Chapter 368 Going up the mountain

Chapter 368 Going up the mountain

Chapter 368 Going up the mountain
The next morning, Li Changle and Chen Yongwei took some salted fish, dozens of watches and some tapes, went to Pan Town, bought some pork, and rode their bicycles to Liyushan.

Li Changxi helped sell more than 20 watches at home, and there were still more than 100 watches and a large box of tapes left.

There is no way, and there is no need to rush. This time, I will take Qian Acong to the mountain to have a look. I will give him a commission of a few dollars for each fish, and I should be able to sell some.

Li Changxi refused to take any commission from the products she helped sell, and even said that if he gave her a commission, it would mean she didn't treat her as a real sister.

Li Changle's brothers had to take back their words about giving commissions. When the sisters-in-law saw that Li Changxi didn't take commissions, they also became enthusiastic about helping her open a seafood store.

After leaving Pan Town, the rice fields along the roadside have been harvested, and some have been planted with flowers, vegetables and large-leaf mustard.

Tender flowers and plants can be fried into flower and plant paste, while old ones can be cut and taken home to feed pigs and serve as fertilizer for the fields.

"Shaocai" is what they call it here. Its scientific name is snow vegetable, and some are called Chinese mustard or nine-headed mustard. A lot of it is planted every year and pickled in several large jars. Some of it is dried and some is kept in the large jar to be eaten slowly.

At around ten o'clock, Li Changle and Chen Yongwei arrived at the hillside behind Qian Acong's house. He looked at the bamboos on the slope. Each bamboo was only as thick as a child's wrist, and the thickness was very uniform from the root to the top.

Suddenly an idea came to my mind. "Awei, how about we buy some bamboos to dry the dried fish?"

Chen Yongwei looked at the bamboos and turned to look at him in confusion, "Why buy bamboos? It's much more convenient to use wires."

"The wire can only be fixed on the drying rack. When collecting the dried fish, we can only put them one by one in the bamboo basket. With this kind of bamboo, we can take it down with the bamboo pole and put it on the hook in the warehouse without having to hang it again."

Chen Yongwei suddenly realized, "This is a good idea. Ask Brother Qian later and ask the owner to buy two cars back."

Li Changle agreed, and the two of them went down the hill to the back of Qian Acong's house, where they saw the couple building haystacks in the open space behind the house. "Brother Qian, how was the harvest this year?"

Qian Acong, who was busy pressing straw into a pile, looked up and saw the two men. He happily jumped off the haystack, brushed off the straw debris on his body, took out a cigarette and went to greet them.

"The harvest this year was good. After paying the public grain tax, we still have more food left than we can eat even if we eat rice every day."

"White rice is good for every meal, but I'm tired of cooking rice with shredded sweet potatoes every time."

"There are few fields in the fishing village, and a lot of rice was blown down by the wind before the rice harvest. This year, every household has insufficient food. You can send the remaining food to us to sell."

Qian Acong led the two of them home, "That's great. When the time comes, can you help me ask which families in your area want to buy food? There are several families in our village who want to sell food for money."

"My family will buy it. When the time comes, you need to send 1,000 kilograms of late rice to my house. My brother and my parents will also need it. For my family alone, you need to prepare at least 3,000 to 4,000 kilograms of rice."

"Brother Acong, my family also wants to buy 1,000 kilograms." Chen Yongwei took over and said.

"Okay! We'll send the rice to you after we turn it over and let it dry in the sun." Qian Acong rubbed his hands happily. "That's good. We can sell it at the grain station and negotiate the price. Not only will it be cheap, but those who weigh it will also deduct our price."

Chen Yongwei got angry when he heard this, "Of course not. Last year, before I sent the rice to the grain station to pay the public tax, I weighed it at home, and when I got there, I added a few dozen kilograms to make it enough."

"Of course not. We always bring dozens of kilograms of rice to weigh them." Qian Acong brought a bamboo chair to the two of them. "I also said that I would go to your place to play with you after I'm done."

"I also need to buy some lumber. When you deliver the goods, stay at home for a few days and I'll take you out for some fun."

"You bought so much wood, why is it still not enough?"

"I bought another piece of land to build a barn, but I don't have enough wood!"

After Li Changle finished speaking, he took out the dried fish head and pork and placed them on the table. "When I passed through the town, I bought two kilograms of it as a dish for my sister-in-law."

"You're always so polite..."

The two exchanged a few polite words, and Qian Acong's wife happily took the things into the house to prepare lunch.

Li Changle handed the list of materials written by Zhang Dejin to Qian Acong, "In addition to the beams, we also need wood that is at least two meters long and as thick as a bowl. See how much you can find?"

Qian Acong poured tea for the two of them, then brought out a pomelo and peeled it for them to eat.

"If you want dozens, I have them at home. If you want hundreds, I'll have to ask for you. At the end of the year, there are many engagements and weddings in the village. Everyone wants to sell some food and mountain products for money. You've come at the right time."

Li Changle was delighted after hearing this, "There are many engagements and weddings, so are there any families planning to buy watches?"

"Can you get a watch?" Qian Acong looked at him with surprise.

"My relatives in Lucheng have connections to get the goods, and the prices are much cheaper than those in the department store. I also brought some watches and tapes with me this time. I'll show them to you."

