Chapter 53: Going to the Countryside to Buy Apples
Bai Lu originally wanted to pick up Sha Sha from school, but because these two guys didn't deal with each other, he was worried about fighting, so he had to call and tell Sha Sha to go home for dinner directly.
He went to the kitchen to cook in advance and asked Gao Yuan to send him home.
Gao Yuan was reluctant to take care of Tong's safety, so he was happy to leave, and when he left, he said: "I'll pick you up at one o'clock and go to the countryside." ”
Seeing that there was a lot of food to be done, He Shanqing didn't want to stay in the store, so he chased after him: "Take me one." ”
After a while, the restaurant opened. Seeing Tong An'an's listless appearance, Bai Lu was also a little helpless, and said on TV and in the book, the woman is a tiger, and this guy dares to provoke it?
However, the book also says that who will not fall out of love if they live for a lifetime? It's good to lose their habits, this is the price of growth.
Well, it's hateful to write books!
After lunch, I sent Sha Sha to school and told her, "If I don't pick you up after school, you should go home quickly, don't go anywhere?"
Sha Sha sighed: "I have been walking by myself since I was in elementary school, and I have been walking alone for nine years, how can I become a porcelain doll when I grow up?"
Bai Lu said seriously: "These are two different things, let's go in." After that, he turned around and went back to the store.
Seeing Bai Lu go away, Sha Sha smiled, it is happier to have someone to care about than to ignore it.
Back at the hotel, Tong An'an sat in the corner in a daze, and He Shanqing and Gao Yuan sat in the car waiting for him. Bai Lu said to Tong An'an: "If you don't have a place to go, just stay here and help me guard the door." ”
Tong An'an answered, went out on the white road, and went to the orchard with Gao Yuan.
Daping District is in the southwest, not too far from the forest scenic area of Bailu Digging.
After leaving the city, the two cars increased their speed and drove along the wide asphalt road, watching the two sides of the road change from buildings to bungalows and then to farmland, and there are two rows of green trees on the side of the road, but there are few pedestrians, only vehicles pass quickly, very much in the style of rural movies in the 80s.
Looking at the dashboard, the speed exceeded a hundred, and Bai Lu said, "Grab your life." ”
Gao Yuan didn't speak, Bai Lu's phone rang, it was He Shanqing: "Let Gao Yuan drive faster, why are you so slow?"
"Idiot. Bai Lu hung up the phone, opened the window, stuck out his head, and shouted at the big red sports car behind him: "Slow down for Lao Tzu." ”
"You're an idiot, you don't need a phone, what are you shouting nonsense?" Gao Yuan despised him.
"I'd love to. Bai Lu retracted his head.
The speed of 100 to 12 drove for nearly an hour, and I came to a village surrounded by mountains and rivers. The village is full of folk shops, as well as several tourist places such as scenic mountain villas.
As soon as I stopped the car, a few villagers immediately surrounded me and greeted, "Do you want to stay in ......the hotel?"
Gao Yuan got out of the car: "I'll look for your village chief." ”
Hearing that he was looking for the village chief, not a guest who came to play, the villagers dispersed one after another, and a middle-aged man pointed to a three-story building in the village and said: "That's the village chief's house." ”
Gao Yuan thanked him and drove into the village.
The three-story building, more than 60 meters long and 40 meters wide, has gray walls and gray bricks, which looks quite atmospheric. In front of the building is a small square, behind the building is a large courtyard, and there is a gate on the side of the building that leads to the backyard.
"Such a big house, is it the village chief's house?" He Shanqing stopped and walked over: "The soil emperor is good." ”
Although it is the village chief's house, it is in the same tourism business as the rest of the farmhouses, eating on the first floor and staying on the second floor, and people are busy coming in and out from time to time.
The village chief's surname is Gu, he is in his fifties and is very strong. Seeing a red sports car parked at the door, Zhilu Dao was a rich man, and greeted him with a smile: "Please come in, please come in, it's right to choose our house, the decoration is the best, the food is the most delicious, I don't know how long the three gentlemen plan to live?"
Gao Yuan said: "I'm looking for the ancient village chief. ”
The ancient village chief was stunned for a moment: "You are?"
"Zhang Gui introduced me. ”
"Ah, you're here to buy apples? Wait, I'll say hello and take you there right away." Ran into the room, said a few words, and went out and said, "Take my car, the orchard is a bit far away, and the sports car is not very convenient." ”
He Shanqing said yes, and the ancient village chief had a car, leading the way. Bai Lu and Gao Yuan followed.
Go west out of the village, turn into the fork in the road, drive for five or six minutes, and there is a large orchard. The fruit trees are hung with red or green fruits, which hang down heavily, and they are very satisfying to look at. Occasionally, wild bees are flying, buzzing with a different kind of busyness, making the fruit bloom and vibrant.
The ancient village chief got out of the car: "This piece, to the other side of the mountain, there are a total of six orchards, let's go around first, and then talk about which fruit we like." ”
Gao Yuan shook his head: "I won't go, you take him there." "Push the white road out.
He Shanqing said: "I won't go either, I can stay here for a while." ”
So, the ancient village chief took the white road into the fruit forest.
It's October, and it's a good time for the fruit to ripen, and there are workers picking fruit in several orchards, and there are cars waiting on the side of the road.
Along the way, the air was fresh, the fruit was ruddy, it was comfortable to look at, and it was comfortable to stay, Bai Lu spoke: "It's really good, it's really good." ”
The ancient village chief said with a smile: "That is, the fruits we have here are notoriously good, they are all set in the spring, and they are harvested in the autumn, and the buyers bring their own cars and workers, and we don't care about anything." To tell you the truth, all the fruits have been sold, that is, you have come, and you can get a little even, but you can't buy more, you have to go to court. ”
The fruit is large and red, and you have an appetite when you look at it. The ancient village chief then said: "According to me, the piece of fruit in front is good, how much do you buy?"
