Reborn to be rich

Chapter 11

Zhang Guodong was walking back on his bicycle, and when he passed the second group of wheat fields, he found two figures moving around the field.

"Guodong, Wenbin! You still don't go back to set up rabbits here?"

"elder brother…"

"Brother Guodong!"

Seeing Zhang Guodong coming back, the two ran over from a distance.

"Forget it today, come home with me, I bought new clothes for you two! Try to see if they fit you well." Zhang Guodong said while patting the bag on the front beam of the car.

"There are so many things, okay, I'm going home today! Brother, you left today and we only got three hares in one day. Now there are not many hares passing by our team." Zhang Guotao complained.

As a result, Zhang Guodong can imagine that at least half of the rabbits in the second team's wheat field rabbit nest were killed by them. Many of these surviving rabbits escaped from the trap, and many of them more than once. In the future, these hares will be more difficult. sets.

"It's okay, let's take away all the rabbit nests in the field tomorrow morning! To save them from continuing to harm the crops, you two put the hare bag on the chicken coop, so you don't have to carry it."

The three brothers returned to the door of their house, and many people in the team were chatting at their door, and many of them were waiting for Zhang Guodong to bring things.

"You two help me carry the bag down." Guodong pushed the bicycle into the yard, and Zhang Guotao and Zhang Wenbin carried the bag into the middle room together.

Zhang Guodong filled the chicken coop and took out items from it.

"Brother, this is mahua, I want to eat it!" Zhang Xiaoyue reached into the chicken coop to find something to eat before her brother could calm down.

"Take it out and let everyone have a taste." Zhang Guodong bought two bags, each of which took up half the space of the chicken coop.

"Eat mahua!" Zhang Xiaoyue ran out holding the mahua, and the younger brother followed her while shouting and chasing after her. Zhang Ping looked at the elder brother and saw the faraway mahua, and finally chased after her sister.

"You two come here, 10 yuan each is a bonus for selling hares!" Zhang Guodong took out two cards of Great Unity, one for each person.

"Brother, is it 10 yuan per person? Brother, you are so generous! Let me see!" Guo Tao and Wen Bin happily took the money and looked around. Ten yuan is already a huge sum of money for them so big. .

"Don't smoke, let me see you two won't give you a penny after smoking, Wen Bin, you take back the two catties of pork, and a bag of peanuts, second brother, you separate the mahua from the peanuts, half of the family... There are those two pieces of cloth... Forget it, let our mother fix the cloth tomorrow and take it away..."

Zhang Wenbin happily returned home with a lot of things in his arms. The last time he ate pork was half a year ago during the Chinese New Year. The family cut two catties of meat and only guests could taste it.

Zhang Guodong gave the two sickles he had brought to his neighbors, the crowd gradually dispersed, and Hu Yue'e went back to the house to bring food to his son.

"You're starving! From morning to now, it costs a lot of money to buy so many things and so much rice. Isn't it a joke that we are not city people who eat rice?" Mother said it was a pity, this She has been used to saving all her life, but she is still very happy that her son can sell so many things back to the family.

"Mom, don't worry if you have me. We can get whatever we want in the future! After a while, I will buy a bicycle for my family. Don't you want a sewing machine? You will also buy it then! Our three houses are too big. It's crowded, let's build a few side rooms when we have time!"

"Speaking is better than singing. If you have money to build a partial house, it is better to start from the Xinhuayuanzhuang base. You have also reached the age to start a family. How can you marry a wife if you don't have a house?" His mother's words made Guodong suddenly think of something. In 85 The village originally planned to set the village base at the intersection of Guanlu, but in the end it was changed to Xigouling, which is farther than the fourth team of the village, but after 95, Liujia Village on the east side of Guanlu was opened not far from Guanlu. A canteen, in 05, Liujia Village became the center of several surrounding villages, which made the people of Zhangjialing Village very angry.

"Dad, I heard that the village base will be designated at the intersection of Guanlu, isn't it!" Guodong asked his father while eating, and Xiaoyue and Guorui didn't eat when they had mahua and peanuts, but fought on the sidelines.

"Your uncle has such an idea, but Mancang is afraid that it is too close to Liujia Village, and the two villages will conflict! This year, no one applied for the Zhuang base, so let's let it go." Zhang Chenglin was very surprised at his son asking about the Zhuang base. Well, Guodong didn't care about these things before, nor did he care about things in the village.

"If we want to apply for a Zhuang base on Guanlu now, can we apply for it?"

If a new house can be built on Guan Road, the house in front of the door can allow my mother to do some business, and in the future, just that piece of land can earn a lot of money.

"If you want to apply, you can definitely apply, but you need at least 200 yuan!"

"Dad, I want to know how much area and how much money can be applied for at the Zhuang base?" Thinking of Guanlukou, Zhang Guodong had a lot of ideas in his mind. Guanlukou is the intersection of the entire western area of ​​Ganjing Township. The 10 villages have to pass through here if they want to go to the township or county.

