The meaning of life may lie in being busy and running around.
Although people will inevitably feel tired when doing things, as long as they have the energy to support them, they will appear to be particularly vital.
People are like water. If they don't move, they are a stagnant pool of water. If they move, they are like the Yangtze River flowing eastward, with magnificent waves flowing into the sea.
Of course, the above is Gao Mingcheng’s self-consolation when he is busy!
After Xiao Xuxu’s first birthday party, Gao Mingcheng had breakfast the next morning and drove a truck from the transportation company back to the village.
To load 5,000 kilograms of oranges, his small tractor would have to make several trips back and forth, but he didn't want to run back and forth, so he simply drove his truck to load the oranges.
It was only ten o'clock in the morning when he drove the truck back to the village.
In Xiaofushan, Chen Dasong's family and Zhang Chengyuan's family were picking oranges, and the shed at the foot of the mountain was already filled with golden oranges, all of which were picked yesterday.
Gao Mingcheng first moved the bagged oranges onto the truck, and then he also took the woven bags into the mountain, intending to help pick the oranges.
Most of the orange trees in sight have been emptied of their fruits. These orange trees are not very old, so they are not very tall. People can easily pick the oranges by standing on the ground.
The adults were busy picking oranges, so there was no need to worry about Little Stone. They just let him stay nearby and either eat a few oranges or pull weeds and catch insects for fun.
Few children who grew up in the village are afraid of insects. On the contrary, insects are their toys. Little Stone was digging in the soil with a stick. Suddenly, he startled a lizard hiding in the soil. The lizard crawled out of the soil and fled in panic.
When the lizard first appeared, Xiao Shitou was startled, but then he excitedly went to catch the lizard. After catching it, he held the lizard's tail and played with it.
This thing doesn't bite and is not poisonous. Village children are not afraid of it. Only children who grew up in cities are afraid of it because they are unfamiliar with it.
Gao Mingcheng was watching from the side and felt that the scene looked familiar. After a few seconds, he remembered that when he was hunting wild boars in the mountains, he had seen with his own eyes a wild boar dig a lizard out of the soil.
The only difference is that Xiao Shitou just played with the lizard, while the wild boar swallowed it in one bite.
Seeing Gao Mingcheng coming, Chen Dasong said quickly: "Mingcheng, we have almost finished picking the fruits. We will be able to finish picking them before noon!"
Gao Mingcheng said: "Leave two trees for me to pick, I have to keep them for myself!"
If the oranges are not picked, they can be kept hanging on the trees for a long time. Now it is mid-November, and even in mid-December, you can still pick oranges from the trees and eat them.
Just pick all the oranges before frost and freeze.
"Okay!" Chen Dasong responded, and told others not to pick all of them.
In fact, we didn’t pick all the oranges from some trees, because some oranges matured late and the skins were still green. So we simply didn’t pick them and let them grow on the trees.
Seeing that there was no need for help in picking oranges, Gao Mingcheng simply carried the oranges picked by everyone down the mountain one by one. He was very strong and could do the work of three people.
After the oranges are picked, they are put into woven bags. These woven bags are made of plastic, which are cheaper and more durable than the previous sacks. When filled with oranges, they weigh about 100 to 110 kilograms.
Gao Mingcheng carried a bag in one hand and walked down the mountain easily.
Everyone in the village is good at carrying loads, and naturally they can carry objects weighing more than 200 kilograms, but it is rare to see someone carrying them in their hands and walking so easily like Gao Mingcheng.
While others were busy picking oranges, Gao Mingcheng was busy carrying the bagged oranges down the mountain, going back and forth more than ten times.
Although there was no large scale at home, he could roughly know how many kilograms of oranges were in the bags by counting them.
Assuming that one bag of oranges weighs 100 kilograms, then 5,000 kilograms of oranges would be 50 bags.
After he counted them one by one, he found that there were already fifty bags, and there were still people picking them in the mountains, so there might be another two or three bags.
Gao Mingcheng then walked up the mountain, looked around, and found that there were only a few trees left to pick, so he said, "Let's pick as many as we can here, that's enough, I'll keep the rest for myself to eat later!"
"Okay then." Chen Dasong took the orange in his hand and said to everyone, "Okay, pack all the oranges and take them down the mountain. We'll pay you later!"
So everyone stopped what they were doing and went down the mountain with oranges in their hands.
Even though Gao Mingcheng walked easily, Xiaofu Mountain is at least 300 acres in area, and it takes some time to come down from the mountain.
