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Gu Qiu has been lying on the bed for five days, he was still laughing at Jin Yun before, but now he can't help it anymore, Gu Qiu lay down on the bed pitifully and looked at Lin Dashan, "Dashan, I'm so bored. "

Lin Dashan brought over a bowl of sweet potato ball soup on the table, and looked at Gu Qiu with a smile, "Since you're bored, let's eat this bowl of sweet soup."

Gu Qiu refused to reach out to take it, touched the fleshy belly that had grown recently, and said unhappily: "Are you raising me like a pig? It's only been a few days, and I've gained several catties. There is a circle of fat growing on the top."

Lin Dashan laughed: "Now that you are in confinement, you just want to gain some weight, and now it is winter, you just want to gain some weight, so let's eat some more. Brother just cooked it. I tasted it and it tastes good."

Seeing that Gu Qiu still refused to reach out to take the bowl, Lin Dashan scooped up some sweet potatoes with a spoon, blew them cool and fed them to Gu Qiu's mouth. mouth, Lin Dashan took advantage of the opportunity and fed the sweet potato soup into Gu Qiu's mouth.

"Dashan, I think I've been really busy recently, it's really boring, especially after the baby falls asleep." Gu Qiu complained to Lin Dashan while eating the sweet soup that Lin Dashan fed him.

"No matter what, you are still in confinement and can't get out of bed, so bear with it, just think it is for me and the baby." Although Lin Dashan felt distressed, he still advised Gu Qiu earnestly.

Gu Qiu nodded helplessly, "Oh, now I finally know how Jin Yun felt back then. I laughed at him before."

Seeing that Gu Qiu wasn't so entangled, Lin Dashan took the opportunity to change the subject, "There are still a lot of dried persimmons piled up in the cellar of our house. I planned to save them from years ago to buy them myself, but I definitely can't leave now. Now, what to do with these persimmons?"

As soon as Lin Dashan's words came out, Gu Qiu's attention was immediately diverted, "Then why don't we send the things to shopkeeper Zhou and shopkeeper Ye?"

Lin Dashan nodded, "This method is also feasible, but if we hire someone to help us get it to the market to sell, maybe we can earn more."

"It might be troublesome to hire someone to sell, but you can really make more money. Do you have someone in mind?" Gu Qiu asked.

Lin Dashan pondered for a while and said: "I want to find Jiang Qingquan, the youngest son of Uncle Youtian. He used to be a waiter in a restaurant in the county. Not working, but still at home now. I think he is good."

"How is that person's character?" Gu Qiu is most concerned about that person's character. If he is a person with despicable character, then maybe he will get caught and run away.

"His temperament is as upright and kind as Uncle Youtian's, but he is a little more clever, and he is a trustworthy person." Lin Dashan and Jiang Qingquan still have some friendship, and they still have some understanding of his character.

"Okay, you can handle these things yourself." Gu Qiu yawned after speaking. Although he had slept for a while during the day, he still felt sleepy at night. , Now the children often cry at night, Lin Dashan and Gu Qiu are often woken up at night, although they are happy, they still feel quite tired.

"Okay, let's talk about these things later, let's go to bed early today, you are sleepy." Lin Dashan brought warm water for Gu Qiu to rinse his mouth, fed the baby for the last time and fell asleep.

The next day, Lin Dashan went to Jiang Qingquan's house and told him why he came, "As for your salary, how about eighteen Wen per day?" Now that the weather is so cold, more wages should be paid of.

With such a good salary, Jiang Qingquan hurriedly nodded and agreed. He didn't get such a high salary as a waiter in a restaurant before!

It's mid-December now, and it's only a few days before the Chinese New Year. If you want to sell persimmon cakes, you have to do it early. Lin Dashan will sell them at the market in the afternoon of the day when Lin Dashan made a decision. Now it's just in time for the big market in Hechi Village, so it's a good time.

Because it was the first day, Lin Dashan planned to go with him today to check everything for Jiang Qing.

Back home, Lin Dashan went into the cellar and took out two baskets of persimmons that had been there for a long time. Because of the proper way of preservation, they were still freshly made.Lin Dashan tasted one, and it tasted very good, without changing the taste at all.

"Brother, I'm going to Hechi Daji later, is there anything I can buy?" Lin Dashan asked.

"It seems that there is nothing to buy. Why don't you buy some snacks? Gu Qiu is idle and bored all day now. It's good to eat snacks to pass the time. By the way, buy some fabric for me. I want blue ones and cotton. " Lin Yu'er thought for a while and said.

"Okay, I'm leaving soon, bro, I'll leave Aqiu and the baby to you today." Lin Dashan took down Lin Yuer's words, moved the dried persimmons to the car, and brought a small stove to the car, He set off with Jiang Qingquan.

When the two arrived at Hechi, although it was noon, the street was still crowded with people, and the shops on the street were also packed. The two searched for a long time but couldn't find a good seat. In the end, an old man selling sugar cane and water chestnuts offered him up. Half a seat is available.

"Master, thank you!" After finally getting a seat, Lin Dashan and Jiang Qingquan thanked the old man with a smile.

The old man waved his hand, "What's the matter, it's just half a seat, what are you selling?"

"There are some persimmons at home that can't be eaten, so we sell them on the street." Lin Dashan opened the lid of the basket containing persimmons.

