Chapter 221 Today I am the General Manager (6100 words)
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Cao Zhen got on the bus with a bouquet of flowers in his hand. Cao Shujie, Cao Tiemin and others also wanted to get on the bus and join in the fun.
But who knew that as soon as they opened the car door and before they sat down, someone called to stop them.
"Shujie, why don't you go? There are still many things at home that need your attention." Someone shouted from behind.
Cao Shujie looked at the speaker. He was an elder in Caojiazhuang who was in charge of weddings and weddings, named Cao Zhengting. His words made Cao Shujie stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that in the eyes of the older generation, he would be able to take care of things.
Cao Zhengting was afraid that he would misunderstand, so he explained to him: "Shujie, there are a lot of people here today, and they will all have to move to your orchard later. I discussed it with your uncle Jianzong, and you are the only one here at home."
I can hold it down."
Yesterday, Cao Shujie accompanied Cao Jianzong to pick up his daughter-in-law's parents. His ability to communicate with his daughter-in-law's parents left a deep impression on Cao Jianzong.
Later, many official relatives would come to the house, as well as friends that his son had met after working. Cao Jianzong felt that Cao Shujie was indispensable, so he mentioned Cao Shujie to Cao Zhengting.
Cao Shujie didn't really expect that Cao Zhengting thought so highly of him.
What else could he say, but he finally responded with a smile: "Grandpa Ting, if you have anything to do, just give me your instructions."
He gently closed the car door he had just opened, indicating his attitude of staying.
After hearing this, Cao Tiemin from the front also took the initiative to stay and said that he would help him.
Seeing that the wedding car was about to start, Cao Shujie quickly urged Cao Tiemin to follow him and have fun.
But Cao Tiemin said: "What am I going to do? The three of them are enough."
"There will definitely be a lot of work here later. Just tell me how to do it." Cao Tiemin rambled.
Cao Shujie also joked at him: "I think you just want to stay and be lazy."
As soon as he finished speaking, he received a kick from Cao Tiemin.
After the wedding convoy left, Cao Shujie and Cao Tiemin went about their business and went to help if there was any work.
Not long after, Cao Zhengting brought a red corsage to Cao Shujie. Under the corsage, there was a strip of beautifully cut red silk with the words "General Manager" written on it.
Seeing this, Cao Shujie was really flattered. He felt that he was not qualified enough and quickly waved his hand: "Grandpa, can you wear this for me?"
Cao Zhengting shook his snow-white eyebrows, stared at him and said: "Tell me why it's not good? I said you have the qualifications, you do, so hurry up and put it on!"
"Oh, grandpa, you really think highly of me, so I'll really put it on!" Cao Shujie stretched out his hands, took it solemnly, and pinned it to his chest. At this moment, he felt an invisible force
A sense of responsibility rests on your shoulders.
I never thought that I would be the 'General Manager' one day. I had never done that in my previous life, and this was the first time in my life!
This feels... pretty good!
At least it shows that a group of people trust him!
As time goes by, more and more people come.
After getting up at around seven o'clock, Cheng Xiaolin called her husband and asked if he had gone to the county guest house to pick up the bride and prepare to return home.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Cao Shujie say: "Honey, I'm busy here at Cao Zhen's house. Grandpa Zhengting has entrusted me with an important task and asked me to be the general manager today, in charge of the external reception at home."
He also specifically emphasized: "Honey, everything inside and outside here cannot be done without me."
"I estimate that if I go on for another ten or eight years, I will have to take care of all weddings and funerals in Caojiazhuang."
Listening to her husband's nonsensical words, Cheng Xiaolin couldn't laugh or cry: "Does the earth also belong to you? Go and work quickly."
Just as she was about to hang up the phone, Cheng Xiaolin thought of another thing: "I'll ask our mother to come over and look at Mengmeng later. I took the shooting tools in advance and went to the intersection to the north to wait, at least to capture the part where the wedding was held on the mountain.
Record it."
