Sixty years with spring

CHAPTER IX

Little Traders (2)

Che Hongxuan didn't give the money he earned to his mother, he just had an idea, as soon as possible

Quickly get the second time, and then do the business for a long time.

In order not to interfere with the next week's entry into the city, he had to put away the vegetable patches in front and behind as soon as possible.

Dad went to work, sister went back to school, the old sow had eleven cubs in this litter, and the mother had to revolve around it all day long, and she had to feed chickens, ducks, geese, cats and dogs, cook two meals, and she had no energy to clean up the land in front of and behind the house.

Of course, this is mainly because Che Hongxuan has grown up and can do anything, otherwise his mother will not let the vegetable field be abandoned even if she wears the stars and the moon.

The self-reserved land is very large, and radishes and cabbage are planted behind the house, and celery, carrots and leeks are planted in front of the house, all of which are small pieces and kept for temporary eating.

On the south side of the road through the gate is a large field of green onions, which is more than two acres of land. I can't eat so many green onions by myself, my mother wants to give them to the neighbors left and right, and let Che Hongxuan push the rest to the market to sell.

In the past two years, all the vegetable plots have been handled by Che Hongxuan, which is not a trivial matter. The vegetable field is different from the field, and after the field is planted, it will be shoveled and bored, and the rest of the time can be waited. The vegetable field is not good, there is work almost every day, and if you are not careful, it will not grow well. There are often yellow leaves or insects, and Che Hongxuan can't figure it out himself, so he goes to the team's vegetable garden to ask the teachers, and sometimes he will take back some pesticides.

Thanks to his hard work, everything grows well. The best is the green onions, which grow particularly well and are famous in the first half of the street. Green onions can be used to nourish the land, and it is necessary to plant a crop after a year or two. However, if it is planted continuously, it will not grow well and be prone to pests and diseases.

When shoveling soil and making ridges for the green onion field, Che Hongxuan even worked for ten days and half a month, and the dragon was beaten in a straight line, with the same depth and shallowness, and even his father praised him when he saw it.

On the night Che Hongxuan came back from the city, he asked Li Siyu and Gu Mingyuan to come to work the next day. Zhang Dahua was embarrassed to open his mouth because he earned work in the team.

The next day, Che Hongxuan got up early and stretched out his hand to do it.

Wang Xiu and Wang Pang were fine at home, and they came over to help after breakfast at eight o'clock. Because the Wang family has no vegetable plot, they are all counting on the Che family's vegetables this winter.

Che Hongxuan saw Wang Xiu's white little hands, baby-like delicate face, unable to do heavy work, unable to withstand the toss, so he felt distressed, smiled and said: "You are a pampered lady, you can't do these farm work, you might as well help me buy some delicious food, we have to eat well at noon and night." ”

Wang Xiu also knew that it was indeed too difficult for him to do these jobs, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go now." ”

Che Hongxuan took out the money from his pocket and handed it to Wang Xiu.

"But I'm not a pampered lady, I can work!"

"You still do the logistics. By the way, tell your uncle, aunt and grandmother, and your mother said to bring rice to your family in the evening, and you can cook some food at home. ”

"Okay, I'll go home right away, and then I'll go down the street."

After a while, Gu Mingyuan rode a brand-new permanent brand bicycle, and came with Li Siyu behind him.

Che Hongxuan looked at the brand-new bicycle, his eyes lit up and asked, "Newly bought?" ”

Gu Mingyuan said angrily: "If you ask this, can you still steal it?" ”

Li Siyu jumped down and said: "This is always rushing, just like what Teacher Zhang said in the text, the snort is dry!" ”

Gu Mingyuan's eyes rolled and he was stunned and said, "Abuse of bad words!" If you don't understand it, don't use it indiscriminately, is that what you mean? ”

Li Siyu smiled and said, "Don't you like to listen to it?" ”

Where did Che Hongxuan still have the leisure to listen to their bickering, looking up and down, front and back, at this shiny bicycle everywhere, and said vigorously: "Beautiful, beautiful, so beautiful, we don't have a second one among our classmates, right?" ”