"Dried persimmons are in high demand. They are sure to sell well. The old man planted some water chestnuts and sugar cane, and bought them on the street because he couldn't eat them. Come on, try one and it's really good." The old man took it A few snow-white water chestnuts were peeled and handed to him and Jiang Qingquan.

Lin Dashan ate one and found that although the old man's water chestnuts were relatively small, they were crisp, juicy and sweet. "Uncle, these water chestnuts taste very good. How much is a catty?"

The old man burst into a smile when he heard Lin Dashan praise his family's good things, and stretched out three fingers, "Three pennies a catty."

"Uncle, leave five catties for me later." Lin Dashan wanted to take some back for the family to eat.

Persimmon cakes are really a hot commodity in the market. Not long after they set up their stalls, people came to buy them, and they sold a lot intermittently. Lin Dashan saw that the business was on the right track, and Jiang Qingquan had already started, so he told Jiang Qingquan After a few words, he left the business in the market to him, and went shopping by himself.

The street was bustling with people, Lin Dashan wanted to buy things for his family, and he was quite interested in shopping. After walking around, he already had a lot of things in his hands, including various snacks and the fabric and cotton that Lin Yuer asked him to buy.

Gu Qiu was yelling about being bored all day long, Lin Dashan wondered if he could find something on the street that he could play with and relieve his boredom, but it didn't take too much effort, but unfortunately he didn't find something suitable.

Lin Dashan was walking around, and was attracted by a small stall that was left out.In the past few days, everyone can always make some money when they come out to do business, but this small stall is different. Lin Dashan has passed by their house several times, and there is basically no business.

The boss frowned and looked listless, Lin Dashan could guess their situation by guessing.

Lin Dashan walked over curiously and asked, "Boss, what are you selling?"

Seeing the business, the stall owner finally regained his spirits, and introduced his goods to Lin Dashan: "My these are children's toys, and there is a top, which is fun. Look at the beautiful top, as well as go and chess. Oh, and there is also a comic book, it’s good to take a look at it to relieve boredom..."

Listening to his ramblings, Lin Dashan finally understood why his business was so poor. In winter, not many people took their children out to the market, not to mention that even if there were, parents might not be willing to buy these things for their children. , no one wants to buy, how can his business do well.

But Lin Dashan is somewhat interested in these things of his, and these things can just be bought to relieve Gu Qiu's boredom, "How do you sell these books and chess?"

"These books cost four cents a piece, and a chess set costs four cents." The boss said honestly.

Lin Dashan wondered who would buy it at such a high price, "It's so expensive, can it be cheaper? I don't think your business is very good. It's better to sell some than to accumulate."

Lin Dashan's words didn't have too many falsehoods, but directly hit the man's most concerned place. The boss thought for a while, "These books cost three pennies a piece, and a chess set costs three pennies. It can't be any lower. If it's any lower, I'll buy it." Lost money."

Lin Dashan nodded, "How do you play chess?"

The boss told Lin Dashan how to play chess in detail, and Lin Dashan frowned when he heard it.

The middle-aged boss didn't seem to see Lin Dashan's face, and he was still talking enthusiastically. Lin Dashan couldn't help but interrupt him: "Wait, wait, boss, this thing is too complicated, I think I'd better not."

Hearing Lin Dashan's words, the boss was inevitably a little disappointed, and then he picked up one side of Go and said that there is a simple way to play this kind of chess, that is, five pieces in a row. into a..."

After hearing this, Lin Dashan thought it was good, and the rules were simple, "Okay, then I'll buy this one, and give me five copies of the comic books that look good."

The boss packed the things with a smile and handed them over to him. This was the biggest business he had done in the two days since he set up his stall.

Looking at the boss's appearance, Lin Dashan couldn't help but said: "Excuse me, why do you want to sell it here? Most of the children in the village don't buy these luxury things. There is no market at all. I think you should go to the county seat It might be better to sell it locally, because people in the city have a lot of spare money, and they are willing to buy things for their children.”

The boss nodded and said, "I've thought about it too, but there are so many shops in the city that buy these things, and I can't compare to them."

"The low price of your stuff is an advantage. You can take your stuff to the back door of rich people to sell it. It's better than letting the stuff rot in your own hands." Lin Dashan shook the stuff in his hand and said.

The boss thought again and said: "You are right, thank you brother for your advice."

"It's nothing, I just started talking casually, I'll go first, see you later."

When Lin Dashan returned to his stall, the two baskets full of persimmons had already bottomed out. Now Lin Dashan couldn't wait to take home what he just bought and show it to Gu Qiu, and he didn't want to sell it anymore, "Qing Quan , let's go, there aren't many left anyway, we'll sell them tomorrow." He took three dried persimmons from the basket and stuffed them into the hands of the old man who had given up his seat before.

"Uncle, let's go back. Take these persimmons and eat them."

The old man waved his hand: "That's not okay, your good business has already helped me sell a lot of things today, so I can't take your things anymore."

Lin Dashan pointed to the two thin sugar canes leaning on one side and said: "How about this, uncle, I will exchange the two sugar canes with persimmons for you. I happen to want to buy sugar canes too, so just give them to me."

The old man thought for a while, and handed over the sugarcane, "This is taking advantage of you. These two thin sugarcanes are worthless, so you can take them."

Lin Dashan insisted on stuffing the dried persimmons into the old man's hand, and drove home.Speaking of the water chestnuts the old man gave him, Lin Dashan felt that it definitely weighed more than five catties.