Chapter 683 Chapter 686: We have similar tastes
With Fang Zhiqiang's help, the process of loading the baskets went much faster. Father Zhou pushed the chicken cart over, and the two of them loaded the goods onto it, then headed towards the roasting room next door.
After being busy for a while, Yang Xiaoxue and Fang Zhiqiang said goodbye and went back. At this time, a horn sounded outside.
Zhou's mother said to Yang Chunyan, "Chunyan, Yiding is back with the goods. Go and call your husband to help unload the goods."
"Okay, I'll settle the money and go." Yang Chunyan quickened her movements.
Ma Chunhua poked Lin Wu after hearing this and said, "I'll stay here to watch over the scales, you go and help unload the goods."
"Great!" Lin Wu hurriedly followed him out. Seeing this, the brothers Lai Bing and Lai Jun from the same village also went out to help.
Yang Chunyan thought for a moment, got up and went out to check the goods in the tractor, then called Lin Wu and the others and said, "Brother Lin, Brother Lai, if you don't mind the hard work, you can help unload the goods and move them to the drying room next door when the tractor arrives. You'll be paid three cents per basket."
Lin Wu smiled politely and said, "Chun Yan, what money do the neighbors next door want?"
Lai Bing also laughed and said, "Youngest's family, we are all from the same village, it's just a little bit of hard work, why would you want any money?"
Lai Jun also nodded repeatedly, "That's right, it's unreasonable for fellow villagers to get paid for doing some work."
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "Brothers, you don't understand what I mean. Because from today until the truffle market closes, there will be more than this tractor load every day.
There will be several months of work until next March, and I can't ask everyone to help out for free every time. If you are willing to come, I won't have to look for other people."
Lin Wu and the other two understood a little bit and felt that Yang Chunyan was right. People from the same village didn't ask for wages for helping to move some things, but it was different if the work lasted for so long.
"You mean, from today until next March, we have to come to your house every day to help unload the goods?"
Yang Chunyan nodded. "Yes, if you agree, from today on, we will start at about this time every afternoon, and the latest trip may not arrive until around 10 o'clock in the evening."
Zhou Yiding also said, "Brother Lin, Brother Lai, I estimate that we have to unload at least three loads of goods every day." He pointed to the four-wheel tractor with baffles on all sides, "I pulled more than 250 baskets this time, and the youngest and Xu Laosan pulled more than 100 baskets each time."
A total of 135 baskets were collected at the flower market, while there were only 120 baskets at Tonglin. Each basket weighed 50 kilograms, so this trip weighed more than 10,000 kilograms.
I heard that the villagers said that some of the products from far away could not be delivered today, and there might be more tomorrow. It is a good idea to set up a purchasing point. If we continue like this, this year will be a big year for everyone.
After hearing this, Lin Wu and the Lai brothers did the math in their minds. At three-tenths of a basket, two hundred and sixty baskets would be a little over seven yuan. If they divided it equally among the three of them, each family would have a little over two yuan.
Moreover, they unload more than one load of goods every day, and this will continue every day for the next few months. Based on this calculation, each person can earn more than one hundred yuan per month, and it does not prevent them from going up the mountain to dig truffles and sell them. You can't find such a good job anywhere else.
"Okay, we'll take over your job." The three of them looked at each other and responded happily in unison.
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "Thank you for your help!"
"It's not a problem. There's nothing difficult about making money." The Lai brothers and Lin Wu climbed up happily.
Zhou Yiding handed the order to Yang Chunyan, "Sister-in-law, Uncle Xu is waiting for two baskets, forty yuan each... All the money Uncle Xu brought with him has been used up, luckily they brought some money with them."
Yang Chunyan smiled after seeing it and said, "I have collected quite a lot today, and the total has exceeded ten thousand. This year's share money budget is insufficient. When you go to pick up the goods at noon tomorrow, send a batch of goods to Ning'an to sell first, and then send the money to them so that we can make ends meet."
"Well, we were still worried about that bastard Fang Sihai, but that bastard didn't have any impact on us!" Zhou Yiding said and then asked happily, "Neither the youngest nor the third Xu came back?"
Yang Chunyan shook her head. "No, the road to Bailing Mountain is far and bad. If Huai'an is fast, he can get there tonight. If he is slow, he may have to wait until tomorrow morning."
Zhou Yiding smiled and said, "Don't worry, we have been running there for several months. We can open it with our eyes closed."
"Hmm!" Yang Chunyan walked to the gate with the list in hand, and suddenly remembered something, "There are pumpkin buns on the stove over in the oven. Remember to take some with you when you leave."
"Okay!" Zhou Yiding rode his bike home to eat.
Father Zhou came out pushing a chicken bus. Seeing Lin Wu and his friends unloading the goods, he quickly put down the bus to help. "Thank you, thank you so much, everyone!"
Lin Wu stopped him and said with a smile: "Uncle Zhou Er, you go do your thing. Chunyan will leave this job to us."
Father Zhou was stunned for a moment before he reacted and nodded, "Okay, thank you for your help!"
"It's not a problem. You'll get paid." Lin Wu happily carried the bamboo basket and walked towards the oven.
When the villagers who were waiting for the goods to be weighed in the yard heard that Lin Wu and the other two were getting paid for helping to unload the goods, they all regretted not asking their own men to help, as they could earn several dollars a day!
By the time Yang Chunyan finished her work in the yard, it was already seven o'clock. At this time, Xu Laosan's tractor arrived. He told Yang Chunyan that he had pulled 120 baskets of truffles this time, and said that when he left, there were still many villagers waiting there to sell their goods.
Yang Chunyan looked at the list and saw that Zhang Xiuxiang had written that she had to send the money tomorrow, otherwise it would not be enough. She thought that she would learn from her mistakes and prepare sufficient funds next year.
