The meaning of life may be to be busy and running around.
Although people will inevitably feel tired when doing things, but with that kind of energy to support them, they will appear extraordinarily vital.
People are like water. If they don't move, they are just a pool of stagnant water. If they move, they are like the rolling water of the Yangtze River flowing eastward and flowing into the sea with magnificent waves.
Of course, the above is Gao Mingcheng's self-comfort when he is busy!
After Xiao Xuxu's first birthday party, Gao Mingcheng drove a truck directly from the transportation company back to the village early the next morning after breakfast.
His small tractor would have to make several trips to load the five thousand kilograms of oranges, but he didn't want to run back and forth, so he simply drove the truck to load them.
By the time he drove the truck back to the village, it was only ten o'clock in the morning.
In Xiaofu Mountain, Chen Dasong's family and Zhang Chengyuan's family are picking oranges, and the shed at the foot of the mountain is already filled with bright yellow oranges, which were all picked yesterday.
Gao Mingcheng first moved the bagged oranges to the truck, and then took the woven bag into the mountain, intending to help pick them together.
Most of the orange trees you see have been plucked empty. These orange trees are not very old, so they are not very tall. People can easily pick oranges by standing on the ground.
The adults are busy picking oranges, so they don’t need to pay much attention to the small stone. Just let it stay nearby and either eat a few oranges or pull grass and catch bugs to play with.
Few children who grew up in the village were afraid of bugs. Instead, bugs were their toys. They saw a small stone digging in the soil with a stick, and suddenly disturbed a four-legged snake hiding in the soil. The snake crawled out of the soil and fled in panic.
When the four-legged snake first appeared, Xiao Shitou was startled, but then he excitedly went to catch the four-legged snake. After catching it, he played with the four-legged snake by its tail.
This thing does not bite and is not poisonous. Children in the village are not afraid of it, and only children who grew up in the city are rarely afraid of it.
Gao Mingcheng watched from the side and felt that this scene seemed familiar. After a few seconds, he remembered that when he was hunting wild boars in the mountains, he had seen the wild boar pull out a four-legged snake from the soil.
The only difference is that the little stone only played with the four-legged snake, while the wild boar swallowed the four-legged snake in one bite.
Seeing Gao Mingcheng coming, Chen Dasong said quickly: "Mingcheng, we are almost done picking it. We can pick it before noon!"
Gao Mingcheng said: "Leave two trees for me and don't pick them. I have to keep them for myself!"
If you don't pick the oranges, they can be kept for a long time hanging on the tree. It's mid-November now, and it's already mid-December, and you can still pick oranges from the trees and eat them.
Just pick all the oranges before frost and ice.
"Okay!" Chen Dasong responded and told the others to stop picking them all.
In fact, not all the trees were picked, because some oranges ripened relatively late and the skins still looked green. So I simply didn’t pick it and let it stay on the tree to grow longer.
Seeing that he didn't need help picking oranges, Gao Mingcheng simply carried everyone's picked oranges down the mountain one by one. He was so strong that he could carry three of them each.
After picking the oranges, put them in a woven bag. This kind of woven bag is made of plastic material. It is cheaper and more durable than the previous sacks. After filling the oranges, it weighs about 100 kilograms to 110 kilograms. About kilograms.
Gao Mingcheng carried a bag in one hand and walked down the mountain easily.
People in the village are good at carrying burdens, and can naturally carry heavy objects weighing more than 200 kilograms, but it is rare for someone like Gao Mingcheng to carry it by hand and walk so easily.
Others were busy picking oranges, while Gao Mingcheng was busy carrying the bagged oranges down the mountain, going back and forth more than ten times.
Although there is no large scale at home, he can roughly know how many kilograms of oranges there are by counting the bags.
If one bag of oranges weighs one hundred pounds, then five thousand pounds of oranges would be fifty bags.
After counting them one by one, he found that there were already fifty bags, and there were still people picking them in the mountains, so there were probably two or three more bags left.
So Gao Mingcheng walked up the mountain, looked around, and found that there were only a few trees left to pick, so he said: "Just pick it here, it's almost done. I'll keep the rest and eat it slowly!"
"Okay then." Chen Dasong picked the orange in his hand and said to everyone: "Okay, pack up all the oranges and take them down the mountain. I'll pay you later!"
So everyone stopped what they were doing and went down the mountain with their oranges.
Although Gao Mingcheng walked easily, Xiaofu Mountain was still 300 acres long, and it would take some time to get down from the mountain.
