Chapter 804 Picking Vegetables at Night

Chapter 804 804. Picking vegetables at night

At half past eleven at night, Li Lanhua got up as soon as the alarm clock rang.

Her family, Zhou Maozhu, went to help build the fermentation tank during the day. Now he was sleeping deeply and snoring non-stop, which made Li Lanhua, who had entered menopause and struggled to sleep well, feel envious.

But when I think about how the couple can earn three to four hundred a day and save one meal, I can't help but feel full of enthusiasm.

As soon as she left the yard, she saw Zhang Hong, who had gone up the mountain with her, also happened to arrive at the door: "I was about to call you."

Li Lanhua said happily: "I set the alarm - didn't you say you wouldn't come tonight?"

The eight or nine-hour shift during the day is not tiring even though I am only responsible for watching the machine and unhurriedly packing boxes, but picking vegetables in the middle of the night is not that easy, right?

Zhang Hong sighed: "Oh, I haven't been able to sleep well these past two nights, so why not come do some work... I called Ulan at eleven o'clock, but she was still not happy."

Li Lanhua laughed loudly: "She was afraid that you would faint from exhaustion and fall into the ground."

Zhang Hong didn't care: "This is a way to spread out the time. It's not tiring at all. It's eight or nine hours during the day and four hours at night. But you can eat well and live in your own home! I'd rather eat food cooked by other people's chefs."

"I work in the packaging factory next door. I stand on the assembly line 12 hours a day. I am paid 180 yuan, but I only have half an hour to wait in line for meals... Is that making money or a life?"

When they talked about the topic of part-time job, they couldn't help but discuss it - should they try to get this formal job next year?

The wages of regular workers are definitely not as high as the daily income of part-time workers like them. But officially the harvest is guaranteed despite droughts and floods, and three meals a day are stable every month!

Zhang Hong thought for a while: "I still want to be a formal worker. This part-time worker makes a lot of money when he is busy, but when he is not busy, he has no work, and it is not safe."

"Besides, I don't want to cook at home... I know it's not very tasty as a cook. It's quite troublesome to have to cook it yourself after a long day."

The canteen on the mountain is different. When they went to eat before, they discovered that Master Jiang was organized and tidy, and the stove was wiped without any traces.

The oil and other things used are the same as what they use at home, the taste is good, and there are many varieties...

Who would want to make it at home when there are ready-made ones?

When she said this, Li Lanhua hesitated - what will she do next year?

Just chatting and thinking, the two of them soon followed the bright street lights to the hillside.

At the entrance of the factory, two transport trucks were already waiting there. Wulan stood in front of a pile of plastic white baskets. When he saw the two of them coming, he quickly waved:

"Are you really going to keep going? The amount of food I want for the first day is not large, so I should be able to do it."

If you pay 80 yuan for just three or four hours picking vegetables, no fool would refuse! Zhang Hong and Li Lanhua were decisive:

"Here you come... first tell me what dishes you want and how to put them away, and we will do it now!"

"That's okay!" They said happily, and so did Ulan:

"Tie this little bench to your body first, so you can sit in the vegetable patch later for convenience."

"Then get the basket here. Once you've got it, go to the water spinach in front and pick out the tender ones in rows."

By the way, this water spinach has only been planted for a few months, can it still grow old?

Zhang Hong said "Hey" and without saying a word, imitated Ulan and tied a bench to his waist. Then he carried an empty basket in one hand and went directly to the vegetable field.

The water spinach was not the old variety of water spinach that they often grow on the ground in rural areas. Instead, it was as thin and straight as a young bamboo, about twenty or thirty centimeters high.

When the night lights are turned on at night, the leaves and stems are as green as green apples. Just pinch it with two fingers, and it will make a crisp "click" sound when it breaks.

It was the first time for Zhang Hong and Li Lanhua to collect this kind of upright water spinach in the field. At first, they were a little rusty when they picked two stems. But once he became familiar with it, his hands flew around and his movements were particularly fast.

For a time, even the two of them were playing a particularly rhythmic rhythm in the vegetable field.

And these pinched water spinach are even in size, neat in strips, green in color and tender, and they are neatly packed in rectangular white plastic baskets...

Regardless of whether it is obsessive-compulsive disorder or not, seeing this state will instantly relax your brows.

While working, the two of them were still chatting: "This kind of straight water spinach looks cleaner and prettier than the ones we used to have lying on the ground... I don't know if they will save seeds this year. If so, I will do it next year." Plant a little.”

"Yes, I went to the city and saw that the supermarkets in the city sell this kind of food... I'll see if there are any stores like that next year. It looks tender and tender, and it should be delicious."

The height of the small bench was appropriate, and the two of them didn't feel tired when they started working. They even had enough energy to look at the surrounding vegetable fields——

Impressive! The water spinach alone probably requires five or six acres of land.

What's rare is that there is still a gap in growth, and fresh ones are picked every day. No wonder sowing seeds was not a heavy task at first, but it took many days.

Moreover, water spinach can grow so well that one acre of land can yield two thousand kilograms. After picking one crop, it will take more than half a month to pick another crop...

Thinking of the steady flow of work in the coming days, Li Lanhua and Zhang Hong were also very excited.

And when they finished picking a row of water spinach, other people in the village also came one after another. However, the division of labor is obviously different. Some pick amaranth - red amaranth is swaying in the evening breeze with its tender branches and leaves, which is obviously delicious.

The green and fluffy chrysanthemums make people want to pick some. Cut them with a knife, mix them with batter and steam them in a pot. They nourish the heart and brain without making you fat!

The key is that they taste great!

A little further away is the leek harvesting...

The new leeks in October are not the old ones in June. The leaves are thick and wide, and you can grab a handful with one hand. The sickle is cutting them at the roots...

Oh! Whether it is for making dumplings or scrambled eggs, it is good for nourishing the kidneys and strengthening yang!

And in the field on the edge, someone is busy pulling onions and garlic!

The round and plump multi-clove garlic, the purple-skinned single-headed garlic, the tender and uniquely fragrant garlic sprouts, and the local red-headed chives with the same green stems...

Somehow, as I was doing this job, the smile on my mouth became bigger and bigger. Then, the sound of everyone talking happily rang out all over the mountains and fields.

It was clearly late at night, but the mountain was brightly lit, and everyone was bustling, even as prosperous as the day.

Wulan pulled Song Sancheng to bring the full baskets of vegetables over to weigh them, and then sent the empty baskets over. In the cool autumn wind in the middle of the night, they were sweating all over.

The two drivers guarding the car were puzzled:

"You can pick vegetables anywhere, but you have to go so far across the province? It's really a waste of money! The monks from outside can chant sutras."

As expected, they will not give up until the Yellow River is crossed, and they will not rush to work until the deadline... I can already foresee the days of staying up late to update...

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