Li Mo fell asleep after thinking about it. Early the next morning, Li Fuguo went out early to go to work.
After all, we were delayed yesterday, and we can’t delay any more today! We still owe people money!
Li Mo had nothing to do and wanted to go up the mountain, but his mother refused to let him go.
After all, the injury has not healed yet, so it is understandable that my mother would not let me go up the mountain.
Since there is no way to go up the mountain, the brigade supply and marketing cooperative can still go for a walk. It is also necessary to get some cash to supplement the family.
In fact, the supply and marketing cooperative also collects things, because in the mountains, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. No one cares about it at all.
Especially if some villagers in the village are in urgent need of money, they can get some things at home and sell them at the supply and marketing cooperative.
There are those who exchange duck feathers, and there are those who exchange black pig hair. There are also eggs and other things. Anyway, as long as the supply and marketing cooperative can sell it, they will accept it.
However, life here in Banditgou is pretty good, and no one takes desperate risks and makes a living from this.
His mother had no money at all, so Li Mo planned to get some things that could be exchanged for cash to give her mother more money.
What can I buy? Rice and pork are definitely not allowed, but for example, eggs and canned goods. Basically no one checks these.
Li Mo also found a lot of chicken from the warehouse, which were all in pieces. Because they were processed and in pieces, he didn't know what kind of chicken they were.
Li Mo thawed by the river at the foot of the mountain, eating snacks leisurely.
At this time, in the courtyard of the brigade, many people were having morning meetings before starting work.
"Everyone, please be quiet. Before I go to work, I want to say one thing. Our brigade has decided to recommend Li Fuguo to work in the brick factory. Everyone knows about their family situation. He just broke off relations with his wife. Life at home is not easy. So I
I discussed with the brigade leader and found him a job to help support the family. Li Fuguo, you go report to the commune’s brick factory now! It’s just over ten miles away from Lao Niuliang. Go!
"
Does Li Fuguo have a job?
Everyone started talking in surprise.
"Captain, why is it that only Li Fuguo has a job?"
"Yes! How can Li Fuguo still find work?"
"You are jealous. Li Fuguo is an honest man, and the difficulties are so great that his family is built on the edge of the Loop."
"It's just that your relationship has improved, but your child is injured like that. Do you still have any humanity?"
Some of the villagers were skeptical and some were supportive.
Li Zhenjiang roared and said: "Okay! This job is arranged by me, and your quota is not used. I am returning a favor to Li Fuguo. His child is so injured that he can still go up the mountain to clear the way. I will give my son's job to him.
I gave it to him. What I am saying here is to tell you that there is no inside story. Do you understand?"
"That's right. If it's your arrangement, we have nothing to say."
"That's right, my children do pay a lot."
"Don't tell me, the little wild boar Li Mo made is delicious."
The men chatted a lot. Li Zhenjiang looked at Li Fuguo and said, "Okay, you can go report. The journey is not far, only ten miles."
"Why!"
Li Fuguo ran out excitedly. He really didn't expect that he would have a job!
I was so excited that I didn't even have time to go home and say a word. I just went to the factory with the letter of introduction and recommendation.
Li Fuguo ran to report, while others continued to work. After starting work, the villagers basically talked about Li Fuguo going to work.
The land in Baihe Village and Bandit Valley are adjacent to each other, and the news soon spread to Baihe.
Li Qingmin's nose almost became angry when he heard the news.
"I heard it true. They all talked about it in the field! I heard the children said that it seemed that Li Mo got the medicine for the grandson of the old branch secretary."
It's okay if Li He didn't say anything, but this detailed information made Li Qingmin even more angry!
After severing the relationship, Li Qingmin's fine food for this year was gone.
Looking at myself as useless
Son, let’s look at Li Mo.
Li Qingmin looked inside his own home and saw that his daughter-in-law went back to her parents' home every day and rarely came back.
They were the only two people in the house, and the house was as messy as a pig's nest. It didn't look like anyone lived in the house at all. Li Fuguo's daughter-in-law was very busy every day.
Li Qingmin himself was a lazy man, so his home was no better than Li Fuguo's. The only thing that was better was that the corners of their home were made of gray bricks and the roof was made of earthen tiles.
In that era, a large tile-roofed house with red brick walls and cement joints was equivalent to a villa. Most houses were adobe houses, and the better ones were half-tiled houses like Li Qingmin's house.
Half-tile houses are actually also adobe houses. The difference is that the foundation and a small part of the ground are made of bricks.
The roof is also made of mud tiles, but not all of it is made of mud tiles, but the surrounding area below is mostly thatched.
But it looks much better than the adobe house in Li Mo’s house!
Li Qingmin's life has been difficult these past few years, and his windows are even covered with newspapers.
Although Li Mo's family is poor, they still paper their windows with rice paper.
After covering the windows with newspapers, the whole room was so dark that it was difficult to see clearly without lighting an oil lamp.
And it was cold and cold inside the house.
Li Qingmin paced around the room angrily. After thinking for a while, he called Li He to his side.
"Xiao He, why don't you find out what's going on? Come back and tell me. I'll go to the countryside and file a complaint against them! Let us vent our anger too!"
"Okay! Dad, please wait for my good news!"
Li He ran out excitedly and came back within a short time.
"Dad, I asked. I asked several children, and they told me. I heard from the adults in the field that the medicine Li Mo got will make the party secretary's grandson Erxi better."
