Qiduo gave Tan Debao a glance at the account book in his hand.

Tan Debao said hatefully, "It's really hateful." ”

"Uncle Tang, thank you for your hard work." Qiduo smiled and changed the subject.

I don't want to say anything more when I am a noodle for Tomhu.

"The seventh niece is too polite, it's a trivial matter." Tang Hu responded with a smile.

Looking at the lotus root in the pond, Tan Debao said to Tan Dejin with some unease, "Big brother, if no one looks at this lotus root at night, I don't feel at ease." In this case, I will go back with the car now, and I will bring some sticks or something, and build a shed, and I will watch the lotus root here at night. ”

"That's not possible, I'll come and see, you dug the lotus root for a day, and rested well at night." Tegeldkin objected.

"I'm not tired, I'm resting here, I can get up later tomorrow morning." Debao insisted.

Tang Hu smiled on the side and said, "Okay, you two brothers don't argue, this place is very desolate, and it is not safe to guard alone." ”

Qiduo nodded, that's right, if there are really those shallow-eyed people who want to be thieves, even if the father or the fourth uncle finds out, who is afraid of you?

Beasts or something, she wondered if there should be, there was no hiding place here.

"Then let's go together." Tan Dekin thought for a moment and said.

"But big brother, if you're not at home, who will send Qiduo to the city tomorrow? And there must be someone at home. Tan Debao frowned, and now he felt that there were not enough people.

The three sisters of Qiduo are girls and are useless, and Rokuro is too small to be effective.

Tang Hu listened to it, his lips moved, as if he wanted to say something and stopped, he had something to say. But it's hard to talk about.

Seven eyes found it at a casual glance. She asked hurriedly. "Uncle Tang, do you have anything to say?"

"Huh." Tang Hu smiled a little awkwardly, but he was still embarrassed to say it directly.

"Uncle Tang, we are not outsiders, if we have something to say, just say it directly." Qiduo urged with a smile.

"Yes, Brother Tang, if you don't say anything, you don't treat me as a brother. It's too out-of-the-box. Tan Debao patted Tang Hu's shoulder very seriously and said.

Tang Hu pursed his lips, as if he had made up his mind, stomped his foot, and said, "Okay, then I'll ask cheekily, Seventh niece, I don't know if you will plant lotus root in the future after you finish digging the lotus root in this pond?" ”

"Well, if the market for lotus root is good. We must continue to plant, even if we don't plant lotus roots. I'm sure I'm going to raise fish or do other things, and I can't let it go to waste. Uncle Tang, you ask these ......" Qiduo told the other party his thoughts, but he was not clear about his intentions.

A flash of joy flashed in Tang Hu's eyes, and he said, "Seventh niece, I won't tell you, I also want to come to help you dig the lotus root, by the way, I can work with your fourth uncle to help you look at this lotus root, but I don't know ......."

"Ah, you don't want to do that job in the Lin family?" Qiduo asked in surprise and delight.

If Tang Hu can come to help, of course it will be good, it should save a lot of worry.

"Lin Laosi is mean, and we are scolded for following him, and I don't want to do it for a long time. It's just that our family has no land and no land, and we can't find a suitable thing for a while, so it's delayed.

I calculated, I was digging lotus root here, although I was a little tired, but it was far more than what I earned in Lin Laosi's house. And I thought, after this pond lotus root is dug up, whether you raise fish or plant lotus root, you must level it, and you must hire people, I can help you start.

Hehe, I'm cheeky, if you think it's inappropriate, don't pay attention to me. Tang Hu plucked up the courage to speak his mind.

Seeing Qiduo's wages to the employees, he knew that Qiduo's family was extremely kind people, and he was relieved to work behind them.

And he is familiar with Tan Debao, and he is not too lonely.

When it is stable, you can take your wife and children over to live together.

Qiduo's mind was spinning rapidly, digesting Tang Hu's words, Luhuapo is really indispensable to this area, if this barren slope is used, it will be more urgent to need people to help.

Tang Hu still seems to be a relatively reliable person at present, not like the kind of traitorous and evil person.

Of course, people's hearts are unpredictable, and they see their sincerity over time, and now they can't easily judge him based on these two interactions alone.

Okay, let him help dig the lotus root first, if he is really capable and reliable, and then discuss the next step, anyway, the road is step by step, you can't eat a fat man in one go.

Qiduo smiled and said to Tang Hu, "Tang Hu, if you can help, it is really like a tiger with wings, we can't ask for it." It's just that you have to think about it carefully, after all, digging lotus root is tired and dirty, but it is not as decent and majestic as when you were in the Lin family. ”

"Don't worry, Seventh Niece, I'm not a three-year-old child, I said this after careful consideration." Tang Hu said very solemnly.

"Well, that's good, I'll leave it to Uncle Tang in the future." Qiduo smiled and nodded.

Tan Dejin and Tan Debao were also very happy to have Tang Hu's help, and they had to make a lot of noise.

After making a decision, Tang Hu helped carry the lotus root basket to the side of the road, Tan Dejin loaded the lotus root into the ox cart, and went back with Qiduo and Liuju first, while Tan Debao and Tang Hu stayed to watch the lotus root.

Back in Tanjiazhuang, with the help of Tan Dama, the Qiduo family moved the lotus basket back to the yard.

Tan Dejin was busy looking for the materials needed to build the shack, and Tan Dama took his two sons to help.

Today, the people who dig the lotus root come to settle the wages one after another, and the seven flowers are dug according to the catties and taels dug by each person, and the wages are settled to them in full.

