Fishing and Hunting 82, Starting with Three Sisters Who Overprotect Their Brothers

"what!"

Chunhua blinked, looking suspicious.

Make sugar water for people?

Is Mom confused?

"No need, no need," Ge Ergui waved his hands repeatedly. "I'll just say a few words and then leave."

"Take the child back inside, don't you have any common sense?"

Mrs. Wang glared at Chunhua, who quickly led her son into the house.

"What are your instructions, Team Leader Zhang?"

"I came here on my own, and the team leader doesn't know anything about me."

"Yes, yes, what's up?"

"I work for the team leader to earn money, and I'm really angry about it. I can't stand the fact that Old Li's family cheated the team leader out of money back then. Aunt Wang, can you think of a solution?"

Ge Ergui stammered, but finally managed to finish his lines.

After reviewing everything, I realized I hadn't missed anything and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is it true that Big Mouth and his wife are really like that?" Old Mrs. Wang suddenly perked up, leaning forward. "Did the Li family really swindle Zhang Wenshan out of several hundred yuan?"

Ge Ergui was stunned.

The vocabulary the group leader taught us didn't include anything related to this!

"Asking you is pointless." Old Mrs. Wang sat on the wooden post, crossed her legs, and said, "No one in the Li family dares to mess with them. Those two big-mouthed men are useless. You want me to make a scene?"

Ge Ergui's eyes lit up immediately; the team leader had given instructions on this.

"I'm thinking, the Li family and the team leader don't get along. They're always causing trouble, which is preventing our fishing and hunting team from making money, isn't it?"

"So, does that mean our family can still go back to the fishing and hunting group?"

"I'll go and talk to her. Chunhua will definitely have work to do."

"Alright, this old woman agrees." Old Mrs. Wang squinted and pondered for a moment, then sighed, "Children are all debts. Go back and tell Shanzi that if he dares to go back on his word, this old woman will die at his doorstep."

"I came by myself, the team leader had no idea," Ge Ergui corrected, his eyes wide.

"Fine, you're the one who can't stand it and comes to this old woman." Old Mrs. Wang sighed again, "Money really is a wonderful thing."

Ge Ergui opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing and turned to leave.

When he hurried back to the Zhang family courtyard,

"Uncle Ergui, hurry up, you're the only one left."

Lin Cuihua eagerly brought over a stool and said with a hopeful look on her face, "Uncle, please tell me what happened back then?"

"Didn't the team leader say?"

"He and Fengxia quickly ate a bite of rice, then took some shrimp and crab scraps to find the brigade leader." Xu Xiulian came out of the house carrying several vats of water.

Lin Cuihua didn't even look at it, took it and drank it directly, a sweet taste instantly filling her mouth.

She quickly looked down to check.

The liquid in the jar wasn't cooled boiled water at all; it was clearly mung bean water with added sugar.

"Oh dear, Auntie, how could I accept this?"

Upon hearing this, Lang Qiuping and Ge Ergui took a closer look and hurriedly put the jar down.

"It's alright, Shanzi said it's easy to get heatstroke in this hot weather." Xu Xiulian pointed to her grandson who was drinking happily next to her. "It wasn't specially prepared for you."

"Can……"

"You all paid for your meals, what about the two cents?" Xu Xiulian asked, turning her head. "Ergui, tell me quickly, those two bastards just threw down a sentence and ran away."

……

"Is this true?"

At the brigade leader's house, the accountant, Tian Dajun, who arrived last, was holding the thin agreement paper, his fingers trembling.

He brought the paper close to his eyes and examined it from all angles.

He even reached out and touched the bright red seal, especially the one he had been holding.

"Put that aside and get down to business. Don't embarrass yourself in front of the children," the old Party Secretary said calmly, patting the table.

"I just can't believe it, how can snails be so expensive?" Tian Dajun carefully handed the agreement back to Zhang Wenshan.

"The Party Secretary is just putting on an act; when he first saw you, you weren't much better off than him."

Captain Wang Tieshan bluntly undermined him, earning him a fierce glare from the old Party Secretary.

