Hello, 1983

Liu Qingshan's whole family went to the banquet of Da Zhangluo's family.

It's not that their family is not reserved, and they are doing that for the whole family.

The main thing is that almost all of them are given: grandfather Liu Shikui, Lin Zhi, Gao Wenxue and Liu Jinfeng, and finally Yang Hongying.

So they ate and drank for free, and there were only a few left, so they all went.

By noon the next day, Liu Qingshan drove the second sister to the commune and took the bus back to school.

Liu Qingshan also knew the specific time for the final exam. Their first year of high school was on the 15th and 16th.

Back in the village, the old party secretary informed him that there was a call from the Spring City Automobile Factory, asking him to come over in two days, saying that the foreign negotiating team was coming soon.

Liu Qingshan happened to talk about going to the market, and everyone was a little confused. The reason was very simple: they had never done a business, and they didn't know what to sell or how to sell it.

They are all honest farmers, and at the market, it is estimated that few can open their mouths.

Don't think that the shout is so easy to shout, it represents a change in thinking.

Only the owner of the car had a big business head, raised his hands to agree, and just happened to be able to ask his daughter to touch the steering wheel more.

As for what to sell, Liu Qingshan put forward a general direction: as long as it is a New Year's product that can be used during the Chinese New Year, everything will do.

He is very clear that in the past two years, as long as he has something in his hand, he will never worry about selling it.

The reason is very simple. After a few years of contracting production to the household, farmers have some spare money in their hands. Who doesn't want to have a good year?

The channel for purchasing most of the New Year's goods is the supply and marketing cooperative. More people do not have the awareness of commodity economy.

Everyone's situation is similar to that of the villagers in Jiapigou: they can't do business, and they don't have this awareness at all.

The result is that the demand is far greater than the supply, so as long as the annual shipment is brought back, you can make money lying down.

The key factor here is that they have a big liberation.

You can run long-distance transportation and go to the city to purchase goods, which is something that most people do not have.

When it comes to the New Year's goods, everyone is very excited, and they talk about it.

What to eat and drink, what to wear, the red paper on which the couplets are written, the multicolored paper on which the lanterns are tied, and even the newspapers on the walls and the New Year pictures posted, all come to mind.

Liu Qingshan took a pen and paper, and quickly filled it up, listing dozens of products.

Of course, all of these things cannot be purchased. Now there is not even a purchase channel. It can only be used to catch what goods are available.

After negotiating for half an night, the purchasers who went to Spring City were determined: Zhang Liandi will naturally drive the Great Liberation, and the two capable people, Uncle Boss and Da Zhangluo, are responsible for following the car.

Liu Qingshan became more daring and wanted to drive a jeep to Spring City with Captain Zhang and Er Biaozi in the car.

These two are mainly responsible for contacting the source of goods in Spring City.

After Liu Qingshan is done, he can still assist.

These days, running and transporting is not so safe, and carjackings on the road also happen from time to time. Just in case, I asked Grandpa Dumb to go down the mountain and be responsible for escorting the car.

As for the mountain, two people were temporarily assigned to take the place of the forest ranger.

Generally speaking, when you go to the market during the New Year, you have to pass Laba before it is considered a prosperous market, which is about 20 days from Laba to the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.

Now there are nearly ten days before Laba, and it is time to start stocking up.

According to Liu Qingshan's idea, when you go, you can't run an empty car. It is better to carry it back and forth: transport agricultural and sideline products such as chicken, duck, fish, and meat, and then bring back the New Year's goods, and earn both ends.

The fattening pigs on their farm have already been booked by the car factory, but they can be released for another half a month. If they are slaughtered now, it will be a bit of a loss.

As for chickens and ducks, the number is limited. If you catch them now, you may not be able to get a car in ten days and a half.

Just when everyone was worried about this, Er Biaozi suggested: "There is a large-scale winter fishing going on at the reservoir. Yesterday, I came to Jiapigou to hire someone to help. I wonder if I can get a few carts of fish over there?"

Winter catching is a local feature. In winter, the ice is cut into the net, and the net can sometimes hit tens of thousands of catties.

The salvaged fish are immediately frozen on the ice, and they are so hard that they can be used as sticks to beat people. When eaten, they are similar to fresh fish.

The biggest advantage is that it is easy to transport.

OK, that's it!

The old party secretary made the final call.

But this is not wishful thinking, and we have to do the work on the reservoir side.

Early the next morning, Captain Zhang led twenty strong laborers from Jiapigou to the reservoir to help with fishing. Liu Qingshan was also one of them.

Before dawn, Liu Qingshan got up and was active in his yard for a while. The time was too tight, and he would not go up the mountain today.

In the house, his mother had prepared breakfast for him: dumplings with sauerkraut and pork.

Winter hunting is a long and heavy task, and working on the ice also consumes a lot of physical strength, so it is necessary to eat food that fights hunger.

If you work on an empty stomach, it will get colder and colder, and you will have to get seriously ill when you come back.

Not only Liu Qingshan, but other villagers who participated in the winter capture, also had dumplings and oil cakes for breakfast, otherwise they would not be able to withstand it.

It was just dawn when more than twenty people got into two large carriages and set off.

The carriages have three heads, that is, there are three horses pulling the carriages, which are also called three sets of carriages.

In the middle is a large chariot horse, which is the absolute main force for pulling carts.

