sinovels Chapter 1459: Zhao Youcai Failed to Accept a Disciple (New Year Extra Update, Happy New Year to Ever
Chapter 1459: Zhao Youcai Failed to Accept a Disciple (New Year Extra Update, Happy New Year to Ever
Chapter 1459: Zhao Youcai Failed to Accept a Disciple (New Year Extra Update, Happy New Year to Everyone)
"No, brother? That year you..." When Jin Xiaomei heard Zhao Youcai say that he couldn't do it, she hurriedly wanted to give examples to refute him.
But at this moment, Jin Xiaomei saw the old lady winking at her. Jin Xiaomei reacted instantly and shut her mouth immediately.
Jin Xiaomei got married and lived in the Zhao family's east and west courtyards for twenty years. How could she not know who Zhao Youcai was?
As soon as Jin Xiaomei saw Zhao Youcai's attitude, she knew that Zhao Youcai was in a bad mood.
As for why he was in a bad mood, Jin Xiaomei could guess it.
Knowing that this was not something she could settle, Jin Xiaomei immediately changed the subject and asked Zhao Jun, "Jun, did you guys collect any other skins or anything else this time?"
"No." Before Zhao Jun could say anything, Yang Yufeng immediately said, "I saw that the money they took away was all left over."
"What's going on? Is the harvest not going well?" Xie Sun asked, "Is there anyone giving us trouble?"
"No, Jie Niang." Zhao Jun hurriedly explained to the group, "Xiao Hongshan has a supply and marketing cooperative, and we can't compete with it for business. After that, let's talk to Yongxing. They will help us collect the skins and bear gallbladders, and we don't have to pay for it. Their brigade will pay for it first."
"Hey? That's great!" After Zhao Jun finished speaking, Jin Xiaomei said, "Otherwise we won't have enough money again."
"I'm not afraid this time, auntie." Zhao Jun said with a smile, "This time before the New Year, we will have enough to harvest."
"It's not so bad this time." Just as Zhao Jun finished speaking, he heard Li Baoyu say, "This is just a loan, no interest is required."
Zhao Jun was stunned when he heard this, and Zhang Yuanmin, who was sitting behind him, smiled bitterly.
That day, Tao Dabao and Yu Xuewen did not mention the interest because this was not a loan.
The money advanced by the brigade is also used to collect things from the team members, which is a mutually beneficial and win-win situation.
But people’s hearts are complicated, and they say everything.
If you want to keep those people in the team silent and if you want to keep Yongxing's mountain products business for a long time, you have to make arrangements from top to bottom.
So even if they didn't discuss the interest, Zhao Jun would not save money. When he came back from Hebei after the New Year, he would buy two pigs or some things for the brigade.
In other words, Li Baoyu was so stupid that he didn't listen to Zhao Jun talking about this with Tao and Yu, so he thought it was unnecessary.
When the women heard Li Baoyu say that they could lend money without interest, they all believed him and were very happy.
At this time, Xing San folded up the leopard skin quilt and stuffed it into the bag while asking Zhao Jun, "Boy, is this all you got this time?"
"The next one is this." Zhao Jun said, and took the small cloth bag containing the white leather and took out the leather roll from it.
"Oh my." After a month, these people were trained. Zhao Ling knew that this leather was different from other leathers at first sight. She said in surprise: "Xiaojun, you guys collected good stuff this time!"
"Yeah." Zhao Jun smiled and opened the leather roll. Xu Chunyan flipped the tail and said, "It's cooked."
"Don't we have to earn five or six thousand from it?" Xie Sun interrupted, and she had a reason to say so. The last time, those two big white skins made the Zhao family Chamber of Commerce earn ten thousand and five hundred.
"Maybe we can sell more this time." Zhao Jun said with a smile: "The boss collected white leather to make leather jackets, and now he is short of half a sleeve. Without this half sleeve, he can't sell the clothes."
"Then your piece is not even half a sleeve." Xing San grabbed the big white skin and said to Zhao Jun, "I'd better go back to the mountain tomorrow."
As he spoke, Xing San raised his hand and pointed outside, saying, "All the mice have been caught in those cages these past two days. Tomorrow I will go to the place that Li Er said and put down all the cages."
