In order to facilitate the payment of the villagers' money for selling mushrooms, Zhao Yuan exchanged the iron money of five copper coins, carried a bag with Meng Xun, and returned to Zhaojiazhuang in a hurry with the two jars of Funinglou's unique cui liquor sent by Wan Yunjun. Fortunately, the alcohol in this era is very low, although I drank a lot of wine with Wan Yunjun, I sweated in the hot summer, and when I returned to Zhaojiazhuang, the wine smell dissipated almost completely.

Zhaojiazhuang, Zhao Yuan's family, the villagers who helped deal with the mushrooms today did not go home, everyone was anxious to know the specific situation of Zhao Yuan's trip to the town, the mushrooms were pulled away, I don't know if I can get the money to sell the mushrooms today.

As soon as Zhao Yuan and Meng Xun walked to the entrance of the village, they heard a child shouting loudly that Second Brother Zhao was back, and the villagers who were chatting for a day suddenly became boiling.

"Two, how about going to town, all those mushrooms have been sold, right?" Aunt Hua asked.

"yes, Atom, I saw people from the town pulling mushrooms, how about it."

"Yes, it's still pulled by a carriage, good fellow, we haven't had three carriages in our village at the same time!"

"God forbid, Zhao Er, this is a good thing."

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Everyone was talking nonsense, so that Zhao Yuan didn't know what to say, this circle of familiar and unfamiliar faces, Zhao Yuan not only had a yearning for a better life, but also cared about himself from the eyes of everyone.

"Uncle, second uncle, third uncle, and big guy, the mushrooms have been sold, everyone will come to settle the bill later." Zhao Yuan pulled the money bag he was carrying, patted it and said.

"Don't worry about the money first, atom, you collect so many mushrooms, and only a small part of them are pulled today, and the rest is fine, right?" Uncle Zhao asked.

"Don't worry, uncle, I signed a contract with everyone, it's written in black and white." Zhao Yuan said with a smile.

In the past few days, Zhao Yuan has purchased about more than 4,000 catties of mushrooms, a catty of five pennies and iron money, the first few families who went to the mountains to pick up mushrooms each picked up almost six or seven hundred catties of mushrooms, and then picked up more people to less, but there are two or three hundred catties less, and they have earned a small amount of money, you must know that it is not easy for farmers to earn money in this era, and this can still be earned in a whole mushroom growing season.

"That's good, those of us who are elders can breathe a sigh of relief." Uncle Zhao said with a smile.

"Yes, it worries a few uncles." Zhao Yuan bowed to Zhao Chuanyi, and he collected mushrooms in the village, and the support of several elders was really indispensable.

Zhao Yuan looked at Meng Ying standing by the crowd with tears in her eyes, walked towards her, and said, "Xiaoying, it's okay, why are you still crying." ”

"What's the matter, it's just sand in your eyes, Brother Yuan, let's settle everyone's money first, is the money from selling mushrooms enough?" Meng Ying asked.

"It's pretty much the same, but I want to give you a little money for the money you have been helping us for the past few days, in addition to the money from selling mushrooms." Zhao Yuan said in a low voice.

"Well, Brother Yuan, it's good for you to decide, it's quite tiring for everyone to help us."

Zhao Yuan said hello to his father-in-law again, then took the money bag handed over by Meng Xun, and according to the details of the accounts in the past few days, he settled the mushroom money one by one, and almost issued six copper coins, and then each family sent an extra two hundred copper coins as wages to help.

"Atom, don't want this salary, everyone is a relative, come to help and give money, I'm embarrassed to go up the mountain to pick up some mushrooms and collect your money." The second aunt said.

"Yes, Atom, you can take back the money." Aunt Hua also said.

"Don't, second uncle, Aunt Hua, and a few aunts, everyone should take this money, and it won't take a day or two to harvest mushrooms next, so you can't always help us work for nothing." Zhao Yuan refused.

"Okay, then we'll take it, and you can say anything if you need help."

"Yes, it doesn't take much effort, this money is too much, you can buy several catties of grain."

"For so many years, the mushrooms on the mountain have been there, so you can turn these useless mushrooms into money."

