hunting in 1986

Chapter 42
After the harvest of pine nuts was announced, several villagers came to Wang Yuan's house to inquire within a short period of time. After knowing the price of 1 cents per catty, many people found it incredible.

It's not that the price is low.

But feel too high.

Soon, several grandpas and aunts bought more than 30 catties of pine nuts one after another. The taupe pine nuts exuded a light fragrance, and the little girl's eyes were shining, and she was about to grab them.

"I'll take it later, it hasn't been weighed yet."

Wang Yuan praised everyone with a smile, Wang's father and Wang's mother were helping.

The last small change is usually donated to everyone, so everyone thinks that Wang Yuan can do things, and happily continues to pick pine cones in the mountains and forests.

The pine trees are very tall, and the pine cones are usually picked by climbing on the trees and hitting the pine cones with poles.

For everyone's safety, Wang Yuan went to the city to find the old fitter last time, and asked him to help him make a batch of cat claws for climbing trees, and then asked him to sew some belts.

The cat's paws and belts were "loaned" to the villagers for free, and everyone was told to pay attention to safety.

At first, the villagers felt uncomfortable using the cat's paws, but after using it for two days, they found that it was really damn easy to use. Not only did they climb trees faster, but it was also safer to use with a belt.

A few more days passed.

Wang Yuan also went to "Xiaohetun" where his grandmother's house was located, tens of miles away, and set his uncle's house as a purchase point, and also bought pine nuts in Xiaohetun.

Although many villagers say that they don't care about money, there are real opportunities to make money, and many people are still very positive.

Even though many old men feel that it is a bit inferior to always go up the tree to hit the pine cones, but they can't stand the nagging and crying of the old women at home, and in the end they will go to the pine cones for the sake of family harmony.

According to Wang Yuan's observation, if two people beat the pine cones for one day, counting the time spent burning the pine cones and peeling the pine nuts, most of them can harvest 20 to 50 catties of pine nuts.

50 catties is 5 yuan. Even Wang Yuan lamented that some hardworking people are really powerful.

this day.

My younger sister Wang Qing is going to be on vacation. After breakfast, Wang Yuan was rushed by his mother to the county town to pick up her younger sister.

I pedaled my bicycle all the way, and when I arrived at the county seat, I found it was only after 9 o'clock.

After squatting on the curb and waiting for more than an hour, the County No. [-] Middle School finally had a holiday, and a large number of students ran out of the school, like sheep leaving the pen, and Wang Yuan could deeply feel their happiness.

"Brother! Why are you here?"

Wang Qing stood in the distance and squinted for a while, and when she got closer, she realized that it was really her second brother.

"I'll take you home. If I don't come, then you have to walk back."

"Good good."

Wang Qing put a large load of dirty clothes in the car basket, she just wanted to sit on the back seat, but Wang Yuan stopped her:
"Wait a minute and I'll go first, or I'll easily kick you down with one leg."

"Oh, how are our parents and grandparents?"

"Okay, very good."

Pushing the bicycle to the side of the curb, Wang Yuan sat directly on the seat with the help of the height of the curb, with the soles of his feet reaching the ground.

After his younger sister Wang Qing sat in the back seat, he rode his bicycle to the house.

The two chatted along the way very easily.

The breeze is blowing by the ear, although the sun is very big, it doesn't feel too hot.

When passing by the village, Wang Yuan bought another 5 catties of pork. The raw pork made Wang Qing's mouth water. She was really short of fat.

In this day and age, the food of many people is unpalatable, but the food of County No. [-] Middle School is the most unpalatable. Not only is there not a drop of oil in the food, but most of the time the food is not cooked at all.

when we got home.

Dad and grandpa are weighing pine nuts for several children, and teenagers will also climb trees and dig pine cones, and then burn the pine cones to get pine nuts to sell for money, and use the money they get to buy snacks.

Many large pine cones can take out about one or two pine nuts, which means that a pine cone is worth 1 cent, which is too tempting for children!
After all, most of the snacks cost 1 cent to 3 cents.

"Xiaoqing is back! Oops~ I lost weight."

Wearing an apron, Ms. Wang greeted her out, feeling distressed when she saw the eldest daughter. She has four children, and she cared the least for the eldest daughter.

Wang Qing was very happy, hugged the little girl who threw herself into her arms, and kept looking into the room.

"I smell meat."

"The stewed meat is almost ready."

At noon, grandparents stayed at his house for dinner, and Wang Meng and Wang Hu also came over to eat. After a long time of stewing, the flavor of the seasoning had soaked into the meat, and it was very fragrant when they put the meat in their mouths and chewed it.

"Meow~meow~"

The big white cat rubbed against Wang Yuan's calf with its plump body, and when it saw that he only cared about eating meat, it barked twice in dissatisfaction, and then arched the little girl with its round head.

The little girl quietly gave the big white cat a piece of meat, in exchange for a scolding from Ms. Wang.

"Xiaoqing should eat more meat. After the holiday, let's have a good rest. When will school start?" Mother Wang put a few pieces of pork into Wang Qing's bowl.

"The day after tomorrow." Wang Qing ate the meat, feeling very happy.

"Just a day off?"

"For two days, today counts as half a day, and the afternoon class the day after tomorrow counts as half a day."

After the meal, Wang Qing helped Mama Wang clean up the dishes, wash the pot, and feed the chickens.Wang Yuan helped empty the swill bucket.

In the afternoon, Wang Yuan rode his bicycle to his grandma's house and took away the hundreds of catties of pine nuts that his uncle had helped collect these days.

Of course, he didn't go empty-handed. He brought two bottles of "Garden Daqu" for uncle and some chicken cakes for grandma and grandpa.

"Uncle, concubine, I'm leaving, you go back." Wang Yuan pushed the bicycle away from the uncle's house, and said to the uncle and his wife who sent him out with a smile.

"Why don't you go after dinner, your uncle still has two rabbits in the trap." Jinzi (aunt) said with a smile.

"I won't eat anymore, I have to go back before dark." Wang Yuan was a little worried about his elder sister-in-law, who was very aggressive and tough.

In the memory of his predecessor, when he was about 10 years old, he followed his mother to grandma's house to visit relatives, and saw the eldest sister-in-law fighting with two old women.

With one enemy and two without losing the wind, the two old women were beaten to the point of crying... The memory was so deep that Wang Yuan was deeply shocked at that time.

After bidding farewell to the uncle and his wife, Wang Yuan carried pine nuts and left with two bamboo baskets hanging on the back of the bicycle. A large bag of pine nuts was placed in each bamboo basket, and then two large bags of pine nuts were placed horizontally on the seat and tied with ropes.

Really heavy.

But it is normal in this day and age, bicycles are very important means of carrying goods.

Driving out of the village, when there was no one around, he put the pine nuts into the space, and then rode much faster.

After returning home, he was having dinner. After dinner, he began to help his sister with her homework.

Wang Qing's math is not good, and math is just Wang Yuan's strong point. Tutoring her, a freshman in high school, is very easy.

In front of Wang Yuan, many problems that Wang Qing was at a loss for were as simple as 1+1 equals how many, so in the end Wang Qing couldn't help but look at Wang Yuan with admiration: "Brother, so you are so good?"

"It's so-so." Wang Yuan seemed modest, but actually said in an embarrassing way.

result--

"Then why didn't you get into college?"

"Pfft~ Why are you still stabbing your heart?" Wang Yuan vomited blood in an instant.

(End of this chapter)