Chapter 013: Spring Climbs Xuangu Mountain
Walking out of the Ginza supermarket, Sang Zhiheng drove to a small alley to the east of the supermarket.
This alley, called Liujia Hutong, is a famous labor market in Gangcheng County.
Here you can find carpenters who can make furniture, welders who can weld electrically, car repairers who can paint sheet metal, construction workers who can build houses, and simple labor workers who don't know anything but can only make money with their strength.
As soon as Sang Zhiheng's Jianghuai Baodian stopped at the mouth of the alley, two people in canvas overalls stepped forward and leaned on the car window and asked, "Boss, are you looking for a job?" I will carpenter work. ”
The other smiled and said, "I'm a mason." ”
Sang Zhiheng parked the car, got out of the car and asked, "Stretch out your hand and let me see your hand." ”
The two waiters were a little puzzled, but they still held out their hands.
"Boss, what do you think our hands are doing?"
Looking at the rough hands of the two people, Sang Zhiheng pinched his chin and said to himself: "The people here are all working hard, their hands are too rough, and picking grapes can easily hurt the grapes, which will reduce the quality of the grapes." ”
The two craftsmen looked at each other, then looked at Sang Zhiheng with some impatience and asked, "I said this boss, you are making fun of the two of us, we are all people who work hard, and our hands are not rough." You have to find those who are not rough hands, go to those little daughters-in-law and big girls. ”
When Sang Zhiheng heard this, he patted his thigh and said, "That's right, I have to find those little daughters-in-law and big girls!" ”
Thinking like this, Sang Zhiheng got into his pickup truck and drove away.
"What did that man do?" The carpenter asked, looking at the mason.
The mason frowned and said, "Who knows, maybe it's a psychopath." ”
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When Sang Zhiheng came home, it was just time for lunch.
"Mother, I'm back!"
Putting the car in the open space in front of the door, Sang Zhiheng pushed the door and entered the house.
"Zhiheng, why did you come back so late today?"
"Mother, I discussed something with Zhang Hai."
Zhiheng Niang handed a bamboo basket with food to Sang Zhiheng, and then looked at her son very lovingly and said, "Go and send food to your son." ”
Sang Zhiheng nodded, took the bamboo basket, and put it in the body of his pickup truck.
"It's almost noon, mother, I'm going to deliver food to my brother-in-law."
The grapes in Sang Zhiheng's vineyard are about to ripen, and these days, Sang Shoucheng has been living on the mountain at night, guarding his son's vineyard.
During the day, Wei Youliang took two gardeners to pull weeds and loosen the soil in the vineyard, water and catch insects.
The fine dog patrol brigade trained by Qi Ying has also grown to three months old, which is equivalent to five years old, and it is very naughty and cute.
Ten minutes later, Sang Zhiheng drove from his home at the head of the village, along the cement road he had built, and parked his car in a small clearing in front of the vineyard.
"Zhiheng, you're late, you've missed the show!" When Wei Youliang saw that his brother-in-law was coming, he shouted from afar.
Sang Zhiheng shouted at Wei Youliang, who was still working in the field: "Brother-in-law, it's not early, it's time to eat!" ”
Looking at a large field of grapes that were about to ripen, Sang Zhiheng was happy from the bottom of his heart.
Then, he took out his mobile phone and dialed Qi Ying's number.
"Hey, Qi Ying, I've delivered food, and I'm in the house on this side of the vineyard now. What the? You're in Xishan, that's good, the idea is safe. ”
Qi Ying likes to be in the mountains, even in winter, she can get something to eat, not to mention the wild vegetables and fruits that are all over the mountains now.
It's early spring, and the whole mountain is full of life. Even Sang Zhiheng was a little eager to try, wanting to go to Qi Ying and run crazy for a while and have a good time.
It took only two months for the grapes to be planted with space well water, and it was time to harvest.
At this rate, I will have to harvest grapes four times a year. The harvest season is one month, and the harvest is four times a year, in April, June, August and October. In the past few months, I need a large number of grape picking workers, otherwise I would definitely not be able to pick so many grapes by relying only on a few people in my own family.
In the past few months, it is estimated that the grapes harvested in one day will be at least 1,400 catties. In addition to grape harvesting, the storage, transportation, and sales of another piece of grapes also require manpower input, so it can be said that Sang Zhiheng is about to face an unprecedented pressure.
Organizing and managing so many people is not a simple task.
After Sang Shoucheng, Wei Youliang and gardeners Lao Cao and Lao Wei all went to the house and sat down around the dining table, Sang Zhiheng distributed chopsticks to everyone and said, "You're all hungry, it's a little late today, let's eat." ”
"Zhiheng, do you think what Manager Zhang said is reliable? I think the yield of our grapes is also large, these seven acres of grapes, I think we have to collect at least forty or fifty thousand catties, if according to the price that Manager Zhang said, he wants it all, it is not a small amount, can he give us this money? Sang Shoucheng frowned and looked at Sang Zhiheng.
He was very worried about this matter, but he did not directly say the purchase price signed by Manager Zhang and Sang Zhiheng, because he felt that it was not good for Lao Cao and Lao Wei to know. Croppers, I think it's better to keep a low profile.
