In the city, in front of the restaurant.

Wang Yuan still stuffed 500 yuan into Sun Dagang's arms: "Give it to you, you can take it, this is what you deserve, after all, you introduced so many brothers to me."

"Okay, then I'll do it."

Sun Dagang put the money in his pocket beautifully, grinning and smiling like a flower on his face.

"In the future, if there is a similar job, just greet me, and be on call."

Wang Yuan was simply unexpectedly generous, which made Sun Dagang feel that he should express something.

"No problem, maybe something will happen in the future, and I'll contact you then."

The two went back to the restaurant and continued to play with everyone and drink.

In the evening, Wang Yuan stayed in the city, had another drink with the big guys, and then went to the ice rink to skate and dance.

Early the next morning, after Wang Yuan had dinner in the restaurant, he went to the county and found Cheng Guang, Ergou and a few others.

The 26 people who helped him buy pine nuts can be divided into those from the city and those from the county, and Wang Yuan can feel that the two groups of people are a little bit of a small deal, so they simply get together separately.

Wang Yuan also gave 500 yuan by himself, and asked everyone to give everyone a good hug before letting the others leave, leaving only Ergou.

Ergou was originally in the development period, and his diet has become better in recent times, so he has also grown a little taller, and his face has some flesh.

"Brother Yuan, that ...... I ......"

The second dog was wearing a brand-new gray cotton jacket and scratched the back of his head embarrassedly.

"What's the matter, Ghaha?"

"That...... My mother would like to invite you to my house for dinner, thank you for your help to my family. ”

"Well, that's fine, then I'll go for it."

"Great, my mom must be very happy...... By the way, my mother is also helping to collect antiques, and I have collected more than 100 pieces in this time. ”

The two left the restaurant and walked directly to Ergou's house, which was still an old and dilapidated alley, or that small courtyard.

It's just that unlike the last time, the small courtyard is a lot neater, and the crackling firewood stacked at the root of the wall on the right is in order, which makes people feel comfortable when they look at it.

There is also a simple kennel built with wooden halberds, cooked straw, and plastic sheeting to the south of the firewood, and a small earthen dog is tied to a rope.

There are still a few chickens in the barn house on the left, but the temperature inside is not high, and the frozen chickens are reluctant to lay eggs.

"My aunt is a diligent person, and this small yard is very well tied." Wang Yuan looked around and said with a smile.

Ergou smiled: "My mother can't be idle, she looks uncomfortable if she doesn't clean up."

Ergou's mother pulled her hair and trotted all the way out to greet her: "Distinguished guest, distinguished guest, come in and it's cold outside."

Wang Yuan entered the house, drank a cup of tea, and then went to look at the porcelain that the woman had received, most of which looked average.

However, antiques can't just look at the appearance, some also have background allusions, as well as knowledge inheritance, etc., and there may be top-notch goods in the mediocre antiques.

Anyway, it's 1~3 yuan/piece, and the price is not high, and Wang Yuan bought it.

Ergou's mother silently calculated in her heart that she could earn more than 80 yuan from these more than 100 antiques, so she was also very happy.

In the evening, Ergou's mother directly slaughtered an old hen and stewed it for Wang Yuan to eat.

The three of them sat cross-legged on the kang and ate and chatted about family life, and the atmosphere was simple and relaxed.

"Auntie, you're much better, aren't you?" Wang Yuan took a bite of rice into his mouth, and then took a piece of chicken and ate it.

The meat of the old hen is indeed delicious, tender and nutritious.

"It's much better, as soon as I'm free, I have all kinds of diseases, and when I'm busy, the sickness is gone."

Ergou's mother added vegetables to Wang Yuan again and again, and soon there was a sharp point in his bowl.

"Enough is enough, my aunt is really enough, and I can't finish it if I clamp it again."

"Eat more, young man, you eat more, you also eat more, you see how strong Xiaoyuan is, look at how thin you are."

