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

Chapter 1141 As long as it has a price.

When Wang An left behind rice and flour, Shi Suo naturally tried to refuse them, and his wife also tried to stop him.

When Wang An said with great enthusiasm that this year's grain harvest was bountiful and that all his relatives and friends should send him some rice and flour to try, Shi Suo finally accepted.

After leaving Shi Suo's house, Wang An checked his watch and figured that Fang Xiu'e must have already gone to work by now. So, Wang An drove his four-wheeled vehicle toward the county's Zhengfu compound.

To be honest, it's really inconvenient to drive a four-wheeled vehicle loaded with grain anywhere, mainly because it's so conspicuous, like a conspicuous bag.

Upon arriving at the county magistrate's compound, Wang An, without saying a word, cheerfully lit a cigarette for the gatekeeper, Old Cao. There was no way to get anything done without lighting a cigarette for the old man, which was quite a headache.

Sure enough, after taking a few puffs of his cigarette, Old Cao chuckled and said:

"Young man, are you looking for Wu Dong?"

Wang An immediately nodded and smiled:

"Um, could you please call out for me, sir?"

The old man took a few more puffs of his cigarette before chuckling and saying:
"Okay, I'll go find him for you right away."

To be fair, this old man is actually quite interesting, mainly because he doesn't ask for much; a cigarette is enough to make him happy.

Wang An waited at the gate for less than 5 minutes before Wu Dong ran out of the courtyard. Wu Dong was very happy to see Wang An at the gate.

Upon meeting, Wu Dong greeted everyone with a smile and said:

"Oh dear, I've been so busy every day, it's been so long since we got together!"

Wang An nodded and smiled:

"Yeah, I know you're busy, so I'm afraid to contact you, hahaha."

Wu Dong laughed:

"It'll be quick this time. We'll be basically done in about half a month. Once we're done, we absolutely have to get together properly, hahaha!"

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Wang An then spoke:

"I brought you rice and flour today especially because it was a bumper harvest this year. The rice and wheat yielded plenty, so I'm giving you a few to try, hehehe."

Wu Dong frowned slightly and said:
"You can keep the grain for yourselves. Don't you think we're going to go hungry? It's so hard for you to collect grain all year round. After you hand over the grain to the state and give us some more, how much will your family have left?"

Wang An said with a smile:

"This year's harvest is bountiful. If it had been a poor harvest, I wouldn't have delivered it to you even if you asked me to, hahaha."

Wu Dong continued to wave his hand and said:

"Really, you don't need it. You don't give us any food coupons every month. Our whole family depends on this little bit of food for the whole year. You should take it back. Wang Shuai, Liangzi, and Qiangzi definitely won't take it either."

After a pause, Wu Dong smiled and said:

"If you bring us some blue sheep, yellow sheep, or roe deer, we'll definitely take them all, hahaha. But forget about grain, really, giving us grain is completely unnecessary."

Seeing that Wu Dong really didn't want it, Wang An tentatively said:

"Why don't you leave a little bit? Then you can all try it. This is freshly processed rice and flour; it smells amazing just from the aroma before cooking."

Wu Dong said with some doubt:
"Is it really that mysterious? I eat it every day, and it's just the same old thing." Wang An said, sounding a bit exaggerated.
"Then you must have never eaten this kind of new rice. Let me tell you, from the day the grain is harvested, the aroma of this rice gets weaker day by day. If it's left for two more years, it won't have any aroma at all."

Actually, this applies not only to rice, but to most foods: they taste better when they're fresh than when they've been stored for a long time.

After hearing Wang An's words, Wu Dong was clearly tempted and said:
"Why don't you leave some for us? I want to taste how fragrant this newly harvested rice is."

Wang An said with a confident expression:
"It has to smell amazing, so amazing that you won't even want to eat any other dishes. You could easily eat two big bowls of rice straight from the rice, hahaha!"

As he spoke, Wang An tried to unload the rice, but Wu Dong quickly stopped him, saying:
"Wait a minute, I'll go get the car. It's so tiring to carry it like this."

After Wu Dong finished speaking, he ran into the courtyard.

Soon, Wu Dong drove out in his big Jeep. After Wu Dong got out of the car, Wang An asked:
"It's not far from your house, why do you drive to work?"

Wu Dong said with a helpless expression:
"There's nothing I can do. You're lucky today that I'm in a meeting at work. Otherwise, you wouldn't have seen me at all."

Wang An didn't ask what Wu Dong was busy with, but instead asked with a smile:

"Your bike is pretty good. Do any of you guys know how to get one for me? It's getting cold now, and riding a sidecar is such a pain, it's freezing cold."

Wu Dong opened the trunk and said with a smile:

"What? You want to buy a car too? These things aren't cheap at all."

Upon hearing this, Wang An arrogantly replied:
"The way you're talking makes it sound like I'm short of money. Let me tell you, Brother Wu, in my area, it doesn't matter what it is, as long as it has a price."

Actually, Wang An wanted to buy a car for two reasons: firstly, it would be more convenient to go out, and secondly, Mu Xueqing was about to give birth.

When Mu Xueqing was about to give birth, Wang An didn't want her to give birth at home; instead, he wanted to take her to the hospital.

Although the idea of ​​giving birth in a hospital was extremely rare in those days, Wang An didn't care about that. The main thing was that going to the hospital was much safer.

Besides, Mu Xueqing is most likely carrying twins. Giving birth at home is too dangerous!
If any more minor accidents happen, just go to hell.

Upon hearing this, Wu Dong couldn't help but burst into laughter:
"Holy crap, when it comes to showing off, you, Wang An, are unmatched. Your showing off is simply unparalleled."

Wang An unloaded rice from the four-wheeled vehicle and loaded it into Wu Dong's jeep, saying with a grin:

"Tell me, can you handle this little thing?"

Wu Dong suddenly looked around, then said in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"A while ago, for the exercise, we went through the channels and got a batch of modified GAZ trucks from Russia. Now that the exercise is over, we want to sell these trucks to local authorities. If you're interested, I can get you one."

It's called a channel, but it's actually smuggling. Those in the know understand. After all, if it were done through proper procedures, the Russians wouldn't dare sell things like cars here at this time.

Upon hearing this, Wang An's eyes lit up, and he was about to speak when Wu Dong added:

"Because it's sold through a distribution channel, they said new cars are too eye-catching and might get harassed, so the exteriors of this batch of cars aren't great, but the interiors are all in good condition, brand new."

Wang An said excitedly:
"No problem, as long as the filling is fine. How much is one? You have to get me one."

　Thank you so much, "Wall Climbing Swordsman"!

　　Wishing you, brother, happiness and prosperity every day, and may good fortune always come your way!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)