dognovel Chapter 60 My son has also become successful.
Chapter 60 My son has also become successful.
Wang Youde stood on tiptoe and looked over.
When he saw what was loaded in the back of Liu Jianguo's carriage, his pupils dilated instantly:
"How is that possible?"
That was… a big bag of rice, two cans of fruit, a big bag of fruit candies, and then… a chicken!
He roughly estimated in his mind that, based on the current market price, buying these things would cost at least ten yuan.
I was even more surprised.
It's only been a few days?
"So Liu Jianguo has really made something of himself...?"
In fact, Wang Youde's reaction is neither surprising nor exaggerated.
Rice cost 13 cents a pound, canned fruit cost 1.5 or 2 yuan, and a whole chicken. These things weren't much.
But at the time, they were all very precious items.
If you didn't have some family wealth, who would be willing to buy these things?
That's more than ten yuan!
That's enough to buy 150 jin of coarse grains, enough to feed the Liu family of three for a month and a half.
And he... uses it to sell these precious items!
and,
Just now, I saw Liu Jianguo sitting in the carriage talking to a group of clamoring villagers.
That aura, that manner of speaking, is hardly what an eighteen-year-old should have.
Wang Youde couldn't help but pat his head, feeling a little regretful.
At the beginning,
He deliberately ruined Liu Jianguo's relationship with his daughter... Was he right or wrong?
Did he miss out on a good son-in-law?
"How about it? Regret it now?"
Liu Qingquan suddenly smiled and leaned closer, whispering, "You've ruined such a promising son-in-law!"
"Go away, Lao Liu, what nonsense are you spouting?" Wang Youde shoved Liu Qingquan away. "If you're not going to sell the straw on your truck, just take it back. Why are you meddling in my family affairs?"
Suddenly, Wang Youde curled the corner of his mouth again and said:
"By the way, Lao Liu, don't you have a second daughter who's still unmarried? Since you like Lao Liu's son so much, why don't you just marry your daughter off to him?"
Wang Youde thought that his words would anger Liu Qingquan, after all, Liu Jianguo was the unwanted son-in-law of the Wang family.
but,
Instead of getting angry, Liu Qingquan laughed after hearing this.
"Hey, Lao Wang, you know what, what you said really hit the nail on the head."
"Get lost." Wang Youde realized he couldn't win the argument, so he stopped talking.
Pushing open the courtyard gate, Li Xiangyang was immediately shocked by the piles of straw in the yard. The corridors, passageways, storage rooms, and even the roof were filled with straw.
"My father said these were all bought with money, and he didn't feel comfortable leaving them outside, so he piled them all up in the yard."
Liu Jianguo offered an explanation.
He carried rice on his shoulders, and also filled a sack with chicken and canned food, and brought it in.
The carriage couldn't be driven in, so Li Xiangyang found a large rock at the entrance, tied the reins to it, and then pulled some hay from the carriage to feed the horse.
Only then did I go inside.
The task of collecting straw was entrusted to Liu Jianguo, which was also part of teaching him how to do business.
moment,
Liu Guangyao then helped Liu Jianguo carry the scale out.
He originally didn't want to come out; Liu Jianguo had always been in charge of collecting the straw, and he was capable of handling it.
But when he heard Li Xiangyang say that Wang Youde had also come, he knew he had to come out and meet him.
I was holding my breath in a rage.
Before leaving, Li Xiangyang specifically reminded him to bring his cigarettes.
Liu Guangyao understood immediately and smiled.
"250 jin, 3.75 yuan, you count it."
Liu Jian took out more than 50 yuan from his pocket, counted out 3 yuan and 75 fen and handed it to the first villager who sold straw.
"Yes...yes, thank you, thank you so much." The villager took it and thanked him repeatedly.
Then comes the next one.
The fifth one was Wang Youde.
but,
Wang Youde remained silent throughout, keeping his head down. He was both embarrassed and filled with mixed feelings.
He took the money and turned to leave, but Liu Guangyao suddenly called out to him, "Isn't this Brother Youde?"
Wang Youde was stunned for a moment. Although the two families could no longer be in-laws, he couldn't pretend he didn't hear Liu Guangyao calling him.
So he turned around with a smile and said, "Guangyao, it's me... Long time no see. I saw you were all quite busy, so I didn't come up to say hello."
"It's okay, it's okay, I'll always have time to entertain you, no matter how busy I am."
Liu Guangyao pretended to be nonchalant, making outsiders think they had a good relationship.
He slowly took out the Daqianmen cigarettes that Li Xiangyang had bought for him earlier, pulled one out, and handed it over.
The most deadly form of ostentation is the silent display of power.
In later generations, men competed by comparing cars and houses, but in this era, a pack of good cigarettes is enough.
A pack of Daqianmen cigarettes costs 3 cents, enough for an average herdsman to buy half a pound of tobacco, which would last him for more than half a month.
He took the cigarette.
Upon seeing that it was still Daqianmen cigarettes, Wang Youde felt even more uneasy and quietly hid the copper pipe tucked into his waistband.
Like I said, who would spend money to buy this if they didn't have some wealth?
At this time,
Liu Qingquan also came over, deliberately pointing at Liu Guangyao, and asked, "This must be Liu Guangyao, Brother Liu!"
His tone was very friendly.
He took Wang Youde's joke seriously.
He genuinely thought Liu Jianguo was a good kid and that Wang Youde was blind to talent.
He wanted to take this opportunity to get closer to Liu Guangyao and find out about Liu Jianguo's situation.
"Just call me Guangyao. And this gentleman is...?" Liu Guangyao asked.
You can't hit someone who's smiling, right? Looks like he came with Wang Youde, so we can't skimp on this cigarette.
Liu Guangyao also handed Liu Qingquan a Daqianmen cigarette.
"My neighbors are all farmers. They come here to sell straw when they have nothing else to do."
Wang Youde gave a somewhat impatient introduction, then tried to pull Liu Qingquan away, saying, "Let's go, Guangyao is still busy here."
They've been neighbors for decades; how could he not know Liu Qingquan's little scheme?
He also had his own plans.
His daughter is currently dating Gu Damao, not getting married. If Liu Jianguo is truly more successful than Gu Damao, then his daughter can still date Liu Jianguo again.
"Don't rush off. It's cold outside, and you rarely come all this way. Come inside and warm up."
Seeing that Wang Youde was about to leave, Liu Guangyao said something polite.
It is clear,
He won the recent exchange, and he's in a great mood now.
did not expect,
Upon hearing this, Liu Qingquan stopped Wang Youde, who was about to leave, and said with a smile, "Youde has been saying for a long time that he wants to visit your home, but he hasn't had the chance yet."
"Huh...when...?" Wang Youde wanted to slap Liu Qingquan to death for being shameless.
But since the words had already been spoken, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to the Liu family's house with him.
Liu Guangyao was also taken aback, completely unexpected that they would actually agree. At the same time, he also noticed that this man named Liu Qingquan...
It seems a bit...overly familiar.
What does he want to do?
As soon as the three of them stepped inside, they were greeted by the aroma of meat filling the room.
"Is the Liu family making meat soup?" Liu Qingquan whispered to Wang Youde.
"What's it to you? I wouldn't even offer you a bowl of meat soup." Wang Youde muttered under his breath, "Don't even think about eating me."
This year,
Everyone here is poor and it's a rare treat for us to eat meat, so how could we possibly share it with others?
result,
No sooner had Wang Youde finished speaking than Zhou Chunxia came out of the kitchen carrying three bowls of meat soup.
"Come on, it's cold outside. We made extra meat soup. Have a bowl to warm up."