Lunch at the commune was Zhenzi porridge.

This name is similar to the "gathering of heroes", in fact, it is the corn crushed and boiled food, that is, corn lake.

It tastes a little sloppy, but the captain's mother-in-law's craftsmanship is good, put a little cabbage in the corn lake, add a little coarse salt, and the taste is very good.

After eating.

Li Weidong asked Niu Meng to watch the comrades in the commune unload the steel, and he came to the village according to the guidance of the captain.

In those days, there was no private contract to plant fruit trees on the hills, and the members chose to plant fruit trees in front of their houses and behind their houses.

When the fruit is ripe, it is picked and sold in a nearby market town when it gets dark.

In exchange, the money is the family's salt money and the children's tuition fees.

This behavior may seem out of the ordinary, though.

However, in the remote villages, the members are all of the same clan and clan, and no one will report it.

Even the commune and the town cadres turned a blind eye.

Li Weidong inquired with the captain early in the morning and knew whose pomegranate tree grew the best and produced the sweetest fruit.

I inquired about the random children playing in the village and found the location.

Behind the low adobe house, two pomegranate trees were planted, which were covered with red pomegranates.

The owner of the pomegranate tree, an old man with a hunchback on his back, took the cigarette handed over by Li Weidong, sniffed it lightly twice in front of his nose, and pinned it to his ear.

"Baby, do you want to buy pomegranates?"

"Yes, but you only have two trees, and I want more than that."

"Ahem, ahem, it's so much, wow, we have as much as you want."

The old man didn't wait for Li Weidong to speak, so he shouted into the courtyard: "Dog leftover, go and call your second uncle, third uncle, someone wants to buy pomegranates." ”

Pomegranates are delicious and not hungry at all, so it's great to be able to sell for money.

Besides, if you want to sell it in nearby towns, you have to walk dozens of miles.

After a while, the villagers with fruit trees came running.

Li Weidong collected more than 500 catties of pomegranates at the price of five cents a catty.

Good guy, it took three bags of hemp to finish, and I couldn't carry it at all.

In the end, I borrowed a wheelbarrow from the villagers to bring the pomegranates back.

It just so happened that the steel on the truck had also been unloaded.

Li Weidong called Niu Meng, and the master and apprentice worked together to stuff three sacks into the cab.

If the pomegranate is placed on the body, I am afraid that I will have to juice it when I go back.

After talking to the captain of the commune, the master and apprentice set out on the way back.

After the truck started, Niu Meng took out a basket of eggs as if offering a treasure, and said, "Master, this is given to me by the captain, and I can't push it no matter how I push it." ”

Li Weidong glanced at it and said, "Then keep it, and when you run your own car in the future, you will definitely encounter this situation."

Remember, it's okay to collect things, but don't collect what you shouldn't collect, especially when you go to the countryside, it's not easy for farmer brothers, we can't take advantage of people in vain, you know? ”

"Don't worry, master, I must understand these truths."

"Wait, wait for you to change, you have almost learned this skill, the rest is to practice more, go back and take you to run a few long distances, you can go to the driver's license test, and you will be able to become a teacher in the future."

Hearing this, Niu Meng, who should have been excited, suddenly hesitated.

If she was out of school, she wouldn't be able to stay with Li Weidong like she is now.

She didn't want to leave Li Weidong.

Seeing that Niu Meng suddenly didn't speak, Li Weidong thought that she was a little timid about taking the driver's license test, and didn't think much about it.

Along the way, neither the master nor the apprentice spoke much.

As soon as the truck drove into the city, a fat figure stood on the side of the road and waved at Li Weidong.

Except for Yu Fatzi, there is no one else.

Before getting out of the car this morning, Li Weidong asked someone to bring a message to Yu Fatzi and asked him to wait for him here.

The pomegranates that I brought back were not easy to bring back to the rolling mill.

There are a lot of people there, who knows if there will be crooked hearts?

After parking the truck, Li Weidong walked to the side with Yu Fatzi to talk, while Pengzi and Luanzi were responsible for unloading.

"Brother-in-law, how much is this recovered?"

"Five hundred pounds, all pomegranates."

