Chapter 201 Transporting Building Materials
Not to mention Wang Chunyuan got into the car and left in despair.
When Chen Ling returned home, Qin Rongxian couldn't help but said: "This person is quite thick-skinned. He dropped by the door in a hurry for a meal and even forced himself into the kitchen. How can he really do that?"
Liang Hongyu also nodded and said: "Yes, judging from his appearance and dress, he is quite decent."
"I heard that he is related to Qiu Mei's daughter?"
"Well, this is her brother-in-law. He used to work at the township health center."
Chen Ling wiped her hands, sat down and said, "Her sister is not good either. I used to think that Susu was easy to bully and talked very loudly. It doesn’t sound good.”
When Liang Hongyu heard this, her face immediately turned ugly.
Wang Susu, the niece-in-law, is a virtuous housekeeper, kind and gentle, and she really likes her in her heart.
Liang Hongyu couldn't help feeling angry at the thought of being bullied in the village.
Pointing at Qin Rongxian, he said: "Why do you always have such people in Qinwan?"
Qin Rongxian looked helpless when he heard this, and said humbly: "Is it useful to tell me? I won't go back for how many years."< br>
Liang Hongyu still had a cold face: "Whoever comes to Qinwan to do business in the future will be kicked out directly."
"It's okay, aunt, Aling took out his anger on my behalf and almost threw her "Pushed to the pit."
Wang Susu chuckled and said, "Dongmei is a high-profile person. She always thinks that she is capable and looks down on us farmers. She has been married for several years and is not wanted in the village. See.”
"No, they want to renovate a house, but they can't find anyone to help."
"That's what they deserve."
Liang Hongyu snorted and said to Wang Susu: "You Ah, you have a soft temper, you are far away from your mother-in-law, and you are angry with your mother-in-law. Don’t keep it in your belly and say nothing. If you have anything to discuss with Fugui first, if Fugui doesn’t care about your mother-in-law’s affairs, just go to me and I will give it to you. Come forward."
"Do you understand?"
"Yes, I understand, don't worry, we will live our own lives without disturbing others."
Wang Susu smiled softly.
She said this, but Liang Hongyu's caring and caring attitude still made her heart warm.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. The porridge is ready. I will bring it over and let's officially start dinner."
Chen Ling got up and walked out, carrying the pots and bowls into the house.
Except for the fried quail, everything else is light food today, mainly to satisfy the appetites of Wang Susu and Liang Hongyu.
Although Liang Hongyu and Liang Hongyu don't look old on the outside, in their forties, they are actually quite old and can't eat as much as they want all day long.
Usually, I mainly eat home-cooked meals, which are good for the stomach and intestines and are comfortable to eat.
After dinner.
After drinking two cups of hot tea, Chen Ling took two dogs and Qin Rong to herd cattle and sheep outside the village.
The two sisters Wang Susu and Liang Hongyu were sitting in the yard peeling walnuts.
A while ago, Chen Ling brought two bags of pecans back from the mountains. The original green walnut skins had become wrinkled and dry after being exposed to the wind and sun, and they could be easily peeled off.
Hickory nuts are a good thing. After peeling them, you can eat them, sell them, or make snacks.
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One or two o’clock in the afternoon is the warmest time of the day in early winter.
The two cotton makers were still busy going from house to house in the village.
It's cold in the mountains in winter, so when you wadding quilts, the quilts are thicker.
But if the cotton quilt has been covered for two consecutive years, it will no longer keep warm.
At this time, the quilt should be removed and the old cotton pads that are gradually becoming harder should be played twice, so that the quilt can become soft and warm again.
Although it is not as good as new cotton, it can last for several years and save a lot of money without having to buy new cotton.
“Eat it, Uncle Fugui.”
Today's quilt maker was at Chen Yingqiang's house. When he saw Chen Ling passing by the door, he came out to talk.
"Eat, come out and walk around."
Chen Ling also stopped, put the hand holding the slingshot behind his back, and looked into the yard.
