Rebirth to the Eighties to Get Rich

Translator: tarararawr

Chapter 32 – Hiring People to Plant Fruit Saplings

The procedure to buy the apartment was quite simple because they bought it with all cash. Additionally, Zhen Miaohong was there, so it was done very quickly.

Su Danhong was very pleased when she got the red book1 and the receipt.

She had seen the place. It was 108 square meters, and although it was not very big, it was. enough. The most important part was that it was in a building. Later on, she could move to Jiangshui City if she did not want to live in the village.

There were several families who had already moved into this community. There were many trees planted in the community’s park. They were green and it was full of birds singing and nice smelling flowers.

“How is it? It’s a nice neighborhood, isn’t it?” Hong Jie put away her red book and asked with a smile.

Su Danhong took a liking to the seventh floor of the fifteen floor building and the fifth floor of the fourteen floor building.They were all pretty nice buildings.

“Thank you so much, Hong Jie. I’m very happy with the apartment.” Su Danhong smiled.

“It’s good that you’re happy. No matter whether you come to live here in the future or not, it is still profitable to keep the place,” Hong Jie said with a smile.

It was still early after they had just finished their business. Currently, it was almost lunchtime. They went to eat, and Su Danhong asked Hong Jie to walk around the neighborhood afterwards. This community was close to Jiangshui City’s high school. It took about 40 minutes to walk there, but 15 minute if a bike was used.

There was also a large supermarket and a farmer’s market around. The people in this area were full of life.

Su Danhong was delighted when she looked around. She would have bought another apartment if she did not lack the money for it.

They saw that it was almost time to leave and took the van back to the town. Su Danhong took two new embroidery pieces to work on before she said goodbye to Zhen Miaohong and went home.

There was still some time before the snow melts, and Su Danhong did not plan on going out for a while.

She began to completely focus on embroidering. She needed money when Jianyun’s comrade came with fruit saplings. If she didn’t have money, wouldn’t it be a disgrace to her man?

During the Lantern Festival2, Su Danhong went over to celebrate it with Father Ji and Mother Ji  by eating tangyuan3.

As for Ji Jianwen, Yun Lili and Ji Yunyun, they went back to Jiangshui City on the 10th day of the New Year. Ji Yunyun did not start studying yet. She didn’t begin classes until the 14th day of the New Year, but she still went back earlier.

Ji Yunyun’s high school was the same high school that was close to the apartment Su Danhong bought. It was Jiangshui City’s first high school. Ji Yunyun was admitted to the school because Yun Lili used her family’s relationship. It was also why their relationship was close.

Su Danhong did not concern herself with this, and it had nothing to do with her. In any case, they have left. Aside from working on embroidery, Su Danhong would often visit to talk to Mother Ji.

There was still a lot of meat at home. She would stew it and bring it over to let the old couple eat it. All the stews were very nourishing.

As soon as the days went by, the snow on the ground melted, and the day became warmer. One day, Su Danhong came by and Father Ji said, “There are still a few days left to plant the fruit saplings. When did Jinayun’s comrade say that he will deliver them?”

“He said he would bring it when the snow has melted,” Su Danhong replied.

With that said, Ji Jianyun’s comrade, Lao Qin, drove a van over with his nephew the next day to bring all the fruit saplings.

Su Danhong was thrilled when she saw it and said, “They are all good saplings.”

“Isn’t that right? Jianyun explained everything to me, so how can I still fool my sister-in-law?” Lao Qin said with a grin.

Father Ji nodded when he saw it and said, “How much is it altogether?”

“Since we’re brothers. I’ll just take the wholesale price. Just give me 80 yuan for these fruit trees,” Lao Qin replied.

Mother Ji was happy, but Father Ji frowned. “These fruit trees are all good for 80 yuan, but there’s still the cost of you transporting everything.”

Su Danhong did not expect it to be so cheap. She thought it would cost 300-400 yuan. Yesterday, she took two embroidery pieces to town and exchanged them for 500 yuan with Hong Jie.

So, she gladly took out 150 yuan. She couldn’t be too stingy when he treated Jianyun as a brother. If it was 150 yuan, then he could earn almost double.

However, Lao Qin did not take it all. He only took 100 yuan.

After Lao Qin stayed for a meal, he left his phone number and said to look for him if she had any problems. Then, he took his nephew back.

“These fruit trees cost 100 yuan. That’s so expensive.” Mother Ji could not help but say it as soon as Lao Qin left. “We only spent 30 yuan when we started.”

Even 30 yuan was too expensive for her.

“These fruit trees are not the same quality as the ones we bought. Don’t you see how well these roots have grown? The money is worth it, and it’s Jianyun’s comrades who sold it to us. Otherwise, we will not be able to buy it at this price.” Father Ji looked through all the saplings and did not find any problems. 100 yuan was really worth it.

He always thought the problem they had was with the fruit saplings. A few years ago, the old couple worked hard in watering and fertilizing the trees, but nothing worked. Was it because they did not pay attention to the fruit saplings?

But they couldn’t do anything about it. Right now, he looked at these saplings from Jianyun’s comrade and he could compare them.

“These saplings are really good.” With Su Danhong’s spiritual spring in her mind, she could feel that these fruit saplings were full of energy to grow.

She went over to the saplings. She scooped some water and watered the roots. She added a lot of the spiritual spring water into it. With it, these saplings would certainly grow well.

“Mother, go and ask some people to help me. These fruit trees should be planted as soon as possible,” Su Danhong said.

“Your father and I will help you. It’s hard to find people for this kind of thing,”  Mother Ji said.

“It’s alright. It’s just 50 cents a day. Mother, go ahead and look for people. It’s not the busy farming season yet, and they’ll be willing to make some money to support their families,” Su Danhong clarified.

“Hire someone? And 50 cents a day?” Mother Ji’s eyes widened. “That’s too much of a loss!”

“It’s not a loss. It will only cost a few yuan a day to hire six or seven people. All these fruit trees can be planted in a few days, and it won’t cost a lot of money,” Su Danhong said.

“I’ll go find Jianguo and Jianye to help. It’ll still be very quick,=.” Mother Ji still disagreed.

“If eldest brother-in-law and second brother-in-law come to help, then I’ll still give them the money,” Su Danhong said. “Mother, go find someone. Aside from eldest brother-in-law and second brother-in-law, just find a few more people to plant the saplings faster. If they can all be planted, then I’ll get my money back eventually.”

Father Ji closed the coffin4 and said, “Just listen to Lao San’s wife.”

“But wouldn’t that be a waste of money?” Mother Ji couldn’t help herself and had to say it.

“We should not owe others a favor. It’s better to settle it with money,” Father Ji responded.

It was rare for such a big truck to come to the village, and it was used to bring so many fruit saplings. How could the people of the village not know about it? After a while, a lot of people would come to watch.

Father Ji and Mother Ji could deal with it, but they knew exactly who did not have any morals in the village.

A total of six people were hired, and that included Ji Jianguo and Ji Jianye. They were all hired for 50 cents a day and it included lunch.

The other four were all men from the village. They had all just married and were starting out. Their families had just been separated, and they did not have any money at home. However, they were all good and honest workers. They immediately agreed as soon as they heard that they would be paid 50 cents a day and that it included lunch.

This was a short-term job for a few days. It would not delay their farming, and it meant two yuan for four days of work. Where else could they find such a good job?

Footnotes

Red book is kind of like a deed to certify who legally owns the place15th day of the New Year and the last eventPic盖棺定论 (gài​guān​dìng​lùn) – idiom meaning don’t judge a person until they are dead and you close the coffin