novellhall Chapter 111 Making money arouses dissatisfaction among everyone in the compound.
Chapter 111 Making money arouses dissatisfaction among everyone in the compound.
After Wenrou received the money and paid the workers' wages, she still had more than 300 yuan left for herself.
Of course, she couldn't let Wang's wife and Peng Xiaowan down either, as they had been busy working in the fields these past few days.
She took out 100 yuan and gave each of them 50 yuan.
"No, this is too much, I can't accept it." Sister Wang hurriedly pushed the money back as Wenrou handed it to her.
She was just helping Wenrou find people and keeping an eye on them to do the work; she didn't actually put in much effort. This amount of money was equivalent to her husband's monthly allowance.
Peng Xiaowan also shook her head, "This is too much, I can't accept it."
As for helping, she didn't offer much assistance; she just did the accounting.
Besides, even if Wenrou doesn't give her money, she will still help.
When Wenrou saw that they wouldn't accept the money, she finally forced them to put thirty yuan into each of their hands.
"You must accept this money. They say even close brothers should keep clear accounts, let alone me. I'm in this condition, and I can only sell my mushrooms thanks to your help. If you don't accept it, I'll feel really bad."
Looking gently at Sister Wang, she said, "Sister-in-law, your little girl will be starting school soon, and your family needs money, so please don't be shy with me."
Wang's family situation is clear to everyone. Although her husband has now entrusted all the money to her for safekeeping, her mother-in-law has never been an easy person to deal with.
Now that she can earn her own money, she no longer has to live at the mercy of her family.
Sister-in-law Wang was filled with gratitude upon hearing this.
"Well... I'll accept the money. If you need any help, just let me know."
"Xiaorou, I have a job now and I can earn money, so I don't need it. I can't take advantage of others."
Peng Xiaowan felt that her situation was slightly better than Wang's sister-in-law's, so she was even less likely to ask Wenrou for money.
Wenrou wouldn't listen to any of that. "You're going to marry Battalion Commander Hao soon, right? You still need to save up some dowry yourself. We're all family. What's this talk about taking advantage of others? I'll be angry if you don't accept it."
She would never treat those who were truly kind to her unfairly.
Seeing this, Peng Xiaowan had no choice but to accept the money.
Wenrou gave all the mushrooms meant for the supply and marketing cooperative to the military.
When she started growing mushrooms, the military leaders gave their approval, and half of the mushrooms were considered public property.
She only needs to take her share, and that will be enough.
However, since the stir-fried white mushrooms at the state-run restaurant became famous, the white mushrooms from the supply and marketing cooperative will definitely sell well, so she no longer needs to worry about this issue.
After resolving the issues in the fields, Wenrou put all the money she had earned into her savings box.
After the third batch of mushrooms is sold, we'll have to buy new spawn.
The new school is about to start, and although Wenrou is the acting principal, she is currently in postpartum confinement and therefore cannot attend.
However, she made Peng Xiaowan take all her jobs back.
She didn't have much work at school, so she handled the really important tasks at home and left the less important ones until after her postpartum period.
That evening, after Huo Yanchuan had soothed the two children, he noticed that the light in the study next door was still on.
He pushed open the door and went in, only to see Wenrou already asleep on the table.
He walked over and looked at the tired look on Wenrou's face, feeling truly sorry for her.
He bent down slightly, picked her up, and walked towards the master bedroom.
Wenrou had barely touched the bed when she was suddenly awakened.
She was stunned when she opened her eyes and saw Huo Yanchuan so close to her.
"you……"
Huo Yanchuan didn't expect that she would wake up as soon as he put her on the bed. At this moment, one of his hands was still on her waist and he hadn't had time to pull it out.
"I saw you were asleep, so I wanted to carry you over so you could lie down and rest properly," Huo Yanchuan explained somewhat awkwardly.
"Oh." Wenrou knew, of course, and nodded.
Since they returned from the hospital, Huo Yanchuan has stayed at home to take care of her and their two daughters, and she has seen all of this.
They also tacitly agreed not to mention divorce again.
Despite all that had happened before, they still hadn't properly talked things out together.
This has led to Huo Yanchuan being extremely cautious in front of her every day, even though they are now living together again, for fear that she will bring up the topic of divorce again.
