Chapter 224 Chapter 224 Heartache "Contains a large number of Fang Hunters...
Dali Village.
It’s early January, and the Chinese New Year will be here in a short while.
Xu Yunfan's fever had subsided long ago. He had been at the college for only two days when the college happened to be on holiday.
As soon as the college was on holiday, the cafeteria naturally stopped operating.
Aunt Qin and others who worked in the canteen cleaned the canteen thoroughly, put away all the tables and chairs, then closed the door and got on the ox cart to return to the village.
In the past few months, Aunt Qin and her companions have each earned a few taels of silver, and Grandpa Fang and his wife, the chef, have earned even more.
The father and son of the Fang family earned a lot, three taels of rice each a month. That was because they were the chefs in the cafeteria, flipping the pots every day, so it was normal for them to get a higher monthly salary. Aunt Qin and the others naturally had no complaints, but often laughed at Mr. Fang for being born to do this job.
In the past, Mr. Fang was always sick at home. He felt unwell every few days and had to run to the clinic in town. The Fang family was so worried about him that none of them dared to let him work.
Look, Fang Fulang has been working in the cafeteria for half a year now. Not only have his arm muscles been developed, but he has also never taken a day off. He is in great shape and enjoys everything he eats.
In the past, the Fang family was like the Qin family. As outsiders, they were not welcomed by most of the Li and Sun families. The Qin family was not so bad. Before, when they were all together, even if others disliked them, they could not do anything to them. But the Fang family was much worse off.
In the early years, they wanted to settle down at the foot of the mountain past the village, but the Li family disagreed, claiming that it was their place. Although the weeds were pushed away, the land was flat and they would reclaim it in the future. If the Fang family lived there, it would be occupying their land. The wasteland next to it was close to the village entrance and they would use it for farming in the future. Don’t look at the land being wasteland now, it’s just because they haven’t had time to turn the soil. But they have already set their eyes on the land and no one else can touch it. In short, Grandpa Fang selected several wastelands, but they were all rejected by everyone for various reasons.
If they chose a place farther away, not only would the land be uneven, but it would also be far away from everyone and even less safe. At that time, Grandpa Fang was traveling with his entire family and did not have a single penny on him. Along the way, people from other villages even thought they were beggars and would not let them into the village. Later, in the town hall, Grandpa Fang used his household registration certificate to prove that he was a disaster victim in Baling Prefecture, and only then was he arranged to settle in Dali Village.
But he didn't expect that for several days in a row, every place he chose was a wasteland that other villagers "felt" fond of. It is said that men don't shed tears easily. When he left his tribe and led his wife and children to the unknown mountains and forests, Grandpa Fang didn't cry. But after being rejected by the Li family, Grandpa Fang cried. A man has gold under his knees, and he just wanted to give his wife and children a place to shelter from the wind and rain. He no longer cared about the gold, and in the end it was just a joke.
Finally, it was Qin's children who heard that there was a family at the village entrance who had fled from Baling Prefecture to escape famine. They went back and told their family, and then the Qin family's adults called Grandpa Fang and his family to the end of the village, and even gave a piece of wasteland that had been reclaimed to the Fang family.
Because of this, the Fang family had a mediocre relationship with most people from the other two families, but had a good relationship with the Qin family.
But because of this, other people hated the Fang family even more. So what if the Fang family had a place to stay under the care of the Qin family? The Fang family who escaped the disaster were just as poor as the Qin family.
Because the Fang family had little land, they were once starving. Now, the three young men in the Fang family will have to spend a lot of money to get married in the future.
Not to mention, Mr. Fang is a mentally ill sickly person. Therefore, countless people in the village laughed at the Fang family for being so poor that even flies were unwilling to fly in. For this reason, the villagers guessed that the Fang family was on good terms with the Xiao Qin family just to get their hands on Run Ge'er.
But even the Fang family, whom they thought was so poor and looked down upon, looked at them. In just half a year, the family had earned nearly a hundred taels.
Damn, what kind of concept is this?
I'm afraid they can't save more than a hundred taels even if they live frugally for ten years, but they followed Qin Run, and because Qin Run won Xu Yunfan's favor, they earned that much in just half a year.
