Return to the era: starting from the state-owned hotel

Chapter 208 Selling the Cicada Monkey
Qiao He looked at Su Qingfeng and others leaving, her eyes flickering slightly, and she frowned slightly, "Cicada monkey... can you really sell it for money?"

Ever since Ma Chenggong left, and the last time he saw a movie in the village, he was torn apart by that boy Ma Ligang in front of him, Qiao He's life as a widow has become increasingly sad.

It was okay before, she was at least covered with a fig leaf.

But now... almost all the men in the village know that she is not a serious woman, and even a group of second-rate men and old widowers want to have sex with her every day, and those who are timid also want to take advantage of her.

Qiao He naturally did not resist these, otherwise he would not have gotten together with Ma Chenggong in the first place.

But the problem is...

These stinky men are all scoundrels who can only get in but never get out.

How could Qiao He be willing to suffer any loss?
Seeing that the food reserves at home were slowly bottoming out, Qiao He finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Taking advantage of today's opportunity, I accidentally learned that cicada monkeys can be sold for money.

only……

Qiao He looked at a cicada that fell to the ground, frowned, and then quickly let go.

Who said she had to do it herself to get what she wanted?

When he thought of the cicada monkeys in Su Qingfeng's plastic bottle, a determined smile suddenly appeared on Qiao He's charming face.

……

After picking up cicadas in the dark one night, when Su Qingfeng returned home, she was so sleepy that she couldn't even lift her eyelids.

But even so, when he thought about how many cicada monkeys he had just handled, Su Qingfeng was still a little nervous and felt his skin itchy.

He held on for a while and took a cold shower. After wiping himself off, he casually put on a vest, lay on the kang, and let out a comfortable sigh.

The window was half open, and one could still hear cicadas nearby, and occasionally there were frogs chirping in response. When Su Qingfeng fell asleep, he had only one thought in his mind...

Whose feet are so smelly!

Before going to bed tomorrow, we must supervise these people to wash their feet!
……

Su Qingfeng was not woken up by her biological clock the next day.

Instead, he was woken up by a group of chirping cubs.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a plastic bottle in front of his face. Inside, there were dense cicada monkeys crawling on the wall of the plastic bottle.

No matter how brave Su Qingfeng was, when he saw this scene, he was so shocked by the scene that he lost all sleep and his heart was beating fast.

Looking around again, he saw that it was a group of half-grown boys from Hutou, looking at him with a smile, "Brother Qingfeng, go sell the cicada monkeys."

Su Qingfeng calmed down and said angrily, "Sell me, if I take all these children to the town, if a few of them get lost, you'll be fine, I'm not sure. Eat the fruit.”

It wasn't that Su Qingfeng really didn't want to take them to the town, but it was just that he was suddenly frightened and a little angry.

The tiger heads were not afraid of him and continued to smile.

"Brother Qingfeng, we have thought about what you said! The younger ones will definitely not be able to go. Even if we are willing, the adults in the family will not agree. We have all counted and each of us has caught a few. I I am responsible for selling cicada monkeys in the town, and when I get the money, I divide the money according to the quantity."

Seeing Hu Tou talking eloquently, Su Qingfeng couldn't help but have a smile on his face.

Seeing the situation, the tiger head hit the snake harder and followed the stick, grinning, "Brother Qingfeng, can you do it? Just give me a word!"

Seeing this, Su Qingfeng couldn't help but say, "You have arranged everything so well, how can I still speak? Then... go ahead!"

"Great!"

A group of children immediately became excited and joyful. Su Qingfeng looked at it. Even if it was the Chinese New Year, they were not so happy.

He became increasingly aware of how rare it was for most families in Sujia Village to have extra income in addition to their year-round work points.

……

After breakfast, Su Yuantie looked at the back seat of the Phoenix bicycle with lingering fear. Seeing Hu Tou happily sitting on the back seat, he opened his mouth but stopped talking.

But in the end, he chose to keep his mouth shut and didn't say anything.

To be honest, Hu Tou was quite excited the moment he got on the bicycle.

Especially when he saw the envious looks in his friends' eyes, Hu Tou puffed up his chest unconsciously. He was even prouder than Su Qingfeng, the owner of a bicycle.

Su Qingfeng had a piece of pancake in her mouth, and she was quite happy to see the expression on the tiger's head.

He said with a smile, "Hutou, just be at ease, I'm a very stable rider."

The tiger's head said "hmm" a few times and nodded wildly.

He had real trust in Su Qingfeng.

