They are vying to introduce me to someone.
Jiang Lin returned to the room and lifted the quilt and pillow. A festive red envelope was pressed under the pillow.
"Pei Xu, wait for me." Jiang Lin caught up with him, holding up the red envelope and said with a smile: "I wish Boss Pei all the best in the new year, peace and happiness, and hard work to make a fortune."
Pei Xu said: "If you want me to get rich, you can come with me to install the water pump later."
Jiang Lin said excitedly: "No way? Today is the first day of the new year. Can't we take a day off on the first day of the new year? It feels like I'm working hard on the first day. I'll be toiling all year long."
"So what do you want to do?"
"Let's go out to play and join in the fun."
Pei Xu thought of what happened last night and said to him, "Look at them." A car with a man and a woman sitting together drove by. "If you have a partner, you can go to a milk tea shop on the street, sit down, go shopping, buy a string of candied haws for the two of you to eat. Why are you, a single dog, joining in the fun? Don't you think it's embarrassing?"
Jiang Lin was not convinced: "Who says I can't go out and join in the fun just because I don't have a partner? It's the same even if I have brothers." Jiang Lin put his hand on his shoulder.
Pei Xu opened his shoulders and asked, "Who is your brother?"
"Pei Xu, you sounded a bit harsh today."
"Yes, I am mean. If a mean person goes to install a water pump, I won't go to the street with you."
Jiang Lin quickly grabbed his arm and said flatteringly, "Boss Pei, I'm a bad mouth, but you're kind-hearted!"
"Just your mouth?" Pei Xu raised his eyebrows and looked at him.
Jiang Lin understood what was going on and immediately ran to drive the car, turning back and shouting, "Mr. Jiang will pay for all expenses today."
The streets were crowded with people everywhere. Many makeshift vendors had set up their stalls on the road, taking up some space.
Jiang Lin exclaimed: "Is this still the street I'm familiar with? Before, there were only middle-aged and elderly people, as well as children. Now, there are young people everywhere, full of youth."
Pei Xu pointed at the temporary stalls and said, "During the Spring Festival, the young people are back. As long as the food sold by these stalls is not unpalatable, they can make some money during the Spring Festival. The fruit and sour food stalls can make as much profit as half a year on weekdays in just one month of opening during the Spring Festival."
"So exaggerated? Aren't fruits very cheap?"
"Fruits are cheap, but they are not cheap at the sour food stalls."
Jiang Lin called out to Pei Xu, "Let's go and take a look too."
"Two young brothers, what would you like to eat?" The proprietress was cutting the mango with great knife skills. The mango halves were sliced into thin slices.
Pei Xu looked into the shed and saw a table of young people leaving. "If you want to eat, just order. There are seats available inside."
Jiang Lin picked up a green mango and asked, "Boss, how much is this?"
The boss neatly added an unknown powdered seasoning into a small red plastic bucket, took a quick glance, and quoted the price: "A pound of mango is twenty-five yuan, guava is eighteen yuan, pineapple is twenty yuan, a portion of pickled radish slices is ten yuan, and a portion of sauerkraut is also ten yuan. What would you like to order?" As he spoke, he freed his hand and handed him a plastic basin.
The basin was handed to him. Jiang Lin pulled himself out of the shock of the price and said with a half-smile, "Boss, business is pretty good."
The two picked a mango, two guavas, half a pineapple, half a portion of pickled radish slices and half a portion of sour cabbage.
Jiang Lin was shocked once again. The first time he was shocked was because the price of tangerines was only ten yuan and six kilograms, which was extremely low.
"How dare you charge me 65 yuan for such a small amount of sour stuff?" Jiang Lin looked at the garbage left by the previous group of people on the table and said disdainfully, "Why don't you come and clean up the leftovers?"
Everything is going up in price during the Chinese New Year. Why not take advantage of the return of young people to make money from the elderly? Do you think middle-aged and elderly people are willing to spend this much money? "
Jiang Lin took a few tissues and wiped the remaining juice on the table while saying, "Don't talk about them. I can't bear to spend this money. For sixty-five yuan, I can carry a whole bunch of bananas home from Uncle Qin."
"Look." Pei Xu pointed at the customer base around him, "They are all young people. Only when young people come back can they boost local consumption. Otherwise, they will spend their money wherever they work and never take a penny home. But in the end, we still have to have jobs first to retain young people. Who would be willing to rush home for the New Year and leave immediately after the New Year? Look at them, all dressed up brightly, but some can only buy standing tickets and stand all the way back. If there is money to be made in their hometown, who would want to leave?"
Half a basin of sour fruit was placed on the table. Jiang Lin took a photo and sent it to the group, typing: "Brothers, my goodness, this little bit of sour fruit cost 65 yuan."
“Haha, haha, we made a video call in the group last night, but you and Brother Xu didn’t answer. Turns out you went out to eat and drink without telling us.” Song Yifan sent an emoticon of someone watching from the dark.
Pei Xu felt a little guilty and buried his head in his food, automatically ignoring Song Yifan's news.
"How much?" Cheng Enyue immediately sent a questioning emoji, "You're asking for a sky-high price, are you trying to get on 315 this year?"
He sent a frowning expression to Chuzhe, "What kind of seasoning is used with the fruit? It's such a dark cuisine."
Pei Xu typed: "Chili powder, alpinia powder, brown sugar water."
Li Xuran joked: "Boss Song, when we get back, let's play a big game, and the loser will eat one pound of meat."
"Don't regret it. Let alone 65 yuan, I would buy it for you even for 100 yuan." Song Yifan followed with a photo of receiving many red envelopes.
Pei Xu enviously asked: "Why can you still receive red envelopes?"
Li Xuran teased him: "You didn't receive any red envelopes, did you? Internet pictures?"
