My Siheyuan Shelter

Chapter 791 Corn Dumplings
"Uncle Zhou, has the farm been doing well recently?"

Er Bao asked casually.

Zhou Hongcheng looked very excited: "Everything is fine. The price of meat has risen sharply recently, and our profit is nearly two or three times higher than the previous few months."

"That's good." Erbao nodded, and then explained the purpose of coming: "Uncle Zhou, I want to get a batch of coarse grains, can you help me find a way?"

"Coarse food? Uh, is your family short of food?"

As soon as Zhou Hongcheng finished speaking, he realized that it was absolutely impossible.

The in-laws-to-be are the richest man in the world. They have built such a large manor, as well as more than ten acres of glass houses and underground breeding farms. In short, it is impossible for the old Xu's family to be short of food.

"I asked for a friend, their family is short of food."

Er Bao replied casually.

"How much do you want?" Zhou Hongcheng tried to ask, "If it is less than one thousand catties, I can help you now; if it exceeds one thousand catties, it may take a few days."

"It doesn't take a thousand catties, three hundred catties is enough."

Er Bao quickly waved his hand.

"No problem, when do you want it? Do you want me to help you find a pickup truck?"

Zhou Hongcheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It is impossible for farms to rely entirely on forage farming, and they need to use a part of concentrated feed, including a part of coarse grains, mainly corn and soybean meal.

If too much feed is lost at one time, it will seriously affect the daily operation of the farm.

"I'm in a hurry, can I do it now? As for the pickup truck, I don't need to bother, I drove here by myself, just load it up and take it away."

"OK, I'll make arrangements now, you have a sip of tea in the office and wait for me for 10 minutes."

"Uncle Zhou, go get busy and leave me alone."

Er Bao nodded.

……

Three hours later, the two returned to the Haiya community again.

Erbao didn't call anyone this time.

He ran twice with Brother Qian, and easily carried four bags of corn to the seventh floor.

In the middle, I ran into some grandpas and aunts. Faced with the questioning, he explained that the bags contained sawdust. After all, every household now cooks almost entirely on briquettes.

Sawdust is specially used for lighting fires.

This did not arouse suspicion.

"Er Bao, Master Qian, you've worked hard, please sit down and drink some water!"

Mother Xie was very enthusiastic.

"Auntie, this is a trivial matter."

As a police academy cadet, Erbao's physical fitness is undeniable, coupled with sufficient nutrition, he is the best in the same grade, and has won good rankings in martial arts competitions many times.

Of course, the so-called martial arts competition is organized by the police academy itself, and the difficulty of the competition is not too high.

Qian Jianwei took a sip of water, and immediately turned around and left with the excuse that he was worried about the car below.

Mother Xie took 100 yuan and stuffed it in the past.

It's a shipping fee.

As soon as Qian Jianwei left, Mother Xie couldn't wait to open the bag of corn.

"The quality of the corn is really good. Although there are some small bug holes, it's not a big problem. How many catties are there in total?"

Erbao replied: "Each bag is fifty catties, four bags are two hundred catties in total."

"There are so many?"

Xie Mu's heart suddenly became hot.

Even if half of the [-] catties of corn was distributed, the rest plus the previous family fortune would be enough for the family of four to live safely for two or three years.

"Auntie, if it's not enough, my dad said, I can help you get another batch of corn back."

Er Bao hastily added.

Mother Xie smiled all over her face: "Enough is enough, two hundred catties is enough. Auntie didn't expect you to move so fast. You just said it in the morning, and the things will arrive in the afternoon."

"It's also a coincidence. My dad just arrived yesterday for a batch of goods. I called him in the afternoon. Without further ado, he asked me to go to the warehouse to pick up the goods."

"Say thank you to your dad for me later, how much is this batch of corn? Auntie will go to the bank to withdraw money now."

Xie mother asked quickly.

She originally thought about going to the bank to withdraw money in two days.

If there is not enough money at that time, she may have to borrow some from his uncle. No matter how outrageous the price of this batch of grain is, she will take it anyway.