"Most of the Zhuang bases now are three-point land, which costs 200 yuan, and the land has to be approved by the village. If it is large, it is only four-point land, which costs 300 yuan." Zhang Chenglin's idea is that the Xinzhuang base should be closer to Xigou. For some, the sheep and cattle are herding like this, and there is an intersection on the other side of the official road, and it is difficult for Jiaan to even drink water there.

"Dad, have you noticed? There are more and more people doing business, and more and more rich people. In the future, our Ganjing Township will get better and better. The country is now vigorously encouraging the people to make money. If we Open a small shop there, and the business will definitely be very good.” If it is done well, not only a small shop, but also restaurants, noodle mills, oil presses, and even all the daily necessities of the people in the village can be established here.

Zhang Chenglin, as a village cadre, also went to the village to hold a meeting. The state's policies are only limited. The eldest son is the most active in the family and has read a lot of books. Since he plans to build the house at the official intersection, he can only agree. The three brothers finally had to move out and start a new home. This is a rural custom.

"Okay, I'll tell the village tomorrow that when the village base doesn't have enough money, we'll ask your grandpa to borrow it." The second uncle works in a state-owned enterprise, and the grandpa's family is considered to have the best economy in the village.

"Could you give our three brothers all the village bases at once, with the largest area possible." Just as he was talking, Zhang Guodong got up and took out a wad of money from his pocket, and put it on the dining table.

When Hu Yuee opened the newspaper, there was a bundle of ten yuan inside, which could be worth about a thousand yuan.

"Where did you get so much money?" Hu Yue'e asked in amazement, 500 yuan is enough to build a house in the countryside, and the family can't save 1000 yuan after decades of hard work.

"Guodong, you won't do illegal and criminal things!" Hu Yue'e put the money on the table and asked carefully.

"Mom, do you think your son is that kind of person? Today I went to the county and met Boss Wu. He was in trouble and asked me for advice. In the end, he insisted on giving me 1000 yuan and took it if he couldn't refuse!" Zhang Guodong explained. .

"Boss Wu is both black and white, so you should be more careful when interacting with him." Zhang Chenglin didn't restrict his son's contact with Boss Wu. The old Zhang family style made him have confidence in his son.

"Well, it's just a hammer sale. You keep the money first, mom. I don't have a place to hide the money. I'll pay the money when the Zhuang base comes down!" After Guodong finished speaking, Hu Yuee took the money and found A piece of white cloth was tightly wrapped in several layers before being pressed to the bottom of the box.

After eating well at noon, it is really difficult to eat these corn baba and pickles in the evening. The younger brothers and sisters have been eating delicious food for the past few days.

"Let's eat it later! I bought pork to make a simmer for everyone. I will make less corn in the future. I bought enough rice to eat until the new grain comes out!" Hu Yue'e nodded lightly. Who has food? Everyone is willing to eat this corn.

When the younger brothers and sisters saw Zhang Guodong take out the pork that was cut today, they all lay down by the desk and stared closely.

Guodong bought this piece of hind leg meat, which weighs nearly 3 catties in half and half. The pieces of meat are first lightly de-greased.

The smell of fried meat wafted away immediately, and Xiao Guorui jumped with joy, wishing he could reach into the pot to grab the meat and eat it.

"Go back, be careful of hot oil splashing in your eyes!" Guodong kept driving his younger siblings away, but after driving away one another, another came again. Zhang Ping, who was originally the most obedient, now started to be mischievous.

Seeing that the fatty meat was almost fried, Guodong poured in the lean meat, and when the lean meat was half-cooked, he added soy sauce, seasoning, and finally added two tablespoons of chili noodles.

"Okay, get up, it's out of the pot!" When the pot was ready, his mother broke open a piece of corn and added some freshly made glutinous rice dumplings to Guorui. call him.

Having delicious food at home always makes the children happy for a long time, and the happy laughter lasts until very late. The family sorts out all the things they bought today before going to sleep.Lying on the bed at night, Guodong kept thinking about building a house on Guanlu, and fell asleep after thinking about it.

It was still Guotao who woke him up the next day, and the third sister had already gone to school in the village.After Guotao washed up, he went to find Wen Bin. These days, they were all focused on setting up rabbit traps in the field.Zhang Guodong alone carried the firewood cage to the mulberry garden to pick mulberry leaves. After feeding the silkworm baby mother, the meal was ready.

"I'll deliver food to my second brother in a while!" Xiaoyue is only in the second grade, and she doesn't start class until 9:20 in the morning.

"Go to school obediently, and if you play truant again, I won't punish you." Xiaoyue's thoughts were directly exposed by her mother. After eating a corn, she quickly finished her porridge and went to school with her schoolbag on her back.

Zhangjialing Village is considered to be a relatively large village in Ganjing Township. There are more than 200 people in the village from one year to six years old. There are more than ten villages around the village where children over three years old go to school.

"You are leaving tomorrow. What are you going to do with those wild rabbits? If you want to sell them, you can sell them in the village. The less money you have, the less trouble you will have." The mother looked at the four hares in the chicken coop, and now he thought Some resisted their sons going to the county.

