Chapter 198 198. Take a ride
The sky is dark.
Li Baoni hurriedly came down from the mountain with a basket of tea leaves. When she got home, she hooked it up and weighed it as soon as possible—
“One pound and two taels.”
This is her usual efficiency. To be precise, most people in the village are also this efficient.
She spread the tea leaves flat on the plastic sheet on the ground to dry. She walked into the bedroom again and asked her husband who was resting on the bed:
“How are you? Can you get up and go to the toilet today?”
The man on the bed showed a smile: "I'm on it, my waist doesn't hurt much anymore, and I can move around just fine. I feel more relaxed day by day, and it won't be long before I feel better."
Li Baoni also breathed a sigh of relief.
“That’ll do.”
She babbled: "Now that the price of tea has dropped, I only get 30 yuan for a pound of buds. What can I do if I earn sixty or seventy yuan a day?"
"The vegetable garden has also been taken care of. I'm still thinking that if you can take care of it when the dog days come, I'll go work outside."
As she spoke, she quickly and skillfully helped her husband stand up slowly, and then walked a few steps slowly:
"I saw a lot of factories recruiting workers on Douyin. I am just fifty years old and my age is just right. I can earn more than twenty yuan an hour. If I work more overtime, I might earn seven or eight thousand yuan a month. !”
As he spoke, he couldn’t help but sigh:
“Tell me, in Wulan’s house, why are the tea leaves growing so well this year? I heard from some of their tea pickers that they could pick two to three kilograms in an afternoon. How thick are these buds?”
She can't do it anymore. Her hands are quick, but the tea leaves can't keep up.
The man in her family laughed and said, "No, my waist is broken, and it will hinder you from making a lot of money."
With Li Baonier's quick-working appearance, if it weren't for the fact that she had to take care of herself who was lying in bed to recuperate, she would definitely have gone to Wu Lan's house to help her pick tea leaves at the beginning of spring.
One hundred and fifty a day is much more stable than picking tea by yourself. This is the price paid by people in the same village, excluding food and accommodation.
In previous years, tea pickers were given food and accommodation, and they were only given one hundred or even less on a daily basis. If they were paid by a kilogram, they would go with the market.
However, as the famous teas are now being promoted one after another, and their remote and remote areas are becoming less and less developed, the price of tea has been falling again and again, and most of them are used to pay for famous teas.
As a result, their local villagers could no longer afford to hire tea pickers. Now all year round, there is not much income.
Every household that is able to move around has gone out to work.
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard a cry from outside the yard: "Bonnie, Bonnie!"
Li Baoni was stunned for a moment, then hurried out: "I'm here, what's going on?"
Just after asking, he couldn't help but smile: "Are you going to hire someone to do some work at home tomorrow? Don't worry, I'll be there early in the morning."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Ulan expectantly.
Now people in the village are willing to work for Song Tan's family.
The food is good and the money is plentiful, which is much more cost-effective than working outside. Unfortunately, this job is in twos and threes, not sustainable and not stable enough.
Ulan shook his head, thinking about the upcoming wealthy clients at home, and made it clear in just a few words:
“This is someone our Yanping found online to come here to fish. He has no place to sleep at night. I thought that your home has a solar water heater and wireless network. Is it possible to arrange for someone to stay at your home? I’ll ask for help.”
"Fifty a night, no need to prepare meals, do you think it's okay?"
Li Baoni was overjoyed, why not? !
The yards in rural areas are all big, and her house, like the old Song family, was built many years ago.
In addition to the children's living quarters, there is also an extra room reserved for the tea pickers, which is now piled with debris.
"My son's room is clean. I'll bring the quilt over later." Seeing that she was already in a hurry to clean up, Ulan smiled and said: "Don't be in a hurry, this young man hasn't eaten yet. In the evening After dinner at my house, I’ll ask Yan Ping to send him over.”
“Take your time to clean it up, don’t be in a hurry.”
Li Baoni was so happy that she couldn't help but ask one more question:
“Ulan, I see that the onions and garlic are growing very well in your vegetable garden. When are you going to sell vegetables?”
How could Ulan care about her vegetable garden?
She only has eyes for tea now.
Hearing this, he was also stunned: "I don't know about that. Tantan is responsible for this matter. She is the only one in the family who can drive."
Li Baoni smiled sheepishly: "I just wanted to ask, if she sells vegetables again, wouldn't it be convenient for us to be taken to the hospital? It's time for a reexamination."
What a big deal!
“I’ll go back and ask later. I’ll send you a message after I say hello.”
Ulan couldn't help but say to her again: "If you have something to do, just say it directly. You don't have to rush to sell vegetables."
When people say kind words, Li Baoni is also kind.
Normally there are cars in the village that can travel, but the village-to-city bus has to go around the town every day, which makes her feel embarrassed:
"You also know that his waist feels uncomfortable after sitting for a long time. I am not in a hurry to do the review in a day or two. I can just tell you when it is convenient."
The issue of the waist is indeed a big deal. After all, she is the strongest worker in the family. If her waist is broken, she will not be able to make money, and she will also tie up Li Baoni.
Ulan knew the situation and returned home in a hurry. He grabbed Song Tan and asked:
“The garlic sprouts and onions in your field are ready for sale. When will you go to sell vegetables?”
Song Tan goes for a walk in the vegetable garden every day and keeps in touch with the two treasures. She knows how much the vegetables will grow.
Now is the time of spring when flowers are blooming, and the green leaves are sprouting so fast. In addition, she still has spiritual energy to promote birth every night...
No, what I ate today was just a few onions, garlic and coriander pulled directly from the vegetable garden.
As for Nepeta, Aunt Lianhua also went to the field to pull a handful in the afternoon, planning to make tofu soup tonight. Look at the satisfied look on the seventh cousin's face, the quality of this batch of vegetables is better than wild vegetables!
Forget about onions and garlic, the pak choi will be delivered in a few days.
But it was these condiments that grew first, green onions, garlic sprouts, nepeta, and coriander.
The growth cycle of **** is longer and it has not grown well yet.
Among them, shallots and garlic seedlings have the highest yield per mu. If they are planted well, they can be planted three or four times a year, and the yield per mu can be 6,000 to 7,000 jin.
I think it’s time to hire a designer to renovate the house. It’s safe to have more money in hand.
In this case—
“Let’s go tomorrow, what’s the matter? What food do you want to buy?”
She now goes to the street to buy groceries every morning, and it has become a habit.
Ulan told Li Baoni’s story.
Song Tan nodded: "No problem. The vegetable market is not far from the People's Hospital. I will deliver it directly to them without any delay."
This is why everyone knows that living in the village is stress-free and comfortable, but everyone still wants to go to the big city.
In addition to education, the other most important factor is medical care.
Without a car, it is almost impossible to move even when you are injured or in pain.
There will be more in a moment.
(End of this chapter)