Chapter 53 Strawberry Seedlings Arrived
On the third day of the short holiday, the strawberry seedlings ordered by Shen Qiuqiu finally arrived belatedly.
Early in the morning, Shen Qiuqiu received a call from the truck driver, saying that he had arrived at the entrance of the village.
Shen Qiuqiu had just gotten up, quickly put on a coat, and rode a three-wheeled motorcycle to pick up the car at the entrance of the village.
The strawberry seedlings were transported in a refrigerated truck, and more than 100,000 strawberry seedlings filled the truck.
Fortunately, the road in Qinghe Village is relatively wide, so large cars can just pass.
Shen Qiuqiu led the way on a three-wheeled motorcycle, and the refrigerated truck followed slowly behind.
When passing by the gate of his house, Shen Qiuqiu paused for a moment and shouted into the yard, "Grandpa, let's go."
For convenience and trouble, she planned to plant the strawberry seedlings in the ground so that they could be planted directly in a short time.
Grandpa Shen heard the sound and quickly came out with a hoe, followed by Grandma Shen, Shen Xiu, Shen Jiashu, Song Na, and Li Mao.
The whole family went out together, and even Li Mao, who was a guest, was captured.
Wang Weidong, who was next door, heard the commotion and poked his head out of the door, "Uncle Shen, what are you doing?"
Grandpa Shen responded with a smile: "The strawberry seedlings Xiaohua bought have arrived, and I am about to unload them in the field."
Wang Weidong glanced at the large truck parked on the roadside, thinking that it was not easy for this family, old and young, so he said: "I have nothing to do at home today. Wait for me for a minute, and I will go back and get a hoe to join you. go."
After a while, Wang Weidong and his wife came out carrying hoes.
Fortunately, the three-wheeled motorcycle carrying goods here is spacious enough, and eight people can barely fit in it.
Laodongshan is not far away and can be reached in a few minutes.
After the car stopped, everyone began to unload the goods.
The man who drives the refrigerated truck should often deliver strawberry seedlings and is very experienced.
While helping to unload the goods, he said to Grandpa Shen: "Old man, these seedlings are quite fresh, but they still need to be planted into the soil as soon as possible, otherwise they will wilt after two days and will not survive."
Grandpa Shen thanked him with a smile, wiped his hands on his clothes, took out the cigarette case from his pocket, and handed him a cigarette.
Grandma Shen looked up at the sky. It was gloomy and there was no sun.
Based on the experience of experienced farmers, this kind of weather is most suitable for planting seedlings.
She quickly called Shen Qiuqiu, "Xiaohua, let's find a few more people to help. Let's plant these strawberry seedlings today."
Shen Qiuqiu nodded in agreement. She was thinking the same thing just now. Planting the seedlings as soon as possible while they are fresh can increase the survival rate.
It is common for neighbors in rural areas to help each other with farm work, and there is no need to pay wages, but it is necessary to cook a good meal and entertain them.
Grandma Shen thought about it for a moment and realized that there seemed to be no vegetables in the refrigerator, so she told Shen Qiuqiu, "Then you go to the town quickly to buy some vegetables, cut a few kilograms of pork belly, buy two grass carp, and buy two roast ducks.
Wang Weidong's wine basket is here, and he will definitely pester your grandfather to drink, and buy some braised pig head meat to drink with them."
There is no market today, the farmer's market is only for the morning market. If you go there late, you won't be able to buy meat.
Shen Qiuqiu took off her gloves and called Li Mao, "Maung Mao, let's go, I'll take you to the morning market."
Li Mao waved his hand, "I won't go. What if you meet our big boss? You can go by yourself."
Shen Qiuqiu smiled and teased her, then went home and drove to town.
On the way, she called Gao Yang again.
Gao Yang has asked several times in the past two days, and has repeatedly stated that he must be notified when the strawberry seedlings arrive, and that he, a professional, must be there to provide guidance.
The two had a good relationship when they were in high school, and Shen Qiuqiu was not polite to him.
