We receive so much every day, but we only send out fifty kilograms every day. In what year and month can we sell out all these eels?
"Mom, believe me, these eels can be solved." Xu Erlong first gave her a reassurance.
Seeing that it was getting late, Xu Erlong told Xiaoling: "Xiaoling, you and mom go get dinner first. Let's have a good meal tonight so that we can start working tomorrow morning."
Xiaoling and Zhang Jinfang went to the kitchen to cook dinner. Xu Erlong, with his golden teeth, continued to collect eels here.
He strives to remember every account clearly, without any ambiguity, and strives to be fair and impartial.
I was busy until about nine o'clock in the evening when this wave of eel harvesting came to an end.
Zhang Jinzhu and Xiaoling prepared dinner.
Xu Erlong went to the back, scooped up water from the stone jar, and washed his face and hands.
Seeing Jin Ya going to pick up the dishes and chopsticks like this, Xu Erlong patted the back of his hand and said, "Go and wash your hands. I don't even want to see how dirty your hands are."
Jin Teeth smiled and ran to wash his hands under Xu Erlong's urging.
He did not forget to tease Xu Erlong: "Erlong, you have a lot of rules now. If you don't wash your hands, you won't be allowed to eat."
Xu Erlong was speechless.
These days, hygiene habits are poor.
Many people have not developed the habit of washing hands before meals and after using the toilet.
Even when it comes to bathing frequently, not many people in rural areas can do it.
Many girls' heads are covered with lice, and lice can often be seen crawling on the tips of their hair.
And many boys have scabies all over their bodies and they often scratch themselves.
It was not until later, when everyone's conditions improved, that these things were slowly eliminated.
Emphasize that everyone should wash their hands before starting to eat.
White rice for dinner, Xu Erlong’s special request.
I have to do heavy work tomorrow, so of course I have to eat well.
Then, I added an eel fillet with pickled pepper, stir-fried twice-cooked pork with garlic sprouts, a cold eggplant, a cold water spinach, and a piece of cucumber and egg soup.
Xu Erlong not only asked Yu Ping to stay here for dinner, but also asked him to call the Huang Xiaogang brothers and sisters.
Everyone can see that this is the pace for big things.
"Second brother, are you planning to kill Yang Limin and his brothers?" Huang Xiaogang asked.
Xu Erlong glared: "Why should I mess with them? Once this fight is over, forget it. I don't even care about plotting against people behind their backs."
"It turns out it wasn't a fight." Huang Xiaogang muttered.
Huang Xiaoxia, holding her rice bowl, drooled as she looked at the stir-fried twice-cooked pork with garlic sprouts.
Zhang Jinfang couldn't stand it, so she pushed two chopsticks towards her and said, "Eat it."
Huang Xiaoxia rolled her eyes and took a peek at Xu Erlong and Xu Xiaoling. When she saw that no one was paying attention to her, she quickly stuffed the piece of twice-cooked pork into her mouth.
Xu Erlong arranged tasks for everyone.
"After the meal, you put the eels into these woven bags. Each bag contains fifty-one kilograms, so twenty bags... no, twenty-one bags."
What happened to Yang Limin just now gave him a wake-up call.
It is necessary to reserve more for the goods being delivered to remove moisture.
"Yu Ping, you and Jin Ya, don't go back tonight. Just sleep here with me. At four or five o'clock tomorrow morning, you will be responsible for helping carry these eels to the side of the road outside."
There is no road access to the village, so you have to walk a long way to get to the 319 National Highway outside, and you have to transfer out first.
"As for Xiaogang, you and your sister will be responsible for guarding these goods on the side of the highway to prevent others from taking them away."
Xu Erlong made arrangements in an orderly manner. Since Huang Xiaogang was young, he could not be asked to help with any transporting work. He could only be arranged to do light work.
"I'll go to the next village and borrow a cart. When the time comes, I can use an ox-drawn cart to deliver the goods."
This weight is not a small amount. Ideally, it would be pulled by a small truck.
But these days, even tractors are rare, and there are no small trucks.
Xu Erlong misses the Wuling Hongguang he drove in the past. It was a domestic product.
Xu Erlong lit a torch and walked across the field.
The fragrance of rice flowers tells of a good harvest, and the sound of frogs sounds.
Now around him, there are the sounds of frogs croaking one after another.
From time to time, frogs jumped across his feet.
Xu Erlong held a torch and walked to the home of Jiang Guangwen of the Second Cavalry Team.
In the entire commune, only Jiang Guangwen's family owned a cart.
It is a simple wooden cart with two wheels installed underneath. It is quite convenient for hauling grain and straw.
When everyone was in need, they came to Jiang Guangwen's house to borrow some beans, corn, etc. as payment.
Xu Erlong had come to Jiang Guangwen before, mentioned this matter to him, and planned to borrow a trolley.
"When you want it, just say it." Jiang Guangwen agreed in one sentence.
At this moment, Jiang Guangwen was lying on the cool bed, sitting on the empty dam in front of the house to cool off, shaking the cattail leaf fan in his hand to swat mosquitoes from time to time.
Seeing the light spot of the torch moving, Jiang Guangwen sat up straight.
"Uncle Jiang." Xu Erlong greeted.
"Two dragons." Jiang Guangwen said: "Come, come and have a rest."
Xu Erlong approached, put the torch in his hand on the ground, poked it again, and extinguished the flames on it. After no sparks were seen, he put it aside.
He took out the big front door from his pocket and handed one to Jiang Guangwen.
"The big front door?" Jiang Guangwen narrowed his eyes slightly.
Xu Erlong stepped forward, struck a match, helped Jiang Guangwen light the cigarette, shook the match, extinguished the fire, and threw it aside.
"It's hot here."
"Yes, it's too hot to sleep. Lying here, there is a cool breeze at least." Jiang Guangwen replied.
Xu Erlong smiled secretly, where did he go?
I estimate the weather to be around thirty-six or seven degrees.
Compared with later generations, the temperature here once reached 45 degrees, setting the highest record in the history of the country.
"Uncle Jiang, I would like to borrow this cart to take my things to the city tomorrow morning." Xu Erlong brought the subject to the cart.
"Okay, if you want it tomorrow, I'll ask Jiang Jun to fetch it for you." Jiang Guangwen replied.
"About five o'clock. It would be better if Jiang Jun could help pull the cart and deliver the goods. His wages will be indispensable."
Xu Erlong thought about it, and if Jiang Jun helped pull the cart, he would also give Jiang Jun five yuan, which would be considered as labor cost and the cost of borrowing the cart.
"People from the countryside say that wages are not paid." Jiang Guangwen was polite.
But Xu Erlong couldn't take it for granted that others were polite.
He smiled and said: "Uncle Jiang can borrow a cart, which is already a big help. I am not such a ungrateful person."
"Then it's settled, at half past four, I'll ask him to pull him over for you." Jiang Guangwen said and yawned.
Xu Erlong said knowingly: "Uncle Jiang, I'm sorry to bother you about this matter. I'll leave first. See you tomorrow morning."
Not long after Xu Erlong left, Jiang Jun came back from outside.
"Who is that?" Jiang Jun looked at the torch spot going away.
"Xu Erlong, by the way, I'm telling you, tomorrow morning, he wants to borrow a cart, and you can help pull the cart onto the highway." Jiang Guangwen told Jiang Jun.
"Why do you want to borrow him?" Jiang Jun replied with a bit of emotion.