The driver was wearing a white cotton shirt, although the collar collapsed and there were oil stains on the neckline, but he was wearing a gray Kaji cloth tunic, blue labor cloth pants, and army green liberation shoes. What made Zhou Wanwan pay attention was that there was no patch on this dress, at least it had to be seven or eighty percent new, he actually used it very casually to make work clothes, and he didn't care if it was dirty, which showed that he had a lot of family background.

Sure enough, the driver came up and asked, "Child, are you alive with this fish?" Is there a big one? ”

Smile every night, big customers are coming, people don't care about the price, people care about the quality!

Zhou Yang hurriedly removed the grass cover from the wooden barrel and asked the driver to watch the fish. These fish are fed the spring water twice a week in the evening to keep them in the most active state. Sure enough, as soon as Zhou Yang lifted the lid, the fish inside made a splash, and two even jumped up, one jumping two or three feet high, which scared the driver a lot.

"Good fellows! It's so fresh! When the driver saw the fish, he was so happy that he showed his big white teeth, "It's not small!" I want all these fish! ”

The three brothers and sisters of the Zhou family didn't expect it to go so smoothly, and they could sell them all at once, and they looked at each other excitedly.

"We have thirty-five fish in total, can you really have them all?" Zhou Yang felt that it was still necessary to confirm.

"It's all there!" The driver lay down on the barrel again and looked at it, and was splashed by a fish that suddenly turned over, and he wiped his face and said with certainty.

"How much do you sell for a pound?"

Zhou Yang and Zhou Chen glanced at each other, they also inquired, it is said that before the diversion of the Gancha River, the people in the village also sold fish during their slack, but they were not big, there were those who sold for one dime, and there were those who sold for one dime and five cents, they felt that their fish was relatively large, and they set two cents, but if it was really not good, one dime and eight cents could also be sold. If you still can't sell it before dark, you can't sell it for a dime, and you can't bring it for nothing, and you won't get any money.

"Uncle, how much do you want to buy?" Zhou Wanwan hurriedly interjected, but he couldn't let his brothers sell the fish cheaply, and he couldn't sell it for a dime or two if he brought it over so hard, not to mention the high price. "Our fish are so big and fresh that you can't buy them anywhere else." Zhou Wanwan flickered her long eyelashes and tried to sell cuteness, and looked at the truck driver with big watery eyes.

The truck driver got out of the car and went straight to the fish, and when he heard the question, he noticed that Zhou Wanwan, who was held in Zhou Yang's arms, was a little insufficient when he saw his eyes, this child was white, white and tender, his facial features were delicate and delicate, his big eyes were black and bright and moist, plus the soft little curly hair, just looking at her, his heart was so soft that he was a mess, and he was afraid of scaring her when he spoke loudly.

This young man who is not yet married, suddenly understood why others say that they love the child, but they are afraid of melting in their mouths, if there is such a little baby, soft and sweet, but they are not afraid of containing it! The truck driver almost subconsciously reached out and rubbed Zhou Wanwan's little curly hair, "This little girl is long, this rare person!" Then he teased her again: "How do you know you can't buy it anywhere else?" ”

"Only my brother can catch this fish, and no one can catch it! Of course, you can't buy it anywhere else. Zhou Wanwan looked at the truck driver with her big black eyes, "Uncle, how much do you want to buy?" Then he lowered his eyelashes, pursed his little mouth like a rose, and whispered with a little grievance: "We sell fish to the second brother to save tuition." ”

The truck driver was completely taken down by Zhou Wanwan's set, and his heart was about to melt, and he couldn't help but reach out to hug her, this small look, coupled with a white and tender little face, soft little curly hair, oops! Who can bear to let such a little girl suffer a little grievance and be a little unhappy?

The truck driver's hand stretched out, Zhou Yang took a step back and dodged, Zhou Chen cooperated tacitly in front of Zhou Yang, "Uncle, how much do you want to buy?" "Zhou Chen doesn't have any experience in business, but his brain is smart. He immediately understood from Zhou Wanwan's questioning that if he didn't know the market, he couldn't shout the price by himself, and he had to listen to what price the other party gave first, so that he wouldn't suffer a loss.

The truck driver's attention was still all on Zhou Wanwan, but Zhou Chen blocked it, and he actually stepped forward and wanted to hug it, Zhou Wanwan hugged Zhou Yang's neck with his arms and buried his little head in the eldest brother.

"Uncle, my sister is timid and afraid of life." Zhou Yang reminded and took another step back. He discussed with Zhou Chen at home, he must not let go of his sister outside, let alone hug others. Today, I'd rather not sell fish than let my sister go out on any errands.

The truck driver glanced at Zhou Wanwan a few more times, and found that the little girl refused to look up, so he began to bargain with Zhou Chen, "To be honest, if your fish is in a non-staple food store in the city, it will cost five cents a catty, but there is no such price on this road, you know?" ”

Zhou Chen nodded and didn't speak, in fact, he didn't know whether it was the price of the non-staple food store in the city or the price on the road. It was too much to say and it was wrong, so he waited for the truck driver to continue.

