60s: I have a store

Chapter 9 If you have any trouble, ask me for help

On the way back to the courtyard, Zhou Yimin piled sack after sack of sweet potatoes onto the ox cart, totaling two thousand kilograms. Even the old ox pulling the cart became a little angry.

In his home, Zhou Dagui and others looked at the things in the cupboard with envy.

Rice, flour, eggs, beef jerky...

No one took any, even though they were all hungry.

Zhou Yimin came back and saw them sitting at the table one by one. He couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you hungry?"

"Uncle Sixteen, we are not hungry."

As soon as the words fell, someone's stomach growled.

It would be strange if he wasn't hungry. He wasn't full to begin with, and now he was transporting wild boars into the city.

Zhou Yimin rolled his eyes and ordered, "Send someone to watch over the things on the oxcart and make sure no one takes them away. Go and help me light a fire and cook some noodles. Hurry up."

Zhou Dagui immediately took someone outside to guard.

That is the villagers’ life-saving food!

Zhou Yimin simply took out the noodles, cracked some eggs into them, and quickly cooked a pot.

"Eat quickly, eat more, and go back quickly after eating, it's getting late." Zhou Yimin greeted them.

Zhou Dali and others swallowed their saliva.

That was noodles! And they added so many eggs to it that they forgot the last time they had such good food, in the early days of the village canteen? They really did eat well then.

That happened two years ago.

They took the large bowls Zhou Yimin had distributed to them and started to scoop noodles from the pot. There was no need to be too particular about the ingredients. They just squatted down and started eating with big mouthfuls.

Each of us ate three bowls and was very satisfied.

"Dagui, go back and tell the old branch secretary to send someone to pull back the remaining 6000 kilograms as soon as possible, and be careful on the road." Zhou Yimin warned before leaving.

"Okay! Uncle Sixteen, go back!"

They drove the ox cart back to Zhoujiazhuang. After walking a distance, someone touched his stomach and said, "I hope we can eat like this next time."

After these words were spoken, everyone else licked their lips and savored the memory.

In any case, they will try to get a chance to go to the city next time, as they won’t be able to eat egg noodles in the village.

Zhou Dagui glared at them: "What are you thinking about? Get out of here quickly."

You still want to eat like this? Why don’t you go to heaven?

After Zhou Dagui and the others left, Zhou Yimin walked towards the backyard carrying a piece of beef jerky.

"Uncle, are you home?"

A little kid poked his head out and said, "Brother Yimin, my dad is here."

He stared at the piece of jerky and his mouth was watering.

"Yimin? Come in and sit down." The voice of the third uncle came from inside the house.

Zhou Yimin took out two candies and gave them to Little Radish Head: "Give one to your sister."

The third uncle had four children, and the two oldest were only slightly younger than Zhou Yimin, so he didn’t give them any candy, only the two younger ones.

Little Radish Head took the candy excitedly: "Thank you, Brother Yimin."

After thanking him, he immediately ran to find his sister.

"Why bring anything?"

When the third uncle saw the dried meat in Zhou Yimin's hand, he knew that he had come to him for help.

"I'd like to ask the Third Uncle to help me make something." Zhou Yimin put the dried meat on the table.

"What do you want to forge?" He was a blacksmith, in other words, someone who swung a hammer. If he really wanted to forge something, he needed a fitter to do it. He also guessed that Zhou Yimin wanted to entrust him with the task and find a master craftsman to forge it.

Zhou Yimin took out the "blueprint" and said, "This thing shouldn't be difficult to make. I'll pay for the related expenses separately."

The third uncle took a look at it and found that it was not a precision component and was not difficult to make. However, it required some materials from the factory.

Since Zhou Yimin was willing to pay, there would be no problem. "Okay! I'll find a master craftsman in the factory to help you. It should be ready the day after tomorrow at the latest." The third uncle agreed.

If you want to be a lobbyist or a middleman for a pound of dried meat, only a fool would not do it.

Seeing that the Third Uncle's family was about to have dinner, Zhou Yimin tactfully said goodbye and left. At this time, everyone was hungry, and staying at someone else's house for dinner was immature.

"Boss, look at how good this dried meat is." The third aunt's face was full of joy. It was much better than the old bacon that was treasured at home.

The third uncle nodded: "Yes! Put it aside for now and use it to entertain guests later."

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At around eight o'clock in the evening, Zhou Dagui and others finally returned to Zhoujiazhuang.

The old branch secretary took people to inspect the site.

"They are all good sweet potatoes, Secretary. Look, they are all this big. Two thousand kilograms in total, no problem." They opened the sacks one by one and checked all the sweet potatoes.

"Good, good, good!" The old branch secretary clapped his hands and cheered, the smile on his face no longer visible.

Zhou Dagui said, "Uncle Sixteen said that we should bring back the remaining 6000 kilograms as soon as possible."

The people present were ecstatic. Two wild boars in exchange for 8000 kilograms of sweet potatoes? It had to be Yimin! It really is good to have connections.

"Then you guys go ahead tomorrow and push a few more carts and bring them all back at once," the old branch secretary arranged.

To avoid long nights and many dreams.

These sweet potatoes were placed in the canteen's warehouse. In order to prevent mice and other animals from stealing them, they set up mousetraps inside and arranged people to guard them.

With so many sweet potatoes, everyone finally felt at ease.

The old saying is still right: If you have food in your hands, you will not be worried!
Before, they were in a panic as they saw that the food in the village was running out.

"Secretary, should we find some time to go into the mountains?" someone asked.

These sweet potatoes are barely enough to eat, but not safe. It would be better to get one or two wild boars.

"talk later!"

With food, they could barely get by, but the old secretary didn't want them to take risks. Although wild boars are also pigs, they are not easy to mess with. If they hadn't brought guns yesterday, it's hard to say whether they would have died or not!

……

The next day, Zhou Yimin woke up and checked the store's one-yuan flash sale area first.

Today I exchanged it for 100 kilograms of corn and 100 kilograms of milk powder.

What the hell!

100 kilograms of milk powder?
Milk powder is a good thing! It is hard to buy even if you have money. Not only is it expensive, but you also need milk powder coupons, and milk powder coupons are hard to come by.

Zhou Yimin quickly spent two yuan to buy 100 bags of milk powder, each weighing 1 jin, lying in his backpack. He took out a bag, but there was no information about the origin, so it looked like a three-no product.

Just this bag costs at least 10 yuan!

The most expensive item is malted milk, which costs 800 to yuan for a can of grams. It is a synonym for luxury supplement and one of the best gifts for visiting relatives and friends.

Corn is cheaper than rice and flour, less than ten cents per pound.

Zhou Yimin looked at the house and thought about renovating it to make it better.

In life, what people want is nothing more than food, clothing, shelter and transportation. If they have enough food and clothing, they will definitely want to live better. In fact, if possible, it is best to have a toilet at home.

He was really not used to the public toilets outside.

His house is not small, and he has separated a small area to make a bathroom, where he can go to the toilet or take a shower.

However, he didn't know anyone.

But it doesn’t matter. If you have any problems, just find these three uncles.

Zhou Yimin got up, brushed his teeth and washed his face, then took a few eggs and went to the second uncle's house across the street.

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