Chapter 22: Selling Fruit in the City

Finally, when the fruit is ripe, the small apple, as one of the special fruits in the Northeast, is sweet and sour, resistant to storage, and is very popular with the people. However, the industry is not large-scale, usually self-produced and sold, and the scope of sales generally does not exceed the county seat.

Although there are fruit growers in the vicinity of large cities, the yield is not enough to supply the consumption of the cities, and the quality is usually not as good as that produced in the fields in the rural mountains. As a result, the price of small apples in big cities exceeds that of Guoguang apples in Liaoning and Shandong, which is why Tang Zuo wants to transport fruits here for long distances.

The fruit trees at home are in the same year, and the management level of Tangliang is very high, so that the output in recent years is very large, and the quality is still high. This year, there are about 35,000 catties of apples, and if you follow the market in previous years, you can sell them for more than 20,000 yuan at most, and after deducting a year's expenses and living expenses, you can leave six or seven thousand as much.

From afar, you can smell a rich fruity aroma from the warehouse where the fruits are temporarily stacked, which is very tempting.

Tang Liang has already rejected more than a dozen waves of fruit sellers, and his attitude is very polite, and these fruits will not be sold for the time being. Those fruit sellers who drove big tricycles were a little confused, in previous years, when they saw them come to pull fruits, they were afraid that they would not send them up, and even they joined forces to lower the price, but this year it is abnormal. What made them even more strange was that Liu Youcai and Meng Jia's father, Meng Qingshan's family, also refused their request to pull the fruit, and even if they raised the price from five cents to five cents and eight cents, they did not sell it.

These two and several others, in fact, are there to watch the old Tang family, the Meng family and the Tang family get along very well, in the ravine is the closest relationship, Tang Liang also said to them, if you want, just wait a few days, maybe he will buy their fruit, if you can collect it, the price will definitely be higher than the hawkers.

This made the people in the ravine very excited, this fruit is very resistant to storage, what is the tightness of a few days, in case the Tang family has a foothold in the big city, they can buy their fruit at a high price, if they have sold it early, then there is no place to find regret medicine to eat.

So the night before Tang Liang's departure, he was a little excited and a little worried at the same time, although the fruit market in Jiangcheng City has great potential, can they succeed when they go? What if it's not as good as you think? This emotion made it difficult for him to fall asleep over and over, and in the end, Tang Zuo's mother Jia Xiaoqi laughed at him for not being as calm as a child, so he barely fell asleep.

Early the next morning, father and son got up early to pack fruit, which was a big event in the mountains, and if it succeeded, then they would never have to look at the faces of those peddlers again. So Liu Youcai and Meng Qingshan, as well as Wang Zhiguo, another family on the mountain, rushed to help load the car.

The tractor's trailer is very large, and there is a high fence along the board of the wagon, and each layer is separated by some wooden planks, which can reduce the friction between some of the fruit boxes and cause the fruit to be squeezed. There are ten big roosters in a hemp bag, Jia Xiaoqi was distressed for a long time, saying that she has raised it for so long, Tang Zuo told her mother with a smile, saying that you have a lot of credit, this sack contains a thousand yuan!

One hundred and fifty boxes of fruit (in fact, it can't hold that much, so let's let the tractor of the Yuzo family get bigger!) The old man looked a little scary, and several adults dragged the rope hard to tie and fix, and they looked even more excited than Tang Liang. This represents the first step of the ravine people towards the city! There's no reason not to get excited.

Lin Yuqing, who was waiting for Grandma Tang Zuo's house, got up early, wearing a pair of green high-waisted liberation shoes, a pair of trousers but could not hide the straight and slender legs, and the shirt was simply tied with a bow and tied around the slender waist, so that it looked a little wild. Outside is a light yellow coat. Wearing autumn clothes and pants inside, the autumn morning in the north is very cold, and Yuzo has long told her to wear more.

The hair was simply tied in a ponytail with a leather holster, except for the skin of the frost and snow that was not quite like the healthy wheat color of a rural girl, the others were already very close to a village girl. It's just that a beautiful girl makes people feel comfortable no matter how she dresses up, and this nondescript combination of clothes on her has a unique flavor, so that Tang Zuo, who sees her, can't help but admire, a beauty is a beauty!