Zhang Wenshan said with a smile, "When I handed it over to the brigade leader, he didn't believe it either."

The three leaders of Chishongtun were taken aback at first, then burst into laughter.

Standing behind, Zhang Fengxia pursed her lips, her gaze fixed on her younger brother, and her nose suddenly felt a little sore.

Not long ago, he was a good-for-nothing who was fired from the factory, gambling and drinking, and not doing any proper work.

Nowadays, he can actually chat and laugh with the old Party Secretary, the brigade leader, and Accountant Tian.

It all feels like a dream.

"Let's get down to business."

The old Party Secretary stopped laughing and tapped the table again.

"Shanzi means that our team should write a letter of thanks, preferably with a banner, and send it to the leaders of the state-run restaurant."

Accountant Tian was the first to respond, "We must do it. Let the people in need do it themselves and sign it. This deal absolutely cannot fall through."

"Don't worry, it won't fail." The captain pulled out his pipe stick. "Shanzi has come up with a new method."

"A new method?" Accountant Tian turned to look at Zhang Wenshan, her face full of curiosity. "You can cook?"

"My master taught me a few snacks to go with drinks. I'll make them for everyone to try when I have time," Zhang Wenshan said, repeating what he had already said twice.

"If that's the case, then the demand for state-run restaurants must be quite high, so what about our village...?"

"no."

The captain immediately interrupted Accountant Tian.

"Everyone's rushing to collect snails, what about the farm work?"

"Even state-run restaurants can't possibly need that many." The old Party Secretary also took out his pipe and lit it. "Everyone has relatives and friends, and snails aren't anything rare."

"That makes sense. Is there anything else?" Accountant Tian asked directly.

There's no need for all three of them to come out together just to send a thank-you letter and a banner.

"The fishing and hunting permits and Fengxia's license," the old Party Secretary exhaled a puff of smoke. "The team has to take responsibility, especially those squad leaders, sigh..."

All beginnings are hard.

It gets harder after you get started.

Everyone's rushing to get certificates, should we give them or not?

If we stop, we can't bring up Zhang Wenshan and his sister; if we don't, who knows what kind of trouble they might cause.

When there are too many people, it becomes difficult to manage them.

"Don't Shanzi and his group have a reputation for helping those in need?" Accountant Tian asked, somewhat puzzled.

The captain also frowned.

Only Zhang Wenshan saw through the scheme. After a slight hesitation, he said, "Old Secretary, the winds of making money through business will eventually blow in. If you don't provide proof, will everyone just quit?"

"Sigh..." The old Party Secretary sighed heavily, tapping his pipe hard on the sole of his shoe.

The captain and Accountant Tian were even more confused. They looked at each other, completely baffled as to what riddle the two were playing.

The difference in skill between the three is immediately apparent.

The old Party Secretary had clearly foreseen that a rush to engage in side businesses and trades would inevitably lead to major trouble sooner or later.

But they couldn't come up with a perfect solution in the short term.

"Alright, let's get Fengxia's certificate issued first." The old secretary didn't stay down for long; he quickly perked up and got back to work.

By the time they left the brigade leader's house, it was almost noon.

Ignoring the sweltering heat, Zhang Wenshan returned home, gathered his men, grabbed their tools, and led them straight to the abandoned educated youth settlement.

Along the way, everyone kept their heads down and hurried on their way, and no one asked any questions.

Based on his memory, he went straight to a puddle. After several days of high temperatures, snakes and rabbits alike would surely be rushing towards the water.

If you're lucky, you might bump into it on the spot.

Even with bad luck, following the trail can still yield a considerable harvest in just one afternoon.

Anyway, there aren't many venomous snakes in the fields and roads of Northeast China.

However, when he arrived at the location, Zhang Wenshan was completely stunned.

Lin Cuihua screamed, "Snake! Dead snake!"

Zhang Fengxia pointed to the side and said, "There are more over there."

"A rabbit, a rabbit that just died not long ago," Ge Ergui shouted immediately afterward.