The village was quiet. When coal is being burned, there is almost no smoke. Occasionally, one or two families' dogs will bark a few times, breaking the tranquility, and then it returns to calm.
When Li Long arrived at Lao Ma in a carriage, the sun was already setting in the west. He could hear the boar grunting in the yard.
It’s time to kill two more of these guys.
This winter is really not gaining weight, it is a waste of food.
The carriage was placed in the yard, and Old Uncle Luo walked out. When he saw Li Long, he smiled and said:
"Xiaolong is back. Your second brother and the others have gone to your eldest brother's place."
"Well, Uncle Luo, are you okay these days?"
"Nothing, just I heard that the team is about to start militia training, and it’s only been a few days. Your second brother and others were still talking about it yesterday, and they didn’t know if you would be able to catch up with this training. "
"We must participate in this. We have guns, and only now can we get some bullets." Li Long said with a smile, "I also want to get more for hunting in the winter."
< br>"That's not easy to handle. Just tell the soldiers to leave more." Old Uncle Luo had been on the battlefield, and he also had a gun after building a village later. People of their generation, including Li Jianguo, have little reverence for guns and bullets. They used to deal with them often, including detonators and explosives, so it was not strange.
Think about it, in the 1990s the country promulgated the strictest law on banning guns. At that time, we even had big guys like Maxim. Think about it. How terrifying is civil force.
Looking for Xu Chengjun is another way. After all, he has done so many things for the team, so it shouldn't be a problem for him to get some bullets, right?
Since the second brother and the others were all over there, Li Long said to Old Uncle Luo:
"Old Uncle Luo, then I will go to my elder brother first. I have some things to discuss with them. "
"Go, go," Old Uncle Luo said with a smile, "There are so many people. Your relatives are very lively at night. This old horse has not been so lively in several years."
Li Long smiled and drove the carriage to Li's house.
I met Yang Yongqiang on the road. He was very happy to see Li Long and asked with a smile:
"Brother Long is back? Is the matter in the county finished?"
< br>"Well, we still need to pull the fish over there. Will you participate in the militia training?"
"Participate." Yang Yongqiang nodded and said, "I also want to get some more bullets for you. ”
It's quite good. Li Long thought for a while and said:
"When the militia training is completed, you can follow me to Shicheng to sell fish. When the fish is sold, you get a commission, so that you can earn some pocket money in winter. Money. Just walking back and forth is a bit tiring.”
“I don’t. Afraid of being tired!" Yang Yongqiang waved his hands hurriedly and said a little excitedly, "Don't be afraid!"
"Okay, I'll call you then."
Li Long thinks he will participate in militia training later. For a while, the second brother and the others went to Shicheng to sell fish, and they could sell half of the fish at most. It will continue to be sold for quite some time.
Li Long thought that he would not participate then, let his second brother take charge, and went hunting in the mountains.
He has already planned that those who sell fish will sell them separately in Shicheng. Each person sets up a stall and sells fish from the carriage. A bag of fish only needs to be paid to Li Long for thirty yuan. The person setting up the stall sets the price himself. The average price of eighty cents is the recommended price, and the price is what he sells.
Even if a person only sells one bag of fish a day, he can still earn ten or eight yuan a day, which is pretty good.
Although it is tiring to go back and forth, in this era, it is really worthwhile. If you can't endure hardship and still want to make money, then you can only dream.
After making an appointment with Yang Yongqiang, Li Long led the carriage back to Li's house.
The bustling sounds of people in the house can be heard in the yard. Li Juan and Li Qiang are still at school and have not returned, otherwise they may not be able to fit in the West Room.
Hearing the sound of the carriage, the people in the back room came out. Li Junshan was the first. When he saw Li Long, he immediately showed a silly smile:
"Uncle Xiao Long is back... Come on, come on. , I'm unloading the carriage, you come in and take a rest."
Li Junfeng from behind also helped to unload the carriage, and Li Long threw the reins to them and entered the house.
Li Anguo and Chen Xingbang saw Li Long coming in and said with a smile:
"Xiaolong, we were talking about you just now."
"Just guess when you will come back."