Seeing Tang Zuo, Lin Yuqing smiled sweetly and sat on the other side of the tractor, with Tang Liang in the middle, and the two of them frowned behind Tang Liang. Tang Zuo smiled evilly: "Sister Yuqing, you can sit on it, you can watch the scenery!" ”

Lin Yuqing glanced at the fruit boxes stacked high, felt dizzy, and said slightly: "Why don't you sit up and look at the scenery, sit high and see far!" ”

Tang Zuo bared his teeth, "Of course I have to give up a good opportunity to my sister you, I have always been generous!" ”

laughed and laughed all the way, but I didn't feel too cold, and the loneliness of the long distance was diluted a little. After driving more than half the way, Tang Zuo saw that his father was a little tired, so he replaced him and went up to drive by himself.

When Tang Guoliang was driving, Lin Yuqing was a little restrained, sitting very ladylike, and when Tang Zuo was driving, she relaxed a lot, leaned against Tang Zuo, and said in surprise: "Amazing, Zuozuo, I'm wondering, what else you won't?" ”

A quiet virgin fragrance came into Tang Zuo's nose, refreshing people's hearts and lungs, Tang Zuo smiled and said softly: "There is one thing, I will always be, but I can't do it, guess what it is?" ”

Lin Yuqing frowned slightly, thought for a long time and shook his head: "You are too ghostly, I can't guess." ”

Tang Zuo shook his head and smiled, at this time, there was a truck coming on, it was still the kind of old-fashioned truck with a round face, Tang Zuo was very impressed by the driver's admiring eyes, and hummed beautifully.

"Isn't it a sell-off? Say it! Lin Yuqing's hand holding the driver's seat slowly slid down, as if she inadvertently slipped to Tang Zuo's waist, and I don't know when she quietly learned this way of threatening.

"Uh...... Since you are so sincere in wanting to know, then I will tell you. Yuzo smirked, "Bring your ears over." ”

Lin Yuqing didn't doubt him, her ears leaned over, feeling Tang Zuo's breathing, Lin Yuqing felt that her ears were itchy, and a strange emotion suddenly rose from the bottom of her heart, and her face turned crimson.

"That thing...... It's a cave house! Yuzo burst out laughing.

Lin Yuqing's cheeks were hot, but it was not easy to attack, and there was an old monk sitting opposite Tang Liang, although his eyes were closed, he didn't know if he heard Tang Zuo's words, but Lin Yuqing still felt shy. Gritting his teeth, he decided that he would have to get revenge if he had the chance.

Tang Liang couldn't cry or laugh, his son, he really didn't know what he was holding in his head, how could he be so good at coaxing the little girl, which made him a little embarrassed, afraid of opening his eyes and being embarrassed.

It was already ten o'clock in the morning when they arrived in Jiangcheng, because this time they left early, faster than the bus. Tang Guozhong received a call from Tang Zuo a few days ago, and he was already waiting at the entrance of Jiangcheng City, driving an army green three-wheeled motorcycle with big sunglasses, looking very powerful.

When he saw Lin Yuqing, he was obviously stunned for a moment, he didn't know who this beautiful little girl was, Tang Guozhong said that his son's friend came to help sell fruits, Tang Guozhong didn't know when Tang Zuo had another beautiful friend like this, why hadn't he seen it when he went to the countryside before? Could it be that Tang Zuo is looking for a good match?

Tang Guozhong nodded with Lin Yuqing, and said to Tang Liang: "Old Five, where are you going today, I will escort you!" If anyone dares to make trouble, I will clean them up, and you can just sell them boldly! ”

"Thank you, uncle!" Yuzo said with a hippie smile.

"Fuck, kid, when did you learn to pretend." Tang Guozhong scolded with a smile.

In '94, Jiangcheng City had not yet formed such a large-scale community, but many markets were very prosperous, and there were also many vegetable farmers from the surrounding countryside who drove oxen and horse-drawn carts to sell vegetables, and their income in the summer was not low.

