Chapter 156 Farewell to the Creek

When the old businessman heard that Zhang Xingwang actually took the initiative to raise the price, his eyes widened and he was speechless.

Instead, the couple looked at the old man with puzzled eyes, and curled their lips at the same time to indicate that the old man's tricks were completely useless. It turned out that sincerity was the killer move.

As for the question of whether their calculations were correct, the couple agreed that they were much more than what they had worked out in the morning, so there must be no problem. The old man was scratching the ground with a branch and nodded unconsciously, thinking it made sense.

Just as Zhang Xingwang was about to pay, the woman seemed to have remembered something and suddenly stopped him. In the puzzled eyes of Zhang Xingwang and the old man, she said:

"Can we exchange it for food? It would be best if it can be stored for a longer time. It doesn't matter how much we can exchange. My mother has already told us several times before she left home that we have enough money."

Sure enough, there was a reason why her mother-in-law could be the head of the family. At least she was much more far-sighted than the old man. She knew that money was not everything these days, but food was. They would definitely be glad for today's decision.

Then Zhang Xingwang asked them to wait for him, and then he left the valley, found a secluded place to rest for half an hour, and then came back briskly carrying two sacks of corn.

Anyway, there are more than 500 to 600 kilograms of corn in the space, and my family is not short of coarse grains. I don’t know what’s wrong with Brother Tong recently. He always fights with the corn. Maybe he really pulled it from the fields of other systems.

The father and son were much more excited looking at the corn than looking at the money, and they kept grinning at the corn in the sack.

While the old man was looking at the corn, the woman secretly asked Zhang Xingwang for two packs of cigarettes, saying that she could deduct the money from the meat payment, and it seemed that it was prepared for the man.

At that time, Zhang Xingwang heard the man complaining that his father had snatched away half a pack of cigarettes that his wife had given him last time.

The man fiddled with the scale quickly and weighed a total of 370 kilograms. Zhang Xingwang thought about it and charged them 3 cents for the meat, which was 111 yuan. After all, he only charged 5 cents for the meat, so it was not too rip-off.

This time, the woman didn't even take a second look at the remaining money. She just grabbed it and stuffed it into her arms, and patted it happily, which caught Zhang Xingwang off guard, but he still held his nose and stood the test.

After taking the money, the woman asked the two men to move the corn. She couldn't wait to say goodbye to Zhang Xingwang and prepared to go home.

The old man had been staring at the grocery bag that Zhang Xingwang was carrying, thinking that when his daughter-in-law was picking things out, he would risk his old face to get a piece of the bag for himself. After all, it was not a good thing to always snatch his son's cigarettes.

Unexpectedly, there was no such program this time. The man who was carrying the corn looked at his father's strange behavior and whispered:

"Dad, aren't you worried that it will cost you money to buy this? She finally forgot about it. Let's go quickly."

The old man was stunned after listening to his son's words. After hesitating for a long time, he finally followed his son and walked away slowly, looking back every few steps.

Watching the family walking away, Zhang Xingwang staggered back to the temporary pigpen, put the pheasants into the space first, and then scared the little wild boars one by one with bricks.

After they finished their work, they looked at the sky and realized that they couldn't go back today. Zhang Xingwang didn't have the ability to walk at night like those three people, so they could only stay in the shed by the stream for the night.

I walked without stopping and held my breath until I reached the stream. It was already getting dark.

Looking at the messy signs of human activities around the stream and in the shed, he silently raised his vigilance and checked the surroundings. When he found no one nearby, he quickly found a pile of dry branches and built a bonfire while there was still some light.

Then I began to rest and clear my mind while facing the dry stream. Although I am in good physical condition now, it is still a bit tiring to walk on the mountain road for a whole day.

After a short rest, I took out the last rabbit, some steamed buns and hot water from the space, and prepared to have dinner today. While eating, I was thinking that when the space is bigger, I must put a top-of-the-line kitchen and bedroom in the space, and take it with me when I go camping. It must feel great.

It was not until a gust of cold wind blew that his wandering thoughts were disrupted. He added some firewood to the fire, tightened the quilt around himself, and then fell asleep in a daze.

At dawn the next day, Zhang Xingwang stretched his numb body and prepared to go to his aunt's house with a tired face. He woke up from the cold twice the night before, both times because the bonfire became smaller. Later on, he simply lost all sleepiness and waited until dawn.

This should be the last time I go into the mountains. Before leaving, I took a deep look at the shed I built, and silently said goodbye to this place where I made my first pot of gold. When everyone has enough food and clothing in the future, I will have the opportunity to come here again to see if it will become a vibrant animal paradise again.

I got out of the mountain before noon and returned to my aunt's house. I said hello to my aunt, then went to my cousin's room and fell asleep, taking a good nap.

When he woke up, it was already past four in the afternoon. Seeing that he was awake, his aunt quickly heated up the food and asked him to eat. Seeing his aunt's hesitant expression at the table, Zhang Xingwang asked her curiously:

"Aunt, what's wrong? Did your uncle do something again?"

After hearing this, the young lady waved her hand and said:

"He's not your uncle, he's your cousin. He came back at noon with two little girls and a kid and insisted on waking you up. I said a few words to him and he ran away crying."

Zhang Xingwang then remembered what he had promised his cousin, and immediately explained to his aunt the agreement between him and his cousin. His aunt was at a loss whether to laugh or cry after hearing it.

He said frankly that his son must have paid a high price to make friends. The two little girls were barely normal. They came from poor families and could only eat half full every day. The reason they could make friends with his son was probably because his son shared some of his food with them.

That little kid is outrageous. He is only three years old and is a well-known obedient child in the village. He can be coaxed into calling me daddy with just a piece of sweet potato.

Zhang Xingwang was speechless after hearing this, but the fact that his cousin was able to make these three friends showed that he had at least put in some effort, and it was a good start. Zhang Xingwang then told his aunt that he had passed the test this time.

After dinner, Zhang Xingwang went straight to Old Man Zhang's house to get the boiled medicine. When he returned to his aunt's house, his cousin and cousin had already returned from school and were doing their homework and waiting for dinner. When his uncle heard about it, he saw an extra bicycle in the yard and said that he had something to do outside and would come back for dinner.

When the cousin saw Zhang Xingwang, he immediately showed an aggrieved expression and looked pitiful. He did not recover until Zhang Xingwang said that he had passed and gave him a bowl of Chinese medicine.

My cousin took it without even looking at it. He picked up the bowl and pinched his nose and drank it in one gulp. As a result, he ate two extra big steamed buns for dinner, which made my uncle-in-law hungry again. He also said that in order to prevent himself from getting hungry quickly, he went to bed early and told him not to be called no matter what.