Chapter 39: Not afraid of the cold, but afraid of poverty
The woman bought two fish and went upstairs. The child shouted behind her, "I'm going to eat fish today", which aroused the curiosity of the neighbors and also gave Li Long Brought new customers.
The people living in this community are workers and their families. These days, most workers are still living much better than farmers, so they still have some money left to buy fish.
Seeing someone coming around, the middle-aged man hurriedly picked out a carp and a black fish. When he paid the money, he returned it to Li Long and said:
"Young man, can you come again before the year comes?" One trip? We will issue a wage subsidy two years ago. If you can come then, there will definitely be no shortage of people buying your fish.”
"It depends on the situation." Li Long smiled, "Whether the fish in the sea can be caught depends on luck, I can't say."
The middle-aged man nodded to express understanding, then left with the fish in his arms.
There were not many people around, but most of them were buying one by two. A middle-aged woman asked after seeing the fish:
“Young man, are there any smaller fish? This fish is too big, I can't cook it Taste."
"Yes, do you want some crucian carp and small ditch fish?" Li Long said, "I didn't get all the fish. I don't know if I can sell them. There is also a ten kilogram big flower. Where’s the silver carp?”
"Then take it here, I'll wait for you here." The middle-aged woman said and stepped aside.
Li Long responded. After the others had picked out the fish and paid, he saw that no one was there anymore, so he said, "Sister, wait for me, I will get it right away."
In just a short time, most of the dozen or so fish in the bag were sold, and Li Long was really in a good mood.
He hurriedly carried the urea bag and walked out to find the carriage to load the fish.
Someone who heard the news rushed down, but did not see any fish seller, so they asked the middle-aged woman:
"Sister-in-law Yu, the fish seller is gone?"
"No, he went to get the fish. I don't want the big fish, I want the small one. He went to get the small one."
"Then. Okay, I'll wait. "Although the factory also gave out welfare benefits these days, supplies are really scarce. The snow is so thick in this winter, so many things can't be transported, and it's not easy to buy fish.
Tao Daqiang, who was guarding the carriage, saw Li Long coming out and hurriedly drove the carriage over.
“Brother Long, how are the fish sales going?”
"It's very good. There are a lot of people asking for it. You park the carriage outside the family's courtyard, and I'll put some fish in to sell now." Li Long said with a smile, "Stomp your feet when you feel cold."
< br>"I'm not cold." Tao Daqiang said with a smile. In fact, his eyebrows, eyelashes, and hair were all covered with hoarfrost. It was really cold in the twelfth lunar month of this year. Even if he wore a cotton-padded jacket and cotton trousers, he would be completely frozen if he stayed outside for a long time.
I can’t even feel my feet.
But what is more uncomfortable than the cold is poverty.
Now that he can see the hope of getting rid of poverty, Tao Daqiang will not think that suffering is a big deal.
Li Long entered the yard again carrying a bag full of fish. The old man at the gate just took a look and ignored him.
There were already four or five people waiting in the yard. When they saw Li Long coming with another bag full of fish, they hurriedly gathered around.
"Everyone, please don't worry!" Li Long said hurriedly, "Wait until I arrange the fish, otherwise it will be difficult for everyone to choose, right?"
"Okay, young man, I will listen to you. "Everyone gave up their positions.
Li Long took out another urea bag from the bag, spread it on the ground, and began to lay out the fish one by one.
Looking at the big silver carp weighing more than ten kilograms, several people were exclaiming:
“This fish is so big!”
“That’s right, such a big fish has never been seen before. I’ve seen it before!”
“Young man, how do you sell this big fish?”
“This one costs nine yuan.” Li Long raised the price a bit, after all, shipping costs have to be added, right?
The man stopped talking. His monthly salary was less than forty, and he wanted to lose a quarter of it at once, which he couldn't bear to part with.
The middle-aged woman who asked for the small fish first looked at the crucian carp and asked: "How to sell these small crucian carps?"
"No matter the size, ten of them are worth one dollar. "In fact, the smallest crucian carp is as big as a palm, and the smaller ones are all kept at home.
“Then give me two dollars.” The woman knew immediately that this was actually a better deal than a big fish and said immediately.
"Give me two dollars too!" another person said immediately.
Li Long did not expect that small fish would sell better than big fish. He was very happy and quickly counted the fish and collected the money. Those who came to buy fish all had something in their hands, either bags or basins. They took the fish and counted the money. Some were in a hurry to go home and prepare to melt the fish, while others didn't want to leave.
In less than half an hour, only the big silver carp and two white silver carp were left on the stall.
Seeing that there was no one around, Li Long simply put the stall away and hurried out again, loading up the few remaining small crucian carps and setting them up.
Half an hour later, the small crucian carp was sold short. Just when Li Long thought that the big silver carp might be pulled back, a tall man in his fifties strode over.
Seeing that there was only one big silver carp on the stall, he frowned and asked:
"Is this the only fish left?"
"Yes." Li Long said, " Everything else is sold out.”
“Then you can return it tomorrow. "Come or not?"
"I can't come." Li Long shook his head, "My home is far away, in the countryside of Ma County. It takes me a long time to come back. When I get back, I won't have time to catch fish again." It will be three or five days later.”
"Okay." The man hesitated, pointed to the silver carp and asked:
"How to sell this fish?"
"Eight yuan." Li Long did not insist on nine yuan. Yes, several people asked about the price before, but they stopped talking when they heard it was nine yuan.
"Cheaper, I'll buy it if it's cheaper." The man said, "Six yuan, how about it?"
"Seven yuan." Li Long felt that such a big fish, It's about ten kilograms, and selling it for six yuan is really not worth it.
"Okay." The man smiled, happily took out the money, then turned around and walked out of the family courtyard with the fish on his shoulders.
Not from this unit?
Li Long put away the bag and began to count the money.
We brought a lot of fish today. Li Long picked through the more than 70 kilograms of fish he caught yesterday at night. He kept the smaller carp, silver carp, and extremely small crucian carp at home, leaving the remaining fish. There are sixty kilograms.
Except for the big silver carp, there were 19 large fish weighing nearly 40 kilograms and more than ten kilograms of small fish. They were sold for a total of 48 yuan and 50 cents.
It’s really equivalent to a worker’s monthly salary!
Among them was Tao Daqiang's fifteen yuan - which Li Long calculated based on labor, tools, and level of effort.
He returned to the carriage with the bag and counted out fifteen yuan to Tao Daqiang:
"Daqiang, this is your money today. You and your brother will come out tomorrow. This money Should you take it, keep it here with me, or return it? Do you want to buy something after you go?”
“I’ll take five yuan and leave the rest here.” Tao Daqiang thought for a while and said, “I want to see if there are fish nets for sale at the supply and marketing cooperative. I’ll also buy a network.”
"Then let's take a look here in Shicheng. There is a lot of space here and there are a lot of supplies."
"Okay." Tao Daqiang's eyes shone, and he was a little curious. He hadn't visited Shicheng yet!
The two drove the carriage to Shicheng Department Store - Tao Daqiang didn't ask Li Long how he knew the location. In his opinion, Brother Long should know everything.
Actually, Li Long is also very curious. What is the difference between the Shicheng Department Store today and later generations?
Thanks for the reward from I Am a Kid, there will be the first round of recommendations tomorrow, I’m a little nervous
(End of this chapter)