Reborn in Changbai Mountain, I rely on my divine eyes to dig ginseng and hunt

We had just started driving and had not gone far when a man on the street stopped the car. The driver said, "I didn't see any customers here."

"I'm not in a hurry. I'll go to Lotus Mountain in half an hour. Do you have time?"

"That's the suburbs, it's so far away. I won't go there. I don't have time. I only go around the city."

The driver closed the window in disgust and drove away with his foot on the accelerator.

Liu Xia Lian asked: "Master, the suburbs are far away and you can earn more money, right? Why don't you go there?"

"As I said earlier, the company bought a total of ten taxis, but now there are only eight left. Two of my colleagues are dead in the wilderness, and another colleague, a veteran, was stabbed in the stomach and drove away. In this situation, how can I dare to go to the suburbs? I have elderly parents and children to take care of, so I have to be careful."

Think about it, a car was extremely expensive in those days, with a price of up to 60,000 or 70,000 yuan. At that time, a courtyard house a few hundred meters away from the Forbidden City only cost a little over 20,000 yuan. You can imagine how attractive a car worth 60,000 or 70,000 yuan was. The risk of robbing such a car was much easier than making money from other means, so taxi drivers at that time were a high-risk group and were often killed.

"You really have to be careful. Making money is more important than life."

After more than ten minutes, the vehicle stopped steadily in front of the Qiuhefa Restaurant. It was a total of six kilometers. The starting price for the first three kilometers was one dollar and twenty cents, and then fifty cents per kilometer. At this price, the working class could not afford a taxi, and they had to pay twenty-eight cents to go out.

This hotel is quite grand, with five floors and a large parking lot at the entrance. There are at least hundreds of large 28-inch bicycles and a dozen jeeps. You can imagine how popular it is.

Xie Yuxin acted as a guide and took the two of them straight to the first floor where they sat down to eat. The waiter brought menus, paper and pen and asked the three of them to order.

Liu Xia Lian had never been here before, so she handed it to Xie Yuxin and said, "Have some. It's my treat."

Having said that, Xie Yuxin didn't order more, just one serving of sweet and sour pork and one serving of snow-covered bean paste.

Liu Xia Lian took one look and said, "Sister Yuxin, don't be so frugal. Three people can't be full with two servings of food. Give me another serving of spicy and sour potato shreds, one serving of crispy chicken, and three bowls of rice."

The waiter checked in and went downstairs.

Xie Yuxin asked curiously, "Is it so profitable to grow greenhouse vegetables? Can you order whatever you want at a restaurant?"

"I can't say I make a lot of money, but I definitely earn money through hard work. A greenhouse is used all year round, and the income from one mu of land is 20 to 30 times that of growing corn."

As a reporter working on agriculture, she felt that Liu Xialian was exaggerating, but she had no evidence.

"Come to my house and you'll know."

The restaurant was busy and the food was served slowly. The three of them waited for more than 20 minutes but still nothing came. They simply took three bottles of orange juice and drank them. Liu Xialian pretended to go to the bathroom and walked around the restaurant, trying to learn from the master.

These old restaurants are well managed. The chefs all wear white work clothes, hats and masks. The waiters also wear the same uniforms, with hats covering their hair tightly.

The hygiene is impeccable, and there are basically no blind spots. Our own restaurants should also learn from them.

When I came back, all four dishes were served. The sweet and sour pork and snow-covered bean paste were very well made, and they were obviously the main dishes. The crispy chicken was also good, but it was just pre-made and heated up. As for the shredded potatoes, they were just so-so, probably cooked by an apprentice.

Yu Xin said: "I see you are also knowledgeable about food."

"I have been a foodie since I was a kid, but there are no restaurants in the village, so I cook in different ways. I catch pheasants from the mountains and stew them with mushrooms. I catch small fish from the river and decide whether to stew or roast them."

“Wouldn’t it taste better if fried?”

"In the past few years, oil was precious. Adults kept a close eye on it and would never let children touch it. But there is never a shortage of food in the mountains. As long as you know how to cook, you can always find something delicious. If you go there now, you will catch the freshwater fish. The snapper and dogfish are delicious. After a while, it will be the breeding season, and there will be a three-month fishing moratorium."

Xie Yuxin was full of yearning for the countryside. Her mother worked in a state-owned hotel and her father worked in the First Automobile Factory. She received a good education since childhood. Of course, her childhood did not have as many adventures as those of rural children.

After dinner, Xie Yuxin said, "The station has approved my request to bring an intern with me for the interview. When are we leaving?"

Liu Xialian said, "It's not easy to come to the provincial capital. Damei and I will play for another day. We will take the train tomorrow night."

"Okay, that's settled."

After dinner, Yuxin went back to work. Liu Xialian and Li Damei didn’t take a taxi, but called a tricycle.

"Master, go to the tractor factory sales company."

"Okay, sit tight."

The three-wheeled motorcycle goes quite fast, but it is noisy and bumpy. Although the road looks flat, it is full of potholes. I almost vomited the food I just ate.

There were hundreds of people gathered at the door of the sales office.

"So many people, what are they doing?"

The tricycle driver asked, "Are you planning to buy a car?"

"Yeah, why come here if you don't want to buy a car?"

"You should have told me earlier. This is our local tractor factory. We mainly supply tractors for the reclamation of farmland in the Northeast. Now there are too many orders from large farms. You can't buy them even if you pay. The kitchen is looking for acquaintances to get quotas."

Liu Xia Lian asked: "It's impossible that this is the only tractor store in such a big provincial capital."

"Yes, they are the same brand, but they are made in Luoyang, and the price is five or six hundred yuan more expensive. It's not far away, you can add one yuan and I will take you two to have a look."

Liu Xialian and Damei came to the Luoyang Tractor Factory Office again. As expected, there were fewer people here. The exhibition hall was quite large, with more than a dozen cars parked. Most of them were used for farming without a driver's seat.

The salesman was a middle-aged man in his thirties. There was no one there anyway, so when he saw the two girls coming, he quickly came over to greet them warmly.

"Girl, are you planning to buy a car? What is it for?"

"Road transport, hauling goods and selling things, I want a smaller one."

"The weather in Northeast China is too cold. If you mainly use road transport, you must have a cab. This is the model you want. It has 25 horsepower, the cab is well sealed, and the fuel consumption is not high. The two-wheeled trailer can easily pull three tons."

I took a quick look and found no problem. The after-sales service is free for one year, and you have to pay to repair it after one year. Because the structure is simple, there is no need to worry too much about the engine and four wheels.

"Rich?"

"The front of the car plus the carriage, plus the tools that go with it, is 6,500 yuan. If you are sure you can settle it, I will ask my boss for it, 6,400 yuan."

"Deal, I'll issue the invoice, but you have to arrange for someone to deliver it to my home, in the county under Baishan City."

"No problem. We have an office in Baishan. Yes, yes, yes." The salesperson was so happy that he spoke in his hometown dialect.