Chapter 167 Picking Grapes
"I heard from Guo'er that it's hard to hire a construction team now. Where can we hire people to build our house?" Li Qingqing asked worriedly.
If you can't hire someone and have to wait for someone else to build it, you'll have to wait quite a long time!
"I have worked for a construction team in another county before. I would give them a call and ask if they can help build our house," Li Xiaojie also said.
He handed Li Changhe a card and said, "Dad, this is Lili's gift to you. She was worried that they didn't have enough money to build a house, so she asked me to give it to you. She said it was the betrothal money our family gave her. Her family was worried that she wouldn't have the confidence to marry far away, so they asked her to bring it all back!"
Li Changhe took the card and said, "We don't have enough money to build a house. I was thinking of borrowing some from your aunt. Now I don't need to borrow. Go get some paper and pen, and I'll write an IOU to Lili! I'll pay her back when we have money!"
Li Changhe could understand why his daughter-in-law's family asked for a dowry. After all, they had raised her up, and before they could repay her, she married far away. So when his daughter-in-law was asked for a dowry, he gave it without hesitation.
The in-laws also loved their child and asked for some money specifically for their daughter-in-law just in case.
The daughter-in-law is generous and kind. She used the money to build a house. Their family cannot use it as a matter of course. They can borrow it but must pay it back. This money is also the confidence and guarantee for the daughter-in-law's future!
Li Xiaojie also knew that his father was a man of his words. If he said he would write a promissory note, then he must write it, so he asked Li Qingqing to go back to the house to get paper and pen.
He went to the side to contact the boss of the construction team. Fortunately for his family, the boss of the construction team had just finished a project. When he heard his request, he readily agreed. When he heard that the construction period was urgent, he said that he would bring people over tomorrow.
Li Xiaojie put down the phone. His father had just written an IOU and handed it to him. After asking him to give it to his wife, he asked expectantly, "How is it? Did you get the invitation?"
"He's here. He said he'll come and start work tomorrow." Li Xiaojie said happily.
After seeing Li Qingqing off, Guoer came to the vineyard. After lunch, a group of guests would leave the farm. They were picking grapes and taking them away, so someone needed to watch them. Grandma and parents were here.
The vineyard is open for three hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon every day, and all tourists who need to pick fruits can do so during this time period.
The vineyard occupies the largest area in the entire orchard, and there are many varieties, including Sunshine Rose, Golden Finger, Kyoho, Red Grape, Ruby... The prices are also different. You can pick whichever you like, and it is not cheap. There is a purchase limit of 5 kilograms. If there is no purchase limit, we cannot afford it, and we have to leave enough for Zhou Xiangdong every day.
In the orchard, Li Xuezhu and others were helping tourists pick grapes. After the picked grapes were weighed, they were packed into boxes for tourists to carry.
Everyone knows that the fruits from Guoer’s are delicious. Even though they are expensive, tourists who are leaving don’t want to miss this opportunity. There are still many people waiting to pick them.
Seeing Guoer holding a pair of scissors, some tourists who knew her gathered around her and asked her to help cut the hair.
"Little sister, you are so beautiful. You look better in real life than in the live broadcast room!" A chubby girl came forward and said.
It was obvious from the sound that they were fans of Li Minghao and his group before the live broadcast, and they were the only ones who would call them "little sister".
"Thank you for the compliment! What kind of grapes do you need? I can help you pick them!" Guoer asked.
It’s a good feeling to be praised by others. The young lady has good taste.
The young lady said in a somewhat tangled tone, "I like to eat many varieties, but unfortunately I can only buy two bunches. It's so hard to choose!"
Because one bunch is less than 5 kilograms, it would be a waste if it was cut in half. In order to avoid waste, Li Xuezhu asked each tourist to pick two bunches.
If it’s more than 5 kilograms, then so be it. It’s better than wasting it.
After hesitating for a while, she said, "Any variety, pick me two of the largest ones!"
She could only buy two skewers, which was still not enough for the foodie girl. Since they were all delicious anyway, she chose the big one. She was really smart!
Guo'er responded with a smile, and indeed picked out the two largest bunches for her, put them in a basket and handed it to her, then guided her to the side to line up for weighing, payment, and packing.
She took the opportunity to ask, "Little sister, I heard that the weight loss pills you made are very effective. Can you sell me some? Please, I love to eat and I gain weight easily! Look at my figure. I struggle with whether to lose weight or not every day. It's too difficult!"
Guo'er thought for a moment and said, "I will occasionally post a batch of weight loss pills on my mother and brothers' live broadcast room. Remember to pay attention to the live broadcast room information when the time comes."
Nowadays, everyone is pursuing thinness as beauty. Guo'er doesn't understand that being so thin that only bones are left is not good-looking. It will only make people horrified.
Not too fat or too thin, the body is well-proportioned, and it looks good if it feels slightly fleshy to the touch!
Guoer's slimming pill can only help people reduce their weight to the standard body shape of their own height. If you are already very thin and want to lose weight more, taking this slimming pill will be useless.
"Great! I'll keep an eye on it!" the girl said happily.
To celebrate, let’s order some braised pork at noon. I didn’t eat enough last night, it was so delicious.
Meat! Her eyes lit up at the thought of meat and she quickly asked, "Do you sell meat? I want to buy some to bring back for my parents!"
"No, I don't sell them! But you can go to the village and buy some local chickens and ducks to take back. Although they can't compare to the ones I have, they definitely taste just as good. They're authentic free-range farm-raised ones." Guo'er first refused and then recommended.
Every household in their village raises chickens, ducks and geese, and feeds them with grains instead of feed. They are free-range. As long as they are not as good as the ones she feeds, the taste is still much better!
Many families who have given birth in the city will come to their rural area to buy some old hens to make soup for the mothers to nourish their bodies.
The girl patted her head and said in annoyance, "Yeah, how could I have forgotten? Not only chickens, ducks, and geese, but also the vegetables grown by the villagers and the wild delicacies they picked can be bought. These are all good things!"
Although the taste is not as good as my younger sister’s, it is still better than those so-called healthy and nutritious dishes in the city!
Hearing their conversation, the tourists in the queue also started talking about it.
"I'll go to the village and buy some to take home! It's a rare trip, I can't just bring back some grapes!"
"I'm going to buy some free-range chickens too. They don't have hormones, the meat is firm and not tough, and it tastes delicious!"
"I like goose meat. Let's buy some geese and stew them in an iron pot. It's sure to be delicious!"
"Hearing what you said, I'll go buy some local ducks too. They'll be great for making homemade fried duck or soup!"
Another older tourist asked Guo'er, "Little girl, is there any place in your village that sells local pork?"
"Not now. Usually during Chinese New Year and other festivals, if someone kills a pig and has leftovers, they sell them directly to friends and family." Guo'er replied.
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