Siheyuan: Start with a Truck Driver

Chapter 403 Liu Changshun and Liu Changyi

Today is the weekend, and the workers in the city strictly follow the 886 working system, and all of them have rested.

The members of the rural communes do not have a rest day, and they still work hard in the fields.

Although it was already autumn, the weather was still hot, and Liu Changyi couldn't stand it after hoeing for a while.

The coarse cloth shirt was soaked in sweat and clinging to his body, the friction made his skin hurt.Sweat dripped from his face into the corners of his eyes, blurring his vision.

What made Liu Changyi unbearable the most was the huge pain coming from his waist, the pain was like a needle passing through his waist.

Even so, Liu Changyi just straightened up a little, and wiped the sweat from his forehead with the tattered towel hanging around his neck.

After his vision became clear and the pain in his waist eased a little, he bent down again, carrying a heavy hoe, and continued to dig the weeds between the ridges of the field.

Liu Changshun, who had been working behind him, felt sorry for his younger brother, straightened up and greeted him: "Changyi, take a break, it's still early, we can finish hoeing this morning."

"Brother, I finished hoeing this field and the one by the river. I have to hoe both fields today." Liu Changyi was talking, but his hands were not idle at all, and he continued to hoe without raising his head. .

Liu Changshun frowned, squinting his eyes to look at the sun in the sky, "Why are you working so hard, the work of the commune cannot be done by one person, so you have to take it easy."

"Brother, I'm not stupid, I just want to be the front row of our commune." Liu Changyi bent down and picked up a weed that was too close to the wheat root, and after throwing the weed into the ridge of the field, he turned to look at Liu Changshun: "One of our communes A strong laborer can earn ten work points, which is too little. Even if our family has three strong laborers plus our mother, we can only earn 35 work points a day. Not much money.

As long as I work hard enough, I can be in the front row. Not to mention 15 work points per day. At the end of the year, when the commune slaughters pigs, I can also get a piece of pig intestines. Calculated in this way, I can earn an extra 40 yuan a year. Woolen cloth!
After working for three or four years, it is enough to save enough money for you to marry a wife.

Brother, you are over 20, it's time to get married.

"

Liu Changshun was stunned by these words, and the corners of his eyes gradually became moist. He didn't expect that his younger brother, who usually doesn't like to talk, would think of him so much.

But things were not as simple as Liu Changyi thought. Not long ago, he had a blind date with Xiaofang from a neighboring village. She was a round-faced girl with a strong body and a black braid.

Liu Changshun fell in love with Xiaofang, and Xiaofang also thought Liu Changshun was a very pleasing man.

Seeing that a beautiful marriage is about to be made, Xiaofang's father stepped forward to make a condition.

If you want to marry Xiaofang away, you have to pay a bride price of 50 yuan and build a new house.

How could the Liu family have so much money? Liu Changshun wanted to go back to Xiaofang's father on the spot.But the crux of the matter is that the two conditions raised by Xiaofang's father were not to embarrass him.

Xiaofang has a younger brother, and his younger brother will also marry a wife in the future.

In Liujiagou, the dowry money earned by the elder sister is used as a dowry gift for the younger brother to marry a daughter-in-law for the woman.

Then the woman's bride price is given to the woman's younger brother as a bride price, and this cycle goes on and on, forming a perfect closed loop.

The only fly in the ointment is that the Liu family only has two sons, and no one earns a gift for them.

As for the house, that is even more reasonable.

The Liu family now has an adobe house with only three rooms, a main room and two wing rooms.

Liu Yuankui and his wife live in the East Wing, while Liu Changshun and Liu Changyi live in the West Wing. When Liu Changshun marries his wife in the future, the younger couple will not be able to live together with his younger brother.

Now when building a house in the countryside, even though the neighbors will come to help, all you need to do is take care of food, tobacco and alcohol, and it doesn't cost much.

But the materials for building a house, such as tiles, wooden beams, etc. still need to be purchased. Counting miscellaneous things, it costs at least a hundred and ten yuan to build three houses.That's why Liu Changyi had the idea of ​​being in the front row.

This is a good thing for Liu Changshun, but he knows that being in the front row is not so easy.

I have to get up to work at three or four o'clock every day, and I don't rest until seven or eight o'clock in the evening. When it rains heavily, other commune members rest, and the front row has to carry a shovel to the drainage ditches in the field.

In recent years, there are many people in the front row who died of exhaustion in the fields in the village.

Liu Changshun couldn't just watch his younger brother walk on this road. After he thought it over, he threw away his hoe and ran to Liu Changyi, snatching his hoe: "You want to die, don't you?"

