The Happy Life of Cattle Vendors

An accidental class reunion made two people who were not "channels" talk about a bittersweet struggle history.

The wine glasses are staggered, and all kinds of life.

In recent years, with the post-80s gradually gaining a foothold in the society, class reunions have mushroomed, which happened in the box of Juxiangyuan, a famous Sichuan restaurant in Heihe County.

On this table, Comrade Lao Dai, a former monitor, is sitting in a chair in the box in a white shirt, blue trousers, neatly ironed shirt and neat hair. He has the air of being a monitor in those days, as if he were ready to give orders at any time. Sitting on the left side of the monitor, Wang Jiale, once the most naughty, looked at him, covered in jokes. He is also the organizer of this party. He manages several hotels in the scenic spot, and his life is moist and his income is considerable. Sitting on the monitor's right is the headmaster of our class. Now I work in a hospital in the provincial capital. He is still so rigorous, at least he doesn't look relaxed. He always wears a pair of glasses for fear of falling off his face. If you smile at him, he will smile back at you. I went late, so I sat by the window. Sit down and have a look. Isn't this the cow in our class next to me? Now, his waist is big and his ears are red, and he wears several gold rings side by side. When he saw me looking at his hands, he habitually touched his trouser legs, like a kind of shyness and simplicity. This reminds me that I want to know his interests better.

Niu Jianqiang, male, 3 1 year-old, a young man who never graduated from junior high school, a simple and honest young man, and a once skinny young man, we all called him "monkey" at that time, because he was so thin and his face was so full that he couldn't scrape off two or two pieces of meat, and mosquitoes were afraid to climb up. Now he has a big waist, a red face and a golden dress.

I pointed to his hand and asked curiously, "where are you making a fortune now, old classmate Qiang?" .

"Wood has made a fortune. If you do some small business, the cows are waiting." After that, his face became redder.

At this time, the monitor picked up the glass and said, "Old classmate, I haven't seen you for many years, and the opportunity is rare. I won't go home today unless I'm drunk. I want to drink four cups. Here's to these four people. " Then he took the glass and drank four glasses of wine upside down in one breath.

Next to Wang Jiale, conveniently fill the glass.

The old squad leader smiled: "Let whoever pours the wine drink it. This is called growing melons and drinking. "

Everyone laughed hysterically, and the atmosphere in the box suddenly brightened up a lot. Wang Jiale said over coffee, "Everyone can come today, which shows that our class has a strong cohesion under the leadership of the old monitor. Eating, drinking and having fun is good for everyone. After arriving at the scenic spot, the "one-stop" service of living, eating and watching the scenery is all on the old classmates. In recent years, the scenic spots have developed too fast, the roads are wider, there are more cars and the surrounding environment is beautiful. It will soon be the 5A-level scenic spot, and tourists all over the country are vying for it. A sea of people. We set up a tea stall in front of our house and earned hundreds of dollars a day. After the corn stalks in the field are cut, it is a natural parking lot. Money comes in and out every day. In short, it is a word "not bad money". Say that finish, four glasses of wine are gone. You have four cups, I have four cups, and soon, a bottle of white wine will bottom out.

When Niu Qiang made a toast, he first showed a simple and honest smile and white teeth, which were squeezed out from his red face.

"I didn't come to the reunion these years. First of all, I am busy feeding cows at home. Second, I'm embarrassed to come. I really want to meet my old classmates today, so I have the cheek to come. " After that, he drank four glasses of wine.

At this time, Liu Jiale said: "You will know in one day, but how can you remember our old classmates?" Everyone laughed again. At this time, he picked up the bottle, full of four. He said with a gold ring and a glass: "These four wines were owed to everyone before. I'll make it up today. Call me when everyone arrives in Heihe town. I will take care of eating and drinking! "

As he spoke, he took four more sips in one breath and turned even redder.

I sat next to him and watched him carefully. From shyness at first to bold self-confidence now, what made him change so quickly? Is it just alcohol?

I wonder what he has experienced over the years.

So I turned around and chatted with him. Maybe it's the alcohol, or maybe I asked the right question. He lost control as soon as he opened his mouth. ...

"I have been working hard outside for so many years. It is not easy and I have suffered a lot." I listened carefully to him tell his story like a stranger.

