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Chapter 589 Brother, if you are truly kind, I will strangle you to death
Lengchang lacks experienced workers. Li Fuqiang told Xu Ning about this before he went to Wangxing. At that time, Xu Ning was in a hurry to go to Wanye, so he postponed the matter and only hurriedly told Lao Wei to help recruit more workers, even if they have no experience. Although they may not be familiar with the work at the beginning, they will get familiar with it slowly by exploring.

But after dinner this morning, Xu Laonian sat on the kang and said that the city had increased the amount of tasks assigned to the forest farm this year, which was understandable, after all, four small forest farms had been added. Each forest farm must complete the phase number on schedule, otherwise it would delay the progress of the forest farm's tasks and easily be warned, and a warning is no small matter, it can affect whether Qing'an Forest Farm can get sufficient funds and the latest equipment in the second half of the year...

Xu Ning was not worried. He had already thought about it before. If he could not recruit experienced workers, he would let Xu Laonian and Wang Erli find a few Lengchangs with whom they had good relations to borrow people. After borrowing people, he would let the new workers go to other Lengchangs to "study abroad", and the old workers from other Lengchangs would come to Xu Ning's Lengchang as "exchange students". It would only take half a month for the new workers to accumulate some experience.

Now Yang Jun is going to take over the 28th field, which saves him from having to argue with other fields. Xu Ning squatted on the ground and turned to look at Yang Jun who was smoking, and asked: "Brother Jun, if the people I recruit have little experience and don't know how to work, can the old people in your field lead the work?"

Yang Jun grinned and agreed, saying, "That's nothing. No one is born knowing how to work. Including Dayong's field, there are three small fields here, right? Add the two large fields 17 and 28, and I estimate that there will be more than 400 workers and households. When the time comes, we can let the old ones teach the new ones to work for a few days, and they will know what to do."

"Okay! Then I'll make a few phone calls when I have time..."

Hu Zhiyong said, "Erning, please help recruit some people for the 25-2 field. We are still short of more than 10 people."

"Of course! How can I ignore it?"

Guan Lei leaned against the tree and asked, "Brother Jun, what happened to the head of the 28th field? He was doing a good job, why didn't he continue?"

"I'm sick. I suddenly fell into a coma when I was drinking a few days ago. I was sent to the street clinic and they said my liver had turned into stone. Oh my god, this disease is so weird, it's like Sun Wukong's mother is pregnant..."

No one laughed when they heard this. Xu Ning frowned and said, "Cirrhosis of the liver, right? It can't be caused by drinking, right?"

"I heard it was caused by drinking, but can drinking alcohol turn your liver into stone? That's bullshit... Mr. Li is quite old, and his two sons agreed to treat their father's illness and were thinking of selling the 28 Lengchang. I went to the health center to see him that day, and when I heard that his two sons had this idea, I stood aside for a while, but I didn't expect that his two sons actually asked me if I wanted to take over."

"I thought that if I left the money at home, the spendthrift old woman would ruin it. I nodded without thinking anything at the time. When I went home to get the money, I found out that the spendthrift old woman had ruined more than 1000 yuan. Oh, what a mess!"

Xu Ning patted his leg and said, "Don't get angry! This is fate. Your wife didn't act like a troublemaker before."

"Why not make trouble? She fights with me every other day. Otherwise, why do I live in Lengchang all year round? Isn't it because I don't want to go back to see her? Oh, now I understand. I must get a divorce before this year, otherwise this family will be more chaotic than when Sun Wukong made trouble in heaven."

Xu Ning, Guan Lei and Hu Zhiyong said a few words of comfort, then Xu Ning stood up and said, "Brother Jun, Brother Yong, it's about 1pm, you two take them all over there, and we'll have a good drink."

"to make!"

"Then we'll go back first."

"Okay, brother, don't think too much. I'm not helping you guys clean up the mess just to get you to invest."

Xu Ning turned around, waved his hand and said with a smile: "Brother Jun, I really didn't think much about it. Besides, 28 is a big place. You have already negotiated everything, and you still want me to invest. Isn't this just putting money in my pocket?"

"Okay then, we'll definitely be there around 1 o'clock."

After the two men disappeared, Hu Zhiyong said, "Why didn't you mention borrowing money? You asked Erning to invest 3000 yuan, but you still need more than 1000 yuan."

Yang Jun shook his head: "Investing is investing, borrowing money is borrowing money, I can't borrow money from anyone I'm in partnership with, I'll think of a way myself."

Hu Zhiyong said: "Otherwise, you can go to a credit union on the street and ask the brigade to guarantee you."

"Forget it. Those people in our village are eager to see me pay the money. Why did my wife become like this? The people in the village have done a lot of bad things to me! Damn it, if you make me angry, I will move!"

"..."

