Ba Zong's rural life [farming]

Zhu Wen followed Uncle Fang up the mountain to visit the orchard. The mountain road was difficult to walk, and Zhu Wen was wearing leather shoes. He had to sprain his feet several times. He walked to the orchard with bumps and bumps. A pair of leather shoes would also be scrapped.

Compared with modern orchards, Uncle Fang’s orchard is very primitive. The orchard is only roughly surrounded by wooden pile fences, and weeds and vines are crawling on it, which also forms a natural barrier for the orchard. The orchard is overgrown with weeds. After the fruit tree stopped making money, Uncle Fang didn't care about it anymore.

Zhu Wen stood at the gate of the orchard, and he didn’t go in for a long time. There was a lot of grass here, and there must be a lot of insects. He really didn’t want to be bitten by mosquitoes again. Anyway, he didn’t really buy fruits to sell. Following the boss's orders, it's just a cutscene.

Seeing that Zhu Wen was unwilling to go in, Uncle Fang thought it was because he saw that the orchard was too messy and he didn’t want to buy it.

At the moment, he could only barely save it, and explained to Zhu Wen: "I'm too busy this year, and I don't have time to weed, but don't worry, these grasses won't affect the fruit on the tree. If you don't believe me, I'll pick a few for you to taste. ?”

Speaking of which, Uncle Fang was afraid that Zhu Wen would turn around and leave, so he immediately reached out and picked a few Sanhua plums with a little yellow shadow due to maturity, wiped them with his sleeves and handed them to Zhu Wen.

The fruit grows well, the size of a thumb, average size, and not many insect populations. Zhu Wen just looked at it and didn't eat it. It looks very sour.

He waved his hand and said: "I won't taste it, my tooth hurts. Since you said the fruit grows well, I have come to see it, so I believe you. Well, I want all the fruit from your orchard , It's a little late today, I have to go back to the town, and I'll have someone drive over to transport it tomorrow afternoon. I can give you a deposit first. By the way, I will trouble you to find a few temporary workers and help me pick up the fruit tomorrow morning Pick it off, I came here by myself this time, there is no manpower, the salary is 50 yuan per person, you look for it, I will pay for it, you need to be quicker."

Uncle Fang was overjoyed when he heard that, and quickly agreed: "Okay, I will contact the able-bodied villagers in the village tonight and ask them to pick the fruit tomorrow morning, and I promise to pack the fruit for you before you arrive!"

After the matter was settled, it was getting late, Zhu Wen was going back to live in the town, and he had to leave after finishing his work. Uncle Fang wanted to keep him for dinner, but Zhu Wen declined on the grounds that it was too dark to drive. Uncle Fang's kindness.

Before Zhu Wen left, he wanted to see the environment where his boss lived, and see what kind of fairy life it was, which made him so happy to leave, but he didn't go.

Uncle Fang sent Zhu Wen away, and when he got home and told Aunt Fang about it, Aunt Fang was very happy. She went to the vegetable field in the evening and shared it with others.

Ruan Xishi took Lu Ze to the vegetable field to water the cabbage. The cabbage had grown to more than ten centimeters, and it would be ready to be picked and eaten after a while. The green leaves were so tender that water would come out when pinched. Ruan Xishi treasured it.

While watering the vegetables, someone else came to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables. When they saw Ruan Xi, they asked him: "Shizai, the eggplant seeds planted by Abo's house have sprouted. Would you like to pull out some and plant them?"

Ruan Xishi saw that there was still vacancy in her vegetable plot, so she thought it would be good to plant some eggplants, and make vinegar-braised eggplants in midsummer, which would be a great meal.

He reserved [-] eggplant seedlings with Uncle, and planned to loosen the ground tomorrow morning and plant them again in the evening.

Ruan Xishi pulled out the weeds growing on the vegetable field, and Lu Ze helped pick some bitter wheat leaves to make vegetable soup. He also picked off the old leaves with yellow spots and put them together. Ruan Xishi told him that the old leaves can be brought Go home and feed the chickens and ducks.

During the busy time, Aunt Fang and another aunt came from a distance, chatting and laughing, especially Aunt Fang, who heard her laughter from a long distance away.

Ruan Xishi remembered that the boss came to buy their fruit today, and it was normal to be happy. When Aunt Fang approached, he took the initiative to say hello to Aunt Fang: "Aunt Fang, have the fruit been sold?"

Aunt Fang smiled and said, "Hey, the big boss gave a deposit today and said he would ship it out tomorrow."

