The two walked around the ridge one after the other, and Chen Qiuniang stopped at the edge of a triangular field, bowed to Liu Pan, who was chasing grasshoppers, and shouted politely: "Hello fourth grandmother." ”

"Ah, it's Qiu Niang who is back." Liu Panshi smiled and raised his hand to wipe a handful of sweat.

"yes. Fourth, grandma's rice harvest this year is good. Chen Qiuniang talked to her.

This Liu Pan is in her fifties, a widow, and originally had a son, daughter-in-law, and a grandson. In the early years, when the grandson was six or seven years old, the adults in the family were not optimistic, so he went up the mountain to play alone and was taken away by a wolf. By the time I found it, all I had left was my arm. The child's mother couldn't stand it, so she immediately jumped into the river and drowned. After that, Liu Pan and his son lived a peaceful life for more than ten years. During this period, I also wanted to marry another one, but I couldn't find a suitable one anywhere, and the matchmakers in ten miles and eight towns avoided Liu Pan's later.

Liu Pan originally accepted her fate, but not long after, her son wanted her to eat a good meal, and wanted to go up the mountain to hunt a rabbit for her to make up for her, but he was scratched by a bear, his back was scratched by a bear, and his leg was broken. Although he was rescued by Liu Jiahe in time to save his life, he became disabled. All the work at home was done by Liu Pan. This Liu Pan is also gradually aging.

Chen Qiuniang wanted to come back to buy land at that time, and the first thing she thought of was Liu Pan's. Therefore, the first person she came to visit was Liu Pan.

"Where. Compared to the village chief's house, it is much worse. My old woman has no strength, and the water in the paddy field is all made for me by your family and my eldest brother. It is estimated that in a few years, I will go. Liu Panshi pounded his waist and leaned on the high ridge on the edge of the field and sighed.

"The fourth grandmother has such a strong body, she has to live to be more than a hundred years old." Chen Qiuniang said polite words.

Liu Panshi laughed and said, "You girl just can talk." Your fourth grandmother's own body, she knows it. ”

"The fourth grandmother is still tough. However, your few acres of land are also very troublesome, right? I met a natural and man-made disaster-" Chen Qiuniang also sighed.

Liu Panshi also sighed and nodded, and then said, "How can you have your grandmother's blessings." This morning I saw you all move. I heard that I moved to Liuhe Town? ”

"yes. I came to the restaurant as a chef and made a good dish, and the proprietor appreciated it and gave me some money, so I bought a house there. Qiusheng has also reached the age of going to school. It just so happens that the Sifang Academy in Liuhe Town is better. ”

"A blessed person is a blessed person, like your fourth grandmother and me, my life is miserable." As Liu Panshi spoke, he raised his sleeves to wipe his tears, and then said in a rambling voice, "If your brother Kui didn't take it away from the wolf, he would have married a wife and had children now." Look at my life. ”

Chen Qiuniang listened to Liu Pan's chatter, and she didn't feel good in her heart. The people of this land are people with all kinds of misfortunes, however, she is not a savior, and she cannot save so many people. And she never did it. In her lifetime, she just wanted to live her life.

"The four grandmothers, it's all over. It's okay, ahh Chen Qiuniang said as she jumped to the edge of the field and hugged Liu Pan's arm to comfort her.

"Childe, be careful with the mud." Xibao was probably distressed by Chen Qiuniang's embroidered shoes, and couldn't help but remind him.

"Xibao, it's out of the way." Chen Qiuniang said, and then continued to comfort Liu Pan's family, saying: "Fourth grandmother, I have been thinking about this matter recently, and it is okay to have a child or something." ”

"I've passed one before, but then I still can't support my family. If you want to succeed one more, your uncle will be injured. picked up a life, but the family was in debt. I work this old bone to avoid starvation, so that I can repay the money as much as possible, and if I die and I haven't paid it off, Lord Yama will not let me have a good baby. Liu Pan sighed vigorously and talked vigorously about the family's predicament.

Chen Qiuniang felt that the time was ripe, so she said straight to the point: "The fourth grandmother also knows that I am a chef in Yunlai Hotel. The proprietor wanted to build a village and purposefully grow some vegetables, fruits, and rice. If you want to buy some land, you have to hire a group of people. ”

"You're here to talk to me about buying land? I don't sell, it's an ancestral business. You go. Liu Pan's face immediately changed, and he pretended to be miserable and weak, and as soon as he heard that he was buying land, he immediately changed his face, and stood up from the high hurdle he was leaning on with a "whoosh", and pushed Chen Qiuniang away with vigor.

"You old woman, don't sell or push people." Xibao hurriedly supported Chen Qiuniang.

Chen Qiuniang shook her head lightly at Xibao and said, "Fourth grandmother, this is human nature. I'm out of the way. ”

Xibao pursed her lips and didn't speak, just stood beside her stubbornly, wary of what this Liu Pan clan would do to hurt Chen Qiuniang.

Liu Panshi separated from a distance and said, "You go, you go, you want my field, but there is no door." ”

Her voice was quite loud, and several people working in the field next door also straightened up and whispered. Chen Qiuniang smiled and said: "The fourth grandmother misunderstood, and you didn't listen to me, where do I want your land." ”

"Get out of here." Liu Pan scolded.

Chen Qiuniang was not angry, this Liu Pan's reaction was normal, within her prediction. This person is all looking at interests, if he is still excitedly resisting to death, it is only because the benefits are not enough to break down this person's psychological defense.

