Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 618 - 279: Still Got Work to Do_1

Chapter 618: Chapter 279: Still Got Work to Do_1

Hearing Yan Fei tell everyone to head back, some people asked, "Boss Yan, do we have work to do tomorrow?"

Actually, Yan Fei’s agreement made it clear, raising cows was described as cooperative farming. But most folks hadn’t changed their mindset yet. They thought that helping raise cows for others also counted as laboring, and it was only right to help out with other tasks. Farmwork wasn’t busy right now either and just involved pulling up weeds in the wheat fields. Loafing about wasn’t worth much anyway when you had energy to spare.

Yes, the least valuable thing these days is labor. Just look at the fertilizer factory. Loading a truck with several dozen tons of fertilizer, each bag weighed about a hundred catty(ti ki the unit converter in the notes), in the end, each worker only got a few dollars on average. This job was still in high demand though, most people couldn’t even get it, and there were always people waiting to load the trucks every day. To ensure they got the job, some even turned to their connections to sneak in favors to those in charge.

Hearing someone ask, Yan Fei naturally replied, "The saplings we bought elsewhere should come tonight. Anyone who is free tomorrow and wants to come help is more than welcome! I’ll make preparations ahead of time and provide lunch! By the way, did y’all see this pile of cow dung? When you get home, spread out and dry your cow dung like this. It should be somewhat dry by tomorrow, but not completely since it’ll take more than a day. We can deal with the rest tomorrow..."

Now everyone finally understood, the work wasn’t for nothing, it definitely was part of teaching them how to do something. There was a sudden surge of debate, but whoever approached Yan Fei got nothing but a smile—once the cat was out of the bag, it wouldn’t bode well. Plus, wouldn’t the turnout tomorrow be reduced if he didn’t keep them in suspense?

Just look at today’s efficiency. In just one afternoon, the enclosure wall for the greenhouse over there was already built. There’s power in numbers! No matter how strong a single person is, it sometimes can’t compare to having more hands on deck. With so many people helping pass bricks and mud at the construction site, the speed of the work wasn’t just a little bit faster.

Once everyone had left, Yan Fei’s uncle pulled him aside, "Xiao Fei, what kind of secretive work are you up to now? Why can’t you just explain it clearly? Do you want them to work once and come back to work a second time? I can bring people over tomorrow, no need to ask others..."

"Just let it be, Uncle. I’m mobilizing everyone’s enthusiasm. They’re just loafing about anyway, so why not give them something to do!" Yan Fei said casually. "You guys don’t have to come tomorrow. When we need help, I’ll notify everyone. No one will be left out."

"Fine, but be careful. You can’t just keep having people work for free just because they’re raising cows for you..." Yan Fei’s uncle cautioned worriedly. "Never mind, I know you’re considerate. Just do what you think is best!"

"Don’t worry! I wouldn’t short-change anyone!" Yan Fei confidently declared.

Seeing his determination, no one else felt the need to say anything else!

He had originally intended to feed his uncle supper, but they had been away from home all day and were anxious to get back. So no one let him take care of dinner.

With everyone gone, Yan Fei looked at the quickly rising greenhouse with a sense of delight!

But before he could relish the moment for two seconds, the small pager in his bag beeped. Taking it out, he saw the message: Yan Xiaofei, I went back to school after eating. You need to work hard. No need to reply, I’m back in the dormitory, anonymous.

Looking at the message, Yan Fei smirked:Gosh, "my wife, even went anonymous, haha..."

Before he could finish laughing, an angry old man stormed over, "Boss Yan, you promised to let me lead the tiger this weekend, are you deliberately avoiding me?"

As Yan Fei’s heart was filled with joy, he decided not to banter with Old Zhutou, "I had to deliver beef in Provincial City this weekend, so I’ve been really busy. I’ll try to remember next week. Besides, the tiger is still here and you can see it whenever you want, right?"

Old Zhutou was distraught. But Yan Fei’s words were true, and he had witnessed the busy afternoon activities. Knowing that Yan Fei was genuinely busy, he grumbled a few words under his breath and left.

Just as one had left, and before Yan Fei had a chance to enter the house, a motorcycle engine roared to life.

Yan Fei stood there waiting, Heizi came over leading a girl. Heizi, who still had a bruise on his face, beamed with happiness. Leading the girl over, without even getting off his motorcycle, he called out, "Brother Fei, I brought Xiao Rui over to see you!"

"I’m neither old nor sick, I don’t need you to visit me!" First, Yan Fei stared at Heizi irritably, then he said to the girl, "Xiao Rui came, did you two work it out? When are you getting married?"

The girl’s face turned red and she whispered in a soft voice, "In about two months, our families suggested not causing too much trouble during the first three months, so we’ll make the arrangements after the first trimester!"

"Uhuhuh, alright!" Yan Fei ran out of things to say and could only ask Heizi again, "Do you need anything?"

Heizi leaned forward, chuckled, and said, "Brother Fei, isn’t our farm building a house? How about I get married here after it’s done? I want to build a new house with Xiao Rui once we can afford it. We don’t need to rely on my brother’s house..."

"Sure! You can supervise the construction then, and urge Uncle Ming to build the house faster. Otherwise, if it isn’t done in time, there’s nothing I can do!" Yan Fei said indifferently. "Have you figured out the rest? Let me know if you need money. We’re pretty well-off right now, so any amount will do!"

"We decided to hold an engagement banquet in a few days, that’s about it." Heizi responded, inching a bit closer. "The money is already sorted out at home. But Brother Fei, Xiao Rui isn’t in school anymore, and she doesn’t want to stay at home either. I was wondering if she could live on the farm, would that be okay?"

"Are you two okay with it? Is her family not against it?" Yan Fei asked back.

"What could be the problem? We will be engaged soon anyway, and what could others say? And since Xiao Rui’s pregnant, her house is too close to school. Living at home would make it awkward to run into teachers and students, so we want to hide out here for a while."

"Well, that works out. It’s good to have a high school student on our cow farm. Let her help sell the liquor. Her salary will be the same as yours..."

"No, no... Brother Fei, that’s not what I meant..." Heizi became flustered upon hearing Yan Fei assign chores to his future wife and couldn’t articulate his words properly.

"So what is it? You’re not letting her work?"

"It’s not that I’m afraid of her working. We discussed it first, she will live here, not looking for work. If she sees a job she can do while living on the farm, she wouldn’t be idle, but you don’t need to arrange anything for her ..."

"So she doesn’t want to work or not?" Yan Fei looked at Heizi puzzled. "When did you start having problems expressing yourself to me?"

"Boss Yan, what my second brother meant was that if I live at the farm, I’ll do whatever work I can do. But you don’t have to pay me a salary..." Instead, the girl was no longer shy at this time and spoke frankly.