Chen Ping opened his eyes wide in surprise and looked at his grandfather. It was obvious that he did not believe that such words would come from his grandfather's mouth.
But Chen Anbang still said smugly, "Cui Fuguier has been a doctor all his life, and his family fortune is quite large. It can be worth hundreds of taels of silver anyway."
"Cui Hongyu's small appearance can be sold to Baihualou for a good price."
"When the time comes, our family will be a well-known wealthy family from all over the country. What kind of woman can't you marry?"
After hearing what grandpa said.
Chen Ping fell into deep thought.
His father died early and his mother remarried early. Chen Anbang and his wife worked hard to raise him.
Although his grandfather Chen Anbang was the village chief and he was the village guard captain, these were the only two positions in the village that could receive a salary from the county.
However, being a village guard captain is basically a job for nothing, and the county only gives you 200 copper coins a year.
The headmaster's situation is slightly better than him. He can earn thirty copper coins a month, but with this little income, it is simply not enough.
Besides, some coins need to be distributed to the members of the village protection team. After all, if it’s all in vain, then who will do it!
So Chen Ping often had to go out and do odd jobs.
Now that there was such a shortcut to make a fortune in front of him, Chen Ping was naturally tempted.
"Grandpa, are you sure that Cui Fugui will give us all his property by then?"
Chen Anbang chuckled twice and said, "Don't worry, I have plenty of ways. When the time comes, he will have to submit obediently."
Chen Ping gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, then I will listen to grandpa."
"Today I will convene a meeting with everyone and give up the captain's position to Chen Xiaobei."
When Chen Xiaobei returned home at this time, the scene before him surprised him. Chen Qiaoer rushed to him holding a pheasant egg and said happily, "Brother, you see the pheasant is laying eggs."
Chen Xiaobei looked in the direction of Qiaoer's finger. In the corner of the yard, two pheasants were tied up.
Each chicken was tied to one foot by a three-foot-long rope and then tied to a wooden stake.
In this way, the two pheasants have a certain amount of space to move without running around.
By the way, I also put some dry weeds next to it.
Seeing that Chen Xiaobei kept staring, Cui Hongyu came forward and carefully explained, "Since this morning, two pheasants have been flapping about, so I had to untie them. Unexpectedly, I got an unexpected harvest."
Seeing this scene, Chen Xiaobei's thoughts changed.
When I was a child, there were many chicken-raising households in the village next door. They raised many chickens in dense iron cages and laid many eggs every day.
The hatchability rate of chickens is very low these days, so it is not easy for ordinary people to raise chickens.
And if you can catch a batch of pheasants, you can take a shortcut.
Thinking of this, he stepped forward and gently gave Cui Hongyu a hug, "You did a good job. Pheasants can lay eggs, so we will keep them. I will catch a few more later."
After saying this, he took out a bag of meat buns and said, "I brought this back from the county. You can try it."
Cui Hongyu shook his head and put the meat bun directly into Qiaoer's hand, "I'm not hungry, so Qiaoer should eat it."
Chen Xiaobei looked at Chen Qiaoer seriously and then at Cui Hongyu. He knelt down and said to his sister, "Qiaoer, my sister-in-law will stay with you at night and work during the day. Do you think she is okay?"
With a smile on her face, Qiaoer looked at Cui Hongyu and said, "Hello, sister-in-law. My sister-in-law is the best to Qiaoer."
Chen Xiaobei patted his head gently, "Can you share half of the meat buns with your sister-in-law?"
Qiao'er nodded, "I'll give it all to my sister-in-law. Qiao'er won't be hungry. Qiao'er won't eat any of it."
After saying this, he stuffed the meat bun back into Cui Hongyu's hand.
Cui Hongyu felt inexplicably sour when she saw this.
Growing up, when eating at home, it was always his father who finished the meal, and then it was his and his mother's turn. Although his father was a doctor, well-known, and seemed to be easy-going, in his own family, his father was like an emperor.
Same.
Cui Hongyu held back the tears in her eyes and patted Chen Qiaoer's shoulder gently, "Qiaoer, be good. My sister-in-law is not hungry. I'll save the buns for you to eat."
Chen Xiaobei stood up and stared at Cui Hongyu and said seriously, "You must eat these buns today. From now on, you and Qiao'er will buy half of the buns."
Cui Hongyu wanted to open her mouth to explain something, but was interrupted by Chen Xiaobei domineeringly, "Stop talking. I have the final say on what and how much you eat from now on."
Cui Hongyu and Chen Qiaoer were sitting side by side under the big locust tree, eating meat buns happily. Chen Xiaobei smiled when they saw the smiles on their faces.
As long as the two of them are happy, I feel happy no matter how tired I am.
When he was immersed in this warmth, he heard a cough at the door of the hospital, and Chen Ping came.
Chen Xiaobei hurriedly came over and handed over another meat bun, "Brother, you're here just in time to eat a bun."
Chen Ping waved his hand, "I've eaten enough in the county and I can't eat anymore."
Cui Hongyu burst out laughing after hearing this.
After laughing, he felt rude and quickly led Chen Qiaoer back to the house.
Chen Ping ignored these. He looked at Chen Xiaobei with a smile on his face and said, "I'm here to discuss something with you."
Chen Xiaobei asked him to sit down and responded, "Brother, there is no need to discuss anything. You can just make the decision."
Chen Ping nodded, "I thought about it and I want you to be the captain of this village protection team."
Chen Xiaobei was dumbfounded when he heard this.
Now I am full of waste, and now I just want to make a little more money, strive to get rich, and let Cui Hongyu and Chen Qiaoer live a good life.
However, I have no intention of pursuing an official career.
"Brother, who am I? Besides, with my virtue, you don't know who in the village will listen to me."
Chen Ping smiled slightly and raised his hand to pat his shoulder.
"I can do it, Da Minghui, Xiaobo can do it, Daqiang and the others can do it too."
"I've eaten all the buns. If they don't listen to you, I'll make them spit them out."
Daming and Xiaobo were the two who went to the county town with him today.
Hearing this, Chen Xiaobei quickly waved his hand and explained, "Brother, I didn't mean that. I just thought you were working hard. I bought you some meat buns to eat. I really wasn't trying to win people's hearts."
Chen Ping shook his head, with a serious look on his face, "I didn't mean that. Just now when I came back, my grandfather severely criticized me, saying that I didn't have a strong sense of responsibility. Bandits have entered the village. I haven't noticed it yet. Grandpa said that I am not worthy of doing this."
team leader."
"I have also asked Da Ming Da Qiang and others. I think you are the most suitable captain."
After saying this, he stood up and shouted outside, "You all come in."
Outside, Da Ming Xiaobo, Da Qiang and others filed in.
Including Chen Ping, there are a total of eight members of the village protection team, and they all arrived today.
Chen Ping looked at it, and everyone present asked loudly, "Would you like Brother Xiaobei to be the captain of the village protection team?"
Several people shouted in unison, "Yes."
Now it was Chen Xiaobei's turn to be confused. Which song was Chen Ping singing?