Chapter 629

Su Xinghui said, "Eldest uncle, second uncle, you can take the lead in establishing a cooperative to grow lotus roots together, sharing technology, manpower, and market resources. This is much better than each of you fighting on your own, and it can also avoid vicious competition, preventing the price of lotus roots from falling sharply."

"A cooperative?" Guo Aihua and Guo Zhonghua looked at each other. "How should we go about that?"

Su Xinghui said, "Many villages in our Meng Hu Ling Township have established various cooperatives, and they are all thriving. Cadres from your township have also been to our Meng Hu Ling Township to learn from our experience. I think your Baota Township will definitely copy our Meng Hu Ling model. When the time comes, there will be cadres to guide you on how to run the cooperative."

Guo Zhonghua laughed and said, "That would be great. With what you said, we feel more confident now."

Guo Aihua said, "By the way, Xinghui, why did you come driving yourself? Did your family buy a car?"

Su Xinghui said, "Not yet. I borrowed this car from a friend."

The family chatted warmly for a while, and the two aunts called out, "Dinner is ready."

They brought out the dishes one by one to treat the Su family. Guo Aihua pointed to the bowl of lotus root soup and said, "Xinghui, you must taste this lotus root soup carefully. This is the lotus root we grew ourselves."

Upon hearing Guo Aihua's words, everyone couldn't help but curiously taste the bowl of lotus root soup. After tasting it, they all nodded and said, "Delicious. The lotus root grown at home is really sweet."

This meal ended in a joyful atmosphere. Guo Suhua hadn't been back for a long time, so she sat with her parents for a long time, talking to them for a long time, until nearly four o'clock in the afternoon when she got up to say goodbye, saying they had to return to Shangjun County.

Guo Changqing said reluctantly, "Stay for dinner before you go. Anyway, you came in your own car."

Guo Suhua said, "It's precisely because we came in our own car that we can't leave too late. Xinghui only got his driver's license last year, and it gets dark early now. I'm afraid it won't be safe for him to drive after dark. Besides, it's someone else's car, so we need to go back early to return it."

Hearing Guo Suhua say this, Guo Changqing could only agree. The whole family saw the Su family out the door and into the car. Even after Su Xinghui drove the car out of the village entrance, they were still waving behind them.

Guo Suhua sat in the passenger seat, lowered her head, and wiped her tears, saying, "Sigh, Mom and Dad haven't had a good life in their whole lives, and I, as their daughter, haven't fulfilled much filial piety."

Su Xingyun comforted her, "Mom, isn't it because you're far away? Besides, aren't their lives better now? Grandpa and Grandma can also have a few good years."

Guo Suhua then wiped away her tears and nodded.

On the way back to Shangjun County, Su Xinghui remained very vigilant, checking to see if there were any more scammers. However, he didn't see any, and the journey was smooth all the way. It wasn't until he passed Pengjiawan Town and entered the territory of Zhao Matou Township that Su Xinghui finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If he encountered scammers again, he wouldn't be afraid alone, but his whole family was in the car, and it wouldn't be good if anyone got hurt.

Early on the morning of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Su Xinghui and Zhang Kaishan set off in a car driven by Peng Qiang. They were going to Jiangcheng together to pay New Year's greetings to Lu Zhenghong.

Zhang Kaishan prepared some pastries, and Su Xinghui prepared some medicinal tea. These medicinal teas were produced by the Quanjie Pharmaceutical Factory. They were made by mixing tea leaves with wild chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, and other Chinese medicinal materials. This kind of medicinal tea could clear internal heat, detoxify, improve eyesight, and enhance immunity. Drinking it often was very good for the body, especially for older people, for whom it was even better.

This kind of medicinal tea wasn't expensive. This time when he returned to Shangjun, Su Xinghui bought a lot at the factory price from the Quanjie Pharmaceutical Factory for his parents to drink. He also gave some to Zhang Kaishan and Ji Tao when he paid them New Year's greetings. Now, he was bringing these things to pay New Year's greetings to Lu Zhenghong again. These things were practical and not expensive, which could be considered the best gift for Lu Zhenghong.

Zhang Kaishan looked at the medicinal tea and said, "Xinghui, the medicinal tea you gave is really good. I drink it every day, and I feel quite comfortable after drinking it. I smoke heavily, and my throat used to always feel uncomfortable, but now it's much better."

Su Xinghui said, "Uncle Zhang, this tea is good, right? I'll bring you some more next time."

Zhang Kaishan said, "No need for you to give it to me; I'll buy it myself."

Su Xinghui said, "This tea isn't expensive either. I got it at the factory price, and a big bag is only ten or twenty yuan. Please don't think it's shabby that I'm using this to pay you New Year's greetings."

Zhang Kaishan laughed and said, "How could I think it's shabby? If you gave me something too valuable, I wouldn't even accept it."

Zhang Kaishan's words reminded Su Xinghui of his own experience of receiving gifts during the New Year. It seemed that receiving gifts was really quite a big trouble.

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Uncle Zhang, then it's a deal. I'll often bring you some of this tea in the future, just consider it me sucking up to you."

Zhang Kaishan laughed heartily, "Okay, I'll accept this gift."

Peng Qiang drove the car to Pengjiawan, and Su Xinghui said to Zhang Kaishan, "Uncle Zhang, there's something I need to tell you."

Zhang Kaishan nodded and said, "Go ahead."

Su Xinghui said, "A few days ago, when I borrowed Xu Xiaoguang's car to pay New Year's greetings to my grandfather's house, I saw someone staging a scam at the intersection in Pengjiawan."

"A scam?" Zhang Kaishan's expression became serious. "Tell me, what's going on?"

Su Xinghui said, "It's just taking a dead chicken, throwing it on the road, and when a car passes by, someone comes out to block it, claiming the chicken was run over by the car, and demanding compensation. You have to pay at least a hundred yuan for a chicken. If you don't pay, they beat people up."

Zhang Kaishan said, "There's such a thing? Then did you pay them that day?"

Su Xinghui shook his head and laughed, "I have sharp eyes. I saw the dead chicken in the hole from far away, so I stepped on the gas and ran. They didn't manage to stop me."

Zhang Kaishan laughed again, and even the usually stern Peng Qiang laughed.

After laughing for a while, Zhang Kaishan said, "This is too outrageous! There's actually such a thing!"