Chapter 289
The strip cutting machine was ordered directly from the manufacturer. In a couple of days, Xiaopang Ge will go to Shenzhen and Guangzhou for a trip, and he will take half of the payment to buy the machine for her. After the goods arrive and are installed, she will pay the balance in cash.
Little Fatty knew that she had been running back and forth between the city and the village recently to plant papaya trees, so he said, "Miaomiao, why don't you let your dad learn to drive? Then you can buy a car so that you can go anywhere for business or for fun. Otherwise, you always have to take taxis now, which is not only a waste of time, but also very tiring."
Su Miao had thought about this before and replied, "I've thought about having my dad learn to drive and get a driver's license, but things suddenly got a lot more complicated and he was very busy, so he put it off. Let's talk about it after this period of time. Besides, he's spent a lot of money recently, so he needs to save up to buy a car."
"Okay, as long as you have the idea, you can tell me when you want to learn how to drive. I'll have the company driver teach your dad. We can use a large truck to learn directly. After passing the large truck driver's license, you can drive many types of cars. As for buying a car, if funds are really tight at that time, I can ask if I can buy a used car.
Although it’s a bit old, it can fully meet my travel needs. I will buy a new one later.”
Su Miao said gratefully: "Okay, Brother Xiaopang, you are really my timely rain. Every time I encounter a problem, you can help me solve it."
"Hey, could you please pack me two cans of this shredded papaya so I can at least have something to eat when I go out?"
"no problem!"
After seeing off the fat boy, Su Miao and Su Yuanzheng sorted out the workshop's account books and returned to Sujia Village. They would start working in the fields tomorrow.
According to the previous distribution, the shares of the papaya shreds workshop were divided into three parts. Su Ji, the second aunt and Su Hui all had shares, and Su Ji got the largest share.
Before, Su Hui and Second Aunt didn’t bother to check the accounts. They just took whatever Su Miao gave them.
Later, as the workshops grew larger and larger, the accounts had to be sorted out with them before hiring them. Su Hui had already reviewed it once, and now she wanted her second aunt to review it again.
The accounts of the workshop and Su Ji's store are completely separate, and every expenditure and income is recorded clearly.
This cost is not limited to the purchase of raw materials, but also includes the costs of previous advertising, bonuses and gifts for collecting cards, the planting of papaya seedlings this time and all subsequent expenses of the papaya garden. These are all part of the workshop's operating costs and are paid from the account.
However, due to various considerations, Sister Hui and Second Aunt did not tell outsiders that they had shares, and only a few people knew about it.
Second Aunt read two pages and waved her hands repeatedly: "Oh! I'm dizzy, Miao, I told you I didn't want these shares before, but you insisted on giving them to me! I'm really anxious to take so much money from you every month for nothing. We agreed to give the papayas in the garden for free, but you refused to give them to me.
I know you're worried that other relatives will see you and say your family is wasting your time and energy on me. Now your uncle has spread the word that you're buying at a 20% discount, so why are you still worried?
"Second aunt, it's your craftsmanship that made this business possible. Besides, you and Second Uncle have always been in charge of the papaya supply in the workshop. You've put so much effort into it, so it's only right that you get a share. Now that you've provided the land, the cost of the garden isn't entirely covered by my family; it's all paid for from the public account. The 50% discount you mentioned earlier is the lowest price I can accept. Putting aside other things, can't the money from the papayas be considered your wages?"
Su Miao tried his best to persuade his second uncle and aunt, and finally they felt at ease.
Early the next morning, Team Leader Su and two colleagues arrived at Sujia Village. The process went faster than anyone expected. The application had been approved, the Su family had remitted the money, and the saplings were ready and on the way. Before that, the transplant pits had to be prepared quickly.
Team Leader Su instructed, "You must dig according to the marked areas, and the specifications of the pit must meet the standards I just mentioned."
The young men responded, "Don't worry, Team Leader Su, we will follow your instructions."
A group of working elites from the Su family gathered in the fields, attracting many villagers to stop and watch. At the command of the second uncle, everyone started working.
People in the village who didn't know the situation came to inquire about the news.
"What are you doing? What are you digging for?"
"I heard they're going to plant papaya trees specifically for Su Yuanzheng's family to make shredded papaya."
"Ah? So if they have their own papayas, will they not accept ours anymore?"
"That's a shame! I'll lose some income. I have five trees in the backyard. I bought a few before, and now there are some big ones. I originally wanted to raise them a little bigger and sell them in a few days. Is it too late now?"
"It should be in time. Didn't you hear what the leader of the Agricultural Science Station said just now? They're planting saplings! It'll be a long time before the saplings grow big enough to pick fruit!"
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Everyone was speculating wildly, and some people who were close to the Su family came over and asked, "Second Brother Su, Zheng, now that you've planted papaya trees, will you stop harvesting papayas in the future?"
Su Yuanzheng replied: "We are still harvesting. It will take a long time for these papayas to grow. We need papayas all the time."
"So, are you going to harvest your papayas when they're grown?"
Su Yuanzheng assured them: "We will harvest papayas. We don't grow a lot of papayas, but we mainly want to make up for the supply during the winter when it's hard to harvest the fruits. We will harvest them as usual at other times."
Of course, what he said is the plan for this year. As for the expansion after the garden is formed, we will know then.
With his words, the villagers relaxed and watched the young people work happily.
Team leader Su pulled Su Miao around the field to look at it. The joyful expression on his face was no less than hers. He pointed here and there and talked about the precautions for future planting.
Seventh Uncle also slowly walked to the field, leaning on a crutch and supervising the work in high spirits. If he saw someone not working hard enough, he would hit him with the crutch on his butt.
With him around, none of the young men in the Su family dared to let their guard down, and they all swung the hoes in their hands with great skill.
In addition to digging holes, several people built a wooden house in the field. The second uncle said that the saplings were precious and nothing could go wrong. He brought two big dogs over and he and Su Defei took turns watching the field every night.
He asked the young men to build a simple hut to shelter him from the wind and rain and provide him with a rest. However, the young men refused to do so and built him an exquisite little wooden house that could accommodate a bed and a stove for heating.
After showing him the picture, he got so angry that he chased after them and beat them, cursing, "Why did you build such a big house? There's not enough space for a tree!"
The young men endured the scolding with a smile while nailing the doors and windows more securely.
"Come on! Take a break! Drink some mung bean soup!"
Second aunt and Yang Da Nv came with two buckets of mung bean soup to quench the young men's thirst.
Su Yuanzheng served a bowl to his seventh uncle and helped him sit down on the stool next to him to rest.
The seventh uncle looked up, squinted his eyes, and looked at the sun in the sky, and sighed: "What a beautiful day!"
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