Chapter 145 Preparing to move 600.01 million 22138
"Be serious, I'm talking to you about something serious." Cheng Xiaolin glared at her husband, always feeling that he had a playful smile and didn't take her words to heart.
Cao Shujie quickly expressed his position: "Honey, don't worry, I will definitely listen to your command. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west."
"That's pretty much it." Cheng Xiaolin smiled and nodded, very satisfied.
"Shujie, I just looked at the weather forecast and it said there might be snow for a while. Are the strawberries on the mountain okay? They won't freeze again then." Cheng Xiaolin asked.
When his wife asked this question, Cao Shujie said to her seriously: "Don't worry, I'm studying something, so there must be no problem. If it freezes so easily, what about the strawberries grown by other people?"
When Cheng Xiaolin heard what her husband said, she thought it was right and stopped caring about it.
She hesitated and was about to ask Cao Shujie if he had time to accompany her back to her parents' home recently, when her husband's cell phone rang.
Cheng Xiaolin also saw the name on the phone screen, with the word Cao Zhen flashing.
In the blink of an eye, her husband had already touched his cell phone and answered the call: "Hey, Cao Zhen, you've been away for more than a month. How are you doing now? Have you made all the arrangements?"
"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, I just finished it." Cao Zhen's tone was full of fatigue.
He said: "Shujie, this time I finally understand that it is difficult for people outside, no matter what they do!"
"Go through the formalities and do some errands. There was really nothing I couldn't do in Pingyuan County before. Who dared to delay me for a few days to try, but that's not the case when I come here. I run into obstacles everywhere."
Cao Zhen was full of complaints and grievances.
"Bullshit, there are people stealing money here, you know, right?" Cao Zhen still felt a little uncontrollable fear and worry when he talked about what had happened.
When he was in Pingyuan County, he, "Director Cao," went to do something. He said hello, and arranged for dinner, massage and foot washing in advance.
If someone is really being bullied, there is no problem in finding two carloads of people with just one phone call.
But when I came here, everything changed.
"A tiger falls down and is bullied by a dog!" This is Cao Zhen's most real feeling at this moment.
After hearing this, Cao Shujie felt very uncomfortable.
Fa Xiao traveled thousands of kilometers, worked hard alone in an unfamiliar place, and it was difficult in every aspect.
"Shujie, now I understand how difficult it was for you to live alone in the capital." Cao Zhen said.
But he was also very proud: "Tell me, how did you survive when you first went to the capital?"
Cao Shujie understood this time. He had laid so much groundwork before developing a relationship, so he was looking for lessons from himself.
But what’s the trick to this thing?
Cao Shujie said calmly: "Cao Zhen, let me tell you this, I just gritted my teeth and slowly got over it."
He said: "You are alone outside and have no friends. Who do you think you can find?"
When Cheng Xiaolin heard her husband talking about their time in the capital, she also recalled the scenes when she was gritting her teeth and fighting for her life. It was really difficult!
"Mengmeng, let's go play with grandma and see if there are any good cartoons." Cheng Xiaolin didn't want her daughter to listen to these things.
Perhaps one day in the future, when her daughter grows up and starts to enter the society, she will share these experiences as stories with Mengmeng, but that is not now.
When Mengmeng heard her mother say she wanted to watch a cartoon, she was very happy and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, mom, let's go quickly."
She also moved closer to Cheng Xiaolin, looked furtively at her father, Cao Shujie, who was on the phone, and whispered: "Mom, let's watch cartoons secretly and don't let dad watch."
Cheng Xiaolin felt a little funny when she saw her daughter like this, and asked her: "Mengmeng, tell mom, why don't you let dad watch cartoons?"
"Shh, shh!" Mengmeng put her finger on her lips, signaling her mother to speak softer.
She said: "Dad just lied to me and said he would give me money, but he didn't give me money. I didn't let him watch cartoons either."
Cheng Xiaolin really wanted to give her daughter a thumbs up, and there was nothing wrong with this idea.
"Come on, let's leave secretly without letting him know." Cheng Xiaolin held her daughter's hand and walked out.
Cao Shujie had heard clearly the conversation between the two of them, and he couldn't laugh or cry in his heart. He didn't expect that his daughter would be so 'vindictive'!
"That's how you got through it?" Cao Zhen on the other side of the phone was filled with emotion when he heard what Cao Shujie said.
He did not think that Cao Shujie had lied to him.
Before coming here, he didn't feel deeply about this sentence. If he heard Cao Shujie say this to him, he might even criticize Cao Shujie for being hypocritical.
But now he really understands and feels it deeply.
