"I mean, Qingshan, where you live is too remote."

When Gangzi got on the bullock cart, he felt it was quite new. He looked around and complained.

Along the way, they got off the train and took a passenger car, then got off the passenger car and then took an ox cart, which was so bumpy that their bones almost fell apart.

"Don't swing your legs, be careful not to kick them into the wheels of the car."

Liu Qingshan reminded him, and then asked Wu Jianjun: "Brother Fei, what are your plans for the future?"

Wu Jianjun took out a cigarette and handed it over. When he saw Liu Qingshan waving his hand, he put it in his mouth. He didn't light it or answer Liu Qingshan's question. Instead, he stared into the distance and murmured:

"Qingshan, it seems you are right. The storm this time is bigger than I thought."

"Okay, it's fine. It's okay. Let's have some fun here for a few days and relax."

Liu Qingshan said a few words of comfort, then suddenly remembered something: "By the way, how is your Russian learning going?"

Hearing his question, Gangzi quickly turned his head away and continued to look at the scenery. One look at his posture with a long awl on his butt, and you knew that he couldn't sit on the stool.

Brother Fei nodded: "At first there was no one to teach us and we couldn't find a teacher. Then Nurse Li from the hospital suddenly found us and led us to learn from an old expert."

Gangzi also added: "That little bitch is more powerful than the teacher, and she doesn't know why she keeps an eye on us. It's really unlucky!"

Liu Qingshan also turned his head around and began to look at the scenery. He decided that it would be better not to tell these two people the truth.

The oxcart was walking leisurely on the country road. The driver, Zhang Bizi, was secretly envious: Qingshan is still amazing, and he has friends in the city.

In rural areas at this time, it was a great honor for anyone to have relatives or friends from big cities.

Every year I go to the city to deliver some agricultural products, and then I bring back big and small packages. Even though they are old clothes and the like, they still make the neighbors jealous.

The three people behind kept chatting, and Gangzi couldn't stop talking and started talking enthusiastically. During the time he stayed at his job, they also started a clothing business.

As he spoke, he stretched out the jeans he was wearing on his legs: "We mainly sell this. It has just become popular in the city. These are called jeans. Qingshan, I will bring you two more. Is that interesting?"

Liu Qingshan's lips curled up: "It seems like the jeans you mentioned, I just bought a pair for my family a few days ago."

"Oh, what are you buying in a hurry? You must have paid a high price. What we sell is only twenty-eight yuan!"

Gangzi began to complain, with a hint of showing off.

"It's okay, not too expensive, only fifteen yuan a piece."

Liu Qingshan looked at him with a smile, feeling that it was necessary to teach this newcomer who had just entered the industry a good lesson.

"What the hell, I still have to pay twenty-five dollars to purchase the goods!"

Gangzi stared straight at Liu Qingshan: "Where did you buy them from? There must be no jeans seller in your commune, and there may not be any in the county?"

"This is far away, Yangcheng. I happened to go there to attend the Canton Fair not long ago."

Liu Qingshan spoke in an understatement, but to Gangzi's ears, those soft words were like thunder from the sky, which made him almost burnt on the outside and tender on the inside.

He had heard of Yangcheng a long time ago. It was a colorful world in his eyes, and he vowed to visit it in his lifetime.

But this little brother in front of me strolls around quietly, which is really shocking!

At this time, Zhang Bizi, who was driving the bus, added:

"Qingshan went to that meeting and helped the county sign hundreds of thousands of dollars of national money. The county rewarded Qingshan with many things, including a sewing machine, a camera..."

Boom boom boom!

Gangzi felt as if there was a sharp-mouthed Grandpa Thunder above his head, holding a big chisel in his hand, chipping away at his skull.

Spend some money on your own jeans and earn three to five yuan a pair, which makes you feel like you are being coaxed.

But Xiao Shanzi has gotten rid of the low-level taste and started to make money.

Clothes!

Gangzi was now completely convinced and looked at Liu Qingshan eagerly: "Brother, no, brother, you are my brother, when will you take me to Yangcheng to open my eyes?"

"Okay, stop making trouble."

Wu Jianjun stopped Gangzi from shouting. To be honest, the blow he received just now was quite big.

But this also proves that his brother Fei has good vision and recognized Qingshan, a capable little brother, as his friend.

He looked at Liu Qingshan calmly: "Tell us about the Yangcheng side."

All the way to Jiapigou, Liu Qingshan said to them that it was like a door to a new world slowly opening in front of the two of them...

The wire and other tools were brought directly to Zhang Paizi's house, and then he led several brothers to start working. Liu Qingshan asked him to go to the house for dinner even though he was not allowed to go.

For people who are afraid of poverty, as long as there is a chance to make money, they will never let it go.

