Chapter 39 Beijing
After getting a haircut, Chen Ling continued to stroll around.
There happens to be a seed seller near the grain station, including rapeseed and miscellaneous grain seeds.
I walked over and bought some of everything.
I can’t stop buying this.
Soon there were too many things in his hands to hold, so Chen Ling turned into an alley and sat on a stone outside the entrance of the alley, gnawing on the sizzling and oily sheep's hooves.
Beside his feet were several blue-black old turtles, all the size of bowls, tied together with straw ropes.
After he finished chewing the sheep's hooves, Chen Ling looked around and saw that no one was around, then picked up the old turtle on the ground and entered the cave.
When he arrived at the cave, he glanced at the female turtle in the pond that was almost the size of a well cover. Chen Ling untied a string of male turtles from the handle of the straw rope and threw it into the pond.
The female turtle thought that Chen Ling was going to feed it, so she stretched her huge head out of the water. However, the next second she saw several of the same species, she was stunned with her eyes wide open.
"Hahaha, this is the man I found for you. How do you like it? Is it enough to make you happy?"
"It's too small, so there's nothing you can do about it. Let's raise him first. He'll be able to grow taller. After breeding with you, when the time comes, a fierce turtle man will come out, and you will be so handsome!"
Chen Ling patted its head and said with a smile.
He had previously thought about fishing for old turtles.
Unfortunately, in this season, this thing is still a bit hard to find. Last time in the Nansha River in the county, the bait mixed with Dongtian Creek water did not attract even one.
Fortunately, we met at a fair this time, and Chen Ling swept away all the male turtles in the stall.
There are seven of them.
There were a few female turtles left, but Chen Ling didn’t want them.
The big one in Mother’s Cave is enough.
It is often said that one male will mate with three females. If there are too many males, they will fight, but this is what Chen Ling wants.
Nourished by the water from the cave sky, the male turtles will not die even if they are injured. During a fight, the most ferocious one can be selected for mating. This can be regarded as a kind of selective breeding of excellent genes.
After releasing the turtle, he glanced at the fish in the pond next to him.
The environment in the cave is suitable. The fish inside had laid eggs a few days ago. Now there is a layer of small fry floating on it. They dispersed as soon as Chen Ling approached.
"Grow well, and you can eat it after a while."
Chen Ling picked up a bucket and poured some more stream water into the two ponds. In an instant, the old turtles and the fish were They all became excited and splashed in the water, as if having fun.
Standing on the edge of the pond, Chen Ling stopped and watched for a while before leaving the cave.
After observing the surrounding situation again, he took out two baskets full of things from the cave.
It’s a basket each of vegetables and peanuts.
Vegetables are not grown in caves.
Just like peanuts, they are quickly spawned in the ground.
There is still no need to press the vines or a climbing frame, just set up two bamboo poles and let them grow, and they will still grow well.
There are both cucumbers and tomatoes.
He planned to take advantage of the big market to deliver it to oil mills and supply and marketing points in the countryside for a try.
Let’s take a look at the price.
If that doesn’t work, just set up a stall and sell them as greenhouse vegetables as usual.
Even compared to the fruits and vegetables born and raised in Dongtian, the sky is the same as the earth.
But it is definitely better than ordinary vegetables.
Whether it’s the taste or the appearance, anyone with a discerning eye can tell it’s good.
But Chen Ling still feels a little unsure...
Nowadays, people don’t have much money in their pockets.
Vegetables are so expensive that no one wants them.
Do you want vegetables grown in the ground to be more expensive than pork?
What about greenhouse vegetables? People don’t recognize this.
"Let's try it first according to the price of the county vegetable market. Just give it to the supply and marketing cooperative for two yuan a pound and try it..."
The price of greenhouse vegetables in the county is two yuan. The price is about RMB 50,000, but the total national output is not high now, so we have been encouraging the cultivation of greenhouses.
Although there are not that many rich people in Yueyue Township these days, there are still a few in Changle Township.
When he was wandering around the market, there were several small western-style buildings near the health center. He also saw a woman coming out of the small western-style building. She was dressed in a fancy dress and had tender hands, picking pieces. Budu raised his orchid fingers.
A family like this is definitely not short of money.
"Well, let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative and the oil mill first to see if we can sell vegetables and peanuts. If not, go and set up stalls next to those small Western-style buildings."
Chen Ling had something in mind. Made plans.
So I got in the car and went to the supply and marketing cooperative and the oil mill.
There is one supply and marketing cooperative and one oil mill in Changle Township.
