Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 203 Catching the Wind
When Xiao Zhi saw Qu Shaoyang, he was stunned for a moment, and then pounced towards Qu Shaoyang.

"Brother, why did you come back just now? I missed you so much." Xiao Zhi hugged Qu Shaoyang tightly.

After Xiaozhi came to the Liu family, he ate well, grew strong, and grew taller rapidly.

The eleven-year-old child is already as tall as Qu Shaoyang’s chest.

If he continues to grow at this rate, he will probably catch up with Qu Shaoyang when he is fifteen or sixteen years old.

"Brother, you were out doing some work. You were delayed for a few days.

Well, I came back in a hurry this time and didn’t bring you any gifts.”

The seafood brought back from the hometown was brought back by the newly recruited farmhands.

Qu Shaoyang and his friends were in a hurry to come back after finishing their work, so how could they have the time to buy any gifts?

"Brother, I'm already old, what other gifts do I need?" Xiao Zhi was happy when he heard that.

"But the things you asked people to bring back from your hometown are quite interesting. That big conch is the first time I've seen it."

Qujiazhuang is a fishing village. When Qu Shaoyang was in his hometown, he went to the beach several times.

Under the guidance of my younger brother Qu Fu, I got some conches, shells and other things and brought them back for Xiao Zhi and the others to play with.

"Whenever I go back, I will take you there to see the sea and have some fun at the beach." Qu Shaoyang said with a smile.

The two brothers were chatting happily here, but Shuanzhu and Xiaofeng were unhappy. They came over and each held one of Qu Shaoyang's legs, insisting that Qu Shaoyang hold them.

When Qu Shaoyang saw this, he quickly squatted down, took one in each hand, picked up the two children, and kissed them on the face, making the two children giggle.

"Oh my god, you two are really good, you even let big brother hold you together, don't you see how heavy you two are?
Come down quickly, wash your hands and eat."

Lin Ruolan had just finished cooking and came out when she saw her two monkeys hanging on Qu Shaoyang and refusing to get down.

Lin Ruolan walked forward, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and asked the two children to come down and go into the house to eat.

"Shaoyang, let's go back to the house and eat. We made dumplings to welcome you."

Qu Shaoyang has been away for several months and won’t be back until we get back, so we must prepare some delicious food.

There happened to be some meat at home, and the leeks in the vegetable garden were just right.

Why not make some dumplings and a few dishes to reward Qu Shaoyang?

Just like that, the three of them hurriedly got to work, kneading the dough, chopping the stuffing, making dumplings, and also trying to stir-fry four dishes.

Just as they finished their work, Qu Shaoyang and the other two came back and were cooking dumplings for dinner.

The group went into the east room of the Liu family and sat down. The women quickly prepared the food and brought it up.

Lin Ruolan even heated up a pot of wine so that Qu Shaoyang could drink with his master and father-in-law.

Dumplings have a very high status in Northeast China.

Apart from festivals, dumplings are only made when distinguished guests come to our home.

For most people, eating dumplings during the Chinese New Year is enough without any other side dishes.

If there are dumplings and a few dishes, it will definitely be the highest standard.

Everyone is busy during the early spring, and since Qu Shaoyang is not at home, no one has the energy to prepare delicious food.

Seeing dumplings and dishes on the table, Liu Dongshan and his friends were very happy.

"Oh, the food today is quite hard. Xiaozhi, go to the west courtyard and call Xingjia Xingye and the headman Jiang Chunfu over."

"Xingjia Xingye has been with Shaoyang for such a long time and has suffered a lot, so they should be rewarded.

Chunfu is a good guy. He takes care of all the long-term workers at home and we don't have to worry about anything.

We have some wine and food, so we invite the three of them to come over and have some.”

Liu Dongshan thinks about things comprehensively. There are some things that Qu Shaoyang cannot think of, so he has to help plan them.

"Yes, yes, we should ask them to come together." Doctor Chen nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

Apart from other things, the two young men, Xingjia and Xingye, really contributed a lot to the family, so they must be won over. Xiaozhi ran out quickly, and soon brought Xingjia, Xingye, and Jiang Chunfu in.

"Old Boss, what do you want us to do?"

Xiaozhi didn't say anything when he went over, so Jiang Chunfu thought his boss had something to tell him.

"It's okay, well, isn't this your boss back?
I made some dumplings at home and asked you guys to come over and eat them.

Come on, take off your shoes and get on the kang, and eat some dumplings while they are still hot." Liu Dongshan smiled and asked the three of them to sit down and eat.

Jiang Chunfu and the other two couldn't refuse, so they had no choice but to stay.

Jiang Chunfu took off his shoes and got on the kang, and Xing Jia and Xing Ye sat on the edge of the kang.

Qu Shaoyang poured wine for the three of them, and the men ate, drank and talked.

The men ate on the southern kang, while Lin Ruolan and the others took the children to eat on the northern kang.

The food is the same anyway, no matter where you eat it.

As everyone ate and talked, Liu Dongshan and Doctor Chen couldn't help but ask about the situation in Qu Shaoyang's hometown.

There was nothing to hide, so Qu Shaoyang told everyone everything.

“Well, you should leave them a little more money.

Your parents raised you, so don’t ask whether they are partial to you or not. After all, they raised you, so you should be filial to them.

Brothers, don’t be so distant with each other. Let’s help each other if we can.

It’s the same in every family. The capable ones will at least lend a hand to the incapable ones.”

When Liu Dongshan and Doctor Chen learned that Qu Shaoyang was given both money and gifts when he returned this time, they were very satisfied.

The older generation is like this. In their hearts, brothers should support each other.

If the whole family lives well, that is real ability.

"If you ask me, if those people from your village want to come, just let them come.

With our family's conditions, we have enough food to eat, meat every now and then, and we get paid at the end of the year.

How many people have tried their best to achieve their goal, but still cannot get it.

Ask Chunfu if being a long-term worker in our family is unfair."

Liu Dongshan felt that his apprentice was still lacking in some aspects.

If people from Qujiazhuang want to come, then let them come. They all have the same surname and are related. We can be more reassured by them than by outsiders.

Besides, what's wrong with being a farmhand? If they were in their hometown, could they live better than the farmhands of the Qu family?

Jiang Chunfu was named by his old boss and quickly said, "Yes, yes, what the old boss said makes sense, I have never seen such a good boss.

Our life is much better than our life in our hometown."

Jiang Chunfu said this, but he was secretly glad that his boss didn't bring all his relatives over.

Otherwise, it would be very difficult for him to be the leader.

No, if that were the case, he might not be able to continue his career as the leader.

Jiang Chunfu's words made Qu Shaoyang laugh.

"Well, Chunfu, when the farm work is not so busy in a while, let's build a row of houses to the west of our home.

Didn't we agree last year when we were reclaiming wasteland? All the newly reclaimed land will be reserved for you to farm.

Including your own share, it seems that these elderly people can each get more than ten acres of land, right?
What do I mean? I'll build a long row of houses for you, and give each of you one or two rooms.

In the future, you will all marry wives. You will all be grown up now, so you can start a family and live a good life."

(End of this chapter)