Da Shan's father's eldest brother and two cousins all left and returned home to discuss things with the family.
"Honey, do you think we could talk to Hongmei and see if we can find Xiaohai a permanent job?"
"What are you going to say? You have no connection with her, we didn't help her at all, and when she was in trouble, you didn't even give her a kind look. Now you're going to confront her?"
"Oh dear! What should we do then?"
"What can we do? If the child wants to go, let him go; if he doesn't, let him stay home and farm."
"If only I could have a job like Da Shan's. I thought that since Da Shan doesn't have any children, Xiao Hai could take over his job in the future, but I never expected that his wife would get pregnant just a few months after they got married."
"Forget it, don't cause any trouble later. Substitute worker? Why would they give it to you? I've inquired, there are permanent jobs, but it costs a thousand yuan, which is enough to buy a house in the city. When will I ever earn back that thousand yuan?"
Even so, they still snatched the hat. Someone could resell it for 1200.
"Is this robbery?"
"Okay, Xiaohai, go talk to your parents about this. It's such a big deal, and all they do is play cards." He sighed deeply after saying that.
Xiao Hai lowered his head. "Grandpa, I want to go. I've had enough of staying at home all the time."
"You should also talk to your parents about it."
"What did his father and second uncle say?"
"They said that if Dashan doesn't have a job, he should definitely go. They also said that this might be Hongmei's company that wants us to come back and discuss it."
“Dad, I think my second brother is right. Let the child go. He’s almost thirty, and the child is all grown up. The land at home is enough for the three of us.”
"I'm worried because this guy doesn't have any education. From what I hear, he's just going to do manual labor."
When Dunzi and his wife came in, they smiled honestly. "Mom and Dad, it's alright. We're fine with manual labor. We have a harvester, so we don't have to do much. We're just sitting around all year round, so it's better to go out and do something."
“Okay, if you two are willing, then it’s fine. Dunzi, be honest and work hard in the future. Your second uncle said that this might be Hongmei’s factory. You’re one of us, so maybe something good will happen to you in the future. Anyway, that’s what your second uncle said.”
"Honey, should we send Chunzi?"
"I want Chunzi and Xiaoping to go together. Chunzi isn't very educated, but Xiaoping only graduated from junior high school. I'm thinking of having the two brothers go together."
Second brother is right. Hongmei won't let our whole village work for nothing in the future. What are your thoughts?
“Dad, I want to go. I’ll go even if I have to be a loader. I’ll see more of the world outside. My second uncle said that maybe his wife and children can come with us in the future. That way, both of us can have jobs, and your grandson can go to school in the city.”
“Dad, I’m going too. My brother is right. When it’s harvest time, we should all come back to work. If all four of us have jobs, no one can compare to our family’s life.”
"Okay, all of you can go. It's fine if we two old folks stay at home; we can still manage. But I'm telling you, no cheating or shirking your duties. Don't think you're so sophisticated just because you're from the same village as Hongmei."
"Dad, we're not like that. Don't worry."
It wasn't just their three families discussing it; almost every family in the village was talking about it.
Most people were willing, after all, it was a rare opportunity. Da Shan's father also said that if they were recruiting again, they wouldn't even need to come out of the city.
At lunchtime, the family consisted mainly of elderly people and young Liu Chongyu. So, we had steamed buns, stewed cabbage and tofu, and braised pork, all of which are easy to digest. The old lady had a good appetite.
“Hongmei, why are you taking on so much trouble for yourself? There are always some people who don’t know what’s good for them.” Hu Aifen really looked down on some people.
“It’s alright, ma’am. To be honest, I was thinking of setting up a business for the village, but we can’t move this mountain or damage the environment.”
Then I'll have to think of another way. Actually, I have my own selfish motives. If all the young people stay outside in the future, I plan to send people from the village to help.
"Okay, if you have your own ideas, then so be it." The old lady didn't actually like this approach. But there was nothing she could do about it. Hongmei was right; in the future, young people would all leave, so the situation would remain the same.
After lunch, Hu Aifen went for a walk outside, mainly to hear everyone's opinions.
The people on the mountain were eating by the pool.
"Master, where's the wild boar?"
A glanced at Gu Yaozu, "Do you think wild boars are everywhere?"
"Master, shall we change our route?"
"I have no objection. You can arrange everything yourselves. I will only intervene when you are in real danger."
Wang Zining sat to one side eating a meat pie. "Little Si, why are you so obsessed with wild boar?"
"Uncle, you've never eaten wild boar meat before. If it were stewed all night, I reckon you wouldn't want to go back."
"real?"
“I ate it this summer, would I lie to you? Xiao Si must have thought it wasn’t easy for you and your older brother and sister to come all this way, so he insisted that you try it.” Zhang Weiyu was trying to coax his uncle, and he had to coax him all the way, otherwise he would have asked to go home long ago.
Zhang Zhenye and Annie sat side by side. "Sis, if you're tired, go back with Ganlu. Judging from this, the second brother and the fourth brother won't go back until it's dark, not until they've hunted the wild boar."
“Zhenye, your sister isn’t that weak. I exercise every day too.”
"Well, as long as you can hold on, that's fine."
The second brother nudged Zhang Weiyu and gave him a wink.
Zhang Weiyu sighed, having no other choice, and went to his master's side.
"Master, can you give us a hint? Running around all over the mountain like this isn't going to work."
A's favorite is the third one. "There's no snow on the mountain, so a lot of the wild boars' food isn't covered by the snow. You can judge based on the wild boars' habits."
"Master, isn't that too general?"
Now A fell silent, realizing he had already given them a hint.
After lunch, the group gathered to discuss the afternoon's plans, but they still couldn't come up with anything.
"In that case, let's take another route. Maybe people often come up the mountain, and the wild boars will avoid it." In the end, Zhang Zhenye decided on the direction.
"Hey you guys, we have pheasants and rabbits here, don't we?"
“Uncle, we rarely have the chance to come up the mountain to play, so of course we should take a walk around. Let me tell you, we even hunted wolves last summer. Didn’t you see the wolf pelt?”
"That's why I didn't want to come up; it's too dangerous. Those are ferocious wolves."
"Uncle, why don't you stay home with Mom tomorrow?"
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