Reborn in a small mountain village in 1991

Chapter 41 Well-treated

Xu Chunsheng quickly stopped her: "Auntie, no, no! I only said one thing. You can only sell it if you are willing to plant it."

The rest of the Xu family were also startled by You Cuifen's commotion, and Xu's mother hurriedly came over and put her arm around You Cuifen's shoulder:

"You girl, don't be like that. We're all from the same brigade, so we should help each other. Besides, Xiaowei often takes care of our little sister. He's very sensible."

Hearing Xu's mother's words, You Cuifen couldn't stop crying. If she hadn't trusted Xu Chunsheng back then, she would never have been able to earn so much money in her life. How could she ever repay them?

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When You Cuifen finally took the note, she said to Xu Chunsheng with some difficulty, "Boss Xu, I'm not trying to rush you for the money, it's just... it's just that when you're about to withdraw the money, could you please let me know? I'd like to go to the credit union with you and deposit the money directly. If you give me such a large sum of money right away, I'll be very nervous."

"Okay, I'll tell Xiaowei when he gets out of school, and we'll meet at the credit union."

"Oh, oh, thank you so much, I'm really sorry to trouble you."

"No trouble at all. Xiaowei can go to school with Yaomei today; I think he's tired too, let him sleep some more."

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After collecting Xiaowei's Ophiopogon japonicus, Xu Chunsheng's family invited You Cuifen to stay for breakfast.

After the meal, Xu Chunsheng found his older sister and asked her to go to the brigade and call Li Da to ask him to come and collect the food as soon as possible.

It's not the theft itself that's scary, it's having someone eyeing it.

Now everyone knows that the price of Ophiopogon japonicus has skyrocketed.

Everyone in the village knows that the Xu family planted more than two acres of Ophiopogon japonicus.

Moreover, there are currently about 400 jin of Ophiopogon japonicus piled up in the house.

The family really couldn't get a good night's sleep.

That's why he wanted to contact Li Da as soon as possible.

After explaining everything, Xu Chunsheng went with his father to help his uncle's family harvest Ophiopogon japonicus.

When we arrived at Uncle Xu's field, we could hear the family whispering among themselves from afar.

"I should have listened to the Red Army when they came to call me to dig up Ophiopogon japonicus a few days ago. I should have dug it all up before starting other work."

"Who knew that the price of Ophiopogon japonicus would suddenly rise so high? Instead of talking about this, let's get to work!"

"Yes, yes, let's hurry up and finish it. If it gets stolen again, we deserve it."

"I called Hongjun and his men last night, and they're probably coming soon. Tonight, kill a chicken and stew it. Since there are many people, cook more rice. Don't let Chunsheng go hungry like last time. If it weren't for Chunsheng, we wouldn't have this opportunity to make a fortune."

"If you hadn't told me sooner, I would have gone back to get it done at noon."

When Xu Chunsheng and his father arrived at the field, they overheard Xu's uncle saying he was going to kill a chicken to treat them. Xu's father exclaimed, "Hey, we're here to work, why is a chicken suffering?"

"If you clear out the ditches, it will be easier to dig them."

The Xu family looked up from the field. Just as Uncle Xu was about to speak, Aunt Xu, You Fang, warmly greeted him, "You've arrived! Where are your wife and Chunhua?"

"At home."

"At home? You should be at home. With so much Ophiopogon japonicus in your house, someone has to look after it."

"If I find out which damned bastard stole it, I'll beat him to a pulp for generations."

Uncle Xu interrupted his wife's grumbling: "Alright, enough talk, let's get to work."

After Xu's father came to inform them, half an acre of the Ophiopogon japonicus in Xu's family was harvested intermittently. The remaining Ophiopogon japonicus was originally thought to be fine as it wouldn't rot in the ground. They planned to harvest it after the land was dug up, and also turn the land over at that time.

