The warm life of farming

Mu Yuan yawned and stretched, pulled out the washbasin under the bed, went out to wash his face, and was ready to eat and work energetically.

I have been doing bowls here for half a month, and now I am slowly getting used to the life of getting up and working before dawn.The life in the past half month was something Mu Yuan had never thought about before, and it was also something Mu Yuan was unwilling to do before.If life hadn't been forced to this point, Mu Yuan thought, he might still not be willing to live so hard.

To say that the biggest improvement in the past half month is probably that the speed of washing dishes is obviously faster than before, and there is no more broken dish, and Uncle Li, no longer yelling to force him out.

Since the misunderstanding was solved in the conversation that night, Uncle Li no longer showed Mu Yuan any more embarrassment, and would kindly remind Mu Yuan when something happened.In the entire source restaurant, Uncle Li and Mu Yuan are the closest, and Mu Yuan also knows a lot of things from him.

Mu Yuan had always been puzzled, Zhang Qing was just a waiter in the shop, how could he have such great power, the shopkeeper Xie didn't care about anything other than managing the accounts and counting the money, Zhang Qing was doing it, it seemed unreasonable.

He only found out after asking Uncle Li about it in private. It turned out that Zhang Qing was actually a distant cousin of Shopkeeper Xie's family, and this was only one of the reasons.Uncle Li said that Treasurer Xie has no children of his own. He once married a wife and took concubines, but he has never had any heirs.In the end, because there was really no hope, he gave up his thoughts and sent out his wife and concubine, only thinking about making money, and then Zhang Qing came.

There is a saying that fat water does not flow to outsiders' fields. Shopkeeper Xie has no children of his own, and he doesn't want to have no one to serve him when he gets old. .Zhang Qing's parents are long gone, and they have been living a life of being dependent on others at relatives' homes. To encounter such a good thing, they are naturally very willing and willing to work extra hard.Zhang Qing himself is indeed capable enough. Since he came to the source restaurant, he has been performing well, and he speaks and treats people with restraint. Shopkeeper Xie sees that he is really good, so he slowly trusts him to take care of the people in the store. It's just the money account book Such things are still in the hands of Shopkeeper Xie.

After listening, Mu Yuan really sighed that the same person does not have the same fate.When I was at home, I could be regarded as a kid from a rich family, and I didn't have to worry about food and drink. Who would have thought that it was just a trip, and I would get to this point.Looking at Zhang Qing again, his parents died and he was living under the fence, but he ran into a shopkeeper Xie. Now he not only has no worries about food and clothing, but can also become a shopkeeper in the future. It really makes people sigh that fate is unfair.

"Well, Mu Yuan, brother Qing asked me to call you." I have to say, this Liu Chang is really like a ghost sometimes, and I don't know how to come out from there and stand behind you.

"Oh, I see." Mu Yuan replied a little annoyed.He was standing by the well fetching water to wash his face, and Liu Chang was so startled that he almost fell into the well.

Mu Yuan has told Liu Chang about this matter more than once, every time

Well said, don’t suddenly stand behind someone and make a sound in the future, every time Liu Chang agrees very readily, but next time he will definitely appear behind you again.After more times, Mu Yuan didn't like to talk anymore, so he could only pay more attention to the movement around him.

Seeing that Mu Yuan was upset, Liu Chang left in a hurry after speaking.

snort!Mu Yuan disdains people like Liu Chang very much in his heart. Since the eavesdropping incident, Mu Yuan's original affection for Liu Chang has disappeared.

After washing his face with water casually, Mu Yuan quickly came to the restaurant. Zhang Qing and Liu Chang were sitting in the place where they usually eat. They didn't seem to have spoken, but Liu Chang's expression was very unnatural, and he was cautiously trying to say what he didn't dare to say. Mo Yang, and Zhang Qing still had a smiling face, but he didn't look at Liu Chang, but was facing himself.

Mu Yuan immediately raised his smile and said, "Brother Xiao Qing is looking for me?" He walked over and sat down.

Zhang Qing said with a smile: "It's not a big deal, but you and Liu Chang will switch jobs in the future. Let Liu Chang do the backyard. He has been doing it for a long time, and he is more skilled than you."