The first half of his life

While smoking a cigarette, he said, "My father is a cattle dealer. Everyone knows that cattle are raised in Hei and Gao counties. He goes out to collect cows every morning, rides a big chain box car, walks around the street to see cows, and comes back every night. Sometimes he can make a business deal and bring a cow back, and sometimes it is equivalent to running for nothing. " I watched my father collect cattle, and I was very tired, so I vowed not to follow my father's old path in the future. When my father was young, his family was poor and he could not find a wife. He was thirty-five when he gave birth to me. When he gave birth to me, he treated me like a pimple. As for me, I only play all day and don't like studying. By the third day, I felt that I couldn't go to high school or college. I just want to go out to the society and learn a trade early, and my father often does the same. I look at myself so thin, learn to be a chef, at least I can't go hungry, and I may get fat. So I went to Xinjiang to learn to cook. Of course, as I wish, I became fat and talked about my wife. During the Chinese New Year, I took it home, and everyone in the team said that she was a good wife. "

On the second day of the second year, I went to my husband's house to pay a New Year call. I have a case of wine in my left hand and a cigarette in my right. I went to my husband's house and entered the door. I called out "Dad" enthusiastically, and Dad gave a "Well" and entered the room. I have no expression, at least I am unhappy. It's really a hot face and a cold ass.

When jiaozi finished eating, my husband asked me, "Young man, where do you work? How much is it a month? Who is your family and how many acres do you plant? "

As for me, I am honest. To tell the truth: "I cook in a hotel, more than two thousand a month, with my parents at home and five acres of land."

My husband's face changed instantly, and he took my cigarettes and wine and threw them outside the street gate. My daughter-in-law screamed, but she couldn't stop it. On the one hand, it's me, on the other hand, it's difficult to choose, in a dilemma.

It was hard to go to my husband's house for the first time, but my daughter-in-law didn't give up on me and thought I was practical and capable. Finally, my husband compromised and promised to marry my daughter, but the bride price will not be less, because I have a brother-in-law. Before and after marriage, we spent all our savings. After we got married, my daughter-in-law and I crowded into a rented room of 10 square meter, eating and drinking Lazar. Daughter-in-law complains that she hasn't bought new clothes for two years, and she is most sorry for her. Do you know that?/You know what?

I shook my head like a son and waited for his story.

He raised his glass, looked up and gulped it down, and continued: "My daughter-in-law gave birth to a baby and had a caesarean section. The doctor advised me to use analgesic pump to relieve the pain, but I couldn't even get 300 yuan out of my clothes. (Speaking of which, he habitually touched his pants and slapped his thigh hard. ) I have to listen to my daughter-in-law outside the delivery room through the fuzzy glass. I cried at that time, maybe I was moved to cry, maybe my distressed daughter-in-law cried, maybe it was helpless-crying. "

While speaking, I looked up and saw Niu Jianqiang, and tears came out of his eyes.

He wiped his tears and then said, "I was thinking, I have been working outside for so many years, my daughter-in-law has given birth to a child, and I have suffered so much, and I have no skill."

He buried himself in another glass of wine. Maybe it's spicy, maybe it's bitter, and his face is twisted like a bitter gourd.

Putting down his glass, he continued: "After giving birth to a wretched woman, my father and I had a few drinks at home. One is to celebrate that I have a son, and the other is to feel humble. When I drank a bottle of wine to the bottom, my father said to me, "Come back, Qiangwazi, come back and pour cattle with me." Your father doesn't have more skills, but he does. Cattle in Hei and Gao counties.

After listening to my father, I hesitated. I used to swear that I wouldn't talk to my father, but now I have to choose this road. I have to admit that the oath I made when I was a child may be a necessary process when I grow up. I finally chose to follow my father.

His life of "selling cattle"

At this time, he patted my thigh with his hand and said, "Old classmate, you don't know. At first, our family didn't have any means of transportation. The only one that can run a long distance is our Fenglan camel car. Other cattle dealers drove their cars to pull cattle, and I drove a broken blue camel car. My dad saw my little mind and said to me, "wretched, don't envy me."

I looked at my dad's old and firm face, and I was full of confidence in my career.

Every morning, when other people's homes are still hot for their wives and children, I have already gone to my cowshed to feed the cows. I'm not afraid of your jokes. I like the smell of grass and cow dung. I am very practical when I smell cow dung. Smelling cow dung at least means that my cow is healthy.

Cattle dealers there are all cash, pulling cattle with one hand and earning some money with the other. How did I get so much money at that time? However, with my father's reputation in Heigao County for so many years, many people are willing to give us the cow on credit, but I have a principle, that is, give people a few days' money, that is, give them a few days' money and never default. If others trust you, you have to live up to it, right, old classmate? "

I nodded my head like a chicken pecking at rice.

Niu Jianqiang continued: "Gradually, with my father, I gained knowledge and skills, and my business was good. It's not a problem to earn 1000 yuan a day. So, my heart is a little swollen. I thought I could be independent, so I clamored to go out and break in by myself, and my dad agreed. I remember that I went to a family named Lu in another county and took a fancy to his two cows. It stands to reason that I was right. The cow was good in color and shape, so I offered him an offer. He didn't, so I pulled it back. When I came back, I proudly boasted to my father how smart I was. Father stood in front of the cows, looked at them carefully and was silent. I can't see my father's thoughts. After a while, my father said, "wretched, these two cows are lost." "I didn't believe it at first, and finally I took it to the slaughterhouse, which proved my father's statement. I did lose money, more than two thousand dollars. I was distressed for many days, but I learned a lesson from this incident. I can't fly alone without wings.