"Whoa." Ergou agreed, and muttered while eating the chicken: "Our family couldn't even eat enough before, how can we grow stronger."

After eating, the second dog's mother brought the pine tower boiled in salt water again, and the three of them sat on the kang and chatted while peeling pine nuts and eating.

Wang Yuan also explained his intention, he had 100 pieces of cotton clothes, and he wanted Ergou to help him sell them.

"Selling clothes?"

"Yes, auntie, you can also help sell it, a cotton coat sells for 95, and you will be given 5 yuan for each piece sold, and some should be sold in the winter."

Wang Yuan threw a pine nut kernel into his mouth and chewed it quite fragrantly: "I have visited several state-run stores and supply and marketing cooperatives, and their cotton clothes are generally 100 yuan clothes, and our clothes are 5 yuan cheaper, which is still quite attractive."

5 yuan - equivalent to 2 days' wages for many workers.

"5 yuan for a piece, this is too much."

Ergou's mother whispered, according to the current price, 5 yuan can buy more than 20 catties of stick noodles.

"It's not much, if you have money, everyone earns it together, you sell it well, maybe you can earn 20~30 yuan a day." Wang Yuan said with a smile.

Ergou and his mother also laughed, and the two agreed to help sell cotton clothes, the family was already poor like this, and they didn't care if they were speculative or not.

Beep~

Suddenly the power went out, and the room was instantly dark, except for the moonlight shining through the window.

"The power is out, don't move if the lights are blind, I'll go find the candles."

Ergou's mother hurriedly opened the small drawer on the kang qin, took out half of the candle and match, and soon the candle was lit.

The circles of flames were clearly layered, and the warm light was filling, and the shadows of several people were reflected on the wall and directly became huge.

Although the family conditions are much better, Ergou's mother is still always thrifty, beckoning Wang Yuan and Ergou to sleep.

After all, the price of candles is very expensive, and it is a waste of money to burn it, and this candle has been lit hundreds of times and has not been burned, all because it is extinguished quickly.

After laying out the mattress, quilt, and foot cover, the three of them quickly fell asleep.

Following.

When Wang Yuan woke up in the morning, he found that Ergou's mother had already gotten up, and Ergou was still asleep like a pig.

There was a faint sound of quarrel outside, Wang Yuan looked through the window and frowned instantly, Ergou's mother was arguing with a man, and the man called Ergou's mother "Mom".

Wang Yuan instantly realized that the man was Ergou's own brother.

Cheng Guang mentioned before that Ergou's own brother went out to live alone after getting married, and he disliked the frail and sick old lady and the younger brother who had been in prison as a burden, and he didn't want to care about them.

"Mom, I'll borrow 20 yuan, and I'll leave when I borrow it......"

"Get out of here! Why didn't you say I was your mother when your daughter-in-law slapped me, and now ......"

The breakup between mother and son is always unfortunate for the family.

Wang Yuan felt that Ergou's mother shouldn't want to let herself, an outsider, see the joke, so he just lay down and pretended to sleep, as if he didn't know anything.

Soon.

There was a distant sound of footsteps outside, and then the clanging of the gate sounded, and the quarrel disappeared, and the eldest brother who should have been Ergou left.

Lying down for a while, when the second dog got up, Wang Yuan also got up.

During breakfast, Wang Yuan clearly saw that Ergou's mother had cried, and her eyes were red.

However, Ergou's mother said another thing: "Xiaoyuan, there is too little porcelain in the county, why don't we go to the provincial capital to collect porcelain?" There must be a lot of them in the provincial capital. ”

"I can't go to the provincial capital for the time being."

"It's okay, I'll go with Ergou, and we'll bring the porcelain back then."

There was a ruthlessness in the eyes of the second dog's mother, she seemed to want to escape from this cage, and it was best to leave this sad place and never see her eldest son.