Li Ruhai previously provided information that Shi Baofeng had an argument with the Tao brothers in the mountains. When he was pushed down by the Tao brothers, Shi Baofeng sprained his ankle and has been unable to go up the mountain recently.
In this way, Shi Baofeng's territory was vacated. The mountain area occupied by Shi Baofeng had once produced white dapoxetine, so Zhao Jun wanted to set up some traps there.
"Uncle, don't bother before the New Year." Zhao Jun said, "Tomorrow we will lead the dogs to the mountains to chase roe deer. After that, we will leave home early and go to his big hide house first to put the cages down."
As soon as Zhao Jun said this, Zhao Youcai raised his eyelids and stared at Zhao Jun with his small eyes.
"Well... that..." After hearing what Zhao Jun said, Xing San hesitated and said, "I'm still thinking about going back to the Lengchang to clean up."
After staying at the Zhao family for these days, Xing San did have the idea of going down the mountain. After all, no matter how well the shack on the mountain was built, it was leaky everywhere.
And the most important thing is that he doesn't mind the liveliness of Zhao Jun's family.
Just yesterday morning, Wang Meilan and Jin Xiaomei took Xing San to see a house. Although the one and a half rooms were small, they were enough for him to live in.
"What else do you have to pack?" Zhao Jun said with a smile, "Xiao Nian'er will pick me up from the mountain, and I'll take you back up after that. When you're done, just come down with me."
"What should I do with the big pine tree I bought?" Xing San asked. Zhao Jun said, "What can we do with it? Just leave it there to dry in the dark. No one will steal it. After the New Year, we will send it to the forest farm workshop and have them break it open with machines. We can bring it back when we are done."
Xing San bought that piece of wood to make coffin. Just like Zhao Jun said, he would first take it to the forest farm workshop and ask someone to help break it into planks, and then find a specialist to process it.
When Xing San looked at the house yesterday, he took a special look. Although the house was not big, the yard was not small, and there was also a shed.
The old man has thought it all out. Once his coffin is ready, he will put it in the shed.
While they were chatting, Wang Meilan and Wang Qiang, who were outside, had already prepared the pig food.
A half-large pot of pig feed was loaded onto two feeding trucks, and the two sisters each carried one to the backyard to feed the pigs.
Today, the six pigs were tied up and muzzled, and traveled dozens of miles in a car. They were frightened. In addition, they were unfamiliar with the new environment, so they stayed in the donkey shed and the roe deer pen very well and did not jump out.
"Oh my..." Miss Wang and Young Master Wang had never done this job before, but they had all seen others feeding pigs.
In this way, the brother and sister shouted and filled the trough with food.
The cooked food gave off a fragrant smell and the shouting attracted the pigs, so they all looked towards Wang Meilan and Wang Qiang.
But in an unfamiliar environment, seeing strangers, none of the six pigs approached.
Wang Meilan poured out all the pig food, took the feed and said to Wang Qiang: "Come on, Qiangzi, let's go, and they will eat it."
When the brother and sister returned to the house, the group was still chatting in the east room. Wang Meilan was preparing dinner and the women were busy.
Hearing the noise of cooking, Zhao Hong, Zhao Na and Li Xiaoqiao in the west room cheered, dropped their books and were about to get off the kang.
Since the beginning of the winter vacation, Li Tongyun set a rule for them that their study for the day would not be finished until dinner was cooked in the outer room every day.
The walls were not soundproof, and the children could vaguely hear the noise of Zhao Jun and his friends returning and talking.
It sounded like Zhao Jun bought something, which made Zhao Hong and Zhao Na very anxious.
Seeing that the kids were about to run away, Li Tongyun stopped them and asked them to pack up their books and stationery before leaving.
Zhao Hong packed her things in a hurry, dragged her schoolbag off the kang, opened the door and rushed to the east room.
"Brother! Brother!" Zhao Hong rushed into the east room and threw his schoolbag onto the kang, hitting Zhao Youcai.
"Oh, my second sister." Zhao Jun hugged Zhao Hong, but heard Zhao Hong ask: "Brother, what did you buy?"
"Ah." Zhao Jun was startled, then smiled and said, "Brother bought a pig."
"Pig?" Zhao Hong raised his thin eyebrows and asked in surprise, "Do we still need to buy pigs?"
