Coincidentally, in recent years, quite a few people who had gone out to work had left their fields fallow. So Yun's family simply rented their land and planted another batch of fruit trees, asking those families to take care of them.
Every year, those families would sell the fruits directly. After deducting their wages and bonuses, they would hand over the rest to the Yun family.
However, due to being busy with business over the years, they hadn't been back for two or three years.
The family had called several times, wanting Yun Fujin to take the money away. They always felt uneasy keeping so much money in their hands.
But there were always things going on at home. In addition, Yun Motan had changed jobs in recent years and went to the county to be a teacher, while Yun Yi had entered high school. The whole family relied on Yun Fujin alone, so he really didn't have the time. Therefore, the money from the harvest had been temporarily kept with them.
It was the autumn harvest season at this moment. Yun Que'er's idea was that this time they should go back in person to supervise the work and take back the money from the previous years.
"Okay, okay, okay. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten." Yun Fujin on the other end of the phone nodded repeatedly.
The harvest from the past two or three years plus this year's would be more than enough to get 5,000 yuan.
"Go back first to see how the fruits are this year. Wait until I get home tonight and we'll discuss it in detail. If we can find a buyer who offers a higher price, we'll study it further. If not, we'll still sell to the old buyer."
Yun Que'er gave Yun Fujin a few more instructions before hanging up the phone.
"Actually, it doesn't have to be so troublesome. If we really don't have enough, we can just borrow some from my family," Ji Chengxuan said.
"Forget it," Yun Que'er shrugged. "It would be easy if every family had spare money. But most of your family's money is tied up in business. If there's an urgent need one day, it might cause problems."
"You really think a lot."
"Am I not making sense?"
"Okay, okay, okay. You're always right."
Watching Yun Que'er and Ji Chengxuan's figures gradually fade away, Zhang Hui dared to emerge slowly.
He frowned as he looked at their backs, feeling puzzled.
Wasn't the Yun family in decline back then? But judging from what Yun Que'er said just now, it seemed that they were living a pretty good life now.
Zhang Hui's heart tightened. Could it be that the Yun family had made a comeback in just a few years?
He suddenly felt a bit sour, as if a vinegar jar had been overturned in his heart.
Why could a once-declined family like the Yun family live a good life now?
He remembered that when he first met Yun Jianzhou, the man couldn't even afford a decent piece of clothing and his clothes were full of patches.
What was most annoying was that even though they had been knocked down to the bottom, they could still make a comeback.
Zhang Hui really regretted it. If he had known that the Yun family was like an indestructible cockroach, he shouldn't have had evil thoughts about Yun Yi in the first place.
Not only did he spend a few years in prison, but he also missed the opportunity to trample the Yun family under his feet.
He should have tried to extort some money from them...
Thirty years on the east side of the river, thirty years on the west side. Things really had changed.
Zhang Hui's eyes were full of jealousy and hatred. He suddenly found that everyone was living a better life than him, which made him even more unbalanced.
After a long time, he clenched his fists tightly, gritted his teeth as if making a vow, and whispered.
"You guys just wait!"
He took a deep look at the end of the corridor and then turned around without hesitation and left.
Yun Que'er stayed in the hospital for a day before being discharged. She called the old master in the middle to ask for leave. Although the old master was strict, he was quite straightforward in this matter.
He also said that he would give Yun Que'er a few more days off to let her recuperate well.
However, Yun Que'er was afraid that Yun Fujin would worry if he knew about this, so she refused.
She got home almost at the same time as Yun Fujin. Yun Fujin should have just come back from the village. He looked beaming, presumably the harvest this year was good.
"How was it, big brother?"
"Everything went smoothly," Yun Fujin wiped the sweat off his head. "We changed a batch of fertilizers this year, and our fruits are growing really well. And that family, seeing the good harvest, contacted a new buyer. I inquired, and in our whole township, even in the county, that's the highest price."
Yun Fujin raised his finger. "At least this much."
"Ten thousand?" Yun Que'er covered her mouth in surprise.
You should know that even ten years later, the annual income of most farming families was only a few thousand yuan.
The Yun family had a large population, so they got more land. In addition, Yun Que'er had foresight back then and chose very precious fruit tree seedlings to plant, and that family took good care of them.
Anyway, they had all the right conditions, which was why they achieved such results today.
Adding the money they hadn't retrieved from the previous two years, the family's liquid funds suddenly increased a lot.
This time, not only could they buy the house they were currently living in, but they could also afford to build a new one.
"I've already talked to them. I'll ask the buyer to come and negotiate the price tomorrow and try to sell the fruits on the same day. Then I have to hurry up and transfer the ownership of the house, or it will be too late."
Yun Que'er nodded in agreement. "We can't shortchange the Li family's wages this year. It's not easy for them to work for a whole year. We shouldn't give them the same amount as usual just because we're making more money than before."
Yun Fujin knew all this. "I understand. I've already talked to them, and they even felt a bit embarrassed. By the way, I bought some spare ribs. Since we're happy today, let's have a good meal."
"That's great."
Before Yun Que'er could say anything, Ji Chengxuan spoke up first. He warmly grabbed Yun Fujin's arm and walked towards the house.
"Brother Yun, let's make braised spare ribs. I've been craving them for a long time."
"Okay, okay, okay. Cook them however you like."
Yun Que'er got anxious. "Hey! Those were bought for me by my big brother."
The three of them walked into the house noisily, not noticing two entangled figures by the wall outside the door.
Chen Pi finally managed to shake off Zhang Hui's hand. "Brother Hui, what are you doing?"
Chen Pi had already gone home, but Zhang Hui suddenly showed up at his door.
First, he apologized to Chen Pi, saying that it was all his fault this time and that Chen Pi had only been good to him. He shouldn't have lost his temper with Chen Pi.
Chen Pi wasn't the type to hold grudges. Plus, he had been on good terms with Zhang Hui for many years. After Zhang Hui said a few words, Chen Pi wasn't angry anymore.
Then Zhang Hui said he wanted to invite Chen Pi out for a meal to make up for it and insisted on dragging him out.
At first, Chen Pi didn't think much of it. But as they walked, he realized something was wrong.
Why were they back at the Yun family's door again?
Thinking about how Ji Chengxuan had treated him in the morning, Chen Pi felt scared. He was afraid of becoming a guinea pig again.
Looking at Zhang Hui again, he really felt a bit helpless.
They had just been warned, so why didn't he know how to behave himself at all?
"Brother Hui, didn't we agree that we'd never come here again? What's going on?"
Zhang Hui clicked his tongue. "I didn't come here on purpose. I was just passing by."