Wendulhan County Department Store.
"Girl, please calculate how much it is," He Bin pushed the shopping trolley to the checkout counter and said to the little girl inside.
"Sir, the total price of these items you want is 34 yuan, 6 cents and 7 cents."
The girl at the cashier finished ordering the products he selected and calculated a number.
"Okay, here."
He Bin took out his wallet, counted out a 35 yuan bill and handed it over.
"Sir, here is your change."
The cashier gave him 30.3 cents in change.
He Bin put a lot of new year's goods into the two sacks he brought to the mall and carried them out one by one.
"Hey, Xiao He, are you here to buy new year's goods?"
As soon as he walked to the parking lot outside the mall, he heard someone greeting him.
Looking back, I saw it was Lao Wang from the same village.
He smiled and said: "Yes, I bought some seafood, sugar and wine, as well as fruits and vegetables.
Lao Wang, are you here to buy new year's goods too?"
"Yes, the boys at home are clamoring for chocolate.
The supply and marketing cooperative in the village does not have that stuff, so we have to go to the county to buy it."
Lao Wang said with a smile.
He is also a new immigrant from Henan.
He came a year earlier than He Bin.
Now his family has 350 acres of pasture and his life is quite comfortable.
He Bin thought for a while and said: "What is chocolate?"
"Yes, yes, that's it."
Lao Wang slapped his forehead and said with a smile: "I really don't know what's so delicious about this thing.
It will make you feel bitter after eating it."
"Hey, children nowadays like to eat this stuff, and my little sister also likes it.
I also bought a can."
Lao Wang said with emotion: "Yes, life is getting better now, and there are many things that we didn't have before.
In the past, when we were young, we had so many snacks that we couldn't afford them.
During the Chinese New Year, we can eat some maltose." " The two chatted for a while and then left separately.
He Bin walked to his sled, threw the New Year's goods in his hands into the cargo compartment behind and locked it.
He fed the dogs pulling the sled some dried meat, told them to continue to watch the sled, and walked to the clock shop in the south of the city.
In high latitude areas such as Mikoku and Sakhalin, sleds are a very common means of transportation.
In some alpine areas, they can be used for a year or even half a year.
Although there are new sleds now, traditional animal-drawn sleds are still very common.
After all, the cost of a sled is still relatively high and its use is relatively simple.
Even though the national living standard has improved greatly than before, many people are still reluctant to buy it privately.
For example, in He Bin's village, the village office and the cooperative have five public sleds, and each household still uses dog sleds.
However, the current animal-drawn sleds have long been updated, and the shotguns have been replaced with cannons.
The new sled uses light steel tubes as the chassis and aluminum alloy as the frame.
Compared with the traditional heavy wooden frame structure, it is both stronger and lighter.
It is also equipped with a removable awning and cargo compartment, which can even be replaced with a passenger compartment and used as a snow coach.
The sled is equipped with a multi-purpose harness, which can be pulled by large animals such as oxen, horses, mules, or dogs.
It can also hang a dozen sleds in a string to form a snow train, which is pulled by a sleigh car.
It is very convenient to use.
For herdsmen like He Bin, the more convenient thing is that they can use sheepdogs to pull sleds.
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Anyway, at this time of year, the livestock are kept in corrals for the winter, and the dogs have nothing to do, so they can be used to pull the sleds. sled.
Of course, this multi-purpose shepherd dog is also a new breed developed in recent years and is the product of genetic engineering.
Not only has there never been such a tall, powerful and "brave and intelligent" dog before, but it is also the only one of its kind on the entire planet.
After walking into the watch store, He Bin felt dazzled and blinded by the dazzling array of watches inside.
"Sir, are you buying a watch?"
A shop assistant girl came up to him.
"Uh, yes, I want to buy two watches, women's ones," He Bin said with some restraint.
"Oh, okay, we have many kinds of women's watches here, you can take a look."
The female clerk said enthusiastically: "If it is convenient, can you tell me who you are buying it for?
It is for your wife, for your daughter-in-law."
Whether it’s for friends or for elders, no matter what age you are, the styles are different.”
As she said that, she took out a watch box, pointed to the two watches inside and introduced: "Look, this is the latest couple's watch this year, Double Lion brand, 19 diamonds, with calendar, now our store has a New Year's promotion. , this couple’s watch only costs 138 yuan, which is very cost-effective.”
He Bin took a look and found that this pair of watches was indeed very exquisite and worth the price.
But he blushed and said: "No, no, no, I don't have a girlfriend yet.
I bought it for my two sisters, one is seventeen and the other is fifteen."
"Oh, I'm buying it for my sister, so let's choose these models."
The female clerk took out a few more watches and introduced: "The styles and colors of these models are very suitable for young girls."
He Bin finally chose a gemstone flower tag, which was made of stainless steel and had a very beautiful shape.
"Is that these two yuan?
We are currently having a New Year promotion in our store.
After the discount, the total is 133 yuan.
Sir, please show your ID card."
The female clerk said with a smile.
"Ah, you need an ID card to buy a watch."
He Bin was a little surprised.
The clerk explained: "Yes, this is a notice from a superior.
Because our watches are sold very cheaply in China, the same model is at least two-thirds less than abroad.
Now that the European war is underway, the price of watches has risen again.
So now there are some People buy low-price watches from China and smuggle them abroad, so our superiors ask us to control the source of our customers.”
