Grandma Liang and Liang Xiaobei have already cleaned the yard and picked all the red strawberries. Er Gouzi, Wang Xi and Ba Suimao took some of them, and the supply and marketing cooperative took care of the rest.
Now the strawberries can rest for a while.
Grandma Liang had prepared all the offerings for the stove. Liang Xiaobei looked at her sister and said, "Sister, there are still seven days until the New Year. What should we do with the carrots in our field? Will we dig them out after the New Year?"
Liang Xiaonan said: "I will go to town tomorrow to wish Mayor You a happy New Year and tell him that the carrots will be dug out before the end of the year."
"How about asking someone from our village to peel carrots?"
"No need for people from our village. Tomorrow you go to Nanfeng Town, and someone will send a straw basket to the yard over there to see if you like that person. If you like him, ask him to help dig carrots, and tell him to dig carrots in an acre.
Finished, give me 3 yuan and 10 pounds of carrots. If you don’t like him, don’t mention it.”
Liang Xiaonan told him that a straw basket cost 10 cents and settled the bill with them on the spot.
When it was getting dark, Grandma Liang started to worship the stove and asked Xiaobei to close the outside door and not let anyone in.
There was a portrait of the Stove Lord on the wall in front of the stove. Grandma Liang set the table, placed a bowl of meat, a bag of candies, and a basket of strawberries picked today.
Grandma Liang muttered: "Master Stove, Xiaonan and Xiaobei have been very hardworking this year, and life has been good. You must tell the Jade Emperor in heaven that the two children are very hardworking. Next year, we must have a good harvest and have food to eat every day!"
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Liang Xiaonan didn't understand either. It was very interesting to watch. Is this a sacrifice to the stove?
After dinner, Grandma Liang said to Liang Xiaonan: "We have enough food this year, let's steam buns?"
Liang Xiaonan blinked and searched for information in his mind for a while. He roughly knew what steamed buns meant. People with good family conditions would steam all kinds of steamed buns, steamed buns, noodles and snacks, and eat them until the Lantern Festival after the new year.
, the longer you eat, the better your life is.
Dakeng Village was so poor that she had never steamed steamed buns since she could remember. Wang Cuiying originally had some money, but Zhang Xinyi said not to show off her wealth, so they never steamed buns before.
"Steam!" Liang Xiaonan is really not afraid now. Afraid of showing off her wealth? She is already very compassionate even if she doesn't show off her wealth!
Her rice, grain and flour can be said to be New Year's goods sent by the leaders of the town, county, and city, and she doesn't even have anything to do with it.
For the people in Dakeng Village, she wanted to clearly show them her rise.
The next morning, Liang Xiaonan rode to Xiaoyun Town.
When she was approaching the town, she released a pickup truck from the space, and the back compartment was filled with a truck full of strawberries.
I went to the supply and marketing cooperative, and it happened that Li Shaoping was walking in front of the counter. He is the manager, but it is the New Year these days. No matter how difficult the year is, everyone has shopping needs during the New Year. There are many people and it is crowded. He is next to him.
Give me a hand.
Liang Xiaonan looked at the many people crowded in front of the counter and asked, "Are there any more strawberries?"
"When can I get the goods?"
The salesperson was so busy that her feet never touched the floor. No matter how good-tempered she was, she couldn't get better. She would either not answer or just say: "No more! No more!"
Liang Xiaonan smiled. The strawberries were purchased for 1 yuan, and Li Shaoping sold them for 1.5 yuan. How could there be so many people buying them? She took a closer look, and immediately understood, and asked if the strawberries were from certain units.
Seeing Liang Xiaonan, he immediately walked out from behind the counter and said with a smile: "Comrade Xiao Liang, what do you want to buy?"
"It's very lively here!" Liang Xiaonan didn't answer his question, pointed to the car and said, "I'm here to save you."
Li Shaoping saw that the compartment of her pickup truck was covered with plastic sheet, and he didn't know what it was. He was hoping that there would be strawberries, right?
Open the gate next to it and let her drive into the yard.
This yard is larger than Liang Xiaonan's yard in Nanfeng Town. There are several large warehouses inside, stocked with various commodities and supplies.
Liang Xiaonan opened the plastic paper on the car, revealing a car full of strawberries.
Because strawberries are fresh fruits, they are not only a bit soaked, but they are also afraid of being pressed and take up a lot of space. She just released them from the space and only packed a little over a ton.
"Oh, those are really strawberries. I thought there were none left." Li Shaoping said excitedly, "Yesterday I went to your house and your brother said they had taken them all."
"Weigh it!" Liang Xiaonan said, "I planted this in Nanfeng Town, and the city took most of it away, and this is all I have left."
It’s good to have two yards, lying is so smooth!
Li Shaoping was so happy that he didn't have to worry about selling these goods at all. He could now make half the money immediately by taking them from the backyard to the front counter!
I was too timid a few days ago and didn't dare to sign an underwriting agreement. It would have been great if I signed an exclusive sales agreement. The two counties next door also robbed them all.
Without saying anything, he immediately unloaded the goods, weighed the goods, and settled the bill. Liang Xiaonan received more than 2,000 yuan, then left to find You Guoqing.
You Guoqing and the others have to work until New Year's Eve, so the office in the town is still very busy.
She was still driving the pickup truck with a backpack on the back. You Guoqing said, "Come here if you want. Do you want to bring a gift?"
Everyone in the office came over with smiles: "Comrade Xiaoliang, what good things did you bring again? Is it strawberry?"
Liang Xiaonan lifted up the backpack, opened the lid, and took out several cloth bags, which were full of walnuts.
In this day and age, it is simply wonderful to be able to eat a few walnuts. Walnuts have always been a good nutritional supplement among the people.
When You Guoqing took the walnut, his first move was to grab the door clamp. Liang Xiaonan said there was no need to clamp it. It was a fruit walnut and could be broken by pinching it with your hands.
You Guoqing doubtfully took two walnuts and squeezed them in his hand, then squeezed the whole walnut open. Not to mention he was a grown man, even a child would have no problem crushing them open.
"Why are they so thin?" You Guoqing said, "The walnuts we usually eat have thick skins, little meat, and a lot of walnuts. This one is good, the skin is so thin."
He stuffed the walnuts into his mouth to taste them, and his eyes immediately widened. Was this a walnut? Not only was it fragrant, it was also very sweet and crispy.
He ate one, and then another, and several people in the office were embarrassed and greedy. The mayor didn't say anything, and they were too embarrassed to take action directly.
You Guoqing asked Liang Xiaonan: "Did you give this to me?"
Liang Xiaonan said: "Well, I wish you New Year's greetings in advance."
You Guoqing saw that there were four or five pockets, each containing 3 pounds.
He opened a bag and put it on the table and said, "You guys should try it too. If it tastes good, let's buy some. Xiaoliang, how much do these walnuts cost per pound? How many more do you have?"
"No more, that's all. Someone helped bring some from the south. I ate it very well and brought it to you."
"Oh, it turns out someone else brought it to you!" Don't think too much, you ate the bag without leaving it! Mayor You directly put the open bag away.
When Liang Xiaonan talked about carrots, Mayor You immediately became happy. Food is more important than walnuts!
"Let's go, let me go to the fields with you to see how the carrots are growing!"
You Guoqing is about to go to the county for the year-end meeting. None of the 12 towns under the county have a good harvest, and Xiaoyun Town is at the bottom.
He was too embarrassed to go to meetings. Every time he sat at the end of the table, he didn't dare to smack his lips while eating.