Gao Mingcheng and his family stayed in the village for a day until it was getting dark, and then drove back to the county town.
It is worth mentioning that since there were some dishes left over from the lunch party, Chen Dasong asked Gao Mingcheng and his wife to have dinner at his home before returning.
In order not to delay Gao Mingcheng and others' return to the county, they even had dinner earlier than usual.
Xuanmei rarely returns to the village, and is quite happy today. Even little Xuxu is happy to walk around and see new things.
When I went back, the truck bed was still full of things. There were more than 600 eggs alone. The ducks at home had also started laying eggs recently, and I picked up more than ten duck eggs one after another.
Unlike chickens, ducks are free-range and lay eggs randomly. Sometimes they lay eggs in the grass beside the pond, and sometimes they lay eggs directly in the water!
If the eggs are not discovered in time, they will sink into the water and cannot be found. Even if they are found, they will rot if they stay in the water for too long.
Add to that the fact that ducks don’t like to incubate eggs, and you understand why there are more pheasants than wild ducks in nature!
Even for domestic chickens and ducks, more chickens are raised than ducks.
Many Americans usually eat more eggs and have never eaten duck eggs, so they suggested that these duck eggs should not be sold but eaten at home.
Gao Mingcheng naturally agreed.
When talking about this topic, Gao Mingcheng also said: "Recently, there are too many eggs at home. We can't sell them all by putting them in the store. Now that the weather is getting hotter, eggs will spoil easily. Do you think we should use them to make a batch of salted eggs, or set up a stall on market day?"
The street where the clothing store is located is mostly occupied by businesses such as clothing, shoes, hardware, groceries, and breakfast shops. If people want to buy vegetables, they will go to the vegetable market not far away. On market days, the vegetable market is also a place for people to go to market. At that time, the market will be filled with stalls everywhere. People from the county and nearby villages and towns will come to the market.
Therefore, Gao Mingcheng usually puts the eggs he produces at the door of the clothing store and sells them at the same time. He can sell some in a day, but it is definitely not as good as selling them in the vegetable market.
This is the time of year when chickens lay the most eggs. If the eggs are not sold in time, they will easily go bad.
Xuanyuemei had already thought about this and said, "Let's make a jar of salted eggs first. In two days, I will set up a stall on the market day and try to sell all the eggs at home."
Gao Mingcheng himself doesn't like setting up stalls, as he feels uncomfortable and can't move around. Now that many people are willing to set up stalls, he said he would help set up the stalls.
Because he had already had dinner, he did not go to the clothing store after returning to the county, but went straight back to his new home. After parking the car, Gao Mingcheng simply took thirty or forty eggs and walked to Gao Guobing's house next door.
Seeing him delivering eggs, Zhao Dongmei subconsciously said, "We have eggs to eat at home, so you can just sell these eggs!"
Gao Guobing's yard is not small. In a corner of the yard, Zhao Dongmei built a small chicken coop and raised seven or eight chickens. The eggs laid by these chickens every day are enough for the couple to eat.
Gao Mingcheng also knew that they had enough food at home, so he said he was giving it to them to make salted eggs.
Gao Mingcheng said, "It's almost June. In another month, Gao Yue should be back. Let's make some salted eggs now so that we can cook some porridge with them."
When Zhao Dongmei heard this, she thought it made sense.
There was no need for the two families to be too polite, so Zhao Dongmei accepted it, but also gave Gao Mingcheng two packages of snacks from other places, saying that they were sent by others.
Gao Mingcheng looked down and saw that they were two packets of dragon beard candies.
They like to make filled candies here, especially before the Chinese New Year every year, filled candies are sold in the streets and alleys, but it is not easy to eat dragon beard candy.
Gao Mingcheng thanked him with a smile, chatted for a few more minutes, and then went back.
When he returned home and saw Xuanmei giving little Xuxu a bath, Gao Mingcheng hid the two packets of dragon beard candies to prevent little Xuxu from seeing them and asking for them.
Eating sweets late at night means your teeth are decaying too slowly!
However, this dragon beard candy produced in Anhui finally found its way into Xiao Xuxu's mouth on the second day!
Dragon's Beard Candy, as the name suggests, is very fine sugar, it can be said to be very thin and it melts in your mouth. It tastes crispy and delicious. You eat it with your hands. After eating, some powdered sugar will still remain on your fingers. Adults may have to pay attention to their image, but little Xuxu just sucked his little fingers!
However, the little fingers were clean, but the little face was dirty, like a cat's face!
Gao Shufang and others were also lucky enough to try some, and they all said that the candy was very sweet.
However, compared to sugar, they are more looking forward to the roasted rabbit meat that Gao Mingcheng is going to make today!
I caught a lot of wild rabbits yesterday. I left some for the black tiger elves to eat, and brought some to the county.