Two big wooden bows in the courtyard vibrated and buzzed, and cotton wool flew around. An old man and a young man were busy working.
Qin Rongxian also held a slingshot and came over to take a look, "Is cotton still played like this in the countryside now?"
"Yes, it's all played like this. It's cheaper than the flower playing machine in the county, and you can use it with confidence."
Chen Ling responded.
After all, it is up to others to decide whether the cotton wadding is stained on the embroidery machine or not.
The fat meat will be stained with oil even if you touch it.
Even if you keep a close eye on it, you can't do anything to check the machine.
If you don't pay attention, half a pound of cotton will come out.
The more people who play cotton, the more people can save a few taels of cotton.
Therefore, except for urgent needs, ordinary people generally do not go to the county to find machine ammunition.
The two watched playing cotton for a while, chatted for a few words with Chen Yingqiang, and then continued walking towards the entrance of the village.
The big sheep led the little sheep and followed the little white cow, without him having to worry about it. The two of them just walked around holding up their slingshots and looking for birds to shoot.
Qin Rongxian had nothing to do. Apart from reading at home, he also wandered around and hunted birds. He caught some and fed them to the family's mountain civets.
When I came here this time, I also brought Chen Ling a lot of rubber bands of excellent quality, saying that I had interrupted them and asked him to use them instead.
Put on a new rubber band and a leather cushion for wrapping bullets.
I have ready-made rabbit skin at home. I cut it into small pieces and polished it until it was thin, soft and weightless.
Once the equipment was updated, Chen Ling's slingshot accuracy improved a lot.
The shot was far and accurate.
"Hei Wa, go over and catch the birds."
When they reached the dam, Chen Ling stretched out his hand and pointed.
There are quite a few sparrows on the dam. Taking advantage of the warm sun, they made small sand pits on the river sand piles on the north side of the dam.
Hei Wa immediately rushed over and heard a buzzing sound, and dozens of sparrows all flew up.
Chen Ling and Qin Rongxian had already grasped the bullets and prepared them. When they saw this, they raised their slingshots and started shooting.
"Pop——", "Pap——"
With the sound of two rubber bands rebounding.
A sparrow fell on the ground sideways.
No surprise, it was Chen Ling who hit him.
Hei Wa ran and picked it up.
Qin Rongxian shook his head: "No, my slingshot can't shoot far even with a new rubber band. It can only hit birds on nearby trees, and the bullets from far away will drift away."
"Uncle, the leather pad of the slingshot is a bit too big. Let's go back and cut off a piece later."
Chen Ling picked up his slingshot, took a look at it, and suggested.
This slingshot stand was made for him by Chen Ling, and Liang Yuemin also had one.
Exquisite and beautiful, the bow door is no problem.
Chen Ling didn’t have any rubber bands at home, so the two of them took them back and bought them themselves.
Otherwise, if Chen Ling was tied up, there would definitely be no problem.
Whether a slingshot can shoot far depends on the bow gate, rubber band and leather pad of the slingshot.
The bow door is fine, and the new rubber band is also good.
The reason why it couldn't hit far was that the leather pad containing the bullets was too thick, too wide, and too big.
If it’s too big, the slingshot won’t be able to hit very far.
Qin Rongxian also specially picked a piece of cowhide.
It still doesn’t work.
Anyone who has played with this baby for a long time knows that it is nothing more than a result of trial and error over time.
"Look at mine, just cut it to the width of a finger. Then use sandpaper to soften the leather a little, and it will definitely hit it farther."
"That's it, I was afraid of cutting it. It’s too narrow and can’t hold bullets.”
“That’s okay, you’ll know what it feels like if you try it with me.”
…Qin Rong tried it with Chen Ling’s slingshot first. A few times.
As expected, my accuracy improved a lot, and I shot down two wild birds in a short while.
While it's warm, Chen Ling wants to go visit the orchard. After all, construction will start in a few days and he hasn't visited it yet when he comes back.
So he walked slowly over with the cattle and sheep.
