Lu Lingxi and Yan Yue went to the flower garden again in the evening and signed a land lease contract with Yu Xiaojuan. According to the law, the contract period for cultivated land in rural China is 30 years. During the contract period, the contractor has the right to transfer the land management contract. Yu Xiaojuan's family's land was just divided the year before last, and it will expire in 28 years. Lu Lingxi and Yan Yue discussed it and signed a five-year contract.
Since farming is not profitable now, most of these lands are usually abandoned. It is good enough to have someone to rent them. The rent is not that expensive. If one mu of land is 1,000 yuan per year, all the expenses are less than 40,000 yuan. For Yan Yue, this money is nothing, but for Lu Lingxi, 40,000 yuan is equivalent to his profit for three months. This is just the initial investment. In the later stage, you have to buy seeds and plan flower beds. Winter is coming, and you have to build a greenhouse. Lu Lingxi calculated the money on the card and once again realized a problem deeply: spending money is much faster than making money.
After getting the land lease contract, Lu Lingxi thought about asking Uncle Li to find another person. The flower garden would double in size, and Uncle Li alone would not be able to do it. Uncle Li was also old, so even if he said it was okay, Lu Lingxi would still be worried.
After hearing what Lu Lingxi said, Uncle Li hesitated for a few seconds and asked tentatively: "What do you think of Yu Xiaojuan?"
Lu Lingxi was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Yan Yue. It was his own business that he felt soft-hearted and sympathized with Xiaojuan, but Micro Gardening was a joint business between him and Yan Yue, and whether hiring someone was appropriate was not up to him alone, and it also depended on Yan Yue's opinion.
Receiving Lu Lingxi's gaze, Yan Yue nodded slightly. He had met Yu Xiaojuan before and had a good impression of her. The work in the flower garden was not hard, but required patience and meticulousness. Compared to finding someone with unknown background, Yu Xiaojuan was more assured with Uncle Li as a guarantor. Moreover, compared with the innocent kindness of the boy, Yan Yue was more practical.
Unlike Wang Shuxiu's aggressiveness, Yu Xiaojuan has a kind of submissive forbearance. She is not well educated, and she is reserved and a little overwhelmed towards them, but from her attitude towards Uncle Li, it can be seen that she knows how to be grateful. Hiring her to work in the flower garden at this time is not only a help to her situation, but also a recognition of her identity. Compared with those who come to work in the flower garden just for money, Yu Xiaojuan will pay more attention to the flower garden out of gratitude, or be more dedicated. If things go smoothly in the flower garden, Lu Lingxi will have less worries in the future.
Yan Yue nodded, and Lu Lingxi immediately nodded to Uncle Li. Uncle Li looked at Lu Lingxi with a smile, "The little kid has a kind heart. Good people will definitely be rewarded."
Yu Xiaojuan didn't leave after signing the land lease contract. She has been helping Grandma Li cook next door. She is actually less than 30 years old this year, and has a pretty face, but the hardships of life make her look older than Wang Shuxiu. When she heard Uncle Li say that Lu Lingxi's flower garden was hiring someone and asked her to sign the contract, Yu Xiaojuan was stunned for a moment, and then her eyes turned slightly red.
She was not good at speaking and couldn't say anything nice. After a long while, she managed to say, "Uncle, I really didn't take the hotel guest's phone. I will definitely work hard in the flower garden."
Uncle Li smiled and nodded.
That night, Lu Lingxi did not stay at the flower garden, but rushed back to Fengcheng overnight. Yan Yue drove him all the way back to the community. The further he walked into the community, the more lush the weeds on the ground became. Even the flower beds in the community, which were usually not taken care of, had flowers blooming exceptionally well.
Yan Yue glanced out the window. Not only the weeds on the ground, but also the vegetables and fruits planted in the small courtyard on the first floor looked good. Under the dim street lights, the dilapidated community in the daytime actually had the feeling of an ecological garden.
This feeling became more obvious the closer you got to Building No. 3. The residential area where Lu Lingxi lived was almost 30 years old. After decades of wind and rain, most of the walls of the residential buildings had peeled off, with black spots and mottled spots, and occasionally covered with moss, which looked very ugly. But for some reason, creepers began to grow on the walls of Building No. 3 and the two neighboring buildings, and in a few days they had climbed to the height of the third floor, just covering the peeling walls outside, making them look much cleaner.
Standing downstairs in the community on a summer night, with the cool breeze and green shade everywhere, the sultry heat of the summer is almost swept away.
"We're here." Yan Yue retracted his gaze, parked the car steadily in front of the building, and said to Lu Lingxi who was sitting in the passenger seat.
Lu Lingxi curled his eyes, unbuckled his seat belt, and said, "Brother Yan, don't leave yet. I'll pick some tomatoes for you."
Lu Lingxi's tomatoes have become famous in the community, and from time to time, neighbors who are on good terms with Wang Shuxiu would come to buy some to eat. While Wang Shuxiu was looking for a house, she made tomato sauce and sold it in the steamed bun shop. The income was not bad, which made her more determined to open a small restaurant.
After hearing what Lu Lingxi said, Yan Yue smiled and said indulgently, "Okay."
The boy's heart is pure and beautiful. He doesn't seem to understand the ways of the world, and he gets along with people completely from the heart. If you are good to him, he will be a little overwhelmed, and then give back with all his strength. For example, tomatoes, maybe in the eyes of others, these tomatoes are not worth much, but these tomatoes are all grown by the boy himself. In his eyes, these tomatoes are very good. He has no other complicated thoughts, just simply sharing what he thinks is good and giving back to others' kindness. Dong Qi, Ye Kang, Uncle Li and even several old customers of Micro Gardening have eaten the tomatoes brought by Lu Lingxi. Of course, Yan Yue eats the most among them.