Without waiting for Sang Zhiheng to answer, Sang Shoucheng's son-in-law Wei Youliang hurriedly replied: "Dad, you can rest assured, the contract has been signed, if Zhang Hai doesn't buy our grapes, he will have to compensate us for our losses." Hey, I said Zhiheng, you see that I manage our vineyard so well, shouldn't you give me a salary increase? ”
Sang Zhiheng smiled and wanted to speak, but Sang Shoucheng didn't wait for Sang Zhiheng to speak, glared at Wei Youliang, and said, "It's fifteen thousand a month, it's too little?" ”
When Wei Youliang heard this, he was a little anxious: "Dad, you are too eager for your son, he is about to become a big money, why don't I follow a little light?" ”
Sang Zhiheng saw that his brother-in-law was in a hurry, and said with a smile: "Okay, brother-in-law, I must be indispensable to you if I have money, otherwise, how about I give you shares?" ”
When Wei Youliang heard this, he was happy, looked at Sang Zhiheng with a smile and asked, "Okay, Zhiheng, how many shares are you going to give your brother-in-law?" ”
"How about giving you five percent? Every year, we give you 5% of the profits in our vineyards! ”
Wei Youliang's eyes rolled, and he said in his mouth: "Five percent of a year's profit is ...... Okay, okay, that's it! What's that, we are brothers and settle accounts, since Zhiheng said so, we have to set up a note, don't regret it when the time comes! ”
Sang Zhiheng said with a smile: "Okay! Or my brother-in-law has a sense of law! I'll write you a note after dinner, you can take it, and if you don't have that note, I really won't admit it. ”
Wei Youliang glanced at Sang Shoucheng and said, "Our dad is in front of you, you won't really pay the bill, right?" ”
Sang Shoucheng frowned, looked at Sang Zhiheng and asked, "How much is this five percent?" ”
"I don't have much money, anyway, it's not for outsiders to give to my brother-in-law, even if I let my brother-in-law save it for Yuanyuan to go to college."
Sang Shoucheng didn't speak again and nodded.
After lunch, Sang Zhiheng looked around the vineyard and went up the mountain.
Taizi Village is surrounded by mountains, with Xuangu Mountain in the east, Xishan Mountain in the west, Qingye Gang in the south, and Xiangshan Mountain in the north.
The contracted land of Sang Zhiheng's family is located in the vein of Xuangu Mountain, in Wujiayuzi.
Gu means flat land on the top of a mountain. Because the mountains on this side of the Qilu Hills are relatively old, wind erosion causes the top of the mountain to be chipped, forming pieces of flat land.
There is flat land at the top of the mountain, but the mountain is very steep, such a place, easy to defend and difficult to attack, is a good place to be born with grass.
Perhaps, this is also the reason why there have been many ringing horses in Qilu Province until the time of the Republic of China.
There are many stone houses on the top of Xuangu Mountain, which is said to be the lair of Liu Heiqi, a big bandit who crisscrossed the Qilu area during the Republic of China.
Seeing that everything was normal in the vineyard, Sang Zhiheng followed the path to climb the mountain, planning to go to the top of Xuangu Mountain to have a look.
The spring breeze is light, the earth is rejuvenated, and the eyes are full of vitality.
The mountain stream has long since dried up, and the ravine is full of pebbles that have been washed by the stream for many years, and it is very interesting to pick one up and play with it in your hand.
The hiking trail is the most labor-saving to climb the mountain along the ravine, which is washed by the stream.
In fact, this is still an important way to survive. If a person gets lost in the mountains, as long as he finds a stream and walks downstream along the stream, he will definitely find a way out.
While climbing the mountain, Sang Zhiheng turned over the small rocks on both sides of the road.
He had a bottle of mineral water and a pair of chopsticks in his hand. From time to time, he would spot a small insect with two large clips and a long tail under the small rock.
This little insect is very scary, and if it is pierced by the stinger in its tail, it will be a terrible pain.
This small insect is a scorpion, and its full name is Yimeng Scorpion.
This is a special product in the Yimeng Mountains, and its medicinal value is extremely high.
In the past, when he was a child, after the sting every year, Sang Zhiheng would climb the mountain after school in the afternoon, lift the small stones, and see if there were any Yimeng scorpions below.
Why did he go to the mountains to catch such a scary little insect? Because of this small insect, it can be sold at the market for money.
There is a herb section in the Huangzhuang Town Market, where many traders who buy herbs gather. They will buy all the bupleurum seeds, banlan roots, He Shou Wu, turtles, centipedes, and scorpions. The purchase price of a whole scorpion is five cents, and when he was a child, Sang Zhiheng could catch more than a dozen whole scorpions a day and earn six or seven yuan. For a primary school student, this income is really not small.
Unconsciously, Sang Zhiheng climbed to the top of the mountain.
Standing on the top of the mountain, looking to the east, there are endless mountains, and to the west, there is the Yingmu Iron and Steel Factory, where the chimney is towering.
Looking at the stone house that has been weathered by history, Sang Zhiheng couldn't help but sigh.
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