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"Let's go back after the big guy gets the money, the pigs at home don't need to be fed." Uncle Zhao saw that the more everyone talked, the more excited he became, as if he wanted to go up the mountain to pick up mushrooms as his main business, and couldn't help but say loudly.

"Yes, I forgot to cook pig food, alas, the sun is about to go down."

"Me too, I haven't gone to hunt pigweed yet, it's all here, I only have to cut a plantain."

"I have pigweed at home, but I haven't slaughtered it yet, so I'm back!"

"Atom, will you collect this mushroom tomorrow?"

"Yes, atom, can you still collect this mushroom?"

"Collect it, but the mushrooms on the mountain can't grow up when they pick up mushrooms every day, so everyone still has some people left at home to do other things, don't delay the main work of the family." Zhao Yuan said.

"As long as you still collect mushrooms, if you can't delay the work, go back."

"Returned."

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For a while, the big guys chatted happily with each other, and each went home, and the mushroom shed in front of Zhao Yuan's house suddenly quieted down.

"Brother Yuan, big brother, you're tired, sit down and rest."

"Don't be tired, father-in-law, Xiaoying, let you worry, we should have come back early, but I happened to meet the second young owner of the Wan family in Funing Building, so we drank some wine together and chatted for a while." Zhao Yuan said apologetically.

"Dad, Xiaoying, don't you know, the atom is too powerful, that second young master of the Wan family, such a big person, you still have to ask the atom for advice!" Meng Xun said in admiration.

"Big brother, I already knew, that day, I went to the Funing Building with Brother Yuan to sell mushrooms, and the shopkeeper Wan and the two scholars who were eating in the restaurant at the time were also stopped by Brother Yuan, otherwise where would the mushrooms be sold so smoothly." Meng Ying said proudly.

"It's a pity, all the money from the mushroom sales today has been settled for everyone, atom, that's all that money is left." Meng Xun handed the almost empty cloth bag to Zhao Yuan and said with some regret. It's the first time I've seen so much money when I've grown so big, but it's a pity that it's gone before it gets hot in my hand.

"Haha, big brother, money earned is spent, and besides, this is the first batch of mushrooms to be sold, and there are so many that have not been shipped away, and the money earned is behind." Zhao Yuan said with a smile.

"Yes, but I'm really happy today." Meng Xun said.

"It's a sigh of relief, atom, I've been scared for the past two days to see you guys make such a big deal." Father Meng said.

"I'm worried about you, father-in-law, take a break, Xiaobao, pour a cup of tea for Dad." Zhao Yuan said that in the past few days when his father-in-law came to his house, he not only had to be busy, but also had to bear his heart, which was tiring.

"Uncle, why didn't you pay us for it?" Zhao Luo on the side took Zhao Yuan's hand and asked.

"Okay, Uncle also paid Luoluo and Xiaobao, you have been doing very well these days, father-in-law, Xiaobao is also so old, it just so happens that there are three boys in our village who go to school in the town, do you see if we send Xiaobao too." Zhao Yuan gave Zhao Luo a few copper coins, looked at Meng Xiaobao who walked into the house to pour water, and suddenly thought that it was time for him to go to school.

"This, it costs a lot of money to go to school, and the family ......," Meng's father hesitated.

"We are out of the money business, children, it is better to read some books." Zhao Yuan said.

"Then how can it, I also thought about sending Xiaobao to study, this year the family fed four pigs, thinking that the market will be good at the end of the year, and the money from the sale of the pigs will be sent to him." Father Meng said.

"Father-in-law, Xiaoying and I can make money now, this season of mushrooms are sold, it is very easy to send Xiaobao to school, don't worry, besides, I want to toss some other things, and when the time comes, I will need your old brother and eldest brother to help me a lot, they are all a family, so don't see outside." Zhao Yuan said.

"Okay, Xiaobao, thank you brother-in-law." Father Meng took the cold boiled water poured by Meng Xiaobao, patted his son's head and said.

"Daddy, what's wrong, thank you, brother-in-law." Meng Xiaobao said suspiciously.

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Zhao Yuan is not the only one in the village who plans to send his children to study, and the villagers who have earned such a small windfall have calculated the harvest a little after joy, and they also thought of sending their children to study.

On this night, Zhaojiazhuang was happy!