◎Why did you come here in person?◎
Jiang Che was not polite to Wei's mother. He was indeed a little hungry, and the two buns he had at noon were just as good as nothing.
Seeing him nod, Wei's mother quickly called her eldest daughter-in-law to cook noodles.
“Remember to add two extra eggs.”
When everyone heard how willing she was to give, they all joked, "The treatment of a son-in-law from the city is different now that he's back."
"Go, go, go. I don't have time to entertain you today. Go away quickly."
Section 58
No one was angry, knowing that the other person really had something going on at home, so the group of people continued chatting and laughing and moved to another place to continue chatting.
After eating a bowl of noodles, Jiang Che burped loudly, and then he had the mind to ask about other people in the family.
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"Your father and your eldest brother went to the land they contracted, saying they wanted to plan and see how to prepare it after the New Year. Your second brother went to the next village and said he had some promising fruits there. If you come today, he will go to collect them so that you can bring them back to sell tomorrow."
"There are more fruits?" Jiang Che asked in surprise.
Mother Wei smiled and said, "I heard there is more than one kind. I don't know the specifics. Ask him when he comes back."
"Okay, I really have to thank you, second brother, this time."
"Why thank you? It's not like you don't give him money."
That's not the way it is said. Whether it makes money or not is another matter. Fruits are scarce in winter. He can definitely make money by taking them back, and it can also make his store famous. This is the most important thing.
As they were talking, Second Brother Wei came back with a few carts of goods.
Jiang Che heard the noise and went out to see.
Wow, that's quite a lot. One, two, three, four carts of fruit in total.
When Brother Wei saw his brother-in-law standing at the door, he quickly waved to him to come over and see.
"These are all just picked from the tree. They look fresh!"
Jiang Che looked at the carts one by one and saw not only persimmons, but also winter dates and plums.
Third Brother Wei took a plum, wiped it casually, and handed it to Jiang Che: "Try it?"
Jiang Che didn't dislike it, he took it and started eating: "Mm, sweet, not sour at all."
"Of course," Third Brother Wei boasted, "I only allowed you to pick these fruits because I thought they were ripe. The quality must be good!" God knows how many times he went to the next village just to get these few carts of fruits.
Jiang Che was not stingy and gave Brother Wei a thumbs up: "Brother is really awesome. We will definitely make a lot of money if we take these fruits to the city."
Jiang Che was not trying to flatter his second uncle. Not to mention the sweet plums, the red ones had all turned black. And the dates were both red and green. Jiang Che couldn't help but taste one.
Mmmm, crispy and sweet.
There are also these two trucks of hard persimmons. In this weather, you can buy them and make them into frozen persimmons. When you want to eat them, just defrost one. It’s so delicious. I’m drooling just thinking about it.
Jiang Che helped the second and third brothers Wei unload the fruits from the car. After the transporters left, the three of them washed their hands, went into the house and sat down, ready to have a good chat about cooperation.
Jiang Che was the first to speak: "I really want to thank you two brothers for your help this time."
Third Brother Wei was more familiar with Jiang Che, so he said directly: "Why should we thank you? We are cooperating, and you are not the only one making money. If you say so, should we thank you for helping us sell the goods?"
Jiang Che laughed: "Okay, then I won't thank you, let's get back to business."
"That's right, thank you so much."
Then, Brother Wei told Jiang Che about the types of grain they had harvested during this period.
To be honest, Jiang Che didn't really know much about these things, let alone the prices, but the Wei family did. Whether it was the purchase price or the market price, they knew it all clearly. After listening to them, Jiang Che had a general impression in his mind.
The final result of the discussion among the three people was that common items such as grain and vegetables would be sold to Jiang Che at 25% lower than the market price. In addition to these, some less common items, such as the carts of fruit today, would be sold by Jiang Che in the city. After deducting all the expenses, the remaining money would be divided equally between the two parties.
Both parties were very satisfied with the result of the discussion. As soon as the three of them finished the talk, Wei's father returned from the fields with Wei's eldest brother.
Mother Wei had just seen the three people were discussing serious matters, so she came out and sat at the kitchen door for fear of disturbing them. Now, seeing the old man and the eldest son were about to go into the house, she stopped them.
Jiang Che happened to hear it in the room, and shouted outside: "It's okay, mom, we're done talking."
Now that we've finished talking, let's go in. It's terribly cold outside.
When Father Wei and Big Brother Wei saw Jiang Che, they inevitably exchanged pleasantries.
After everyone sat down, Mrs. Wei Dasao and Mrs. Wei Ersao, who had been busy in the kitchen, also came over.
After the second sister-in-law of Wei brought water to everyone, the eldest sister-in-law of Wei asked Jiang Che: "Brother-in-law, your eldest brother insisted on planting some fruit trees. Can he make money from it?"
Hmm? From what the eldest sister-in-law said, she is not very happy with the eldest brother doing this, but Jiang Che really thinks that the business that eldest brother Wei is looking for is good and suitable for him. Farming is definitely what eldest brother Wei is most familiar with. Even if he can't make a lot of money or get rich, he will definitely not make mistakes. It is not difficult to work hard and be well-off.
I thought this in my heart and said it out loud.
Mrs. Wei was not very satisfied with this answer, but Brother Wei did not give her a chance to speak again.
