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"Girl, please calculate how much it is......" He Bin pushed the shopping cart to the cashier counter and said to the little sister inside.

"Sir, these things you want are a total of 34 yuan, 6 jiao and 7 cents...... "The girl at the cash register counted the goods he had selected and counted out a number.

"Okay, give it to ......" He Bin took out his wallet, clicked on the 3 yuan bill and handed it over.

"Sir, this is looking for your money. "The cashier gave him the change.

He Bin put the large pile of New Year's goods into the two sacks he brought from the mall and carried them out one by one.

"Ouch, Xiaohe, you're here to buy New Year's goods......" He had just walked to the parking lot outside the mall when he heard someone greet him.

Looking back, it was the old king of the same village. He smiled and said, "Yes, I bought some seafood, sugar and wine, as well as vegetables and fruits." Lao Wang, are you also here to buy New Year's goods?"

"Yes, the kid at home is clamoring for something to eat, but the village supply and marketing cooperatives don't have that thing, so they have to go to the county to buy it. Lao Wang smiled and said. He is also a new immigrant, from Henan, came a year earlier than He Bin, and now his family has 30 acres of grassland, and his life is quite nourishing.

He Bin thought for a while and said, "What kind of power ......is it?"

"Yes, yes, that's it. Lao Wang patted his head and said with a smile: "I really don't know what is delicious about this thing, and I still have a bitter ...... after eating it."

"Hey, children like to eat this nowadays, and my little sister likes it too, so I also bought a can. ”

Lao Wang said with emotion: "Yes, life is better now, and there are many things that were not there before." Like in the past, when we were children, we had a fart snack, and we couldn't afford to eat it. During the Chinese New Year, it would be good to be able to eat some maltose, rock sugar or something. Like today's children, there are so many snacks, there are hundreds of kinds of candy in the mall alone, and my eyes are picky, and I don't know what to buy. ”

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then went their separate ways.

He Bin walked to his sleigh, threw the New Year's goods in his hand into the cargo compartment behind him and locked them, fed some meat to the dogs pulling the cart, and told them to continue to look after the sleds, and walked to the watch shop in the south of the city.

In high latitudes such as Sanbei and Sakhalin, sledding is a very common means of transportation, and in some alpine regions, it can be used for a year or even half a year. Although new types of sleds are now available, traditional animal-powered sleds are still common. After all, the cost of sledding is still relatively high, and the purpose is relatively simple, even if the national living standard is much higher than before, many people are still reluctant to buy privately. For example, in the village where He Bin lives, the village office and the cooperative have five public sleds, and each household still uses dog sleds.

However, the current animal sled has long been updated, and the shotgun has been replaced. The new sled uses light steel tubes as the chassis and aluminum alloy as the skeleton, which is both strong and lightweight compared to the traditional bulky wooden frame structure. It is also equipped with a detachable canopy and cargo compartment, and can even be converted into a passenger car for use as a snowmobile. The sleigh is equipped with a multi-purpose harness, which can be pulled by large animals such as cows, horses, mules, etc., or by dogs, and can also hang more than a dozen sleds into a string to form a snow train, which is pulled by the sled car, which is very convenient to use.

For herders like He Bin, the more convenient thing is that they can use sheepdogs to pull sleds, anyway, at this time, the livestock are put in the corral for the winter, and the dogs have nothing to do, just to pull the sled. Of course, this multi-purpose collie dog is also a new breed that has only been developed in recent years, the product of genetic engineering. This kind of tall, amazingly powerful and "wise and brave" dog not only did not exist before, but it is also unique in the whole earth.

After walking into the watch shop, He Bin suddenly felt dazzled and blinded by the dazzling array of clocks inside.

"Sir, are you buying a clock...... a clerk greeted her.

"Uh, yes, I'm going to buy two watches, women's ......," He Bin said with some restraint.

"Oh okay, we have a lot of women's watches here, you can check them out. The female clerk said enthusiastically: "If it's convenient, can you tell me who you want to buy it for?" Is it for your wife, for your girlfriend, or for your elders, what age it is, and the style is different......

As she spoke, she took out a watch box, pointed to the two watches inside, and introduced: "Look, this is the latest couple watch this year, Double Lions, 19 diamonds, with a calendar, now our store New Year promotion, this couple watch is only 13b yuan, very cost-effective......"

He Bin took a look at it, this pair of watches is indeed very exquisite, and it is indeed worth the price. But he blushed and said, "No, no, no, I ...... I don't have a girlfriend yet. I bought it for my two younger sisters, one is seventeen and the other is fifteen......"

"Oh, it's for my sister, so let's choose these ones. The female clerk took out a few more watches and introduced: "The style and color of these models are very suitable for young girls......

He Bin finally chose a gemstone flower card, which is made of stainless steel and has a very beautiful shape.

Now the store's New Year discount is a total of 13-yuan after the discount...... Please show your ID sir . The female clerk said with a smile.

"Ah, you still need an ID card to buy a watch......" He Bin was a little surprised.

