The two knew each other but were not very familiar with each other. Liu Xia Lian had become famous recently and Da Qiangzi was also paying close attention to her.

"Brother Qiangzi, let's talk in the yard." Liu Xia Lian, Daya and Erya walked into the yard carrying hunting rifles.

Da Qiangzi thought they were going hunting: "There are no bears around these days. Someone killed one last year, but we haven't seen any bears this year."

"No, I'm here to give you something extremely rich. I don't know if you dare to take it. If you do it well, it will be enough money for you to get married and find a wife."

Da Qiangzi was startled: "Are you guys here to find me to rob the birthday gift?"

"Be serious and stop talking nonsense. There is the most fern in Heixiazi Ridge. I need 10,000 kilograms of fern urgently. I will collect it from your village tomorrow."

Da Qiangzi is also in his thirties, so he is naturally very sensitive to the market.

"There are plenty of ferns, but what's your price?"

"I'll pay 1.5 cents, and I'll give you another cent as your hard-earned income. I'll use your yard, and you'll be responsible for mobilizing the staff in the early stages. I'll pay you in cash."

Da Qiangzi calculated that this job was good, and he could earn one yuan for 100 jin, ten yuan for 1,000 jin, and one hundred yuan for 10,000 jin. All his belongings were only more than 20 yuan, and if he could really earn a few hundred yuan, it would be enough to marry a wife.

"Only 10,000 jin?"

"No, there are a lot to collect. It will take about half a month. But I don't have time to guard here. I will send someone else over later."

"Okay, are you sure you want 15 cents? Don't change your mind, or the villagers will scold me again."

Liu Xia Lian lifted up the canvas bag, which was full of money, including one-yuan, two-yuan, and five-yuan notes, as well as neatly arranged Big Unity notes.

"You are so bold. You are not afraid of taking so much money."

Liu Xialian said: "Look at what my equipment looks like?"

Da Qiangzi took a closer look and found that these three people were armed to the teeth.

Liu Xia Lian carried a rifle and a machete, while Daya and Erya carried shotguns and maces.

"Okay, I'll tell mom, we'll go to the team together and have the village chief use the loudspeaker to make sure the mission is accomplished."

Da Qiangzi's mother was not very old, and after hearing the situation, she immediately went to prepare dinner.

Liu Xia Lian took out twenty yuan and said, "Auntie, I came here in a hurry and didn't prepare anything. This is the meal money for the three of us. We will settle the money for the goods later. We have two accounts."

Qiangzi's mother was shocked and said quickly, "How can we spend so much money? In our village, 20 yuan is enough for food for a month."

"The three of us can eat it, so just take it. My dad and Qiangzi's dad are colleagues with Qiangzi. We are all from the forest farm, so don't be polite."

"Okay, I'll take it then."

Daya went out and took the hand crank and keys of the tractor, and locked the steering wheel before she felt at ease and followed Liu Xia Lian to the village office.

The village chief Liu Bin is a greasy middle-aged man in his forties. After all, it is a small village and people are casual. The entire village office has only two desks, two large batteries, and connected to a large speaker.

"Village chief, um, there's a guy coming to the forest farm to collect ferns. He's paying me 1.5 cents. Can you help me call out a few more times?" After saying that, Da Qiangzi handed over the two boxes of cigarettes Liu Xia Lian had given her.

Liu Bin took a look and said, "Okay, ginseng cigarettes, this is a good thing, the village strongly supports it, how much can we collect?"

Liu Xialian raised a finger and said, "Ten thousand kilograms, but we will only collect them for one day. We will talk about it later. So tomorrow the villagers have to work harder to collect vegetables. It's best to bring change when selling vegetables, or make up the whole amount."

"Okay, no problem, I'll mobilize the people right away."

Liu Bin turned on the electric horn and clapped it.

"Hello, hello. In order to increase the income of the villagers, the village has contacted many merchants and finally found a fern buyer. He will buy fern from our village tomorrow morning. The price is 1.5 cents per pound. This is a rare opportunity. The quality is guaranteed. If anyone destroys the business environment of Heixiaziling, don't blame me for beating him. After picking, make sure to collect them neatly. It's best to collect 100 or 20 pounds. It's mainly for easy calculation. If you can't collect the whole amount, bring change and don't make it difficult for the digging merchants."

Liu Bin shouted three times to make sure every villager could hear it.

The village chief rubbed his hands excitedly. Liu Xia Lian was a little confused: "No, Village Chief Liu, why are you so excited?"

"There are some people in the village who have not paid their levies yet. I will collect the money from the sale of wild vegetables tomorrow."

The atmosphere was boiling. The village was not big, with only about 400 people, and more than 200 of them were looking for equipment overnight.

Liu Xialian and Daqiangzi left the village office together and heard the village chief singing inside: If you don't know how to go to the mountains, learn how to go to the mountains. After picking mushrooms, pick ferns. If you can earn two yuan, it's two yuan. After paying the public grain, pay the levy. If you say you don't want to pay, what can I do? If you don't pay, I'll ask you to pay.

Daqiangzi's house is very small, so his parents worked together to prepare a clean big kang for Liu Xialian, Daya and Erya. There are a lot of mice in the house, but don't be afraid. Dahuang didn't come when we went out today, but the lynx cat Dahua insisted on following us. We'll put it in the room tonight, and not to mention mice, even if a wolf comes, it will have to lie down obediently.

In the evening, night falls.

The entire Heixiazi Ridge was shrouded in the cries of night owls and the occasional powerful barking of hunting dogs.

Daqiangzi was chatting with his father and mother.

Mother said: "I think that girl is pretty good. Qiangzi, you are not young anymore, it's time to think about getting married."

Before Da Qiangzi could say anything, his father said, "You old ladies are just imagining things. Liu Xialian is not an ordinary person. She is a talented entrepreneur with a net worth of more than 100,000 yuan. She donated money to build a school for the village. Our Da Qiangzi is not worthy of her."

Mother shook her head: "I mean the big and strong one, what's his name, Daya, this kind of body is easy to give birth to a son."

Da Qiangzi was so scared that he kept shaking his head: "No, no, no, no, it's impossible. Don't worry, mom, I will definitely find a wife when I make a lot of money."

In the early morning, a table was set up in front of Daqiangzi's house. Daqiangzi was responsible for weighing and keeping accounts, while Liu Xialian was responsible for paying. Daqiangzi's father was responsible for stacking the vegetables and arranging them neatly.

There was a sign hanging at the door, clearly marked with a price of 1.5 cents per pound, with a 2% deduction for loss. Because wild vegetables cannot be avoided with impurities, 102 pounds can only be counted as 100 pounds. Liu Xialian was conscientious, while some vendors deducted 5% and even tampered with the scale. At around 7 o'clock, the first batch of customers came. It was a mother with three children in their teens, carrying about 70 to 80 pounds of fern.

Qiangzi's mother handed over a short rope: "Tidy it up and tie it into bundles for easy weighing. Also, don't leave any branches or weeds in there. Clean them all out."

"Okay, okay."

Qiangzi's mother was quite serious. Liu Xialian appointed her as a quality inspector. Today, she was paid two yuan a day to find unqualified and poor quality products. She bought inferior products at 10 cents per pound. And there was no need to worry that she would not be responsible, because Da Qiangzi had a share in this business, which was equivalent to their own business.

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