"Seriously, I'm talking to you about business." Cheng Xiaolin glared at her husband, always feeling that he had a bit of a hippie smile and didn't take his words to heart.

Cao Shujie hurriedly said: "Wife, don't worry, I will definitely listen to your command, and I will never go west if you say that I will go east." ”

"That's pretty much it." Cheng Xiaolin smiled and nodded, very satisfied.

"Shujie, I just looked at the weather forecast, and said that there may be snow for a while, and those strawberries on the mountain are fine, don't freeze them when the time comes." Cheng Xiaolin asked.

Hearing his wife ask, Cao Shujie said to her very seriously: "You can rest assured, I learned something, there must be no problem, if it is so easy to freeze, what about the strawberries grown by others?" ”

When Cheng Xiaolin heard her husband say this, she was right when she thought about it, so she no longer cared about it.

She hesitated and was about to ask Cao Shujie if she had time to accompany her back to her parents' house when her husband's mobile phone rang.

Cheng Xiaolin also saw the name on the mobile phone screen, flashing the word Cao Zhen.

In the blink of an eye, her husband had already touched his mobile phone and connected the phone: "Hey, Cao Zhen, you have been gone for more than a month, how are you now?" Is it all arranged? ”

"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, I just got it done." Cao Zhen's tone was tired.

He said: "Shujie, I have completely understood this time, it is difficult for people to do anything outside!" ”

"Run the formalities and do something, I really didn't have anything I couldn't do in Pingyuan County before, who would dare to drag me for a few days to try, but it's not like that when the fuck comes here, I hit walls everywhere." Cao Zhen was full of complaints and grievances.

"Dogs, there are even money grabbers here, you know?" Cao Zhen talked about what had happened at this moment, and he still had some uncontrollable fear and worry.

When he was in Pingyuan County, he 'Director Cao' went to do something, said hello, invited guests to dinner, massaged and washed his feet, all arranged in advance.

If someone really bullies the head, it's no problem to go out with a phone call and find two cars of people.

But here, everything changes.

"The tiger fell in Pingyang and was bullied by dogs!" This is Cao Zhen's truest feeling at the moment.

After Cao Shujie listened, he was also very uncomfortable.

Fa Xiao walked thousands of kilometers, working hard outside, unfamiliar with life, and it was difficult in all aspects.

"Shujie, I now understand how difficult it was for you to live alone in the capital." Cao Zhen said.

But he was also very arrogant: "Tell me, how did you survive when you first went to the capital?" ”

Cao Shujie understands this time, and he has so much foreshadowing before he is small, just to learn from himself.

But what's the trick to this thing?

Cao Shujie said in a flat tone: "Cao Zhen, let me tell you this, I just gritted my teeth and slowly got through." ”

He said, "You are alone outside, with no relatives, who do you say you can find?" ”

Cheng Xiaolin heard her husband talk about their affairs in the capital, and she also remembered that scene when she gritted her teeth and worked hard, it was really difficult!

"Mengmeng, let's go play with grandma and see if there are any good-looking cartoons." Cheng Xiaolin didn't want her daughter to listen to these things.

Maybe one day in the future, when her daughter grows up and begins to go into society, she will share these experiences with Mengmeng as stories, but that is not now.

Mengmeng heard her mother say that she was going to watch a cartoon, she was very happy, and nodded again and again: "Okay, okay, mom go quickly." ”

She also came to Cheng Xiaolin's side, looked at her father Cao Shujie who was on the phone, and whispered: "Mom, let's go watch cartoons secretly and don't let Dad watch them." ”

Cheng Xiaolin looked at her daughter like this, felt a little funny, and asked her: "Mengmeng, tell your mother, why don't you let your father watch cartoons?" ”

"Shhh Meng Meng put her finger on her lips and motioned for her mother to speak quietly.

She said: "Dad just lied to me and said to give me money, but he didn't give it, and I didn't let Dad watch cartoons. ”

Cheng Xiaolin really wants to praise her daughter, there is nothing wrong with this idea.