He Bin nodded, took out his ID card and showed it to the clerk to register.
Next, he went to a clothing store and bought several new sets of clothes for his family, as well as some pieces of cloth.
Later, he went to the county middle school to pick up his two younger sisters and drove his sleigh home.
The county seat is more than 40 kilometers away from Anle No. 2 Village, where his home is located.
The normal speed of a dog sled is about 8 kilometers.
With a little fuel on the road, he can get home before dark.
After He Bin said "go home" to the dog, he closed the carriage door and retracted into the carriage.
Although the weather today is not bad, it is still 15 degrees below zero, so sitting outside is not that comfortable.
As for the dogs, there is no need to worry.
This new type of shepherd dog called "Jilin Dog" is very cold-resistant and can jump up and down at -40 degrees Celsius.
Moreover, they are very smart and have a good memory.
They can recognize people coming home without being controlled by their owners. road.
As long as the command is given, the owner can go to sleep, which can be called the biological version of fully autonomous driving.
This is also an important reason why everyone likes to use this kind of dog sled.
Sled cars do not have this function.
"Second sister, third sister, this is a New Year's gift for you."
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As soon as He Bin returned to the carriage, he took out two watch boxes from his arms.
"Wow, it's a watch.
Thank you, brother, you're so kind."
The third sister cheered and grabbed the watch box, immediately took out the watch and put it on her hand.
The second sister did not take it, but asked hesitantly: "Brother, the watch is very expensive, you spent so much money."
"Haha, don't worry, now that I have money, two watches are nothing."
He Bin said with a proud look on his face: "You still don't know how much money our family has made this year."
"How many" "Is there 300?"
both sisters asked.
They usually study in the county middle school and only go home on holidays, so they don't know the specific situation at home. "300 yuan is too little."
He Bin smiled and stretched out a hand.
"That's the number" "500 yuan" "Wrong, it's 5,000.
To be precise, it's 5,255 yuan.
Note, this is a net profit, except for buying feed, medicine and repaying the loan.
The money I spent to buy you a watch is less than a fraction."
He Binda smiled.
"Hiss" both sisters gasped. "5,255 yuan is too much," the second sister said in disbelief.
"That's nothing.
Lao Wang and his family next door made more than 7,000 yuan this year."
He Bin said: "I will raise more cattle and sheep next year.
Now that the Europeans are at war, business is very good.
The prices of cattle and sheep have gone up.
More than half, the supply is still in short supply.
People from food factories, canneries, and tanneries rush to the village every day."
After saying this, a happy smile appeared on his face.
"Now you can buy a goat for about 40 yuan, and a beef cow for about 180 yuan.
Last year, our family sold 172 cows and 500 sheep for more than 50,000 yuan.
After excluding feed, medicine and daily consumption, we paid back After taking out the loan and paying for the calves and pasture seeds this year, we made a net profit of more than 5,000 yuan.
You see, we came to the right place, hahaha.
When our family was in Hunan, we only made a few hundred yuan a year at most. " He Bin said more and more proudly: "At this rate, we will pay off the bank loan this year.
If it continues like this next year, we can be considered to have an annual income of 10,000 yuan, hahahaha."
The second sister said happily: "Brother, this is all thanks to the high-breed cattle and sheep, feed and medicine provided by the government.
In the past, the cattle and sheep we raised could not grow much in a year, and they were prone to diseases."
He Bin nodded: "Yes, let's talk about the big-eared goats we raise now.
They can be put on the market in five months.
Each head can grow to more than 200 kilograms and can produce more than 100 kilograms of meat.
We can raise two goats a year.
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The July cows we raise will be ready in seven months.
When slaughtered, each head can grow to more than 1,000 kilograms and produce more than 700 kilograms of meat.
However, we should not forget the improved grass.
This kind of grass is much stronger than the previous ones.
It not only grows quickly, has high yield, but is also rich in nutrients.
The cattle and sheep will grow really well after eating it.”
"I heard that today's well-bred pigs grow very fast and can be ready for slaughter in more than five months," Sanmei also said.
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He Bin smiled and said: "Yes, that one is called 163 pigs.
It is said that the first batch of pigs were slaughtered in an average of 163 days, so it was named that.
Now there are even more powerful 126 pigs, which are slaughtered in an average of 126 days, but I heard that The meat of this kind of pig is not very tasty, and it is made into sausages and canned food and sold in Europe.
However, raising pigs here is more troublesome.
It is easier to raise cattle and sheep.
It is still convenient to grow pasture on the grassland, but it is not suitable to grow sweet potatoes. " "Experts from the Agricultural Technology Station said that if we use the current improved grass, each acre of grassland can support four cows or 20 sheep.
Our 250 acres of grassland can raise up to 1,000 cows or 5,000 sheep at a time.
We raised too little last year.”
"Wow, there are so many.
You and mom can't take care of them alone."
The second sister exclaimed.
"Yes, the two of you and your brother are both studying, so we really can't take care of you.
Even if you include the people from the cooperative, there won't be enough manpower.
So we discussed it in the cooperative, and our family's share this year is 500 cows and 2,000 sheep.
However, the extra pasture can be used to buy grass, and the Xiangguang Farm next door can be purchased, which is also an income.”
Brother and sister He Bin counted on their fingers and planned for a happy life in the future
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