Chapter 35:

Most people in the countryside get up early, and even go to the street to buy things early, as if they are afraid that others will buy all the good things. Today coincides with the end of the farming season and the holiday day for high school and junior high school students, and the streets are overcrowded all of a sudden.

It's just less than an hour. By the time the three brothers of the Zhang family left from the eldest sister and returned to the street, the flow of people on the street had reached the point of 'rubbing shoulders one after another'.

I finally found a butcher stall, and when I squeezed in, I saw that less than half of the pork was left. At this rate, I'm afraid that by the time they find the second one, there will be only leftovers left at most. Not daring to continue looking for the next meat stall, Zhang Jin looked at the pork on the stall and hurriedly bought it.

Grandpa Zhang has always been very particular about life, plus he usually treats people, even if the fee is low, he also has spare money, although he can't talk about eating meat at a meal, but once every three days is a must.

Take this morning as an example, when he left, Grandpa Zhang specially explained that if he encountered good meat, he would buy more. Now that the weather is getting colder, I am not afraid of too much meat, but if I want to go to the street in the future, I have to get up early to buy meat against the old north wind, and it is not easy to go to the street once. It's better to buy more at a time, and it's better to catch a few sets less in the future.

After Zhang Jin hesitated, several more people cut off more than a dozen catties of meat. When it was his turn, it happened to be the part close to the middle row, and according to the situation that they had to buy it with flesh and bones, this part would be three or four catties if it was cut down casually.

Generally, if you eat meat at home, you will be entangled for a long time when you encounter this. Because people don't want to buy that much. If the butcher happens to have a bad business, he may take care of you and separate the ribs from the meat. If business is good, then you can only buy leftovers.

Zhang Jin didn't have to worry about it today, because Grandpa Zhang explained that he would buy more, and besides, the pork belly in this part was better than other places. Even with the flesh and bones, he can also divide it into two dishes for entertaining guests.

It's just that two ribs seem to be a little less used for stew, and if there are three ribs, there is a bit more meat in the back, and there are seven or eight catties when cut down. After struggling for a while, the butcher finally couldn't stand it and told him that he could chop more ribs and less meat for him.

There are not many people who like to eat pork ribs these days, and rural people like to eat a lot of oil and water, and the pork ribs are almost all sold as a partner. Zhang Jin can buy one more rib, and if he only wants to buy meat later, he will be happy.

A knife cut down the last total of more than six catties, due to the recent farming busy, there are more people selling pigs, the price of pork has been reduced by a few cents, almost three pieces of eighty-one catties, more than six catties of meat, touch the odds a total of twenty-two yuan.

Zhang Jin wanted to bargain, but looking at the butcher's appearance, he didn't open his mouth in the end. After settling the meat money first, he looked at the other things on the meat stall.

"How do you sell pork liver? Is there no pig head?"

When the boss heard that he wanted a pig's head, he looked up at Zhang Jin strangely, then looked at Zhang Junbao and Zhang Wenhao behind him, and asked, "You guys belong to Doctor Zhang's family, right?"

"......" Zhang Jin didn't speak, just stared at each other silently.

The butcher looked at it, and suddenly laughed: "You kid must be the second child of Zhang's second family." I've heard my son say, "A high-achieving student, haha!" At first glance, he looks like a shrewd one! The pig's head is gone today, and it was taken away early in the morning, and there are no three. I know the old man likes this, right? If you want, I'll keep it for you in the next episode and let your dad come and get it. There are not many pork livers, and you can still fry a plate of them, and if it is worthless, I will give it to you. At that time, I just added my head. Do you want this offal? I'll count you three dollars for this big hanging. ”

Since the butcher knew his grandfather, Zhang Jin knew that what this person said would definitely not be false. It's just that the pig's head meat was not bought, and he can imagine his grandfather's disappointment when he found out, and the adults in the family like to eat the pig's head meat and drink wine.

I couldn't help it, and finally spent three dollars to buy the pig into the water. This thing is done, and my grandfather likes it too.

After buying meat, I turned around and hurried to buy fish. It's just that what I didn't expect was that the fish was selling fast today, and the fishmongers were already closing their stalls, and many people were regretting that they didn't buy it.

There was another person squatting on the side with a basin, it was said that he had caught it himself, but when he saw that there was a carp of at least five or six catties and a black fish of four or five catties in the basin. A lot of people have turned around and left. There's no way the fish is too big, even if it's half the price cheaper than meat, but it's really better to buy a few catties of meat after buying that head.

And because it's caught, the fish is already somewhat half-dead. If you want to bring it back, it is definitely dead, and you can't die again.

Zhang Jin brothers stood there and tangled, according to the customs of their side, there were guests at home, if there was no fish on the table and only meat, not to mention the dishes, it would look monotonous, and it would also seem that the host was very picky.

"Second brother, why don't we buy one for the boss to kill, and then buy a package of salt?" Zhang Junbao gave an idea.