Before, Hunter Fang collected tea-oil fruits for Xu Yunfan. He would go up the mountain before dawn every day and come down the mountain after dark. With so many tea-oil fruits, Hunter Fang had to carry more than a thousand pounds down the mountain every day. He lost so much skin on his shoulders that he became much thinner.
The tea oil fruits on the trees were harvested, and Hunter Fang also looked for those that fell from the trees. After two months of hard work, he made another fortune.
It would be strange if Li and Sun felt comfortable as they only saw the silver going into their pockets and automatically ignored how much the hunter had gritted his teeth and how many scratches he had suffered from the branches.
But some people felt uncomfortable, while others became more active.
Fang Yi, the eldest son of the Fang family, is also old enough to marry.
Of course, they thought of this, and the Fang family naturally thought of it as well.
The Fang family’s house is not big. If the Fang brothers get married, it really won’t be enough to live in.
Fang Hunter came to Qin Run about this matter, "Brother Run, do you think we should start buying this house now?"
Qin Run was puzzled. Was it necessary for the Fang family to discuss the construction of the house with him? "Uncle Fang, do you have any worries?"
Hunter Fang really did have one. "Isn't it almost Chinese New Year? There's not much work to do in the fields, so many people are idle... The matchmaker from Xiaoli Village came over. Fang Yi is also of marriageable age, and the villagers have been coming to our place recently. They all want to know who Fang Yi has fallen in love with. My father, mother, and I are planning to marry Fang Yi off to a man from another village. There's one in Xiaoli Village, but the matchmaker said that the woman is also very fond of Fang Yi, but his mother thinks the Fang family is too small and won't be enough for them in the future, so she wants Fang Yi to move out and build a house to live on his own."
The ancients emphasized filial piety, and most people in the village believed that parents should not separate their families while they are still alive. Qin Run thought for a moment and asked, "Uncle Fang, does the daughter-in-law Fang's mother want Fang Yi to move out, or does she want you to build two more rooms?"
"He asked to live separately, saying it was unsafe to live where I was, too close to the mountains. So, the matchmaker said he wanted me to buy a piece of land and build four houses on Qin's side, and then we would live together."
Hunter Fang thought that there didn't seem to be anything wrong with what they said. The place they lived in was indeed a bit remote, and few people were willing to live alone.
Qin Run said sullenly, "Four rooms? Uncle Fang, isn't the woman right? Are four rooms enough?"
"It's enough," Hunter Fang smiled innocently, "Three rooms at home are enough for us now, so how can four not be enough?" At home, the three Fang brothers shared one room. Although it was a bit crowded, it was enough for them to live in.
"How can that be enough?"
Qin Run counted on his fingers for Hunter Fang to hear, "Uncle Fang, look, you and Uncle Fang share a room, Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang share a room, and Fang Yi is married, so naturally he needs a separate room. Let's not talk about anything else, just say Fang Er and Fang San are not old enough to get married yet, and they sleep in the same room. What about the children in the future? Where will they sleep?"
"Oh!" Fang the Hunter slapped his head. "Look at my head. How come I haven't thought of this?"
At this time, Xu Yunfan came in from outside. Seeing Fang Hunter, he smiled and said, "Uncle Fang, you are here."
"Well, let's go talk to Run Ge'er." Hunter Fang was actually quite embarrassed. He had discussed these things with Grandpa Fang and the others at home. The two elders actually agreed to come here to buy land and build a house. However, they didn't want to go to the Qin family, but to build on the land that used to belong to Xiao Qin's family.
Fang Hunter had discussed it with his parents, and before coming, he didn't forget to ask Fang Fulang if he was willing. Fang Fulang just smiled and pulled Fang Hunter, smiling sweetly, revealing two dimples, "I will listen to my husband, whatever he says I will listen to."
"You're always good at coaxing me." Fang Hunter scratched Fang Fulang's upturned nose, with a doting look in his eyes that even he wasn't aware of. "If you really listened to me, who was it that made a fuss about going to work in the cafeteria when I didn't let you go out before? You didn't listen to me, and you got angry when I didn't let you go out. You even refused to hold me at night?"
That day, Hunter Fang said that he would not let Mr. Fang go to work in the cafeteria. Mr. Fang got angry and refused to hold him when he slept at night. He even pulled away all the quilts and did not cover Fang Hunter with them.
In response to this, Fang Liehu laughed angrily.
