Chapter 23 Staple Sources
The second bird cries, Long Jianhua woke up, tiptoed to get up, took out a basket and walked towards the south valley. There was a large thorny puff with many strawberries on it. Since he received a letter from his sister, he has only picked the ripe ones that were about to fall off.
After the sound of the trumpet rang, Pan Wenhua also came to the house sleepyly, and came to the floor of the house to stretch his arms and kick his legs.
Seeing Long Jianhua coming back from the south, he had a bamboo basket on his waist and a large banana leaf in his hand, he asked in surprise, "Jianhua, are you going out to catch frogs again?"
Long Jianhua laughed and said, "Where did you catch it in the morning? I went to pick some strawberries. Not many, half a basket." He handed the bamboo basket to Pan Wenhua, "You can eat it, you must have never eaten it before. I'll go get breakfast."
Pan Wenhua grabbed one from the bamboo basket and threw it into his mouth, "I haven't eaten it before, it's delicious. Don't cook too much breakfast. I ate too much last night, and I don't feel hungry now... I, Jianhua, you are so amazing, you can catch one by one. We caught more than 40 kilograms of frogs and more than 30 kilograms of eels, right?"
After last night, the two of them took a break and started their journey. Pan Wenhua's role was like Qin Wenbo, carrying a basket, holding three bundles of bamboo slices, and carrying an iron bucket in his right hand, responsible for the rear; Long Jianhua walked in front, holding a torch, tied two bamboo baskets between his left and right waists, and carrying a flashlight on his back, responsible for grabbing in front.
When the four bundles of bamboo slices were about to burn, all the containers were basically filled, and then they took the troops home. Unlike that, there was no need to deal with the frogs after they came back, and the two of them washed and went to bed, but it was almost eleven o'clock.
Long Jianhua smiled and said, "It's almost the same. So I have a lot of things, so I can just divide them into three parts at that time."
"I didn't expect that there would be such a big gain at night. It seems that there are a lot of these things... By the way, what was the sound of humming outside last night? It sounded for a long time, and I saw you sleeping hard."
"It's a wild boar. I'm used to it."
"Wild boar?! Oh my god, you can still sleep so hard. If I secretly go out and take a look, wouldn't I be dragged away by the wild boar?"
"The wild boars won't drag you down, and at most you can arch you down. There are eight wild boars in this group, and this is their activity area. They often come... I plan to get a wild boar to eat, and leave some for you at that time."
"Don't! That wild boar is not that easy to deal with. There are wild boars everywhere who hurt cows. Reports of hurting you, don't take that risk."
For breakfast, Long Jianhua made a fried pork slice of Yanghe and a fried eel shredded pepper. Both of them only ate five taels of rice. They ate too much last night, which caused the combat effectiveness in the morning.
After breakfast, Long Jianhua sorted out what he asked Pan Wenhua to bring back. He did not leave any frog, and brought all the eels back regardless of whether they were dry or wet, and the strawberries were wrapped in banana leaves.
These things are very common here, but it is much more difficult to eat at home.
The basket covered with brown and filled with frogs cannot be opened. The ground silkworm, erection, ginger, yangloaf, dried frogs and spices form a basket, and it is a leap, which looks like an 80 kilograms; the water and eels are about 70 kilograms, and it is a leap alone.
Pan Wenhua smiled and said, "Two baskets were taken away, and your house is empty again."
"A basket worth two or three dollars a load is very good, just buy it!"
If you have money, you have enough confidence...
Long Jianhua asked Pan Wenhua to carry the eels and carry the load of groceries himself.
Pan Wenhua's car was parked at the terminal next to the brigade rice factory. After the two put two scattered baskets into the carriage, Long Jianhua handed Pan Wenhua the banana leaf package to Pan Wenhua and put them in the cab, poured out the ginger and other things, and said with a smile, "I want to keep one of the four baskets, otherwise I really have no tools to do the work."
