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

In just over ten minutes, the GAZ arrived in the county town. Wang An thought for a moment, then had Wang Li drive the GAZ towards Wu Dong's house.

Wang Li turned the steering wheel, but said with a puzzled expression:

"Fourth Brother, aren't we going to Gong'anju to find Big Sister? I remember there are two Jiefang trucks in the Gong'anju compound."

Wang An glanced at Wang Li and said:

"Just go wherever I tell you to go, why are you talking so much?"

To be honest, if Mu Xueqing hadn't said she wanted to watch TV, Wang An would never have gone to Harbin to buy a large color TV.

In this freezing cold, wouldn't it be nice to be on a warm kang (heated brick bed) holding two little darlings and playing with them?
Anyway, Wang An had absolutely no interest in watching television.

After Wang An finished speaking, Mu Xueli also addressed Wang Li:
"Exactly, just shut up and drive your car. You ask about everything all day long."

Without turning his head, Wang Li said to Mu Xueli:

"Oh my, you're such a jerk. If you hadn't come to me so early in the morning, insisting that I help you beg my fourth brother to buy a TV, do you think I would have paid any attention to you?"

Mu Xueli immediately said indifferently:

"That's like saying you don't want to watch TV."

Wang Li immediately retorted:
"I want to watch TV, but I didn't expect to have to buy one before the new year, since I'm not getting married."

Mu Xueli said with a smile:

"Why don't you come when I ask you to? Why are you being so inconsiderate?"

And so, the two of them, like two gossipy old women, started arguing again.

Finally, Wang An couldn't help but say:

"Shut your damn mouths!! You're so young, yet you act like old women. Aren't you ashamed?"

As a result, the car immediately fell silent.

Soon, Wang Li drove the car into Wu Dong's yard.

At this moment, only Wang Shuai was at Wu Dong's house, while He Liang and Ma Guoqiang were nowhere to be found.

When Wu Dong asked, he learned that the two men had gone to the pharmaceutical factory to distribute welfare to the workers.

The workers in the pharmaceutical factory received very good treatment, even better than those in other factories in the county.

There's no way around it; profitable factories are bound to be wealthy, and wealthy factories naturally offer better treatment to their workers.

After chatting for a while, Wang An asked Wu Dong:
"Brother Wu, can I ask you for a favor? Can you lend me one of your company's big Jiefang trucks? I'll bring it back to you tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Wu Dong said with some surprise:
"What do you want to haul with that thing? You all have four-wheeled vehicles, right? Four-wheeled vehicles are perfectly legitimate for hauling things, aren't they?"

Wang An explained:
"Four-wheeled vehicles can haul goods, but they can't go long distances. I'm thinking of driving to Harbin and buying a few large color TVs."

As soon as Wang An finished speaking, Wang Shuai said in surprise:
"Do we need to buy a few more large color TVs? Wow, you guys are incredibly rich!"

After a pause, Wang Shuai suddenly said in a low voice:

"You didn't sell the gold, did you? How much per gram did you sell it for? Let me tell you, gold is over 30 yuan per gram on the black market right now, so don't sell it for too low a price."

To be fair, Wang Shuai is a very particular person; he even brought up such taboo topics.

Normally, gold costs just over 8 yuan per gram, but Wang Shuai said it was over 30 yuan per gram.

Wang An shook his head and said with a smile, "It's not as bad as selling gold. The three of us have made quite a bit from hunting. A few days ago, we sold all the bear bile and other things we had for the year, and we even made more than 2 yuan."

Wang Shuai nodded and said:

"It's fine as long as you haven't sold it. A few of us have been planning to open gold shops in different cities in a year or two, maybe ten or twenty. If you're not short of money, try not to touch the gold."

Upon hearing this, Wang An's eyes narrowed immediately, mainly because he had considered opening a gold shop before.

It's important to understand that while the gold in those families may seem like a huge fortune, it's actually quite difficult to sell.

Of course, saying it's hard to sell might not be entirely accurate. To be precise, it's not easy to monetize in large quantities, mainly because it's really hard to find someone with the ability to take over.

Unless you're gradually transferring the money out, while also bearing all sorts of risks.

After thinking for a moment, Wang An asked Wang Shuai, quite puzzled:
"Brother Wang, when are you thinking of opening a gold shop? The main question is, are the authorities allowing individuals to open gold shops these days?"

Before Wang Shuai could speak, Wu Dong interjected:

“We’ve already found out that Huaxia Gold will open in 8J next year. We’ll register a gold trading company in Harbin and then directly connect with JY’s gold mine. That way, we can openly sell our gold.”

If someone else said this, Wang An would just think they were bragging.

Because, at this point, owning a private gold shop isn't something you can just do because you have money.

You need to have extremely strong abilities.

But since these words came from the mouths of Wu Dong and Wang Shuai, these second-generation rich kids, then unless there are special circumstances, it must be a very close to the truth.

There's no way around it; although Wu Dong, Wang Shuai, and the others work in DJ County, it has to be admitted that they are definitely a small group in the entire Heilongjiang Province, and their strength is undeniable.

Wang An nodded and said with a smile:

"Sure, the three of us will just follow behind you. What do you say? We'll give you our full support."

After Wang An finished speaking, Wu Dong and Wang Shuai looked at each other and then burst into laughter.

After laughing, Wang An brought up the old topic again, saying:

"Brother Wu, you still haven't resolved the issue of the Great Liberation Army for me."

Wu Dong waved his hand casually and said:
“It’s no big deal. Here’s what we’ll do: you take me to the compound, and then you can just walk from there. When you come back and bring me the car, you can just come here to change cars.”

As he spoke, Wu Dong opened the door of the GAZ truck.

Twenty minutes later, Wang An drove his large Jiefang truck, with Wang Li and Mu Xueli in the passenger seat, and they headed towards Harbin.

Although the Jiefang truck at that time lacked power steering, its cockpit design was still very reasonable.

The co-pilot seat was a long chair connected to the driver's seat, much like the three-seater seats on trains at that time.

If the driver is driving alone, he can lie down and take a nap when he gets tired.

On the way, all that could be heard was Wang An reprimanding Mu Xueli and Wang Li:

"You two need to learn properly, what you learn will be a real skill, you know? This Liberation truck isn't much different from my GAZ, just one is bigger and the other is smaller. Don't panic when driving this thing."

In this way, Wang An taught Wang Li and Mu Xueli how to drive the Great Liberation Army.

Then, after the Great Liberation Army had just left DJ County and hadn't gone far, Wang An parked the car on the side of the road and said to Mu Xueli beside him:

"Come on, you go first, then in a couple of hours, Lao Wu can take over." (End of Chapter)