hunting in 1986

120 Chapter 119
In the city, in front of the restaurant.

Wang Yuan still stuffed 500 yuan into Sun Dagang's arms: "You can take it if you give it to you. This is what you should get. After all, so many brothers were introduced by you for me."

"That's fine, then I'll continue."

Sun Dagang happily put the money into his pocket, grinning so much that his face turned into a flower.

"In the future, if you have similar jobs, just call me, and I will be there whenever you are called."

Wang Yuan's generosity was beyond Sun Dagang's expectations, which made Sun Dagang feel that he should show something.

"No problem, maybe something will happen in the next year, and I will contact you then."

The two went back to the restaurant and continued to play and drink with everyone.

In the evening, Wang Yuan stayed in the city, had another drink with the big guys, and then went to the skating rink and danced in the dance hall.

Early the next morning, after eating in the restaurant, Wang Yuan went to the county and found Cheng Guang, Ergou and several others.

The 26 people who helped him buy pine nuts could be divided into those from the city and those from the county. Wang Yuan could feel that the two groups were a bit at odds, so he decided to gather separately.

Wang Yuan also gave 500 yuan by himself, and asked everyone to give him a good hug before letting the others leave, except for Ergou.

Ergou was originally in the development period, and his food has improved recently, so he has grown a little bit taller, and his face has a fleshy appearance.

"Brother Yuan, that... I..."

Er Gou was wearing a brand new gray cotton padded jacket, and scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.

"Just say what you want, hesitating Gaha?"

"That... my mother would like to invite you to my house for dinner, thank you for your help to my family."

"Well, that's fine, then I'll go."

"Great, my mother must be very happy... By the way, my mother is also helping to collect antiques. During this time, I have collected more than 100 pieces."

The two left the restaurant and walked directly to Ergou's house, which was still in the old dilapidated alley and the small courtyard.

The only difference from the last time is that the small courtyard is much neater, and the firewood trays piled up at the bottom of the wall on the right are neat and tidy, which makes people feel at ease.

To the south of the woodcutter, there is a simple kennel made of wooden shovels, cooked straw, and plastic sheets, and a small local dog is tied with a rope.

There are still a few chickens in the barn on the left, but the temperature inside is not high, and the frozen chickens are unwilling to lay eggs.

"Auntie is a diligent person, this small yard is well cleaned." Wang Yuan looked around and said with a smile.

Er Gou laughed and said, "My mother can't sit still, she will feel uncomfortable if she doesn't clean up."

Er Gou's mother brushed her hair, trotted all the way out to greet her: "Guest, guest, come in, it's cold outside."

Wang Yuan entered the house, drank a cup of tea, and then went to look at the porcelain that the woman had collected, most of them looked ordinary.

However, antiques can't just be based on appearance, some have background allusions, and knowledge inheritance, etc. There may be top-notch antiques among mediocre antiques.

Anyway, it is 1~3 yuan/piece, and Wang Yuan bought it even if the price is not high.

Ergou's mother silently calculated that she could earn more than 100 yuan from these more than 80 antiques, so she was also very happy.

At night, Ergou's mother slaughtered an old hen and stewed it for Wang Yuan to eat.

The three of them sat cross-legged on the kang, eating and chatting about homework, the atmosphere was simple and relaxed.

"Auntie, is your illness much better?" Wang Yuan took a mouthful of rice and ate it with a piece of chicken.

The meat of the old hen is really delicious, tender and nutritious.

"It's much better. I have various diseases when I am free, and the diseases are gone when I am busy."

Ergou's mother kept adding more dishes to Wang Yuan, and soon his bowl was filled with spikes.

"Enough is enough, Auntie is really enough, I can't finish eating any more."

"Young man, eat more, Er Gou, eat more too. Look at how strong Xiao Yuan is, and how thin you are."

"Hey." Er Gou agreed, and muttered while eating the chicken: "Our family used to not even have enough to eat, how could it be possible to grow strong."

After the meal, Ergou's mother brought pine cones boiled in salt water, and the three of them sat on the Kang to peel pine nuts and eat while chatting.

Wang Yuan also explained the purpose of his visit. He has 100 cotton-padded clothes and wants Ergou to sell them for him.

"Sell clothes?"

"Yes, Auntie, you can also help sell. A cotton coat sells for 95, and you will get 5 yuan for each piece sold. You should be able to sell some in winter."

Wang Yuan threw a pine nut into his mouth, chewing it was quite fragrant: "I have visited several state-run stores and supply and marketing cooperatives, and their cotton clothes are generally 100 yuan clothes, and our clothes are 5 yuan cheaper. Still quite attractive."

5 yuan—equivalent to 2 days' wages for many workers.

"It's too much to mention 5 yuan for one piece."

Ergou's mother whispered, according to the current price, 5 yuan can buy more than 20 catties of stick noodles.

"Not much. If you have money, let's earn it together. If you sell it well, you may earn 20-30 yuan a day." Wang Yuan laughed.

Ergou and his mother also laughed, and they both agreed to help sell cotton-padded clothes. The family is already so poor that they don't care about speculation or non-speculation.

beep~
There was a sudden power outage, and the room was instantly dark except for the moonlight shining in through the window.

"There's a power outage, don't move if you're in the dark, I'll go find a candle."

Ergou's mother hurriedly opened the small drawer above the kangqin, took out half of the candle and matches, and soon the candle was lit.

The circles of flames were clearly layered and filled with warm light, and the shadows of several people were reflected on the wall and directly magnified.

Although the family conditions have improved a lot, Ergou's mother is still thrifty, and invites Wang Yuan to sleep with Ergou.

After all, candles are very expensive and burning is a waste of money. This candle has not been burned out after being lit hundreds of times, it all depends on how quickly it goes out.