"Okay, you can figure it out yourself. There will be many people later and I won't be able to take care of you. You take care of yourself." Cao Shujie told her.
Cheng Xiaolin felt sweet in her heart, but she said harshly: "I am such a big person, I still need you to take care of me."
Cao Shujie still wanted to tease his wife, but two more cars came not far away. As soon as Cao Shujie looked at the license plate, he knew it was Lian Xuezhu's. He said something to his wife, hung up the phone, and greeted him with his mobile phone in his left hand.
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The car stopped, and Lian Xuezhu, his wife Dang Wanli, and son Lian Qijian got out of the car one after another and walked towards the gate.
Cao Shujie hurried up to meet him, opened his mouth and shouted: "Uncle, aunt, brother, you are coming over!"
"Shujie, didn't Zhenzhen go to pick up the bride? Why are you here?" Lian Xuezhu was puzzled!
Logically speaking, since Cao Shujie has such a good relationship with his nephew, shouldn't he join in the fun at this time?
But Cao Shujie pointed to the corsage on his chest and said, "I was entrusted by Grandpa Zhengting to stay here to receive you and my aunt!"
"Look, I've been given the title of Chief Manager." Cao Shujie said with a smile.
The words that came out of his mouth made Dang Wanli laugh. She also said: "Shujie, Lao Lian told me that the strawberries he took back were picked from you. Really?"
tasty."
"Auntie, as long as it tastes good, you can go to the orchard later and pick fresh ones to eat."
As he spoke, he looked at Lian Qijian next to him who had been silent since he got out of the car: "Brother, you go to the orchard later and pick twenty kilograms and put them in the car. Take them back and eat them slowly when you leave.
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He muttered: "You can't keep this thing after you pick it. It will become stale in a few days. Come here and pick it after you finish it. You will eat it fresh every day. I guarantee that it will be fine for you until the summer vacation."
"Haha, you kid!" Lian Xuezhu burst into laughter.
Dang Wanli also started laughing, and Lian Qijian chuckled without farting.
When Lian Xuezhu saw his son's behavior today, he became very angry and said to him: "Qijian, your brother Jie is talking to you. What's wrong with you? Are donkey hairs stuffed in your ears?"
"Brother Jie!" Lian Qijian greeted quickly.
"It's okay, uncle, aunt, you go in first, I'll greet others here."
He is so skilled at this skill, and those who didn’t know it thought he was his uncle!
At the same time, Cao Zhengting, who is in charge of weddings and weddings in Caojiazhuang, saw this scene at the gate. He was really relieved!
Cao Shujie is very good as the ‘general manager’.
Looking at these people, Cao Zhengting also knew in his heart that the 'chief manager' he had assigned before could not do it at all, and he would need someone like Cao Shujie!
What Cao Shujie didn't expect was that not long after Lian Xuezhu, Liu Wansong also came over.
He went up and called Director Liu again, which made Liu Wanchun stunned for a while.
Fortunately, when Cao Shujie took Liu Wansong home, Lian Xuezhu saw Liu Wansong. He pointed at Cao Shujie and said, "Old Liu, this is the nephew I called you about a few days ago."
"Oops, I remembered. You contracted the orchards in the mountains, isn't that you?" Liu Wansong looked at Cao Shujie, and the more he looked at him, the more familiar he became.
Seeing Cao Shujie nodding, Liu Wansong immediately understood. He even pretended to be angry and said: "You contract so much mountainous land and raise so many cattle. You don't even know about this subsidy policy?"
"Xiao Cao, I have to criticize you!"
Cao Shujie responded with a smile.
After Xia Changhong, Chen Xingquan and others came over, they invisibly relieved Cao Shujie.
He first met these people through Cao Zhen, and purchased equipment from them or contacted construction workers. Now they came to Cao Zhen's wedding and there was nothing wrong with them.
Especially when seeing people like Lian Xuezhu and Liu Wansong, they were more affectionate than Cao Shujie.