Ruan Xishi said sincerely: "That's good, you and Uncle Fang have worked hard for a year and finally it was not in vain."

Aunt Fang was so happy that she could not close her mouth from ear to ear: "That's right, there are so many fruits, it's a pity to waste them."

As she spoke, she caught sight of Lu Ze who was concentrating on picking vegetables next to Ruan Xishi, and said, "By the way, the boss asked us to find some temporary workers for picking fruits for him today, saying that he would pay 50 yuan per person. Shi Zai, I think A Ze is a tall man, he must be very strong, or let him help tomorrow."

Ruan Xishi subconsciously objected when she heard the words: "This can't work. Although brother Lu Ze is tall, he must have never done this kind of work. I'm worried that he won't do well and waste your time."

This was a polite talk with Aunt Fang. In fact, Ruan Xishi didn't want Lu Ze to go because he didn't want him to suffer. Lu Ze was too good-looking. From the very first meeting, Ruan Xishi felt that Lu Ze couldn't go well with hard work. It should be cherished by others. Even if the family is too poor one day, he is reluctant to let Lu Ze go out to work and earn money.

Aunt Fang said: "Hey, there is no delay in work. The boss asked us to find people, but he didn't specify how many people to find. I thought that if there were more people, the work would be faster. The orchard is so big in total. We need to find a dozen or so people. Help, one person can do a little, and it won't take much time."

Aunt Fang was also out of kindness. She thought that Ruan Xishi was a half-old child. She had no relatives at home and had no source of income. Life must be very difficult. Now she has to support one more person, which is hard work, so she wanted to ask Lu Ze to help. He shared the financial pressure and gave Lu Ze a chance to make money. Even if Lu Ze didn't know how to pick the fruit, he would still have the strength to move things, right?

The reason why Lu Ze was invited and Ruan Xishi was not invited was because Ruan Xishi's small stature was not suitable for work at first glance. If he was invited to go, the boss would see it and think it was just a job. That would not be good for the boss. I have the impression that it will be difficult to cooperate in the future.

When Aunt Fang said this, Ruan Xishi couldn't find an excuse to refuse for a while, but Lu Ze responded first: "Can I do it? If I can, I can go, otherwise I can't help Xiao Ruan at home every day." , I’m very sorry.”

When Aunt Fang heard Lu Ze's words, she had a better impression of Lu Ze. She was worried that Ruan Xishi had offered up an ancestor who only ate and didn't work, but she didn't expect this person to be quite grateful.

She said: "If there is anything that works, you will know when you go there. If not, your Uncle Fang will teach you. It's a very simple job."

Lu Ze nodded and said, "Okay, count me in as a quota. When and where will we meet tomorrow?"

Aunt Fang replied: "Let's go to the gate of the Pork Guy to gather. At 07:30 in the morning, we will start when everyone is ready."

When Ruan Xi saw that Lu Ze was going, she anxiously tugged at Lu Ze's hand, and when Lu Ze looked down at him, he tiptoed into his ear and whispered, "Brother Lu Ze, picking fruit is very tiring, and the fruit on the tree is very tiring. There will be bugs, so you better not go there."

Lu Ze comforted him and said: "It's okay, Xiao Ruan, I just move things. I have all my energy, so I can't just stay at home and do nothing, right? And there is 50 yuan, which is enough for five days of pork money, anyway. If I'm idle, I'm idle, and it's good to earn some money to subsidize my family."

Ruan Xishi hurriedly said: "Oh, I don't need you to subsidize the family. You are still a patient who needs to recuperate."

Lu Ze said, "I just lost my memory, and it's not like I'm missing arms or legs. I'm still able to do physical work, so don't worry."

The two of them whispered, but Aunt Fang couldn't hear her. Seeing that Lu Ze agreed, she told Lu Ze, "Remember to be there on time tomorrow. I'll go home first."

Lu Ze replied that he knew, even if the matter was settled, even if Ruan Xishi disagreed a hundred times, there was no way to go back on his word.

Because at this time, Ruan Xishi was depressed all night, and she buried her head in the meal without saying a word. Lu Ze thought that Ruan Xishi was angry with him and angry at him for being disobedient, so he took a piece of pork for him as a gesture of goodwill, and his words also brought Put on a deceptive tone.

"Okay, okay, Xiao Ruan, don't be angry with me, eat two more pieces of meat."

Ruan Xishi heard that he was coaxing herself, sniffled and muttered embarrassingly: "I'm not angry with you, I'm angry with myself, I'm too useless, I can't make money, and I want you Work and earn money to subsidize the family."

