After the garbage was sorted and loaded, Li Changgui drove the tractor, followed by Li Feng and Li Changlin. The two stood on either side of the tractor driver, holding on to the carriage. "I haven't stood like this for a while," Li Feng said with a smile.
"Yeah, I remember when I was a kid, I would feel like standing on both sides of the tractor carriage with one foot in the air. It was so awesome. Now that I think about it, it's funny." Li Changlin held on to the railing of the carriage.
"Don't tell me, I was very envious of others being able to ride tractors at that time." Li Changgui drove a walking tractor and said that when he was a child, several villages only had one old tractor that was more than 70 years old, and the carriages were similar to those of modern bullock carts.
"We were so poor at that time that three or four villages couldn't afford a new tractor." Li Feng couldn't help but sigh. Life was slowly changing. It was just that there was more money, but not as much fun as in the past. It was really true at that time
I didn’t have many ideas, I was very simple, and I didn’t take money as seriously as I do now. Now I laugh at poverty but not at prostitution.
"Yes, now the village has some money, life is better, and everyone is smiling more. Except for the third brother, we were beaten less when we were young. We can be beaten every day." Li Changxing said that Li Feng's eyelids jumped, and he returned the beating after being beaten.
A few times, if I don’t get slapped on both ends every three days, my skin will become itchy.
"At that time, the family had no money. Even if I ate a carrot, my butt would be so swollen that I couldn't sit on a stool for three to five days." Li Changgui's family's conditions were not only inferior to those of Li Feng's family, but also much worse than Li Changxing's. He had to borrow money to marry his wife.
, working in the mine is not just for money. There have been many accidents in the mine a few days ago. Li Changgui went to the mine when he was not an adult. He did the most tiring thing, pioneering, which is really dangerous and tiring. A rail weighing several hundred pounds, carrying
It takes quite a while to walk.
All kinds of rivets, not only that, the mine tunnels have just been blasted out. Problems are prone to occur with rocks and the like, and the risk of opening up is relatively high. It is true that the work is high, but who will do this work if not for two dollars. Li Changgui is only twenty-five now.
I am six years old and have been working in the field for more than ten years. I am not in good health now. I just applied to be transferred to the ground this year and my salary was immediately reduced by more than half.
"Haha, no one will be beaten without being beaten. I don't know if you still remember the time when the boss took us to steal the corn from the uncle's house." Li Feng said, and the two of them were happy. They had agreed to be sentry at that time.
Two boys, Li Xu and Li Can, were young. They were scared at night and ran home. Li Feng and others were picking corn hard. The uncle came with the family dog, and the little guys were driven into the river.
, and his stomach was filled with river water.
"You said how good the corn was at that time, but it was all thrown into the river. It was still shivering from the cold. Li Xu and Li Can went to dig sweet potatoes and roasted them at home. I was so angry at that time." Li Changgui
I get angry when I talk about this.
"Haha, Xiao Can and Li Xu were still young at that time. It's not like the little guys today who know everything at the age of six or seven." Li Feng said, thinking of the little guys in his family. At that time, he didn't understand anything at that age.
He was still running around naked in the village. At that time, there were a lot of bare-butt children at the age of eleven or twelve. I heard people say that the sixth uncle's family was poor, and he was still naked when he was sixteen or seventeen. The scene at that time is very sad to think about. Now six
My uncle is better than most families in the village.
They talked about the past all the way. When I was a child, I was happiest. I was happiest when celebrating the festival. Every family would grit their teeth and cut a few kilograms of meat and beat a few kilograms of rice cakes. Some wealthy families would even buy some flour. Li Feng was happiest when the Chinese New Year came.
Children, love them more. They have meat to eat and dumplings every year. Li Feng secretly hid some and gave them to Li Changgui to eat. Li Changgui said, his eye circles gradually turning red. He was the one who suffered the most when he was a child. When he grows up, he will work in the mines.
Yes, life is better now.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. We have worked hard in the past few years. When will Changxing buy a car?" Li Changgui asked with a smile. Li Changxing said about the car and became more energetic. "I originally thought about it by the end of the year, but then I thought about it, and I decided to buy it early. I plan to
When you pick up your car every month, it’s not like a regular customer comes to pick you up.”
"You're a promising boy." Li Changgui was quite envious. Several of his brothers drove into the car. Li Feng didn't say anything, but Li Can's van had already driven up. Li Xu might have planned to buy a car. Now the van costs tens of thousands of yuan.
Xu has almost enough money in hand.
"Why don't we buy it together, Changgui? If you don't have enough money, I can borrow some." Li Changxing encouraged, and Li Feng said. "That's right, Changxing, forget about your money. I still have some spare money at home, why don't you guys pick up the car together, Changgui?"
Come on, I usually work as a transporter and run a small farm at home, and I can still earn 50,000 to 60,000 yuan a year."
"Well, I have some money at home. I'm thinking of building the house first and building a two-story building." Li Changgui has saved some money over the years, which is enough to buy a car, but Li Changgui plans to repair the house first.
, when doing farmhouse entertainment, just drive slowly.
"You just keep the money to repair the house. I will lend you 50,000 yuan to buy a car." Li Feng said, they are all brothers, the van is not expensive, and it is more convenient to transport goods and pick up guests. "Yes, Changgui,
I think this will work, Third Brother is not short of this little money, you can just borrow it first, if it’s not enough, I still have tens of thousands here, just take it.”
