"San'er, did you hear that, the teacher who played the furniture has found you (below). Thank you well, start the radio, help Xiao Yang sell things, don't make a mess. The old man told his son with a thick accent that he didn't know whether it was "three" or "mountain", let's call it three.

After a while, Wang San's voice came from the loudspeaker: "Ladies and gentlemen, send a notice (below), the fat (who) mother-in-law and aunt in the family are short of needlework and thread, come to the team to buy it, and come to the south to drop a needle and thread, a needle for 1 money, a thimble for 2 money, and a black and white thread for 5 money." If you don't have money, you can also exchange eggs for 1 cent, and you can refund more and make up for less. ”

"Ha (below) side, on the radio... Township Dangmeng..."

Perhaps hearing that a southerner could make furniture for his marriage, Wang San broadcast very hard, until the villagers came to the courtyard, and then turned off the radio and stopped.

An old lady who was hobbling, on crutches, was supported by an older woman, and also came to the team site, and just walked into the courtyard gate, the old village chief who was lying on the grinding plate saw it, and quickly put down the cigarette pouch and went down from the grinding plate to the door to greet her. "Oh, godmother, why are you here (what), why do you want to talk to the Buddha (tell me)."

"Come and see, Ga San'er, the radio is loud, and the ears are buzzing."

"San'er, Wang San, your grandmother is here, move a chair." The old village chief shouted at the cave while helping the old woman to walk towards the shade of the tree.

"Milk, sit down." San'er brought over a chair and put it firmly in the shade of the tree, so that the old lady could sit down.

"Everyone line up, come one by one, sister-in-law of the Zhang family, don't worry, it's all there."

Everyone quickly quieted down and bought needlework one by one.

"Godmother, you come first."

"I want a small needle and give one (a pair) of tiger head cotton children (cotton shoes) to the Ga Sanwa group."

"Ga San'er, you see how much your milk hurts you, you don't have to worry about it. Hahaha..."

"Oh, Aunt Li, don't Hoover! The forehead is dripping. Wang Shan said, turned his head to Liu Fang and said, "Get a pair of needles and threads for Ejia's grandmother, and the money will be counted as a drop." ”

"No, no, the needle for grandma, don't want money, count it mine." Yang Liufang walked up to the old lady with a needle and said, "Grandma, I'll give you the needle, and I'll get you a pair of threads if you see what color you want." ”

"Ga (the affectionate name of the elders to the juniors), it's not easy for you to do business, you have to collect money, don't charge the amount."

"Godmother, give it a drop, let it go." The old village chief took the call.

"Really give?"

"Give."

"Don't bully Gawa, then you need a black line."

"Godmother, Mu Mada, let him make furniture for our three children."

Yang Liufang hurriedly took out a small needle and a handful of black threads and handed them to the old village chief, who went into the cave to find out the newspaper and wrapped it before handing it to the old lady. That's when everyone bought needlework one by one.

There are only a few needles left at the end. Yang Liufang silently calculated in his heart, plus someone used eggs to exchange needles, and sold a total of 7 yuan and 4 cents, excluding the cost, he had already earned 5 yuan after two hard trips. At this time, it was already dinner time, and dinner here was eaten relatively early, perhaps because the lights were reduced, and everyone ate before the sun set. The old village chief asked Wang San to exchange the eggs for money to Yang Liufang, and left his son-in-law Shi Shi to have dinner with Yang Liufang.

Back at the old village chief's house, Wang San's mother had already prepared dinner, the staple food was still steamed potatoes, and the dish was also a bowl of fried potatoes with red spicy seeds, just a small bowl of scrambled eggs with tomatoes. Everyone sat down to eat, and Yang Liufang greeted Wang San's mother, who served the meal.

"You have been eaten, and there is one on the other side." Wang San's mother walked out of the cave as she spoke. Later, Yang Liufang learned that the women here did not serve when there were guests at dinner.

During the meal, everyone only eats potatoes, and they don't bother to scrambled eggs with tomatoes and bow to each other.

When the old village chief saw it, he said embarrassedly: "Xiao Yang, you eat, the hospitality is not good, the wooden method, Emeng (we) are too poor here." ”

"Very good, uncle, everyone is the same, I also came hungry and full. After the reform and opening up, it will get better slowly. Yang Liufang suddenly remembered what his brother said, and at this moment, he learned and used it lively, which made him look extremely tall.

"Suo (uncle), Suo (uncle), woo... Ga Wa is sick, her body is hot and dripping, you can take a look at it, pour some medicine (yuo), wow...."

The four of them were eating and chatting, and a woman broke into the yard with a child in her arms, crying as she ran. When he arrived, Yang Liu saw that it was the sister-in-law of the Zhang family who bought needlework in the afternoon.

"His sister-in-law of the Zhang family, don't cry first, come, hurry up and give Gawa to your uncle (Suo), let him see." Wang San's mother had already come out of the kitchen.

The old village chief stood up to welcome them into the door, and Shi and Yang Liufang and Wang San also stood up to greet them. The old village chief took the child. Liu Fang saw that the child was five or six years old, and he was already unconscious. The old village chief first touched the child's brain with his hand, then touched his own head with his hand, and then put his head against the child's head for comparison.

"Oh, I have a high fever. The merchant hasn't been here for half a year, and there is no Western medicine (yuo) at home. ”

"Woo... Uncle, what should I do? You can be saved, save Gawa. ”

The old village chief hesitated for a moment, and continued: "In this way, San'er, you and your brother-in-law go to your father's grave and kowtow a few times, tell you a few (below), pull a few wind weeds on the grave, come back to boil water for Gawa to drink, sweat, and get through!" ”

"Okay, Emon (we) will go." The two left Liu Fang behind and ran out of the door with each other.

"Wang Sanma, go and bring our panacea balm, wipe it on Gava's head and chest, and go to the heat first." Wang Sanma hurriedly went to the inner room to take it out.

"Well, that's not going to happen." The old village chief opened the red tin box the size of the wine bottle cap and muttered to himself. Carefully rubbing his hand on the yellow oil, a pungent cooling sensation came out, and Liu Fang found that the so-called panacea oil turned out to be cooling oil. The old village chief wiped his fingers on the temples and chest of the unconscious child, and the cool taste became even stronger.

The two who went to the cemetery to pull the wind weeds quickly ran back out of breath and handed a few green plants as high as straw to Wang San's mother to boil.

No one has the heart to eat now.

"What did Uncle (Uncle) say was that Western medicine? When I went to buy it this time, I saw if I could buy it. Yang Liufang asked Wang San on the side.

"Big, Xiao Yang asked you what the name of that Western medicine is? He can help buy it when it comes in. ”

"Oh, that's great. It's called Analgin, the one with the big white piece. The old village chief said, and then thought of something again, and handed over the child to the sister-in-law of the Zhang family. Turning his head to Liu Fang, he said, "By the way, you are also a Ga (small) merchant, in the past, the merchant sold medicine, and it was all a piece of money, the same as your needle." There is also a cooling oil. This merchant has not been here for half a year, and it is estimated that more than a dozen villages around him are gone. ”

Yang Liufang was excited in his heart when he heard it, this is definitely a good business opportunity, and he couldn't wait to agree: "Okay, Suo (uncle), I will listen to you, enter the city early tomorrow morning, and strive to buy the medicine as soon as possible and rush back." ”