1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

"What are you doing?"

After the car stopped, Chen Tiezhu asked in confusion.

"How can I ask you to pay and work? I have some sugar at home, I'll give you a pound."

"I have washed the hawthorns and removed the cores, but I can't thread them without a pole."

"My relatives brought some pine nuts a few days ago. We don't have much here, so I'll give them to Doudou to try."

"I have some walnuts and other things here, but my family can't finish them."

...

As soon as Chen Tiezhu opened his mouth, everyone started talking.

He tried several times to interrupt and tell everyone to take the things back to their own children. But it was useless. You said yours, and we said ours.

After a while, the seat of the jeep was filled with bags of all sizes.

Chen Tiezhu scratched his scalp, there was no other way. The adults had all left, and only a bunch of big and small carrot heads were left, waiting for him to make candied haws.

"Well... comrades, go to the yard and wait." Chen Tiezhu waved his hand.

What else can you do?

This is the gift from everyone. It's the New Year, so just accept it.

The children were very happy and followed Doudou to the yard, filling up his yard in a flash.

The hawthorns now have exceeded expectations.

But it doesn't matter. They are all cleaned and pitted, so just put them on.

He doesn't have to worry about this. He can just ask a few older children to do this job, and they are all very happy.

"Good boy, your place is really lively. Your house is the busiest in the whole village, and you can hear it from a long distance."

The second master came over.

"Hey, let's play, otherwise it's boring for the children to stay at home." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Second Master, what do you think of this black back? I think it's pretty good, and the key is that it's very sensible. It's much better than Gou Shengzi, who is just lazy and gluttonous now."

"Hahaha, it's okay to let it guard the house and take the children out to play, but it's not good enough to go hunting in the mountains." Second Master was happy.

"It's not well-developed. Although its body is good, it's a little bit worse in other aspects. It's definitely fine to run on flat ground, but it doesn't have enough physical strength to go up the mountain."

"It's okay, anyway, it doesn't need to go hunting, just look for people to see." Chen Tiezhu said happily.

"Doudou, Doudou..."

At this time, Lao Cao came in from outside holding San Yatou, and the little guy shouted happily.

"Hahaha, it looks like there's really nothing wrong. Don't worry, we'll dip candied haws in a while." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"I just woke up and haven't eaten yet, so I thought of coming to play with Doudou." Lao Cao said happily.

"Then let her play here for a while. Once she starts playing, she won't think about anything else." Chen Tiezhu said casually, and he also got angry.

"Dad, Doudou is dipping the candied haws." Doudou hurried over.

"You take a break first, play with your friends first. When you dip the candied haws, you have to turn yourself into a little candy man." Chen Tiezhu said.

Doudou wrinkled his nose, "Doudou is not a little candy man."

"Then I'll protect you well, and then dip the candied haws. Otherwise, you can't go to the county in the afternoon. Are you going to buy firecrackers with dad?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"Well..., then you have to go."

Doudou thought about it and nodded his head.

There was no way, so he could only compromise with the power.

There was nothing else, so he could only wrap the little guy with plastic film.

Not to mention, among so many children, this dress is also very good.

The white sugar melted, and the candied haws dipping business started immediately.

The children in the village were all very well behaved. There was no fight, and they all lined up obediently.

Doudou's body was naturally covered with sugar threads, but this could not stop the little guy's enthusiasm at all, and he was still very energetic.

"There are so many, they can't be eaten up?" Erye asked curiously.

"Let them eat one first, and take the rest back." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"These are all hawthorns and sugar brought by everyone, I just do some work. I won't cook all of them, these hawthorns are not easy to store, and they are all cleaned up."

"Children, after eating, send the extra candied haws home. Make sure everyone gets one, so that the family can have a taste."

"Uncle Tiezhu, when are you going to make candied haws?"

"Uncle Tiezhu, when are you going to set off firecrackers? I want to watch the fun."

"Uncle Tiezhu, are you still going to make malt sugar?"

...

As soon as he opened his mouth, the little guys gathered around again.

"Be quiet, be quiet, and let me answer your first question first."Chen Tiezhu greeted him.

"After the Chinese New Year, we can still dip candied haws. Wait for the notification. As for setting off firecrackers, it will be around New Year's Eve and the first day of the new year. Come and play if you want."

"As for maltose, it's too late now. Around the fifth day of the new year, I can still make a big pot of it. Wait for the notification, and come and get it when I call you. Is that okay?"

"Yes, Uncle Tiezhu, what else do you like to eat?"

"Uncle Tiezhu, I still have sesame seeds at home, do you want some?"

"Uncle Tiezhu, my mother can fry peanuts without burning them. I'll ask her to fry them for you and Doudou."

...

These little rascals were so happy, they kept talking, and basically contributed all the snacks in the bottom of the box at home.

"Hahahaha, you can keep the rest for yourselves. I'll prepare them all this afternoon." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"My dear daughter, you still have to make candied haws. This pot of candy is ready. After dipping, take it home for the kids and let your family eat it, okay?"

"Yes, take it home to eat."

The little sugar man covered with plastic film put down the half-eaten candied haws in his hand and ran to the pot again.

"This guy, Tiezhu has become the leader of the children. I wonder why it is so lively here."

He Jianguo came over happily with a pipe.

"Haha, just lead everyone to have fun." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Tiezhu, you are selling mushrooms tomorrow. Can the car fit them? Otherwise, I will help you pull a car." He Jianguo asked.

"Uncle Jianguo, I also asked Captain Jiang to help me pull, and the two trucks were loaded. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, you should also prepare well at home."

"After working hard for a whole year, you have to take a good rest. After the New Year, even if you want to rest, you won't have the time, you will be busy as hell."

"That's great, are we ordinary people afraid of being busy? We are afraid of being idle." He Jianguo was happy.

"That's right, the busier the better." Erye said with emotion.

In the final analysis, everyone is really afraid of being poor.

Whenever you see a way to make money, don't you have to rush for it?