"You two were singing and drinking at the entrance of the village. If I didn't think carefully, it would be easy for me to be fooled by you,"
Zhou Lizheng sat down and said, "Ji Ming was able to get so many potatoes at this time. I think it was the 40,000 kilograms of potatoes you harvested in Dongshan, and you sold them to the villagers under this name, right?"
Zhou Lizheng said, "Now that there is too much grain, it attracts attention. It is time to hide it. You don't have to make it so troublesome to transport grain in the future. I will find a way to cover it for you."
Song Yuehua knew that her true intentions had been exposed, so she stopped pretending and said, "Thank you very much."
Zhou Baozhu said gratefully, "My second brother asked me to come back at that time, but we were still greedy for the little money, so we dragged it on until now. Recently, the county has become increasingly unstable. My husband and I dare not do business or go out. Fortunately, I have you, otherwise I really don't know what will happen next."
Zhou Baozhu took out a cloth bag and found a silver bracelet inside.
Song Yuehua quickly held the man down and said, "Aunt Baozhu, I should return your money. I sold the potatoes to Xiaoyi at 1 cent per pound, but they are more expensive when they come to you. How can I accept the money you give me?"
Zhou Baozhu quickly shook her head and said, "I can't come back because I'm too greedy. You can give me 4,000 kilograms of potatoes, which is a favor. 1 cent was a thing of the past, and 5 cents is also us taking advantage of you."
"If I don't return the money to you, you have to take this thing back. If you force me to accept it, I will be angry." Song Yuehua said in a firm tone.
Zhou Baozhu looked at Zhou Lizheng helplessly.
"Just remember this favor." Zhou Lizheng said, "Come to my house for dinner later, and we'll discuss the trap at the entrance to the village."
Song Yuehua, "..."
Zhou Lizheng brought this up, and Song Yuehua couldn't refuse, so she had to agree.
When they reached the door, Zhou Lizheng turned back and said, "Take Master Xie and the two little ones with you, so that the little ones can play together."
"Okay, you have the final say." Song Yuehua was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Until the two left, Song Yuehua did not ask Zhou Lizheng about Caiyun Village.
There's no point asking now. Once Duan Yidao and Ji Ming come back, everything will be clear. There's no need to make others worry now.
Later, Zhang Rushan came to the Song family with an account book and said, "I have calculated that there are 40,000 catties of potatoes in total, which were sold for 200 taels of silver. When you have the potatoes ready, we can perform another show."
"Okay," Song Yuehua said, "When the job is done, I'll give each of you 10 taels of silver as a reward for your hard work."
Zhang Rushan waved his hand and said, "No need. You sell these potatoes to the villagers at a loss. We don't want to make money from this."
"That will be hard work." Song Yuehua said with a smile.
At first, she did not sell the 140,000 kilograms of potatoes she harvested. Later, she used 50,000 kilograms of potatoes to exchange for her life from bandits.
This year she harvested another 40,000 kilograms of potatoes. After deducting the potatoes used to feed pigs in the compound and the 6,000 kilograms of potatoes used during this replacement, she still had at least 120,000 kilograms of potatoes.
This time she sold 40,000 kilograms of potatoes to the villagers, so she still had 80,000 kilograms of potatoes.
Although the tribe would provide food for those who worked, some people's rice jars were empty. She just happened to need to sell some of her potatoes, but if the villagers bought them directly from her, it would be too ostentatious.
You have to understand the principle that a tall tree attracts the wind. The potatoes can be sold to the villagers, and the price cannot be too low. 5 cents is reasonable. Anyway, Ji Ming's image as a grain dealer has been established, so using his name is just right.
If we want the villagers to unite, at least we should prevent people from starving to death. After we get through this year, everything will be fine next year.
After Gouwazi brought Wang Er and Wang Xiaoye back, the father and daughter temporarily lived in the Jia family.
Jia Fugui is extremely anxious now. Erguotou has been staying in the county and has not returned home. He can only ask Gouwazi about the situation.
Gou Wazi said, "Uncle Fugui, my second brother is with his master now..."
In fact, it was not Erguotou who did not want to come back, but Zhao the blacksmith who was unwilling to come back. Before, a group of refugees broke into the blacksmith shop, trying to rob money and search for things. Some of them even ran to the backyard to look for food.
Erguotou didn't dare to move. He just thought about saving his life. After all, the other party had more people and it would be not worth it if he accidentally lost his life.
After a while, screams were heard from the backyard, and none of the refugees who had gone in came out.
Erguotou took a careful look and saw corpses lying all over the yard. Blacksmith Zhao looked like a killer, holding two knives in his hands and his robe was covered in blood.
Because the door was empty as it was broken into by this group of refugees, the county magistrate did not make things difficult for Zhao the blacksmith. However, the legs of several yamen runners were shaking as they carried the corpse.
Erguotou was also frightened, so he closed the blacksmith shop that day and took Zhao the blacksmith to live with Tangyuan and Grandma Mu at You Mansion.
After listening to this, Jia Fugui was silent for a moment before saying, "Let him bring the person back. The village is safer than the county."
When Gou Wazi was about to leave, Wang Er called him into the room and said, "Gou Wazi, find a matchmaker some other day."
"Uncle Wang!"
Gou Wazi said with a look of disbelief, "You... you agree?"
Wang Er couldn't help but curse, "Do I let you find a matchmaker if I don't agree? Treat my daughter well. If you dare to let her suffer any injustice, I will chop you to pieces."
"Dad, no, Uncle Wang Er!" Gouwazi was so excited that he hugged Wang Er.
When Wang Xiaoye pushed open the door, he was stunned for a moment when he saw this situation, and then he closed the door again.
Wang Er slapped the man to the ground and said, "Are you a fly? You dare to jump into my arms? You are asking for death."
Gou Wazi didn't care about all that. He got up and ran out of the house. After finding Wang Xiaoye, he said excitedly, "Your father agreed. Hahahaha, he is our father now. Sister Xiaoye, I have saved up a lot of money. I will borrow some from my second brother when the time comes. I must marry you in a grand manner, with a generous betrothal gift and a grand ceremony..."
"No need to give so much, just enough for us to live on is fine." Wang Xiaoye said with a faint smile.
Gouwazi nodded vigorously, sat on the stone pier in front of the wall, and discussed the marriage arrangements with Wang Xiaoye.
After returning home, Gouwazi announced the good news.
It's a pity that my two sisters-in-law are now in a bad mood because of fighting for that spot.
Old man Zhang was happy. He had been prepared for Gouwazi to follow in Li Guanggun's footsteps, but he didn't expect that this boy would arrange his marriage without any fuss.
Although Wang Er is a troublesome person, that girl is really good, and our family is really lucky this time.
The happiness lasted only a moment. The next second, Gou Wazi's words slapped the old man in the face, "Dad, we have too many family members and the house is too crowded. I plan to buy a piece of land in the village and build a house. My wife and I will live there in the future."
Everyone in the room fell silent. Old Man Zhang looked unhappy and said sternly, "You f*cking want to split up the family!"
"It's not about dividing the family, it's about dividing the house." Gouwazi explained.
Boss Zhang said, "If a family doesn't live together, what's the difference between that and splitting up the family?"
Gou Wazi was anxious, pointing at the house and said, "My house is pitch dark during the day, and I can touch the four walls when I turn around. Am I going to live here after I get married? I can suffer grievances, but does the girl have to suffer grievances with me after she gets married?"
"I've let you eat and drink for free for so many years, and I still think you're being treated unfairly?" Old man Zhang slammed the table.
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