Ever since Fang Fulang started insisting on sleeping in the same room with him and having sex with him, Fang the Hunter has accepted his fate. Every day, Fang Fulang would only go to sleep obediently if he held her in his arms. Now that he refuses to hold her in his arms, it is obvious that he is really angry.
Speaking of what happened half a year ago, Fang the Hunter couldn't help but shake his head and laugh. Fang Fulang pouted, "But I'm the child's little father, I have to go out to work."
"Why?" Fang Liehu hasn't figured out the connection between the two yet.
Fang Fulang is simple, but that doesn't mean he's stupid. Although his IQ is at the level of a ten-year-old, others say he's stupid, but he's not stupid. In fact, he knows everything, "Because I'm their little daddy, so I have to raise the children!"
He smiled cheerfully, as if extremely happy that he could go out to work and earn money. "They all say our family is very poor. They also say that because you were too poor before, you could only marry a sickly idiot, and your children will be bachelors in the future. Brother, I am not like those children who cannot find wives and are laughed at by others. I can go out to work and earn money, so you don't have to work so hard."
Hearing this unexpected answer, Fang Hunter was stunned. He hugged Fang Fulang for a long time and couldn't speak, but his eyes were red. "It's your brother who is incompetent. It makes our lovely Fang Guoguo suffer so much. I'm sorry."
Because they have lived together for so many years, Fang Fulang sometimes calls Fang the Hunter Brother and sometimes calls him Fulang, depending on who he remembers.
Fang Fulang shook his head. "It's not hard at all. Going to work every day is fun. Run'er, Auntie Qin and the others always give me delicious food. Every time we eat, they always ask me to eat more. Brother, they are all fine."
"Yes, they are all good people. So, Fang Guoguo, are you willing to move to the Qin family?"
"Do you live there too?" Fang Fulang asked hesitantly.
Hunter Fang nodded and said, "Yes, our whole family will live there."
"Then I'm willing. As long as my brother, parents and children are here, we can go anywhere." Fang Fulang nestled in Fang Hunter's arms and said softly, "I want to sleep with you every night, otherwise I can't sleep."
Even though they have been husband and wife for more than ten years, at this moment, Fang Liehu felt mixed emotions.
He stared down at his husband who was leaning on his arms with affection, and his chest felt sore.
To be honest, sometimes he really felt very tired. Facing such a family, he even felt suffocated when Grandma Fang asked him to get married.
It was a kind of suffocation that came from a mountain of pressure!
Other families are still okay, with several brothers supporting two elderly people. The pressure is divided and one person has to bear less.
The Fang family is different. Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang are both lame, and the family has two acres of low-quality land, which makes it difficult for them to even make ends meet, not to mention that they have a stupid younger brother. The whole family depends on Hunter Fang for support.
During those years, he was actually no different from the previous Qin Run. He did all kinds of dirty and tiring work, and only in this way could he barely support his family.
Providing food to his family is something that Fang the Hunter has to work hard and persevere, but as he gets older, the pressure from his elders to get married has doubled the pressure on him.
He had no way of expressing his suffering, and he couldn't say it, because as soon as he did, Grandma Fang would cry and say that they were a burden to him, and that they could eat less and save food so that he could get married.
Later, what made Fang the Hunter collapse was not the fact that he couldn't get married or the gossip of outsiders, but the intentions of Grandma Fang and the ignorance of Mr. Fang that almost suffocated him.
Hunter Fang loved Fang Fulang and treated him like a family member, giving in to him in every way. Because Fang Fulang was in poor health, he treated this younger brother like a treasure. But one day, his mother wanted him to marry her younger brother, saying that they were not registered under the same household registration. In fact, because of poverty, Fang Fulang had been adopted for so long, but Fang Fulang had never been registered in the Fang family household registration. His younger brother even cried and wanted to have a child with him...
This was probably what a bolt from the blue meant. Hunter Fang rushed out of the door and ran up the mountain, breaking down and crying. Sometimes, when Fang's husband made a fuss, he would feel a surge of guilt after making love, and he wanted to find a rope to hang himself, but he couldn't.
Over the years, Fang the Hunter could no longer tell whether his attitude towards Fang Fulang was out of responsibility or guilt. He loved him, pampered him, and protected him, but he could no longer tell whether it was out of family affection or love.
