MTL - The Era of Hard Work-Chapter 9 Thirteen dollars

   Chapter 9 Thirteen dollars

   Sending Brother Bing away, Lu Dong went back to the orchard to fetch the net, and let Hu Chunlan look at the plate again.

  Hu Chunlan took a look for a while: "There used to be a lot of vinegar dishes, but they were all destroyed later. It's not a rare thing."

   Lu Dong was inevitably disappointed: "Seventh Uncle said Second Uncle sold one for 50 yuan."

  Hu Chunlan thought for a while: "There is such a thing, the year before last is still the year before."

   Even if it was only fifty yuan, it was the most valuable thing in his hand. Lu Dong took it seriously and planned to take the time to visit the Shunshan Cultural Market.

   You can sell it for 50.

  It costs only ten yuan a day for a small worker on a construction site.

   After taking the fishing net and water bag, Lu Dong returned to the triangular dam to continue casting the net to catch fish, and then try his luck again.

  Those leeches all died from the sun.

   The water level dropped again, and the river surface was only fifteen or sixteen meters wide.

   Lu Dong cast a net, but before he could pull it up, suddenly there was a sizzling song coming from under the embankment, followed by the familiar smell of chicken manure.

   "Today I drank the celebratory wine, my ambitions were not fulfilled, and I vowed endlessly. I will show my skills in Japan, and write the Spring and Autumn with warm blood..."

  As expected, the iron rooster Lu Jianbin had a radio on his wrist, climbed the river bank, put away two bamboo poles, and came to the triangular dam.

   "What a big silver carp!"

   The fishing net just came out of the water, and the iron rooster widened his eyes: "There is something else, pull it up quickly, don't run away. Dongzi, good luck!"

   Lu Dong put on the fishing net and put it on the dam: "There have been a lot of fish in the past two days. When the upstream falls off the gate, the good luck will come to an end."

   opened the fishing net and threw away the rubbish. Lu Dong picked out a catfish first, which was much larger than the one caught in the net in the morning.

   This is the northern soil catfish.

   "Catfish are easy to feed and can't easily die." Iron Rooster is like an expert: "I caught one last year and threw it in the chicken manure pond. It lived for more than half a year, and when I took it out, it was five pounds."

  Lu Dong couldn't help but said: "Uncle Tie, can we not talk about chicken dung? Do you still tell people to eat catfish?"

  Iron Rooster doesn't care: "What's wrong? What you eat is chicken dung, and what grows out is meat! It's not poisonous! Look at your uncle Tie, it's fine if you eat it."

  It was impossible to speak, Lu Dong picked out the silver carp that weighed more than two kilograms and stuffed it directly: "Go back and make soup for my sister."

  Iron Rooster didn't understand what Lu Dong said, so he dragged the root of a lala from outside the embankment, and came back to wear silver carp gills, his eyes just aimed at the pile of sandbags under the embankment.

   "Dongzi, the water is falling." The iron rooster was saddened: "When the water is smaller, shall we drag the chicken cage out?"

   Lu Dong was helpless: "It's useless to drag it out."

  Iron Rooster didn't give up: "I can sell scrap iron! One-fifth of your money... No, one-quarter."

  How many sandbags are piled on the chicken coop? Tons of talk! Lu Dong could only push: "Let's talk about it."

   Looking at the sandbags like a hill under the river, the iron rooster was full of grief, and seemed reluctant to leave, and the silver carp threw it into the grass nest under the shade of the tree, sitting on the triangular dam without speaking.

   I don't know if he is watching fishing or saying goodbye to the chicken coop.

   Lu Dong cast two more nets one after another. One net had a few white strips of crucian carp, and the other net came up with two catfish, one big and one small, and the big one was nearly three pounds.

  There are fewer leeches, so keep throwing them in the sun.

  The sun was very poisonous, and Lu Dong was sweating profusely.

   The sound of motorcycles came from the north. The noise was very loud, and the river bank was somewhat undulating. The light could hear the sound, but no one could be seen.

   "Who is this?" Tie Rooster stood up and looked north: "I don't even repair the muffler, I can hear it every three miles."

  Lü Dong looked to the north and saw the dust was flying. When he cast another net and lifted it up, he saw a motorcycle with a drag bucket.

  The cyclists are very courageous and drive along the river bank, and the three-heap road is not easy to walk.