"Classmates? There is no second station in the school, including teachers and principals! Li Siyu still smiled and said, "There are only a few in the whole commune, but they are gone before they leave the commune compound, and the people can't even touch the edge!" Or it is rumored everywhere that primary school students make a sentence --- 'must ', and one elementary school student replied, 'If you want to go through the back door, you must know people'. Not to mention bicycles, you don't even have a glass of beer, you flat-headed people don't have a door, they all go through the back door! ”

Che Hongxuan swallowed his saliva and said, "This car is so beautiful, it's really good!" ”

Li Siyu smiled and said, "Yes, this is a cowhide, you can't accept it!" People say that permanent cars have heavy tires, and they run fast with their wives! He's good, with Gao Ying in front and Chen Juan sitting in the back, swaying on the street. Just bring two at once, both of them are the top beauties in our class. I ask you, why do you bring two when someone else brings one? Especially the one in front, almost in your arms, are you embarrassed? Afraid that others won't see it? ”

Che Hongxuan looked at the bicycle, didn't listen to what Li Siyu said, and muttered: "It's eye-catching, it's so beautiful!" ”

Li Siyu grinned and said: "That's easy to do, you can take Wang Xiu on the bicycle, a top two!" ”

Che Hongxuan said: "I don't mean that, I mean bicycles are eye-catching!" ”

Gu Mingyuan glared at Li Siyu and said, "You, except for a few words of shit, you don't understand, you will never grow up!" ”

Li Siyu still smiled and said: "I'll give you a riddle, saying that it's a shallow one from a distance, a bastard up close, a rabbit kicking its legs, and two ends turning - a thing." ”

Che Hongxuan smiled.

Gu Mingyuan said: "I don't think you can ride a bicycle in the future, if you ride, I will write a sign of this sentence and hang it on the back of your car." You remember, I do what I say! ”

Li Siyu said solemnly: "Don't say it, my dad really gave me Zhang Luo, saying that he must buy me a bicycle before I go to middle school." ”

Gu Mingyuan said: "Didn't you also kick your legs as a rabbit at that time? ”

Li Siyu pointed to the ground and said, "I'm talking about now!" ”

"Farewell, farewell." Che Hongxuan waved his hand and stopped the two from arguing.

Li Siyu asked, "What about Zhang Dahua?" ”

Che Hongxuan replied, "I didn't call him." ”

Gu Mingyuan said: "I arrived on time for dinner in the evening, I told my mother." In this way, when he comes in the evening, he will not eat first, and then work for two hours, and he will not be allowed to pick up this bargain! ”

"Why are you so sick of water? It's even worse than that week's peeling! Li Siyu gave Gu Mingyuan a sentence.

Gu Mingyuan said: "Let's get down to business, we have to go to Teacher Zhang's house to work for two days after the Hongxuan family is busy, her family has planted a lot of land, and no one is working." We also had to help her family get coal, and bought a cart of anthracite, but there was no loess, so we had to dig two carts along the river. ”

Che Hongxuan said: "This is easy, I know where there is loess." ”

Gu Mingyuan locked the bicycle, waved his hand and said, "Let's go, go to work!" ”

"Yes!" Li Siyu naughtily stood upright, "You have the final say in everything!" ”

Several people were talking and working lively.

According to his mother's arrangement, Che Hongxuan sent some of the cleaned dishes to the Wang family in a dirt cart to keep them for temporary eating, and the bulk of the winter vegetables should be kept in the cellar of the Che family.

In previous years, the Wang family did not prepare winter vegetables, they were all eaten and bought now, but now the two of them are staying at home without wages and financial resources. The Che family's mother had already told the Wang family that they had prepared winter dishes for them, and they could eat as they pleased.

In previous years, the Che family would sell some of the autumn vegetables, but this year, because of the relationship between the Wang family, except for the green onions, other Che family's mothers will not sell out.

The Che family's mother also took away two bundles of green onions for Gu Mingyuan and Li Siyu.

After two days of drying, the vegetable patch was all cleaned up. It took a few more days to dig the vegetable cellar before going to Mr. Zhang's house to work.

When it was finished, Zhang Dahua came to ask for help again, and several people had to go to his house for another day.

In this way, Che Hongxuan missed an opportunity to enter the city to sell rice bran, and could only wait for Uncle Gao's cart to enter the city again.

