I followed the man named Zhan Shan and chatted all the way to the vegetable field on the side of the mountain.
The vegetables in the field are growing very well, but the rice fields next to them are a bit green and yellow.
I squatted down and touched the shriveled rice ears, "Don't you have any technicians here to guide the rice?"
The man also squatted down next to me, took a long puff of cigarette, and said with a sad expression: "Well, you also know that our place is raging with war. Thank God if we have food to eat every day. Who cares about the life and death of the common people."
"Since 2009, hasn't the Myanmar government introduced China's hybrid rice technology? Why is it still..."
I looked at the green seedlings and golden but dry rice fields, and I felt an indescribable feeling in my heart.
Zhanshan threw the cigarette butt into the paddy field, "Well, the output has increased slightly, but the technical staff here are still not good. We are especially grateful to Grandpa Yuan Longping of China, otherwise he would have starved to death long ago."
I smiled arrogantly and said, "I live in Changsha, Hunan. I met Mr. Yuan when I was in college, and we even took photos and signed autographs."
"Wow, it's great to be born in China. I envy you so much. By the way, why did you come here to do business?"
"I was tricked by an acquaintance into coming to Myanmar to engage in the ore business. But I had no place to go, so I came here to collect debts for others."
"It's not easy to do business here. As soon as you open your business in two days, Boss Zhan will come to collect protection fees."
I handed over another cigarette and said, "Tell me about the boss. What kind of person is he?"
Zhan Shan stopped smoking and carefully looked around. After confirming that it was us and a dog, he lowered his voice and said, "He is a rich man. He has many black people in his family and he makes a living by collecting protection fees."
"Damn it, living in a big villa, driving a luxury car, having seven or eight wives, and supporting dozens of people, how many fucking thousands do you have to earn a year! Doesn't the warlord here care?"
"I don't care. The warlords have tacitly agreed to collect protection fees from them every month to protect them from running rampant here."
I blew out the smoke and suddenly realized: "So that's it, one layer of exploitation after another."
Zhan Shan's face was full of worry, "Boss, I think you are a good person. Don't provoke Boss Zhan, otherwise he will kill you."
"Okay, where do the local warlords usually live?"
"If they weren't here, the leader's private villa would be near the county seat."
"I understand, thank you!" I stood up and walked to the vegetable field next to me. "From now on, you can bring ten kilograms of vegetables to my house every morning and leave them at the gate. You can pay me when you come over at noon."
Zhan Shan smiled happily and said, "Thank you, boss. Then tell me in advance what you want to eat every day."
"If you have any fresh vegetables, just give me a pound of each, no need to ask."
"Okay, I remember."
I sighed and said, "Oh, you have to sell vegetables in the morning, otherwise I would have asked you to be my doorman."
Zhanshan's eyes lit up, "Boss, do you want to hire security guards?"
"Yes, I'm going to hire two people. One person will work the day shift and one person will work the night shift. Six hundred yuan a month.
Those who work the night shift will receive an additional subsidy of 200 yuan for night snacks. The night shift period only lasts from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. "
"Where's the day shift?"
"From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., there is a high temperature subsidy of 200 yuan."
"Boss, do you think I can do it? I will never be lazy and will keep an eye on the door for you."
Zhan Shan was so excited that the sole of his foot slipped and he fell into the mud.
He worked from dawn to dusk and went to town to sell vegetables. The most he sold was more than 200 yuan a month, and he worked for me for 800 yuan a month. I was really excited.
What's more, selling vegetables also has peak seasons and off-seasons, and you have to worry about it every day. Working part-time and getting a fixed salary every month is not very satisfying.
I quickly helped him up and said, "Aren't you selling vegetables?"
"It's nothing. I sleep and farm during the day, and watch the door for you at night. I sell some of the vegetables I grow to the restaurant owner every day, and give some to you. That's enough."
Zhanshan patted the mud on his butt and continued to ask eagerly: "Boss, you don't want me, right? I'm very strong and I won't be lazy to sleep at night. Don't worry."
"Okay, then you can help me find a reliable man to work the day shift. How about you officially go to work tonight?"
"Well, don't worry, just leave this to me. I'll pick the vegetables first. You wait here and don't get your shoes dirty."
Zhanshan was as excited as a child who got a lollipop. He rushed into the field and started picking vegetables like crazy.
Looking at his cracked heels and tattered flip-flops, and then comparing them to the white sneakers on my feet, I felt mixed emotions.
"Zhanshan, if you perform well, I will give you a salary increase in the future. However, I want to make it clear that working as a security guard for me may put your life in danger. If those people come to stir up trouble, you can't be afraid."
“Boss, don’t worry, the people here grew up under bombardment and are not afraid of anything but poverty.
I can't afford a gun, otherwise... Humph! "When Zhanshan said this, there was obvious anger in his eyes.
His expression also changed from joy to sadness.
I smiled, expecting him to continue, "I have guns, money, and people. I will also prepare to equip my employees with guns in the future."
Zhan Shan shook the mud off the white radish fiercely, "Boss, I will help you find my cousin to guard the day shift. He is also a reliable man."
After a pause, he continued: "Only by working for you can we save enough money to buy a gun."
"You buy a gun to shoot wild boar?"
"kill!"
"Is there any enemy of yours in the village?"
... He stopped talking, bent down, lowered his head, and pulled out the carrots hard.
But there was a tear that fell suddenly on the soil.
He refused to tell me, so he must have his own reasons. It would be disrespectful for me to ask further.
Soon, he picked a lot of fresh vegetables in the field and found a snakeskin bag to put them in. "Boss, you go back first. I will wash them and then send them to you."
He was so attentive. The radishes and potatoes were all mashed, so it was really inconvenient to take them to the fifth floor.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." I threw the cigarette on the ground and stamped it out, turned around and left the vegetable field.
"Woof woof woof"
The Roaring Sky Dog is nosy when it comes to dogs, chasing a fat gopher all over the mountain.
Everyone has burrowed into the hole, how can its huge dog body get in?
I really think I am the Black Cat Sheriff in the anime.
So, outside the hole, he howled and screamed anxiously, and even used his dog's paws to dig into the ground desperately to dig a hole.
"Hey~ that black dog that's picking up mice, do you want to go home? I'm leaving first!"
I yelled at the top of my lungs and walked towards the village.
"call out"
The roaring dog was as fast as lightning, rushing down the hillside in an instant, and then ran in front of me shaking its body covered with grass ash.
"Look at you, you're covered in sticky weeds, cocklebur, Xinyue will teach you a lesson when I get back later." I pulled the sticky thing on its fur, patted the dog's head and said.
"Woof"
The barking dog nuzzled me unconvinced.
"Okay, I won't sue you. But you have to help me take care of the two newly bought dogs, you know? From now on, you will be their boss, and you will lead them to take care of the house..."