"Fourth grandmother, don't get excited. You didn't listen to me, but you just made an arbitrary decision. Chen Qiuniang did not lower her voice at this moment, but said loudly. Her words after that were not only for this Liu Pan, but also for the surrounding villagers.

To tell the truth, in the era of feudal farming, land was the main asset, but these ordinary villagers who had a little land were often hungry and extremely poor because of natural and man-made disasters. There is a slightly older illness in the family, and it is basically waiting for death, because after treating this person, the whole family has to drink the northwest wind and starve to death en masse. When it comes to weddings and funerals, it's just sad. Especially the matter of getting married, it is simply a protracted battle of wits and courage, and all kinds of calculations are more energetic than palace fighting dramas and spy war dramas. In fact, it is so laborious, and the key word is "poor".

Land is the only productive force, but these people don't use it.

Chen Qiuniang had to draw a blueprint for them, let them weigh it themselves, and finally sell the land to him. As for the later Yunlai Hotel as a farm, it can be done for free for Yunlai Hotel. But the sale of vegetables, fruits, and rice needs to take a cut, so that you can accumulate wealth.

"Get out of here, get out of the way, look at my wife, orphans and widows are so bullied, even a little girl like you wants to step on it." Liu Panshi took out the vigor of splashing and rolling in the countryside and scolded loudly, in order to attract the sympathy of the villagers.

The little third brother in the field next to him shouted: "Qiu Niang, you are wrong, how can you bully the fourth grandmother." ”

Xibao wanted to refute, but Chen Qiuniang shook her head at him, and then said loudly: "Little third brother, you misunderstood." Have you ever heard of Yunlai Hotel? ”

"Yes. I also went to eat a meat bowl a few days ago, and it tasted really good and the price was cheap. The little third brother was still holding a bamboo pole to catch grasshoppers in his hand, reminiscing about the meat and vegetable rice, and smacking his lips.

"Does your little third brother know that I am the chef of the Yunlai Hotel?" Chen Qiuniang said with a smile.

"Haha, Qiu Niang, don't blow it, can you be the chef of Yunlai Hotel? Can you make that kind of taste of pork and rice? "The little third brother seems to have heard the funniest joke,

Chen Qiuniang also smiled and said, "Of course I can." Don't forget that before coming to Liucun, our family was also beautiful, and there were seven or eight people who served me alone, not to mention anything else. The chef in the kitchen has a clear division of labor, and in January, there is no repetition of daily dishes. ”

"Yo, that's in the past." The little third brother laughed, and his tone was very disbelieving.

Chen Qiuniang smiled and said: "The delicacies I have seen are going to scare you when they are written." This new rice is boiled with rice, poured with the juice of steamed chicken, stuffed into a tender bamboo tube and steamed, and fennel, star anise, cinnamon, etc. are placed under the bamboo tube, and the taste is not something you can imagine. ”

The little third brother swallowed his saliva, his tone softened significantly, and asked, "Are you really the chef of Yunlai Hotel?" ”

"If not. How can I buy a house in Liuhe Town and still have it renovated? Chen Qiuniang asked rhetorically.

The little third brother believed it at this time, and a few people in the field next to him no longer paid attention to Liu Pan's scolding, but came around to ask Chen Qiuniangyun if it was good to recruit people in the hotel? They heard that the treatment of Yunlai Hotel is very good, and if they can enter Yunlai Hotel to work, it will be a good day.

"You also know that Yunlai Hotel is very strict in recruiting people, and there are enough people to recruit at this time. But Yunlai Hotel will definitely open branches elsewhere, such as Linqiong, Chengdu, Chongzhou, Tongdu, Yuzhou, and may even open to Bianjing, and recruitment is often there. However, with all due respect, none of you are well suited to a hotel job. Chen Qiuniang answered for everyone one by one.

"Alas, it is indeed the fate of facing the loess with its back to the sky. Such a good job, but it can't be done. Someone sighed.

The third brother said: "Then Qiu Niang will also train us, maybe we can also mix a kitchen helper." ”

"Little third brother, this kitchen matter is not a day or two." Chen Qiuniang replied.

The third brother pouted and said that Chen Qiuniang was unwilling to help, and the villagers did not see a help.

"Third brother, you really misunderstood me. If you want to mix, even if you get in, this annual employment assessment will be brushed down, and then you will lose face and lose your job. Do you think Yunlai Hotel will still hire you? Chen Qiuniang asked again.

The little third brother bit his lip and just sighed. Chen Qiuniang saw that the time was ripe, so she said: "As far as I say, you are good at farming, and it is better to be familiar with it." This Yunlai hotel will prepare a farm, raise chickens, ducks and geese, grow vegetables and rice for the use of the hotel, and there will be special people to teach some new planting and breeding methods. You might as well apply for this. ”

"Yikes. Can the treatment be the same as that of a hotel? "Someone was amazed.

"The salary must be divided into three, six, nine and so on. If the technology is different, but everyone still takes the same amount, everyone will be bored. But other conditions are the same as the treatment of the hotel, and the people in the farm are also employees of the hotel. Weddings, funerals, illnesses and whatevers will be reimbursed. And provide accommodation, three meals. It's three meals, not two. Chen Qiuniang said with a smile.

"Really?" A group of people have gathered around. R1152