When Lin Wu and his companions heard the tractor coming into the village, they hurried to unload the goods. The previous trip was 260 yuan, and this trip was 120 yuan. At around ten o'clock, Zhou Yiding and Zhou Huaian had to bring the goods back...
The three of them calculated today's wages and felt so happy. No wonder the old saying goes that helping others is helping yourself. It was a good thing that they took the initiative to help!
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Zhou Huaian had already arrived at the Baicaoping. When Zhou Huaijun saw him, he said, "Youngest brother, I still have more than 30 baskets of truffles that haven't been taken away. You stay here for one night and we can take them away together tomorrow morning."
"I'll eat something and leave!" Zhou Huaian opened the compartment board, "Hurry up and load it up, I'll rush back right away."
Zhou Huaijun looked at the time. "It's already past seven o'clock. Why are you still leaving? It will probably be eleven or twelve o'clock when you get home!"
"I know." Zhou Huaian lowered his voice, "You have received so much goods here. I am worried that if I don't hurry home today, when the sellers from the boat city come tomorrow, my brother won't have enough money."
Zhou Huaijun said hurriedly: "If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten about it. I'm running out of money."
Zhou Huaian nodded repeatedly, "Got it, hurry up and load the goods, I'll leave after dinner."
"Your sister-in-law is heating up the food. It will be ready soon." After saying that, Zhou Huaijun went to call Zhang Laoer to help load the goods.
After Zhang Xiuxiang heated up the food, Zhou Huaian ate and went out. He saw that Zhou Huaijun had already loaded the goods with his men and was tying the ropes. He put the backpack away, picked up the crank and walked towards the front of the machine.
Zhou Huaijun walked over and said, "Youngest, it's so late. I'm worried about you going back alone. I'll go back with you."
"It's fine……"
"Youngest brother!" Zhang Xiuxiang interrupted him, "Just listen to your second brother. It's so late, and the two brothers will have company together."
Zhou Huai said happily: "I wish my second brother could come with me! He can help me on the asphalt road."
Zhou Huaijun hurriedly put on his cotton coat and snow cap, sat in the driver's seat, and waited for him to start the tractor and drive towards the ramp at the entrance of the village.
This steep slope was flattened a lot this year by Secretary Zhang and his men, but the tractor still had a hard time going up with such a heavy load. It emitted black smoke and roared like a human before it slowly climbed up the slope.
Zhou Huaian drove forward as he watched the dimly lit road. The biting snow wind blew in his face, and it hurt like a knife cutting his face.
He shrank his neck and said, "Damn it, money is hard to make, but shit is hard to eat!"
"This little bit of cold wind is nothing!" Zhou Huaijun said cheerfully, "Your second sister-in-law is very happy today. She said that if she can receive this much goods every day, she will be satisfied after working for this season."
After hearing this, Zhou Huaian calculated and nodded, "It's time to be content!"
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On the other side of the fork in the road, Zhou Yiding had just arrived at the purchasing point. Zhou Huaishan heard the noise and hurried out to greet him, "I thought you would come tomorrow morning!"
Zhou Yiding jumped off the driver's seat and said, "There's a lot of cargo over there, so I didn't dare drive too fast. I was delayed on the road for some time."
"It's better to have more goods! How many people are there in your family selling goods?"
"More..." Zhou Yiding told him about the situation.
Zhou Huaishan was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. "Are you going back today, or are you staying here for one night and leaving tomorrow?"
"I have to rush back today. I have to take a truckload of goods to Ning'an to sell at noon tomorrow and give them the money. Otherwise, I will have to write them an IOU."
"Okay, I'll go get someone to help load the goods." Zhou Huaishan walked towards the Yao family next door. He had agreed with the two brothers today that each of them would be paid 30 yuan a month and would help load the baskets and goods every day.
Zhou Yiding walked into the yard and saw a lot of bamboo baskets piled up in the yard. "The goods from several purchasing points are all very good. It looks like this year is really a good year!"
"Yes, we didn't expect that we could collect more than a hundred baskets of truffles today." Li Qiuyue came out with the child on her back and handed him the porcelain jar with a smile, "Drink some boiled water."
"Okay!" Zhou Yiding took it and looked around, "Where's Xiaolin?"
"He fell asleep." Li Qiuyue smiled. "He started whining in the afternoon, saying that it was not fun to play here and he couldn't see his grandparents and ancestors, so he wanted to go back to play with his sister and brother."
Zhou Yiding placed the porcelain jar on the small square table on the steps. "She'll get used to it in a few days. If it doesn't work, I'll take her back."
"You'll get used to it after staying for a few more days." Li Qiuyue picked up the warm water bottle and added some water to the porcelain jar.
Zhou Huaishan brought the Yao brothers over, and the four of them were busy moving the goods onto the tractor. It took four people to load more than 130 baskets of goods, and they finished loading them quickly.
Zhou Yiding climbed onto the driving platform and said, "I'm leaving now. If I hurry up, maybe I can meet the youngest brother."
Zhou Huaishan came to the car window and asked, "The youngest one hasn't gone home yet?"
Zhou Yiding: "When I left, he hadn't come back yet. My sister-in-law said that if he was quick, he would be back tonight, if he was late, he would be back tomorrow. I guess he can't sit still, so he will probably rush back tonight."
Zhou Huaishan smiled and said, "You know him best."
"We are birds of a feather!" Zhou Yiding waved his hand and started the tractor.
Zhou Huaishan thought about it and chased after him and yelled, "Slow down on the road and don't let anyone hitchhike casually."
"I know!" Zhou Yiding drove into the Shaiba and turned towards the village entrance.
(End of this chapter)
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