Wang Qiang stayed at Hu Shengli's house. He drank some hot water, ate some late-night snack, and as dawn approached, he left and returned to where he had parked.
Looking around, he saw no one. He Yuzhu and Li Yong hadn't returned yet. Wang Qiang released the truck from the spatial dimension, but all the sheep remained inside.
Wang Qiang then climbed into the driver's seat.
After Wang Qiang finished his work, not long after, he heard the sound of two people's footsteps in the distance. Wang Qiang started the car, turned on the headlights, and saw two figures on the road, recognizing them as He Yuzhu and Li Yong.
The two of them hugged each other, looking quite cold.
The two of them were walking slowly. Seeing the car lights, they knew Wang Qiang had returned, and quickened their pace. They reached the car, opened the driver's side door, and got in.
He Yuzhu said, rubbing his hands together. "It's so cold today. I almost caught a chill."
Li Yong chimed in, "Yes, it's too cold, and we haven't found any buyers. What are we going to do?"
Wang Qiang said with a smile, "It doesn't matter, I've already sold the sheep."
He Yuzhu looked at Wang Qiang in disbelief. "They're all sold. Where did you find such a big customer?"
Wang Qiang remained noncommittal: "You don't need to worry about that. Anyway, they're all sold out. Let's go back now."
After saying that, Wang Qiang started the car and drove back to Qiantou Township.
By the time they arrived at Qiantou Township, it was already broad daylight.
Wang Qiang parked his car at the entrance and honked the horn twice.
Upon hearing the noise, Qin Huairu, Li Man, and Chen Jing ran out from inside.
"Wow, so fast! We sold all the sheep in one night."
Qin Huairu saw the empty carriage.
Wang Qiang got out of the car and said with a smile, "Yes, they're all sold. This time it went relatively smoothly."
At this moment, Zhao Bin walked over from the side.
"Oh, this is wonderful. Come, have something to eat here, I'll go tell the villagers."
Wang Qiang and his group returned to the conference room.
A little while later, the two men who had helped with the sheep yesterday, along with two other staff members, brought each of Wang Qiang and his companions a bowl of gourd soup. It was steaming hot, with a layer of oil floating on top, and a bowl of chili peppers was placed in the middle of the table.
Meanwhile, there were several flatbreads on a small plate. Wang Qiang and the others each took a flatbread, then put a spoonful of chili into the gourd-shaped tofu.
It's rich but not greasy, salty, spicy, and refreshing, making you sweat profusely. It's especially satisfying to eat when the weather is cold.
After Wang Qiang and his men finished eating, the two officers came to collect the food. They also brewed a pot of tea for them. Although it wasn't anything special, drinking tea after a meal was still a pleasure. Not long after, Zhao Bin arrived.
A chill ran through the room as soon as I entered. "Those guys who were doing the paperwork yesterday have already been called over; they're outside."
Everyone looked at Wang Qiang.
Wang Qiang laughed heartily, stood up, and walked out.
Outside, several old men were squatting on the ground, smoking pipes. They were chatting about something, their eyes occasionally glancing towards Wang Qiang and the conference room where they were.
When the old men saw Wang Qiang and his group come out, they all stood up at once.
Zhao Bin stepped forward and calmed everyone down.
"Everyone, don't rush, take out all the slips of paper."
After hearing this, the old men all took out their notes.
Wang Qiang had someone bring over a chair and a table.
Tell Zhao Bin to have these old men come over one by one, and he will settle their debts one by one.
Under Zhao Bin's direction, the old men lined up and walked up to Wang Qiang one by one, handing him the slips of paper.
Once Wang Qiang confirmed that the data was correct, he paid the cash on the spot.
Because today's process is just clearing outstanding payments, it will be faster than yesterday.
In less than an hour, all the debts were settled, and Wang Qiang stuffed all the IOUs into his pocket.
The old men who had been holding their breath were now relieved, and they looked at Wang Qiang with beaming smiles.
Wang Qiang said to Zhao Bin, "We have to go. Could you all please help us get the rest of the sheep onto the truck?"
Upon hearing Wang Qiang's words, before Zhao Bin could even give any instructions, the old men enthusiastically began to help.
Wang Qiang and his group didn't have many sheep left to begin with, but these old men worked hard and quickly loaded the truck.
Wang Qiang told He Yuzhu and the others to pack their things and be ready to get on the bus at any time. Then Wang Qiang pulled Zhao Bin aside and took out 100 yuan from his pocket, handing it to Zhao Bin.
"Thank you for your hard work these past two days. Without your help, we probably would have come for nothing."
Zhao Bin was overjoyed when he saw the 100 yuan in his hand. It was equivalent to two or three months' salary.
"Thank you, thank you."
Wang Qiang and the others got into the car. Due to limited space in the driver's cab, there was only room for Qin Huairu and Li Man. However, because Chen Jing was also coming along, she squeezed into the driver's cab as well.
He Yuzhu and Li Yong, on the other hand, could only stay in the carriage with the sheep.
When they returned to the county town, they arrived at Li Yong's home.
Before Wang Qiang's car had even come to a complete stop, He Yuzhu jumped off.
"I can't take it anymore, it stinks so bad, the mutton smell is too strong."
Qin Huairu and the others got out of the car and saw He Yuzhu's disheveled appearance, with a few strands of wool still stuck in his hair. They couldn't help but burst into laughter.
He Yuzhu, who had been complaining, started to smile foolishly when he saw Qin Huairu laughing so happily.
Wang Qiang got out of the car, washed up, and then said to Li Yong, "Invite Director Wang over tonight. The matter is now settled."
Li Yong nodded. "Don't worry about that, Director Wang will definitely come over tonight."
Wang Qiang took out 100 yuan and gave it to Li Yong, asking him and He Yuzhu to go out and buy groceries for dinner. Because of the kidnapping of Qin Huaru and the others, they were now afraid to let them go out, so the women stayed at home to prepare.
Li Yong and He Yuzhu washed up and changed their clothes. Then they went out. Li Yong went to his workplace first. Director Wang and Yu Zhou went to the market to buy some groceries.
When they left, Wang Qiang gave He Yuzhu some meat coupons and grain coupons. He was given 10 jin of meat coupons, so He Yuzhu bought more meat.
It turned out that Wang Qiang was at Hu Shengli's house. When Wang Qiang left, Hu Shengli only left 2,000 yuan and a few mink coats, and gave the rest to Wang Qiang, along with the gold necklace.
This morning, Wang Qiang exchanged a receipt for the old man and paid 4,000 yuan. That means Wang Qiang now has 14,000 yuan in his possession, along with two gold necklaces, two pairs of gold earrings, a gold ring, and a stack of various receipts.
Wang Qiang took out the national grain coupons and prepared the remaining local ones. Looking at all that, he thought of Li Yong's share and set aside a portion for him.
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