In the end, Ye Zhiqiu was unable to draw Ye Wubing because Wang Xiaolan stopped him and tried to persuade him.
"Big brother, the second one has been quite diligent these days, but please don't beat him up. If he gets beaten up, he'll just lie around the house and be lazy again."
Ye Zhiqiu said helplessly: "I'm afraid you have been completely bribed by the little money he made for you recently! When did I become so cruel as to beat this brat to the point where he couldn't get off the ground?"
Wang Xiaolan smiled awkwardly and said, "How could that be! Mom is not that kind of person. You are all my children, and I treat you all equally!"
"Well, since you've said something so unconscionable...I have to believe it even if I don't want to!"
"Boss, don't talk nonsense. How could my mother be so dishonest..."
Ye Wubing came back stealthily, and when he saw that his elder brother was no longer angry, he tiptoed back to eat.
Because he knew his elder brother's temper. He got angry quickly and calmed down just as quickly. He would not bring up old grudges because he would vent his anger on the spot!
After glaring at Ye Wubing, he forced a flattering smile, which made it difficult for Ye Zhiqiu to continue being angry.
After lunch, Ye Zhiqiu set off on his bicycle. He planned to take a stroll and then take some time to bring the sweet potatoes home.
As for where to go, he had no destination at all. Although he could send something to Uncle Guan, it had only been a few days since his last visit, so it would be better to go a few days later.
Before I knew it, I was there again, at the place where I met Li Xingwu last time. I saw him from afar, dozing off under a tree!
Ye Zhiqiu rode his bicycle to the side and rang the bell when he stopped, waking him up.
"Hey, how did you sleep, Brother Li?"
"Hey, it's you, Xiao Li. I thought someone was here to sell fish. Are you going out to buy some?"
Ye Zhiqiu sat down next to him, lit a cigarette for San, and then replied, "No, I'm currently negotiating a fish pond. I'll just have the factory weigh the fish and bring them back. It's much more convenient than doing it myself!"
Li Xingwu opened his mouth in surprise, nearly dropping his cigarette. Scrambling to catch it, he asked curiously, "Xiao Ye, do you have a relative who's the village chief? You can actually get them to sell you fish! Usually, villages with fish ponds fish slowly before selling them, so they can make more money that way!"
"Oh, I don't have any relatives! I'm just not greedy, and they're also scrambling to sell all the fish before next month to get a share of the profits, so I got a bargain.
Although the price has to be higher, and I can't make much money from the difference, at least it's a result, and my job as a buyer is now secure, right? "
Li Xingwu smiled and replied, "That's exactly what I meant! I wasn't as smart as you before, and I didn't know how to gain a foothold through academic performance. So look at me now, I've been banished to the cold palace, sitting here in the sun all day!"
The two chatted over cigarettes, and after a cigarette, Ye Zhiqiu finally understood. Li Xingwu had helped collect pigs before, but he'd been a bit too aggressive with the price, causing people to stop selling to him, thus ending a good business opportunity. But this was perfectly normal; anyone would do the same thing.
Who wants to earn 50 cents for a purchasing job that pays 5 yuan? This is also a limitation of the times. Once you become a regular employee, you have a stable job! The desire to achieve results at work is generally relaxed.
Ye Zhiqiu consoled him, "Well, anyone would do the same thing! I have no other choice. Brother Li, you know this stuff too. No one would sell it to us without a kickback, right? In other words, if we don't have a strong foundation, then naturally we have to drink the soup ourselves and let others eat the meat!"
That's the truth, but Li Xingwu didn't think it through at the time, so he sighed, "That's why I'm not as smart as you! If I still had that option, I could sleep at home every day! I could bring back a few pigs a year and never have to worry about anything!"
This kind of work status is what Ye Zhiqiu hopes for, but he is not so lucky! Besides, staying at home is not a good thing, unless his younger sister goes to the red class, so that he will not be forced to teach her to read.
Ye Zhiqiu chatted with Li Xingwu for more than an hour. Someone came to sell a carp weighing one pound and two ounces. Li Xingwu charged 40 cents for it.
This also made Ye Zhiqiu realize that these buyers basically bought fish for 40 cents and sold them to the factory for 45 cents, making a profit from the 5 cent difference.
If you can be a little unscrupulous and lower the price, you can also lower the purchase price by a few cents. After all, in hot weather, the fish will quickly become smelly after they die, and then they will be worthless.
Actually, if you calculate it this way, collecting fish here is not really a tough job! After all, at the end of the day, if you don't say much, there will definitely be a difference of a few cents.
Li Xingwu's description of a tough job was just a humble remark. It's also possible that he's so used to making a few dozen bucks at a time that he looks down on the daily grind. This isn't surprising.
Seeing that they had been strolling for nearly two hours, Ye Zhiqiu simply said goodbye to Li Xingwu and rode his bike home.
On the way, he filled the basket with sweet potatoes and tied a sack on top, weighing at least 300 pounds.
While digging the sweet potatoes, Ye Zhiqiu was a little annoyed. These five fat pigs were destroying the potatoes everywhere, often leaving half of them uneaten!
After just a few days of good life, I've become a dead pig that wastes food! It seems like it's time to buy a basin or bucket to hold the pig's blood and start slaughtering the pig!
Carrying hundreds of kilograms of stuff was still very strenuous. Ye Zhiqiu rode his bicycle with great effort and returned to the door of his house. He shouted and Wang Xiaolan came out from the living room.
Seeing that she wanted to help push the cart with her bare hands, he quickly called out, "Mom, bring the board. I'm pulling sweet potatoes, and it's hard to cross the threshold without a board!"
"Oh, I'll get it right away. How much did you get?"
Ye Zhiqiu didn't answer her because after she asked the question, she ran to the storage room next to the kitchen, so it was useless to answer her.
After the boards were put in place, one person held the front of the cart and pulled it hard, while another person pushed the cart from behind, and they returned to the yard smoothly.
The two began unloading the sweet potatoes. They had been growing for too long and had grown too big. They certainly wouldn't be that tasty to eat, but they were perfect for making sweet potato vermicelli, as they were definitely full of starch.
Wang Xiaolan was so surprised that she asked curiously, "Son, whose sweet potatoes are these? They're so big, it's a waste of the soil!"
In fact, sweet potatoes have a maturity period. After they mature, they will stop growing and the vines will begin to wither. But if they are not dug out, the sweet potatoes underground will start to sprout and grow again, and the sweet potato vines will begin to expand outward.
That’s why these sweet potatoes are so big, but the taste and nutrition of the second-grown sweet potatoes will be much worse, so it doesn’t matter if they are used to make sweet potato vermicelli.
"Hey, Mom, you bought other people's things secretly, and you still have to ask how they grew them? I'm too lazy to ask so many questions, I just bought them secretly and took them home!"
"Right, right, don't ask so many questions! Even though you're a buyer, it's best not to ask where things come from."
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