Returning to the mountain village, starting with mushroom picking to get rich

After contacting the landlord via messaging app and learning that the landlord happened to be home that day, Yang Lin took a detour to check out the house.

The landlady was an elderly woman in her sixties.

Her husband's surname was Yang, and her own surname was Wang. Yang Lin had some impression of her, but they weren't very familiar with each other.

In terms of seniority, Yang Lin should address her as "Grandma".

The village chief said that this Grandma Wang is remarkable.

After her husband died, she raised her two children, a boy and a girl, on her own, saving every penny throughout her life to support both of them through college.

After graduation, Grandma Wang's two children also became very successful. Her eldest son became a designer in Sichuan Province and I heard that he earns more than 10,000 yuan a month.

The youngest daughter found a stable job in Xushi and married a husband who also had a stable job.

Her two children are like golden phoenixes that have flown out of Qingshan Village.

It made the villagers envious.

……

Grandma Wang's house is in a somewhat remote location, a solitary courtyard situated halfway up a mountain, some distance from the main settlement of the village.

Apart from a small path paved with gravel, the area in front of and behind the house is all mountain forest.

Looking at the house that was almost completely submerged in the mountains and forests, Yang Lin couldn't help but feel secretly delighted.

If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't be foolish enough to spend money to rent a place like this.

But for him, this position is really good.

It is far from settlements, in a remote location, and has trees blocking the view in front and behind.

Normally no one passes by here, so there's no need to worry about being disturbed or easily spied on.

It's a good place for him to secretly grow mushrooms.

"Grandma Wang, I'm Yang Lin, the one who was planning to rent your house."

After meeting the homeowner, Yang Lin exchanged a few simple pleasantries and then directly stated his purpose.

The old man kept talking to Yang Lin for a long time.

During his conversation with Grandma Wang, Yang Lin also learned about the situation.

It turned out that Grandma Wang's daughter had given birth in the city.

The young couple are both working professionals who rely on their jobs to support their family and pay off their mortgage. They dare not quit their jobs easily and do not have time to stay home and take care of their children.

They wanted the elderly to move to the city so they could help the couple take care of their child.

Although Grandma Wang had never been to the city much, she was not used to city life.

However, for the sake of her grandson, Grandma Wang naturally agreed to the couple's request and moved to the city.

The plan is to move back to the village when the children reach school age and no longer need supervision.

Qingshan Village is a remote and impoverished place, neither a tourist destination nor a transportation hub. People with nothing better to do would naturally not think of renting a house here.

But the old man still had something on his mind.

I'm afraid that when I go to live in the city for a few years and come back, my old house will be in a terrible state.

The reason for renting out the house is not for the small amount of rent.

More than anything, they hope that someone can help look after the house during these next few years.

To keep the house alive and vibrant, preventing it from falling into disrepair quickly.

Therefore, Grandma Wang was actually quite happy about Yang Lin coming to her door to look for rental properties.

She was initially worried that the house's remote location would make it difficult to rent out and leave it unoccupied.

One wants to sell, the other wants to rent.

The needs of both parties coincided, and the negotiation process proceeded very smoothly.

Finally, Grandma Wang gave Yang Lin a very favorable price.

This small courtyard can be rented to Yang Lin for only 300 yuan per month.

Yang Lin decisively paid nine hundred yuan, three months' rent, and that settled the matter.

……

Meanwhile, Yang Lin was running around the village.

A series of heartwarming family dramas unfolded around Yang Lin's two good brothers.

"Smack...!"

The sound of whips striking flesh echoed from the main room of Wang Xiaoshan's house.

Wang Xiaoshan cried out in pain, looking at his father Wang Youcai with a very aggrieved expression.

Meanwhile, Wang Xiaoshan and Zhao Dahai were moved by Yang Lin's inexplicable aura yesterday. They felt that following Yang Lin might give them a chance to make a lot of money, so they agreed to Yang Lin's invitation.

This year, instead of going out to work, we'll stay in the village together.

Such an important matter naturally needs to be explained to my parents at home so that the elders in the family can understand the situation.

So, taking advantage of the fine weather and bright sunshine today...

Wang Xiaoshan chose a good opportunity to tell his father, Wang Youcai, about this.

Who would have thought that the originally kind and gentle father would fly into a rage when he heard that his son planned to stay in the village and start a business with Yang Lin.

He pulled out the whip used for herding cattle and gave Wang Xiaoshan a loving lecture.

Wang Xiaoshan was naturally indignant at being scolded for no reason.

"You dare glare at me!"

"Snapped!"

Seeing Wang Xiaoshan's defiant expression, Wang Youcai lashed out with his whip again.

The crisp sound and Wang Xiaoshan's crying echoed instantly in the old main room.

"Dad, stop hitting me, stop hitting me!" Wang Xiaoshan cried as he protested.

"There's no future in working for someone else; that's what all the big bosses in Liang Province say."

"I'm just trying to bring honor to our Wang family, that's why..."

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

Wang Xiaoshan's explanation only fueled Wang Youcai's rage.

"I'll teach you to talk back, I'll teach you to talk back, I'll teach you to talk back..."

Wang Youcai smoked and cursed at the same time.

"People from Liang Province are rich and have become big bosses, so they dare to brag. Who do you think you are, a little kid, to talk such big words?"

"You think working your whole life will lead to nothing? Does staying in some remote mountain village for your entire life guarantee success?"

"If you don't go out and find a way to make a living, and instead stay cooped up in the village, I don't think you'll ever find a wife in your entire life..."

"It's one thing to stay cooped up in the village, but you want to start a business with that guy from the Yang family? I think you're trying to drive me crazy."

"Dad, it's not what you think. Yang Lin wouldn't lie to us. Yesterday he picked mushrooms in the mountains and sold them for over a thousand yuan."

Wang Xiaoshan wanted to explain further, but Wang Youcai's temper flared even more.

"Picking mushrooms, picking mushrooms? Do you think mushrooms are like cabbages growing on the ground, something you can just pick whenever you want?"

As he spoke, Wang Youcai rolled up his arm and one of his trouser legs.

His rough arms were covered with all sorts of scars.

On the calf of his right leg, there was a large indentation.

Wang Youcai, frustrated by Wang Xiaoshan's lack of progress, recounted the origins of his scars one by one.

The Wang family doesn't own much land, and farming is barely enough to make ends meet. If they want to save money, they need to find ways to earn extra income.

Like most people in the mountains, Wang Youcai chose to go hiking.

These scars were left by Wang Youcai when he went into the mountains to find local products in his early years.

The dent on my leg is a mark left from a snake bite years ago.

If he hadn't cut off his own flesh so quickly back then, Wang Youcai would probably have died in the mouth of a poisonous snake.

"That guy surnamed Yang was really lucky to find matsutake mushrooms yesterday, but Xiaoshan, you can't live your life relying on luck..."

After showing his wounds, Wang Youcai's eyes became slightly moist, and his tone instantly became kind.

She patiently and earnestly tried to persuade her own child.