In the evening, Gui Niang said that Jianmin and Uncle Shi had left by car early in the morning. They sold goods worth more than 1200 yuan today, and she and Aunt Jiu were very happy.

The next morning, when Xia Ran finished eating beef noodles and arrived at the courtyard, Dachunzi and Guowei were already waiting.

A few people lit a fire to warm themselves when Chen Qianjin and his team arrived. This time they brought 20 tractors with them, which were stocked with everything.

In addition to the daily items, he also collected three bags of red dates, three bags of gray beans, eight bags of lentils, three bags of sesame seeds, eight bags of buckwheat noodles, and four bags of oat noodles.

Chen Qianjin helped Xia Ran collect everything. He collected some things purely because the price was cheap enough, and the common people had begged him for a long time, so he couldn't refuse and just collected them.

Xia Ran remembers that gray beans are especially delicious when fried. Lentils can be fried, made into bean sprouts, served cold, or stewed in a big pot. They taste especially good.

Xia Ran remembered that buckwheat noodles were said to lower blood pressure. Oatmeal noodles were also a kind of whole grain noodles. The original body had eaten too much of these whole grains, especially cornmeal.

Xia Ran didn't like or hate these things very much. People in later generations always said that it was not good to eat only fine grains all year round, so when she occasionally went to the supermarket, she would buy some coarse grains to eat at home.

Chen Qianjin also asked: "For the country, there is an old man in Xiaoliu Village who has six boxes of honey. He is preparing to harvest the honey these two days. Do you want some? He has been raising it for several years. According to the villagers, his honey is very fragrant every year. But the honey is a little expensive, 2.2 yuan per pound. Do you want some?"

"Yes, bring them all up. By the way, would they be willing to sell me a box of bees? If they do, just take them back. Just remember to keep the bees warm when you come."

"to make."

"How are your things going? I only have half a day today. I'll go home in the evening and pack up before leaving tomorrow."

"It's almost done. We have collected the crops in all the villages close to the road in our township. We didn't go to the people living in the mountains far from the road because it's too inconvenient. We will be done in two more villages. You can tell us a specific time point, and we will follow the actual situation."

"Okay, let's do this. I'll wait until 4pm at the latest. No later than that."

"Okay, we got it. Let's go then and try to collect as much as possible."

Xia Ran looked at the pockmarked boy and asked the other two directly: "Do you know where in the county I can make pockmarked rotten meat? This thing is out of our territory, and no one knows it. It's better to make it into rotten meat and give it to others."

Xia Ran thought it over and decided that this thing tasted good, so she would put it in the space for herself to eat. If she felt craving for it, she would make a tofu box to eat.

Guo Wei continued, "It's behind the vegetable market. There's a small electric stone mill that's specially used to grind these things."

"Is that so? Then go find a tricycle on the street, take these three bags of sesame seeds and grind them into sesame tofu. Buy a few large white plastic pots, clean them and put them in them. Then bring them back when you're done."

"to make."

It was a little after ten in the morning when Director Niu finally arrived with the vermicelli, which was much later than the previous two days. He had loaded more than 27 trucks with vermicelli. After unloading and weighing the goods, he found the total was 29.26 tons.

There was also half a car of various odds and ends. Director Niu introduced them one by one: "Boss Xia, there are 4 boxes of red bananas and apples, 6 boxes of yellow bananas and apples, 4 boxes of Qinguan apples, 4 jars of frozen sand pears, and 4 bottles of acacia honey. These are specially sent to you. Thank you for helping to collect so many goods so that the people in our village can have a prosperous new year. This is not only my idea, but also the idea of ​​our secretary. He asked me to say thank you to you on his behalf. You have helped a lot this time."

"You're welcome, you're welcome. This is just normal business. It's not a question of helping or not helping."

"You should thank me. Sand pear is very good for treating coughs. Boil it in a teapot and drink it. The effect is very good. Red bananas and yellow bananas are not worth selling and they don't last long, but they taste very good. Children, women and the elderly like to eat them. Qinguan apples cannot be eaten for the time being. The skin is a bit thick and old. If you keep it for a while, it will become a flour apple after the New Year and it tastes very good after peeling the skin. Honey comes from my uncle's family and it tastes great. I know you don't need these things, but this is our gift. You must accept it no matter what. You are not allowed to refuse. Refusing means looking down on our village."

Xia Ran smiled and responded: "Okay, I'll take it, thank you."

As he spoke, he took the red banana and smelled it. It looked very similar to the snake apple of later generations. It was purple and bright red, and smelled very fragrant. Xia Ran took out some toilet paper and wiped it twice, then started to eat it. It was very delicious.

It is a special icy tooth. It feels cool when you swallow it, and it feels like eating cream ice cream when you take a bite. It tastes sweet, crunchy and has a very good taste.

Xia Ran took two bites and asked directly: "Do you have many apples like this?"

"Why, you're taking this too?" Director Niu's eyes lit up for a moment, then dimmed again as he thought of something, and said feebly and self-deprecatingly:

"We are acquaintances, so I won't frame you. We have this apple. It's not big, but it tastes really good. But that's not the main problem. The main problem is that this variety can't be stored. At most, it can be stored around the Spring Festival. After the Spring Festival, the apple will automatically become soft and melt. At that time, even toothless old ladies can eat it. If you don't finish it within a few days, it will directly rot into a pile of dog shit. This apple is also very fragile. If you pinch it lightly, it will be damaged. It's not as durable as the Red Fuji."

Xia Ran finished it in a few bites and felt her whole mouth was filled with a refreshing fragrance. It was much more delicious than the snake fruit of later generations.

I picked up another yellow banana and started eating it. It was golden yellow and tasted good. These are two different ways of flavoring, each with its own characteristics, and both are delicious.

When Xia Ran was asked to choose among these apples, the one she disliked the most was the Red Fuji apple. It was hard and solid, difficult to chew, and felt heavy in the stomach after eating.

Thinking of this, Xia Ran asked directly: "How many of the two kinds of apples do you have? How much do you plan to sell them for?"

"Are you sure you want it?"

"Yes, I have this plan."

"How about 4 cents a pound? But most of the fruits are between 65 and 75, and there are almost no large ones."

"Don't charge 4 cents, charge 5 cents a pound. It's not easy for old farmers either."

Director Niu said with a moved look on his face: "Okay, thank you, Boss Xia, I'll remember your favor."

Xia Ran looked at him blankly, "What favor did you remember? Aren't we talking about business?"

Xia Ran was about to say something when Director Niu spoke directly, "No, I have to make a phone call and ask them to pack the boxes quickly. We have to hurry back, so we'll leave first. If I had known this, I should have come earlier today." He turned and was about to leave.

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