Hard times have room

Chapter 10 The First Pot of Gold

Early the next morning, when it was dark, Paulin was woken up by her father Wang Jiandang. After groping for the spirit of washing up, the father and daughter ate a sweet potato that was specially left over last night for breakfast.

"Dad, anyway, I'm going to the county town. Let's bring some dried mushroom shoots that were dried a few days ago. Anyway, our family's mushroom shoots will eventually be sold at the acquisition station. It's the same when we go to the county town to sell them a few days in advance." As Pauline spoke, she pulled out the two baskets in the corner of the living room, and used these two baskets to hold the dried mushroom shoots later.

Paulin is planning to go to the county seat to see if she can fool her dad. If she can, she will go to the residential building in the county seat and pretend to find relatives to deliver things, and let her dad watch the wind outside. Space, the things in the back basket are covered with cloth, except her father, who can know if there is anything in it, and what it is, if not, it is a day trip to the county town, and it is also good to visit places such as the purchase station and the waste station.

Thinking of going to the county seat, my first pot of gold may be coming soon, I feel a little excited when I think about it.

There's no way, who made Pauline only go around in her own house, and a child who has only been to the town in the eyes of others, can have any source of money.

Over the years, Pauline has only saved up a dollar and a quarter of a cent. This is still a red envelope of [-] cents for her mother on New Year's Day every year. If you give it back, she can buy candy for her, while the rest of the family pays [-] cent a year. Red envelopes, I can't bear to spend them randomly. After saving for so many years, it's only a little more than one piece. Thinking about it makes me feel a little sad.

This time I went to the county seat, just in case, Paulin still put all her private house in her pocket, even though she didn't have a ticket.

All the tickets of the Wang family are in the hands of Mrs. Wang, and the second room has never had a chance to get tickets from Mrs. Wang all year round.

Although Mrs. Wang will not give it.

The clothes on the second room were all old-fashioned cloth that was exchanged with others for money or other things.

Each of the family of three wears a slightly more decent piece of clothing for the Chinese New Year and festivals. It has been worn for several years, and the starch is washed and white, but because the three of them cherish it, it is not worn, and there is no patch on it.

As for the clothes or bed sheets and quilt covers in Pauline’s space, they are good fabrics, pure cotton, and the color is very plain and suitable. They are all pure white, pure black or blue-gray plaid stripes. It is not very eye-catching when you take them out, but Pauline These things have no provenance, so until now these things are still in the space cabinet to eat air.

Wang Jiandang thought for a while, this is the reason, anyway, those dried mushrooms will be sold to the purchasing station together after a while, now it's easier to go: "Okay, listen to you, I'll get something, you wait here for a while. ."

Holding the basket, Wang Jiandang went back to the room, fumbled to open the box, carefully took out the mushroom shoots inside and left.

Su Hongying woke up early this morning, but Wang Jiandang didn't let her get up, and she had nothing to do when she got up, so she might as well sleep more.

It was pitch-dark now, and the two of them each carried a basket on their backs, and Wang Jiandang led Paulin out the door.

Bao Lin is wearing a small backpack that she usually uses. She will gather on the road out of the village entrance and set off when everyone is together. Fortunately, this road is used to walking every day, otherwise, I am really afraid of accidentally falling.

When they arrived at the entrance of the village, the captain and a few other people were already waiting there with their ox carts. When they heard the approaching footsteps, they felt relieved, and they were ready to leave.

"Paulin, come to Grandpa Xu's car, let's take the car and let your dad and the others walk." Captain Xu Aiguo said lovingly in the direction of the footsteps.

When Wang Jiandang signed up yesterday, he explained the situation to him, and it was not a big deal.

"Hey, Grandpa Xu, come here." Paulin replied with a smile, first put the basket on the ox cart, then took her father's basket and put it on, and climbed onto the bullock cart.

"Paulin, what did you bring? Two baskets." Captain Xu asked suspiciously.

"Yes, founding the party, what did you bring?"

"The captain brought a rope and a pole on the bullock cart!"

"Aren't we going to pick lime fertilizer? Why bring two baskets?"

"Grandpa Captain, all uncles and uncles, the baskets are filled with dried mushroom shoots that were dried at home some time ago. Isn't this because I wanted to go to the county seat, so I went to the purchasing station by the way." Paulin explained quickly, so that they would not think about it and work hard. to guess.

"Oh, so that's the case, then it's fine, sit tight, let's go." The captain shouted, raised his hand, and twitched the bamboo stick gently, and the big ox in the team moved slowly.

Everyone in the village knew about the Wang family. They knew that the Wang family was still a family, but the most important private property was separated, so they didn't ask any more questions.

The other four walked slowly behind the bullock cart.

The bullock cart walked slowly, the sun was completely high, and it was only after nine o'clock in the morning that it walked from the village to the county seat.

Captain Xu has to go to the government building to issue a certificate, get the bill of lading, and then go to the supply and marketing agency to pay for the delivery. Anyway, the middle process is a bit complicated and time-consuming. If the group rests for an hour at noon, it will take at least three hours. This also gave Pauline enough time to plan.

"We're going to separate right here, build a party, take these two pancakes, and save the meal supplements from the team for lunch, and remember to wait at the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative before 01:30 p.m., when the time comes, we will gather here .”

Captain Xu pulled the ox rope, stopped the ox cart, and said to Wang Jiandang next to him: "Also remember not to let Bao Lin go alone, this is the first time you go out, it is inevitable that you need to take more care, and you guys It's the same thing if you have something to do. If you have relatives to look at, and if you want to bring something back, come to me to get two pancakes, and they will be scattered here. gather."

"Captain, I understand, then I'll take Pauline away first." After Wang Jiandang finished speaking, he put on the basket and dragged his wilted girl towards the purchasing station.

"Grandpa Captain, I will follow my dad obediently. See you later." Bao Linqiang said goodbye in spirit.

This bullock cart was really annoying, it was going up and down, and it took a long time. By the end, Pauline suspected that her ass would not fall apart.

After walking slowly with Wang Jiandang for a while, Paulin felt better behind her and regained some consciousness.

Paulin, who felt a lot better, looked at her father who was pulling her straight to a certain place, thinking about how to achieve the purpose of this trip, and quietly sold and exchanged things in the residential building.

Paulin had an idea, thinking of going to someone else's house to ask for saliva, and then inadvertently said the purpose of this trip to find relatives to exchange things, it's okay, if you don't get hooked, it depends on whether it's intentional, and you don't have to say it yourself.

"Dad, I'm thirsty and want to drink water." Pauline said pitifully, pulling Wang Jiandang's sleeve.

(End of this chapter)