Xu Ning and Guan Lei picked some hazel mushrooms when they were walking in the mountains. They couldn't resist seeing such good things, so they took the fresh hazel mushrooms home and fried them with some celery and meat. They were so delicious!
"Brother, my uncle left in a hurry this morning. Did he also hear about the fact that the head of the 28th Field was hospitalized?"

"You never know... My uncle doesn't have many friends. He only has a good relationship with Lao Huang in our village and the boss of the 28th Farm. Last year, the 28th Farm slaughtered a pig and invited my uncle to eat the slaughtered pig dishes."

Guan Lei took two steps forward, then stopped and said, "What if the boss of the 28-leng field asks my uncle to take over?"

Xu Ning smiled and said, "Impossible."

"why?"

"Because the 28Lengchang boss knows that he is ill and needs to spend a lot of money on treatment, and there is no guarantee that he can be cured, he will most likely not sell his only livelihood. He has to leave a way for his two sons to support their families. And his two sons want to spend money to treat their father. Do you think the boss's words will be effective when he is ill?"

"Ah, then we have to listen to their two sons. Are their two sons adults?"

"Their children can already help with cooking. I seem to have heard my uncle say before that the boss of the 28-leng field should have some relationship with my grandfather..."

"I thought the 28-year-old leader was not very old, about the same age as my uncle."

"He must be nearly 60."

The two men walked out of Dongshan while chatting, pushed their donkeys out of the grass nest, and headed towards Qing'an Village.

It was past 11 o'clock. After the two arrived home, the old ladies led by Liu Lizhen were rummaging through the drawers and wrapping up clothes and other things with sheets and curtains.

Xu Ning walked into the room and saw the mung bean cake on the edge of the kang. He reached out and picked it up, chewing it, and said, "When will Lianfang come over?"

"It's past 1 o'clock. What were you two doing?"

"I went to the Lengchang and saw Yang Jun and Hu Zhiyong. They found five or six people to help us clean up the Lengchang."

Liu Lizhen was stunned when she heard this and said, "Oh my god, Yang Jun and Dayong...why didn't you invite them to your house for dinner? I didn't even know about this before!"

"I asked them to come around 1 o'clock. Yang Jun heard that Xu Pao was back and wanted to go take a look, but he didn't expect Xu Pao to leave after staying overnight. So he got together with Hu Zhiyong. The two of them discussed it and since they had nothing else to do, they found a few people to clean up the mess..."

"I thought that the three of you were busy with work and had no time to clean up the place, so I wanted your uncle and your uncle Jiang to find a few people to help. Now it's all good, and we can save a lot of trouble!"

Han Fengjiao said, "How are Yang Jun and his wife doing? Didn't I hear they were getting a divorce a few days ago?"

"Not yet, but I guess it will be soon."

After sitting on the kang and chatting with them for a while, he asked, "Have my uncle Meng and the others come back?"

"I don't know. Go take a look. If you come back, let them all come over to eat."

"Okay, are there enough vegetables at home?"

"Didn't your uncle say this morning that he would come back to buy it? It's almost noon now, so he should be back soon."

Afterwards, Xu Ning and Guan Lei got up and walked towards the door. When passing by the village headquarters, Xu Ning glanced inside and saw Du Shoucai sorting farm tools. He walked in with a smile and greeted him.

When Du Shoucai saw him come in, he asked them to go in and sit for a while. After chatting for more than 10 minutes, Xu Ning took out the phone book, picked up the phone and called Shuangfu Village.

The person who answered the phone was Zhang Yu. After hearing that it was Xu Ning, he hung up the phone, turned around and ran to find Liu Eryin. After waiting for about fifteen or sixteen minutes, Liu Eryin finally answered the phone.

Xu Ning first told Liu Eryin that he had returned home, and then told him the purpose, "Second brother, this is what happened. My family has a field that needs people. If you and my fourth brother have nothing to do after winter comes, why don't you come over? The work will definitely not be easy, but you can earn some money."

Liu Eryin was stunned when he heard this, "Ah, you are stunned by yourself?"

"Yeah, it's a small place that my family and I opened together."

"Oh fuck, you didn't tell me that when you were here."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "At that time, I didn't know if we needed any more people, because I don't manage recruitment. What do you think, second brother?" "Go! How can I not go? I heard that working in the Lengchang, you can earn 20 to 30 yuan a month?"

"If you do a good job, you will definitely get some. This game requires skills. The more you work, the more you will earn."

"Okay! How many more people do you need? Can I take care of the two children of the eldest brother? The eldest brother is not in good condition anymore, and his family is in trouble too."

"Bring them along. We'll need about 10 people. Ask your village if anyone else is willing to come. But you have to find someone you know well..."

"Of course! Anyone who can help from my side will go, and I'll call a few friends. Thanks, Erning!"

"Don't be polite. I really need people here. You can study it at home first. When you decide on the number of people, let me know. I will come to pick you up then."

Liu Eryin slammed the table in excitement and said, "Oh my god! Brother, you are really kind and righteous. Okay! I will definitely find someone who knows me well, is hardworking, and has an honest personality. I promise not to cause you any trouble."

