At the end of January, the new year has just passed.

After breakfast, Xu Dong first drove the Coco sisters to the door of the dance class.

The school has a winter break in mid-January.

As soon as she got out of the car, Coco asked anxiously, "Dad, how long are you going out this time?" ”

"Dad is going to buy you New Year's gifts, and I will definitely come back before the New Year." Xu Dong smiled and comforted.

Lele raised his hand and said, "Dad, I want Princess Elsa's doll." ”

"I want it too!"

"Okay, I'll buy them for you." Xu Dong brushed the collar for the sisters, "However, you two have to listen to your mother at home, and you have to help grandma take care of your younger brothers, can you do it?" ”

"Yes!" The little sisters said in unison.

"That's good."

Xu Dong kissed him alone, and the sisters reluctantly followed the tutor.

Back at home, Yang Lina handed over the suitcase she had packed in advance to Xu Dong and advised, "Drive slowly on the road and come back early." ”

"I know, this time I'll go around the suburbs, buy some New Year's goods, and don't go to Jizhou."

Mother Xu came over and explained: "Try to buy as many local chickens and ducks as possible, and you want local geese too, don't send them to your father's side, I don't earn as much as I do." ”

Of course, Xu Dong couldn't ask for it, so he hurriedly agreed.

……

Familiar with the road, Xu Dong traveled west along Fushi Road.

After Wangping Town, drive for half an hour and arrive at the first destination of the trip, Liujia Village.

Liujia Village is located in the middle of a mountain recess and surrounded by mountains, and this is the poorest place in Yanjing.

It was not the first time Xu Dong had come here, and as soon as the villagers saw him, they knew that Xiao Xu, who was not bad for money, was here again.

"Xiao Xu, are you here to collect local chickens again?"

Next to the car, several aunts in their fifties and sixties looked extremely enthusiastic.

"Yes, isn't this about to be the New Year, and then the last wave." Xu Dong smiled and handed out a cigarette to each aunt, whether he smoked it or not, he must not favor one over the other.

An aunt who looked shrewd suddenly said: "I said Xiao Xu, today is the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, what do you say about this price?" ”

"Usually it's forty-one pounds, but now it's sixty-one pounds, and I repeat it again, I want free-range chickens, don't bluff me with chickens that eat feed."

Now the rural people have learned to be smart, they specially buy big chickens from the market to eat feed, and then keep them at home for a month or two, and then sell them at the price of local chickens.

Xu Dong has suffered a lot of losses before.

"Xiao Xu, don't worry, we don't only do business with you once, how could we lie to you?"

Xu Dong smiled and slowed down: "I know this, our old Liu Village is a sincere person, so I often come here to buy." ”

"That's right." Everyone nodded.

"By the way, this time, in addition to chickens, ducks and geese, I will also accept hares, pork, etc."

Xu Dong paused and continued to ask, "Is anyone going to kill pigs in the past two days?" I've got all the pork. ”

"Yes, my family will kill the pig tomorrow, and then I will buy all the meat for you."

"It's a good thing, I'll take thirty-one pounds."

The current pigs in the countryside are basically mixed with grains and feed, and the price of pork has fallen this year, and the price is naturally not as good as that of local chickens.

"So many, then my family will be killed tomorrow." Immediately, someone was moved.

"It's a pity that I don't have pigs at home."

Xu Dong clapped his palms to calm everyone down, and explained casually: "This time I want to collect two thousand catties of pork, and if you want to sell it, hurry up and arrange to kill the pig, and I will leave tomorrow." ”

When several aunts heard this, they hurried home to find someone to kill the pig, or told the news to relatives and neighbors.

In the evening, he stayed at a family, and Xu Dong gave 500 yuan for three meals.

The next day, he received more than fifty chickens, twelve ducks, and six pork fans, and some of the pig's feet and pig offal.

Now that the economic conditions in the rural areas are better, especially the children have to come back for the New Year, few people will sell their chickens and ducks, and even the pigs will be left enough to eat for the New Year.

Leaving Liujia Village, Xu Dong then went to Baodiwa Village next door, where the mountain road is more difficult to walk, and the veritable mountain road has eighteen bends.

The next day in Baodiwa Village, Xu Dong again received more than 20 chickens, seven ducks, two geese, three pork, and five rabbits.

The rabbits are raised by the farmers themselves, and the price is not expensive.

Next, Xu Dong ran to the last village, which was Shangshuiyu Village that he passed by on the way back.

The same price, the same process, but Shangshuiyu Village is relatively large, and Xu Dong received a lot of goods this time.

In total, there were about 100 chickens, 30 ducks, 8 geese, 20 rabbits, 9 pork, and 80 pounds of donkey meat.

At this moment, the small truck with a load of more than a ton was finally filled.

In less than three hours, close to lunchtime, Xu Dong drove the truck all the way into his yard.

The Coco sisters were playing in the yard when they saw the car coming in and knew it was their father coming back.

"Dad, Dad, why did you come back, tomorrow is the New Year." Lele held his mouth and said a few words.

Xu Dong picked up his little daughter and kissed her, "It's Dad who is wrong, Dad forgot the time." ”

"Dad, did you buy Princess Elsa?" Coco's eyes were full of anticipation.

Xu Dong put down Lele, pretended to have forgotten, and gently hammered his head with his fist.

Seeing that the two girls were extremely nervous, Xu Dong finally satisfied the bad taste, and quickly took out two oversized gift boxes from the passenger seat of the small truck, and stuffed one for each person.

"Thank you, Dad."

The sisters ran all the way to the living room, ready to find scissors to unwrap the paper.

Xu Ma walked to the back of the car at this time and asked directly at Xu Dong, "How much did you collect?" ”

"I forgot how much I received, anyway, it's all full."

After Xu Dong finished speaking, he opened the trunk door, and a cold air rushed to his face.

I saw a neat stack of pork, piled up with processed chickens, ducks, geese and rabbits, and a large piece of meat near the door.

Mother Xu was almost dumbfounded, usually Xu Dong came back with half a carload of goods at most, half of which was still eggs, how could she stuff a whole carload of meat this time.

"Why are there so many, tomorrow is the New Year, is it sold out?" Mother Xu said worriedly.

"What to sell? This is privately slaughtered pork, which cannot be sold in convenience stores without a quarantine stamp. Xu Dong explained.

"Then you're a fool, why do you buy so much?" Mother Xu shouted directly.

Xu Dong touched his nose and said with a smile: "Didn't you always say that you want to buy more?" ”

Anyway, it's right to throw the pot!

Mother Xu was choked for a moment, and she couldn't refute it for a while, and paused for a while before saying:

"Even if I want to make air-dried meat, this carload of meat, how can I do it alone?"

Xu Dong hurriedly patted his chest: "Mom, Nana and I will help you do it together." ”

"That's not going to be done!" Mother Xu said worriedly.

"Don't worry, there is a chainsaw at home, let's use the chainsaw directly, it should be soon."

Xu Ma thought about it for a while, but she still felt a little unreliable, and considered whether to sell to the dancers.

The so-called dancers are actually a square dance group in the nearby community, and Xu Ma only joined it last month.

Xu Dong naturally saw his mother's hesitation, so he bewitched: "Mom, you see so much meat, if it is all made into air-dried meat, how much money do you have to make?" ”

The corners of Xu's mother grinned, obviously moved.