stingy landlady

Chapter 77 The Wild Vegetable Harvest Incident (1)

The old man took off the basket and Dazhu took it!

"It's quite heavy! Dad, what kind of vegetables did you pick? There's quite a lot!"

"They have everything! We found a patch of water ferns. There are so many water ferns! There's also some Cantonese food, so we need to divide it up!"

The fourth brother called out.

"Brother, when did you get back? Is my sister-in-law alright?"

"Just got back today! Your sister-in-law has had a tough time these past few days! She's just lying at home now! Come on, let me help you unload the basket!"

As Dazhu spoke, he helped Lao Si put the basket together with the old man's.

Da Bao carried a small basket on his back and called out:

"Uncle! Help me unload this basket!"

Dazhu smiled and said:

“Da Bao came up the mountain too! I heard Da Bao might be dry now. Come on, slow down! Uncle will help you unload it.”

The old man continued:

"Hmm! That's good! We'll give him a few coins each day from the sales. He must have saved up quite a bit in a few days, right? Save up money to get married! Haha!"

The old man strolled around slowly, observing what vegetables everyone was picking.

"Uncle Wang! You're a little late today!"

"Erqiang! Were you slacking off today? Why did you only bring back so little? And why are you back so early?"

"Hehe! I got up pretty early today! But I went to the wrong place and didn't find any vegetables after walking for a long time. I'd better come back quickly! I'll take a different route tomorrow!"

"Hey! There are even some thorny shoots here! That's great, Boss Zhao! You've got quite a haul today!"

"Yes, Uncle Wang! We ran into some prickly ash buds yesterday, and went to try our luck again today! There was a whole grove, and we picked them all, even though there weren't many! We don't know where to go tomorrow!"

"You little rascal! You think I'll come with you? I'm old and tired, I'm not going up the mountain tomorrow! Unlike you young people, you're full of energy!"

Old Zhao scratched his head.

"That's not what I meant, Uncle Wang! Hehe! It's just that I really haven't decided where to go tomorrow!"

The old man loved to chat and laugh with the young men in the village. After looking at them one by one, he went back to sit down and rest!

Zhao walked in from outside!

"Da Bao! Did you walk far today? Are you tired?"

Then he asked the old man and the fourth son:

"Dad! Fourth Brother! These are the baskets we have, right? I've emptied them out, let me help you sort them!"

The old man raised an eyebrow and said in a low voice:

"Okay! Second son's wife is here, so you can help sort the vegetables! Make sure they're clean, otherwise they might pick out too much and make it look messy!"

"Dad! What's so ugly about it! Isn't that how it is? Everyone carries it back from so far away, everyone's just trying to sell as much as possible!"

As Zhao poured out a basket, she said it without a care in the world.

The old man fell silent.

Gou Sheng's wife, who was helping her husband pick out vegetables, chimed in after hearing Zhao's words:

"What Sister-in-law Wang said is true! Hey! Your Dabao is quite capable! He's been coming up the mountain with us for several days now! He's really something!"

"That's right! Da Bao is so enthusiastic. He doesn't complain about being tired when he gets home! After breakfast, he goes up the mountain with his grandfather and his fourth uncle."

“My son, Gousheng, can’t go! His dad says it’s dangerous up in the mountains, and he’s afraid he might run into snakes! The kid doesn’t understand! He won’t let him go with them! But they’re all adults, so they can go up the mountain quickly! Unlike your family, which has elderly people, you can take the child and walk slowly!”

The two of them chatted while simultaneously picking out vegetables.

Zhou Niangzi and Zhou Qiong checked the vegetables they had selected and separated one last time before calling Zhou Xing over to weigh them.

Guizhi and Old Man Zhou kept accounts while handing out copper coins.

Dazhu was new and not yet familiar with the process. But he wasn't stupid; he figured it out after watching for a while. He could also help pick out the vegetables, divide them, and check the scales. The only concern was that with so many people, someone might try to get away with something.

Some of those who received the coins called their families to hurry home. Others, thinking they had nothing else to do, decided to relax and chat with people.

When it was the old man's turn, Zhao said to Dazhu:

"Brother! We're all family! Don't be so picky. How can you not side with your own family?"

Dazhu looked down at the vegetables without saying a word, and picked out the ones he needed to.

"Second Aunt! We're all in business, even family members. If we don't choose carefully, the buyer will scold us and deduct money! Who dares not to be careful!"

Guizhi continued to grow back in Zhao's family.

Gou Sheng's wife chimed in:

"Exactly! Everyone needs to be treated the same! If one place loosens their restrictions while another loosens theirs, this business won't last long!"

Zhao rolled her eyes at her.

"Whose side are you on anyway? How come you always agree with whatever everyone says? You were just telling me that my older brother would be more lenient with my inspection. Now you're saying it's better to be stricter! You're always the one who's right!"

Gou Sheng's wife gave an awkward chuckle.

"Whether it's strict or lenient, it's all your own family's business!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao sensed something was wrong.

"My older brother didn't collect it for someone else, he collected it for his own family, he's the employer?"

Gou Sheng's wife didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

"Isn't it obvious? He's not the boss, but his whole family is helping out?"

"Isn't it the Zhou family that collects them?"

"Are you stupid? Didn't you hear Old Zhou calling her Third Miss Sanya?"

"Yet he still calls me Second Madam! I've never seen him say I'm the owner!"

"Hey!"

Gou Sheng's wife took the copper coin and left!

The more Zhao thought about it, the more uneasy she felt, so she went to inquire. There were many conflicting opinions; some said Dazhu was the owner, while others said Old Zhou was the owner.

Zhao didn't care about anything else. When she turned around and saw that so many of her own vegetables had been picked out, she immediately became angry!

She didn't dare to speak up before because Old Man Zhou and Guizhi were there, and she thought Guizhi, a little child, was there to help.

Dazhu is here today, but he's clearly not here to help. No matter who the boss is, Dazhu will definitely get a share!

"Brother! Why are there so many of them? Our family is full of old and young people, is it easy for them to go up the mountain? Nobody wants them to join us!"

You have to have some pity on them, they're your father's nephew!

As Zhao spoke, she took things out of her basket.

"This vegetable is so good! Why did you pick it out!"

Zhou Qiong whispered:

"Too old, no one wants him!"

Zhao ignored her.

"Get out of my way! I'm talking to my older brother! What right do you have to interfere?"

Dazhu would never argue with his brother's wife, especially with so many people watching!

Guizhi said loudly:

"Second Aunt! Don't get involved! If you do, then you can either pick them yourself or carry them away and sell them somewhere else!"

Zhao threw a tantrum.

"Hey you little brat! You're getting cocky just because I said you're fat! You want me to beat you up or not!"

I'll just add it in! What's wrong with that?! Such good vegetables, and you've picked out so many! Are we not even family anymore?

While cursing and swearing, Zhao kept mixing the vegetables she had picked out into the mixture.

Zhou Qiong quickly came over to stop her.

"Second Madam! You've wasted your time by mixing everything together!"

Seeing that she was small, Zhao pushed her aside with a force. She didn't dare to hit Zhou Qiong, but she just couldn't figure out what this family did for a living.