Chapter 128 The Strawberries Are Ripe
Father Ye carefully hid the jade, filled two large kettles with water and carried them up the mountain.
"Dad, cut some watermelon and bring it up! It will go bad if left out for too long."
Father Ye waved his hand: "Just cut it and bring it up."
Ye Zhen looked into the room and saw that many of the big watermelons had been consumed in the past few days, so only one was left.
Move the large green-striped watermelon to the kitchen, wash it with water, and cut it with a knife.
The watermelon is too big to fit.
Ye Zhen didn't know how Ye Ma and the others got up the mountain. He found a clean large basket, wiped it clean, put the things in order, and barely filled more than half of it, and put the rest in the refrigerator.
After bringing the watermelon up the mountain and putting it down in a shady place, Ye's mother came over and wiped her sweat with a towel. Her sweaty hair stuck to her face, but she brushed it away carelessly, picked up a piece of watermelon and called Ye's father:
"Haizi, call someone over to eat watermelon!"
"knew."
Ye Ma called people and sat under the shade of the tree. Ye Zhen stood in an open area to watch the progress. The grass around had been almost cleared and the oil tea trees underneath had also been planted.
Only a few fruit trees were left to be planted, and some villagers were watering them with pipes. The sun was strong and the weather was hot, and they were all sweating profusely.
Villagers came over in groups of three or four, some ate watermelon, some drank water.
Zhang Shuiying drank a large glass of water, stretched her arms comfortably, and asked Ye's father:
"Haizi, your family has made another big move this time, planting so many fruit trees. You are really motivated."
"The mountain is barren anyway, so we can make some money by planting some fruit trees." Father Ye smiled modestly.
Yes, this is also because the family has enough savings. If the family is poor, who can make such a big move to plant fruit trees without fear of losing everything!
After all, it’s not easy for fruit farmers either.
You can refer to Ye Dajun's orange orchard. He just earns some hard-earned money, but the middlemen still make the difference every year. He only gets a few cents when he sells it to others, and they only sell it to others for a few dollars.
That would be fine, but the worry is that there will be a bumper harvest of fruits, but the prices will be so low that they cannot be sold and will just remain on the ground, all your hard work for a year will be in vain. If there is a natural disaster or something, all the money will be lost.
Planting fruit trees is quite risky!
But the Ye family is different. After so long, the villagers have realized that they can make money from whatever they grow, and they may be able to build a big villa for their family soon, which would be very glorious.
The villagers are both envious and expectant, hoping that their strawberries will make money quickly so that their children and husbands who work outside the homeland can stay home and their children will have money to go to school and build houses. Who would be willing to leave their homeland?
Speaking of strawberries, those in the village have not yet ripened in large quantities, but those of Ye Zhen and Ye Xiaoshu's family have already matured because they were planted earlier and the seedlings were better cultivated by Ye Zhen.
Someone asked about the strawberry purchase, "Haizi, your strawberries are ripe, right? When will they be harvested? Do you want me to help pick them?"
Father Ye: "It's almost time. It should be here in the next two days. After we harvest ours, yours will be ready soon. Come and help with the harvest!"
Yesterday, Ye's father called Wang Xin from Wanmao Supermarket and asked him to come over to buy the strawberries. The other party was vague and said that the skin of strawberries was thin, not like other strawberries, and that they still needed to prepare things for transportation. He also said that the company itself covered the transportation and packaging fees, and the cost was higher than other fruits and vegetables, so he asked Ye's father to lower the purchase price.
Ye's father didn't suspect anything at the time. Who could have thought that something could go wrong with the requirements set in the contract? He just thought that they were here to discuss things with him.
But he still kept his eyes open and said that everything would be done according to the contract.
The other Ye father said that he neither recognized nor agreed, and that honest people can also be smart sometimes.
Dad Ye didn't know what Wang Xin was thinking, but in the end the other party said he would come in two days. Dad Ye thought that people should be honest, so he gave the other party two days.
If the other party doesn't come for more than two days, sorry, he won't tolerate it.
Forget about coming. Who wouldn’t praise the strawberries from his shop?
They are red, big, sweet and fragrant. Anyway, there are needs for the sports meeting held by Wang Hui in Jincheng, so we can eat all the strawberries in the village.
Such a large sporting event attracts people from all over the world. It lasts for half a month and there are tens of thousands of athletes and spectators from all over the world every day.
Now that the time has not yet arrived, Wang Hui has already started to urge them, and the mobile phones and TVs are full of various advertisements and news clips to warm up for the sports meeting. Everyone knows how grand and important this sports meeting held in the country is.
He had secretly inquired with Wang Hui. The state would prepare sports meals for the entire sports meeting, which included various fruits. The consumption was huge. He estimated the approximate demand. The village's strawberry production alone could fully supply it.
So Dad Ye is fearless, come if you want!
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A group of people chuckled and rested, then went back to work. Ye Zhen picked up a hoe and followed them.
She was very strong and with one hoe she dug a big hole. She planted the tree in just two strokes, leaving little brother Ye, who was responsible for watering the trees, stunned.
