By the time everything was over, it was nearly three in the morning. In about an hour, it would be daylight. This extra time was plenty for the other party to handle things.
Both parties were very satisfied with the transaction. In addition to having ample time, the middle-aged man also appreciated Zhang Guoqing's generosity and decisiveness.
Zhang Guoqing, seeing that he kept his promise, gave him two sacks of cotton. The three pigs were worth double the price of the purchasing station.
The item wasn't worth much, but it revealed the person's character. If Zhang Guoqing hadn't been so cautious, he would have wanted to become sworn friends with the other person.
The couple drove their big and small cars out of the neighboring city. When they were almost at a three-way intersection, Zhang Guoqing turned into a dirt road without waiting for Zhou Jiao's prompt and drove a few hundred meters before stopping.
Zhang Guoqing was very pleased with the fact that there were fewer cars than in the past. He never saw any cars behind his two cars, which made him feel much more at ease.
Zhou Jiao looked back and got off the truck.
"Are you exhausted?"
Zhou Jiao stretched out her hands and said with a smile, "It's quite interesting and exciting."
Zhang Guoqing laughed heartily upon hearing this and gave her a thumbs-up. He had been worried for so long, but he had never expected this girl to be so courageous!
"Listen to the noise. I have to collect the truck first and then change cars at the next intersection."
Zhang Guoqing understood that this was to prevent the other party from detecting, so he didn't bother to talk to her any more. He went to the back of the truck for a while and paid close attention to the movements around him.
After about ten minutes, he nodded to Zhou Jiao, signaling they could proceed. Before he could even nod, a truck that large was immediately stored in the space. If he remembered correctly, his wife seemed to have told him the space was only the size of a classroom. Could this be a large, stepped classroom?
Zhou Jiao put away the truck and dragged him to the car. She opened the driver's seat and pushed him in. She walked around the front of the car, opened the right door, and sat neatly in the passenger seat.
"Queen-like!"
"Let's go back to the palace!"
Zhang Guoqing grinned happily and drove away quickly.
"Today I finally know what it feels like to count money until my hands cramp."
"oh?"
Zhou Jiao stuck out her tongue, "I want to vomit!"
Zhang Guoqing was driving seriously, not wanting to let his excitement lead to tragedy. Hearing this, he asked curiously, "Are you really counting? I see there are also quite a few five- and three-dollar bills besides the ten-dollar bills. Just compare them, and they're about the same."
"But your wife was foolish. Later, when she saw how generous the man was in calculating the price of the pig, she realized that she had been judging others by her own standards."
"It's not your fault. It's always better to be cautious. He's looking forward to working with us again. He only paid us double the market price, and he didn't need a ticket. So the seller is reluctant to give up, otherwise he wouldn't charge us this price for everything."
Zhou Jiao sighed, "It's a shame we can only leave it at that. I think they're no ordinary people. The yard looks shabby outside, but they even have scales inside. They're definitely involved in big business. This place is close to the sea, and if I'm not mistaken, they're connected to a smuggling gang, and maybe even have connections with foreign forces."
Zhang Guoqing glanced at her in admiration. He'd heard their conversation and analysis, but he hadn't expected her to figure it out in just three trips back and forth while sitting in the driver's seat all night.
Zhou Jiao clapped her right fingers on her thigh and said, "Let's not talk about them. Let's talk about something happy. Honey, do you want to play the handout game?"
Zhang Guoqing laughed and said, "Is it that flour that makes you love and hate it?"
Zhou Jiao laughed heartily. It was true! She couldn't bear to sell it, and it was taking up space, but how could she admit it?
She snapped her fingers. "We shipped so many cans of food and liquor the other day that they should be circulating on the black market around here without being noticeable. How about we send some cans and liquor next? With a bag of flour, of course."
Zhang Guoqing smiled but said nothing. Given her personality, this was just talk; when the moment came, she would worry about being too loud or retreat into her shell.
really……
"It's better to just keep it to yourself. If I make such a big fuss and let everyone know, then I'll be tired of my good life and will be courting death."
have a look……
This is his wife!
However, it was clear she was in a very good mood. It was rare to see her playing by herself.
Zhou Jiao smiled at him embarrassedly.
This made Zhang Guoqing burst out laughing.
Because he just realized that the woman with a strange face was his wife! He had been listening to the familiar voice and smelling the familiar fragrance until he had really forgotten.
Zhou Jiao rolled her eyes at him, "Second uncle, you're not much better."
The couple knew that it was impossible to go back before dawn, so they were not in a hurry to leave. They flirted and had fun in the car!
When they reached the next intersection, the couple played the game of changing clothes and cars again before daybreak. This time, everything was finally back to normal, which was another round of laughter.
It was already dawn before they reached the county town. After discussing it, the couple put two bags of flour and a bag of cotton on the back driver's seat for Zhao Dashan.
Halfway through the journey, Zhou Jiao got off the car and returned to her own yard, while Zhang Guoqing drove the car directly to the door of Zhao Dashan's house, unloaded the gifts, and asked him to drive back to work.
In the yard, Zhou Jiao loaded two bags of flour and ten kilograms of cotton onto a cart. She planned to give them to her two sisters-in-law before they went to work.
As for the foreign-language supplies, she truly didn't dare bring them out without permission. They could assume the flour and cotton were purchased on the black market. Foreign goods would really draw suspicion from her godfather. She'd better avoid causing trouble!
After installing it, Zhou Jiao added straw and firewood on top, covering it up so that no one could see what was inside. Of course, she didn't care about the black coal slag on the straw, as no one would guess it had come from abroad.
On the other side, Zhang Guoqing waited for Cheng Hongli to open the door, then without saying a word, he dragged out a sack from the car door and tucked it under his armpit, then immediately rushed into her yard with two 50-kilogram bags of flour in each hand.
Cheng Hongli opened her mouth wide at the speed and couldn't finish her words, "...this..."
Zhang Guoqing put the car in her living room, ran to the yard and stuffed the car keys into Cheng Hongli's hand. "Before my uncle comes out, I'll run first. When Hongbing and the others come back, tell them to go directly to the village."
When Zhao Dashan walked out of the room, he saw Zhang Guoqing rushing out of the courtyard. He laughed and scolded, "Did this damn kid do something bad to run away so fast?"
"Before I could say a word, he ran away like the wind. I wanted to ask him why he was carrying such a big bag of things home?" After saying that, Cheng Hongli pointed to the things on the ground.
Zhao Dashan shook his head and smiled, "This kid is very cunning. He's worried that I'll ask him to move back."
Cheng Hongli handed him the key and said with a smile, "Then I'll take it back?"
"You wish! I wanted some wine. Don't tell anyone about the things you've taken. After all, it wouldn't look good if they were sold on the black market."
Cheng Hongli rolled her eyes at him. How could she not know this? She squatted down and patted the two cloth bags. Her eyes widened in shock. She quickly patted the sack next to her. Her heart tightened.
——When I opened it, it was indeed cotton.
"This, this...isn't it too much? No wonder the kid just left it and ran away."
Zhao Dashan rubbed his head and said with a smile, "No wonder... He accepted it! He's honoring me as his uncle!"
——That’s what he said. If it wasn’t a good thing, that guy wouldn’t look down on it and wouldn’t be so attentive to it and run around all night.
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