Gu Dong looked for the spots in the mountains where his grandfather usually herded the sheep,
He didn't find anyone, and he was in a hurry,
He was covered in sweat,
His clothes were already soaked.
But no matter how anxious he was, he couldn't do anything if he couldn't find them. Moreover, he guessed that he might have gone the wrong way with his grandfather,
So he could only go to the pool first.
To his delight, Gu Dong heard a herd of sheep bleating not far from the pool. When he walked closer, he realized that they were from the village. He thought that his grandfather must have chained the sheep here and went to the pool himself. His heart instantly became much lighter.
Sure enough, when he reached the pool, he saw his grandfather and Fu Jiu fishing from afar.
"Dongzi, how's the situation in the city?" Fu Jiu immediately asked Gu Dong about the situation as soon as he saw him.
"Not for the time being,
I didn't find anything today. I'll go again in two days. "Then, Gu Dong told Fu Jiu's grandfather about the situation in the city.
"Don't be discouraged. I went to the county next door today to take a look. There's also a black market there,
I want to bring fish over tomorrow morning to take a look. Oh right, there's also...
It's just that the butcher shop there collects fish.
But our strength is similar to what you said. There are thirty to fifty fish.
We can only go there once every three to five days.
We can't go there too often. "
After running for an entire day,
There was no progress at all. Now, he finally heard some good news.
"Good for you!" Gu Dong smiled and gently punched Fu Jiu with his fist. He asked, "How are you going tomorrow morning?"
"Use a bicycle! I'll put water on both sides of the bicycle to store fish in. "Fu Jiu had already thought of a solution.
After earning some money at the beginning, Fu Jiu asked Jiang Yuan to help him exchange tickets for a bicycle, so it was much more convenient for them to use a bicycle now.
"Okay, go to the county next door tomorrow. I'll borrow a bicycle to deliver the goods to Jiang Yuan." Jiang Yuan only came once a day, so there was no shortage of people every morning.
After discussing, the three of them busied themselves for a while before going down the mountain to go home.
Originally, Gu Dong planned to go to the city two days later, but his plan could not keep up with the changes. The loudspeaker in the village rang during dinner time.
The platoon leader informed everyone that from tomorrow onwards, each platoon would send someone to take turns watering the fields.
There had been no rain for several days. The peanut and corn seedlings in the fields were not just wilted by the sun. Instead, some of them were about to die.
This delay lasted for five days, and something else happened during this period.
"Fu Jiu, you're really something. You've only been married for a short time and you've already saved enough money to buy a bicycle? Your wife is going to give birth to a child, and that will be another sum of money. Can you afford food and shelter? "Zhang Youcai, who was working together in the field, asked Fu Jiu with a smile.
"Even if you can't bear it, you still have to give birth to the baby!" Fu Jiu did not even raise his head to look at her.
He knew that his family's recent purchase of a bicycle had attracted a lot of discussion, but so what? Life was his. As long as he lived well, others could say whatever they wanted.
"Hey, I see that you've been going out on a bicycle recently. You have a lot of ideas. Don't tell me you have a way to make money?" Zhang Youcai smiled. When he asked, the other people who were working around him also stopped what they were doing and pricked up their ears to listen.
"What kind of way can I have? I just bought a bicycle and I'm riding it everywhere." Fu Jiu lowered his head. His expression was unclear.
When his family bought a bicycle, they even told Dongzi that their family's money was enough to buy one. Why not buy one for both families?
However, Dongzi refused. Dongzi said that he had already discussed with his wife. His family wanted to buy a radio, so he did not want a bicycle.
But now, it seemed that this thing was smart. A person should not show off his wealth. Otherwise, there would be a pair of eyes staring at him from behind.
Although Fu Jiu said something, it was hard to tell how many people believed him.
Fu Jiu and Gu Dong had been going back and forth frequently for more than a day or two. Some people had already felt that there was something fishy going on.
This morning, Fu Jiu rode his bicycle with two big buckets of water behind him. He planned to deliver fish to Jiang Yuan. Usually, they would take a detour to the back of the village, but today, they still met a few people.
"Fu Jiu, where are you going? Hey, what's behind your bicycle? "It was the Zhang brothers, Zhang Youcai and Zhang Wangcai.
Damn it! Why did we meet this group of cowards? When there were about 10 meters left, Fu Jiu sped up and replied, "I have something. I'm going to my aunt's house!" After that, he stepped hard on the bicycle.
