Chapter 102 Negotiation

After returning to Sister Cheng's house in the evening, Du Ruo had dinner and washed his feet. He lay on the kang, wondering what to do.

It would not work to just take 80% of them directly like Yuan Tingchuan did. At that time, Yuan Tingchuan brought more people with him and had the upper hand in momentum. The boss himself had a strong aura and was confident, so no one dared to provoke him.

Don't be fooled by the villagers' cheerfulness now; once their personal interests are affected, they will not be so easy to talk to.

Besides, this place is different from the village at that time. That village was relatively isolated and many families couldn't even collect one big reunion. There were many people working outside the home and transportation was convenient. If she started collecting with great fanfare, people would notice something was wrong. Not only would she not be able to collect the things, but she would also get into trouble.

Besides, Li Anze is already dealing with Tao Yong's matter urgently. If he acts quickly and someone takes the report seriously, someone should be here to investigate within a week.

When the time comes and the matter is investigated, not only will I not gain any advantage, I might even get into trouble.

But now that we are here, wouldn’t it be a pity to return empty-handed from a mountain of treasures?

The next day after breakfast, Du Ruo went to the edge of Xiaohetao. There were indeed some fragments and small beads scattered under the riverbed in corners, but not as many as the villagers said.

The river water was clear and not deep, with small fish occasionally swimming by. Du Ruo leaned his head to look upstream and saw that the river flowed out from the mountains. The mountains were covered with lush vegetation, and there was a unique tranquility.

Du Ruo walked a few steps along the edge of the river. She didn't take out her mobile phone because the signal was not good and it would be useless in the village.

She looked back and suddenly smiled. She waved twice toward the deserted side of the avenue and said with a smile, "Come here, both of you."

After a while, two inconspicuously dressed people emerged from the grove of trees nearby. They were dressed like ordinary workers, with a work shirt, black trousers, and a pair of cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles.

The two looked at each other and walked to Du Ruo's side: "Mr. Du."

Du Ruo said coldly: "Thank you Mr. Yuan for your trouble! Where did you two sleep last night?"

One of the big guys scratched his head and said with a smile, "We are also staying at a fellow villager's home."

Are you following suit?

Du Ruo pointed to the path in the mountain and said, "It is said that if you follow this path up and turn a corner, you will see a big locust tree with a small cave next to it. There are some broken copper and iron in the cave. Do you know?"

The tall man hesitated: "What do you mean? Let's go and take a look?"

The crew-haired man next to him said, "Mr. Yuan has given us orders, so we just need to follow you."

Does this mean that they don't care about her affairs?

Du Ruo smiled, but her tone was a little cold: "So you are only responsible for following me. I want to go up the mountain by myself. Your life or death is not your responsibility, right?"

That's definitely not the case. Du Ruo's safety is also within their scope of responsibility. If she gets bumped or injured, they won't be able to explain to Mr. Yuan.

The two bodyguards looked at each other and reached a consensus instantly.

The mountain road is steep. If such a delicate woman gets hurt while going up the mountain, they can't just ignore her. That would be even more troublesome. It's better for them to go there on foot.

The tall bodyguard asked, "What does President Yidu mean?"

Du Ruo smiled and said, "I'm very interested in the scrap copper and iron in there. I don't think there's too much. Can you help me move it down?

Just transport it back to my house. I won't be responsible for anything else. You can follow me from now on and I will pretend I didn't see anything. You can even live in my house and I will give you a salary. What do you think?"

Even if she threatens someone, she still has to give him a sweet reward. She has no way to deal with the boss. Even if he sends people to follow her openly or secretly, she has to endure it.

It would be better to make use of the waste. They are free anyway, so they might as well do some work for her.

The two men went to discuss it over there, and decided that this was indeed something that could be done. With their skills, all they had to do was to move some things out of the cave on the mountainside. It was a piece of cake.

It's not a good idea for them to follow others so secretly, and it can be quite troublesome sometimes. If they can follow Mr. Du openly, it can solve many problems.

These tasks are easy to do and will also save trouble for themselves. If they don't help, and Mr. Du goes to the mountains by himself, won't they have to follow him?

After the two of them discussed it, they came back and said to Du Ruo, "We don't know what the situation is in the mountains. Let's go together and try to get back as soon as possible. But Mr. Du has to promise us that he can't leave without a plan. You should go back to Cheng's house now. We will inform you when we have any news."

Du Ruo nodded in agreement. Since the other party was willing to cooperate, she was willing to cooperate as well.

The two bodyguards were skilled in martial arts and climbed the mountain very quickly. They disappeared on the mountain road in a moment.

Du Ruo walked home with a smile on her face. It felt good to recycle waste materials. After all, the boss was paying her for it, so she might as well not use it.

When I returned to the Cheng family, Sister Cheng had already gone to work in the fields. The yard was quiet. Du Ruo ran to the corner of the wall to look at the chicks in the chicken coop. They were furry and cute.

I heard someone in the next yard say, "Do you think these things in our village are valuable? They say on TV that antiques are valuable, so why can't we sell these things in our village for money?"

"I don't think so. Didn't the relative from Old Cheng's family ask about this in a veiled way yesterday? Maybe this thing is still valuable. It's better to keep it. There's no need to wait for the rice to cook at home. This thing is neither rotten nor bad. What if it is valuable? Wouldn't it be fooled by others?"

"You make sense. Keep it. If it's valuable, it will be valuable sooner or later. If it's not valuable, keep it for use."

"I think that woman is not a simple person. It's not just a casual inquiry."

Du Ruo sighed in her heart, who said that the villagers were fools? They were also smart. She just asked a few questions inadvertently yesterday, and the villagers almost compiled a book overnight.

Fortunately, she didn't go to collect the things in a big way, otherwise she wouldn't be able to collect the things and would probably get into trouble.

When Sister Cheng went to work in the fields in the morning, she took her lunch with her and left some for Du Ruo. She planned to come back after finishing her work in the evening.

Du Ruo had some lunch at noon, had a good sleep, got up and walked around the yard twice. At around three or four o'clock in the afternoon, the tall bodyguard came to Cheng's house to find Du Ruo.

He whispered, "There are quite a few things. Yuan Wu has already found a car to take them out. They are all wrapped in cloth so that no one can see what they are. After they leave, our people will pack them up and ship them away. Don't worry, Mr. Du."

Du Ruo smiled and nodded, he is indeed the boss's man, he gets things done efficiently!