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  Chapter 79 Unexpected reunion

  This Handy Zhang is four or five years older than Liu Qingshan. He is just in his early twenties. He got this nickname because he was left-handed since he was a child.

   This guy is famous for his handiness. Every winter, he uses sorghum stalks and bamboo sticks to make a beautiful and easy-to-use bird cage, which is specially used to roll the sparrows.

  The birdcages he made are layered upon layers, just like ancient palaces. Liu Qingshan reckoned that making this kind of chicken cages would definitely be a no-brainer.

  Zhang Jizi has not yet married, and he is considered an older youth in the village. The main reason is that his family is too poor.

  The situation in his family is exactly the opposite of that of the boss uncle: he gave birth to seven little eggs in one breath, and finally exhausted his old mother to death, and even his father was all manly.

   This is almost catching up with the old Yang family in the Yang family generals. An old Linggong leads seven sons.

  Seven sons, that is the seven wolves, it's no wonder they don't eat the poor?

  Because of poverty, Zhang Chunxiao, Zhang Shuzi's eldest brother, is in his twenties and has no one to introduce him to. Their family is a standard bachelor family.

  Zhang Jizi is the second in the family, Liu Qingshan shouted outside the gate: "Is the second brother at home?"

   Soon, a brain melon seed came out of the warehouse, and responded with a smile: "Qingshan, what are you doing?"

   Zhang Shuzi has a big brain, small eyes, and a mouth full of small sesame teeth. He always likes to smile, and it is quite joyful to look at.

  Liu Qingshan told him about the situation, and showed the sketch to Zhang Shuzi, and then was dragged into the warehouse.

  There is a bundle of sorghum straw on the floor of the barn, and there is a semi-finished bird cage next to it. There are also two large cages hanging on the beams, and there are a few sparrows in it, jumping around.

  These sparrows were raised in previous years, with a little red on their foreheads, and a few of them have bright red bellies, very beautiful.

  The middle-aged and middle-aged people in the village call this bird "Old Youzi".

   In a few days, when it enters November, after the first snowfall, Suques will fly over in groups from the north.

  At that time, hang this kind of bird cage filled with old grease on the tree, and those new sparrows will take a look.

  Oh my god, the guys inside are eating and drinking, the little days are so beautiful, so they fell into the rolling cage like dumplings.

   It doesn't take much trouble at all, and you can catch a lot.

  I saw Zhang Shuizai holding a sickle head in his hand, three times and five divisions, and in just over ten minutes, a large flat chicken coop was pierced.

  The ratio is basically one to one, except that the materials are made of sorghum straw and bamboo chips, the rest are exactly the same as Liu Qingshan's design.

  Zhang Jizi also took out an egg from the small box hanging in the warehouse, and put it in the cage to demonstrate:

   "Qingshan, there is a little problem with the design of your cage. The **** is a bit small, and the eggs are not very willing to roll backwards. Maybe they will be crushed by the hen. I will help you adjust the angle."

   "Second brother, your skills are amazing!"

   Liu Qingshan was also really convinced, and couldn't help giving a thumbs up.

   "It's you who designed this picture well!"

   Zhang Jizi also praised, and grinned, showing his sesame teeth, and continued:

  “Actually, there is no need to weld the outer iron frame. We use No. 8 iron wire for the frame, and No. 12 iron wire for the other frames. The lower side should be denser. It is best to use No. 10 iron wire, so that chicken feet will not leak down when stepping on it.”

   "Second brother, if you do it, you can make a few a day."

   "Five or six is ​​no problem."

   "Okay, when I buy the wire, I'll leave it to you to make it. A chicken coop costs 50 cents, and I'll make a hundred of them first!"

   "How much, a hundred?"

"yes!"

   That’s fifty yuan! Zhang Jizi was startled, and his small eyes immediately widened, rounder than a rooster's eyes.

   Isn't this the end of tidying up Qiu'er, so the father asked a matchmaker to introduce a match to his elder brother Zhang Chunxiao.

  The woman is from the forest guard brigade, and the father is a village accountant. He has good conditions, good temper, and good looks.