The youngest brother of the Zhang family, Zhang Quanyou, stood in the middle of the road and spread his arms, shouting, "What is it, Brother Fu Jiu? Let us see!"
Damn it! Fu Jiu did not even blink his eyes. He directly rushed towards them.
"Hey, hey, hey, Brother Fu Jiu, you really did not stop! Oh, you scared me to death! " Fu Jiu's actions were out of Zhang Quanyou's expectations. When he saw that Fu Jiu had no intention of stopping, he quickly jumped to the side to hide.
"Fu Jiu! Quan Jiu! Get out of the way! "Some of the other Zhang brothers shouted, and some hurriedly pulled Zhang Quanyou away.
"Fu Jiu, what are you doing!"
"You scared me to death!" A group of 4 to 5 people suddenly shouted.
"Haha, haha, how dare you! I was just teasing him! "Fu Jiu rode his bicycle and shouted to the back. Then, he quickly rode away without slowing down.
"Damn it! Fu Jiu, you brat, just you wait! " Zhang Fugui, the youngest brother of the Zhang family, picked up a clump of dirt from the roadside and threw it at Fu Jiu. Unfortunately, it did not even touch him.
"Hey, what do you think he brought?" Zhang Wangcai, the second son of the Zhang family, looked at the two buckets behind Fu Jiu's bicycle and asked.
"I don't know. The lid should have been closed just now. I didn't see it." Zhang Fugui, the eldest son of the Zhang family, paid attention to it just now, but he did not see anything.
"This brat, there must be something fishy!"
"If there isn't anything fishy, how could he buy a bicycle so quickly? Hmph, and Gu Dong too. I've been paying attention to them for a long time. They are always running outside. "
"Hey, let's find another chance to observe them! If there's money, we can't let them eat it all by themselves! "
"That's right! What the hell? Just wait and see! "
There were many brothers in the Zhang family. They were considered to be more domineering in the village. They were used to being domineering, so their words were also very arrogant.
Fu Jiu rode his bicycle for more than 100 meters. He breathed a sigh of relief. Large beads of sweat were dripping from his forehead.
He was almost scared to death!
If he hadn't rushed forward with all his might and hesitated for a moment, he would have been stopped this time. If they had seen the fish behind them, they would have definitely gotten into trouble. Even if they hadn't found the pool, with the temperament of the Zhang family, these two buckets of fish would have bitten off a piece of flesh by these mad dogs.
After delivering the fish to Jiang Yuan, Fu Jiu came back and rode his bicycle directly to Gu Dong's house.
"We have to be more careful these days. It seems that the Zhang brothers are testing us today." Fu Jiu still had lingering fears when he mentioned it.
"There's nothing we can do about it. We have been leaving early and returning late recently." If only Jiang Yuan was delivering fish, they could leave in the morning when the sky was still dark.
But recently, the county next door would also sell fish, so they came and went more frequently.
"I'll wake up earlier tomorrow. Now, the county next door delivered fish yesterday. We don't have to go there for the next few days. Now, only Jiang Yuan is left."
"It's not a good idea to wake up early. Moreover, the water level seems to have dropped by half a finger in the past two days. We have to sell the fish quickly."
"It's your turn to fetch water again today. I'll go to the county in the morning when I have nothing to do. Damn it, I was so scared by those people from the Zhang Family this morning that I only came back to talk about this matter. Didn't we discuss yesterday that we would stop by the meat supply center to ask about the situation? I forgot about it. "" Okay.
Fu Jiu patted his thigh and was a little annoyed.
"It's okay. You must be tired from all the running. I don't have to go to work the day after tomorrow. I'll go to the city to take a look.
You can go there and ask around. "Gu Dong saw that Fu Jiu was still sweating and the front of his clothes were wet, so he asked him to take a break.
With Fu Jiu's advance warning, Gu Dong was already mentally prepared. But he still did not expect to be followed.
But he was familiar with the mountains. He acted as if he did not notice the person behind him. He wandered around the mountains, and the places he went were more difficult to walk through with dead branches and leaves.
He pretended to look for mushrooms.
After wandering around for an hour, he had almost one kilogram of mushrooms in the basket on his back. Gu Dong turned a corner and walked to the side of the person who was following him. He asked as if he had met him by chance.
"It's Second Brother Zhang! What a coincidence. Are you also looking for things in the mountains? "Gu Dong smiled and greeted the other person.