When the hawker on one side heard this, he also said: "Young man, my fish is still alive, and it is absolutely fresh when it is killed." You see, if you want to have two fish, I'll give you two yuan a catty, okay? Not to mention that my carp usually costs three yuan a catty, and my black fish will have to buy four or five yuan for the Chinese New Year. ”

At any given time, the price of carp and black fish in the market is definitely higher than that of silver carp and the like. This boss used to be the same as the fishmonger next to him, carp sold for three yuan a catty, and black fish sold for four yuan a catty, but as soon as others asked, they turned around and left. Later, the price was reduced by two yuan and five yuan a catty, and most of them asked about the price and adjusted it too much to buy the fishmonger's fish.

This person had never done business before, and originally thought that he would sell the fish and buy some meat, but seeing that the fishmonger had bought all the fish, he had to reduce the price again. If he can't sell it anymore, or if it is sold, and the meat that sells the meat will be sold out, then he will be busy in vain.

"You fish are dying, and you still want two dollars a pound? Zhang Wenhao pouted.

The vendor smiled bitterly and said, "This fish is different from fish, the silver carp is cheap, but he is full of thorns!"

"It's like you don't have any bones. Zhang Wenhao muttered.

Zhang Junbao couldn't hold back his laughter when he heard his brother's words, thought about it and quickly answered: "Boss, if you don't make it cheaper, you see that your fish is dying, how about a pound for a dollar? ”

The peddler shook his head and said with a wry smile: "It took a lot of effort to say anything, if you really want to give me eighteen yuan, you can take both of them." ”

"Twelve. Zhang Jin spoke.

"Not really. Zhang Wenhao heard that his second brother was going to buy two fish, and hurriedly stopped, "Brother, what is delicious about this fish, with that money, it is better for us to buy two catties of meat." It's so big, we can't eat it all in one meal. ”

"yes. Zhang Junbao also said, "Second child, don't be stupid." ”

Seeing that the young man who spoke was about to be dissuaded by his younger brother and brother, the peddler hurriedly said: "Fifteen, you can't buy it anywhere at this price, I dropped it myself, and the cost is so low, in the end, I also want to change meat to eat." ”

Zhang Jin stared at the black fish in the pot for a long time: "Twelve, I can only offer this price." If you don't sell, we'll leave. As he spoke, he looked like he was about to leave.

The boss saw that the young man was leaving, and his face was tangled. His son didn't like to eat this fish, so he originally wanted to fish it for more meat, but now he can exchange it for three catties of meat at this price.

"Boss, when we just went to buy it, there wasn't much meat, and if you rub it any longer, you won't even have a pig's tail for a while. ”

"Okay, good!" When the boss heard this, he quickly got up and patted his ass and said, "Give it to you." At this price, I won't help kill it. ”

"Don't kill, just give a plastic bag. Zhang Jin said. Just now, the image in his mind told him that the lake water in space has the effect of strengthening the vitality of the creature such as fish. As long as you put a little bit of it, the fish won't die for a while.

"That's easy. As he spoke, the boss took out a black plastic bag from his pocket, which he had just asked for from the fishmonger. Zhang Jin also paid and left happily after loading the fish.

"Second brother, why are you buying so many fish!" Zhang Junbao saw that the boss was leaving non-stop, and began to regret that he didn't stop his brother just now.

Zhang Jin glanced at him lightly and said: "Grandpa likes to eat, it doesn't matter if this carp is big, it can be made into dried fish, black fish is grandpa's favorite, and it is usually not easy to buy." "Especially a big black fish like this, which has grown for at least six or seven years, is the best way to nourish the body by using medicinal diet. And this kind of fish is not easy to catch, and it depends on luck if you want to eat it.

Zhang Junbao heard that his grandfather liked it, so he stopped talking. After buying the fish brothers, they hurriedly bought tofu and bean sprouts, which are old dishes for visitors from the countryside. Eat or not to see the guests, but can serve as a dish is not.

Feeling that they had almost bought it, the three brothers went to find Zhang's father. Zhang's mother and Zhang Xiaomei were left on the street waiting for the quilt to be made. For this reason, Zhang's father also specially paid a few yuan to buy bread and biscuits for his wife and daughter.

However, it was impossible to continue driving back from the street, so Zhang's father went out to look and directly chose the path in the village behind Yulin Street, so that in the end, he didn't even meet a single hitchhiker.

It's just that when he heard that his son actually bought more than ten yuan of fish, Zhang's father was still crazy, and raised his foot and kicked Zhang Junbao a few times. Although the fish was decided to be bought by the second child, the second child's expression of 'if you dare to hit me, I will cry to you' made him really unable to get down! Besides, as an elder brother, you don't care about your younger brother, can you still be reasonable?

Zhang Junbao thought that he was thick-skinned, but he didn't take his few joking lessons of Lao Tzu seriously, and passed with a smile. The father and son drove the tractor 'da da da' back, because they went out directly from the back of Yulin Street, and only met two or three acquaintances on the return trip, which was very different from the crowded Cheng dù when he came.

