Chapter 94: Picking up free pineapples (Page 1/2)
After chatting for a while, Xiao Rong took Lin Man to the field to pick ripe pineapples. The farm manager Tang Xiaoyong knew that Liao Hongyuan's family was arranged by Commander Lu, so he did not make things difficult for them.
Seeing Lin Man picking ripe pineapples, Tang Xiaoyong specially cut a few crispy pineapples for her.
"Comrade Lin, those overripe pineapples are impatient and will rot if not eaten in two or three days. I'll give you a few good ones. Take them home and enjoy them slowly."
Huo Qingci walked over and said to Tang Xiaoyong, "Thank you, Comrade Tang."
Tang Xiaoyong asked Huo Qingci, "Is Commander Lu in good health?"
"My knee joint is swollen and I have to use a wheelchair to travel recently. I am still living in a nursing home."
"I'll go see him sometime."
Huo Qingci took out a pack of Daqianmen from his pocket and handed it to Tang Xiaoyong. Tang Xiaoyong asked, "Comrade Huo, what are you doing?"
"Nothing, just a cigarette."
Tang Xiaoyong said: "If you don't invite me to smoke, I won't embarrass your aunt's family. Commander Lu has already said hello.
If someone wants to hold a meeting, just let them stand on the stage for a while; it won’t be too difficult for them.”
"Thank you."
"You're welcome. Comrade Huo, what department are you in at the 301 Hospital?"
"Cardiovascular Department."
"My mother has high blood pressure and always complains about heart discomfort. Next time I'll bring her to see you."
"Okay, come on over. I'll take her for a detailed examination then."
Lin Man rushed to the pineapple field, holding a sack and bending down to pick ripe pineapples from the field. When no one around was paying attention, she secretly threw some into the space.
It was so satisfying to pick up free pineapples. Before I knew it, the sack was full and I had thrown away seventy or eighty pineapples.
Huo Qingci suddenly came over and said with a smile, "Manman, how are we going to carry all these pineapples back?"
Seeing that everyone had come over, Lin Man stopped picking up the waste and gave Huo Qingci a silly smile: "I think it's a waste to use it as compost, so I picked up some more."
Tang Xiaoyong smiled and said, "Pick them up. As long as you don't pick the crispy ones, no one will say anything to you. You don't have to worry about not being able to take the pineapples back."
I'll use my bicycle to help you transport the pineapples to the roadside later, and then when the car comes, you can ask someone to lift them up.
But these pineapples are ripe and must be eaten quickly. If you can't finish them, you can share some with colleagues in the hospital."
Lin Man didn't expect the farm manager to be so enthusiastic. Not only did he let them pick so many ripe pineapples for free, he was also willing to help them move them out.
Huo Qingci naturally knew what was going on. It was certainly not easy to be in the position of person in charge. Tang Xiaoyong probably guessed his family background, and seeing that Commander Lu took special care of him, he was naturally very enthusiastic towards them.
Huo Qingci smiled and shook hands with Tang Xiaoyong, "Thank you, Comrade Tang."
"You are welcome.
After picking up the pineapples, Huo Qingci and the others were about to leave. Xiao Rong felt very guilty when she saw them leaving, "Why don't you eat before you leave?"
"Auntie, wait until you finish cleaning the kitchen, then we'll come over for dinner."
Huo Qingci said to the skinny little Liao Siyu, "Siyu, do you want to go to your brother's house to play?"
Liao Siyu shook her head. "No, I want to help my sister pull the bags and pick up pineapples."
Huo Qinghuan on the side tempted: "Cousin, we can go to the beach to catch seafood. If you go, I can take you there. There are many small seafood to pick up on the beach."
"Is the sea beautiful? What are small seafood?"
"Conch, shellfish, fish, shrimp, crabs, these are all small seafood!"
Liao Siyu looked at Huo Qinghuan with envy. She also wanted to go to the beach, but she didn't want to leave her parents. It would be troublesome if she couldn't find them.
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"I'd better not go. I'll come and play with you when mom is free."
Seeing her little daughter wavering, Xiao Rong said to Huo Qinghuan, "Qinghuan, after we finish cutting the pineapples this month and we're not so busy anymore, I'll have Sijie bring them over to play with you."
Huo Qinghuan nodded, "Okay then!"
Alas, my little cousin is so pitiful. She has never seen the sea even when she came to the island. In such hot weather, she still has to help her aunt in the pineapple field every day. Next time when he saves enough money, he will definitely treat his little cousin to popsicles.
Because my aunt's house didn't have a kitchen, Lin Man and her friends didn't stay for dinner. Around 11 o'clock, they took the bus back to 301 Hospital.
Lin Man asked someone to help carry the sack of pineapples out of the car. She was a little confused. The hospital was two miles away from where they lived. How should they get back?
They didn't have any bicycles, so it was impossible for them to carry them back.
"Manman, I'll take ten pineapples and share them with my colleagues in the department."
"Okay, you can't carry that much by yourself, let Qinghuan carry two too."
Lin Man took out three plastic bags from the cloth bag and asked Huo Qingci and Huo Qinghuan to carry ten pineapples to their department.
Before leaving, Tang Xiaoyong specifically instructed that if the pineapples were left over, he could share some with other doctors in the department.
After the two Huo brothers left, Lin Man secretly threw half of the pineapples in the sack into the space.
When Huo Qinghuan came back, he found that more than half of the pineapples were missing. He asked Lin Man, "Sister-in-law, why are more than half of the pineapples missing?"
"Qinghuan, my aunt said these pineapples won't last long, so I gave some to passersby." Lin Man lied to Huo Qinghuan.
When Huo Qingci saw his wife's sly smile, he knew she had secretly sent the pineapple to his space. "Let's go, let's send the pineapple back first."
Huo Qinghuan looked at the deflated sack with a disheartened look. "I worked so hard to get a big bag of pineapples, but there are only about twenty left. Big brother, I want to eat sweet and sour pork with pineapple today."
"I'll buy some meat tomorrow morning and make pineapple sweet and sour pork for lunch tomorrow. We'll have noodles for lunch today."
"Oh well!"
When they got home, Huo Qingci was cooking noodles in the kitchen. Lin Man poured out all the remaining pineapples in the sack. She secretly took a pineapple peeling knife from the space and sat on a small stool to peel the pineapple.
Sure enough, these golden pineapples are ripe. If they are not eaten within two or three days, they will probably rot.
There were only more than twenty pineapples outside, and there were estimated to be more than a hundred pineapples in the space. In addition to the part she had transferred earlier, she secretly picked up a lot of pineapples on the farm and threw them into the space.
She thought that if she were to work on a farm, she would probably pick up all the ripe pineapples that were rotting. Even though she couldn't eat them all, she just liked to get them for free.
After finishing the noodles, Lin Man left a few greener pineapples for Huo Qinghuan to eat slowly. She peeled the remaining 22 pineapples, cut them into thick slices, steamed them in a pot, poured them into a large winnowing basket, and placed them in the sun to dry.
"Sister-in-law, can we use these pineapple heads to grow our own pineapples?"
"Yes, you can take two and bury them next to the coconut saplings. Remember to water them every day."
"I want to plant a few more pineapples, is that okay?"
"Plant them as you see fit, and don't pull out the vegetables in the yard."
There are more than a hundred pineapples in the space, and she can peel all of them and make dried pineapples and pineapple jam.
The remaining one hundred or so pineapple heads were taken to Huo Qingci's space for planting, so that she would no longer have to go to the farm to pick up ripe pineapples for composting.
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