PFC Chapter 349
Chapter 349
When Shen Hong arrived at the entrance of Xinghua Village in a carriage, he was still wondering if Boss Wang had cheated him. But when his servants went to ask for directions and came back, he learned that this was indeed Xinghua Village. And when he saw a toothless old man eating the watermelon he had been dreaming about under a tree at the entrance of the village, he knew he had found the right place.
"Uncle? How much are you selling this watermelon for?" Shen Hong asked with a smile.
The Sixth Uncle scratched his ears and said, "What did you say? I didn't hear you clearly!"
Shen Hong asked again patiently.
"Oh, this melon is not for sale. If you want it, I'll go to the field and pick one for you." The Sixth Uncle thought that this person wanted the one he had eaten, so he waved his hand and wanted to get up to pick one for the passerby.
Since they were not on the same channel and could not communicate, Shen Hong could only stand up and get on the carriage.
It was not until he saw a few tall men in front of him carrying loads with baskets filled with watermelons and apples that he stopped the carriage.
"Brothers in front, please wait a moment!"
The three brothers of the Tian family were concentrating on carrying their loads and walking, and they didn't notice the voice behind them calling them.
It wasn't until two people caught up with them and called them that they reacted.
Tian Da put down the burden on his shoulders, wiped the sweat off his face and asked, "What's the matter?"
Shen Hong smiled and said, "I'm from Jixiang Town. I want to buy some watermelons from your village. Who should I contact?"
That damn Wang Binghan only told him the place but didn't make it clear who to contact and how much the price was, so he came there completely in the dark.
"Jixiang Town?" Tian Da glanced at him, "Then do you know Boss Wang?"
"I know him!" Shen Hong nodded repeatedly, "Boss Wang and I are good brothers! We are close friends!"
The three brothers of the Tian family didn’t understand what it meant to be an unwavering friend, but they understood what it meant to be a good brother.
Then the three men asked them to follow and said they would take them to find the village chief and the daughter of the Zhong family.
"Every time Boss Wang comes, he discusses business with the daughter of the Zhong family. She tells the villagers how much she wants to collect, and we just pick the fruits and send them over."
Shen Hong didn't ride in the carriage, but followed the three people and listened to them chattering about how capable the daughter of the Zhong family was and how she had made the entire village prosperous.
Soon they arrived at the village chief's house, but the village chief was not there. Tie Niu was standing at the door. "Hello, Uncle Tian, Uncle Tian, Uncle Tian, and Uncle Tian. My grandfather has gone to look for Aunt Ruyi."
"Then let's go. I guess they're saying that someone will be on guard in the melon field starting today."
The three brothers walked in front, talking about village affairs as they walked.
"Village Chief! Ruyi! Someone came to buy watermelons!"
Tian Da stood at the door and shouted, then turned around and went back when he saw someone coming out.
Chen Dongzhi looked up and down at the tall and thin man, whose attire obviously showed that he was a wealthy gentleman.
"Where did you come from? How did you know that there are water melons for sale in our village?" It was not that he was asking nosy questions, but because of the incident last time that Boss Zhao hired someone to set fire, there were always strangers wandering outside the village recently, so he had to be more careful.
Shen Hong didn't take his attitude to heart, but just smiled and said, "I was introduced by Mr. Wang from Jixiang Town. He told me that your village grows a lot of water melons, so he asked me to come and take a look."
When he heard that it was Boss Wang, Chen Dongzhi relaxed his slightly frown and led his men in.
In the main room, Zhao Ganwei and others were there, and many people in the village were discussing about tonight's patrol team.
"In my opinion, it should be the same as last year, with the same people. Isn't that good enough? Why do you need to call us over to discuss it? There is still a lot of work to be done at home!" A woman muttered softly, but the volume was just loud enough for everyone present to hear.
Zhong Ruyi smiled at her and said, "Aunt, I remember that your family didn't plant watermelons last year, so your husband and son were not on the patrol team. This time, your family planted 20 acres. If it's the same as last year, then no one will help you look after your land."
