Li Baoni hurriedly came down from the mountain with a basket of tea leaves, and immediately hooked it up and weighed it when she got home——
"One pound and two taels."
This is her usual efficiency. To be precise, most people in the village are also this efficient.
Spreading the tea leaves flat on the plastic sheet on the ground to dry, she walked into the bedroom again and asked her husband who was resting on the bed:
"How are you? Can you get up and go to the toilet today?"
The man on the bed showed a smile: "After I put it on, my waist doesn't hurt much anymore, and I can move around quite well. I feel more relaxed day by day, and it won't be long before I feel better."
Li Baoni also breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's fine."
She babbled: "The price of tea has dropped now, and you only get thirty yuan for a pound of tea leaves. What can you do if you earn sixty or seventy yuan a day?"
"The vegetable garden has also been tidied up. I'm still thinking that if you can take care of it when the dog days come, I'll go work outside."
As she spoke, she quickly and skillfully helped her husband stand up slowly, and then took a few steps slowly:
"I saw a lot of factories recruiting workers on Douyin. I'm just fifty years old and my age is just right. I can earn more than twenty yuan an hour. If I work more overtime, I might earn seven or eight thousand yuan a month.
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As he spoke, he couldn't help but sigh:
"Tell me, in Wulan's family, why are the tea leaves growing so well this year? I heard from some of their tea pickers that they could pick two or three kilograms in an afternoon. How thick are these buds?"
She couldn't do it anymore. She was quick but couldn't keep up with the tea leaves.
The man in her family laughed and said, "No, if my waist is broken, it will prevent you from making a lot of money."
With Li Baonier's quick-working appearance, if it weren't for taking care of herself who was lying in bed to recuperate, she would definitely have gone to Wulan's house to help pick tea leaves for her at the beginning of spring.
One hundred and fifty a day, which is much more stable than picking tea by yourself. This is the price paid by people in the same village without food and accommodation.
In previous years, tea pickers would be given free food and accommodation, but they would only be given one hundred or even less per day, and if they were per kilogram, they would just follow the market.
However, as major famous teas are now being promoted one after another, and their remote and remote areas are becoming less and less developed, the price of tea has been falling again and again, and most of them are used to recharge the famous tea.
As a result, their local villagers can no longer afford to hire tea pickers. Now, they have very little income throughout the year.
Every household that can move around has gone out to work.
While I was thinking about it, I heard a call from outside the yard: "Bonnie, Bonnie!"
Li Baoni was stunned for a moment, then hurried out: "I'm here, what's going on?"
Just after I asked, I couldn't help but smile: "Are you going to hire someone to do some work at home tomorrow? Don't worry, I'll be there early in the morning."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Ulan expectantly.
Now people in the village are willing to work for Song Tan's family.
The food is good and the money is plentiful, which is much more cost-effective than working outside. Unfortunately, this job is in twos and threes, not sustainable and not stable enough.
Ulan shook his head, thinking about the upcoming wealthy clients at home, and made it clear in a few words:
"This is someone our family, Yan Ping, found online for fishing. We have no place to sleep at night. I'm thinking that your home has a solar water heater and a wireless network. Is it possible to arrange for someone to stay at your home? I'll ask for help."
"Fifty a night, no need to prepare meals, do you think that's okay?"
Li Baoni was overjoyed, why not?!
The yards in rural areas are all big, and her house, like the old Song family, was built many years ago.
In addition to the place where the children live, there is an extra room reserved for the tea pickers, which is now piled with debris.
But that's okay.
"My son's room is clean. I'll bring him a quilt later."
Seeing that she was already in a hurry to clean up, Wulan smiled and said: "Don't be in a hurry, this young man hasn't eaten yet. After dinner at my house in the evening, I will ask Yanping to send him over."
"Take your time to clean it up, don't be in a hurry."
Li Baoni was so happy that she couldn't help but ask one more question:
"Ulan, I see that the onions and garlic in your vegetable garden are growing very well. When are you going to sell vegetables?"
How could Wulan care about her vegetable garden?
She only sees tea leaves now.
Hearing this, he was also stunned: "I don't know, Tantan is responsible for this matter. She is the only one in the family who can drive."
Li Baoni smiled sheepishly: "I just wanted to ask, if she sells vegetables again, wouldn't it be convenient for her to take us to the hospital? It's time for a reexamination."
What a big deal!
"I'll go back and ask later. I'll send you a message after I say hello."
Ulan couldn't help but say to her again: "If you have something to do, just say it directly. You don't have to rush to sell vegetables."
When people say kind words, Li Baoni is also kind.
Normally, there is a car in the village, but the bus that connects every village has to go around the town every day. She is very embarrassed:
"You also know that his waist feels uncomfortable after sitting for a long time. I am not in a hurry to do the review in a day or two. I can just tell him when it is convenient."
The issue of the waist is indeed a big deal. After all, the family is the strong labor force. If the waist is broken, not only will it be impossible to make money, but Li Baoni will be tied up.
Wu Lan knew the situation and returned home in a hurry. He caught Song Tan and asked:
"Now that the garlic sprouts and onions in your field are ready for sale, when will you go to sell vegetables?"
Song Tan would go to the vegetable garden every day to take a stroll and check in with the two treasures. She knew how far the vegetables would grow.
Now is the time of spring when flowers are blooming, and the green leaves are sprouting so fast. Plus, she has spiritual energy to stimulate her growth every night...
No, what I ate today was just a few onions, garlic, and coriander pulled directly from the vegetable garden.
As for the Nepeta, Aunt Lianhua also went to the field to pull some in the afternoon, planning to make tofu soup tonight. Judging from the satisfied look on the seventh cousin's face, the quality of this batch of vegetables is better than wild vegetables!
Not to mention onions and garlic, the pak choi will be delivered in a few days.
But the first ones to grow were these condiments, spring onions, garlic sprouts, schizonepeta, and coriander.
The growth cycle of ginger is longer and it has not grown well yet.
Among them, shallots and garlic seedlings have the highest yield per mu. If they are planted well, they can be planted three or four times a year and yield six to seven thousand kilograms per mu without any problem.
I think it’s time for me to hire a designer to polish my house, so that I can have more money on my hands.
In that case——
"Let's go tomorrow. What's wrong? What food do you want to buy?"
It has become a habit for her to go shopping for groceries every morning.
Wulan told Li Baoni's story.
Song Tan nodded: "No problem, the vegetable market is not far from the People's Hospital. I will deliver it directly to them without any delay."
This is why everyone knows that living in the village is stress-free and comfortable, but everyone still wants to go to the big city.
In addition to education, the other most important factor is medical care.
Without a car, it would be difficult to move even if you are injured or in pain.