Lu Lingxi's figure quickly disappeared in the corridor, and Dahei followed him calmly. Yan Yue looked at his back with a bit of greed, and he was no longer satisfied with this short time together. He wanted to spend more time with the boy. Yan Yue's eyes swept across the wall next to Lu Lingxi, and he tapped the steering wheel with his fingers and came up with an idea.
After seeing Yan Yue off, Lu Lingxi took Dahei back to the house. Wang Shuxiu was cleaning cans in the kitchen, which were used to store tomato sauce.
Lu Lingxi wiped Dahei's paws, washed his hands and went to help in the kitchen. Wang Shuxiu asked a few questions about the flower garden, and when she heard Lu Lingxi mention Yu Xiaojuan, she sighed. Women have a much harder time than men in the world. I have heard a lot about men leaving and women working hard to support the family, support the mother-in-law and raise the children, but there are few news about women leaving and men working hard to take care of their mother-in-law. Most of them find another woman not long after, and simply leave the children to the stepmother to raise. As for the mother-in-law of the ex-wife, it is considered a conscience to visit her every New Year and festival.
"It's not easy for everyone, so every effort to help is appreciated," said Wang Shuxiu.
Lu Lingxi nodded obediently.
Wang Shuxiu hesitated for a moment and mentioned something. Brother Feng heard that she was looking for a house and contacted her. He said that the house next to his chess and card room was for rent, the size was suitable, and the price was not expensive, so he asked her to go and have a look when she had time.
Wang Shuxiu had no objection to the house, but she was a little unhappy when she heard that it was next to the chess and card room. Brother Feng meant well. From what he meant, the small restaurant would have a fixed customer base, and the people in the chess and card room would just eat in her small restaurant. Wang Shuxiu felt a little uncomfortable. Lu Yishui used to stay in the chess and card room day and night and didn't go home. She was so angry that she thought that one day Lu Yishui would starve to death outside. The families of those people in the chess and card room might have the same idea as her. Now that she opened a restaurant next to the chess and card room, it was even more convenient for them not to go home. Aren't they just waiting to be stabbed in the back?
But Wang Shuxiu asked someone to find out, and the house that Brother Feng mentioned is really suitable. The price is also very fair, and the location is good. It doesn't include a chess and card room, and there are many customers around. She was a little worried that if she missed this house, she would not be able to find another suitable house for a while. She couldn't just sit there and eat up all the money. Besides, seeing the hard work of the little bastard going out early and coming back late every day, although she didn't say it, she knew it was not easy to make money outside. The little bastard is going to expand the scale of the flower garden recently, doesn't it also need money? She can't always owe Yan Yue a favor, that's not right. She just wanted to make some money early so that she could help the little bastard.
Wang Shuxiu and Lu Lingxi also wanted to hear Lu Lingxi's opinion. Lu Lingxi was not as complicated as Wang Shuxiu thought, and simply said: "If mom doesn't like it there, forget it.
Lu Lingxi had only met Brother Feng twice, but because of Lu Yishui's gambling, he actually had a bad impression of Brother Feng. Although Lu Yishui's gambling was his own business, and Wang Shuxiu was grateful that Brother Feng did not involve his family when he was collecting gambling debts, Lu Lingxi still thought it would be better if Brother Feng did not open a chess and card room.
"What if there is no other suitable house in the future?" Wang Shuxiu was a little worried.
"I can support my mother, and we can keep selling tomato sauce." Lu Lingxi was very optimistic.
"That's right." Wang Shuxiu shook her hands. She didn't want to owe Brother Feng a favor, so she let the matter of the house go.
The two washed the cans and placed them upside down on the chopping board one by one, waiting for the water inside to drain. Wang Shuxiu urged Lu Lingxi to go to rest, "Don't read anymore, go to bed early, it won't take a while."
Lu Lingxi nodded, took a quick shower, and lay down on the bed obediently. After thinking for a while, he sent a text message to Yan Yue, "Brother Yan, are you home? I'm going to sleep, good night."
Yan Yue looked at the text message with a gentle look in his eyes, "Good night."
The next morning, Lu Lingxi was awakened by the sound of birds outside. As the weeds in the community grew wildly, more and more birds gathered nearby. Grass means insects, and insects mean food. At first, Lu Lingxi only saw sparrows, but gradually, there were more and more species of birds outside, including magpies and swallows.
Lu Lingxi stretched and climbed out of bed. Dahei had woken up long ago and had been squatting beside the bed watching over Lu Lingxi.
Lu Lingxi curled his eyes. He would feel very happy every morning when he opened his eyes and saw Dahei. He smiled and scratched Dahei's chin, and heard Wang Shuxiu and the neighbors talking outside.
"Xiaohua, these are the vegetables we grow. They have grown very well in the past few days. I'd like to give you a few tomatoes in exchange."
"This vegetable is a little big. Did you guys not use any pesticides at home?"
"Wang Xiaohua, don't look down on me. We only eat our own food. It grows well because I take good care of it. Who would be crazy enough to use pesticides?"
"Okay, wait for me to pick some tomatoes."
Lu Lingxi frowned uneasily, shook Dahei's paw, and whispered, "Dahei, do you think the changes in the community are related to the white panel?"
Dahei looked at him quietly and called out softly.
Lu Lingxi became nervous, "You think so too? But..." He hesitated and said, "Isn't this actually a good change?"
Dahei came over, licked Lu Lingxi's chin with his tongue, and let out a low call.
Lu Lingxi felt relieved. "That's good. I feel relieved now."
Dahei called out again, as if responding to Lu Lingxi's words.
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