeing that Zhou's mother and the other mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law were of one mind, Li Yinfu pushed Zhou's mother away and rushed out, almost bumping into Zhou's aunt.
"Hey~ Be careful, there are eggs in my basket!" Aunt Zhou San shouted and stepped aside, "Second sister-in-law, I heard that you brought Yumei back home. I brought two chickens and a basket of eggs. You should feed her well!"
"Thank you, Third Aunt!" Zhao Huifang stepped forward to take the basket, only to see it was full of eggs. The mother-in-law and her two daughters-in-law happily welcomed Third Aunt into the yard.
Mother Zhou looked at her gratefully, "Third sister, two chickens would be enough, why did you bring so many eggs?"
"Why are you being so polite to me?" Aunt Zhou said distressedly, "If I don't love my own niece, who would?"
Li Qiuyue looked at Li Yinfu outside the door and said, "Some people even came to my house..."
"Qiuyue!" Zhou's mother called her and slammed the back door shut.
"Bah! It's just a few coins, what's the big deal!" Li Yinfu spat angrily and turned away.
Mother Zhou took Aunt Zhou into the house and sat down. She told her what had happened and pounded her chest in tears, saying, "How can there be such a vicious mother-in-law? My heart is broken after seeing this..."
"Sister-in-law is just that kind of person, why do you care about her!" Aunt Zhou also wiped away tears, "Don't be angry, Yumei will feel bad when she sees this later!"
Zhao Huifang also advised: "Yes, Mom, we are here! Why do you care what those people say!"
Li Qiuyue said fiercely: "That's right, whoever dares to gossip will have his mouth torn to pieces!"
Aunt Zhou nodded, "Why bother with those nosy women? As long as our family treats Yumei well, that's all that matters!"
Zhou's mother took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears, and said with relief: "Huifang and the others have nothing to say about Yumei. The youngest one is now fishing with a net."
Aunt Zhou patted her on the shoulder and said, "Brother and sister-in-law are all good to Yumei, why are you so sad?"
Zhou's mother: "Yeah! Not sad!"
In the afternoon, Zhou Huairong and his brothers came back from digging truffles. After hearing about Zhou Yumei's situation, they were so angry that they insisted on going to the He family to settle the score. Zhou's mother persuaded them to stop.
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The next morning, Zhou Huaian and Zhou Huaishan drove a tractor to Ning'an together. The two brothers planned to go to Wang Zhen to inquire about the news and go to the coal mine to pull a cart of coal back home.
Ever since Xiong Lao Er started the highway robbery, they have been driving the tractor together in the morning, for fear that something might happen on the road again!
Huang Yongcai was so happy to see the river fish in the bucket that he couldn't close his mouth. "Why didn't you buy fish from the net to sell before?"
Zhou Huaian smiled and said, "Last time, I caught all the fish in the pond and applied whitehead frost at night, and they all froze to death. This time I kept them in the house, and only two died. The remaining ones were all sent here."
"I'll get some next time!" Huang Yongcai said with a smile, "Last time I heard my sister-in-law say that fried sandworms taste good, so I made some to try, and I didn't expect it to sell so well!"
Zhou Huaishan smiled and said, "We ate it at the youngest's house last time, and it tasted really good. After all, how can fried food not taste good?"
"That's right!" Huang Yongcai said, and then he remembered something. "Speaking of oil, how much rapeseed did your family plant this year?"
Zhou Huaishan nodded, "A lot! There are more than ten acres in total. We have to dig potatoes in the spring and plant another season."
Huang Yongcai said, "That's good. The leftovers can be sent to be pressed for oil and sold to me."
"That's right!" Zhou Huaishan agreed readily.
Zhou Huaian asked, "Brother Huang, is there not enough rapeseed oil?"
Huang Yongcai smiled and said, "It's hard to buy anything this year. The soybeans your family helped to harvest last time are almost gone. Go back and ask your aunt to help me harvest another two or three hundred kilograms of soybeans and send them down."
"Okay, let my mom take it back when I get home."
"Okay!" Huang Yongcai paid the bill to Zhou Huaian. Fourteen pounds of river fish, sold at fifty cents per pound, for a total of seven dollars.