The person who was looking in front of him just now ran behind him in the blink of an eye. He even made a sudden sound, which gave Zhang Wangcai a fright.
But he swallowed his saliva and pretended to be calm as he replied, "Yes, yes. I, I also came to the mountains to look for mountain goods."
"Oh, take your time. I'm almost ready to go home." After saying that, Gu Dong turned and walked down the mountain.
"Hey, Gu Dong, wait. I, I'm almost ready too. Let's go together. "Zhang Wangcai shouted and quickly followed.
"Second Brother Zhang, what are you looking for? Where's your basket? " Gu Dong purposely asked Zhang Wangcai as he was empty-handed. Zhang Wangcai had nothing in his hands when he went into the mountains to look for goods or collect firewood.
"Uh, ah, that's right. I'm just here to take a look and see what's going on. Yes, I'm just here to see if there are a lot of mushrooms in the mountains. If there are a lot, I can ask my wife to come over tomorrow. Hey, Dongzi, you're also looking for mushrooms in your bamboo basket, right? Oh! There are so many of them. It'll take you a few days to eat them! "
Zhang Wangcai tried to find a topic to chat with Gu Dong.
"No, these things are precious. How can my family bear to eat them? Second Brother, I'm telling you. Don't tell anyone." Gu Dong pretended to be careful. He looked around and then whispered in Zhang Wangcai's ear, "If you send these things to the supply and demand cooperative in the county next door, you can sell one kilogram of dried mushrooms to Sanmao!"
"Ah!" Zhang Wangcai opened his mouth in surprise.
"Second Brother Zhang, lower your voice. If someone hears you, it'll be difficult to find them."
"Doesn't the supply and demand cooperative only sell things?" Zhang Wangcai nodded and asked while covering his mouth.
"Yes, we used to think so too. But some time ago, we were really short of money, so we asked Fu Jiu a few cooperatives. The one in our town doesn't accept them, but the one in the county next door does."
Gu Dong was not lying. When he sent fish to Fu Jiu, he did meet some villagers who went to sell mountain products.
Where was the supply and demand cooperative next door? What kind of mountain products did they accept? Zhang Wangcai kept asking Gu Dong.
Gu Dong wasn't impatient either. The two of them chatted as they walked down the mountain with questions and answers.
After the fork in the road separated, Gu Dong looked at Zhang Wangcai, who was walking away, and felt relieved.
Although he knew that this reason could temporarily fool the Zhang brothers, it was not a long-term solution.
When Gu Dong went to the city again, he did not have any way. He thought of going to the supply and demand cooperative in the city to see if they accepted the mushrooms.
But the result was that they accepted them, but they wanted him to send them over himself.
"Is your 15 to 50 catties worth a trip?" The salesperson said disdainfully.
"What if it's more?" Gu Dong did not dare to say that it was 4,000 to 5,000 catties. He thought for a while and said, "It's about 100 to 200 catties!"
"Go away! If you want to sell it, send it over yourself! Our truck is used to transport large goods to the farm in Xiaohe County! It's at least 500 to 600 catties! "
Gu Dong was a little dejected when he was chased out. He looked up and felt that the sun in the sky was even hotter.
"Hey, brother, how are you?" Gu Dong's eyes softened. He was about to find a shady place to rest, but he did not expect to be scared by someone behind him.
Gu Dong turned his head and felt that this person was a little familiar, but he could not remember where he had seen him.
The person saw that he did not remember and said, "Do you remember the last time at the state-run restaurant?"
"Oh, it's you, comrade." Gu Dong remembered. This was the waiter who had served him. He had passed on the restaurant's uniform that day, but it looked different today. That was why no one came out.
"Comrade, my name is Li Han. I heard that you want to sell fish?" Li Han pointed at the entrance of the fish factory and said to Gu Dong.
"Yes, that's right." Gu Dong heard him ask and immediately became energetic. "My name is Gu Dong. Do you need fish?"
"You saw it that day. I work at the restaurant. The buyer in the store is my friend. Often when the store does not have enough supplies, we will go to the market in Liangdaokou to buy some and bring them back to the store. What's the situation with your fish? Tell us, maybe we can use it. "
The stall in the market in Liangdaokou bought loose fish for 40 cents. It was different from the supply and demand cooperative. This was extra and did not require any coupons. When they sold it, they directly added Sanmao. In this situation, it was up to the buyer to buy it or not. Because their restaurant was state-owned, sometimes they would buy more fish in the past, and they would give a discount of 20 to 30 cents.
