Chapter 1196

Qiao Qiao rode the tricycle skillfully, full of enthusiasm and motivation before even eating breakfast.

The tricycle buzzed along the mountain, and in the cargo bed, Chen Chi, who only carried a backpack, felt exceptionally complicated.

Because Qiao Qiao, who was driving in front, also looked like...

He was a bit hesitant. The other party spoke with a child's tone, but his logic and actions were quick and mature, making him a bit unsure for a while.

Looking at Chen Chi again, he was looking around curiously. Seeing Chen Chi look over, he grinned: "Brother, I'm hungry."

Chen Chi was just about to speak when he heard a roar from the kitchen behind:

"The Master Jiang who cooks on the mountain is super, super delicious!"

"I heard they're making shredded radish with meat and potato-braised chicken this morning! It must be delicious too!"

He spoke with great confidence and infectious energy. At the very least, Chen Chi had already opened his mouth, and drool was faintly visible.

Only Chen Chi was a bit puzzled: "Morning... eat this?"

"Yeah!" Qiao Qiao nodded heavily: "Everyone has been doing physical work lately, it's very tiring, so Master Jiang says all three meals a day are hard dishes—if it weren't so tiring, breakfast would be noodles, porridge, steamed buns, rolls, and buns..."

"Brother, what do you like to eat?"

"Do you eat spicy food? The chili meat buns Master Jiang makes are super, super delicious. They're only a little bit spicy. Take a bite, and the meat juice and bun skin mix together, so soft and bouncy!"

"Potato-braised chicken is also delicious."

"The potatoes are boiled until they're mushy by the chicken soup and melt in your mouth. The chicken is so tender, the chicken legs are delicious, the wings are delicious, and the chicken chunks are delicious!"

"Then soak the corn pancakes in the chicken soup... Wow! I want to eat it too!"

Qiao Qiao made up his mind: he would eat a bowl on the mountain before going back!

Hearing such a detailed description, who could endure the torment without eating?

Chen Chi could still hold back, but Chen Chi had already grabbed the railing tightly, his eyes filled with "food food food food food meat meat meat meat meat..."

He could only hold down his hungry brother, really afraid he would jump down in a moment of boldness.

After all, this colorful macaron-like car was indeed quite small.

But, although the tricycle was small, it had enough power. After a while, Qiao Qiao brought them to the mountain.

The factory building hadn't started work yet, and was currently blocked off by Song Tan and the others with fences, but the canteen was lively.

A pile of farm tools was placed at the door. People who had eaten their fill were chatting and walking out in twos and threes. Seeing Qiao Qiao leading two strangers, they greeted them:

"Qiao Qiao, did you recruit new people again?"

Qiao Qiao nodded heavily, answering very seriously: "Yeah! Sister said to take them to eat first."

"Eat, eat."

An uncle who spoke waved his hand: "You have to eat more corn pancakes soaked in chicken soup, that's delicious."

Another aunt laughed: "Qiao Qiao, go back and tell your mom, we're all neighbors, why are you embarrassed to make breakfast so good? It's early in the morning, no need..."

"It's needed!"

Qiao Qiao's eyebrows curved: "Auntie, you're also very tired from working. Master Jiang says you have to eat enough to have strength. You can eat two more bowls, and then plant more land..."

When he said this, everyone around laughed.

"Good boy, is your brain really not flexible or are you pretending? Eat more, work more, right?"

Qiao Qiao giggled, and Chen Chi on the side watched him intently, his eyes not moving at all. After Qiao Qiao finished speaking, he looked at Chen Chi again, and his sense of uncertainty became even heavier.

He paused and sent a message to Song Tan—

"Chen Xi!" Someone called him in the crowd.

Chen Chi came back to his senses and saw Song Tan walking out of a small building next to him.

His hair was still short, but his spirit was exceptionally high. He looked very sunny, and even his stride was so firm and generous...

He didn't look like the Song Tan he had seen in the hospital at all.

His gaze couldn't help but move down, but he saw Song Tan wearing long pants and sneakers, and couldn't see anything at the moment, just patted him hard:

"Why did you come so fast? I sent you a message yesterday, and I thought you wouldn't make a decision until tomorrow or the day after—why are you here directly? And didn't contact me?"

Chen Chi couldn't help but smile, embarrassed to say that he had impulsively brought Chen Chi away from his hometown.