The cigarette in his right hand burned his finger, and his hand trembled. He continued: "In 2007, I spent 65,438+10,000 yuan to buy a Jianghuai truck and stopped at our door, which attracted a group of people to visit. I still remember my father's magical appearance. This is the first truck of our team. As my father said, "Everything will happen as long as you work hard. "

With this truck, my business scope will be wider. Run casually on both sides of Heihe River, and run everywhere inside and outside the province. Where there are cows, there are me and my JAC car.

20 13 years, because there are too many cows at home, the funds can't keep up. Just when I was at my wit's end, the cadres of Heihe Town came to me. They gave me a detailed introduction to the national policy, saying that there is an interest-free animal husbandry loan, which is just right for a big cattle farmer like me. This is a timely rain. The national animal husbandry loan solved my urgent need and helped me through this difficult time. My business.

Looking at his red face, I feel more confident.

He vomited a cigarette, blew it a few times, and continued: "Of course, selling cattle is not as easy as I said. I remember one year on March 9th, I went to Xinjiang to buy cattle. The mountain roads in Xinjiang are not easy to walk, and the roadside is full of cliffs. Sometimes my eyes are wide open, which is very dangerous. I was careful all the way. The wind in Xinjiang is very strong, just like a cattle dealer killing cattle with a knife, cutting in your face and the knife biting. Xinjiang is cold, and I am not a vegetarian. As soon as I got off the bus, I felt naked, put on thick cotton shoes and felt my feet standing on the ice. I stayed in the Gobi desert all night, trying to trap the contents of my stomach in the cow's stomach. The whole person is like a popsicle, crunchy. Of course, there is always a reward for giving. After coming back, my daughter-in-law massaged me, washed my feet and cooked me good food every day. At this time, I feel really happy, and life should be like this.

I turned to look at him. Happy expression spread on his face, like a red grass plum.

He went on to say, "After earning some money over the years, I thought about repairing the house and discussing it with my father. Father said: "Qiangwazi, your wings are hard." I am very happy. What are you doing now? If my father doesn't stop you, just do it with open arms! "

Our village is close to the county seat. In recent years, it is also a fashion for the country to implement the rural revitalization plan and develop rural tourism. I also want to catch up with fashion. I just want to build a house on my homestead and decorate it into a farmhouse. The orchard behind the house can also be transformed into a picking garden. City people like the fun of picking. My daughter-in-law and I are working in a hotel, and it happens that my daughter-in-law has nothing to do at home, so we will have a farmhouse, both of which.

At first, I found the construction team, designed the drawings, and transported bricks, steel bars and cement.

During the chat, the construction boss said: "I heard that the rural policy is good now, and there is a subsidy policy for the renovation of dangerous houses. It costs tens of thousands of dollars. You can apply! "

I went to the village that day and found the village director. The village director said, "You are a good young man in our village, with brains and courage. We strongly support you to build a farm home. The country has this policy and you can apply. "

Every time I encounter difficulties or do great things, there are always good policies to help me. I feel that our country is really rich and powerful. I feel full of energy with such a strong and rich country as the backing. He raised his arm and gestured his muscles to show strength and confidence.

He continued: "The farmhouse has also been repaired, but I always feel that something is missing. At this moment, just in time for the construction of beautiful countryside. The village director is an enthusiastic person. He found several college students studying fine arts at Heihe University, designed the theme wall of the farmhouse for me, and drew many wall paintings with peasant characteristics. It's really icing on the cake. " The business of this farm has been booming since its opening day. The guests who come to experience the rural life in the city are in an endless stream, which is a bit "happy!"

Listening to his endless speech, I don't think this is the Niu Qiang I once remembered. He has changed so much in recent years that it can also be described as earth-shaking.

He continued: Over the years, I have grown up, and I can live a well-off life in our village. These are inseparable from the good policies of the party and the state, and from the concern of the secretary and director of Murakami. I always have an idea in my heart, that is, I want to join the party, be a leader in getting rich, and lead the people in our village to get rich together. I wonder when this wish will come true.

I patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's good to have this idea. I believe this wish will come true soon. " At this time, I saw his confidence and firmness in his face when his father told him that' everything will be all right'.

The end of the party

I looked back at the box, and the students were all drunk. The food on the table was like a spicy pot, and it was a smash hit. The party is over. I'm going out. He insisted on seeing me out and taking a taxi for me. I sat in the rearview mirror of a taxi and saw a happy Niu Jianqiang. He waved at me and gradually disappeared into my sight. Perhaps this is the happiness of a cattle dealer.

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