Li Han felt that if the fish in Gu Dong's hands could be used by the restaurant, then 40 cents would be bought and sold at a higher price. The purchase price would be the same. It was not the same for the fish factory. It would definitely be according to the market price in Liangdaokou.
Li Han was excited when he thought about it. He looked at Gu Dong with even more pleasant eyes.
"I have carp, grass carp, crucian carp …" Gu Dong reported the three or four types of fish in the pool. Then he asked hesitantly, "How many do you want?"
"I want half a catty for the small ones. There is no limit to the big ones." Li Han looked at Gu Dong excitedly.
"Yes, sure. How many do you want?" Gu Dong stared at Li Han. He looked serious, but his heartbeat had begun to speed up.
There was hope to sell it!
"I heard it just now. I don't know if it's accurate. You seemed to have said 100 to 200 catties. If the size of the fish is acceptable, I want them all! "Li Han directly said that he wanted them all!
He wanted 100 to 200 catties!
Gu Dong's expression didn't change. He pursed his lips and stared at Li Han, asking tentatively, "The restaurant doesn't need so many fish at once, right?"
"Don't worry about that. Our restaurant can basically sell 20 to 30 fish a day. It's more for the leader's wedding and funeral. But the supply of the fish factory is not very stable because of the hot weather recently. Hehe. I will keep them for myself first. Whenever the restaurant needs them and needs to purchase, I will take them out. I estimate that it will be finished in less than a month."
Thump, thump, thump. Gu Dong felt that he could hear his own heartbeat. He understood from Li Han's words that this person was making profit from the price difference, just like Jiang Yuan. However, Jiang Yuan made profit from the price of selling to individual customers, while Li Han made profit from the price difference of selling to the restaurant.
"Well, well, if I can get more, do you want them?" He looked around and made sure there was nobody nearby. Then he asked quickly.
"More?" This time, it was Li Han who didn't believe him. "How many do you have?"
"Well, let's talk somewhere else." Gu Dong felt that it was not a good place to talk about business under the hot sun and at the entrance of the fish factory.
They found a corner with fewer people and stood under the shade of a big locust tree. Gu Dong then seriously said that he had more than 2,000 fish in his hands, which weighed about 4,000 to 5,000 catties.
"Er … Er … Bro, are you kidding?"
"I'm not kidding. It's true." Gu Dong calculated for a while. Excluding the fish that had recently been sold to Jiang Yuan and the neighboring county, there were still a lot of fish in the pond.
Li Han thought for a while and then said to Gu Dong, "200 fish. I want 200 fish from you first. Let's see the situation of your fish. We can talk about other things then."
"Okay! But I can't send them up. You have to get them yourself. You need a car. "Gu Dong frowned. This was also the reason why it was inconvenient for them to sell their fish.
"Oh, don't worry about that. Our restaurant has a car that specializes in buying fish products. My friend can drive it out. Do you want me to go to your place to get the fish?" Li Han easily solved the car problem that had troubled Gu Dong.
Gu Dong thought for a while and said, "Go to the county. My fish are in the county." Then Gu Dong told him the address of his house in Jiang Yuan. They discussed the price and agreed that they would take a car there to get the fish in three days.
The car could not enter the village, so Gu Dong asked them to go to his house in Jiang Yuan. Previously, in Jiang Yuan, he had built a pond in the courtyard of Zhuang Yan's house to keep the fish. Now it was a good time to use it.
Things finally became more flexible. After the discussion, Gu Dong directly went to the bus station to look for a car.
"What you said is true!" Ai Cao looked at Gu Dong with starry eyes.
"Of course. Don't you know who is doing the work? Your man, I, am not an ordinary man! "Gu Dong crossed his legs and looked at Mugwort with a smug expression. Nise's matter today.
"Good, good. You are the most capable!" The biggest problem in her heart was about to be solved. She was happy and willing to let Gu Dong be happy.
Because of the recent fish issue, although Gu Dong did not say anything, his eyebrows were tightly knitted every day.
Now that he was in good spirits, Ai Cao looked at him happily. Nise.
The pressure of selling fish not only affected Gu Dong and Fu Jiu, but also affected the two families. After the summer harvest, Fu Jiu and Fu Fang had moved to their small house and started to live alone. However, because Fu Jiu was busy recently, the two of them still ate at their old house.