At this moment, he just looked at the lively environment around him and asked: "This is my brother Chen Chi. Someone like him... can he do it here?"

Song Tan didn't guarantee 100%, just looked at Chen Chi, then patted his arm, feeling that it wasn't soft underneath, so he became happy.

"This build, wouldn't it be a pity not to work!"

Then he answered Chen Chi's question: "This depends on Boss Song's opinion."

"But even if Chen Chi isn't selected, if you want to work here, find a family to rent a house and let him stay there, it should be better than at home."

"Brother Song Tan!" Qiao Qiao leaned over at this time, humming:

"Don't talk, Sister said she'll let me talk about the work and salary—is the corn pancake delicious in the morning?"

Song Tan laughed, his face showing the cheerful smile Chen Chi hadn't seen for a long time.

"Delicious, you can eat a few more—okay, I'll leave this introduced job to you, Qiao Qiao. But the job for this big brother next to you still needs your sister to decide."

Qiao Qiao shook his head: "Sister said you can't tell just by looking. I'll take them to the riverbank later to do some work before I know."

He said, and secretly glanced at Chen Chi, asking in a low voice: "Is he the same as me? I can do it, he should be able to do it too."

Chen Chi was stunned and looked at Qiao Qiao again.

Song Tan laughed again: "I think it can be done—Qiao Qiao, I'll leave it to you, you interview him yourself—shall I get you some chicken soup? How many pancakes?"

He led the three of them to the canteen, greeted Master Jiang familiarly, and then took out meal trays from the disinfection cabinet and gave one to each of them:

"Chen Xi, Chen Chi, eat whatever you want, don't waste it!"

Chen Chi looked at Chen Chi, only to see his brother staring at the pot of potato-braised chicken, unable to move his eyes away.

The food here is really solid!

Chen Chi, who was serving vegetables to his brother with a big spoon, looked at the meat and a few potatoes in the spoon, and couldn't help but sigh.

However, Song Tan leaned over to look and laughed:

"It's not that the whole pot is meat, it's probably because the potatoes were too delicious and were picked out by them."

"Qiao Qiao, do you want chicken or potatoes?"

Qiao Qiao held up his fingers: "I want half and half."

"Okay!" Song Tan served him rice skillfully, and then looked at Chen Chi's tray, stunned: "Chen Xi, does your brother eat so little?"

Chen Chi looked and was also stunned.

Chen Chi's meal tray only had a few potatoes and two pieces of meat.

He couldn't help but look at Chen Chi.

"Didn't you say you were hungry? You only eat this little."

Chen Chi's appetite had never faded.

But he saw the other party hesitate for a moment, then look around before whispering: "But if I eat too much meat, Mom will hit me."

At this, Chen Chi and Song Tan couldn't speak.

Only Qiao Qiao sighed and said seriously: "Are you stupid? Why don't you run? And your mom isn't here, how can she hit you?"

Then he looked at the meal tray and said disappointedly:

"My mom is different. She won't let me run, and she takes a tree branch to whip me."

Coincidentally, an uncle next to him had just finished eating and couldn't help but laugh when he heard this:

"Qiao Qiao, I'm going to tell your mom if you talk nonsense! She whipped you with a tree branch when you were disobedient as a child, and your sister was whipped too... has she whipped you since you grew up?"

Qiao Qiao hummed: "I'm so obedient, Sister praises me every day, how could I be naughty when I was a child?"

"Mom must have wanted to hit me."

At this, even Song Tan laughed.

Chen Chi stood there with his meal tray, looking at Qiao Qiao with shining eyes, full of admiration.

"You are so amazing!"

"That's for sure!" Qiao Qiao puffed out his chest, picked up the spoon, and served him a full spoon of meat.

"Come, I'll serve you! As long as you don't waste it, no one will hit you."

After saying that, he clenched his fists: "But if you waste it, I will hit you, I hit people super hard."

Chen Chi also smiled foolishly: "Then I won't hit you, I hit people super hard too, my brother said not to let me hit."

Qiao Qiao sighed: "Sister said the same thing..."

The two little brothers huddled together and started whispering, and Chen Chi looked at Song Tan, then at Qiao Qiao: "He..."

Song Tan paused, then nodded: "Yeah, similar to Chen Chi, but taught very well at home."

