Chapter 121 A life-changing journey
When it was getting dark, Gu Xiaoxia went to Li’s house.
When she was about to arrive at Li's house, she happened to meet Li Long and others returning from Xiaohaizi. Gu Xiaoxia simply did not enter the yard. She waited outside for Li Long and others to arrive at the door, and then said hello to Li Jianguo. Then he said to Li Long:
"I will go to the county seat with you tomorrow morning."
"Okay, you go to bed early. We will set off from the team at almost seven o'clock tomorrow." Long said.
"Okay." Gu Xiaoxia responded, then turned to leave.
"Xiaoxia, wait a minute." Li Jianguo called to Gu Xiaoxia, took out a two- or three-kilogram piece of Wudaohei from the sledge and handed it over:
"Take it back to Dad. Replenish your body.”
"Uncle Jianguo, this won't work..."
"What's wrong? This is for your dad." Li Jianguo put the fish into her hand, "Okay, go back quickly and rest early. Get good grades tomorrow.”
Gu Xiaoxia was a little moved and hugged the fish back home. Tao Daqiang also hurried home. When he returned, he was also carrying fish. He had to rush back to cook fish soup for Tao Jianshe to replenish his body.
Li Long took a carp to the horse number and told Lao Luo that he was going to use the car tomorrow. Of course there is no problem with Lao Luo.
Li Long got up at around six o'clock the next day. He first went to the horse number to hitch the carriage and pull it to Li's house. Then he and Li Jianguo loaded the fish. Yesterday, I caught more than 50 kilograms of fish in one day, but only more than 30 kilograms met the standards for sale.
Li Long suggested that he simply sell all the frozen fish he had saved before. It will thaw in a few days, and then he can catch fresh fish to eat.
So this time the carriage contained three large bags of more than 70 kilograms of fish, and a fox skin. In order to make it easier for people to sit, Li Jianguo specially pulled a bundle of straw from the haystack and spread it on the back of the carriage, and then found a urea bag to cover it.
As soon as Li Long led the carriage out, he saw Tao Daqiang standing outside the yard.
"Daqiang, why don't you go in?"
"I just arrived." Tao Daqiang said with a smile.
"Let's go and pick up Xiaoxia, and we'll go to the county."
"Brother Long, are we selling fish in the county?" Tao Daqiang asked as he walked.
"Let's go to the morning market first."
"Morning market?"
"Well, no one seems to be checking the black market anymore. It's the morning market now."
The two people drove the carriage to Gu's house. Seeing that the windows of Gu's house were lit, Li Long entered the yard and shouted:
"Xiaoxia!"
A minute later, Gu Xiaoxia walked out wearing a cotton coat and a scarf on her head.
"Get in the car," Li Long said, "Let's leave now."
Gu Boyuan walked out of the house and said to Li Long and Tao Daqiang:
"Xiaolong, Daqiang, please excuse me."
"Why bother." Li Long smiled, "I'm just on my way. Uncle Gu, please go in quickly."
Gu Xiaoxia didn't take the car at first and planned to walk for a while. It's still dark, so it's reassuring to go on a long journey with someone who knows everything.
After walking two kilometers, he saw that Gu Xiaoxia was out of breath, so Li Long asked her to get in the car and take a rest.
By the time we arrived at the county, more than an hour had passed.
"Let's go to the big meat cafeteria to drink some porridge and eat some hot food first. There is still more than an hour before your exam, and you will have finished digesting by then." Li Long said.
Gu Xiaoxia wanted to refuse, but Li Long had already led the carriage to the big meat restaurant. When they arrived outside the canteen, Tao Daqiang insisted on watching the carriage outside, so Li Long did not force himself. After entering, he ordered three bowls of porridge and ten steamed buns. He and Gu Xiaoxia ate first.
Li Long ate very quickly, Gu Xiaoxia only ate one bun, and he had already eaten three. Then he finished the porridge with a heavy snoring, wiped his mouth, stood up and said to Gu Xiaoxia:
"You eat first, I'll switch over to Daqiang."
Although the three of them had eaten breakfast, they really needed to replenish energy after being in the cold wind for more than an hour, so Gu Xiaoxia also ate two A steamed bun drank a bowl of porridge.
Tao Daqiang ate three buns, and Li Long wanted Gu Xiaoxia to take the remaining two, but she refused, so Li Long took them out.
"We will send you to the Education Bureau. There is less than an hour before the exam," Li Long said, "You can just get familiar with the environment there."
Gu Xiaoxia didn't know where the Education Bureau was. She planned to come over to inquire, but she didn't expect that Li Long had thought of everything, and she felt warm in her heart.
When we arrived at the Education Bureau, the door was open and someone was already walking in. Li Long said to Gu Xiaoxia:
"Go in. Familiarize yourself with the environment first, and then go to the toilet. During the exam, Don't be nervous, you will definitely get good grades."
Gu Xiaoxia blushed and waved to the two people, then walked in with her bag on her back.
"Let's go to the morning market."
When he arrived at the morning market, Li Long found that there were at least four stalls selling frozen fish, and he felt the pressure of competition.
"Brother Long, are we still selling here?" Daqiang asked.
"No, let's go to Shicheng." Li Long knew that the frozen fish business was indeed difficult to do, at least not in this county.
Of course there is good news. There are more and more stalls in the morning market, indicating that the market may have really been liberalized. Everyone has become bolder and not many people are intervening.
It can be predicted that when the snow melts in spring and live fish are caught and sold, no one will care anymore. At that time, the money from selling fish in one day will be enough to earn a labor force more than one month's work points. Then let other people participate in collective labor.
The two of them drove to Shicheng and shared the two buns when they were almost there. This time, the two of them went to the old street first. Li Long was surprised to find that someone had already set up a fixed stall to sell things here.
The station defense personnel turned a blind eye!
Li Long immediately found a place, spread out the plastic sheet, placed the fish on it and started shouting.
Gu Xiaoxia has already started the exam at this time.
Although she was a little nervous when she entered the Education Bureau, she found the toilet before entering. After using the toilet, she really felt less nervous.
Looking at the content on the paper now, Gu Xiaoxia's remaining nervousness was completely gone.
At this moment, she was really grateful to Li Long. If it weren't for his "gossip" and if he hadn't reviewed those courses more than a month in advance, there would be no way he could face this paper so easily now.
She looked around and saw that there were people who were about the same age as her taking the exam, as well as middle-aged people in their thirties or forties. Most people frowned when facing the paper, which made Gu Xiaoxia feel more confident.
However, she did not relax because of this, and began to read and answer the questions seriously.
By the time I got out of the Education Bureau exam, the sun was already shining brightly outside.
Looking at the clear sky, Gu Xiaoxia's mood at this moment was the same as that day, extremely sunny. In the two exams, she felt that she could get more than 90 points in each exam!
Thinking about what my father said, this is really an opportunity to change my destiny.
She got it!
Looking at a carriage driving towards her from a distance, Gu Xiaoxia smiled.
(End of this chapter)