In these days, although workers are not as popular as some golden rice bowls, they are still sought after by many people.
Especially in rural areas, many people look forward to becoming workers in the city.
Not only do they have a stable salary, but they can also help build the country and enjoy a certain social status.
Now that the country is undergoing major construction, workers can be said to be the group of people with the highest social status.
All the institutions of society serve it, and many factories also have nurseries, kindergartens, canteens, bathrooms and the like.
Therefore, for a rural person, if he can become a worker, it is really a great improvement.
After Li Nongchang watched the workers on bicycles leave with envious eyes, he couldn't help but said: "Er baby, do you think the third child can become a worker when he graduates from school?"
After hearing this, Li Shiqiang shook his head and advised: "You don't have to be a worker, you can learn a craft."
The third child, Li Shiping, had told him before that he no longer wanted to study and could not continue.
Privately, he secretly thought that if the third child no longer wanted to study in the future, he might as well send her to learn a trade.
Before entering the 21st century, craftsmen were relatively popular.
For example, in their Jinsha Village, there are many bamboo strip craftsmen who began to make a lot of money from their crafts after the policy was opened up.
It happened that the Huang family wanted to buy a sewing machine, so Li Shiqiang considered finding a tailor for the third child after she no longer wanted to study.
When she masters her skills, she will be able to use the sewing machine in the house to make clothes.
"It works!"
After Li Nongchang sighed, he didn't mention the workers again: "Let's go, let's go to the purchasing station."
"good!"
When the father and son arrived at the purchasing station, someone immediately recognized Li Shiqiang.
"Ah! The man who sold musk and yellow tiger skin last time is here again."
"So fast! It's only been less than half a month, and he's here again!"
"Last time he sold it for more than 700. I don't know how much it will cost this time."
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The people who spoke out included staff from supply and marketing cooperatives and people who came to the purchasing station to sell things.
Anyway, they all witnessed with their own eyes how Li Shiqiang made more than 700 yuan last time.
Li Nongchang was a little surprised. He didn't expect so many people in this buying station to know his son.
Just when he was about to feel proud, he suddenly heard Li Shiqiang on the side say in a low voice: "Old man, help me see if there is a dick staring at me."
Banglaoer, also called Bangke, in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, refers to robbers and bandits who kill people and set fires.
When Li Nongchang heard this, he immediately lowered his eyebrows and glanced at the people around him calmly.
As a drifter brother who has been drifting on the river for many years, Li Nongchang has naturally seen a lot of good guys, and many people can tell at a glance whether they are good or bad.
After he finished scanning, he found two people with malicious intentions staring at Li Shiqiang.
One is at the door and the other is inside the purchasing station.
"Er baby, be careful."
Listening to the old man's relaxed reminder, Li Shiqiang nodded calmly and walked into the purchasing station.
As if he was familiar with the road, he took Li Nongchang to the medicinal material purchasing point in the purchasing station.
"Here we go again, little comrade!"
When Li Shiqiang appeared at the acquisition point, Liu Minxian, who was in charge of acceptance, stood up immediately, came to him and asked with a smile: "What good things did you bring this time? Let me see."
Li Shiqiang looked at the queue in front and smiled sheepishly: "Comrade Liu, there are many people in front of us."
"It's okay, it's okay."
Liu Minxian waved his hand with a smile and looked directly at the bamboo basket behind Li Shiqiang: "Oh, it's Eucommia ulmoides! Where did you find it, little comrade?"
Hearing Liu Minxian's question, many people carrying bamboo baskets selling herbal medicine immediately pricked up their ears and prepared to eavesdrop.
This was not the first time that Li Shiqiang came to sell herbal medicine. Naturally, he couldn't make some stupid mistakes. He waved his hand and said with a smile: "Of course I found it in the mountain."
"Yes! Yes! Yes! Where else but in the mountains!"
After Liu Min heard the words first, he quickly covered him with a smile.
I couldn't tell whether he asked this intentionally or casually.
Since others had come to inspect the goods on their own, Li Shiqiang took off the bamboo basket from behind and said, "Comrade Liu, please help me inspect the goods."
"OK!"
Liu Minxian took the bamboo basket directly and walked to his table.
While checking, he asked with a smile: "Little comrade, you should have a lot of Eucommia ulmoides that you haven't brought with you, right?"
One Eucommia tree requires at least fifty kilograms of bark to be removed. With the twenty kilograms in front of us, there must be a lot that has not been harvested.
"Indeed, there are still quite a few. I'll bring them over in a few days!"
This time Li Shiqiang didn't hide it and said it directly.
"Okay! Little comrade, I'll start weighing you today."
"good!"
Li Shiqiang nodded and watched Liu Min weigh Eucommia ulmoides first.
"A total of twenty-one pounds, three taels and four cents."
"Comrade, take the receipt."
After Li Shiqiang took the receipt, Liu Minxian asked with a smile: "Little comrade, didn't you catch Musk and Hubei this time?"
"It's not that easy! It all depends on luck."
Li Shiqiang smiled modestly, then took the receipt and left.
Because he already felt that Liu Minxian really seemed to have other ideas.
Sure enough, wait until he turns around.
Li Nongchang whispered next to him: "I'm afraid that person has some ideas."
Li Shiqiang paused slightly and continued to walk to the counter with the receipt without saying anything.
After a while, he walked out of the buying station with his pocket full of banknotes.
Because he felt something was wrong, he didn't chat much with the person at the counter and just changed the money and came out.
And his Eucommia ulmoides, which was just over 21 kilograms, was sold for more than 380 yuan, which is almost 18 yuan per kilogram, which is slightly different from the 20 yuan in the 1980s, but it is not too much.
After leaving the purchasing station, Li Shiqiang quickly asked Li Nongchang next to him: "Old man, is there really something wrong with the person who inspected the goods just now? He has an iron rice bowl."
"So what if I have an iron bowl of rice?"
After Li Nongchang said something disdainfully, he looked back and said, "How could someone not like money? You have been selling things from him here and there. He must have been eyeing you for a long time."
After that, he persuaded: "Don't buy those rice and chicken babies. Let's go back first, and we can catch up with the people in the village on the way back."
After hearing this, Li Shiqiang smiled and shook his head and said, "Don't worry, old man! I'll take you to a place. Once there, you won't be afraid of anyone coming to us."
"What place?"
"Come with me and you will understand."
When Li Nongchang followed Li Shiqiang to the front of the government compound, he looked at the two guards holding firearms and hurriedly grabbed his hand and said, "Er baby, why did you bring me here?"
Li Shiqiang smiled, came to the guard room and said a few words, then waved to Li Nongchang and said, "Come on, old man! We're in!"
