Finally, the remaining cherries were weighed to Zhou Lan, totaling sixteen catties. Zhou Lan gave a big note at six yuan per catty, and Zhang An got back four yuan in change.
With excitement, I put this big bill into my pocket. Although there were more than one hundred yuan in my pocket, they were all scattered and were not as visually impactful as this one.
It’s not like I never saw money in my previous life, but it’s just that money is so valuable now. The money you get from selling cherries today can be said to be a month’s salary for most people.
"By the way, Xiao An, do you have time to deliver it in the past two days? Some of our relatives are going back the day after tomorrow, and they want to take some back. If the distance is far, we can drive there to get it."
Zhou Lan accompanied Zhang An to the entrance of the hospital and got Zhang An a bottle of soda.
Zhang An had met all their relatives just now. They were all gentle and polite, and the children also greeted Zhang An politely.
He kept telling Zhang An how delicious these cherries were.
Children in the city are still a little less naughty and more temperamental than those in the village, but there is no way, they are all cultivated by money.
But the physical fitness of children in the countryside is much better than that of children in the city.
"It's okay, Sister Lan. I'll pick it up and send it over tomorrow, so you don't have to bother."
With a huge sum of money in his pocket, Zhang An returned home happily.
I happened to meet the second grandma at her house for lunch. When she saw Zhang An coming back, the second grandma came to call Zhang An for dinner.
Zhang An was not polite, his parents went to help, and after he finished his meal, he would help in the afternoon.
Tile-roofed houses in rural areas are often exposed to the sun and wind. Over time, the tiles will loosen, shift or break, and some places will leak. Therefore, once many people find that a place starts to drip water, they have to find time to pick up the tiles.
Keep using the good tiles, and replace the broken ones directly.
Some people's old houses are too old, and the rafters on the roof need to be replaced.
There is no mention of finding an engineering team. They just find a few people who have good relationships with the family and find a day to change them.
In the morning, the adults had already nailed the rafter heads on the beam.
In the afternoon it was time to build tiles. Zhang An had never built tiles before and did not have this skill.
There were enough people standing on the roof, so he didn't go up, mainly because he was worried that the tiles he built would leak.
Just pass the tiles to the people above.
When there are more people, the work goes faster. A three-bay tile-roofed house, with five or six people working on it, was completed in one afternoon.
People in the village don't charge for helping each other. They regard it as a way of exchanging air and doing favors.
Only when you have helped others, others will come to you when something happens to you.
There are also some people who don't usually help, but when something happens to their own family, they shamelessly come to the door.
Many people said they had something to do and refused, while some couldn't help but agree.
After dinner in the evening, the men would drink and brag at the same time.
Zhang An didn't drink much, so he followed Wang Fang home after dinner.
Zhang An brought bales of straw to the two pigs in the pigsty and poured some spring water into the sink. Then he went back to find Wang Fang.
He took out the money from his pocket and handed it to his mother.
After counting, Wang Fang found that there were more than two hundred yuan, which was enough for the family to cut lard for a whole year.
"Why are there so many? They are all sold out."
"Because no one is selling it now, and it's really delicious. I met a rich lady and bought most of it." As he spoke, Zhang An told Wang Fang what happened on the street, omitting the fight.
He was afraid that Wang Fang would be worried.
After Wang Fang straightened out the money, she handed it to her son.
As my children get older, sometimes they have to bring some money with them when they go out. They can't be as naked as before.
This is what I told my man before. I originally wanted to give it to him, but I didn’t expect that he would earn the money back by himself.
What was Zhang An thinking about during this time? Wasn't he just trying to make some private money?
But I didn't expect that my mother would give so much money to herself.
But he only took one hundred, and let his mother keep the rest. Food and supplies at home cost money, and he couldn't use much here.
And if I go to town tomorrow to deliver another basket of fruits to Zhou Lan, I should be able to earn one or two hundred yuan.
In fact, the cherries in the space are still very big. After picking a few trees, they should still weigh one or two hundred kilograms, and they will continue to bear fruit after picking.
However, these things cannot be directly converted into cash, and it is easy to attract others’ attention without a good reason.
In the evening, Zhang An found an excuse to go to a classmate's house tomorrow and got ready for his trip the next day.
Before going to bed, I picked another basket of cherries, more than what I sold today.
