Hao Damo drove his brand-new tricycle back to Tianqiaoshan Village, looking very smug.
After parking in the small square in the village, it looked around at everyone with its head held high and chest puffed out.
The villagers sunbathing in the village cast puzzled and incomprehensible glances at them.
When did Hao Damo's brain break down?
They all need to see a doctor!
"Huh? What kind of thing is growing in the desert?"
"Cars?"
"Bullshit, cars have four wheels. I've seen them in the county town."
"You're so ignorant! Isn't this just a tricycle?"
"A tricycle? Good heavens! Even if you've never eaten pork, haven't you at least seen a pig run?"
"How so?"
"Let me give you a basic lesson: tricycles are garbage trucks!"
Do we still need to transport garbage from our village?
"Are you even listening to me?"
"Didn't you say that a garbage truck is definitely for carrying garbage?"
...
A middle-aged man emerged from the crowd; although thin, he seemed to be in good spirits.
He is also a major melon grower in the village, and his name is Bai Dehai.
Bai Dehai looked at Hao Damo suspiciously and criticized him quite rudely: "Damo, you silly boy, you really have money to burn! What are you buying this thing for?"
Hao Damo said, "Transporting watermelons."
"So you're buying tractors all the time!" Bai Dehai said with a hint of exasperation, "You've only had a couple of good days and you're already showing off. Tricycles are completely impractical."
"Who said it's impractical? It's awesome!"
Bai Dehai's mouth dropped open: "He's gone mad! He's gone mad!"
Hao Damo chuckled: "Just wait a few days until the watermelons are in season, and you'll see how I pull this off."
Bai Dehai sighed: "You call yourself a farmer, yet you don't even know how to choose between a tricycle and a tractor."
Bai Dehai continued, "How much did you pay for it?"
"The original price was 8,000, but with the agricultural machinery subsidy, it's only a little over 7,000 yuan."
"What a waste! What a waste!"
Bai Dehai and the others all looked at him with disdain.
Not many days later.
The watermelons in Tianqiaoshan Village are ripe.
The soil in Tianqiaoshan Village has a high sand content. While this type of soil is not very fertile for growing grains, it is very suitable for growing melons.
But the watermelons grown there are large, each with a sandy texture, and taste very sweet.
At that time, there were no watermelon varieties in China such as Zaojia 8424, Chunguang, and Texiaofeng. The watermelons grown by farmers were all local varieties. As a result, the watermelons from Tianqiaoshan Village became the most famous watermelon brand in Jiangcheng City.
In previous years.
Because the roads leading to the outside world are narrow and have many bends.
Some vendors waited outside the mountain for the farmers to transport the watermelons out in horse-drawn carts.
But ever since someone discovered that transporting watermelons to the city was more profitable, every household started driving horse-drawn carts, a journey that would take several days and nights.
Or, if a family is wealthy, they might keep a tractor at a relative's house and use it to transport the watermelons to the city when they ripen.
This day.
Before dawn, Bai Dehai drove his horse-drawn cart, loaded with watermelons from the field, and leisurely drove it out of the mountain village.
We reached the outside of the ravine.
Bai Dehai loaded the watermelons onto the tractor.
Looking at the truck full of watermelons, Bai Dehai chuckled and pulled out a crank handle from under the seat.
The crank handle flew up, the tractor belched black smoke, and sputtered and chugbed...
Just then.
A few beeping sounds came through.
Bai Dehai looked back and saw Hao Damo driving a tricycle with watermelons in the cargo bed.
"Pretty early," Hao Damo said with a smile as he parked the car.
Bai Dehai said, "The cargo box of your tricycle is much smaller than the cargo box of my tractor!"
Hao Damo had no choice but to admit it and nodded, saying, "Indeed, although I don't get as much as the tractor, I can run fast."
"What's the use of running fast? The Americans' rockets have all gone to the moon, can they haul cargo?"
Hao Damo laughed heartily: "Alright, I'll go first then."
With the engine roaring, Hao Damo left a trail of dust behind him and set off in the blink of an eye, disappearing from sight in no time.
Bai Dehai hurriedly got into the car, spitting out a disdainful look: "Let's go, let's go!"
They drove the tractor slowly towards the city.
We arrived in the city.
Bai Dehai and his son set up a watermelon stall at the entrance of the farmers' market.
This place is bustling with people; it's where city dwellers buy groceries.
We arrived here covered in dust from our journey.
It was already noon.
Bai Dehai, his mouth dry, waited for customers while cutting a watermelon and munching on it.
A moment later, a man who looked like a worker stopped his bicycle and asked, "How much is the watermelon?"
Upon seeing this, Bai Dehai wiped his mouth and quickly greeted him with a smile: "Eight cents, watermelons from Tianqiaoshan Village, super sweet. Which one do you want?"
The man shook his head: "I'm not buying."
Bai Dehai was taken aback.
If you don't buy it, ask your mom!
Are you kidding me?
Although Bai Dehai was displeased, he dared not offend the customer, so he said, "How about a watermelon in the middle of the day? It's refreshing, thirst-quenching, not gritty, and it's free! How wonderful!"
The man shook his head again: "I've already bought it."
Bai Dehai was about to lose his temper.
I was thinking, "You've already bought it, so why are you asking me this question?"
I'll shake it and slap it in your face!
Seeing Bai Dehai staring blankly at him, the man felt a little embarrassed and said, "I bought it this morning, it's also a Tianqiaoshan watermelon. I was just afraid I overpaid."
After saying that, the man got on his bicycle and sped away.
"After all that fuss, they came here to ask me about prices!" Bai Dehai felt a surge of frustration.
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