I don't want to be a cowboy

After Chen Ye adjusted his mentality and began to gradually put his writing "work" on the right track, his life went smoothly, but on the other side of the small river, many people were full of worries and encountered difficulties.

At the beginning of September, it has entered the eighth month of the lunar calendar, and it is already past eight o'clock in the evening. Usually at this o'clock, the older people are ready to pack up and go to bed, but in the yard of the village chief's house, the lights are still on, including the village. Inside, five or six people sat around smoking cigarettes, silent with sad faces.For a long time no one spoke.

"I'm talking about Uncle Sanbo, after this incident, the fruit in our village can't be sold. You are the village head, give us some advice." An old man in his 60s said. up.

Hearing the question, the village head took a few puffs on the cigarette in his hand until the whole cigarette burned to the root, then threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stomped on it vigorously with his foot.Only then did I speak.

"Well, who knew that this kind of thing would happen this year. Ordinarily, Ontario is far away from us, but who made the TV newspaper... you have read the news. I don't know what happened to Ontario over there. Why are there worms in these oranges? Now people all over the country know about it. Today I contacted the wholesaler who visited last year. They said that everyone in this city has read the news, and now almost no one will Buy oranges and eat them. People don’t care where you produce them. They don’t eat oranges. If no one buys them, the merchants won’t accept them. Alas, I don’t know many people as a small village head. What can I do? Woolen cloth."

The village chief took out the cigarette case from his pocket and took out a cigarette, lit it again, and started smoking.

The others also knew the current situation, and it would be embarrassing for them to rely on the village head to find a solution, but they couldn't think of a solution themselves, and the crowd fell silent again, continuing to stare at Yan silently, relatively speechless.

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After the autumn harvest, after tidying up all the things planted in the field, Chen Ye began to cook with all kinds of freshly harvested grains. Ye feels that it is much better than the flour bought in the supermarket.

When browsing food forums on the Internet, I found that people in them were saying that the food on the market is really shocking.What about genetically modified corn, bulking fruit, Sudanese red eggs, lean pork, etc., etc., everyone is teasing that the evolution speed of our country is definitely much faster than that of foreigners.Chen Ye secretly thought, if the biochemical crisis really breaks out, the survival rate of our people will definitely be the highest in the world.Maybe when there are few living people in other places, we will be able to unify the world and realize Mr. Sun's great ideal of "world harmony".

In order to eat at ease, especially related to the healthy growth of their own children, people now pay special attention to how the food is grown and how the livestock are fed.At this time, green organic food and organic vegetables appear in front of everyone, safe and nutritious.

A rich man like Xiao Mingyu's father will create conditions and try to grow everything he eats by himself.And most unconditional people who want to eat at ease can only buy high-priced organic grains and vegetables in supermarkets.In other words, the price is definitely not something ordinary people can afford.

Looking at the complaints of those people on the Internet and comparing his current life, Chen Ye covered his mouth and snickered.Rural life, high quality life!How does this feel like history is "backwards".

Chen Ye, who fully embodies the mentality of a petty citizen, felt secretly refreshed, but at the same time thought about the two acres of land that had been vacated after harvesting. Wouldn't it be "reckless" to be so vacant for half of autumn and winter?Such good conditions cannot be wasted.

Chen Ye felt that he had to think of something to plant, but what else should he plant?

In the next two days, Chen Ye searched for information on the Internet, consulted with others, and combined with the local climate conditions, finally decided to plant winter wheat for a season on the two acres of land.It is said that this winter wheat tastes better than spring wheat and is more nutritious.Do whatever comes to mind.Immediately, he bought good seeds online, and then went to the village to discuss with Lin Changyun, hoping that the other party could help him grow them.

Hearing Chen Ye's request, Lin Changyun agreed immediately.There are fewer and fewer young people who love farming.After Lin Changyun agreed to Chen Ye, he began to think about farming.Counting the days, it is a bit late to plant winter wheat at this time, so we must hurry up.It may be a bit of a delay for him alone, but if he finds a few people and works harder, it can be planted in about a day.

