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Chapter 554: Dacongming really earned and lived in the police station

People are divided into different classes, noble and humble.

The price of ginseng with poor quality is naturally low, especially ginseng with more than five leaves. Because of its collection value, the quality is extremely important.

As long as the root bark looks bright, if it is bigger, it will be more expensive than the six leaves with the root neck broken off. Therefore, the water in this business is very deep and it is almost impossible to reach the bottom. If you don’t have experience and vision, it is easy to fall into the trap and lose money...

The price Chen Hedong offered was very fair, even a little beyond the market price, but he had his own ideas. His idea of ​​making friends was very simple, that is, he would rather suffer losses himself than let his friends suffer losses.

Besides, he didn't particularly care about how much money he could make from this batch of goods. What he really cared about was going to Wanye to find his great-grandfather. When he returned home, he would get his grandfather's property. Wouldn't this money come faster than doing business?
After hearing that the price was settled, Manager Li and Xu He nodded in succession, thinking that he had done a good job and it was both presentable and respectable. Although the price was a bit high, sometimes inflated prices can often make true friends, and a small profit can make people impressed. It was obvious that Xu Ning kept Chen Hedong in mind.

Li Fuqiang and Guan Lei stood aside with their hands behind their backs, counting their fingers, as if they were calculating how much they had sold. When they heard Xu Ning's price, they were both stunned. They had never expected that these four baskets of ginseng could be sold for 24,000 yuan! If the six batches of leaves were included, the pile from the old pickler would be sold for 31,000 yuan!

Besides, the skins sold for 14,000, and the gallbladders, pig sand, and musk sold for nearly 14,000. How much did it all add up to? 52,000!
The two were a little excited, their hearts pounding. Where had they seen so much money since they were born? Xu Ning stuffed the stacks of banknotes into his cloth bag, stuffing it full...

Chen Hedong turned around, opened the cabinet, took out six or seven stacks of money, and took out the remaining money from his briefcase. After checking the amount, he handed it to Xu Ning.

Xu Ning originally wanted to stuff all the money into the cloth bag, but the bag was too small and was already full, so there was no room for the remaining money, so he asked Guan Lei to get a sack from the car.

He sat on a chair and counted again with Xu He, Li Fuqiang, Manager Li, and Chen Hedong, and the final count came out to be 51730 yuan!

Xu Ning grinned, put all the money into the sack, and said, "Brother Dong, shall we meet at noon or in the evening tomorrow?"

Chen Hedong said: "I can do either, it mainly depends on Brother Li and Brother Xu."

The two looked at each other, and Xu He said, "Let's do it in the evening. I was thinking of setting up a table at home for Er Ning and the others at noon."

Manager Li nodded: "Okay, then where shall we eat in the evening?"

"Let's go to Fu Tai Lou. The food in other restaurants is not that good."

At present, there are many old restaurants in the provincial capital, such as Sanba, Xinxiang, Songbin, Laodu Yichu, etc., while the New World and Lao Chujia, which are more famous in later generations, are not yet open for business. The former was only prepared for opening in 92, and the owner of the New World was lurking in various famous restaurants at that time. However, Lao Chujia went bankrupt in 38, and the second generation of Lao Chujia was reopened in 01.

Chen Hedong said, "How about 5:30 tomorrow evening? It's dinner time."

Since the gentlemen had finished their discussion, the women came in from the west room.

Su Yawen glanced at the sack and said with a smile, "Where are we going to eat tomorrow?"

"Futailou, think about booking a table later."

"OK……"

Chen Hedong turned his head and asked, "You and your sister-in-law are having a good chat, right?"

"Of course, both my brother and sister-in-law are good at chatting. Hey, honey, my brother and sister-in-law said they are going to the mall, I want to go too..."

"Go ahead! Your husband will get you the money!"

Xu Ning smiled and said, "Brother Dong is so domineering..."

"Not so good, when can I have this much strength at home?"

Xu He looked at Manager Li and said, "You? You can't catch up with me."

"Hahaha..." everyone laughed.

The tea in the pot had gone cold, so they each drank their tea and sat down.

Chen Hedong said: "Erning, I have never been to the mountains. Can you tell me what I should prepare?"

Xu Ning thought for a moment and said, "Please prepare some food. We have eaten all the food we brought with us within three days of entering the mountain. If we hadn't hunted a black bear and a roe deer, we would have had to rely on wild vegetables to fill our stomachs. You don't need to bring anything else. I have everything ready at home."

"Okay! Let's go to the mall tomorrow. But there's something I need to tell you in advance."

"Just say it."

"That's right. My grandfather must know it now. When I go to see him tonight, he will ask me to bring someone with me to Wanye..."