Liu Qingshan completely understood Zhang Paizi's mood, so he led Fei Ge and Gangzi home.

Walking on the dirt road in the village, looking at the dilapidated mud thatched houses on both sides, the heartless Gangzi muttered: "Qingshan, your village is really poor."

Liu Qingshan nodded: "Well, we are very poor now."

Fei Ge's eyes were much sharper than Gangzi's. He quickly noticed the plastic greenhouses in every household's garden: "Qingshan, what is this for?"

“A plastic greenhouse for growing vegetables in winter.”

As Liu Qingshan spoke, he also greeted the big yellow dog that was coming towards him.

The big yellow dog shook its head, and even came close to Gangzi and Fei Ge to smell it. Remembering the smell on its body, it would not bite.

Gangzi suddenly became interested: "Can you grow vegetables in winter?"

But Wu Jianjun thought even further: If we really have to grow green vegetables in the middle of winter, then why not make money?

Perhaps this small mountain village is still very poor at the moment, but Brother Fei believes that with a capable person like Liu Qingshan, the place will take off soon.

When they arrived at the door of their house, Liu Qingshan led the two brothers to his grandfather's house first. After all, they had all met Liu Shikui when they were in Spring City.

Liu Shikui was also very happy. When he was treating his eyes, the two young men were running back and forth to help him. They were always thinking about this favor.

If someone happens to be here, you must treat them well.

Grandma also used a small dustpan to bring pine nuts and large hazelnuts, as well as Shandu persimmons stored in the warehouse. These are of a much higher grade than melon seeds and are used to entertain distinguished guests.

Santo persimmon is the local name for blueberries, but it is smaller than the later blueberries.

This kind of mountain fruit has a relatively long storage life, is blue in color, and has a light layer of white frost on the surface, making it look very appetizing.

“Delicious, so fruity!”

Gangzi pinched a few and threw them into his mouth. His mouth was immediately filled with a strong fruity aroma, which actually felt a little intoxicating.

"Then eat more. It's not easy to get this in the city."

Liu Shikui said with a smile, grabbed a handful of hazelnuts and helped his guests crack them open.

In small mountain villages, basically every household has a tool for cracking hazelnuts, which is just an iron lump with several small pits of different sizes on the surface. The largest one is for cracking peaches, and the smallest one is for cracking hazelnuts.

Put the hazelnut into the pit and tap it lightly with a small hammer. With a crisp click, the hard shell on the outside of the hazelnut is broken, revealing the plump flesh inside.

Gangzi looked at the freshness and went up to smash it himself. His skills were obviously not very good and he almost hit his finger. Liu Qingshan quickly pulled him aside.

After leaving her grandparents' house, she went to Liu Qingshan's house. Lin Zhi was also very enthusiastic and directly caught an old hen and killed it.

This is considered the highest level of treatment in rural areas, and is equivalent to the first visit of a new uncle.

Liu Qingshan got half a basin of hot water in the yard and started to shed the chicken feathers. Fei Ge and Gangzi were led by Gao Wenxue to go around the greenhouse and chicken coop.

When he came out, Gangzi was still holding a few small dark green peppers in his hands. Each one was curved and hooked, and there were small horizontal stripes on the surface.

"This pepper is not easy to mess with at first glance. It must be very spicy!"

Gangzi likes spicy food and was talking happily.

The most important thing is that it’s not easy to still eat green chili peppers this month.

"Okay, I'll steam some eggs and peppers later."

Liu Qingshan glanced at it and said cheerfully.

In the greenhouse, he kept half a row of small peppers that were originally planted. He cut off the branches on top and dug out branches from all sides. Then they bloomed and bore fruit, so that they could be eaten throughout the winter.

Fei Ge was holding a few tomatoes in his hand, some red and some yellow, they looked very bright.

These were also kept by Liu Qingshan, specifically to satisfy the cravings of the fourth and fifth elders.

Gangzi put the peppers in a basin, then took a tomato, wiped it with his hands, and took a bite: "Qingshan, there must be something wrong with this plastic greenhouse of yours."

Liu Qingshan replied without raising his head: "This year we mainly plant celery, leeks and cucumbers. In the future, the variety of vegetables will definitely become more abundant."

The old hen in his hand had shed its feathers and was being disemboweled. The chicken skin was golden and shiny, making it very attractive.

The big yellow dog was wagging its tail vigorously next to it, turning it into a big windmill.

Although you can't eat chicken, you can eat some intestines and nibble on some bones, which is considered a vegetarian meal.

These days, people don’t have much oil or water, let alone dogs. If they can get some water to clean the pot every day, it’s considered good.

"Woof woof woof!"

The big yellow dog barked hard.

At first, Liu Qingshan thought the dog was impatient. When he looked up, he saw the big dog barking in the direction of the gate.
To be continued...