1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

For the villagers of Erdaoling Village, the waiting time is really a bit tormenting.

This is the first time to earn money. They all think that the truck came too early. If it came a little later, it would be better. Wouldn’t it mean waiting less?

Now, even eating is not delicious.

"Comrades, pay attention, comrades, pay attention, we can cut mushrooms and pack them later."

When they were waiting anxiously, Chen Tiezhu's voice came from the loudspeaker.

"Why choose so late? It's because mushrooms are more or less delicate. The shorter the time we spend in the box, the better the quality of preservation." Chen Tiezhu continued.

"So, when you pack them later, try to put the mushrooms next to each other. Don't pack them too tightly or too empty. Just follow our previous requirements. This will reduce some losses for me."

"It's settled, there's nothing else to say. We'll just start, and then we'll go to everyone's door to collect the mushrooms and keep records."

"As for the money, we'll send it out tomorrow. I'll have to wait for me to go to the bank to exchange for change, and I don't have so much cash on hand, so I'm not in a hurry."

After saying that, Chen Tiezhu turned off the microphone.

As for the villagers of Erdaoling Village, it's almost the same as going out in full force now. The target, of course, is their own mushroom house.

"Brother Tiezhu, it seems that the whole village is busy now, but we're a little free." Zhou Fengxia said happily.

"What's there to be free about? We'll have to turn the mushrooms around and weigh them later." Chen Tiezhu said.

"That's when we're really busy. We have to load the truck. Weighing is for you? I think you'd be happy to do it, and you can weigh it, right?"

"What's there to not know? It's the same principle as a small scale. Just weigh it flat and go. It's okay if you suffer a little loss." Zhou Fengxia said.

"As long as you don't hang your head, I'll go to Uncle Jianguo's house. His shed is not small. You and Dayou can wait by the truck."

Chen Tiezhu said, and then walked towards He Jianguo's house.

Although they are just an old couple, they are very efficient at work. In fact, it's the same in the countryside. No one soaks mushrooms when they work for their own families.

When Chen Tiezhu walked over, two boxes had been loaded.

"This guy, I didn't see how big he was when he was on the mushroom stick, but he really showed his size when he was in the box." Chen Tiezhu said happily.

"Tiezhu, this mushroom is grown. Anyway, I'll just take a look. It seems to be better than the mushrooms in the shed in your backyard." He Jianguo said happily.

"That's for sure. I was in the trial period at that time, and the current strains are all newly cultivated, which must be better than mine." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Just come over to take a look. The packing standard is very good. There won't be too many collisions during transportation, and it will be fine when the time comes. I'll take a walk and have to take a look at Zhang Yuanmin's house."

"Hurry up and go over. This time, selling mushrooms will quench their thirst." He Jianguo said.

On the way to Zhang Yuanmin's house, Chen Tiezhu also randomly looked at a few families. It should be said that this mushroom is really grown well, and everyone's hard work these days has not been in vain.

Of course, his heart is also happier. He is a middleman, a very conscientious middleman, the kind who clearly makes a profit from the price difference.

"Brother Fugui, our mushrooms are growing well."

Finally, they arrived at Zhang Yuanmin's house. Zhang Xiu, who had just walked out with a box of mushrooms, shouted happily.

"Hahaha, it's the best if they grow well. Are you busy in the shed?" Chen Tiezhu asked with a smile.

"Yeah. My mother said I was clumsy and didn't let me cut mushrooms, so she asked me to move them." Zhang Xiu said.

"Don't worry, you have to wait a while before you can come." Chen Tiezhu said casually, and then he also went into Zhang Yuanmin's mushroom house.

"Uncle Yuanmin, it's beautiful this time." Chen Tiezhu asked happily.

"Beautiful, really beautiful, I didn't expect that there were so many mushrooms. It seems that I have too few boxes left. I have to take at least five more later." Zhang Yuanmin said.

"It's okay, the remaining boxes are all in my yard." Chen Tiezhu said.

"It's really good. It looks better than Uncle Jianguo's mushrooms. Not bad, really not bad. Brother Zhiguo has inherited the true teachings of Professor Xu."

"Hehe, I'll ask if I don't understand anything." Zhang Zhiguo said.

"Is there no problem this time? We have to go on a blind date. The mushrooms are growing so well. When we expand the area where we grow mushrooms, we will have to send you out to provide technical guidance."

Listening to Chen Tiezhu's words, Zhang Yuanmin and his wife were so happy that they laughed.They can't get along.

Although some people have come to try to be a matchmaker these days, they were all blocked by Zhang Zhiguo.

The reason given is very simple. With the current family situation, he can't support the family. He will talk about it when he has real ability.

In fact, the idea is not to add burden to the family, even though Chen Tiezhu said at the beginning that if there is a shortage of money, just let him know.

That is Tiezhu's kindness. You can't just take advantage of him without thinking about anything.

"Zhidong, there is not much time left before the high school entrance examination. After all, he is now the first in our town's middle school. If he is admitted to a high school, he will be a top student in our village." Chen Tiezhu said happily.

"Brother Tiezhu, don't worry, you will definitely be admitted." Zhang Zhidong said happily.

"Don't study too hard recently. People say that the lights in your house are not turned off until the second half of the night. Staying up too late is too much of a burden on the body. What if you get sick?" Chen Tiezhu said.

"Well, I will pay more attention to time in the future. In fact, I am also reviewing and tutoring Xiu'er at the same time, and I will try to get Xiu'er into high school." Zhang Zhidong said hurriedly.

"That's good, then wait until you finish the high school entrance examination, and then go to the primary school to teach the people in our village to learn pinyin and recognize words." Chen Tiezhu said.

The problem of recognizing words for the villagers is a big problem, but the teachers in the town really don't have the time to come and teach the villagers after school.

Everyone has a lot of things to do, so the original plan can only be postponed.

"Brother Tiezhu, let me teach? Can I?" Zhang Zhidong asked with some concern.

"What's wrong? It's decided happily. I'll go to other people's homes and study hard." Chen Tiezhu waved his hand and then strolled out.

The mood is really beautiful, especially when you see the smiles on everyone's faces that you can't stop, it's even more beautiful.

This is the smile from the heart of the villagers, so beautiful and nice to look at.

After a round of wandering, I was satisfied and strolled back to the door of my house.

It was even more lively here, and some villagers had already sent mushrooms over.