"You!" The woman choked, but with so many people present staring at her covetously, she didn't know what to say for a moment and could only be angry in her heart.
Zhong Ru has seen many people like this, and he is no longer as angry as he was the first time he met me.
No one is willing to come out, but the work has to be done for her family. Even bullets can't break their thick skin. People like this should be poked hard at the place she cares about most until she is scared.
"Aunt, if you have any opinions, just say them out loud. Don't hide them in your heart. I'm also a very honest person and I like to speak frankly. If your family is unwilling to send people today, then I'm sorry, but you have to take your 20 acres of watermelons to the town and sell them one by one. I won't help you take the lead!"
"How can this be possible!" the woman was anxious. "I just said it casually just now. Ruyi, don't take it to heart. I have a bad mouth and I deserve to be punished!" As she said this, she lightly slapped herself twice.
Just as everyone was watching her performance, Chen Dongzhi brought in two people.
"Boss Wang introduced me."
The village chief quickly asked everyone to move aside and give a seat to the boss who had come from afar.
When Zhong Ruyi learned that it was Boss Wang who introduced him, she smiled in her heart. Didn't he say he wanted to be a road bully? Why was he willing to give up half of the road?
"Boss Shen, how many watermelons do you want? We need to see if we can supply what we can pick."
Shen Hong was not greedy. He only asked for one thousand apples. He wanted two thousand kilograms of apples.
Zhong Ruyi pondered for a moment, glanced at the village chief and said, "How about this, Boss Shen, go back to the inn to rest first, and I'll give you an answer tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay, then I'll go back and wait for your good news." Shen Hong didn't think that the deal could be done immediately. Since he was already here, what was the harm in waiting a little longer?
The people left, but the patrol has not been decided yet.
Zhong Ruyi glanced at the people present. Most of them were women at home. The men had all gone to work in the fields. It would be really hard for them to work during the day and then guard the melon fields at night.
But if we ask people from other villages to help, the villagers are unwilling to do so and don’t want to waste money.
"The people who participated in the patrol last year will remain the same this year, but they will take turns with other people, split into the first and second half of the night."
Zhao Ganwei took a sip of tea and continued, "No matter how many or how few you plant here, someone has to watch over it, otherwise you can sell it yourself!"
The patrol was decided, with two shifts, the first shift guarding the first half of the night, and the second shift guarding the second half of the night. Anyway, there were no mobile phones or other entertainment in ancient times, and the villagers went to bed early. Zhong Ruyi thought this was feasible.
I thought everything had been arranged and the villagers just had to follow it.
But there are always one or two rebellious people who insist on doing the opposite.
Chen Dongzhi was in charge of patrolling in the first half of the night. There were thirty people in total, fifteen people in total, with a group of five people patrolling back and forth.
Just as a group of people arrived at the melon field of Zhao Dajun's house and were halfway back after making a circle, Chen Dongzhi suddenly discovered that one person was missing. He looked around and immediately found that the missing person was Zhao Dajun.
He took his men back to look for them, and saw Zhao Dajun and his wife taking out pillows and quilts, spreading out a straw mat and lying on it in their melon field.
"Zhao Dajun, what are you doing? Get up and follow me!" Chen Dongzhi said in a deep voice.
"You guys go ahead. I'll just guard my land tonight. You don't have to come over to my side. I'll be watching over it!" Zhao Dajun was unmoved. He turned over happily and closed his eyes.
He was like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water, which made Chen Dongzhi and the other three people frown.
"What should we do? We are one person short tonight."
Chen Dongzhi glanced at Zhao Dajun who was lying on the ground and refused to get up, and shook his head slightly, "Let's go. If he doesn't want to, then forget it. Four people can do it."
The next day, he reported the matter directly to the village chief.
Zhao Ganwei was so angry that he pulled his beard. "How dare he disobey the instructions? This man is too selfish! He never thought that if he didn't rely on the help of the villagers, he would have to guard his 20 acres of land alone until he grows old!"
A group of five people cannot move around all the time. They also have to drive away rats and prevent wild boars. It is impossible for one person to take care of twenty acres of land.