While everyone was talking, an old man of fifty-seven or eighteen years old walked in with a heavy straw bag, he was wearing an earthy yellow patch military uniform, although his temples were gray but his hair was very thick, his face was covered with furrows that had been sunburned black, and his slightly sunken eyes revealed some decadent looks, which made people see through at a glance what kind of life he had experienced. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"I.... I didn't have anything else to do, but I just planted the lotus root and let the Pingjiang brothers take it back to taste. The old man was still looking at Lu Youtai's eyes cautiously when he spoke, looking very cautious.

Lu Youtai ignored his cowardly expression, his eyes widened, and he reprimanded him with a slashing face, "Sixth, you have nothing to do to make trouble, don't you see that we are talking?" ”

"Hmm..... Well.... I'm leaving, I'm leaving. The old man named Lao Liu hurriedly bowed slightly to admit his mistake, and walked backwards to the door.

Lu Youtai snorted and ignored him.

The old man named Lao Liu was cowardly, and he wanted to say a few words to Lu Hao's family, but now he didn't dare to say it, and he only blamed himself for being too abrupt and coming at the wrong time.

Lu Hao glanced at the other villagers and saw that everyone else was just like Lu Youtai, and he didn't have half of the respect for the old man named Lao Liu.

"Sixth uncle, don't leave when you get old, hurry up and sit down and drink some tea and rest." Lu Pingjiang got up and grabbed the old man's arm, gave him up to his seat, and said, "I dare to say that the lotus root you planted is the best in China, I think our family lost to you at the beginning, Uncle Six, not to mention helping our family to farm the land, and the harvested grain was given to our family." ”

Lu Youtai coughed and said, "Pingjiang, don't be polite, the sixth child still occupies your family, and your family doesn't want the grain produced in the field since the sixth year, which is cheap for the sixth child." ”

"Uncle, if our family didn't have the help of the sixth uncle to farm the land, we would have starved to death at that time, so the sixth uncle is kind to our family." Lu Pingjiang's voice became a little heavier when he said this, and Lu Hao understood that he was saying it to himself.

"Lu Hao, send charcoal and icing on the cake in the snow." Zhao Ying whispered in Lu Hao's ear.

"Sixth grandfather, you always drink tea." Lu Hao got up and respectfully poured tea for the old man and said, "My daughter-in-law just told me four words called sending charcoal in the snow, and I added four words in my heart, and it is hard to change." ”

"No..... No, it's just a little extra effort, and it's not worth much. The sixth master was a little at a loss, and when he stood up, he thought about leaving here quickly, and he couldn't be an eyesore here anymore.

"Our family remembers your old kindness, our family's land is left by the old clan and cannot be given to you, but I will help you expand the cultivation of lotus roots, and buy all of them at a price of 100 yuan per catty."

Lu Hao's words made everyone stunned, one hundred yuan a pound is worth it, Lu Youtai was the first to say dissatisfied, "Isn't this nonsense, how can lotus root be one hundred yuan a catty!" ”

The sixth also hurriedly said, "It's worthless, it's worthless, if you want to eat, the sixth grandfather will give it to you." ”

Lu Hao said resolutely, "Don't say it, it's so decided, I'll help you expand the cultivation of lotus roots, and then buy it at this price." ”

"If you can't expand it, you can only produce such a lotus root, only the half-acre pond I planted, and the annual output is 1,000 catties." The sixth master shook his head and said.

"The sixth man is telling the truth, the lotus roots of our other people's families are much worse than his, and the most time in his life is to serve him in half an acre of lotus root ponds." The second grandfather, Lu Antai, interjected and said that the daughter of the second grandfather is Lu Ping, and now he is second only to Lu Youtai in the village.

"Is there a big difference between this lotus root?" Lu Hao also became interested.

Lu Antai nodded and said, "It turns out that there is no difference, but there have been changes in the past ten years, the old six kinds of lotus roots can be eaten as fruits, I have been a cook all my life, and his lotus roots in the whole country can't be compared, and the sixth child has been nested in his lotus root pond for the rest of his life, and he has nothing to do in this life, so he will serve it." ”

"Zhao Ying, go wash a lotus root and let's taste it." Lu Hao said to Zhao Ying.

Zhao Ying was still bubbling by Lu Hao's daughter-in-law's beautiful sentence just now, and now when she heard Lu Hao's instructions, she nodded beautifully and got up to get the lotus root.

"Daughter-in-law, don't be busy, let me come, I'll process it for you, and make sure you like to eat it." Lu Antai stopped Zhao Ying, found a long lotus root and said, "There is still a little time to worship the ancestors, and it is too late." ”

In more than ten minutes, the lotus root was processed and served by Lu Antai, "It's very good for you to taste this." ”

Lu Hao put a piece in his mouth, the first feeling was crispy, then sweet, there was a comfortable feeling after chewing, and in the end it was like eating ice cream, there was not even a little lotus root, and the entrance was slippery.

Zhao Ying couldn't get enough of it after eating, "Lu Hao, is this lotus root, why is it so delicious..... Do you still have the sixth grandfather, get us a little more. ”

Lao Liu stood up excitedly and said, "Yes, yes, I like to take it away from you, but these lotus roots are stored in the cellar, and there are not too many, and when the lotus roots are collected in November, I will send them all to you to the city." ”

"Sixth Grandpa, don't be in a hurry to leave, listen to me." Lu Hao stopped the sixth master and said very seriously, "There is a kind of person whose goal in life is to devote himself to creating the most perfect, perfect, and more perfect work."

For example, my second master is such a person, he has devoted his life to cooking, and has also won the respect of our whole village, but I want to say now, sixth master, you should also be respected by the whole village, because your craftsman spirit is one of the greatest spirits in the world.

Here I announce an important decision, that is, our Baiwei Group will purchase the lotus root pond of the second master for 1 million yuan, and hire the sixth master as our lotus root planting expert with an annual salary of one million. ”

"Lu Hao, aren't you messing around, if you want the lotus root pool, we will assign the lotus root pond to your family, I don't think your sixth grandfather will object." Lu Youtai was shocked very much, and subconsciously he changed the sixth grandfather he looked down on to your sixth grandfather.

The sixth master also shook his hand and said, "This is not good, how can I be an expert except for planting lotus roots, how can I be an expert, the lotus root pond is also my own worthless, you can give it to you if you want, it is absolutely impossible to give money." ”

"If you can't, no one will." Lu Hao insisted, "I have already decided, in the future, the sixth master will help me make money." ”

Zhao Ying echoed Lu Hao and said, "Sixth Grandfather, you are the best expert in lotus root cultivation, and you deserve it for us to hire you with an annual salary of one million." ”

The sixth master also insisted and said, "Our family has planted your family's land for free for decades, if I collect money from you, am I still human, don't say it, I can help, but I won't ask for money." ”

Lu Pingjiang said, "Sixth uncle, I think so, your lotus pond is unique, Lu Hao will pay to buy it, and then Lu Hao will invest in the lotus pond here, and you can help him manage it for free, right?" ”

Lu Pingtao said, "My brother is right, sixth uncle, don't push it, besides, the most important thing Lu Hao lacks is money, this time when he comes back, Lu Hao still wants to do something for his hometown, and after worshipping his ancestors for a while, he will hold a meeting by the way to ask everyone's meaning." (To be continued.) )