"Let's go, let's go secretly and don't let him know." Cheng Xiaolin took her daughter's hand and walked out.

Cao Shujie had already heard the conversation between the two of them clearly, and he couldn't cry or laugh in his heart, and he didn't expect his daughter to be so 'grudgeful'!

"That's how you got through?" Cao Zhen, who was on the other side of the phone, was full of emotion when he heard Cao Shujie's statement.

He didn't think Cao Shujie was lying to him.

And before coming here, he didn't feel deeply about this sentence, if he heard him say this to Cao Shujie, he might still scold Cao Shujie for being hypocritical.

But now he really understands it, and he understands it deeply.

"Or else? The two of us were slowly boiling in the capital at that time, and complained to each other when we got home. Cao Shujie teased himself.

Who knows what he said unintentionally, but instead talked about Cao Zhen's sore spot: "Did you do it on purpose, I know that I haven't found a partner yet." ”

"Ouch, aren't there a lot of beautiful women over there? You don't look for one? Cao Shujie teased him.

But Cao Zhen said: "If I find one, I may not be able to go back!" ”

"It's better if you can't come back than if you've been single." Cao Shujie sent a head-on crit, making Cao Zhen depressed and want to vomit blood.

"Alright, alright, that's it for today." Cao Zhen really didn't want to talk to Cao Shujie, and the more he talked, the more depressed he became.

He finally asked Cao Shujie: "Shujie, do you still have apples there?" Just the apple you grew yourself, send me some if you have one. ”

"You're done eating?" Cao Shujie asked him if he sent him more than 30 catties last time.

Cao Zhen snorted and said, "I ate a lot in the car, and after I came here, I was not used to eating anything at first, so I gnawed apples every day, and you brought me a little bit of it." ”

"Okay, you give me an address, and I'll send it to you when I have time." Cao Shujie didn't want to listen to his nonsense, he said: "Let's talk about it first, I don't have much left, I can only send you a few dozen catties, and sell the rest to Zuo Le." ”

"How much did you sell him?" Cao Zhen was very interested.

Cao Shujie almost forgot, he thought about it and said: "It should be more than 7,200 catties, and I earned more than 50,000 yuan." ”

"Why do you grow a fruit, how can you sell it so profitably." Cao Zhen really couldn't figure it out.

According to Cao Shujie's statement, a pound of apples is seven or eight pieces.

The kiwifruit sold before was 28 yuan a catty, and he was really convinced.

Cao Shujie said with a smile: "Cao Zhen, otherwise you resign from your uncle, and we will work together when you come back." ”

Hearing Cao Shujie say this, Cao Zhen was very moved, but he said: "Okay, if I go back, I will definitely start my own business." ”

"That's okay, or you start a business and open a fruit store, I'll send fruit to you, and you make a difference." Cao Shujie has a set of things in his mouth.

The two didn't talk for long, and Cao Zhen finally gave Cao Shujie his current address, and then talked about both sides.

In the end, he told him to send more apples, and said that this was the last bit of comfort he could get in touch with his hometown now.

"You're on me." Cao Shujie laughed.

When he sold apples to Zuo Le, Cao Shujie deliberately set aside more than 400 catties, and these apples were basically eaten by himself or given away.

For Cao Zhen, Cao Shujie will definitely not be stingy, seeing that it is still early outside, Cao Shujie directly filled a whole box, estimated to be more than 30 pounds, and it felt hard to hold, Cao Shujie only then put a box of apples in the car and drove directly towards the post office in Qingshi Town.

No, at this time, except for the post office, several other couriers in the town did not accept the express orders to Xinjiang.

"Boss Cao, what are you sending so heavy?" Liu Shuai, a salesman of postal express, asked him.

Cao Shujie said: "Apple, sent to a friend of mine." ”

"yes, then you must have a good relationship with this friend." Liu Shuai said.

