90s, The Cannon Fodder Wife of the Paranoid Boss is Reborn

Chapter 87: He wanted to show off

 After more than a week of three-way hot sales, nearly 3,000 kilograms of chestnuts purchased from grandma and grandma’s family and Wang Cuihua’s family were finally cleared.

 Xiao Cheng is going to Xiaojiacun to purchase goods.

 After eating wontons early in the morning, Bai Lu and Xiao Wei saw Xiao Cheng off and told him to pay attention to safety on the road.

"Don't drive so fast. The mountain roads are steep and difficult to drive. They are gravel roads, muddy roads, and there are no guardrails. Pay more attention to the road conditions... The fog is very heavy in the morning. If you can't see clearly the road in front of you, Please drive slowly on the road, safety is the most important thing..."

Bai Lu didn't know when she started to become verbose. It was just a trip to the countryside to collect chestnuts, and it was not something that could be completed in a few sentences when traveling far away.

I was stunned and thought about it for a long time.

After hearing the last word, Xiao Cheng gently rubbed her head with his big hand, leaving residual warmth in his palm.

 Just turned around and got on the brick cart and left.

Xiao Wei also went to school carrying a small schoolbag.

Bai Lu returned to the house, poured the last hundred or so kilograms of chestnuts into the pot in batches, plugged in the electricity, and watched the sand and chestnuts rolling around. She added sugar syrup at the right time and fried fifty kilograms in one batch.

 After frying, turn off the power and pour everything out. Use a large colander to separate the sand and chestnuts, and pour the chestnuts into a large basket.

 Pour the sand back into the pot when you come back, plug in the electricity, heat the sand evenly, then pour in the chestnuts...

When Wang Cuihua, Wen Xiuyun and Yu Fugui arrived, all the chestnuts had been roasted and could be sold directly.

Xiao Cheng went to Xiao Guofu's house this time to collect chestnuts.

Xiao Guofu also wanted to raise piglets. The wild boar piglets in the mountains were too fertile and difficult to catch. He wanted Xiao Cheng to help buy them from Zhujiacun and raise them, but he was too embarrassed to ask.

In the end, it was Li Hongying who spoke up, saying that she had gone to the river to pick up snails that afternoon, and she had mentioned this to Bai Lu.

Bai Lu agreed at that time.

When Xiao Cheng went back, he heard Bai Lu say a lot of names like mother-in-law, aunt-in-law, and uncle-in-law, and he didn't even know who they were.

The only option was to go to Zhujia Village and bring back a cart full of piglets, and exchange them for chestnuts with the grateful Li Hongying.

The village chief's family has a large population and stores a lot of chestnuts, nearly 10,000 kilograms. Xiao Cheng has to go back and forth three times to transport all the chestnuts.

After loading the car for the third time, Xiao Cheng did not leave immediately. Instead, he went to the house of a relative he had never contacted.

The son of my grandfather's brother, Xiao Zhigang's cousin and third uncle - Xiao Hongbo's family.

Xiao Hongbo's wife has been watching the wind outside, hoping for the stars and the moon, hoping that Xiao Cheng will finish packing the chestnuts and leave soon.

Who would have known that Xiao Cheng would suddenly come this way.

Xiao Hongbo's wife hurried back to report the news. Xiao Hongbo, who had been restless in the house, had to go out to greet her.

“Xiao Cheng is here, come in and sit down, we haven’t seen each other for so many years, my third uncle almost doesn’t recognize you.”

The only time he saw Xiao Cheng was during Qingming some time ago. Other than that, he had never seen him before.

 Her tone was familiar, like that of a nephew whom she hadn't seen for a long time, but she didn't have much to say, and she only exchanged pleasantries when she came and went.

Xiao Cheng had nothing to say, so he took out a piece of yellowed kraft paper from his pocket and placed it on the table.

 “It’s time to return Grandpa’s mountain.”

 Xiao Hongbo's expression changed. What was supposed to come finally came, and his heart was filled with anxiety.

 Craft paper, proof of land ownership.

Before Grandpa Xiao Cheng’s family moved to the new town, the land reform allocated a whole hilltop, which was covered with fir trees planted by the production team. At that time, the fir trees here were not valuable and no one collected them. People who knew how to make furniture few.

Later, the wood factory paid a few cents per unit to buy the fir wood. The owner of the wood factory said that the fir wood could not be used to make good furniture, so he cut the fir wood into long pieces and sold them to the city people as firewood.