"Okay, my brother-in-law is here so hard, don't bother him with these things."
Jiang Che waved his hand nonchalantly, "It's okay, big brother. I was just about to ask you this even if my sister-in-law didn't mention it. You must have a lot of capital to do this. If it's not enough, just ask. Wei Xuan and I still have some money, so we should be able to support you a little."
The eldest brother Wei did not have enough money, not to mention other things, he did not have enough money just to contract the piece of land. But at this time, the second and third brothers had all their money to collect the goods.
Fortunately, his mother had already contacted him privately and lent him all the old couple's private money. She also repeatedly told him not to ask his younger sister and brother-in-law for money, saying that they were going to open a store and would not have any extra money to lend to him.
So even though Jiang Che took the initiative to bring it up, Brother Wei still refused.
"You can use the money for your own use. You can't do business without money. I'm not in a hurry here. The ground is frozen in winter and I can't do anything. I don't have much to spend. If I don't have enough money in the spring next year, I can borrow some money from you then."
What Brother Wei said made sense, Jiang Che nodded without forcing him: "Okay, anyway, you must speak up if you have any difficulties."
After talking about the main business, everyone started to care about Wei Xuan and Yuan Yuan in the city.
Especially Wei's mother, she watched her granddaughter being born, she must miss her after not seeing her for such a long time.
Jiang Che told Wei's mother, "I took a lot of photos of them. I was in a hurry to come back this time and forgot to take them. Next time I will bring a few more photos for you to keep."
"Okay, when the weather gets warmer, bring her back to see you."
"Okay," Jiang Che agreed immediately. He should indeed bring him back to have a look. He has never been back since he was a child.
It gets dark early in winter, especially since there is no electricity in the village, so everyone ate early. After dinner, Jiang Che lay in bed, thinking that he would be uncomfortable sleeping alone today. However, he started snoring not long after he lay down.
That's right. I didn't rest today since I got up in the morning. I was busy until the evening. I was so busy that my heels hit my head. If I'm tired, I will sleep well!
Jiang Che slept soundly that day and didn't wake up until he heard some noise outside.
I looked at the time and it was already past five o'clock. I got dressed and went out, but it was still dark.
Brother Wei was boiling water in the kitchen. When he saw Jiang Che coming over, he asked, "Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
"I can't sleep anymore. It's five o'clock. I have to go outside to pick up the car later. I'm afraid they won't know the way since this is their first time here."
As they were talking, Third Brother Wei came over yawning.
"It's so early. Brother, do you have hot water? I want to wash my face."
"Yes, go outside and get the ladle to scoop it out. I'll put the rest into the kettle. My sister-in-law will use the pot to cook later."
After the three of them washed their faces, Wei's mother and sister-in-law came over to prepare breakfast.
They didn't stay in the kitchen for long, but went to the cellar to start counting the goods to be taken to the city today.
Because there were several carts of fruit, the originally planned grain could not be transported much, and the rest included a lot of miscellaneous items like eggs, duck eggs, frozen fish, radishes and cabbages.
Jiang Che looked at these things and said, "Then just bring less food. At worst, I can call another truck over tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." Anyway, since he had done it the first time, he wouldn't have to come in person next time. It wasn't a big deal to spend some money.
Brother Wei nodded: "Okay, let's get these things up there first."
Brother Wei also stood up to help at this time. With the combined efforts of the three of them, the yard was soon filled with things.
Mother Wei invited them to have dinner, and after dinner, Jiang Che and Second Brother Wei set out to the intersection to wait for the car.
The sky was still grey a little after six o'clock. The farmers had all gotten up early and smoke could be seen rising from several chimneys along the way.
The two walked to the intersection and waited for a few minutes before they saw car lights flashing in front of them.
Sure enough, after a while, a large truck drove over.
The car stopped and the window was opened from inside.
"Brother Xue, why did you come here in person?"
Xue Bin said, "Get in the car and lead the way."
"Oh, okay." Jiang Che climbed onto the co-pilot seat in a daze, and then pulled Brother Wei up to sit as well.
"Just turn left here and go straight along this road."
After pointing the way, Jiang Che asked again: "Brother Xue, didn't you say you would arrange for someone else to come?" Why did he come here by himself without even telling me in advance on the phone?
"Why? You don't welcome me?"
"No, no," Jiang Che waved his hand quickly, "Of course it's better if someone you know comes. I'm just asking out of curiosity."
"I was just kidding. I was originally planning to ask someone else to come, but then I thought that I'm fine anyway, and you're Xue Yang's friend, so I'd better come in person to feel more at ease."
"Thank you, Brother Xue, for your concern." Jiang Che then introduced him and his second uncle to each other.
As the two of them nodded and greeted each other, the Wei family arrived.
After jumping out of the car, several men began to load goods from the yard into the car. Xue Bin looked at the car full of fruits and raised his eyebrows. It seemed that Xue Yang's friend was quite capable. Such beautiful fruits were rare in winter.
By the time all the goods in the yard had been moved out, the truck was already filled to the brim.
Wei's mother politely invited Xue Bin to come in for breakfast. Unable to refuse, Xue Bin had to go in and drink a bowl of corn porridge and an egg pancake.
After dinner, it was getting late, so Jiang Che said goodbye to the Wei family, got on the truck, and headed to the city with the goods.
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