Wake up suddenly, back to the time when my wife and daughter had an accident

Meng Haisheng saw that Meng Daniu and Meng Hailian were exhausted and couldn't help laughing. He had said long ago that the bamboo cages should not be made too big.

"Go back in the afternoon and ask Grandpa to make a few small bamboo cages for us. We can use this big one as a turnover box."

It is inconvenient to wash the earthworms with bags. When washing, you can put them from the bag into the bamboo cage, which will make it much easier.

After the earthworms are washed, put them in the big bamboo cages and put them on the bungalow to dry slowly when you get home.

However, the bamboo cages are exposed to the sun every day, and it is estimated that they will need to be replaced in a few days.

Uncle Meng's opportunity to make money has come.

Meng Haisheng and his two friends worked hard for three days, and the first batch of earthworms was finally dried.

The first time we dug less, less than 100 kilograms, and a total of more than 40 kilograms of earthworms were dried.

So the weight is quite a lot, no wonder the Chinese medicine hospital charges 9 yuan per kilogram.

Meng Haisheng pondered in his mind. He made little money from Bupleurum, but he couldn't make less money from Tuyuan, because his Angora rabbits were still waiting for him.

After thinking it over, Meng Haisheng decided to buy dried Tuyuan at 3 yuan per pound.

He was not reborn to be a living Bodhisattva. He didn't make money from the villagers on Bupleurum, which was already a kindness.

The profit of Tuyuan must be increased.

Meng Haisheng not only wanted high profits, but also wanted to increase the quantity.

Once the amount of Bupleurum collected by the Chinese Medicine Hospital decreased, those second-hand dealers who collected Bupleurum would definitely target his Tuyuan, and his profit would not be so high at that time.

So he had to create a time difference, which was at most half a month.

He had to expand the number of Tuyuan within half a month.

After the matter of collecting Tuyuan was decided, Meng Haisheng was not too anxious to shout on the loudspeaker of the village committee.

He called Lang Tieniu over and asked him to organize a team in the village to catch earthworms in the mountains.

Each family sent an adult and a half-grown child to come to their house for a meeting.

When Lang Tieniu heard that the opportunity to make money had finally come, he ran to his friend's house.

In fact, the children in the village have been paying attention to Meng Haisheng these days.

Lang Tieniu went out for a run, and in less than half an hour, he called ten families to Meng Haisheng.

Meng Haisheng saw that they were basically the families of several children who had a close relationship with Lang Tieniu.

The adults who followed were all women, and the old and young men in the family were now digging Bupleurum in the mountains.

Meng Haisheng explained to them how to catch earthworms in the mountains, how to wash and dry them.

He even taught everyone how to make the bamboo cage for catching earthworms in the mountains.

"Haisheng, did you make this bamboo cage yourself?"

Ma Jinying took a look at the bamboo cage in Meng Haisheng's hand. The bamboo cage was exquisitely made. She couldn't make it with her clumsy hands.

"I spent 2 yuan to ask my great grandfather to make it. It's convenient to use a bamboo cage to catch earthworms."

Ma Jinying was so stingy that she immediately gave up the idea when she heard that it would cost 2 yuan to make a bamboo cage.

She felt that it was also good to use a bag to hold earthworms.

Many villagers had the same idea as Ma Jinying. After all, it was not easy to earn 2 yuan, so they would save as much as possible.

So when they went up the mountain the next day, except for Meng Haisheng and the other three who used bamboo cages, everyone else chose to use fertilizer bags to hold earthworms.

But only an hour later, everyone immediately understood why Meng Haisheng would spend 2 yuan to buy a bamboo cage.

Because it was too troublesome to use bags to hold earthworms.

In an hour, Meng Haisheng had filled two bamboo cages, while they hadn't even filled half a bag.

Catching earthworms is a job that requires the cooperation of two people. The adults use the rake to turn the rotten soil, and the children drag the bags to pick up earthworms quickly.

Although children are not very strong, even adults may not be able to catch up when it comes to picking up earthworms.

Half a morning passed, and both the bamboo baskets and bags on Meng Haisheng's side were full.

