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

Mr. Zhang had been gone for half a month, and the villagers were all looking forward to his return.

When he appeared at the entrance of the village, the villagers immediately swarmed over to ask about the situation, "Is your son really a live-in son-in-law?"

"Why didn't Jinbao come back with you? Is Ergou's father lying?"

Father Zhang was surrounded by villagers, but he showed no joy. Instead, he was covered in dirt, hunched over, and looked indescribably haggard, as if his spine had been bent by a heavy object. Under the scorching gazes of the crowd, he squatted down dejectedly, pulling his hair with both hands without saying a word.

Seeing his behavior, everyone had guessed what was going on, but Zhang's mother was unwilling to give up. How could the son she had raised with so much effort be someone else's son-in-law? She pushed through the crowd, squeezed to her husband's side, patted his shoulder, and asked if it was true, "Is our Jinbao really someone's son-in-law?"

Father Zhang was annoyed by her nudging, so he stood up, stared at her with red eyes, and shouted, "Yes! Yes! Your son is a live-in son-in-law, are you satisfied? If you were useless and couldn't find a wife for him, why would he be a live-in son-in-law?"

In front of so many people, Zhang's mother was scolded by her husband. She burst into tears and sat on the ground. She responded even louder than her husband, "You blame me! You blame me! I made money for this family. Why do you blame me?"

Zhang's mother has good skills. She often makes tofu for the old village chief's wholesale company and can earn a lot of money. In addition, she is also hardworking and does all the work in the fields. She has worked hard for this family for so many years, even if she has no credit. However, she was scolded by her husband. Zhang's mother feels aggrieved.

She cried so sadly that the villagers couldn't just stand by and watch. They advised her to think more positively, "It's already this late. You two are still fighting and blaming each other. Why don't you find your son back soon?"

"Yes! Sons are more important. How can you become someone's son-in-law? Who will take care of you in your old age?"

Zhang's father felt even more wronged than her. He was different from other men in the village. He didn't smoke, visit prostitutes, play cards, and occasionally drink. He was always for the family. But what did he get now? His only son, the precious egg he had with seven daughters, actually became someone else's son-in-law. He asked his son to come back, but his son scolded him for being useless in front of so many people and told him not to look for him again in the future and to save his face.

Zhang's father slapped his thigh and scolded his son for being unfilial. "I emptied my family's savings to marry him a wife. But what about him? He has poor judgment. First, he is a liar, and second, he beats men. How have we ever done him wrong? He actually married an old woman who can be a fucking mother. He is also dissatisfied with us in various ways. I am really blind! I raised such an ungrateful person!"

Zhang's mother was upset when she learned that her son scolded her husband, "Did he really say that?"

"How could I lie to you?" Zhang's father cried in grievance. "We worked so hard to raise him, and he offended all seven daughters. This is how he repays us? He is so heartless."

When the villagers saw this, they did not despise them for favoring boys over girls as usual. Instead, they could only smooth things over and comfort them, saying, "Maybe Jinbao will come back during the Chinese New Year."

Zhang's father was not very optimistic. In front of so many people, his son dared to call him useless. The father and son had a falling out.

Zhang Jinbao's marriage to a woman caused a lot of discussion in the village. It became a topic of conversation after dinner, but in front of him, everyone still gave him face and did not mention it.

But some people are not so kind. Zhang's father made the puppy's father laugh at him, "Look at the son you spoiled. You treated him so well, but he dared to disobey you! This is what spoiled him!"

Zhang's father and Xiaogou's father belong to two extremes. One spoils him unconditionally and wants to spoil him even if he has seven daughters. The other believes that a good son is made by beating him. Don't think that Xiaogou's father only beats Ergou. In fact, he also beats Xiaogou. Moreover, Ergou has made a lot of progress but is not filial to him. He has higher requirements for Xiaogou. Xiaogou cannot disobey him in any aspect since he was a child. Xiaogou has to endure more pressure than Ergou. He has grown up under the high pressure of his father.

Under normal circumstances, Zhang's father would have retorted, but now he was so ashamed that his whole face turned red. He wanted to refute, but he was tongue-tied and didn't know how to fight back.