"Okay, okay, last time I heard someone say that there are watches and televisions for sale in the black market in Lucheng, but I don't know where it is."

"I know. I'll take you there when I have the chance." Li Changle took out the watches and placed them on the table. "One Titlis 110, one Plum 85, and one Lexus 85... The prices are even cheaper than on the black market."

Qian Acong picked up the Tirex, looked at it over and over for a while, put it to his ear to listen, and nodded with satisfaction.

"This one from your relative is really much cheaper. I went to the department store last time and saw it. Not only is it expensive, but you need industrial coupons, and they won't sell it without coupons." He picked up the Plum watch and said, "Do you have a women's watch of this brand? If so, get one for your sister-in-law."

"Yes!" Li Changle took out another pack, "These are for women. The Red Leaf brand is 110 each, and the Plum Blossom brand is 85. They are all fully automatic."

"I'll take it to your sister-in-law to see it." Qian Acong happily took the watch and went to the kitchen.

Li Changle looked at the peach trees, orange trees, persimmon trees, pomelo trees, bayberry trees outside his yard, and there was also a grape tree planted in the corner of the yard wall.

"Awei, now that the house is built, let's plant some fruit trees behind it."

"I want to grow bayberry, yellow peach, pomelo and grapes."

"I have all of these at home. I'll dig up a few small trees and send them to you in the spring." Qian Acong handed him the Red Leaf brand. "I want the Tirese one, and your sister-in-law wants the Plum Blossom one."

"Okay! Titlis will cost you one hundred and five cents each, and Clubs will cost you eighty."

"Luckily I didn't buy it at the department store that day, so I saved several dozen yuan." Qian Acong happily took the watch and gave it to him. "Take the watch with you. I'll take you to ask which stores want to buy watches, and then take a look at the wood."

"Brother Qian!" Li Changle said to him, "We are all friends. I won't hide it from you. When my relative gave me the watch, he said,
"I'll give you a five-dollar commission for every one of these watches I sell. Later, no matter how many you sell, I'll give you all the five-dollar commission."

"Why are you so embarrassed?"

Qian Acong didn't expect there would be such a good thing. One watch costs five yuan, and ten watches make fifty yuan. Many young men in the village want to buy watches. It seems that he has saved the money to buy a watch today.

"Of course! Of course! When the wind dies down, we will be busy going out to sea. We won't have time to help him sell it, so we have to trouble you for help."

Li Changle remembered Qian Acong saying that there were fifty or sixty households in their village. Nowadays, most young men in the family who were old enough to find a partner would buy a watch to show off.

"Brother A Le is really good at talking." Qian Acong put on the watch happily, looked at it a few times with joy, and walked out with Li Chang Le.

The three of them left the yard. Li Changle saw the bamboos on the hillside and thought about buying bamboos again. "Brother Qian, whose bamboos are they? Do you want to sell them?"

"My family and my eldest brother's." Qian Acong said with a smile, "There's no need to buy them. Just cut two bundles."

"I'll just ask for one bundle." Li Changle told him the uses of bamboo, "At least three or four hundred bamboos."

"This kind of bamboo is called hard-headed yellow bamboo. It can grow to more than ten meters long. It is thick and straight, with a small hollow core and a hard texture. It is perfect for building scaffolds, drying racks, and carrying things on poles."

Qian Acong thought for a moment and said, "We can sell them in town for 20 cents each. You want so many at once, so I'll give them to you for 15 cents each. I'll ask my brother to pick some old yellow bamboo and chop them for you."

"Trouble!"

"Look, you're being polite to me again." Qian Acong said with a smile, "To be honest, I wish you would bother me more often. I'll make money every time you come."

Li Changle thought about it and said, "Then I will come over when I have time."

"Ah Le, you rarely have time, so stay at my house for two days. There are many wild fruits in the mountains these days, so I'll take you to the mountains to hunt and pick wild chestnuts."

"My family is still building a house, so I will definitely come next year." Li Changle smiled, "You can stay for two days while delivering the goods. I will take you fishing."

“You’re so busy…”

"It won't waste any time to go there in the afternoon when the tide goes out."

"I'll go to your house after I've sold most of the fruits in the orchard."

"Okay! If you go to Pan Town to sell, the fat pork seller at the street corner is my uncle. If you have anything that is inconvenient to bring back, you can leave it with him.

The seafood store opposite the Tuxiaqiao Market is owned by my sister. If you sell there, you can store your products in the store."

"Thank you! Thank you!" Qian Acong said gratefully, "We went down the mountain to sell things, but it was inconvenient to put the things there. Having your uncle and sister in town really makes things much more convenient."

As they were talking, the three of them arrived at Brother Qian's house. When Qian Acong saw him, he pulled him aside and proudly showed the watch on his wrist, "Brother, look at what this is?"

Brother Qian grabbed his wrist and said, "Hey, where did you find the industrial voucher?"

"Ale brought them. I bought two for only 185..."

Qian Acong whispered to him what Li Changle said, "He also wants to buy yellow bamboo and small pine wood. Pick out all the ones at home, and cut down the old yellow bamboo."

"Don't worry, I'll make sure to pick out the best materials for him." Brother Qian said, "Let's go and look at watches. I'll buy one for your sister-in-law and Chun."

(End of this chapter)