"What else? The two of us would just take our time in the capital and complain to each other when we get home." Cao Shujie joked to himself.
Who knew that his unintentional words actually touched upon Cao Zhen's pain point: "Did you do it on purpose, knowing that I haven't found a partner yet?"
"Oh, aren't there a lot of beauties over there? Don't you want to find one?" Cao Shujie teased him.
But Cao Zhen said: "If I find one, I might not be able to go back!"
"It's better not to come back than to be alone all the time." Cao Shujie delivered a head-on critical strike, which made Cao Zhen feel depressed and wanted to vomit blood.
"Okay, okay, that's it for today." Cao Zhen really didn't want to continue chatting with 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 apples you grew yourself. If you have any, send me some."
"Have you finished eating it all?" Cao Shujie asked him. Last time he gave him more than thirty kilograms of food.
Cao Zhen snorted and said, "I ate a lot while riding in the car. When I came here, I wasn't used to eating anything at first, so I ate apples every day. You just brought me a little."
"Okay, give me an address and I'll send it to you when I can." 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 kilograms."
, the rest were all sold to Zuo Le."
"How much did you sell him?" Cao Zhen was very interested.
Cao Shujie almost forgot. He thought for a moment and said, "It should be more than 7,200 kilograms, and he earned more than 50,000 yuan."
"How on earth can you grow a fruit and sell it for such a huge profit?" Cao Zhen really couldn't understand.
According to Cao Shujie, a pound of apples costs seven to eight yuan.
The kiwi fruit sold before was priced at 28 yuan per pound, and he was really convinced.
Cao Shujie said with a smile: "Cao Zhen, why don't you resign from your uncle's job? Come back and we can work together."
Hearing what Cao Shujie said, Cao Zhen was very moved, but he said: "Come on, if I go back again I will definitely start my own business."
"That's okay, or you can start a business and open a fruit shop. I'll deliver fruit to you and you earn the difference." Cao Shujie kept saying one thing after another.
The two didn't chat for long. Cao Zhen finally told Cao Shujie his current address and then repeated the two sides.
Finally, he told him to send more apples, and said that this was the last bit of comfort he could get from his hometown now.
"You are relying on me." Cao Shujie burst out laughing.
When he sold the apples to Zuo Le, Cao Shujie deliberately set aside more than 400 kilograms of apples. These apples were mostly eaten by himself or given away to others.
Regarding Cao Zhen, Cao Shujie would definitely not be stingy. Seeing that it was still early outside, Cao Shujie directly filled a whole box, which was estimated to be more than 30 kilograms. It was hard to hold it. Cao Shujie then put a box of apples in the car.
Drive directly towards the post office in Qingshi Town.
No way, at this time, except for the post office, several other couriers in the town are not accepting express delivery orders to Xinjiang.
"Boss Cao, what are you sending so heavy?" Liu Shuai, a postal express salesman, asked him.
Cao Shujie said: "Apple, it was sent to a friend of mine."
"Yes, then you must have a very good relationship with this friend." Liu Shuai said.
Cao Shujie nodded: "It's okay, we grew up together. Now he is going to Xinjiang alone and just wants to eat some of the apples I grew. I can't refuse him." Cao Shujie patted the box and asked
: "Master Liu, please weigh me and see how much it costs."
"It's estimated to be about 150 yuan." Liu Shuai hugged him just now, and he knew it in his heart.
He said: "With this money, it is enough to buy some apples locally."
"Haha, this is different." Cao Shujie said.
Liu Shuai didn't say anything else. After weighing himself on the scale, he told Cao Zhen that he needed 158 yuan for postage. Liu Shuai also wanted to ask whether he would pay on delivery or by mail. Cao Shujie had already taken out 200 yuan and handed it to him: "Liu Shujie said
Master, give it."
Cao Shujie came out of the post office, called Cao Zhen, and said to him: "Cao Zhen, I just came out of the post office. Apple has been sent to you. Please check it carefully."
"How much did you send? Forget about 10 kilograms and 8 kilograms. It's not even enough for postage." Cao Zhen said.
Cao Shujie didn't want to talk to him, but finally told him: "Almost 40 pounds."
"Oh, okay, Shujie, you are so interesting. I will have a drink with you when I go back during the Chinese New Year." Cao Zhen said.
Neither of them were pretentious, so they hung up the phone without saying a few words.
Cao Shujie drove his car and when he got home, he saw his wife using the computer as soon as he entered the bedroom.
The 'Didi' message prompt sounded, followed by a knock on the door. Cao Shujie sounded very 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 in a few steps, sat down next to her, and stared at the computer screen: "Who is Sister Zhu? Do I know her?"