"Why don't we buy pigs?" Before Zhao Jun could react, Zhao Hong said, "There are plenty on the mountain. Why don't you just catch them?"
Zhao Jun: "..."
……
Today's dinner is quite simple.
Roe deer meat stewed with sauerkraut and wild boar meat stewed with cabbage and vermicelli, both dishes are served in large pots, with the main feature being the large quantity.
In addition, there are frozen cabbage and dried radish with dipping sauce.
From this we can see that the Zhao family’s recent meals are not very high quality.
But this did not stop the men from drinking, and while they were drinking, everyone talked about buying a pig.
"Shunzi." Wang Qiang asked Lin Xiangshun, "Can't you treat us? If you want to treat us, there are just enough pigs."
"Please." Lin Xiangshun said without hesitation: "Uncle, can we treat you for one day?"
The Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and it’s definitely not possible to arrange a whole day for each person to attend dinner, and we also have to leave time to go out to eat at other people’s homes.
"Okay." Wang Qiang responded, "Then let's just pay 25 each."
The twenty-fifth that Wang Qiang mentioned is the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month.
"Dad." Wang Qiang finished speaking, and then he heard Li Baoyu say to Li Dayong: "Let's go to my brother's house and invite them on the 24th?"
As soon as Li Baoyu said this, Li Dayong glared at him fiercely, followed by Zhao Youcai.
"How pretty!" Li Dayong cursed in his heart: "Little calf, do you think you can decide this matter?"
Zhao Youcai looked at Li Baoyu and cursed in his heart: "What do you mean by your brother's family? You are so arrogant that you can't tell the difference between a big king and a small king."
Zhao Jun saw that something was not right and quickly diverted everyone's attention. He asked Jie Chen, "Xiao Chen, why don't you stay at home and have a pig-killing meal before leaving?"
"Okay!" Xie Chen agreed happily. Zhao Youcai glared at Xie Chen again and thought, "What a stupid boy. He doesn't even go home during the New Year. He becomes more cunning every day."
Thinking of this, Zhao Youcai's eyes fell on Li Baoyu again. Looking at the silly Li Baoyu, Zhao Youcai thought to himself: "If I accept them as my apprentices, won't they piss me off to death?"
But at this moment, Li Dayong suddenly spoke up and said to Li Baoyu: "Baoyu, our business will not be so busy after the New Year. You can go to the mountains with your uncle for a few days and learn some skills from him."
After talking about Li Baoyu, Li Dayong said to Jie Chen: "When the time comes, you will follow me too."
After he finished speaking, Li Dayong secretly gave Zhao Youcai a look. This was something the two brothers had discussed beforehand. It is said that it is not a good deal to ask for help. You can't let Zhao Youcai take the initiative to ask for a disciple, right?
"No need, Dad." Li Baoyu was very honest and refused on the spot: "I can just learn from my brother."
As soon as Li Baoyu said this, Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong's faces darkened.
"Brother Li." Wang Qiang saw this and hurried to help Li Baoyu out. He said to Li Dayong, "How can my brother-in-law have the time? We have to hold a spring hunt after the New Year. These people who hunt in the mountains will surely come to our house in a hurry, right?"
Zhao Youcai almost cursed out loud when he heard Wang Qiang's words, but Zhang Yuanmin helped to change the subject, saying, "It's spring hunting in our farm, and it's also spring hunting in Yongxing, so our business will be good."
"Yeah." Wang Qiang echoed, then smiled at Zhao Youcai, "Brother-in-law, you have to raise a glass!"
Zhao Youcai cursed in his heart, but since the conversation had come to this point, he had no choice but to pick up his glass and invite everyone to drink together.
After eating and drinking, the diners went home.
In the west room, Xing San sat on the edge of the kang with his feet on both sides of the basin.
The old man is enjoying himself after coming down the mountain. He can even soak his feet in hot water before going to bed every day.
At this time, Zhao Jun was in the east room, discussing with Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan about slaughtering a pig and entertaining guests on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month.
"Look, you're talking!" Wang Meilan pushed Zhao Youcai and said, "Who to invite and who not to invite, isn't it up to you to decide?"
"Fuck! How can I order chicken feathers?" Zhao Youcai cursed, "You two can order it."
