Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

Everything went smoothly after that.

Ergou said he wanted to know about He Tingting's private life, but the New Year was coming soon, so he could find out at any time, even one or two days wouldn't make a difference.

The family gathers together for dinner.

Zhang Xiuhua warmly invited He Tingting to eat, and turned her head to ask about Ergou's instant noodle factory.

"We can produce 10,000 packs a day, and we haven't rested yet before the Chinese New Year. I plan to buy another production line when I have money." Ergou said with a smile, "Braised beef noodles are not only available in cups, but also in bags. Bags are easier to sell. Cups are more expensive, but they sell better on trains."

Zhang Xiuhua was so excited that she felt like countless bills were waving at her. She suppressed her excitement and gave the authority directly, "If you want to buy a production line, you decide for yourself. I know nothing about business."

Ergou smiled and said, "Godmother, you are too modest. I heard that you opened two small shops in the county and both are doing very well."

"It's just a vegetable business. It can't compare to the booming business in the capital." Zhang Xiuhua sighed, "Your godfather and I are outsiders, and we haven't checked the accounts so far. We can only estimate based on past data. It's okay as long as it's roughly the same."

Ergou nodded, "It really won't work without a trustworthy accountant."

"We can't afford an accountant." Zhang Xiuhua said with a smile, "We calculated it ourselves. Just make do with it."

Ergou also confessed something to Zhang Xiuhua, "Godmother, you talked to me about pricing last time. After much thought, I decided to pay a high price."

Zhang Xiuhua's smile faded a little, and Ergou expressed his understanding, "You said you want to turn instant noodles into a long-term business. I think it makes sense, but I can't do it now. The most important thing now is to make some quick money. When I have more money, I will develop an affordable brand and set the price lower. In this way, I can cover both the middle and low-end groups."

As for high-end? Ergou didn't say. I think he thinks high-end people don't eat instant noodles every day. They only eat it once in a while to satisfy their hunger.

Zhang Xiuhua didn't expect Ergou to have such great ambitions. It made sense to her. She smiled and said, "Okay! You decide for yourself."

After dinner, Ergou took He Tingting for a walk in the village. Whether he did it on purpose or not, he actually wandered around his father's house and showed off on purpose.

Zhang Xiuhua knew that Ergou was deliberately trying to anger his father, so she just laughed it off after hearing it.

Zhuzhu whispered to Zhang Xiuhua, "Second brother is so childish!"

Zhang Xiuhua laughed, "Let him do it if he's happy."

Just then, Youcai ran back from outside. He had just finished his meal. When he learned that Guoxiang had returned, he excitedly went to the village chief's office to find someone to play with. Why did he come back so soon?

Zhang Xiuhua was looking at Youcai's dark face, wondering, when Baolin slid over and circled around Youcai, "What's wrong with you?"

Baolin put on his skates and skated around the house, occasionally performing some difficult moves.

Youcai was confused by her, but fortunately he stood still and answered her question, "Guoxiang brought his girlfriend back."

Baolin didn't quite understand, "Didn't he bring his girlfriend back last year? Why are you unhappy? Are you jealous?"

Seeing that her words were becoming more and more irresponsible, Youcai glared at her.

Yaoyao heard Sister Baolin joking again and came over to ask, "Isn't the girlfriend he brought the same one from last year?"

Youcai shook his head, "No! It's the same person. Her name is Xiaoli, right?"

Zhuzhu nodded. She was surprised. "It's the same person. Why are you unhappy?"

Youcai was unable to speak. His face flushed. The cold wind blew over and blew his hat askew. He straightened the hat and said awkwardly, "That Xiaoli is pregnant." He gestured, "At least six or seven months pregnant. Her belly is so big."

Everyone: "..."

Zhang Xiuhua coughed lightly, "Maybe they are already married, but they just didn't have a wedding."

This would be considered hooliganism, and if Guoxiang got pregnant without marrying the woman, he would most likely be arrested.

She took the opportunity to teach her children, "No matter how much you like your partner, you are not allowed to get pregnant out of wedlock."

The more rural the place, the more conservative people are. Premarital sex is rare, let alone getting married with a baby. You will definitely be looked down upon by others.

In fact, it was true. Youcai told everyone, "Guoxiang's grandmother even boasted to the villagers about her grandson's ability. I saw that Xiaoli's face was pale and she couldn't even stand steadily. She seemed to fall. The aunties and grandmas ran over to help her and sent her to the hospital. I don't know if she is okay!"

It sounded so dangerous, Zhang Xiuhua was also terrified. No wonder Youcai was so scared. She felt that the old village chief's family was not doing things right. "You should stay away from Guoxiang in the future. You two are no longer on the same path."

In the past, when Guoxiang's grades were not good, Zhang Xiuhua did not let Youcai break up with him. But Guoxiang's character is not good because he tolerated his grandmother bullying his pregnant daughter-in-law.