The walk-behind tractor is also called the 'old mother's car' here, which means very slow, like an old lady walking. So when the tractor walked to a certain narrow road and followed by a jeep, although Dad Zhang wanted to let him go first, the road was too narrow to increase the speed at all!

As a result, a very handsome jeep could only follow behind an 'old mother's car' at a slow speed.

The jeep slowed down, just giving the people in the car a chance to admire.

How does it feel like a group of monkeys appreciating and commenting on a human.

The two men in the car, who were about the same age as Zhang's father, said very enviously: "This car is good, it feels the same as those soldiers on TV." ”

"It's called a jeep. Zhang Wenhao had a face of 'you dirt buns, you don't know', "This is what the soldiers opened." ”

"Who is the person driving the car? Could it be that he is an official?" said a villager, "but I saw the officials from the county before, and they all drove Santana." ”

"Santana is nothing. Zhang Junbao said, "This car is much better than Santana." I heard that you can climb mountains and wade through waters, and Santana can take our way? I wonder if he broke down before he got down the Wutong slope. ”

The two adult men looked at the road below the tractor and suddenly smiled. But no, the road on their side is really full of twists and turns!

A carload of people were watching the jeep following the tractor, but Zhang Jin didn't speak, especially when he saw the license plate number, he looked like he wanted to hide.

However, because the jeep deliberately followed from a distance, he could not see the person sitting in the driver's seat, but the shock and panic in his heart had grown. kept guessing: "Why did this car come here?Who is the person sitting inside?Dongfang Yao......

Finally walked to a wide road, Zhang's father hurriedly gave way to the side, and deliberately stopped for this reason, so that the jeep could pass safely, but the car actually stopped next to them.

What's going on? The people on the tractor were inexplicable, could it be that they didn't let the car just now, and people came to look for them?

The driver's seat of the jeep was opened, and a man who looked to be in his twenties and thirties stepped down, and the man looked very energetic and imposing.

"Hello fellow. As he spoke, the man took out a pack of delicate-looking cigarettes from his pocket, twitched one and handed it to Zhang's father, "Can I ask you for directions?"

Dad Zhang doesn't usually like to smoke, but when he encounters a good cigarette, he will take it over and enjoy it.

At this time, I just saw that Zhang's father took the cigarette from the other party honestly and honestly, and verified the brand of the cigarette in person. After confirming that this was a cigarette of forty or fifty yuan in the world, his expression immediately became very stern.

"You say. ”

The man smiled: "I just want to know how to get to Woniu Village?"

Without waiting for Zhang's father to answer, a man in his forties jumped out of the lane in the car: "We are all from Woniu Village." ”

"Oh!" the man looked delighted, and quickly took out another cigarette and handed it out, and it was obvious that he was very good at things. This time he spoke, and the man even took care of the three brothers Zhang Jin in the car.

It's just a pity that Zhang's father is here, even if Zhang Junbao wants to take it, he has to weigh it.

Zhang Jin saw the person in the passenger seat at the moment when the person got out of the car and opened the door just now, and the expression on his face was wrong for a long time. Although the other party obviously smiled at him.

"Oh, that's a kind of fate. The man smiled heartily, "We are here to look for a doctor, so you must know where Doctor Zhang's house is, right?"

"Oh, you've got the right person. Another man in the car said.

"How?" the man looked curious.

The person who spoke first pointed at Zhang's father and said, "This is Doctor Zhang's son-in-law, and this is Doctor Zhang's grandson." At the end, he still pulled Zhang Jin and said, "This, where is Zhang Xiao's divine doctor now." ”

Zhang Jin didn't know why, obviously someone had introduced him like this before, but today he actually felt that his face was very hot.

"Ahh

"Isn't it a coincidence?" said the man and patted the food on the car, "Did you call the doctor before you came? ”

The man didn't know what to say at all? Because he hadn't seen any Doctor Zhang, he really didn't know the other party, and now he suddenly asked for directions on the road and heard that he met Doctor Zhang's son-in-law and grandson, this, how could he believe this?

In the middle of the man's hesitation, the back door of the jeep and the person in the passenger seat opened the door and got out of the car at the same time.

The first person who appeared in front of everyone was a man in his mid-thirties, dressed in a tunic suit, who looked very imposing and upright, and in the words of rural people, he looked like an official.

"Hello everyone!" the man said with a smile, "I'm sorry, I didn't come down to say hello just now." ”

"Uh! It's okay, it's okay. "The adult man who was talking just now was like running a train with a mouth, but this time he stuttered a little nervously.

"Introduce yourself, the contemptible surname Fang, more than thirty years old, may be younger than you, if you don't mind, the younger brother will call you big brothers." ”

"Uh, don't mind, don't mind. "Such a stylish person lowers his value and calls him big brother, which flatters several adult men who have never seen the world. If you are smarter, she turned around and grabbed Zhang Jin and said, "Second brother, look, if you go back with this boss first, this doctor will be sooner rather than late." ”