"Brother, I'm fine. I'm very strong." Liu Changyi was afraid that she wouldn't believe him, so he patted the bulging muscles on his arms.

"It doesn't matter if you are strong, brother will find a way to marry a wife."

The two brothers were arguing, and there was a crisp bell in the distance.

Liu Changshun covered his eyes with his hands, and saw a young man riding on a shiny bicycle, waving at them.

"This seems to be the son of my uncle's family, Hong Chang!"

After watching for a while, Liu Changshun recognized the person, and he hurried over quickly.

"Hong Chang, why are you back today?"

"It's not the weekend, I just want to come back and see you."

Liu Hongchang grew up in Liujiagou, and he has a deep relationship with Liu Changyi and Liu Changshun brothers. While talking, he took out the soda bought from the supply and marketing agency and handed them to them.

"Tsk tsk, why buy this thing, it's too expensive." Liu Changyi held the smooth soda bottle, feeling a little distressed.

Liu Changshun glared at him: "This is Hong Chang's wish, drink it quickly."

After drinking the cool soda, several people hiccupped comfortably, came to the edge of the field, and sat down on the grass.

Liu Changshun looked at Wang Weidong and said with a smile, "Hong Chang, I heard from my father that you divorced that college student?"

"I left, but I married another one yesterday." Wang Weidong looked up at the blue sky.

Liu Changshun was stunned for a long time before he recovered and gave him a thumbs up: "...You still have the ability."

Liu Changyi also smiled and said, "That's right, we two brothers are crazy about marrying a wife, and no one will marry us."

Wang Weidong picked up a piece of rubbish and threw it far away, and said in a low voice, "Now I have a job, I wonder if you have the guts to do it?"

"Work? What work?" Liu Changshun held down the excited Liu Changyi, looked around, and asked cautiously when he saw no one was there.

"Through my relationship, I got a batch of special cucumbers from the south, and I want you two to go to Nancheng in Ningzhou City to sell them."

Wang Weidong said his intentions.

In this day and age, it's natural that his wife and children can't just be hot on the bed, he will definitely do big things in the future.

And doing big things will inevitably require funds, and selling peaches and cucumbers can be used as a way to accumulate original funds.

When the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, he will have the capital to flex his muscles.

After all, it is not so legal to set up a private stall for business. His repeated appearance in Nancheng will definitely attract the attention of others.

Moreover, he is now the cook of the second canteen, and he still has work every day, so he can't leave his post all day long.

Even if Director Yao was his own mother, she couldn't spoil him like this.

Liu Changshun and Liu Changyi didn't have such concerns. They were the most upright people and members of the commune. Even if they were caught, they would just confiscate their goods.

Hearing Wang Weidong's plan, Liu Changyi was the first to speak. He patted his chest and said, "Hongchang, isn't it just to sell something? I did it. Old Liu from the west side of the village often collects eggs from the village and brings them to Nancheng. to sell."

Liu Changshun hesitated, "Changyi, we still have to work."

If you miss work, you won't be able to earn work points. Wang Weidong naturally knows this. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you help for nothing. No matter how many cucumbers you sell every day, I will give you 1 yuan."

"What, 1 yuan!" Sitting on the hoe, Liu Changshun's feet were weak, and he fell off the hoe, almost spraining his feet. He didn't care to slap the grass leaves on his pants, so he squatted in front of Wang Weidong: "Hong Chang , What you said is true? Are you really going to give our brother two dollars for one yuan?"

Wang Weidong smiled and shook his head: "It's not 1 yuan for the two of you, but 1 yuan for each of you!"

"Hiss..." Liu Changshun gasped, with disbelief on his face.

It's no wonder he didn't believe it. The monthly wages of workers in the city are only more than 20 yuan.

Wang Weidong even offered them a salary of 30 yuan.

They work hard in the fields every day, but they can only earn less than five cents, and they can get twenty times their wages at once.

Liu Changyi didn't say a word, anyway, Hong Chang was his cousin, even if Hong Chang didn't give him a penny, he would still help.Even if Hong Chang offered him 100 yuan, he would accept it frankly.

Knowing Liu Changshun's character, Wang Weidong was always cautious, so he took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket, counted out a few, and handed them to Liu Changshun and Liu Changyi respectively.

"Here's ten yuan. You take it first, and you start buying cucumbers tomorrow. I may be busy with work, so I won't go. You can buy some food at noon."

Liu Changyi said: "Hong Chang, you don't need to buy food. Let's just bring a few steamed buns from home and a pot of water."

