Zheng Bajin was also very conflicted in his heart. He didn't want to take advantage of these people. They were really working hard, which can be described as turning his face to the loess and his back to the sky.
However, if you encounter other profiteers, they will have to tamper with the weights, and they will suffer even more losses.
After all, I have a clear conscience and I am not lacking in weight.
He parked the tractor in a wider area, opened the carriage, lifted the scale, and looked at the potatoes one by one. After weighing them, he dumped them directly into the carriage, looked at the rotten ones, and picked them out. They also picked out the ones that were too small to be eaten, and planned to help them take away the ones that were barely noticeable.
Qingqing saw him, helped pick up the rotten potatoes, and started helping Zheng Bajin start a small business.
When it was getting dark, Zheng Bajin and Qingqing set out with two thousand kilograms of potatoes and drove them directly to the lignite factory in Sanli Village.
On the way, Zheng Ba stopped the car and bought a red cherry blossom.
I originally planned to improve my smoking skills, but unexpectedly, it was my first time dealing with lignite, so I gave this cigarette to the middle-aged man in charge of the factory.
The man's name was Li Jing. He was a man but had a quiet girl's name. He was easy to talk to and accepted two thousand kilograms of potatoes at the price of ten cents a kilogram, saying that they would all be given to the workers anyway.
Zheng Bajin was extremely happy. Qingqing looked at him differently. No, in half a day, Zheng Bajin earned 100 yuan. Excluding gas money, he earned at least 90 yuan. Excluding one day's rent, he earned about 80 yuan.
According to this calculation, it will take less than half a year to become a household worth ten thousand yuan, and a year to serve as a leading household.
Li Jing looked at Zheng Bajin and said with a smile, "Well, you two can rest here for one night. When the boss comes tomorrow, ask him to pay the bill for you."
Qingqing's face tightened, this guy wasn't trying to cheat, was he?
However, Zheng Bajin was calm and said with a smile: "No need, my eldest brother will ask someone to help me load the lignite, and I will just take it away."
"Okay, my brother is a man who knows how to do business. I'll call someone to help you load the truck right away." Li Jing said, calling two people and quickly loaded two thousand kilograms of coal. She looked at Zheng Bajing and said, " Brother, if you are pulling to the city, the roads are all flat, so you can install a little more. If you are pulling to Shangyu Township, you have to go uphill in the middle, so no more."
Zheng Bajin was not a kind-hearted person and said with a smile: "Two thousand catties is enough. You can't make enough money in one day. It will only take a long time!"
"Well, according to the production price of coal, which is one penny per catty, if you come to pull ten carts, the price of potatoes will be lower." Li Jing is also a cheerful person. She took out a notebook and did not bargain. , directly gave Zheng Bajin the lowest price.
Zheng Bajin nodded and said with a smile: "Thank you so much, big brother. I just said that I will definitely meet a noble person today. From now on, you will be my big brother."
As Zheng Bajin spoke, he took out the cigarette from his arms, handed one to the two coal loaders and Li Jing, took Qingqing with him, and drove away.
Qingqing was still a little dazed, and she couldn't figure it out. It was obviously the first time that Zheng Bajin and this person named Li Jing met. How could he be called "eldest brother" so smoothly?
Zheng Bajin did not return to Nianjia Village, but went to Xiayu Township.
There is another road from here to Xiayu Township, which can completely bypass Huangshan Mountain. Moreover, the distance is two kilometers shorter, but it has to pass through a place called Crow Cliff on the way.
There are cliffs on both sides, a river in the middle, and the road is beside the river.
According to legend, there was no road here originally, but a river was dug artificially two hundred years ago to drain the water in Qianqing Pond.
The current Tongcheng is where the Qianqing Pond was.
Crow Cliff is a place where few people move around at night, and it is said that rocks often fall. Zheng Bajin was not afraid, and told Qingqing that since he was a half-immortal, he would naturally not be afraid of these messy things.
In fact, he knew that it was man-made. When he and Qingqing arrived, it was already midnight. Who the hell would be guarding that mountain just to scare away passers-by and pick up leaks?
The coal he was hauling on his truck was only worth a penny per pound. Even if he lost a few pounds, it would not be worth much.
After hearing this, Qingqing felt a little at ease, sat next to Zheng Bajin, and actually fell asleep.
Zheng Bajin was heartbroken when he saw her so tired. He took off his coat and covered her body.
Fortunately, at this time, the weather is not cold.
In addition, this walking tractor cannot run very fast. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing to drive it during the day and cold to others at night.
Along the way, what I saw was dots of stars and closed doors wherever I passed.
However, when passing Crow Cliff, Zheng Bajin was still very careful, gathered his energy and rushed over quickly.
Fortunately, everything was fine, and it was still dark when we arrived at Shili Village.
Zheng Bajin parked the car in front of his uncle's house and woke Qingqing up.
Qingqing was a little embarrassed and said, "Arrived so soon? Why did I fall asleep?"
