Chapter 51 The Hungry Child on the Road In the evening, Li Youde and Dapeng went to see Zhou Yimin, and the three of them had a few drinks. Zhou Yimin bought braised pig's head skin, a plate of fried tripe, and a dish of peanuts. "Comfortable!" Dapeng feels that this is what his ideal life should be like. Since he started hanging out with Zhou Yimin, he could earn three or four yuan a day, almost two yuan. He gave half of the money to his mother, and kept the rest for himself. Before this, how could he dare to think about it? Drinking wine and eating pig head skin and fried tripe was like a dream. Li Youde also nodded. He seemed to have heard something and said, "Don't go to the black market tonight. According to gossip, they might sweep the place." Regardless of whether the news was true or false, he didn't want to take any risks as long as he heard any sign of trouble.
If you want to stay in this business for a long time, you have to be extremely careful and cautious, and never take chances. "Not going?" Dapeng was stunned. If he earns two dollars less a day, his heart will bleed. "Didn't you hear the wind?" "Yes, a little, but..." Before he could finish, Zhou Yimin interrupted him: "Dapeng, listen to Youde more in the future. We can't gamble, and we'd rather earn less." He thought to himself: Li Youde is indeed more reliable. "Fine!" Since Yimin said so, Luo Dapeng naturally wouldn't insist on anything anymore. Then, Luo Dapeng took out a key and handed it to Zhou Yimin: "Yimin, this is the key to that house. I'll give you a copy." It was agreed that the things might be placed in the house in the front yard. Luo Dapeng had no objection to this, after all, it was Yimin who got the house in the first place. Moreover, as Yimin said, it would be safer to put it in the front yard, making it more convenient for them to ship the goods later. Zhou Yimin was not polite and put the key away. "Is it clean? Do you want to ask Master Gu and others to come over and paint it?" Zhou Yimin asked. Luo Dapeng waved his hand: "No, I'm not as particular as you are. It's good enough to have a place to stay." Then he added, "I plan to set up two tables tomorrow. Do you have time?" Luo Dapeng knew that Zhou Yimin had been going to Zhoujiazhuang frequently recently and rarely came back here, so he had to tell Zhou Yimin in advance. "Tomorrow night?" Luo Dapeng nodded: "That's right!"
"Okay, I'll get you some meat tomorrow. Do you want dried fish? If you want, I'll bring two back later. They're over there." Zhou Yimin pointed. "Yes, more dishes would be nice." They're all meat, why would I dislike it? Seeing that Li Youde was also interested, Zhou Yimin said to him, "You should also bring two back." Luo Dapeng and Li Youde were both good people. When they took the dried fish, they did not forget to leave two dollars, saying clearly: Brothers should settle accounts clearly! You can’t come to your childhood friend’s place to eat and drink for free, and also take things away from him. Li Youde's parents were a little emotional. Now they don't have to worry about food and drink. They knew very well that this was all brought to their family by Zhou Yimin. "Brother, can I bring it to school to eat tomorrow?" asked Li Youde's older sister Li Youjing. She now admires her brother. In response to her, her own mother's brain exploded. "From now on, you will eat the same way as other people at school. I won't care about you when you get home." You've only had a few days of full meals and you're already getting carried away? Seeing her younger sister being scolded by her mother, Li Youde didn't dare to say anything and gave her a helpless look. "Also, don't tell others what you eat at home in school, do you hear me?" Li's mother warned her daughter and pulled her daughter's ears. "Hey, hey, hey! Mom, I know!" The second sister was eating the peanuts brought back by her eldest brother. She was a real foodie. …… The next day, Zhou Yimin visited the store's 1 yuan flash sale area as usual. Today it is 100 kilograms of rice and 100 kilograms of pork. Finally, he found some rice, which was just what Zhou Yimin wanted. It was a good thing to stock up on more rice. As for the pork, Zhou Yimin cut off ten kilograms and divided it into two portions. One portion was sent to the second aunt’s house. We had agreed before that Second Aunt would help with the cooking and give her five kilograms of meat. "Second Aunt, please keep this meat." After seeing this, the second aunt burst into laughter. This is really good meat! There is only a thin layer of lean meat, and the fat is as thick as two or three fingers. "Okay! Yimin, thank you!" She quickly put the meat away, and when she was free, she would coat it with salt and then dry it in the sun. This five kilograms of meat was enough for their family to eat once a month for half a year. Then, Zhou Yimin gave the other five kilograms to Dapeng. "So fast? I'll get you the money." Dapeng said in surprise. He thought that if he could get two or three catties, it would be good. Unexpectedly, Yimin got him five catties.
"I asked someone to keep you here specially. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first." Zhou Yimin took the money and prepared to go back to Zhoujiazhuang. As for the steel mill, he didn't want to go there. He was just a buyer anyway! It didn't matter whether he went there or not, as long as he could meet the monthly purchasing targets. After a few days, we will supply meat to the factory again and all the instructions will be given. Zhou Yimin also bought a bunch of pencils, a pile of exercise books, and ten boxes of chalk at the store. These were all prepared for school. He estimated that the village school was about to start classes. In addition, there is a kerosene lamp and a flashlight. He asked Li Youde to help him buy the kerosene lamp. The store in his mind didn't have this thing, but there were rechargeable desk lamps, etc., but Zhou Yimin didn't dare to take it out. Put 10 pounds of fried pork belly and the remaining 20 pounds of taro into the shopping basket. Halfway back, he met two children, probably brothers. One of them fainted from hunger on the side of the road. The older child was giving his younger brother some water. Zhou Yimin couldn't help but curse at him, left behind a few taro, and walked away. When the child saw that it was Taro, he quickly took off his shirt, wrapped Taro in it, and pulled up his brother who had just woken up. "Let's go quickly. Some kind people will give us food." However, instead of going home, they took Taro to a "secret base" known only to the two brothers and hid him. The two brothers knew that if they took the taro home, they would not be able to eat a single taro. Ever since their father married a stepmother and had a younger brother, the two brothers have been neglected by their grandmother and uncle. Not only are they often treated like cattle and horses, but they also get the least food. After arriving at the "secret base", the boy skillfully made a fire and cooked taro in a rotten pot he had picked up from somewhere. "Brother, who gave it to us? Can we eat it?" the little boy asked, staring at the taro inside. "A nice guy on a bicycle, wait a minute, he's not ready yet." Although he didn't see the man clearly, he felt that he would be able to recognize his benefactor the next time he met him. When his mother passed away, she told him to take good care of his younger brother, and he didn't forget. "Brother, are we really going to my aunt's house?" the little boy asked again, feeling uneasy. If their father caught them, they would be beaten. The whip marks on their back are still there and it hurts. "Go! Once you're full, I'll take you there. I still remember the way." The older boy said firmly. If this continued, he suspected that his brother would starve to death. Thanks to my brother Su Laomai for the 500 reward! My ranking has dropped to 11th place. Please support me. Thank you all! (End of this chapter)