"You forgot at the first glance. When we went to Huaxi Mountain two days ago, Mengmeng accidentally bumped into Sister Zhu and her son. Do you still remember?"
When his wife said this, Cao Shujie remembered that incident: "I know what you said, and you told me."
"That's right, you have a bad memory, and you have forgotten all this." Cheng Xiaolin said, her hands on the keyboard did not stop, typing, and at the same time, she did not delay chatting with her wife.
"What are you talking about?" Cao Shujie was quite curious.
Are you guys like men, bragging to each other? If you don't convince the other person, this topic won't end.
Cheng Xiaolin twisted the computer screen toward him and said, "What else can we do? Let's talk about parenting."
She said: "Sister Zhu has two children. The younger one is about the same age as our Mengmeng. She asked me how to raise children to be smarter."
As soon as his wife finished speaking, Cao Shujie stood up with his eyes widened in surprise, as if he had discovered something extraordinary, and said, "Honey, 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 you can raise children?"
Hearing what he said, Cheng Xiaolin suddenly understood what was going on and rolled her eyes at him: "How can you praise others like this? Do you think it's a shame?"
Cao Shujie chuckled and said, "Honey, I'm telling the truth. What's there to be ashamed of? You have the wrong idea."
Cheng Xiaolin looked like she was too lazy to talk to him, but she was secretly happy in her heart.
"Okay, go ahead and don't disturb me."
Cao Shujie saw his daughter Mengmeng running over and hurriedly greeted her: "Okay, you chat, I'll play with Mengmeng."
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At the same time, in a small county in Changzhou, Xinjiang, Cao Zhen rented a house here.
During this month, he also contracted 3,000 acres of land to grow cotton.
The price of cotton has increased significantly this year, but after Cao Zhen came over, he discovered that there were not many people growing cotton here.
He even saw that the cotton in the fields in many places was clearly ready for harvest, but no one was taking care of it at all. The weeds in that field also grew very lush and covered all the cotton, causing a lot of cotton to lie down.
The output can be imagined.
He couldn't understand why this kind of scene happened.
The cotton purchased in their factory is so expensive, but there is a large area of land here where no one is harvesting cotton.
When he saw this situation, he wanted to scold his mother.
Thinking about the phone call Cao Shujie had just called 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 as much as he could, so he didn't have to worry about money.
Cao Zhen actually never worried about money. He was more thinking about how to get more land.
Before coming here, Cao Zhen thought that if he had money, he could rent more land to grow cotton. But after he actually came here, Cao Zhen realized that things were far from that simple.
There are still many difficulties he has to face.
In the dead of night, Cao Zhen had an idea in his mind: quit and go back to his hometown, Caojiazhuang.
But when the sun rose and a new day began, Cao Zhen simply gave up the idea and continued to devote himself to the busy day.
He knew very well that he did not have the two brushes he had given to Xiao Cao Shujie. It would be in vain for him to go back to Caojiazhuang to contract land, plant fruit trees or engage in breeding.
After thinking about it, I must first do a good job here in Xinjiang, and earn some money and accumulate some capital along the way.
Just as he was thinking about it, Cao Zhen became hungry again. Thinking that there was a bakery bun seller not far away from where he rented a house, and another one that made large-plate chicken, Cao Zhen became greedy again.
He just told Cao Shujie that he couldn't get used to the food here. At least this was false.
Not only does Cao Zhen have eating habits, he also feels that exotic food has a very unique taste, and he never gets tired of eating it.
Then he went next door and ordered a large plate of chicken. Cao Zhen ate it happily and found it very exciting.
He found that the consumption here was similar to that in Pingyuan County.
In the past, my salary in Pingyuan County was more than 3,000 yuan, and I didn't dare to spend it arbitrarily. But since I came here, I have started to add a 50 yuan meal subsidy. In addition, my salary is 10,000 yuan. Now it is open to the public.
You don’t have to worry about spending your money if you want to eat.
Overall, Cao Zhen still likes coming here.
After coming down from upstairs, Cao Zhen turned to the left and walked for more than 100 meters. He saw a shop with the word "Xinjiang Dapan Chicken" on the door plaque. He had been here more than once. After opening the door and entering, Cao Zhen saw
Zhen shouted to the boss at the counter opposite: "Patiguli, bring me a big plate of chicken."
"Please take a seat." Patiguli at the counter glanced at Cao Zhen, and then said to the kitchen in local dialect, presumably to ask the chef to prepare a large plate of chicken.
Cao Zhen saw that besides his table, there were two other tables with people in the store. He wondered whether this restaurant could make money.
While waiting, Cao Zhen took out his mobile phone and logged into QQ, thinking of someone to chat with.