After hearing this, Mu Yuan subconsciously looked at Liu Chang, and sure enough, he saw Liu Chang's face was ugly.

Zhang Qing didn't seem to notice Mu Yuan's movements, and asked, "Why? Don't you want to?"

Mu Yuan hurriedly said: "How could it be? It's too late to be happy. Hehe, thank you Brother Xiaoqing."

Zhang Qing smiled and said to Liu Chang: "In the future, you should go back to wash the dishes. If you make mistakes in this kind of work, don't stay here."

Liu Chang looked like he was about to cry, and nodded cautiously with his red eyes. He looked very pitiful, but neither of the two present would feel sympathy for him.

After Liu Chang left the table, Zhang Qing explained the rules to Mu Yuan: "The front is no better than the back. Although life is easier, it requires sharp eyesight. Your main task is to ensure that there are no messy places in the restaurant. When a table of guests leaves, You have to go forward and clean it up immediately. The dishes and chopsticks should be sent to Liu Chang for washing in time. It is still an old rule to break the deductions. Don’t be impatient when talking to customers. Even if you meet unreasonable people, you have to bear it. If you neglect the guests, You also know the consequences."

"When serving the food, you need to be quick with your hands and feet. Which table the guests ordered first, and which table the guests ordered, you have to write down one by one. There is nothing else. The rest depends on your eyesight. , as long as you perform well, I will talk to the shopkeeper and give you a salary increase."

Mu Yuan thanked him with gratitude: "Thank you Brother Xiaoqing for your suggestion."

"Oh, by the way," Zhang Qing said, "If the guest gives a reward... it's no better than handing it in, you can keep it for yourself."

Mu Yuan was surprised, and then he was really grateful: "Brother Xie Xiaoqing!"

Although I don't know what mistake Liu Chang made, it is definitely a good thing to be able to change shifts and work in the front.Originally, Mu Yuan came to work in the restaurant to get in touch with all kinds of people in this world. Who would have thought that after he came in, he would be locked up in the backyard washing dishes for half a month, and besides Liu Chang, he would see another Uncle Li.

Mu Yuan was overjoyed, and what was even more rare was that he didn't confiscate the reward, which made Mu Yuan feel happy.

Yuan immediately broke the vampire impression of shopkeeper Xie, and was full of expectations for the work ahead.After returning to the house at night, I told Uncle Li about it, but Uncle Li laughed after hearing it: "How can there be such a reward, and even if there is, it is all Zhang Qing's. Look at Liu Chang , when did you get the reward?"

After hearing this, Mu Yuan was immediately disappointed, feeling that he had been cheated by the TV... But when he thought that he didn't go there for rewards, his depression dissipated.

It is indeed much better to work in the front than in the back. Although it is also tiring, but there is no need to bend over all the time. This alone wins a lot.

Mu Yuan is handsome, and he can flatter and say good things. Since he went to work in the front, he has been doing very well.Although it was a bit hectic at the beginning, it gradually became handy later on.

Although he had never received a reward, shopkeeper Xie was quite satisfied with him, saying that starting from next month, the wages would be increased to 3 renminbi.Mu Yuan was also very satisfied, thinking that anyway, our salary is enough to buy a small bronze mirror.

It was time to settle the bill at the end of the month, because Mu Yuan was late for less than a month, plus deducting bedding and clothes and the money for breaking the plate last time, he got a total of 73 Wen.

Looking at the 73 Wen coins and copper coins in his hand, Mu Yuan burst into tears. This is his first salary... so little! !A roast chicken costs 30 Wen, and it has been a month, and I don't even have the money to buy clothes.

After sitting on his bed and counting, Mu Yuan carefully put the 73 coins away.

At this time, Uncle Li just opened the door and came in. Seeing Mu Yuan sitting idly, he asked, "Tomorrow will be off for two days, don't you plan to go home and have a look?"

"Rest? Two days?" Mu Yuan sat up straight instantly, and asked with his eyes wide open.Since entering the restaurant to work, Mu Yuan, who has never rested, thought that there was no rest day here.