The supply and marketing cooperative is opposite the township government. The oil mill is in the village.
Chen Ling rushed over with peanuts and vegetables, and the result was almost as he expected.
Peanut went relatively well.
Expressing oil is still relatively profitable now. The owner of the oil mill is rich. Although the price he offered was a dime lower than the price in the county, he still accepted it.
Vegetables are almost boring. Firstly, they are too expensive. Secondly, they look young and want to lower the price.
After talking and talking, Chen Ling felt that the people in the supply and marketing cooperative were too stinky and was too lazy to talk more, so he slapped his ass and left.
There were people coming and going at the market place. He left the supply and marketing cooperative and did not collect the vegetables into the cave.
He said in his heart: "It's still early now. Let's try setting up the stall for another hour. If it doesn't work, I'll buy some livestock."
Chen Ling was startled when he heard a "bang" behind his head.
I turned around and took a look, only to find that the rear tire of the bicycle had exploded.
“What a bad day, what a bad luck.”
Chen Ling cursed secretly, found an open space, set up the car, and squatted down to check.
I used to be useless for anything. I bought this bicycle when I got married. I only cared about riding it and didn’t know how to repair it.
Now during this inspection, it was discovered that not only the rear tires but also the front tires also had rat bumps.
The so-called rat bumps are the air bumps on the tires, which are like lumps that swell up after a worm eats a mouse.
This is a local name in the countryside.
"Both the front and rear tires need to be replaced, and the chain of this car needs to be oiled..."
Chen Ling sighed and stood up to find a car repair stall.
"Young man, young man, come here and do me a favor."
At the entrance of the grain station, the yellow-faced old man who just had his head shaved, wearing a black liberation cap, hunched back, holding a rocker, Get ready to start the tractor.
This tractor looked very old at first glance. The fuselage was covered with black engine oil. It looked dirty. It seemed to be particularly difficult to start. The old man cranked it four or five times in a row without making any sound. ring.
Seeing Chen Ling squatting here to check the car, he quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead and waved while panting: "Young man, come here quickly and help me shake a few shakes. This piece of shit at the grain station is too difficult to handle. I won't use it for a while." If you want to open it again, you will have to work hard."
"You can try and see if you can open it for me. It won't waste your time. I will take you to a good car repair shop later..."
“Okay.”
Chen Ling didn’t refuse and stepped forward to take the rocker.
Bend down, move to relieve pressure, use your right hand hard, and shake fast.
I don't know if it's because the engine oil hasn't been changed or what happened, but it spins very hard and makes a whirring sound.
However, this weight was nothing to Chen Ling. After a few shakes, the machine was heated up, and black smoke suddenly appeared.
"You are a young man after all, and you have so much strength..." Seeing that he was not blushing or out of breath, the yellow-faced old man praised him.
I immediately told Chen Ling where the best car repair stalls were, for tire replacement, tire repairs, spare parts, etc. They were all provided by the good ones and never deceived anyone.
Chen Ling thanked him and got into the car to leave.
"Don't leave yet, young man. Why do you still have cucumbers and tomatoes?"
The yellow-faced old man noticed the things in Chen Ling's basket and his eyes widened.
“These are all grown in greenhouses, otherwise, where would we have these vegetables here now?”
Chen Ling explained with a smile: “What, you always buy some? "
"The vegetables in the greenhouse, I have heard of this greenhouse, the loudspeaker in the village called it several times last year."
The yellow-faced old man walked up and looked at the vegetables in the two baskets carefully: "They are from the greenhouse after all. These cucumbers and tomatoes look good. I can smell the refreshing smell of the cucumbers."
"Is it expensive?"
Chen Ling smiled and held out two fingers.
The old man was stunned: "Two cents?"
Chen Ling shook his head: "Two yuan!"
"Hey, good guy, you've already caught up with pork..."
The old man suddenly lost interest, smacked his lips and said: "Pork is only 18 yuan at the end of the year, beef is less than 5 yuan, you tomatoes How can cucumbers be sold at a market if they are so expensive?"
Chen Ling smiled without saying a word and pushed the cart out.
This old man may not know that after this year’s flood, ordinary cabbage will cost 1 yuan per pound.
Other vegetables are even more ridiculously expensive. Now he sells them at the price of greenhouse vegetables in the county, and he really doesn’t charge too much.
"I just happened to set up a stall while the car was being repaired. If I couldn't sell anything at noon, I went to buy livestock."
(End of this chapter)