But Xiaofushan has an advantage, that is, the terrain is relatively flat. It looks like a small hill from a distance. Because the light and soil are good, it is actually quite suitable for growing fruit trees.
After several years of farming, Xiaofushan finally gave rewards.
When the group arrived at the shed at the foot of the mountain, Gao Mingcheng paid them their wages.
Calculating two dollars a day, they worked for a day and a half in total and earned three dollars.
It’s not that Gao Mingcheng is not generous enough, but the market price is just like this. If we follow the market price, everyone will be happy to negotiate.
Chen Dasong and his son were paid, so naturally they didn't need to give any extra money, but Gao Mingcheng still gave some to Aunt Liu and Chen Duoxi, and also gave some jade.
Everyone took their money and went their separate ways. Aunt Liu and Xuanyu also went home to cook.
Gao Mingcheng looked at the oranges they brought down the mountain. Most of them were only half a bag, so he started to fill the bags and left a few bags empty.
Chen Dasong and Chen Duofu also helped out.
In total, he got five and a half bags of oranges. After loading them into the car, Gao Mingcheng prepared to leave. He was in a hurry to hand over the goods to Xiao Jinfeng, so he did not stay in the village for lunch.
When the truck arrived at the transport company, it was exactly twelve o'clock. When Xiao Jinfeng saw Gao Mingcheng, he asked him to stay here for dinner and said, "I just received a truckload of spices and plan to send it to Yangcheng tomorrow. Are you going to make this trip?"
Gao Mingcheng nodded. He had told Xiao Jinfeng before that he was planning to go to Yangcheng to purchase goods recently, and asked Xiao Jinfeng to arrange a date.
"What spices? Whose are you getting them from?" Gao Mingcheng asked casually.
Xiao Jinfeng said, "Licorice, Angelica dahurica, Amomum villosum and the like are medicinal herbs and can also be used to make soups and dishes. People in Yangcheng love to make soups, so these spices are easy to sell. Someone found me this morning and said he had a truckload of spices to sell at a low price. I looked at the goods and they were really good, so I accepted them. The man originally planned to go to Yangcheng to sell them himself, but unfortunately his car broke down and he couldn't go anywhere! Spices are expensive, so he found a middleman, and the middleman found me."
"The goods are still piled up in the warehouse. When the truck comes back this afternoon, they will be loaded onto the truck. You can come and drive the truck away tomorrow morning."
Gao Mingcheng nodded and said, "Okay, but I plan to bring in more goods this time, and also buy a color TV and a washing machine. I can't bring too much when I come back. Do you think it can be arranged? If not, I will rent a truck."
Xiao Jinfeng thought for a moment and said, "Well... Mingcheng, someone actually found me and said they hope to go to Yangcheng with you to purchase goods."
Gao Mingcheng looked at Xiao Jinfeng, waiting for his next words.
Xiao Jinfeng continued, "I haven't told you about this, and I don't know if you agree or not. That woman is the daughter of the manager of the county department store. The manager's wife died two years ago, and this year he married a new one, who is pregnant! So, with a stepmother comes a stepfather. This girl's life is not easy, so she plans to start her own business. She also wants to do clothing business, but it's not safe for a girl to go out to buy goods, so she set her sights on you."
"She is quite capable. She found out that you always drove yourself to Yangcheng to purchase goods, and nothing happened in these years. So she wanted to go with you to purchase goods. As long as you are willing to take her with you, she is willing to pay more for the fare."
"She found me a while ago, but I saw that you were very busy recently, so I didn't tell you. I'm just telling you about this. It's up to you whether you agree or not."
Gao Mingcheng thought for a while before saying, "Is that girl's name Song Jinzhang?"
Xiao Jinfeng was stunned and said with a smile: "So you know her?"
Gao Mingcheng shook his head and said, "I don't know him. I just heard some gossip about his family."
Maozi had mentioned the gossip about the Song family to him before, and then Hu Yinchen also mentioned it, because Song Jinzhang was not someone to be trifled with, and neither was her stepmother, so the two of them went back and forth, causing quite a stir.
Gao Mingcheng recalled the memories of his previous life and realized that Song Jinzhang was no match for his stepmother in the end. She married far away and never came back.
The reason why he remembered this incident was that after Song Jinzhang left, the victorious stepmother was exposed a few years later, saying that she had an affair outside and the boy she gave birth to was not Manager Song's child!
Naturally, many people know about this explosive gossip.