Instead, the villagers who were watching the fun couldn't stand it anymore, "Don't laugh at him. Doesn't your dog want to go home too?"

The puppy's father snorted, "When he figures it out, he'll come back naturally. He doesn't dare marry into the family!"

He was so confident that the villagers stopped trying to persuade him.

Mr. Zhang didn't want to be laughed at by the puppy's father, so he hid at home.

Their liveliness is theirs, but other families don’t have their leisure time.

Starting from August, Li Xingjia went to Henan to prepare to harvest crops as before.

This time was a little special. Not only did they go, but they also brought Li Jianxin. Li Jianxin had been working as a salesman in a brewery before, but the brewery only had three production lines, and the beer produced was supplied to two counties, which was in short supply. His commission was the highest in the village, but it was far less than the expenses of the two children. He had calculated the accounts for the two children. After the two children went to college, he had to buy them houses in big cities. The income of him and An Rou was not enough, so if they wanted to buy a house, they had to make a lot of money.

Originally, Li Xingjia was reluctant to take Li Jianxin with him, but Li Jianxin asked Zhang Xiuhua to be his lobbyist. The owners of the combine harvester were Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo. Li Xingjia had to consider their opinions.

Zhang Xiuhua didn't understand Li Jianxin's idea of ​​driving a combine harvester. Her idea was the same as Li Xingjia's. The combine tractor looked very easy, as if it could do everything in the field. The grain could be harvested directly. But for the farmers, it was very labor-saving. The driver was very tired. Before, Li Xingjia and Wang Honghua had to work twelve hours a day, sitting in the driver's seat, and their buttocks were stiff. It was said that during the forty days of autumn harvest, there was no rest, the food was not good, and they often slept in the open.

Li Jianxin used to be lazy and he loved to enjoy himself. Now he had to suffer with them. She was worried that Li Jianxin would not be able to persist. She persuaded him, "If you are short of money, I can introduce you to Nantong. I will let Ergou promote you to sales manager."

Li Jianxin is a great talker. He is also good at sales. But hard work is not his forte.

But Li Jianxin was not happy, because his two sons would graduate from high school next year. He wanted to stay in his hometown and spend more time with his children. Working in Nantong would earn more money, but the college entrance examination for his children was equally important. Isn't it just about suffering? He was also very confident in himself. There was no one in the world who could not endure suffering. As long as he was willing, he could endure any hardship. And he could earn several thousand yuan in 40 days, which was a good deal.

Zhang Xiuhua owed Li Jianxin a favor. It was Li Jianxin who helped Li Jianguo take over the brewery. Favors must be repaid. You can't keep owing them. Li Jianxin insisted on trying it, and Zhang Xiuhua couldn't refuse, nor was she too embarrassed to refuse.

She pleaded with Li Xingjia, "Didn't you say you would come back earlier this year? It's just right for Jianxin to take your place. He'll go out with your wife, can you rest assured?"

Li Xingjia will come back in mid-September because the ginseng in the village is about to mature. He has to come back to witness it and sell ginseng seeds. He has invested five years and is counting on this day for the return. Even if it rains knives from the sky, he will come back.

When Li Xingjia came back, only Li Jianxin and Wang Honghua were left to drive the combine harvester. Although they were older, they were not husband and wife after all, and she was worried that Li Xingjia would think too much.

Li Xingjia didn't think about it. "We are so old now. We still think about these messy things. Besides, my wife is not as pretty as An Rou."

An Rou is a civil servant, good-looking and educated. Wang Honghua is a hard-working farm woman, and in terms of appearance, Wang Honghua cannot compare to An Rou.

After much thought, he felt that this time should not be wasted and that his wife really couldn't handle it alone, so he agreed to take Li Jianxin with him to harvest grain.

Zhang Xiuhua was still worried after the three of them left.

Li Jianguo laughed at her, "Are you so worried?"

"You don't understand Jianxin's character. He is not the type to endure hardship at all. One does more, the other does less. Do you think it is fair for them to share it equally?" How could Zhang Xiuhua not be worried?

