At around three o'clock in the morning, Luo Xuan went out with a torch.
Today is the opening day of the frog market.
Although the road was muddy and difficult to navigate after it had rained, Luo Xuan could only walk one step deeper and one step shallower on his way to Hongxing Township.
The roads in Bashu Province are all paved with yellow mud or dug out of stone walls.
Once it rains, the stone road is okay, but if you encounter a yellow mud road, it will be too difficult to walk!
Luo Xuan's straw sandals were already in tatters, and as he walked more and more yellow mud stuck to the soles, making them heavier and heavier.
Before walking very far, Luo Xuan's feet were already covered with yellow mud, making every step he took felt extremely strenuous.
Without any choice.
Luo Xuan had no choice but to stop and go, constantly scraping off the yellow mud with bamboo blades on the roadside, or wiping it off with weeds on the roadside.
otherwise.
With a load of more than ten kilograms on both feet, a person cannot walk very far, and his legs will feel weak, making it difficult to walk.
After walking for more than an hour and breaking one shoe, I finally reached the location of Frog City: Hongxing Canal.
Hongxing Canal is a very long irrigation canal, and this time the frog market is located under the stone arch bridge of the canal.
Since he already had some experience, Luo Xuan arrived at the end of the field and first glanced at the sparse crowd in the dim light.
There was no figure of the girl inside.
Seeing that his creditor was not there, Luo Xuan went straight to a place, held a piece of bamboo in his hand, and stood facing the pier of the stone arch bridge.
Because it rained yesterday.
Although Luo Xuan arrived later this time than last time, others in the market also arrived later due to the rain and slippery roads.
After waiting for about ten minutes, a familiar voice came from behind Luo Xuan: "Little guy! You are really diligent. The road from Zhengxing Production Team is so difficult. You little guy, you are so early
coming?"
Luo Xuan was delighted when he heard this: Fatty Gu!
This time when Fatty Gu spoke to himself, there was no "I" on the left and "dog-like" on the right.
This incidates that.
Fatty Gu had unconsciously begun to pay a little attention to Luo Xuan, a poor boy from the countryside.
Now he no longer looks down on himself as much as before.
"Leader, you came very early."
Luo Huan turned around. People knew him anyway, and most other people in the market would not pay attention to a young man.
Luo Xuan was too lazy to hide his head and tail, and asked Fatty Gu: "How many eels do you want to buy today, leader?"
"I get up so early every day. If I go late, no one will pick up the deboned meat and pork belly reserved for me at the food station. People will have problems with me in the future."
Fatty Gu was called "leader" by Luo, and "leader" on the right, which made him feel very comfortable.
So he talked more and more, "Well, little guy, what kind of things did you bring this time?"
Luo Xuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, leader! When did I bring something that was not good? This time, all the eels I brought were more than three ounces, even more than half a catty, and several catties.
!”
Fatty Gu put his hands behind his back, straightened his back and tried his best to look more leadership-like.
He just nodded and then changed the topic: "Okay, that's good. But let me warn you first, kid, don't give me arbitrary prices. Isn't public money money?"
Luo Xuan chuckled, "Boss, let's go with the market. Today, do you think there is anything available in the market?"
There are often shortages during this season.
Coupled with the heavy rain the night before, those who have eels on hand but live far away may not come to the market to sell eels today.
The mountain roads in this era were not as smooth and easy to walk as in later generations.
Even if it doesn't rain, those who live in the production team far away have to walk for 2 or 3 hours just to visit the frog market.
Fatty Gu now knew that the boy in front of him would not suffer from the price.
So Fatty Gu opened his mouth and found a step for himself: "Well, you naughty little brat!
Seeing as how hard it is for you to catch eels, I won’t bother you too much. It’s not easy for working people! Go and get your goods, I’m still busy.”
Luo Xuan approached Fatty Gu and asked him in a low voice, "Boss, I want to buy a few kilograms of candy and some deboned meat to satisfy my craving."
Before Fatty Gu could react, Luo Xuan said again: "I have wild mushrooms!"
"What's so rare about wild mushrooms in the past two days?"
Fatty Gu ignored Luo Xuan's purchase of sugar and deboned meat, but pouted and said, "It just rained in the past few days, and there are a lot of people selling wild mushrooms and lichen in the mountains, so there's nothing worth being curious about.
"
Just after it rains, wild mushrooms of the Luoxuan variety will grow continuously for 2 or 3 days.
Therefore, people from all production teams in the township will come to the market one after another to sell them in Hongxing Township.
Luo Xuan grabbed Fatty Gu's sleeves and asked him in a low voice, "What if I can get mushrooms for you whenever you need them in the future?"
"Fart! Uh, don't brag."
Fatty Gu naturally didn’t believe Luo Xuan’s words: “Who can make mushrooms when it’s not raining? Don’t come and talk to me about this. The deboned meat at the food station doesn’t require a meat ticket, you can go there yourself
Just buy it, don’t make up lies to deceive me.”
Luo Xuan replied: "Which son of a bitch would lie to you! Otherwise, if I charge you 2 yuan less today, just use it as the deposit I gave you! As long as the leader speaks to you, when you need mushrooms, if I can't come up with them, these 2 yuan
Can I just pay you the money as liquidated damages?"
2 yuan is nothing to Fatty Gu.
But for a poor boy like Luo Xuan, that was a huge sum of money!
Seeing that Luo Xuan was serious, Fatty Gu couldn't help but tilted his head and stared at Luo Xuan with doubt, "You really didn't lie to me?"
Luo Xuan shook his head: "I lied to heaven and earth, but I dare not lie to you, leader! Leader, think about it, if other big leaders come to our Hongxing Township to study and inspect, you can supply fresh mushroom soup at any time.
Then...hehe, the big leader should praise you for leading you, how...should it be?"
Said.
Luo Xuan also gave Fatty Gu a "you know" look.
It's a pity that the sky is dark, so the effect of this wink is probably not very good.
"Okay, I will believe you this time! I know your production team captain, accountant, women's director, militia company commander and other cadres, and I am not afraid that you dare to lie to me."
Fatty Gu pulled Luo Xuan backhand and asked, "How many pounds do you want?"
Last time Luo Xuan was able to buy 4 kilograms of pork.
Therefore, Fatty Gu felt that since Luo Xuan asked him for deboned meat this time, the quantity would definitely not be one and a half catties.
Although you don’t need a meat ticket to buy deboned meat at the food station, the limit is very limited.
According to regulations, one person can only purchase 3 taels of meat at a time.
Moreover, the quantity of deboned meat is not large. Generally, pork stores are sold out very early, and most people who want to buy it cannot buy it.
As for Fatty Gu's "Catering Service Club", it is a fraternal unit with the food station.
When he went to buy deboned meat, the quantity was larger than the average person.
Moreover, the food station will reserve this in-demand deboned meat for him in advance.
What are resources?
Some people can get what others rack their brains to get but some people can get it at their fingertips. This is a resource!
