Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 1134 An Encounter with Stone Lock
On this trip to the county town, Wang An's four-wheeled cart was carrying not only 3 jin of wheat but also 3 jin of rice. He also brought along the musk deer sachet.

Unfortunately, while musk is valuable, it's really not good for pregnant women or livestock carrying foals.

Besides, this thing is practically useless to Wang An except for being treasured and waiting for its value to appreciate. It would be better to hand it over to Fang Xiu'e now so that she can make medicine and create more wealth.

Six thousand catties of grain, or a full three tons, was a considerable burden for a four-wheeled vehicle in those days. Therefore, Wang An drove very slowly, and it took him more than two hours to reach the county town.

When Wang An arrived at the processing plant, the owner, who was sitting there smoking, immediately smiled so broadly that his eyes narrowed into slits when he saw Wang An arrive with a truckload of grain. This was mainly because, apart from the grain station's business, Wang An was definitely a major customer for the processing plant.

As soon as Wang An got out of the car, the factory owner immediately stood up and greeted him:
"Brother's here, come sit down, come sit down, have a smoke, hehehe."

As they were talking, the factory owner handed Wang An a cigarette and lit it for him with a lighter.

When Wang An saw the lighter in the boss's hand, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, because the lighter in the factory boss's hand was obviously the batch of goods that Qiao Xiaohu had brought back before.

To be fair, the gadgets that Qiao Xiaohu has been making have gradually taken over the market in DJ County.

After a few brief, inconsequential remarks, Wang An gestured with his right hand toward the four-wheeled vehicle and got straight to the point:

"Brother, how long will it take to process 3 catties of rice and 3 catties of wheat?"

The boss glanced at the machine, pondered for a moment, and said:

“It’s almost 9 o’clock now, it’s past noon by now. Wheat takes a lot of work, it has to be sifted several times.”

Wang An nodded and continued to ask:
"How much will it cost, bro?"

The factory owner thought for a moment and said

"One hundred catties of rice costs one mao, which is three yuan in total. Wheat costs two mao per catty. How about you give me eight yuan and fifty cents for all this grain, brother?"

Wang An nodded with a smile and said:

"Haha, it should be 9 yuan, why bother with 8.5 yuan? I'm weighing it, it might be a little overweight, but I can't let you lose too much, hahaha."

The boss laughed and said:
"Sure, brother, you're a good guy."

Then, the boss instructed the workers to weigh the grain. After weighing the grain, just as Wang An had said, the rice weighed 3173 jin and the wheat weighed 3125 jin, both of which were slightly higher.

Immediately afterwards, the workers began processing the grain, while Wang An chatted with the boss for a while before wandering around the processing plant aimlessly.

Just as Wang An was strolling down an unnamed street, he heard someone shout loudly:
"Stop right there, you fucking stop right there."

"Stop! If you don't stop, I'll shoot."

Wang An suddenly felt that the voice sounded familiar, so he turned his head to look in the direction from which the voice came from.

Soon, two figures, one in front and one behind, came into Wang An's view.

And that familiar voice belonged to Shi Suo, the company commander who had fought tooth and nail to win the martial arts competition against the LQ County well tea master during the Eighteen Hands of Grappling. At this moment, Shi Suo and one of his colleagues were chasing someone who was holding a knife.

Every now and then, the two of them would shout at the man to stop, but he wouldn't even turn his head. He just kept running forward, running really fast, like a whoosh.

If Wang An wasn't mistaken, Shi Suo and his colleague were either playing the role of a thief in a well, or a bad guy in a well.

Based on Wang An's understanding of Shi Suo, he would never chase after a person with a knife for no reason.

It wasn't until the person in front of him was almost right in front of Wang An that Wang An suddenly realized that he was also a company guard, and he couldn't just stand by and watch.

If we just stand by and watch, wouldn't that be a bit of a dereliction of duty?

So, Wang An casually took two steps forward as if he were just passing by. Then, just as the person in front of him was about to run past Wang An, Wang An cheekily stretched out his leg.

Wang An didn't know how fast this person was running, but as soon as Wang An stretched out his leg, the person tripped on Wang An's outstretched leg and was sent flying into the air. With a loud "thud," the guy crashed heavily to the ground.

For some reason, Wang An felt sorry for the kid when he saw him fall.

It was clear that the kid had been seriously hurt by the fall, because he struggled several times after hitting the ground before getting up and continuing to run forward, albeit unsteadily. However, he never let go of the knife he was holding in his hand, keeping it tightly clenched.

But this delay allowed Shi Suo and his colleagues to arrive. Seeing the situation was dire, the young man turned and swung his knife at Shi Suo and his colleagues, retreating as he swung, his face contorted with malice, shouting excitedly:

"Get lost, you son of a bitch, I'll kill you all sooner or later."

You should know that Shi Suo was able to stand out from all the defense officers in DJ County to participate in the competition, so he is a real player with genuine skills.

So even though the boy was carrying a short knife, Shi Suo didn't take it seriously at all, and continued to press closer to him, shouting sharply:
"You little brat, you've even learned to play with knives from someone. You better put the knife down right now, or I'll cut you up."

A few seconds later, seeing that the boy was stubborn and unyielding, Shi Suo lost his patience, quickly stepped forward, and used the Azure Dragon Claw move to take the boy's knife away.

Then, with a swift elbow strike, he twisted the boy's arm behind his back, while his right hand gripped the back of the boy's neck tightly.

Shi Suo's colleague immediately took out a silver bracelet and put it on the boy.

Only then did Shi Suo turn to Wang An with a happy expression and say:

"Brother, what brings you here? I'll treat you to a drink at noon, haha. I've been wanting to thank you for a while now. I've been to the county office several times, and they all said you don't usually go to work. I finally ran into you today, hahaha!"

It was clear that Shi Suo was extremely happy at this moment, as if meeting Wang An was such a lucky thing.

This scene, however, caught Wang An off guard, and he asked with a smile:
"What's going on, Brother Shi? Why are you thanking me? What's there to thank me for?"

Shi Suo said with a very sincere expression:
"Of course I have to thank you. If it weren't for your amazing performance before the competition, we wouldn't have been able to win. If we hadn't won, I wouldn't have been able to get a permanent position now. Hahaha, I have to thank you, I have to thank you."

(End of this chapter)