Pastoral Valley Fragrance

Chapter 66 The Method of Picking Peaches
Ever since An Jinxuan talked about Gu Yu's idea of ​​going to the mountains, she didn't mention it on the surface, but she still didn't give up in her heart.

When Li Dequan went to the woods, Gu Yu wanted to follow, but she still didn't dare, so she had to ask some things on the sidelines, and before Li Dequan became suspicious, she quickly stopped talking.

Gu Yu saw that Li Dequan worked very hard to make those things, and the wood under her feet was wetted drop by drop, so she picked a few peaches from the peach tree in the second uncle's yard, washed them and gave them to Li Dequan to eat, but she was reluctant to pick more , Thinking that the peaches in Zhuangzi will be distributed soon anyway, and the peaches on this tree can be kept and eaten slowly.

At this moment, Chen Jiangsheng poked his head out from the door, but Gu Yu ignored him when he saw it.This Chen Jiangsheng is simple-minded, and he would come here whenever he had nothing to do on weekdays, but his family didn't have a peach tree, even though his father was the head of the village, he still had to wait until the peaches were distributed in the village before the family could eat peaches.

Chen Jiangsheng hadn't seen him for so long and Gu Yu didn't even notice him. He was a little bored, coughing and kicking stones to remind him, but Gu Yu pretended not to find him and let him toss around alone. Chen Jiangsheng was also dumbfounded. He held his breath and waited for Gu Yu to find out.

Gu Yu felt sorry for him, even though it was still morning, it was still hot, Gu Yu laughed, "Idiot, I've eaten all the peaches, hurry up and get in."

Only then did Chen Jiangsheng scratch his head with a smile and came over, "I thought you didn't find me, Gu Yu, let me tell you, I'll take you to play when I'm picking peaches, there are so many people."

Gu Yu saw that he was so old, and his family had a lot of wealth, but he was just playing around all day long, a little dismissive, "What's so good about picking peaches, it's not like I haven't seen it before, what a brat!"

Seeing that Gu Yu didn't take it seriously, Chen Jiangsheng was a little sullen, and suddenly clapped his hands and laughed, "You don't know, Gu Yu, this year is different. My father said that at the beginning of the year, there was a family in the town whose relatives were living in the city. , What kind of [-]th birthday banquet is going to be held at home, I just asked him to buy some peaches, I discussed it before. Our Zhuangzi can just pick peaches, that’s great.”

While Gu Yu was listening to him talking about this, he ate the peaches in his mouth, while Chen Jiangsheng continued to chatter, "It's ten yuan a day, and you can ask your father to pick peaches when the time comes, and then you can earn money. "

This is in line with Gu Yu's temper. He was overjoyed at first, and then lost interest. Li Dequan wanted to play tables and chairs, and this couldn't be delayed. He wouldn't spend a day doing it for the ten cents. He had time, so he said: " Brother Jiang, do you think I can pick it for a few days?"

Chen Jiangsheng shook his head, "How much you can pick and how to do it are all up to adults, we can only go and see, but no one will say how many you will eat."

Gu Yu didn't want to talk about it, "Then what are you talking about, anyway, no one in our family can earn money."

"Why do you think about making money all day long?" Chen Jiangsheng was a little puzzled.

Gu Yu pouted, as if she hated iron for being weak, "I'll just call you a brat, go play while you're at it!"

Chen Jiangsheng had a hurt expression on his face, "I'm older than you."

Gu Yu saw that he was so angry and funny, so he could only chuckle, "It's alright, alright, let's eat your peaches."

"Hey!"

In the evening, the Jiang family came over and asked Chen Jiangsheng to go home for dinner, while saying: "Dequan, how about you can go to Zhuangzi to pick peaches if you can take it easy. This year, a big family in the city wants our peaches. Naturally, there will be a carriage to send it, but it can’t stay for too long, that is, three to five days, and a little bit of it will be transported every day, and this thing can’t afford to delay.”

Although Li Dequan was also a little moved, he heard that once this is sold, he will be paid when he comes back, but he can't go here, so he said: "I want to go too, but this is for the second sister-in-law's younger brother. The tables and chairs are waiting to be used by him, so there is no other way now."

It was just like this, but Jiang added another sentence, "So many people say that they are not going to work, and the family will not let them go, or the family is busy with work, what should we do?"

After hearing this, Gu Yu quickly asked, "Aunt Jiang, what should we do if we don't have enough people? The time is urgent, or let me go with my brother."

Mrs. Jiang shook her head, "I can't say that well, anyway, there is no such precedent, so people in Zhuangzi are looking for things to do when they are free, but who knows that this time they need so many at a time, but they can't convene so many people. There are too many people, this adult counts a ten-cent salary a day, but if you go, how to calculate it, whether it is three or five, it is not appropriate, Jiang Sheng's father is still worrying about it."

