Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 61 A Dazzling Collection

"Whoo~"

When Li Guoqiang saw this situation, he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

He knew that if he had not handed Sun Jinwang a piece of White Rabbit milk candy before, then given the villagers' disdain for him and Xu Dani's family, he would probably have kicked Sun Jinwang out of the car by now.

Perhaps someone would say that he could argue with Sun Jinwang about the principle of first come first served!
But for a local tyrant like Sun Jinwang, how could this make any sense?

All they had to do was say that the mule cart had to carry goods when it came back from the market and couldn't carry so many men, and they could simply kick Li Guoqiang off the cart and replace him with Zhang Chunyan.

At that time, Li Guoqiang would either choose to have a big argument with Sun Jinwang, or choose to give up his position obediently.

And these two options are obviously not a wise approach for him.

Therefore, he thought of giving Sun Jinwang some benefits in advance to ensure that his position would not be taken away by others.

When Chen Jianjun, Zhao Dabao, Zhang Chunyan and others saw Sun Jinwang's actions, they knew that they would not have the chance to ride the mule cart to the market this time, so they chased after him and wanted to ask Li Guoqiang, Shang Xiuzhen and Xu Wanling to help them buy things.

Among them, Chen Jianjun looked for his fellow villager Shang Xiuzhen, Zhao Dabao looked for Xu Wanling, and Zhang Chunyan was a step slower. She saw that Shang Xiuzhen and Xu Wanling had been found first, so she had no choice but to look for Li Guoqiang with some embarrassment.

In response, Li Guoqiang didn't say anything, but just nodded and agreed, and then kept in mind what Zhang Chunyan wanted to buy.

After a while, the mule cart disappeared on the mountain road in front of the village.

Chen Jianjun withdrew his slightly gloomy gaze, then turned his head to look at Zhang Chunyan, who looked weak and frail, and Zhao Dabao, who looked a little fat and big-eared, beside him. His eyes rolled and an idea instantly came to his mind.

"Yanzi, Brother Bao, why don't we go to the mill and grind the corn and wheat we were allocated while we have some free time? That way we can still look after each other when we are together!"

"Sure! I'm just wondering what to eat after the rice is gone. It would be nice to grind the corn and wheat earlier!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Dabao immediately smiled innocently and nodded in agreement.

Zhang Chunyan hesitated for a moment and also nodded in agreement.

Chen Jianjun was delighted when he saw this, and then hurriedly asked Zhao Dabao and Zhang Chunyan to go back to the homes of the people they were staying at and use their sleds to pull the grain to gather at the mill.

In this way, he will have more opportunities to spend time with Zhang Chunyan, and even get Zhao Dabao and Zhang Chunyan to help more, which is the best of both worlds.

Not long after, while Chen Jianjun was busy picking up girls in the mill and exploiting the labor of Zhao Dabao and Zhang Chunyan, Li Guoqiang and his group had already walked more than half of the way.

Along the way, Li Guoqiang did not take the initiative to talk to Shang Xiuzhen and Xu Wanling, but chatted with Sun Jinwang, and asked about the situation of the market here.

According to Sun Jinwang, since the Jinshanbao Production Brigade is closer to the big market in the county than the big market in Majiadian Township, and the road is also easier to travel, they usually go to the big market in the county.

And because it is a big market in the county, there are more and more complete things sold there.

After hearing the news, Li Guoqiang felt relieved. At least he didn't have to worry about not being able to buy some things.

Shang Xiuzhen and Xu Wanling's expressions also relaxed a little. Then, Xu Wanling thought of the scene of fighting for a seat and the fact that the village only went to the market on the first and fifteenth day of each month, and couldn't help asking, "Brother Jinwang, if we usually want to go to the county, how do we get there?"

"Oh! How else can we get there? If there's no cart, then we can just walk!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Jinwang showed a slightly smug smile on his face.

Then, he saw that Xu Wanling and Shang Xiuzhen both showed a look of disappointment, and hurriedly added: "However, some people have big dogs at home, so they can let the big dogs pull the sled and people can sit on the sled."

Hearing this, Xu Wanling and Shang Xiuzhen's faces immediately became even more disappointed.

Li Guoqiang couldn't help but feel amused when he saw this.

In fact, for Xu Wanling and Shang Xiuzhen, what Sun Jinwang said later was the same as if he hadn't said anything. As outsiders, where could they find a big dog to raise in such a short time?
Only he might have the chance to borrow Dahuang to use.

Moreover, even if Dahuang was willing to pull the sled for him, he probably wouldn't be able to pull it very far.

The best way is to raise a large livestock, such as a cow, horse, donkey, mule, etc.

However, leaving aside the question of whether individuals can raise these large livestock nowadays, many people these days cannot even feed themselves, so where can they get the food to feed the large livestock?

What's more, if you really have the ability to raise livestock, you should focus on raising chickens, ducks, geese, pigs and rabbits first, because these are the livestock that can be used to exchange for money and save money!
Anyone with a normal mind would not go to great lengths to raise large livestock such as cattle, horses, donkeys, and mules simply to make it more convenient to go to the market on weekdays!
If they are well raised, it's fine. But if they are not raised well, or even get sick, where will we get enough money to treat these large livestock?

Therefore, from the very beginning, Li Guoqiang had no idea of ​​raising those large livestock. Even if he had the ability, he could not do so in order to avoid attracting attention.

While everyone was silent, the mule cart went forward for a long distance, then turned a corner and saw the big market on a large open space outside the county town.

Then, without waiting for everyone to take a closer look, Sun Jinwang and Lao Sun drove the donkey cart and the mule cart to a big tree outside the market and parked them. Then they shouted loudly for everyone to get off and informed them that they had to go back at 2 pm. Otherwise, they would have to walk back on their own.

Li Guoqiang followed the others and agreed. Then, without joining anyone else, he walked straight towards the market.

Shao Ruian and Wang Zhiyong, as well as Shang Xiuzhen and Xu Wanling, seemed to have discussed in advance to act together, so after Li Guoqiang left, they walked into the market together soon, and were quickly attracted by the dazzling array of things in the market.

Among them, there are various manual work, such as carrying baskets, pot covers, cooking brooms, lids, chopping boards, shovel handles, ladles, ladles, brooms, baskets, kang mats, screens, carrying baskets, dustpans, baskets, fences, sieves, and hemp baskets.

There are also various kinds of food, such as frozen persimmons, frozen pears, cabbage, radish, pickled mustard greens, pickled radish tops, sweet sugar cane, candied haws, tofu pudding, etc.

In addition, there is also a special poultry and livestock market, which mainly sells piglets, lambs, rabbits, chickens, ducklings, geese, puppies, pigeons, etc. raised by farmers, as well as cattle, horses, donkeys, mules, etc. raised by production teams.

Finally, there are some second-hand goods and sundries for sale, such as vases, mirrors, tea cans, clips, hammers, files, kerosene lamps, sewing baskets, teapots and hats, combs, sorghum stalks, reeds, hay, tobacco leaves, small clay figurines, rapeseed, etc.

It can be said that in addition to those industrial products, clothes, grain, meat, cooking oil, salt, sugar, tobacco, alcohol, aquatic products, seafood and other things that require tickets to purchase, there are also some things that are not in season, which can basically be seen in this big fair.

Therefore, Li Guoqiang quickly passed through the market and headed straight for the county town not far away.

Before buying all those miscellaneous things, he had to go to the county town to get some information, and then go to the post office to send a letter back home.

(End of this chapter)