He put the plastic bottles in the nylon bag he found specially, then hugged Su Qingfeng's waist and sat firmly.

Call ~
A gust of wind blows.

Su Qingfeng was like riding on a hot wheel, stepping on the dew, and rushed to the town.

The tiger's head opened its mouth wide, letting the cool wind pour into it, trying to make a sound, but no words came out at all.

It's not that Su Qingfeng has bad driving skills.

His driving skills are so good!
The bicycle rolled over the bumpy road, and sometimes it was so bumpy that it almost flew up.

Riding all the way down, Hu Tou wanted to cry but had no tears. He just felt that his buttocks had broken into eighteen pieces.

After finally arriving at the purchasing station, Hutou quickly queued to the end of the queue.

The staff at the purchasing station looked lazy, and their tone of voice was not very good when purchasing.

Hutou thought it was nothing before, but when it was his turn to sell out, he still couldn't help but feel a little scared.

Especially when the attitude of the staff at the purchasing station is not very good.

He looked around, and Su Qingfeng didn't know where he had gone.

He became more and more uneasy, and looked around again. No one seemed to have thought of coming to the buying station to sell cicada monkeys.

Hutou felt increasingly uneasy.

When it was his turn, Hutou was considered the boldest kid in the village, but at his age, he could hardly speak when he was excited.

"Here... collect, collect, collect..."

The staff at the purchasing station were a little impatient. Just when they were about to say something, they saw Su Qingfeng pushing a bicycle.

After taking a closer look, the man discovered that the bicycle was actually a Phoenix brand!
Look at Su Qingfeng again. Although she is not wearing a Chinese tunic suit, her clothes are still new, not whitened or patched.

His expression suddenly changed from gloomy to clear, and when he looked at the tiger's head, his tone became much softer.

"What do you sell?"

Hutou couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw the smiles on the staff's faces.

Coupled with the fact that Su Qingfeng was standing beside him, he returned to his usual boldness and spoke much more fluently.

"I have cicada monkeys here, can you collect them here?"

The staff member looked at him in surprise, obviously not expecting that anyone actually knew that cicada monkeys could be sold for money.

His tone was gentler, "It's three cents per pound."

When Hu Tou heard the price, his eyes widened subconsciously.Three cents a pound? !
They can catch about three kilograms in one night. Doesn't this mean that just by themselves, they can make nearly a dime in one night!
But now in the countryside, a strong laborer can work for a whole day and only earn a dime. Doesn't this mean that a child can be as good as a strong laborer!

One cent a day, one dollar for ten days.

For two months in the summer, it’s only six yuan!
If the whole family went out at night, they might earn even more.

After getting the money, Hu Tou still seemed to be in a dream.

Seeing him like this, Su Qingfeng poured cold water on him in order to prevent the kid from getting too hot-headed.

"The money for catching cicada monkeys is not that easy. Think about it, there are only so many cicadas in the village plus the mountains. Maybe someone from the neighboring village will come to catch cicadas by then."

"Besides, the buying station in town can't accept so many cicadas all at once. If you catch cicadas... you can make some quick money at most. If your kid delays studying because of this, I won't take you with me next time."

As soon as he heard that Su Qingfeng had another way to make money, Hu Tou quickly woke up.

He almost swears.

"Brother! You are my real brother! Don't worry, when I go back, I will let those little guys know how good you are..."

What is this nonsense……

He said it as if he was about to leave...

Su Qingfeng silently complained in his heart.

As the two of them walked forward, Su Qingfeng had already told Hutou his wife that he would take this kid back when he got off work.

This boy was young and still had such a "huge sum of money" in his pocket. Su Qingfeng was worried that he would go back alone.

If he didn't have that much money, Su Qingfeng would just let him run around.

A country boy.

Especially boys.

Just keep it rough.

It doesn't matter that much.

Just when he reached a corner alley, Su Qingfeng's footsteps stopped involuntarily.

He saw a familiar figure.

"Brother Guo, just lend me this one time. I swear, I will pay you back next month. Yesterday... I was just a hair away from making a comeback. I have been lucky recently. Next month I will pay you back my capital with interest." Give it all back to you.”

Su Qingfeng looked at He Qianjin's side face and felt a little dazed for a moment, almost unable to recognize him.

Compared with the He Qianjin who had a slicked back hair and always looked askance at people in his memory, he was now disheveled and unkempt, and Su Qingfeng seemed to be able to smell the odor on him even if he was not close to him.