Pan Wenhua held Long Jianhua's hand and said seriously, "Jianhua, I live here. Except for the poor living conditions, the rest is not bad. I feel relieved. I will tell my grandparents and uncles about your good things. However, the upper half of your house must be done, otherwise there will be no way to survive the winter. In October, I will try to come to your county again, hoping that you can do it well by then. Also, I think you have changed a lot, and feel more calm than before, and there is also a sense of inexplicability. If you don't come out, it's a lot for you to train here."
Long Jianhua nodded and smiled, "Welcome Brother Wenhua to come again. Maybe there will be other meat to entertain you."
Pan Wenhua patted his shoulder heavily, turned around and stepped into the car, then stretched out his head after starting the car, and shouted, "Don't worry, you don't have to worry about your family, I'll pack meat and rice; if your uncle can't get your hybrid rice seeds, I will find a way to help you."
After that, I pulled up the car door, reached out and waved it, and the vehicle slowly moved forward.
Long Jianhua waved his hand until the car turned around and then carried a basket to the rice-beating factory.
This rice-making factory is driven by hydraulic power. There is a 20-meter-long and five-meter-wide reservoir in front of it. The water source comes from the river next to it.
"So early? A basket of rice or pull noodles?" asked the old man in his fifties, who was sitting at the door.
Long Jianhua smiled and said, "You are very early too. I don't crush rice or pick noodles now. I just come and have a look and want to buy some rice or noodles."
The old man nodded, "It's the peak season for rice milling, so there are naturally. How many do you want?"
This is a bit big, so big that Long Jianhua has no idea. He has not much money in his pocket and lacks confidence. Take out all the money, "Three dollars and seven cents, how much rice can he buy, or how much noodles can he buy?"
"Twenty kilograms of rice, one cent five cents per catty; plus six kilograms of noodles, one cent two cents per catty. There are four cents left!" The old man calculated on the ground for a long time.
Long Jianhua felt relieved, "Okay, then let's do what you do. How much do you have left here?"
"There is not much rice, less than 60 kilograms; the noodles are still a lot, more than 30 kilograms. This is the peak processing season and it is not so easy to sell, otherwise you won't be able to see rice at all. There may be noodles, and the people in the brigade don't like it very much."
The rice-fried rice and noodles are the reason why some members don’t have money to pay for the processing fee when they grind rice and pulled noodles, so they can only use these things to deduct it. And this old man is also happy because rice and noodles are easy to sell.
Long Jianhua smiled, "Save it for me, I will take it away after a few days... Oh, who has a basket here to sell it?"
The old man waved his hand, "It is impossible to keep it for you, first come first served."
Long Jianhua immediately responded, "I will add one cent per catty!"
The old man immediately replied, "Ten, at most ten. If you don't come within ten, I will sell it to someone else. At that time, I can also sell it to you a basket, three dollars."
Long Jianhua pretended to ask, "Is the three dollars a little high?"
The old man laughed and scolded, "It seems like you are not a farmer. Even if bamboo is not considered money, it requires labor and tools. The average person cannot make a load of tidy up; Besides, bamboo craftsmen are also craftsmen, so they are not worth it when you come to you?"
Long Jianhua smiled, "Three pieces are only three pieces. After five, within ten, I will definitely come to carry rice and noodles, and help me prepare the basket and shoulder pole for school."
The old man raised his butt, turned around and came into the house to raise a basket and a scale. The basket contained noodles and rice, and weighed him twenty kilograms of rice and six kilograms of noodles.
Long Jianhua gave him the front, and there were three steel pounds left; he waved to him, picked up the things and left.
The harvest today is still very good, and I have found another source of food; now early rice has just been harvested, so there will definitely be no less rice during this period.
Even in today's society with poor supplies, there is still food, but ordinary people can't find a way and don't have much money in their pockets.
I found a way to make money, and found a channel for meat, and now I have found a source that can supply staple food for a long time. Life is getting better and better...
Chapter completed!