Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 317 News about Explosives

Chen Xiuyun hadn't seen her mother for a long time, so she had to chat with her mother for a while and ask about her parents' trip back to Kuandian.

“It’s OK, everything went well.

Your eldest brother and second brother are both engaged. They will get married together after the winter this year.

Your father and I went back to our old house in Daqinggou to take a look. The villagers were very happy to know that our case was closed. "

When talking about the old neighbors and friends in the village, Li was all smiles.

"I don't know how your cousin and his uncle heard the news, so they came all the way to the city, bringing a lot of things with them.

From what I heard from his words, I guess since your eldest brother and second brother both have jobs, he wants us to give them a hand and arrange jobs for your cousins ​​as well.

I didn't respond and just hummed and hawed. "

When talking about this, the smile on Li's face faded a lot.

When the Chen family got into trouble, all the relatives stayed away and no one dared to show up.

Now that the Chen family's case has been closed and the Chen Yunzhe brothers have a promising future, these relatives have reappeared.

No matter who it was, they wouldn't be happy. Li's behavior was understandable.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. How have you been these days? Have your parents-in-law made things difficult for you?"

This is what Li is most worried about. The old couple of the Qu family, especially Mr. Qu, are the most difficult to deal with.

Li was worried that if she and her husband left Maoer Mountain, no one would support Chen Xiuyun and her daughter would have to suffer from her parents-in-law.

“No, after Shaoyang came back, the first thing he did was to arrange for his parents to live in the east courtyard.

My father-in-law has also settled down now and lives with my mother-in-law in that small courtyard.

I usually go to the fields to hang out, or play chess or go fishing with the old men around me." Chen Xiuyun shook her head and smiled.

The slap from Chen probably woke up Qu Laokouer.

From then on, Qu Laokou never caused any trouble again.

Someone serves three meals a day, and I have everything I need. My old illness has been cured a lot after treatment.

On weekdays, when I have nothing to do, I play with my grandson, go out for a walk, play chess with others, go fishing, etc. Life is so comfortable.

The old man seemed to have gotten used to this kind of life and was no longer obsessed with seizing power as the housekeeper.

Li heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this, "That's good, that's good.

I was thinking at the time, I was afraid that Shaoyang would not be able to control his father, and your family would be in trouble in the future."

The mother and daughter were chatting animatedly here, and Doctor Chen also mentioned the trip back to Kuandian to Qu Shaoyang.

"I discussed with your mother that the house in Kuandian has been cleaned up. Let them get married first, and then the second son can live there.

Your mother and I prefer the beautiful scenery of Maoer Mountain, where we plan to retire."

In fact, the couple couldn't bear to part with their daughter.

Chen Xiuyun is about to give birth and is in confinement. No matter how attentively the servants take care of her, it is not as good as having her own mother by her side.

Doctor Chen and his wife thought that their son was not married yet and they didn't know when they would have a child.

The couple lived in Maoer Mountain for a few more years to help their daughter raise her child.

"By the way, your eldest brother also asked me to send you a message saying that the foreign company has agreed to deliver the explosives you requested.

It will probably be shipped here in two or three months. They also hired two people who are proficient in blasting, and the wages are not low anyway."

Doctor Chen remembered what his son had asked him to do, and hurriedly told Qu Shaoyang, "Also, the remaining payment for this batch of timber has been collected, and will be sent back later."

As soon as the raft arrived in Andong, it was immediately taken away by timber merchants from the south, who paid the balance.

This is a large amount of money, and Chen Yunzhe is worried about letting others escort it. He will deliver it back personally when he is free later.

Qu Shaoyang nodded. After the beginning of spring, the business of hides, mountain products, etc. basically stopped, and a lot of funds were recovered.

In addition, most of the timber from the mountain field has been sold, and the gold field also produces every month. Finally, we don’t have to worry about not being able to pay the workers like we did before the New Year.

However, he couldn't save much of the silver, so Qu Shaoyang bought a large piece of forest on the other side of Xigang to grow ginseng.

Now there are dozens of people there, cutting down trees, clearing land and digging the soil. It is estimated that by this autumn, several hundred feet of ginseng soil will be produced.

And the gold panning machine must have cost a lot of money. The business is big, and it seems to make a lot of money, but it also spends a lot of money.

Doctor Chen had been gone for several months, and the entire clinic was left to Doctor He. Now that he was back, he had to go over and take a look.

In the evening, Qu Shaoyang prepared wine and food, and invited his father-in-law, mother-in-law, and Mr. and Mrs. Qu Laokou to come and have a meal together.

Before, Qu Laokou was a little hostile towards Liu Dongshan and Doctor Chen, always feeling that they were taking advantage of his son.

After watching these days, he realized that he had misunderstood. Both Liu Dongshan and Doctor Chen helped Qu Shaoyang a lot.

So, at this dinner, Qu Laokou's attitude was much better than before, and he chatted quite enthusiastically with Doctor Chen.

Now that Doctor Chen and his wife have returned, Qu Shaoyang feels relieved.

In June, all work in the mountain fields was stopped and most of the rafts were exiled to Anton.

The taxes for this season at the Wood Tax Office had been collected long ago. After deducting the money used to purchase explosives and the portion used to run the office, the rest was arranged to be sent to the East Road Office.

The gold mine is producing as planned, and the output of gold sand has been increasing steadily in the past two months, with more than 100 kilograms of gold sand being delivered every month.

This output is already quite good, and Qu Shaoyang is very satisfied.

There was nothing important happening either in the government office or at home, so Qu Shaoyang wanted to rest at home for a few days and wait for his wife to give birth.

Unexpectedly, Gao Jiangcheng returned from Phoenix City and brought new orders from the Taotai.

There was no other choice, Qu Shaoyang could only take his men to Shuangdianzi and visit Li Daishi on the way.

"Hey, Brother Qu, why are you here? Look, give me a message before you come, and I'll arrange for someone to pick you up."

When Li Daishi saw Qu Shaoyang, he was very happy and quickly invited him to sit down in the big house.

"Brother, didn't I buy a large piece of barren mountain in Xigang this year?
There's nothing to do in the government office recently, so I came out for a walk to see how the ginseng field is doing, and it's a good opportunity to come visit my elder brother."

Qu Shaoyang didn't hesitate. He took off his shoes after entering the room and sat cross-legged on the kang with Li Daishi.

Li Daishi asked someone to bring tea, and the two of them chatted while drinking tea.

“Oh, my brother has a heart.

Last time you asked someone to bring me a lot of things, all of which were foreign goods that you don’t usually see. I’m really sorry for the trouble you caused.

Well, this time you come, you have to stay a little longer, and I have to treat you well no matter what."

Li Daishi was very hospitable and insisted on keeping Qu Shaoyang for a few more days.

Qu Shaoyang came here on orders from his superiors.

Shuangdianzi, Mengjiang and other places are also under the jurisdiction of Dongbiandao, so matters such as logging and transportation of forest timber here should also be under the jurisdiction of the Timber Tax General Office.

But this area belongs to the Songhua River Basin, and the lower reaches are under the jurisdiction of Jilin Province. Yuliang's intention is to first understand the situation here and then negotiate with Jilin Province.

(End of this chapter)