"Da da da...."
On the misty road, there were sounds of falling hooves and rolling wheels.
"Er baby, why don't you let me catch you and take a break first?"
"It's okay, Mom, just sit there."
Li Shiqiang turned his head slightly and glanced at Chen Xianglan on the car board.
Because the two of them had to drive the ox cart to the county seat by themselves and did not follow the others, they drove the ox cart down the mountain in the middle of the night.
This time, Xu Sheng was missing to drive the cart, so Li Shiqiang drove the cart alone all night.
When Chen Xianglan woke up, she began to feel sorry for Li Shiqiang, who had not had much rest all night.
"Mom, let me tell you something."
"What's going on?" Chen Xianglan gathered the gauze scarf on her head and asked.
"I plan to wait for Brother Qiang to come back before going to the cliff with him."
"Go to the cliff?"
Chen Xianglan was stunned, and immediately asked curiously: "Why are you going to Diaoya? There are not many people in the wilderness."
Li Shiqiang only told his eldest sister that he asked his eldest brother-in-law Tong Shunqiang to help open the fields, but he had not mentioned it to the rest of the family.
"I plan to open some fields with Brother Qiang in Diaoya and grow some herbs."
"Growing herbs?"
Chen Xianglan's eyes widened and she said with some confusion: "Why are you growing that thing? You can neither eat it nor exchange it for work points."
Li Shiqiang smiled and said, "Although I can't eat it and can't exchange it for work points, I can exchange it for money!"
Chen Xianglan moved on the trolley, thought for a while and said, "Whatever you want, do it if you want."
In her opinion, as long as Li Shiqiang can settle down the marriage, it doesn't matter what he does.
"I want it."
Li Shiqiang nodded excitedly and waved the cow rope in his hand.
...
After the fog dissipated, Li Shiqiang and his wife rushed to the county town from the small mountain village again, and it happened to be morning.
At this time, the bamboo rafts in the village may have just started to set off.
"Erwa, should we go sell things first, or buy three big items first?"
Seeing Chen Xianglan's excited look, Li Shiqiang shook his head with a smile and said, "Mom, let's go eat something first and drink something hot."
After staying up half the night, even if you are young, it is still a bit tiring.
And there are still a lot of things to be busy with today, so it’s best to drink something hot to relieve fatigue.
Chen Xianglan reacted immediately, waved her hand and shouted: "Let's go, Mom will take you to a restaurant and drink a bowl of hot oil tea."
There are three restaurants in the county. This time, the two of them went to the popular restaurant where they ate last time.
The last time they came to the county town, they were in front of the Dazhong Hotel, and the old chef inside the restaurant took the lead in taking care of the business.
As luck would have it, they were stopped at the door last time because the restaurant was closed, and this time the hotel was still closed and they were stopped outside.
However, just when the couple was about to change restaurants to eat oil tea, the old chef appeared at the door of the store again and took the lead in saying hello.
"Yo! Are you here again!?"
"Uncle, we are here to take care of your business, but who knew that you are the most diligent among your people? I have never seen you alone until now."
"It's not in the way! It's not in the way!"
The old man waved his hand nonchalantly and walked directly to the cart to take a look.
"Two red deer? This young man is quite capable!"
Just like last time, the old man had a keen eye and could tell what kind of meat it was at a glance.
After the old man finished boasting, he frowned and said, "Why did you only bring so much meat?"
Li Shiqiang stretched out his hand, shook it, and said with a smile: "Old man, I'm not here to sell meat this time. These meats are all for giving away."
"As a gift?"
The old man was stunned for a moment and looked down at the car board again.
Li Shiqiang had no intention of selling meat this time, so he only brought two hind legs of red deer, one to give to Uncle Zhou for help, and one to Brother Wang, who helped him get a bicycle ticket.
"Young man, are you really not selling this meat?"
The old man looked at the two hind legs with some reluctance and said, "I'll give you two yuan and a half for this red deer meat."
The last time I sold blind bear meat and antelope meat to the old man, they were calculated as two yuan a pound.
But this time, the old man took the initiative to price the venison at two yuan and a half.
It can be seen that the reputation of venison is not generally good.
"Old man, I really can't sell it. I give all this meat away to ask for help."
Although the price of two and a half yuan was indeed quite attractive, Li Shiqiang still shook his head firmly.
They came to the county town this time to find help. They bought three large items to go home and get engaged. How could they sell the things halfway.
After listening to Li Shiqiang's words, the old man still asked reluctantly: "Why are you giving this red deer meat to others to ask for help?"
"this...?"
Li Shiqiang was hesitating whether to say anything, but Chen Xianglan on the side said it directly: "Uncle, when we come to the county this time, we are going to find someone to help buy three big items for my son's wedding."
"Buy three big items?"
When the old man heard this, he immediately laughed: "Then you have found the right person. I have a purchase certificate for a sewing machine in my hand now. It is made in Shanghai. Do you want it?"
"ah?"
Li Shiqiang stared, never expecting that the old man had a purchase certificate for the sewing machine in his hand.
He glanced at Chen Xianglan next to him and said with some embarrassment: "Old man, if I had known that you had the tickets, I would have brought the venison from home. These two hind legs are not enough to share now. ah."
Li Shiqiang did not expect this.
Because the venison was better than ordinary meat and considered a great source of nourishment, he thought of giving it to his family to eat or give it to some relatives and friends, instead of selling it.
But who would have known that as soon as the couple arrived at the county seat, they met an old man with a ticket in his hand.
"Well, I won't take this venison for the time being, and I'll give you the ticket for the sewing machine first.
How about sending me fifty pounds of venison after you get home? "
The old man pondered for a moment and came up with a compromise.
"this..."
"Yes, uncle, I'll send you a hundred pounds of venison when we get back."
When Chen Xianglan heard this idea, she immediately agreed and even added an extra fifty kilograms.
"No, no, fifty pounds is about the same. If it's one hundred pounds, I'm afraid I won't be able to sell them all."
After the old man said this, he added: "You guys wait here, I will go home and get you tickets."
"Uncle, go and come back quickly."
After Chen Xianglan waved her hands with a smile on her face, she immediately said happily: "I didn't expect that my mother and I were so lucky. We got a sewing ticket as soon as we entered the city."