Cao Shujie nodded: "It's okay, he grew up together, he now goes to Xinjiang alone, he just wants to eat some apples I planted, I can't refuse him." Cao Shujie patted the box and asked, "Master Liu, you can help me weigh it and see how much it is." ”

"It's estimated to be about 150 yuan." Liu Shuai hugged it just now, and he knew it in his heart.

"With this money, I can buy some apples locally," he said. ”

"Haha, it's different." Cao Shujie said.

Liu Shuai didn't say anything else, after weighing on the scale, he told Cao Zhen that he needed 158 yuan for postage, Liu Shuai also wanted to ask him whether he paid or sent, Cao Shujie had already taken out 200 yuan and handed it to him: "Master Liu, give." ”

Cao Shujie came out of the post office, sent him a phone call from Xiao Cao Zhen, and said to him: "Cao Zhen, I just came out of the post office, and the apple was sent to you, you pay attention to check." ”

"How many were sent? 10 catties and 8 catties are counted, and even the postage is not enough. Cao Zhen said.

Cao Shujie didn't want to deal with him, and finally told him: "It's almost 40 pounds." ”

"Oh, okay, Shujie, you're interesting, I'll have a good drink with you when I go back for the New Year." Cao Zhen said.

Neither of them was hypocritical, and they hung up the phone without saying a few words.

Cao Shujie drove the car, and when he got home, he saw his wife using the computer as soon as he entered the bedroom.

The message prompt sound of 'Di Di' sounded, followed by a knock on the door, Cao Shujie sounded really familiar, and asked her: "Wife, who are you chatting with?" ”

"I'm chatting with Sister Zhu, did you send the apple to Brother Zhen?" Cheng Xiaolin asked him.

Cao Shujie nodded, walked to his wife's side in a few steps, sat down next to his wife, and looked at the computer screen: "Who is Sister Zhu?" Do I know each other? ”

"You forgot when you saw it, when we went to Huaxi Mountain two days ago, Mengmeng accidentally collided with Sister Zhu and her son's soldiers, do you remember?"

As soon as his wife said this, Cao Shujie remembered the incident: "I know what you said, and you told me." ”

"That's it, you can't remember it yourself, you forgot about it." Cheng Xiaolin spoke, and the hand on the keyboard did not stop, crackling and typing, and at the same time did not delay chatting with her wife.

"What are you talking about?" Cao Shujie was quite curious.

Is it the same as men, bragging to each other, and not subduing each other, this topic is not over.

Cheng Xiaolin twisted the computer screen towards him and said, "What else can you do?" Talk about parenting. ”

She said: "Sister Zhu has two children, the younger one is about the same age as our Mengmeng, and she asked me how to raise children to be smarter." ”

As soon as his wife finished speaking, Cao Shujie stood up with wide eyes in surprise, as if he had found something amazing, and said, "Wife, this Zhu Qiaoxia is very discerning." ”

"What do you mean?" Cheng Xiaolin didn't understand.

Then I heard Cao Shujie continue: "Wife, how does she know that you will raise children?" ”

Hearing him say this, Cheng Xiaolin suddenly understood what was going on, and threw him a roll of the eyes: "How can you boast like this, do you lose it?" ”

Cao Shujie smiled, he said: "Wife, I'm telling the truth, what's there to be ashamed of?" You're not right. ”

Cheng Xiaolin looked too lazy to talk to him on her lips, but she was secretly happy in her heart.

"Alright, you can hurry up and go to the side, don't disturb me."

Cao Shujie saw his daughter Mengmeng running over, and hurriedly greeted him: "Okay, you chat, I'll play with Mengmeng." ”

……

At the same time, in a small county town in Changzhou, Xinjiang, Cao Zhen rented a house here.

In this month's time, he also contracted 3,000 acres of land to prepare for cotton planting.

This year's cotton price has risen very much, but after Cao Zhen came over, he found that there are not many people who grow cotton here.

