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Chapter 42 Returning to the Village [2]



After Xiang Wan locked the door, he took out the milk bread from the platform and ate it.

The three of them drank until nine o'clock in the evening. After Fu Cuiju and Hua Peirong took the person home, Xiang Wan helped the drunk Xiang Xiong back to the house to lie down.

"Girl, where is my girl?" Xiang Xiong groaned as he lay on the bed, waving his hands looking for Xiang Wan.

"Dad, let me wipe your face," Xiang Wan took a washcloth and wiped Xiang Xiong's face so that he could sleep more comfortably.

Xiang Xiong didn't know whether he understood or not, but he stopped moving and obediently let Xiang Wan wipe his face.

Then Xiang Wan opened the window in the room, lit a plate of mosquito coils, and finally turned on the fan before closing the door and going out to clean up the mess at the dinner table.

After Xiang Wan had cleared the table, the mung bean soup had also cooled down. Xiang Wan put the mung bean soup into Xiang Xiong's kettle and poured cold water over it.

By the time Xiang Wan went back to his room and lay down, it was already ten o'clock in the evening.

The next day when Xiang Wan got up, Xiang Xiong was no longer at home. There was a note on the table, which contained all the instructions from his father to his daughter. Every line of the words was full of worry.

Under the note was a note of ten yuan, asking Xiang Wan to eat better these days.

Xiang Wan couldn't help but smile, then ate the breakfast prepared by Xiang Xiong and followed Wu Yan to school.

Xiang Wan spent the next three days studying, eating lunch and dinner either in the cafeteria or eating self-heating rice or noodles redeemed on the platform.

During this period, both Fu Cuiju and Hua Peirong came to the house and asked Xiang Wan to go to his house for dinner, but Xiang Wan refused.

Xiang Xiong came back on the morning of the fourth day. When he came back, he brought large and small bags of various mountain goods, all of which were stuffed by fellow villagers.

When Xiang Wan came home at noon, he saw a pile of things on the table. Then he looked at Xiang Xiong who was cooking in the kitchen, and said with a wide smile: "Dad, when did you come back?"

"When I arrived home at around nine in the morning, those on the table were wild products given by fellow villagers. In the past two days, dad has been making soup for you to replenish your health."

Xiang Wan smiled and nodded. While sorting things and putting them away, he asked, "Did your trip go well this time? Did you collect a lot of tea?"

"There are so many. There is a mountain full of wild tea trees. Xiao Peng went up to the mountain to see it on the same day, and then organized the villagers to go to the mountains to pick tea leaves. Each person was given 50 cents a day. Fortunately, it is not the peak season for crops, otherwise this

It’s been really difficult to collect things for a few days.”

As he spoke, Xiang Xiong took out the prepared meals and continued: "Xiao Peng loaded a cart full of tea leaves this time, and a whole village of people helped pick it for two days. The harvest was quite big. He also said that he would harvest it again next year, so that

The village chief usually helps take care of it."

What is the concept of a cart full of tea leaves? Xiang Wan couldn't imagine how spectacular it was, so he thought for a while and asked: "How much did you charge for those tea leaves?"

"Originally, Xiao Peng was going to pay 10 cents per catty, but the villagers felt embarrassed. After much talk, they finally settled on five cents per catty. The main reason was that the tea leaves were all in the mountains and no one had taken care of them. Five cents was nothing.

It’s worth it.”

Xiang Wan raised his eyebrows: "Brother Peng must be very happy this time, he has gained so much."

Xiang Xiong smiled and nodded: "No, you still have to ask me to pack a bag and bring it back. But to be honest, although those tea leaves are wild, they taste sweet and thirst-quenching when brewed. Those farmers in the countryside like it.

Drink this."

"That's very good."

Generally, the tea you drink in the countryside is the cheapest tea you can buy, or you pick wild tea trees in the mountains. The tea you brew is either sweet or mellow, which not only quenches thirst but also refreshes you.

Unlike tea in the future, there are endless varieties and the price is very expensive. They are all artificially bred and not as pure as wild ones.

Xiang Wan suddenly had the idea of ​​collecting tea saplings, so he asked: "Dad, do those tea trees have saplings?"

"Why not? Otherwise, how could those tea trees multiply from a few to a mountain? This time, there were saplings sprouting under many tea trees. In a few years, there may be more tea trees. If Xiao Peng harvested tea every year, those tea trees

It can be a good source of income for the village."

Xiang Wan's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "Dad, when I take a long vacation, let's go back to the village to have a look. I have never been back in my life."

Xiang Xiong naturally agreed.

The two of them had just finished lunch when Xiang Hui came to the door. When he met Xiang Wan, his face was full of smiles, which made Xiang Wan's heart tremble.

It was Xiang Xiong who knew his sister best. While drinking tea, he said angrily: "Just tell me if you have something to do. Why are you grinning?"

Xiang Hui's expression stiffened for a moment. After sitting down next to Xiang Xiong, he said softly: "Brother, I heard that you have made money recently. How much money have you made?"

Xiang Xiong looked at Xiang Hui strangely and said in a calm tone: "Who told you? I can make money like this?"

"Oh, don't care who told me, just tell me whether you make money or not! Hey, why are you looking at me like this? I'll ask you and I won't ask you to borrow money."

Xiang Xiong glanced at his daughter and said slowly, "I made some money, but it was all used to pay off debts."

"I heard that you are making a schoolbag. I see that many people at your daughter's school are carrying them. What do you think of those styles? Not to mention they are really pretty."

Well, the purpose of coming was clear, Xiang Wan glanced at the two of them, and then went back to the room.

Xiang Hui's mind was filled with money-making business, and she didn't care about her niece's attitude at all. She pulled Xiang Xiong and continued: "Brother, I'm your biological sister. If you want to make money, you have to think of me. My craftsmanship is also pretty good.

I can definitely do it faster than you, how about you teach me?"

Xiang Xiong guessed Xiang Hui's purpose, thought for a while and said: "Those styles were drawn by Xiao Wan. If you really want to learn, just ask her. If she agrees, I will teach you."

"Hey, you are the head of the family, how can you still speak? What does she, a little girl, know about movies? She can't even listen to your words."

Xiang Xiong's eyes darkened, and he waved his hands impatiently: "Either my daughter agrees, or you don't touch her, that's it."

Xiang Hui was helpless, angry but did not dare to show it. He waited for a while before nodding angrily and walking towards Xiang Wan's room.

Xiang Wan heard what the two of them said clearly in the room, so before Xiang Hui came in and said nothing, he said, "I have no objection. You can do whatever you want."

Xiang Hui's open mouth did not close for a long time. After a while, he walked to Xiang Xiong with a smile: "You heard me, your daughter has no objection."

"I heard it. The pattern diagram is in my room. Go get it yourself."

Xiang Hui got the accurate information and walked to Xiang Xiong's room in three steps. She picked up the drawings on the sewing machine and looked at them again and again. Finally, she took the drawings of the two styles together and said, "Thank you. I'll go first."

Go back and think about it."

After saying that, leave without stopping.

Xiang Xiong looked helplessly at his daughter who came out: "Don't you always like your aunt? Why did you agree so easily?"
Chapter completed!
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