Catching the Strong Man

Author: Mahjong Jun

Catching the Strong Man

Zhao Wenmu came back from the shower and found that the food in the living room had been taken away.

Zhao Jing was reading in the study room with the door closed.

I tried it and the door was locked.

So I went to talk to my little girl.

When he came out, he found that Zhao Jing was no longer in the study and had gone to wash up.

Zhao Wenmu took out the money from today's sale of crayfish and crabs, counted them one by one, and at the same time raised his ears to listen to what was going on outside.

The total is 104 yuan and 3 cents.

Excluding the 10 yuan he originally brought with him, he made 94 yuan and 30 cents today!

The sugar factory only has more than 400 employees, which means that almost 100 people bought crayfish and spicy crab today.

Some people only bought half a catty.

This ratio is already very high, which is entirely due to the popularity he has accumulated in the past.

It is estimated that this level can be maintained in the future.

Of course, he won’t go to the sugar factory to sell crayfish every day. If he eats them every day, he will get tired of any delicious food!

The key is that I can't afford it.

There are also glass factories, cigarette factories, and machinery factories further away. The number of workers far exceeds the number of textile factories in these factories!

Of course, if possible, you can go directly to Zhengyang Street where the supply and marketing cooperative is located or Guangyang Street where the state-owned hotel is located to set up a stall, so you don’t need to change places every day.

These two places are the most prosperous places in Pingyang County.

Even in this era, there is enough traffic and spending power.

It's the perfect place to set up a stall or open a shop.

These two streets also have some vendors selling sundries or vendors selling candied haws and vegetables, as well as craftsmen repairing shoes and scissors.

But Zhao Wenmu’s large outfit was too eye-catching.

Although he has connections with the police, he still doesn't want to cause trouble.

Favors are not used in such trivial matters.

Zhao Wenmu put the money neatly and was about to put it away.

I heard movement in the living room, it must be Zhao Jing coming back from washing up.

He immediately ran out, crossed the small yard, and rushed to the front room.

I only had time to see the back of Zhao Jing entering the bedroom, and then the door was closed.

"Bah" sound.

It was also locked.

Well, it seems that Zhao Jing was frightened, so she can only sleep in the study today.

There was another bedroom at home, and he went there to get a pillow and made a floor mat in the study room.

When she woke up the next day, Zhao Jing had already made breakfast and went out to dry mushrooms.

Zhao Wenmu shook his head and smiled bitterly.

During the day, he went to the village to find two young people to help him catch crickets and crabs.

In the afternoon, Zhao Jing helped him brush the crickets and pickle the crabs.

"Brother, I will prepare some mung bean water later. You can bring it with you today. Remember to drink more water."

When she came home at noon, everything was normal, as if nothing happened yesterday.

"Okay, I'll go out a little earlier today and go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy an electric fan."

"Well! Buy something better!"

Unexpectedly, Zhao Jing did not ask him not to spend money randomly as usual, but instead asked him to buy a good one.

In this era, good and expensive have the same meaning.

Just a few years later, the relationship between the two was no longer so close.

Zhao Wenmu first went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy an electric fan, and then went to the sugar factory.

He will go to the sugar factory today and wait until everyone here has tasted crayfish before moving to another place.

At the supply and marketing cooperative, he specifically approached Li San'er to give him a task.

"San'er, can you find some people to help me with the work?"

Zhao Wenmu handed Li Saner a cigarette, and Li Saner quickly took out a match and lit it for Zhao Wenmu first.

"Third brother, what are you doing?"

Li San'er asked respectfully and seriously before smoking.

"Picking mushrooms! I have a mountain in the village with a lot of mushrooms. I plan to find a few people to help pick mushrooms. I will pay 6 cents for a pound of mushrooms and take care of a meal at noon!"

Zhao Wenmu was talking about the mountain in front of Shanqian Village. He spent 1,000 yuan a year to contract it, but now there is no manpower to pick mushrooms.

The people in the village couldn't pick mushrooms on other mountains, and they also knew that the mountain was contracted by him, so no one went to that mountain to pick mushrooms.

The mushrooms just rotted on the mountain.

As a result, his contracting fees were temporarily in vain.

Li Saner is not from the city either. His home is in a nearby village and it only takes twenty minutes to get into the city.

He naturally knows how many kilograms of mushrooms a person can pick in a day.

A person with good hands and feet will definitely have no problem picking more than 40 pounds, which is 2 yuan and 4 cents!

He wanted to pick mushrooms.

He also knew where the mountain village was. Although it took two or three hours to go back and forth, it was worth it!

"Third brother, how many people do you need?"

"The more the better! Forget it if it's too far away. It's not safe on the road. The key people must be reliable and don't talk nonsense!"

Since the price is the same and there is still lunch, why doesn’t Zhao Wenmu just go to another village to buy it?

Or let them pick the mushrooms themselves and transport them to the mountain village to sell?

Because if you buy mushrooms openly in other villages, the risks are uncontrollable.

Moreover, the quality of the mushrooms will drop a lot if they are transported from a long distance.

Just pay someone to pick it in the mountain village, and you can immediately transport it down the mountain to dry.

As for the price, since they are all wild mushrooms growing in the mountains, the price is of course the same for everyone.

People come from afar and work hard, so it makes sense to have lunch, right?

"Okay, Third Brother, I'll go back to the village and find a few for you."

Li San'er also knew what Zhao Wenmu meant. He was a reliable character and the most important thing was not to talk nonsense to him.

When he came home, he found his brother and two younger sisters, and also found some other children to play with.

These people know the basics and are all honest people.

A few days later, most people in the sugar factory had tasted crayfish, and Zhao Wenmu had been coming to the glass factory since yesterday.

Today, there are half and half crayfish and half crab, and he started frying them in advance.

Anyway, after frying and leaving it there, it will still be hot for half a day.

There is no need to sell and fry later.

That would be too tiring and too hot.

He learned his lesson, health comes first!

Just after frying the first pot of crayfish, I saw an acquaintance, Gangzi, from a distance.

This kid was attracted by the scent of crayfish, and when he got closer, he realized it was Zhao Wenmu.

I turned around and wanted to leave, but it was already too late.

"Hey kid, it's you! Come here!"

Zhao Wenmu shouted to him.

Gangzi originally wanted to run away, but he hesitated for a long time, mainly because it would be too embarrassing to run away.

He walked slowly over.
To be continued...