Just then, there was a noise at the door, and several women from the village appeared at the door.
Chen Xiaobei was a little stunned when he saw these people. They were not the group of people clamoring to learn embroidery from Cui Hongyu.
The leader was none other than Chen Xintian’s mother-in-law, Mrs. Sun.
As soon as Mrs. Sun entered the door, a warm smile appeared on her face.
"My eldest nephew, he is busy."
As soon as he heard the rhythm of finding something to say, he knew something was coming.
Chen Xiaobei stepped forward and said, "Auntie, if you have anything to do, just tell me."
Mrs. Sun turned around and took a piece of fat from someone behind her, and handed it to Chen Xiaobei.
"This is a bit of our family's wishes. Chief, please accept it first."
From the eldest nephew to the head of the village, and giving him fat meat, he must be asking for it.
"Auntie, we are all a family, so we don't have to engage in such nonsense. If you have anything to do, just say it."
Chen Xiaobei directly blocked the fat meat.
Of course he understands that the person holding the meat is short-handed, so he definitely can’t take the meat without asking clearly.
The smile on Mrs. Sun's face became even wider, and her folds could kill a fly.
"It's like this. Two days ago, my old man went crazy for some reason. He said that fishing was too tiring, so he secretly sent the fishing net back."
Saying this, Mrs. Sun pushed the piece of fat into Chen Xiaobei's hand again.
"I just found out today that he did such a stupid thing. I scolded him so hard that he was too embarrassed to come to see you, so I came to you shamelessly to get the fishing net back."
It turned out that this was what I came for.
Chen Xiaobei understood instantly. Saying that fishing was too tiring was an excuse. Is there any easier job than fishing? It's just that I couldn't catch any fish in the past two days. I guess it's because there are fish in the river these two days and I want to take the fishing net back.
Since it was for this matter, it was easy to handle. Chen Xiaobei did not refuse anymore, but readily accepted the fat.
"Hey, what's the big deal? Let's take it back. By the way, you'll get snacks when fishing for fish later." Chen Xiaobei stuffed the fat meat into Hong Yu's hands and went to the kitchen next to him to put some umbrella nets together. Take it out.
"This is the umbrella net you sent back. Let's put the ugly words first. If we send it back again, I won't give it to you again."
The Sun family thanked them profusely and left with their fishing nets.
Seeing them walking away, Cui Hongyu asked in confusion, "Husband, why do you want to take this piece of meat? Our family is not short of food."
Chen Xiaobei smiled slightly, "There is no shortage of food, but if I don't accept it, they won't be able to hold the fishing net safely. Only if I accept this piece of fat will they feel at ease."
"But after harvesting the meat, it will be difficult to talk about some things in the future." Cui Hongyu was worried.
Chen Xiaobei nodded, "They must have pooled their money to buy this meat, so you divide the meat into four parts and send it back to them door to door. Tell them clearly that I won't take anything from you, so that they can work with peace of mind." That’s it.”
After hearing Chen Xiaobei's arrangement, Cui Hongyu showed a smile on his face.
Cui Hongyu was smiling, but Chen Xiaobei discovered a problem.
Those are free things, but they don’t know how to cherish them. Just like the fishing nets were provided to them for free. When they saw that there were no fish, they immediately sent them back to themselves. When they saw that there were fish, they took them back.
Fortunately, fishing nets can be reused. If one day they encounter other things that are made and they don't cherish them like this, wouldn't it be a huge loss?
Yes, you have to find a way to make free things more expensive so that they will cherish and value them.
The most direct way is to collect a deposit. Of course, when it comes to money, it is a very sensitive matter.
But having said that, it is precisely because of sensitivity that people pay attention to it, so there is really no other better way besides this.
At this time, on Qingniu Mountain, with the last nail knocked down, the seven iron chains were successfully completed.
Lidong hung up the safety rope and walked along the chain from one end to the other and back from the other end.
A sense of pride arises spontaneously.
For him, this is a big project, an absolutely huge project. Of course, it cannot be completed without the help of Ma Xiaoyi and the others.
He stepped forward and gave Ma Xiaoyi a big hug, "Brother Ma, you have worked hard."
Ma Xiaoyi smiled and shook his head, "It's okay, it's okay, this is what we do."
"Let's go, pack up the tools, let's get ready to go down the mountain." Lidong gave the order, and the villagers in Beishan Village cheered, and even Dachun danced with joy.
Dayong next to him smiled and joked with him, "Dachun, after going down the mountain to collect wages, you can go to the county to do some tricks again."
Upon hearing this, Chen Dachun's face turned red, "Brother Dayong, you are making fun of me again."
After hearing this, Ma Xiaoyi stepped forward and patted Chen Dachun's shoulder gently, "Brother, nine times out of ten you cheat, nine times out of ten you lose. Even if you have a fortune, you can't withstand this kind of torment."
Chen Dachun nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, Brother Ma is right. I will definitely quit gambling this time when I go down the mountain. I will definitely quit gambling."
There was a burst of good-natured laughter from everyone, and the atmosphere became relaxed.
"Okay, okay, everyone, hurry up and pack your things." Ma Xiaoyi also greeted several craftsmen behind him, "We have to go back before dawn."
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While it was still dark, Chen Xiaobei went to the mountains again. Yang Chun and the others had already installed the iron gate. He also specially left Hu Laoqi and two people to watch here.
Seeing Chen Xiaobei coming, Hu Laoqi quickly said hello with a smile.
"Chief Xiaobei, come here and take a look. Are you satisfied with the decoration?"
There was quite a sense of pride and pride in his words.
Chen Xiaobei stepped forward and pulled hard a few times, but it didn't move at all.
Yes, it is indeed strong enough.
"Where's Brother Yang Zhi? Has he gone back?" Chen Xiaobei asked knowingly.
"We're going back. The second master said he would bring some torches over and go into the cave to check. If there is another exit and these bastards get away, it will be a big loss."
After hearing this, Chen Xiaobei was still very moved. Yang Zhi was really serious about things. Then again, it had been almost five years since he last entered this cave. Would there be anything new in it? What about changes?
Thinking of this, Chen Xiaobei secretly broke into a cold sweat. If another cave suddenly collapsed and came out, and he didn't know it, wouldn't all the previous efforts be wasted.
"Yeah, it's still good to check."
Chen Xiaobei was chatting with Hu Laoqi here.
He was waiting for Yang Zhi. He wanted to go into the cave with Yang Zhi so that he could feel at ease.
After a short effort, Yang Zhi came in a hurry holding a few torches. When he saw Chen Xiaobei, he smiled happily, "Brother Xiaobei, you are still satisfied with your pretense!"
"Satisfied, satisfied. Brother Yang heard that you wanted to go into the cave to have a look. I have gone in before, so I will share the land with you."