On this day, Wang Xiu ran over to find Che Hongxuan and said, "My family has no rice, you go and buy some for my family, this is money." ”

Che Hongxuan took the money and looked at it, it was all bits and pieces, and it was just ten yuan, so he frowned and asked, "Why is it all change?" ”

Wang Xiu said with tears in her eyes: "Our family's more than 300 yuan has been spent, this is grandma's private money." ”

Che Hongxuan tilted his head and thought about it, "It's not okay to go on like this?" Otherwise, I will go into the city to sell rice bran in the next two days, and let your brother go with me, learn to do some business, and maybe I can support this family. ”

"Okay, I'll go too."

"You're a girl, not only do you have no strength but also can't take care of you, and your parents won't agree, so don't go."

"Why do you always talk like that, you don't like to listen! In the future, you must take me into the city, I will go to the park, and I will go to the bath. ”

"I'd love to have the opportunity to go into town with you, it's going to be fun. In this way, I will talk about it when your brother and I are acquainted, so that we can be sure. ”

"It's just you! I'll go back and tell my brother to come with you. He's two years older than you, taller than you, and has more strength than you, so he'll be able to do it! ”

"He doesn't hold grudges, does he?"

"Where will it be? We've been at your house for so long, it's too late to thank you. Especially when Mom and Dad can come back, thanks to you going to the city to find someone, Mom and Dad always say behind their backs, tell me and my brother never forget. You can rest assured, if our family turns over in the future, we will definitely repay your family! ”

"No, we're good friends and should help each other. In fact, my mother praised you behind your back, saying that you are not only beautiful, but also a smart and clever child. ”

Wang Xiu blushed when he heard something, and a deep smile appeared in his almond-like eyes.

"I still keep the matter of selling rice bran in the city from my family, and my mother won't let me go if she finds out, so I must keep it a secret."

"Auntie, are you afraid that you will delay your study?"

"Let me study every day, I can't eat, I can't eat, I can't live and I can barely read, what kind of book do I read?"

"But if you don't study, you may delay big things in the future."

"I don't know how to live now, what's the use of studying the future?"

"I don't agree with you."

"You must keep it secret, and when you go home, you will say that you are helping my classmates send rice bran to relatives in the city, and they will pay them."

Wang Xiu pouted unhappily, but nodded convincingly.

"Your brother needs to ride your dad's bike, is that okay?"

"What's wrong with that? Since my dad doesn't go to work, my brother rides every day. ”

"Okay, I'll go buy rice."

"I'll go home and wait for you."

Che Hongxuan pushed the earthen cart and went to the market to buy sorghum rice and send it to the Wang family.

Wang Pang came out with Che Hongxuan and asked, "Little landlord, when will you enter the city?" ”

Che Hongxuan glared at him unhappily: "Wait for my news tomorrow!" Call me by my name or call me brother in the future, don't be a small landlord or a small landlord, I don't like to hear it! ”

"Okay Hongxuan, I'll change it in the future." Wang Pang blushed and nodded embarrassedly.

Che Hongxuan left Wang's house and hurried to Uncle Gao's house to find out when the car would leave. Uncle Gao told him accurately that the day after tomorrow would be the same time.

Che Hongxuan couldn't sleep at night, and repeatedly pondered how much to buy, and whether he dared to do it bigger. The money in his hand is enough to buy five hundred catties, and if he sells all the five hundred catties, he can earn about eighty yuan. In this way, he can easily buy an old bicycle for more than 20 yuan, and he can go to the city at any time with Wang Pang in the future. In this way, the business will be easy to do, and there will be no need to wait for Uncle Gao's car. He knew very well that Uncle Gao's car could be interrupted at any time. He made up his mind to buy 500 catties and go out to do a big job. The last time he was selling, he heard a news that some people said that now is the season when there is the most shortage of rice bran, the old rice is gone, the new one is still in the rice field, and it will take a month and a half when the new rice is dry and can grind rice.

"Sleep, what do you want?" Mom said to him.

He pretended to be asleep and said nothing.

On this day, Che Hongxuan, Wang Pang and Wang Xiu came to the bridgehead together.