Zhou Lan didn't lie to herself even if she said she wanted as much as she wanted, and fruits of this quality are great for giving as gifts, but they lack some packaging.
Even if Zhou Lan doesn't finish it, he can put it back in the space and eat it by himself.
We also prepared about ten kilograms of peaches, but there were only a dozen, each one as big as the mouth of a bowl.
The next morning, Zhang An slept a little longer and was not in such a hurry today.
I went out in the morning to find an excuse and came back with a bunch of pig rations. I had lunch before going out.
Along the way, I noticed a lot more excavators. I found them yesterday, but not this many.
I don’t know if they are here to dig or something, but it would be better if they build roads.
When they arrived in town, Zhang An went straight to Zhou Lan's house carrying the fruit on his back.
Zhou Lan has a pretty good impression of Zhang An. Zhang An is about 1.8 meters tall and has a sunny and energetic appearance, especially after being nourished by space and having decades of experience in dealing with people in his previous life.
He comes across as a very peaceful and down-to-earth person.
"Sister Lan, are you at home? I'm Zhang An."
Zhang An shouted in front of the courtyard door and waited until someone inside responded before he walked in.
Three children ran out first, one was Zhou Lan's son, and the other two were the children of their relatives.
"Xiao An is here. I thought you wouldn't come until tomorrow."
Zhou Lan poured Zhang An a glass of water and asked him to find a place to sit.
"It's not like I'm busy at home now. If I have nothing to do, I'll send it over first because I'm afraid of wasting time."
While he was talking, he weighed the basket and found that it weighed forty-six kilograms, which was about ten kilograms more than yesterday.
Anyway, Zhou Lan's relatives will go back tomorrow. Since most of the cherries in the space are pulp, there is not as much juice as ordinary cherries, so there is no problem in leaving them for two or three days.
Moreover, Zhou Lan's house also has refrigerators, and the most outrageous thing is that there are two of them.
Finally, Zhang An took out the prepared peaches and gave them to Zhou Lan to try.
"Sister Lan, give it a try. If you're not satisfied, we won't talk about Tao'er. If you think it tastes good, let's talk about it later."
As the saying goes, what looks good may not necessarily taste good, and what tastes good may not necessarily look good.
But fruits, sometimes the good-looking appearance can arouse people's desire to buy.
Zhou Lan was a little surprised when she looked at the bowl-sized peaches. It seemed that what Zhang An said was not an exaggeration.
I cut a peach, gave it to each of the children, and ate a peach myself.
This peach is not only rich in fragrance, but also delicious and full of water. It is much better than what you buy on the street today.
"Mom, the peaches brought by Uncle Xiao An are delicious." Seeing my precious son eating, his mouth was full of water, and his nephews were all the same.
Zhou Lan's son is called Li Yao. He is a four or five-year-old boy who looks quite lovable.
"It's delicious. If you guys are obedient and eat well, mom and Uncle An will buy some more and save them for you, okay?"
"Okay, I will eat well."
These children are so cute when they are obedient. Although Zhou Lan said that they are very annoying when they are disobedient, Zhang An thinks other people's children are cute.
"Xiao An, do you have many peaches? How much do they cost per pound?"
"Sister Lan, I haven't planted many peaches here, just one or two trees, so there aren't many. I didn't make a living from this at first. I just wanted to exchange money to supplement the household income. The peaches outside cost one yuan a pound. You
Just give me two dollars."
The peaches were very cheap at two yuan per catty. Zhou Lan remembered that the peaches her husband had bought before cost seven or eight yuan each for more than one catty.
Immediately he bought ten pounds of peaches brought by Zhang An.
When the final check came, the price for forty-six pounds of cherries was 276 yuan, and the total price of peaches was 296 yuan. Zhou Lan gave three large bills and did not let Zhang An change.
But how could Zhang An be greedy for such a small advantage? One is one, two is two, whatever it is should be.
Finally, I found four yuan and gave it to Zhou Lan's children.
In this way, Zhou Lan's impression of Zhang An will be better.
When Zhang An left, Zhou Lan also brought several boxes of candies and cakes to Zhang An.
Zhang An saw that it was not cheap at first sight, so he thought about rejecting it, but in the end he could not match Zhou Lan's enthusiasm and accepted it. He also planned to bring something to Li Yao's family when he came to town in the future.