It's just that Lian Xuezhu and Liu Wansong only nodded lightly or smiled at these people, but they were not as affectionate as when they faced Cao Shujie just now.
While Cao Shujie was busy entertaining these people, Cao Zhen also picked up Patiguli and her family at the county guest house.
Seeing that the auspicious time was approaching, they had a lively time in the guest house for a while, and then started to return, preparing to go directly to the orchard on the mountain to hold the wedding.
Cao Zhen called Cao Shujie and told him to go back immediately.
After receiving the call, Cao Shujie hurriedly asked people to go to his orchard. After greeting Cao Zhengting and Cao Jianzong, he rode an electric bike to the orchard to prepare in advance.
Arriving at the turning platform on the south side of the mountain, Cao Shujie saw that there were already many people standing here watching the fun. He quickly called for people and first moved the tables and chairs on the platform to both sides to create a path open to traffic.
There is a saying that when you take the bride home, you cannot look back.
The procession of vehicles waiting to welcome the bride will come up from the slope road in the north, drive around the hardened road in the west of the orchard to the turning platform in the south, stop near the high platform, then go up to the high platform to hold the wedding, and then take the bus after the ceremony.
Go down the slope road in the south and go directly to Cao Zhen's house.
At this time, Cao Shujie was thankful that he had contracted the northern area and built a road that could run through the north and south.
Also at this time, Cao Shujie's orchard was particularly lively.
Not to mention those outsiders, even many people from Caojiazhuang came here for the first time after Cao Shujie contracted the mountainous area for reconstruction last year.
After they came, they could smell the fragrance of roses and peonies as they walked up the slope road.
Seeing the blooming flowers, these people who came here for the first time were very surprised.
In their previous impression, this hilltop was dry and had nothing.
Cao Jianguo and his wife contracted some mountain orchards in the mountains. It turned out that there were other people who also contracted mountain orchards here. However, due to various inconveniences, those people finally gave up on this place, which made the place look more and more beautiful over time.
desolate.
But this time, taking advantage of Cao Zhen's wedding, they walked up the road repaired by Cao Shujie, only to find that this hilltop was no longer the barren mountain they had imagined.
On the contrary, there are various kinds of flowers planted everywhere, some have already bloomed, some have just sprouted green leaves, and some have three or five rose flowers of different colors blooming on one branch.
I feel very surprised.
Walk to the end of the road, go up to the platform and look north. There are a large area of kiwi fruit trees and apple trees. The kiwi fruit trees also have white bell-shaped flowers. Because the fruit trees are in patches, you can smell the flowers from a long distance away.
Fragrance!
When you enter the orchard through the gate opened on the wire fence, you feel like you are in a sea of trees and flowers. The feeling is intoxicating.
What is even more incredible is that there are more than 100 cows raised in the north, but there is no obvious smell of cow dung in the south, which is amazing.
Everything in front of you is neatly maintained, making people feel like this place has been given a new look.
Only then did someone remember that last year there were many rumors that Cao Shujie spent a lot of money growing flowers.
There are also rumors that Cao Shujie has invested millions since he contracted the mountain. Many people just laughed when they heard such "rumors" before, since they didn't believe it in their heart of hearts.
In their opinion, only a few million would make a fool return to the countryside.
But today, when they see the changes before their eyes, those who originally didn't believe it believe it from the bottom of their hearts. They even feel that even if they invest less, they won't be able to achieve this effect.
What surprised these people even more was that when they came over, Cao Shuchao, Zhuang Xuesong and Zhu Shengliang, who were working in the orchard, had already followed Cao Shujie's instructions and picked more than a dozen pots of strawberries for the elderly and children who came over to have a taste.
After eating strawberries, the taste makes people feel delicious. Some children eat them even more fiercely. A two-pound pot of strawberries was eaten by several children in just a few minutes.
in stomach.
Some children chewed one in their mouths and held one in each hand.
After chewing almost all of it, he stuffed the strawberries into his mouth, which made his mouth bulging, and he could not speak clearly clearly.
