Xie Sui didn't stand on ceremony, instructing him, "Go help your second sister with the dishes."
"Wash dishes? I'm a grown man, isn't it embarrassing to wash dishes?"
He Liang didn't want to go. He actually wanted to drink with Xie Sui.
Xie Sui looked at him coldly, "You didn't feel embarrassed while eating, so why feel embarrassed washing dishes? Second brother-in-law, my family is building a new house, have you even glanced at it? Su Dan Novel Network
Today, you've come, and I haven't treated you like an outsider. If you want to leave after wiping your mouth like those relatives, I won't blame you, but from now on, this brother-in-law will also be a relative, not family."
He Liang wasn't stupid. His father-in-law's family building a new house was a big deal. If a son-in-law didn't come to help, and then came to the housewarming to freeload without working, such relatives should be kept at a distance in the future and not treated as family.
If there were good money-making opportunities, he shouldn't blame his younger brother-in-law for not bringing him along as a brother-in-law.
"Okay, I'll wash the dishes, wash the dishes."
He Liang dawdled off to work. Xie Sui continued talking with Lu Tianxing and the other Xie family cousins. Among them, Xie Chengping was the most steady and dared to charge forward whenever there was trouble. Xie Sui intended to cultivate him as the leader of the Xie family.
He was busy with the factory in the county town and wasn't interested in village matters.
Lu Tianxing said, "Brother Xie, the business of cicada shells and scorpions is getting harder, and wild game is almost all caught. Now the daily income is less than half of what it used to be."
Xie Sui: "I know. It's bound to happen. Stop those businesses for now. Relying on the mountain for sustenance. It's already early autumn. We'll make a fortune from the mountain's specialties, which will be enough to get us through the New Year."
"What specialties?"
Xie Sui picked a Sichuan peppercorn from the boiled fish: "This. I saw many Sichuan peppercorn trees on the mountain in the summer. They are about to mature soon. Picking Sichuan peppercorns from the mountain and drying them can be a considerable income.
There are also shiitake mushrooms. After the rain, if you go up the mountain, you can easily pick dozens of catties. Dried and sold in the city, they can fetch over a yuan per catty.
Goji berries, walnuts are all local specialties. I'll find ways for their sales. You just need to mobilize the whole village to pick them, dry them, and pack them well. For every catty, I'll give you a two-mao commission, which is not much less than what you earn in the summer."
Lu Tianxing was happy, "Brother Xie, I won't say much about my gratitude. It's all in the wine."
"You help me, and I'll also help you live a good life. We are all brothers. I never mistreat my own people."
Lu Tianxing said, "Brother Xie is loyal and can be trusted. We all see it. From now on, wherever Brother Xie points, we will go."
Everyone raised their glasses and drank them down. The matter of collecting local specialties was settled.
Xie Sui drank a bit too much. After seeing Lu Tianxing and the others off, he went to the restroom to relieve himself. Upon coming out, he saw He Liang's smiling face, "Little Sui, you're still going to the restroom yourself?"
Xie Sui: "..."
"Nonsense, can anyone else do this for me? Have you finished washing the dishes?"
He Liang said, "Your sister thinks I'm useless and chased me away. I still want to chat with you."
Xie Sui indicated that he didn't want to, he just wanted to sleep.
He Liang continued on his own, "That job of collecting local specialties you mentioned, can I also do it? Little Sui, I'm your brother-in-law. We are family. You can't forget your own people and only care about outsiders when it comes to making money, can you?"
Xie Sui squinted his eyes and said, "Outsiders have stepped forward without hesitation when I needed help. Outsiders helped with building my house every day. I, Xie Sui, am not stupid. I only look at who does things for me, not who is an outsider or not."
He Liang's expression was not good. This brother-in-law was too ungracious.
Xie Sui fell asleep, snoring loudly. He Liang spat, and left with a stomach full of resentment.
...
The housewarming banquet was over. Everyone in the family was exhausted but happy. They went to bed early that night. The new house was spacious enough, with east and west wing rooms, and Xie Lan's family could also stay.
There were also five rooms in the main house, with the main hall in the middle and bedrooms on either side. Grandma lived in the east, and parents lived in the west. The family was already four generations living together, which made everyone in the village envious.
Grandma Xie lived alternately on both sides. Her grandson's life was getting better, and she was happy that he wanted to be filial to her.
Xie Sui got up and washed up in the bathroom. It wasn't like before, where he could only squat by the well to wash his face, with no proper washbasin.
There was also a flush toilet, the first in the entire village, which attracted many people to come and see. Everyone wanted to pull the cistern, listening to the sound of flushing water, which brought bursts of laughter.
Xie Sui was speechless. So you don't have to pay for the water?
It's not a toy, is it that fun?
Finally, he was living a modern life. When he was first reborn, Xie Sui was unaccustomed to everything.
As soon as he went out, he saw his disliked second brother-in-law with a smiling, brilliant face, "Little Sui, you're up."
"Mmm, you haven't left yet?"
Did you think this place was your home? Xie Sui was about to ask him to leave.
A hint of anger flashed in He Liang's eyes, "Your second sister won't come home with me, so I have to go back by myself, right?"
Xie Sui raised his eyes and looked at him deeply, "My second sister is working for me in the city, and I pay her a salary. The two children go to school and eat. Do you pay for it?"
He Liang also revealed his hand, "What do you mean? Can't I afford my wife and children?"
Xie Sui nodded, "Okay, second sister, you go back. Let him support you. Don't ask for much, thirty yuan for living expenses a month. You can manage with the children, and you can have some rest."
He Liang's eyes widened, "Thirty yuan? Is she a noble lady or a princess? To spend so much money, the two little girls are lucky to have enough to eat, what more do they want?"
"Xie Sui, don't think you're superior just because you've made some money. In the past, you were worse off than me. Did you support your wife and children? Did you ever give your wife thirty yuan?"