Chapter 56 – 1000 Catties
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At night, the few of them returned home and told them what happened during the day. Song Xiao was so angry that he gritted his teeth after hearing it. He couldn't wait to go to Li En's house immediately. Fortunately, Song Yao stopped him and asked him to collect corn with her tomorrow.
Song Xiao wiped the sweat off his face. "Sister, don't you think this is very aggrieved? Why did they pull out your seedlings?"
Song Yao sighed. "Forget it. Go to bed early. We still have to collect corn tomorrow."
The next day, Song Yao prepared a few snakeskin bags and put them on the back of the bicycle. Song Ping and Gu Li also woke up early to prepare tools for the autumn harvest. The family rushed to the Song Manor, but on the way, they saw a familiar white van.
A young man got out of the van. Song Yao looked up and saw that it was He Ren!
"Boss He? Why are you here?"
Song Yao smiled, thinking that He Ren was urging her to collect the chestnuts. She paused and said, "I have something urgent to do in the field. I have to go over and take a look. The chestnuts are almost collected."
He Ren smiled helplessly. "Why are you so nervous? I just wanted to inform you that I want to collect another 300 catties of chestnuts and gather 1,000 catties!"
Hearing Boss He say that he wanted to collect more chestnuts, Gu Li's suspended heart also fell.
"No problem!" Song Yao agreed. "But... you might have to give me two more days."
"No problem. Then within ten days, I want a thousand catties of chestnuts."
He Ren was also a straightforward person. When he saw Song Yao rushing to the field with the autumn harvest tools, he asked, "It's not the autumn harvest season yet. Where are you going?"
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say about this matter. In the end, it was Song Yao who said, "It's a long story, so don't ask. Anyway, I still have something on in my field, so I won't talk to you anymore. See you later!"
After Song Yao finished speaking, she pushed the cart and was about to leave when He Ren stopped her. "Why are you in such a hurry? I'll send you there."
Song Yao turned around. "That's not good..."
"What's wrong with that?"
He Ren opened the car door as he spoke. "Anyway, I have to go to your house later to see how the chestnuts are doing. If I want you to keep the chestnuts in peace, I have to solve your trouble first. Get in the car quickly!"
Song Yao couldn't refuse his kindness. In the end, she followed He Ren into his van.
It had to be said that cars were really fast. They arrived in a few minutes.
Song Yao got out of the car with the autumn harvest tools. Widow Wang, who was going to pluck Song Yao's corn seedlings, happened to see this scene!
She had long heard that Song Yao had earned a lot of money from doing business on the streets. At first, she did not believe it, but today, when she saw her get out of a van, Widow Wang gritted her teeth in anger!
No wonder she was in such a hurry to divorce Yong. It seemed like she had found a rich lover!
"Song Yao! You b*tch still have the cheek to come over!"
Song Yao looked up and saw the exasperated Widow Wang pouncing on her. She immediately felt angry and amused. "Why can't I come over? If I had come a little later, you would have plucked all my seedlings, right?"
At the mention of this, Widow Wang did not feel embarrassed. Instead, she puffed out her chest and said, "How is it? Are you afraid? It's your fault for not even knowing how to collect corn? I'm afraid you've been secretly meeting old men these few days, right? No wonder you divorced Yong. Pui, how shameless!"
"Make yourself clear! Who's dating someone else!" After Song Yao finished speaking, she said to He Ren apologetically, "I'm sorry, Boss He. I dragged you into this."
He Ren waved his hand. He had been in business for so long and had seen countless shrews like this.
"Firstly, Miss Song and I are completely different from what you think. Secondly, it's already illegal for you to pluck the seedlings in Miss Song's field without her consent. I have the right to call the police to arrest you!"
Widow Wang was stifled and immediately wilted. Then, she said to He Ren, "Don't be deceived by that little b*tch Song Yao! She's a promiscuous b*tch! If she hadn't been having an affair outside, would her husband have divorced her?"
Bam—
Widow Wang was slapped hard.
Song Xiao gritted his teeth and stood up, but he still didn't feel relieved. "If you dare to spout nonsense again, I'll beat you up until you find your teeth on the ground!"
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Chapter 57: Bitch and Dog
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Widow Wang felt a burning pain on her face. She was so angry that she wanted to make a scene, but Song Xiao, who was more than 1.8 meters tall, stood in front of her. Widow Wang couldn't help but feel a little afraid, but she still muttered unwillingly, "I didn't say anything wrong. It has nothing to do with you..."
Song Xiao was even angrier. "How is it unrelated to me?! She's my sister! Tell me, which sentence did you see with your own eyes?"
