Era: Seven money-losing girls? They're trying to trick me into having a daughter again!

By the time Chen Dajiao's tractor chugged into Laotang Village, it was already dawn.

It was the time when the villagers were up and doing farm work, and as soon as they heard the sound of the tractor, everyone looked over.

Fang Wei, Fang Qiang, Yang Qian, and Da Cheng were sitting in the trailer, each covered in mud and looking quite tired.

After the tractor drove by, the people immediately erupted in chaos.

"Did you see that? Those bamboo baskets? They're all empty!"

"Nonsense! I heard the tractor before dawn!"

"What Big-Foot's wife said was actually true! Fang Wei got his hands on some wild game and went to town to sell it again!"

"How come this kid is so lucky?! I go to that river to catch shrimp all the time, how come I never caught as many as him?!"

"My goodness, how many kilograms did they catch? Even the tractor smells strongly of river fish!"

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the news that Fang Wei and his team had returned from selling river shrimp spread throughout the entire Laotang Village.

As early as dawn, Chen Dajiao's wife was already telling everyone that her husband was helping Fang Wei haul river shrimp, and he would get ten yuan for each trip.

Everyone was guessing how many river shrimp Fang Wei and his crew had caught, and they were only paid ten yuan for each trip!

"Judging from those big bamboo baskets and burlap sacks, they probably scooped up several hundred pounds!"

"How much would that cost? At least a hundred or two!"

"One or two hundred? I'm afraid it'll be more than that!"

"This Fang Wei... he hunted a wild boar a few days ago, and now he's caught so many river shrimp. What kind of incredible luck did he have?"

"Who knows...maybe they really do have some connections."

Those who used to call Fang Wei a "gambler" now stood at their own gate, watching Fang Wei jump off the tractor, his back straight and his walk brisk. They had all sorts of feelings in their hearts, but none of them were sweet!

Those families who had always disliked Fang Wei, in particular, looked extremely displeased.

A few people were shameless enough to go up directly.

"Fang Wei! Fang Wei!"

A tall, thin man jogged up to them, smiling insincerely, "I heard you got a lot of good stuff at Jiaoshan last night?"

"Wow, you're really something! Next time you go, can you call me along?"

"I don't need much money, just a small tip for your help will do!"

Fang Wei glanced at him sideways, recognizing this man as someone who used to gossip about him behind his back, and casually said, "We'll talk about it next time."

"Hey? Fang Wei, don't go!"

The man wanted to chase after him, but Fang Wei had already walked seven or eight steps away.

Fang Wei didn't have a good impression of these opportunists.

When he was down on his luck, which of these people even gave him a second glance? Aren't these the very people who called him a gambling addict who couldn't even support his wife and children?

Now that he's made money, he wants to curry favor with me?

dream!

Fang Wei asked Yang Qian and Da Cheng to take their fishing nets and bamboo baskets home, and then told Fang Qiang that he would go to the forest farm in the afternoon before heading towards the east end of the village.

When he arrived at Uncle Li's house, he saw Uncle Li holding a plane and pushing the wood back and forth.

"Uncle Li! Are you busy?"

Uncle Li frowned when he saw that it was Fang Wei again, but still said, "Dawei? You want to see me? It's not about the house again, is it?"

"I already told you last time, your little bit of money is simply not enough..."

Fang Wei strode into the courtyard, and without saying a word, placed the wad of cash he had just earned that day in front of Uncle Li.

"Here's a total of one hundred and thirty-eight yuan! That should be enough according to the requirements I told you before, right?"

When Uncle Li saw the wad of money, he almost dropped the plane in his hand.

Who carries so much cash these days? Even the two richest families in the village couldn't possibly come up with that much cash all at once!

"Fang Wei, where...where have you been?!"

Uncle Li looked at Fang Wei as if he were a bank robber. "Let me tell you, even if the homeowner can't live there anymore, you can't do anything illegal!"

"Uncle Li, don't be nervous."

Fang Wei sat down on the bench, picked up the enamel mug on the table, tilted his head back and took a big gulp of cold water, wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, and then opened his mouth with a smile.

"I caught some river shrimp over at Jiaoshan. The money I earned was completely clean."

"River shrimp?"

Uncle Li glanced at the stack of money, then at Fang Wei, and couldn't help but ask, "How many kilograms did you catch that you could sell for over a hundred yuan?"

"It's not much, only a little over 560 jin."

Fang Wei politely declined, saying, "My request remains the same as last time: demolish the current kitchen, build a large open space, then construct a new kitchen, renovate the outhouse, and raise the courtyard wall."

When Uncle Li heard that he had caught more than 500 jin of river shrimp, he gasped in shock.

His son also often goes fishing and shrimp catching in the river at Jiaoshan!

Why don't I have that kid's luck, catching hundreds of pounds in one go?!

"Uncle Li, please make a selection."

Fang Wei placed the money in front of Uncle Li and smiled, "This hundred-odd yuan should be enough to buy the materials we need."

"I'll only hire you and Da Kuan to work, and I'll pay you after you finish the work."

"How about it? Uncle Li, if you agree, we can go to town today to get the materials. The sooner we start construction, the better."

"Hey, let me count the money first."

Because of Fang Wei's past reputation, Uncle Li felt he should count the money first to see if it was enough.

"Okay, you order first."

While he was counting his money, Fang Wei poured himself a large bottle of cold boiled water and slowly drank it.

"It really is one hundred and thirty-eight yuan."

Seeing that not a single penny was missing and that the amount was indeed correct, Uncle Li was finally a little satisfied. He then politely said, "Dawei, you don't need to give me so much money all at once."

"Even if I went to town to buy the materials for you today, it wouldn't cost this much. We have to do it one item at a time..."

"Uncle Li, you can keep it."

Fang Wei knew he was just being polite, so he said seriously, "You've worked in the village for so many years, everyone knows what kind of person you are, and I trust you."

"Don't worry about the money. If you need more, just come to me anytime."

"I will pay you your wages and your son's wages according to the highest standard in town. Don't worry about me cheating you."

Looking at the sincere-looking young man in front of him, Uncle Li suddenly didn't know what to say.

Everyone in the village knew what kind of person Fang Wei used to be.

But now...

"Dawei..."

Uncle Li's voice was a little hoarse. He gathered the stack of money together and stuffed it into his pocket: "Don't worry."

"I'm taking my eldest son to town today to order the materials! I, Uncle Li, will definitely renovate your Fang family's house beautifully, so that the whole village will give it a thumbs up!"

"good!"

Fang Wei immediately stood up, cupped his hands in a respectful bow to Uncle Li, and said with a smile, "Uncle Li, then I'll leave it to you!"