When the two brothers arrived at Desheng Hall, Wang Zhen was cleaning. When he saw them coming in with buckets of water, he shouted, "Here you are!"
Zhou Huaian smiled and said, "I caught some fish to sell. I'll give you two."
Wang Zhen gave him a thumbs up and said, "You are amazing! You know everything!"
Zhou Huaian said proudly: "Netting fish, setting traps, catching eels, digging out bird nests... As long as it's fun, I'm good at it. I'm not good at anything else."
Wang Zhen looked at him enviously, "I don't know how to do anything you said. I will definitely go to your place someday to learn how to cast a net and use a trap to catch fish!"
Zhou Huaian looked at him with a smile, "Why don't you go with us today?"
Wang Zhen smiled and shook his head, "There are too many things to do before the New Year. I can only see if I have time next year."
Zhou Huaishan said with a smile: "Doctor Xiao Wang, there is no such thing as finishing everything. If you squeeze in, you will have time!"
"I will definitely take two days out next year to visit your home and see your medicinal fields." Wang Zhen said, then changed the subject, "The truffle matter has been settled..."
Zhou Huaian and his brother looked at him with joy, "That's great, we baked a lot and stored it at home."
"It would be best if we have some in stock." Wang Zhen took out a list from the drawer and handed it to them. "First-class dried truffles are priced at 10 yuan, second-class at 7 yuan, and third-class at 5 yuan. We'll buy as many as we can."
"But there is one thing. The goods delivered must be of the same quality as the samples sent last time. In addition, I have secured a deposit of 500 yuan for you. It's not a lot of money, but it's better than nothing! The wire transfer order arrived yesterday. We will go pick it up together later."
"Thank you! Thank you!" Zhou Huaian smiled so hard that his mouth couldn't close. "Doctor Wang, the first-class one is ten yuan. If it weighs one or two kilograms, how much do they charge per kilogram?"
Wang Zhen: "How big is this?"
Zhou Huaian: "Not many. I dug for more than ten days and found seven or eight fish weighing more than one kilogram. One of the biggest ones weighed more than two kilograms."
Wang Zhen nodded after hearing this and said, "I'll call them later."
"Then thank you for your help!" Zhou Huaian thought about it and asked again, "Do you eat that stuff? If you do, I'll bring you some fresh ones, and pick out some small pieces for Doctor Wang to soak in wine?"
When people in the mountains use truffles to make wine, they always choose those the size of a five-cent coin. These large ones are the most suitable for making wine and are also easier to make.
The best liquor for soaking truffle wine is the coarse grain liquor made by mountain people using sorghum and corn.
Wang Zhen shook his head. "My grandfather and I don't like it. But truffle wine has the effect of strengthening yang and nourishing the kidneys. If you have time, you can make some wine and send it down."
He took out another blueprint and said, "This is the blueprint of the oven sent over there. The steel plates and iron sheets used in it may be difficult to buy. I will find someone to buy them for you. You can find someone to build two ovens. This way, it will be easier to dry."
He had not expected such a large purchase volume. After this season's truffle business, he wanted to expand the department store, and the funds were completely sufficient. After accumulating funds for another two years, he could do what he wanted.
He was willing to cooperate with Zhou Huaian's family because this family was very kind and the brothers and sisters-in-law were in harmony with each other. Although they all had their own little thoughts, they were willing to consider each other, unlike other families who would do anything evil for money.
Zhou Huaian took it and looked at it, then said gratefully, "Thank you for your trouble! Once you find the materials, I will ask the master who helped me build the oven last time to build it."
Although Wang Zhen made some money from the truffle business, it was hard to make money these days! He could have lowered the price a little, even to 4 or 5 yuan per pound, and they would still be willing to do it.
Wang Zhen nodded and said, "They paid you for the samples you sent last time. Three five-jin samples cost a total of 110 yuan!"
"Thank you! Thank you!"
"You're welcome!"
Wang Zhen smiled and went to the backyard to say hello to Doctor Wang. He took the wire transfer slip and went out with the two brothers to the post office to withdraw the money. He then accompanied the two brothers to exchange two hundred yuan in change before going about their business. (End of this chapter)
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