Widow Wang was so frightened that she did not say a word. Tears were about to flow out.
"That's enough!" Song Yao stopped her brother. "Ignore her. She's Widow Wang of the Song Manor. She seems to like Yu Yong."
"No wonder!" Song Xiao sneered. "It's really a bitch paired with a dog!"
"What are you talking about?"
Hearing this, Widow Wang was instantly anxious. He actually called Yong a dog and called her a bitch! She was really about to die of anger!
Song Xiao's face was cold. "I didn't say anything wrong. How can it be anything good if it's with
Yu Yong?"
Widow Wang was so angry that she was about to speak when Song Ping came out with a basket of corn. When he heard someone scold his daughter, it was Widow Wang who plucked his corn seedlings yesterday. He was furious. "Widow Wang of Song Jia Village, right? You also gave birth to a pair of children yourself. Give them some merit!"
Widow Wang retorted, "I didn't do anything wrong! This is my family's land to begin with! If you don't take it away, I'll hire someone to clean up the land!"
After saying that, she was about to go to the village to call for help when she heard the big boss behind her say, "There's no need! I think this corn is not bad. I'll take it!"
Upon hearing this, Song Ping was dumbfounded. "Boss He, the corn isn't ripe yet. We won't be able to get food for a while..."
"Who said I was going to get food?"
He Ren smiled and picked up a piece of corn from Song Ping's basket to take a look. "This corn is quite tender. I should be able to earn a lot of money from processing it. Pack up the corn. I want all of them!"
Widow Wang gritted her teeth in anger! How could she, Song Yao, earn money?
Song Yao didn't expect He Ren to want her corn. "Boss He, my corn is more than an acre in total. Some of the corn isn't ripe yet. Are you sure you want them all?"
He Ren hesitated for a moment. "How about this? Put away the corn and pick some. I don't want those that haven't grown. I want the bigger tender corn. I'll start collecting them at 30 cents a catty. What do you think?"
Thirty cents per catty? This price was even higher than ripe corn kernels!
Widow Wang was so angry that she was about to go crazy. She turned around and wanted to say a few more bad words about Song Yao, but she saw Song Xiao staring at her with a bitter expression. Moreover, from the looks of it, he looked like he would beat her up at any moment!
She was so frightened that she quickly hid in a corner.
After Widow Wang left, Song Xiao had already packed up the corn with his family.
He Ren called for a large truck to pull it over. After Song Yao collected the corn, she saw a large truck parked by the roadside.
After the corn was skinned, they began to weigh it. A total of more than 1,000 catties of corn was sold for 300 yuan.
He Ren happened to have cash with him. He took out a stack of ten yuan and handed it to Song Yao.
Song Ping was so happy that he could not close his mouth. He grabbed He Rents hand and said gratefully, "Boss He! I really don't know what to say! Thank you! Come to my house for dinner when you have time!"
He Ren smiled. "There's no need to eat. I still have to go to the county's guest house tonight. You don't have to thank me like this. If you want to thank someone, thank your wife for giving birth to such a smart daughter for you!"
He Ren was not stingy with his praise for Song Yao. If he had no impression of Song Yao in the past, today's actions made him admire her from the bottom of his heart!
A single mother who was divorced and had a newborn baby with her. Ignoring the villagers' criticism, she woke up early and worked late to earn money. He admired her!
Seeing that He Ren did not cancel the collaboration just because of Widow Wangs words and was even praising her endlessly, Song Yao felt extremely comfortable!
"Boss He, you flatter me. Am I as good as you say?"
He Ren smiled. "How is it not? Compared to you, I can't even compare to you! I can guarantee that your business will grow bigger and bigger in the future. Just don't forget about me, your old boss!
Song Yao couldn't stop smiling. She felt that she wasn't as exaggerated as Boss He said, but since he had already said so, who cared if it was true? As long as it sounded happy.
"You're flattering me. I didn't think about the long term. I just wanted to do a small business to raise the child and save him from suffering with me.".
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Chapter 58: Using Bad Quality Goods As Substitutes
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"You're too low-key. Actually, you can develop in the long term. For example, if you open a company in the city in the future, it's best to expand your business overseas..."
After He Ren finished speaking, he looked at the time on the electronic watch. "Alright, I won't talk to you anymore. I should leave too. You guys should go back quickly. "
Song Yao nodded. "Then I'll have to trouble Boss He. I still have to find someone to bring so much corn back."
"What's the big deal?" He Ren smiled. "Isn't it all for the sake of earning money?"
