Chapter 4 Going to the market to buy a donkey, the village chief
The next day, it was just dawn.
After the second brother woke up, he dug a lot of well-drained manure from the manure pit, spread a thin layer on the surface of the fire kang in the east room and the main room, then sprinkled water and planted soybeans.
The eldest brother who stayed outside added water to the earthen stove, ignited the firewood, and pulled the bellows.
After a while, the large fire kang that penetrated the east room and the main room was steaming with heat, and a strange smell came out.
Yu Yang sobered up.
I was stunned, and I planned to heat up the meat buns left yesterday, but now I was exposed to the strange smell, and I suddenly lost my appetite.
The eldest brother enjoyed the food very well. He took time to go to Uncle Six's house, clock in and clock out, and came back in less than a quarter of an hour.
With a monthly salary of one thousand, he is so carefree.
Yu Yang squatted beside the earthen stove and studied his own hangings again.
Last night when I was building farmland at Uncle Six's house, a series of prompts suddenly appeared in my field of vision.
[You occupy a house. ]
[The upper limit of farmers +1, the upper limit of farmland +1 point (66.6 square meters)]
[You have recruited a farmer. ]
Farmer: 3/3, one of them is on the way.
Farmland: Each farmer holds 1 point of land (66.6 square meters), and currently 4% has been built.
"It turns out that occupying houses can also increase the population limit."
Yu Yang muttered to himself and turned his attention to the neighbor on the west side, the second grandmother's house.
The second grandma’s children work outside and have not returned home for many years, so they are considered to be lonely old people.
As fellow villagers, as juniors, and as outstanding young people in the new era, we must take care of each other.
Yu Yang got up to greet his eldest and second brothers, rushed into his second grandmother's house, carried the sleeping old lady and her bed to the earthen stove in the east room of his house, and stuffed the old lady with a steamed steamed bun with soft meat that had been distilled.
"You eat first."
Immediately, they built a fire kang and farmland in the second grandmother's house.
[You occupy a house. ]
[Farmer upper limit +1. ]
[You have recruited a farmer, who is on his way over. ]
“Occupy a house and increase the population limit by 1.”
"Whatever the upper limit is, you can automatically recruit as many as you want."
Yu Yang realized.
He turned around and ordered his eldest and second brothers to carry the third grandfather who had not yet gone to the entrance of the village to bask in the warmth.
Then he rushed into the third grandfather’s house...
[You occupy a house. ]
[Farmer upper limit +1. ]
[You have recruited a farmer, who is on his way over. ]
Farmer: 5/5, 3 of them are on their way.
"I see!"
Before Yu Yang could be happy, his cousin rushed into the yard with his cousin.
"Sanyuan, put down my father!"
"Fuck you, I'm here to help Third Grandpa enjoy the spicy food."
The next moment, the two men were beaten so hard that they ran away with their heads in their hands.
"I don't even want to give a steamed bun to my third grandfather, and he still treats me as his son and grandson."
Yu Yang was angry and planned to continue carrying people on his back. He looked up and found that the bean sprouts had grown, and he quickly called his second brother to harvest them.
The two first tore the soybean seedlings with entangled roots into small squares ranging from 20x20cm.
Then spread it on the grate that my brother made last night, and then put it layer by layer into the large woven basket.
After the expansion of the heated kang, the planting area tripled and the output also tripled.
I harvested 4 baskets of bean sprouts in the morning, but now I harvested 10 big baskets.
The second brother wanted to test the limit of his strength and lifted 10 large baskets of bean sprouts, but the newly bought pole could not carry it.
In desperation, Yu Yang could only ask his second brother to pick up four large baskets and left the yard.
Then he passed through the highway bridge and ran in the opposite direction of Shiliying.
Because today is the thirteenth day of the lunar calendar.
Shiliying gathers on the 258th day of the lunar calendar.
One hundred and forty-seven is the turn of Han Gaixiang in the west.
By March 69, it was the turn of the Buddha Temple Village in the north.
This can be regarded as a custom formed under a subtle influence.
…
other side.
Shiliying Police Station.
The eldest brother Zhao Qian came to apply for a temporary residence permit with his second brother's ID.
Not long after leaving.
Three more men walked in.
"Where are you from?"
"Bashu", "Southern Xinjiang", "Northern Zhejiang".
"What are you doing here?"
"Delivering groceries to Capital Metro, the truck overturned."
"Did the car roll over again?"
"Yeah, it turned over when it was on."
"Where's the car?"
"The three of us woke up and even our clothes were taken off. Where is the car?"
"Too arrogant!"
The director received the news and wrote a report to the county on the spot.
A rollover is a traffic accident and is not under the control of Shili Camp.
Let’s clearly divide the responsibilities first.
Finally, I thought of the four wheels that were lost in the bank.
"What a troubled time!"
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It took Yu Yang and his second brother more than an hour to arrive at Han Gaixiang.
The word "gai" in Han Gai is not pronounced as "gai" locally, but as "hai".