He even saw that the cotton in many places could be harvested, but no one cared about it, and the weeds in that field were also very luxuriant, and all the cotton was covered, causing a lot of cotton to lie down, and the yield can be imagined.

He couldn't understand why there was such a scene.

The cotton they buy in the factory is so expensive, but there is a large area of land where no one harvests cotton.

When he saw this, he wanted to scold his mother.

Thinking of the phone call Cao Shujie had just given him, Cao Zhen felt better.

Throwing the phone aside, Cao Zhen lit another cigarette and smoked slowly, thinking that when he called his uncle, his uncle meant that he could contract more land if he could, and he didn't have to worry about money.

Cao Zhen actually didn't worry about money, he was thinking more about how to get more land.

Before coming over, Cao Zhen thought that if he had money, he could rent more land to grow cotton, but after he actually came, Cao Zhen knew that things were far from so simple.

There are many more difficulties for him to face.

In the dead of night, Cao Zhen's heart also had a thought, quit and go back to his hometown Caojiazhuang.

But after the sun rose and a new day began, Cao Zhen directly dispelled this idea and continued to devote himself to the busy day.

He knew very well that he didn't have the two brushes he sent to Xiao Cao Shujie, and he really asked him to go back to Caojiazhuang to contract land, plant fruit trees or engage in breeding, he was in vain.

Thinking about it, first of all, I have to do a good job on Xinjiang's side, and then I can earn some money and accumulate some capital by the way.

Just thinking about it, Cao Zhen was hungry again, thinking that there was a family selling roasted buns and a big plate of chicken not far from the place where he rented a house, and Cao Zhen began to be hungry again.

He just told Cao Shujie that he couldn't get used to eating things here, at least this point was fake.

Cao Zhen not only has the habit of eating, but also feels that exotic food has a very unique taste, and he never gets tired of eating it.

Then I went next door and ordered a large plate of chicken, and Cao Zhen ate it deliciously, and felt very energetic.

He found that the consumption here was similar to that of Pingyuan County.

In the past, he had a salary of more than 3,000 yuan in Pingyuan County, and he didn't dare to spend it indiscriminately, but he started to calculate it from coming here, he had a meal supplement of 50 yuan a day, and his salary was 10,000 yuan.

Overall, Cao Zhen still likes coming here.

Coming down from the upper floor, Cao Zhen turned to the left, walked more than 100 meters, and saw a shop with a door plaque that said 'Xinjiang Dapan Chicken', he had been here more than once, after pushing the door open and entering, Cao Zhen shouted to the boss in the counter opposite: "Patigul, bring me a big plate of chicken." ”

"You may be seated." Patigul at the counter glanced at Cao Zhen, and then said to the back kitchen in the local dialect, about asking the chef to prepare a large plate of chicken.

Cao Zhen looked at the two other tables in the store in addition to his table, and he thought to himself whether this restaurant could make money?

While waiting, Cao Zhen also took out his mobile phone to log in to the mobile phone QQ, thinking about who to chat with.

Suddenly, I heard someone say, "You're not busy today. ”

"Patigul, aren't you busy today?" Cao Zhen asked her.

The local landlady Patigul, who looked white in skin and had a tall nose, shook her head: "No, it's difficult to do business now." ”

Hearing her say this, Cao Zhen agreed, and the two chatted for a while, and someone brought the big plate of chicken that Cao Zhen wanted.

Cao Zhen pointed to the large plate of chicken that was still steaming, and said to Patigul, who had not left: "Patiguli, how about I give you a suggestion?" ”

"What?" Patigul asked.

Cao Zhen pointed to the plate of chicken and said: "There are too many peppers, too many potatoes, obviously it is a large plate of chicken, the signboard in your store is also this, but the chicken is the least, if you let you choose, will you come here?" ”

Patigul looked at Cao Zhen, listening to what he said, and felt a little in a trance, this was the first customer to give advice to their store.

But he has been coming to the store for a week in a row, and every time he comes over, he always orders a large plate of chicken.