On the way, Wang Pang said to Che Hongxuan while pushing the bicycle: "Thank you for thinking about me for a good thing!" ”

"Don't hate me."

"I don't hold a grudge against you."

"If you do this with me, you may delay your studies."

"What can I learn? I'm not that material, Dad said earlier, I'm a shell in the garden - not a worm there! ”

Che Hongxuan smiled.

When he arrived at the bridge, Wang Xiu saw so many sacks, and asked in shock: "You are too bold, what should you do if you get so much rice bran and can't sell it?" ”

Che Hongxuan smiled and said: "My dad often tells me that wealth is in danger!" ”

Wang Xiu shook his head and said, "Terrible, terrible, you are really bold!" ”

Che Hongxuan smiled disapprethoughtly and said, "Don't worry, I've already been there once, and I know it." ”

Wang Xiu still pursed her ruddy little mouth and shook her head slightly.

It didn't take much effort, but Uncle Gao still shook the big whip and drove the cart to the bridge. He stopped the car, saw seven or eight bags of marijuana, frowned and asked, "What are you doing here?" More than anything in my car, where is the piggyback, it's a chartered car! If the team sees this, there's nothing to say, and I'll have to take the whip away! ”

Che Hongxuan greeted him with a smile and said, "I'm sorry uncle, I won't bring so much in the future." This time, you'll be given one dollar per bag, and you'll be given when you pick me up in the evening. ”

"You don't come to this set! This is the last time, I don't want to eat without chopsticks, people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, and if you don't stop, I will be ruined in your hands! ”

"Thank you, uncle, for helping me." Che Hongxuan understood that it was useless to say anything else, the important thing was to invite Uncle Gao to drink two cups.

Uncle Gao said: "Hurry up and load the car, the sooner the better, don't let outsiders see it!" ”

Che Hongxuan, Wang Pang and Wang Xiu loaded the car.

Wang Pang was very powerful, he carried the sack alone, Che Hongxuan and Wang Xiu held the bottom, and it was quickly loaded.

Wang Pang was about to load the bicycle into the car.

"Stop!" Uncle Gao stopped Wang Fat, "Are you the fat boy of Director Wang's family?" ”

Wang Pang didn't know what it meant, and thought that his father was very face-saving, so he happily replied, "Yes, uncle." ”

"The bike is yours?"

"Yes."

Seeing that Uncle Gao's expression was wrong, Che Hongxuan immediately said, "He wants to go into the city with me to visit relatives." ”

Uncle Gao said angrily: "No, no, no, resolutely!" One year, when I went to the comprehensive factory to repair the car, I was two dollars away, and I wanted to drive the car away and send it to them the next day, saying that I couldn't die! These bastards, snobbish, don't have a good thing! It's right to fight them, if you don't clean up, it's going to turn the sky upside down, and there is no human touch! ”

Che Hongxuan said: "Uncle, don't be angry, that incident may not be known to Director Wang." ”

"I don't care about that, if it doesn't work, it just doesn't work! Don't talk nonsense, and throw your goods away! ”

Che Hongxuan is so faceless, he knows that it is no wonder that his father often says that "the car and ship shop twists his teeth, and he should be killed if he is not guilty".

"Do you want him to ride after him?" Che Hongxuan asked cautiously.

"It's none of my business whether he follows or not, and he can't get in the car!"

Wang Xiu was angry, and his black and white eyes showed anger.

Che Hongxuan hurriedly gave her a look, for fear that she would make a big deal out of it.

Wang Xiu is a smart kid and has no words.

Wang Pang was stunned and at a loss.

Che Hongxuan said to Wang Fat: "It's okay for you to ride a bicycle and follow behind, right?" ”

"It's fine."

"Just follow behind, don't get lost. Call me when you're tired, I'll carry you. ”

"No, I'm fine, I'll definitely be able to keep up."

"Once you get separated, you go to the small market north of the city hall square to find me, remember the name of the city hall square, and ask anyone to know."

"Remembered."

"Let's go, Wang Xiu, go back. If the two of us don't come back tonight, tell your parents not to rush. ”

Wang Xiu nodded and watched them leave.

Che Hongxuan sat on the big car, and Wang Pang followed behind on a bicycle.