"Don't worry! The hares are not for sale today, let's make them! Share some with the neighbors, and we can bring some when we go out tomorrow." Zhang Guodong himself doesn't want to go out as a hawker, so he can think of any way to pay for that money. Earn it, but if you don’t take everyone out, how can you let go of your mind, which is very important for your collective prosperity in the future.

Taking the steamed buns for Guotao, Guodong came to the wheat field in the team.Thick smoke rose in the distance, and Guodong and Wenbin were using his method to smoke the rabbit hole.

"How's the harvest?" Zhang Guodong asked from afar.

"Brother, I only caught two. I don't know where the rabbits here have gone." Wen Bin's face was dark, and tears flowed from his eyes.

"Smoke this hole and it's over! Use stones to block all these holes, and remove all those traps. This year, the wheat won't be ruined so badly by hares!"

I have to set off early tomorrow morning, sharpen all the scythes in the afternoon, and prepare the bedding and sheets when I leave tomorrow.

"Okay! We will continue to catch wild rabbits after we come back." Zhang Guotao was still a little bit reluctant. He never imagined that he could catch so many wild rabbits in one day. Thinking of the ten yuan he got last night, it took him a long time to fall asleep.

Only two hares escaped from the last few caves, but luckily they were caught by traps.Brother No. [-] cleaned up the fire on the ground and blocked the rabbit hole with big rocks one by one. After all the hare traps were put away, it was already past noon.

When I got home, my father was sharpening his scythe. He saw a lot of sharpening water next to him. He had been sharpening it for a long time.

"Dad, didn't I buy two whetstones yesterday? Why do you still use this?" Zhang Chenglin used ordinary bluestone in the ditch, which is usually used by rural people to sharpen their knives.

"I'll use your whetstone after it's gone. You two will come over and try it too. If you don't know how to sharpen a knife, you don't have to." The two brothers tried it separately, and they still have some skills in sharpening knives.

This time, the wheat cutting family prepared three sickles and 6 spare sickle blades, which are enough for rotation if there is a whetstone.

Zhang Guodong's later generations often miss the stewed hare in his hometown. This is a new practice spread in Ganjing Township a few years later, and it was very popular in Chang'an.The prepared wild rabbits are made into balls with cornmeal, and finally steamed in a pot. The taste is really delicious.The downside is that it requires a lot of oil and seasoning, which no one does yet.

My mother is still weaving. She spends her spare time weaving every day at dawn, and earns only ten yuan a month, which is considered the most stable source of income for the family.

The father and son killed the wild rabbits in the chicken coop one by one, and the skin and meat weighed more than 20 catties.Zhang Guodong separates the hare's head, legs, and body. He has a different approach.

The hare's legs are stewed directly, the hare's head is braised in water, and the hare's body is braised.

Probably smelling the fragrance, Wen Bin came again.

"You have a sharp nose. You came here as soon as you put in the pot. Hurry up to get some firewood. There is no fire in the stove." Two pots were being cooked at the same time at home, and the busy father and son couldn't help each other.

"I'm here to look for Uncle San. My dad agrees that I will ask you to harvest wheat tomorrow! I only have one scythe at home, do you have any extra?"

"The scythe blade is a trivial matter, I'll share it with you at that time." Zhang Guotao happily put his hands on his shoulders when he heard that his cousin was also going. The difference between the two is less than one year. But the relationship between the two is the best.

"What are these! It smells good! I'll be eating here at noon today!" Wen Bin knew that if the hare was ready, he would share it with his family, but he still liked to be with his two cousins.

Last night, Wen Bin's parents wanted him to go on to high school, but he had to pay more than 100 in one semester of high school, and his high school entrance examination scores were far from the cut-off mark, so even if he found someone to go to high school, it wouldn't make much sense.

When he said that he wanted to earn money with Zhang Guodong, his parents agreed, and at noon he told his father that he wanted to be a Mike. Uncle Wu, who had only one son, also agreed.

"Okay, you can just bring a sheet. There are about 11 of us this time, and 5 beddings are enough. Just take an old sheet to keep mosquitoes away at night." It's nothing to say.

After working for more than two hours, the meat was finally ready. The eight braised rabbit heads made people drool. After eating two big rabbit heads in a row, Guo Tao found that he was full. The rabbit legs and stewed rabbit meat made him very greedy, but he couldn't eat any more.

"There are two more rabbit heads. I'll get one for Uncle Wu later. Put some oil on the rabbit legs and hang them up. This one can be put away. Every family should serve two bowls of stewed meat! This is a large quantity!" The 2-jin rabbit The meat is wrapped with cornmeal, and the yellow oil and water on the outside are precipitated from the rabbit meat. This big pot must weigh up to 10 catties.

The seasoning of the meat made today is in place, which is not comparable to the small yellow croaker in the past. There is still a small half of the meat on the table before lunch.Every child in the alley ate happily, and the three grandfathers all praised Guodong's cooking skills to open a restaurant.

(End of this chapter)