Patigul has always thought that Cao Zhen likes to eat this dish very much, but today when she heard Cao Zhen's opinion on this dish, she realized that she seemed to have made a mistake.

Thinking of this, Patigul became more and more confused, she pondered for a while before asking, "Zhen, but I clearly remember that you have eaten this dish for a week." ”

"Yes, it's because you eat a lot that it's more convincing." Cao Zhen said with a smile.

Hearing what Cao Zhen said, Patigul didn't know what to say.

But she still asked, "Since you don't think this dish is delicious, why do you order this dish every time you come over?" ”

This is the biggest doubt in Patigul's heart.

As soon as she finished asking, she heard Cao Zhen smile, looked at her and said, "I'm here to see the most beautiful flowers." ”

"......" Patigul looked at Cao Zhen with a serious face, and she almost thought she had heard it wrong.

But before she could speak, she heard Cao Zhen mention another thing excitedly: "Patigul, didn't you say last time that the apples I brought were delicious, I asked my friend for a box today, and it will be sent here in about a week, and when the apples are sent, I will send you a few good ones." ”

Hearing this, Patigul's face seemed to be smiling, and she said happily: "Zhen, how much, I'll give you money." ”

"If you want to give me money, I won't give it to you." Cao Zhen shook his head, he was not short of money, what money did he want!

"But your apples are really delicious, even better than the candy apples we grow here." Patigul said.

When Cao Zhen suddenly heard this name, he always felt that he had heard it somewhere.

Then he asked Patigul in detail about the 'Sugar Heart Apple', and after Patiguli finished speaking, Cao Zhen also wanted to know where he heard the name.

"Zuo Le told me on the train, he also said that he was going to come here to buy a batch of rock candy apples, I really didn't expect that the price of this kind of apple in a small town is not very high." Cao Zhen thought to himself.

——

Before I knew it, another two days had passed.

That morning, Cao Shujie tied the leashes of the four dogs and prepared to take them out to walk the dog in the mountains.

But the little pug in the back barked wildly.

Meng Meng saw the pug barking, and she slammed on the ground and ran over, wanting to play with the little pug.

Since the last time he brought it back, Cao Shujie also went to the loudspeaker to shout again, but no one came to claim it.

Since this is the case, Cao Shujie is not welcome, he raised it himself, and no one will recognize it again, and he also took a few dogs to the veterinarian to get vaccinated against the epidemic.

I took Daha and Erha and the four dogs out and walked towards the mountain.

Cao Shujie said hello to the villagers he met halfway, and came to the two-story building at the foot of the mountain, Cao Shujie thought about going to the house to see, if it was suitable, he would choose a good day and move in.

When he opened the door, he couldn't smell anything anymore, but Cao Shujie still had some scruples in his heart, and he thought that it would not be too late to wait another month.

It's actually very convenient to be with his parents, and there are scenes of his mother cooking three days a day, but sometimes it always feels inconvenient.

In addition, the weather is getting colder and colder, Cao Shujie thinks about using boilers for heating here, at least it will be warmer at that time.

Cao Shujie also thought about asking his parents to come with him and spend the New Year here, but the old couple didn't agree.

"Oh woo!"

Daha saw that this two-story building, as well as the various decorations in the yard, were stronger than where it lived now, and Daha's temper was even greater, and he was ready to leave.

Cao Shujie also said to the four of them: "Don't run anywhere, just wait below, I'll go up and take a look, and we'll leave when we're done." ”

"Oh, oh!" Erha called a few times, and they all lay on the ground one by one, and they were all very honest.

Seeing them so obedient, Cao Shujie was also happy in his heart.

When he came to the second floor, he pushed open the door and window, looked at the room that had already been renovated, and the independent sanitary bath, to be honest, it was no worse than in the house in the capital, so why bother to trouble himself outside!

Good night, I'll write a little more to sleep, and try to get into the good habit of finishing a chapter in the morning and a chapter early in the evening.

(End of chapter)