Chapter 14 The 'hillbilly' enters the city in a horse-drawn carriage
The accounts on Xiao Juan's small book were crossed out one by one, and when the last account was crossed out, the little girl happily hugged Li Dong's head and kissed it.
Originally, I was unhappy that the last piece of bacon was taken to pay off the debt, and I was unhappy to be kissed by Xiaojuan, and I forgot all about it. "Xiaojuan, let's eat meat buns at night. ”
"Don't. ”
Xiaojuan let go of Li Dong and opened her hand to stop Li Dong. "Canned meat should be kept for the New Year. ”
"Don't. ”
Li Dong didn't do it anymore, he didn't want to eat coarse grains anymore, he really cut his throat. "Xiaojuan, look, Dad, you have to stay up late when you work during the day and go fishing at night, and you can't do it if you don't eat something good, so Dad catches a few more fish and sells more money. ”
Who knows, Han Xiaojuan didn't really want Li Dong to go fishing, although Xiaojuan didn't know what speculation was, but she also knew that it was not a good thing to secretly fish and sell, and she would be arrested. "Dad, let's not fish, okay, if we want to be caught, let's work hard to earn rations. ”
The accounts are still clear, Han Xiaojuan feels that her father works hard, it is good to earn work and rations, and if she is caught fishing and selling, she will be criticized, Xiaojuan has seen the criticism of the scary, and the villain doesn't want the new father to be criticized.
Li Dong grinned. "Don't worry, Dad has inquired clearly, the militia hasn't been patrolling recently, Dad will be careful. ”
It's not okay not to fish, but I'm going to bring a few more wild kings next time, eight hundred and one, it's all money. Do some brisk farm work during the day, eight work points are very good, and secretly go to the reservoir to fish at night, not to mention, at least three or two Wang Ba on this day.
The small life is quite comfortable, many years of sleep problems have been cured, I have worked for a day during the day, and I can catch fish at night, and I will fall asleep in minutes when I return home.
"No, it doesn't work. ”
The next day, I got up and had a sore back, harvesting sorghum the day before, Li Dong couldn't be lazy, carrying sorghum ears, going back and forth for an afternoon, this was not the next day, my shoulders were sore, and my waist pole couldn't hold up.
You must find a reason to take a day off, a day of relaxation, it is best to mix in and pick the sorghum ears, and wait for the sorghum harvest to be finished, and then go back, I really don't blame Li Dong for being lazy, and any farmer after forty years can't hold it, let alone Li Dong, a person who hasn't done farm work for many years.
Pulling weeds, tidying up the ground, stealing some corn or something, and it was done, Li Dong really couldn't hold on to this heavy physical work, and he didn't want to get up after a day of work. "No, I'm going to go into the city to eat some good easy day, so I said I'm going to visit relatives. ”
Li Dong packed up the sheets, five women's shirts, four men's shirts, and kept one for himself to wear. The other cards were left for Xiaojuan to leave two, and there were five left, electronic watches, Li Dong took them out and looked confused.
The electronic watch is broken, both are broken. "What's going on, why is it all broken, Pinduoduo cheats people, I must give him a bad review when I turn around. "The electronic watch Li Dong is still ready to sell it at a high price, and now this thing is rare in the mainland, not to mention dozens of yuan, five or six yuan a is really not afraid that it will not be sold.
It's okay now, it's all broken, it can't be sold, it's really hell. "Exterminator, three bottles, five women's shirts, two men's shirts, two pairs of stockings, then there are ten pairs of stockings left, other things, lighters, there are no such things on the market. ”
Originally, he brought a box of 100 disposable lighters, but now there are only two left, leaving one at home to sell one, and some scattered small things, Li Dong packed it up and wrapped it in a sheet, but there are no other tools that can be loaded at home.
Next time you go back, you must prepare some cloth bags, it is best to get a leather bag, Li Dongxin said. "Let's go to Uncle Guofu first and ask for leave. ”
The rich family in South Korea just got up, the two daughters-in-law are making breakfast, they have been doing heavy physical strength these days, they have eaten dry in the morning, and there is more vegetable oil in the dishes, I have to say that this has something to do with Li Dong, and each family has divided some of the ten catties of vegetable oil.
The rich family in South Korea sent ten catties of rice last time, in exchange for more than two catties of vegetable oil, the vegetable oil at home is a little richer, this does not add a little vegetable oil, finally some oil and water, this is not a vegetable soup is bleached oil flowers, but the rich family in South Korea Li Chunhua muttered a few times from time to time, making sin and putting so much oil, I don't know how to save, I won't live.