  The only problem is that the woman is a little on tiptoe. It is said that she got muscle injections when she was a child, and she got stuck on the sciatic nerve.

   Cooking and working, it doesn't affect me at all, but when I walk, I limp a little, which looks indecent.

  His elder brother was also very happy, but the woman made a request: the girl has bad legs and feet, so she wants to buy a bicycle instead.

  This request is very normal, but their old Zhang family doesn’t have the spare money, so his father said to the matchmaker: “My family is the least willing to hear the bicycle bell jingle, because my family is already poor.”

   As a result, the matchmaker passed over there to learn how to talk, and the marriage almost fell through, and now it is still hanging there, making his brother sigh all day long and lose his energy.

   Now fifty yuan is falling from the sky all at once, and you can borrow some more here and there. There is really hope for bicycles!

  The more Zhang Jizi thought about it, the more excited he became, and he grabbed Liu Qingshan:

   "Let's go, I'll follow you to the supply and marketing agency to buy wire!"

   The amount of iron wire that needs to be purchased is not a small amount. Zhang Jizi directly put on his old bullock cart, and walked slowly to the commune.

   "Qingshan, can our greenhouse vegetables really make money?"

  The two were sitting in the car, chatting while walking, and Zhang Shuzi couldn't help asking out the biggest doubt in his heart.

   These days, the brothers in their family put all their minds into the shed.

  The youngest, the six and the seven, are seven years old and nine years old. They pull weeds in the shed after school, and there is not a single weed in the field.

  His elder brother, staring at the thermometer all day long, as soon as the temperature in the shed is a little higher, he will immediately start to let the wind out.

  Looking at the past few days, the young seedlings have emerged, and the celery seedlings and leek seedlings are all green and green. They are happy to see, and they start to worry about the sales again.

   These seedlings are the hope of their whole family!

  Liu Qingshan comforted with a smile: "Second brother, don't worry, our vegetables will definitely be the emperor's daughter when the time comes, so you don't have to worry about marrying them."

   Zhang Jizi felt a lot more at ease in his heart: "The emperor's daughter, of course, is not worried about marrying, but my family is full of bachelors, but I am worried about marrying a wife."

   Talking and laughing, they walked for more than an hour before they arrived at the commune.

  If you are far away, you will see a sea of ​​people, and you will be short of the sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers.

   "What holiday is it today?"

  Zhang Shuzi also jumped out of the car quickly, holding the rein of the old cow so as not to hit anyone.

   "It seems that there is no festival, maybe there is some activity?"

  Liu Qingshan also looked forward, and gradually saw several military green Liberation vehicles with big speakers on the roof, playing something.

   Gradually approached, only then did I realize that the Great Liberation Vehicle was driving slowly. On the vehicle were all soldiers in green uniforms with submachine guns on their shoulders.

  Of course, the most eye-catching thing is not these soldiers, but the prisoners they escorted.

   It turned out to be a parade!

  Liu Qingshan finally understood that parading in the streets was also a feature of this period. Looking at the big signs in front of the criminals, all of which were painted with a dazzling red cross, Liu Qingshan suddenly felt moved.

   I don’t know what’s going on with Gangzi and Brother Fei in Chuncheng, will it be affected?

  Seeing that Zhang Handi was still looking at him with great interest, Liu Qingshan dragged him away quickly.

   Two people came to the supply and marketing cooperative, and at once, they almost bought out the supply and marketing cooperative's iron wires of several thicknesses.

  Fortunately, iron products do not need tickets, otherwise, Liu Qingshan really has nowhere to go.

  Liu Qingshan bought a few more pliers, because Zhang Shuzi said that the third and fourth children in his family can also follow suit.

  After leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, Liu Qingshan reminded again: "Second brother, when my family finishes this batch, you'd better use the winter slack time to make some more for storage."

   "What's the use of doing so much, my family doesn't raise chickens?"

  Zhang Shuozi couldn't make the turn for a while.

   "In the future, there will definitely be more and more chickens raised on a large scale."