With such complicated feelings, Fang the Hunter came to Xiao Qin's house and didn't even analyze the matchmaker's words carefully.
Knowing that Hunter Fang was here to buy land and houses, Xu Yunfan asked the woman where she was from, how the matchmaking went, and so on. He then learned that the two families were almost done with the negotiations. Xu Yunfan couldn't help but frown: "Uncle Fang, the woman's mother mentioned four houses? That doesn't necessarily include Fang Er and Fang San!"
"Yunfan, what do you mean?" Hunter Fang was stunned. If he didn't take Fang Er and Fang San with him, would he let these two half-grown children live alone at the foot of the mountain?
That’s definitely not possible. It’s too dangerous. Not to mention wild animals or something, even if they encounter thieves, what can these two children do?
"I heard that the custom here is that if the family splits up, the parents live with the eldest son. Uncle Fang, you are Grandpa Fang's only child, so naturally, wherever Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang go, there goes too. Now, let's not talk about how much Grandma Fang earns a month grinding chili powder for me, let's talk about Uncle Fang. To be honest, in the past, Uncle Fang was seen as a burden to the Fang family by outsiders, but now it's different. Uncle Fang earns several taels of silver a month, no less than the shopkeeper in town. You four elders earn that much a month, so living with you is a good deal, but it's hard to say for the second and third Fangs."
What Xu Yunfan meant by "difficult to say" was nothing more than that these two guys earned a few hundred coins a month, which was better than other men, but in two years, Fang Er would be getting married, and by then, would he be able to afford the betrothal gift and the money to build a house?
If he couldn't afford it and the family hadn't split up yet, Fang Liehu and the others would definitely help out a little, but after the split, some things would become hard to say.
Also, what else does the Fang family have besides two acres of land?
For some reason, Fang Liehu felt uneasy when he heard this, as if Xu Yunfan wasn't saying these things to deliberately speak ill of him, but was reminding him, "Yunfan, what you said..."
Xu Yunfan calculated the amount for Hunter Fang, "Uncle Fang, I treat you as one of my own. If I have anything, I won't hide it. Let me calculate it for you. Your family's entire property, excluding that money, is one hundred taels. Besides that, there are two acres of low-quality land."
"The land a few hundred meters from my house cost at least six taels of silver. Building a house for you must cost ten taels, so I'll just estimate twelve taels. That's for building the house. You'll need furniture for the bride, right? So, at least two taels will have to go. Look, that's twenty taels already."
"In two years, Fang Er will be old enough to get married. By then, will Fang Er have to squeeze in with you? You don't have any land in the village, so you have to buy this land. Your family only has two acres of land. You will starve to death if you rely on it for food. Fang Er earns a few hundred coins a month, which is more than enough to support him, but if you really want to support a family, Uncle Fang, do you think it's enough? Not to mention Fang San. So, by then, if you want to buy land for them, you have to spend more than ten or twenty taels, and there are also betrothal gifts and other things, which will cost at least another twenty taels. You say, I can calculate this money, don't others?"
Fang Liehu had actually thought about these things before. It was precisely because he had thought about these things before that he felt tremendous pressure and felt breathless.
He has different ideas from others. Some people have more children the poorer they are, but he dares not have more children the poorer they are. He doesn't want his children to suffer with him and follow his path, but sometimes, reality forces him to compromise.
In the past, he felt satisfied and that was enough as long as he had Fang Yi. However, Fang Fulang's mind had not grown up, but his body had grown up. After he started eating meat, he knew how to appreciate it and kept thinking about it. If he didn't give it to him, Fang Fulang would make a fuss and even tell his parents. His mother even asked him privately if he was injured or something. After all, he often went up the mountain, so it was normal for him to get bumped into.
Hunter Fang was helpless and thought that boys were not as fertile as girls. However, Mr. Fang was so capable that he gave him a son every two years. Hunter Fang no longer dared to hold on to any luck.
Now that his three children have grown up, Fang Hunter is worried. Xu Yunfan's words made him even more worried. "You're right, but what does this have to do with what you just said?"
Xu Yunfan said a little embarrassedly: "Uncle Fang, the girl from Xiaoli Village you just mentioned, my student told me about it."
