Fang Zheng said: "It's okay. They ate too much and had nothing to do. They were exhausted. By the way, Donor Song, how many places like this are there in the village?"
Song Ergou was stunned. Fang Zheng asked why
At this moment, Wang Yougui jumped up with a slap on his thigh and said with a smile: "Haha... Song Ergou, you are really helpful. The puddle you are talking about is the old river, and it is more than one meter high. , the machine cannot enter. But that rice field is not small, and if I remember correctly, almost every village among ours has similar plots of land, right?"
Song Ergou scratched his head and said: "Ah... yes... eh... oh, I'll go! Isn't this a living job!"
Fang Zheng and Wang Yougui laughed at the same time.
The people in Yizhi Village are definitely not lazy. In normal times, everyone can do these so-called tasks by themselves, but it is different now. Men, women, and children in the whole village, as long as they have free time, are basically practicing bamboo carving skills. At least, one person in every family is learning this. After all, there are many cold bamboos, and they are inexhaustible. They do not damage the natural environment and make money at the same time. Nothing could be better than this...
Now, with the help of Monkey, Fatty and Jing Yulong, Yizhi Village has gradually become famous. Regardless of whether tourists come or not, businessmen come to buy them. According to the quality of the carvings, they are divided into three, six or nine grades, and the prices they offer vary. However, no matter what, it is a toy for practicing craftsmanship. If you don’t sell it, you will throw it away. Naturally, everyone is willing to spend more time carving, making money and practicing your craft.
Therefore, if there is time to collect the rice from the river beach, it is better to carve more good objects and sell them.
As for my former acquaintance Mai Ke, they were all from several nearby villages. Nowadays, everyone's life is getting better and better, and there are really not many people who are willing to come out to work. Most of them are just friendly help, earning some money for cigarettes and alcohol, and having fun. so…
Wang Yougui immediately stood up and caught up with Zhou Zishan and others. As soon as he explained the situation, they burst into tears of gratitude and thanked them profusely.
"Don't be in a hurry to thank us. Go and have a look in the fields first. The mud in the river is quite thick, so it's not easy to get started." Wang Yougui said.
Zhou Zishan and others had no objection: "It's okay, as long as there is life."
Fang Zheng looked at Zhou Zishan and others and sighed a lot in his heart. Last year, Fang Zheng was so poor that he almost couldn't eat, but this year he no longer has to worry about food. Fang Zheng suddenly had an idea. If one day, he could help the world, how great a merit would it be? But Fangzheng just wanted to help the world? How difficult is it? That is definitely not something you can do if you have money and power. People are poor and miserable. Only a small number of people are poor because of reality, natural disasters, and diseases. Most of the time, they are poor mentally. A lazy man who can't hold up the wall, a bad gambler, what's the point of giving him more money? On the contrary, not only are there no benefits, but there are also disadvantages.
After giving up their thoughts, everyone had left the village and arrived near the river. Sure enough, as Wang Yougui said, the mud in this river was very thick. When you step on it, you will get a deep mud mark. The mud is ankle deep and one foot deep. One foot is shallow and walking is very difficult.
However, Zhou Zishan and others did not mind. On the contrary, their eyes were shining like a young man seeing a bride.
Zhou Zishan said: "Village chief, we can do this job!"
Wang Yougui said: "As long as you are willing to do it, I will go to the owner of this land and tell them that it will be no problem to leave this job to you. As for the price, I have to discuss it with them."
"Village Chief, you are a good person. We will talk about the money later. Let's work first." Zhou Zishan said with a smile.
Zhou Ziyuan also smiled and said: "I haven't worked for a long time, and I can finally work with my hands off my shoulders. Brother, I'll go down and give it a try first..."
While talking, Zhou Zishan put down the large ceremony scroll behind his back, walked into the river with the sickle in his hand, and stepped down, his ankles were covered in mud. Not only did Zhou Zishan not dislike it, he actually laughed: "Hey, the mud is quite deep..."
When Wang Yougui heard this, he didn't even ask about the price and started working first. He was also stunned. In a moment of confusion, Zhou Ziheng also jumped into the mud, followed Zhou Zishan and rushed to the rice fields waving the sickle. As he walked, he smiled and said: "Second brother, let's see who among us is faster! I own this land!"
"Are you comparing yourself to me? I'll give you an acre of land!" Zhou Ziyuan said with a smile.
"Come on, come on, who's afraid of whom?" Zhou Ziheng was already bending down to work as he spoke.
Seeing this, Wang Yougui had nothing to say and hurried back to the village to negotiate the price with the owner of the land.
Before leaving, Fang Zheng asked: "Donor Wang, how much are you prepared to pay?"
Wang Yougui thought for a while and said: "Usually, we pay 70 per acre of land. In the past two years, the price has increased, and it will end at 100. Now our village is not short of this money, and those guys are also opening farmhouses. Earn... These are poor people, so just give them more, one hundred per person per acre."
Fang Zheng didn't know much about the market, but he believed in Wang Yougui's character and ability. If he said one hundred acres of land, then there would definitely be no problem. He still had this prestige.
As soon as Wang Yougui left, Fang Zheng looked back and saw that Shen Aijia and his second sister-in-law Ma Jingru did not mind the dirt on the ground. They quickly cut off the messy weeds and moved them away to create an open space and tore apart the simple tents. Then the quilt was stuffed in and spread out. The pots, pans, and kettles were put away for the two little ones to rest or sleep in.
Fang Zheng walked over and asked, "Two donors, who are you?"
Shen Aijia's face was slightly red, and she said a little embarrassedly: "It's getting late. It's such a large river and it's muddy and difficult to walk through. I'm afraid we won't be able to finish it today. We'll stay here tonight and continue at dawn tomorrow. It can be collected in almost two days.”
Fangzheng was stunned, live here? In this wilderness, living in a place like this
It's already a cold dew. The Northeast is not as cold as North China, and North China is just starting to get colder. Once the cold dew passes in the Northeast, once a cold wind comes, there will even be frost on the ground. That kind of coldness is not something that a tent can withstand.
Fang Zheng clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, please don't do this to the donors. There are many places to live in Yi Zhi Village..."
"Master, no need. We are so dirty that we won't live here. It's good for us to live here. We have been here all the way. It's convenient for work." Zhou Jingru shook her head like a rattle, although her eyes Deep down, I also longed for a big house, but after glancing at the fields in the distance and the three brothers who were waving sickles and working hard to harvest rice, I finally said these words.
At this moment, the little girl pulled Zhou Jingru's clothes and said, "Second aunt, I want to live in a clean house... It's cold here."
Snapped!
Shen Aijia next to her raised her hand and slapped the little girl.
(End of chapter)