"Thank you for your hard work. Go back and sleep for a while. After dawn, we will sell the coal." Zheng Bajin said, put some hot water from the tractor, washed his face and feet, and took Qingqing to sleep with him.
At this time, the half-awake Shili villagers heard the sound of the machine and thought that someone's child was setting off cannons just for the New Year and the holidays. They didn't pay much attention to it and just cursed a few words in their hearts: It's midnight, noisy. Dead people!
After dawn, someone got up early and went to pick up dung. He saw a tractor loaded with coal parked at the door of Zhengjiashan. He nodded and praised: "The two sons of Zhengjiashan are really talented. Look, it must be them." Bought lignite for home.”
"Look at Zheng Laohai again. Although he is a compatriot, the sons he gave birth to are not of the same grade. One is called Ba Liang. He is almost forty years old. He can't even find a wife. He knows how to fool around in one day. He's eight pounds, he looks like a human being, but he can't do business, and he finally found a wife. Now it's good, but I don't know where he sold her to? What a crime!"
Zheng Jiashan also got up. When he opened the door, he saw two old men discussing at the door. He also saw the tractor at the door and couldn't help but be stunned.
Although he also heard the noise, he still thought the same as everyone else. He had never thought of it.
"Hey, Jia Shan, it must be your son, Xiao Fei or Xiao Bai, who is back? You see, they are really capable. You are in great luck. They bought you such a large car of coal, which is enough to burn for a year!"
"Although this lignite does not burn as long as real coal and the smoke is louder, it can ignite quickly and drive in a hurry, and a truck will cost at least more than 100 yuan."
The two of them laughed and got close to Zheng Jiashan. The fundamental reason was that neither of Zheng Jiashan's two sons, Xiaofei and Xiaobai, had wives. And these two people happened to have daughters.
Zheng Jiashan shook his head strangely: "Neither Xiaofei nor Xiaobai came back. I wonder who owns this lignite?"
The two of them were puzzled when they heard this, and they both looked at each other strangely. They also thought to themselves, is this person too good at pretending?
Zheng Jiashan was even stranger than the two of them. He couldn't think of anyone who could bring such a cart of lignite so early in the morning.
Suddenly, his eyes turned to the old house, and the lock on it was missing.
He was a little anxious. Zheng Bajin and Qingqing were not here. Could it be that they had been robbed?
He trotted over and pushed the door, but it didn't open. It seemed to be locked from the inside, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Although there is nothing of great value in this old house now, it is not a glorious thing for someone to take over his old house from under his nose.
No, Zheng Bajin is back?
Zheng Jiashan couldn't help but knock on the door and asked carefully: "Bajin, is it you? Are you back?"
Zheng Bajin was drowsily asleep when he heard his uncle calling him and hurriedly responded.
The three people from Zheng Jiashan were stunned when they heard this, and asked in unison: "Did you bring the coal in front of this door?"
"Yes, I came too late last night, so I didn't wake you. I'm so sleepy now, and I want to sleep a little longer." Zheng Bajin suppressed his voice, fearing to wake up Qingqing next to him.
The three people outside looked at each other in shock. How could this be possible? Where did he get the tractor?
Even Zheng Jiashan truly believed that Zheng Bajin had changed, but at this moment, his heart began to beat: Could this kid have done something shameful?
The two men were even more busy walking away, not daring to stay any longer for fear of causing trouble.
"Bajin, you can't be confused." Zheng Jiashan watched the two people leave and hurriedly put his mouth to the crack of the door, asking anxiously.
"Uncle, what are you thinking about? This tractor belongs to my old father-in-law, not stolen."
Zheng Jiashan breathed a sigh of relief, patted his face gently, and cursed secretly: "I was scared to death!"
You know, at this time, a tractor like this costs several thousand yuan. Even if Zheng Bajin really sells his wife, he can only barely make enough! His worries are not unreasonable.
"Uncle, let's put some coal down for a while and dry it in the shade to make a fire. I'll sell the rest to supplement the household income." After Zheng Bajin finished speaking, he fell asleep.
"Oh, okay, okay, you have a good rest, don't be in a hurry." Zheng Jiashan came back to his senses and said hurriedly, feeling extremely happy. Finally, my brother finally has a good son who is so capable and climbed up. Gaozhi!
Little did they know that the two men who picked up dung had already started to spread the word in the village. They first told their wives: "Zheng Bajin has gone too far this time. He stole other people's tractors and robbed other people's coal. He is really seeking death. However, Never tell anyone about this, be careful!"
After hearing this, the wife nodded, turned around and said to the woman next door: "His second aunt, let me tell you something. You must not tell others that Zheng Laohai's son, Zheng Bajin, has found a A good wife, but she was sold by him and replaced with a tractor."
The woman next door couldn't pretend to say a word. As soon as she went out, she spread the word to the others: "His aunt, something big happened. This guy Zheng Bajin sold his wife and stole a tractor. It is placed at the entrance of Zhengjiashan. However, you cannot talk about this matter outside. It belongs to the villagers. If word spreads, it will affect the reputation of the Zheng family and ruin the reputation of our Shili Village."
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