But Xiaofushan has an advantage, that is, the terrain is relatively flat, and it looks like a small hill from a distance. Because the lighting and soil are good, it is actually quite suitable for growing fruit trees.
After several years of hard work, Xiao Fushan finally paid off.
When the group of people arrived at the shed at the foot of the mountain, Gao Mingcheng paid people their wages.
Calculated at two yuan a day, they worked for a day and a half and earned three yuan.
It's not that Gao Mingcheng isn't generous enough, but the market price is just like this. If you follow the market price, it's easy for everyone to talk.
Chen Dasong and his son were paid, so naturally they didn't need to pay extra, but Gao Mingcheng still gave them to Aunt Liu and Chen Duoxi, as well as a lot of jade.
Everyone took the money and dispersed. Aunt Liu and Duoyu also went home to cook.
Gao Mingcheng looked at the oranges they brought down the mountain, and most of them only had half a bag, so he filled the bags and left a few bags empty.
Chen Dasong and Chen Duofu also helped with it.
A total of five and a half bags of oranges were obtained. After loading them into the car, Gao Mingcheng was ready to leave. He hurriedly handed the goods to Xiao Jinfeng and did not stay in the village for lunch.
When the truck arrived at the transportation company, it was exactly twelve o'clock. When Xiao Jinfeng saw Gao Mingcheng, he asked him to stay here for dinner and said: "I just picked up a truck of spices and plan to send to Yangcheng tomorrow. You can take this trip." ?"
Gao Mingcheng nodded. He had told Xiao Jinfeng before that he planned to go to Yangcheng to purchase goods recently and asked Xiao Jinfeng to arrange a date.
"What spice? Who picked it up?" Gao Mingcheng asked casually.
Xiao Jinfeng said: "Just licorice, angelica, caoguo and so on. They are medicinal materials and can also be used to make soup and cook. People in Yangcheng love to make soup. These spices are easy to sell. This morning someone came to me and said that there was a cart of spices that he wanted to sell. The price was cheap. I had seen the goods and they were indeed good, so I accepted them. The man originally planned to go to Yangcheng to sell them, but unfortunately his car broke down and he couldn’t run away at all! Spices are relatively expensive. So I found a middleman, and the middleman found me.”
"Those goods are still piled up in the warehouse. When the car comes back in the afternoon, they can be loaded into the car. You can just come over early tomorrow morning and drive the car away."
Gao Mingcheng nodded and said: "Okay, but this time I plan to buy more goods, and I also want to buy a color TV and a washing machine. When I come back, I can't bring too many goods. Do you think you can arrange it? If you can't arrange it, I will rent it. truck."
Xiao Jinfeng thought for a while and said: "Well...Ming Cheng, someone actually found me and said that he hopes to go to Yangcheng with you to purchase goods."
Gao Mingcheng looked at Xiao Jinfeng, waiting for his next words.
Xiao Jinfeng continued: "I have never told you about this, and I don't know whether you agree or not. That person is the daughter of the county department store manager. The manager's wife died two years ago, and he married a new one this year. And she's pregnant! No, if you have a stepmother, you have a stepfather. This girl is having a hard time, so she plans to start her own business. She also wants to do the clothing business, but it's not safe for a girl to go out to buy goods, so she decided to Hit you."
"She is quite capable. She learned that every time you go to Yangcheng to buy goods, you drive there by yourself, and nothing has happened to you over the years, so she wants to go with you to buy goods, as long as you are willing to take her with you. She was willing to pay more for the fare.”
"She found me a while ago. I saw that you have been very busy recently, so I didn't tell you. As for this matter, I just want to tell you. Whether you agree or not depends on you."
Gao Mingcheng thought for a while before saying, "Is that girl's name Song Jinzhang?"
Xiao Jinfeng was stunned and said with a smile: "So you know her?"
Gao Mingcheng shook his head and said, "I don't know him. I just heard people gossiping about their family."
Mao Zi had mentioned the Song family gossip to him before, and Hu Yinchen also mentioned it later, because Song Jinzhang was not someone to be trifled with, and neither was her stepmother. The two of them were going back and forth, causing a lot of commotion.
Gao Mingcheng recalled the memories of his previous life and realized that Song Jinzhang was no match for his stepmother in the end. He married away from home and never came back.
The reason why he had an impression of this matter was because after Song Jinzhang left, the stepmother who had achieved great victory was exposed again a few years later, saying that she was messing around outside and the boy she gave birth to was not the son of Manager Song!
Naturally, many people know about this explosive gossip.
