Hard times have room

Chapter 57

Paulin sat on the small tricycle bucket, and after exiting the village, she took out the fish from her schoolbag: "Master, stop and see how the fish is?"

"Okay." The old man stopped, took the fish over, pinched it, and smelled it.

"This fish is good, sea fish, the half-dried kind. It is rare that it is fresh. It seems that it has just been dried for two days. Except for the unique umami taste of sea fish, there is no other peculiar smell. This fish is delicious, and it tastes like fresh fish. , then I will take it home and fry it with oil and chili, it will be a good dish, and Xiaojun will definitely like it when I get back." Uncle Ge touched the fish and replied happily.

"Okay, as long as you like it." Pauline didn't say much after seeing that he knew the goods. In this weather, if you leave this kind of semi-dried sea fish for two or three days, it will have an odor if you don't eat it. If you can't finish eating it, take it to the sun, and after a day of drying, it will be completely dried. If it is stored well, this dried fish can be stored for two or three months.

"By the way, girl, where did this fish come from? Although our county relies on the sea, our Red Star Commune does not rely on the sea. It is quite difficult to get some fresh seafood, so the supply and marketing agency occasionally sells some fresh goods. If it doesn't light up, the door will be robbed."

"Oh, it was a cousin I was very close to who got married to the fishing village. My dad bought this stuff from her. It wasn't much. After all, it couldn't be stored for a few days, so I bought it back home and added some vegetables to make up for it. After all, this fish is comparable to meat. It’s much cheaper, so my dad will occasionally visit my cousin to buy some seafood.”

"Then next time your dad goes to your cousin's place to buy seafood, can you bring a copy for the uncle? Not much, and I can pay the market price."

"I can give half a pound of dried fish, a pound of fresh sea fish, a pound of dried shrimp, [-] cents a pound of fresh shrimp, and three cents a pound for abalone. I have nothing to say for five cents a piece."

Uncle Ge smiled and said his reserve price. He could eat these things by himself. If he couldn't finish it, he would always find a way to sell these seafood at a higher price, and he wouldn't lose anything.

Moreover, the little bastard in his family is in this business. Don't think that if he is not at home, Uncle Ge can't figure out what he is doing now. His old Ge has been walking around the streets for decades in Yongning County. Yes, there are a lot of things people know!
If only she could agree to this little girl, isn't life in this world just for stuttering?Now, everything is strictly controlled in this world. His salary is only three taels per month, and his grandson Ge Jun is only six taels, plus ten eggs, half a catty of oil, ten catties of refined grains, forty catties of coarse grains, two For a big man, what are these things worth, or if his grandson comes back with some good things every few minutes, he can live on.

"Okay, Uncle Ge, if my dad goes to see my cousin again, I'll ask my dad to bring you some. After all, you can't grow anything by the sea, so you can't exchange seafood for food. Exchange something more. Better too."

Bao Lin responded with a smile. After all, the customers who come to the door can't be pushed out, but they have to send a few times to see if they can deliver. Only a few fish and some shrimp each time will be enough, and the quantity is small. Safety.

If it is possible to pay, it is not impossible to increase the amount in the future, just reduce the number of times, at most once a month, so there is nothing suspicious in the eyes of others.

"Haha, okay, sir, I don't have any other hobbies, I'm just greedy and love to eat. Now I can earn a good monthly income, but I can't keep up with that supply. My grandson and I are at the end of two months every month. It's really uncomfortable to have to drink some gruel to get through it, and if you say this, the uncle will be waiting."

When Uncle Ge heard this, he was refreshed and stepped on his feet very fast.

"Uncle Ge, please slow down, there are many rocky slopes on this road!" Bao Lin grabbed the edge of the car with both hands and said nervously, she is dying!
"Haha, you little baby, don't worry, sir, how many times have I come and gone to this place. In the past, sir, I carried a burden and stepped on straw sandals, and walked step by step for more than ten years. I know where there are slopes and where there are stones, sir, I will take my life, and I will definitely send you to school."

Having said that, Uncle Ge slowed down his pedaling action and rode steadily.

It was faster to go back to the town than when I came here, because most of the roads were downhill. In just over 30 minutes, the uncle sent Pauline back to school safely.

Before leaving, Uncle Ge looked at the middle school and said with deep emotion: "Back then, this school was built brick by brick by a group of us! The past is vivid in my mind, but I didn't expect that the years are not forgiving, more than ten years. Time has passed, and I'm almost sixty."

"Back then, my stinky boy was the fifth group who came to study here, but he didn't live up to his expectations. He refused to go to school after two years of junior high school.

"My old neighbor's child is very promising. He was admitted to the county seat in two years of junior high school. He studied in the county seat for four years, and worked hard to get into the university. Now people are sitting in the provincial office, in front of the officials, and are not exposed to the wind and the sun. He didn’t endure hardship or tiring, he only worked for two years, and the unit gave him a house not long ago, and now he’s taken over by his mother to enjoy himself!”

"Tsk tsk, this is the future, baby, let me tell you, in life, you still have to study. If you don't study, you will suffer a big loss. Just look at the bastard in my family and the kid next door. It's the difference between reading and not reading. It's grown up."

"So, if you are a girl, your parents still value you so much and work hard for you to study, so you have to work harder. Your way out is in this school."

Bao Lin didn't expect this old man to see it clearly. Although Bao Lin understood these truths, he couldn't deny his heart. She smiled and replied: "Master Ge, don't worry, I will definitely be fine. reading."

"It's good if you know it. You must be a smart person when you are in junior high school at a young age. As long as you think about it yourself and work hard, you can always read it." Uncle Ge smiled and waved his hand: "Come in, immediately When the bell rings for class, if you have any difficulties at home, come to see the uncle, the uncle who can help will definitely not refuse."

Good to this doll, Uncle Ge thinks that the two are destined, and it is pleasing to the eye. This doll is also sensible and smart. Oh, it would be great if this was his own granddaughter. Unfortunately, his son and daughter-in-law gave birth to one, and the grandson was only six. When I was old, something happened at home. In a blink of an eye, that little baby was so old back then. Thinking of the past, Uncle Ge felt a little sad.

Uncle Ge, who rode a car into the small courtyard and returned to the house with the fish, felt that when the stinky boy at home came back, he would still have to be beaten up. In the past two days, the affairs of the next door neighbor's house were going to make him sour. In addition, I met such a smart and sensible little girl who is pleasing to the eye, and thinking about the bastard at home makes me more troubled.
I don't know that at his age, he managed to drag his grandson with great difficulty. In the end, he is 25 and six, and he still hangs around with him all day long. I don't know if this great-grandson will be able to see him in his lifetime.

(End of this chapter)