Gu Hanping looked at his nephew's report card, then at his son.
He always felt like comparing himself to others was a recipe for disaster.
When Gu Changsong returned home that evening, he sensed that something was amiss.
Gu Hanping looked at his second son with some helplessness and asked, "Why have you been disappearing like a ghost lately? You're not even working, what are you going to do until the end of the year..."
Gu Hanping didn't speak, picked up the bowl and took a sip of porridge, then took a bite of a sweet potato, and his eyes lit up: "This sweet potato?"
The black market has recently reopened, so Gu Changsong naturally wants to make some plans about it.
Working in the fields is tiring and doesn't earn much money.
Gu Changsong couldn't endure the hardship, but fortunately he was quick-witted and knew how to make money.
You can set traps on the mountain to catch rabbits and pheasants, and sometimes even get wild eggs.
You can get a lot of money on the black market.
Dig up some more mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms, secretly dry them, and you can sell them on the black market.
"Dad, these sweet potatoes taste so good!"
Gu Hanping couldn't continue speaking.
In fact, Gu Hanping had a rough idea of what his son was doing, but it was not something he could say out loud.
Every month, Gu Changsong would quietly give Grandma Hong a little money, much more than the amount of food his family provided him.
So it's not appropriate to say much.
Gu Hanping said irritably, "The new seeds that Yunyang found are called chestnut sweet potatoes. When eaten raw, they're just like chestnuts and fruit—crisp and sweet. When cooked, they're especially soft, glutinous, and sweet. Our brigade plans to plant these from now on."
Gu Changsong's eyes lit up. Once there were more of these sweet potatoes in the future, could he sell them on the black market?
Things that are scarce are expensive.
The premise is that the product is of good quality.
However, he couldn't say that out loud.
Gu Hanping said, "There are too few seeds now. Yunyang said that after they have been propagated a few times, there will be enough. However, these seeds are said to only be able to propagate three to four times, and the taste will be similar to that of ordinary sweet potatoes."
This is also a problem.
Fortunately, Gu Yunyang said he would ask for more seeds next time.
At least the seeds of the Red Flag Brigade must be guaranteed.
Gu Changsong was taken aback and felt somewhat discouraged.
If it can only reproduce two or three times, it becomes similar to a regular sweet potato.
Then there's no benefit to it.
However, Gu Changsong remembered what his father had said: the seeds were brought by Gu Yunyang.
His eyes lit up, and he quickly ate the sweet potato in his hand, drank a bowl of porridge, grabbed another sweet potato, picked up the report card on the table, and hurried out the door.
"I'll go find Yunyang and give him the report card."
Gu Hanping was also troubled as he watched his son disappear in the blink of an eye.
Hao Pingping said worriedly, "His dad, what do you mean by him..."
Gu Yunyang had just finished eating a bowl of spicy hot pot when he saw people going up the mountain.
He quickly finished the rest of the snacks, rinsed his mouth, and came out, only to see that Gu Changsong had already arrived at the door.
Upon entering the courtyard, Gu Changsong twitched his nose and asked in confusion, "Why do I smell meat?"
Gu Yunyang cursed inwardly, "Are people's noses this good these days?"
Its nose is even better than a dog's nose.
Woof woof woof.
Hei Zi and Hei Mei shouted loudly, seemingly feeling that this was a misunderstanding and a belittling of them.
Gu Yunyang said, "I sliced some cured beef and cooked it with rice tonight."
Gu Changsong felt a little envious when he thought about how Gu Yunyang had bought a lot of beef and beef ribs last time.
He has money, but he doesn't dare to take it out, lest people find out what he does for a living.
They could only occasionally sneak into the state-run restaurant in the commune to buy some meat buns or something to satisfy their cravings.
"By the way, Yunyang, I'm here to deliver your report card."
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