Chapter 223 Goodbye Uncle 2
Chapter 223 Goodbye Uncle 2
"Dad, our family will still rely on you in the end. As long as the weather is not too bad, the land will not let us down. You have to work hard!" Guangdan said as he almost reached out to pat his old father on the shoulder.
"How could I not know this?" Lin Daniu felt that he could not be fooled by this kid, and flipped through the account book again.
Since Guangdan had kept the accounts carefully, he was naturally not afraid of Lin Daniu looking through them, so there was murmuring at the square table, and Lin Daniu and his son in the corner were also glaring at each other.
After all this, Lin Daniu felt mixed emotions. Suddenly, he had the same feeling as Lin Xiaoniu, that is, his son was not as good as his grandson.
Even Lin Daniu has never spent so much money!!!
Guangdan also felt that he and his old father would never be able to have a close parent-child relationship like Fang Cuihua's in this lifetime. It was true that his old father not only had a weird temper, but his mood was also unpredictable.
Finally, seeing that the accounts were almost settled, Lin Daniu said something with some dissatisfaction.
"Next time, let your eldest brother go too!"
Guangdan nodded his head honestly. In fact, he had already made arrangements for his elder brother in his mind. No matter how difficult the elder brother's life was in the early stage in the original book, Guangdan felt that this half-grown boy was serious and sincere and deserved to be treated well.
It's time for him to see the wider world, so, well, big brother has to come along.
By the time Guangdan was handing in the small account book to his grandfather, Lin Xiaoniu and the others had already started to classify the things they brought back. Things that needed to be kept in the Lin family for their own use, such as seeds, and things that needed to be taken to the county town to sell would also be divided into two parts. One part would be transported there by mule cart this year, and the other would be transported to the county town during the Lantern Festival in the first month of the lunar year.
After submitting the accounts, Guangdan blinked his big eyes and said, "We may not be able to sell all the goods by the end of the year. Uncle and Aunt will probably be back by the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month at the latest. Does Lijia Village need someone to look after them during the New Year?"
Grandpa Lin had forgotten about this matter. After thinking for a moment, he said, "When the time comes, if there aren't many goods left, we can use oxcarts and mule carts to pull all the goods back. If the goods can't be sold, we'll have to send people over."
"Well, let's go over today and tell Second Uncle about this. Oh, and I'll take Tiezi with me today, too. I'll ask him to help Second Uncle and Little Uncle, and it would also be good for him to look at some things."
"Yeah, that's what I think. You and your father had better come back as soon as possible. There's a lot of things to do at home." Grandpa Lin thought it would be better to let his eldest son go to the village chief's house earlier to finalize the land purchase.
In the morning, Grandma Lin took Taohua and Erya to the kitchen to prepare a sumptuous lunch. After they finished eating, they set off in two mule carts.
The next task of selling the goods was given to Lin Xiaoniu, so Uncle Fang and Uncle Chui delivered the goods to Lijia Village, where they could rest for a night before going home.
The road from Linjia Village to the county town is not easy to travel on. The snow that accumulated a few days ago has now turned into mud. The mule is walking a little impatiently, stopping from time to time to lick its hooves.
"Is it like this for you on the road?" Lin Daniu asked curiously while driving the mule cart and looking at the bad road conditions.
"It's strange. Our roads are all frozen and hard, unlike the roads here which are all snow and mud." Lin Xiaoniu said and touched his head in confusion.
"This means it's warmer here. We are in a cave in the mountains, so the temperature may be slightly higher." Guangdan couldn't help but speak.
"Yeah, that should be it." Lin Xiaoniu nodded in agreement.
We had lunch very early, and it was still mid-morning when we set out. By the time we arrived at Lijia Village, it was already dark. The night was shrouding the village, and there was a faint wisp of smoke from cooking over the roofs of every household.
These were people heating up their kangs at home. When the mule cart clanged into the small courtyard, Lin Erniu and his wife were busy stewing meat in the kitchen, and the aroma filled the air.
"Second uncle! Second aunt!"
The bald man started shouting at the top of his voice before he even got out of the car.
When Lin Erniu heard the familiar sound, he immediately put down the spatula in his hand, wiped his hands on his apron, and trotted out of the kitchen.
"Guangdan! Xiaoniu! You are back!" Lin Erniu became excited as soon as he saw the people. He pulled Guangdan up and down to look him over carefully, and then he felt relieved.
"Yes, second uncle, I brought you a lot of good things from the capital! You don't have to buy seasonings for a long time." Guangdan said while winking at Lin Erniu mysteriously.
"Okay, okay! I'm glad you're back safely! Come on, I'll go open the door!" Lin Erniu said as he ran into the house. After running for a few words, he turned around and shouted to the kitchen, "Lian, Xiaoniu, Guangdan and the others are back. Please prepare some food and boil some hot water."
"Oh, got it!" Cao Lian also ran to the kitchen door in small steps, greeted everyone briefly, and then went back to the kitchen to get busy.
Next, the warehouse that Lin Erniu had been cleaning for a long time was finally used. Seeing things being taken off the mule cart non-stop, Lin Erniu felt itchy.
"This is only half of it. The ones we bought after the New Year are still at home. We have a big harvest this time!" Guangdan whispered to his second uncle bit by bit.
"Have Xiaoniu and the others sold all their goods? They made money, right?" Lin Erniu asked uncertainly. He still felt that this matter was so uncertain.
Ever since he came to the county town to sell braised meat, he realized that running a small business is not that easy, so he admires Lin Xiaoniu and others very much.
"Of course, after they are sold out, we make money. Look, we invest all the earnings into these." Guangdan smiled and nodded at the goods in the room.
"Hiss, you use all the money you earn to buy these?" Lin Erniu asked in disbelief with his eyes wide open.
"Yeah." Guangdan nodded uncomfortably.
That’s right, this matter was instigated by him, hehe.
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