Li Jianguo also smiled and said:
"This trip is another one. Are you going into the mountains?”
"Well, I went into the mountains and sent some supplies to my friends." Li Long said, "The mountains are better this year than in previous years. After a while, I plan to go to the mountains to live for a while, hunt and so on."
"That fish..." Li Jianguo was a little surprised.
"That's easy." Li Long expressed his thoughts while taking off his coat, "I heard from Uncle Luo that the team will have militia training in a few days. We must participate, I’m still thinking about getting more bullets.”
Everyone in the room listened, including Liang Yuemei. They also knew that Li Long had something to say.
"Then the second brother will take his brother-in-law, Junshan Junfeng, to Shicheng with a cart, load a cart full of fish, and sell them in separate stalls. In fact, eldest brother, you can go if you have nothing to do. If you go, I'll leave this stall to you, and you won't participate in militia training anyway..."
Li Long suddenly felt that it was actually his eldest brother Li Jianguo who was best at taking the lead.
"What about that?" Li Jianguo didn't say whether he would agree or not, and continued to ask.
He was actually asking for help from others.
At this time, Li Junshan and Li Junfeng also walked in. When they heard what Li Jianguo said, they both stood at the door of the back room.
“It’s easy to calculate. A bag of fish is about 40 to 50 kilograms. Let’s calculate it based on the average price of 8 cents. A bag of fish can be sold for 35 to 40 yuan. I charge 28 yuan here. The rest of the capital is sold by the stall owner himself.”
Facing these close relatives at home, Li Long did not shy away from talking about money, and his brothers settled the accounts. Unlike Li Jianguo, Li Long hopes to give more money to his eldest brother's family, repay what he owed in his previous life, and what he owed in the past seven or eight years. Li Long could treat others rationally, even his second brother, and at most he would just give them more money in private.
"How many of them are there? Can they be sold?" Li Jianguo continued to ask.
In fact, he was asking on behalf of Li Anguo and the others, and he knew that it was not easy for them to ask.
“During the militia training, it was my second brother, my brother-in-law, and Junshan Junfeng. After the training, I will add Daqiang and Yongqiang. If I want to go into the mountains, I will not participate.”
< br>"I don't know whether the fish is easy to sell or not..." Chen Xingbang was a little worried.
Li Anguo said nothing and looked at Li Long. The same goes for Li Junfeng and Li Junshan.
"I pulled a cart this morning, and I went to Shicheng to sell ten bags of fish." Li Long took off his clothes, pulled up a stool and sat down against the fire wall, and said:
"Ten bags of fish, no It was sold out in three hours. The sales were slow at first, but now it’s winter and the market is getting colder. It’s too early and there aren’t many people there. I’m sure a long-distance bus is coming and I’ll shout. If the person hears it, there will be more people asking for it.”
Listen to Li Long. He sold ten bags of fish in one morning, and the eyes of everyone present were wide open.
"Then your eldest brother will go too." Liang Yuemei said directly, "Being idle at home is idle."
"What about the pig?" Li Jianguo hesitated.
"I'll feed it. How many pigs can't I feed?" Liang Yuemei looked like you're looking down on me, "There's nothing else to do in winter."
Things are true in winter Not much, plus there is now a well-pressure in the yard, which saves a very heavy job. The rest is cooking and feeding pigs. These tasks are really not a big deal for rural women in this era.
Men can make money and have ways to make money, but women will not interfere but encourage them.
"Okay, I'll go there then." Li Jianguo nodded.
"That's good. Then big brother, I'll leave this matter to you." Li Long said with a smile, "Actually, the more people, the better. I heard a young man who opened a milk tea shop over there said that there was still a lot of trouble in the old street market some time ago. Some of the troublemakers were arrested by the management, but they were said to be released after just a few days. If you go and get more people, you can. You can hold it together."
"Yes." Upon hearing this, Li Jianguo looked solemn, but Li Junfeng smiled at the door and said, "What are you afraid of? We are all young and strong, bring a few. Bangzi, who are you afraid of? "
Li Long didn't say much, he knew that Li Jianguo had his own way.