Who would have thought that more than an acre of land would be stolen last night? These dried Ophiopogon japonicus plants would weigh twenty or thirty pounds and be worth several hundred yuan.

Fortunately, they were discovered early. Even if we dig them up, we can still get about 70 or 80 kilograms, which will amount to a considerable sum when sold.

The Xu family was overjoyed that Xu Hongjun and his son came to help, as getting the items home sooner would minimize their losses.

The two families already had a good relationship, and Xu Chunsheng's family also introduced them to this way of making money.

Moreover, the sale of Ophiopogon japonicus later on still required Xu Chunsheng's connections.

Adding to what happened last night, Uncle Xu's family is now closer to Xu's father and son, Xu Chunsheng.

Uncle Xu couldn't stop praising Xu Chunsheng: "Erwa is really good at thinking. Luckily, he listened to you guys and expanded the three-tenths of an acre of land."

The morning passed by as the two families praised each other's children and reminisced about how difficult the past was.

Around noon, my aunt went back to kill the chicken.

Uncle Xu continued to remind Aunt Xu, "Remember to kill the biggest red rooster, so Mom can cook more rice!"

"Yes, yes."

Xu Chunsheng's grandmother is an old lady in her seventies. Although she is only seventy or eighty pounds, she can carry fifty or sixty pounds of things and is in very good spirits.

When the family divided the property, Uncle Xu took on the responsibility of taking care of his parents, and the old house was naturally given to him.

Actually, the old house was dilapidated at the time, and Xu Chunsheng's grandfather was also in poor health. It was Xu's uncle who took on the heavy burden because he was considerate of his younger brother's young age.

Xu's father found another place to build a house and settle down.

The two families lived only ten minutes apart, not far at all. If there was an emergency, they could shout in the courtyard and the other family would hear them.

When Xu Chunsheng returned from working at noon with his father and uncle, he saw his grandmother first.

Grandma smiled brightly as soon as she saw him and walked towards him, saying, "Good boy! You're becoming more and more capable."

Auntie then warmly served a bowl of soft-boiled eggs: "Are you hungry, Chunsheng? Have something to eat to tide you over."

Xu Chunsheng thanked him, feeling flattered, and accepted the bowl of soft-boiled eggs, glancing at his father as well.

Before Xu's father could speak, the eldest uncle said, "Your aunt gave it to you, so just eat it. Neither your father nor I like sweet things."

"Why!"

Auntie quickly stewed the chicken and cooked the vegetables. She smiled at Xu Chunsheng and the others and said, "You eat first. I'll take the chicken to my sister-in-law and her husband. I'll take it to them as soon as possible so they don't have to worry about cooking."

Because they still had work to do in the afternoon, Xu Chunsheng ate lunch with his father and uncle.

The dwarf lilyturf planted on the three-tenths-acre plot was dug up from morning till night. When we got back at night, we lit the lamps, cut off the roots, and then all that was left was to dry them.

That evening, Xu Chunsheng and his father also ate at his uncle's house.

During the meal, the uncle asked Xu Chunsheng, "Chunsheng, now that you've earned so much money, what are you planning to do with it?"

Xu Chunsheng thought for a moment and said, "I'm planning to open a factory. The country is now promoting a market economy and encouraging individual businesses, and the government also provides subsidies."

Uncle Xu didn't say anything after hearing this, but he clinked glasses with Father Xu and looked at him with envy.

Mr. Xu straightened his back, wanting to say something to encourage his son, but he didn't know how to say it.

The eldest uncle did the same thing, except that after dinner, when Xu Chunsheng and his father were about to go home, he thought for a moment and took out a brand new black leather bag from the house.

The uncle handed the black leather bag to Xu Chunsheng: "Erwa, you've made something of yourself now, and you're even thinking about doing business. That's great! There's nothing I can do to help you, so I'll just give you this leather bag. Your uncle sent it back from Guangdong. I'm busy working in the fields every day, and it's a waste to leave it at home. You can use it to talk business in a couple of days."