Chapter 969 The school sweetheart’s first love who took a check and went abroad (7)
OK! Then go up.
But he didn’t get the increase because she provided all kinds of wild vegetables for the family table, but because the unit price of the wool she sheared was a few dollars higher than what Old George had sheared.
The extra money earned should be returned to her through salary.
So, when her salary was paid this month, Xu Yin found that the envelope containing the money was bulging in her hand than before.
Mrs. Hunter winked at her, she knew.
Going back to his small single room, he opened the envelope and saw the salary slip attached to the banknotes. Sure enough, his salary had increased.
Xu Yin arched her eyebrows and smiled. Her initial intuition was correct—the Hunter family is friendly and cute.
Mrs. Hunter not only asked her husband to increase Xu Yin's salary, but also asked the cook to make honey water for Xu Yin every day and fill a kettle for her to take with her to drink.
There is a farmer in Cook Town who keeps bees in the mountains. The nectar he collects is all natural and tastes much better than the honey of later generations.
Xu Yin planned to wait for the gourmet party in town, go to the farmer to buy some, stock up on a few cans, and save them for later drinking.
On this day, she put on a bamboo basket for picking wild vegetables and a satchel on her back, carrying honey water, sheep's milk cakes, and cheese cakes as usual to drive the sheep to graze. The postman in the town delivered a letter.
Mrs. Hunt opened it and looked at it for a few times, then she stopped her with a smile:
"Sean, this is from Oliva. He and Lucas have been prospecting for gold in the West Bay for a month. Recently I heard that a world-class bungee jumping center has been built in Kawarau Canyon and will open at the end of the month. I am worried that no one will dare to jump. The official actually issued a reward of 10,000 New Zealand dollars - bungee jumpers can receive this reward as long as they bungee jump on the opening day and do a few stretches during the bungee jump, and both he and Lucas plan to sign up."
After reading the content of the letter, Mrs. Hunter exclaimed: "These two children are so courageous! I feel scared just listening to the description in his letter. It seems that bungee jumping is something only young people dare to do. Sean, what do you think? Want to go see them bungee jumping? Take a tour of the canyon by the way. Kawarau Canyon is quite beautiful in summer. If you want to go, I’ll ask Hunter to book a ticket for you when he goes to town.”
Hearing this, Xu Yin was eager to try:
Watching two strong guys bungee jumping?
What’s there to see?
Either you don’t go, or if you go, just jump on your own.
It’s 10,000 New Zealand dollars!
But, if she leaves, who will take care of the sheep?
"You can go if you want. Then there is old George. At this time in the past, he would be the one tending the sheep." Mrs. Hunter laughed heartily. "After you came, he became much more relaxed. Let him herd the sheep for a few days." , can you still be unhappy?"
Old George: “…”
It’s not the little old man who has the final say whether you’re happy or not.
However, Mrs. Hunter’s words are true. If Sean hadn’t been recruited at the beginning, he would definitely not be as relaxed as he is now.
Therefore, old George agreed readily: "Go, go! Take advantage of the good weather in summer and go to the canyon for a few days. The sheep will be with me! When you didn't come, these were all my jobs. I'm not bragging." , Old man, I have herded more sheep than you have ever eaten, and you are actually worried that I can’t handle these hoof-sticking guys?”
Xu Yin was delighted: "Thank you! I will bring you the specialties of the south when the time comes."
“Speaking of southern specialties, if it’s convenient, you can bring me some tobacco leaves.”
Xu Yin agreed immediately.
Since arriving here, the farthest place she has been is Christchurch. She is a little excited at the thought of traveling far away and seeing scenery that is different from this place.
Mrs. Hunter was very considerate. Although Sean was very strong and could easily lift a two to three hundred kilogram sheep with one hand, and he could knock down several burly men by himself, but she was a girl after all, Cook. It takes more than nine hours by car to get from Queenstown to Queenstown, so it is inevitable for a person to be lonely.
So, she helped Xu Yin make an appointment with two companions—
One is Willai, the youngest son of the mayor's family, who is two years younger than Xu Yin, but is as tall as his father at 1.8 meters. He is a lively and cheerful young man;
The other one is William Sr.'s eldest granddaughter Ila, who is the same age as Willie. She usually lives in Christchurch with her parents and comes to the ranch during the summer vacation.
Both of them want to go bungee jumping. In the past, I only heard that adventurers would use an elastic rope to jump from a high altitude. Such a dangerous challenge, now there is a platform in the South Island that you can experience for money.
They would never dare to let them jump by themselves, but they would like to see how others jump.
The mayor and old William also support this.
When they were young, they went out for experience at the age of fourteen or fifteen. Today’s children, who have not left the city at the age of sixteen or seventeen, are like flowers in the greenhouse. It is time for them to go out to broaden their horizons and gain knowledge.
After the agreement was made, Mr. Hunter bought three long-distance bus tickets to Queenstown in the south when he went to town to mail a letter.
The distance between Cooktown and Queenstown is 400 kilometers. Because the road conditions in some sections are not very good, it takes more than nine hours to drive, which means starting in the morning and arriving in the evening.
Ask her to say that it is much more convenient to go there by herself on a motorcycle than by car.
But Mrs. Hunter had already made an appointment for her, so she didn’t refuse.
The three of them set off together.
Mrs. Hunter stuffed a lot of food into Xu Yin's schoolbag.
Long-distance buses will refuel and rest in Kelin Town during the journey. After all, the driver also needs to eat.
But the food at the gas station was relatively expensive, and Mrs. Hunter was worried that she would be reluctant to buy it, so she asked the cook to bake some sheep's milk cakes, cheese crisps, and milk-flavored steamed buns that Xu Yin helped improve.
The drinker filled two kettles for her: one with honey water and one with dandelion tea.
There are also several apples stuffed inside.
Mrs. Hunter firmly believed in the proverb "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" and planted apple trees in front of her house.
It’s apple harvest season now, and ranch workers can get one every day these days. Xu Yin sometimes gets two. Mrs. Hunter always said she was too thin and needed to take more supplements.
It was the same when I came out this time. If the schoolbag hadn't only had so little space, I would have wanted to stuff more for her.
Wei Lai has a lively personality. As soon as he got in the car, before he could sit firmly on his buttocks, he opened his schoolbag and showed Xu Yin the food his mother had prepared for him since she got up early:
“Three salmon roe cheese rolls were baked in total, one for each of us at lunch. If that’s not enough, there’s also ham slices sandwiched with oatmeal bread.”
Xu Yin has tasted local ham. It is not as fragrant as Jinhua ham, but it has its own unique flavor. It is usually eaten raw, cut into thin slices, and eaten with sliced bread with side dishes such as lettuce and guacamole. The taste is quite good. of.
But this is also because the mayor’s family has better conditions. Most people only switch to different tastes during festivals.
Ila also carried a heavy bag of food, including mutton jerky, goat milk cake, **** yogurt cake, and a lot of fruit.
Each person's schoolbag, food alone takes up most of the space.
Fortunately, summer clothes are relatively thin, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to fit in.
The three of them looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
Feels like a primary school student going on a spring outing.
(End of this chapter)