"What can my mother and I decide?" Wang Meilan stared at Zhao Youcai and said, "If we want to have a dinner party, shouldn't you be the one to arrange it?"
Regardless of the actual situation, Zhao Youcai was the nominal head of the family. Butchering a pig and inviting guests was a formality in the village, so Zhao Youcai had to be the one to invite everyone, and it was impossible for Zhao Jun to arrange it.
"Let's talk about it after we're done." Zhao Youcai pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray made of a can and said, "I'll think about it."
As he said that, Zhao Youcai was about to lie down on the kang.
Wang Meilan's mouth twitched, but thinking that Zhao Youcai had been tired all day, Wang Meilan didn't bother with him. Besides, this matter didn't need to be dealt with overnight, so she could decide it tomorrow morning.
"Dad." Seeing Zhao Youcai lying down, Zhao Jun hurriedly called Zhao Youcai and asked, "What should we do with that little quilt?"
"What is it?" Zhao Youcai asked knowingly, and Zhao Jun, who was asking for help, could only be patient and said, "That thing is very shiny and sleek, can't we sell it for a little more money?"
After Zhao Jun finished speaking, he did not receive a reply from Zhao Youcai. Zhao Jun looked at Wang Meilan helplessly, only to see Wang Meilan wink at him.
"Dad." Zhao Jun moved closer to Zhao Youcai's pillow and said, "My sister said you can do it, so you just have to work hard. When I'm done and I make some money, I'll buy you some Maotai liquor."
"How the hell am I working so hard?" Zhao Youcai raised his head suddenly and said unhappily, "I've been working so hard for so many days. You're so lazy in one day. Bring me the whole family. It's even more tiring than working."
"Keep your voice down, my daughter is asleep." At this time, Wang Meilan gently pushed Zhao Youcai and said, "There are so many things to do at home these few days, so you are tired. Wait until spring comes, and we will have collected all the things we need to collect. There will be no work at that time, so why would you do anything? Who will care about you?"
Zhao Youcai's expression softened after hearing what Wang Meilan said. He had been busy since he changed jobs until today. He could say that he was more tired at home than in the kitchen.
The reason that kept Zhao Youcai going for so long was just as Wang Meilan said.
When the snow melts in the spring after the New Year, it will be impossible to set traps. Those who build shacks in the mountains and trap yellow leaves and big skins should all go down the mountain. Once these two leave, the business of the Zhao Family Chamber of Commerce will be reduced by more than half.
The key is to wait until spring comes and flowers bloom, so that people who come to sell hides don’t have to go inside to warm themselves, which saves a lot of trouble.
When it comes to collecting gray-skinned fish, Wang Meilan, Jin Xiaomei and others just need to be able to tell the gender of the fish and pay for them.
As for bear gall, apart from the Zhao Family Gang, there were few other families in Yong'an Forest District that could get bear gall. Moreover, Zhao Youcai and Zhao Jun were familiar with those few families, so it was easy to deal with them.
Thinking of this, Zhao Youcai raised his lips slightly and said to Zhao Jun: "Okay, go to bed, you don't have to worry about this."
"Ouch!" Zhao Jun smiled when he heard that, and immediately stood up and said, "Dad, it's up to you then."
Zhao Youcai glanced at Zhao Jun and agreed without saying anything.
……
The east room of the Jiang family.
The old lady and Mrs. Xie Sun were lying in bed chatting.
"Auntie," Xie Sun said, "After I leave, please take care of yourself."
"Yeah." The old lady responded. The two of them were together every day. When she heard that Jie Sun was leaving, she felt a little reluctant.
"Come over after the New Year?" the old lady asked. Xie Sun smacked her lips and said, "I want to come over, but... there's not much to do here after the New Year, and I can't tell my eldest and second daughters."
It was a bit of an exaggeration to say that Xie Sunshi didn't even know how to fix a fallen oil bottle, but if you asked her to cook dumplings by herself, she would definitely not be able to do it.
But now, Xie Sun can even use helping others as an excuse.
"Why is there no work?" said the old lady, "We will start mining in the spring, and we still have land after that!"
Speaking of land, the old lady raised her voice and said, "My paddy fields and dry fields are all given to Zhao the boy. There is so much work to do on the land!"
(End of this chapter)