Cheng Enyue said, "Mr. Song, whoever sees it gets a share."
Song Yifan recorded a video while opening the red envelope and sent it to the group, boasting: "The custom in our family is that you can keep receiving red envelopes before you get married."
Jiang Lin said: "This should be about 30,000 or 40,000, right?"
"Young Master Jiang is indeed a man who has seen the world. He is not like some ordinary people who actually suspect that it is an Internet picture."
Pei Xu said: "Sure enough, it's only the company and I who are poor. I really want to reach into your pocket and take some money."
Jiang Lin became more and more addicted to it. "This thing has something interesting. The more you eat it, the better it tastes."
Pei Xu smiled and said, "Many young people out there are thinking about this."
Jiang Lin said casually: "After simple processing, the taste of fruits changes and the price goes up."
Pei Xu suddenly got an inspiration and said excitedly: "We can also process fruits. The added value of primary agricultural products is relatively low, and the fruits cannot be sold at a high price. The local fruit market is relatively saturated and the profit is low because it is the place of origin. We can go in the direction of deep processing, such as canned fruits, or cater to the hobbies of young people and make some fruit blind boxes."
Jiang Lin nodded, "When the brothers come back, we can discuss this proposal. If we decide to do it, we have to select the products in advance and conduct a wave of experiments to accumulate experience for our subsequent deep processing of mangoes."
An uncle walked by carrying a stick of candied haws, and Jiang Lin was attracted by the dazzling array of red candied haws.
"Pei Xu, let's make a bunch too."
Pei Xu pretended to be disgusted and said: "I hate your saliva."
Jiang Lin paid and took a string, picked one off with force with his mouth, and then handed the rest to him.
"Hurry up and take it." Jiang Lin urged.
Pei Xu took it reluctantly.
Jiang Lin held up his phone and said, "Let's take a selfie."
"We are not a couple, why are you taking photos?"
Jiang Lin gave him a look of contempt and said, "If you don't want to shoot, then don't shoot!"
Pei Xu grabbed his falling hand and said, "If you want to take a picture, hurry up."
Jiang Lin's expression changed immediately. He smiled and put his arm around Pei Xu's shoulders to freeze this moment.
"Don't post on Moments."
"Then I'll post it!" Jiang Lin quickly edited the text, "The first string of candied haws in the New Year, very sweet."
On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Pei Xu and Jiang Lin went to work in the fields, and they connected electricity from the electrical box.
Pei Xu reminded: "The line must be held tight. If it hits water, the village will have to have a feast tomorrow. It's just in time for everyone to come back."
Jiang Lin picked up on his joke, "It's great that everyone is here to see us."
"Don't be so playful."
Jiang Lin walked forward holding a bundle of electric wires. "Pei Xu, the farmhand of the landlord's house is not as miserable as me. I have to work in the fields on the second day of the Chinese New Year. Shouldn't I be awarded one of the May 1st Model Worker or May 4th Youth Model this year?"
"Adults don't make choices. I'll draw you a picture later and assign you two models."
Jiang Lin stood beside him holding the wire, and teased with a smile: "Pei Xu, do you know who you look like now?"
"Like whom?"
"There is a plum forest ahead, just fool around, Cao Xu."
Pei Xu smiled and said, "You found out. My elder brother Cao Cao said that a leader who can't draw cakes is not a good leader."
Pei Xu squatted in front of the electrical box with a black wire in his hand, used pliers to break off a layer of black glue that covered the wire, and said, "Let me try."
Jiang Lin asked: "Is this the live wire and the neutral wire?"
"right."
Jiang Lin asked with some admiration: "How come you know everything? Did you study agronomy? How come you know how to connect wires and water and fertilizer systems?"
"Science and engineering are inseparable, and agriculture also involves the development of agriculture through science and technology. I have a lot of practical experience, so I figured it out after a while."
Jiang Lin gave him a thumbs up and said, "Pei Xu, if the company is about to go bankrupt one day, I think you can go out and take on some jobs to support the company."
Pei Xu looked up at him resentfully: "It's New Year's Day, what are you talking about? Hurry up and spit on the ground."
"You are an educated person. You should believe in science and not be so superstitious."
Pei Xu stood up and took the wire from his hand, saying, "The top of many academic fields is basically mathematics and philosophy, and the end of science is metaphysics."
Jiang Lin went back to pull the water pump and was caught on the spot by Zhao Sumei's relatives.
Pei Xu's aunts and uncles surrounded him and said excitedly: "You are the big star who came to the village to film a show? Can you take a photo with us?"
"Big star, we have beautiful mountains and rivers here. To use the words in the news, it is a mountain of gold and silver. The girls here are very good. Do you want me to introduce one to you?"
"Big star, our Pei Xu is a doctor, you must work hard with him for your common cause."
With so much chatter going on, Jiang Lin didn't know whose question to answer first, nor could he get a word in.
Pei Xu appeared in time to rescue him, and pulled him and the water pump back to the field.
Jiang Lin said: "Your relatives' offensive is quite fierce."
Pei Xu plugged the water pump into the power strip and said, "This is another reason why I go to work in the fields on the second day of the Chinese New Year. On the second day of the Chinese New Year, I visit relatives and wait to be worshipped like a Fuwa at home and be questioned by them."
Jiang Lin casually said: "They said I was handsome and tall, and they were vying to introduce me to someone."
Pei Xu said: "All the aunts and uncles are like this."
Jiang Lin was filled with jealousy and asked sourly: "How many blind dates have you gone on in the past few years?"
Pei Xu exaggeratedly said: "It should be enough for two football fields. You can also go on a blind date."
Jiang Lin muttered quietly: "If I really ask them to introduce someone I want to date, they won't be happy."
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