Telling Chen Ye the idea of ​​hiring someone, Chen Ye immediately nodded in agreement, repeatedly saying that wages are not a problem, and then the two discussed how to pay wages on a daily basis, each at least one hundred and two a day.

After the seeds are settled and the labor is negotiated, the land will start to be planted.

After Lin Changyun learned that the seeds had arrived, he immediately went to Chen Ye's house to take the seeds back, saying that he wanted to select the seeds and make preparations.On the day when the seeds were officially planted, Lin Changyun and himself brought a total of five people.

When they came, they didn't say hello to Chen Ye, and went to work directly.In the end, it was Chen Ye who heard the movement and went out of the house to see someone, so he found out.

Beforehand, Lin Changyun explained to Chen Ye the rules of hiring people to work. Here, besides paying wages, the host still has to include lunch and dinner.

As a "non-labourer" in farming, Chen Ye basically couldn't help with the work in the field, so Chen Ye devoted all his energy to the work of ensuring logistics this day.

Although it's almost the end of autumn, as long as it's sunny, it's still very sunny under the sun, not to mention that Lin Changyun and the others are doing physical work. Chen Ye specially boiled a pot of mung bean soup, carrying the pot with a few porcelain bowls , Put it directly on the ground, let Lin Changyun and the others work and pay attention to rest.Seeing that a few people didn't pay much attention to him, Chen Ye stopped talking and asked Lin Changyun to greet him, and went back to the house to prepare lunch.

Since he had to work after lunch, Chen Ye planned to keep it simple, and after he had a rest at night, he would make a good meal to comfort everyone.So all morning, Chen Ye cooked a big pot of stewed vegetables, added a lot of meat, vermicelli, tofu, bean curd and a lot of vegetables, and finally Chen Ye also took a bag of frozen fish balls he found in the refrigerator. Poured into the pot, in short, there is everything in this pot of mishmash, but the taste of Chen Ye's tune is still good.The big helper didn't care about whether the collocation in this pot of stew was weird or not, and eliminated all the ones that were very face-saving.In the end, Chen Ye himself hadn't eaten yet.I can only heat up some leftovers for a meal.

After the meal, everyone drank cold beer and rested for a while, and when the sun was less shining, they went to work again.Lin Changyun told Chen Ye to watch the progress and two acres of land could be planted within today.Ask Chen Ye to make today's dinner richer. People in the countryside value this.

When Chen Ye heard this, he hurriedly patted his chest to ensure that there would be absolutely no problem. He had already prepared this meal in advance.Chen Ye stayed in the kitchen all afternoon.

After five o'clock in the afternoon, the land was finally planted.Lin Changyun called everyone to Chen Ye's house, fetched water from the well to wash, and then went straight to the dining table that Chen Ye had set up in the yard.

At this time, Chen Ye's dinner is also ready.On the big round table in the courtyard, there is a pot of bright red braised pork, a squirrel fish made of a big carp weighing at least three catties, a pot of sweet and sour pork ribs, and Chen Ye even killed a chicken to make a pot of Chen Ye’s version large plate of chicken.The four meat dishes are served directly in pots, which are full of weight.Then Chen Ye fried a scrambled egg with leeks and a fish head tofu soup.

This dinner (appreciation banquet) was absolutely sufficient in quality and quantity, making everyone nod their heads.This little Chen is capable of doing things.Chen Ye's impression in their hearts has increased a lot.

Because it was dinner, there was no need to work after eating, so Chen Ye not only prepared a dozen beers, but also a bottle of white wine.Chen Ye, Lin Changyun and four other helpers ate heartily.The host and guest enjoyed themselves.

A meal was only eaten from six o'clock to more than eight o'clock.Before finally leaving, Chen Ye settled everyone's wages for today.The other people are one hundred and five for each person, which is a little more than what Chen Ye discussed at the beginning. How can I say that now Chen Ye and his fellow villagers have contributed their strength to work for him, and Chen Ye is still very grateful.After the people took the money and left, Chen Ye gave Lin Changyun one hundred and fifty alone. Lin Changyun didn't want it at first, but after several pushbacks, he only accepted fifty, and put the one hundred bill back. In Chen Ye's pocket.

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