This is the eternal pain in her heart.

More than ten years ago, the youngest son was just born.

In order to save some rations, the child's father was reluctant to spend money to buy high-priced food from the black market. He worked hungry every day, but because of lack of energy, he finally had an accident.

Since then, she has learned a truth:
Food is life, and life is more important than money.

Er Bao smiled and comforted him: "Auntie, don't worry, I have already paid the money in advance for you, and the total is only 20,000 yuan, so I will honor you for Dai Lin."

"What, only 20,000 yuan? So cheap? You kid, you didn't mean to deceive me, did you?"

Xie Mu's face was full of disbelief.

On the current black market, even the cheapest sweet potatoes cost two to three hundred yuan per catty, and there are often no prices for them.

In a sense, corn can be regarded as refined grain. It is not too much to sell for 600 yuan. I believe everyone will rush to break their heads.

One hundred and one catties is simply unheard of.

"No, the price is one hundred per catty."

Er Bao did not cheat.

It is indeed this price that he gets the goods from the farm.

Mother Xie still didn't want to believe it: "Whether it's 500 yuan or not, auntie can't let your family suffer. Right now, the black market price of corn is at least [-] yuan. Auntie is cheeky to take advantage of it. Let's just count [-] yuan."

"Auntie, I really don't need..."

Er Bao immediately shied away.

"Okay, that's the deal. I'll go to the bank to withdraw money now. You guys wait for me at home for an hour." Mother Xie said with a final word.

Seeing that the persuasion was fruitless, Er Bao quickly pulled his girlfriend, hoping that the other party would help her persuade her.

Xie Dailin grabbed her mother: "Mom, it's past five o'clock now, and the bank is about to close. If you go there, you won't be able to get any money. Why don't you go tomorrow morning?"

"But you are going back to the police academy today..."

Xie mother hesitated.

"Just ask Erbao to keep a bank account, and you can transfer the money directly to him."

"This method is good." Xie Mu said with satisfaction.

"Auntie, I really don't need to be so troublesome." Er Bao shook his head, and then used a strategy of delaying the attack: "Anyway, the summer vacation will be in half a month, why don't we talk about it when I come back?"

Mother Xie thought for a while, 100,000 yuan is indeed not a small amount of money, and it is more reassuring to hand it over face to face, so she nodded:

"It's okay to wait until you come back, but your father's side?"

"I really paid the money. I have a transfer record. If you don't believe me, take a look."

Er Bao took out his phone conveniently.

Xie Dailin immediately frowned: "Don't you have a mobile phone? Where did you get this mobile phone?"

"Uh, I used to have a mobile phone, but the school doesn't allow me to bring it, so I can only keep it at home."

Er Bao quickly explained.

Xie Dailin nodded, without saying anything else, she took the phone from her boyfriend.

"Baochuan Farm in Sydney? Is this uncle's company?"

"Small company with less than ten formal employees."

Er Bao said vaguely.

Mother Xie was very curious: "What kind of family do you raise?"

"The main thing is to breed edible earthworms, and there are also a small amount of other farming."

Erbao wasn't lying either.

Farms are no different than dairy farms. The work is relatively simple. Except for poultry eggs, there is almost no daily output, which is incomparable with milk.

Later, he simply started the earthworm farming business.

Employees can never be left idle.

"Earthworms? Do you have dry earthworms for sale?"

Mother Xie cheered up. Earthworms are still meat, and they are more nutritious than coarse grains. When cooking soup, grab a handful and put them in, not to mention how fragrant they are.

Erbao's scalp was numb: "Auntie, our earthworms have just been bred for a short time, and they are still larvae. I should help you get something else?"

"Don't bother, the big deal is to wait a few months. When the time comes, Auntie will make corn dumplings for you to eat, and use earthworms as fillings to ensure that you will want to eat them again."

Xie mother couldn't help looking forward to it.

Er Bao's stomach churned, and he tried his best to control himself so as not to retch.

Are you kidding me?
This kind of shit-eating thing, let alone eat it, he doesn't even want to touch it.

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