 Grandpa Xiao Cheng and grandma were running a small business in the town at that time, and they were not short of the little money they could get from selling fir trees.     Just don't sell it and let the fir trees grow freely.

After the family moved to the town, the hilltop was left to Xiao Hongbo to take care of, and Xiao Hongbo used it to plant other things.

  Xiao Hongbo can plant anything, but he cannot cut down the fir trees. This was what Grandpa Xiao Cheng left at the time.

Under the fir forest, small fruit trees such as ginger, lily, star anise, etc. that prefer a shaded environment can be planted, and Xiao Hongbo planted them all.

No matter how low the purchase price is, after decades, Xiao Hongbo will not be able to make a lot of money, and he will still barely have enough money for food and clothing.

Xiao Cheng returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors during the Qingming Festival, but he didn't mention it. Xiao Hongbo thought that Grandpa Xiao Cheng didn't leave an explanation.

I was still glad in my heart, but I never thought that Xiao Cheng would suddenly come to collect the mountain today, so he would naturally be reluctant to part with it.

 But no matter how reluctant you are to part with it, you have to return it.

Xiao Cheng is not someone to be trifled with, and Xiao Hongbo's family also has chestnuts to sell. If the mountain is not returned, and Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu don't accept his chestnuts, where will he cry?

During the Qingming Festival, Li Shuixian’s family promised to have as much as they wanted, but it’s been so long. Except for the second day of Qingming Festival, when they came to collect 500 kilograms of chestnuts, they haven’t come since. I don’t know what the situation is.

The same goes for the Xiao family in the city. After receiving it once, there is no news, and those who have made reservations don't know whether they want it or not.

Xiao Hongbo sighed, and said to Xiao Cheng in a kind and friendly tone: "My child, I will give you back the mountain. Those things like **** lily and other things on the mountain, can you give the third uncle some time? You can take them back after the third uncle has finished digging them." go?"

“You also know that there is nothing that can be sold for money in the countryside. The third uncle’s family relies on growing these low-priced small things. After selling them, they can buy some oil and salt... I will add two pieces of meat during the New Year..."

Xiao Cheng would rather Xiao Hongbo be a cunning and insidious villain who refuses to return to the mountain, just give him a beating and then take over the mountain.

　　Now speaking in such a friendly tone, he was at a loss as to what to do, and a little bit, his thoughts were revealed.

Whether it is grandparents, neighbors, aunts, aunts or uncles, Bai Lu can handle them with ease, and can handle all social interactions just right.

The girl's smiling face came to Xiao Cheng's mind, and there was a hint of warmth in his eyes, and the deadline he had set was stretched a bit.

"how long?"

Xiao Hongbo was stunned for a moment before he realized that Xiao Cheng had agreed. His heart, which had become colder and colder because he had not been able to answer for a long time, instantly revived.

"Half a month... no, no, ten days is enough. I'll call my relatives and other people in the village to help, and I can dig everything out and transplant the small fruit trees in ten days. Then you can chop down the fir trees if you want. , you can plant whatever you want, nothing will stand in your way.”

Xiao Hongbo didn’t know if Xiao Cheng had found a new way out and was planning to sell fir trees to make money elsewhere.

But Grandpa Xiao Cheng must have had plans to leave behind this mountain of fir trees, knowing that his descendants would be promising.

 He could only sigh with envy.

　After setting a deadline of ten days, Xiao Cheng went home.

The kraft paper was given by Xiao Wei a few days ago. Before that, Xiao Cheng didn't know that his grandfather was still in Xiaojia Village.

Grandpa passed away the year Xiao Cheng’s mother left, and grandma also passed away in the same year.

Xiao Cheng was only three years old at that time. Xiao Cheng had no idea whose hands the kraft paper passed through.

When Xiao Wei handed the brown paper to Xiao Cheng, he said that it was given to him by his mother before she died, and he knew nothing about the rest.

When Xiao Wei’s mother passed away, Xiao Wei didn’t recognize any of the words on the brown paper, so he put it away.

 I was sorting out my old clothes a few days ago, and I dug them out from the bottom of the box. I probably understood a little bit about them, and immediately handed them over to Xiao Cheng.

Bai Lu was at home, sorting out the chestnuts that Xiao Cheng had brought back. The woodshed was crowded and a large space was squeezed out for the next cart of chestnuts to be stored.

After finishing his work, he was about to go to the main room to get a glass of water when there was a knock on the door. Bai Lu thought it was Xiao Cheng who was back.

 Hurrying to open the door.

 (End of this chapter)