The two of them now have nothing to talk about except their daughter.
Every time the child falls asleep, the atmosphere between them becomes very awkward.
Huo Yanchuan still feels guilty. After all, this incident happened because of the Huo family. It's understandable that Wenrou is angry with him or hates him.
So he didn't dare to ask for too much from her anymore; he just wanted her and his daughter to be happy.
He had been trying his best to make it up to them, but he always felt that nothing he did was enough.
He used to selfishly want to keep them all by his side, never considering Wenrou's feelings.
If he had agreed to the divorce earlier, he wouldn't have given her family the opportunity to hurt her.
So he's been thinking about this for the past few days. If Wenrou really wants to leave, should he let go and respect her choice?
If she truly doesn't care about me, then forcing her to stay by my side won't do any good; it will only make her hate me more.
Wenrou glanced at her two daughters and, seeing that they were both asleep, lay down with peace of mind.
"Go to sleep," she said to Huo Yanchuan.
She has to get up early tomorrow morning to handle work, and she's already very sleepy.
Huo Yanchuan originally wanted to find an opportunity to talk to Wenrou, but seeing that her eyelids were already starting to droop, he had no choice but to give up for now.
He lifted the covers and lay down.
They placed their two daughters between them so that it would be convenient for them to get up and take care of them in the middle of the night.
Wenrou fell asleep in bed after a short while. Huo Yanchuan reached out and covered her with the blanket, but he couldn't fall asleep even though he lay in bed with his eyes closed.
Wenrou had been dealing with work for several days in a row. Huo Yanchuan finally waited for her to finish her work, but then he received a mission from the military.
"I'm not home, you and our daughter..." Huo Yanchuan said with some concern as he left.
"Don't worry, my daughters are very well-behaved. I can take care of them all by myself." Wenrou was holding her eldest daughter and breastfeeding her when she looked up at Huo Yanchuan and said.
Huo Yanchuan also named his two daughters: the older sister Huo Yunshu and the younger sister Huo Yunyao.
Although Huo Yanchuan heard Wenrou say that, he still kept the matter of finding a nanny in mind.
That way, Wenrou won't be so tired when he's not home.
Hao Gang is most familiar with the affairs of the family compound, so asking him for help with this matter will definitely not be a problem.
Huo Yanchuan had previously discussed hiring a nanny with Wenrou, and she had expressed no objection.
In the past few days, the family compound has also started organizing farming activities.
The others originally planned to grow grains, but now that they saw how much money Wenrou made from growing mushrooms, they were all tempted to do the same.
Wenrou had just put the two children to sleep when there was a knock on the door.
The visitor was Aunt Feng, who lived next door to Wang Yanping. She had been in the residential compound the longest and knew the most about the place.
Accompanying her was Sun Mei, the wife of Deputy Battalion Commander Wu, who had just moved into the family compound.
Aunt Feng's husband is a bit older, and the two of them are the oldest in the family compound. Her husband recently received a commendation and was promoted to regimental commander.
Wenrou didn't usually interact with her much; in her memory, she had the best relationship with Wang Yanping's family.
After Wang Yanping's family moved back to their hometown, Wu, the deputy battalion commander, and his family now live there.
Their two families lived close by, so they gradually became familiar with each other.
She heard that the compound was recently electing a new women's director, but she wasn't interested in the matter and didn't know much about it.
However, she did hear from Sister Wang that Aunt Feng was interested in becoming the new women's director, so she had been helping the people in the compound to solve their problems.
"Sister, these are some mountain products that just arrived from my hometown. I didn't have time to say hello when I moved here a while ago. I know you're in your postpartum period now, so I brought them over for you to try and replenish your nutrition." Sun Mei looked gentle and handed over the basket with a warm smile.
When Wenrou saw Sun Mei being so enthusiastic, she was taken aback for a moment, and then her hands were stuffed full of mountain products.
She used to go up the mountain often and knew that these mountain products could definitely fetch a lot of money if sold on the black market.
Besides, she really couldn't accept the whole basket full.
"These mountain produce are too precious, I'm really embarrassed to accept them, sister-in-law, you should take them back." Wenrou hurriedly handed the basket back.
Upon seeing this, Sun Mei quickly pushed it back.
