Rebirth to the pastoral

Cheng Xiaoran knows this old man. His surname is Zhao. Cheng Xiaoran has to call him Uncle Zhao. He is 58 years old this year. His wife ran away many years ago. One daughter married in the town and one son worked outside. I heard that It was on a construction site in their city, with no academic qualifications or skills, and what they wanted to do was hard work.

Cheng's father came with Uncle Zhao, and he said at this time: "The work on the construction site where your brother Zhao is working is almost finished, and we don't have many projects in this small city, and we have to go to other cities after finishing this job." Looking for a job, the Chinese New Year is just over a month away, if you need someone here, he will pack up and come back straight away."

Cheng Xiaoran knew that his father would help him to intercede, which showed that Uncle Zhao's son was reliable, otherwise he would not take the trouble home no matter how good his relationship with Uncle Zhao was.Cheng Xiaoran said: "That's a good relationship. I still have a lot of life here. Brother Zhao will just help me when he comes back, but at that time, I can't say that I'm too ruthless to disregard the affection of my fellow countrymen."

Uncle Zhao was overjoyed, his face was like a chrysanthemum blooming: "That's what it should be, that's what it should be, we are here to work for you, we should do what you want, I'll call Jiafu right away, you When will you let him come back?"

Cheng Xiaoran said: "I just want to find some professional road repairers to repair our Da Zhou Mountain's mountain road seriously, otherwise it will be too inconvenient to go up and down. It's not good to just hire someone casually. My brother Zhao has this technology, doesn't he? If there is, it would be best to come back sooner, and then I will let him be the foreman."

Uncle Zhao was even happier: "I'll ask him, I'll ask him." He hurried to the village to borrow the phone, his legs and feet were still very agile, he was also sensible, and he was willing to endure hardships, Cheng Xiaoran saw him working on Dazhou Mountain It took a lot of effort. Now that the basic fertilizers have been applied, Cheng Xiaoran wants to slowly branch out the canals that flow through the cherry forest, so as to cover more cherry trees. It's not serious, the other old people think that he is poor and fastidious, and his work is a bit perfunctory, but Uncle Zhao just keeps working hard without saying anything, as if he is afraid that he will get his wages in vain.

But he is such a conscientious person, because his poor wife ran away with others, and he is quite old, and when he has an opportunity to make money, he immediately grabs it urgently and humblely. The clothes on his body are old antiques from many years ago. Patch after patch, the new clothes bought by my children are not willing to wear them at all.

Cheng Xiaoran considers himself quite ruthless, but he is always unwilling to treat such an old man harshly, probably because he thinks that he has worked hard and hoped for so much of his life, but he is still in this situation, as if he has been let down by God , he doesn't like the story of giving but not getting anything back, God is not perfect, he can help a little.

Cheng's father said: "This won't cause trouble for you, right? Originally, you, Mr. Zhao, mentioned this matter to me and I wanted to talk to you first, but I didn't expect him to come here by himself in such a hurry."

"Dad, don't worry, I really lack people here, and it's true that I need to build roads. Cousin Xiaojie seems to be tired these few days." Cheng Xiaoran said with a smile.

"You're so particular!" Cheng's father gave him a look, but he didn't mean to blame him, "That's good, this Zhao Jiafu is a good one, and his strength is much stronger than Xiaojie's, which will definitely help you, but this example Yes, there must be a lot of people who want to come back, it’s not good if you accept this or not, I think it’s better to make a regulation, otherwise people will be offended.”

Cheng Xiaoran looked at Cheng's father's gray hair at the temples, poured him a cup of tea, sat down and said, "Actually, don't worry too much, everyone is waiting to see if my cherries can make money. The village is still the same, even if I hire people, I won't be able to hire them for a long time. Everyone is not stupid, giving up a stable job outside for a hopeless short-term worker. It's a minority."

Cheng's father sighed, "There is no other way. They are all poor. Otherwise, who would want to go out when it's so hard outside? Our village is beautiful, and many rich people like this place when they retire. Sometimes I think about us old guys. Dead, such a good place is so barren, and my heart feels like it’s burning.”

Cheng Xiaoran smiled, those who like this kind of place are those who have experienced Qianfan and tasted the sensuality, it's like eating the Manchu Banquet and changing the porridge and side dishes to change the taste, he can say this is the case, but most people are definitely not willing to be in the hills It's lonely and deserted, but it doesn't matter, he will make this mountain and field colorful.

"Dad, don't worry, when I make money, everyone knows that cherries are valuable, and the cherry trees all over the mountains and plains are still deserted. I'm afraid everyone will rush to come back, and our village will get better soon."

"I heard from Nuan Nuan that you want to sell cherries before the Spring Festival, so why do you want to buy bumblebees?" Cheng's father asked.