Its meaning is also different from "sea". It should be a small adobe wall.
It is also called ‘Gaizihao’, ‘Gaizigou’ and ‘Gaiziqiang’. Used to protect villages, towns, or the yards of large households.
Its origin should be related to the local thieves in Dongshan. They can withstand an attack or two.
It has only been passed down for thousands of years, but it played a big role in fighting the Japanese. The most famous one is Cheng Laowu, and later it evolved into tunnel warfare.
Come to Hangai Market.
Since it is a small market, there are not many people on the street and the stalls are not very dense.
Yu Yang took a quick look and instantly found the perfect location - opposite the restaurant.
This time the slogan for selling bean sprouts has been slightly changed.
"The car overturned on the east highway..."
"This is sent to RT-Mart in the capital to be sold to rich people..."
Sell for a while.
The owner of the restaurant opposite was quite aggressive and rushed over with a kitchen knife, intending to chase him away.
But when he saw his second brother with an arm that could run a horse and a pile of red bricks that had been smashed with one hand, he bought 50 yuan of bean sprouts and went back.
Been busy for a long time.
Yu Yang came to the cattle market and asked about the price of donkeys.
Donkeys are cheap these days.
Guanzhong small donkey 450, Dezhou big donkey 780.
Yu Yang didn't understand donkeys, so he found a cow dealer, gave the other party 10 yuan as hard work, and asked the other party to help bargain with the price. He also took a look at the quality of the donkey, and finally bought a small Guanzhong donkey for 380 yuan.
Then he selected a set of cart equipment, led the donkey to the lumber factory, and customized an extended wooden cart.
In this way, when going to the market in the future, you will first use a donkey cart to pull the bean sprouts to the ground, and then let the strong men carry them around to sell them, or find a place to set up a stall, which saves time and effort.
"Smart as me!"
Wait until these are done.
Yu Yang saw that the crowds in the market were getting thinner, so he simply rode the donkey cart through the streets and disposed of the remaining two baskets at the price of five yuan per catty.
Well, it's more expensive.
After all, this is door-to-door delivery.
On the way back, I took out my writing book, looked at it, and went to Shili Camp to do some shopping.
Coal, bamboo strips, plastic paper...
By the way, I borrowed a pig iron stove from the briquette factory.
This thing is more energy-saving than earth stoves, but I don’t know if it will affect the farmland effect.
Back home again, it’s evening again.
First, I got to know the third brother, fourth brother, and fifth brother. Then I took out the big meat buns I bought in Han Gaixiang, heated them in a pot, and distributed them one by one.
Including the second grandma and the third grandpa, they all also ate meat fillings.
And after eating and drinking enough.
The five brothers joined forces and quickly put bamboo pieces and plastic paper on the roof.
Although plastic paper cannot withstand strong winds, it can protect against cold and snow, which is far better than the open air.
Later, the earth stove was replaced by a cast iron stove for burning charcoal.
It turns out that the farmland effect is not affected.
So Yu Yang drove the donkey cart back to Shili Camp again and bought five stoves on credit.
Three are installed at my home, one at my second grandma’s house, and one at my third grandpa’s house.
The old man and woman who were sent home lay beside the stove, feeling the warmth emanating from the stove and chimney, grinning from ear to ear with joy.
Especially you don’t have to cook it yourself, order it yourself, watch it yourself, and spend your own money.
"Three Yuan, your true grandson!"
By the time the furnace was installed, it was not yet eight o'clock in the evening.
The five strong men continued to tinker with the super large fire pit that occupied the entire yard.
Due to the large area, a cast iron stove was not used for heating this time. Instead, flues were set up underground and on both sides, a plastic shed was erected on the top, deep pits were dug at the east and west ends, and earth pits were burned.
For this reason, Yu Yang had to return to Shili Camp again, knock on the door of the briquette factory, and use a donkey to pull several carts of charcoal.
It's night.
The donkey ran away.
Ten minutes later.
Yu Yang took five strong men to the village chief's house.
"Yu Yang, what do you want to do?"
"My donkey was stolen by you."
"That's nonsense. Your house has been ransacked. Where did you get the donkey... Oops, someone was beaten!"
"I have long disliked you. You are colluding with the bank, and you also want to get involved in my brick kiln. Brothers, hang him up and beat him!"
This night.
The whole village was shocked.
Even the Shiliying Police Station sent two officers.
"Sanyuan, stop fighting."
"Yes, Sanyuan, your donkey has been found."
"Sanyuan, go home quickly."
Beating the village chief has no ill effects.
Because this fight needs to be fought.
Just like the land acquisition for the highway construction, this guy was the most active.
Later, the whole village did not enjoy the convenience of highways, but the village chief built a total of eleven small Western-style houses near the provincial highway.
Everyone is obviously on the same level of food and clothing, so how come you suddenly become rich?
Then there is.
“Where are the things that were confiscated from my house?”
"Especially the big color TV that Lao Yu bought when he was running a brick kiln."
(End of chapter)