Zou Yashi and Zou Yaru both went to South City. Along the way, Cheng Hao drove them there, with a truckload of goods behind them.
"Cheng Hao, you’ve thought of everything." Zou Yaru got carsick easily, but Cheng Hao had specifically prepared some remedy, and after she used it, she felt extremely comfortable and didn’t feel carsick at all.
"As long as you’re comfortable, that’s good. Whenever you come back, I’ll come to pick you up," Cheng Hao said with a smile. He used to get carsick as well, but it improved when he started driving. Besides, he drove around every day now and didn’t get carsick at all anymore.
"Alright." Zou Yaru smiled radiantly as she said goodbye, adding, "Don’t work too hard yourself, you should rest properly too."
Reluctantly, Cheng Hao said goodbye to Zou Yaru and then left to deliver the goods.
In Gaoliang County, Pei Yicheng personally inspected a factory and bought it on the spot.
Once the factory was secured, they began to renovate it. They needed to make hand cream and perfumes, so the factory had to be absolutely clean.
The hand cream had to be produced and sold by autumn, and that would take time.
Pei Yicheng’s leg had just healed, but he paid great attention to this matter, dealing with it every day outside to the point of being hardly seen.
Xu Nian’an returned to the village to pick Fruit Jelly. However, the Fruit Jelly nearby had already been picked by others. Once people realized Fruit Jelly could be sold for money, they went to pick it early, and some even followed Xu Nian’an’s lead and sold Mung Bean Jelly.
Xu Nian’an didn’t mind. Last year, he roamed the entire mountainside and found many Fruit Jelly trees, though they were quite far away. However, Xu Nian’an didn’t mind the distance. As long as he could pick Fruit Jelly and earn money from selling Mung Bean Jelly, what was there to fear?
Xu Nian’an wanted to earn enough to cover his daily expenses in college. Although the tuition was free, he still needed to pay for accommodation and meals, which amounted to a substantial sum each month, including travel costs. He didn’t want to always ask his family for money.
His elder brother had just gotten married, and the money earned from selling bean sprouts was still given to the family. He couldn’t take it for granted without contributing anything.
"Nian’an, you already have enough Fruit Jelly; why are you still heading up the mountain?" Ji Ying looked at Xu Nian’an, who only got home by dusk, her face full of distress. His clothes were covered in sticky grass, and he had several scratches.
"It’s okay, Mom, I’m picking more just in case there won’t be any left later," Xu Nian’an said, having roamed the mountainside for three days and picked a lot of Fruit Jelly. Tomorrow, he planned to go to the last place. After that, he would have to wait for more Fruit Jelly to grow on the trees.
"You, don’t get too drawn into making money. The family isn’t like before; we have no problem supporting your schooling," Ji Ying said, unable to bear seeing her son work so hard.
"Mom, where am I working hard? It’s my elder brother who’s working hard, getting up at dawn every day to sell bean sprouts and deliver chili sauce to various places in the county. Now that’s hard work," Xu Nian’an quickly chimed in, worried that his brother and sister-in-law might get the wrong idea.
Ji Ying sighed and said, "You brothers really don’t give me any peace of mind. Your elder brother too, I tell him not to work so hard, but he doesn’t listen at all. Really, it’s like none of you listen to me anymore."
"Mom, I’m a man, a bit of hardship doesn’t scare me," Xu Nian’an hurriedly consoled, seeing the look on Ji Ying’s face.
Ji Ying glared at him, but eventually said nothing more.