From the end of October to the end of the new year, it is a relatively leisurely time in the rural areas of Guanzhong.
In the Guanzhong area of Qinzhou Province, wheat is the main crop. Corn will be planted after the summer harvest. Around the end of October, wheat sowing is almost finished.
Without other crops and orchards, farmers didn't have much to do.
Because the wheat sowing has just ended, there are still a lot of people in the village these days.
The young people working in Xijing City also took the time to go back and had just two days of rest.
Since there was no one in Fang Le's family, Liu Yufen was the only one. Fang Le went to university and his household registration had already been transferred out. At this time, when Fang Le was admitted to university, his household registration would be transferred out.
Liu Yufen is actually the only one here in Fangjiaping. Zhang Xiyue and Fang Le have not obtained the certificates because they are not of legal age yet, and their household registration is still with their parents' family.
When Fang Le was in college, Liu Yufen was still farming alone. Last year, Fang Le fell ill and Liu Yufen fell ill, so they gave up all the land to their second uncle's family. Now Liu Yufen doesn't have to farm anymore.
Jiang Qiu'e's husband Fang Hui has been working in a factory in Guangyun for the past two years and cannot come back a few times a year. Jiang Qiu'e is lazy, and the family land has been given over to the eldest brother Fang Gang and father-in-law Fang Baolin for farming.
When planting in autumn, Jiang Qiu'e is very free.
Now Jiang Qiu'e cooks a meal for Liu Yufen at home, cleans the house, and sits at the door to bask in the sun.
Jiang Qiu'e is lazy, but has a very flamboyant personality and likes to be lively. She sits in front of her house when she has nothing to do. There are also women from the village nearby who gather together to talk and chat.
Since Fang Le started making money last year and Liu Yufen was in the family, Jiang Qiu'e's life has become more and more comfortable. As long as she takes good care of Liu Yufen, Jiang Qiu'e has nothing to do. She has money to spend and good food to eat, and she is getting fat.
I was even willing to buy myself two bottles of cream to wipe my face, which made me look a little younger.
Jiang Qiu'e has a bad personality and is very snobbish, but one advantage of this kind of person is that as long as she is not as good as you, if you give her benefits, she will have no problem getting things done.
In fact, there are many people in rural areas who suffer from backache and backache when working for their own families, but when it comes to currying favor with rich people, they are hardworking and capable of doing any work. When it comes to pleasing others, serving others is worse than serving one's own parents.
Excellent service.
She doesn't even need your benefits, as long as you give her enough face.
Fang Le's mother, Liu Yufen, is actually a hard-working person. She was not in good health before. Over the past year, her health has gotten much better, she looks fatter, her face is rosy, and her energy is good.
Liu Yufen is actually not that old, not yet sixty years old. She used to be sick, overworked, and looked old, like an old lady in her sixties or seventies, but now she looks much younger.
Now that she doesn't have to work, Liu Yufen doesn't have much free time. When she has nothing to do, she either makes shoes at home or knits sweaters.
This time Liu Yufen knitted sweaters for her son and daughter-in-law again.
Sitting in the yard at home, listening to Jiang Qiu'e chatting with a few people.
Now everyone in the village knows that Fang Le is a doctor at Xijing Hospital in the provincial capital and can make money, and many people are fawning over and flattering Liu Yufen.
"Auntie is knitting sweaters for Xiaole and Xiyue again?"
"Yeah, isn't it getting colder now? Let's knit two sweaters."
When Liu Yufen was young, she also had to have a strong temper, a good temper, and good popularity. Even if there was no man in the family, life was difficult and poor, so she was looked down upon by others.
"Now that Xiaole can make money, his woolen coats and woolen sweaters are no warmer than sweaters."
Someone said with a smile.
“It’s not as comfortable to wear if you buy it from outside and knit it yourself.”
Liu Yufen smiled and said that Fang Le liked the shoes and sweaters she made before and took them with her when she left.
"My sister-in-law is lucky."
There are peers who are about the same age as Liu Yufen who are envious of her.
Most people of Liu Yufen's generation got married early and had many children. Fang Le was born to Liu Yufen when she was almost 40 years old. Among those who are about the same age as Liu Yufen, the eldest is almost 40 years old and her grandchildren are all fifteen or sixteen.
Years old.
However, there are many children in the family, but they can't bear the thought of just one person.
Ever since Li Wanjiang drove his car to Fang Le's house last year, and Fang Le's family's life has become better and better, now the villagers are paying more and more attention to their children's education, and every household is looking forward to having a college student.
Nowadays, some people teach their children: "Look at how happy they are."
The entrance of the village is the favorite time for idlers to gather. A group of young people who had not yet had time to go out gathered at the entrance of the village, smoking cigarettes and chatting.
In the past two years, there were not too many migrant workers in the village, but this year, there have been more and more people. In addition to Feng Fei, there are also some capable people in surrounding towns who are looking for people to take some jobs at construction sites.
There are a lot of people going out in Fangjiaping this year.
In these days, relatively speaking, not many men like Jiang Qiu'e, Fang Le's cousin Fang Hui, left the province. Most of them were still in the provincial capital, with migrant workers as the main force.
The real craze for working in factories started in the 1980s, with relatively few people born in the 1960s and 1970s.
