Chapter 12: Little Pieces Add Up
is a total of 11 yuan and 4 cents, which is all the money Wang Xiaohei earned last week. Then, he took out a small black box from under the bed, the box was made of wood, it was said to be the dowry of Wang Xiaohei's mother Zhang Hua, and it was handmade by his grandfather when his parents got married.
After taking out the small wooden box, Wang Xiaohei slowly put it on his bed, and then prepared to deposit all the money for today.
Then he took out all the money and counted it.
"One cent, two cents, one piece, two pieces ......"
A total of 142 yuan and 3 cents, this is all Wang Xiaohei's property today.
"If you want history not to repeat itself, if you want to realize your wishes, if you want not to be looked down upon by your fellow villagers, now you have to work hard to make money, only in this way can you let your family be well fed, warmly dressed, healthy and healthy, and live a long life." Wang Xiaohei looked at the money on the bed and swore secretly in the letter.
Immediately, Wang Xiaohei stared intently at the incandescent lamp, as if looking at some hope and light from the future. At the same time, Wang Xiaohei was also quickly thinking about his next plan in his heart.
Since I started by selling persimmons now, I still have to make money by selling persimmons for the time being.
Therefore, Wang Xiaohei had a new idea in his heart.
First of all, you have to get more persimmons as raw materials, only in this way can you make more money. But there is not a single persimmon in sight on the persimmon tree at home, so I can only find a way from others.
Although the geographical location of Baimazhang Village is not very good, the climate here is very pleasant, and the land is very fertile, so almost every household is planted with persimmon trees. Therefore, persimmons can be said to be available to every household for the people of White Horseshoe Village. If you want to get persimmons, it is not difficult for Wang Xiaohei, who is from his ancestral hometown.
The second is to pickle and soak, Wang Xiaohei is a student after all, so he has no extra time to do this at all, the only way is to hand over the technology to Wang Dadian and Yue Xiuli, so that the two can stay away from farm work from now on, no longer tired, and increase their income.
But how could Wang Dadian and Yue Xiuli, as diligent farmers, be willing to give up their years of farm work? This made Wang Xiaohei difficult.
Finally, there is the problem of transportation, after all, there is still some distance between the school and home, although they are all flat roads, but if Wang Dadian and Yue Xiuli, two old people over half a hundred years old, carry a large basket of persimmons to sell every day.
This series of questions also made Wang Xiaohei a little overwhelmed. After a night of thinking, Wang Xiaohei finally came up with a solution, that is, to buy a bicycle, and then ride his bicycle back to pull persimmons every day during the noon break. It's a bit hard, but as long as you can earn money, what does it matter?
Thinking of this, Wang Xiaohei casually found a reason to come to the market early the next morning. Wang Dadian and Yue Xiuli were worried that Wang Xiaohei would come to the market alone, but it was only because they were busy that day, and Wang Xiaohei begged bitterly, that the two finally agreed that Wang Xiaohei would go to the market alone.
Early in the morning, Wang Xiaohei felt the happiness from the market. Because it is in the countryside, it is not possible to go to the market every day. Liangxikou Town catches the market with 3, 6, and 9 days every month, which means that there are only a few times a month to catch the market, so every time you catch the market, it is very lively.
As soon as Wang Xiaohei arrived at the market, the first thing that caught his eye was the colorful stalls. The stall owners put out a wide variety of goods, and there is a wide variety of goods. Some of the stalls are filled with fresh fruits and vegetables, and the colorful fruits and verdant vegetables give off an enticing aroma; Some stalls display a variety of small goods, a variety of trinkets, toys, stationery, etc., attracting the attention of children. People weave around these stalls, carefully selecting their favorite goods.
Of course, in this era when every household grows crops, it is natural that very few people will buy vegetables to eat, so there are obviously few people in front of the stalls selling fruits and vegetables, and in contrast, the shops selling black and white televisions and cassette tapes are crowded with people.
Wang Xiaohei only stopped for a moment and began to look for a shop that sold bicycles.
In 1999, there were almost no shops selling bicycles in remote towns. So after Wang Xiaohei searched carefully around the market, he still couldn't find a bicycle seller.
At this time, Wang Xiaohei was already tired and sweating, and just as he was about to sit on the ground and rest, someone suddenly stopped him.
"Xiao Hei, why are you here to catch up?"
Wang Xiaohei turned his head to take a look and found that the person who came was his distant uncle Zhang Shizhao. This person is a relative of Wang Xiaohei's mother Zhang Huaniang's family, because he went out to work early before, so he earned some money, and then bought a house in the town and moved the whole family to the town. Although he is only a distant uncle, he takes special care of Wang Xiaohei. It is said that it was because Zhang Shizhao's father died early, he only had a sick mother, and there were several brothers and sisters who did not grow up, so the family was poor and very poor at that time.
"Uncle." Wang Xiaohei shouted loudly with a smile.
"Blackie, where are your grandparents? Why didn't you see them? Zhang Shizhao looked around Wang Xiaohei and asked.
"Cousin, my grandparents didn't come, I came alone." Wang Xiaohei replied with a smile.
"What are you doing by yourself?" Zhang Shizhao asked with concern.
Although Wang Xiaohei was a little hesitant, he still told Zhang Shizhao the real reason why he came to the market.
After listening to Wang Xiaohei's words, Zhang Shizhao thought for a moment and then said: "Xiaohei, you must not have eaten yet, so let's take you to my house for some dinner first, and then I have a way to buy you a bicycle." ”
"Really? Cousin, can you really help me buy a bicycle? Wang Xiaohei asked with some excitement.
"Of course, you can rest assured, as long as your cousin promises you, he will definitely be able to buy it for you."
As soon as these words came out, the loss in Wang Xiaohei's heart was swept away.
came to Zhang Shizhao's home, Zhang Shizhao's wife Wu Shuhua also received Wang Xiaohei very warmly.
On the other side, Zhang Shizhao took out a small notebook and went out.