"Is Uncle Guofu at home?"
"Who, this morning. ”
"It's me, Li Dong. ”
"Uncle Li Dong. ”
As soon as Han Xiaohao heard that it was Li Dong, he ran away, the children in the village all like Li Dong, why, they usually run errands and help do something, they have something to eat, either a piece of toffee, or a mouthful of canned food, the child can't wait to treat Li Dong as his own father.
Sure enough, seeing Han Xiaohao running to open the door, Li Dong took out a piece of toffee and put it in Han Xiaohao's hand, which made his two younger brothers and one younger sister envious.
Li Chunhua saw that she snatched it. "This child, after eating, what candy are you eating, grandma will help you collect it and eat it for the New Year. ”
Han Xiaohao puffed out his mouth and looked at Li Dong, what uncle, you can't give it secretly, Li Dong smiled helplessly, what kind of stuff do you want, you must give it in person, or the value of this candy will be discounted.
Little brat, let's learn a little, Li Chunhua saw that Li Dong gave the child milk candy as soon as he entered the door, and immediately smiled a little more with a straight face. "Boss, Li Dong has something to do with you. ”
"What's the matter?"
"Uncle, that's right, a few days ago, relatives in the city brought things over, and I wanted to go into the city to have a look. ”
"It's time to go into town. ”
"Bring something. ”
"A few days ago, Xiaojuan wanted to eat fish, I wanted to catch a few, but I didn't think that the fish didn't catch but caught a few soft-shelled turtles, so I wanted to bring it over to count it as a heart. Han Fu and Li Chunhua heard that Li Dong took the soft-shelled turtle into the city to visit relatives, and their faces were strange, and they looked at each other.
This baby, I don't understand anything, why is this thing called Wang Ba, it's not a good thing, eat meat, don't drown people in the river this year, throw it into the river, throw the girl baby in the river, eat this thing.
This is also one of the reasons why rural people don't eat this thing, one is not delicious, there is no seasoning and it smells fishy, one is that there is no meat, and then there is this reason to drown dead children, throw themselves into the river and find the corpse, plus it is a dead animal or something, eighty percent of them are eaten by this thing.
Li Dong didn't know these things, the soft-shelled turtle was a good thing, how good it was, how good it was, Han Fu and Li Chunhua didn't say anything, Han Fu approved Li Dong for a day off, and Li Dong went home to pack up and prepare to go to the city.
"Obediently watch the house at home, and when you go back, Dad will bring you something delicious. ”
Li Dong went out with a sheet package on his back and carried two kings and eight kings, went out early and just arrived at the commune before the sun came out, more than ten miles Li Dong walked up and was not as out of breath as before, but he was very tired, he felt a handful of sweat, took out the steamed buns in the morning and took a few bites.
With the rice soup cooked in the morning in the bamboo tube, I took a sip and saw that the supply and marketing cooperatives were open, Li Dong went to buy a pack of cigarette holders across the river, and a pack cost four cents and four cents, which is really not cheap. China is only at this price, but it is a pity that the supply and marketing cooperatives do not have China, or if you don't see the villagers, you will have more face.
Touching the pocket, there is still a piece of seven cents and six cents left, this money is finally deducted from Xiaojuan's small treasury, the little girl's hands are very tight, she will only give a dollar if she doesn't go out, fortunately, Han Weiguo's dollar Li Dong didn't pay it back.
"Fellows waiting for the bus?"
Li Dong asked the people from the supply and marketing cooperatives to come to the place where they were waiting for the bus, and the good guy didn't have anything, not even a brand, which was really enough to save. "When will the tractor arrive?"
"Tractors?"
"How long has it been since the lad was in a car?"
"It's been several years. ”
Li Dongxin said, what's the matter, did you change the bus, that dare is good, the tractor doesn't have too much dust when it walks on the dirt road, and eats dust all the way, Li Dong is really a little unhappy.
"No wonder. ”
As he was talking, a carriage came over, it was a large carriage with three horses, and the driver was a middle-aged man in his forties, swarthy and bronze, and a sturdy man. "Phew. ”
The carriage stopped, and Li Dong looked at the people waiting for the carriage one by one, stunned. "Young man, what are you doing in a daze, get in the car. ”
What, don't make a fuss, uncle, this is a carriage, you're kidding, it's not a tractor, why is this thing?
