NovelsAlex Chapter 551 - 261: Finding a "Nanny" for the Money Tree!
Chapter 551 - 261: Finding a "Nanny" for the Money Tree!
The treatment for the walnut tree is finished.
After chatting casually for a few more moments, Yu Shuai took his leave.
Jiang Tao courteously escorted him to the parking spot on the street and watched him get into his car.
"Taozi, was that Boss Yu from the Veteran Farm who just left?"
An elderly man, looking about 60, holding a large broom and wearing a reflective vest, walked up to Jiang Tao with a cheerful smile and started a conversation.
"Yes, it was him. Do you know Boss Yu, uncle?"
Jiang Tao smiled back and greeted the old man.
The old man was named Jiang Shuisheng and belonged to the same clan as Jiang Tao, being of the same generation as Jiang Tao’s father.
"Of course I know him! I often go to his farm to do odd jobs."
"Boss Yu is quite nice, settles wages promptly, and even provides a free lunch at noon."
When mentioning Yu Shuai, Jiang Shuisheng didn’t hold back his praise.
"Is that so? That’s really nice."
Looking at Jiang Shuisheng, Jiang Tao suddenly remembered how, as a child, Uncle Shuisheng’s family also ran an orchard.
He and his playmates from the village used to sneak into the orchard to steal peaches.
Thinking back now, it was quite a dark Chapter of his past.
At the time, the size of the orchard run by Jiang Shuisheng was nowhere near as large as the farm Yu Shuai runs now.
The couple worked hard in the orchard all year, only making a modest income.
Eventually, with the growing trend of moving to the city for work,
seeing how other couples could earn more working in the city in a year than they could by managing the orchard in three or four years,
the couple abandoned the orchard and moved to the city, joining the ranks of migrant workers.
However, it was precisely this experience in the city that drastically changed the fate of Jiang Shuisheng and his wife.
After more than a decade of marriage, his wife, having seen the wider world, gradually became enamored with the bustling city life.
After two years of laboring, not only did they not earn much money, but they also lost his wife.
In the city, Jiang Shuisheng’s wife found an older, wealthy man, and their daughter left him too, seeking a better life with her mother and stepfather.
Jiang Shuisheng began living a laid-back life alone in the village.
When money ran low, he would do odd jobs; when he had money, he would indulge, repeating this cycle for decades.
Now, as he’s aged, work is harder to find, so the village arranged a cleaning job for him.
A monthly salary of around 1,000 yuan is enough for his everyday expenses.
Name: Jiang Shuisheng
Talent: Planting (4 and a Half Stars!)
While chatting with Jiang Shuisheng, Jiang Tao used his Bo Le skill to check his talent.
Seeing that his talent was in planting, Jiang Tao’s eyes lit up!
He was just thinking of finding someone to look after the walnut tree in his yard.
Uncle Shuisheng had delivered himself right to his doorstep!
Moreover, his talent was perfectly suited for the job!
Luck had it that his neighbor’s wife called to inform him just in time, otherwise, the walnut tree might have died.
If it had been discovered a few days later, they might have had to use it as firewood.
After this incident, Jiang Tao felt it was necessary to hire someone specifically to oversee his mutant walnut tree!
According to the information provided by Brother Tongzi, once it reached the mature fruiting stage, the annual yield of that mutant walnut tree could be as high as 600,000 yuan!
Spending a ten thousand or so to hire someone to oversee it would still leave him with over 500,000 yuan in profit!
Better safe than sorry.
If something similar to today’s incident happened again and he didn’t discover it in time, leading to the walnut tree’s death, the loss would be significant!
A mutant walnut tree with an annual yield of 600,000 yuan can be seen as a Money Tree, and it can never be valued enough.
Moreover, although Uncle Shuisheng was known in the village for being lazy and fond of food, he was trustworthy.
Jiang Shuisheng was known as an honest man in Jiang Family Manor.
Such a person is exactly who Jiang Tao needed.
"Uncle, do you smoke? I want to discuss something with you."
Jiang Tao said with a smile as he pulled out a box of Tianye cigarettes, took two out, lit one for himself, and handed one to Jiang Shuisheng.
"Wow, Tianye, impressive, Taozi!"
"These cigarettes are 100 yuan a pack, right? They’re even more expensive than Huazi, one cigarette could buy me several packs!"
"It would be a waste for me to smoke such expensive cigarettes; I’ll save it to show off to others!"
Jiang Shuisheng usually smoked homemade cigarettes with low-quality tobacco.
In over sixty years, it was his first time smoking such high-quality cigarettes like Tianye.
When he took the cigarette from Jiang Tao, he didn’t have the heart to smoke it, so he just tucked it behind his ear.
"There’s more than half a pack left. They’re all yours."
Jiang Tao smiled broadly, handing the cigarette pack to Jiang Shuisheng.
"They’re all for me? Then I won’t be polite, Taozi!"
Upon hearing Jiang Tao’s words, Jiang Shuisheng’s eyes lit up, and he reached out to take the pack joyfully.
This time, he finally decided to pull one out of the pack and try its taste.
"What do you need, Taozi? If there’s anything I can do to help, just say the word!"
A modest gesture from Jiang Tao immediately won over Jiang Shuisheng, and his tone became a bit more respectful.
"I’m planning to return to Beijing tomorrow, and I’m not sure when I’ll be back next."
"In my yard, there’s a walnut tree that a feng shui master recommended I plant to secure my fortunes."
"Uncle Shuisheng, aren’t you cleaning in the village every day?"
"So, I’d like to ask you to help watch over that tree in the meantime."
"Come on, I’ll take you to have a look."
As Jiang Tao spoke, he made a gesture inviting him in.
He led Jiang Shuisheng into the yard, arriving under the walnut tree.
"Sure! No problem!"
"But... are you really that sure about me, not afraid I’ll steal something from your house?"