At the foot of the mountain, thick fallen leaves have accumulated in the fruit trees, and only a shallow bottom remains in the small river ditch.
Chen Ling and the others walked around inside. Only the places where things had been planted were better, and the soil quality in most places was still not good.
As for the soil under the fruit trees, if I took a closer look at the fallen leaves, there was no obvious improvement.
Chen Ling was not in a hurry about this. After walking around for a while and having a good idea, he let the little white cow take the sheep around.
The four lambs, two black and two white, are about a month old now. They are jumping up and down and very happy. They are running back and forth on the fallen leaves in the forest, stepping on them and making a crackling sound. A pleasant crisp sound.
When I was tired from playing, I followed the ewe, lowering my head and eating leaves.
Chen Ling looked at the four little guys, touched his chin and pondered: "It doesn't matter if the soil is not good. First, raise the little things at home, and next year there will be flocks of chickens, ducks and sheep. Zhuangzi proposed After I got up, the place became bigger, so it’s good to do this first, and then think about other things after the New Year.”
"Fugui, there are a lot of wild pigeons here. Try to see if you can kill two. There is not much food to eat now. You can take them back and raise them for a winter, and maybe they will be cooked."
Qin Rongxian went all the way. He was shooting birds with his slingshot and pointed to a group of wild pigeons in the west ditch.
After all, some soybeans and peanuts fell into the field over there, but they were not cleaned thoroughly at the time.
The gray and purple-brown wild pigeons twitched their little heads from time to time while pecking at the food on the ground, looking at them warily.
"No, you can't hit them. Wild pigeons are just like magpies, they are very clever. As long as they are ten meters away from them, they will fly away immediately, leaving no chance for them to aim."
Chen Ling shook his head. This thing was very defensive. As long as it came within three feet, it would fly away.
Like magpies, they can even tell if you are hostile.
When I didn’t have a slingshot or a gun in my hand, I kept chirping in front of you, but when I saw you holding a slingshot in my hand, I ran faster than anyone else.
In comparison, doves, pigeons and turtle doves are far behind, so people often call them silly turtle doves.
“In the past, there were wild pigeon nests on our dam, packed in rows. Later, the villagers often blocked other people’s nests at night, so they stopped settling there. Now most of them are lower in the mountains. It’s very difficult to catch on the dirt cliffs and cliffs.”
"Can we go down to the ground to catch them?"
"Yes, I'll come over tomorrow to try a few and scatter some grain. Even if the pigeons don't come, there will be birds. I'm not afraid of missing out."
Chen Ling Xiaoxiao said, "If you are lucky, you can get a few pairs of hen pigeons at home."
Then, the two of them took the slingshot and went closer to try, and sure enough, the group of pigeons only needed to get closer to a dozen or so pigeons. meters away it will fly away immediately.
Fighting birds and herding sheep.
The sun was gradually setting in the west, and the afternoon sunlight was slowly losing its warmth. The two of them took their cattle and sheep and headed home.
……
Two days after returning to her parents’ home, Chen Ling’s family returned to their normal life.
He sent his sister-in-law back to school early the next morning, and went to the east of the city to look around at building materials.
What a coincidence, I met Wang Chunyuan, and he came to see his eldest brother Wang Chunsheng.
His eldest brother Wang Chunsheng runs a small lumber factory in the east of the city and has many acquaintances nearby. He wants to find some bargains when building a house and buying building materials.
Chen Ling met up with others. They greeted each other with smiles and went about their own business.
Wang Chunsheng, on the other hand, is still as enthusiastic as ever.
After finding two acquaintances for Wang Chunyuan, he offered to take Chen Ling around.
Chen Ling did not refuse, but after only looking at two companies, he felt that it was not suitable.
"Forget it, Brother Chunsheng, the things in our county are still a bit poor. I'd better go to Wangba City tomorrow to have a look."
Chen Ling told the truth, it wasn't because Wang Chunyuan didn't give him face, "You You must have heard that the materials used to build the two-pillar greenhouses are indeed better than ours."
