On the morning of December 3rd, Sheng Xiping and Chen Weimin found a place to eat, and then walked towards the bureau building.
It's about three miles from where they live to the bureau building. Sheng Xiping is healthy and doesn't feel anything wrong, but Chen Weimin can't hop on one leg.
As luck would have it, a person happened to be passing by in a horse-drawn sled.
Sheng Xiping negotiated with them to let Chen Weimin ride on a sled and give them a ride for part of the journey.
The sled driver was quite good; there happened to be room on the sled, so he pulled Sheng Xiping along as well.
Horse-drawn sleds are always faster than people, and before long they arrived in front of the bureau building.
Sheng Xiping and Chen Weimin got off the sled, thanked the people, and then went to the bureau building.
It was not yet seven o'clock, and apart from the people on duty and the night watchmen, no one else in the bureau building had started work yet.
There's still a long time before they have to go to work, and they can't just wait outside in this freezing weather.
Sheng Xiping then guided Chen Weimin to the entrance of the alley where Zhao Yongsheng lived.
"Weimin, those two and a half rooms inside are Secretary Zhao's house. I reckon he's home at this hour, so you can just go find him."
"Secretary Zhao is the head of our bureau; he's the one who has to handle this for you."
Chen Weimin had never been to the bureau before, and to put it bluntly, he was completely disoriented when he arrived in Songjianghe.
Searching blindly like this wouldn't work, so Sheng Xiping suggested leading him to Secretary Zhao's house.
Sheng Xiping took Chen Weimin to the alley entrance where Zhao Yongsheng's house was, told him the exact location, and then watched Chen Weimin skip and hop into Zhao's house before turning around and leaving.
That's all Sheng Xiping can do; it's not appropriate for him to show his face in this matter.
If he goes in with Zhao Yongsheng, it will only put Zhao in a difficult position.
After all, this is no small matter. If they refuse to do it, it will be awkward for both sides, especially since Sheng Xiping just delivered the gifts last night.
Therefore, it would be best for Chen Weimin to go find it himself, following all the procedures. For the sake of his future career and livelihood, he had to learn to be shameless.
Chen Weimin entered the Zhao family's house, and Sheng Xiping turned and left, going to the Zhou family's house.
At this time, Zhou Qingyue had already gone to school, Wang Chunxiu must have been on duty at the hospital last night and hadn't come back, and Zhou Mingyuan had finished eating and was cleaning up the table.
The father-in-law and son-in-law chatted for a few minutes, and it was getting late, so Sheng Xiping had to catch the bus.
So he put the things from the basket into his bag, carried the bag on his back, left the Zhou family, and went straight to the Songjianghe Bus Station to buy a ticket and board the bus.
There were quite a few people on the bus, and Sheng Xiping managed to find an empty seat in the back.
The bus departed shortly afterward, swaying and bumping its way towards the county town.
The roads were slippery in winter, so the bus didn't go very fast. It was 10:30 when we finally arrived in the county town.
Sheng Xiping had been to the county town many times before, so he was quite familiar with the place. He got off the bus near the county department store and headed straight for the local products company in the backyard of the department store with his bag on his back.
In winter, various animals grow thick and dense fur to prepare for the cold, making this a good time for hunters to go into the mountains to hunt.
The county's local products company offers high prices, so hunters from around the county are willing to travel a longer distance to sell their goods in the county.
Therefore, there were quite a few people from the local products company at this time. Sheng Xiping glanced at them and saw that there were more than ten people in front of him.
This couldn't be rushed, so Sheng Xiping could only wait patiently. After a while, it was finally his turn.
Sheng Xiping carried a large bag to the counter, and when he looked up, he saw the director of the local products company.
"Oh, Director Zhang, you're here. Could you please check the goods for me?"
Sheng Xiping had many opportunities to go hunting in the mountains this year and had come to the county to sell mountain products several times. He had met Director Zhang a few times and had become somewhat familiar with him.
So when he saw that it was Director Zhang, Sheng Xiping quickly greeted him with a smile.
"Oh, it's Comrade Xiao Sheng! What good stuff have you brought this time? Come on, let's go inside and talk."
Director Zhang recognized Sheng Xiping, so he extended his right hand, shook hands with Sheng Xiping, and nodded to him, indicating that he should come inside for a detailed discussion.
Sheng Xiping brought a lot of things this time, including a lynx pelt, two raccoon dog pelts, several musk deer shells, and two bear gallbladders.
The bear bile came about in the autumn when a bear entered the land. Old Hu from the agricultural team sought help from the security department.
The security guards on the night shift got explosives from Guan Shengxi and staked out Houda for two days, but they only managed to injure Heixiazi; they didn't kill him.
Later, the group followed the trail of blood and almost got caught by the bear.
Those people were terrified and dared not look after the bear again.
There was no other way, so Sheng Xiping took the dog into the mountains and killed the bear.
The other one was when Sheng Xiping happened to encounter a black bear warehouse at the beginning of winter.
He went into the mountains alone, killed a black bear, and obtained a bronze gall.
Sheng Xiping brought a lot of valuables with him this time, and he didn't intend to make a fuss. So Director Zhang's words were exactly what he wanted to hear.
So, Sheng Xiping happily followed Director Zhang to the back office for a detailed discussion.
"Tell me, what did you bring this time? I know you never bring anything unless you're really going to do something good."
Almost every time Sheng Xiping came to the local products company, Director Zhang would receive him. Over time, Director Zhang figured out the pattern.
"Not much, just one lynx pelt, two raccoon dog pelts, two bear gallbladders, three musk deer shells, and some other miscellaneous items."
Sheng Xiping grabbed one corner of the bag and emptied out the leather inside.
Then he took out two cloth bags from his bosom, containing two bear gallbladders and three musk deer shells.
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