The two didn't expect the first business to be so successful, and they were a little excited, so they followed Accountant Li to the finance room, and they walked lightly. Yang Liufang looked sideways at Wang Shan and found that Wang Shan's face was also red, and there were beads of sweat on the tip of his nose. After the two of them received the money in the accounting room, Accountant Li still asked Wang Shan to write an IOU and put it away.

"You (the door) make up 200 pieces of soap and exchange them for IOUs. Shanwa, if you dare to run away with the money, let the village chief find you and your father-in-law. Accountant Li said jokingly. Then he took them to eat mutton noodles, and by the way, he found a fellow villager who used to raise livestock in the village to feed them horses. Wang Shan gave the villager a cigarette, and Yang Liufang also gave the villager 5 cents, asking the villager to give the livestock a better meal, saying that he would have to travel a long way.

Accountant Li took them to a clean house to eat mutton noodles, and they were indispensable to smoke and be polite. After eating the noodles, he thanked Accountant Li and asked him to thank the village chief on his behalf. Wang Shan gave Accountant Li another cigarette. After saying goodbye, he took the horse from the villager, put on the carriage and drove to the next village.

Out of the village, the two of them laughed excitedly at the same time. Yang Liufang calculated in his heart that a piece of soap earned 1 yuan, and this time he earned 206 yuan for soap alone, although he did not sell the needle and thread, but the harvest has far exceeded expectations. I also slightly admired my foresight, if it wasn't for a little 10 bars of soap, the business would have run away, which shows the importance of planning ahead.

The two drove the carriage, basking in the warm autumn sun, Yang Liufang thought about his thoughts, squinted, and gradually became a little sleepy, so he said directly to Wang Shan: "Third brother, I'm a little sleepy, I want to sleep for a while." ”

"Casa (no problem), Fei (sleep)." As he spoke, he stopped the carriage and unfolded the mattress, and sat down on the wheels again, while Yang Liufang moved the goods aside, lay down on the carriage and fell asleep.

When they woke up, it was already sunset, and they arrived at a village called Forgetting. Hearing such a sensational name, Yang Liufang asked Wang Shan in puzzlement: "Third brother, why is the name of this village so good?" ”

"Nice, you don't know, there's an even better name here. Do you know what the path we're taking? ”

"What's it called? Yangguan Ancient Road! After this village and town, and then go forward, it is the Yangguan of 'no reason in the west'. ”

"Wow! It turns out that this is the northwest border Xiongguan mentioned in the middle school textbook? ”

"Yes, the village that Emeng (we) came to is a necessary place to pass through when leaving Yangguan in the west. Most of the inland armies that went on expeditions to the Western Regions or did business with the Western Regions also stopped here. In the past, whether it was an army, a general, or a businessman, after a long journey, his clothes were rotten and his shoes were worn out. So a special business was born in this village, which is sewing and pulping. And every family here will make robes and boots, which have been passed down to the present day. Because when you go out to fight, the environment is sinister, and you will die for a lifetime, so you will forget about those feelings and love here, and it is important to save your life after passing the Yang Pass, so this place is called Forget Love River. ”

"Sewing and repairing, that's just the right way to sell our needles and threads."

"By the way, when you went to buy goods, you told (me) about the large amount. Although it is now in the era of peace, most of the older people have experienced the hard days of 'three years of sewing and mending for three years', so the tradition of sewing and washing is still alive. It depends on how much the needle and thread that the Buddha (So) brought to Emeng (us) this time can sell. ”

The two drove the carriage into the village, and Wang Shan still opened the way with cigarettes and asked about the location of the village. According to the guidance of passers-by, they arrived at the entrance of the village department, and at this time, the village chief was about to walk out with a long cigarette pouch and a shirt. Wang Shan hurriedly handed the horsewhip to Yang Liufang, jumped out of the carriage himself, and stepped forward to hand over the cigarette. The village chief took it and clipped it to his ear.

"Suo (uncle), the son of Wang Cheng, the village chief of Wang Shawan, Wang Shan. The big amount of money is coming to you for help. ”

The village chief squinted his eyes and said, "Wang Shan? You've grown this big? Why aren't you impressed? ”

"Well, good uncle, I'm going to get married soon."

The village chief took a puff of dry tobacco. "It's really fast, a Ha (down) son has grown up like this, you have three babies in your Meng (your) family, you are the oldest, your second sister is married to the head of Shi Village (Village). I met your second brother-in-law a few days ago when I was receiving wheat seeds in the commune. ”

"It's a mile, it's a mile, it's a uncle. This time I came to trouble you, originally the big amount was going to drop (of), but this is not the New Year to get married, he is at home for the forehead (me) to cut down the blessing (tree) to prepare furniture, can't leave! So let E come with a brother. ”

"Oh, marry the woman of the fat (who) family?"

"Zhao Machuan's Zhao Jinchuan family's female Yinhua, when the time comes, the forehead and the forehead will come to invite you to drink the wedding wine."

"Oh, good woman! Eh, and your future father-in-law's pole service (cooked) ruthlessly. Buddha (said), what is the matter? ”

"Suo (uncle), the second brother-in-law gave Exunha (below) a carpenter, and was going to give your nephew and daughter-in-law a dowry, but people still have some goods and wood (not) to deal with, so let Ea come to you to help. As he spoke, he handed over the letter of introduction. ”

"Oh, this old man is out of the horse, can you help you!" The village chief took a puff of dry cigarette, spit it out, and nodded frequently in the smoke.

"Then thank you in advance. How do you see Emeng (us) selling? ”

"Cold medicine is still a unified buy ni (it) in the green onion! Don't know how to eat indiscriminately. What else do you sell, and you will be broadcast for a ha. So, what else do you sell besides cold medicine (yuo)? ”

"Suo (uncle), Emeng (we) have needles and threads, toothpaste, toothbrushes, cool oil, and soap, but they were sold out in the front of the red clay village. And it costs 206 yuan per month. However, we have what we need here, and the amount can be counted as one Ha (next), and Ha (next) time when they buy goods, they can bring it back together. Yang Liufang took over the conversation and said in a Xizhou dialect.

"Whoa, whoa. You two White Buddha (speak) talk, Buddha (speak). With the sound of the "horn", the village chief began to broadcast:

"Hey, hey! Dear onion names (villagers), Emeng (our) village came to sell department store drops, and if you need drops, you can come to the green onion (village) department tomorrow morning to buy. The Buddha (said) ......"

After the village chief finished broadcasting, he turned off the power and said, "Ewa, you are surprised that it is late every day, you live first, and let your aunt give you something to eat." Let's sell it again tomorrow. ”

The two were very grateful, and Yang Liufang wanted to pay the village chief, but the village chief said that he didn't want anything. Wang Shan also helped on the side, but the village chief didn't accept it. Yang Liufang was helpless, so he took out one piece of each of the remaining goods and gave them to the village chief to express his gratitude. The three of them pushed for a long time, and the village chief reluctantly accepted it.

In the evening, the two had dinner at the village chief's house, and the village chief brought out a thin quilt for them, and found a family with livestock in the village to help feed the horses. The two followed the village chief back to the village headquarters and slept in the conference room.