Tang Zuo chose the Feiyun Market in front of his uncle's house, which is still popular and very strong in the case of Jiangcheng supermarkets more than ten years later.

Almost everyone who has been here all the year round knows Tang Guozhong, and seeing him accompanying Tang Zuo's family, there are a few gangsters who originally wanted to come up to find something, and they all quietly hid behind the crowd.

There is not much difference between it now and more than ten years later, especially in this prosperous place, there are always many underground forces active.

Tang Zuo jumped into the car and untied the rope with his father, and began to pour boxes under the car, only moving the chassis Tang Zuo was sweating profusely, and couldn't help but sigh at his small body, he really couldn't help tossing.

Tang Guozhong drove Tang Zuo away, asked Tang Liang to get in the car and handed it down, and he picked it up below. A few vegetable sellers also spontaneously came to help, not because they saw Tang Guozhong's police uniform, but because they were purely enthusiastic.

It took more than 20 minutes to unload half of the car, Tang Zuo expected to sell half of it today, in case he unloaded too much, he had to load it back, opened a box of fruits, and gave a large handful to one of the few people who helped, thanking them for their help.

Then I found an isolated wooden board from random, took out a big red paper with good writing and pasted it on it: thirty-five boxes, small apples, taste first and then buy!

Suddenly, many people came around, apples taste good, both young and old like to eat, there are people selling this fruit in this market, but they want a piece of five pounds. This box of fruits is at least thirty catties, and the most may be thirty-two or three catties, and it is only sold for thirty-five, which is simply too cheap.

Suddenly, a few old men and old ladies squeezed in, first opened a few boxes seriously to take a look, and then took out a few fruits from the boxes that had been opened, each of which was ruddy and full, and the bite was full of moisture and suitable for sweet and sour.

"Delicious!" An old man in his sixties, who looked like a retired cadre, took out a green ticket of 100 yuan directly from his pocket and said, "Bring me two boxes!" As he spoke, he shouted at the crowd, "Come on a board master to help me deliver the goods!" ”

Most people have a herd mentality, and as soon as they saw someone taking the lead, they immediately approached a few more people, and after tasting it, they decided to buy it. Lin Yuqing is beautiful and speaks sweetly, and many people are shouting around her about this box and that box.

Tang Zuo couldn't see it, Lin Yuqing was obviously a little stunned, she had seen this scene, it would definitely go wrong for a while, and she suddenly shouted, just ...... His duck-like voice was hard to hear, but it was effective.

"Uncles, aunts, grandparents, don't worry, some are fruits, let's come one by one, okay? You see that our little girls are in a hurry, they are all sweating, everyone understand, okay? ”

As soon as Tang Zuo's words were finished, the order of the crowd was much better, and Tang Guozhong couldn't help but give Tang Zuo a thumbs up in his heart, and said in his heart that this kid is okay! Better than his father, that little girl's serious expression should be the object of this kid. In the city, early love is generally more tolerant than in the countryside, especially for people like Tang Guozhong, who do not play cards according to reason, and they don't think that early love is much of a sin.

At this time, someone pointed to the sack containing the chicken and said, "Hey, little brother, you are a stupid chicken in the countryside here?" How do you sell it? ”

Tang Zuo smiled: "Big brother, I don't sell this chicken." ”

"What's the matter? I'm afraid I can't afford it! The man was not very old, wearing a plaid shirt, a little sloppy, took out a fifty ticket from his pocket, and patted it on his hand: "Dude is rich!" ”

Tang Zuo bared his teeth: "Big brother, my chicken is a hundred!" You don't have enough money! ”

The man was angry, and just wanted to have a seizure, looked at Tang Guozhong, who was wearing big sunglasses and a burly figure on the side, and the police uniform, muttered a few words, and walked away.

"I don't believe the truth." Tang Zuo helplessly spread his hands, and then said to Tang Guozhong: "Uncle, borrow your motorcycle, I'll sell chickens!" ”

I miss your fragrance, I miss your face, I miss your delicate fragrance.