Chapter 165 Harvesting Litchi Fruit
Li Youshan and his family were sitting in the yard enjoying the cool air. When they saw Zhao Dafa coming, he quickly moved a stool for them to sit down.
"When did Brother Dafa come back from the county town?"
"We came back this afternoon. The store isn't so busy right now, so we came back to rest for a few days."
Li Youshan agreed: "Yes, you look tired and thin, it's time to take a rest."
Zhao Dafa took out the things in the basket: two boxes of candied fruits, two bags of dried fruits, and two jars of wine.
Li Youshan was puzzled: "Brother Dafa, what are you doing?"
"This time, my father and I were able to go to the county town to work, all thanks to Yueyue. After going to the county town, I realized that my previous skills were far inferior to those of the good carpenters. My father and I not only made money, but also learned a lot. Our whole family is grateful to Yueyue. This little thing is a small gift from my family. I hope you don't mind it."
"What are you talking about? If you don't have carpentry skills, even if Yueyue wants you to work in the county, you can't go. We are all from the same village. Your family is kind and honest. If there is such an opportunity, you will definitely help us fight for it."
Zhao Dafa's family are of good character. They charge low fees for making furniture, and they do their best to help anyone in the village who has problems. They trust each other's kindness, so I would naturally be willing to introduce this opportunity to them.
Zhao Dafa smiled naively: "No matter what, I still want to thank your daughter Yue. If your family needs any help in the future, just let me know."
"good."
The two then talked about the house, and Zhao Dafa didn't go back until it was getting dark.
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It rains a lot in summer.
After a rain, all kinds of mushrooms appeared in the forest.
Many people go to the mountains to pick them.
Chicken mushrooms, chanterelles, wood ear mushrooms, and mushrooms.
Li Wanyue asked Li Sandong to ask Shopkeepers Li and Wu whether they would accept these.
After receiving a positive response, he told the villagers.
When the villagers heard that they could make money again, they offered a price five times higher than that for bamboo shoots and picked them more enthusiastically.
It’s just that the restaurant can’t handle so much, so they only charge two kilograms per restaurant.
However, all the collected fungus can be sent to the Li family, they will accept them.
Because it is easy to store and can be kept for a long time after being dried.
As a result, the Li family harvested a lot of wood ear mushrooms, and the villagers also made money.
That day, Li Sandong carried a basket on his back and placed it in front of Li Wanyue: "Sister, take a look at these, is there anything like the 'Xili fruit' you mentioned?"
Li Wanyue flipped through the books and saw a green fruit. Her eyes lit up: "This is it. Where did you find it?"
"I met some people when I was working before. Last time, I went to find them and told them that I wanted to find a green fruit the size of a duck egg. I gave each of them 20 cents and asked them to help look for it in their village. If there were any green fruits, I would pick two. I will wait for them at the dock in three days.
I went there today, and they found so many for me. The fruit in your hand was brought by Sun Daqing and Niu Tiesheng."
Li Wanyue looked at him with appreciation. Good, he knew of a solution.
"Well done. Go find them tomorrow and ask them to help pick some of these fruits. They'll charge two cents per pound. Let's start with 300 pounds."
After Li Wanyue finished speaking, she picked up two Ficus pumila fruits and said, "But we need to explain to them clearly that only those with a non-smooth surface and a protruding bottom are female fruits and can be eaten. Those with a smooth surface and a flat bottom cannot be eaten."
"I've got it in mind. I'll go tomorrow." Li Sandong responded.
The next day, Li Sandong went to Xiaoniu Village first. When Niu Tiesheng's family heard that the price was two cents per catty, they were so happy that they went to the mountain to pick the fruits immediately. They picked 150 catties in more than half an hour.
Li Sandong paid the money and drove away in the ox cart.
Niu Tiesheng and his family were so excited that they almost jumped out. In such a short time, they earned three hundred coins. They immediately asked their family to buy two pounds of meat so that they could have some meat in the evening.
Li Sandong was thinking as he walked. He just found out that Sun Daqing was from Sunjiazhuang and his second sister-in-law's family was also from Sunjiazhuang.
If I meet the Sun family, it will be hard to explain.
He tied the ox cart to a secret place and quickly ran to Sun Daqing's house.
He asked them to pick the fruits and bring them outside the village, where he would wait.
Sun Daqing and his family quickly went to the mountain to pick fruit.
Then they pushed it out of the village on a cart.
Sun Xiuqin's mother was very curious when she saw Sun Daqing's family pushing things with smiles on their faces.
Follow quietly behind.
As a result, they were seen meeting someone familiar.
I wondered, isn't that the third son of the Li family? Why did he come to Sunjiazhuang, but instead of going to his own home, he was waiting here for Sun Daqing's family?
Sun's mother hid behind a big tree and watched their movements.
After a moment, she understood that Li Sandong wanted Sun Daqing's family to help him pick things.
When she saw Li Sandong handing a string of copper coins to Sun Daqing and heard the price, her eyes almost popped out.
What the hell? Two cents a pound? This is a waste of money. These are free things in the mountains, but they actually paid so much for them.
When I heard the sound of the wheels turning, I came to my senses and found that Li Sandong had already driven away in the ox cart.
She went home angrily.
"The boss, the boss."
Sun's father walked out of the main room and asked, "Why are you so anxious? What happened?"
"Boss, let me tell you, the Li family doesn't take us seriously at all."
"What does it have to do with the Li family?"
Mother Sun told the story of Li Sandong coming to collect the things and said angrily, “What do you think they mean by coming to our village to collect the things? They would rather let others make the money than let us make it. If the villagers knew about this, how would they look at our family?
The daughter of Wang Saozi next door came back to her parents' home a while ago and said that Wang Guixiang's family was harvesting mung beans and duck eggs. Aren't they helping the Li family? They hid that from us, and they hid this from us. They don't take us seriously. "
Father Sun frowned, was silent for a moment, and said, "To be honest, it's all your fault. You insisted on bringing Dazhu to the Li family girl to propose marriage last time. I'm afraid they were angry and kept it a secret from us."
"What's wrong with matchmaking? Isn't it for the sake of their girl? They want to find her a man to rely on? I think it's just that their family has money and they don't like us anymore. No, I can't swallow this. I'm going to Daohua Village to ask tomorrow."
Father Sun said, "You can ask if you want, but don't be so aggressive. Their family is doing well now, so we must not offend them."
"knew."
Mother Sun rolled her eyes. She wanted to see what the Li family would say.
Li Wanyue looked at the sacks of ficus carica fruits and was already thinking about what to eat with them.
Wash the fruit, cut it with a knife, scoop out the seeds with a spoon, and spread it in a basket to dry.
You can eat ice jelly tomorrow.
The next day, before Li Wanyue had time to make ice jelly, she had already welcomed her grandson's mother.
When Sun's mother and eldest daughter-in-law entered the yard, Sun Xiuqin hurriedly greeted them with a smile.
"Mom, sister-in-law, why are you here? Come and sit down."
Zhao Suying also came out of the house: "My sister-in-law is here. The weather is so hot. Drink some water quickly."
Sun Xiuqin took out some iced sour plum soup and gave it to the two of them.
After taking a sip, the grandson's mother and the eldest daughter-in-law's eyes lit up.
It's sour, sweet, icy and cold, and it tastes so good.
He finished the drink in a few gulps and asked Sun Xiuqin to pour him two more glasses.
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