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

"Brother Li is very knowledgeable. I will pay eight dollars per trip. Food and lodging are provided for the people. Water for the mules and horses is provided, and you have to provide your own fodder. Are you interested in being a team leader? In addition to the eight dollars per vehicle, all the vehicles in the team will give you 20 cents per trip. It's no problem to earn a few dozen dollars more per month. Of course, the team leader has to worry about the safety of the team."

Li Shaoling didn't say anything. He was thinking. Fifty miles could actually be covered by three trips in two days without damaging the horse or the vehicle. If we calculate it as forty trips a month, that would be three hundred and twenty yuan. Adding the commission from the management, it would be nearly four hundred yuan a month. This job couldn't be better.

"How long can this job last?"

"It's hard to say how long it will take, but three to five years is no problem. Now a Jiefang truck costs more than 50,000 yuan. When trucks become cheaper, our big carriages will be obsolete. Do you think this job is possible?"

"Yes, it's very capable. You can tell me how many carts we need. Money is not important. The main thing is that these drivers like to drive. They put the big mules and horses on the carts, whip them and feel comfortable."

"We can find four or five in Lijiatun, and you can find four or five in Mangcun. It must be a large-scale vehicle. A single-scale vehicle may be difficult to pull and may damage the animals."

Li Shaoling slapped his thigh and said, "Done. Four or five cars. I guarantee we'll find them. Done."

"It's settled. I'll go sign the contract the day after tomorrow."

Li Shaoling's wife said, "Well, a car is a big deal, can you bring an assistant? People are cheaper than animals, and many people want to find some work."

Liu Xialian thought for a moment and said, "If I bring a helper, there will be one more person to take care of food and lodging, and the fee will be 7.5 yuan per car."

Li Shaoling's wife looked at her husband with a smile and said, "I will go with you when the time comes. I will keep an eye on you."

"Brother Li, come with me to the power plant the day after tomorrow. We are going to rent a yard between the power plant and the train station to be our carriage shop."

"Well, can I find a great immortal to help me?"

"You are the manager of the carriage team, you have the final say. Just give me whatever you want. I will reimburse you for incense money under 20 yuan, and you will have to pay for more yourself."

"That's no problem. We're brothers. Why talk about money? I can just buy him a drink."

Liu Xialian went out and went back. Li Shaoling's wife asked her husband: "Xialian is a girl in her twenties. People say she is not good at talking and is not reliable in doing things. Can you trust her?"

"This person is incomparable to others. She is a person with great luck. Remember the two packs of cigarettes and a box of wine I gave me a few days ago? They were given by her. She went to the forest farm and hunted a moose halfway. Even though she is young, she is more open and honest than men. She is good at fighting and shooting. She is as generous and generous as the timely rain back then."

"Okay, work with her. I have no problem making more money, but you are not allowed to like her."

Li Shaoling was furious: "I'm almost 40 years old, I'm her uncle, how could this be possible? Don't let your imagination run wild."

It was easy to find carriages and horses, so Li Shaoling went to arrange the motorcade.

Then, Liu Xia Lian was driving back and passing by the pine forest between the two villages when suddenly a dark figure ran out. Thinking it was a black bear, Liu Xia Lian reached out and took out her rifle. Upon closer inspection, she found that it was a young man.

I know him. He is the son of Li Xianwu’s family in the village. His name is Li Fei and he should be fifteen or sixteen years old this year.

The child knelt down in front of the mule, and the big black mule stopped and dared not move forward.

"Sister Xia Lian, I have something to ask you. I am too embarrassed to ask in the village, so I have to wait for you here."

Liu Xia Lian asked: "Li Fei, what are you doing? We are equals, you can't kowtow to me even during the New Year. Get up quickly."

"My sister has appendicitis, and Chinese medicine doesn't work. The forest hospital said it would cost more than a hundred dollars to treat her. My parents can't afford it, and now she's in pain at home, waiting to die. I heard that you borrowed money for Xu Shiba's wife's surgery. My sister won't need much money, more than a hundred dollars will be enough."

"Oh, this is just a small matter. Get up. You know my rules. I only lend, not give. You have to pay it back. It's small now, so you can pay it back in three or five years."

"No, I'm not a child anymore. I have strength. When my sister is cured, I will work for you to earn money."

"Okay, young man, you are ambitious. Sister will help you. I will take you to the forest farm hospital. It's a good opportunity to buy some things at the forest farm." In fact, Liu Xia Lian did not plan to go to the forest farm, but she said so deliberately in order not to add more burden to the child.

Li Fei got on Liu Xia Lian's mule cart and when he got home, he could hear his sister crying loudly at the door. It was the pain from appendicitis, but the fact that she was crying loudly meant that her life was not in danger for the time being.

Li Xianwu went to work in the fields. Li Fei's mother had a problem with one of her feet and was wiping away tears.

In fact, the reason why the daughter was not treated was not only because of poverty, but also because she was a girl. In these days, the idea of ​​favoring boys over girls is very strong.

Liu Xia Lian packed up the carriage and Li Fei carried his sister into the carriage.

"Fei, our family has no money and we can't treat your sister."

"Motherwort costs more than 30 cents per pound. It costs money to do anything in the mountains. Why don't you treat it for more than 100 yuan? I have made an agreement with Sister Xia Lian. She will lend the money to my sister for treatment, and I will work for her to pay off the debt later."

Li Fei's mother sighed. In her opinion, getting sick and dying was fate. How could people fight against fate?

Li Fei also pulled his mother onto the carriage. Liu Xia Lian flicked a whip beside Dahei's ear and said, "Run faster, there's a patient."

Dahei seemed to understand, and he quickened his pace and ran towards the forest farm.

Li Fei Niang is in her forties. She is a very introverted rural woman. Because of her disability, she speaks very little.

Li Fei hugged his sister and kept comforting the little girl.

The hospital was still bustling with people, and Liu Xia Lian went to see the doctor.

After another examination, the doctor gave a conservative plan.

"Hospitalization and infusion for about four days, the inflammation will go down and the patient will be fine. The cost is about 120 yuan. Although surgery is radical, it is better not to do it if you can avoid it."

Li Fei chose to be hospitalized for intravenous infusion, and Liu Xia Lian gave him 140 yuan, which covered the cost of treatment and living expenses.

Li Fei paid 120 yuan to the hospital and kept 20 yuan for living expenses. Li Fei's mother was worried about the chickens and ducks at home, so she would go back after the child had received the infusion.

Liu Xia Lian patted Li Fei on the shoulder and said, "You are a real man. You are responsible. Take care of your sister in the hospital. I am leaving now."

"Okay, Sister Xia Lian."

Liu Xia Lian came to her father and chatted with him for a while.

Liu Xiaobing came over and said, "Xia Lian, how about I treat you to a movie?"

"Okay, let's go."

Liu Xiaobing and Liu Xia Lian caught the bus and went to the cinema. Liu Xia Lian paid for the movie tickets at 2.5 cents each, and also bought some melon seeds and soda.

Movie theaters these days are relatively large and full of the flavor of life.

It was a little messy. It was a war film. Liu Xiaobing was explaining it, making Liu Xia Lian laugh non-stop.

It was already twelve o'clock when they left the cinema. Liu Xialian pointed to the state-owned restaurant next to them and said, "Let's go eat."

Liu Xiaobing touched his pocket and gritted his teeth: "Let's go eat."

I ordered a pot-fried pork and a chicken stewed with mushrooms, both dishes cost twelve yuan.