Look at it, it "Yo, Brother Changfluzel, your second boy will be a college student soon, your whole family is a commercial grain account, and you can also look down on our countryman's fish?" The contractor's mother-in-law, eating watermelon, spat seeds to the side.

The couple talked and laughed, but they didn't talk about the fish.

Tian Guoliang was so angry that his face darkened, "Let's buy fish!" Do you sell fish? Your five-acre fish pond can't be without a five-pound one, right? ”

"Not really." The contractor smiled, pinching his toes and teasing him.

His mother-in-law spit out the seeds again and ate a few mouthfuls of watermelon, "Our countrymen's fish have to be kept for the New Year and sold, and they can't be sold at this time, so you can look elsewhere." ”

"Dad, let's go!" Tian Guoliang glanced at the two of them coldly, pulled Tian Changfa and left.

Tian Changfa refused to leave, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, smoked and handed it to the contractor, "Do me a favor." ”

Because he works in a towel factory and has to pay attention to fire safety, he never smokes, but when he came to the countryside, he found that many people rely on cigarettes to communicate their feelings.

He also bought cigarettes and put them on his body.

But he still doesn't smoke it, only gives it to others.

The contractor didn't answer, "I don't smoke, and I can't help, Brother Changhair, you can find someone else to buy." ”

With that, he put on his slippers and went into the house.

Tian Guodong pulled back Tian Changfa, "Dad, let's go." ”

Tian Chang's face was gray, his lips were pursed, he stuffed the cigarette back into the box and put it in his pocket, put his hands behind his back, and turned to leave.

After the father and son left, the contractor walked out, looked at the back of the three of them walking away, and sneered, "Buy thirty fish, this is not to eat yourself, it must be someone else to buy it at his house, and there are no fish in his fish pond, so come to me to buy it?" Hmph, why should I help him make a business? People in the city are inappropriate, go to the countryside to rob my business? Look at what he can! ”

His mother-in-law threw away the watermelon rind, "Baby, Dad, they didn't buy ours, they will definitely go to another house, you ride to another house to remind them, don't let them help a family in this city!" ”

"Yes, yes, you reminded me!" The contractor quickly walked into the house, pushed out the bicycle, kicked his feet, and rushed in front of Tian Changfa to another contractor's house.

"Third uncle, back then, the people of our village team wanted to work in the towel factory, and the long-haired father didn't even see us, why should we help him do business? Anyway, I didn't give the fish, if you do, let's not talk about uncles and nephews in the future, I don't recognize you as an uncle! The contractor waved his hand with a cold face.

In the village team where Tian Changfa lives, most of the families are surnamed Tian.

Going back two hundred years, it is an old ancestor.

Except for the landlord who fled to Nanyang with his family in the forties and never returned, in the village team, the grandfather with long hair in the village is the most promising.

Became a worker in a towel factory.

It is said that he later served as a group leader.

However, Tian Changfa's grandfather did not help a member of his clan to work in the factory.

Therefore, Tian Changfa's family went back to live in the old house, and few people welcomed their family back.

Knowing that Tian Changfa was going to do a fish business, several other contractors originally just wanted to see jokes, but they didn't expect that a young master from a rich family in the city came to help them dig pond mud, and this time, they came to business.

They couldn't bear it anymore.

If you endure it any longer, Tian Changfa's family will be developed again, and they will have to look down on their countrymen again.

"You kid is really worried, I won't give long-haired fish, I went to the county to find long-haired his father more than ten times, and I didn't even see him, so I wasted a lot of fares. I help him with his business? I want to eat it! You are busy with your going, oh no, from the hurry up to inform the other families, you are not allowed to sell me fish, whoever sells me will go to the night! "This contractor is the oldest and oldest of the several contractors in the village team.

He dared to say and do.

The young contractor smiled and said, "With the words of the third uncle, I am relieved, and I will go to inform the other companies." ”

The contractor rode to another house.

He told the words of the old contractor Uncle Toda to the others.

Everyone said that they would not sell fish to Tian Changfa.

"Let them also suffer the hardships of our countrymen, and see how proud they are, the fish business is so good? Originally, the business of our few companies was not very good, and if we came to him again, the business would be even worse. ”

"Who's to say it isn't?"

Several contractors felt that the number of people buying fish in the town had already been fixed, and that one more person to sell fish would rob them of their former customers.

How could they help Tian Changfa in business?

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Tian Changfa, father and son, came to Uncle Tian's house.

Uncle Tian San remembered that he was once refused to arrange a job in the county seat by Tian Changfa's father, and now he was angry when he saw Tian Changfa's father and son.

"No fish! Go to another house and buy it! ”

It's very ruthless.

Tian Changfa had to go to another house.

Again, the other few don't sell them fish.

"It's strange, why don't you sell them all? The tone of their voices is the same, as if they have been discussed. Tian Guoliang frowned suspiciously.

"Dad, let's buy thirty grass carp in one go, and all of them cost more than five catties, they may suspect that we are sending it elsewhere, this is jealousy." When Tian Guodong came out of the first contractor, he guessed it.

Although he was rejected, Tian Changfa was not too angry.

He glanced at his two sons and said, "Forget it, they are all from the same family, they may have their difficulties, let's go to the team in the next village to have a look." ”

It was still early to start work in the afternoon, and the father and son walked to the team in the next village.

The Red Flag Brigade has ten village groups, and the first and second village teams are all surnamed Tian.

The surname of the third, fourth and fifth teams is Wang, and the surname of the sixth and seventh teams is Chen.

Among the ninety teams, there are those surnamed Li, those surnamed Yin, and those surnamed Luo.

Tian Changfa, father and son, came to the third team.

Although they are from the same village brigade, the residents of the village brigade with different surnames do not interact much.

Even if it is only separated by a few households, the usual red and white ceremonies will not come and go.

Of course, those who have a good relationship and live close to each other will also move around with two surnames.

There is not much movement between different surnames, so there is no resentment or jealousy.

Tian Changfa told the contractor surnamed Wang about buying fish, and the contractor readily agreed.

"I don't know how many I can catch, the big fish will only be available at the end of the year, how many can I catch now, right?"

Tian Changfa was very happy, "Okay, thank you." ”

In the end, the contractor caught only ten fish.

Although it is less, Tian Changfa is still very satisfied.

In the evening, I will look for a few other ones, and if I get together, I will be able to get a hundred.

The father and son brought back ten fish and raised them in a dug pond.

and covered it with weeds to keep it out of the shade.

Tian Miaoxiu saw that they let the fish in, and quietly sent ten more fish and mixed them inside.

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After finishing work and eating dinner in the evening, Tian Fachang had to take Tian Guodong and Tian Guoliang to buy fish.

Tian Miaoxiu pulled Tian Guoliang, "Second brother, let Dad take the eldest brother!" Let's catch fish. ”

She had to take advantage of the bad light at night to catch the dozens of fish that were left.