Pastoral Valley Fragrance

Chapter 67 Don't Hurt Tao Zi, Make Another Plan

In a blink of an eye, it was the agreed date. In the early morning, several carriages passed the wooden bridge and stopped outside the peach forest.

Since I have already said it before, and such a good thing spreads all over the place, everyone is very happy for a while, and the happiest thing is the middle and small children in Zhuangzi. Opportunity to pick peaches and a few trees at home is not enjoyable, but this time, it is legitimate to earn wages, and by the way, you can also play.At this moment, almost all the people in the Zhuangzi were mobilized, and all the wooden basins, barrels, bamboo baskets and so on were taken out, and they came to the peach forest talking and laughing. Hanging on the tree to pick peaches like a competition, the adults in the family will not scold them at this time, and wait for the baskets of peaches to be transported out to count the money with a smile.

Gu Yu's family only left Mrs. Xu at home to raise the baby, and Mrs. Wang was with her. Mrs. Xu regretted not being able to go and see such a big scene, but Mrs. Wang said angrily, "Look, you are so impatient. I'm already a mother, so I should put some of it away, there will be a lot of Xiaohan days in the future."

Mrs. Xu also laughed at Mrs. Wang, "Yeah, I'm just impatient, Xiaohan is coming out soon, see that your sister Gu Yu is about to become a fairy, I can think of any way."

The two sisters-in-law are naturally at home, incidentally cooking for the peach pickers outside.Li Dequan was busy with his own affairs in the shade on one side of the yard.

Chen Yongyu had discussed with several other people with some reputation in the village. Anyway, they had saved a little money in previous years, so it was better to pay in cash, so as not to cause further complications.So, with the approval of the principals of each surname, they all wrote down the numbers, took out the money, and let a person under each car watch, just waiting for a basket of peaches to be given a penny. As soon as they heard that they had cash, everyone was even more active, wishing they had three heads and six arms.

Gu Yu was still with Jingzhe Xiaoman, she was not in a hurry to pick the peaches first, and ran to Chen Yongyu to see if there was anything wrong, after all, she came up with the idea, and she would feel sorry if it didn't work because of something, besides, Seeing that the Zhuangzi had never been so lively and peaceful, even Mrs. Zhang heard that it was Gu Yu's idea, and didn't care about what happened two days earlier. He is happy to praise the people in his family.Gu Yu even had a slight illusion, if they could live a good life, without worrying about food and drink, why should they be so steadfast, the pressure of life has already distorted them, they don't have so much thought to be gentle and polite .

At that very moment, Gu Yu forgave them in his heart.

Now, Gu Yu is walking in this mature peach grove, some dense places even have to bend over to barely pass, the fruity fragrance is pervasive, the old and the young are laughing in the peach grove, seeing Gu Yu, they all praise her, "Gu Yu, you are really amazing. We have never been allowed to come in to pick this before, and those two little brats in my family!"

"Gu Yu, don't be bored at home all day, go to my place when you have time, there are plums in my yard."

And the woman who spoke ill of Gu Yu's family by the river that day was also a little embarrassed when she met Gu Yu, smiled at Gu Yu, and insisted on wiping the peach she picked the best on the coarse cloth shirt she was wearing. Wipe, "Gu Yu eat this, it's sweet!"

What else could Gu Yu say, she just came up with such an idea, and got so many people's praise, she felt quite embarrassed.

Chen Jiangsheng stayed beside Chen Yongyu, seeing Gu Yu walking from the peach grove with a smile on his face, his expression was somewhat similar to that of a freshly ripe peach, before passing a peach branch, Gu Yu bent down slightly, raised his head and moved away After a few steps, with a gentle smile on his face, Chen Jiangsheng was stunned, with a strange feeling in his heart.

Seeing Gu Yu approaching, Chen Yongyu smiled and waved to her, "You girl, didn't you say you want to pick peaches in exchange for wages? Come over to help if you have time?"

Jing Zhe was counting them on the side, but he seemed a little more lively in the busy ups and downs. It was nothing more than who received how much money, so that he could go back and count it when the time came.

Gu Yu saw that they had put on a good posture, and said back to Chen Yongyu: "Uncle Chen, I see if there is anything I need to help with, if there is nothing else, I will go pick peaches."

Chen Yongyu shook his head, "We discussed it yesterday. It's nothing more than a penny for a basket of peaches. That's easy."

As soon as I said it was easy, the difficulty came. The first batch of people who picked the peaches had already carried them out. Chen Yongyu was dumbfounded. There were people of all ages, and there were different things to hold the peaches. There were big bamboo baskets and some The small wooden barrel can be used for whatever comes in handy anyway.

Fortunately, Chen Yongyu was well prepared, and took out a bamboo basket from under the car, "This is our usual bamboo basket, and it used to be calculated like this. Everyone poured in, and each basket was given a penny."

Everyone didn't speak, and each family went in. As for the half-basket, they put it back again, or asked acquaintances to borrow it. You pick a bucket."