The tractor is joking, the fool sits for two cents, too haoheng, and the diesel fuel is too expensive and no one sits, run a hammer.
"I can't get in the car, I can't go. ”
Middle-aged handlebar type, but not accustomed to Li Dong, this year and month to serve the master, yes, the service is all the master, the consumption is all grandsons, supply and marketing cooperatives, state-owned hotels, department stores, you are a grandson when you go in, don't sell eggs.
State-run hotels used to put no customer billboards, yes, no customers, are you afraid?
"Up, up. ”
If you don't go, Li Dong has no choice but to have a car to sit in, the car money is not expensive five cents, two Huazi money, Li Dong put away the baggage, and the carriage set off.
"Uncle. ”
Li Dong sat next to an uncle who did not look like a peasant, and took out his cigarette with his mouth.
"Oh, boy, yes, smack. ”
"Where, the family gave it, saying that it was away from home. ”
"This baby. ”
Uncle Lezizi took the cigarette, and Li Dong took out the lighter and lit a cigarette for the uncle, which frightened the uncle. "What's that?"
"Lightning. ”
"Lighter?"
A carload of people were all stunned, this is a fire machine, don't lie to us, how does the fire machine look like this, a disposable light machine, Li Dong remembered, this thing was made by RB in the sixties and was not imitated and sold in the coastal areas in the late eighties.
"A relative brought it back and said it was made by a little devil. ”
Li Dong lit the fire, the flame was raised, and a group of people looked strange, not to mention that they had never seen it in the car, and the handlebar style of the car was also the first time to see it.
The noise of the lighter, everyone has more respect for Li Dong, the little devil can use everything, and he also smokes cigarettes, the young man is not simple, don't be a cadre at home.
In these years, cadres are the envy of the common people, living in small buildings and going to the toilet without going out, eating commercial grain, eating good food and drinking.
This way we chatted, and Li Dong, the 'hillbilly' who entered the city for the first time, leaned on a few cigarettes with a mouth, but got a lot of news.
"Tell me what has become of the city now. ”
"What's the matter, uncle?"
"It's a mess in the city right now. ”
The uncle took a puff of cigarette, and the car was approaching the city, and there were many farmers pushing wheelbarrows, carrying burdens, or pulling wooden carts on the roadside. "You see, these farmers are not good at farming, and they run to the city. ”
Li Dong took a look, there were many vegetables on the burden he carried, and the car was about the same, this was a farmer who went to the city to sell vegetables. This year, he can go to the city to sell vegetables, Li Dong can't believe it, he can't believe it, he won't grasp speculation.
"Catch, but people say that farmers can't eat up excess agricultural products, so it's not speculation. ”
"Alas, this world, it's messy, it was a petty theft a year ago, and now it's almost bright, do you say that this world is messy. ”
Only Li Dong understands that there will be more vegetables and things in the future.
When he came to the city, Li Dong took a turn, there are not many farmers selling vegetables now, and they are all sold in some relatively remote places, and the patrolling people are also turning a blind eye, as long as you don't make too much trouble, no one cares about you.
Of course, some hawkers don't dare to sell things blatantly, and some of them are secretly pulling people with bags, Li Dong is observing and learning, and it is very difficult to do business these days.
No one knows if the policy will change suddenly, and it is not uncommon for nothing to loosen the tightening, but no one dares to joke about it.
"Comrade, smoking. Li Dong touched the package, and just went to the department store to see that the lady's shirt was sold for eight yuan, and she also asked for a ticket.
Li Dong is going to buy six or five yuan, and he wants to sell a cloth ticket if he wants to sell it, as for where to sell it, Li Dong already has a plan in his heart.
"Oh, thank you, little comrade. ”
"Comrade, let me ask you something, where is the textile factory, my mother asked me to give things to my cousin, but this is the first time I have come here, and I haven't seen the textile factory for a long time. Li Dong wiped a handful of sweat beads, he was really in a hurry, and he really didn't find the textile factory after turning around.
"Follow this road, keep going until you get to the end, and it's on the left. ”
At the end, what is the situation, Li Dong took a look, didn't he get to the riverside at the end, four or five miles. "Thank you, colleague. Li Dong was helpless, he didn't want to take the bus this year, let alone take a taxi, he could only rely on a pair of legs.
It's hard, but in order to make a fortune, bear with it.