Chapter 394 Sky-high Price of Grass
When Zhang An returned home, Fatty Lu and Xie Wentian were still fishing by the fish pond.
"Hey, I'm still pinching. I thought it was so late and you had already finished it."
Although it's not dark yet, the sky is darker than when Zhang An went out. , it’s already too dark.
He originally thought that it was now time for the villagers digging plantains on the mountain to call it a day.
But when he came back, he didn't see anyone. He still underestimated everyone's desire to make money.
Because no one bothered them, Fatty Lu and Xie Wentian were so obsessed with fishing that they buried their heads in the pond.
“Oh, it’s almost seven o’clock. It’s so great to fish in your fish pond. Not only is the mouth of the fish very good, but the fish caught are also big ones. They are much better than in your fish pond. The fishing in the big river at the entrance of the village was even better, and it was quite comfortable.”
Seeing that Zhang An’s family had returned, Fatty Lu looked at the quartz watch in his hand. I found that they had been fishing here for two hours without knowing it.
But they really didn’t feel that time passed so fast. They just felt that they had just gotten started. It seems that fishing can really make people forget time.
"It looks like you guys have had a lot of success. Let me see how much we caught."
Zhang An lifted the two fish guards from the water one after another and found that there was indeed a lot caught, although there was no explosion. Protect, but it is not far from Manhu.
“Hey, I really caught a lot. There have been many people who came to our house to fish before, but no one has caught as many as you.”
Wang Fang looked at the two Every fish protector is filled to the brim, and I can’t help but be a little surprised.
She used to stay in the backyard every day, and she was very concerned about how many people caught every day.
“Is it true, Auntie, we think it’s quite easy to catch. As soon as the hook was put down, the fish bit the ditch.”
After hearing what Zhang An’s mother said, Fatty Lu’s eyes immediately It just shined.
He really didn’t think the fish in this fish pond were difficult to catch. The mouth was really good, just like someone was hanging fish on the bottom of the water.
“Are we really fishing geniuses? We suddenly opened up the Ren and Du channels today?”
But they didn’t feel that Zhang An’s mother was coaxing them to play, so they started to have obscene thoughts in their minds. stand up.
"Okay, okay, you're a fishing genius. I don't know how many pounds I have."
Looking at Fatty Lu's pigtails that were already sticking up, Zhang An rolled his eyes.
This man is really clueless. As for his fishing skills, let alone a master, he is at best an apprentice just getting started.
Although he is not the king of the air force, his level is beyond words.
When I came with Ding Yi a few times before, I was beaten by Ding Yi to a state of disgrace this time.
Zhang An was not surprised at all that they were able to catch so many fish today.
Because this is not a way to open up the two channels of Ren and Du, it is completely Zhang An's arrangement.
Zhang An was worried that they would be bored at home, and the fish in this fish pond were particularly difficult to catch.
So in order to let them have more fun, some ingredients were added to their bait.
If they really had to rely on their own abilities, Xie Wentian and Zhang An didn’t know, but Fatty Lu probably had to continue the Air Force in the past two hours.
Because it was getting late, the fish-catching incident between the two of them came to an end.
In the end, Fatty Lu won with less than ten advantages.
It turns out that Xie Wentian is also a newbie in fishing. No wonder Fatty Lu looked like he was winning just now.
"Okay, you guys clean up and I'll prepare dinner for you."
It was just the two of them eating, and Zhang An was going to make a few simple stir-fries.
“Don’t bother Zhang An, we will go to Boss Xiao Zhou’s to eat later, because the driver under Lao Xie is here. Besides, we caught a five or six pound fish in your fish pond today. The big bass, we will ask Boss Xiao Zhou to clean it up for us later. I have been craving for his skills for a long time.”
The two of them put all the fish they caught back into the fish pond. The bass that Fatty Lu mentioned was left behind.
Zhang An’s house could actually make it, but they still wanted to take it to Zhou Yang’s house.
After all, Zhang An’s family has already eaten, and they don’t want to trouble others.
Besides, they are both guests, so they can come at any time, but Xie Wentian’s master who sells goods has the nerve to bring them all over.
"So hurry up and ask someone to pick out the dug ones and weigh them, otherwise they will all be crowded together later."
"Nacheng, you guys clean up, I'll go to the mountain to tell everyone to get off work, and I'll take advantage of this opportunity. It’s not dark yet, so we can see how the digging is going.”
It was almost dark, and no one was seen.
They are all children who grew up in the countryside. Zhang An naturally knows why they still don’t get off work when it’s almost dark.
Because it was not long after the famine years, and the land was just distributed into our hands not long ago.
When every farmer is working, he wants to work a little longer every day.
After all, no one wants to repeat those years of starvation.
So when they usually work in the fields, even if they are farming for their own family.