Li Long was even thinking that he would just give Li Jianguo half of his five or six pieces and let Li Jianguo hide them. It won't be useful at that time, but it can still serve as a deterrent. After all, Li Jianguo has been here for many years and knows when to use a gun.
The matter was settled like this.
"Let's start from Lao Ma No. and take the fish to Shicheng. Leave early and wait until the sun rises in Shicheng. Then the fish will be sold quickly." Since Li Jianguo decided to go, he started planning:
< br>"Let's try it out tomorrow. We will make adjustments if there is any situation then."
Gu Xiaoxia lives alone in the big courtyard. Li Jianguo knows that it must be inconvenient for these people to go there, so he will start here. Let's start while pulling.
"Brother, I will give you the key to the big yard. After you finish fishing here, go over there." Li Long said, "Xiaoxia basically works during the day. I will give you the key at noon. She found a place to eat and didn't want to go back."
"Yes, okay." Li Jianguo nodded.
If you sell fish, you have to match it with some things, each with a steel scale, and Li Long matched it. It's not expensive anyway, only a dozen yuan. Leave it alone after use. If it turns out later that the pole is made of mahogany, it will still be a profit.
After that, some other things were discussed bit by bit, and Liang Yuemei had already prepared the meal.
Baogu noodle cakes, fried meat with pickles, rice porridge.
There was too much food to cook, and there was no room for so many people to sit at the table, so Li Long and Junshan Junfeng went to Xianzhuang to eat.
"Uncle Xiaolong, when will you go hunting in the mountains?" Li Junfeng was obviously very interested in hunting, "Can I follow you?"
"Wait until our militia is trained, maybe before the year. You will have sold almost all your fish before the year. It's okay. When I find a place, I will take you to hunt wild boars." Li Long boasted to Haikou, "I don't know if I can I can’t get a few more guns—by the way, have you ever shot a gun in your hometown?”
< br>"Then I must have fought." Li Junfeng patted his chest, "We train every year, but to be honest, training is training, so we can't play accurately. I'm not like you (dialect, here), there is little organization and training. , it will change in the next few years."
Li Long understood. When the time comes, the fight will be over, just let Li Junfeng and the others assist from the side. It's better to have a gun in the hands of a reliable person.
At dawn the next day, after having breakfast as usual, Li Jianguo rode the carriage to Laomahao. Li Anguo and the others also had their meal and began to move the fish outside the yard and load them into the carriage.
There are also two houses of fish. Because they are kept in the house, there is no need to worry about damage in such a cold weather. If they are placed inside the house, they are not worried about being bitten by mice. On the contrary, the fish piled outside should be eaten as soon as possible. Better to sell.
There are still a few days left for militia training, and today Li Long will go with him to sell fish in Shicheng. He stuffed a few wooden sticks under the carriage. When the carriage was full, Li Jianguo walked in front holding the reins, and they followed behind.
Although Li Long had a bicycle, it was not good for him to ride alone with so many people, so he didn't ride it. He didn’t bring a gun either—it would be a bit excessive to bring six young men together.
More than an hour later, when they arrived at the county, Li Long asked Li Jianguo and the others to go to Shicheng first. He took Li Junshan and Li Junfeng to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought six steel scales. He also pulled a long roll of plastic sheeting and divided it into six pieces. Carrying the bag, he quickly caught up with the carriage.
By the time the carriage arrived at Shicheng, the sun had already risen a pole high.
The flow of people in the old street has begun to increase, and the stalls are not easy to find.
"Brother, park the carriage there." Li Long pointed to a remote place near the Sanchakou and said, "Let's each support a stall. Find a place to put it up by yourself. The management fee here is not much. One The stall only costs a few cents. Yesterday I sold it on the side of the carriage for only one yuan. Let's not skip the fee and pay it directly. Now let's each carry a bag of fish and find a place. "
Li Long stepped forward and was about to find a place. Li Jianguo waved his hand and said:
"You don't have to, I'm going to show off today. I'm familiar with selling fish, let them see me. "
Li Long couldn't defeat his elder brother, so he asked Li Jianguo to carry a bag of fish, a scale and a plastic sheet to find an empty stall and walk over.
It started. (End of chapter)