"Master, who is this Xiao Wang?"
After entering the house, Qiao Changhai stood by the window, staring at the movements in the yard.
Master Liang came to Qiao Changhai’s new home for the first time and was filled with mixed emotions as he stood in the spacious and bright living room.
"Changhai, my daughter is well-fed. I'll borrow your light."
Master Liang knew better than anyone how much Qiao Changhai had suffered during their more than ten years as master and apprentice.
He lived in a dark shanty house for more than ten years and refused to move. With the help of his daughter and son-in-law, he finally moved into a spacious and bright courtyard.
Who says adopted children are inferior to biological ones?
Master Liang felt that Changhai's daughter was much better than his disappointing children.
Qiao Changhai had no mood to chat with the master, so he helped Master Liang finish his work on the rattan chair. He asked anxiously, "Master, please don't keep me in suspense. Where did this Xiao Wang come from? Why did you bring someone from the black market here?"
Master Liang chuckled and patted Qiao Changhai's hand to reassure him.
"It's a long story. Xiao Wang is an orphan. When he was about ten years old, he was picked up by my old comrade-in-arms and taken home to be a playmate for his grandson."
"These kids have ideas, are bold, and can make a fuss. They may look young and unreliable, but they actually value friendship and rules the most."
"Sell these tons of coal in your hands to them at today's black market price. It will save you a lot of trouble and worry."
Qiao Changhai understood that this Xiao Wang could be so arrogant and tough because he had someone to back him up. Judging from Xiao Wang's tone, the prices on the black market are completely controlled by them.
However, some doubts lingered in his heart, making Qiao Changhai uneasy.
"Boom boom boom"
A crisp sound came from the window. The two looked over and saw Xiao Wang standing outside the glass window, grinning at them.
Qiao Changhai hurried out of the house and looked at Xiao Wang lovingly: "Child, if you have anything to say, come inside and talk. It's warm inside and there's hot water."
Xiao Wang stamped his feet in the cold, "It's OK, I can handle it. Uncle, I checked the coal in the east wing, the quality is fine. I see you have some in the west wing too, open the door, I'll go in and take a look."
Qiao Changhai whispered, "There are less than five tons of coal in the west wing. Two tons of it were temporarily placed with me by Master Liang, and the remaining two and a half tons are for me to keep."
Xiao Wang frowned and looked Qiao Changhai up and down, and asked in confusion: "It's still several months before spring, and you only have two and a half tons left?"
Qiao Changhai smiled and pointed at the wood in the yard: "Don't you have a firewood box here? My place is small and can't hold too many things. The military family compound where my daughter lives is quite spacious. The firewood she has stored at home is enough to last for three years."
He showed off his daughter with a proud look on his face, just to make sure Xiao Wang and the people behind him would not look down on him.
Master Liang thinks Xiao Wang is a good person because he has a good relationship with the leader. What capital does Qiao Changhai have to make others look up to him? Until now, this kid still didn't mention money, and Qiao Changhai was becoming more and more uneasy.
"Well, as long as there is firewood."
Xiao Wang snorted, rolled his green eyes, and casually greeted, "Uncle, I also lived in a military compound when I was a child. If your daughter's family lives in the same compound, maybe I know your son-in-law."
"Hey, which company does your son-in-law belong to?"
Qiao Changhai knew that this guy was trying to trick him. Master Liang had asked him the same question before. Unfortunately, he really knew nothing about anything, and even if he knew, he wouldn't dare to say anything.
"I don't understand what you're saying. I just know that he works in the military. My daughter is an educated youth. They met through an introduction and lived in the military family compound after they got married."
When he heard that he was an officer of the Corps, a trace of contempt flashed in Xiao Wang's eyes. The Beidahuang Corps, to put it simply, is a garrison responsible for land reclamation and construction. He is very poor and has no money, but his main character is selfless dedication.
Who would go to open up new land if they have the ability and background?
"The people in the Corps are already considered very capable for being able to get these few tons of coal. We worked hard all morning and only collected 10,000 kilograms. It's not enough to justify the trouble."
Xiao Wang's tone was quite arrogant and he didn't even care about the five tons of coal. One can imagine how powerful the big boss behind him is.
Qiao Changhai was thinking that after this group of people left, he would go back to Qingyan Mountain and talk this matter over with his daughter.
"Before coming here, my third brother told me that you were introduced by Engineer Liang, so you have to give the old man some face. I will buy it back at the original price according to today's market price. This is 600 yuan."
Xiao Wang took out a black cloth bag from his waist, counted out sixty Great Unity Banknotes and handed them to Qiao Changhai.
"Old man, you have to count it clearly. The money and goods are settled. I won't claim anything after I leave this door."
Qiao Changhai held the stack of money in his hands, his legs shaking with excitement. But he didn't want others to look down on him, so he counted the money one by one calmly. After making sure that everything that Zhang Datong said was true, he nodded to Xiao Wang.
Seeing Qiao Changhai nodding at him, Xiao Wang sneered, "Uncle, is this your first time doing business? Write me a receipt after you take the money."
Qiao Changhai was stunned: "Receipt?"
"Yes, a receipt! If I can't get a receipt, how can I explain it to my third brother later?"
Qiao Changhai finally reacted and hurried back to the room to find paper and pen to write a receipt.
While he was writing the receipt in the house, Xiao Wang asked the people waiting outside to move the coal in the east wing onto the truck.
Although Xiao Wang's words may sound irritating, he is still quite disciplined when doing things.
For example, from beginning to end, Xiao Wang never stepped into the main room. Even when drinking water, Qiao Changhai had to fetch the hot water himself.
For example, he took away the two tons of coal that Master Liang left at Qiao's house.
But before leaving, he took a look at the two bags full of pork, thoughtfully.
Qiao Changhai saw Xiao Wang, Master Liang and others off, then put six hundred yuan in his arms and ran straight to the post office.
The post office was packed with people, and there were a lot of people queuing up to send money. Qiao Changhai had a huge amount of money on him, so he didn't dare to walk around or go to the toilet.
After waiting in line for more than an hour, I finally stood in front of the counter. He asked for a remittance form, filled it out, and then handed the six hundred yuan together with the remittance form to the counter.
After completing the remittance, Qiao Changhai felt relieved. He limped to the bus station, bought the ticket, and then took out a frozen steamed bread from his pocket. While eating steamed bread, I waited for the bus to Qingyanshan Farm.
By the time Qiao Baozhu saw him, it was already 3:30 in the afternoon.
"Dad, why are you here?"
Qiao Baozhu looked at her adoptive father, who was exhausted from the journey, wearing a sheepskin coat that smelled of mutton, with white frost on his eyebrows, and looked completely frozen.
"Didn't Chen Xiao just go home this morning? Just tell him what's going on. It's so cold, why did you make this trip?"
When Qiao Baozhu saw her adoptive father suddenly coming to visit her, she couldn't help but feel a little resentful.
"My girl, something big has happened..."
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