An Jingzhi was unwilling to suffer, so he waited until the two boys were on vacation before riding his bicycle to the Liu family, bringing some wild persimmons, two handfuls of green vegetables, and ten eggs.
The last time he went to Liu's house, he heard old man Liu say that his daughter-in-law had gone to her parents' home and took the child with her, so he had never seen Liu's daughter-in-law. This time when he came to the house, he didn't expect to run into her by chance.
The woman in front of him was plump and had a blessed face. "Excuse me, who are you?" The other party looked at An Jingzhi, who was not young, and addressed him respectfully.
"Is Lao Liu at home?" An Jingzhi asked with something in his hand.
He calculated the time before coming and deliberately avoided meal times.
The other party apologized, "Are you here to look for my father-in-law? My father-in-law is taking a nap. Please wait a moment and I will go and call him."
She led An Jingzhi in and placed a bowl of tea in front of him before she went to call for help.
After a while, the strong voice of Old Man Liu was heard in the room.
"You finally remembered to come see me." There was a hint of complaint in the other person's tone.
An Jingzhi turned around and smiled, "Do you think I'm like you, receiving a pension and not having to do anything?"
Old man Liu felt a little sorry after hearing this. He had forgotten that the other party was not one of his old brothers, but just an ordinary old farmer. Maybe at this age, he was still busy working in the fields.
He took the initiative to apologize: "It was me, Old Liu, who said the wrong thing."
An Jingzhi smiled and said, "Why are you being so serious? I'm not angry, Brother Liu, don't be so distant."
Seeing An Jingzhi's sincerity, the other party smiled with relief: "Have you eaten yet? Let's have a meal at my house?"
After saying that, without waiting for An Jingzhi's reply, he told his daughter-in-law to cook two dishes.
Seeing that it was almost time for work, not to mention that he had just eaten before coming, An Jingzhi quickly refused, "No, no, no, Brother Liu told me not to be polite to you, why are you still being polite to me? I came here after eating. It's already so late, how could I not have eaten?"
Only then did Old Man Liu let his daughter-in-law take care of the two children, leaving the living room to the two of them.
Looking at the cloth bag on the table, he asked, "What is this?"
"It's not something valuable. Didn't you come to see Brother Liu? I can't just show up empty-handed with some worthless vegetables and wild fruits, and ten eggs."
Old Man Liu's expression was not very good, although his expression was originally ugly. "If you come to my house, why do you bring anything with you?"
An Jingzhi said, "Brother Liu, you're wrong. It's polite to come to someone's house and pick up something. Besides, I'm not trying to be rich. These are just worthless things."
"In the county, even fresh vegetables like these have to be bought for a lot of money. Fruits are hard to sell, and eggs are worth a lot of money."
After thinking about it, Old Man Liu decided to give the other party some gifts as a return gift when he left.
He picked up a wild persimmon without washing it, wiped it and took a bite, his face full of aftertaste: "Sweet!"
Of course, the gifts you give to others should be of better quality. The persimmons selected by An Jing were picked by An Zhigang and An Shizheng.
"This thing tastes good, but you should eat less when you get older," An Jingzhi reminded.
"You're so talkative." Old man Liu finished eating the persimmon in no time.
He kept talking, but he still didn't pick up the second one.
After washing his hands, he asked, "Did you grow these greens yourself?"
"Every household has a small plot of land where they grow vegetables for their own consumption."
The other party thought for a moment and asked, "Can it also be used to feed chickens?"
An Jingzhi nodded and said, "Every household can feed a few."
After the other party finished asking the question, he stopped talking. An Jingzhi speculated:
"Brother Liu, do you need my help with something?"
"I do have something to trouble you with. It's okay if it's inconvenient." Old man Liu didn't want people to think that he was asking for repayment.
"What's the big deal, Brother Liu, just tell me. You've helped me so much, so it's no big deal for me to help you a little." Favors are a give-and-take thing, and that's how people become closer and closer.
Seeing the other man's sincere expression, Old Man Liu felt a little more favorable towards him. "You should have heard it just now. I have two grandchildren at home, and the meat coupons are rationed. I thought of collecting some eggs to supplement their diet."
"Don't worry, I won't give you a penny less."
An Jingzhi laughed and said, "Hey, Brother Liu is so serious, I thought it was a big deal."
"You agree?" Old Man Liu asked in surprise.
"Why not? There are many families raising chickens in the countryside. Even if my family doesn't have enough eggs, I can always go to other families to exchange them for Brother Liu's."
He rubbed his knees with his fingers a little embarrassedly: "Is it not too much trouble for you?"
"This is a win-win situation. There are so many eggs in the countryside anyway, and they will eventually have to be taken to the town or county to exchange, and the price won't be as high as you offer. I helped bring them here and gave them a lower price, but it will definitely be more than they can make by selling them themselves. They will definitely be happy."
"From now on, your egg buns will be given to me."
After An Jingzhi finished speaking, Old Man Liu was more convinced of him. He thought he was a sincere and honest person, and he even told him frankly that he would make money from it.
If you bring the eggs here, you have to bear the cost of transportation and the cost of egg breakage, and there are also some risks. Old Man Liu thinks that the other party should also share some of the profits.
"How about this, I'll come back tomorrow. If you want some eggs, I'll bring them to you."
There will be no bicycles tomorrow, so he has to see if there is a donkey cart he can ride. He is determined not to take the car!
As for the problem of the donkey cart being bumpy, the worst that can happen is to put more grass under it.
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