Chapter 690 Ready To Start Work (2/2)

Mr. Li was dumbfounded by the sight. ”Your colleague is blessed with good fortune. Besides being born in another country, he was born during a time when there was no famine. If he was born during the Great Chinese Famine, a person like him would have starved to death.”

An average person was indeed unable to raise Godzilla. Godzilla was considered an orphan. When he was a teenager, Godzilla's parents had abandoned him as his appetite was too large.

Later on, a basketball coach took notice of his strong physique and brought him to back to his house. The basketball coach provided him with food and lodging and trained him in hopes that he could become an NBA star.

In the end, Godzilla did not have much talent in regards to basketball tactics. Despite that, he ate and drank at will, which made the basketball coach terrified of him. Eventually, the basketball coach also chased Godzilla out of his house.

Godzilla was also aware that he had a huge appetite. After breakfast the next day, Godzilla saw Mr. and Mrs. Li gathering tools in preparation to go to work and asked, ”Do you guys need help?” The reason for him doing so was most likely due to him being afraid that he had left a bad impression on them both.

As Mr. and Mrs. Li could not understand his words, Li Du translated before asking, ”What work are you guys doing? I'll help you guys.”

Mrs. Li shook her head. ”It's nothing much. Go tour around the county town with your colleagues and classmate. However, there isn't much here in terms of entertainment. If it's not enough, you guys should go to the provincial capital to play.”

”We can play later,” Li Du responded. ”There's no need to now. Dad, exactly what work are you guys doing?”

Mr. Li took a puff from his cigarette and replied, ”The land at our house has been requisitioned by the county and we were compensated with cropland outside. We intend to plant some vegetables to earn pocket money.”

Li Du held on to the three-wheeled electric scooter and frowned. ”There's no need to. I am doing very well and it's not a problem earning one, two million every year. Our mentor thinks highly of me. You guys should rest.”

Mr. Li said, ”That's not the problem. Your mother and I are both over 50 years old. How can we just do nothing every day? Don't you know that will very easily cause illness? We are planting some vegetables, it's nothing.”

”Planting vegetables is still tiring,” Li Du helplessly said. ”Also, besides the money, plant what vegetables!?”

Mr. Li was very stubborn. ”You have not led a hard life—how is planting vegetables tiring? If we don't sell them, we can also eat them. Vegetables planted by myself, obviously, clean and delicious.”

Li Du sighed. ”I can't out-talk you guys. Alright, I will go work with you.”

Mr. Li promptly refused. ”Why are you going? You—”

”If you don't let me go, you guys also don't go,” Li Du insisted.

Mrs. Li said, ”In that case, I will go and get you an old shirt. You can go if you are willing to. Anyways, it's not very tiring, just treat it as exercising.”

When Li Du went to work, Godzilla and Big Quinn would definitely follow him. Since this left Hans alone with nothing interesting to do, he also decided to follow them and help out.

With Hans onboard, Mr. and Mrs. Li rode the three-wheeled electric scooter and led the way. Li Du borrowed a neighbor's three-wheeled electric scooter and followed behind them with Godzilla and Big Quinn.

In the afternoon, quite a few people took the opportunity when the sun was out and the weather was warm to go and work. When the group of them reached the field, the surrounding people stopped working and everyone crowded over to watch the commotion.

The cropland was three miles away from the county town by road, which was quite a long distance. Li Du resentfully said, ”Why didn't the government compensate with money instead of compensating with such a faraway piece of land?”

”How much money would they need to compensate?” Mr. Li groaned. ”Compensating with a piece of land was so much better, they didn't need to spend a single cent.”

The cropland had only been given to them this year. Mr. and Mrs. Li intended to take the opportunity while it was winter to cultivate the land. With that, they would be able to immediately plant vegetables when spring arrived.

Li Du asked, ”Why not use a cultivator?”

”The edge of our land is too short,” Mr. Li replied helplessly, ”the machine will not be able to turn. Therefore, we cannot plant grains and have to plant vegetables.”

Li Du nodded before turning his back and saying, ”Friends, get ready to start work.”

Hans whined, ”Li, I am ruined by you rascal! Compensate for my sunshine and beautiful ladies! Compensate foy my warm holiday!”