Chapter 86 Planting Konjac Tube Konjac
When she got off the ox cart back to the village, Zeng Xiaoyan realized belatedly that her heart seemed to have been solely focused on her husband all the way, and she seemed to have not paid much attention to Sister Zhichun.
This is not the most embarrassing thing. The most embarrassing thing is that everything between her and her husband was seen by Sister Zhichun.
Oh, this is so embarrassing!
Zeng Xiaoyan realized it again too late. Two suspicious red clouds flew up her face, it was hot and she wanted to cover her face.
"Zhichun, Sister-in-law Zhichun."
Xu Zhichun laughed secretly. Finally coming to her senses? The sour stench of love had permeated her the entire way, family!
"Ahem, you guys should go back and rest for a while. I probably didn't sleep well last night and got up early this morning. I slept all the way on the oxcart and I feel groggy and haven't gotten enough sleep. I'll go rest for a while too."
I didn’t hear or see anything. Is this answer satisfactory?
Regardless of whether what she said was true or not, Zeng Xiaoyan was comforted. She subconsciously felt relieved and no longer so embarrassed. She nodded repeatedly and was very considerate: "Yes, yes, sister Zhichun, you should go and have a rest. We will go dig konjac later. Don't worry, I will definitely remember when to go to the city to pick up the little prodigy and will not miss it."
"good."
It was true that Xu Zhichun didn't sleep well last night, and it was also true that he got up early in the morning. He didn't really want to rest, but was rather a little excited - his child had an important exam, he had a fight with the eldest daughter of the Zeng family, and he had eaten dog food all the way, so it was hard not to be excited.
After going to the yard, I looked at the potatoes and sweet potatoes in the fields for a while, walked around the vegetable garden, fed the chickens and pigs, and made lunch in advance.
After a while after the meal was ready, Liang Chunfen came back.
She was carrying two bags full of konjac on her shoulders, which probably weighed about two hundred and forty to two hundred and fifty kilograms in total. She still walked briskly and went directly to the home of Yang Ming and Yang Xiaoan, father and son.
When Yang Ming and his son went to plant konjac for Xu Zhichun, they would pick it in batches, picking as much as they planted.
"Sister-in-law Zhichun!"
"Are you hungry? Come and eat."
Xu Zhichun greeted Liang Chunfen with a smile, and planned to ask her to go with him after lunch to see how the konjac was growing, and by the way, go with her to the nearby mountains to dig some to plant.
"good."
Liang Chunfen was the most enthusiastic about eating. His eyes lit up as soon as he heard the word "eat". His excitement made people feel happy and their appetite improved.
After dinner, the two went to the field where konjac was planted.
Unexpectedly, Yang Ming and his son Yang Xiaoan had already finished their lunch and were busy here.
"Uncle Yang Ming, Xiao An."
"Oh, Zhichun is here!"
"Sister-in-law Zhichun."
Yang Xiaoan was still so thin. There was no sense of incongruity when a fourteen-year-old boy stood with others who were only eleven years old. He was also shy. He became a little nervous and stiff when he saw Xu Zhichun. He forced a smile and greeted him, then lowered his head, looking unnatural.
Perhaps it was because his own mother abandoned him and his father because of their poverty and eloped with someone else when he was young, causing him and his father to suffer a lot of ridicule and mockery, and they became much more inferior.
He hardly interacted with the villagers on weekdays. It was only because Xu Zhichun helped his family a lot. His father always said that your sister-in-law Zhichun was a good person and Mingxuan was also a good person. His reaction to Xu Zhichun was relatively good. When he met other people, he didn't even dare to say hello or raise his head. He either hid or ran away quickly with his head down.
So much so that some gossipy women and old ladies would talk about him behind his back, complaining that he was "ignorant", "unmannered", "acted as if he didn't see his elders", "couldn't even say hello", etc.
This made him even more timid and fearful.
Looking at the neatly planted rows of konjac, Xu Zhichun was a little surprised. They actually planted so many.
"Uncle Yang Ming, Xiao An, you two should take a break too. This konjac will survive once it's planted, and it can be planted at any time of the year. Take it easy, there's no need to rush."
Xu Zhichun had a rough idea of how much a person could plant in a day, and she also knew how many days it would take to plant a total of 50 acres. Uncle Yang Ming and his son were indeed a little too hardworking, and she felt bad for them.
My original intention was to help them because I saw that they were having a hard time, but if I end up exhausting them, wouldn't that be counterproductive?
Uncle Yang Ming quickly smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay. We're not tired, really. This little bit of work is nothing."
Father and son were paid forty cents a day, so how could they be lazy? They had to do their work well.
Xu Zhichun smiled helplessly and said, "Uncle Yang Ming, this konjac field will need help taking care of it from now on, weeding, watching over it, and so on. You guys must not get too tired and fall ill, otherwise I will have to find someone else to take care of it!"
Uncle Yang Ming was surprised and delighted: "Really!"
Even Yang Xiaoan couldn't help but raise his head, his eyes shining.
Uncle Yang Ming's "Really!" was naturally not directed at Xu Zhichun's second sentence, but the first one.
If that's the case, doesn't it mean that this job will last forever?
The daily salary for taking care of the child is definitely not 40 cents a day, but in the long run it is a very stable income.
For the father and son, this was a huge surprise.
Xu Zhichun nodded and smiled, "Of course it's true. Mingxuan has to go to school, how can I handle it alone? I have to find someone to do it."
Uncle Yang Ming's face was filled with joy. "Okay, okay, Zhichun, don't worry. Leave this to us and we will definitely do a good job. We, we have a plan in mind and will not make any mistakes."
Yang Xiaoan also nodded repeatedly.
Xu Zhichun was relieved to see that they had listened. "Don't tell anyone about this. We can discuss the wages later."
"Oh, good!"
Xu Zhichun and Liang Chunfen left together and went to dig some konjac to plant.
Liang Chunfen had already traveled all over the mountains and hills, and she remembered every spot where konjac could be found. The two of them could go straight to their goal without wasting any time.
Xu Zhichun had not originally thought of hiring someone to take care of the konjac field on a long-term basis, but he suddenly thought of it just now.
When I thought about it, I felt that this was the way to do it.
Then think about it, aren’t Uncle Yang Ming and his son a perfect match?
The daily care of the konjac doesn't require much attention, so I'll start with 200 wen a month. Just come by and check on the growth, whether it's been damaged by humans or wild animals, and whether there are any weeds.
If weeding is needed, it is naturally not enough for the father and son to do it alone, so they have to hire someone else. The father and son will be responsible for leading and supervising the hired people to do the work, and the wages will be calculated separately.
Sixty-five acres alone is not enough, there will be more in the future.
When Xu Zhichun thought of this, the plan in his mind had already been laid out far and wide.
After they left, Uncle Yang Ming was still very excited. He rubbed his son's rough, dry head lovingly and said, "Xiao An, did you hear that?"
Yang Xiaoan nodded vigorously: "Yes!"
"Let's do this job well from now on. We have so much land, we have to take good care of it!"
"Um!"
"I can't let your sister-in-law Zhichun down."
"Um!"
"You know Sister Chun won't let us down. We'll save some money slowly, and things will get better and better in the future."
"Um"
Yang Xiaoan blinked, his eyes a little moist.
Uncle Yang Ming rubbed his head again and said, "Good boy, let's plant konjac."
"Okay." Yang Xiaoan said.
The father and son were full of energy, as if they had endless energy.
(End of this chapter)
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