This scene frightened many adults, fearing that their children would choke again if they were not careful.
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At this time, Cheng Xiaolin was controlling the Dajiang Elf Generation drone flying in the sky. After seeing it, many children gathered around her to watch.
Not to mention these children in the countryside, many children in the county have never seen this kind of small drone. They all opened their mouths in surprise, as if they had seen something so rare, with an expression of envy on their little faces.
They gathered around Cheng Xiaolin and were unwilling to leave.
There were also bold children who wanted to operate it themselves, but Cheng Xiaolin had a task today and she did not hand over the remote control to these children willfully.
If the equipment is accidentally broken, let alone whether there is a special after-sales repair point in Yiling City, it will also delay today's photography and video recording.
When Cao Shujie passed by his wife, he said to her: "Cao Zhen and the others started to walk back, and they will come up from the north intersection in a while. Are you going to wait for the filming, or are you waiting here?"
Cheng Xiaolin looked at Beibianer and finally said: "I'd better wait here to save myself from running back and forth."
Cao Shujie didn't say anything, he went to direct the scene again.
Seeing many children running in the orchard, Cao Shujie did not prohibit it. However, he saw that some children did not know the importance of the matter. They climbed up and down the old fruit trees in the orchard, and even jumped up and grabbed the branches to play with. There were also naughty children.
Pick the flowers from the tree, and then find other children to show off their "trophies". Cao Shujie will not be polite to these naughty children. He will point out what is wrong with them when he goes up. If they are disobedient, Cao Shujie will also say harsh words.
Give them a few words of education.
The parents who brought their children here knew the seriousness of the matter. After Cao Shujie left, they all lectured their children not to cause havoc.
Cao Jianguo breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this scene.
After Lian Xuezhu, Dang Wanli, Lian Fengying, Cao Jianzong, and Cao Jianwu came over together, they went straight to the orchard.
Lian Xuezhu had been up here a few days ago and was not too surprised by the environment on the mountain.
But his wife, Dang Wanli, and Cao Jianwu were here for the first time, and they saw people driving everywhere on the mountain.
Lav Huan┓Ti Pa Sui?
At this time, elders like Cao Jianwu and Dang Wanli suddenly understood why Cao Zhen chose this wedding ceremony here?
If they could go back in time and get married, they would be willing to hold their wedding here.
"It's a pity that when we were young, this was still a barren mountain?" Cao Jianwu was a little unsure.
He left early, and his memory of his hometown has already been blurred.
Later, when I came back during the holidays, I didn’t bother to climb this mountain.
He didn't expect that the barren mountains in his memory had changed so much.
Lian Fengying said: "Shujie from the Jianguo brothers' family is still capable, and they are willing to invest money. Since last year, they have invested money one after another to transform the mountain bit by bit."
"But to be honest, if I hadn't come up here this time, I wouldn't have known it was so beautiful up there." Lian Fengying said.
Lian Xuezhu had the most say on this. He said: "Sister, you are right. When I came here for inspection last year, she was not as beautiful as she is now."
Lian Qijian, who was resurrected with full blood, nodded after hearing his father's words: "Dad, when I came here to pick kiwis last summer, they were not as beautiful as they are now."
After he finished speaking, he couldn't wait to go into the orchard to see where the strawberries were grown. He thought he had packed a few bags before leaving.
Dang Wanli and the others also wanted to go in and have a look.
Before his nephew's convoy arrived, Lian Xuezhu said, "Let's go in quickly and have a look, and come out soon."
"Let's go!" Cao Jianwu was also curious about the inside of the orchard.
Under the leadership of Lian Xuezhu, they came to the strawberry garden with familiarity, and found that there were not many red strawberries in the strawberry garden. This made Lian Xuezhu, who had only been here a few days ago, a little confused: "That's not right.
, when I came two days ago, there were quite a lot of red strawberries.”
Lian Fengying said: "Yesterday, Shujie sold a batch of strawberries."