Fu Jiu came home with a sad face every day. The atmosphere in the house was not good. Now that there was good news, of course, they had to celebrate.
In the evening, Fu Jiu and Fu Fang came over early with wine.
"It's been so many days. I've been so worried that I can't eat or sleep well. Let's have a good meal tonight!" Fu Jiu rolled up her sleeves and chatted happily with everyone while killing fish in the Gu Family's courtyard.
"There are only 200 fish now. The final news is not confirmed yet." Although Gu Dong was relieved in his heart, he still reminded him not to be too happy. Be careful. The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.
"The ones closest to our neighbor and Jiang Yuan added up to almost 500 of them. Now that another 200 of them can appear all of a sudden, even if we take our time with the rest, and if something happens, with the amount we've earned now, we shouldn't be able to stay calm."
The county next door would send 30 fish every three to five days from the meat supply center. In addition, the black market would also ask for 50 fish every one or two days. There was also Jiang Yuan's 30 fish a day. In fact, the fish were sold very quickly. It was just that they had seen so many fish swimming in the pond. The weather was not very good, and the village was a little unsafe. They wanted to sell them as soon as possible.
After a relaxing night, the two of them started to fish the next morning. They prepared the fish in advance and sent them to Jiang Yuan.
200 fish. A bicycle could only bring 50 fish each time. Gu Dong had no choice but to be thick-skinned and look for Fu Qiang again.
Fu Qiang was now working in the village government. It was considered a temporary position. The brigade leader had used his connections to get him a job.
Many people in the village were envious of him. They felt that the Fu family was going to become a government official.
Fu Qiang rode his bicycle to town every day. He went there a few times consecutively. As it was not a government official, he was only there to do odd jobs. When he had something to do, he would give orders. When he had nothing to do, the government official would ignore him and ignore him.
If it was not for Duan Xue watching him every day, he would not have gone there. Even if he did not go, no one would say anything. Many people treated him as if he did not exist.
When Gu Dong came to borrow a bicycle, Fu Qiang heard that it was just right and immediately pushed the bicycle out. He even said that he could use it for a few more days.
Without a bicycle, he had a good reason not to go to town. He could rest at home for a day or two.
"You can use the bicycle as you wish. You can ride it for a few more days. If you want to use it, you can leave it at home first." Fu Qiang said generously to Gu Dong.
Duan Xue, who was at the side, secretly glanced at Fu Qiang, indicating that she knew what he was thinking and that he shouldn't always think about being lazy.
"Oh, then I won't stand on ceremony with you. I have something to do recently, so I'll use it for two days. I'll return it to you later. Here, it's nothing much. Just take this fish as a token of my appreciation. It's good for your health. "Gu Dong passed the fish over and thanked Fu Qiang. He took the bicycle from him.
"Hey, you don't have to stand on ceremony. But the fish you took was delicious. The weather is so hot. How are the fish that you and Fu Jiu raised?" Duan Xue asked Gu Dong.
"It's about the same." Gu Dong did not elaborate. He waved his hand and said, "I just came to the Ai Cao at home. Dinner is almost ready. I won't disturb you guys from eating. I'll go back first."
In the beginning, Gu Dong and Fu Jiu raised fish. As they did not have any transportation, they wanted to bring Fu Qiang along. But at that time, Duan Xue wanted Fu Qiang to work for the town government, so she did not get involved.
Originally, they thought that Fu Jiu and Gu Dong were just playing around. But now, seeing how busy they were, Fu Qiang was envious. Thinking about the 50 RMB they earned from delivering firewood, Fu Qiang felt that they should be able to earn a lot.
"Don't be envious. Even if you raise fish to make money, it's only 30 to 40 RMB per catty in the county. How much can you earn after deducting the cost? Can you keep fish for a long time? Look at the weather. It's so hot. It's hard to say if the fish can be raised well. Also, when winter comes, there will be all kinds of situations. We won't earn much if we don't participate. But if we can really work for the town government, there will be a lot of opportunities to earn money in the future. "
Duan Xue saw that Fu Qiang was looking at the fish that Gu Dong gave him and felt a little disappointed. She took the initiative to talk to him and enlighten him.
"I know. I know you're doing this for my own good." Fu Qiang smiled and went over to hug Duan Xue. He held her and they went into the house together.
He was disappointed. Although he also felt that it was not right to work for the town government, his wife's plan was for his own good. He understood her intentions. In the long run, she was not wrong.
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