amaotonovel Chapter 304: A Cool Night Chat
Chapter 304: A Cool Night Chat
Lin Dashan was still not optimistic about this sweet wine. He shook his head and said nothing.
Several people walked out of the warehouse and closed the door.
Apart from their grapes, the villagers' fruit trees were planted this year and are not ripe yet. However, some people planted watermelons, and their watermelons are beginning to ripen one after another.
"Mom, Xiaohai is almost one year old. Should we hold a birthday party for him?" Shen Wanning was holding Lin Hai and teasing him when she suddenly thought of this.
"Yes, we didn't have the conditions before, so even if we held a banquet, it was very simple. Now our family life is getting better and better, and the harvest has been good in recent years. It's time to hold a one-year-old party for Xiaohai. We have to invite everyone to come and do the one-year-old celebration for the child." Aunt Zhang responded.
Mrs. Wen didn't care much and said, "Why don't we forget it? It's too hot these days. It's not comfortable to have a feast under the sun on such a hot day. Why don't we just hold a one-year-old feast for Xiaohai in the yard? We can all have a meal together as a family and celebrate Xiaohai's first birthday."
"That's right. Not only will the people eating feel hot, but the people cooking will feel even hotter! Then let's have a meal together as a family." Aunt Zhang thought for a moment and said.
At worst, I can buy Lin Hai a pair of silver bracelets as compensation to avoid letting Mrs. Wen think that she doesn't value this grandson.
"Yes, I think this is a good idea. It's not that I'm stingy and don't want to treat them to a meal, it's just that the weather is too hot. If they get a heatstroke while eating, it wouldn't be worth it." Mrs. Wen said.
"Okay, then let's have a meal together as a family. In a few days, when the third brother comes back from his ten-day holiday, the eldest brother will drive the carriage, and Xu and I will go to the town to buy some vegetables. By the way, we can also buy things for Xiaohai's one-year-old birthday celebration." Aunt Zhang said.
"Okay. By the way, Mom, since we are not inviting the villagers to dinner, why don't we buy some more eggs and give each family a red egg to share in the good luck?" Xu suggested.
Aunt Zhang looked at her in surprise. Mrs. Xu had always been stingy, but today she actually proposed to give eggs to every family. This was unprecedented.
"You're right. We'll buy some more eggs, dye them red, and give two to each family. Good things come in pairs, so there's no reason to give away just one," Aunt Zhang replied.
The family was discussing the one-year-old celebration for Lin Hai when the village head's eldest daughter-in-law, Wei Fangfei, arrived.
"Aunt Zhang, Wan Ning." Wei Fangfei called out at the gate of the yard.
Shen Wanning looked out of the yard and said, "Oh, Sister Fangfei is here. Please come in."
As she spoke, she placed Lin Hai in Wen's arms, picked up her own stool, and handed it to Wei Fangfei, "Sister-in-law Fangfei, please sit down quickly."
Wei Fangfei waved her hand. "No, no, I came here today just to ask you. There are a lot of ripe watermelons in our fields. Um...you mentioned harvesting the fruit before. Are you still going to harvest them?"
"Of course I harvested it. The weather has been too hot these days, and I haven't been to the fields for a long time, so I didn't notice that the watermelons were ripe. I will harvest all the watermelons that Sister Fangfei has at home. By the way, I have to tell other people in the village to send all the ripe watermelons to my house and I will buy them at the market price." Shen Wanning said.
"Oh, that's good. Let's start picking watermelons tomorrow!"
"Hey, Sister Fangfei, pick the big ones first. The others can wait. Don't rush to pick them. Otherwise, if we pick them all at once, we won't be able to put them in our store and it will be difficult to transport them." Shen Wanning instructed.
"Don't worry, we know. We will never sell those unripe watermelons to you. Wouldn't that be harmful to others and not beneficial to ourselves?" Wei Fangfei replied.
"Then it's settled. Just deliver the watermelons tomorrow. I'll ask my dad to keep a tally of how many kilograms of watermelons each family needs. I'll settle the bill with you after all this year's watermelons are delivered, okay? Of course, if you're in a hurry to use the money, we can just pay you first." Shen Wanning said.
"What are you talking about? We are all from the same village. Besides, everyone knows that your family is doing very well. With just a small amount of money, are we afraid that you will run away? Let's wait until all the watermelons are delivered this year, and then we can settle the bill together!" Wei Fangfei said.
"Okay, then it's settled. Tomorrow I'll have to trouble the village head to tell everyone about the watermelon."
"Okay, no problem. I'll tell my father-in-law when I get home. I'll leave first, and we'll deliver the watermelon tomorrow." Wei Fangfei said.
"Okay, okay." Shen Wanning responded twice.
After Wei Fangfei left, Shen Wanning took back her chair and sat on it again.
"Oh, what a pity. When we signed the agreement with those five bosses, it mentioned drinks made from grapes, otherwise we could have sent watermelon juice instead." Shen Wanning felt a little regretful.
"Wan Ning, isn't it a pity to waste the wine?" asked Aunt Zhang.
Shen Wanning nodded. "Yes, I do like drinking wine. It's sweet with a hint of alcohol, and it's delicious. It's a pity that we've already agreed to sell the drinks made from these grapes to Boss Qian's store this year."
"That's okay. If Wan Ning likes drinking wine, we can go to town and buy some grapes and make more wine." Aunt Zhang suggested.
"Oh, mom is really smart. I was only thinking about the grapes we grew ourselves and forgot that we could buy them." These days, I have been surrounded by the fruits I grew myself, and even my thoughts are limited to my own world, and I forgot that I can still buy grapes.
"How about I ask the eldest brother to buy another wine barrel, some grapes, and late lemons to make some wine?" Aunt Zhang said.
Shen Wanning shook her head. "Forget it. Two large wine vats take up quite a bit of space in the warehouse. Let's wait and see. There's no rush to drink wine anyway."
"I'm afraid we have to buy two more. Once the wine is brewed, won't these two large wine vats be shipped to Shayang County? Then our family can only wait until the wine vats come back before we can continue brewing wine?" Aunt Zhang suggested.
Shen Wanning slapped her head and said, "Hey, what's going on lately? Is it because the weather is too hot? Why am I getting dumber and dumber? I can't think of many things. Luckily, my mother gave me some pointers."
"You've been too busy lately and can't take care of everything. It's normal. I think you need to take a good rest for a while, otherwise you'll be so busy that even the smartest person will become confused." Aunt Zhang said with concern.
During this period, Shen Wanning was not only busy with rice and various fruit teas. She also went to the county town and Fuzhou twice to check on the business of the shop, add the monthly turnover, and pay everyone's wages.
"Mom, I haven't been busy lately. Everyone else is busy. Maybe it's because the weather is too hot!" Shen Wanning said.