Return to 1983 and be a detective

After walking around the train station for two days and still finding nothing, Xu Shan was a little shaken.

Because this Long Xiao is actually from Shangzhou, not Lingbao, maybe he won't come to Lingbao.

It's even possible that the disappearance of Lingbao has nothing to do with Long Xiao.

After all, everything is just Xu Shan's own guess, no one can say for sure whether this is the case.

But now that he had made a start, he had to continue.

On this day, the weather was still hot.

The weather today is actually not much different from that of later generations. Even though many experts in later generations have repeatedly said that every summer in later generations will have record high temperatures, Xu Shan has a feeling that the weather today is even hotter than in later generations.

Because there is no air conditioning, people can only stay outside in the bright sun.

Even in order to look like them, they were not willing to spend money to buy a popsicle.

Chen Hougao is not bad, he has a fierce spirit in his bones, but Xu Shan is essentially a homebody, and his summers are basically spent in air conditioning and the happy water of fat home.

So he decided to go to a stall selling popsicles where no one was paying attention.

This popsicle stall is actually a bicycle with a wooden box placed on the back. Cotton is placed in the box and some popsicles are placed inside.He stepped forward and asked, "What popsicles are there?"

The popsicle seller was a young man, but he was quite experienced in doing business.

He looked at Xu Shan and saw that he didn't look like a rich man. He said, "I have cheap sugar popsicles here that cost five cents each. Do you want them?"

"Is there anything more expensive?" Xu Shan asked.

"You can't afford the more expensive ones." The young man was judging books by their appearance.

"I don't believe it, please give me a price."

"The more expensive ones include purple ice cream with a chocolate shell that costs one yuan, and Taguo grapes that cost one yuan and a half."

Xu Shan couldn't help but become interested after hearing this.

Have these two kinds of ice cream already entered the market in Lingbao County?

And it’s this kind of bicycle stall selling popsicles.

Otherwise, this young man is more bold. If the ice cream cannot be sold and then melts, this young man will have to lose money.

"Bring me a Taguo grape." Xu Shan handed over a dollar and a half.

The young man glanced at Xu Shan in surprise. He didn't expect that this guy with dirty clothes was actually a rich man.

"Are you sure? This isn't cheap. You can't even buy an ice cream cone for a day's wages."

I have to say that the young man told the truth. People like Xu Shan who are looking for work at the train station may not earn more than one and a half yuan a day.

"You don't care," Xu Shan took the Taguo grape, peeled it off and took a lick, "By the way, why are you buying such expensive ice cream, aren't you afraid of losing money?"

The young man shook his head: "The hotter the weather is, the more expensive the popsicles are. And don't look at the fact that there are not many rich people here, but there are still people who are willing to spend money. Just like you, I have been blinded." ."

"Before you do business, do you still have to check whether this person has money?"

"What else?" The young man looked sideways at Xu Shan, "After all, people like you are in the minority. Most people buy popsicles in whatever clothes and how they dress up. Who is willing to spend a day's wages? Buy popsicles, eat them and soak them in water."

Xu Shan thought this young man was quite interesting and asked, "What's your name?"

"What do you want to do? Don't ask for my name."

The young man was very vigilant.

"Are you worried about what I will do to you? Really, it's not the time when I cut off my tail. Even if you are a student, there is nothing wrong with doing some small business to make money during the summer vacation."

"Are you really not going to report me to school?"

"Tch, you're so funny. Am I full because I'm full?"

"Okay, but I can't answer your question in vain. Why don't you treat me to some ice cream? We don't want this Taguo grape. How about you treat me to some purple ice cream?"

Okay, this young man has no stage fright, and he has some social attributes. The most important thing is that he knows how to do business.

Xu Shan took out a dollar and bought a purple ice cream stick, but did not take it, letting the boy take it by himself.

But the young man took a five-cent popsicle by himself, peeled it open and ate it: "Don't look at me like that, what you invited me to eat was purple ice cream, and I received this one dollar in favor, but I My status is only worthy of eating this five-cent popsicle."

Then the young man began to talk about his life experience.

It turns out that this young man's name is Hao Jianxin, and his home is in Lingbao. Two years ago, his father said he would go out to find a job, but he never came back. In addition to him, he has two younger sisters, a younger brother, and a lame child at home. Legs old lady.

A family of five all pointed at him as a half-worker to support the family, but he also knew that the only way to change this fate was to study.Therefore, he did not give up his studies like the protagonists in other stories, but insisted on working and studying part-time.

Fortunately, this kid has some unique skills, either fishing in the river and catching eels, or catching some cicada monkeys and digging some herbs. Anyway, in his words, when people are in extremely difficult times, they will always think of something. It's not a solution.

After accumulating some money, he started selling popsicles.

He rode the [-]-year-old bicycle that his father had left behind, and bought some popsicles to sell. He was eloquent and could chat with anyone, and the business was doing quite well. With the accumulation of selling popsicles, he could make a fortune every summer. Earn your own tuition fees, and even earn the tuition fees of your younger siblings.

Xu Shan thought about the time he sold watermelons.

In fact, when he was selling watermelons, he had a relatively high starting point. Compared to this Hao Jianxin, he was far behind.

He admired this young man's spirit very much, and his three views were also upright. What made Xu Shan think that he was capable the most was that he did not drop out of school and was not short-sighted.Many times, our Chinese people tend to praise the kind of children who drop out of school for the sake of their families and give opportunities to others.

In fact, Xu Shan does not agree with this kind of behavior. Although such people are said to have sacrificed, in fact they have irresponsibly handed over their fate to others.Only people like Hao Jianxin, who not only did not drop out of school, but also found ways to shoulder the burden of the entire family, are worthy of Xu Shan's admiration.

"Then how did you come up with the idea of ​​buying such expensive ice cream?"

"Actually, let me tell you the truth, whether it is purple ice cream or Taguo grapes, they are all free. The Hongbaolai popsicle factory has just entered Lingbao. The factory wants to see if there is anyone in Lingbao. Eat these ice creams and give them to us so that we can help promote them. I’m telling you this, but you can’t help me recover the money I paid for the ice cream.”