Uncle Li smiled and said: "It's the old rule. After the account is settled at the end of the month, the door will be closed for two days. Most of the guys will take this opportunity to go home and have a look."

Mu Yuan was a little stunned when he heard the words. He had to rest for two days, but he had no place to go back and see.

"Where is Uncle Li's house?"

"I am from Xujia Village." Uncle Li said as he packed his luggage.

"Huh? Uncle Li, you are from Xujia Village? Then do you know a family living on the north slope? Anjia, Father An and the others?" Mu Yuan was taken aback. After living for so long, he really didn't expect Uncle Li is actually from Xujia Village, this world is too small.

"Old An's family? Of course I recognize them. Why, are you a relative of their family?" Uncle Li asked with a big belly when he heard the words, smiling.

"Ah, no, they once saved my life. When is Uncle Li going to leave tomorrow? If it's convenient, can we go all the way? I want to visit them." Speaking of Xujiacun, Mu Yuan's first thought was Anjia, I don't know if the Anjia family is all right now, but I still miss it a little bit.It was rare to have two days off, and I happened to buy some things to visit them.

"Why is this inconvenient, you should prepare earlier, tomorrow

I'll call you when I leave. "Uncle Li readily agreed.

"Okay, thank you, I'm going to buy a roast chicken now." As he spoke, Mu Yuan flipped through his bag to get the salary he had just put in.

"There's no need to go out and buy it, it's expensive and it's not worth it. You can buy a live one for 20 cents in the market, and I'll make it for you when you come back, and you can get it tomorrow." Uncle Li said proudly, patting his stomach : "Uncle Li, what I make is much better than the ones sold on the street."

"Wow, thank you so much, Uncle Li, you are simply a living Bodhisattva!!" Hearing this, Mu Yuan rushed over to hug Uncle Li's stomach and patted hard with a smile on his face.

"Go away!!!" Uncle Li was so annoyed by being photographed that he slapped Mu Yuan down.

Mu Yuan took the money to the market to buy a live chicken, and was about to go back to find Uncle Li, when he passed by a stall selling watermelons, he couldn't help but bought two. The flesh of the watermelon is really attractive, so I couldn't hold back and bought 2 of them.Just as I was about to leave, I saw someone selling sausages again, and suddenly I remembered how Xiaoyu ate ham sausages that day, so I bought some more sausages, but these few things cost me almost all my coppers. I didn't dare to shop around anymore, so I hurried back to find Uncle Li with my things.

Uncle Li took the chicken, saying that he could fix it by himself, and urged Mu Yuan to sort things out.Mu Yuan responded and rushed to the house to clean up. After going out for two days, his backpack must not be left in the house.After taking out the backpack and turning around, I found that there was nothing to pack, and all my things were already in the backpack.Mu Yuan couldn't bear the black line, put the bag back where it was, and went out to help Uncle Li get chicken.

Mu Yuan went to the kitchen and saw that Uncle Li was really neat. The chickens had been killed and bled, and the hairs were all plucked. They were hanging up to cool down.

"Uncle Li, do you need my help?" Mu Yuan didn't know how to cook food, let alone roast chicken, so he didn't know how to help.

Uncle Li cut the ingredients, said with a smile, "No need, I don't like other people's help in cooking, besides, with your level, I think it's better to forget it, haha."

Mu Yuan smiled embarrassedly, rubbed his nose with his hand, glanced at the chicken feathers on the ground.Mu Yuan squatted over, picking and picking, looking at these chicken feathers, Mu Yuan thought, this could be a chicken feather shuttlecock for Xiaoyu to play with.There is a saying that is good, action is worse than heart, I picked some clean chicken feathers, washed them and dried them.Thinking of the need for a base, I was a little worried. If I had to put it in the past, Mu Yuan definitely took the copper coins as the base without hesitation, but now that he knows the pain of making money, each copper coin is extremely precious.

In the end, under the guidance of Uncle Li, a substitute for copper coins was found in the iron shop.Mu Yuan held the chicken feather shuttlecock that had been made after several twists and turns, and laughed triumphantly with his hips on his hips.Uncle Li looked at Mu Yuan's madness and shook his head.