Lu Ze was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that Ruan Xishi was sullen because of this. He only thought that he was angry because of his disobedience. Now that he knew it, his heart felt warm and his face showed She smiled happily, then comforted Ruan Xishi and said, "It's okay, didn't you say that you can help each other and depend on each other for life? In this case, I should make some contributions to this family. You don't have to feel guilty."

Ruan Xishi muttered, "I'm sorry, brother Lu Ze."

If he wasn't eating, Lu Ze would have rubbed his head to comfort him, but it was inconvenient to hold chopsticks in his hand, so he could only pick up some more food for him to eat more.

Ruan Xishi got up early the next morning. He cooked noodles and boiled two more eggs. One was put into Lu Ze's bowl, and the other was packed in a bag. He filled a bottle of cold water and put it together with the straw hat gloves.

Lu Ze finished his breakfast and was about to leave. When he saw the things Ruan Xishi carefully prepared for him, the corners of his mouth curled up involuntarily, and his smile was obvious.

Ruan Xishi was worried about him and wanted to go up the mountain with him, but Lu Ze still had something to explain to Zhu Wen later, so he didn't let him follow, but advised him to turn over the vegetable field.

"Don't you still want to plant eggplants in the evening? You go to plow the land first, and I will accompany you to plant eggplants tonight."

Ruan Xishi could only agree and watch him go out.

Aunt Fang really took extra care of Lu Ze and assigned him the task of moving the fruit. Others were responsible for picking the fruit and putting them in the baskets. He walked around the orchard, and when he saw a full basket, he moved it to the gate of the orchard. And then transported down the mountain by others.

Zhu Wen arrived at noon, and Zhu Wen walked into the orchard under the pretext of inspecting work, and walked together with Lu Ze seemingly casually, and the two disappeared into the orchard together.

It has been more than a month since I saw my boss last time, and I haven’t seen anyone for a while, and I suddenly saw it, and Zhu Wen almost couldn’t recognize it. The boss has gone further and further away from the farmer’s style, and it has become more and more rustic .

Zhu Wen was very speechless: "Mr. Lu, how long are you going to play role-playing? I've been feeding mosquitoes in the town for a month."

Lu Ze smiled and said, "It's good to have more blood, it will help lower cholesterol and maintain good health."

Zhu Wen: "No, Mr. Lu, you really plan to live here for a year. What's so good about this place, just for that boy? I'm a bit suspicious of what ecstasy soup he gave you."

Lu Ze smiled: "I stayed here voluntarily, it has nothing to do with him."

Zhu Wen complained: "I thought you had a crush on him."

But he didn't dare to say it out loud, and Lu Ze didn't pay attention to it, so he just ignored it.

After transporting the fruit down the mountain and loading it into the truck, the boss who came to buy the fruit fulfilled his promise and paid the wages to the villagers who came to help today, and then walked away in the gratitude of the villagers.

Holding the 50 yuan, Lu Ze felt that the money was a bit hot. In the past, this money could not even buy a cup of coffee, but now he felt that it was a huge sum of money, enough for him and Ruan Xishi for a long time.

It was already noon when he came home, Ruan Xishi had already eaten, and the food was covered in a pot to keep warm, when he came back, Ruan Xishi brought out the food, and watched him eat with greetings.

Lu Ze basked in the sun for a long time, moved so many things, sweated, and exhausted a lot of energy. He ate three bowls of rice before he was full. eat something.

Lu Ze quickly said that he was full, then took out the 50 yuan from his trouser pocket and handed it to Ruan Xishi, telling him, "You can use this money."

Ruan Xishi hurriedly waved her hand not to accept it: "No, this is your hard-earned money, you just keep it for yourself."

However, Lu Ze forced the money into his hand and said, "I have food, drink and housing, so I don't need to spend any money. I'd better give it to you to subsidize my family. Anyway, I also need food and housing."

Ruan Xishi only felt that the money in his hand was hot, and he absolutely couldn't accept it. He put the money back, but Lu Ze refused to accept it, and instead said: "It's useless if you give it to me, I have no place to put the money, so I'll give it to you." Let it go."

Ruan Xishi had small arms and legs, so how could he beat Lu Ze? Seeing that Lu Ze would not take it back, he said reluctantly, "Then I will save it for you alone, and if you need money in the future, just tell me."

Seeing that he was finally not persistent in giving the money back to him, Lu Ze nodded understandably.

The author has something to say:

Lu Ze: I earned 50 yuan for my family!

Zhu Wen: You are awesome.

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