After skinning and slaughtering the rabbit yesterday, the internal organs were given to Chen Dasong's family to eat. After bringing the rabbit meat back to the county, it was first marinated with salt and then put in the refrigerator to keep it fresh. By the next day, the rabbit meat was well marinated.
When roasting a rabbit, don't rush to brush it with oil. Wait until the moisture on the surface of the rabbit meat is dried up, then brush it with oil and seasoning. Keep roasting and seasoning it at the same time. When it is fully roasted, sprinkle it with chili powder and sesame seeds. The rabbit meat roasted in this way will be spicy and delicious.
Gao Shufang took a piece of rabbit leg and gnawed it, saying it was delicious. She also said that the fish, bullfrogs, snails, etc. that Gao Mingcheng brought back last time were also delicious.
"Second brother, you are so awesome. Every time you go back, you can always get delicious food!" Gao Shufang praised sincerely.
Even if she returned to the village, she couldn't get anything good!
Gao Mingcheng smiled proudly.
Lou Xinyu showed off his presence and said to Gao Shufang, "Next time we go back to the village, I'll take you to the mountains to hunt rabbits! I'm a very accurate shooter!"
Lou Xinyu used to be a soldier and now works in the police station. He has his own gun, so if he wants to go into the mountains to hunt rabbits, it would be quite easy.
When Gao Shufang heard this, she was moved.
She had eaten a lot of wild rabbits and wild boars brought by her second brother, but she had never gone hunting in the mountains!
"Can you take me to the bathroom?" Gao Shufang was both excited and hesitant, as she was afraid that she would hold them back.
Lou Xinyu said: "What's the inconvenience? We won't go deep into the mountains, we can just look for it halfway up the mountain or at the foot of the mountain."
That’s fine. Gao Shufang immediately became interested in hunting.
After Luo Li came back to work, everyone no longer had to stay in the store every day, but could take turns to rest.
Gao Mingcheng gave Gao Shufang a great deal of autonomy and said that if they didn't need the car, they could lend it to them.
However, the day after helping Xuanmei set up a stall to sell eggs at the market, Gao Mingcheng had to go out.
Two days ago, Xiao Jinfeng learned that a car from his company was missing. According to the scheduled date, the car and the cargo should have returned.
When the car did not return as expected, Xiao Jinfeng tried to contact the driver, but because there were no mobile phones at that time, it was difficult to contact people accurately. He could only call the partner and ask when the driver loaded the goods and left.
After confirming the time to load and leave, Xiao Jinfeng waited a little longer, thinking that maybe something happened on the way, such as a flat tire, or something else delayed them.
But after waiting for two days and still receiving no news, Xiao Jinfeng became impatient.
In the past two days, the owner of the goods came to inquire, and the driver's family also came to inquire, which made Xiao Jinfeng feel that something might have happened.
So, Xiao Jinfeng decided to look for people and cars along the route.
The company's cars and drivers all had things to do, and Xiao Jinfeng thought about it and thought of Gao Mingcheng.
He admired Gao Mingcheng's skills very much. As long as Gao Mingcheng was willing to go with them, the journey would be smoother. If Gao Mingcheng was unwilling, Xiao Jinfeng would find someone else.
So when Xiao Jinfeng came to him, Gao Mingcheng hesitated for a moment and agreed immediately.
A few years ago, when Xiao Jinfeng's transportation company's car was passing through Yingtan, the car was hijacked by villagers on the roadside. At that time, Xiao Jinfeng also asked Gao Mingcheng for help.
But this time is different from that time. That time there was a clear goal, but this time no one knows what happened.
Gao Mingcheng and Xiao Jinfeng had a good relationship, and whenever he went to Yangcheng to purchase goods, he would ask Xiao Jinfeng to arrange a car, and he would help Xiao Jinfeng make the trip and purchase goods at the same time, which was killing two birds with one stone.
Now that Xiao Jinfeng needs his help with something, he naturally can't just ignore it.
After explaining the matter to Xuanyuemei, although Xuanyuemei was a little worried, she still agreed to let Gao Mingcheng go out.
This is how friendships between people work; only when the two sides are equal and help each other can the relationship last.
Before leaving, Xuanyuemei reminded Gao Mingcheng to be careful on the way.
Gao Mingcheng smiled and said lightly: "It's not a big deal. Maybe the car broke down on the road, which is why it was delayed. If the car broke down on the road, it would be delayed for four or five days."
Although there are simple repair tools in the car, it is impossible to have all the parts.
If any part is broken, it cannot be repaired and you have to go to a nearby repair shop to buy it.
Gao Mingcheng tried to keep things simple, then got in the car and set off with a lot of food and personal items that Mei had prepared for him.
