Chapter 19 Second Brother
“Thump, thump, thump.”
The tractor was driving slowly on the not-so-flat road in the countryside, and the kelp ropes and floats in the back bucket were stacked up to four or five meters high.
In Li Duoyu's impression, tractors of this era were particularly magical, anyway, they were very capable of loading goods.
The tractor was driving in front.
He and Lao Li followed behind, and when they saw a float fall, they picked it up and tied it up again.
Because the master was in a hurry to go back for dinner, as soon as the car arrived at their house, Li Duoyu and the two old men unloaded the kelp ropes and floats.
Zhou Xiaoying, who had already finished class and went home, was very surprised when she saw Li Duoyu coming back, and asked several questions in a row.
“When did you come back?”
“So quickly, you bought so many ropes?”
Li Duoyu looked at his beautiful wife and laughed, “Just arrived in the afternoon, these were bought in Chenjia Village.”
After Li Duoyu finished speaking, he began to carry the ropes. He was very satisfied with his body in his early twenties, as if he had endless energy.
If Zhou Xiaoying hadn't been pregnant, she wouldn't have had much trouble fighting until dawn.
Unlike him in his previous life, he had all kinds of injuries and illnesses after returning from the island country. His joints would ache when he walked, not to mention other things.
Alas, being young is good.
Zhou Xiaoying saw them start to move the kelp rope, and she rolled up her sleeves to move with them.
But as soon as she rolled up her sleeves and stretched out her hands.
She was stopped by her mother-in-law Chen Huiying:
"Xiaoying, this is your first child. I told you that it's very dangerous when you're three months old. You can't move heavy things. We can move these things, you don't need to come."
Zhu Xiuhua, who was sitting in the courtyard, felt sour instantly after hearing this.
"You are really biased. When I had Haoran, you asked me to ask for Xiaohai and dry oysters. Why didn't I see you say that?"
Chen Huiying squinted at the daughter-in-law who would rather eat dried fish and watch the show than come to help.
"You ate more than a bull, Yaoguo couldn't beat you, why do you need to rest? If you have time, gossip over there, why don't you come and move together."
"Hmph, it's not my house, why should I move it? By the way, don't pile things in front of my house, it will affect my access."
"Grandma, I'll help you move it."
In the house, the fat kid who didn't want to do homework just wanted to run away, but before he ran out of the room, his mother twisted his ears.
"What are you moving? Help your mother wash the dishes and sweep the floor when you have time."
"Mom, let go."
"It hurts, it hurts, I was wrong."
Seeing her grandson's ears twisted, Chen Huiying was so angry that her teeth itched, but she couldn't do anything about her daughter-in-law.
In less than half an hour, Li Duoyu moved all the kelp ropes and floats from the tractor.
Although a little tired and sweaty, he smiled happily. No matter what era, picking up bargains is a very pleasant thing.
But even if you have picked up bargains, it is not cheap in this era.
450 yuan is almost Zhou Xiaoying's annual salary. If converted to the current salary of primary school teachers, it is about 70,000 yuan.
And this is a bargain. If calculated according to the current price of the supply and marketing cooperative, these ropes and floats will be sold for more than 200,000 yuan in the future.
Not only can't even get back the capital, but also have to pay a lot of money.
And this abnormal price is also the reason why ordinary people found it difficult to start a business in the early days of reform and opening up.
The first pot of gold is too difficult to get.
If I hadn't made some money by "selling goods", I guess I wouldn't be able to do much after coming to this world, and I could only continue to live in a muddle.
Now there are ropes and floats.
The kelp farming plan has taken a big step forward, but the next things to do are not so easy, and the most difficult thing for Li Duoyu is the seabed piling.
The sea area of Dandan Island that is suitable for kelp growth is more than 20 meters deep. If you want to drive hundreds of wooden piles to the bottom of the sea, it is not a simple task with current technology.
Last time when I was drinking with my uncle, I heard him say that the reason why Chen Atai and his team didn't grow kelp well was that they were too opinionated and didn't follow the breeding standards.
The piles were driven in a mess.
In less than four months, the piles were pulled out twice. The management was also chaotic. They often didn't check for ten days or half a month, which led to the failure of kelp harvest.
But before driving the piles, you have to ask the production team to approve some wood.
There are many Casuarinas on Dandan Island that are used to prevent wind and sand. Many of them were planted by advanced cooperatives when the People's Republic of China was founded. Now they are under the management of the production team.
This kind of tree has a high density and is not easy to rot in the sea, which is very suitable for driving piles.
If you want to buy things from the team, you have to get a note, and it happens that there is someone in the family who is in charge of notes in the village.
Li Duoyu just thought of him.
He appeared unexpectedly.
Every day at five o'clock, Li Yaoguo, dressed neatly, would come back from the village committee with a handbag.
He was a little surprised after looking at the kelp ropes and floats piled up in the yard, but he didn't ask much, nor did he say hello to Li Duoyu and his father and mother, and went straight to his home.
Li Duoyu asked quickly:
"Yaoguo, are you free? I have something to ask you."
Li Yaoguo was stunned for a moment. The fourth brother, who had not spoken to him for almost two years, actually took the initiative to find him.
When the family was divided, their family was not happy with the eldest and the fourth brother.
In order to get more houses, his wife said something very excessive to the eldest brother in front of the villagers.
Basically: Li Qingguo doesn't even have a wife, so if he wants any house, just give him some money.
As a result, the boss, who had a strong self-esteem, was angered.
And because Li Yaoguo was afraid of his wife, he didn't come out to speak for Li Qingguo. As a result, in the end, even though everyone lived in the same courtyard.
My father and mother were so angry that they couldn't eat for several days because of this incident.
They are not angry at Zhu Xiuhua.
But he was angry that Li Yaoguo's son was too weak.
From then on, Li Yaoguo rarely spoke to his parents and Li Duoyu, even if they lived in the same courtyard.
Li Yaoguo, who was a little uncomfortable with it, replied:
"Look to me if there's anything wrong."
Li Duoyu said directly:
"That's right, I want to buy a batch of casuarina wood from the production brigade. Can you help me approve a note when you have time?"
"How much do you plan to buy?"
Li Duoyu made a rough calculation and replied: "It should be about fifty trees, and they should be bigger."
After hearing this amount, Li Yaoguo frowned:
"If it's just a few trees, I'll batch it for you directly. But your quantity is a bit large and I can't batch it yet. I have to discuss it with the team."
"Then I'll trouble you. When negotiating, try to keep the price as low as possible."
"Yeah, I'll try my best."
To be honest, the second brother is not as miserable as the second sister-in-law Zhu Xiuhua said. Compared with those who sell goods in the past two years, his income is indeed much less.
But in this era, his current salary is normal, and his position as village accountant and deputy branch secretary has quite a lot of power. He can help you do many things in the village.
Li Duoyu remembers that before the reform and opening up, it was probably the most glorious period of his second brother's life. Many people in the village had to come to him to approve notes and ask him to do things.