Gossip is not something that is exclusive to women. Even students in the college like to get together and chat when they have nothing to do. Xu Yunfan has often joined in on the fun.
One student said that there was a family in their village that had been in a very bad situation recently. The husband who had just married into the family was clamoring to separate from the family.
"My student said that before the man got married, his parents asked to build another house because the house was too small. After he got married, they lived alone in another house. Later, his younger brothers were about to get married, and the house was not big enough, so they needed everyone to pool money. The man refused to agree, saying that the house was bought by him and his husband themselves. In this case, if the brothers-in-law complained that the house was not big enough, they would have to pay for it themselves. But the house was actually built by the old couple with the money they had saved for many years. But the villagers built the house without any preparation, and they were family members, so they didn't know how to keep accounts or write deeds. Now that the man is making such a fuss, even if the villagers know the truth, what can they do if the other party is unwilling to pay the money? It will be unpleasant, but if they don't have to pay a few taels of silver, what does that little reputation mean?"
Hunter Fang asked tentatively, "Xu boy, the husband you are talking about, could it be..."
Xu Yunfan knew what Fang Hunter wanted to say. "Yes, he is the second brother of the girl you showed Fang Yi. Xu Zhifeng also knows about this. Grandpa Fang knows Zhifeng. If you don't believe me, you can ask Grandpa Fang to ask Zhifeng. Uncle Fang, I think this matter is a bit coincidental. Run Ge'er treats you as his uncle, so I said a few extra words. Don't blame me for being nosy."
Hunter Fang shook his head. "Don't worry, your uncle isn't that kind of person. You're doing this out of kindness. I know some people forget their mothers after marrying a wife, and then ask their wives to influence them. Some even don't want their brothers anymore. This kind of thing happens, and I understand."
When Xu Yunfan came back, Qin Run went to the kitchen to cook, leaving Xu Yunfan to chat with Fang Liehu.
Hunter Fang didn't want to stay at Xiao Qin's house for lunch, but he couldn't resist Qin An's enthusiasm. Qin An grabbed his arm and wouldn't let him leave.
Xu Yunfan brought some wine, and Hunter Fang drank two bowls of strong sweet potato wine without eating many bites of the food. He touched Qin An's head twice and suddenly choked up.
Hunter Fang suddenly started crying, startling the three little guys. Even Qin Run was dumbfounded. "Uncle Fang, what's wrong with you?"
Hunter Fang wiped away his tears and shook his head, saying, "Run'er, Yunfan, Uncle Fang, thank you so much. Without you, I wouldn't even dare to think about buying land or finding a wife for Fang Yi."
Although the Fang family made a lot of money by working with Qin Run, they had no land. Land was their foundation, and no one knew how much they actually earned. Therefore, Fang Yi's marriage was not easy. After finally finding someone he liked, the result was...
Fang the Hunter naturally believed what Xu Yunfan said, and it was because he believed it that he felt powerless.
"Uncle Fang, you are drunk." Xu Yunfan took the remaining sweet potato wine under the table and stopped Hunter Fang from drinking any more. Fortunately, Hunter Fang was not a heavy drinker and did not clamor for more.
Perhaps it was because he had been suppressing the thoughts in his heart for a long time and couldn't vent them. He had suppressed them for too long. After drinking two bowls of wine to build up his courage, Fang the Hunter felt uncomfortable. He pulled Xu Yunfan out and said, "Yunfan, Uncle Fang is asking you, do you think I was wrong?"
Xu Yunfan was confused by the question, "Uncle Fang, what you said..." It was incoherent and he couldn't believe what it meant.
Hunter Fang pondered for a moment and said, "I haven't been able to get over that hurdle in my heart these past few years."
"What's the hurdle?"
"You know your Uncle Fang..." Hunter Fang pointed to his head. "Sometimes, I don't even know if he knows... He's so narrow-minded. He used to hear people say I wasn't capable of getting married, and he was afraid I'd drive him away if I did, so he insisted on being with me. Over the years, I sometimes really regretted not being able to make up my mind. If I had been disabled, maybe this family wouldn't have suffered so much."
Hunter Fang had a secret in his mind that he had never told anyone, and that was that he had once wanted to become a eunuch.
He thought that if he couldn't be a man, his mother wouldn't urge him to get married, and Fang Fulang wouldn't insist on marrying him.