The next morning, before dawn, Mu Yuan and Uncle Li were already sitting in the bullock cart heading to Xujia Village.Mu Yuan breathed heavily, and couldn't bear it when the bullock cart was so swaying all the way.

Stay sleepy.

It was almost noon when the two of them arrived at Xujia Village. Uncle Li and Mu Yuan set a time to leave and left at the entrance of the village separately.

With a backpack on his back and two big watermelons in his hands, Mu Yuan walked slowly towards An's house. When he got to the door of An's house, he started to worry. He came here suddenly. What if there is no one in their house?

Mu Yuan put down the watermelon, raised his hand and patted the door vigorously, then lay on the door with pouted buttocks and looked in along the crack of the door. After looking for a long time, no one came out to open the door. When he was wondering, he suddenly heard someone behind him asking: Saying: "Who are you?"

Mu Yuan was startled, turned around quickly, and saw An Ran holding a bowl in his hand, looking at him vigilantly.

An Ran frowned, a little afraid to confirm, and asked doubtfully, "But Mr. Mu?"

Mu Yuan thought that An Ran was watching his stupid appearance just now, and his face flushed with embarrassment. Hearing An Ran's question, he quickly said: "We are so familiar, don't keep calling me Young Master, you will call me Mu from now on." far or whatever."

An Ran was really surprised. In just one month, Mu Yuan seemed to be a different person, almost making him unrecognizable.A month ago, this person looked like a young master who didn't know the sufferings of the world, but now, that feeling is gone, and the whole person seems to have grown a lot.

An Ran was very pleasantly surprised and said, "Why are you here?"

Mu Yuan was also very happy to see An Ran, grinning and said: "Hey, come back to see you, are you and Uncle An okay? And Xiao Yu, are you a bit more courageous now?"

An Ran's expression was a little gloomy when she heard the words, and then she covered it up: "Well, everything is fine, Mr. Mu, ah, how about you, Brother Mu? How are you doing recently? Have you found a way to go back?"

Mu Yuan sighed: "No, I guess I can never go back."

An Ran suddenly remembered that she and Mu Yuan were still standing outside her house, so she hurriedly said: "I was too busy talking to you, but I forgot to invite you in, please come in quickly." Saying this, she hurriedly stepped forward and opened the courtyard door.

Mu Yuan picked up the watermelon again, followed An Ran into the yard, and said, "Where is the basin, let's soak the watermelon in cold water."

An Ran quickly put down the bowl to get the basin, and poured water again: "Just come, why did you bring such a big watermelon?"

Mu Yuan smiled and said, "I found a job in the city. I just got paid this month and I was given two days off. I just wanted to come and see you."

As Mu Yuan said, he took out the roast chicken and sausages from his bag, and asked, "Why don't you see Uncle An and Xiao Yu? I even made something for Xiao Yu to play with."

An Ran's tone was undeniably dull: "Xiao Yu is at Aunt Xu's house next door, father... is resting at home."

No matter how nervous Mu Yuan was, he couldn't tell that something was wrong, and asked anxiously, "Did something happen to uncle?"

An Ran's eyes were slightly red, and he choked with sobs and said, "A few days ago, Dad went to do geography work, and when he came back, he encountered someone making trouble, so he hurried up to dissuade him, whoever thought that he was accidentally injured and knocked to the ground, hitting his head on a rock, It's been a few days, and I haven't seen Dad wake up."

Mu Yuan became even more anxious when he heard the words, and said, "Did you go to the doctor? What did the doctor say?"

An Ran shook her head, and said helplessly: "The family doesn't have the money to see a doctor, and then Aunt Xu scraped together the money to see a doctor, but the medicine fee..."

Mu Yuan said angrily: "What about the person who pushed Uncle An? Just leave it alone if you hurt someone?"

Mentioning this person, An Ran trembled even more angrily, and said in a hateful voice: "He insisted that my father fell by himself, and he refused to admit that he pushed my father."

"No one cares about him like this?"

An Ran said: "Hmph! Those who were present at that time refused to tell the truth, they only excused that they didn't see it clearly."

Mu Yuan was puzzled: "Why is this happening? Who is this person?"

An Ran said harshly: "The eldest son of the village family, Xu Dongping!"

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