The two took advantage of the morning sunshine and caught up with the carriage on the cool autumn morning and hit the road. Since she had to sell goods in several villages and towns throughout the Hanwang River this time, Wang Shan's mother was worried that the two of them would feel uncomfortable sitting on the carriage on the road, so she took out a mattress and put it on the carriage. With this, the two of them will not panic when sitting on it. With Wang Shan as a friendly friend on the road, Yang Liufang no longer felt bored, so he asked Wang Shan for advice on his doubts like a primary school student.
"Third brother, why do all the adults and children here call you Gawa?"
"Oh, Ga means 'little' in Emeng (us). Older people call children 'Ga', which is a sign of affection. There are children in the family who call them 'Ga', and some of them scream. When you grow up, you forget to change it, so you have no choice but to continue calling it Gawa. Some people call it Gawa because they are uneducated and can't come up with a good name."
"Then what if we all call names together?"
"There are people who call each other "Gawa". Just look at whoever calls her "Gawa".
"Oh, that's quite inconvenient." Yang Liufang sighed.
"Third brother, what do you want to do in the future?"
"Well (I) want to go out and make money like you. Well, I read newspapers talking about reform and opening up, saying that the south has been liberalized."
"You also like reading newspapers?"
"Yeah, just to kill time when I'm bored. There happened to be some at the village headquarters, so I just took a look around."
"Is there one in the village? Why didn't I see it?"
"It's already dark since you slept. It's in the conference room. I'll find it for you when I get back."
"Thank you, third brother. I've seen it at the Stone Village headquarters, but it's been expired for half a year. Can you see the new one?"
"Well, sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. I don't read it very often. I just read what I like when I see it. I even asked him to read it to everyone on the radio. I feel really embarrassed."
"What's the shame? Maybe it will be useful to the villagers?"
"The villagers don't understand, so what's the use? For example, this issue of the newspaper said that national leaders proposed to "plant grass and trees, develop animal husbandry and revitalize the economy", and also "increase farmers' enthusiasm and increase grain production" in Sichuan, I think it is quite useful. , but (I) told that Wagofo you met that if I asked him to raise a dozen more sheep, he was worried that he wouldn’t be able to sell them, and he wouldn’t be able to eat them all, and in the end he would suffer for the whole family.”
"Then you can help them go to Xizhou to sell it?"
"There's no way, I don't have any channels. If I'm a young man like Buddha, no one will listen to me!"
"Third brother, you won't take over your senior class in the future, right?"
"Well, that's what I mean when (I) am bigger than Yinghua and others. So I think it's just nonsense. In the end, I still have to deal with loess here."
"Everything will be fine. The reform and opening up market is slowly opening up. I saw in your brother-in-law's newspaper that Jinghai County in Jiangsu Province contacted other places to sell all the unsalable brooms, and the market is alive and well. "
"It's not selling well! Hahaha, you are so interesting. Look, yes, you see, you have all come to do business with me, and even let you be a groom." Wang Shan joked.
"Third brother, you are the boss! Look at this if you don't believe me?" Yang Liufang pointed one hand at Wang San and the other at himself.
"Hahaha"....
The two chatted happily and soon arrived at Zhao Machuan. Because it was business, Wang Shan took Yang Liufang directly to the village committee. Yinhua and he were also there, and Yang Liufang went to make up for the goods owed last time with the accountant and complete the handover. Wang Shan reported the tree felling situation to his future father-in-law.
"Big, all they cut are willow trees as thick as an arm. Xiao Yang Fo (said) uses whole boards to make furniture." The future father-in-law was very satisfied after hearing this.
After asking Yinhua again, Village Chief Zhao told him that he was at home. Wang Shan said that he would go over to take a look after the handover and bought her some soap and toothpaste. Village Chief Zhao was even happier when he saw that his son-in-law was so kind to his daughter even though he was not married. They were asked to go home for lunch, but they declined on the grounds that they were in a hurry. But when they arrived at the village chief's house and knocked on the door, when Wang Shan gave Yinhua the soap, toothpaste, and toothbrush, Yinhua also liked the soap after smelling it.
"Yinhua, tell me what you want, and ask Xiao Yang to bring it back when he purchases the goods." Wang Shan tried to please him while the iron was hot. Yinghua felt embarrassed. Yinhua's mother enthusiastically brought them pot helmets and pickles, and also brought a few eggs for them to cook on the way.
The carriage left Zhaomachuan and headed north to Hongtu Village. Hongtu Village was famous for its brick-burning. The entire Hanwang River and even Xizhou City came here to buy bricks. Before the two arrived at the village, they saw that unlike Shiyi Village and Wangjiawan, it was a busy scene like Zhaomacuan. On the road, tractors were emitting black smoke and pulling red bricks. , the two had to stop from time to time to give way to the tractor. In the open space in the distance, several tall chimneys emitted black smoke. There were almost no young people wandering around in the village, and it was hard to find an old man passing by before he could ask for directions.
"Uncle, how do I get to the village headquarters?" The old man thought they were here to buy bricks, so he said to them,
"It's useless to go to the village department to buy bricks! Go to the brick factory!"
Wang Shan took out his cigarette, handed it over and lit it with a match for the old man, and said, "Emeng (we) ask the village leader to do something."
The old man enthusiastically took them there. In rural areas, cigarette communication is very important. Wang Shan, who had tasted the sweetness, started to smoke as soon as he entered the village headquarters, and everyone became much friendlier to them after taking over. The village chief knew Wang San even more, because he often went to meetings in the village and was familiar with Wang Shan and Yinhua. So when Wang Shan handed over the letter of introduction, the village chief didn't even read it. After asking about their intention, he made a decision directly. Leave behind 20 bottles of metamizole and 30 boxes of cooling oil. I heard there are still 7 bars of soap.
"Shanba, take it out and take a look."
"Okay!" After hearing this, Yang Liufang quickly took out a pack of soap and offered it to him. He also took out a piece and opened it immediately for the village chief to smell.
"Ouch, this soap smells so good!" I decided to keep them all and asked the accountant to arrange for them to be sent to several brick factories so that the workers could use them to wash their faces and take a shower after get off work.
"Uncle, please keep this disassembled one at the village headquarters for use." Yang Liufang took the opportunity to say.
"Is this okay? You won't lose money." The village chief looked at Wang Shan.
"Uncle, what a loss! We can use it ourselves." Wang Shan said flatteringly.
"That's it. You send a batch to the old man (uncle) every month. Accountant Li, Accountant Li?"
"Here, village chief!" Accountant Li hurried in after hearing this.
"How many people in our village work in the brick factory?"
"176 people, and 30 people recruited from other villages according to your wishes."
"That's it, Shanba. You send me 206 pieces of soap every two months. Starting from this month, you go back and make up for the 200 pieces."
"Thank you, uncle!" Wang Shan hurriedly stepped forward, took the village chief's hand with both hands, and shook it.
"Thank you! Don't forget to treat me to a wedding banquet."
"That's right, when the date is set, Er and Eda will come to invite you."
"Okay, Shanwa, let's just say this. We're busy here, so you and Xiao Li can take over. Xiao Li, take them there."
"Okay village chief. You two come with me."