That's how he made up the numbers. After a rough look, Gu Yu didn't seem to find any problems. He was about to go back to pick the peaches, but he walked around the carriage worriedly, only then did he realize that the peaches were lying upside down. Pad some straw, and some of the skins have been scratched. This peach was given to the guests on the birthday of the wealthy family. Even if the scratches can guarantee that they will not be broken, it is still not very good-looking.

Gu Yu shared this worry with Chen Yongyu, and Chen Yongyu discussed with several people around, and one person suggested, "Isn't it necessary to borrow the scale?"

Having said that, Chen Yongyu was stumped, "There are so many people in such batches. Our Zhuangzi only has two-barrel scales that are larger. There is no reason to say that the peach scales are better than others." There must be more peaches."

The other one also came up with an idea, but it was even more unreliable, "Let's count your heads, it's fast anyway." Before he finished speaking, he was denied with a smile.

Gu Yu's mind is still on the scale. Since there is no scale, it doesn't need to be so accurate anyway. It's just what to do so that the peach can be picked as quickly and fairly as possible without tossing and turning.Gu Yu was a little stumped for a while.

Before he could come up with a good idea, the number of peaches he picked had already increased. Fortunately, the carriage had been set up with high sides, so he could step on the bench and pour it in.A man was carrying a basket of peaches and climbed up on the stool. Some people thought that the speed of a man was too slow, so he climbed up too. After pouring down, he hurried down again. The stool lost its balance, and he almost fell down. "You are so anxious." Some, you have to settle down to be successful."

Seeing the bench with four corners, Gu Yu still thought of an idea. She clapped her hands and patted her stupid head. Isn't it the simplest lever!
As soon as Gu Yu thought about it, he immediately shouted, "Uncle Chen, I have an idea, you turn this stool over." Chen Yongyu had already seen Gu Yu's cleverness, so he listened to her, and found another stone, which was a ready-made thing. Then he took two baskets of peaches and put them on, and he found a balance point, "Uncle Chen, look, isn't this the problem solved?"

"This?" Everyone couldn't believe it.

But Jing Zhe is smart, "I know what Gu Yu means, these two baskets of peaches are about the same weight, when the time comes, put one basket of peaches here, and if anyone picks peaches, put them here, it doesn't count as that bucket As long as the basket of peaches can be tilted up, it will be considered the same weight, so that there is no need to weigh it or toss it upside down to hurt the fruit."

Chen Yongyu looked at Gu Yu in surprise, "How did you figure it out?"

Everyone was also amazed, Gu Yu had no choice but to repeat the old lie she saw someone doing when she was in the store.Chen Jiangsheng didn't understand, "Why is there any use for just putting a basket of peaches here?"

Jing Zhe and Gu Yu looked at each other and smiled.

Chen Yongyu thought about improving it again, "This wooden stool can't hold so many wooden barrels and the like, I'll ask your father to use bamboo nails for us and put a few wooden boards on it to make do with it first, and we'll talk about it when we go back."

"It's true that Dequan's family is burning incense. It looks like the elder brother is just a student. This girl is also so smart. If the girl can also go to the scholar exam, she might be able to pass."

Gu Yu didn't mind either, anyway, people around here were praising her, and she was a little smug for a while, and also had a great sense of unreality.

She thought that the things here were considered to be in order anyway, and now it was time to find Xiaoman.Hurry up and pick more peaches, and earn some wages.

Unexpectedly, when he returned to the place where he picked peaches just now, and saw that there were still not many peaches in Xiaoman's wooden bucket, Xiaoman's face turned red, and he lowered his head there, looking ashamed and anxious.

Seeing Gu Yu came back, Xiao Man seemed to have seen a savior, "Gu Yu, you are back, let's go over there."

Gu Yu felt it was very strange, although Xiao Man's skin was thinner, it was not so bad that he couldn't meet people.

Just as he was hesitating whether to go with her, he heard a gruff voice saying, "Little sister, I just said that you don't need to do these rough jobs, and brother will help you."

Gu Yu immediately frowned, turned her head and glared at that person.I saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old man walking towards Xiaoman with a bag of peaches in his lapel. Gu Yu finally understood, and angrily said, "Who wants your peaches!"

That person didn't take Gu Yu seriously at all, "Oh, this is a little girl, and she looks so juicy, I'm afraid she'll be more handsome than your sister when she grows up, but she's still too young, quack quack."

Your mother, Gu Yu got a little angry, and dared to tease this girl!She grabbed the man's skirt, and the peach fell to the ground, and she called, "Come on—"

Originally, Xiao Man didn't want to pay attention to him before, and he had never seen such a situation. He was ashamed and angry and just wanted to hide for a while, but after that, he became more and more presumptuous, wandering around there non-stop, and everyone was in a hurry. Everyone was busy with their own business, and they were all focused on picking peaches for money. Even if they glanced at them, they were just talking, so they didn't notice anything. When Gu Yu yelled like this, people immediately surrounded him.

(End of this chapter)