   It was close, and the noise made my ears hurt. It was an orange Jialing CJ50. This car is common in rural areas. With a self-welding trailer attached, it can run, pull, and play.

   The rider was a middle-aged woman. Like most rural women, her face was dark. There was a girl of about ten years old in the back seat, her face was red with tan.

   The middle-aged woman stopped the car when she saw the fishing net in Lu Dong's hand.

  Iron Rooster plugged his ears: "Big girl, it's time for this car to be repaired!"

   "Ready to change to a new car!" The middle-aged woman turned off the engine and smiled brightly: "It won't be used in a while."

   Lu Dong glanced at the drag bucket, there was a large water tank inside, and fish were swimming.

   The middle-aged woman got out of the car, took the little girl down, and asked Lu Dong, "Brother, did you catch a fish?"

   Lu Dong gestured to the rope tied to the water bag: "There are some."

  The iron rooster dry farm immediately asked, "Do you collect fish?"

  The middle-aged woman said: "As long as catfish and black fish, nothing else."

   "Why?" Iron Rooster didn't understand.

   "It's too hot, and other fish die. They're worthless." The middle-aged woman said the truth: "These two are easy to feed and won't die easily."

  Lu Dong needs money: "There are catfish."

   "Da Ya, don't be skinny!" The middle-aged woman trained the child first, and then said to Lu Dong, "Brother, can you tell me to take a look first?"

   Lu Dong pulled on the water bag, untied the rope, and said to the woman: "It's all here."

   There were three catfish in total, two big and one small. The woman flipped her hand and asked, "How do you sell them?"

   Without waiting for Lu Dong to speak, Tie Rooster reminded: "One pound can be sold for three yuan."

  Catfish are very popular in the Quannan area, even in the age of seven or eight hundred workers in the provincial capital, when the retail price is high during the Mid-Autumn Festival, it can reach five or six yuan per pound.

   Later, due to various reasons, the catfish fell to the altar.

  The middle-aged woman glanced at Tie Rooster: "That's a set price."

   Lu Dong asked the woman: "The fish is here, your bid is not suitable and I will put it back."

"Five yuan for the big one, three yuan for the small one." The middle-aged woman looked very happy: "I don't want to lie, the fish in the car is charged at this price, and the price of the fish in the reservoir has dropped. I will make a profit when I come out in a hot day. ."

   Lu Dong didn't understand the market situation, turned to look at Uncle Tie, saw him nodding, and said, "The fish is yours."

   The middle-aged woman caught the fish and put it in the drag bucket, and ordered three pieces of five yuan. Lu Dong shook his head: "I can't find it."

   His pockets are cleaner than his face, and his personal savings is zero!

  The woman turned over her pockets, found three red 1 yuan, and gave them to Lu Dong together with two five yuan.

  The money was received, and for some reason, Lu Dong felt heavy.

   The next moment, Lu Dong understood, except for the money for the head, this is the first money earned by labor since the age of eighteen!

  The woman got on the motorcycle and said, "Brother, I want more."

  Tie Rooster was worried that Lu Dong would suffer from inexperience and asked, "Where are you from?"

   "Diaojiazhuang." The middle-aged woman said.

  Lu Dong knew: "Where is the university town?"

   The middle-aged woman responded: "There are many fish, you can send it to Diaojiazhuang, only ten miles away, find someone to ask Diao Juan, the price can be higher for you."

   Lu Dong threw the water bag back into the river: "Got it."

Diao Juan kicked the Jialing motorcycle, and the unpleasant sound made Lu Dong cover his ears. He thought of one thing, and quickly moved the leech away from the sun, reminding: "There is a lower road ahead, go down through the village, and then go ahead is the gate, you make life difficult for."

   "Thank you." The middle-aged woman cheered and left.

  Iron Rooster picked up the silver carp, waved to Lu Dong, and left.

   Lu Dong took the money and pressed it hard in his pocket, for fear of falling out of his pants pocket.

   This is the first fund to start a new life after returning, up to -13 yuan!

  Go to the city to see the specific situation of the car money.

   Of course, it is also possible to go to Quannan City by bicycle, but after more than 20 years of earth-shaking changes, Lu Dong needs to familiarize himself with the road.

  Because of the relationship between the university town, the area from Qingzhao County to Quannan City has changed greatly from the old to the new.

   Lv Jianren came slowly, carrying a fishing net and dragging the soles of his shoes.

   "You just came?" Lu Dong was surprised, Uncle Seven has always been a fishing activist.