"Okay, I'll go home and discuss it with my wife." Li Changgui was moved. Now he drives a car in the mine, and his driver's license is easy to get. It costs a few thousand yuan to get one. "What are you talking about? I bought it, and it happens to be Li Xu.
The kid is planning to buy a car. Let’s go together and pick up three cars. Then we’ll make other villages the envy of them.” Li Changxing said, very excited. Three cars. That village bought so many cars at once. It’s a fight for face.
It's big.
Li Changgui patted his leg and said, "Okay, I bought it." "Okay, Xiaocan and I will go over there to help you with the car the day we pick up the car." Li Feng was very happy. When he was a child, his playmates all had cars and houses, got married and had children.
We can also sit and drink and chat together. What the brothers have done is enough.
"Haha, third brother, if you don't tell us, we will still look for you." Li Changxing said with a smile. Li Feng knows that this kid Li Changxing has a temper and is quite cheerful. "Then you guys want a treat at noon."
"Okay, let's go to the fresh fish restaurant to eat whole fish. I'll treat you." Li Changxing patted his chest. Li Feng pointed at Li Changxing and said to Li Changgui. "Look at this kid, he must have made a lot of money these days. Look how proud he is.
of."
"No, the food, drink and lodging in these two days cost thousands or tens of thousands, right?" Li Changgui asked. Li Changxing looked proud. There are many rooms in the house and food and drink. It's really a lot of money in one day, and the dirt at home is too much.
Specialties and so on, just dried mushrooms and the like, some dried goods cost a thousand dollars.
"There have been a lot of people these two days, but after the heat has passed, there are fewer people. There can be three to five hundred people a day, which is good for a year." Li Changxing said, this is true, how can there be so many people in normal times.
"It will be good for a while, but there are many people and you will be tired. It is not easy to clean up the sheets." Li Feng said with a smile. It is clean and the food is fresh. Needless to say, everyone knows that what they come to eat is home-cooked food.
, but the ingredients must be fresh. It doesn’t matter if the place you live in is simple, but it should be cleaner.
"I don't even need a washing machine at home. I'll bring another one when I go back later." Li Changlin said lightly. This guy has really made a lot of money in the past two days.
"Third brother, look at this guy, his tail is stuck up." Li Changgui said with a smile, and Li Changxing chuckled. "Speaking of sticking up his tail, Li Can is very talented. Yesterday he sold 10,000 to 20,000 yuan worth of goods.
, earned three to four thousand yuan."
Li Changlin said well. This guy was very busy yesterday. You know how much the garbage in the car alone cost. There are so many beverage bottles, at least five or six thousand yuan, and you can take a lot of them away. Just the drinks and beer alone were at least ten thousand yuan yesterday.
A lot, and snacks, this guy really made a lot of money yesterday.
"We'll go back later and go find this guy. Let's set up a table tonight." Li Feng's suggestion was immediately echoed by Li Changlin and Li Changgui. Li Can was sorting out the goods, and Ah Xi sneezed. "Who missed me?"
Touching his head, Li Can said doubtfully, and continued to sort out the goods. Yesterday, he bought a large amount of goods at once, and it took him a long time to sort them out today. Sorting the cartons, this thing costs one or two hundred dollars.
"Is the garbage collection station still run by Lao Lai Lu's family?" Li Feng hadn't been to the garbage station for a long time and asked when he saw that he was almost in town.
Li Changlin nodded. "Lao Lai Lu died two years ago, and now his son is driving the car." "Can you raise a pig?" Li Feng asked. When he was a child, he remembered coming to the village several times to give his mother a favor.
At that time, adults liked to take the little ones to watch pig breeding, which made their faces turn red.
"I'm keeping it, it smells so bad. It's gotten better in the past two years. I built a pigsty now that I have money." Li Changgui said with a smile, the car entered the town, and the tractor drove to the garbage recycling station.
"Are you busy today?" Lu Xiaolai said hello, as if he were seeing his relatives driving, passing cigarettes and pouring tea.
"I made it today, how many drinks bottles are there now?" Li Changgui lit the cigarette, took a puff, and asked.
"Beverage bottles are still the same price, 12 cents. These paper boxes are cheaper now, 40 cents per catty." Lu Xiaolai took a look at the big bag and said.
"Okay, let's count them." Li Feng didn't expect that there would be a few cents more for selling drink bottles here, and he would have to divide them up when he went back. "Have you counted the bottles? It's troublesome if you count them."
"Okay, I really remember. These bottles were picked up by the village children." Li Feng handed the burden to Lu Xiaolai. "Okay, let's count it this way. I'll weigh the paper boxes for you." It's really hard to calculate.
Less money, four or five hundred yuan.
Lu Xiaolai smiled and handed the money to Li Feng before sending the others away. "This Lu Xiaolai is more slippery than him. With a car like ours, this guy can earn at least half of it."
"This guy is okay. Business is like this. Isn't it all about making money? Let's go and go shopping." Li Feng said. Li Changxing planned to buy a washing machine. Li Changgui thought that the weather was cold and his hands were a little uncomfortable with cold water at home.
I am allergic and plan to buy one.
Li Feng actually planned to take a look at the TV set. The villa near the water was almost completed and he would buy some home appliances. The three of them parked their car on the side of the road and spoke to the familiar boss of a nearby house. (To be continued)
