"Since I dared to come, would I lie to you?" Lin Chaosheng chuckled.
“But I also have some requirements,” Lin Chaosheng said, changing the subject.
Upon hearing this, Li Daniu immediately raised his eyebrows. "Requirements? What requirements?"
Lin Chaosheng said slowly, "My wild boar weighs at least a hundred jin. How much does pork cost per jin on the market now?"
“Sir, this was the price for Boss An last time,” Li Daniu’s underling stepped forward and held up a five.
“That’s right, it’s about five yuan a pound on the black market now,” Lin Chaosheng said, glancing at Li Daniu.
Li Daniu leaned back in his chair. "So you mean you're not going to give me the whole pig?"
Lin Chaosheng leaned forward. "Of course, I don't think I owe you that much interest, do I?"
Li Daniu waved his hand, signaling his underling to take out the bill and calculate it in detail on the spot.
The underling hurriedly rushed into the accounting room, took out Lin Chaosheng's IOUs and an abacus, and added them up one by one.
"Five, eleven, fourteen..." The younger brother counted carefully, afraid of making a mistake.
After adding the numbers, the younger brother respectfully showed the abacus to Li Daniu, "Master, Lin Chaosheng owes you a total of twenty-three."
Li Daniu stepped forward to check carefully, and after confirming that it was the correct number, he asked Lin Chaosheng, "It's twenty-three in total. At a price of five yuan per jin, you should give me about five jin of pork."
He paused, then added, "I want five pounds of pure meat."
Lin Chaosheng nodded, "That's no problem, but for the rest, I'd like to make a deal with you."
Li Daniu asked suspiciously, "What kind of deal?"
"I'd like to exchange the rest for flour with you," Lin Chao replied immediately.
"How much do you want to exchange?" Li Daniu felt that he shouldn't be exchanging too much, and he wouldn't lose out by exchanging it.
Lin Chaosheng also made a five.
Li Daniu laughed heartily, "It's only five jin, I'll change it for you in a bit!"
Lin Chaosheng shook his head. "Sir, it's fifty catties, not five catties."
"How much? Fifty jin?" Li Daniu stood up abruptly upon hearing this.
“No way, where on the black market can you find this price now? In this year of famine, who would give you such a cheap price?” Li Daniu waved his hand forcefully in refusal.
"Then it's twenty-five catties, I've already reduced it by half!" Lin Chaosheng lowered the price by more than half.
Upon hearing that the price was reduced by half, Li Daniu was about to agree, but his underlings quickly stopped him, saying, "Master, since he's willing to lower the price by half, let's negotiate with him some more."
Li Daniu's eyes lit up. Yes, Lin Chaosheng has already reduced his salary by half, so there's still room for further reduction.
He's a businessman, after all. Wouldn't it be foolish not to take advantage of such a good deal?
“Cough… twenty jin.” Li Daniu crossed his arms and looked at Lin Chaosheng with confidence.
Upon hearing this, Lin Chaosheng immediately objected, "Since the big boss is bargaining so hard, then forget it. I'll just switch to interest rates. I'll ask other companies about switching to face powder."
After saying that, he got up to go back and get five catties of pork to pay back the money.
When Li Daniu saw that Lin Chaosheng was really going to leave, he panicked.
That 100 jin of pork could feed us for countless meals.
Since the famine years, he had hardly eaten meat, and each time he only ate a little bit.
Moreover, as the big boss of this casino, he has been living off his savings, and many of his men have already left due to his economic downturn.
If we could get those 100 jin of pork, wouldn't that win back people's hearts?
"Wait!" Li Daniu called out to Lin Chaosheng, "Twenty-five jin it is..."
"But I want to inspect the goods first, who knows if you're lying to me or not."
“No problem,” Lin Chaosheng said as he walked toward the casino entrance. “I’ll go get it right away.”
Li Daniu was worried, so he sent a few of his henchmen to go with Lin Chaosheng.
"Brother, you're here. Why are there so many people?" Lin Shansheng was squatting on the ground, bored, waiting for Lin Chaosheng, when he suddenly saw Lin Chaosheng walking towards him.
Lin Chaosheng pointed to the men following behind him, "Li Daniu was worried, so he sent his underlings to come and check."
As he spoke, he pointed to a basket behind Lin Shansheng, "Look, it's all here."
The henchmen who had been sent over peeked back and saw that the four large baskets were crammed full of pork, piled up like a small mountain.
Everyone who saw it was practically drooling.
The wild boar was a good mix of fat and lean meat, with firm flesh, clearly indicating that it roamed freely.
If this meat were used to stew sauerkraut and then drizzled with chili oil—this group of people couldn't even imagine how delicious it would be.
"I didn't lie to your big boss, did I? What are you all standing there for? Move it!" Lin Chaosheng urged helplessly as he saw the group of people looking on with longing.
"Move it, we'll move it right away," the leader said impatiently, quickly directing the loading of the large basket onto the truck.
Li Daniu was already waiting at the door for the pork, pacing back and forth impatiently, feeling as if a million ants were crawling inside him.
He stared intently into the distance, afraid of missing the tempting pork, his ears practically perked up.
"Squeak—squeak—" Lin Chaosheng and the others arrived pushing the cart.
Upon hearing this, Li Daniu hurriedly went to meet him and then looked behind him.
"So many?!" Li Daniu took a deep breath when he saw the large baskets on the cart pushed by his underlings behind him.
Lin Chaosheng gestured for him to proceed, "Let's inspect the goods, big boss."
Li Daniu carefully circled the basket several times, his face beaming with joy.
"Change it, change it, I'll change it for you right away!" Li Daniu smiled broadly, inviting Lin Chaosheng into the house.
“Hey, Brother Lin, you’re really something! Let’s wipe the slate clean of all our past grievances today. Let’s be friends. If you ever need anything, just ask me for help,” Li Daniu paused, then winked and said, “And if there’s any more good hunting opportunities in the future, don’t forget to call me, your brother Li.”
Lin Chaosheng was initially annoyed by Li Daniu's appearance, but then he thought that Li Daniu was the owner of such a big casino with so many brothers under him, and he would be a good helper in the future.
Furthermore, in this year of famine, it's best to avoid making enemies and causing trouble for yourself, lest you end up with nowhere to seek justice.
Lin Chaosheng then chimed in, "That's great! With a friend like you, Boss, I'll be able to walk around with my head held high! Don't worry, if there's anything good in the future, I'll definitely invite everyone!"
Li Daniu waved his hand, "Look at you, Brother Lin, making fun of me again. Besides, just call me Brother Li, why are you calling me 'Big Boss'?"
After entering the house, Li Daniu waved his hand and said, "Bring out the scale, flour, and rice."
The younger men quickly worked together to drag several sacks out of the warehouse and weighed the flour and rice.
"Look, is this number accurate? My scale is absolutely accurate!" Li Daniu said with a serious expression.
“Of course I trust you, Brother Li,” Lin Chaosheng said, as he also put the pork on the scale. “Take a look, there are a hundred catties of pork here.”
Li Daniu licked his lips, "Alright, alright, Brother Lin, you've always been the most trustworthy, so let's..."
"The deal is done just like that!" Lin Chaosheng patted Li Daniu on the shoulder with a smile.
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