There are two horses on both sides of the horse, one for pulling the string and the other for pulling the gang. When the carriage is heavy, the horse does not move, and these two play a role.

In the past, in the local villages, there was a special term, which was called "pulling helpers".

What do you mean, the man in this family cannot support the family due to physical reasons, such as a disabled leg.

And the daughter-in-law is benevolent and righteous, but she refuses to leave her husband and remarry. What should I do?

They will find a bachelor Khan who can't afford a wife to be in charge of the work, and the three of them will live together and live together. This one who joins later is called a gang.

Today, Jiapigou dispatched three sets of cars, not because the cars could not be pulled, but because the reservoir not only hired people, but also hired horses, so I went to a few more horses.

The clack of the hooves broke the tranquility of dawn, and the horse's thick nostrils spewed white air.

This time period is also the coldest time of the day, commonly known as ghost teeth, and the temperature definitely exceeds minus 30 degrees.

The meaning of Gui Ba Ya means that even if the little Gui'er came out to hang out at this time, he would be so cold that he would be grinning and grinning.

Fortunately, these people sitting on the carriage were all covered tightly, armed from head to toe.

He had a big dog-skin hat on his head, and a big cockroach head on his feet. He was either wearing a cotton coat or a sheepskin jacket, and none of them were baring their teeth.

After walking for four or five miles, the carriage had already entered the reservoir. There was half a foot of snow on the ground, and an ice layer nearly one meter thick below.

Walking and walking, the sun came out, and the sun was shining on the snow field, shining like a sparkling gem.

At this time, you can't stare at the snow for a long time, otherwise your eyes will soon become "snow blind".

Because the ultraviolet rays reflected by the snow are very strong, staring at the snow is equivalent to staring at the sun.

"Here, here!"

There was a group of people in the distance, waving their arms, and the shouts were transmitted far away.

When they got close, they were all the workers of the reservoir, there were more than ten people, and they were all covered tightly.

"Thank you guys!"

An old man in a dog-skin hat came up first. He was Director Yu from the reservoir.

Director Yu was in his fifties, his gray beard was covered in frost, and he was about to turn completely white.

People who know him usually call him Yu Batou. His ancestors lived on the water for several lifetimes.

On their side, leaders in a certain industry are often referred to as "heads".

For example, the master of fishing is called "fish head", the talented person who gathers ginseng is called "shen head" and so on.

On the Jiapigou side, Captain Zhang led the team today, and went up to chat a few words, and then the big carriage went to the warehouse of the reservoir to pull fishing nets and other utensils.

The rest of the people started to follow behind the head, looking for a suitable place to drop the net.

This is also the time when the fish's head and vision are tested the most. Because of the thick ice surface, the distribution of fish groups under the ice surface is completely unknown.

If you choose the wrong place, everyone will be busy all day and won't catch a few fish.

The clever fish heads are familiar with the underwater terrain and know the rules of fish swimming in the water, so as to effectively fish with underground nets.

To put it bluntly, this is still a very experienced profession, and it is not enough for a layman.

Everyone was walking on the ice, and Yu turned his head to the captain Zhang next to him and said, "Old Zhang, there are a lot of people here. We agreed to hire ten people, each of them 15 cents a day. You are here more than 20. , we can't get the money out of the reservoir here."

Captain Zhang waved his hand: "It's okay, you will pay according to ten people, and we will share the money ourselves when we go back."

Yu thought about it for a while and said, "Then carry the two fish back, and everyone will share it."

Liu Qingshan just took the opportunity to interject: "Director Yu, two fish are not enough, we want 20,000 catties."

"I heard that you have made a lot of money selling vegetables in Jiapigou. You are rich. You only have 20,000 catties. Can you eat them?"

Yu slapped his head haha, he thought it was a joke.

Captain Zhang explained the situation, but Yu Dao waved his hands again and again: "No, no, the aquatic company has given us a catch of 150,000 catties, but we may not be able to complete it."

Liu Qingshan couldn't help but interject again: "Director Yu, you said just now that the aquatic company costs 35 cents per catty for carp, and fat head carp and grass carp are even cheaper, so we will give you 10 cents per catty. How does it look?"

At this time, fish is not cheap at all, and it is slightly worse than pork. Fresh carp in summer costs nearly one yuan per catty.

One is the production factor, and the other is the transportation.

Liu Qingshan had talked to Director Hao of the auto factory trade union last time, even if it is frozen fish, how can it be sold for seven or eighty cents, the profit in it is very considerable.

"If it doesn't work, it won't work. If it doesn't work, it's going to be bought and sold. It's going to make mistakes, old Zhang, don't give me any problems."

Yu headed down without hesitation, this person is very principled and not easy to persuade.

The topic ends here for the time being, everyone continues to march, and gradually comes to the middle of the big lake, where the snow on the ice has been cleaned manually, revealing a large mirror-like lake surface.

"I'll drop the net here in a while."

Yu gestured with his head to clear the ice surface after the snow, and the sunlight could shine into the water. Such a place has richer oxygen content than other places, and it is easier for fish to gather.

During the conversation, the carriage brought the tools, and everyone picked up the ice rafters for ice cutting, and prepared to cut the ice cave.

At this time, someone suddenly said: "If the net is off here, it is estimated that you won't be able to catch many fish, right?"