"Hello."
The phone rang for a while before he was picked up. The voice was grunting, and you could tell he hadn't woken up yet.
Shen Qiuqiu glanced at the time displayed on the dashboard, it was just after nine o'clock.
It seems a bit excessive to disturb others from sleeping in during the holidays.
She was hesitating whether to hang up the phone when Gao Yang on the opposite side glanced at the caller ID drowsily and woke up after dozing off.
"Have the strawberry seedlings arrived?"
Shen Qiuqiu responded, "Well, I just arrived this morning. The weather is suitable today, so I wanted to plant the seedlings as soon as possible while they are fresh.
Do you have time today? If you are busy, we can plant it ourselves.
The seedling supplier gave me a brochure on planting and maintenance, which is very detailed and I can understand it.”
Gao Yang sat up and wiped his face with his hands, "It's okay, I'm free today. Send me your location and I'll come over in a moment to clean up."
Shen Qiuqiu replied: "I want to come to town to buy groceries. After buying groceries in a while, I will come directly to pick you up.
By the way, I remember you said before that your family bought a new house and moved, please remember to send me the location."
After hanging up the phone, Gao Yang quickly sent his location.
Shen Qiuqiu went to the farmer's market to buy vegetables, then drove to Gao Yang's house.
Their house is easy to find, it's on the main street of the town.
It is a three-story small western-style building with shops on the first floor, which is rented out to open a convenience store.
Shen Qiuqiu parked the car in the parking space in front of the convenience store, got out of the car and took out two large bags from the trunk.
There are two pumpkins and two pieces of bacon inside.
Gao Yang trotted out of the house, and Shen Qiuqiu handed him the things.
Gao Yang didn't answer, and glared at her unhappily, "What relationship do we have? If you are still polite to me, are you treating your brothers as outsiders?"
Shen Qiuqiu smiled and stuffed the bag into his arms, "Go on, it's quite heavy, I can't lift it anymore."
It’s not a good thing either. My grandma asked me to give you some home-grown pumpkins and home-pickled bacon. Don’t dislike it.”
Gao Yang hugged the heavy pumpkin and old bacon and said with a helpless smile: "Okay, okay, I'll accept it this time. Don't be so polite in the future."
Gao Yang turned back and took the things back.
In the living room on the second floor, Gao Yang's mother Liu Liying is watching TV.
When I saw my son coming back again with two big bags of stuff in his hand, I couldn't help but wonder: "Didn't you say you were going to a classmate's house to play? Why are you back again?"
Gao Yang put the bag in front of her, "Please accept the pumpkin and bacon given by your classmates."
Liu Liying opened the bag with great interest. The quality of the old bacon was very good. At first glance, it was authentic farm pork, which is a good thing that even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it.
"This old bacon looks good at first glance, just in time to save it for the Chinese New Year.
Which classmate of yours gave it to you? Ask if you can buy it and give some to your grandma’s house later.”
Gao Yang went back to the room to get a hat and replied casually: "It was a gift from Shen Qiuqiu."
As soon as she heard Shen Qiuqiu's name, Liu Liying's eyes lit up, "That's your female classmate in high school? The one who helped you tutor you in English?"
Gao Yang nodded, "Well, I went to her house for something, so I'm leaving."
By the time Liu Liying reacted, Gao Yang had already closed the door and left.
She pulled on her slippers and ran after him.
------Digression-----
I don’t know if you have noticed that the author quietly changed the title of the book yesterday...
Because the editor said that there was a word in the previous book title that was inappropriate and had to be changed.
So I changed the title of the book so that everyone knows it so you can’t find me anymore.
Also, this book should be available for purchase on February 1st (the first day of the Lunar New Year).
Under normal circumstances, there should be more updates (very quiet), but the author is handicapped. How much more can be done will depend on the situation.
Finally, thank you all for your continued support and encouragement.
Friends who vote and reward every day, I am already familiar with you, thank you very much ~
Chapter completed!