"Second brother, how is this year?"
A group of young people were smoking cigarettes and talking, mainly about this year's income.
"Fortunately, there is a lot of work between harvesting and planting wheat. I can do more than forty work points a month, and I can earn about five hundred."
"That third brother is great, I guess he is only in his early 300s."
"I only have 400 yuan, but in time for the Spring Festival, if I can make another 400 to 500 yuan, I will be better off this year, and I won't have to worry about my children's school fees."
"Second brother, who are you following?"
"Feng Fei from Fengjia Village above us."
The second brother said with a smile.
"Feng Fei, that second-rate guy who spent all day in town?"
someone asked.
Feng Fei is known to many people in Fangjiaping. He is from the next village. He is idle and can be considered a celebrity.
"Don't underestimate Feng Fei."
The second brother took a puff of cigarette and said: "There are some people who are capable and can mix up wherever they go. Feng Fei is very powerful in the provincial capital now. He is also the number one person on the construction site. He now has hundreds of people under his command.
There are not many work teams of a hundred people now."
"Aren't you afraid of paying money if you follow Feng Fei?"
the person next to me asked.
What everyone fears most when working with others is that they are unreliable. After one year of working, they will cry blindly if they don’t get any money.
The wages of migrant workers are basically not paid monthly. At this time, they are mostly paid annually. The accounts are settled at the end of the year. If something happens in the middle, it will take a little more at most and it is impossible to settle the accounts completely. Therefore, when working with others, the character of the foreman is very important.
Feng Fei was able to find people at first because his family had money, and most of them were from the same village. Later, as his reputation improved, it became easier to find talents.
“It’s very easy to pay.”
The second brother took out the cigarette case again and gave one to the people next to him: "Basically, we pay every two months. If you have something to do, or you quit, you will pay it all at once, and our wages are higher than others."
Fifty cents."
The second brother laughed as he said this.
He was also worried at first, but he didn't expect Feng Fei to be really quick in paying money.
"Fifty cents more, or one knot every two months?"
People around me were a little reluctant.
"Let me tell you, our boss and the company leaders all know each other, so they are not afraid of not getting the money."
The second brother gave a few people some popular science: "Generally, those who are late in paying wages are either evil-minded or the foreman himself cannot get the money. Feng Fei has connections and is not afraid of this."
"Feng Fei also has such strong connections in the provincial capital?"
Several people were shocked.
"I don't know about that. Anyway, I don't need work, and I'm not afraid of running out of money."
The second brother smiled and said: "We are here to do the hard work. As long as anyone gives us money, we will follow them. Why do we care so much?"
"Isn't Feng Fei on good terms with Fang Le?"
Someone younger said: "Fang Le is a doctor at Xijing Hospital in the provincial capital, and he also knows the big boss. Feng Fei started to get close to Fang Le last year, and then he went to the provincial capital."
The second brother, Fang Erliang, took a long drag on his cigarette: "I really want to hear someone next to Feng Fei say something about Brother Fang. Is it really Fang Le?"
Several people were talking, and a Toyota came closer and closer in the distance.
"Fang Le is back."
Fang Le's car drove back to the village more than once, and people recognized it from a distance.
"Ah, it's really fun."
Fang Erliang and others all looked in the direction of the Toyota, eagerly awaiting it.
Fang Le drove the car and slowed down as he approached the entrance of the village. Seeing many people on the side, he pulled over and stopped, took a cigarette from the back and got out of the car.
"Second brother, Brother Wu."
After getting out of the car, Fang Le greeted several people politely. They were all around thirty years old, and the second brother was already thirty-five.
While saying hello, Fang Le opened the seal of the cigarettes and handed each of them a box of cigarettes.
"Xiao Le, we don't want this."
Fang Yaowu pushed it away with his mouth, but he was not slow at all. He took a box of cigarettes in his hand and quickly put it into his trouser pocket.
The cigarettes Fang Le brought back were not the Golden Monkeys they smoked, but Soft China cigarettes. In these days, Chinese cigarettes were out of reach for the villagers. If someone gave them one, they would be reluctant to smoke it.
Broken.
"Xiao Le is on vacation?"
Fang Erliang resisted for a while, then put away the cigarette and looked at the cigarette box: "Such a good cigarette."
"I don't smoke myself, so I brought it here just for everyone to smoke."
Fang Le said with a smile.
While Fang Le was talking to a few people, the passenger door opened and Feng Fei jumped out.
When Fang Erliang saw Feng Fei on the side, he was stunned subconsciously: "Mr. Feng."
These days, it is very prestigious to be called Mr. X. The big contractors on the construction site all like to be called Mr. X.
"Brother Erliang."
Feng Fei also saw Fang Erliang, smiled and said hello, and at the same time took out his own cigarette and gave one to each person.
After talking to a few people, Fang Le and Feng Fei got into the car again and entered the village.
When the car went a little further, a group of people were still staring at the car, and then glanced at the China in their hands.
"I didn't expect Feng Fei to really follow Fang Le."
Fang Erliang was a little sad.
"It doesn't have to be following, it should be Fang Le helping."
Fang Yaowu said: "It seems that Fang Le is very well-connected in Xijing City."