The old man had just eaten, and the table had not yet been cleaned up, and He Zao saw two pots of vegetables as usual, one mixed with cucumbers and one fried greens. The dishes and soups were eaten cleanly.

Sanbao was holding a palm-sized Xiao'e cake and dipping the last bit of vegetable soup, gobbling it into his mouth, obviously not full.

But Ma had already put away the few remaining Xiao'e cakes on the table, and scolded: "I still eat, my appetite is comparable to that of a pig in the backyard, and I am not afraid to kill you!" ”

The others were not used to seeing it, and the three treasures did not raise their heads, but only buried their heads in eating.

He Xia'er smiled at He Zao and went out with a thick stack of dishes and chopsticks.

Ma sat down and looked at He Zao with interest: "Yo, what good things did the third uncle bring here, I heard that your family bought a cow?" ”

Forsythia hesitated, but seemed to be very interested in Hezao's trip to the county seat, and also sat down with Ma's.

Mrs. He and He Tanger'er don't work, so the work in the kitchen tonight is all He Xia'er's alone.

He Zao thought about He Xia'er's seemingly thinner body, and frowned secretly.

Mrs. He was still angry, maybe more because of her weak heart, she hid in the middle when she heard them coming, He Tanger'er got down from the kang, turned over the things they brought, snorted coldly, and said in a very cold tone: "The third brother has made a lot of money, do you remember our family?" People don't say that they married a daughter-in-law and forgot their mother, third brother, you probably don't even know my sister. ”

Before He Laosan could speak, Old Man He glared at her: "You also stop, since you can't talk well, go to the inner room to be your mother's company!" ”

He said it politely, He Tanger's face was aggrieved and angry, and she glared at the people in the third room with hatred, and lifted the curtain and entered the room.

Old Lady He seemed to make a noise from her nostrils, but soon fell silent.

Old man He cordially asked He Lao about what he had seen in the three counties, and when he heard that he had seen Uncle He, and went to the place where Uncle He lived to sit down, he was very happy, and asked Uncle He about his condition very worriedly.

He Laosan was afraid that the old man would worry, so he only picked up the good ones and said, "...... If you do carpenter work, you can also have a craft when you come back...... The place to live is small, but close to the street, and it is convenient to buy things...... The baby is clever and can't afford to lose ......"

Because of Uncle He, Old Man He was a little sullen when he spoke, and sighed: "If this is a big baby, and the whole baby is at home, our family will be complete." ”

Back then, he couldn't stop Uncle He from going back to Zezhou Mansion to find his mother-in-law, and now he still can't stop Uncle He from going to work in the county seat - and part of the reason is that he knows that Mrs. He is too mean and ruthless, and because of this, that guilt is even heavier.

Old Man He reluctantly said a few more words, and then waved his hand to let He Laosan's family disperse.

He had already smiled and talked to him: "Master, there is something I want the fourth uncle to help me." ”

Fourth Uncle He is righteous and hearty, and he is very popular in the village.

He Zao wanted him to go to each house at night to sit and talk about the three-room collection of cypress.

Of course, Fourth Uncle He had no objections, but said with a smile: "Third brother, your family is in the middle of now, and if you go to the county seat, you will have another way to make money. ”

He Laosan touched his head and smiled innocently: "What skills I have, I came up with it early." ”

He Laosi deliberately glanced at He Zao, and praised with a smile: "We have a smart brain early." ”

He Zao smiled with crooked eyebrows.

Old Man He took a puff of his cigarette pouch and said slowly: "In this matter, it doesn't take much effort, and I have also found a good livelihood for our village, but I am afraid that if I collect too much, your family will not be able to sell it, so it will not be a loss!" ”

He had already spoken: "So we are going to send a free mile to the ready-made one for two days, and part of the reason why we bought the ox cart today is for this." ”

Old Man He nodded: "Yes, the fourth child is not good alone in this matter, if you don't win, I will help you run." ”

He Laosan was suddenly moved: "Ah, Dad, it's good for you to rest, I'll go ...... with the fourth."

Old Man He waved his hand and was resolute: "Let's go together, be faster and more solemn." ”

Collecting cypress in the village is also a big deal, of course, you can't be sloppy.

The three of them quickly got up and prepared to take a trip to every household in the village.

So early the next morning, Lujia Village was lively again, and the young daughters-in-law saw it, talked about gossip, and secretly sniffed about the He's three-room collection of cypress, and they were all very excited.

When I heard that He Zao's family had already placed the scales and hemp bags at the door, and when someone was waiting for someone to send Bai to the door, there was another lively person who came to the door to ask, and saw that He Zao's children were also carrying baskets and baskets up the mountain to knock Bai Gong, so they took things one by one and followed.

At this time, it is the time when the cypress seeds are ripe, and the cypress trees are hung with sapy green fruits, and a large handful can be pulled off with one hand. He Chun'er is more, about forty pounds.

The little daughters-in-law who work hard have sixty or seventy pounds.

These sixty catties are one hundred and eighty wen, and after deducting the intermediate fee, there are also one hundred and sixty-eight wen left.

When the heavy copper coins were in their hands, the little daughters-in-law were very excited, hurriedly went home, cooked some food indiscriminately, and pulled the male and female babies in the family, all carrying baskets and sacks up the mountain.

In the evening, there was a long queue at the door.