Wang Chunsheng also knew this and said, "The things in Wangba City are good. , It’s very expensive. For a place as big as yours, if it’s more expensive here or there, just spend more money.”
He meant well, but Chen Ling would not take advantage of the difference in money. .
I declined politely, said a few more polite words, then got on my car and headed towards the small courtyard in the south of the city.
Although the small courtyard in the south of the city is not visited often, it is of great use.
It is also close to the county middle school and the location is not bad.
In the future, my children don’t want to go to school far away. If they go to middle school in the county, they will be home.
I don’t like the school food. I can eat at home, which is very convenient.
So Chen Ling thought of negotiating with the landlord and his wife to buy the yard.
In this day and age, houses in small counties don’t have much money.
No need to worry about paying rent.
Chen Ling went to the landlord's house and discussed it.
Overall, the process of buying a house went smoothly.
In the end, I was given an extra five hundred yuan.
The main reason is that the old couple is not short of money. The eldest son has a relatively low position in the city's government agencies.
The old man is nostalgic and a little reluctant to leave the old yard.
In order to settle the matter as soon as possible, it doesn’t matter if Chen Ling bleeds a little more.
After finishing this matter in the morning, I replaced the new lock on the courtyard door at noon, and didn't bother to have lunch, mainly because I found that there were a lot of mice in this new house.
He used to grow sweet potatoes in the yard, and some of the small ones that were not dug out have now become the rations of rats.
There is a mouse hole at the base of the wall in the east room, just a few steps away.
There were rats not only in the yard, but also upstairs, chewing holes in the door corners and window screens.
This was not a ground mouse, and Chen Ling had no good solution. He was too lazy to buy any rat poison and mouse traps, and thought that he would bring the yellow leather ones over in two days, and they would be nice to see.
When I went back in the afternoon, I found a phone booth and called Zhao Dahai, saying that he was now starting to prepare building materials so that the engineering team could rush here by the end of the month.
Zhao Dahai agreed.
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After returning home, Chen Ling first went to the brigade to inform Wang Laishun that he would use the tractor in the next few days and go to Wangba City to buy building materials.
This tractor was left in the village and rarely used. Wang Laishun asked him to drive it as he pleased and fill up the tank whenever he didn't need it.
After coming out of the brigade, Chen Ling walked around the outside of the village again. Near the orchard, he found a place to lay a few traps, hoping to trap wild pigeons.
Then we entered the Sun and Moon Cave.
At first, Chen Erzhu wanted to cause trouble for him and wanted to steal eels from home at night.
Chen Ling was so angry that he took the stall where he built the greenhouse, cement pillars, plastic films, thatch drapes, and even beams and many other things into the cave.
Now that I have gone into the cave and picked it up, there are still many things that can be used.
As for the unused ones, I can sell them in Wangba City this time.
Wangba City is a county north of Lingyun.
It was originally called Wang Mang City, but later Wang Mang was defeated by Liu Xiu, and it became Wang Mang City.
But this ‘bastard city’ is only called verbally, and you cannot shout it in front of the people over there.
A bastard lives in a bastard city. This is a curse word.
If someone hears it, you will probably get beaten.
Now it is called Gucheng County. It is rich in minerals, has more mines and coal fields, and naturally has more rich people.
In the past, people would go there to buy lime, bricks, tiles, etc. Now that they are available locally in Lingyun, the quality is not as good as those there.
After making a decision in his heart, he packed up his things in the cave, stacked them in the open space deep in the woods, and then Chen Ling withdrew.
On October 18th, he drove the tractor and rushed to Wangba City.
Wangba City is not close. If you walk on the mountain road, you have to walk more than 40 miles over the mountains and ridges.
If you drive a tractor on the main road, it will be further, and you have to go around in a circle for more than seventy miles.
Therefore, Chen Ling could only run back and forth once a day.
The first two days went well. I sold most of the unused plastic films and other items, leaving only a small amount for spare.
After two shipments in two days.
I didn’t expect to be targeted on the third day.
His grandma actually met Roadhog.
(End of this chapter)