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"Hey, big brother, what are you doing here? Are you here to eat too? What a coincidence."

The one who called out to Lin Chuan was the same young man who had offered to help him sell pigs in the main courtyard earlier.

"Oh, yes, what a coincidence."

The young man chuckled twice, pulled Lin Chuan aside, and asked in a low voice:

"Xiaolin, did your brother-in-law help you sell the meat?"

"They're sold out. Oh, sorry, brother. How about I talk to my brother-in-law and ask him to save some for you?"

"No, it's good that it's sold, it's good that it's sold. It's the middle of the day, and all this handling will make the meat spoil easily."

Next time, next time I have the chance, I'll help you sell it, and I'll definitely get you a high price.

The young man patted his chest and said, then asked in a low voice:

"Did you tell your brother-in-law what we said?"

"Sorry, brother, I... I forgot. I'll tell my brother-in-law later."

Lin Chuan scratched his head, revealing a shy smile. Hearing that Lin Chuan hadn't finished speaking, the young man breathed a sigh of relief.

"No, I'm helping you entirely because I feel a connection with you, Brother Lin. It has nothing to do with your brother-in-law. You don't need to tell him about this little thing."

Watching the other party's performance, Lin Chuan found it amusing. He didn't intend to make things clear, and simply smiled and responded with a few words.

The young man gave a few more instructions, telling him not to tell his brother-in-law, patted Lin Chuan on the shoulder, and left.

Throughout the process, he kept his eyes on the door of the private room, as if afraid that the door would open from the inside.

After the other party left, Lin Chuan went to pay the bill, only to be told that it had already been paid.

"Was it the guy I was just chatting with who got married?"

"Yes, comrade."

The other party had already paid the bill, which was a pleasant surprise. Having gotten a free meal, Lin Chuan returned to the private room feeling quite pleased with himself.

"Why do you seem so happy? What good things could happen while you're in the bathroom?"

Lin Chuan looked at Li Jianguo and exclaimed "Holy crap!" in his heart.

This guy looks like he has thick eyebrows and big eyes and a carefree attitude, but I didn't expect him to be so observant. He noticed something that even Liu Jianshe, a policeman, couldn't see.

Sure enough, to be able to sit in such a position at such a young age is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Chuan recounted what had happened. He wasn't looking to retaliate, as he figured the two of them wouldn't be so petty.

I just felt that they should be informed about this. There are no small matters within the system; a seemingly insignificant detail might become a ticking time bomb in the future.

"Yin Jun is an incompetent sycophant who only knows how to scheme. There's no need to take him seriously."

This was Li Jianguo's assessment, followed by a smile as he added:

"Xiao Lin, do you want to make some money? Let's do something big!"

"Trying something big? I don't do illegal things, I'm a law-abiding citizen."

Lin Chuan said this in a serious tone, which made Li Jianguo and Liu Jianshe burst into laughter.

Lin Chuan laughed after he finished speaking, knowing full well that Li Jianguo wouldn't do anything illegal.

At least he won't be dragged into this right now; he was just joking.

For someone like Li Jianguo, making a joke now and then can actually enhance the relationship.

"Interesting, Kobayashi, you're so interesting, haha."

After laughing, Li Jianguo recounted the story. It turned out that what he called "hitting a big heist" was actually hunting wild boars.

It's worth mentioning the terrain of Luo County here. Luo County is mountainous, but the terrain varies from place to place.

From south to west to east, the mountains gradually decrease in elevation. Qiaotouwan is located in the northern part of Luo County, and the mountains there are not very high. The mountains to the southwest are much higher and there are more wild boars there.

In addition, the climate is somewhat different, and there are more persimmons and chestnuts in the mountains where Lin Chuan and his friends live, so the wild boars have no shortage of food.

Except when rice and sweet potatoes are ripe, wild boars will come out and cause trouble, but most of the time they stay in the mountains.

Also due to the terrain and climate, Lin Chuan and his people have a lot of fields and high yields, and one season of rice is enough to eat.

The southwest region is not suitable; there is little arable land and the harvest is low. They mainly grow two seasons of rice.

It's the time when the early rice is ripening, and wild boars are frequently coming down from the mountains to damage the crops; there have even been incidents of them injuring people.

Every year during the rice harvest, the county government and public security bureau are busy. They can't ignore wild boar attacks, so they encourage farmers to hunt wild boars themselves while also organizing people to hunt them.

Li Jianguo's idea was to have Lin Chuan go there to hunt wild boars. The government would buy the boars, but at a price slightly lower than the market price, so he could sell them himself.

"We can also provide guns, with a daily allowance of 5 yuan."

"Wow, this is great! They're giving out guns and money. They shouldn't be short of people, right?"

"What are you thinking? Ordinary people don't have this opportunity. They have to pay money to get the guns, and there are no subsidies. Only those organized by the county can get them."

Lin Chuan understood immediately after hearing this. They were afraid that someone would take advantage of the government. Only people with connections could take advantage of them.

Lin Chuan never expected that the government would organize a wild boar hunt. There were few wild boars in their area, and during the busy farming season, they could simply set up a shed in the fields and set off a few strings of firecrackers at night.

The practice of issuing guns still existed in the early 2000s. You would pay a certain amount for a gun, use it for a few months, and make a profit if you caught prey, or lose money if you didn't.

Lin Chuan only remembered after hearing Li Jianguo's words that someone in their area had received a gun in the early 2000s, but he was away at the time and didn't know much about it.

"So, are you going or not? Others get a limited number of guns and bullets, but if you go, I'll give you an unlimited amount, as long as you hunt a lot of wild boars."