After Song Yao left, He Ren got into the car and was about to leave when he heard someone shout from behind, "Boss He! Wait a moment! Are you still accepting corn?
He frowned and got out of the car. He saw Widow Wang, who had chased after Song Yao and scolded her, panting as she followed him. "Boss He, you haven't left yet?"
Thinking about how this woman had pointed at him and talked nonsense with
Song Yao just now, He Ren's expression darkened. "What exactly do you want?"
Widow Wang smiled. "Nothing much. Aren't you harvesting corn? My family has also planted a lot. Why don't you go to our fields to take a look?"
He Ren stared at the large truck that had already driven away not far away and said, "There's no need."
Widow Wang's expression instantly darkened. "I know... it can't hold anymore, right? Then come over tomorrow to take a look?"
He Ren rubbed the space between his eyebrows and got into the car. "I'm sorry,
I only accept this much for the time being."
Widow Wang's smile froze. It seemed that Song Yao, this bitch, had secretly badmouthed her to the big boss!
She said angrily, "Boss He! Don't believe Song Yao! She's an unlucky woman who was abandoned by her husband. Our villagers can't wait to avoid her. How can you take the initiative to approach her?"
What a gossipy woman! He Rents expression became even uglier. "Aren't you annoying? What era are we in now? What does it have to do with you whether she's willing to get a divorce or not? People like you who like to gossip are not worthy of her in this lifetime!"
After He Ren finished speaking, he stepped on the accelerator and left the Yu Family Village, leaving Widow Wang gritting her teeth. "Song Yao! You stupid b*tch! The next time I see you, I'll definitely scratch your face!"
In the next few days, Song Yao gathered 1,200 catties of chestnuts, 400 catties of which were collected by Cousin Sun Hao for her. The remaining chestnuts were all thanks to Song Xiao. He brought Wei to various small towns in Sangqiu County and finally collected 600 catties of chestnuts!
Seeing these chestnuts, Song Yao's vision darkened. If a few of these thousand kilograms of chestnuts were broken, not only would she not be able to complete this business, but she would also have to bear a huge debt of a few hundred yuan!
The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. Song Yao was always worried that there was something wrong with the chestnuts she had collected. She casually opened a snake skin bag and said, "I'll check if there's anything broken."
Song Xiao handed her a flashlight to illuminate Song Yao. "Don't worry, Sister.
of them are broken!"
Song Yao sighed. Hearing her brother say this, she felt much more at ease.
Except...
Song Yao opened the bags of chestnuts that Sun Hao had sent over. "Have you checked these?"
Song Xiao shook his head. "There shouldn't be a problem, right? Sun Hao is our brother... He shouldn't...
"Let's open it and check," Song Yao said with a frown. For some reason, her heart was beating very fast.
Song Xiao didn't hesitate and opened the bag to take a look.
Other than the fact that the first bag of chestnuts was relatively small, he did not see any problems. The second bag was the same.
When she opened the third bag, Song Yao was completely dumbfounded because more than half of the chestnuts in the bag were furry!
The air was filled with the smell of rotten chestnuts. Song Xiao covered his mouth and nose. "How... how is that possible? Cousin Sun Hao doesn't look like the kind of person who is so-so?
Song Yao frowned. Even if she didn't want Cousin Sun Hao to do such a thing, the truth was right in front of her.
"Sis, what should we do now?"
Song Yao sighed. "What else can we do? Can we check these chestnuts?"
She could not sell the broken chestnuts to Boss He.
The siblings poured out the chestnuts and began to pick.
The lights in the room were still on at eight o'clock. Liu Mu's wife was worried about wasting the electricity bill, so she pushed open the door of the warehouse and barged in. When she saw the moldy chestnuts on the ground, she was stunned.. "Hey! What's going on? Why are there so many moldy chestnuts? Is this thing edible?"
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Chapter 59: Picking Chestnuts
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Liu Mu's wife's voice was loud. Soon, she called Liu Mu and Song Ping, who were drinking in the main room, over. They were also stunned when they saw the moldy chestnuts on the ground.
"What's going on?
Tomorrow, he would have to deliver the goods to He Ren. Wasn't this cheating him?
Song Yao sighed. "Dad, fortunately, I checked the bag. It's filled with broken chestnuts."
"In that case, we can only slowly pick out the bad chestnuts." After Song Ping finished speaking, he opened the bag and picked them up alone. Song Yao also helped.
"It's all my fault!" Song Xiao slapped himself twice in anger. If he hadn't done such a shabby job, such a thing wouldn't have happened.
