Leisurely mountain village

The other two were not very old, around 20 years old. Ye Huan had seen them and estimated that they wouldn't last long. However, they were both from Gao Xiaoqiang's parents' hometown, and he probably saw them as a stepping stone. Xiaoqiang knew this, so he didn't say anything.

The meals for the four of them are usually cooked by the man in his forties, whom Xiaoqiang and the others call Uncle Bao.

There are three bedrooms upstairs. Gao Xiaoqiang lives in one, another is for some goods, such as car washing tools, and the third is a dormitory for three people. Fortunately, the room is big enough. Wang Ye will also live here in the future. The backyard has a kitchen with a dining room and a bathroom.

Car wash: 20, SUV wash: 25, premium wash: 80. These are the current car wash prices at my friend's car wash. They're definitely lower than in the city, but the income is enough to support the family. Business is pretty good, considering the town isn't small, but there aren't many car washes.

After Ye Huan finished his call, he went outside. Two buildings away was a braised food shop. He looked at it and saw that the selection was not very large. "Boss, give me five catties of braised beef, five catties of braised pig's head, five pig's trotters, and that's all the ears and tails you have? Give them all to me. Two boxes of peanuts, and one catty of each of those cold dishes."

"Okay, that's 1057 yuan in total, just give me 1050." The shopkeeper said happily, "Big business!"

Ye Huan scanned the QR code to pay, then showed it to the shop owner. This was a habit he had developed in Shenzhen. Regardless of whether there was a voice prompt, he would show the shop owner his phone after paying.

"Alright, take care, and welcome back next time."

After Ye Huan returned, he asked Uncle Bao to cook a couple of dishes. Everyone moved the table to the yard, set out the dishes, and Gao Xiaoqiang asked the two kids from his hometown to go to the small supermarket in front and ask the owner to deliver ten cases of beer.

Seeing Ye Huan buying groceries, he didn't say anything. There was no need to be polite with his own brother. He took two sausages from the refrigerator, cut them up, put them on a plate, and started drinking.

"Eat up, don't be shy, Qiangzi and I are like brothers," Ye Huan urged everyone to eat.

"Wang Ye, why are you drinking beer? Go drink Sprite." Ye Huan laughed and scolded, "This kid."

"Oh." Wang Ye didn't resist, picked up the Sprite, opened it, and poured himself a glass.

"Come on. Cheers! From now on, Xiao Wang will be here too, so please take care of him. Just let me know if you need anything." Ye Huan raised his glass, and everyone drank.

The two younger kids devoured the pork head and beef in no time. Ye Huan chuckled, "You little brats, you're going to eat your father out of house and home! Luckily, I bought enough."

"Uncle Bao, you're getting on in years, please keep an eye on the kids for me. Here, let me toast you," Ye Huan said to Uncle Bao.

"Of course, of course, let's drink together." Uncle Bao is an honest and simple man, a typical mountain man. He doesn't talk much, but he works hard and is willing to put in a lot of effort. Almost all the work in the shop is done by him.

Ye Huan clinked glasses with the two boys, but didn't chat much.

Then he drank with his brother. The two of them had similar alcohol tolerance, but since Ye Huan started cultivating, he had never gotten drunk again. They drank for almost three hours before the two young men went back to sleep.

Uncle Bao drank two bottles of beer and took Wang Ye to get acquainted with the place. Then the two of them took a shower and went upstairs to sleep, as they had work to do the next day.

Gao Xiaoqiang and Ye Huan have already drunk five cases and are still not drunk. However, they don't compete with each other. They just take turns drinking one bottle at a time, and chat about the past and the future.

"Brother, where do you think my wife is hiding right now?" Xiao Qiang turned to ask Ye Huan.

"I don't even know about mine, how would I know about yours? You've been running this shop for years, haven't you met anyone you're interested in?" Ye Huan was speechless. You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?

“I wouldn’t dare to be the car owner either. There was a young woman who came looking for work before, with a baby, but look at me, there’s nowhere here. So she left.”

"What? You're already considering being married with kids?" Ye Huan exclaimed, sitting up in surprise.

"Brother, what are our conditions? Do you think you can just ignore them? What young woman would want to marry a convict?" Xiaoqiang didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with it.

"Sigh~" Ye Huan was speechless.

"How's business been these past few years? I haven't asked. If you can afford it, buy a house in town. This place is fine for the workers to live in," Ye Huan said.

"After paying off the debts, I still have about 100,000 yuan left, but I can't afford it. Even a simple resettlement house costs seven or eight thousand yuan per square meter. Not to mention commercial housing," Xiaoqiang said helplessly.

"If you see something you like, I have more money than you need, you can take it first," Ye Huan said. This younger brother, Hu Zi, was like a bull, a biological brother to him.

"Well, I see."

The two didn't drink much, finishing off the rest of the wine. Ye Huan got up to say goodbye, and the two puppies were also full. Gao Xiaoqiang knew his brother's abilities, so he didn't try to keep him. After Ye Huan left, he locked the door and went upstairs to sleep.

It was around 11:30 p.m., and most of the town was still pitch black. Ye Huan didn't care; his eyesight had improved enough to see through the night market after the last upgrade.

Ye Huan found a bamboo basket in Xiao Qiang's yard, casually laid a towel inside, and carrying the two puppies, walked towards home while enjoying the night view.

Passing by a rather secluded alley, Ye Huan saw a house with a dim red light at the door. He smiled and thought that if this were in Shenzhen, he might go in and rest for a while. But now, he thought, forget it, he'd just go get a massage.

"Big brother's here, what are you doing?" a heavily made-up girl asked, though she didn't seem very old.

"Is anyone here to wash my feet?" Ye Huan asked.

"Yes, please come in. Sister Qian, this gentleman is getting his feet washed."

"Hey, come on up." A soft, sweet voice came from upstairs.

"Brother, which kind of wash do you want?" After Ye Huan came up, he saw a young woman who looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, wearing a white shirt, a red mini skirt, and black stockings. She wasn't wearing heavy makeup and looked quite alluring. She asked him a question.

"Ginger, please. I've walked a lot today, give me a massage," Ye Huan said.

"Okay, you sit down, I'll go get some water." The young woman in the red dress, Sister Qian, gave him a charming smile and then went to get the water.

"Jasmine tea and some snacks, please have a seat, they'll be ready soon." The young woman, Sister Qian, returned and served Ye Huan tea and snacks.

Ye Huan placed the bamboo basket next to the massage chair; the animals were already asleep.

A moment later, the young woman, Sister Qian, helped Ye Huan take off his shoes and socks, and then held his feet and put them in the water: "How's the temperature? Is it too hot?"

Ye Huan smiled and said, "Okay."

The young woman, Sister Qian, noticed that his feet were soaked in water, so she sat on the edge of the massage chair, next to Ye Huan's legs, and massaged his thighs. "Brother, are you a local? How come I've never seen you before?"

“Oh, yes, I’m from the mountains,” Ye Huan said.

Thank you so much to Brother Lei Guangmo for the two update reminder tokens, thank you to Brother Yangguang for the milk tea, and thank you to all the brothers who supported me with gifts. Here's the third update.

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