Gao Mingcheng said: "I promised to take her with me this time to see what kind of person she is. If she is not okay, there will be no next time."
Gao Mingcheng had heard about the gossip in Song Jinzhang's family. Now that the protagonist of the gossip was about to appear, he was actually a little excited.
So he simply agreed.
It is said that people in the same industry are jealous of each other, but in the clothing business, it depends on whether the boss can purchase and sell the goods.
There are so many goods in the wholesale market in Guangzhou, and it is difficult to choose goods that suit local aesthetics.
How to sell the goods as quickly as possible is also a difficult point.
Gao Mingcheng had experience from his previous life and could easily choose popular styles, so the store did not have too much inventory.
Seeing that he agreed, Xiao Jinfeng said, "Okay, I'll have someone notify her and ask her to come directly to the transportation company tomorrow morning. To be honest, I'm relieved that you agreed. One of my cousins knows Song Jinzhang, and they are good friends. She asked me for help."
Xiao Jinfeng was really relieved, and smiled as he pulled Gao Mingcheng into the house to eat.
It is lunchtime now, and the employees working in the transportation company have all come here to prepare for lunch.
Gao Mingcheng had lunch here, weighed, counted and paid for the oranges before returning to the clothing store.
At this moment, Xiao Xuxu had already taken a nap and was sleeping in the room upstairs, while Xuanyuemei was talking to Luo Li, chatting about the state of pregnancy and things to pay attention to when giving birth.
As time passed, Luo Li's belly gradually grew bigger. Her due date was pretty good, which was next spring.
When spring comes and the temperature rises, it will be easier to take care of the children.
In today's world without heating and air conditioning, it is rather troublesome to have a child born in winter. Keeping the child warm is a problem, and changing diapers is also a big problem.
In order to protect their children from the wind, some people keep them indoors for the entire winter. This is fine if the indoor lighting is good, but I am afraid that if the indoor lighting is poor, the children will have eye problems after being kept indoors for a whole winter!
Luo Li was not worried about raising a child. Although she had never given birth to a child, she had raised one!
Especially her two younger brothers, she really brought them up since they were babies!
Zhang Jinling was listening to these words and felt a little uncomfortable.
Since she moved to the county, her relationship with Gao Mingli has been good and they often sleep together, but she has not yet gotten pregnant!
When she was having a drink yesterday, she saw her sister-in-law. Her sister-in-law had a pointed belly. Whenever someone talked about her belly, mother-in-law Luo Xiaohua would proudly say: With such a pointed belly, she will definitely give birth to a son.
During pregnancy, if the pregnant woman's belly is pointed, she will most likely give birth to a son. If the pregnant woman's belly is round, she will most likely give birth to a daughter.
Therefore, during pregnancy, a pointed belly can bring more joy to people.
Zhang Jinling had no one to talk to about her depression, so she could only work silently and use being busy to relieve her depression.
However, Hu Yinchen, who had experienced this, saw through her thoughts, pulled Zhang Jinling aside, and secretly taught her some ways to get pregnant quickly.
Hu Yinchen's grandfather was a barefoot doctor, so she naturally knew some ways to keep healthy.
Hu Yinchen whispered, "You have to know how to calculate the days. You have to sleep with Mingli between your periods. And remember to put a pillow under your butt. After you're done, don't rush to wash yourself. Keep that position for a while!"
"Besides, if you want to get pregnant, you still have to do it more! Mingli is a young man with a hot temper. If you tease him too much, he will definitely not be able to control himself!"
The person who said this did not blush, but the people who heard it were blushing with shame.
Zhang Jinling lowered her head, her face full of shyness, her eyelashes fluttering, revealing the shock in her heart.
"Yeah." After a long time, she responded in a low voice and decided to try it tonight.
However, as the weather got colder, Mingli didn't seem to be as enthusiastic towards her as before.
It seems that she still needs to take the initiative to tease Mingli as Aunt Hu said.
But how to tease?
Zhang Jinling's face turned red, and her mind was full of some content that was not suitable for children.
Hu Yinchen walked away with a wicked smile, but she didn't tease Zhang Jinling anymore, to prevent her from being shy and running away when she saw her.
The moment a customer comes to their door, all the women's little thoughts are hidden deep in their hearts.
Everyone treated customers with professionalism and no one mentioned any personal matters.
Gao Mingcheng saw their changes and nodded in approval. When customers come, you should naturally put them first. At this time, if you say something irrelevant, it will only make the customers feel ignored and lose their desire to buy. (End of this chapter)
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