Looking at the heavy copper plate in his hand, many people had red eyes, and on a daily basis, this was the salary he earned the most.

It's tiring, but it's worth it!

It's just that the Zhao family hasn't come to settle the wages yet, and Qiduo and the Xu family tied a few lotus roots together with straw ropes, and sent them to the Tan patriarch first to express their gratitude.

"Patriarch Grandpa, I just dug up the lotus root, I specially brought some over for you and grandma to taste." Qiduo smiled and offered the lotus root with both hands.

Grandma Tan, the wife of Patriarch Tan, had a kind face, and she took it with a smile, "Sister-in-law Tan, seven girls, you are so polite." ”

"Yes, you lotus roots are also obtained for money. How embarrassed are we to take it. Patriarch Tan looked at the lotus root. His face flushed with joy.

He is happy not simply because of the lotus root itself. Instead, he was happy that Qiduo was sensible, which was a respect for him and made him feel that he had not helped their family in vain.

That's the way it is between people, if someone helps you, you have to express your gratitude appropriately. Of course, this thanksgiving should not only be words, but also have some material expressions.

That's the human relationship.

Xu said gratefully, "Patriarch." If it weren't for your help, where could we dig up this lotus root, it's just a little bit of caution on our part, and please don't be afraid of cold rashes. ”

If it weren't for Patriarch Tan coming forward to help him yesterday, the Zhao family wouldn't know what boring things would have happened.

After some simple shirk, Patriarch Tan accepted the lotus root and said to Qiduo, if there is any difficulty, just come and tell him.

Qiduo said yes with a smile, and left the patriarch's house with the Xu family.

After returning home. Qiduo took lotus root and bean sprouts to give to Zheng Wanru, there are good things. The person who should not be forgotten the most is Zheng Wanru.

Zheng Wanru saw the lotus root, and then she knew about Luhuapo, Qiduo was too busy these days, but forgot to tell her about it.

"Ten acres of ponds, that should be able to dig a lot of lotus roots, but it is not easy to dig these out at once, and to sell them all at once. If you can't sell it for the time being, you have to find a good way to save it, otherwise, if it breaks, it will be a pity. Zheng Wanru worried about the rest of the matter.

"Auntie, you're right, I'm thinking about it these days." Qiduo's heart warmed, which was exactly what he was worried about, but he was not sure that he would sell all these lotus roots at once.

However, she also thought about it, if she can't find a way to preserve the lotus root for a long time, then she can only produce the lotus root powder first, and then sell the lotus root powder.

Zheng Wanru condensed her eyes and thought for a moment, then comforted Qiduo and said, "Qiduo, don't think too much, dig up the lotus root first, if there is something, I don't believe that I can't sell it." When your uncle returns, I'll tell him about it, and he'll help you figure it out." If all these lotus roots can be sold, your family will have a better life in the future. ”

As long as she thought that the Qiduo family would sell those lotus roots in the future, she was anxious and must find a way to help her.

"Auntie, I'm going to worry about you again, but don't bother Uncle about this, he works hard enough to teach every day, and I don't want to trouble him anymore." Seven flowers answered.

She really didn't dare to trouble Shen Huairen.

For him, there are still some small bumps.

Zheng Wanru stroked her hair and smiled gently, "Silly child, don't say such unfamiliar words, just open your mouth if you have difficulties." ”

"Well, aunt, I know that it will be." Qiduo nodded gratefully.

After talking to Zheng Wanru about digging lotus roots, Qiduo went home.

was still at the gate of the courtyard, and I heard Zhao's voice from the courtyard.

Qiduo guessed that she should have come to settle the wages for the Tan family, yesterday in the front yard, the Zhao family said that the Tan family's wages were settled by her, and no one else was allowed to handle it.

Sure enough, as soon as he entered the courtyard, Zhao immediately yelled at Qiduo, "Qiduo, you girl, where did you go, let me wait." ”

"Grandma is here to settle the wages." Qiduo asked directly, ignoring the others.

"Hmm." Zhao snorted from his nose.

Qiduo nodded, brought over a basket of lotus roots that had been prepared for a long time, put them in front of Zhao, and said, "Grandma, these lotus roots, for you and grandpa to try them." ”

This basket of lotus root is about 20 catties, all of which are good whole lotus.

Zhao glanced at the pile of lotus roots in the yard, and then looked at the lotus roots in this basket, which were insignificant in comparison, making people look inconspicuous.

"Yo, you're so generous." Zhao answered, his expression clearly dissatisfied.

Qiduo didn't respond, but just took out the account book to see how many lotus roots the Tan family had dug up in total, so as to calculate the salary.

At a glance, she couldn't help but shake her head, the Tan family worked for nine people, and only dug up 210 catties of lotus root in total, but there were 60 catties of residual lotus root, which was far higher than the damage rate of others.

"Grandma, the total salary is three hundred and thirty Wen." Qiduo told Zhao the amount and went to the purse to get the copper coin.

"Qiduo, although your grandmother doesn't know a few words, and she doesn't know how to settle accounts, but your father can calculate, don't treat us as sons, your third uncle, three mothers, and two mothers have dug a total of two hundred and ten catties of lotus root today, two cents and one catty, that is four hundred and twenty wen, how can it be three hundred and thirty wen?" Zhao sat down on a bench in the middle of the courtyard and asked a little weirdly.

Qiduo endured her anger and explained the reason to the Zhao family, wondering if she and Old Man Tan didn't understand the rules.

"Fart, you just talk about this rule to others, and face for us." After listening to her explanation, Zhao not only did not lose his anger, but became angry. (To be continued......)