"You're malnourished right now, these things aren't worth much, girl, don't be shy with me."
Wenrou knew that the other person meant well, so it wouldn't be right for her to refuse.
So I could only take a symbolic amount, and then I took some of the smoked fish I had made myself, wrapped it in oil paper, and put it in her basket.
"Well, I can't just take your things for nothing. This smoked fish is homemade; you should try some."
She didn't want to owe anyone a favor, especially since they had only just met, and she didn't want anyone to say she was taking advantage of them.
Sun Mei knew that Wenrou didn't want to take advantage of her, so she had no choice but to take the basket back.
"Girl, you're too kind. We'll all be neighbors in the same compound from now on, so we'll need to help each other out if we have any difficulties."
Seeing this, Wenrou politely said a few words as well.
At this moment, Aunt Feng's voice came over, "Xiao Rou, actually we came to find you this time because we need your help with something."
Wenrou was taken aback and asked in confusion, "What is it?"
Although she knew in her heart that Sister Feng and the others must have come to see her for a reason, she didn't know what it was about.
"Since that's the case, then I'll be frank. Everyone's seen you growing mushrooms lately and wants to do the same. You see, we're all neighbors, shouldn't we share good things with everyone so we can all make money together?"
As soon as Aunt Feng finished speaking, her gentle expression darkened slightly.
"Auntie, you should know how everyone in the compound viewed my mushroom-growing venture. No one believed I would succeed, and they even made sarcastic remarks. You should also know my situation before. I was able to earn money entirely through my own abilities. If anyone in this compound is dissatisfied, feel free to come and find me."
Since we've already come this far, there's no need for me to be gentle anymore.
Aunt Feng felt a little guilty when she heard Wenrou's words.
When Wenrou decided to grow mushrooms in the Gobi Desert, almost everyone in the compound thought she was just wasting her time and would never succeed, let alone make money.
That was actually what she thought at the time, and she didn't say anything sarcastic to Wenrou's face. At most, she just wanted to watch the show.
Unexpectedly, Wenrou not only succeeded, but is now making a fortune.
Those who looked down on others back then are now envious and regretful.
These days, they've been thinking about it and realized that if Wenrou can make money, why can't they?
Since Aunt Feng wanted to become the new women's director, she was chosen by everyone to talk to Wenrou about it.
They are now filled with regret and only want to grow mushrooms and make money with Wenrou.
"Xiaorou, I apologize on behalf of everyone for what happened before. We're all neighbors, and everyone has their disagreements. We were all too embarrassed to confront you, so I'm here to apologize on behalf of everyone. Since we've come this far, how about we share our mushroom-growing methods with everyone so we can all make money together?"
Wenrou never intended to hide her money-making skills, since everyone was already struggling to make ends meet in the Gobi Desert.
If we can truly promote the technology of mushroom cultivation, it can also boost the local economy and improve the lives of the people here.
Besides, she has already gained experience through this experience.
She plans to expand the planting area in the future, and if she can transport the mushrooms grown here out someday, she will be able to earn even more.
Aunt Feng was right when she said, "Let's all make money together."
Her vision was never limited to the profits from her own small plot of land; she always wanted to earn more.
Besides, she lives in the family compound, and there are many people who are envious of her making money. She can stop one person from causing trouble, but she can't stop many more.
I reckon if she doesn't agree, they'll always find a way to get the military leaders to put pressure on her, and then they'll definitely still have to make money with everyone.
She had been thinking about opening a repair shop, and now it seems that maybe the repair shop and the transportation team can be combined, so that the mushrooms grown here can be sold.
This is just a preliminary plan, and it needs to be further developed. We can't rush it.
Thinking of this, Wenrou looked at Aunt Feng, her expression turning serious.
"I can lead you all to make money, but you all have to listen to me and I must be strict with you, otherwise it's all off the table."
Since we're going to do this, the first thing we need to do is ensure that everyone's mushrooms are of acceptable quality with her. Otherwise, if someone slacks off, the quality of the mushrooms they grow will be inconsistent, which will damage her reputation and credibility.
Hearing that Wenrou had agreed, Aunt Feng was also very happy and naturally agreed immediately: "Of course, no problem, we'll listen to you."
What does it matter as long as it makes money?