The sky is clear and the autumn wind is blowing. The yellow corn on the roadside, the red sorghum, the low soybean, and the green greens, a bumper harvest scene, and you can see people harvesting everywhere.

The gravel road will inevitably bring up dust, Wang Pang was unwilling to follow the car to eat dust, ran to the front, stopped the car in a corn harvesting field, went to the corn field to find a dozen sweet straws, sat on the side of the road and chewed sweet juice.

When the cart arrived, Wang Pang handed a few to Che Hongxuan.

Che Hongxuan took the sweet rod and handed it to Uncle Gao, and the two of them chewed while rushing forward.

As soon as noon passed, the cart arrived at the small market on time, and the two of them quickly unloaded the rice bran and transported it to the market to start selling.

Wang Pang said: "I am responsible for the title, you are responsible for settling accounts and collecting money, I am too slow to calculate accounts, and it is easy to make mistakes." ”

"You have to learn to do the math, here's the trick, do the math and then add or subtract the fractions. For example, one corner eight and one catty, you can count it as two corners and one catty, two catties is four corners minus four points, and three catties is six points minus six points. ”

"Okay, I'll try it later."

Sold more than 200 catties in one afternoon.

Che Hongxuan knew that he couldn't go back, so he went to wait for Uncle Gao at four o'clock and invited Uncle Gao to eat in a small restaurant.

During the meal, Che Hongxuan discussed with the leaders of the restaurant and wanted to put the leftover goods in the restaurant.

The leader of the hotel saw that it was not easy for the child, so he agreed to his request as soon as his heart softened.

The two arranged the goods, then went to take a shower and find a small hotel to stay in.

The next day there was a morning market, and the two got up early to sell their goods, and they were all sold out before ten o'clock.

Che Hongxuan gave Wang Pang ten yuan, and then took Wang Pang to the old car dealership in the market. Looking at it, he is optimistic about an old Baishan brand bicycle, there is no paint on the frame, all of them are exposed to the red anti-rust paint inside, and the price is fifteen yuan.

Wang Pang said: "Can this car work?" I don't think the bell rings anywhere except when it doesn't ring. ”

"Yes, you see all the iron stuff is not a big problem. Flatten the rim, change the saddle, press the bell, buy a chain, put on the front and rear tires and you're ready to ride. ”

"I think the pedals and the roulette wheel are almost worn out, and they all have to be replaced, otherwise we won't be able to go far, and besides, we will have to carry goods. It doesn't cost much to change these things. ”

Che Hongxuan said happily: "After all the changes, it will be almost like a new one." Besides, there are old ones on the market for these small parts, which are very cheap. If we can't buy the old one, we will go to the hardware store to buy a new one, which will save a lot of money. ”

"Parts that are too old to be used and cannot be bought."

"Don't we have eyes?"

"It's a matter of picking. Do you want to fix it yourself? ”

"Yes, you can help me. It will be convenient for us to repair the bike, and we can go into the city anytime and anywhere, and we don't have to suffer from Uncle Gao's anger anymore! ”

"I'll tell you, go back and put the car at my house, my dad is very technical."

"No, you can help me, this thing is not complicated."

"Okay!"

"Once the car is fixed, we can go into town every two or three days."

"I listen to you."

"Next time you do it yourself, it's your own to earn more and earn less."

"I'd better do it with you, I don't have that head."

"What kind of head? Don't you sell well? Besides, you need money at home. ”

"How can I have the capital?"

"I have."

"Okay, I'll listen to you!"

"Our two families are so good, we should help."

"Actually, I know that you are good to Xiaoxiu, and I have no objection."

"We're all good friends."

The two bought the car and its accessories, and found a mechanic to level the rim and put the tires on so that it was convenient to go home.

Che Hongxuan saw that the salted hairtail fish in the non-staple food store was very cheap, so he spent two yuan to buy a few catties, divided it into two parts, and gave Wang Pang one share.

After buying the hairtail, the two happily walked back.

Wang Pang rode a bicycle, and Che Hongxuan sat behind and held the old bicycle, so he easily got on the road.

Che Hongxuan was afraid that Wang Pang would be tired and wanted to change his ride several times, but Wang Pang refused, although he was sweating, but the joy of success made him inexhaustible.