After laying out the mattress, quilt, and covering the quilt, the three of them fell asleep quickly.

The next day.

When Wang Yuan woke up in the morning, he found that Ergou's mother had woken up, and Ergou was still sound asleep like a pig.

There was a faint quarrel outside, Wang Yuan frowned when he looked through the window, Ergou's mother was arguing with a man, and the man called Ergou's mother "Mom".

Wang Yuan instantly realized that the man was Ergou's brother.

Cheng Guang mentioned before that Ergou's brother went out to live alone after getting married. He disliked his frail old lady and his brother who had been in prison as burdens, and he didn't want to take care of them.

"Mom, I'll just borrow 20 yuan, and I'll leave when I get it..."

"Get lost! Why didn't you say I was your mother when your daughter-in-law slapped me, now..."

A mother-child breakup is always unfortunate for a family.

Wang Yuan felt that Ergou's mother probably didn't want him, an outsider, to see the joke, so he just lay down and pretended to be asleep, as if he didn't know anything.

Soon.

There was a sound of footsteps going away outside, and then the door slammed, and the quarrel disappeared. It should be Ergou's eldest brother who left.

After lying down for a while, when Ergou got up, Wang Yuan also got up.

While eating breakfast, Wang Yuan could clearly see that Ergou's mother had cried, and her eye circles were red.

But Ergou's mother said another thing: "Xiaoyuan, there are too few porcelains in the county, why don't we go to the provincial capital to collect porcelain? There must be more in the provincial capital."

"I can't go to the provincial capital for the time being."

"It's okay, Ergou and I can go, and then we will bring the porcelain back."

Ergou's mother's eyes were full of vigor, she seemed to want to escape from this cage, and leaving this sad place would be best to see her eldest son forever.

Ergou chewed his food, and then looked at Wang Yuan, apparently his mother told him about this idea, so he was not surprised.

"Since you want to go there, you don't have to bother to bring the porcelain back. I will go to the provincial capital after a while."

After thinking about it, Wang Yuan said: "Also, do you have a lot of money? I will lend you another 3000 yuan, and you can rent a small yard in the provincial capital. The rest of the money will be used to collect antiques."

"That...that's fine."

Ergou's mother actually didn't want to borrow money, but she also knew that it was really difficult to make money with her own money.

After eating, Wang Yuan went out for a trip, and soon came back with 100 cotton-padded clothes in a bullock cart, but Wang Yuan didn't give her mother 3 yuan directly.

As long as you sell the cotton padded clothes, you will naturally have money.

The total price of 100 cotton-padded clothes is nearly 1 yuan, which is not a small number.

Wang Yuan left the county and returned home, while Ergou's mother was still checking all the cotton-padded clothes, and was relieved to confirm that there were no defects.

"This Xiaoyuan is really powerful. Where did he get so many cotton clothes? The quality is so good and the price is low."

Ergou's mother asked curiously, she felt more and more that Wang Yuan was shrouded in a sense of mystery, it was simply too awesome.

She has never left this small county in her whole life, and she still can't understand the huge price difference between different places.

"Ergou, our family left two cotton-padded clothes for us to wear."

"Ah, we can't do this, Brother Yuan trusts us so much..."

"What do you think, kid? We can buy it with our own money. Cotton clothes of this quality only cost 90 yuan a piece, which is a great deal."

Ergou's mother is very happy. Even a cotton padded coat is precious. Now there are 100 cotton padded clothes on her kang, which makes people feel comfortable.

Although these cotton coats are not their own.

"Why is it 90 yuan a piece? Brother Yuan said it was 95 yuan a piece."

Ergou's mother was speechless, and said, "I'll give us a commission of 5 yuan for one piece. Why don't we still earn our own money? You feed the chicken and then boil the pot of hot water. I'll ask some neighbors for more money. Don’t need a cotton coat, it’s a lot cheaper than 5 yuan.”

I heard that it was 5 yuan cheaper and the quality was good, so the neighbors were also very happy. They sold 4 cotton-padded clothes in the morning, and 3 others said that they would wait for their family members to come back and discuss it.

Ergou's mother is also very happy, this is much faster than collecting money for porcelain.

……

After Wang Yuan played with his wife at home for a while, the time came to the night of December 1987, 12.

The little girl stayed in Wang Yuan's yard, and the big white cat she brought got into Wang Yuan's bed directly.

"Hurrrrrrrr~"

Across a layer of quilt, the purring of the big white cat was muffled.

"Second Brother, why don't you give me back the cat." The little girl said pitifully as she lay on the quilt on the right.

"It's none of my business, it's because she doesn't want to find you." Wang Yuan's upper body was naked, and the big white cat with fur was lying on his body, which was really warm.

He lifted the quilt and endured the cold and pushed the big white cat out, but the big white cat came back immediately.

In an instant, the little girl pursed her mouth, wanting to cry because of grievance.

Li Yan lay on Wang Yuan's left, she smiled and said, "Why is that? Why does the big white cat like to cling to you?"

"When she was a kitten, I often teased her, fed her, and tickled her. Maybe it has something to do with her childhood experience."

Wang Yuan directly grabbed the big white cat out, and then stuffed it into the little girl's bed, and the little girl immediately hugged her, feeling happy now.

The big white cat didn't bother anymore, and slept beautifully in the little girl's bed.

After turning off the lights, Wang Yuan was still talking to Li Yan: "Tomorrow I will go hunting with Mengzi and Huzi, and you will have to rely on yourself at home in the near future."

"Well, you should pay attention to safety when you go hunting in the mountains. Do you have enough bullets? Bring more." Li Yan looked very worried.

(End of this chapter)