"It's because of him that I thought of introducing you guys to try it out."

He spoke modestly, but Chen Chi was shocked: "How could he be taught so well? Did, did he go to any tutoring agency? Or what? I really didn't see it at first."

Song Tan shook his head: "Don't talk about you, I didn't see it at first either."

"He even looks very mature when he's serious. However, their family loves children, and they have spent a lot of thought on cultivating Qiao Qiao."

"There's even a tutor at home now."

Chen Chi calmed down, and let out a long sigh of relief: "That's true, this condition is something ordinary people can't provide."

Just as he finished speaking, Qiao Qiao turned his head back: "Are you talking about me? I've become very smart now!"

Chen Chi nodded repeatedly on the side, obviously very approving of Qiao Qiao.

No one would dislike such an innocent and lively child, even if he had the height and appearance of an adult.

Chen Chi nodded: "Okay. When I earn money, I'll find a way to see if there's a teacher who can teach."

"You don't need to earn a lot of money."

Qiao Qiao was puzzled: "Teacher Xin has online courses, one yuan can buy all the courses... but you have to do your homework seriously."

Chen Chi was a bit blank, and a bit unbelievable:

"Teacher Xin is..."

Song Tan patted him on the shoulder happily: "I'll help you ask later! Teacher Xin is Qiao Qiao's tutor. Although he is young, he teaches very well."

The three of them took their meal trays and found a table to sit down. The people in the village who had work to do had already set off, and now only a few people were left in the canteen.

Qiao Qiao soaked the corn pancake in the chicken soup, waited for a while, then pinched it out, took a bite, and swallowed it!

Then he shook his head, very satisfied: "So fragrant! Although it's not as delicious as ours... but it's still delicious."

"That's true."

Song Tan had already finished eating, sat there watching him, and remembered the unforgettable breakfast he had that morning. If his self-control hadn't been strong, his drool would have overflowed.

But the food now is enough to be content with.

He shook his head and pulled his attention back:

"By the way, Qiao Qiao, while eating, you can tell them about the salary and work content."

"Okay!"

Qiao Qiao put down the pancake and started counting with his fingers.

"I remember it very well—first, talk about the salary. The salary is room and board, five insurances and one fund, and about 4000 yuan in hand."

4000?

Chen Chi calculated: with room and board, this salary is not low. Although he had some savings after returning, the brothers were still young and didn't intend to use them much.

Qiao Qiao held out his second finger: "Then it's working hours—there are no working hours, just live in the pasture, work if there's work, and rest if there's none."

"But if there's something at night, you have to get up to work at night."

"Working means a lot of chores, there's a lot of work content."

Chen Chi had heard Song Tan talk about this. Qiao Qiao said there was a lot, but actually it was divided into major categories, which was to cooperate with old employees in the pasture to take care of pigs, cows, and sheep, shovel manure and ferment manure, take care of pasture grass, etc...

Although there were no exact working hours, it didn't feel very free, but it sounded like the intensity wasn't very high.

He nodded, ready to finish listening.

However, Qiao Qiao had already retracted his hand: "That's it!"

That's it?

Chen Chi was stunned and looked at Chen Chi: "Then he..."

Qiao Qiao looked at him: "I just said it, I have to see Chen Chi work to know if it's okay, I can't say it's okay immediately."

"I can!" Chen Chi puffed out his chest: "I've done a lot of work, I'm especially good at working, and I have great strength and am not afraid of being tired!"

"But..."

He hesitated: "Can I eat enough? How long does it take to eat meat once?"

"The uncle who carried the garbage before said we were losing money, and it was hard to raise us, so we could only eat a chicken leg once a month."

Qiao Qiao instantly became proud: "That must be because your uncle doesn't know how to make money. My sister is different, she is super good at it! We have meat every day!"

"Even if there isn't enough meat, with a salary of 4000, you can buy it yourself!"

Chen Chi had no concept of a salary of 4000, but having meat every day made him look forward to it—

"So much?" He looked down at the pile of broken bones on the meal tray.

"So much!" Qiao Qiao nodded heavily.

Chen Chi immediately took a big bite of rice: "Then I can definitely do it!"

Chen Xi was stunned.

Not because of the 4000 salary, nor because of the meat.

But because this was the first time he had seen Chen Chi so active and talking so much.