Old Man Tong put his hands behind his back and glanced at Liang Qi who was lying at the hole. This man didn't have any sense of disgust and was lying comfortably. He was really comfortable.
He couldn't let her be so comfortable. He just thought of recycling the waste. He asked her to go over there and weed and turn the soil. He was supervising.
How could she be so comfortable, even more comfortable than him? He couldn't bear it anymore and had to make her do some hard labor. Although the matter had not been investigated clearly yet, even if there was no problem, he had to make use of it. It would be a waste for her to eat so much of his rations.
It just so happened that the rural people knew how to take care of the fields, and it was time to plow the vegetable garden at the back.
“Knock knock!”
Liang Qi heard someone knocking on the door, got up, put on his shoes with great effort, and opened the door. The moment Liang Qi looked outside the door, he had the urge to close it.
This person and her five elements are incompatible.
"What can I do for you, sir?" Liang Qi felt that she had a grudge against the old man, and wondered if she could be left alone for a while.
"Yes, there is something for you to do. You don't contribute anything except eating every day. It's a bit unreasonable." After saying this, Old Man Tong hummed and tilted his head, with his hands behind his back, looking a little arrogant.
Liang Qi rolled her eyes when she heard this. She no longer had any doubt that this old man was targeting her.
"What do you think I should contribute?" Liang Qi was a little curious. How could she, a suspect, contribute?
Isn't this old man afraid that she will know their secret? He is so bold as to let her go out and contribute.
"You know how to farm, don't you? Then go to the vegetable garden over there and plow the soil for me." After saying that, he pretended to cough.
"Did you find out so quickly?" Liang Qi said happily looking at Old Man Tong.
"No, you just eat and sleep, sleep and eat. I don't agree with that. I ask you to do some work to earn a meal. What's wrong with that?" Old man Tong shouted as a matter of course. At the end, he looked like if you dare to say no, just try it.
Liang Qi rolled his eyes at the old man's speechless reason.
"Aren't you afraid that I will tour your base and find out everything?" Liang Qi looked at Tong Laodao speechlessly.
"Hehe, how can I let you succeed so easily? Then this place is not called a base, it should be called a public place. Don't even think about it, just follow me." After saying this, he chuckled and put his hands behind his back.
Liang Qi looked at Old Man Tong's smug look and felt a little angry.
There was no other way. If she didn't obey, she would have no delicious food. She didn't want to be bullied by this old man. She had no choice but to follow Old Man Tong.
This direction seemed to be the direction Nie Zheng brought them in before.
"Look, it's over there in front," Old Man Tong suddenly interrupted Liang Qi's thoughts.
Liang Qi saw a wide open plain in front of him in a blink of an eye.
There were only vegetable stalks on it, with some fruits hanging sparsely on the stalks, swaying in the breeze.
"See, it's just a large piece of land. You just need to turn it over and make it soft," Old Man Tong looked at the land in front of him.
They breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, someone was doing something. Among the dozen or so people, only a few could do farm work. They were all talented people engaged in scientific research.
Besides, he is the only one who can do it and is capable of doing it. He is too old to do it anymore. If he doesn't come across a free replacement, he might as well use it.
"Me alone? I'm turning over such a large piece of land for you?" Liang Qi looked at the nearly one acre of land in front of him.
Just make her work to death. Even if she is capable, you expect her to work for nothing just because you provided her with a few meals.
"Yes, this is considered too little for just you. How can you eat and drink for free all day? Don't you do some work to pay off your debt?" Old Man Tong squinted his eyes and glanced at Liang Qi.
"Then I can't work for nothing," Liang Qi looked at the land in front of him, he couldn't say he didn't make something.
"Two bowls of rice and a large bowl of vegetables are not enough? What else do you want to do?" Old Man Tong was stunned by Liang Qi's shamelessness.
"I make some money every day doing this at home. Two bowls of rice can't offset my fighting power." Liang Qi just didn't want the old man to take advantage of her comfortably. She was not cheap.
Old Man Tong is also a person who "bullies the weak and fears the strong". Looking at Liang Qi's posture, he really doesn't want to turn the soil himself.
"Then what do you want?" Old Man Tong said as he looked at Liang Qi, who was squinting his eyes and enjoying the breeze comfortably.
"Originally, I was treating patients. There was nothing wrong. But you guys turned the tables and detained me here. Well, you should have provided me with the meal. It's not a compensation. It's normal for me to refuse. Don't think I'm narrow-minded and want to deceive me." Liang Qi said slowly.
He finished speaking without even taking a breath.
"Why didn't you say it just now?"
"Just now I didn't want to argue with you."
Old Man Tong always felt as if something was wrong, but the thought of an old man turning over the soil made his waist and legs ache.
Liang Qi watched the old man's expression change from one moment to the next, and then continued, "If you want me to plow the soil for you, that's fine, but the price will be different."
After saying that, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Old Man Tong. This old man was short and round, and had a talent for being a comedian.
When Old Man Tong heard Liang Qi say this again, he was afraid that he would ask for too much again.
"Okay, then I'll give you three dollars as wages!" Old Man Tong agreed to Liang Qi very quickly.
"Well, I think it's very good." Liang Qi was afraid that the old man would go back on his word, so this was already quite high.
At that time, workers didn’t earn much, only 20 or 30 yuan a month.
This old man's salary is not low! Otherwise, he wouldn't offer such a high salary.
Liang Qi was very happy in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.
"Well, what about the tools?" Liang Qi looked at the old man and said.
Old Man Tong was a little suspicious that he had paid too much, otherwise why would this slick man agree so quickly.
As if afraid that he would change his mind suddenly, she instantly became extremely alert, squinting her eyes and glaring at Liang Qi, wondering if he was planning something bad again.
"Wait." Old Man Tong left this sentence and turned to get the tools.
Liang Qi sat down casually and looked at the land. The more she looked at it, the more it looked like the green mountains and forests in Yangyu Village.
The trees next to it are of the same species.
The more Liang Qi looked, the more frightened she became. Did she really know some secret? Were the fruits she picked that time grown in this base?
Then her trap is also...
Liang Qi was just thinking hard when the old man quickly came over with a shovel for digging the soil.
"Here, it's for you. Work hard and don't slack off. I'm always watching you." Old Man Tong looked at Liang Qi and snorted.
"I understand, but you have to pay me 50% of my wages first. After I finish the work, you can give me the balance." Liang Qi stretched out his hand and looked at the old man.
Old Man Tong looked at Liang Qi. "A country boy came up with this idea on his own? How could he be so cunning?"
He took out a dollar and fifty cents from his jacket pocket in a bad mood.
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