Gao Mingcheng said: "I promised to take her with me on this trip to see how she is. If not, there will be no next time."
Gao Mingcheng has heard the gossip about Song Jinzhang's family, and now that the protagonist of the gossip is about to appear, he is actually a little bit excited.
So he simply agreed.
It is said that peers are jealous of each other, but in the clothing business, it depends on whether the boss can purchase goods and whether he can sell goods.
There are so many products in the wholesale market in Yangcheng. How to choose products that suit the local aesthetic is a difficult problem.
How to sell the goods as quickly as possible is also a difficulty.
Gao Mingcheng has experience in his previous life and can easily choose popular styles, so the inventory in the store is not too large.
Seeing that he agreed, Xiao Jinfeng said: "Okay, I'll let someone notify her later and ask her to come directly to the transportation company tomorrow morning. To be honest, I was relieved that you agreed. A cousin knows Song Jinzhang, and they are still good friends, and she is asking me for help."
Xiao Jinfeng was really relieved, smiled and pulled Gao Mingcheng into the house to eat.
It's meal time now, and the employees working in the transportation company have all come here to prepare for dinner.
Gao Mingcheng had lunch here, weighed the oranges, counted the money, and then returned to the clothing store.
At this time, Xiao Xuxu had already taken a nap and was sleeping in the room upstairs, while Duo Mei was talking to Luo Li, talking about the state of pregnancy and things to pay attention to when giving birth.
As time went by, Luo Li's belly gradually grew bigger. Her due date was very good, it was next spring.
When spring comes, the flowers bloom and the temperature rises, it will be easier to take care of your children.
Nowadays, without heating and air conditioning, it is more troublesome for a child to be born in winter. Keeping warm is a problem, and changing diapers is also a big problem.
Some people keep their children indoors all winter in order to protect them from the wind. If the indoor lighting is good, it is fine, but they are afraid that if the indoor lighting is poor, the children will have eye problems after being kept indoors for a whole winter!
Luo Li is not worried about raising children. Although she has never given birth to a child, she has taken care of one!
Especially her two younger brothers, who were brought up by her since they were babies!
Zhang Jinling listened to these words and felt a little uncomfortable.
Since she came to live in the county, her relationship with Gao Mingli has been good, and they often have sex, but she has never been pregnant!
Yesterday when she was having a drink, she saw her sister-in-law. She had a pointed belly. Whenever someone mentioned her sister-in-law's belly, her mother-in-law, Luo Xiaohua, would proudly say: With such a pointed belly, she must be giving birth to a son.
During pregnancy, if a pregnant woman's belly is pointed, she is usually giving birth to a son; if her belly is round, she is usually giving birth to a daughter.
Therefore, during pregnancy, a pointed belly can bring people more joy.
No one can talk about Zhang Jinling's depression. She can only do things silently and use busyness to kill the depression in her heart.
However, Hu Yinchen, a veteran, saw what she was thinking, pulled Zhang Jinling aside, and quietly taught Zhang Jinling several ways to get pregnant quickly.
Hu Yinchen's grandfather was a barefoot doctor, so naturally she also knew some ways to keep healthy.
Hu Yinchen whispered: "If you can count the days, you have to share the bed with Mingli between two menstrual periods. You also have to remember to put a pillow under your buttocks. Don't rush to scrub after it's over. Stay in that position for a while!"
"Besides, if you want to get pregnant, you still have to do more! Mingli is a young man and has a lot of anger. If you tease him too much, he will definitely not be able to control it!"
The speaker didn't blush at these words, but the listener blushed with embarrassment.
Zhang Jinling lowered her head, her face was shy, and her eyelashes flickered, revealing the shock in her heart.
"Yeah." After a long time, she responded in a low voice and decided to try it tonight.
But as the weather got colder, Akari seemed less enthusiastic about her than before.
It seemed that she still had to take the initiative to tease Akari, as Aunt Hu said.
But, how to tease?
Zhang Jinling's face was as red as a cloud, and her mind was filled with thoughts that were inappropriate for children.
Hu Yinchen smiled evilly and walked away, but she stopped teasing Zhang Jinling, so that she would be thin-skinned and run away when she saw him.
Women's little thoughts are all hidden deep in their hearts the moment a customer comes to the door.
Everyone treats customers with a professional level and never mentions personal matters.
Seeing their changes, Gao Mingcheng secretly nodded in approval. When customers come, they must be the first priority. At this time, if you say something irrelevant, the customers will only feel left out and lose their desire to buy. (End of chapter)
