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

In less than 20 minutes, Wang An was back in the town.

Wang An drove straight to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought 100 jin of the most expensive yeast without hesitation.

Normally, 1 jin of yeast can ferment 100 jin of grain. Wang An felt that preparing 100 jin of yeast would definitely be enough, and probably enough for several years.

To be honest, yeast starter isn't expensive. The cheapest is 2 yuan per jin (3g), which is said to be made from wheat bran, while the most expensive is 5 yuan per jin, which is said to be made from wheat grains.

Of course, there were also mid-priced options, but Wang An didn't even look at them.

Anyway, the wine was brewed for his own family to drink, and the key point is that Wang An is not short of money, so he definitely has to buy the most expensive wine!
After buying the yeast, Wang An also bought 50 cartons of cigarettes, which is a case of classic Bingcheng cigarettes, and then drove to the blacksmith shop.

In the county town, there are many blacksmith shops, all of which are quite large. There are many blacksmiths and apprentices who are constantly hammering away.

Wang An parked his car in front of the largest blacksmith shop and got out to walk into the courtyard.

Upon seeing Wang An enter the courtyard, an old craftsman put down his hammer, threw a piece of iron blank he was holding with tongs into the charcoal fire, exchanged a few words with someone next to him, and then came to greet Wang An.

Seeing the master approaching, Wang An greeted him with a smile:
"Uncle Geng, are you busy?"

Wang An knew the blacksmith, and of course, the blacksmith also knew Wang An.

Because when Wang An was causing trouble in the county town, the weapons he and his gang used, such as cleavers, machetes, daggers, spears, and triangular daggers, were basically all made here.

This Mr. Geng is also quite serious and particular. He would never make any weapons out of thin air. The machetes and daggers he makes are all of very good quality.

After Wang An finished speaking, Grandpa Geng said with a beaming smile:

"Hey An, you're here! Hahaha, it's been years since I've seen you. I heard from your buddies that you've been hiding in the countryside ever since you got badly beaten up that time, and you haven't come back since?"

During the period when Wang An was reborn, the reason he stayed at home was indeed, as Grandpa Geng said, because of a large-scale fight.

Because so many people were involved in that fight, several thugs were crippled in the chaos.

After the fight, Wang An and his gang heard that someone had died in the hospital. So, they scattered like birds and beasts, some running away and others hiding, fearing they would be involved in a murder case.

The main thing is that at this point, as long as no one dies, it's just a matter of "dogs fighting each other and getting all mixed up."

As for the security guards and community security personnel, people like Wang An are a bunch of useless scum who also disrupt public order. Let them get beaten up however they want; nobody cares.

There's no way around it; hooligans and scoundrels should just disappear. They're the kind of people everyone hates.

No matter what, if someone dies, the matter immediately escalates, and those involved in the fight will definitely be severely punished, or even be made a prime example to be shot.

Therefore, after discussing it, Wang An and the other leaders all decided to temporarily stay away from the county town or leave the gangster circle.

However, after staying at home for more than a month in his previous life, Wang An went to the county town again and found out that the two people who died in the hospital were not thugs who participated in the fight, but two workers who worked at the stone quarry.

The two workers were injured by flying rocks while blasting stones and died after being taken to the hospital. It just so happened that so many people were taken to the hospital that day that people mistakenly thought some thugs had been beaten to death.

So, after learning the truth in his previous life, Wang An continued to drift aimlessly, but after being reborn, he took the opportunity to leave the gangster circle.

After Boss Geng finished speaking, Wang An smiled slightly and said:
"Hmm, I suddenly feel like being a shill isn't really that interesting, so I'm not going to get involved with them anymore, hehehe."

Grandpa Geng smiled with satisfaction and said:

"The best thing to do is not to get involved with them. What's the point of fighting and brawling all day long? In the end, they'll either get beaten to death or end up in a fenced area and get shot. They'll never have a good ending."

Wang An did not refute Grandpa Geng's advice, but instead continued to agree with it with a smile:
"Yeah, Grandpa Geng, you're right."

After saying a few more words of nonsense that were of no use to Wang An, Wang An finally got straight to the point:

"Grandpa, I came here thinking of asking you to make two cauldrons for distilling liquor, and two pot surrounds for a 12-inch pot. If you have thick iron sheets, you can just put thick iron sheets on the pot and weld two together."

In those days, the vast majority of people drank bulk liquor, and almost every village had people who specialized in brewing and selling liquor.

However, there are quite a few people who brew their own wine and drink it, so there are also many people who come to the blacksmith shop to make pots and pot surrounds.

After Wang An finished speaking, Grandpa Geng blinked and asked:
"Young man, are you planning to open a liquor store in your village?"

Wang An shook his head and said:

"I wasn't thinking about selling the liquor. It's just that this year's grain harvest was so good that I thought I'd make more liquor to store and drink slowly later."

Grandpa Geng nodded, then said with a hearty expression:

"You don't need to order those two things. I have a whole bunch of them ready-made in my warehouse. They're for 9-inch pots, 10-inch pots, 12-inch, 13-inch, and 15-inch pots."

Wang An was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and then subconsciously asked:

"Why do you make these things? Will anyone even buy them?"

Grandpa Geng laughed heartily, his face full of pride, and said:
"Now that the land has been distributed to individual households, every family has some surplus grain. As a result, quite a few people are coming to me to make pots and pancakes!"

"When I looked around, I saw more and more people making liquor at home. That meant I was making money! So I made a whole bunch of pot wrappers and 'sky pots' of all sizes. Hahaha. What do you think? Isn't your Uncle Geng incredibly talented?"

It must be admitted that this Boss Geng is indeed very talented. No wonder there are so many blacksmith shops in the county, but his blacksmith shop is the largest in scale, has the most workers, and is the most prosperous.

Their foresight and willingness to invest are unmatched by most people. While many blacksmith shop owners are still worrying about how much money they'll have to spend on iron and other materials, they've already made their products and started selling them.

It's important to understand that all people share a common trait: they dislike waiting.

That's right, I just don't like waiting! (End of Chapter)