Chapter 61: True friends should be friends enough
The fish were sold out and the sun had not yet set. Li Long simply bought red paper, writing brushes and ink from the sales department on the old street.
While sitting in the carriage and driving back, he was calculating in his mind that the fish sold for a total of one hundred and sixty-one yuan, excluding the five yuan given to Tao Daqiang, and the money for shopping and eating, he also had to give The eldest brother gave me fifty, which was the money for catching fish, and I still had one hundred left in my hand.
And I still have 500 yuan left from the previous fish sales, and this adds up to 600 yuan.
Tomorrow he planned to go to Harimu's house in the mountains. Li Long planned to get up early and go to the black market to buy enough rice, flour and oil, and then go to the department store to buy tea, sugar cubes and salt.
Although the tea and salt at Harimu's house are definitely enough, there are also exchanges between herders. Using this in exchange for things is the most convenient and most satisfying to both parties.
By the way, you also need to bring enough ammunition.
"Brother Long, are you still going to catch fish tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow... I'll catch it. But I won't catch it. You can ask my brother then, I want to go into the mountains."< br>
“Brother Long, can I use bullets to your house in exchange for some meat?”
"What's the change? I'll cut three to five kilograms for you." Li Long smiled, "Tell me, do you want pork belly, ribs, or leg meat?"
"I'll refine some fat from the fat. Tao Daqiang shook his head, "I'd better change. I want to change more."
"Okay."
"I'll also use the money to buy some charcoal..."
"Then I'll give you ten yuan first, and you go to the team to buy charcoal first. Ten One yuan can buy one or two hundred kilograms, and it can be burned for a while.”
Tao Daqiang nodded. He would catch fish tomorrow, so the other five dollars would be his stipulated wages.
When they returned to Ma County, the sun was almost setting. Li Long bought a few more big meat buns. The two of them ate while rushing back, and finally made it back to the team before dark.
Li Long returned the carriage, while Tao Daqiang went to buy charcoal, and the two of them split up.
Back at Li's house, the mutton soup is hot in the pot, and Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei are processing the fish together.
“Brother, did you catch another fish today?”
"Well, I have nothing to do anyway." Li Jianguo said with a smile, "I made fifty or sixty kilograms today, not as much as yesterday, but the fish monster is beautiful."
"Then why don't you go and see it tomorrow? Go. I’ll go to the mountains tomorrow and sell the jade, so I have to give it back.”
"That's right." Li Jianguo said, "Buy more, don't let others suffer."
Liang Yuemei pointed to the pot and said:
"Let's drink the mutton soup first. There are steamed buns and pickles on the fire wall. You can eat them while you watch.”
"Okay." Li Long was not polite. He scooped up a large bowl of mutton soup and drank it. He felt that the coldness slowly dissipated and his body warmed up.
Li Juan and Li Qiang were playing separately on the kang. When Li Long came in, Li Qiang held up the frog and said to him:
"Uncle, there are many people who want to play with the frog today. I Just give it to Xiaodong who is good to me Played with stones.”
“You can give your toys to whoever you want to play with.”
Li Juan was holding the doll on the kang and looked at Li Long. Long looked at her and smiled shyly.
Right, little girls should smile more. It was so bad to have a sullen face before!
Waiting for Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei to clean up the miscellaneous fish, Li Long took out fifty yuan and handed it to his elder brother:
"Brother, this is the money for selling fish today."
"Are you pretending?" Li Jianguo shook his head. , "I have it here."
"Brothers settle the accounts, this is your share, I'm keeping mine." Li Long patted his pocket, "I won't give you what's mine. I have to save money to get a wife.”
"Hahahaha." Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei both laughed, knowing that Li Long was joking.
“Have you bought the red paper?”
“Yes, I’ve put the red paper, ink and brush in my room.” “Okay, don’t bring them over. After cutting it, I will tell you how to use it.”
Because he had to leave early tomorrow, Li Long went back to the east room to rest after eating.
Li Jianguo opened the chest of drawers with the key and put the money in. Looking at the thick unity inside, he locked the door and said with some emotion:
"It's like a dream, why do you feel that this money comes so easily?"
"That's it." Xiaolong has the ability." Liang Yuemei said, "Otherwise we would still owe money."
"Yes." Li Jianguo was a little unconvinced. He was originally taking care of his brother, but now he feels like it's the other way around.
But I laughed again thinking about it. My brother has become successful, so I should be happy, right?
Also, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, should I send some money to my family?
He decided to wait for Li Long to come back from the mountains and discuss it with him.
Early the next morning, Li Long went to the horse number to hitch the carriage and left in a hurry.
Li Long successfully returned from selling fish, and Tao Daqiang bought ten yuan of charcoal from the team. These two pieces of news spread among the team.
Many people who were not optimistic about Li Long selling fish have shut their mouths. Not only did they sell the fish, they also gave Tao Daqiang a share of the money. What does it mean? It shows that Li Long has the ability to make money without being arrested.
Li Long left in a hurry again. If they wanted to find out more details, they could only go to the Li family and Tao Daqiang.
The Lu family's sister-in-law couldn't get any useful information out of Liang Yuemei, nor could anyone else who came over to inquire about the situation.
As for Tao Daqiang, after what happened last time, he already knew the seriousness of the matter, so he didn't know anything about it - even his father and eldest brother Tao Dayong came to ask, but they didn't say anything.
His sister-in-law Ma Chunhong said angrily that his elbow was turned outward. Tao Daqiang only said: "The Li family paid twenty yuan of the fine for my brother's arrest."
This With just one sentence, Ma Chunhong was silenced and left speechless.
Tao Daqiang and Li Jianguo went to Xiaohaizi to catch fish. Others in the team also caught fish, but they didn't care. It is a public water area, and it is impossible for one family to catch them all. Moreover, only if more people catch fish, they will not be used as rafters.
They can feel the envious looks from others.
Li Jianguo knew that this business of selling fish to make money would spread sooner or later and would no longer be unique.
But he was not worried. He always felt that Li Long had many ways to make money in his mind.
Li Long rushed to the black market. There were still many people at this time.
Although some people are caught, there are policies and countermeasures, and these people are also very smart.
Li Long found two stalls selling grain. After asking the price, he bought all the 40 kilograms of rice and 60 kilograms of flour displayed at the two stalls!
The total cost was more than fifty yuan, and he really didn’t feel bad at all. I also bought two pots of vegetable oil with 5 kilograms each. I originally wanted to buy more, but there was only so much here.
After buying it, Li Long simply took the horse and left without stopping for a moment to avoid being caught.
After going to the big meat cafeteria for breakfast, he went to the department store to buy tea, sugar, salt, and some fruits, which were for the children - shopping was like going to war, after all, the carriage It’s quite worrying that no one is watching. Fortunately, he could still see the outside through the window of the building at this time. Seeing that he bought a lot, the salesperson came out to help, which also made Li Long feel relieved.
Li Long took the reins and pulled a cart of things to the vicinity of Harimudong's nest. When Harimu heard the dog barking and saw the things, he just stayed there.
"Adaxi (friend), Jiax (are you okay)? These are the things I brought to you." Li Long's smile was imprinted in Harimu's mind. lifetime.
He gave Li Long the jade without really expecting anything in return. And he could see that Li Long really wanted them to live a better life when he gave them things, and had no other ideas.
Friends, that’s how it should be.
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(End of this chapter)