The clerk explained, "That's right, it's a notice from the superiors. Because our clocks are sold very cheaply in China, the same model is at least two-thirds less than abroad, and now the European war, the price of watches has risen again. So now there are some people who buy low-priced watches from China and smuggle them abroad. Therefore, the superiors want us to control the source of customers. ”

He Bin nodded, then took out his ID card and gave it to the clerk to register. Next, he went to the clothing store and bought a few new sets of clothes for his family, as well as a few pieces of cloth. Later, he went to the county middle school to pick up his two younger sisters, and then drove home in a sleigh.

The county seat is more than 40 kilometers away from Anle No. 2 Village, where his home is located, and the normal speed of dog sledding is about B kilometers, and you can rush home before dark with some fuel on the road

After He Bin said "go home" to the dog, he closed the door of the carriage and retracted into the carriage. Although the weather is not bad today, it is also -15 degrees Celsius, and it is not so comfortable to sit outside. As for the dogs, don't worry at all, this new type of sheepdog called "Jilin Dog" is very hardy, can jump around at minus 40 degrees, and they are very smart, and their memory is also very good, and they can know the way home without being controlled by the owner. As long as the order is given, the owner can sleep soundly, which can be called a biological version of full autopilot. This is also an important reason why people like to use this kind of dog sled, which does not have this function.

"Second sister, third sister, this is a New Year's gift for you......" As soon as He Bin returned to the carriage, he took out two watch boxes from his arms.

"Wow, it's a watch, thank you, brother, you're so good" The third sister cheered and grabbed the watch box, and immediately took out the watch and put it on her hand.

The second sister didn't take it, but asked a little hesitantly: "Brother, the watch is very expensive, you spent so much money......

"Hehe, you can rest assured that now that my brother is rich, what are the two watches. He Bin said with a smug face: "You still don't know, how much money our family has earned this year?"

"How many?"

"Is there 30?"

Both sisters asked. They usually study in the county middle school and only go home on holidays, so they don't know the specific situation at home.

"30 cuts, too little......" He Bin smiled and stretched out a hand. "That's the number......"

"60 yuan"

"Wrong, it's 66 to be precise, it's 655 yuan, note that this is a net income, in addition to the net income after buying feed, medicines and repaying loans. It's less than a fraction of the money to buy a watch for you. He Bin laughed.

"Hiss......" both sisters gasped.

"655 yuan, that's too much, isn't it?" the second sister said in disbelief.

"What is that? Lao Wang's family next door earned more than 706 yuan this year. He Bin said: "Next year, I will raise more cattle and sheep, and now the Europeans are fighting, and business is good." The price of cattle and sheep has risen by more than half, and the supply is still in short supply. People from food factories, canneries, and tanneries run around the village every three days. With that, a happy smile appeared on his face.

"Now a goat can buy about 40 yuan, and a beef cow can buy about 180 yuan. Last year, our family sold 172 cows, 60 sheep, sold more than 50,000 yuan, removed feed, medicine and daily consumption, and then repaid the loan and paid this year's calf money and pasture seed money, making a net profit of more than 5,000 ah. Look, we've come to the right place, hahaha. In the past, when our family was in Hunan, we only earned a few hundred yuan a year at most. ”

The more He Bin said, the more proud he became: "In this way, we will pay off the bank loan this year, and if we pay it back next year, we will have an annual income of 10,000 yuan, hahahaha......"

The second sister said happily: "Brother, this is still thanks to the high-quality cattle and sheep provided by the government, feed and medicine, the cattle and sheep we raised in the past can't grow much in a year, and they are easy to get sick." ”

He Bin nodded: "That's right, let's just say that the big-eared goats we raise now can be slaughtered in five months, each head can grow to more than 20 catties, can produce more than 100 catties of meat, and can raise them twice a year." The [July Cattle] we raise can be slaughtered in seven months, and each head can grow to more than 106 catties, and can produce more than 700 catties of meat. However, we must not forget the good pasture, which is much stronger than before, not only grows fast, has high yields, but also is rich in nutrients, and cattle and sheep eat strong ......"

"I heard that the current high-quality pigs are also growing very fast, and they will be slaughtered in more than six months...... the third sister also said.

He Bin smiled: "Yes, the kind is called 6-pig, it is said that the first batch of pigs is slaughtered in an average of 16-days, so it is called this name." Now there are more powerful 26 pigs, which are slaughtered in an average of 26 days, but I heard that the meat of this kind of pig is not very tasty, and it is made into sausages and canned food and sold in Europe. However, it is more troublesome for us to raise pigs here, it is simple to raise cattle and sheep, it is convenient to grow pasture grass on the grassland, and it is not suitable to plant sweet potatoes and the like. ”

"Experts from the agricultural technology station said that if we use the current high-quality pasture, the forage per acre of grassland can raise four cows or 20 sheep, and our family's 20 acres of grassland can raise up to 106 cattle or 506 sheep at a time, and we raised too little last year......

"Wow, there are so many, you and your mother can't take care of them. The second sister exclaimed.

"Yes, you two and your brother are both studying, and we really can't take care of it. Even if you add the people of the cooperative, there are not enough people. So we discussed it in the cooperative, and this year's share of our family is 60 cows and 26 sheep. However, the extra grassland can be bought grass, and the Xiangguang farm next door can be purchased openly, which is also an income. ”

The He Bin brothers and sisters counted with their fingers, planning a happy life in the future.