“My family needs two large wardrobes and two smaller ones. As for the rest…” Lin Chaosheng scratched the back of his head and said, “You know how many people are in my family, so just decide how many to order. I’ll tell you if it’s not enough.”
Old Tang readily agreed: "Don't worry, you can rest assured that this is your business. Your parents will live in one room, you and your wife will live in another. The remaining two rooms will be for your younger brother and your sister-in-law. Is that alright?"
In the past, Old Tang would never have bothered to find out how many people were in the Lin family.
However, Lin Chaosheng has been making too much noise lately, and he even came to him last time to order a small stroller, so he can't help but pay attention.
"Yes, yes, otherwise I would have had to come find you!" Lin Chaosheng was relieved to see that Lao Tang knew what was going on. "It's okay, take your time drawing. I'll come find you again tomorrow."
"Okay, then the stroller will have to wait two more days."
"No rush, no rush. My family is too busy to handle things right now. Take your time, slow and steady wins the race."
Lin Chaosheng waved and left with a smile.
After leaving Old Tang's house, Lin Chaosheng didn't have much to do, but thinking about having to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things the next day, he still went to find Li Daniu.
"Brother Lin, you haven't been here for several days!"
As soon as Li Daniu saw Lin Chaosheng, he patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and the force was not light.
Lin Chaosheng secretly rejoiced that his injury was on his back; otherwise, Li Daniu's two blows would have made him faint from the pain.
"I've been busy with family matters, so I haven't been able to come see you much."
Lin Chaosheng didn't stand on ceremony and got straight to the point: "I came here to exchange some tickets with you, Brother Da Niu."
Li Daniu, puffing on his pipe, nodded nonchalantly upon hearing this. It was just exchanging some tickets; he had plenty on hand.
"Okay, how much do you want to exchange?"
Lin Chaosheng gave a number, which startled Li Daniu. The tobacco choked his lungs, and he coughed incessantly.
"How much...how much did you say?"
Lin Chaosheng looked at him helplessly: "What's wrong? You don't have that much?"
“Yes, yes…” Li Dani pulled Lin Chaosheng aside and lowered his voice, “Where did you get so much money? You didn’t do anything illegal or disorderly, did you? Although they’re not cracking down on it as hard now, you don’t have anyone backing you up. Who’s going to cover for you if something happens? Even if I wanted to, I might not be able to!”
Lin Chaosheng then realized that Li Daniu thought his money wasn't earned honestly. But that was a bit too ridiculous, considering he didn't even consider what his own profession was.
He himself runs a gambling den, yet he tells himself not to do anything illegal or disorderly. It's absolutely hilarious.
"Don't worry, Brother Niu, this money is a bonus, not something I obtained illegally!"
Lin Chaosheng interrupted Li Daniu, looked at the crack on his face, and told him about how he had killed a big black bear.
After hearing this, Li Dani's mouth gaped even wider. Lin Chaosheng held his chin with his hand and said with a look of horror, "You, you better not dislocate your shoulder! Otherwise, you won't be able to eat any good food!"
Li Daniu held his chin with both hands and slowly closed it.
If we don't close it soon, it's probably really going to fall apart.
"Brother Lin, you really are him!"
Li Daniu gave Lin Chaosheng a thumbs up, his face full of admiration.
"You managed to kill that huge black bear yourself. From now on, you're my big brother!"
Lin Chaosheng quickly waved his hand: "Hey, hey, hey, you can't say that. You're still my older brother! Although I killed the bear, how the meat is divided is a matter for the commune. Otherwise, I would definitely have gotten a piece for you to try."
"What are you talking about? Would I covet your little bit of bear meat?"
Li Daniu said, "This big black bear is not something else; it's something that needs to be delivered. I, Li Daniu, wouldn't make things so difficult for you."
As he finished his cigarette, he said, "Wait here, I'll go get you the tickets."
Lin Chaosheng waited at the door, and Li Daniu brought out the tickets not long after.
Lin Chaosheng gave them the money, and the two chatted for a while before leaving.
After dinner, Lin Chaosheng and his family went to bed early.
The next morning, he went fishing with Lin Shansheng, but Lin Shansheng barely let him move, saying that he had a back injury and it would be bad if it tore.
Lin Chaosheng helped out when it came time to pull the net in.
"We've had quite a few good days."
Lin Shansheng packed up the goods needed by the state-run restaurant separately, leaving two-thirds of the goods remaining.
Lin Chaosheng and Lin Shansheng sorted and packed them.
When Zhao Shufang got home, breakfast had just been prepared.
"You're back just in time. Quickly wash your hands and eat."
People are in high spirits when they have a happy occasion, and everyone's face is beaming with joy today.
Zhao Shufang steamed egg custard and rice in the morning. The whole family mixed the egg custard with rice, and also ate chili sauce and pickled vegetables. It was incredibly delicious.
"Let's set off after we finish eating."
After finishing their meal, Liang Fu and Liang Mei quickly cleared away the dishes and chopsticks, then dragged Zhao Shufang, who refused to go, to sit on the donkey cart.
"What would an old man like me buy? I think I'll pass..."
Lin Shanhai was talking from the side, but how could Lin Chaosheng and Lin Shansheng let him go? They dragged him onto the donkey cart.
"Even if you don't go to the supply and marketing cooperative, you still have to deliver goods to the state-run restaurants!"
"That's right, Dad, let's go quickly!"
Lin Shanhai couldn't win against the two of them, so he had no choice but to get in the car and follow them.
After delivering the goods to the state-run restaurant, Lin Chaosheng then delivered the remaining seafood to the gambling den.
Li Daniu paid the money as usual, grinning from ear to ear, and said to Lin Chaosheng, "Brother Lin, I'll tell you the truth. In the future, if you have any extra seafood, meat, eggs, or other food, just send them over to me."
“I have many brothers to support and a large family to take care of. They eat quickly, so I’ll pay you in cash every day, which will save you the trouble of selling things in smaller quantities.”
Upon hearing this, Lin Chaosheng immediately agreed.
"That's great! It's a deal then! If it's a small amount, I'll save it up and send it to you when it's a larger amount."
When Li Daniu heard that Lin Chaosheng had agreed, he was overjoyed and quickly saw the man out.
Lin Chaosheng and his family then went to the supply and marketing cooperative.
The supply and marketing cooperative in the county town wasn't big, but it had a lot of people and money, and it was noisy and bustling as soon as you went in.
Lin Chaosheng said to Liang Mei and Liang Fu, "You two stay with Mom and don't get separated! Xiao Fu, take good care of your sister. She's pregnant, so make sure she doesn't get hurt! Here's the money and tickets, buy whatever you like, no need to be stingy!"
"I understand, brother-in-law!"
Liang Mei nodded in agreement, and the two of them left with Zhao Shufang.
Lin Chaosheng and Lin Shansheng then dragged Lin Shanhai to the men's clothing section.
"Holy crap, look what this is!"
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