Chapter 40
Chapter 40
It is already the middle of May at this time, the watermelon in the field has grown, plump and weighs five or six catties, but it is not yet ripe, and it will take more than a month before it can be sold. This more than a month needs to be careful Take care of it, it depends on whether you can sell it for money.
Zhang Dingyuan and Lin Cuilan took Zhang Zhi to the field, and Xi Jin and a few little guys also followed. It was a mighty group of people who went to the field, which attracted the attention of many people, who speculated on the identities of the children.
The workers in the field are already working and are currently pruning the branches. The overlong and redundant melon vines need to be cut off. There can only be at most two watermelons on the same branch, one big and one small. The big ones will be sold first, and the small ones will be sold first. The two melons can be sold later, but the two melons should not be too close together, otherwise they will easily explode, so the best way is to put one melon on one vine, which is safer, but the yield will be less.
Zhang Zhi checked, there were two melons and one melon on a vine, he didn't say anything disgusting, instead he was a counselor, after all he was not at home these days, it was Lin Cuilan and his wife who helped him, And these workers have worked hard, so Zhang Zhi plans to reward the workers in the past two days, treat them to a meal, and pay their previous wages. Of course, the wages of Lin Cuilan and Zhang Dingyuan will also be paid.
Although the wages of the workers are high, they are also hard work, so Zhang Zhi has no regrets. As for Lin Cuilan and his wife, they are his own family members, Zhang Zhi is more willing to take the opportunity to give more, but Zhang Dingyuan doesn't want it. He thinks it's too much, Lin Cuilan But he accepted it, not because he was greedy for money, but because he didn't want to have an identity with Zhang Zhi, so he regarded it as Zhang Zhi's filial piety, so Zhang Dingyuan reluctantly accepted it.
After a few days of getting along, Lin Cuilan really likes the four children, especially the soft and cute little Bell.
Today is the day when Zhang Zhi entertained the whole village. Originally, Zhang Zhi just planned to treat the workers to a meal, but he was afraid that someone would make trouble during the sale of watermelons. After all, last year, when the watermelons were ripe, someone went to the field to steal I wasted a lot of melons. Although the original Zhang Zhi was not sold in the end, you can forgive me for picking up a few melons after they start selling them. But if they didn’t sell a single melon, you should go and steal it first. Very moral.
In order to prevent someone from acting first, Zhang Zhi wanted to entertain all the villagers in the village. After all, if someone invited the village chief alone, someone would gossip.
Because it was a banquet for the whole village, many women in the village came to Zhang's house to help, and the tables in the yard were borrowed from neighbors' houses, and the men were playing mahjong and cards, which seemed very lively.
A few little guys followed Xi Jin closely, and Xi Jin and Niang Zhi, the whole family stood together very conspicuously, which naturally attracted many people to come forward to inquire.
"This is my son and daughter." Zhang Zhi looked at the crowd and said with a smile. Regardless of whether those people had good intentions or evil intentions, he always answered in this way. Although they were adopted, they are now his children. There is nothing wrong with them. unspeakable.
Some people said a few words of congratulations, but some people felt that Zhang Zhi was out of his mind, and didn't understand why he had to adopt him because he could give birth. Moreover, Zhang Zhi seemed more handsome and capable than before, and many people They all inquired about his news and wanted to marry their daughter to him, but before they got married, they had four more children. No one would be happy in their hearts. Many people gave up their thoughts one after another. Four children, my daughter Marrying in the past is not about enduring hardships and being reluctant, so I choose someone else. Of course, there are also people who are blind to money. As long as Zhang Zhi gives a lot of dowry, they don't mind marrying their daughter to him.
Some people even persuaded Lin Cuilan and his wife to persuade Zhang Zhi to send the child away. How could he marry a good wife in the future? , but still refused. After all, Zhang Zhi's opinion is the most important, and Zhang Zhi still hates girls, even if he marries, he will not be happy. It's better to be with Xi Jin, the two of them are quite suitable.
To be honest, they really thought too much, Zhang Zhi had no interest in their daughter at all.
The dishes are very rich. Zhang Zhi is not a stingy person after all. Everyone is very happy to eat. The village head expressed his satisfaction that Zhang Zhi took good care of Xi Jin. He only thought that he was the illegitimate son of the superior, but never thought that Xijin would be the eldest son of General Jinhua.
Xi Jin was also very grateful to the village head for taking care of him, so he sent some gifts when he came back. Although the village head was entrusted by others, he took care of him.
After the treat, Zhang Zhi didn't take it lightly, and asked Zhang Dingyuan to send workers to watch the melons in turn when the melons were about to ripen. The wages were naturally higher, and the workers were very willing, after all, making money is the most important thing.
After explaining everything, Zhang Zhi hurried back to Licheng with Xi Jin and the children, but found out that something big happened.
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