"I thought, even if I don't get married, after my parents pass away, I'll just live with him. I'm older than him. Mom said, 'What will happen to him if something happens to me? What if I die first?' So, at that time, I thought, 'I won't go up the mountain anymore. When I'm old... I'll see him off first, then I won't have to worry about no one taking care of him.' But in the end, I couldn't bear to leave. Thinking about it now, I feel guilty for having those thoughts."
Because I am guilty, I feel overwhelmed with guilt every night when I hug my husband.
Xu Yunfan was shocked.
He didn't expect that Hunter Fang was actually such a ruthless person!
Hunter Fang continued, "They don't know. Every night when I hold him in my arms, I... I feel like I'm not a human being. I'm what outsiders call a beast, saying one thing and thinking another. I clearly said I treated him as my brother before, but how can anyone treat a brother like that? And how many children did he have in the end? I don't even dare to ask your uncle what he thinks of me. Over the years, I haven't been able to give him a good life. I let him have three children. I'm still just a 'child', but I have to shoulder so many burdens. I feel terrible!"
Xu Yunfan was silent. He didn't know what to say, but he could be sure of one thing, that is, Fang Liehu was really a responsible and capable person.
With only two acres of land at home, he supported a family. Xu Yunfan saw with his own eyes how tired Hunter Fang was during the time of harvesting tea oil fruits. His clothes were never dry from the time he went up the mountain to the time he came down, and layer after layer of skin fell off his shoulders. He had been trying his best to be the pillar of the family and provide a safe haven for his parents, husband and children, but he had endured countless storms. Even a stubborn stone can be worn away by water, let alone a mortal.
Xu Yunfan knew that Hunter Fang was suffering, so he patted him on the shoulder to comfort him. "Uncle Fang, you don't have to blame yourself or feel guilty. You have done your best to give your family the best life. Fang Yi and the others won't blame you, and Uncle Fang won't blame you either."
"Uncle Fang, maybe you can talk to Uncle Fang." Xu Yunfan had contact with Fang Fulang. Every day when he went to the college, the noodles and dishes he ate were all prepared for him by Fang Fulang.
When Xu Yunfan was eating, Fang Fulang would come up to him and stare at him, asking him with a smile if the food tasted good and what he wanted to eat tomorrow.
Many people think Fang Fulang is stupid, and some people don't even have the patience to say a word to him. When he was in the village, Fang Fulang used to take his clothes to the river to wash. If he was lucky, he would meet a woman with a good temper, and everyone would get along well. After washing the clothes, they would go their separate ways. But if he met those who were mean or wanted to make fun of others, they would either make fun of Fang Fulang or say that Fang Fulang was a fool and that his behavior was contagious, and would not let him wash there. Later, Hunter Fang found that when Fang Fulang washed the clothes and wrung them out to dry, the water in the basin was turbid. After asking, he found out that Fang Fulang was washing them in the river and those people deliberately muddied the water.
Fang Fulang felt particularly aggrieved and complained to Fang the Hunter, "Brother, they all said I was a fool and wouldn't let me wash clothes there. They also said I was a big fool and that the baby I'd give birth to would be a little fool. Brother, I don't want to give birth to a little fool. A little fool would be laughed at and would have no friends. A big fool can't protect a little fool. What should I do?"
Some people think Fang Fulang is stupid and are unwilling to hang out with him, but Xu Yunfan is different. He can talk to Fang Fulang for a long time every time in the cafeteria.
Fang Fulang is only in his thirties this year. Because he has been well protected by Fang the Hunter over the years, his baby face is very fair and tender, and you can't tell at all that he is the father of three children. Xu Yunfan sometimes calls him Brother Fang, which often makes Fang Fulang giggle. Naturally, Xu Yunfan and Fang Fulang have a special relationship.
If it weren't for this relationship, he wouldn't have said so much. "Actually, Uncle Fang knows a lot of things. Don't always treat him like a child."
Hunter Fang was stunned and speechless for a long time. If he treated Fang Fulang as a child, then what was he?
Beast?
But sometimes he couldn't help but admit that Fang Fulang was really like a child. It was because of this that he felt tormented and guilty. "Will he understand?"
