Manor Romance

Chapter 14 Wholesale Stores

The three of them talked about the hardships and joys of the past six months, and imagined the future direction of life. Before they knew it, the whole table was eaten up, and the wine bottles were all emptied. The meal lasted until after two o'clock in the afternoon. .

There is always a banquet in the world, and no amount of reluctance can change the reality of parting.Since he had been drinking, Yun Li still didn't mind being long-winded, and repeatedly told the two to drive carefully. Although it was in the countryside, there would be no traffic police to check for drunk driving. He just followed this point to express his friendship for the two.

However, Pan Qing and Jiang Wenfeng's expressions were much more direct, giving Yunli a big hug respectively.Pan Qing also took advantage of Jiu Jin to act coquettishly, and wanted to kiss Yun Li goodbye on the spot. Yun Li said yes on the spot, but he wanted to take a picture of this moment as a souvenir, which made Pan Qing back and forth, blushing like an apple in August. Jiang Wenfeng on the side laughed and bent over.

In September, the hot weather improved a little bit, the school started, and a group of new support teachers came to Luzhen Middle School, and the number of times that Brother Chen came to Xiaolushan was correspondingly much less.

After this period of cultivation, the seedlings in the field have grown a lot. During this period, there was a strong wind and a heavy rain, but it did not cause much harm to Yunli's crops.These crops cultivated and grown by electromagnetic force are much stronger than ordinary crops in terms of resistance to disasters and diseases.

The advantage of growing potatoes is that getting them through the seedling stage makes the rest of the work much easier.Tomatoes and purple eggplants are different crops. They are not climbing crops. When they grow to a certain extent, they need to be supported by scaffolding. On the one hand, it is to prepare for fruit bearing, and on the other hand, it can also reduce wind damage. and pest risk.

Yunli chose a sunny day, and asked Xu Ping to recruit farmers who were free, and used bamboo to set up scaffolding for the five acres of experimental fields, and tied the crops' trunks with red plastic ropes to guide them to grow on the scaffolding.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is getting closer and closer, and Yun Li also plans to go home, and this trip will not be short.The potato field was taken care of by Xu Lin, so there should be no problem. As for the five-acre experimental field, he planned to find another reliable person to help take care of it.

During the time when he returned home, he couldn't observe the growth of various crops in the experimental field, so he had to find someone to record the situation during this period, and look through the records when he came back.

This person must be careful, express clearly, and implement the planting plan arranged by Yunli well. After much deliberation, Yunli can only think of Lu Ci.

After moving into the bamboo building, the blue long cloth hanging on the small building and used to communicate with Lu Ci was also moved to the roof of the bamboo building. Yunli planned to go home in two days, so he Hang up the long blue cloth again.

The next day, Lu Ci didn't come, and she didn't come to report to Yunli last night that she couldn't come because of something. This situation had never happened before, and Yunli didn't know that she was delayed by something.He has already booked a train ticket to go home tomorrow, if Lu Ci doesn't come, and he can't find a suitable replacement, then the plan to go home this time may be ruined.

In desperation, Yun Li had no choice but to go to her house to see the situation.Lu Ci's house is just around the corner of the terraced fields beside the village road, not far away. It is a small flat one-story house, which is very dilapidated. In Yunli's view, it is no different from a dilapidated house.There is a small yard in front of the house. The limited land is full of various vegetables. It can be seen from this that the owner here is very hardworking.

After the family that adopted Lu Ci had an accident, only Lu Ci and the nanny, Mrs. Chen, were left in their family. This small house used to belong to Mrs. Chen, and after she passed away, it was left to Lu Ci.Originally, the house was to be demolished and the land to be taken back to the village. After all, Lu Ci was a black householder with no household registration or ID card, so he could not inherit anything from Mrs. Chen.But the villagers saw that she was pitiful, had nowhere to go, and was burdened with debts, so they put the matter aside.

In addition to working in the popsicle wholesale shop, Lu Ci would cut the vegetables in the yard and sell them in the town in his spare time. Although it was not much, he could still earn some money.

The great change of fate didn't break her down. From a famous college student to a temporary worker and even a vegetable farmer, she survived all of them. This is what Yunli admires the most.Moreover, the vegetables grown by Lu Ci are quite good, so it is the best choice to ask her to take care of the experimental field.

He shouted a few times, but there was no response, the old wooden door was locked, obviously she was not at home, this gave Yun Li a headache, the only place he can go now is the popsicle wholesale store.

Compared with the coastal areas, the economic environment in the southwestern border is not good. There is only one commercial street in the entire Lu Town, where the town government, various agencies, self-employed and small shops are concentrated.When he was teaching in Luzhen Middle School, Yunli often came here to buy things, so he found the popsicle wholesale store very easily.

