Chapter 65: The Village Chief Holds a Banquet
Thank you Zhu Lao Mi for the reward with the hardcore dark blood wolf! The collection is almost 5,000, everyone who doesn't have a collection hurry up!
The Chu family came back from planting strawberries, and when they saw that Yan Lao was killing Old Man Li in the dark, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, sure enough, they were all people who were poisoned by playing chess.
In the evening, Old Man Li simply ate at Chu Jiaqiang's house. Chu Jiaqiang had no opinion, and Old Man Li was also a very thick-skinned person, so he ate calmly without saying a kind word, and continued after the meal.
Ordinary days always pass very quickly, and another five days have passed. Chu Jiaqiang has already planted strawberries, and the ones planted a few days ago have even been rooted, and the growth is not bad. This is also due to the effect of spiritual water, Chu Jiaqiang did not dare to use spiritual water on a large scale, that's it, it is already eye-catching.
And the excavation of gastrodia in the village has also ended, and this time everyone has made a fortune, more than tens of thousands, and less thousands. Chu Shengmin also made no less money, and Chu Jiaqiang got half of the profit, and he was not polite, close to sixty thousand.
There are obviously more people burning incense in the temple, and the sound of firecrackers can be heard almost every day these days. While thanking Chu Jiaqiang, the villagers also felt that there should be the blessing of the gods in it, and they made a fortune, so naturally they couldn't forget to thank them.
At dusk that day, the old village chief walked leisurely towards Chu Jiaqiang's old house with his hands behind his back, humming the old Cantonese opera of the sixties and seventies.
"Grandpa the village chief, you are very leisurely!" Chu Jiaqiang quipped.
At this time, Chu Jiaqiang was drinking tea with Yan Tianzhi. In the past, Chu Jiaqiang felt incredible to those who could drink tea all day, but now that he is leisurely, he finds that it is indeed a pleasure to pass the time. On the other side, it is the chess door of the two old chess gates. These two people have also reached the realm of forgetting sleep and food, and forgetting themselves.
The old village chief glanced at Old Man Li and smiled bitterly, this guy is still the same, looking lazy.
"Huh! Do I have you at leisure? Has Xiao Yan's legs progressed? The old village chief didn't bother the two attentive old fellows.
Yan Tianzhi immediately poured a cup of tea for the old village chief: "Thank you for the village chief's concern, I am much better now, I can barely stand up, and I also benefit from the superb medical skills of Jia Qiang." ”
The old village chief smiled, he didn't expect that Chu Jiaqiang, this kid, really got the true inheritance of the old Taoist, and he knew that this guy had learned a few tricks from the old Taoist, but at that time, this kid was so-so, and he dealt with the old Taoist priest casually.
"That's good, speaking of which, the old Taoist's medical skills are indeed famous, and many outsiders from ten miles and eight towns came to seek medical treatment at that time. Jiaqiang can inherit his mantle, which is also the blessing of our Chu family village. If you have any illness in the future, you don't have to run to Xiangzhu Village. The old village chief sighed.
Because Chujiazhai is relatively backward, there is no health station in the village. Since the old Taoist priest left, the people in the village either went to Xiangzhu Village to see a doctor, or went to the town's health center, and the medicine was still expensive, and they really couldn't afford to get sick!
"Grandpa the village chief! It's not just a small talk today, is it? Chu Jiaqiang asked with a smile.
"How can I have such spare time? Tonight my family has a banquet, you kid come over for a meal, by the way, talk about something. Only then did the old village chief say what he meant.
"Banquet? What's with? "In rural areas, when banquets are held to invite people to dinner, there are generally things to discuss, or there are major events such as happy events and funerals.
"This time there is a bumper harvest of gastrodia, shouldn't everyone get together for a meal?" The old village chief glared at Chu Jiaqiang.
Chu Jiaqiang touched his nose and smiled bitterly: "It should be, it should be very much, good!" I'll go with you. Chu Jiaqiang told Xu Xiu that he didn't need to add his share to dinner, and then left with the old village chief.
Before leaving, the old village chief still asked Old Man Li procedurally: "My family has a banquet today, will you go?" ”
Sure enough, as he expected, Old Man Li didn't raise his head, and waved his hand very impatiently: "Don't go, the food here is not bad." "It seems that this old man is ready to eat at Chu Jiaqiang's house again.
On the way, the old village chief inquired: "I heard that you have been planting those red bumps these days?" I've seen it in town, and it's really expensive, but as far as I know, it's also a bad market! It doesn't sell much at all. ”
Chu Jiaqiang smiled slightly: "There are many reasons for the bad market, and most of them can be avoided. Such as time and place. Early-ripening fruits are generally easier to sell and are relatively more expensive. Strawberries are high-end fruits, which are sold in the countryside, and naturally their sales cannot go up. There are also some reasons that can be defended, such as climate, etc., which involves the management aspect. ”
The old village chief listened carefully for a while, and this was indeed the truth, nodded and stopped talking.
When I came to the old village chief's house, there was already a feeling of overcrowding at this time, and almost every family invited one person to participate, and the second uncle of Chu Jiaqiang was also inside. Everyone is talking about the harvest of these days, such as who has earned how much this year, so that everyone is envious.
In the kitchen, several village girls were busy cooking, and a strong fragrance wafted out. When people in the village hold a banquet, they usually ask their neighbors to help cook.
Seeing Chu Jiaqiang and the village chief walking in, almost everyone stood up, and they felt a little like the leader was coming. Many people took out their paper cigarettes, mainly for Chu Jiaqiang, and the village chief rarely smoked paper cigarettes, that is, to be polite.
"College students are here, everyone give up their seats." Someone coaxed.
"Alright, just find a seat and sit down! Gathering everyone for a meal today is to celebrate our two or three windfalls, and I won't talk about the specifics. The old village chief sat on the Taishi's bench and said with a happy face.
Everyone nodded, this year's bumper harvest of millet is about 10% higher than in previous years, and after Chu Jiaqiang came back, they made nearly 10,000 yuan per family.
Once everyone was seated, the kitchen was served. There is not much attention in the countryside, and when there are many people, the dishes are served in pots. A large pot is held up, and it exudes an enticing fragrance.
The fifth uncle knocked on the cigarette stick and said to the old village chief: "Old Chu, what are you hiding in those jars of old wine?" Quickly took it out and drank it to save trouble. ”
Many of the people here are good people, and when they hear this, their eyes light up. The old village chief collected a few jars of old wine, and the whole village knew about it, but they didn't dare to say it bluntly and let the old village chief take it out and drink it, after all, the old village chief's status and seniority were there. And the fifth uncle is different, he and the old village chief are originally of the same generation, so it is naturally easier to talk.
The old village chief sighed and glared at the fifth uncle: "If you don't drink all my jars of wine, I don't think you will be satisfied." He went inside anyway.
Chu Shengyi followed to help, because the wine was in the cellar. Cellars are less common in the south and more prevalent in the north. Chujiazhai followed the customs of their ancestors, and the family also dug a cellar and put something.
After eating and drinking, the old village chief spoke again: "Everyone has seen the action of Jiaqiang coming back this time, he is going to start by planting fruits, what do you think?" ”
When it came to this topic, almost everyone fell silent. Chu Shengmin, Widow Yang and a few others are ready to drum fruit with Chu Jiaqiang, but they don't dare to make it bigger, after all, everyone is still not optimistic about the fruit that is difficult to erase, despite Chu Jiaqiang's previous success in opening the way.
The old village chief also understood that the concept of the villagers could not be changed in a while, so he waved his hand: "Go back and think about it!" If you have this meaning, you can discuss it with Jiaqiang. ”