Ergou chewed his food, and then looked at Wang Yuan as well, obviously his mother had told him about the idea, so he wasn't surprised.

"Since you want to go there, you don't have to bother to transport the porcelain back, and I will go to the provincial capital in a while."

After thinking about it, Wang Yuan said, "In addition, do you have a lot of money in your hands?" I will lend you another 3,000 yuan, and you can rent a small yard in the provincial capital, and the rest of the money will be used to collect antiques. ”

"That'...... That's fine. ”

Ergou's mother actually doesn't want to borrow money, but she also knows that it is really difficult to rely on her own money.

After eating, Wang Yuan went out, and soon an ox cart pulled 100 cotton clothes back, and Wang Yuan did not directly give her mother 3,000 yuan.

As long as you sell the cotton clothes, you will naturally have money.

The total price of 100 pieces of cotton clothes is nearly 10,000 yuan, which is not a small number.

Wang Yuan left the county seat and returned home, while Ergou's mother was still checking all the cotton clothes and was relieved to confirm that there were no flaws.

"This Xiaoyuan is really powerful, where did he get so many cotton clothes? The quality is so good, and the price is low. ”

Ergou's mother was curious, she felt more and more that Wang Yuan was shrouded in a layer of mystery, which was simply too good.

She had never left this small county town in her life, and she still couldn't understand the huge difference in prices from place to place.

"Ergou, our family left two cotton clothes to wear by ourselves."

"Ah, we can't do this, Brother Yuan trusts us so much......"

"What do you think, kid? Let's just spend money to buy it, this quality cotton clothes only cost 90 yuan a piece, and it's a big bargain. ”

Ergou's mother is very happy, a cotton coat is very precious, and now there are 100 cotton clothes on her own kang, which makes people feel comfortable when they look at it.

Although these padded clothes are not their own.

"Why is it 90 yuan a piece? Brother Yuan said 95 yuan a piece. ”

Ergou's mother was speechless and said, "Give us a commission of 5 yuan for one piece, why do we still want to make our own money?" You feed the chickens and then boil the kettle for hot water, and I'll ask a few neighbors if they want cotton clothes, which is a lot cheaper than 5 yuan. ”

I heard that it was 5 yuan cheaper, and the quality was good, so the neighbors were also very happy, and they sold 4 cotton clothes in the morning, and 3 said that they would wait for their families to come back to discuss.

Ergou's mother is also very happy, this is much faster than collecting porcelain.

……

After Wang Yuan played with his wife at home for a while, the time came to the evening of December 17, 1987.

The little girl stayed in Wang Yuan's courtyard, and the big white cat she picked up went directly into Wang Yuan's bed.

"Purr Purr Purr ~"

Through a layer of quilts, the purr of the big white cat was muffled.

"Second brother, can you give me back the cat?" The little girl was lying in the small quilt on the right, and said pitifully.

"It's none of my business, it's her own reluctance to look for you." Wang Yuan was naked, and the big white cat with fur was lying on his body, which was indeed quite warm.

He lifted the quilt and endured the cold to push the big white cat out, but the big white cat immediately came back.

In an instant, the little girl's mouth pouted, and she wanted to cry aggrievedly.

Li Yan was lying on Wang Yuan's left, and she smiled: "Why is this?" Why does the big white cat like to stick to you? ”

"When she was a kitten, I used to tease her, feed her, and tickle her, which may have something to do with her experience as a child."

Wang Yuan directly grabbed the big white cat out, and then stuffed it into the little girl's bed, and the little girl immediately hugged her, and she was happy.

The big white cat didn't toss anymore, and Meimei slept in the little girl's bed.

The lights were turned off, and Wang Yuan was still talking to Li Yan: "Tomorrow I will go hunting with Mengzi and Huzi, and the family will rely on you in the near future."

"Well, you should also pay attention to safety when you go hunting in the mountains, are there enough bullets? Bring a little more. Li Yan looked very worried.