The fact that Chen Hedong could say such words is enough to prove that he is not stupid.

Xu Ning's brain was working quickly, and he interrupted and said, "I see. You can ask your father and your elder brother to follow you. By the way, you also have to buy red cloth. Do you know what that means?"

"I know! I'll go find my father-in-law tomorrow morning and ask him to find someone to help me calculate. I'll arrive in Qing'an on the 3rd and enter the mountains on the 4th, right?"

"Well, you see if the date is suitable. If not, we can go into the mountains on the 3rd."

"it is good!"

They chatted in the house until five o'clock. Xu Ning glanced at his watch and got up to leave.

"Let's go. I have to go back to the pharmaceutical factory to deliver the bile." Manager Li said.

Xu He said, "Erning, why don't you guys come over to my house and sit down for a while today?"

Xu Ning shook his head: "I won't go today. Hu Zi and his two brothers are still in the Daoli Branch. I have to go over there quickly. I'll go there tomorrow morning. I can have lunch at home at noon, and then take them to the mall in the afternoon..."

"That's fine, you're quite good at making arrangements. I'll go back to the pharmaceutical factory to get the car."

Xu Ning said with a smile: "There is no solution. Time is too tight and there are still many things waiting to be done."

Li Fuqiang took the sack of money, threw it into the trunk, and then got in. After Guan Lei took out the 56 from the car, he and Lao Juebazi also got in. The money in the sack was a huge amount, which was more valuable than their lives in their eyes, so after getting in the car, they huddled in a corner and loaded bullets into their guns.

Xu Ning saw this but did not dissuade him. He just smiled and waved to Chen Hedong, saying, "Brother Dong and sister-in-law, we'll meet tomorrow."

"Yeah! Drive slower..."

After Meng Ziyan and Guan Hua greeted the two of them, Xu Ning started the car, turned around in the courtyard, and slowly drove out of the gate.

Chen Hedong and his wife walked them to the door, and only turned around and walked into the house after the car entered the main road.

I only heard Su Yawen say: "Husband, you are really capable. I didn't expect you to encounter such a good thing."

"Oh, that's nothing. Didn't I say that good fortune will come to those who are lucky? I've said before that you must be sincere when doing business, so that you can have repeat customers..."

"Not at all! Hey, husband, I heard from my sister-in-law that Erning was beaten to death by Li Quan in Sandaohe? Is that true?"

"Really? My dad saw it in the newspaper and said at the dinner table that the murderer who robbed the motorcycle had been caught. Have you forgotten?"

"My brain is not as good as yours. Do you think Erning can really help us find your great grandfather?" "Of course! Erning has a good relationship with Brother Xu's father. Brother Xu's father is a famous gunner in Qing'an. Before he came to the provincial capital, he gave his hunting rifle and hunting dog to Erning. This is inheritance! Isn't this relationship strong enough?"

"Hard! Husband, I definitely support you making friends, but in situations like today, you have to give me a message in advance. Although our family is not a wealthy family, we have tens of thousands of dollars in the cabinet..."

Su Yawen stopped talking, and Chen Hedong didn't care: "Oh, you don't understand! I just took it home because I saw that Erning and the others were very particular. Besides, this is a big deal. I didn't bring enough money before I left at noon, and I can't let this deal fall through."

"Oh." Su Yawen gnashed her teeth when she heard this. This smart guy got confused again and said, "Then tell me, if a group of bad guys come and block me in the room, what will you do?"

"I will fight them to the death!" Chen Hedong said without hesitation.

"..."

Su Yawen had no choice but to give up persuading Chen Hedong. She felt that she had to tell her sister-in-law tomorrow and let Xu Ning and Chen Hedong have a deeper talk, because she had figured out today that no matter what Manager Li, Xu He, and Xu Ning said, Chen Hedong would just nod and respond, and never refute.

Just as Manager Li said, she spoiled Chen Hedong and that led to the current situation. Su Yawen didn't feel any danger before, because Chen Hedong's only friend was Manager Li, and Xu He was half a friend. With his personality, he was very open-hearted to a friend he had just known for a few months, and then he was cheated and the friendship came to an end.

After entering the house, Chen Hedong smiled foolishly at the ginseng on the ground and said, "Wife, look at these old ginseng and skins! I can make 5,000 yuan by selling them, believe it?"

"Believe it! Husband, you are the best." Su Yawen encouraged him and said, "Should we clean up and go find your grandfather?"

"Oh my god, that's exactly what happened. Hurry up and help me pack up all the ginseng. I have to send it to the cellar. I'll deliver some good ginseng seedlings to my father-in-law tomorrow morning. Pick two of these skins and make coats for you and my mother-in-law!"