"go."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chuan's eyes lit up, and he agreed without hesitation.

"I've never used a gun before, I still need to practice. Don't blame me if I use too many bullets. By the way, can you get me a gun? I got my gun license but haven't bought a gun yet."

"It's nothing, you can come anytime."

After discussing some details, Lin Chuan agreed to come over in a couple of days. The group finished their meal and then parted ways.

"I have to go now. You can go home by yourself. Hongmei has been very angry these past two days. She said you promised to come out for dinner but then disappeared."

"Um, something really came up at home. Could you please apologize to my sister for me? I'll go back in a couple of days. It's a large sum of money today, so it's safer to go back first."

The thought of Liu Hongge's gaze made Lin Chuan not want to go at all. As for Lin Hongmei, Lin Chuan could only wait until after September to visit her more often.

Upon returning to the main gate of the government office, after exchanging a few more pleasantries, Li Jianguo insisted on having a car take Lin Chuan back.

He suggested they familiarize themselves with the route so he could pick them up in a couple of days. Lin Chuan thought about it and agreed. Who would want to ride a bicycle for hours if they could have an easier time?

But not now, he still needs to buy a TV. Perfect, let the car take it back with him.

They agreed to come back later, and Lin Chuan led Lin Feng, Wang Long, and Wang Liang toward the department store.

As soon as they reached a less crowded area, Wang Liang grabbed Lin Chuan's arm:

"Kawako, guess how much money we made this time?"

"How many?"

Lin Chuan was also a little curious. He hadn't asked Liu Jianshe what the unit price was for the pigs.

The current price of pork in the town is 2.5 to 2.8 yuan, and in the county it is 3.4 yuan, but that's for slaughtered pigs; he doesn't know the price of live pigs.

"Six thousand five hundred, rounded up to six thousand six, Chuanzi, a full six thousand six."

"We've struck it rich! Who would have thought we'd make over six thousand dollars in just one night? Nobody would believe it if we told them."

Lin Chuan did a quick mental calculation and set the price at 2.5 yuan per unit, which was about the same as the price of meat in town.

Little did he know that Liu Jianshe wasn't selling whole pigs for him at all; Liu Jianshe was selling meat.

Those people came to order meat. Because of Liu Jianshe and Li Jianguo's influence, they were told to pay first and pick up the meat in two hours.

During this period, those pigs would be taken to the slaughterhouse, but Liu Jianshe didn't mention what happened in between.

Lin Feng and his group received the money from the government's purchasing office, and they were unaware of the intricacies involved.

"Brother, it's not just six thousand six, there's also that snake, guess how much it sold for."

"Oh right, and that big snake, how much did it sell for?"

Two of the people who came earlier had their eyes on the snake and pulled Lin Feng aside to make an offer.

When he returned, the three of them were called to collect the money. Under the shock of 6,600 yuan, Wang Long and Wang Liang forgot about it.

"Three hundred, that snake sold for a full three hundred dollars."

Lin Feng held up three fingers and said happily.

Seeing Lin Feng about to take out his money, Lin Chuan waved his hand, signaling him to put the money away, and led them to a secluded spot.

Lin Chuan took out the leather bag, pulled out the red bills and counted them; there were exactly sixty-six.

He pointed out thirteen cards and handed them to Wang Liang, who waved his hand repeatedly.

"This, this can't be accepted, Chuanzi. We haven't done anything, how can we take so much money?"

"Here you go, the agreed-upon 20%, stick to what we said."

Wang Liang shook his head vigorously, and Wang Long said from the side:

"This won't do, Chuanzi. You were the one who took care of us before. We helped with collecting the cages and running around the county. We did contribute something, so we're only taking it now that we've swallowed our pride."

"We're just making a shout this time. You're the one who killed the pig, you're the one who pulled it down, and you're the one who found a seller. How could we possibly take this money?"

Seeing how serious they were, Lin Chuan didn't bother arguing. He took back three cards and split the remaining ten in half.

The two refused, but he forcefully shoved it into their hands.

Although they said they didn't do much, Lin Chuan definitely wouldn't have been able to kill so many wild boars without them.

Lin Feng and Lin Chuan didn't receive any more money. Consider the previous three hundred as his service fee. This kid now has over four hundred in his secret stash, which is quite a lot.

They didn't want the money when it was divided up, but once they got it, they were all beaming with joy.

"Let's go, let's go on a shopping spree and splurge!"

The four headed straight to the department store, but when it came to actually spending money, none of the three were up to it.

They want to buy this and that, but when it comes to actually buying them, they can't bear to part with them.

"Go buy some clothes and shoes, and buy a couple for your parents too."

At Lin Chuan's suggestion, they all went to pick out clothes and shoes.

Lin Feng dragged Lin Chuan along too. He remembered that Lin Chuan hadn't bought him any clothes last time, so he insisted on buying them for him now.

Lin Chuan let him have his way. Running around in the mountains would wear out his clothes a lot, so it was definitely time to buy some.

After buying clothes, I naturally didn't forget to buy snacks; these are for my younger sister.

Lin Feng paid for the snacks, and Lin Chuan didn't argue with him about it.

The group of people carrying large and small bags attracted frequent stares from passersby. Fortunately, this was not the case in those years, otherwise, buying things like this would at least earn them the label of "indulging in pleasure".

After buying what they needed, they went to the electronics section, ready to buy their main target for the day—a television.

(I'm adding a long chapter to reach 100,000 words. Also, I changed the cover, and the editor said my style is too weird.)

I generated it using AI. Isn't AI supposed to be able to make animations? Why is generating an image so difficult? It took me hours to get this to look like this.