When Li Shiqiang drove the bullock cart to the government compound, his mother immediately thought: "Er baby, is this the place you and your old man went to?"
The last time Li Nongchang came to Zhou's house, he told Chen Xianglan about the sofa and radio he saw in other people's homes.
Li Shiqiang smiled and said, "That's it. Mom, please wait a moment. I'll go talk to the man at the door and see if we can drive the bullock cart in."
After saying this, he cut two pounds of antelope beef from the cart and carried it to the guard room.
After all, it is a government compound, and entry and exit are very strict. If you want to drive an ox cart in for convenience, you have to have the final say.
However, the man at the door was quite honest. When he saw Li Shiqiang bringing two kilograms of meat, he waved them directly to drive the bullock cart in.
"Thank you, uncle!"
After Li Shiqiang drove the bullock cart in, he cut nearly twenty kilograms of meat and ran to Zhou's door and knocked on the door.
"Ah, Xiao Li, why did you come so quickly!"
When Uncle Zhou's wife opened the door, she also shouted in surprise.
After all, we just agreed to get the meat two days ago.
Li Shiqiang raised the meat in his hand and said, "Ms. Lu, we happened to be in the city to sell meat, so we brought it to you."
Lu Niang smiled and greeted warmly: "Okay! Stop standing at the door and come into the house with me."
After Li Shiqiang helped bring the meat into the kitchen, he saw Lu Niang holding a red leather wallet and touching the money.
"No, no! Mother Lu, Uncle Zhou took this money for me last time. You can't give me any more money."
Lu Niang took out two pieces of big unity and said with a smile: "Xiao Li, I didn't expect you to bring so much meat! We can't let you suffer any loss!"
"No, no, I won't accept this money. Mother Lu, please collect it quickly."
Because he wanted to have a good relationship with the Zhou family, Li Shiqiang didn't even ask for the twenty yuan.
"Mother Lu, put the money away. It's time for me to leave. There are still hundreds of kilograms in the car that haven't been sold. I still have to get busy!"
Just as Li Shiqiang was about to go out, Lu Niang hurriedly stopped him: "Xiao Li, Xiao Li, don't leave in a hurry! I'll ask you if there is anyone in our yard who wants to eat bear meat and antelope." Beef.”
"Ah, this...!"
As soon as he heard this, Li Shiqiang couldn't move his feet out the door.
He turned around and said with some worry: "Ms. Lu, isn't this a little bad? How about I go sell it on the black market?"
After all, it is still a planned economy. If trafficking is carried out on a large scale, it will inevitably attract people's attention.
And this is still in the government compound, and the people living in this place are not ordinary.
"It's okay, it's okay. I'll just ask a few questions for you. It'll be okay."
Lu Niang waved her hand nonchalantly, then walked outside and knocked on several doors one after another.
When she came back, she brought three aunts of about the same age with her.
"Where, where, where is the meat?"
"Here, come and take a look."
After Lu Niang led them to look at the meat on display in her kitchen, the three aunts immediately clapped their hands and made a decision: "Quick, quick, help me get a few kilograms of bear meat. I haven't eaten this stuff yet!"
"Yes! Yes! And the antelope beef, my family said, the meat is always delicious."
Mother Lu smiled, turned to look at Li Shiqiang and said, "Xiao Li, please bring your meat up quickly."
"well!"
When Li Shiqiang heard that the aunts didn't even ask the price, he quickly ran downstairs to bring some meat.
But as soon as he came downstairs, he saw a crowd of people surrounding his bullock cart.
"Mom!"
Li Shiqiang was startled, fearing that something had happened, and ran over in a hurry.
As soon as he rushed over, he saw Chen Xianglan sitting on the bullock cart with excitement and shouting to people: "This bear's meat is freshly hunted by my son in the mountains. It tastes delicious." . And this antelope beef tastes amazing, even better than those beef and mutton meats."
"The beef and mutton are selling for one dollar and eighty. I only pay two cents for it. How can it be expensive? Besides, these meats are rare to eat. Where can you usually buy them? Even if you want to buy them, you have to look at them. Is there anyone who can hit me?"
When the aunts and old ladies surrounding the bullock cart heard this, they immediately shouted.
"Okay, stop talking! Cut me two pounds of blind bear meat quickly!"
"And me, and me! I'll give you two pounds of both!"
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When Li Shiqiang saw this scene, he was really surprised and happy.
He immediately squeezed in, leaned next to his mother and whispered softly: "Mom! This is not good! This is a government compound. What if someone sees me and arrests me!"
As soon as she heard this, Chen Xianglan reacted immediately, waved her hands and shouted: "No more selling! No more selling! We are just sending some meat to relatives, not selling meat."
"What! Why don't you sell it if you don't want to sell it!"
"That's right! Why do you bring so much meat if you don't want to sell it?"
Seeing this, Li Shiqiang quickly held up his hands and apologized: "Grandma-in-law, maid, if you want to buy meat, just come to us at the black market later. It's not that we don't sell it, but we are really worried about being arrested!"
Hearing this, one of the aunts immediately put her hands on her hips and shouted: "What are you afraid of! Don't you know that there are reforms now? They are beginning to encourage the rural economy, so what do you have to worry about!"
As the 1978 conference ended, people everywhere heard about reform, and some people gradually became bolder.
Those who lived in the government compound were the first to hear the news.
After Li Shiqiang heard what he said, he felt a little more relaxed. He hesitated and said, "Okay, ladies, if your family has a scale, let me use it."
"That's right! Young man, be braver! Learn more from your mother. Your mother was not afraid of anything just now."
Waiting for an aunt to bring her scale, Li Shiqiang took the meat to Zhou's house to cut it for the three aunts.
Chen Xianglan and Xu Sheng were selling meat in the courtyard.
After a while, he also came to the yard to help.
But just as the three of them were selling in full swing, Li Shiqiang suddenly saw a young man at the entrance of the courtyard pointing to their oxcart, and then hurriedly walked over with a chubby middle-aged man.
Just when he was worried that someone would come to arrest him, he heard the chubby middle-aged man ask: "Young man, how do you sell your meat?"
"Uncle! These are bear meat and antelope meat. They cost two yuan a pound."
"Young man, if I order more, can it be cheaper for me?"
After the middle-aged man heard the price, he was not frightened at all. Instead, he was somewhat bold and planned to buy more.
When Chen Xianglan heard this, she immediately became energetic and asked quickly: "Brother, what kind of family do you have? How much meat can you want?"
"hehe..."
The middle-aged man touched his chubby belly and said with a smile: "For a big family of more than a thousand people, how much meat do you think I can ask for?"