Fortunately, his sister realized that something was wrong. Otherwise, if a few catties of chestnuts that were sent to Boss He tomorrow were bad, wouldn't it be ruining his sister's reputation?
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Liu Mu's wife's voice was loud. Soon, she called Liu Mu and Song Ping, who were drinking in the main room, over. They were also stunned when they saw the moldy chestnuts on the ground.
"What's going on?"
Tomorrow, he would have to deliver the goods to He Ren. Wasn't this cheating him?
Song Yao sighed. "Dad, fortunately, I checked the bag. It's filled with broken chestnuts."
"In that case, we can only slowly pick out the bad chestnuts." After Song Ping finished speaking, he opened the bag and picked them up alone. Song Yao also helped.
"It's all my fault!" Song Xiao slapped himself twice in anger. If he hadn't done such a shabby job, such a thing wouldn't have happened.
Fortunately, his sister realized that something was wrong. Otherwise, if a few catties of chestnuts that were sent to Boss He tomorrow were bad, wouldn't it be ruining his sister's reputation?
"Alright! This isn't the chestnut you collected either."
Song Yao stopped her brother. "What we have to do now is to pick out the chestnuts. Unfortunately, we discovered it too late...'
The chestnuts were not big. They would not be finished until noon tomorrow.
Seeing this, Liu Mu immediately pulled his wife and said, "We have nothing to do. Why don't we pick them with you?"
As soon as he said that, Liu Mu's wife immediately glared at him. "Don't bring me along. I still have to work tomorrow."
She played with the silver earrings that with the money she had gotten from Song Yao. "It's really not that I want to criticize you! It's fine if you're uncultured, but you're so-so when it comes to doing things! Fortunately, you discovered it early. If you had been sent to the factory to be processed later, something would have happened! The two of you would have been imprisoned!"
Hearing this, Song Xiao was even more anxious and cried. Song Yao
patted his shoulder and said helplessly, "Auntie, go back with Uncle Liu. Xiao and I will be here."
Hearing this, Liu Mu's wife sighed. "It's really not that I don't want to help. It's just that I'm too busy."
Song Yao's lips twitched. "It's fine, Auntie. Go to sleep first. We'll call a few more people over later."
Only then did Liu Mu ls wife smile. "Yes, yes, yes! Auntie will go back to sleep first. I won't disturb you anymore."
After she finished speaking, she grabbed Liu Mu's ear and said, "Why are you still standing here? Don't you know that you're going to the city to see my parents tomorrow?"
Liu Mu smiled obsequiously and did not dare to say anything. He immediately followed his wife back to the house.
Seeing that they had left, Song Yao said to Song Xiao, "Xiao, go home and find a few more people to help. Otherwise, we won't be able to finish picking so many chestnuts tonight."
Song Xiao sniffed and stopped crying. He immediately rode his bicycle and went straight to the Song Manor.
Half an hour later, Song Xiao came over with his neighbor, Aunt Su, and another unfamiliar aunt.
Song Yao went forward and said embarrassedly, "I've really troubled you guys. You still have to come and help in the middle of the night."
Aunt Su and another lady smiled and said, "What's so troublesome about that? Anyway, I have nothing to do at home. I might as well accompany you to pick chestnuts to pass the time."
After Aunt Su finished speaking, she sat on the small stool and picked up the chestnuts as if they were very familiar with each other. "Song Yao, your business is quite big. There must be more than a thousand catties of chestnuts, right?"
Song Yao smiled. "Just over 1,200 catties. Sorry to trouble you!"
"I'm fine!"
Aunt Su smiled and waved her hand. "Your mother heard that something happened to the chestnuts and wanted to come over to take a look. Fortunately, I called her back! If she came over, who would look after the children at home? Your Aunt Han and I discussed for a long time. We can pick them for you!"
"Thank you, ladies!"
Song Yao was a little embarrassed. "After tonight, I'll bring you to a restaurant!"
"Deal!"
The ladies smiled and started discussing family matters.
After midnight, Wei came along to pick the chestnuts. They chatted and picked them out. Soon, it was the next morning.
Of the 1,200 catties of chestnuts, only 1,000 catties were qualified!
Some of the remaining 200 catties were already moldy and smelly, and some had already grown mold. If they were really sent to He Ren's food factory, it was possible that people could die from eating these chestnuts!
Song Yao sighed and took out two ten yuan notes from her pocket and handed them to Aunt Su and Aunt Han.
Aunt Su was dumbfounded. "What are you doing? Why did you give me so much money?"
