Encouraged by his partners, Ke Wenpei was full of confidence and immediately decided, "Let's take that bag of dried fruit home today, meet at my house tomorrow morning, and then go out to the market together to try to sell it all by Sunday."
Seeing that no one had any objections, Ke Wenpei continued, "When we go back tonight, each family should prepare 400 jin of grain. Let's get the goods first."
When we receive residents of North Harbin next week, we'll put dried fruit directly at the reception area. I believe many of them will be tempted after seeing it.
That way, we wouldn't need to go out and run around to get a lot of food.
Ko Wen-pei's words impressed everyone, who praised him, saying, "Brother Pei is so smart, he even thought of this trick. I was worried about what to do next week!"
"That's right, that's right! Brother Pei is the smartest among us. If it weren't for Brother Pei, we wouldn't have this opportunity to make a fortune!"
Ko Wen-pei had never been flattered like this before, and for a moment he felt quite pleased.
He thought to himself, "People really do need to be flattered and praised to show off their excellence."
While they were still feeling smug, Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan received a call from Zeng Yiming on their way.
He mentioned Ke Wenpei's order and his desire for Shen Yanming to act as guarantor.
Shen Yanming pulled the car over to the side of the road, put his phone on speakerphone, and chuckled, "You did the right thing. My relationship with him is definitely not close enough for me to vouch for him."
"I guessed so. These days, you have to think twice before acting as a guarantor for someone's money, let alone for grain! I'm making this call to remind you that you're trying to help someone, but don't end up getting bitten in the end."
Shen Yanming nodded. "I'll be careful, thanks!"
"Don't mention it. I was just saying something out of turn. It's nothing compared to what you've done for me."
"Don't say that again. It's too polite and distant, and it makes me feel embarrassed to continue our relationship."
"Oh, please don't. If you don't want to hear it, I won't say it again. But you can't break off our friendship over such a small thing! Look at you, everyone else is taking advantage of kindness, but you won't even let me mention it!"
"There's really no need to mention it, because the pills I gave you can only play a supporting role. The doctors and nurses at the hospital were the ones who truly cured your mother!"
You keep saying I'm your mother's savior, which makes me feel like I'm stealing someone else's credit, and I feel really guilty.
To be honest, we were just friends helping each other out with a small favor. The real heroes are the people in the hospital who worked tirelessly.
Besides, didn't you say your mother's attending physician is a distant relative? You should thank him properly, instead of constantly mentioning me; it makes him uncomfortable.
Zeng Yiming listened and nodded, saying, "I understand. I'll be more careful in the future. When my mother is discharged from the hospital, I'll treat everyone to a nice meal."
"We were starving last week, and now we have good food?"
"Haha, I'm in a better mood now, so I'm interested in doing other things. I've been making a lot of meat lately, want some?"
Shen Yanming raised an eyebrow. "Where did you get it from? Is the quality up to standard?"
"Of course it passed! You know that breeding farm in Chuncheng, right? It's the biggest one in Chuncheng Province!"
They're state-owned, right? Because of some regulations from the Qinghe Alliance, they've been able to sell meat to designated merchants since last year.
This news was broadcast on television at the time, so it left a particularly deep impression on me.
I always thought they really had stopped selling meat, but a couple of days ago, I chatted with a boss while buying some meat and learned that this summer, the Qinghe Alliance introduced a new policy to encourage farms to try out new farming models, allowing them to freely sell a certain percentage of their output as a reward for expanding production.
Shen Yanming was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, "Really? I've never heard of this!"
"Of course it's true, otherwise how could I buy this meat!"
However, despite this regulation, the extra meat is not even enough to supply the factory's employees, so how could it possibly be sold outside?
So everyone worked together and kept the news a secret. Only those with relatives working at the farm could get inside information, but everyone kept quiet about it so they could have more meat to eat.
It took me a lot of effort and a lot of connections to find someone in charge. I bought two pigs from them, and that should be enough to feed us for a year or two.
"Do you want it? If you do, I'll give you one." Zeng Yiming asked.
Shen Yanming wasn't lacking in meat, but he lacked a reason to offer it.
After thinking for a moment, he said to Zeng Yiming, "Just give me about twenty pounds. I can't eat more than that, and the refrigerator at home is only so big. There's no room for more."
"Okay, I'll cut you the best pork belly. Come find me after you've finished eating. I can get some in Kunming."
"Okay, I'll have to trouble you then! By the way, when will you arrive?"
“I’ll get on the highway on Saturday night and arrive at your place on Sunday. I’ll stay at your place for a day and then drive back to Nanshi in the evening,” Zeng Yiming said.
"Why not come during the day? Driving at night is tiring and unsafe."
"I have to deliver goods to several secondary agents on Saturday. I'll probably be done by evening, and then I'll drive to Haishi."
“Then drive carefully. If you’re too tired, come back on Sunday and stay at home for one night before going back,” Shen Yanming said.
"No thanks, I'm not used to staying overnight at other people's houses. Besides, I'm worried about my family," Zeng Yiming said with a smile.
"In that case, I'll wait for you at home. We can talk when we meet."
"Okay, see you this weekend!"
After hanging up the phone, Shen Yanming looked at Bi Qiaoan and said, "Looks like our time together is going to be on a discount again!"
"There's still Saturday, let's have some alone time together tomorrow."
Shen Yanming nodded, "You said it, you can't go back on your word!"
"It's just some time for the two of us, what's there to back out about? Besides, when isn't it just the two of us?"
Bi Qiaoan shook her head and chuckled, but little did she know that Shen Yanming had been secretly planning for a long time, wanting to do this and that.
The two returned home in the dark, and a wave of heat hit them as soon as they opened the door.
After testing the water supply for a few days, the heating is finally on!
Bi Qiaoan hurriedly took off her down jacket and went into the bedroom to change into her pajamas when Shen Yanming hugged her from behind. "Didn't you say you wanted to spend some time alone with me? Shall we go into the space?"
Since Shen Yanming wanted to, Bi Qiaoan naturally agreed. Anyway, there was already heating, so the temperature difference between inside and outside the space wasn't significant, and there was no need for them to stay outside.
I didn't go into the space much before, simply because I was afraid that I would get used to the temperature inside and feel unbearably cold and uncomfortable outside.
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