Chapter 20 Zhang Fusheng
After teaching his father-in-law's family some details, Zhao Yi had nothing to do during this period.
After entering the mountain again at dawn the next day, there was no more space in the utility room for the grapes. Looking at the wild grapes in the mountains, Zhao Yi knew that these wild grapes would rot in a month at most.
By then, raisins won’t be made.
Zhao Yi wandered around the wild grapes several times and found that wild boars also visited this wild grape forest and ate a lot at a time.
In a head-on confrontation, Zhao Yi would definitely not be a match for the wild boar. Zhao Yi looked at the footprints left by the wild boar nearby and found that they seemed to only return along the way they came and would not easily change their route.
Wild boar is an omnivorous animal that eats not only grass but also wild fruits, meat and carrion.
After Zhao Yi returned home and worked with Zhang Jing to collect the wild grapes, he began to think about how to catch the wild boar.
After much thought, the only option is to dig a trap. Normal traps for catching small animals are useless against wild boars. This thing is not only fast and strong, but also has an incredibly explosive power.
More than a week passed, and Zhao Yi still hadn't found an opportunity to ask Li Dequan for leave. The team members asked for leave every now and then, but Li Dequan didn't always approve it.
I can only wait until I take my father-in-law to sell raisins, and then go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some gifts to give as gifts. People don't like to be polite, and things will be easier to get if you are polite.
"Boss, my dad said he'll be here tomorrow."
evening.
At the dinner table, Zhang Jing looked at Zhao Yi and said.
Today Su Hong sent another ten dollars over and bought fish for twenty days.
"knew."
Zhao Yi nodded. Fortunately, the two remaining fish were not killed and eaten today. He could sell them together with the raisins at the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow.
It's not daybreak yet.
There was a gentle knock on the door of Zhao Yi's house. If you didn't listen carefully, you wouldn't hear the knock.
Fortunately, Zhao Yi got up very early and had already packed the raisins in his backpack. He was busy preparing today's dry food in the kitchen.
After hearing the knock on the door, Zhao Yi hurriedly opened the gate.
In fact, the earthen wall of Zhao Yi's house was very low, not even half the height of an adult's body. Zhao Yi would be able to hear it as long as his father-in-law called out. Unfortunately, his father-in-law was as cautious as a thief.
After they whispered a few words, they headed toward the mountain, carrying their backpacks.
My father-in-law didn't have a lot of raisins, about thirty pounds, while Zhao Yi only had about ten pounds.
This amount of weight on the backs of two strong laborers is not much different from carrying it with bare hands. In villages like Wangou Village and Zhangjia Village, there are no tractors and very few ox carts. Every year, grain supplies are delivered to the commune on their backs. A strong laborer carries at least 170 to 180 kilograms of weight and cannot fall behind.
It takes several hours to walk, and you can only rest with the main group. If you don’t have the ability to work, you won’t be able to earn the twelve work points.
After more than four hours of walking on the mountain road, the two of them had walked out of the mountains and arrived at the edge of the city.
"Dad, don't be so trembling. Walk with confidence. The patrol will question you if you do this."
Zhao Yi reminded.
Generally speaking, the patrol team will not care about villagers entering the city. They only need a letter of introduction if they want to stay in a hotel overnight in the city.
Or if you have something like a pheasant in your hand, the patrol will ask you a few questions.
Anyone who is trembling and obviously has something to hide will definitely be questioned immediately.
When Zhang Fusheng heard this, he immediately nodded and forced himself to remain calm.
Sure enough, the patrol team at the intersection saw the two people and let them into the city without asking any questions.
Supply and marketing cooperative.
"Comrade, you are finally here. Since we ate your raisins, many people have been asking to buy them. We have come to the supply and marketing cooperative several times but all were empty. Some people have even searched all the department stores and supply and marketing cooperatives in the city but still couldn't find them."
After seeing Zhao Yi, the salesperson who had received Zhao Yi ran up happily and said with a smile.
"It takes time to bake raisins, at least a week each time, and this year's grapes will rot quickly. We can only bake twice at most before they are sold out. The most we can bring at one time is this much."
Zhao Yi responded with a smile.
"Is that so?"
The salesperson was a little disappointed, but it was better to have it than nothing. It was enough to eat it once a year, just like a good meal of meat during Chinese New Year. Normally, it was not enough for the family to have a good meal.
My father-in-law's raisins were weighed first. There were thirty-five pounds of raisins in total. My father-in-law was a little confused when he received the seven dollars, but he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.
It made Zhao Yi find it a little funny.
Zhao Yi only had 15 kilograms of raisins, and the storage room at home was not as big as the west room of his father-in-law's house, so there was no room for many raisins, so he only sold them for three yuan.
"Next time you come, bring more fish. We want to collect six next time. It would be best if each one weighs about five or six kilograms. If not, then it would be best if the two together weigh six kilograms."
The director looked at Zhao Yi and said with a smile.
Relatives and friends also want to buy some fish without tickets to take home and try, especially the raisin ones, which taste very good and only cost 30 cents per pound.
"Send the raisins over as soon as they're ready."
The director said with a smile as he looked at Zhao Yi who was about to leave.
"OK."
Zhao Yi nodded, wondering if the two fish would be enough for them to share today.
In the supply and marketing cooperative.
After Zhao Yi and Zhang Fusheng left.
"We only put half of these things on the shelves, and we consume the remaining half internally."
The director looked at several sales clerks and said.
Upon hearing this, several sales clerks smiled. Buying this thing as a gift would give one a lot of face. Many people had never seen this thing before. It was more appealing than the cakes and drinks they usually bought.
Scarcity makes things valuable; the best things are those that you cannot buy.
Especially the taste is really good.
"Why did you buy these things?"
When they walked back into the mountains and stopped by a stream to rest and eat dry food, Zhang Fusheng looked at the loose wine and some cakes in Zhao Yi's backpack in confusion and asked?
"We should give some of this wine and cakes to Li Dequan. We are all taken care of by him in the team. Giving him some gifts will make him remember it."
Zhao Yi did not hide it. Naturally, some of the cakes were to be taken back for Zhang Jing to eat, and some had to be sent to Li Dequan as well.
"Too."
Zhang Fusheng nodded.
If Zhao Yi often goes to the city but fails to go to work, and the team leader does not approve, his behavior is typical of idleness, and he will be criticized.
The two of them rested for a while, ate some dry food, and drank some mountain spring water before rushing back home.
By the time Zhang Fusheng walked back home, it had already become completely dark.
But the whole family was sitting in the main room with kerosene lamps lit, waiting for the good news that Zhang Fusheng would bring back.
Hearing the door being pushed open with a creak, the family immediately stood up to greet Zhang Fusheng.
Everyone had an expression of great curiosity on their faces.
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