"Dad, when will the people delivering the seine nets come?"
"He'll be here soon."
Song Tan looked at the budding chestnut trees on the hillside, planning to surround the entire forest and plant black fungus and white fungus in the forest.
As for the chestnut forest, she knew that the family had not taken care of it for so many years, so that the annual mature production depended on God's will.
Chestnuts require grafting, pruning, and fertilization, and they are not easy to take care of.
Their Yunqiao Village is too remote, and chestnuts are not a famous brand. The purchase price is only one or two yuan per year, which is much more expensive than the eight cents in Song Tan's childhood memories.
But the problem is that the young people in the village who can earn this kind of money have now left their hometowns and gone to the cities.
Older people, such as Song Sancheng and others, can no longer do such heavy farm work.
Time makes people grow old!
And in the middle of the hillside, there is a wild chestnut tree that is as tall as a three-story building. It blocks out the sun and grows right in the middle of the slope.
This is a wild old tree that has never been taken care of at home. The chestnut ball is not much bigger than a table tennis ball. The peeled chestnut is only as big as a thumb, but it tastes delicious.
It was grandpa Song Youde who stayed here on purpose.
Song Tan raised his head and looked at it, his mouth watering for some reason. I think of the time spent around the stove in the winter, listening to the "pop" of chestnuts exploding...
Rich caramel aroma, soft and sweet.
She did not hesitate to gather a soybean-sized amount of spiritual energy, and slowly patted the tree trunk little by little, feeling the tree roots stretching to their heart's content under the ground, and then reluctantly withdrew her gaze——
"It's been a long time! I'm counting on you to celebrate the New Year!"
Song Sancheng had already called her from the front: "Come and see if it is possible to build a fence here."
The barbed wire fence here is too expensive, and it is still an ordinary rope fence. Most of the time, I just give a few tips to those who are used to taking advantage of others -
If you have a master, don't move.
As the saying goes, guard against gentlemen but not villains. This is basically the case for most facilities in rural areas.
Song Tan made an estimate in his mind and then nodded: "Okay, let's do it here."
Seeing her serious attitude, Song Sancheng couldn't help but laugh: "Look at you, you look so good - it's like you really know how to do it."
Song Tan also coaxed her father: "What if your daughter is really talented, right? It must be my father who is willing to listen to me and give me room to display my talent!"
Song Sanguo was really coaxed into confusion: "That's when you were a child, I let you ride on my neck every day -"
After saying this, Song Sancheng looked around and said secretly: "Tan Tan, you've made a lot of money during this time, right?"
Now it is mid-March, and Song Tan has sold wild vegetables six times before and after - making a lot of money, already 15,000 yuan, and half of the car has been returned.
Song Tan looked at her father with a smile: "I do have some money on hand. Dad, what do you want to do?"
Song Sancheng was overjoyed and coyly said: "Then what - don't you love fish? Dad plans to go fishing on a rainy day when there is no life left. Do you remember your Uncle Wu in our village? He bought a new fishing rod. , more than five hundred!"
"Look, how about... you buy me one too? If your mother wants to ask, just say 80."
Alas, he has no other hobbies now, he just wants to fish!
Song Tan felt sour in her heart - wasn't it because of the two siblings that the family was so frugal?
But when it comes to fishing rods…
Song Tan also discussed with his father: "Dad, if you can quit smoking, you can save one or two thousand yuan a year. Then I will collect another 2,000 for you, and we can buy a 4,000 pole!"
Song Sancheng:......
He was silent for a moment: "You don't understand. Those who really know how to fish don't even look at the fishing rod. There is no need for a fishing rod worth several thousand yuan. Now I feel quite comfortable with this."
Yes, this is a fishing rod and tobacco, and tobacco is even better!
It seemed unrealistic to ask her dad to quit smoking for a while.
Song Tan thought for a while and simply took out his phone: "But Dad, you have worked hard during this time. Isn't it just a fishing rod? A few handfuls of wild vegetables! Whatever you want, you can pick it first!"
The sound of cars in the distance came from far to near - the people delivering the seine nets had arrived.
…
Back home, Wulan was still ordering some bacterial strains from Song Youde - it should have been arranged long ago, but because the humidity of the trees cut down some time ago was too high, he had to dry the trunks for a few more days before drilling holes. .
It has just been officially planted now.
Song Sancheng also smiled: "The people here are all from your grandparents' generation. I chat with your grandparents every day. They are in much better spirits."
"All the elderly people in our village are here, but there are two that I didn't invite—those two ordinary people can't handle it."
Song Tan knew which two they were.
One is famous in their village for being unreasonable and even his own children can't do anything about it.
One is a fierce man who dares to poison other people's livestock (attempted) just to steal a pumpkin...
In other words, people like this can be found everywhere, and they can only be avoided.
Song Sancheng was speechless when he thought about it, and now he simply talked about another thing:
"But Tantan, we didn't mention the money at the beginning - they are old after all. If you want to give money, later you will get a headache or fall while walking, and your family will say that this is an employment and you will have to pay for it, so we say no. Clear."
Even though they are all villagers, there are also many unreasonable people in the village.
It's better like this. Wang Lifen shouted in the village, whoever wants to come can come, and there will be people who take care of food and drink, and there will be people to chat with. For the lonely old people, it is enough to make people happy.
Not to mention that Song Sancheng also said that when the work was done, one person would carry two swords of meat to the other side, and everyone would work harder.
However, Song Sancheng was careful and discussed with Song Tan again:
"But I thought, if our family grows so many things, and you don't let Tantan spray pesticides, isn't this just green and organic? The price will definitely be expensive by then, right?"
That is required.
Song Tan now pays 20 yuan per pound for wild vegetables in order to create this price advantage.
Song Sancheng has been in the village all year round, but his thoughts have become more and more thoughtful:
"I thought, if we only have this thing in our family, and if someone picks it up later, we can't say it, right?"
That's how it is in my hometown, with pros and cons.
"Even if you don't pick it, if people in the village want to buy it, if it's too expensive, people will say we are unkind. If it's too cheap, it's not appropriate - otherwise, when the work is done, each person will be given a black fungus stick and a white fungus. Great."
"Tantan, what do you think?"
Song Tan really didn't expect this - cultivators have arrays or barriers when farming, and no one would consider others taking them!
Now she nodded repeatedly and gave Song Sancheng a thumbs up:
"Dad, it has to be you!"
Song Sancheng smiled proudly: "That's right! Your dad and I have eaten more salt than you have eaten rice!"