The ancient village chief received a call from the district, saying that someone from above had come to buy some apples, and the ancient village chief knew that he couldn't get rid of it, so he made up his mind and quickly coped with the matter.
The two walked into the fruit forest, Bai Lu dragged it down, wiped the floating ash, clicked a mouthful, and the juice flowed out along the corners of his mouth.
Bai Lu nodded while chewing, and said vaguely: "Not bad." ”
"It's definitely good, our fruits don't use pesticides, don't promote hormones, and even use less chemical fertilizers, when you come in the spring, the forest is full of bees, especially beautiful." ”
Bai Lu swallowed the flesh in his mouth: "Three thousand catties?"
The ancient village chief shook his head: "Too much, too much, too much, how much fruit does an acre of land produce? ”
Bai Lu pondered: "A thousand catties?" Gao Yuan's car can hold seven or eight hundred catties, and He Shanqing's car can hold three or four hundred catties, just one trip to pull it away.
The ancient village chief hesitated, nodded and said, "Cheng, but the price has to be higher than the harvest fruit, otherwise I can't say." ”
Bai Lu nodded. The head of the ancient village called the fruit farmer, and half an hour later, the fruit farmer came over with more than a dozen woven bags, and directly negotiated the price after coming: "Others come to collect, the wholesale price is five yuan, and sell it to you for five yuan and five, and a woven bag is full of 100 catties...... "The wholesale price of these fruits is more expensive than the retail price of some fruits in the city."
Bai Lu said: "Please find a few workers, one hundred yuan per person." ”
"Just a thousand catties of fruit, and you still need to find a worker? You give me the money, and I can get it for you in twenty minutes." The grower said.
Bai Lu said: "Cheng, there are two cars outside the forest, one is a red sports car, and the apples are delivered there." ”
"Good fish. "Growers are busy.
The ancient village chief asked Bai Lu: "Is there anything else?"
"Village Chief Xie Luxie, I'm sorry for you. ”
The village chief naturally said that it was not troublesome. When the two returned to the side of the road, Gao Yuan asked, "Bought it?"
Bai Lu said, "I bought it." ”
Gao Yuan took out a cigarette from the car, it was actually white, without any signs, and threw it to the village chief: "Thank you." ”
Looking at Gao Yuan's style, he knew that this person was not ordinary, and now he took out an unusual cigarette, and the ancient village chief took it with a smile: "Xie Lu Xie, Xie Lu Xie." "I wondered, what kind of cigarette is this? Why is there no brand.
Gao Yuan didn't explain, got in the car and sat down. He Shanqing smiled and said, "Don't you open a box and taste it?"
The ancient village chief smiled: "No hurry, no hurry. "Make up your mind to go back and ask the person who understands.
Half an hour later, the apples were loaded into the car. He Shanqing sighed: "Aston, pull the apple, can you not spoil my car?"
"Aston La Apple, this car has a good name, and it tastes better if you remove the word fruit. Gao Yuan spoke, starting the car and leaving first.
There were five bags in the back seat of the black Santana, three bags in the trunk, and two bags in He Shanqing's sports car. The three of them returned with a full load.
I didn't go back to the hotel, and the car was parked in a neighborhood outside the second ring road. In front of the garage, I got off the bus and got out of the car to work, moved in ten bags of apples, and then went to buy brewing equipment.
According to Gao Yuan's idea, he directly bought a few large stainless steel barrels, but was vetoed by Bailu. Bought the kind of vat with ten Northeast pickles. Gao Yuan was angry: "It's just a few broken things, and it's not as expensive as gas." ”
It's not that the big tank is too cheap, but I really can't find a place to buy it, and I run back and forth in the east and west of the city. Then hire a truck, and spend another sum of money.
Buying back the vat and looking at the time, Bai Lu decided to go back to the hotel first and toss these things tomorrow.
Gao Yuan was impatient, and he wished he could finish it quickly. Throw him the garage key: "Remember the place, come by yourself tomorrow." After speaking, he thought for a while: "No, I'll set a table tomorrow and go back to the hotel to prepare for me." ”
"Table reservations are not accepted. Bai Lu asked, "Which of you two will send me back?"
He Shanqing thought seriously for a while: "Strange, how come after I met you, my meals became less and less?"
Gao Yuan didn't speak at all, went straight to the car, drove, and disappeared without a trace.
Bai Lu hurriedly jumped into He Shanqing's sports car: "Insist that Qingshan will not relax, and I will not come down if I am killed." ”
He Shanqing laughed: "I can actually make poems, although I copy them, but I like them." "Drive the white road back to the hotel.
The store was already full of people, and there were many familiar figures, such as colleagues from the children's security unit, such as the group of foodies on the website "Eating in Beicheng", and a few neighbors also came to join in the fun.
When they saw Bai Lu coming back, they all greeted him.
Bai Lu replied with a big grin: "It's good to come, but don't blame me if you can't eat." ”
Just as he was about to enter the house, he saw a pair of big eyes staring at him in the glass door.
My God, why is the Queen here again? Bai Lu opened the door in frustration: "Sister policeman, why are you here again?"
"Didn't you say it? Don't gather too many people at the door, you must pay attention to it in the future! Also, have you applied for a temporary residence permit? If you don't do it, you will be repatriated tomorrow. Sun Min spoke.