Xu Ning drove to the gate of the pharmaceutical factory. It was just the time when employees were getting off work. A huge crowd of people were pouring out, some riding bicycles, some walking briskly, and some riding motorcycles. Most of them were wearing white work clothes, gray pants, and cloth shoes. The management wore leather shoes and could be distinguished at a glance.

Xu He and Manager Li jumped out of the car. Xu Ning waved to them and saw Manager Li extending his hand. Although Xu Ning didn't understand what he meant, he pushed open the door, jumped out of the car, and raised his arm to shake hands with him.

"Hey, why did you get off the car? I just thought that we haven't officially met yet, so I need to tell you my name. Otherwise, when you come to the pharmaceutical factory to look for me, Manager Li won't be able to find me."

"Hahaha, Brother Li is very thoughtful."

"My name is Li Zhuang, you can just call me Brother Zhuang from now on."

"Okay, Brother Zhuang, I have three more brothers. I'll introduce them to you when we get together tomorrow."

"Okay, drive slower, it's time to get off work now."

"I know. Let's go, Brother He."

"Hey, I've told you my home address. I'll wait for you at the roadside entrance around nine o'clock tomorrow afternoon."

"OK……"

The two of them went against the crowd and entered the pharmaceutical factory, while Xu Ning drove away and headed straight for the Daoli Branch.

Along the way, I met many people in work clothes, their faces were filled with smiles, because when it was time to get off work, they could go home to their wives and children. It was really a wonderful time with eight hours a day and a day off on Saturday.

At 5:40, the car stopped in front of the police station's gate. Just as Xu Ning was about to get out of the car, he saw a man rushing out from the security guard. It was Zhang Er who had gone to the passenger seat to get the tools used in the crime.

"Comrade! I've been waiting here for quite some time. Just drive the car into the yard."

Xu Ning was stunned for a moment and asked, "Can we drive into the yard?"

"Of course you can. Director Wan said you can stay in our lounge tonight and eat in the cafeteria later."

"Ah good."

Xu Ning restarted the car and drove it into the yard.

Zhang Er ran over and said, "Stop right there. Put your guns in the car."

Guan Lei jumped out of the car and walked to the passenger seat. He handed the gun to Meng Ziyan who was sitting in the innermost seat and asked her to put it at her feet. At this time, the bullets in the gun had been ejected. Nothing happened along the way. Only when they arrived at the door of the police station did he and Li Fuqiang realize that they had been worrying too much.

When Zhang Er saw Meng Ziyan and Guan Hua, he went over to them and said with a smile, "Are you hungry? Let's go straight to the cafeteria."

Xu Ning asked, "Where is my Uncle Wan?"

"Wan... is in a meeting. We probably have to wait a while. Let's go to the lounge first."

Xu Ning nodded and said, "Okay, where are my three brothers?"

"They are also in the conference room. Don't worry, they had dinner at around 2 o'clock. Hey, are you related to Director Wan?"

Xu Ning shook his head: "My elder and he are comrades-in-arms."

"Ah, that's the same as mine! Your elder is..."

"I won't tell you." Xu Ning looked at Zhang Er and teased him deliberately.

Zhang Er stamped his feet, pulled Meng Ziyan and Guan Hua and said, "Come on, the three of us will go inside and get some fresh air from the fan."

Xu Ning, Li Fuqiang and Guan Lei looked at each other and smiled. Then Li Fuqiang asked, holding the sack, "Brother, are you taking the sack into the house as well?"

"Take it to the house, and keep it near you for peace of mind."

This is a police station, so it shouldn't be a big deal, but there are no surveillance cameras these days. If there really is a thief out there, it would be dangerous to park the car outside. If it's money that's lost, there's a high chance that it won't be found. If it's a gun, it can be found within three days...

After entering the office building, Zhang Er went up the stairs to the third floor. He pushed open the doors of two rooms and said, "My two sisters and I live in this room. You three can live in this room. I have the key and I can't give it to you. This is the rule."

"Understood. Is there a place to wash hands?"

Zhang Er pointed at the basin and said, "There's water in it. You can stay here for as many days as you want. Director Wan said you are cooperating with the case, and there is no problem with the procedure."

Meng Ziyan asked: "Where is the toilet?"

"You want to go to the bathroom, come on, I'll take you there."

After the three men left, Li Fuqiang glanced outside the door and stuffed the sack under the bed, while Xu Ning turned on the fan in the room.

Guan Lei sat on the bed and said with a smile: "Brother, this bed is so soft."

"What else is there to say? There are two layers of mattresses under the bed, so how can it not be soft?"

Xu Ning said with a smile: "We have to stay here for two days. You two should wash your faces quickly, because we have to go downstairs to eat later."

"You wash first, I'll enjoy it..."

(End of this chapter)