"But this kid is honest. He always remembered to leave some strawberries for Zhenzhen's wedding banquet. If he hadn't kept them, they would have been sold out yesterday," Lian Fengying said.
I heard this from her son Cao Zhen.
"No wonder! Sister, do you know how much it cost?" Lian Xuezhu was a little curious.
But Lian Fengying really doesn’t know how much strawberries are sold for.
She said: "I guess it's not cheap."
"Shujie hired 20 people to help pick strawberries yesterday. I heard yesterday afternoon that they paid 45 yuan per person. Do you think these strawberries can be sold cheaply?"
"Sister, how many wedding banquet tables are there in total today?" Lian Xuezhu asked.
"Table 39!" Lian Fengying said without thinking.
Caojiazhuang belongs to the old Cao family, and those who still stay in the village will come here to eat.
In addition to them, there are also relatives and friends who came from other places.
"There are so many people, Shujie has to catch a lot of strawberries." Lian Xuezhu thought of this problem.
Without waiting for the eldest sister Lian Fengying to speak, he took the initiative and said: "We can't let Shujie go out and pick up strawberries again. Later, eldest sister, ask them how much they sold them yesterday, and I will pay them!"
Lian Fengying said: "I know even if you don't tell me."
Before she could ask, Lian Xuezhu said: "Sister, this strawberry money factory comes from."
He knew in his heart that the eldest sister might not know the value of these strawberries, but he knew that they were definitely not cheap.
A few of them were chatting here, and they happened to see Cao Shujie coming over wearing the 'General Manager' corsage.
Lian Xuezhu waved to him from afar: "Shujie, come here."
"Uncle, you have something to give me." Cao Shujie said wisely.
Lian Xuezhu looked at him seriously and asked him: "I heard that you sold strawberries yesterday? How much did they cost per catty?"
"Well, it's not very expensive..."
Faced with Cao Shujie's unresponsive answer, Lian Xuezhu continued the question and answer: "Even if it costs one yuan per catty, it still has a price."
"Hey, they sell for 32 yuan a pound." Cao Shujie said a little embarrassed.
After hearing this, Lian Xuezhu looked at him with strange eyes: "This is also a hugely profitable industry, so I will apply for a ridiculous subsidy for you."
"Hey, uncle, you can't say that. One thing is another thing. I have invested more than two million in this place alone." Cao Shujie said.
When other people around him heard Cao Shujie say that strawberries were sold for 32 yuan a pound, they didn't know what to say.
But when Lian Qijian came to pick kiwifruit last year, Cao Shujie set the price of kiwifruit at 28 yuan per catty. He was mentally prepared for this and even thought Cao Shujie sold the strawberries at 32 yuan per catty, which was cheap.
Lian Fengying made a calculation in her mind. According to the calculation of 39 tables, if two kilograms are placed on one table, it will be 78 kilograms, which costs 32 yuan per kilogram, which is more than 2,000 yuan. I'm a good boy!
But Lian Xuezhu didn't care at all. He felt that good things must have their value.
He took the initiative and said: "Shujie, please tell me the number of strawberries for today's wedding banquet, and I will pay you back at the factory!"
"Uncle, what are you talking about? I made an agreement with Cao Zhen a long time ago. I invited these strawberries as a wedding gift. If you ask for more money, I will fall out." Cao Shujie said.
This thing costs 32 yuan per pound for takeout, but after all, it is a fruit grown by oneself.
Giving him a gift for Xiao Cao Zhen's wedding banquet would cost only a hundred pounds per day. In Cao Shujie's opinion, it was really not much money.
What's more, after he came back from the capital last year, Cao Zhen helped him a lot from the beginning to build the orchard, which allowed him to start the orchard smoothly in the early stage. Otherwise, Cao Shujie felt that if he did it by himself, he would never be as good as he is now.
smoothly.
Sometimes a favor is the hardest thing to repay. Cao Shujie felt that it was really a trivial thing to give some fruit when Cao Zhen got married.