"Pomegranate? This is a good thing, it is very sought-after in the market, and it can be sold for 1 cent 5 per catty! ”

Yu Fatzi climbed into the truck bucket with agility that did not match his size, opened his pocket, and his eyes widened instantly: "It's all such a big one, the product is much better than the food station supply, and you don't need fruit tickets, at least you can sell it for 2 cents a catty." ”

The purchase price is 5 cents, and the sale is 2 cents, and the 500 catties of pomegranates can earn 75 yuan as soon as they change hands.

If you cut off 20% of the fat man, you can still net 60 yuan.

This business can be done!

Li Weidong advised: "You look at the point of sale, don't order the price too high, and you have to sell it in a scattered manner."

"Okay, leave it to me, you can rest assured!"

"Well, I won't say much gossip, wait for Friday night, call my uncle, go to my house for dinner, I have already told my father-in-law and them."

Yu Fatzi's eyes lit up and asked, "Is this a good product?" ”

Li Weidong said with a smile: "I pulled a pig back from Nanshi Commune before, and the leader rewarded me with the pig's large intestine, and I will make a little bit of cured meat, which is enough for our whole family to eat." ”

"Okay, I'll go back and tell the old man, he must be very happy if he wants to know that he has a large intestine!"

The two talked for a while, and after finalizing the matter, they broke up.

Although the shelf life of pomegranates is long, this means that it is too fragrant and not easy to hide, and it will be troublesome if it is noticed by someone with a heart, so it must be sold quickly.

After returning to the rolling mill, Li Weidong handed over the truck to Niu Meng and asked her to wash the dirt off the body.

He came to the team lounge with the list and asked Niu Yong to hand in the task.

I didn't want to just enter the door, and I saw Director Yang and Niu Yong sitting inside, swallowing clouds and spitting fog.

Seeing Li Weidong come in, the eyes of the two lit up, and after glancing at each other, they seemed to have reached some kind of agreement.

Niu Yong beckoned to Li Weidong and said, "Weidong, you came just in time, I am discussing with the factory director who to send to Jiangliao Province!" ”

Li Weidong was stunned when he heard this, and asked, "Jiang Liao? Why did you suddenly run so far, aren't we all missions around the capital? ”

Director Yang took over the conversation with a smile and said, "Let me tell you about this, the machinery factory in Jichun has developed a new type of steel rolling machine, which I applied for a long time with the leader before it was approved."

The machine factory is not responsible for the delivery, so we need to send someone over and bring the machine back. ”

Li Weidong smiled bitterly: "But, this is too far, right?" ”

"Who's to say it isn't? So we need to find a driver who is old and steady, and the business is good, I and the factory director are interested in you, what do you think? Niu Yong said.

What can Li Weidong think? It's okay to run in the south, but he really doesn't want to run in the north.

Now in the cold winter of the wax moon, running north is completely looking for guilt.

But the leaders have spoken, and he has no room to refuse.

The consequences of disobedience can be severe.

I saw Li Weidong raise his head and say: "Everything is under orders!" ”

Director Yang clapped his hands and said, "Okay! Then you go home now and get ready, and when you leave tomorrow, I'll see and arrange an assistant for you, and the two of you will take turns, after all, the road is far away. ”

Li Weidong immediately refused when he heard this: "No need for the factory director, I'll just take Niu Meng, her skills are already very good now, and the difference is experience, just take her to run long distances." ”

After hearing this, Director Yang looked at Niu Yong, and when he saw that he nodded, he agreed to Li Weidong's request.

"Okay, then pay attention to yourselves."

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

After coming out of the team lounge, Li Weidong sighed.

Jichun, Jiangliao Province, isn't Zhou Rong the person over there?

Just right, send her back, and you can earn a travel fee by the way.

After making up his mind, Li Weidong ran to the parking lot, found Niu Meng who was washing the car, and told her about going to Jichun.

Niu Meng was stunned for a moment after listening, and then a smile suddenly bloomed on his face.

This trip to Jichun, let alone a few days, isn't it just right for me to get along with the master?

Seeing that this girl smirked vigorously after hearing this, and even the two little tiger teeth were exposed, Li Weidong was a little confused.

To others, it's a chore.

There is too little oil and water in the north, how can it be compared with the south.

A woman's mind is really hard to fathom.

couldn't understand Niu Meng's thoughts, Li Weidong simply rolled up his sleeves and helped wash the car together.

The master and apprentice worked together, and after a while, the car was cleaned.