Song Yao smiled. "It's all thanks to you guys yesterday. Otherwise, Xiao and I wouldn't have been able to finish picking until noon today.."
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Chapter 60: Buying a House
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"Oh dear, we meet often! If I take money, how ridiculous would it be?"
Aunt Su said as she pushed the money to Song Yao, but Song Yao insisted on shoving it into Aunt Su's hand. "Just take it. I might have to ask you for help next time!"
Hearing this, Aunt Su was relieved. She put the money into her pocket with Aunt Han and smiled. "Why are you so polite? I'm so embarrassed! If you need anything next time, look for Aunt Su! I'll definitely do my best to help you settle this matter!"
After lunch, Boss He came over to collect the goods. When he saw that the small warehouse was filled with 500 kilograms of chestnuts, his eyes lit up! He immediately gave Song Yao 900 yuan!
Looking at the thick stack of ten yuan, Song Yao was overjoyed!
During the inspection process, He Ren said, "I'll give you another ten days. This time, I want 3,000 catties of chestnuts! Is there a problem?" Song Yao gritted her teeth and immediately agreed. "No problem!"
After He Ren left, Song Yao took the 900 yuan she had earned to the local government to buy a house. After paying 2,000 yuan, the other party told Song Yao that she would have to wait at least a few days before she could move over. Then, he brought Song Yao to the newly planned back street to look at the house.
From the outside, the house was almost built. It would probably take less than a month to move in. The staff handed Song Yao a folder. "This is the plan of the house. Take a look and see if there's any problem."
Song Yao casually flipped through it. "The area of the house is only 80 square meters?"
"Yes." The clerk said helplessly, "You're late. The bigger houses have been bought. However, if you don't mind, you can build another floor on it. As long as the application is approved, everything will be fine."
"Okay." Song Yao nodded. She had the same idea. She would build a two-story building in the garden. Her parents and brother would live on the first floor, and she would live with Baby Xuan on the second floor. As for the remaining small courtyard, Song Yao planned to tidy it up and build a warehouse so that she would not have to rent Liu Mu's.
After planning this, Song Yao returned home. As soon as she entered, she saw Song Xiao squatting in the courtyard unhappily. It was obvious that it was because of the broken chestnuts.
She went forward and comforted him softly. "Don't think too much. Isn't everything fine now?"
Song Xiao sniffed and didn't speak. In the end, it was Song Yao who asked him to continue collecting the chestnuts and forced a smile. "Sister! I promise I'll check it a few more times this time!"
As Song Xiao spoke, he thought of Boss He's words just now. "By the way, Sister, what if Boss He wants so many chestnuts this time?"
They had worked themselves to death for even called over Cousin Sun Hao, who was ar had barely collected more than a thousand had even lost more than 200 yuan.
After the previous lesson, Song Yao did not dare to trouble Sun Hao to help her collect the chestnuts. However, other than Sun Hao, she could not find anyone else to help him collect the chestnuts. Where else could she collect 3,000 catties of chestnuts?
Song Yao was not in a hurry and asked Song Xiao directly, "I remember that Aunt Su's hometown is in Anding City?"
"I think so..." Song Xiao scratched his head. "The older generation said so. Aunt Su's hometown is also a place to grow chestnuts, but it's not as famous as ours... Wait! Plant chestnuts?"
Song Yao smiled at Song Xiao. "I remember that because there are too many people planting chestnuts in Anding City, no one wants any of the big chestnuts."
Song Xiao was enlightened. "Sister! You mean to go to Anding City to collect chestnuts?"
Song Yao shook her head. "I definitely don't have time to collect it directly. However, we can tell Aunt Su and ask her to tell her family to send the chestnuts over personally. Tell them to start collecting at 80 cents and collect as much as they can!"
"This is a good idea!" Song Xiao said in surprise, "It saves us from going door to door to collect them!"
After saying that, he left the courtyard, looking like he couldn't wait to go to Aunt Su's house to discuss it with her. However, he suddenly thought of something. "Sister! I'm not busy these few days. Why didn't we deliver the goods to Brother Lin's restaurant?"
At the mention of Lin Feng, Song Yao's face darkened. "Don't mention him. "
"What's wrong?" Song Xiao asked anxiously. Could it be that Lin Feng found their delivery slow?
Song Yao said with a dark expression, "It's nothing. In short, I'll focus on collecting chestnuts in the future. Only then can I quickly buy a courtyard house that belongs to us in town!"
Song Xiao frowned when he heard this. If he guessed correctly, that Lin Feng seemed to like his sister, right? "Sis, did Lin Feng confess to you?"