"How can this work? Selling cucumbers is not a one-and-a-half-day job. You still have to eat." Seeing that it was getting late, Wang Weidong stood up and said, "Remember, let's see you outside the city at five o'clock tomorrow morning. I will Give the cucumbers to you."

"Don't worry, we won't forget." After taking the money, Liu Changshun also felt relieved. With one yuan a day, he could marry Xiaofang home after working for half a year.

"Then I'll go back first." Wang Weidong rode on the bicycle, walked two steps, thought of something again, and turned back.

He took out two packs of cigarettes from his pocket and stuffed them into Liu Changshun's hands: "It may take several days to sell cucumbers, and you have to ask for leave from the commune to take these two packs of cigarettes with you. By the way, issue two entry tickets."

In this day and age, people need a letter of introduction when going out, and entering the city is no exception. They need a letter of introduction issued by the commune.

Although the inspection is not so strict now, in order to avoid trouble you, it is better to bring it with you as much as possible.

"Don't worry, the correspondent in the commune is from our old Liu's family. I'll tell him, it will definitely work." Liu Changshun put the cigarettes in his pocket, his lips from ear to ear.

Wang Weidong didn't say much, got on his bicycle and left.

Seeing Wang Weidong's back gradually disappearing at the end of the road, Liu Changshun scratched his head: "It's just selling cucumbers, and I'll give you 1 yuan a day. What the hell is Hong Chang doing?"

If it weren't for the money and cigarettes in his pocket, Liu Changshun really couldn't believe what happened just now.

Liu Changyi carried the hoe on his shoulder and patted Liu Changshun on the back: "Brother, although Hong Chang is one year younger than me, he has always had ideas since he was a child. Let's stop thinking about it, it will be fine to follow Hong Chang."

"No, I can't trust Hong Chang. I'm afraid he will lose money. Think about it, he's just a cook, so he doesn't know how to sell vegetables." Liu Changshun smiled awkwardly.

"It's selling cucumbers, not vegetables!"

The two of you were talking, entered the village, and when you got home, Liu Changshun told Liu Yuankui everything in detail for you.

Liu Yuankui didn't know what Liu Hongchang was up to, but he still stared at Liu Changshun and said, "Shunzi, whether Hong Chang pays you or not, you have to do your job well, he is your cousin!"

"I know, I know, I can be that kind of speculator! I'll go to the commune now and do what Hong Chang told me."

After Liu Changshun spoke, he stood up and walked towards the commune.

"Wait, remember to give those two packs of cigarettes to Liu Erchui." Liu Yuankui stood up and stuffed the cigarettes on the table into Liu Changshun's pocket.

"Father, there's no need for it. Liu Erchui is our close neighbor. He worships an old ancestor and asks him to do something. Is this still necessary? This is Daqianmen, and the supply and marketing cooperative sells it for [-] cents a pack. Let's take it, and it can be exchanged for about ten catties of salt, enough for our family to feed for half a year."

Seeing Liu Changshun's reluctance, Liu Yuankui rubbed his hair and said with a straight face: "Otherwise, you are not as thoughtful as Hong Chang! It's true that Er Chuan is our close neighbor, and he often talked to you when we were young. We played together, but after all, he has produced five clothes, so he is not our relative. Besides, Hong Chang asked you to deliver cigarettes, in fact, he wanted you to get along well with the people in the commune. For the village chief, do you understand?"

"Hey, people in the city really have a lot of twists and turns!" Liu Changshun scratched his head, "I'm convinced."

Liu Yuankui smiled and said: "I always feel that this is an opportunity for you two brothers. That boy Hong Chang has been reliable in his work since he was a child. Maybe you can take this opportunity to become city people!"

City people? ?Liu Changshun shook his head with a wry smile, and walked out of the yard with a cigarette. People in the city were something he couldn't even imagine.

The two sons had a good thing, and Liu Yuankui was also excited. He rushed into the room and shouted: "Mother, it's too late today. When cooking porridge tonight, boil an egg."

the other side.

Wang Weidong had returned to Ningzhou City at this time, and was accompanying Yang Maixiang to buy gifts.

Yang's father and Yang's mother were very sympathetic. Although they blamed their daughter for stealing the household registration book, they didn't say anything more when they knew that she was married to Liu Hongchang.

They had met Liu Hongchang before and knew he was a chef.

This profession is a big bonus item. You must know that since ancient times, there has been a saying that a cook can never die of starvation.

Coupled with Liu Hongchang's honest appearance, the old couple felt relieved.

(End of this chapter)