After finishing speaking, the Jiang family took Chen Jiangsheng back to dinner, saying that he would call more people after the meal, and if it didn't work, he would call some helpers from other villages as well.

Gu Yu shook his head, "People in this village are trying to make money everywhere, so it's possible that the money in their own village needs to be earned by others?"

Li Dequan said: "Then it's not impossible, who would have known that so many people would be needed at once."

Gu Yu lowered her head and thought about it, she couldn't figure it out, but she refused to give up so easily, and finally she came up with an idea. The crux of the problem is, why must adults go, why must it be according to the fate? , if it is calculated according to the number of peaches picked, then, wouldn’t it be very fair, for example, if an adult can pick ten baskets a day, one basket is worth a penny, and he can also pick it himself. The more I think about it, the more feasible it is, I can’t help laughing speak up.

Seeing Gu Yu's happy face, Jing Zhe said, "Gu Yu, what are you thinking?"

When Gu Yu shared her idea, Jing Zhe also agreed with it, and the two talked to their family members, and they both agreed.

Since he thought it was feasible, Gu Yu felt that he could make money, so he thought of going to tell Chen Yongyu quickly, it would be considered as a favor for him, and he would not have to worry about manpower. Women and children.

Jing Zhe saw Gu Yu's appearance, smiled and took her hand, "Let's go, I know you are impatient."

Soon arrived at the Chen family's yard, seeing the Chen family having dinner, Gu Yu was not sure whether to go in or not.

Chen Yongyu saw them, "You haven't eaten yet, come in together."

Jing Zhe greeted them politely, seeing that although Chen Yongyu was smiling, she was still a little worried.

"I'm going to pick peaches soon, and the crowd is always uneven. Otherwise, I'll go to Liubazi tomorrow and ask if anyone is willing to come..."

But Gu Yu said: "Uncle Chen, I have an idea, I don't need to call people from other villages."

But Chen Yongyu said, "Then you should talk about it." Although Gu Yu was asking to talk, but judging by the expression, it seemed to be teasing her.

Gu Yu asked him first, "Uncle Chen, how many baskets of peaches can an adult pick in a day?"

Chen Yongyu made some calculations, "I can't tell for sure, but it's just seven or eight baskets. It also depends on the trees. If the tree is too tall, it is not easy to pick."

Gu Yu had an idea in mind, and smiled, "That's it. Uncle Chen, do you think this is okay? Otherwise, we can count a penny for a basket of peaches, so that those people won't be lazy. It's called more work and more pay." Otherwise, according to the number of days, there will always be people who are lazy. In this way, the old people and children in the village can come out to pick peaches. For example, if my brother and I pick three baskets of peaches, we can have three baskets of peaches. Wen Qian, don't look at us as young, but climbing trees is more flexible than adults."

Chen Yongyu became more and more amazed. When Gu Yu finished speaking, he was so stunned that he couldn't speak. He slapped his hands and said with a smile, "This method is really not bad, I'm afraid it's feasible. Gu Yu, your little brain is really flexible, you can think of anything. But who decides how many baskets to pick?"

Gu Yu and Jing Zhe had already made up their minds before, and now Jing Zhe said, "Uncle Chen, if you think it's okay, I can write some notes and stand by the car. When someone comes to bring a basket of peaches, I will give it to you." He has a note, and then he will come to you to collect the money with the note, how about that?"

Chen Yongyu stared at them, "Dequan is really lucky, why did you give birth to such smart brothers and sisters, I think this is the way to do it!"

Gu Yu added, "At that time, it is stipulated that one tree can only be picked after another tree is picked, and each family will pick a row together, or someone will pick those places that are easy to pick. No one picked it up."

Chen Yongyu slapped his hands and laughed, "Okay, okay, let's try it for two days. In this way, those who want to make money in the village can make money. Then we will pick a few real ones and hand them over to the Ning family together. That's it, they will naturally send it over by themselves, and when we go to Ning's house to get the money back, everyone will come to us to collect the money based on the note."

Gu Yu thought of another loophole, "Uncle, I think there is still a gap. It would be bad if people say that my brother wrote a note to get money. Otherwise, my brother wrote a note and I will give it to you at that time." , you make a mark on the note, and then you can get the money based on the words written by my brother and your mark."

Chen Yongyu smiled and said, "It's a pity that you can even think of these, but what kind of marks should I make? Others can't imitate them."

Gu Yu didn't say anything more, these are not things they need to think about, and they have to leave some things for the adults to do, Gu Yu felt a sense of accomplishment, looked at Jing Zhe with a smile, Jiang Shi naturally wanted to give them something , was rejected by Gu Yu in the name of having peaches, so he couldn't take other people's relief.Jiang shi looked at Gu Yu with a strange smile on his face.

Gu Yu didn't think too much, and followed Jing Zhe home with a smile, thinking that she would just wait for the time to pick peaches to earn wages.

(End of this chapter)