"Okay, I'll be there around mid-October. Wait until after National Day and call me on the 10th or 7th to let me know."

"Okay! Thank you, Erning."

"Oh, don't be polite, that's it, let's just leave it at that."

After hanging up the phone, Du Shoucai said, "Is this the person you're looking for for Dayong?"

"Yeah, he's still short of more than 20 people."

After chatting with Du Shoucai for a while in the room, Xu Ning and Guan Lei left.

Lao Meng's house, outhouse.

Meng Ziyan and Meng Yinhe, brother and sister, were squatting in front of the stove, lighting a fire, while Liu Fenfang was bending over and washing the pot.

Meng Quezi pulled a bunch of green onions from the back garden, walked into the house and said, "These green onions are all wilted. Don't fertilize them next year. All the vegetables in the back garden will be burned to death."

"Who knew there would be so much fat this year? Are you hungry?"

"I'm not hungry. I'll ask Yan to give the two fish to my sister-in-law later."

"I'll go now!" Meng Ziyan stood up and said.

Liu Fenfang forced a smile and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? The fire has just been burned."

"I wonder if my second brother has come back."

Meng Yinhe said: "He must be back... Oh my god, second brother!"

Hearing the sound, Meng Ziyan quickly turned her head and looked out the window, but saw nothing. After she realized that she had been tricked by her younger brother, she rushed forward two steps, grabbed Meng Yinhe's collar and pinched her hard twice.

"Oh, pinch me gently, it hurts! If my second brother knew that you can hurt people so much, he would definitely not want you!"

"You farted! I'll strangle you to death!"

Meng Ziyan gritted her teeth and pinched Meng Yinhe randomly, but Liu Fenfang and Meng Quezi ignored her and turned their heads away to focus on their work.

At this time, Meng Yinhe shouted: "Second brother! Second brother! Save me quickly..."

"You dare to lie to me? I'll strangle you to death."

"He's really my second brother..."

As soon as Xu Ning entered the room, he saw the brother and sister quarreling in the outer room. Liu Fenfang and Meng Quezi smiled at him, and Xu Ning waved his hand as a greeting. Presumably, Meng Quezi and his wife also wanted Xu Ning to see Meng Ziyan's violence, so they did not warn them verbally.

After Meng Ziyan realized something was wrong, she turned around and saw Xu Ning. She was startled and quickly let go of Meng Yinhe and pushed him aside. She stood there fixing her hair and said with a red face, "Second brother, when did you come back?"

"I just got home last night. Uncle Meng, you guys just got home too, right?"

"Well, I just came into the house a short while ago, and I was thinking of asking Yan to send you two fishes."

Xu Ning said with a smile: "What are you sending me? I'm here to pick it up. My mom said you can all go over and eat later..."

Liu Fenfang waved her hand and said, "Come on, forget it. You're not a big guest."

"Lianfang and her third uncle will come over at around 1 o'clock, along with a few friends. You guys have to prepare meals at home, right? Why don't you come over and eat together? It's a good opportunity to help my mom and the others with their work."

"Okay then! I'll be there once the fire is done. You two can go into the house quickly."

Xu Ning walked into the east room, looked at Meng Ziyan picking up the teapot, and said, "Don't make tea, sit for a while and then leave."

Meng Yinhe rolled up his arms and said, "Second brother, look at what my sister did to me. It's all red!"

"You deserve it! Who told you to tease me!" Meng Ziyan said with her eyes gouged.

Xu Ning said: "You are still tough. I usually don't dare to mess with your sister, why do you mess with her?"

"You don't dare to provoke? Second brother, you are only giving her face. If this were my wife, I would slash her eight times a day!"

"Say that again! I'll strangle you to death."

Meng Ziyan dragged him to the outer room, but Meng Yinhe held Xu Ning's arm tightly and said, "Second brother, save me! Sister, I was wrong!"

Meng Quezi raised his head while smoking a cigarette and said, "Okay, stop fooling around, both of you."

After the siblings calmed down, Meng Quezi asked, "How about going to Wanye?"

"It's OK. We're fine. It's just that my friend's older brother was taken away by a big cat."

"What are you doing?"

"Why did the big cat take it out?"

Xu Ning sat on the edge of the kang and told them what had happened, and they were startled by what they heard.

Liu Fenfang was shocked and said, "This guy deserves it! Why is he showing off so much?"

"Your friend didn't say anything, right?" asked Meng Quezi.

Xu Ning smiled and said, "He didn't say anything. Before he left, he said he would transfer his household registration when he returned to the provincial capital. Anyway, his family situation is quite complicated and it's hard to explain it in a short time."

At this time, Liu Fenfang said, "Let's go over there quickly. It's a good time to clean up the fish and stew it. Otherwise, it will definitely go bad if it is left overnight."

"Okay, let's go."

(End of this chapter)