This time when he went out, he didn't drive Xiao Jinfeng's car, but Gao Mingcheng's newly bought car.
Xiao Jinfeng's transportation company mainly operates trucks of various models, which are naturally used to transport goods. It also has a second-hand pickup truck and a second-hand jeep.
Gao Mingcheng has driven all these cars, but after comparison, he felt that his new car was more comfortable to drive.
If nothing else, the car feels much better!
Gao Mingcheng wanted to drive his own car, and Xiao Jinfeng naturally would not disagree. He just said that he would pay for the gas for this trip.
Of course, there will definitely be a red envelope afterwards.
Gao Mingcheng picked up Xiao Jinfeng and Gao Mingwan when they arrived at the transportation company.
Gao Mingwan was carrying a small travel bag. When he saw Gao Mingcheng, he grinned and greeted him, "Second brother."
This time, Xiao Jinfeng also asked Gao Mingwan to go with him. Then, no matter what problems the three of them might encounter, they would be able to handle it easily.
Gao Mingcheng hadn't seen Gao Mingwan for some days. Now that they met, he asked about Wang Xiuxiu and the child.
Gao Mingwan naturally said that everything was fine, and said that the child had been named Gao Shasha.
After hearing this, Gao Mingcheng praised the name and at the same time felt that it was as he expected, because the child in his previous life also had the same name.
The three people setting out this time can all drive, so Gao Mingcheng doesn't need to drive the whole time. Instead, the three of them can take turns driving.
Gaomingcheng is the first stop. After finding a place to eat at noon, we go to Gaomingwankai. A little later, we go to Xiaojinfengkai.
By taking turns driving and chatting along the way, the atmosphere became less tense.
Before leaving, Xuanyue prepared twenty boiled eggs for Gao Mingcheng. If it weren't for the hot weather, she might have wanted to cook more.
Shortly after setting off, Gao Mingcheng took out eggs and let everyone share them to avoid any eggs going bad.
While eating eggs, Gao Mingwan mentioned the chicken coop that Gao Mingcheng built in the village and chatted a little about raising chickens and planting fruit trees.
Upon learning that the bayberry fruits in Xiaofushan were more than last year, Xiao Jinfeng asked Gao Mingcheng if he wanted to sell them.
Just like last year's oranges, they were sold all at once to Xiao Jinfeng's transportation company, which then found buyers to ship the goods.
Gao Mingcheng said: "Although it is a little more than last year, it is not much more. I need to eat it myself and give it to relatives and friends. The rest is probably no more than 100 kilograms. I am too lazy to sell it!"
Even if I want to sell them, I will just put them in front of my own clothing store. I will sell as many as I can and use the rest to make wine!
Because he is not trying to make money from Yangmei, Gao Mingcheng has a good attitude.
However, maybe I can sell some peaches and pears, but we’ll talk about that later. We can wait until the fruits are ripe and see what the quality is like.
Although everyone was chatting along the way, their eyes were not idle. They turned their heads to look out the window to see if they would encounter a vehicle from the transportation company.
The missing car was a relatively old car, because this trip was intended to transport coal.
When it comes to coal, many people's first impression is the coal bosses in Shanxi, but Shanxi is too far away from here. The coal used here is naturally not produced in Shanxi, but from Pingxiang.
Pingxiang has the reputation of "Coal Capital of Jiangnan" and is a resource-based city. However, in 2008, Pingxiang was listed as one of the first 12 resource-depleted cities in the country.
Of course, it is now the 1990s, and coal resources can still continue to supply the surrounding people.
Originally, coal was transported mainly by train. Those trains that were specifically designed to transport freight could carry hundreds of tons of coal in one trip!
But this time, someone found Xiao Jinfeng and said that a batch of goods needed to be sent to Pingxiang. On the return trip, they asked the driver to bring back a truckload of Pingxiang specialties.
What are the specialties?
Coal!
Because of the need to transport coal, Xiao Jinfeng did not agree at first, but the other party offered a high price, so he finally agreed. In order to transport the coal, he even found an older car to prevent the coal from dirtying the car body.
But what no one expected was that when the return time came, the driver and the car still hadn’t returned!
Although he chatted with Gao Mingcheng and the others along the way, Xiao Jinfeng's brows were furrowed. He looked at the scenery passing by outside the window, and his heart was filled with shadows.
He had a bad feeling and felt that he might have been cheated!
This feeling naturally did not arise for no reason, but because the owner of the goods came to the door again last night.
The owner of the cargo said that he was in urgent need of coal, so he asked the transportation company to deliver the coal at a high price. Now the delivery time has come, since there is no coal, he will lose money!
The word "compensation" instantly alerted Xiao Jinfeng. He began to suspect that this was a business trap and he had already stepped into it. (End of this chapter)
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