As long as you see people working in the fields, and if the work in your own fields is not finished, you will not leave first.
But I planned to watch others leave, or when someone came home, they would start shouting, and then they would go down the mountain in groups and go home.
Of course it was the same today, I was just waiting to see who would go first, and then I would follow.
However, their group of scroll kings all thought so, so they watched one by one, and in the end no one left work.
When Zhang An came to the orchard, he saw that everyone was very energetic and diligently digging plantains in the orchard.
"Okay, okay, it's time for everyone to pack up and get ready to call it a day. It's dark, aren't you still hungry?"
Well, Zhang An looked like this, if he didn't Speaking of which, they probably didn't want to call it a day and go home, and might come digging all night with flashlights later.
If you change it to someone else, not to mention working until dark, but preferably someone who works overnight, they will all laugh from ear to ear.
After all, every capitalist boss likes employees who work hard like this.
“Oh Zhang An, it’s still early now. It’s not even seven o’clock yet. What’s the rush?”
Seeing Zhang An blowing the call to dismiss work, those The children who came over after school were actually happy.
Because they didn’t want to come in the first place, but when the adults at home dragged them over, they couldn’t resist.
When I heard that I was about to leave work, I felt like I was free again.
But the adults are on the contrary. It is not a problem for them to dig forty or fifty kilograms an hour, and they can earn at least four or five yuan, so naturally they are not willing to leave work early.
Such a good job, it doesn’t carry a heavy burden, and it’s not tiring to do. You can’t find it anywhere else.
"Yes, Zhang An, it's still early. Let's dig for another hour or two. This work is not tiring."
Usually, when farming in the mountains, we have to work until seven I didn’t come back from the fields until eight o’clock, and I didn’t have dinner until nine o’clock.
I am still working in the village today, and I only have a few minutes to go home, so naturally I want to stay a little longer.
"I say, uncles and grandfathers, no matter what, you are not in a hurry right now. Boss Xie is still waiting for you to pick them back and weigh them. If you work until eight or nine o'clock, God It’s dark. If you don’t take a break, others will have to take a rest.”
It doesn’t seem like it’s just a simple weighing and checkout, but this job also takes a lot of time.
After all, you have to dig it out and take a look, because no one knows if there will be other things mixed in it.
“This toad grows in the ground and won’t fly away. You guys should hurry down to the mountain and weigh it, then get the money, go home, have a good meal and have a good rest, and come back tomorrow morning.”
When it comes to receiving money, everyone becomes more energetic.
Those who just wanted to stay on the mountain now packed up their things faster than anyone else.
They also know that they will probably be here tonight, so whoever goes down first will be able to weigh themselves, get money, and go home to eat and rest. Seeing everyone carrying a load of more than 100 kilograms, they walked as if they were walking on flat ground.
Zhang An couldn't help but shake his head. It has to be the generation of his father's generation. The next generation after that, let alone the choice, even if he carries a hundred kilograms, it will be full. Head sweating profusely.
Although there were many people coming to weigh in, the scene was not chaotic.
Because Xie Wentian thanked the boss for bringing four or five people, Zhang An borrowed three more scales from the village.
A total of four scales weighed everyone together, and the speed was not too slow.
Especially Xie Wentian and his few employees did everything in an orderly manner, from inspection to weighing to reporting.
It is estimated that they have done this kind of work a lot, so they are very skilled.
But this is normal. People who work in this industry must have more experience than ordinary people to eat this bowl of rice.
"Wang Dawu, six hundred and seventy kilograms."
"Li Erfa, six hundred and ninety-three kilograms."
"Yang Lianfa, three hundred and eighty-six kilograms." ”
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The wages are one received and one distributed. Xie Wentian’s people are responsible for weighing, and Zhang An’s family is responsible for distributing money to everyone.
This way there will be less trouble, and everyone can go home directly after receiving the money.
Finally, it was discovered that on the first day, everyone in the village had dug nearly fifteen tons, nearly thirty thousand kilograms.
So many plantains filled up the yard in front of Zhang An’s house.
Zhang An had never been exposed to these things before. Originally, he thought that not much could be dug out. It would be good if he could dig out several thousand kilograms a day.
But he ignored that usually people dig less because they search all over the mountains and fields, so naturally they cannot dig so much.
And his nearly one hundred acres of orchard are all planted with plantains, which is naturally very different from digging wild ones.
This is because plantain is mixed with alfalfa and other forages. Otherwise, if it is just plantain, one acre of land can dig three to four thousand kilograms of plantain.
And Xie Wentian has experience. He came here in the morning and saw so many people digging, so he immediately called and summoned people and cars.
After the weighing is completed tonight, these dozen tons will be hauled away overnight.
Otherwise, if I wait until tomorrow and dig all day long, I won’t be able to find anywhere to put it.