He took everyone to the reservoir to wash the earthworms.

"It is more convenient to wash earthworms with bamboo baskets. It is better for everyone to make a few bamboo baskets later."

Meng Haisheng washed all the earthworms in less than half an hour.

For those who came with bags, let alone washing the earthworms, as soon as they opened the bags, before they had time to fill them with water, the earthworms ran out from the seal.

In the end, everyone had no choice but to take them home to wash.

The villagers did not catch many earthworms on the first day, and Meng Haisheng was not in a hurry. After everyone got started, the number of earthworms would definitely increase by leaps and bounds.

Meng Haisheng arranged the matter of Tuyuan. He asked Meng Daniu and Meng Hailian to go to the mountain together, while he prepared to deal with Meng Changxi.

Didn't he want Lin Mucheng's necklace?

Then he would give it to him.

Meng Haisheng took Lin Mucheng's silver necklace and went to the town to find a time-honored gold and silver jewelry store.

He spent 10 yuan and the master craftsman in the store made him an identical necklace.

Meng Haisheng made the heart-shaped pendant bulge a little. If you put the pendant directly in the shirt pocket, the bulging pendant will be very obvious.

In order to make it more realistic, Meng Haisheng also asked the master in the store to help him make it old.

Meng Haisheng replaced the photo in the necklace with a solo photo of Lin Mucheng.

Looking at the woman with a bright smile in the black and white photo, Meng Haisheng couldn't help but touch the photo gently with his big hand.

His woman is so beautiful even in an ordinary photo.

Meng Haisheng put the necklace in the left shirt pocket, which is closest to his heart.

In the evening, Meng Haisheng gave the necklace to Momo and asked her to play with it.

He held Momo and strolled on the street. From a distance, he saw Meng Changxi standing on the street talking to people.

Meng Haisheng walked over very naturally and greeted everyone.

As soon as the two of them passed by, Meng Changxi saw the necklace in Momo's hand.

Meng Haisheng pretended to be surprised and took the necklace from Momo.

"Momo, when did you take out my mother's necklace? This is my mother's treasure. There is also my mother's photo in it. If you lose it, be careful that my mother will beat you."

The aunt who was chatting next to him saw that the necklace in Meng Haisheng's hand looked heavy, and she couldn't help but say a few words.

Only Lin Mucheng, an educated youth from the city, could afford to wear a silver necklace.

Village women like them couldn't afford such expensive things.

Meng Haisheng chatted with the villagers for a while, then put Momo down and let Momo come down to play with other children.

It was getting dark, and the others went home for dinner one after another, but Meng Changxi didn't mean to leave at all.

"Momo, let's go home for dinner."

Meng Haisheng squatted down to hug Momo and deliberately dropped the necklace in his hand on the ground.

He pretended not to know and picked up Momo, turned around to say hello to the others and left.

Meng Haisheng glanced at Meng Changxi from the corner of his eye, and indeed saw him squatting down to pretend to tie his shoelaces.

He sneered in his heart. Meng Changxi should be very happy at this moment, and he would not let him be happy in a while.

Meng Changxi stood on the street for such a long time, and his wife Zheng Chenglan finally couldn't wait any longer, and came out to call Meng Changxi home for dinner.

Meng Haisheng saw Zheng Chenglan come out, and immediately followed with Momo in his arms.

"Brother Changxi, did you see a silver necklace just now?"

Meng Haisheng deliberately raised his voice, and the uncles and aunts who were enjoying the cool in the street were immediately attracted by Meng Haisheng's voice.

"No, it's dark, did you drop it somewhere else?"

Meng Changxi looked at Meng Haisheng with a calm face.

Several villagers who were enjoying the cool nearby also echoed it. It was really hard to find a small necklace dropped on the ground when it was dark.

"Really?"

Meng Haisheng's voice was slightly raised, and his eyes fell on Meng Changxi's blue shirt.

Perhaps Meng Changxi was too happy when he found the necklace just now, so he didn't put it in his trouser pocket, but in his shirt.

As soon as Meng Haisheng finished speaking, he reached out and pulled the necklace out of Meng Changxi's pocket.