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Chapter 250 He Liang

The city of Shancheng has been prosperous since ancient times and enjoys the reputation of the land of abundance.

Since ancient times, there has been a common saying to describe this place: "In the capital, you think the official is too small, in the south of the Yangtze River, you think you have too little money, in the mountain city, you think it's too early to get married." Girls are the most beautiful."

In addition to the teahouses, the streets and alleys of Shancheng are air-raid shelters. The pier is the busiest place in Shancheng. The mountain roads here are complicated, and the most convenient way is water transportation.

Especially near the pier, there are stick stick soldiers unique to the mountain city everywhere.

One person, one pole and one towel, even though it’s winter, there are still men sweating in thin shirts everywhere on the pier.

"Boss, where are you going? I'll help you choose the place. The price is negotiable." Whenever a foreign businessman unloads goods from the dock, there are always a large number of men around to bargain.

Another major feature near the pier is the hot pot in Shancheng.

These hot pot stalls are placed in the open air, with square tables and long benches, and one table can seat eight people.

Several people eat a hot pot together, and each pays for it after eating.

The business of hot pot stalls is surprisingly good, especially in winter, when there is an endless stream.

Next to the hot pot stand, there is another small stall. A man and a woman are too busy to touch the ground. The man's complexion is dark, but his body is strong. Although the winter in Chongqing is not cold, the man only wears a thin suit With a towel hanging around his neck, he wore leggings and tied his thin shirt tightly with cloth strips.

"Sister Yao, I need four bowls of ice powder, the four of us."

After eating hot pot, have a bowl of cool ice powder to get rid of the spicy smell brought by this spicy hot pot.

The man quickly took out four bowls and put them on the table, then took out a large spoon, one bowl at a time, took the money with his left hand, and handed it to the woman carrying the small bag with his right hand.

The four people on the table didn't have any ink stains. They drank the ice powder in one gulp, wiped their mouths with a towel, and then picked up their shoulder poles and walked to the pier. This meant that a boat was coming.

The man glanced at the river, then picked up a bowl of ice powder, took out a cake from the backpack next to the stall, ate it in big mouthfuls, and took a sip of ice powder from time to time.

A piece of cake was eaten in a few strokes.

Then he quickly took out the money from his pocket and put it on the table, picked up his shoulder pole and ran towards the river.

"The money is on the table. When the goods are finished, I will collect the stall for you." The man's voice came from afar.

The woman in a big red coat and braided braids finally raised her head from her busy schedule and smiled at the man.

The girl first put the bowl into the basin, then secretly put the money into the boy's backpack, and then put the backpack into the trolley of her stall and stuffed it.

Then while washing the dishes, I watched the people coming and going by the river.

That's it, whenever a boat docks, the men in these small stalls will carry their poles to the river to make money.

The legend of the mountain city, the stick stick army, most of these stalls are also set up by the family members of the stick stick army.

After a busy day, the men sat quietly by the pier, waiting for the boss to pay the bill. It was all manual work, and the money was hard earned. Many bosses would invite these people to eat at the stall after paying the bill if they were not busy.

Until nightfall, the man dragged his exhausted body, panting heavily, and returned to the stall with a towel to wipe his sweat.

"Hey, why didn't you wait for me? I said I'll help you clean up after I'm done! Are they sold out?" Most of the stalls have been closed, leaving only the tables and other heavy objects.

"There's still a little bit left, it doesn't matter, take it back to drink for younger brothers and sisters!" The girl said indifferently.

"I can't do it!" The man opened the bucket of ice powder and looked at it, then lifted the bucket and said again: "Wait!"

Then he walked over to the hot pot stall. After unloading the goods today, the boss was generous and invited all the coolies to eat hot pot.

He was anxious to help the girl close the stall, so he didn't go there.

At this moment, he was carrying an ice bucket, asking from table to table, and after a while, he returned with a handful of money and an empty bucket.

"Order it, it's sold out, 26 bowls, fifty cents."

After paying the money, the man set up the car first, then put the tables, chairs and benches on the car in order, and then helped the girl put the little bits and pieces around her on the car.

Then he tied the two ropes tied to the handlebars around his own neck, "Let's go, I'll take you home."

One big and one small, one tall and one short, one in front and one in back, walking on the winding mountain road like this.

"Brother, what do you want to eat tonight?" There are stalls along the way, selling vegetables grown by themselves, some even wild vegetables.

"There's still noodles in the house, let's make some noodles."

"You go first, I'll buy two handfuls of green vegetables." The girl said to the boy, and then saw the man go further and further, bought two handfuls of green vegetables, and then ran to the butcher's stall.

"Teacher, are you selling this?"

"That's all that's left, it's cheaper if you want it." The man stretched out five fingers and gestured.

The girl hurriedly took out [-] cents and gave it to the butcher's boss, and the boss quickly packed some leftover minced meat and offal on the stall for the girl.

Not long after, the girl ran and caught up with the man.

This strong man is called He Liang, and the girl is called Xu Xiaoju.

The winter night was short, and it was already dark when the two arrived home. They lived next to each other. He Liang pushed the car into Xu Xiaoju's house, turned a corner and went back to his own house next door.

Both are in the same situation, both have no parents, and both are still the eldest in the family.

Both of them have younger siblings.

As soon as He Liang entered the door, four big and small heads stuck out from the crack of the door, "Brother, you are back!"

"Well, wait for a while, brother washes his hands and prepares food for you!"

When He Liang came back from the pier every day, the first thing he did was to cook for his younger siblings, not only dinner, but also breakfast and lunch for four of them.

Because all day next day, he was going to make money on the pier.

"Brother, is business going well today?" The older second child already knew the importance of money, and knew that making money was the way out for their family.

"What's the matter, do you still care about this?" He Liang rolled up his sleeves, washed his hands, and then started to knead.

"The teacher said, let the four of us pay the tuition fees, and the semester will end soon, and there are only four of us left in the school who are not teaching. The teacher also said that we are particularly difficult, and half of the fees can be exempted."

He Liangliang nodded, it would be best if he could save a little.

"How much do I have to pay? I've been saving for a long time. It should be enough! Go to the cabinet at the end of the house and get the money jar yourself."

He Liang was meeting at the moment, so it was really inconvenient to get the money, besides, the money in the family was in the pot, and there was usually a second child watching, and no naughty one would take the money out and spend it indiscriminately.

"The teacher said that the average income of our family is less than five yuan, and the tuition fee is only half. The four of us need six yuan, so I'll go get it!"

"Go!" He Liang nodded.

It's okay, I should have saved eight yuan, and six yuan is okay, and there are still two yuan left to buy food for my younger brothers and sisters.

There are still two months left, and if you work harder, you can still buy new clothes for your younger brothers and sisters for the New Year.