It was not until half past nine that everyone in the village was sent away.
"It's finally done. Let's go and have a meal. Everyone has worked hard. I'll let Boss Zhou prepare some hard dishes later to reward everyone."
It's still there now. Before finishing the meal, even Xie Wentian's own stomach began to growl with hunger.
As soon as he finished it, he took the people and ran to Zhou Yang's house.
Because Lu Jun just went to Zhou Yang's house and ordered the dishes.
Everything is probably done by now, just wait for them to pass.
Until they came back from dinner, they rested in Zhang An’s yard for a while and then drove the truck over to load it.
The truck that Xie Wentian and his friends drove over was not big, with fifteen tons of plantain loaded into two trucks, and there was still more than a thousand kilograms left.
They have to take these back overnight before the car is born, because they have a factory there, and they can start processing them when they get back.
Pile here, even if it doesn’t rain at night, so many fresh raw materials are piled together in front of the car, and it is very easy to cover them up.
And Xie Wentian has his own factory for processing medicinal materials. When they collect the medicinal materials, they basically take them back to the hospital and process them themselves.
Because the difference between dry and wet prices is relatively large, even if it shrinks several times after drying, they can still make more than they do now.
Unless they go to a very far place, they will think about collecting dry goods, because wet goods are easy to cover.
The next morning, as soon as the chicken crows and the sun shines, the villagers come over with their hoe bags, at least two hours earlier than yesterday.
After all, I was stimulated by the salary I got yesterday, so I am even more motivated today.
It took four days of digging to finish digging the plantains in Zhang An’s orchard.
"Zhang An, let's check the general ledger so that we can calculate the money for you, the big boss, later."
Watching the workers taking away the goods, Xie Wentian stayed for the last time. Walk.
Because the things have been taken away, but the money has not been given to Zhang An, so he cannot leave.
"In the past few days, I have dug it out and hauled it away. A total of fifty-five tons have been hauled away. Here are the account details. Please take a look."
Xie Wentian handed over the ledger in his hand. To Zhang An, it was actually the details written down by his workers during the daily weighing.
Zhang An took the account book and did a rough calculation. It was not much different from the amount of wages he had spent in the past two days.
The total difference is only about a hundred kilograms, so I didn’t take out Zhang Jianguo’s own account book for reconciliation
After all, dozens of tons were dug before and after, so there is a difference of only a few kilograms. Losing a few hundred kilograms is also within the tolerance range.
"According to the previous unit price of 60 cents, the total is a little more than 66,000. In addition, there are so many of us eating at your house these days, so I made up the whole amount, 67,000, as food expenses. , maybe a little less, don’t dislike it.”
The price of plantain is now generally 30 cents per pound.
But this time the demand for goods was too urgent, so Xie Wentian doubled the price.
But even so, he can still make some money, just a little less than before.
“It’s as much as it should be, and you have to include a few meals in it. Isn’t this just being ridiculous?”
Although Zhang An knew that he could make money, he didn’t expect that he could. Selling for so much money.
But then I thought about it, he spent more than 10,000 yuan on wages alone, it seems that it is normal to sell for so much money.
As for food expenses, Zhang An has never cared about this, and now he and Xie Wentian can be considered friends.
My friend came to my house for a few meals. Why would he want to charge for food?
"That won't work. There are so many of us, and we have been living with you for a few days. Even if we are friends, we still have to settle accounts. After all, brothers still have to settle accounts."
But even if Zhang An didn't mean it, Xie Wentian himself couldn't count it out.
Except for the first day they arrived, Zhang An and his family were not at home. They were at Zhou Yang's house to prepare food.
But in the next few days, the food and drink issues were all solved at Zhang An's house.
This is not just a matter of two meals. So many people eat for so many days, and the food is so good every time.
For an ordinary family, the food expenses would be a lot of money.
"Okay, don't save money for me. I'll make a lot of money this time by charging you so much pre-payment fee. Then I'll have to send you a big red envelope to thank you. That’s it.”
What he can make this time is not just the price difference of this batch of plantains.
I even got a relationship with a pharmaceutical company. At least in the next few years, I don’t have to worry about orders.
So he was very grateful to Zhang An in his heart. If it weren't for Zhang An, he would probably still be thinking about where to get so many plantains, and how could he smile as brightly as he does now.
Then the two went to the county town, and Xie Wentian withdrew 67,000 yuan from the bank and handed it to Zhang An.
When the staff of the bank next to him saw it, they tried to persuade Zhang An to deposit the money. After all, the money was not a small amount now.
But Zhang An’s impression of the bank was not very good and he declined the offer directly. Moreover, he has his own space. It is much safer to take it out and put it next to him than in the bank. It is also convenient to use and will not get stuck in the neck.
(End of this chapter)