When Xu Erlong returned home, it was already dark. Zhang Jinfang looked at the village entrance several times, worried that something had happened to him.
It wasn't until Xu Erlong's figure appeared on the field ridge at the entrance of the village that Zhang Jinfang felt relieved.
"Brother, why did you come back so late?" Xu Xiaoling put the food on the table.
There wasn't much left of yesterday's sausage, so Xiaoling couldn't bear to throw away the soup and boiled some winter melon in it.
Xu Erlong was also hungry.
He stayed by the river today, didn't move anywhere, didn't have time to eat, and drank a lot of Laoyin tea.
Holding the rice bowl, he pulled hard.
Although it can't be said that there is a big meal, it is at least better than when the family was not separated.
After dinner, Xu Erlong went into the back room and poured out all the one- and two-cent change in the bag.
"So much money?" Xiaoling's eyes were bright.
Xu Erlong was speechless. This two cents is not much money.
"You count and see how many there are." Xu Erlong told Xiaoling, and he went to the back of the house, picked up a bucket of water, and took a comfortable bath.
He took a towel and wiped his wet hair and returned to the house. Xu Xiaoling almost counted the money.
This two-cent piece seems inconspicuous, but when counted, it turns out to be almost five yuan.
Xu Erlong made an estimate and found that the number was almost the same.
The five yuan was based on the fact that in his first attempt, he only sold a load of water with a single variety.
If you go there early, sell a few more loads of water, and add some new varieties, such as mint water or orange water, the unit price can be increased.
After all, this is a hugely profitable project.
The perfection of water can be ignored.
The cost of these mint leaves doesn’t count. You can just pick two handfuls from the fields.
While Xu Erlong, Xiaoling and Zhang Jinfang were talking, they heard the dogs in the village barking one after another.
In the production team, many families have dogs. Usually these dogs will not bark at the people in the production team.
This is obviously an outsider coming.
Xu Erlong signaled to put the money away, and he stood up and took a look.
From a distance, I saw someone approaching with a flashlight, and I was probably frightened by the bursts of dog barking.
The man didn't come any closer and shouted to the village in a foreign dialect: "Is there anyone there? We need some help. Is there anyone there?"
Most of the people in the production team were outside enjoying the cool air. When they heard the dogs barking, they knew that outsiders were coming.
Huang Zhengnong also followed several people from the production team to set up a dragon gate formation. Hearing this, he stood up, pulled up his short coat, and shouted at the visitor: "Who are you?"
"I am a driver passing by from out of town. There is something wrong with our car. Now it is parked on the side of the road. I saw people here and wanted to come over to ask for help and get some hot food."
They are in Qian'an Village, not far from National Highway 319, and trucks from other places often pass by.
"Come here." Huang Zhengnong shouted.
This is his territory. There are so many people in the production team, old and young, so he is not afraid of an outsider.
It can only be said that these days, most people are still simple and simple. If there are difficulties, it is still possible to come over to ask for a fire or a bowl of water.
The other party took a flashlight, crossed the field ridge, and entered the village.
Seeing so many men in the village standing together and looking at him, the other man was also frightened.
I originally planned to borrow a fire in the village to cook something to eat, but now I have changed my mind.
"With so many people in your village, are there any who can repair cars?" the other party asked.
If the car can be repaired, they can just drive away, which is much safer.
These days, those who run long-distance freight transport just put their heads in their belts and have fun. There are many opportunities to make money, but there are also many dangers.
Car gangsters and road bullies are a problem all over the country.
Many truck drivers, once they drive out, never get a chance to return home.
"Of course, the repair won't be in vain. We will give you money to repair the car. We will give you ten yuan." Then, after thinking about it, he raised the price: "Twenty yuan is fine."
"Come on, let me go take a look." Huang Zhengnong was moved.
The commune used to have tractors. He went to the commune for training and learned some tractor repair methods.
What if he repairs the car? It’s not like it’s twenty yuan for free.
All the men and women in the village lit torches and followed the man out of the village.
Those who drive long distances usually have at least two people, taking turns driving each other and taking care of each other.
The person guarding the truck at the moment was Xiong Yawei. He was startled when he saw a line of torches coming.
We must have encountered a den of thieves, right?
Unfortunately, the car broke down and it was impossible for him to leave the car and run alone.
He picked up an iron rod and hid behind the front of the car alertly.
"Yawei." His companion called him: "I'll ask them to come and see if they can repair the car."
Xiong Yawei cursed in his heart, only blaming himself as a guy who was unreliable in doing things. If he brought so many people here, it would be troublesome if they came with bad intentions.
He slowly stood up from behind the car and looked at everyone warily.
As he got closer, he saw that although there were many people there, there were many children of several years old among them, as if they were following to watch the fun, so Xiong Yawei felt a little relieved.
No road robber would bring so many children out to do evil.
"Let me take a look." Huang Zhengnong was full of attitude.
Xiong Yawei was skeptical. Could it be that there were really people in this village who knew how to repair cars?
These days, drivers are a hot commodity, and there are very few people who know how to drive.
Relatively few people know how to repair cars.
But Xiong Yawei can't show it. What if he dislikes it and makes the other party angry?
He tried to please everyone by handing a cigarette to each of the people who came, and then cooperated to open the front hood of the car.
Huang Zhengnong looked over and was dumbfounded.
This truck is different from a tractor.
But he can't show his cowardice, and he can't let the people in the production team look down on him and laugh at him.
"This problem is quite serious." Huang Zhengnong put his hands behind his back and turned around: "This has to be dragged to the county, find a major repair shop, and have it overhauled."
Xiong Yawei echoed: "Yes."
As a driver himself, he also knew some basic maintenance, but this time, he really couldn't figure it out and didn't know what went wrong.
What Huang Zhengnong was thinking about was still the twenty yuan.
He turned around and asked everyone: "Whoever among you has the ability to see what's wrong with this car will be rewarded with twenty yuan."
This is almost half a month's salary for a worker.
Xiong Yawei said: "Fifty is fine, as long as it can be repaired."
Fifty...everyone suddenly became jealous.
Xu Xiaofei followed a group of children in the crowd. After hearing this, he shouted: "My brother can do it. My brother is a college student and he is very capable."
When Mrs. Xu heard her grandson shouting like this, she also remembered this matter.
My grandson is a college student. He is so smart. He can probably do it at a glance.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Xu's face suddenly felt particularly bright.
She puffed out her chest and said arrogantly: "Of course, my family is a common man, but a college student, there is nothing he doesn't understand."