Cao Shujie saw his wife and daughter not far away, and ran over: "Honey, what are you doing here?"
"Come and take a look. How many days will it take to complete the project?" Cheng Xiaolin asked him.
Cao Shujie stretched out two fingers: "It takes two days to dig out the entire ditch. The remaining molten pipes, connecting pipes, and automatic nozzle joints will be installed slowly. It will take four or five days no matter what."
It was almost as expected by Cao Shujie. This job took a total of 6 days.
On the last day, Xia Changhong asked Cao Shujie to find 20 people a day for 40 yuan to fill in the dug ditch. He also connected the power supply to sprinkler irrigation on the spot and tried it. Cao Shujie walked around the land to test it.
The goods are no problem.
Xia Changhong also told him a few things to pay attention to, and also told him to call if he had any questions and that the warranty would be within three years.
This service is really good, and Cao Shujie was not stingy. He took Xia Changhong to his home that day, plugged in the CCB U-Shield on his laptop, and directly used online banking to transfer the balance of 160,000 to Xia Changhong.
"Boss Xia, have you seen the payment?" Secretary Cao asked him.
At this time, bank transfers and SMS notifications of account arrival cost 3 yuan a month. Anyone who is open for business or has transaction business will basically use this SMS service.
Xia Changhong was no exception. He took out his mobile phone and saw a text message prompt, which read: "Your account with the last number 0748 has been credited..."
"Mr. Cao, let's keep in touch. If you have any questions, please contact me directly." Xia Changhong never expected that Cao Shujie would give him the final payment so readily.
This made him realize that Cao Shujie was indeed someone he could have a close friendship with.
He also felt that a well-established person like Cao Shujie would definitely do well in the future, and there would be no loss in making friends in advance.
After seeing off Xia Changhong, Cao Shujie returned home, explained the situation to his wife and parents, and went to the mountain with the nutrient solution prepared in advance.
After nearly 20 busy days since the end of April, the mountain is finally quiet this time.
After arriving here, Cao Shujie looked at the orchard surrounded by blue-painted wire mesh guardrails, looked at the automatic sprinkler irrigation equipment that had just been installed, and took a look at the green and vibrant fruit saplings. He was full of joy.
Sense of achievement.
"This is my territory from now on." Cao Shujie said this in his mind for no reason.
Walking to the reservoir next to the well, Cao Shujie looked at the clear and transparent water inside. He turned on the power supply next to him and watched the motor roar and start running, driving the water pump to suck water into the automatic sprinkler irrigation equipment.
When the sprinkler irrigation interfaces everywhere began to spray water to water the surrounding fruit saplings, he also began to slowly pour the prepared nutrient solution into the reservoir, allowing them to gradually cover the entire tree with the sprayed water.
An orchard.
"It's a bit of a disadvantage that the nutrient solution can't be sprayed evenly." Cao Shujie muttered to himself.
But there is no better way to solve this problem for the time being, so he will make do with it and wait until he thinks of a solution later.
He came here at noon and kept watering until around seven o'clock in the evening. Dog barking could be heard in the village at the foot of the mountain. Cao Shujie turned off the power and put the empty bottle used to hold the nutrient solution in his bag.
He walked eagerly towards home, his stomach sore from hunger.
When going down the mountain, he really felt the inconvenience of the uneven path, and thought about going to talk to Cao Jiangang about road construction tomorrow.
"It's only so short, and it doesn't cost much. You have to ask whether it will succeed. What if the village committee is really willing to pay for it?" Cao Shujie thought to himself.
When he returned home, as soon as he entered the door, Cao Shujie saw his daughter running back and forth in the house in a hurry, not feeling too hot.
It is now mid-to-late May, the temperature has risen in the morning, and if you exercise a little more, you will be sweating.
"Mengmeng, are you hot?" Cao Shujie shouted.
When Mengmeng saw her father coming in, she abruptly changed her running direction and ran to Cao Shujie.
"Dad, give me a hug." Mengmeng opened her hands and was about to pounce on Cao Shujie.
But Cao Shujie raised his hands: "Mengmeng, dad has medicine in his hands, but they are dirty. You get out of the way first, and dad goes to change clothes."
Hearing what her husband said, Cheng Xiaolin quickly reached out and pulled Mengmeng back.
Cao Shujie went to wash up, changed into clean clothes and returned to the main room. There were already five bowls of millet porridge on the table, as well as four meat and vegetable dishes, which looked very appetizing.
His father Cao Jianguo also asked him: "Shujie, how is the equipment? Is it okay?"
"I just tested the equipment on the mountain and it was all very good. I can do it all by myself from now on. This alone can save a lot of labor costs and make it more efficient." Cao Shujie said.
He said: "It's just that it's too hot and it can't be watered thoroughly. I'll water it again in two days."
"The house needs to be drained again, otherwise it won't be well maintained." Cao Jianguo reminded him.
Regarding this, Cao Shujie knew very well. He nodded and said, "Dad, don't worry, I know everything."
When Cao Jianguo was still thinking about what to say, Wang Yuelan got annoyed. She stared at her wife and son: "The food is almost cold. Can we finish the meal first and then talk."
"Eat, eat!" Cao Jianguo picked up the millet porridge, picked up a piece of celery with chopsticks and put it into the bowl.
Cao Shujie felt like laughing because his father was tightly controlled by his mother.
The next moment, Cao Shujie remembered something and asked, "Dad, the big work is finally over. Do you want something to drink tonight?"
When Cao Jianguo heard his son talking about drinking, he subconsciously looked at his wife and found that she didn't respond. Does this mean he acquiesced?
He patted the table gently and put the bowl of millet porridge on the table: "Then drink some, Shujie, and go get a bottle of good wine."
"I drink it too, I drink it too." Mengmeng thought it was something good.
Seeing her grandfather and father drinking, she wanted to drink some too.
When Cao Jianguo heard his granddaughter say this, he smiled happily.
Not long after, Cao Shujie came back with a bottle of Fenjiu, in a blue and white bottle.
After Cao Jianguo saw it, he said to him: "What are you doing with this? Just get a cheap bottle."
"Dad, I bought this wine for you to drink." Cao Shujie didn't care. He opened the bottle cap directly and said, "Dad, when the Chinese New Year comes, I will give you two boxes of better ones."
Cao Jianguo was happy, but he still said duplicity: "You can keep the money."
When Mengmeng saw her father pouring wine for her grandfather, she quit and insisted on grabbing it to try.
"Mengmeng, this is spicy. If you are naughty again, I will beat you." Cheng Xiaolin shouted.
But Mengmeng didn't believe it and had to try it before she was willing to give up.
Cao Jianguo held the wine glass and said, "Mengmeng, smell it first. This wine doesn't smell good."
After Mengmeng sniffed it, she choked and sneezed. She sat back down next to her mother obediently and did not mention drinking.
This was the first time that the father and son sat together and drank together in a serious manner. The father and son drank the entire bottle of wine.
He drank it happily, and Cao Jianguo also drank it happily. His old face was glowing red, and he kept saying that the wine was delicious.
In another bedroom, Cao Shujie told his wife: "This is the first time my dad and I have had a drink."
