"The strawberries here are so big." Jiang Yu squatted down and took out his mobile phone to take pictures of the strawberries.
Lin Can turned around and saw Jiang Yu bending down to pick strawberries. How come there was a plump and juicy peach at the strawberry base?
Jiang Yu pointed at a strawberry and asked, "Lin Can, do you think this strawberry is big?"
"It's huge. It looks like you want to bite it in one bite."
"I'll give it to you."
…
"Who's picking strawberries? Who?"
At this time, an old lady came out of the bungalow and scolded.
Jiang Yu smiled and said, "Grandma, we didn't pick strawberries. Mr. Zhang asked us to come and draw some."
Upon hearing this, the old lady's tone softened: "I know, I know. I just called to talk about this. Pretty girls and handsome boys, you can pick as many as you want. Just wash them inside and you can eat them."
Jiang Yu: "No need, let's wait for Mr. Zhang to come and discuss business."
After waiting for another two minutes, a middle-aged man came over. He was the owner of this strawberry farm. After a few pleasantries, he led the two to the other wall of the bungalow and said, "This house was built to guard the strawberry farm. Aunt Zhang lives alone. The painting is on this wall so you can see it when you come to the strawberry farm. It's fruit-themed, with strawberries, watermelons, mangoes, and so on. We grow all kinds of fruit here. Xiao Jiang, do you understand?"
Jiang Yu: "I understand. Don't worry, Mr. Zhang. I will definitely complete the task. Uh...it's just about the price..."
Mr. Zhang: "I'm in a hurry. Can you finish the painting today?"
Jiang Yu: "I can finish it by working overtime, but I have to pay more."
Mr. Zhang: "How much did you say?"
"Ten thousand!" Lin Can stood up and said.
Jiang Yu took a deep breath. Ten thousand yuan was something she had never even considered. She was afraid that Lin Can would ask for too much and scare away the customer.
Mr. Zhang: "Ten thousand, that's too expensive, that won't do."
"Mr. Zhang, don't you want that much..." Jiang Yu was about to give in, but Lin Can pulled her behind him and said, "Ten thousand isn't much, it's very cheap. If you hire someone else with poor painting skills, a few thousand would be enough. But you hire Jiang Yu because you know she's a good painter and her paintings are worth the price. Plus, we have material costs and so on, and you're on a tight deadline, so this is the price."
Mr. Zhang thought for a moment and said, "Okay, ten thousand is ten thousand, but you have to finish the painting before tomorrow morning. If you don't, you won't get a cent."
Lin Can: "Don't worry, I will definitely draw it well."
Mr. Zhang: "You guys can draw. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Mr. Zhang left the vineyard and drove away in his Mercedes.
Jiang Yu then said, "Lin Can, you bid 10,000 yuan?"
Lin Can: "Yeah, it's too cheap and a waste of time."
Jiang Yu: "But what if he doesn't accept it?"
Lin Can: "How could I not accept it? He's on a tight deadline, and without you, he can't finish the painting tomorrow. This is called asking for a higher price. And the painting has to be more expensive. You're lowering your own value, and you'll never make any money."
Jiang Yu knew this truth, but she was forced by life now. She just wanted to have something to eat, so she didn't dare to raise the price.
"Anyway, I still want to thank you. If I make any money, I'll share it with you."
"Stop talking nonsense and start painting. If you can't finish it by tomorrow, it will be all in vain."
"Ok, let's finish the painting early, finish the work early, and start the whole process."
Jiang Yu tied on an apron and took a bucket of water to mix the paint.
Lin Can: "Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Not for now."
Jiang Yu mixed the paint, compared it with a picture provided by the customer, and started painting on the wall with a brush dipped in paint.
Blue sky and white clouds, strawberry base, under the white wall.
Jiang Yu skillfully painted on the wall.
The heat wave blew over, causing her white skirt to sway to the right and her long hair to flutter with it.
Lin Can stood not far behind, quietly admiring the painting of this talented woman of magic art.
Beautiful people, good life.
very nice.
“Lin Can, Lin Can?”
"Oh~ I was so mesmerized by seeing a beautiful lady painting. What's going on?"
"Hehe~ Please pass me that paint."
"good."
…
Time passes.
Four o'clock in the afternoon.
Guo Keyi called: "Jiang Jiang, the interview hasn't started yet. There are a lot of people in front of me. I'm still waiting."
Jiang Yu: "It's okay, your interview is important, I can handle it here."
Guo Keyi: "I'll come over as soon as I'm done with my work."
Jiang Yu: "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Can asked, "Is Ke Yi coming?"
Jiang Yu: "Her interview hasn't started yet."
Lin Can: "Can you finish the painting by yourself? Time is so tight. How about I help you?"
Jiang Yu: "No, you can't draw it anyway. The worst that can happen is you can work overtime and draw all night."
Lin Can: "Okay, you can paint all night and I'll accompany you."
…
Five o'clock in the afternoon.
Guo Keyi called, and just as the call was connected, Jiang Yu's phone ran out of battery and turned off. Jiang Yu asked, "Lin Can, did you bring your charger?"
"No, and I have an Android phone, and you have an iPhone. I'll ask the old lady if she has one." Lin Can asked the old lady and came back. "Grandma, you have an elderly phone. You can use my phone to call Ke Yi."
"I don't know her phone number. We rarely talk on the phone. We only use WeChat. Have you added Ke Yi on WeChat?"
"I only added you. Ke Yi, don't you know the address? You draw first, I'll go and see if there's an Apple charger."
Lin Can left the orchard and returned after searching for twenty minutes: "There are no residents around, it's all a base, and I didn't see any supermarkets."
"...He doesn't know. Never mind. I'll start painting first."
Jiang Yu didn't have time to worry about it, he just wanted to finish the painting as soon as possible.
After a while, the old lady prepared dinner, which was quite rich. This was what Mr. Zhang had instructed her to do, to make something delicious, including meat, so that she would have the energy to paint after eating.
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