"You fish, it's not small, it's big, it's really not enough to cook big dishes on the table. I'll give you three cents and five pounds, if it can be bigger, I can add more, such a big one, on this road, the price of the top sky is this. "The truck driver was very sincere. Zhou Wanwan estimated in her heart that there shouldn't be much water in these words. Although these fish are rare, they are really not big enough, in their place, to make a high-grade banquet, the fish is less than two catties can not go up to the table.

Zhou Chen thought about it for a while, looked back at Zhou Yang, and Zhou Yang nodded at his younger brother.

"Then let's do three cents and five pounds." Zhou Chen nodded and agreed. This is already a lot higher than the price they expected, and the truck driver said very sincerely, the price is okay.

The truck driver neatly took out a large basin from the car and began to weigh the fish.

The last said, thirty-eight pounds and three taels, three cents and five pounds, a total of thirteen yuan and four cents, the truck driver looked at Zhou Wanwan who looked at him with big eyes, and he didn't say anything if he wiped out the fraction, and finally made up a whole number for them and gave them thirteen yuan and five cents.

Zhou Wanwan smiled and watched Zhou Chen count the money aside, and then handed it to Zhou Yang, who pushed it to Zhou Chen and asked him to figure it out.

"Uncle, if we catch a big fish, do you want more?" Zhou Wanwan thinks that this driver is good, cheerful and honest, and can develop into a long-term customer.

"You give your uncle a hug, and I want as big a fish as your brother catches!" The truck driver half-truthfully reached out to Zhou Wanwan.

Zhou Chen squeezed to the truck driver to get the barrel, just enough to block his hand to hug his sister, "Uncle, we can still catch fish, you want it?" ”

Zhou Wanwan buried his head in Zhou Yang and pretended to be shy, but his ears listened very carefully to the second brother talking about business with the truck driver.

"Yes! I can ask for as many as you want! If it's bigger than this, those below two catties will be given four cents, and those above two catties will be given five cents and one catty! The truck driver replied very happily that the drivers of these transportation companies have their own channels for traveling south and north, but in this era of extreme scarcity of materials and everything has to be purchased with tickets, it is a waste to have a way in hand and nothing to have. If they can receive fish for a long time, especially big fish, whether it is to dredge up the relationship or make a little difference fee, it is a very good thing for them.

Of course, if you get it on the black market and can sell it for three or five times the normal price, then you can make a lot of money.

"Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from Xinghua to the provincial capital, I pass by Yangshugou at about this point, and return to Xinghua from the provincial capital on the second, fourth, and sixth days, and pass by here at about three o'clock in the afternoon. The truck driver thought for a moment and added, "If you have other mountain goods or something, you can bring them, and I will definitely give you a fair price." ”

"Thank you, uncle." Zhou Chen thanked him very politely, and also explained his time to the truck driver: "We only go to catch fish when we can't work, and we usually come over when it rains and can't get down the ground the next day, and it may not work at other times." ”

"Okay, you have fish and wait for me here, I'll ask for it when you come!" The two sides agreed, and the truck driver was ready to leave, and before leaving, he went to tease Zhou Wanwan, "Let's go with my uncle, my uncle will take you to make a big truck." "In this day and age, making a big truck is a child's dream.

Zhou Wanwan smiled and waved to the truck driver, "Goodbye, uncle!" Bon voyage! ”

The truck driver laughed, and went to touch Zhou Wanwan again, looking at the guarded expressions of the two little boys, touching his nose and laughing again, "Goodbye!" When you catch a fish, bring it over! ”

It wasn't until the truck drove away and there was no longer a shadow to be seen that the three brothers and sisters of the Zhou family breathed a sigh of relief, looked at each other and smiled, their eyes full of excitement and joy.

The three climbed over the roadside trench, crossed the road guard, and sat down behind a small dirt bag. Zhou Chen took out the money, counted it first, and then counted it again for Zhou Yang. Thirteen yuan and five cents, one ten yuan, printed with the unity of the people of the whole country, was the largest denomination of the banknote at that time, plus three pieces of one piece, one of five cents, these money passed in the hands of the two brothers several times. Zhou Yang handed the money to Zhou Chen after counting, "You are careful, you take it and hide it." ”

Zhou Chen thought about it, took the money, carefully took out the ten-yuan note separately and hid it closely, and took out two pieces and put them in his coat pocket, and the remaining five cents in his pants pocket. After putting it in, I took it out and looked at it, put it in again, and patted it confirmatively, so I was relieved.

Thirteen yuan and five cents is definitely a huge amount of money for the Zhou brothers. Now Zhou Yang earns second-class work points in the production team, eight points a day, can earn about one dime and six cents, and Zhou Chen earns third-class work, five points a day, only one dime. In other words, the brothers had to work for more than 50 days to earn this money. Moreover, even if they can earn this money, they have never received so much money, and even many people in the production team have not taken it home for so many years and a year of hard work.