She didn't want Youcai to become a scumbag like Guoxiang. If he was not responsible for his own wife, how could she expect him to be good to his children?

Youcai stammered, and didn't speak for a long time. He just nodded slightly. He smiled bitterly and shook his head, "In fact, we are no longer on the same path. Jidong told me before, but I didn't believe it. Now..."

He found that Jidong was really amazing and had a very good eye for people. But he was just a fool and he didn't understand it until now.

Youcai was distressed about losing a good playmate. He stayed at home watching TV all day. He couldn't concentrate on anything!

Fortunately, Xiaoli was fine. The doctor just said that her pregnancy was not good and asked her to have a good rest. He did not even prescribe any medicine and discharged her from the hospital.

There are all kinds of opinions about this matter in the village.

Some people envied Guoxiang for his ability to marry a wife without spending any money.

Some people think Xiaoli is stupid for having a child with Guoxiang without getting married.

Amidst this excitement, the year 1987 soon arrived.

On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Ergou and his girlfriend left with Baolin. Baolin had to return to the team for training, and Ergou was in a hurry to go back to the instant noodle factory.

Before leaving, Zhang Xiuhua gave Ergou's girlfriend a red envelope of 500 yuan. She came all the way here, so she couldn't let her suffer any loss.

Yaoyao and Jilin also returned to school early to make up for their lessons.

Youcai stayed until the 12th before leaving.

Zhang Xiuhua went back to work earlier than him and on the 5th.

When she came back the next time, the whole village was busy. They were shoveling snow from the greenhouse and covering it with plastic film.

Zhang Xiuhua felt that they were moving too fast and she was worried that it would snow again in the near future.

The villagers have already made up their minds, "When it snows, we will get rid of the snow. Now we should cover it up, otherwise the soil will be frozen and we won't be able to grow fungus."

The fungus is not planted directly in the soil, but bought from the mushroom bags at Xiangxiang's house. As long as you spray water regularly and maintain the temperature in the greenhouse, the fungus can grow.

Xu Chunying and Li Jiandang were also shoveling snow from the fields. If they wanted to plant strawberries, they had to thaw the soil in advance.

Zhang Xiuhua was feeding foxes in the orchard, while Li Jianguo was shoveling snow in his own field.

Other families were very fast because they only had one acre of greenhouse, but they only had one mu of land. Li Jianguo shoveled the snow by himself, and Zhang Xiuhua could only stay at home for three days, so he was too busy. He paid money to hire villagers to help shovel the snow.

Li Jiandang despised his younger brother for having too much money to spend. "I don't even know how much money you can earn in a year, and you dare to spend it like this!"

Li Jianguo could only smile and said, "We can't delay the farming season."

Li Jiandang asked him what he planned to plant.

Previously, Zhang Xiuhua wanted to grow chives, but the two crops of chives Li Jianguo had grown were not good, as they were always thin and short, making it difficult to sell them. But he didn't have time to grow strawberries, so he decided to grow oyster mushrooms.

Li Jiandang was surprised when he heard this. "Oyster mushroom? Where did you get the strain?"

"Xiuhua got the fungus from the south." This was Li Jianguo's first time growing it. "This method is similar to that of black fungus. Both require controlling the temperature and water. I've grown it before. It's very simple."

Zhang Xiuhua has a few mushroom bags in her space. She bought them online in her previous life because she was bored. They are not expensive, and you can buy three for ten yuan. And they are in different colors.

Li Jianguo took the mushrooms and put them in the storage room in the orchard. In about ten days, a big mushroom sprouted. He also fell in love with growing oyster mushrooms.

Seeing that he knew what was going on, Li Jiandang didn't say anything.

After all the snow is shoveled, the film is laid. In order to control the temperature, after the film is covered on the shed, more than ten layers of black shade nets are laid. Because the oyster mushroom likes shade and not sun, it cannot be exposed to the sun directly.

After laying out, the mushroom bags are neatly placed vertically. There is a sprinkler on the roof. When water is needed, just press the switch and water will be automatically sprinkled down.

After a week, the oyster mushrooms begin to sprout and grow in about 15 to 30 days.

Li Jianguo would come to harvest the mushrooms every once in a while and then send them to the old village chief's home. His two small shops could not sell so many mushrooms, so he had to ask the old village chief's vegetable wholesale company to sell them wholesale.

Not to mention that there are not many fresh vegetables at this time. People in Northeast China love to eat all kinds of mushrooms. Wild hazel mushrooms and small yellow mushrooms are too expensive, while oyster mushrooms are affordable and fresh. As soon as they are on the market, many people rush to buy them.

Compared with oyster mushrooms, other fungus are not so fast. We can only wait patiently.

May Day came in a blink of an eye, and Hongwu and his girlfriend came back to hold a wedding banquet.

This was Zhang Xiuhua's first time preparing for a wedding banquet. There were many procedures involved in getting married, and more preparation was required than for the previous graduation banquet.