They say that love comes from the heart, and Su Qingfeng didn't know if it was an illusion. When he looked at He Jinjin's face, he always felt that his facial features had an indescribable sense of wretchedness, and even his behavior was hunched over.

Brother Guo, who was in He Qian's mouth, held a loose cigarette between his fingertips and puffed away slowly.

Seeing He Jinjin like this, he smiled and patted He Jinjin on the cheek, "Brother Qianjin, why are you acting like this after we haven't seen each other for so many days? Why did you call me brother? Didn't you just talk like a kid? Guo, did you shout happily?"

He Qianjin was slapped on the cheek, and a look of humiliation flashed through his eyes, but in the end, he just smiled and continued to speak shyly:
"Didn't you have a good eye before...Brother Guo, look, this borrowing money thing..."

Brother Guo took one last drag of his cigarette, then threw away the cigarette butt and crushed it with his rubber shoe. Then he smiled and said, "He Qianjin, have you ever heard of this sentence?"

He Qianjin was at a loss.

Brother Guo smiled again, "It's better to borrow money than to borrow money from poverty. How unthinkable am I to lend money to a gambler like you, and then let you always owe me money and become my uncle?"

After saying that, Guo Sheng turned around and left.

The moment he turned around, he saw Su Qingfeng's standing figure. He was stunned for a moment, then as if he recognized Su Qingfeng, he looked back at He Qianjin and showed an interesting smile.

Immediately, he smiled and nodded at Su Qingfeng before leaving.

He Qianjin seemed to be aware of it and looked over from a distance, just in time to see Su Qingfeng's indifferent gaze.

At this moment, he subconsciously compared Su Qingfeng's state with his own.

Instantly, his face turned red.

He Qianjin walked quickly out of the alley almost at running speed. While walking, Su Qingfeng also saw his rubber shoes that didn't fit well.

Where are the original leather shoes?

You can't use it as gambling capital, right?
……

State-run hotel.

When Su Qingfeng came in, he also brought a bottle of cicada monkey.

Lin Mingliang is from the city. When he saw this thing, he was so scared that the hair on his body stood up.

Yu Hai looked at this and smiled.

"Is this a cicada? I heard it's fried in oil, so it should be quite delicious."

Although Lin Mingliang didn't like Yu Hai very much, he didn't want to make it too embarrassing. Seeing that Yu Hai was interested in talking to him, although he was reluctant, he still talked to him.

He frowned, looking at the dense insects, and felt a sense of fear, rushing straight to the Tianling Cap.

"Is this stuff really edible?!"

Su Qingfeng had already unscrewed the bottle cap and started to pack it away.

"You'll know if you can eat it or not."

Seeing that Lin Mingliang was not moving, Yu Hai deliberately wanted to flatter Su Qingfeng, so he leaned close to Su Qingfeng and started to deal with the cicada monkey.

This actually forced Lin Mingliang to rebel.

Yu Hai can be a vegetable washer, why can't he? !
Although...he was once just a vegetable washer.

If anything, at first Lin Mingliang was a little skeptical about whether this thing was delicious.

But when the aroma of frying came out, Lin Mingliang's original determination not to eat gradually began to waver.

Su Qingfeng was still trying to persuade her: "Pinch off the head and tail. The middle is full of meat. The protein content of this thing is higher than meat. Do you really not want to eat it?"

Lin Mingliang tried his best to restrain his laughter, but still shook his head.

He doesn't understand what it means to be protein or not. He would rather eat beef and pork.

Insects, how delicious can they be?

However, just when the temptation of Lin Mingliang was about to fail, a bearded man walked in outside the state-owned hotel.

The man was surprisingly tall for this era. Su Qingfeng estimated that he was about 1.9 meters tall. In the 70s when supplies were scarce, this was unbelievable. It was unknown what he ate when he grew up.

Chen Meilan boldly shouted, "The hotel hasn't opened yet."

The bearded man poked his head out of the window, then pointed to the small blackboard next to him, and said with a smile, "There is nothing written on your blackboard that there are fried cicadas for monkeys to eat today."

The people in the kitchen looked at each other and immediately felt that the visitor was evil.

In the flash of lightning, Su Qingfeng's mind changed rapidly, and she subconsciously picked up the bowls and chopsticks:
"Try it?"

　Because it is impossible to find the price of cicada monkeys, it is converted into 1 cent based on the day's work point of a strong laborer. An ordinary person can catch [-] cicadas in one night, which is about [-] monkeys per catty, so the price is three per catty (already Change) points.If there are real prices, you can leave a message and I will change it immediately after seeing it.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)