The two used their old method to sell a batch of fish on the black market in the East City, which greatly increased their funds and made them much more financially secure.
The next day, the four of them went to a department store and a supply and marketing cooperative, and bought a lot of things.
Su Ying bought Bai Yuchuan a lot of clothes, shoes, and snacks based on her eight-year-old age.
He brought a lot of fabric for his older sister, but he didn't know what to buy for his brother-in-law, so he turned to look at Gu Sinian.
"What should I buy, brother-in-law?"
"Don't worry about the big men, just buy them for my sister and Yu Chuan. I'll just bring two bottles of wine."
“That’s fine. I’ve bought so much fabric; it’s enough for my sister and her mother-in-law to make quite a few clothes. This gift is acceptable.”
Gu Sinian nodded.
"This is good enough, let's go."
"good."
The four men, carrying large and small bags, stood not far from the supply and marketing cooperative, preparing to find an oxcart to go to Liushu Village.
Before they even started looking for the oxcart, they saw people walking towards them.
"Comrade Gu, it's been a long time since I last saw Su, the educated youth."
"It's been a long time. What are you doing here?"
"It's all because of my father. He knew you would arrive in the next few days, and he kept counting down the days, making me have to make a trip to the county town every few days."
Gu Sinian raised an eyebrow. "You mean the captain has been having you loiter around this area these past few days just to pick us up?"
Sun Xuelin looked at him with that same expression, "Comrade Gu is indeed Comrade Gu, he's so smart, he guessed my father's thoughts right away."
"You're too kind. We can just hire an oxcart to go back. There's no need for you to make a wasted trip."
He knew very well how slow the oxcart was.
Sun Xuelin has been wandering around the neighborhood these past few days; it must have been tough on him.
"It's alright, it's alright. The oxcart is too slow, how could we let our distinguished guests ride in it?"
"You're making it sound like Willow Village has changed its mode of transportation."
“You’re right. Our Willow Tree Village hasn’t used oxcarts for a long time. Those things are slow and outdated. Delivering goods twice a day is practically impossible.”
"The village of Liushu has been doing well these past few years. We bought a tractor with the public funds, which is much more convenient than that oxcart."
"Life in Liushu Village is much better now than before."
Su Ying was shocked, "Really?"
"Of course. It's all thanks to Su Zhiqing. He taught us so many ways to make money. Willow Village is completely different now."
"How has it changed?"
"It's hard to say. You'll know when you get to the village. The tractor is very fast; it will only take you half an hour to get to Liushu Village."
"So fast?"
"Of course. Now I have to go to the city several times a day to deliver goods or restock wherever needed, and the goods will arrive in half an hour at most."
"How are the hybrid fruits doing? How do they taste? How sweet are they? Have they increased our income?"
"Yes, we have everything. Don't worry."
Sun Xuelin glanced at the large and small bags next to the two of them, walked over and picked up most of the items.
"Let's talk about it when we get back to the village. It's inconvenient here with so many people coming and going."
"good."
Sun Xuelin carried the things forward, with the four people behind him following closely.
After placing the items in the carriage, we said, "You all get on the train first, we'll leave right away."
"good."
Gu Sinian first put the two children into the carriage, and then prepared to carry his young wife in, but was refused.
"You go up first, and then pull me up. Do you really think you're a strongman, carrying people around like that? I'm not Chenchen or Xiaobao, I have weight to me."
"Your weight is nothing to me."
"Stop talking nonsense. Hurry up."
A man should be able to lift her up, but she doesn't need to; there's no need for her to.
The height of the tractor's back seat can be estimated visually.
There's no need to hurt yourself over such trivial matters; it's simply unnecessary.
The purpose of coming to Dongshi was to relax... there's no need to hurt her or Gu Sinian.
The two sat on the back of the tractor, marveling to themselves that in just three short years, Willow Tree Village could afford to buy a tractor.
It seems they're doing well; otherwise, the villagers wouldn't have pooled their money to buy a tractor.
After all, tractors were quite valuable in those days.
The two little ones had never seen a tractor before, and they were quite excited to ride one for the first time. They touched and looked at everything, and couldn't sit still at all.
Su Ying reminded them, "Come and sit down quickly, or you might slip and fall when you encounter uneven roads."
Xiao Bao and Chen Chen pretended not to hear and were having a great time playing.
Gu Sinian grabbed Su Ying's hand, "Forget it. Let them play. The tractor's edges and corners are covered with cloth, so nothing should happen."
"They're just doing it for the novelty; they'll sit down when they get tired of playing."
"Alright."
Su Ying looked at the corners and edges of the tractor's back seat and saw that they were indeed carefully wrapped.
"It seems that Willow Tree Village has seen a significant increase in newborns in the past three years."
"Of course! Are villages that can afford tractors poor villages?"
Girls from within a hundred miles would fight tooth and nail to marry into Willow Tree Village.
Gu Sinian nodded. He had stayed in Willow Village for a while and knew that it was the village with the most bachelors. It was so poor that there were no matchmakers and no girls were willing to marry into Willow Village.
Things are different now.
Half an hour later, we arrived at Liushu Village. The two little ones were having a great time playing in the carriage, showing no signs of fatigue. Even as we approached our destination, they were still pouting and looking unhappy.
"Don't worry. We'll be living here for a while, and you'll still be able to ride the tractor."
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