"How can he understand if you don't explain it to him clearly? And if you don't explain it to him, how do you know he can't understand it?" Xu Yunfan took out a bag of melon seeds from his pocket. He had just taken them out to chat with some aunts, and he brought them back before he finished them.
Xu Yunfan said while eating melon seeds, "Uncle Fang, actually, Fang Yi is getting married now. You think he's not young anymore, but in our country, he's still old enough to go to school. You're considering his marriage now, but have you asked him what he thinks?"
Hunter Fang scratched his head, his eyes bright. Apparently, two bowls of sweet potato wine hadn't made him drunk to the point of being unconscious. "I really haven't asked. I heard from the matchmaker that the girl is not bad, good-looking, and has a good family background. Most importantly, she doesn't look down on our Fang family."
"If you ask me, you should ask Fang Yi. He reads whenever he has free time in the cafeteria. He's quite studious and probably has his own ideas."
Xu Yunfan had a good relationship with his classmates. Students like Ye Chen were generous and not short of money. They usually ate in the cafeteria, and he could talk to Fang Yi and the others. When they learned that Fang Yi wanted to learn to read, they lent him their used books. At noon, when Qin An went to the cafeteria to eat, he would also teach Fang Yi to read. After a few months, with Fang Yi's hard work and diligence, he could recognize many words.
Xu Yunfan could see that Fang Yi was actually quite opinionated and had his own ideas, so it was not advisable for Fang Hunter to make decisions for him. "I think Fang Yi has quite a bit of ambition."
"What?" Hunter Fang was a little frightened and hurriedly explained, "Yunfan, Fang Yi has been a well-behaved and sensible kid since he was young. He wouldn't covet something that doesn't belong to him. If... you don't have to do anything, I'll take care of him."
The word ambition can be either positive or negative, but many stereotypes believe that the word ambition itself has a dark side.
But Xu Yunfan doesn't think so. He wants to change the status quo and make a name for himself...are these considered ambitions?
Actually, it makes sense. Fang Yi doesn't want to follow Fang the Hunter's path. He wants to earn money to support his family. What's wrong with that?
Xu Yunfan shook his head and smiled, "Uncle Fang, you misunderstood. What I meant was that Fang Yi is a man with ideals and ambitions. I used the wrong words to make you misunderstand. Fang Yi is very studious now, and he treats people well. If I go out in the future and Run Ge'er's business reaches the capital, I plan to bring some people over, but I'm still considering it. Uncle Fang, please don't tell anyone. So, if Fang Yi gets married, I won't let him bring his family with him. You should know that in a place like the capital, a few taels of silver a month is probably not enough for outsiders like us to survive."
The surprise came too suddenly. Xu Yunfan's words made Fang Liehu feel dizzy. He quickly promised not to say anything nonsense. "I know, it's not easy to survive in a place like the capital. I understand what you mean. I will have a good talk with the child when I get back."
This plan was actually not Xu Yunfan's, but was proposed by Qin Run.
Qin Run went to the cafeteria quite often. Grandpa Fang and Mr. Fang were born to be chefs. The recipes Xu Yunfan brought out sometimes only vaguely stated an appropriate amount of ingredients, but Mr. Fang and his son were able to control the amounts just right. Many of the dishes they made were so urgent that the students rushed to the cafeteria as soon as the class was over, without even bothering to go to the bathroom.
There must be chefs like Grandpa Fang and his son in Beijing, but Jiang Yunshen said that the chefs in Beijing may not be as skilled as Mr. Fang and his son.
Jiang Yunshen suggested that Qin Run bring people over when the time comes, and have the Fang family father and son train a group of chefs for him, so that he wouldn't have to go through the trouble of recruiting people.
Qin Run told Xu Yunfan about Jiang Yunshen's suggestion, and Xu Yunfan agreed. Once the food city in Beijing is established, there will be more chefs than just ten fingers. Moreover, Qin Run's goal is to open Yunrun stores and restaurants into a chain. Instead of hiring some chefs who may be stubborn, it is better for them to train a group of them themselves.
In this case, Xu Yunfan would naturally bring both Fang's father and son to the capital, and then the other members of the Fang family would naturally follow. If Fang Yi were to marry a wife here, with such a family of relatives, as the host, he would also be a little troubled.
Just as Xu Yunfan finished his thought, a figure jumped over from a distance.
"Husband~"
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