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

Chapter 1152 What's the matter with getting to know you?

Finally, Wang An asked Qiao Xiaohu about how to transport goods to other places, since the transportation capacity in that era was really weak, and land transportation mainly relied on trains.

But Qiao Xiaohu said:
"Once I have enough for a train car, I'll call him and he'll send someone over. They'll also handle the transportation issues."

Wang An asked casually:
"Who is this person you know? Is he that powerful? He can even arrange train cars?"

In his previous life, Wang An had never dealt in local mountain products. It was only after he moved to the south that he realized he could make money from dealing in these products.

Furthermore, the entire mountain produce purchasing market had already been divided up by others by then. If one wanted to enter the market again, small-scale operations were possible, but large-scale trading was completely impossible.

Therefore, Wang An really didn't know much about transporting mountain goods.

Wang An originally wanted Wu Dong and Zhang Shuya to help him find connections and discuss things with the railway authorities, but unexpectedly, Qiao Xiaohu actually managed to get it done.

This really surprised Wang An, and even shocked him.

The main point is that, no matter the time, anyone who can afford to charter a train car is definitely not an ordinary person.

Qiao Xiaohu chuckled and said:

"His name is Li Xinhao. He's from Yandu and works for the railway."

After clinking glasses with Wang An and taking a sip of wine, Qiao Xiaohu spoke again:
“Once, a few of us were bringing back goods when we ran into a group of colleagues from out of town on the train. They were bringing goods to Yandu.”

At this point, Qiao Xiaohu suddenly looked utterly shocked and said:
“Brother, you have no idea how powerful those people are. The other day I thought it would be tough to take six or seven people to carry goods, but look at them, they can carry an entire train car of goods in one trip.”

Upon hearing this, Wang An was quite puzzled and said:
"With so much cargo, doesn't he need to arrange for it to be shipped? Otherwise, if a whole train car full of goods comes in, where will anyone else fit?"

Qiao Xiaohu said calmly:

"Yeah, they couldn't fit them all in one train car, and then they took up space in the passenger area. Otherwise, how would I have known they were in the same industry as us?"

Wang An nodded without speaking, but in his heart he already admired those people.

It's important to know that Wang An, being a reborn individual, only then realized that it was possible to make money by trading goods from the south in this era. Yet, others had already taken up this business long ago, becoming the first wave of people to reap the benefits of the times.

Seeing that Wang An nodded without speaking, Qiao Xiaohu continued:
"We chatted idly like that, and it wasn't until just before dusk that this guy named Li Xinhao came out and I realized that all those people were hanging out with this Li Xinhao."

Seeing that Wang An was listening, Qiao Xiaohu suddenly said while laughing:

"When Li Xinhao entered the carriage, his group all greeted him and called him 'Brother Hao,' but we all remained silent and ignored him. Brother, you didn't see that scene; it was hilarious, hahaha."

Before he could finish speaking, Qiao Xiaohu started laughing, which shows what kind of expression that so-called Brother Hao must have had.

Seeing Qiao Xiaohu laughing so happily, Wang An couldn't help but chuckle along. Only after Qiao Xiaohu stopped laughing did he continue:
"Li Xinhao was quite puzzled too, and then he asked us, 'Who are you guys promoting products for now? Don't you know who I am?' His question completely baffled us. I replied, 'These guys are all promoting products for me. What's wrong? Do you even know me?'"

Wang An imagined the scene and couldn't help but laugh. It's mainly because Northeasterners are straightforward; although the accents of the three provinces are similar, there are still differences in tone. Combined with Qiao Xiaohu's tone just now, it was clearly a "What are you looking at? What's it to you?" attitude.

Qiao Xiaohu continued:
"Brother, you wouldn't believe it. The moment I said that, especially with my thick Northeastern accent, Li Xinhao was completely dumbfounded. He just stared at me with his big eyes wide open. After what seemed like forever, Li Xinhao finally blurted out, 'Holy crap, a brother from Northeast China!' Hahahaha."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qiao Xiaohu continued to laugh, laughing so hard he slapped the table and tears streamed down his face.

However, you can tell from Qiao Xiaohu's words that Li Xinhao has built a very large business, because he doesn't even know all of his employees.

After laughing for a while, Qiao Xiaohu calmed down and then said:

"That's how we met. We exchanged ages and names, and he said he was 22 this year. We started talking about buying and selling small commodities, and then we started talking about mountain products."

"After that, I don't know what he was thinking, he really longed to be here. He kept asking me about things in the mountains. If he hadn't had work to do that time, he would have come all the way to our county with me."

Following that, Qiao Xiaohu told Wang An some more about Li Xinhao, mainly about confirming the sale of mountain products.

After Qiao Xiaohu's narration, mainly the conversation between the two, Wang An couldn't help but become somewhat curious about this Li Xinhao.

Most importantly, Wang An did not find anything wrong with Qiao Xiaohu, so Wang An believed that Li Xinhao was someone who could be a partner.

Finally, Qiao Xiaohu suddenly said:
"By the way, brother, I also mentioned you to him. I told him that you were the one who suggested we do this business, and I also told him some things about you. Then he said that when he comes, he must have a drink with you and have a good chat."

Wang An nodded and said:

"Yeah, chatting is fine too. Now that you mention it, I'm actually thinking of meeting him myself."

Immediately afterward, Wang An chatted with Qiao Xiaohu about the business of selling mountain goods. After calculating how much a train carload of goods would be worth, Wang An generously pulled out 3000 yuan and handed it to Qiao Xiaohu, saying:

"We'll split the profits from this business 50/50. I'll contribute more money and you'll do more work. By the way, if we start a company, there will be a lot of things involved. If anything big happens, you have to listen to me."

As soon as Wang An finished speaking, Qiao Xiaohu immediately expressed his opinion with a serious expression:

"Big brother, don't worry about anything serious. Just say the word, and I'll listen to you. If it weren't for you, I'd still be struggling to make ends meet."

Before Qiao Xiaohu could finish speaking, Wang An said with a smile:

"Alright, alright, if you weren't like that, I wouldn't have brought you along. But people change, you know, so we have to be upfront about some things, otherwise, if that day really comes, hehehehe."

Although Wang An did not finish his sentence, his meaning was very clear: Wang An would not show mercy.

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