At this time, Song Shuzhi brought a hot breakfast.

"Uncle him, you are up, come and have breakfast. Song Shuzhi greeted.

"I'm really sorry, I drank too much, and I made you laugh, Zhiqiu, I have to thank him. Li Xiangyang originally felt embarrassed, but it can be seen that Song Shuzhi is enthusiastic, and the defense in her heart has also eased a lot.

"Someone in the village is going to do carpentry work this morning, he went out to work early in the morning, his uncle, don't be polite to us, sit down and eat, there are no good things at home, coarse tea and light rice, so eat warmly." ”

Li Xiangyang nodded, he was indeed hungry, he vomited badly yesterday, and his stomach was already empty.

He and Li Qinglan went to the dinner table, eating coarse tea and light rice in the countryside, but they felt extraordinarily fragrant, seeing that Song Shuzhi peeled all the eggs for her daughter, she unconsciously felt hot in her heart - although the house is dilapidated and rotten, but this family is unpretentious, warm and thoughtful, if Xu Zhiqiu can make a name for himself, it is not impossible for his daughter to choose him.

Yesterday he was drunk in a daze, and during this time, he was also conscious, knowing that someone had carried him back.

From the next village to here, it takes at least three or four miles to walk, it is smoky and snowy, and with every step, the snow can reach his knees, Xu Zhiqiu can carry him all the way to go so far.

People's hearts are flesh and blood, and his impression of this young man is no longer just a capable little carpenter.

"Dad, who is the family where you went to collect soybeans? Why did you pour wine?" Li Qinglan was still worried about this.

Li Xiangyang retracted his thoughts and said: " Or the surname Wang, Wang Deshun, this year's soybean production is not good, except for the public grain, he doesn't have much, but he is already a big soybean planter in these ten miles and eight villages, so he sits on the ground and starts the price, directly to double the price, if I don't accept him, I have to scatter to collect those small households, how can I have so much time and energy, no, in order to make him happy, I want to bargain down, so I drank with him, I didn't expect this person to be real, I didn't drink much, I poured my stomach of cat urine......"

Xu Zhinian was originally drinking big ballast porridge silently at the dinner table, but when he heard this, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his head - soybeans are in short supply, isn't this a business opportunity?

"Uncle Li, you said that the price of soybeans has risen this year?"

"That's right, the business of the grain store is not so easy to do, it is supplied by tickets, and now people are coming with tickets, but I have nothing in this store, if it makes a big fuss, I can't keep my job. ”

In this era, grain and oil stores were mainly controlled by the government, and Li Xiangyang was the manager of the contract responsibility system, who was responsible for himself, as well as for the above, and even more importantly, for the residents who came to buy grain and oil.

Therefore, when something is in short supply, he is more anxious than anyone else, in the past, he could still send someone to collect it, but this time, he was so anxious that he went to the countryside himself.

"Uncle, you don't have time, I have time. Xu Zhinian patted his chest and said, "There is still half a month before I start school, if you can trust it, you give me this job, and I will help you collect it." ”

You Li Xiangyang laughed directly: "How can you be a little girl who can do such a hard job? Now counting nine cold days, going door to door to collect soybeans, isn't it a trivial matter, just your small physique can carry a sack?"

"I can't do it, don't I have two brothers and my father? On the sixth day of the first month, my eldest brother went back to the town, and on that day, I would bring you some of the soybeans. ”

"What, you brought me some of it on the sixth day of the first lunar month, and today is the third day of the first lunar month, can you collect it?"

"Yes!" Xu Zhinian agreed neatly, when her grandparents chatted before, she had heard that more than half of the farmers in the three villages next to each other planted soybeans, but half of the output was concentrated in large households, such as Zhang Youfang, whose family specializes in growing soybeans, and Wang Deshun's family.

"This year's soybean production is small, and if the price is right, you can have as much as you want, but this is ...... Are you really capable? I'm going to say ugly things ahead, don't you can't take it and delay my business. ”

Li Qinglan interjected: "Dad, Zhinian is a big ghost, she has a smart brain, anyway, we don't have the time and energy to harvest soybeans again, so let's just let her try." ”

With Li Qinglan's help, Li Xiangyang finally made a decision: "Okay, then this job will be handed over to you, if you can do it, I will give you a dime for every catty of soybeans." ”

Xu Zhinian quickly calculated that if he could send a ton of soybeans, he would be able to get a commission of 200 yuan, which was a good income in this era.

However, what is more important than the current income is that she can open this channel through this cooperation and become a second-tier seller in Xiangyang Store, so that she can supply more than just soybeans in the future.

"Uncle Li, apart from soybeans, what else do you collect?"

"Grain and oil stores, everything, there are granaries behind the store, not afraid of more, this year in addition to soybeans, others are reducing prices, such as sorghum rice, corn and peanuts, the price is cheaper than last year, you can stock up. ”

Xu Zhinian had a little point in his heart, and found a pen and paper for him to list an approximate purchase price.

After breakfast, Li Xiangyang and Li Qinglan walked away.

Song Shuzhi and Xu Jingdong had already prepared a few bags of souvenirs for them to carry.

"Uncle him, this is the newly made stick noodles at home, this is the red sweet potato, and the red-skinned radish we grow ourselves, I also went to the neighbor's house to buy some local eggs, there are not many things and they are not valuable, don't dislike it." ”

Song Shuzhi stuffed things into Li Xiangyang's hands, and Li Xiangyang was so moved that he didn't know what to say.

At this time, Xu Zhiqiu came back from work, and when he saw that Li Qinglan was leaving, his eyes showed reluctance, and he said: "There are three more days, and on the sixth day of the new year, I will go back to the town..."

Li Qinglan was obviously reluctant to separate, her fingers twisted the corners of her clothes, and nodded.

"I'll walk in front first, and you two will talk in the back. Li Xiangyang, perhaps because he was deeply moved, offered to let his daughter talk to Xu Zhiqiu, and walked forward with his things.

Xu Zhiqiu was very happy and followed Li Qinglan slowly behind.

When he was about to leave the yard, he was pulled by Xu Zhinian.

She whispered a few words in Xu Zhiqiu's ear, Xu Zhiqiu's face turned red, and said, "You girl, you have a bad idea!"

"Brother, I don't know if the idea is bad or not, anyway, you don't listen to me, don't regret it. ”

Xu Zhinian made such a threat, how could Xu Zhiqiu dare not obey? He rubbed her hair, nodded and left.