  Liu Qingshan knew the situation of Zhang Jizi's family, and he didn't mind giving him tips on ways to earn some extra money.

   "I see, but...but I don't have money for wire or something?"

   Zhang Shuzi scratched the back of his head, it's really difficult for a man without money.

  He saw just now that Liu Qingshan spent a hundred yuan less to buy wire.

   "Wait until my batch is finished first, then I will lend you the capital, but don't tell outsiders."

  Liu Qingshan is a good person and does his best to the end, not for anything else, Zhang Jizi is a nice person, very down-to-earth, he even helped Liu Qingshan tie a bird cage before, which left a happy memory in his childhood.

  Since I came to the commune, of course I had to go to the post office to see if there were any letters or something, and take the village newspaper back by the way.

   If you wait for the postman of the post office, it will be delivered once in ten days and a half month, which is considered good.

  In the past few months, Liu Qingshan has also developed the habit of reading newspapers. When reading newspapers, he can verify the things in his head with the newspapers, and he can see more things than others.

  When I arrived at the post office, there were indeed several letters, all of which belonged to my eldest brother-in-law, and were letters from readers forwarded by Harvest magazine.

  My eldest brother-in-law's first work "Xiaofeng" under the pseudonym of Gao Shan has been published in this issue of Harvest.

   There are letters from readers so soon, it seems that the response is good.

   Liu Qingshan was also very happy in his heart, because the elder brother-in-law was getting closer and closer to real success.

  At this time, I suddenly heard someone asking the staff behind the iron railing: "Comrade, how can I get to Jiapigou?"

  The voice sounded a little familiar, Liu Qingshan turned his head abruptly, and saw two familiar figures, and couldn't help showing joy in his eyes.

  I was still thinking about them just now, and after thinking about it, they appeared before my eyes, which was a bit of a surprise.

  He was about to yell, but after thinking about it, he held back, walked towards the two with his head down, and when he passed by, he pulled them secretly.

  Many people in the post and telecommunications office turned their heads and looked towards the door when they heard the question.

  I saw two young men standing there, both wearing jeans and jackets, they looked like urbanites.

   But before they could take a closer look, the two turned around and left.

  Out of the door, Liu Qingshan walked faster and faster, and even went to remote places.

  The people behind suddenly became anxious: "Hey, I said Qingshan, our two brothers came all the way to play with you, what do you mean?"

  Liu Qingshan stopped, and cheerfully gave the two of them a hug.

   These two people are not the friends Liu Qingshan met in Spring City: Wu Jianjun and Liu Quangang.

  Gangzi was still a little dissatisfied: "Qingshan, you haven't answered what I just said, and you are so mysterious, like an underground party?"

   Liu Qingshan looked at them, and saw that Gangzi had his hands in his pockets, and one leg was still trembling. In the words of the old man: This passerby has lice on his body.

  However, from Liu Qingshan's point of view, he has changed a bit. His long hair has also become a small crew cut, and he doesn't wear toad mirrors. It seems that he has restrained himself a lot.

   Brother Fei is more stable, his expression is very calm, and his eyes are more restrained, but he seems a little depressed, which feels weird.

   Liu Qingshan ignored Gangzi and looked at Wu Jianjun seriously: "What happened?"

  Wu Jianjun smiled slightly: "Qingshan, we just came to you to relax, not because we committed a crime, we came to you to avoid disaster."

"real?"

   Liu Qingshan is still not at ease.

  Gangzi became anxious immediately: "Qingshan, are you not willing to entertain us, my brother, then we two brothers will turn around and leave, as if we have never made friends with you."

  Brother Fei glared at Gangzi, and then said with some resentment: "Actually, it's nothing. I just ate and hung up, and I temporarily suspended my job."

  Liu Qingshan let out a sigh of relief: "I was scared to death, you don't know, just now there were people parading in the commune, and the big red cross is really dazzling, can I not worry?"

  Brother Dafei and Gangzi looked at each other, then stretched out their fists together, and lightly punched Liu Qingshan on the shoulder: "You boy, you can't expect us to order!"

  (end of this chapter)