No, he wanted to lie down while working every day, and it would take him at least ten minutes to dig a hole. But her sister did it so easily, it was like peeling tofu, she could dig one in seconds. It made him question his life!
"What are you doing just watching the water being poured?" Ye Zhen looked at little brother Ye standing there in a daze, with the watering cannon even tilted.
"Sister, how come you are so strong?" Little Brother Ye was extremely envious.
"Exercise more, work more, and you can build muscles too!"
Brother Ye was full of disbelief. He dug the hole for two days and his hands were almost broken.
Ye Zhen didn't waste any time talking to Ye Xiaodi. He told him to follow behind and water the plants. He worked at full speed, circulating his spiritual power while working. His speed increased rapidly, and he dug a hole one by one, leaving Ye Xiaodi behind.
It was getting dark and everyone was finishing their work. Dad and Mom checked the remaining land and estimated that it would take about two days to finish the work.
Although watering is inconvenient, fortunately there is a stream on the mountain and I can dig ditches to divert water for irrigation.
Grandpa Ye and Grandma Ye each carried two bundles of wild grass and picked out the tenderer leaves to take home to feed the rabbits.
Ye Zhen listened and discussed with Ye's father from time to time about planning to dig several canals.
When he got home, Brother Ye collapsed on the recliner like a corpse, not moving a muscle. He was in pain all over his waist, back, and hands.
It’s so hard to make money!
"Go take a shower. I'll rub some medicated wine on you later. It will be more painful tomorrow if you lie still like this." Mother Ye got clothes for little brother Ye and urged him to take a shower.
Little Brother Ye left weakly.
Taking advantage of the fact that the only loud speaker in the family was away, Dad Ye quickly took the whole family to the place where he hid the jade.
"!!!"
Mother Ye and Grandma Ye stared at the jade in front of them, their eyes almost popping out of their sockets.
Ye's mother asked anxiously: "Oh my God! Where did this come from?"
Father Ye gave each of them a piece of the stuff to have a look, and motioned to Ye Zhen: "Where do I have this thing? Ye brought it back, and I want to know where it came from."
Facing the expectant eyes of his family, Ye Zhen looked calm:
"Oh, this is what I dug out, you can have as much as you want!" It is no longer a dream to have a carved jade bed and put it at home!
Mother Ye's eyes wandered, and she leaned on Father Ye's arm, pinching him unconsciously: "Is this real jade? Not glass?"
If it was true, why did it feel so unreal? Jade! How expensive is that? Her family had been poor peasants for more than a dozen generations, and they had never bought any scraps of jade. Only Aunt Ye's family had earned money from the garment factory, and I heard it cost more than 200,000 yuan!
I take Aunt Ye’s precious ring and wipe it every day. I wear it on my hand and take good care of it. I take it off and keep it well when I do some small work.
Ye Ma had seen that one before, and it wasn't as translucent and beautiful as the one Ye Zhen brought back. Ye's one is so big and the color is so beautiful, it must cost at least hundreds of thousands!
Ye Ma's heart was pounding, she was excited and surprised!
Grandma Ye was also touching a piece of green jade, her eyes sparkling.
Ye Zhen smiled with satisfaction. It was worth it for her to carry it back from far away. She knew that her family liked it.
"Mom, let's make a few bracelets out of this green color, and you and grandma can wear them."
Mother Ye was embarrassed: "We are country people. Wearing this will be very troublesome. We can't work properly. If we accidentally bump into it, we will be heartbroken." She continued to ask, "Isn't this expensive?"
Although she refused verbally, Ye's mother still held on to it.
Father Ye knew what his wife was thinking. "Just take what Ye gave you. I haven't bought you anything in all these years except the gold jewelry for your wedding. Now that you have benefited from my daughter, you can wear it."
Mother Ye hesitated: "This can be sold for a lot of money, right?" Hundreds of thousands of dollars, she was so scared that she trembled when she wore it on her hand.
Ye Zhen ignored her mother's words and made a decision directly:
"Let's ask which jewelry store has the tools and ask them to make a few bracelets for us. Wearing them will be good for our health."
"By the way, Ye Zi, you haven't told me where these jades came from and what you have been doing these days. I can't get through to you on the phone." Ye's mother asked.
Ye Zhen recounted what he had seen and heard in the deep pit, and showed everyone the magical fruits and medicines he had brought back. Everyone ate a fruit on the spot. These fruits were good for strengthening the body and replenishing the vital energy, and were good for elderly people like Grandma Ye.
The family listened to what Ye Zhen said with curiosity and yearning. When they heard that there were many minerals, jades, and even spirit stones in it, they clamored to see the spirit stones.
This time, Ye's mother no longer resisted the jade bracelet and kept touching it happily.
When Ye Xiaodi came out of the shower, Ye Zhen stuffed the remaining fruit into his hands and told him to eat it quickly.
While the Ye family was having a great time, Wang Xin was secretly plotting something bad over at Wanmao Supermarket.
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