When Li Qingmin heard this, he hugged his shoulders and smiled sinisterly, his voice sounding a little obscene.
"Humph, that's right! Just stay home and stay at home, don't cause any trouble, I'll file a complaint!"
"Hey! Don't worry!"
After Li Qingmin explained to Li He, he hurried out and walked towards the countryside. At this time, Li He was still squatting by the river to defrost the chickens.
Li Qingmin borrowed a bicycle from the brigade in Baihe Village and ran inside.
Li Mo saw Li Qingmin riding his bicycle and didn't think much about it. He probably went to the countryside to complain to his grandma or something. After all, the free rations were cut off!
Li Mo disapprovingly waited until the chicken in the basin thawed, then he covered the chicken with a cloth and walked towards the village.
"Li Mo? What's in the basin?"
Li Yan asked Li Mo with a surprised look on his face.
Li Mo looked around and then said with a smile: "I found several pheasants that were eaten by foxes. They were all bitten badly, so I cleaned them up. There were many! I cleaned them up and washed them all. You can order some.
Can you feed it to your children? It’s cheap! It’s only one yuan a pound. It’s pure meat!”
"What kind?"
Li Yan looked at Li Mo suspiciously. Li Mo lifted the cloth and saw a pot full of chicken wings, chickens, and chicken legs. Not all of them.
Li Yan said in surprise: "A lot! You have some skills!"
"Isn't this what you got? If you want, we'll take care of everything!"
Li Mo looked at Li Yan and asked with a smile.
Li Yan thought for a moment and said, "Okay, give me some!"
Li Mo slowly bought a large pot of chicken goods, which originally cost thousands, but Li Mo sold them here for dozens of dollars...
Li Mo sold a large pot of pheasants for more than eighty yuan.
He carried the big basin and walked back to the supply and marketing cooperative.
When the salesperson from the supply and marketing cooperative saw Li Mo, he smiled and said, "Isn't this the King of the Mountain? What are you doing here?"
"chicken
Do you want eggs?" he asked, putting down a bag of eggs.
"What are you doing? You can't survive at home?"
"Exchange some money. I need it for school, and I need to buy reference books recently. Can the family control me?"
The saleswoman at the supply and marketing cooperative is called Li Chunmei, and she is pretty. She is the sister of the team leader.
She usually has a good relationship with Li Mo, and she likes to joke with Li Mo.
"Really? Are you going to be a scholar?"
"Isn't it right to come back after taking the exams? If I catch you unmarried, why don't I come to your house to propose marriage?" Li Mo teased Li Chunmei in a flirtatious manner.
Li Chunmei couldn't stop giggling. Women in that era didn't wear makeup. They were all very simple and beautiful. At this time, women looked pretty good. In Li Mo's era, she was a beautiful woman even if she put on makeup casually.
Got it!
"Okay, great scholar. Leave it here and wait for me to weigh you."
"By the way, Sister Chunmei, I also have cans exchanged from Hejian Township. There are four cans in total. How much can these be exchanged for?"
"These? Why aren't they labeled? But these cans and bottles are pretty good, where did they come from?" Li Chunmei asked suspiciously.
"I exchanged it for pheasants. I met a few out-of-towners. Can I exchange it for ten yuan?"
Li Mo felt his flesh ache when he said this. The purchase price of these cans was more than ten yuan!
Li Chunmei looked at it and said: "The quality is so good, if it can be sold at a higher price in the market, here, I can give you five yuan at most."
"Okay! Now they've been tricked! Three pheasants for it!"
Li Mo put the can down with a look of pain on his face.
Li Chunmei calculated and gave Li Mo a total of twenty yuan for the eggs and canned food.
Li Mo and Li Chunmei chatted for a while before walking out.
It was just lunch time when he came home. Li Mo came home excitedly and said with a smile: "Mom! I went out and made a lot of money. I'm so lucky today, here you go!"
This was Li Mo's first time to cash out, and he only dared to cash in on something in the village because he was protected by the branch secretary.
After selling more than 100 pieces, Li Mo gave all the money to his mother and said, "I earned it today."
"Why so many? What did you do?"
"Hey! I dug out the fox's den, and those foxes are having a meeting!"
When Li Mo said this, he told what happened in the morning, both true and false.
Zhang Ruyi's face was filled with joy after hearing this. She made a hundred yuan in one morning! This is so profitable, isn't it?!
Zhang Ruyi quickly put the money away. Li Mo looked at his mother and said with a smile: "Mom, if I go to school in a few days, I won't be able to give money to the family."
"Just study hard, don't do these things all the time, and let the militia catch someone who looks better than you!"
"Okay! I understand."
Li Mo didn't refute his mother, and there was no need.
After going to school, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. He can do whatever he likes. Who can control him?
Li Mo had just finished lunch and was about to catch up on his sleep when two people came outside.
"Is Li Mo at home?"
"Who is it?" Zhang Ruyi looked outside the door and saw two men in blue uniforms coming in.
"This is Li Mo's house, right? We have something to do with Li Mo. It's about the party secretary's house yesterday. Let's find out the situation!"
"Oh! Wait a moment! Xiao Mo!"
Li Mo was woken up by his mother when he fell asleep. He came out in a daze and looked at two people with red armbands and blue uniforms.
Isn't this a militia?
Li Mo looked confused.
"You are Li Mo, right? I need to ask you about something and come with us."
"What's going on?"
Li Mo looked at the two people with stern faces and knew that something must be up to them!