"Follow your brother and work in town! As long as you do a good job, your brother will treat you to a meal at a state-owned restaurant every month. You know state-owned restaurants, right? The meals there are all made by master chefs and they taste very good. When the time comes, your brother will treat you to a meal as much as you want." Liang Xiaobao waved his hand, looking very proud.
"I don't want to eat the food in the state-owned restaurant. I want to eat fried dough sticks and wontons." Zhou Jiaxiang shook his head and said.
The fried dough sticks and wontons that he couldn't eat have almost become Zhou Jiaxiang's obsession.
"Tsk! You really don't know what's good. A fried dough cake costs a few cents, a bowl of wontons costs twenty cents, and a table of dishes in a state-owned restaurant costs several dollars!" Liang Xiaobao said angrily.
Although "you can eat as much food as you want in the state-owned restaurant" was just a pie in the sky Liang Xiaobao painted for Zhou Jiaxiang.
However, such a big pancake was not as tempting to Zhou Jiaxiang as an oil pancake and a bowl of wontons, which made Liang Xiaobao feel frustrated.
"Brother, I just like eating wontons and fried cakes. How about... you just treat me to one of them right now?" Zhou Jiaxiang looked at Liang Xiaobao expectantly.
"Oh my! You want me to treat you to a meal without working? Could it be that the abacus beads have become spirits?" Liang Xiaobao exclaimed.
It was the first time that Liang Xiaobao met a child as difficult to deceive as Zhou Jiaxiang.
You want to take money out of his pocket before he even does any work?
No way!
"Brother, what kind of work do you want me to do? I only know how to sweep the floor. Does your family need someone to sweep the floor?" Zhou Jiaxiang asked in a flattering manner.
Zhou Jiaxiang wanted to hug the thigh that could buy him fried cakes and wontons.
"Go away, my mother can sweep the floor of my house, why do I need you to do it?" After Liang Xiaobao said this, he realized that he seemed to have been led astray by the boy in front of him.
After talking for so long, Liang Xiaobao still doesn't know anything about this kid!
"Tell me, what's your name? Where do you live?" Liang Xiaobao asked.
"My name is Zhou Jiaxiang, and I live in Zhoujia Village. My grandfather is Zhou Fugui, my grandmother is Ding Ermei, and my mother is Ding Xiaocui..." Zhou Jiaxiang hurriedly reported his family situation.
"Stop, stop, stop. Who wants to hear what your family's names are? It's all nonsense." Liang Xiaobao stopped Zhou Jiaxiang before he finished reporting.
"Brother, then you ask and I answer, okay?" Zhou Jiaxiang asked cautiously.
"How old are you?" Liang Xiaobao looked at Zhou Jiaxiang before asking.
"Eight years old." Zhou Jiaxiang said, puffing out his chest.
Zhou Jiaxiang was afraid that Liang Xiaobao would despise him for being young, so he quickly added, "Brother, don't look at me as someone who can't do many things now. I'm very smart. As long as you keep your word and treat me to wontons and fried cakes, no matter what it is, I'm sure I can learn it as long as you teach me a few times."
Liang Xiaobao stroked his chin and thought for a while.
He Bo is too rigid. He doesn't allow us to do many things. It takes too long to make money working for him.
On the contrary, it’s Brother Cao’s side…
How about letting this kid go to Brother Cao and try first?
Anyway, he just needs to take people over. Whether Brother Cao likes it or not is Brother Cao's business.
What if this kid turns out to be a good candidate? Wouldn’t he have an endless supply of money in the future?
After making up his mind, Liang Xiaobao said, "Boy, let me take you to broaden your horizons and meet Brother Cao. If Brother Cao likes you, you should follow him and work hard. As long as you do well, you can have delicious food and spicy drinks every day, not to mention wontons and fried cakes."
"Okay! Brother, thank you for your help." Zhou Jiaxiang smiled brightly.
Liang Xiaobao’s skill in drawing cakes is pretty good, and Zhou Jiaxiang is full of enthusiasm at this moment, as if he can eat the delicious fried cakes and wontons right away.
Liang Xiaobao took Zhou Jiaxiang for a stroll on the street, and finally saw Cao Laoliu and his gang at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative.
The supply and marketing cooperative has defective cloth for sale today without any tickets required.
It is called defective cloth, but the cloth is actually good. Most of them have some defects when dyeing, some are misaligned, some have a small dot or something, which does not affect the clothes. If you are not an expert, you can't see where the dyeing is defective.
The cloth had just arrived and was immediately put on the counter for sale after it was deposited. It was 35 cents a foot, no tickets needed, and there were only ten pieces in total, so it was first come, first served, and they were gone once they were sold out.
As soon as the notice was posted, the cloth counter was immediately crowded with people.
"Comrade, I want three feet of cotton cloth."
"Comrade, I want five feet of khaki."
"Comrade, I want five feet of Dacron."
…
Shouts came one after another.
Huang Xiuhong and Huang Shujuan also tried their best to squeeze in. Just when they were about to reach the counter, they were squeezed out by a few burly ladies.
"Sister Xiuhong, what should we do?" Huang Shujuan asked.
"Let me try again. I don't believe I can't buy cloth today." Huang Xiuhong threw her braids around her neck, rolled up her sleeves, and started a new round of "battle."
There is some khaki cloth for sale today that doesn't require a ticket. Huang Xiuhong can use it to make pants for her fifth brother, so she must try to get it.
Huang Shujuan hurried to follow.
There were too many people and in the squeeze, Huang Xiuhong and Huang Shujuan were separated.
Behind Huang Xiuhong, there followed a short young man who was about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old.
The young man had a mustache and his eyes kept looking at the aunts, young girls and wives around him.
The man with a mustache was seen squeezing here and there in the crowd, and in less than two minutes, he was "squeezed" out of the crowd.
"Sixth brother." Liang Xiaobao shouted at the young man.
The young man was Cao Laoliu, whose full name was Cao Jianye.
Liang Xiaobao's shout made Cao Laoliu pause as he was putting his hands into his trouser pockets.
Zhou Jiaxiang was sharp-eyed and saw that Cao Laoliu was stuffing a handkerchief bag into his trouser pocket.
The handkerchief was pink and plaid, and looked a little worn. It was wrapped into a small rectangular shape.
In this era, pink things are generally reserved for women. Few men would use pink handkerchiefs.
Why is this Sixth Brother using a woman's handkerchief? Could he be a pervert? Zhou Jiaxiang complained in his heart.
"Liang Xiaobao, what's the matter? You don't want to follow your boss He today, but come to me instead?" Cao Laoliu had a wicked smile on his face.
"Sixth brother, this is my new brother. Do you think he's suitable for your job?" Liang Xiaobao pushed Zhou Jiaxiang towards Cao Laoliu.
"I'm busy now! You bring people here at this time, are you trying to mess up my business?" Cao Laoliu frowned.
"Sixth brother, how dare I ruin your business? There are so many people here today, and I believe that... it will be very generous. Anyway, there is still plenty of time! I will just delay you for a while. What if it turns out to be a good seedling? Then, I will be able to make more money in the future, right?" Liang Xiaobao said while winking at Cao Laoliu.
"Okay, I'll show it to him." Cao Laoliu then walked to Zhou Jiaxiang, took Zhou Jiaxiang's hand, looked at it carefully, and pinched it.
Zhou Jiaxiang was a little scared and pulled his hand back.
Cao Laoliu's hand was like a pair of pliers, holding Zhou Jiaxiang's hand tightly.
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