   "Your uncle is looking for me." Lv Jianren was holding a net and a water bag in one hand, and scratching his freshly cut head in the other. He was very worried: "Call me to go to the University Town construction site in a few days..."

   Lu Dong said: "It's not a problem to hang around at home."

   Lu Jianren glared at Lu Dong: "I haven't even grown my hair yet, so I don't know what to do. Can I get a dozen or twenty yuan for my craftsmanship?"

   "Yes! Yes..." Lu Dong was too lazy to refute, Uncle Seven was very skilled, the nets for fishing, the forks for catching fish, etc., were all made by himself.

   Big work, electric welding, and rebar work are all good hands. In 2019, it is common to earn a few hundred yuan a day.

   But dexterity does not mean willingness to work.

   Seeing Uncle Seven's cut head, Lu Dong thought of the middle part on his head: "I'll go first."

   Lu Jianren came over: "What's wrong? Don't want to see your seventh uncle? You can leave when I come?"

   Lu Dong pointed to his head: "Cut your hair."

"pretty."

   "Too stupid, like Liu Kuisheng!"

   Lu Dong pulled up the water bag, took off his clothes and put the dead leeches in his pockets, and walked towards the orchard.

   Returning to the orchard to put fish and nets, and looking for a convenient bag to pack leeches, Lv Dong launched his 28 sticks and went to Jijie to cut his hair.

  The weather was hot, the road was dry fast, and the bike was basically able to run.

  Lu Dongtu saved the trouble and asked the uncle Shave to push his head flat.

   The thirteen yuan I just got, spend one yuan and five.

  This also saves fifty cents. I asked the young daughter-in-law in the village to cut it and asked for two pieces.

  Lu Dong went out of the store and was caught by the third grandfather, Lu Zhenlin, and asked him to go to the brigade office to help.

   Lu Zhenlin also gave him some news: "Mayor Yang intends to submit the materials for your affairs. There is a flood of water in the county. There should be no accident. There should be a commendation meeting later, and try to get an advanced individual."

   This is good news, but I don’t know if there are material rewards for advanced individuals.

   The question is too vulgar, and when someone comes over, Lu Dong is not easy to ask.

  The flood has receded, and there are a lot of things to follow.

  Sandstones and meals, the villages for free support would like to sincerely thank you.

   And Lu Jianguo brought it. He had to coordinate with the three construction companies in the town, the county, and Yang Liewen had already taken over the job.

   Lu Dong sighed secretly, the new mayor is very interesting, the person in charge of the third construction company is from Lujia Village, and he and the third grandpa are cousins, and he has to call the fifth grandpa.

  This is the easiest one out of a lot of puzzles?

In the    brigade office, several high school students and technical secondary school students who were on vacation asked Lu Zhenlin to call over, reconcile with the brigade accountant and the women's director, and count the remaining materials.

   Lu Dong was assigned the job of cutting red paper, and the second grandfather wrote a thank you letter with a brush and sent it to the village or unit that came to help.

  The accountant of the brigade will order the pennant. When the pennant is ready, they will officially come to thank you.

   was busy when Li Wenyue suddenly said: "Third grandpa, the bill sent by Cheng Lifeng is wrong. All kinds of meat are generally 50 cents more expensive than usual."

   His family is a neighbor of Cheng Lifeng, and he knows more about the price.

   Lu Zhenlin thought for a while: "According to the price he quoted."

   For this kind of thing, there was no negotiation in advance, and no one thought about negotiating the price at that time, everyone was in emergency.

   The women's director said: "It's too cheap for him!

Lu Zhenlin's thick eyebrows moved: "The food delivered at the critical moment is a love, and paying is a duty. He has also counted his efforts, so he can't be too careless. Mayor Yang promised that this time the cost will be from Coordinate Tiliuri for a portion."

  When one side is in trouble, all parties support him. There are many people and supplies, and there are many follow-up things. Lu Dong also ate dinner in the brigade and was busy until ten o'clock in the evening.

   After leaving the brigade, Lu Dong rode the 28th pole to send off Li Wenyue, went to the orchard and told the old lady to go to the city tomorrow, and returned to the old house with a white porcelain plate and a black convenience bag containing leeches.

   After washing up, Lu Dong took out 11 yuan and 50 cents and put them on the table one by one. This is all his funds!

   Come on, fight hard, boy!

   (end of this chapter)