Although entering September, the summer on the calendar has passed, but the sun is shining brightly, and the weather here is still very hot.There was a large truck in front of the store, which was a kind of transport vehicle with refrigeration function. It was a little old, and the air conditioner was humming, blowing out hot air continuously, making the whole space very stuffy.There is a retractable awning outside the store, and under the awning is a rectangular floor-to-ceiling billboard with seven square characters written "Luzhen Cold Drink Wholesale Department".

Yun Li parked his bicycle in the shade beside the shop, and then walked into the shop.The shop is very small, and the most conspicuous thing is the aluminum alloy door on the back wall. There is a switch handle in the shape of a small car steering wheel on the door, which is very cool.There are several long wooden benches on the left side of the store. There is a long hanger on the wall behind the wooden benches. Several thick green military uniforms are hung side by side on it, and several pairs of plush long coats are neatly placed beside them. boots.

There is only a long wooden table and a chair on the right, on which sits a middle-aged woman with curly hair, who is resting on the table, and beside her is a big fat cat with gray and white patterns. When Yun Li came in, it only opened slightly. He glanced at it, then continued to squint and sleep soundly.

Yun Li was still thinking about disturbing people's slumber, but the curly-haired woman just woke up. Seeing a guest, she put away her tired face and said to Yun Li with a smile: "Boss, let's see what we need. Wholesale and retail are all done, the prices are clearly marked, and there is no deceit, and you can’t find a second one in Luzhen.” She recited this set of welcoming lines very fluently, pointing to the commodity price list on the wall behind her, Give Yunli a recommendation.

"Sorry to bother you, I'm here to look for Lu Ci, is she there?" Yun Li asked straight to the point.

"Oh? I'm looking for someone. Wait for a while. There will be a batch of goods coming out. I'm busy." When she heard that she was looking for someone, not a buyer, the curly-haired woman's attitude changed immediately, and she picked up her phone after speaking. Playing around, I didn't pay any attention to Yunli.

Knowing that Lu Ci was here, Yun Li felt relieved, and didn't care about the curly-haired woman's attitude. After saying "thank you", he walked out of the shop, returned to the place where the bicycle was kept, sat on the back seat and waited. .While waiting, Yun Li wasn't idle either, he was holding a small notebook and carefully flipping through the contents.

After waiting for a long time, there was finally movement in the store. A bald man came out of the store quickly, got on the delivery truck, drove the car backwards, aimed the loading port at the entrance of the store, and covered the entire store. blocked.

Yun Li went to have a look curiously, through the window, he saw a few people wearing military overcoats and wrapped up tightly, pushing a small cart and loading goods into the compartment.The aluminum alloy door on the wall was only half opened, and the air-conditioning that was visible to the naked eye swished out, making one feel a little chilly just looking at it.The curly-haired woman was standing by the door with a small notebook, taking notes, generally urging everyone to move faster.

Everyone was dressed the same, and covered from head to toe, Yunli couldn't tell who was Lu Ci at all.Everyone moved swiftly, pushing the car in and out between the two doors without any hesitation.

It didn't take long for the goods to be loaded successfully, the aluminum alloy door was closed again, and the transport truck drove away immediately.After the busy work, the workers carrying the goods sat on the benches to rest one after another, and took off the warm clothes they were wearing one by one. Only then did Yun Li see Lu Ci's face.

In fact, Lu Ci found Yunli outside the window when she first started moving the goods, but she was too embarrassed to stop halfway because she had a job, and the curly-haired lady boss was not a good talker.

"When did you come? Have you been waiting for a long time?" After the work was over, Lu Ci immediately changed his clothes and ran to Yunli with a haggard face, it seemed that he hadn't had a good rest.

"It didn't take long, I didn't see you yesterday, and I didn't see anyone when I went to your house today, so I had to find this place." Yun Li said with a smile, and the two walked to the bicycle park to facilitate their conversation.

"Uh, there was a problem with the machine in the refrigerator in the store last night, and it was too late to fix it, so I stayed overnight with a nearby worker." Lu Ci explained, and asked: "What can I do for you?" something?"

"Well, it's like this. I'm going out for a trip recently, and I'm not here these days, so I want to ask you for help, take care of the crops in the experimental field, and record the growth of various crops." Yunli said. He explained his intention to Lu Ci, and handed over the small book in his hand.

Lu Ci is very aware of the situation in Yunli's experimental field, and she was also one of the participants when the scaffolding was set up a few days ago.Flipping through the contents of the book, there is a large table drawn inside. The names of various crops are written in the first line, and the number of days of growth, the number of fertilization and other information are marked below, and then there is a blank space in the column, which says Information on growth, number of new leaves, etc.

"Take some time to observe every day, and then record it. It doesn't matter if you go the next day. Record as much detail as possible. If there are other situations, fill in the notes." While Lu Ci was flipping through the notebook, Yunli pointed out Do explanations with certain columns.

"Okay, I will try my best to do it. There are not many things in the shop recently." After reading the book, Lu Ci readily agreed.The matters to be paid attention to are written clearly in Yunli's notebook, so she just needs to follow them to carry out.

(End of this chapter)