The people in the village are more motivated than He Zao, and at the end of the day, the young daughters-in-law can basically pull a hundred catties. The little girls and boys also have sixty or seventy pounds.

On the first day of the third room, he received 2,500 catties.

Fortunately, He Zao deliberately exchanged some copper coins before, otherwise the change would not be enough.

Old man He also pinned a big cigarette stick to help, and when he saw that the third room was busy, his face was a little complicated, and he seemed to be relieved and seemed to have something else.

In the evening, he had a few in the morning, and decided not to pinch the honeysuckle in the future, and there were not many honeysuckles on the mountain, and it was very difficult to pinch it, but this cypress was very fast, and there was a lot of money at the end of the day. Therefore, the next day, the family left He Laosan, Chen, He Zao, and Sibao to help, and He Chun'er took Qibao up the mountain to knock on the cypress.

When someone in the village saw it, they smiled and said: "This He Lao San's family is amazing, there is money to enter the door while sitting at home, and let a few babies go up the mountain to pull, how can the money in this world be earned!" ”

This tone is quite sour.

He Chun'er smiled and didn't answer.

On the first day, the harvested cypress was still very clean, but at noon on the second day, He Zao found that in the basket of several people, the cypress leaves accounted for most of the half, probably because they were too quick and fast, and in pursuit of efficiency, they even took a lot of leaves in it, and sent it over without picking it up.

In fact, generally the village households are very careful, and these people are also famous women in the village who are not careful and do things roughly.

He Laosan and Chen's face are not easy to say, He has already stood on the small stool and raised his small voice: "Uncles and aunts, brothers and sisters, this cypress has to be cleaned, people don't want leaves, this cypress is a medicinal material, and it can be used in medicine, but this leaf is not a mile, so you should try to clean it when you pull it, or go down the mountain and pick it up a little bit, and pull the leaves out alive." ”

Liu Yingniang was also queuing, and when she looked forward, she covered her mouth and smiled: "Sister-in-law of the Li family, are you pulling the cypress or the leaves?" When you look at it, it's all leaves. ”

The sister-in-law of the Li family turned red and muttered, as if to say, "...... I'm not a doctor, so I manage a lot...... but I still carried the basket home and picked it up.

Liu Yingniang sneered: "This sister-in-law of the Li family, she is famous for not being careful in her work, and she also sees that your family is too honest and deliberately bullied!" ”

Chen smiled: "This is something for the medicine hall of the people, but you can't be careful." ”

Liu Yingniang nodded yes, smiled and let He Laosan weigh her basket, and looked at He Zao and smiled: "Zao'er, this baby is smart and capable, and this little face is also bright, like your mother!" ”

Chen is the kind of beautiful woman in the village.

He Zao smiled and touched his face, very stinky and beautiful: "My mother is a beauty, and I will definitely be a beauty when I grow up in the future!" ”

Liu Yingniang couldn't help laughing: "That's a mile, we're a little beauty now!" ”

He Zao was very proud.

Chen blushed a little because of He Zao's cheekiness.

In the afternoon of the next day, people from several surrounding villages also sent Bai Jiao sporadically, which seemed to be well-informed.

He Zao is very happy, and the more cypress seeds there are, the better.

In the middle of the afternoon, He Laozi and He Laosi also came to help load the car, a total of almost 5,000 catties, an ox cart was too difficult, He Laosan borrowed Huang Laohan's ox cart, He Zao, He Laosi and He Laosan sent to the county together.

Originally, He Laosan thought that he was also busy for a day, and he didn't want the little girl to work too hard, so it was good to rest at home, but He Zao was worried that if he suddenly passed by a few thousand catties, Lingzhi Hall would lower the price, and he had to rest assured that he had to go with him.

Because of the weight, the wheels of the ox cart went deep into the ground and walked much slower than that day.

When they arrived in the town, the sky was also a little dark, and they came to Lingzhi Hall early, and the movement was quite loud, and the pedestrians and vendors around them all looked around.

Fortunately, this is the peak period of harvesting cypress, and Lingzhi Hall did not lower the price, and let the young men lead them to the backyard with a smile and unload the goods there.

He Zao turned around and inquired about it clearly, this Lingzhi Hall is also a national chain of medicine halls, at least it is very famous in Huaiqing Mansion, so he is more relieved. The national chain of pharmacies has a large demand for medicinal materials, and it will not cause the phenomenon of supply and demand saturation in the short term.

The time was urgent, the account was settled, and the next day to send Bai Jiao was scheduled, and He Zao and his party were busy getting in the car and rushing home.

On the way back, everyone was in a good mood.

In the past two days, the net income of the third room is fifteen taels of silver, although there is not as much as the scorpion, but He Laosan also smiled from ear to ear, and he has always been stupid and stupid, and he even said a lot of things.

He Laosi and He Zao both knew his mood, and they talked and laughed very lively.

When he arrived at the entrance of the village and sent Huang Laohan away, He Laosan took out three taels of silver: "Fourth, thanks to your help today, this silver will be given to you, and you can't be busy in vain......"

He Laosi was taken aback, and hurriedly excused himself: "What is this for, I don't want it, they are all brothers, so I did a favor, third brother, you are burying me with silver!" If you let our dad know, you won't be able to shave me too much, and if you don't hit me, put it away! ”