"Are you talking about Yao Yingxiong?" The bearded man looked at Zhao Zheng blankly.
"Well, did you see the coal piled up in the kitchen? Thanks to Yao Youjiao, I bought it at half price." Zhao Zheng said with a smile: "Although this stuff smells bad when it burns, it burns well and can be used for heating. It's much cheaper than firewood.
If any of you want to buy coal, I can help you buy it, it's absolutely cheap!"
All four of them were extremely surprised.
"My dear, Lao Zhao, are you saying that from now on, coal will be half price?" Niu Dalei asked tentatively.
Zhao Zheng nodded. "Yes, Yao Youjiao gave the order himself. I know the two charcoal sellers at the township government office."
"Old Zhao, you've made it big. You can even get in touch with a big shot like Yao Youjiao." Niu Dalei's mind became active. If this was true, Zhao Zheng would be very successful.
"Captain, what does Yao Youjiao see in you that makes him think so highly of you?" Pan Dabo was still a little unconvinced.
"Don't worry about that. But if you have any wild delicacies, please send them to me. Since we're from the same village, I'll pay 10% above the market price!" Zhao Zheng revealed his true purpose. "Even if you want rice, meat, or cloth, I can find a way to get them for you, but it won't be much."
"Are you serious?" The bearded man was surprised.
"Really? I buy all kinds of wild game and medicinal herbs," Zhao Zheng said.
Niu Dalei forgot to pick up his chopsticks for a moment, "Lao Zhao, I take what you said seriously!"
"Although I'm not a good person, I've never cheated anyone!" Zhao Zheng said, "No matter how many wild game you have, I'll buy them for you."
As he spoke, Zhao Zheng took out a small piece of silver and slapped it on the table. "See? This is what Yao You gave me when I entered the village last time!"
Gurgle!
Seeing the ingot of silver, the four of them swallowed subconsciously.
Not long ago, Zhao Zheng made one or two taels of silver by selling bees and gave half of it to the Ma family. Not long after that, he made another one or two taels of silver.
This is faster than robbing silver.
Wow, Zhao Zheng is trying to curry favor with Yao Youjiao, he's about to take off!
The Yao family is a big landlord that is not inferior to the Zhong family!
The old lady of the Zhou family saw it and was happy in her heart.
Yang Zhaodi and Zhang Xiaoe were even more proud of it and felt very happy.
The more capable their father-in-law is, the more confident they become.
"Old Zhao, you're rich!" As Niu Dalei spoke, the look in his eyes as he looked at Zhao Zheng had changed.
"Captain, I have some dried mushrooms at home. Would you like to buy some?" Jiang Wogua asked.
"We'll take as much as we can, but the quality must be good!"
"I have some dried medicinal herbs at home and I wanted to sell them in the village. Will you buy them?" the bearded man asked nervously.
"Collect, the more the better." Zhao Zheng said with a smile.
"Then I'll deliver it later." The bearded man said happily.
Appropriate display of muscle can enhance Zhao Zheng's status and reputation in the village.
How long will it take for him to become rich by working so hard to collect wild game?
Of course, you can make more money by being a capitalist and cutting leeks.
He is not afraid of others knowing.
The more people know about it, the more he earns and the higher his status becomes.
This is just like when a company goes public, it focuses on the user's pain points, publicizes them widely, and quickly seizes the market.
After a few people had eaten and drunk their fill, they began to climb up to the roof of the house.
Moldy straw was thrown down one after another.
Zhao Zheng didn't waste it and used it to make kindling for Xiao E.
The roof was originally supported by thin wooden beams, but they were not strong enough to bear the weight.
The few pine logs Zhao Zheng brought back were thick enough, and if you counted the previous wood, they were barely enough.
The process of fixing the beams attracted many people to watch.
His mouth was full of praise, and his eyes were full of jealousy.
I wish Zhao Zheng's family would collapse immediately.
There were also some considerate neighbors who came to lend a hand.
Zhao Zheng was not stingy with such a neighbor, "Xiao E, go make some sugar water!"
"Okay!" Xiao E was quick and quick, and soon she made a large pot of sugar water. "Uncles and aunts, here is the sugar water!"
"Old Zhao, be particular!"
"The sugar water has been arranged, so I must drink an extra bowl today!"
Sugar is a good thing.
When they heard there was sugar water to drink, everyone started moving.
After drinking the sweet syrup, I regained a lot of strength.
"Drink as much as you want. If it's not enough, go make more!" Zhao Zheng said with a smile.
The old lady of the Zhou family was arranging for the neighbors to come over for tea. With her around, Zhao Zheng had less to worry about.
Liu Tieniu, lying dead at home, looked through the window at the bustling Zhao family, feeling jealous and angry.
"Don't look at it anymore." The Liu family's wife said with a stern face, "Zhao Laosan will no longer recognize you as his godson, and you can't marry Yang Zhaodi!"
The words are very heartbreaking.
Liu Tieniu was filled with anger, but helpless, "I know, you don't need to remind me!"
"You're still angry, but I'm the one who's angry!" She said with a dark face, "Look, Zhao Laosan is also a good-for-nothing. He's old, but he can still put up beams and tiles. And you, so young, just sit at home and wait to die every day. You don't want me to support you until you're old, do you?"
"Damn it, stop talking." Liu Laosi said with a frown.
"I'm going to say it!" The wife of the Liu family pointed at Liu Tieniu with a look of disapproval, "You're a loser, not even as good as Zhao Laosan. You can't do anything, and all you do is eat all day long."
"From now on, if you want to eat, you have to work or earn it yourself. I won't let you eat dry rice anymore!"
"If all else fails, you can go to someone else's house and try to get help. You're useless anyway, so there's bound to be someone willing to take you in!"
Liu Laosi sat at the door, his face full of melancholy, but he didn't say anything.
If Liu Tieniu hadn't made a mistake and killed Wang Dazhi, their family wouldn't have had such a hard time even with three taels of silver.
But now, the family's assets are emptied.
The rice jar is empty.
If Liu Tieniu just lived a life of idleness and waited for death, his whole family would starve to death.
"I won't go." Liu Tieniu was furious. "If you guys didn't want to find me a wife, would I be so eager to curry favor with Zhao Laosan?"
"If you hadn't been so reluctant to give me money and had sent me to the countryside earlier, I might have been able to keep a blue and purple and not become a waste!"
"Now that I'm useless, you despise me and want to drive me away?"
"I'm telling you, even if I die, I'll die at home. Don't even think about giving the good food and clothes to the third brother. Don't think I don't know that you're still holding on to the eldest brother's pension!"
"You're useless, why are you still fighting with your brother?" The Liu family's wife was furious. "I'm telling you, either work hard, earn your own money, or join a gang. Choose one. If you don't obey, I'll beat you to death!"
Liu Tieniu clenched his fists and his eyes were red.
Look, when a man has no value.
The first people who looked down on me were my family!
However, he understood his mother's temper. If she said she wouldn't give him food, she would definitely not give him food.
"I earn my own money, you don't have to worry about me. I don't believe that I, Liu Tieniu, will starve to death!" With that, Liu Tieniu rushed out of the house angrily and walked towards Zhao Zheng's house!