"Well, I see that in two or three days, the fifty trees on my side will bloom. The pollination rate is the highest on the first day of blooming. I will buy bumblebees tomorrow."

"What nonsense, how far is that orchard, you don't care about your body, you also care about the one in your stomach!" At first, Cheng's father didn't believe that Cheng Xiaoran could really make a name for himself, but now he has believed it. The son does things in an orderly manner, and every step is planned. Even if such a person fails for a while, he can stand up quickly, so now he supports Cheng Xiaoran very much, and said without doubt: "Let Xiaojie stay with me, we If you two go for a trip, don't go."

"Dad, your leg..."

"But I'm a little limp, and it's not a problem to go out, and I feel much better these days, and I'm much more energetic..."

Cheng Xiaoran thought to himself, this is because the repairing solution of a toothpick every two days has played a role, and the camellia he cooks here is also added with repairing solution, Cheng's father came to him every day to drink a cup or two, naturally The effect was quick, but fortunately, he thought that his legs had improved only after his mental health improved, and he didn't suspect anything else.

At the moment, he could only compromise with Cheng's father with a wry smile, but when he turned his head, he called Cheng Xiaojie and explained in detail.

Cheng's father and Cheng Xiaojie set off the next day, and as soon as they left, Zhao Jiafu came back.

Zhao Jiafu is in his early thirties. He is quite tall. He is thin. He cannot eat well. He is also very dark and his skin is still chapped. Xiao Ran even felt a little pricked when shaking hands with him.

"Knowing that the boss is in a hurry to ask people to work, we rushed back overnight. Where do we need to repair roads? We have done this and brought back the tools, so we can start working now."

He didn't come back alone, there was another young man from the same village who came back together. Cheng Xiaoran also knew about this. Uncle Zhao and Zhao Jiafu came back after calling him and asked him what he meant. They said that there were three people from their village on the construction site. Personally, I just wanted two of them to come back first, and the rest to wait for the salary, so Cheng Xiaoran agreed.

The young man was called Li Jinshi, he was short and strong, he stood silently aside, he seemed to be quiet, he was an orphan picked up by the first old widow in the village named Grandma Li.

The surname of Li used to be the common surname in Yinghua Village, but now there are only four families left. If it weren't for the fact that Grandpa Ninth and Uncle Cheng were the two village chiefs in succession, the Cheng family would have been speechless in the village long ago, and Cheng Xiaoran was also willing to share with others. The person with the last name makes a good account.

He smiled and said: "Don't call me a boss, we are all in the same village, so call me Duo Maitai, call me Xiao Ran, the place where the road is built is here, there was already a road, but when it rains, it becomes muddy No, I want to build a stone road, and there are still many places on the mountain that need to be repaired after this road is built, but those can be put away." After all, there are only two people now, and we are too busy.

Zhao Jiafu looked at it and said with certainty: "Shitou and I can do this, but the speed is not fast. If you are in a hurry, we still have a lot of workers. Everyone is eager to find a way out, and they are definitely willing to come here... "

Uncle Zhao slapped him on the head when he heard it from the sidelines: "I've been hired by Li Ran before I've done my work. If you can't do it, why don't you cause trouble to Li Ran and embarrass him!"

Zhao Jiafu was not angry either, and smiled awkwardly and embarrassedly: "I didn't expect that, let's work right away, stones, and start work!" Then they calculated, saying that they would transport stones from the stone pit, and they needed to buy more. For cement, Cheng Xiaoran saw that they were well-organized, so he gave the money with a big wave of his hand and asked them to toss it by themselves.

They moved nimbly, and in the evening, they laid several steps. They cut the natural granite roughly into long strips, and laid them on the whole strip, which was very strong.Fortunately, there is a stone pit behind Yinghua Village. The stones can be used casually, but it is inconvenient to carry them.

Cheng Xiaoran saw that they were really good at craftsmanship, so he asked Zhao Jiafu to call some reliable workers over. Their wages on the construction site were [-] per day, which was very cheap. After thinking about it, Cheng Xiaoran didn't give them a wage increase, but the travel expenses were reimbursed. , including food and lodging, bonuses for doing well, and red envelopes when you finish.

At noon the next day, Cheng's father and Cheng Xiaojie finally came back and brought back three or five small beehives: "According to you, the beehives are small and there are few bumblebees. It is just right to hang one in a greenhouse." Cheng's father said happily, " This bee is indeed a good bee, and it is said that this species is especially suitable for activities in greenhouses."

Cheng Xiaoran put the beehives aside first, mixed a repair solution with a slightly higher concentration that night, and poured it tree by tree, and the next morning, small white flowers bloomed all over, and he asked someone to hang the beehives up, Standing outside the greenhouse, you can hear the buzzing of bumblebees flying.