Li Jianguo didn't think so. "You need to have the capital to be lazy. Jianxin has two sons, and both of them are going to go to college and work in big cities in the future. He is no longer qualified to be lazy. Just wait and see. Jianxin will definitely persevere."

One day, two days, three days...until the beginning of September, Li Xingjia finally came back to harvest ginseng.

When Zhang Xiuhua saw him, she asked, "Did Jianxin really join you in harvesting grain?"

"At first, I was the one collecting the bills, and he was only responsible for negotiating the business. Later, I taught him how to operate the machine, and he picked it up quickly and learned it right away. The three of us collected bills for eight hours each. It's much easier than before."

Zhang Xiuhua also breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."

With Li Jianxin's return, the highlight of the village has just begun.

Every family in the village planted at least one mu of ginseng. The planting process lasted for five years, during which time a large amount of manpower and material resources were invested. Now it was finally time to start digging. How could the villagers not be excited?

Farmers have very little financial resources and poor risk resistance. A reduction in grain production in one season is a disaster for them. They grow ginseng with gritted teeth.

For this day, Li Xingjia went to the provincial capital to find a TV reporter to interview him.

Early in the morning, many people in the village gathered at the edge of the field, holding tools and waiting to start working.

Zhang Xiuhua also planted ginseng in the woods, but her family only had one acre of land, and she usually planted oyster mushrooms instead of ginseng. But that didn't stop her from joining in the fun with everyone else.

She had made a lot of money selling ginseng in the capital before, and Youcai's restaurant has always had ginseng chicken soup as its signature dish. She had to help select good quality ginseng and deliver it to the restaurant, so that Youcai's business would get better and better.

Zhang Xiuhua also worked with the villagers.

At this time, she was no longer tired and dug ginseng carefully. Then she followed Li Xingjia and asked him to identify the quality of this batch of ginseng.

After batches of ginseng were dug up, the TV stations began to interview Li Xingjia.

He was not afraid of the stage, and introduced the various properties of ginseng and its planting methods to the host, explaining it in great detail, fearing that the host would not understand.

The villagers gathered around in great joy. The ginseng harvest was great, and every family could make a fortune.

Li Xingjia's father also came to watch the fun. He looked at his son who was so excited, and his heart was full of mixed feelings.

A few days later, the TV station broadcast the news about the bumper ginseng harvest in Lijiatun.

Li Xingjia became completely famous. When villagers from other places learned that growing ginseng had huge benefits, they came one after another to purchase its seeds.

Li Xingjia started cultivating ginseng seedlings early on. The price of these ginseng seedlings is more expensive than ginseng seeds because ginseng seeds have a certain germination rate, while ginseng seedlings save this trouble. All the two acres of ginseng seedlings he cultivated in advance were sold out.

Li Xingjia, who was very proud of himself, came to Li Jianguo to have a drink. He smiled and said, "After going out, I realized how big the world is. You can't just make money, you have to look up and see the world. After the crops are harvested, they are added layer by layer, packaged, promoted, advertised, and then sold. I have tasted it. The most difficult, tiring and least profitable part is borne by us farmers ourselves. However, the easiest and most profitable channel is controlled by businessmen.

If you want to make a lot of money, you have to be famous, so I went to the provincial leaders and asked them to give me a chance. Only then could I invite reporters from the TV station. In fact, the higher-ups are also starting to help farmers, but we are in a remote area and don’t know about it. The ginseng in our village is a very good product, and I must seize this opportunity. "

Northeast China was the last to reform and open up. Moreover, the policies were lagging behind. It was not as flexible as the South. In order to change this situation, the government also put a lot of thought into it.

Since factories are not easy to run, let's do agriculture. Agriculture will not destroy anyone's job and it is also related to people's livelihood.

Li Jianguo doesn't know much about these things, and he doesn't pay attention to agriculture.

Li Xingjia continued, "Because I drive a combine harvester, I often interact with people from the Ministry of Agriculture and know their policies. So people still have to go out. Only by going out can you know how big the world is."