Early the next morning, Li Long and Tao Daqiang drove the horse cart to the County Seat with a load of fish and sheep offal to sell. Back at the production team, Li Jianguo went to Xu Chengjun's house, hoping Xu Chengjun could announce it to everyone.
Going door to door was possible, but it would be a bit of a hassle. Some people might feel obliged to buy, even if they did not have enough money.
With an announcement over the loudspeaker, each household could decide for itself whether it could afford any.
Xu Chengjun was much more courteous to Li Jianguo. He smiled and said:
"Brother Li, did you really need to come over yourself for this? Couldn't you have sent Qiangqiang or Juan to tell me?"
"That wouldn't do." Li Jianguo waved his hand. "You can't leave proper business to children." He took the tea Ma Hongmei handed him, had a sip, and said:
"It's Xiao Long making trouble, really. Coming up with all this business every day..."
His words were complaints, but he could not hide the smile on his face.
"How is that making trouble?" Ma Hongmei said enviously from beside them.
"If my younger brother were half as capable as Xiao Long, I'd wake up laughing in my dreams."
"That's different. He's just messing around," Li Jianguo said. "Chengjun, how about making the announcement now?"
"Sure. So you've got washed sheep offal at your house, five yuan a set, and anyone who wants some can go to your house to get it, right?"
"Right, right." Li Jianguo nodded.
"All right, let me plug in the loudspeaker first." Xu Chengjun worked the equipment and soon had it ready. He switched it on and called twice into the microphone wrapped in red cloth:
"Hello, hello. Hongmei,