Suddenly I heard someone say: "You are not busy today..."
"Patiguli, are you not busy today?" Cao Zhen asked her.
Patiguli, a local female boss with fair skin and a straight nose, shook her head: "No, it's difficult to do business now."
Hearing what she said, Cao Zhen agreed. The two chatted for a while, and then someone brought the large plate of chicken that Cao Zhen wanted.
Cao Zhen pointed to the steaming chicken and said to Patiguli who had not left yet: "Patiguli, how about I give you a suggestion?"
"What?" Patiguli asked.
Cao Zhen pointed to the plate of chicken and said: "There are too many peppers and too many potatoes. It is obviously a big plate of chicken. This is also the sign of your store, but the chicken is the least. If you said you could choose, would you come here?
?”
Patiguli looked at Cao Zhen and felt a little dazed as she listened to what he said plausibly. This was the first customer to give suggestions to their store.
But he has been coming to the restaurant for a week and always orders a large plate of chicken every time.
Patiguli always thought that Cao Zhen liked this dish, but when she heard Cao Zhen's comments on this dish today, she realized that she seemed to be wrong.
Thinking of this, Patiguli became more and more confused. She thought for a while and then asked: "Zhen, but I clearly remember that you ate this dish for a week."
"Yes, just because you eat more, you are more convincing." Cao Zhen said with a smile.
After hearing what Cao Zhen said so confidently, Patiguli didn't know what to say.
But she still asked: "Since you think this dish is not delicious, why do you order it every time you come here?"
This is the biggest doubt in Patiguli's heart.
As soon as she finished asking, she heard Cao Zhen smile, look at her and say, "I'm here to see the most beautiful flowers."
"..." Patiguli looked at Cao Zhen, who looked serious, and she almost thought she had heard wrong.
But before she could speak, she heard Cao Zhen mention another thing excitedly: "Patiguli, didn't you say the apples I brought were delicious last time? I asked my friend for them again today.
I have a box and it will be delivered here in about a week. When the apples arrive, I will send you some good ones."
Hearing this, Patiguli's face seemed to burst into laughter. She said happily: "Zhen, how much does it cost? I'll give you the money."
"If you want to give me money, I won't come to give it to you." Cao Zhen shook his head. He was not short of money, so what money did he need?
"But your apples are really delicious, even more delicious than the candy apples we grow here." Patiguli said.
Cao Zhen suddenly heard this name and felt like he had heard it somewhere before.
Then he asked Patiguli in detail about the "sugar heart apple". After Patiguli finished speaking, Cao Zhen also wanted to know where he heard this name.
"Zuo Le told me on the train. He also said that he would come here to buy a batch of rock candy heart apples. I didn't expect that the price of such apples in small towns is not very high." Cao Zhen thought to himself.
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Before I knew it, another two days had passed.
This morning, Cao Shujie tied the dog leashes on the four dogs and prepared to take them out for a walk in the mountains.
But the little pug behind started barking wildly.
When Mengmeng saw the pug barking, she stomped on the ground and ran over to play with the little pug.
After bringing it back last time, Cao Shujie also shouted on the loudspeaker, but no one came to claim it.
In this case, Cao Shujie was not polite. He kept them by himself and would not recognize anyone else. He also took several dogs to the veterinarian to get vaccinated.
He took Daha, Erha and their four dogs out and walked towards the mountain.
Cao Shujie greeted the villagers he met along the way until he came to the two-story building at the foot of the mountain. Cao Shujie thought about going to the house to have a look. If it was suitable, he would choose a good and auspicious day to move here.
When he opened the door, he actually couldn't smell anything anymore, but Cao Shujie still had some scruples in his heart. He thought it wouldn't be too late to wait another month.
It is actually very convenient to be with his parents, as his mother cooks three days a day, but sometimes it always feels inconvenient.
In addition, the weather is getting colder and colder, Cao Shujie thinks of using boilers for heating here, which will at least make it warmer.
Cao Shujie also thought about asking his parents to come over and spend the New Year here, but neither of them agreed.
"Oh woo!"
When Daha saw that this two-story building and the various decorations in the yard were better than where he lived now, Daha became even more angry and prepared 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 I'm done."
"Oh, oh!" Erha shouted several times, and they all lay down on the ground, all very obediently.
Seeing them being so obedient, Cao Shujie felt happy.
When he came to the second floor, he opened the door and window and looked at the already decorated room with independent bathroom. To be honest, it was no worse than the house in the capital. Why bother looking for trouble outside!
Good night, I will write some more and go to bed. Try to develop a good habit of finishing one chapter in the morning and one chapter early in the evening.
