"Brother, don't be so polite. This is also serving the people. Alright, it's settled then."

The two of them chattered away and reached an agreement. The ticket seller was so happy she was practically floating on air. She sat behind the driver and whispered the whole story to him. The driver was all smiles.

It's already December, so this unexpected gain is truly wonderful.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Hongxi got off the bus in front of the post office and arranged to wait for them there after work. He parked his cart in front of the post office, picked up his bag, and went inside.

The post office staff recognized Wang Hongxi, and they were all excited to see their fellow villager coming over with bags again.

"Sister Huang Ying, hurry up, the villagers from Liujiatun are coming again!" A woman's voice cracked with excitement.

Huang Ying was puzzled. Which fellow villager was it? When she went out to take a look, she found out it was the village chief from Zhang Hongmei's village.

"Uncle, come into my office and rest for a while."

"Hehe, Comrade Huang is bothering you again. I'm really sorry."

"Don't mention it, uncle. What can I do for you?"

"Yes, we have something to ask. These are fish caught in our village. We were wondering if you would like some?"

"Fish? Great, let me see. Such big fish, uncle, is this all you have?"

"No, there are four hundred."

"That's great, uncle. Let me get you a glass of water. Please have a seat for a while. How much is it per pound?"

"Silver carp is one yuan, common carp and grass carp is one yuan and fifty cents. They are all seven or eight jin."

"Uncle, have some water. I'll go ask our leader right away." Huang Ying hurriedly ran out.

A middle-aged man followed him in shortly after.

"Fellow villager, thank you so much for thinking of us. We have thirty people at the post office. I'll have Huang Ying register what we need and how much we need in a bit."

"You're too kind, leader. It's all thanks to Comrade Huang Ying for being so good to my niece and taking such good care of her. Of course, we'll think of her when something good happens in our village."

Huang Ying was very pleased to hear Wang Hongxi's words. This fellow villager really knew how to talk. He really made her look good in front of the leader.

"Hehe, let's help each other out. Huang Ying, hurry up and do the statistics, don't delay the villagers' affairs."

"Yes, sir, I'll go right away."

In the end, Huang Ying counted that she needed a total of sixty fish: thirty carp and thirty grass carp.

"Hey boss, there aren't many carp, only 120 and 150 grass carp, the rest are silver carp. But because we have a good relationship, I'll give you these 30 carp. The grass carp are no problem."

The earliest it will arrive is the day after tomorrow. But I promise, it will be the first fish delivered to the post office.

"Thank you, fellow villager. We'll be waiting for you the day after tomorrow."

"Zhong, Comrade Huang, I'll be going now. I'm going to check on the cotton mill."

"Uncle, wait a minute. Could we go to the power company?"

"Power supply bureau?"

"Yes, my uncle is in charge of logistics now, and he's really stressed out because there's no New Year's supplies."

"Hehe, then let's go to the power supply bureau. My son works there."

"That's great, boss. Can I ask for an hour off?"

"Go ahead, if it gets late you can just go home."

Huang Ying also took out her bicycle and led Wang Hongxi to the power supply bureau. Wang Hongxi was especially happy, as she hadn't seen her son for several months and was now able to see him again.

Huang Ying arrived at the power supply bureau, found her uncle, and excitedly told him what had happened.

"Thank you so much, fellow villager! You're a lifesaver! I was just wondering what kind of benefits the power company would give us. This fish looks really good."

"Sir, thank you for taking care of my son and the others. No problem, just contact the power supply bureau."

Who is your son?

"My son is Wang Jianshe."

"That quiet young man is reliable and exceptionally intelligent."

“The ten young men in our Liujiatun are all incredibly capable and intelligent. Leader, we have 340 fish here: 60 carp, 150 grass carp, and 130 silver carp. That’s all.”

"We need sixty carp. We have fifty-four full-time employees here, so that should be enough to go around."

"Okay, no problem, you can have all the carp."

"Hey buddy, what's the price?"

“Each one weighs seven or eight jin, and it costs one yuan and fifty cents per jin. This is a collective business, and I really have no other choice.”

"It's alright, we won't take advantage of anyone, whether it's a group or an individual. Fellow villager, when will the fish be delivered?"

"It will be approved the day after tomorrow. I will deliver it to the post office and to you two the day after tomorrow."

"Thank you so much, fellow villager. Don't worry, your children and nephews are all doing well here."

Both of them are sensible people. No further explanation is needed.

"Boss, I'll be going now. There are still silver carp and grass carp. I'll go ask the cotton mill."

"Go ahead, fellow villager, I'll be waiting for the fish the day after tomorrow."

After leaving the power supply bureau, Wang Hongxi decided to come see the young men tomorrow and make arrangements for the fish first.

Wang Hongxi said goodbye to Huang Ying and went straight to the cotton mill.

They found the person in charge of the cafeteria and explained their purpose.

"Fellow villager, this is not my responsibility. I'll take you to the head of our purchasing department."

"Thank you, boss."

The purchasing department leaders were overjoyed when they saw the silver carp. They had been worried about distributing the fish as New Year's bonuses. Although the fish was too big, they could share it between two people. They could let the fish share it themselves, because this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Hey buddy, how many silver carp do you have?"

"Boss, there are 130 silver carp, each weighing about seven or eight pounds."

"We'll take them all, but it's not enough."

How much more is needed?

“Our cotton mill has 320 full-time employees. Even if it's two people per roll, we still need 160 rolls.”

"No problem, leader. There are 160 rules. At worst, we'll just skip our own New Year's feast. We'll definitely get enough."

"Boss, silver carp is one yuan per jin (500g)."

"Okay, one piece it is. We'll take it. When can it be delivered?"

"Then let's do it on the 25th of the twelfth lunar month," Wang Hongxi thought. They needed 280 fish from the three places, but on the day before the Lunar New Year, they could only find 120 fish to bring, which would be nearly 1,000 jin (500 kg) of fish. They would need to pack five or six baskets. Although they could put them in the car, it was the end of the year, and there would be many people traveling by car. It would be inappropriate to bring too much stuff.

So we set it for the 25th to avoid any trouble.

After everything was booked, Wang Hongxi left. Looking up at the sky, she figured the ticket sellers were probably off work by now, so she decided to wait for them at the post office. As for the remaining 120 grass carp, she wasn't worried; if no one wanted them, she and her family would eat them.

When I arrived at the post office, I saw the driver and the ticket seller waiting for me, so I hurried over. I gave them four silver carp, two for each of them, one weighing 15.5 jin and the other 16.3 jin.