Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 1213 Thank you all for your meager contributions.

Looking at the gifts given to the two little ones by everyone around them, Wang An grinned slyly:
"Then on behalf of my eldest son and daughter, I'd like to thank everyone for the small tokens of our appreciation, hehehehe."

After Wang An finished speaking, everyone raised their eyebrows and were stunned. Then, they burst into laughter.

To be honest, based on what Wang An said, he's definitely the kind of guy who would get beaten up and no one would help him break up the fight.

Mu Xueqing suppressed a laugh, rolled her eyes at Wang An, and said:

"Xiao An, what are you talking about? What do you mean by 'a few melons and a few dates'? You're just talking nonsense."

Wang An, however, stated confidently:

"Look at these old men and aunties, and oh right, there's also a godmother, what did they take? This pile of stones can't be eaten or drunk, what else could it be but a pittance? Hehehehe."

At the end, Wang An chuckled again, his hands busy collecting the gifts from beside his two darlings one by one, muttering to them:
"My dear eldest son and daughter, your father and I will keep these useless stones for now and give them to you when you're older. Even though they're not very useful, it would be a waste if you broke them."

After tidying up the gifts, Wang An said to Wu Dong, Zhang Shuya, and the others:

"Hey, in a couple of years I'll have triplets, and then you guys can make three more sets of these stones, okay? These things aren't really useful, but they look pretty decent, hehehehe."

At this moment, Wang An's greedy face would make anyone who saw him want to kick him.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shuya retorted without hesitation:

"Give me a break! Triplets? If you dare to have triplets, you'll be punished so badly you won't even be able to wear underwear."

Wang Shuai, however, smiled very generously and said:

"It's alright, if you're capable, then go ahead and have children. It's just bloodstone. I'll prepare a certain number of bloodstones for you for every child you have. Just tell me if you can have children or not. Let me tell you, you can't refuse. Then we'll have to talk about it."

After Wang Shuai finished speaking, Wu Dong also said with a smile:

"So, Xiao An, we don't need triplets anymore. One is fine. As long as you have another child, the crystal Pixiu will definitely be ready for you. Just tell me when you want it. But let me tell you, if you don't have any more children by then, we won't let you off the hook."

After Wang Shuai finished speaking, Wu Dong, Sun Nian, and the others immediately said the same thing with smiles on their faces, and then they immediately helped Wang An up.

Given the current family planning situation, Wang An dared not say he wanted to have more children, so he immediately changed the subject:
"Hey everyone, what would you like to eat? Pork? Lamb? Roe deer meat? Or maybe all of these? I'll arrange it for you."

Wang An's refusal to answer and his subsequent change of topic only made everyone burst into laughter again.

However, with Wang An's thick skin, he didn't care about the ridicule of the crowd at all, and remained unmoved and unresponsive no matter how much the storm raged and howled.

If I'm not embarrassed, then it's others who are embarrassed.

Since Wang An didn't respond, the verbal attacks from the crowd became meaningless. So after the laughter subsided, everyone stood up, and Wu Dong said without any politeness:

"We're here to eat, drink, and have fun, so we'll definitely arrange everything. After we eat, let's break the ice hole and go fishing. I didn't get enough fishing last time."

He Liang also said with great excitement:

"Yeah, this time we're going to smash a few more ice holes. We need to each guard one to really get the hang of it."

Zhang Shuya suddenly said:
"Xiao Nian and I brought a lot of air rifles with us. Tomorrow we'll go hunt some greyhounds and sparrows to roast and eat. I'm craving roasted greyhounds and sparrows right now," Sun Nian said with a girlish air.
"Yeah, me too, just thinking about it makes my mouth water."

Since Sun Nian's father, Sun Xianghuo, stepped down, Sun Nian's relationship with Wu Dong and others has obviously changed. However, with Zhang Shuya mediating between them, the relationship between these second-generation figures seems to be relatively harmonious.

However, no matter how the relationships between these second-generation individuals change, Wang An treats them all the same.

After Sun Nian finished speaking, Ma Guoqiang suddenly said:

"If Xue Li and Lao Wu are free, why don't we invite them over to join us?"

Wang An shook his head and said:

"They're unlikely to be able to come out now; they're both staying home growing vegetables."

Upon hearing this, Wu Dong asked with a face full of doubt:

"Growing vegetables? What kind of vegetables? How do they grow vegetables in the dead of winter?"

Wang An explained with a smile:
"I built a greenhouse so my mom could grow some vegetables in her spare time. Once I started, all my relatives got interested and insisted on building greenhouses to grow vegetables too. Before long, every family had a greenhouse, hahaha."

As soon as Wang An finished speaking, Wu Dong slapped his thigh and said excitedly:
“Growing vegetables is great, growing vegetables is absolutely fantastic! Hey Xiao An, aren't you growing vegetables to sell for money anyway? Why don't you just sell them to our company?”

As soon as Wu Dong finished speaking, Zhang Shuya immediately said:
"Why would you sell it to your company? Our company cafeteria still needs it. Xiao An, why don't you sell it to him? Sell it to me instead."

Ma Guoqiang also said:

"If there are any left, you can sell some to us. Our unit is small, so a little is enough."

After Ma Guoqiang finished speaking, He Liang said the same thing.

After everyone finished speaking, Wang An and Mu Xueqing subconsciously exchanged a glance, and then they were stunned. The main reason was that the couple never expected that the vegetables would be divided up by these people before they were even planted.

You should know that Wu Dong's workplace is not a small one; it not only has a large number of people, but they are all young and strong men.

Not to mention the vegetables grown in Wang An and others' seven greenhouses, even if they had seven more greenhouses, there wouldn't be any problem at all.

The only problem is the quality of the food; there's no room for error. If something goes wrong, no one can afford the responsibility.

Just as these second-generation rich kids were all about to buy groceries, Wang An poured cold water on their enthusiasm, saying:
"Well, let me tell you, these vegetables are really not cheap, mainly because the cost of growing them in greenhouses is just too high."

Building a greenhouse costs more than 1 yuan, and you have to understand that this was more than 1 yuan in those days!
Besides, countless amounts of firewood will need to be burned throughout the winter.

And that doesn't even include labor costs.

There's no way around it; it's always been this way since ancient times. Farmers cultivate the land without ever counting human labor.

After Wang An finished speaking, Wu Dong said nonchalantly:
"What? You think your prices are higher than the vegetable prices in Harbin?"

(End of this chapter)