"Okay, let's walk then. Brother, if you are tired, ride to the entrance of the village and find a place where no one is around to wait for me. You also know the situation now. I have to go back and find a sack to carry it over." Li Qiang said after taking the last puff.
"Okay, then I'll go to the village entrance and wait for Brother Li." Li Ming also knew the situation. There are so many things going on in some communes now, even if Li Qiang is the captain of the brigade and someone sees him, it's hard to tell.
Li Ming rode his bike straight to the entrance of the village. Since he was not from the village, no one cared.
I picked a piece of corn at the entrance of the village and squatted down to smoke two cigarettes before I saw Li Qiang walking out of the village with a large sack on his shoulder.
"Brother, I brought you the little piggy. Take a look." Li Qiang said and handed the sack over.
Li Ming opened it and saw two little piglets stacked on top of each other and crawling around in the sack.
"Hey, this is the right time. Most people are working in the fields to earn wages, and no one noticed me along the way."
Li Ming looked at the two lively little piglets and nodded, "Sure, Brother Li, no problem, just order some money."
After saying that, he stuffed the mixed coins into Li Qiang's hand, watched Li Qiang count the money with a smile on his face, and then continued to speak.
"Brother Li, I'll take these two little piglets away. You can help me pay attention during this period to see if anyone wants to sell grain or anything in our Shibali store. I'll come back next month and there will be some." Let’s just trade.”
"Okay, brother Mingzi, don't worry. I will pay attention and wait for you next time." This time Captain Li Qiang received benefits and earned money that could not be exchanged for a year's work points. Naturally, he was very happy. This matter The son immediately agreed.
The two exchanged polite words, and then Li Ming rode back to Sijiu City.
I found a deserted place halfway, threw the two little piglets into the breeding space, and ran home happily.
This trip today was not in vain. By the end of this month, the first batch of pigs in the space will be released. Then I can take them to the steel rolling mill to process them. I can make a small amount of money, and I can also become a full-time employee. Implement it.
Li Ming hummed a tune from later generations and seemed quite relaxed on the way home.
The courtyard of the steel rolling mill.
Li Ming got off his bicycle, pushed the car and walked towards his home.
I happened to see my mother supervising the newly renovated house, "Mom, I'm back."
When Mother Li saw her eldest son pushing the cart back, she didn't bother to chat with the aunts in the courtyard and hurriedly came over.
"Have you gained anything today?" Mother Li was quite worried about her son's first trip to the countryside for shopping.
Li Ming parked the car under the eaves of his house and then said, "Hey, how could it go so smoothly the first time?"
Then he whispered in Mother Li's ear, "Now the food in the countryside is not enough to eat. A few months ago, their commune canteen was full of fish and meat, and the food was better than the people in Sijiu City. Now It’s purely about eating coarse grains, even fine grains are rarely seen.”
"Although I didn't receive anything when I went down this time, I have inquired about this news thoroughly. Our family needs to continue to stock up on food."
Mother Li nodded lightly, "Mom, I understand. You should go back and rest for a while. It is probably quite tiring for you to go to the countryside for the first time at this age."
"Hey, you still don't know what my physique is? Don't worry."
"I'm going to go fishing in the Jinshui River soon. If I can catch something, we can save a meal by eating fish."
Mother Li was happy to hear her son's calculations, but she also knew that her son was also thinking about his family, so she didn't stop him.
"Go, pay attention to safety, and remember to come back when it's time for dinner."
"Okay." After Li Ming said that, he went back to the room, picked up his homemade fishing rod, carried a bucket, and prepared to go to Jinshui River on his legs.
In later generations, the Jinshui River was a scenic spot in Dongcheng District, Beijing. It was divided into Inner Jinshui River and Outer Jinshui River.
The Neijinshui River is about 2100 meters long. It flows in front of the Taihe Gate in the Forbidden City. It flows from northwest to south to the Wuying Gate, then turns eastward and crosses the Taihemen Square. Then it flows northward and then eastward. Passing in front of Wenyuan Pavilion, turn to the south, exit the palace from Shuiguan in the southeast corner of the Forbidden City, and merge into the Tongzi River in the southeast outside the Forbidden City. The outer Jinshui River is about 600 meters long and is located east of Tiananmen. Its eastern end merges into the Yu River, then flows southward and merges into the south moat of the inner city (the first three gate moats), and then flows from the south moat into the Tonghui River.
But now there is not so much talk. This river is where people fish the most. Whenever there is a rest day, or there is a retired old man at home, hey, it’s a good day to come here to catch a fish.
"Hey, I met you today when I came fishing, little plum."
As soon as Li Minggang walked to the Jinshui River and found a place where he often was, he heard an old man shouting at him.
Turning to the left, I saw more than seventy. He is a tall old man wearing dark clothes, but he is very energetic. He is also fishing by the river with a pole.
This old man was acquainted by Li Ming over the past few years of fishing, and he was considered a fishing friend. Everyone called him Old Man Zhang. He didn't know his detailed name, but Li Ming noticed that every time he went fishing, he was always accompanied by guards and secretaries, and there were also cars to pick him up and back.
Judging from the experience of later generations, this old man must be at least a bureau-level cadre, and he will definitely be older than the bureau-level before he retires.
The two of them got to know each other after fishing for a long time. Old Zhang called him Xiao Li, and he called him Old Man Zhang.
Anyway, Li Ming didn't plan to be in politics for the rest of his life, so he naturally didn't want to climb high. However, the two of them had always been friends.
"Old man Zhang is here! Today I am bringing two bodyguards again. I am not talking about you. Even if you bring ten bodyguards, you are still an Air Force player who cannot catch fish."
Li Ming was not used to old man Zhang and would start a fight every time he opened his mouth. This was purely a habit of the two of them. The guard and secretary next to him have long been used to seeing each other.
Old Man Zhang curled his lips, "Can't you just hope that I'll be better, old man? I've already caught one today."
Li Ming stretched his head and took a look into his bucket, feeling happy.
"What kind of little fry did you catch? The cats would hate it when they brought it home."
Old man Zhang was so angry that his beard was trembling, "I want to see what big fish you can catch today!"
"Okay, just take a look." After saying this, Li Ming took the bait and cast the rod quite skillfully, all in one go.
After fishing for only five minutes, old man Zhang couldn't stop talking.
"Xiao Li, I remember you graduated from technical secondary school, how was it? What kind of job was assigned to you?" The old man approached Li Ming curiously to inquire about the news.
"I am now a buyer at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. When I get a regular job, my salary will be 42.5 yuan." Comrade Li Ming's answer seemed very stinky.
The guard and secretary standing guard on one side grinned from ear to ear and couldn't bear to laugh.
Li Ming glanced at the two people and said, "I say, those two idiots, just laugh if you want. It'll be fine. I'll hold it in for you until something happens."
Old man Zhang burst out laughing after hearing this, and the two door gods beside him couldn't help laughing together.
