Chapter 144 Black Bear and Bolengai
Zhou Mingyuan and his wife returned to Songjianghe by rail motorcycle. Sheng Xiping comforted Zhou Qinglan for a few words, and the two went back to the Zhou family home together.
Upon entering the room, I found everyone discussing Zhou Mingyuan's upcoming trip abroad for an inspection tour.
"Xiping, your father-in-law is really something! He was selected to be part of the delegation for an overseas inspection tour. That's quite an achievement."
Gao Haining and the others had drunk quite a bit, and they were speaking very loudly.
"You're such a shrewd little devil, you decided on Qinglan so early on, now I wonder how many people regret it."
Gao Haining is naturally outspoken and has a big mouth. After drinking a bit, she became even more unrestrained and blurted out everything.
"Haining, what nonsense are you talking about? It's like you're talking about the Zhou family or something."
Upon hearing this, Wang Jianshe glanced at Zhou Qinglan and then nudged Gao Haining in the side.
This guy is driving me crazy every day. How can he just say anything like that?
If these words were just a joke among the guys in private, they wouldn't be considered a problem.
But Zhou Qinglan is also present among the people in this room.
This is to say that Sheng Xiping's motives for pursuing Zhou Qinglan were not pure.
In reality, the Zhou family was previously unremarkable, and Zhou Mingyuan had even been ostracized for some reasons. How could it be as Gao Haining described?
After being reminded by Wang Jianshe, Gao Haining realized that what he had said earlier was inappropriate, so he chuckled and said nothing more.
The meal was only halfway through when Zhou Mingyuan and his wife left, while the rest of the group continued.
Of course, the next topic will inevitably include discussions about overseas study tours.
Sheng Xiping was also pondering what exactly went wrong, but there was no use in him thinking about it at home; he couldn't guess anything.
"Dad, when is the repair shop going to Songjiang River to transport machinery? I'm thinking of hitching a ride to take the pine nuts from home down there to sell."
Sheng Xiping suddenly remembered that there were still quite a few things at home that hadn't been sold.
The four or five hundred catties of pine nuts, a lynx pelt, and the bear gall bladders we went to hunt with the security guards have all dried up in the past few days.
These things shouldn't be left at home any longer. Let's sell them and distribute them so that no one else will have a second thought.
"It should be tomorrow." Actually, any of the next few days is fine.
Sheng Liancheng had originally planned to have Zhou Mingyuan and his wife hitch a ride back to Songjianghe, so he decided to go tomorrow.
Unexpectedly, the bureau called today to urge Zhou Mingyuan and his wife to go back. The original plan cannot be changed, so they will still go down to transport the machine tomorrow.
"If you want to hitch a ride down, you'd better let the staff know first."
Although Sheng Liancheng doesn't seem to care much about his family, he is always careful and meticulous at work and never makes a mistake.
In the current situation, it's better to be cautious than to make a big mistake; you must consult with the relevant authorities when necessary.
"Yes, yes, I'll go talk to Secretary Wang in a bit." Sheng Xiping nodded.
Everyone had finished eating and drinking, so they put down their chopsticks and sat down to chat.
The women cleared away the dishes and utensils, putting the leftovers in the cupboard and washing the dishes and utensils in the pot.
After a while, everyone said goodbye and left. Sheng Xiping went to the farm headquarters to find Wang Jiachuan and told him that he would be going down with the farm's internal combustion engine the next day.
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten. Xiping, did you still have the bellows after you killed Hei Xiazi this time?"
Wang Jiachuan slapped his forehead, suddenly remembering this matter.
"Yes, it's at home. What do you want, Uncle Wang? I'll get it for you later."
Wang Jiachuan's legs were injured when he was a soldier fighting in the war; they would ache when it was cloudy or rainy.
Last time, Sheng Xiping and the security department went into the mountains to hunt black bears, and then the bell-shaped cap was used to make liquor in Wangjiachuan.
Black bear bone, also known as false tiger bone, when soaked in alcohol with some medicinal herbs, is quite effective in treating rheumatic bone diseases.
Sheng Xiping assumed that Wang Jiachuan wanted another pair of black bear-shaped leather shoes, so he didn't take it to heart and casually said it.
"No, I just soaked that one in alcohol not long ago, so I don't need it for now."
Wang Jiachuan smiled and waved his hand.
"It's Secretary Zhao. He's a veteran, and his legs aren't very good."
When I called him the other day, he mentioned that his legs would hurt every winter.
I was thinking if you still have any of those bear-themed hats, you could send him a pair while you're at it.
As soon as Wang Jiachuan said that, Sheng Xiping knew who it was.
This Secretary Zhao is considered the founder of the Songjianghe Forestry Bureau. He used to be the director and later became the top leader.
There's been a lot of commotion these past few years, hasn't there? He was sidelined and became the deputy secretary.
However, this person is quite capable and will soon be reinstated as the top leader.
"Oh, Uncle Wang, don't worry, I will definitely deliver the corrugated iron to Secretary Zhao this time."
The black bear's shell wasn't anything particularly valuable, so Sheng Xiping didn't take it seriously and readily agreed.
“Okay, then I’ll write down Secretary Zhao’s address for you. When you get to Songjianghe, just deliver the things to his house.”
Wang Jiachuan nodded, took out a pen and paper, wrote down an address, and handed it to Sheng Xiping.
Sheng Xiping folded the note, put it in his shirt pocket, and then left Wang Jiachuan's office.
After returning home, Sheng Xiping found the black bear's bell-shaped cap, as well as some wood ear fungus, mushrooms, pine nuts, and other things, planning to deliver them to Secretary Zhao's house together.
Holding only a bear-patterned quilted hat is really too shabby; you need to add something else, at least it will look good.
On October 22nd, the Qianchuan Forest Farm's small repair shop sent people to Songjiang River to retrieve the machinery.
The site arranged for a gas-powered tractor to take people down, while Sheng Xiping and his group took the opportunity to transport down the pine nuts and other things they had collected some time ago.
Sheng Xiping and his team had been quite busy recently, harvesting two or three thousand catties of pine nuts. They packed them all into sacks and placed them on the back cart, securing them with ropes and chains.
The diesel engine drove all the way from Qianchuan to Sentie. After arriving at the station, Sheng Xiping and his group thanked the driver and then unloaded the pine nuts from the back and piled them on the side of the railway.
"Leave one person here to guard this place, and the rest of you carry the sacks to the purchasing station."
They transported a total of fifteen or sixteen sacks of pine nuts, but with only five people, it was impossible for them to carry them all at once.
So Zhang Zhijun stayed behind, while the rest of the men carried sacks toward the Sen Tie purchasing station.
"Comrade, do you buy pine nuts?" Sheng Xiping asked the staff at the purchasing station as he carried a sack into the station.
"How much do you want?"
Red pine nuts are exported to earn foreign exchange, and every autumn, purchasing stations in various regions have quotas to meet.
So the people at these purchasing stations were a bit nicer than last time.
"About fifteen or sixteen sacks? We're from the forest farm. Everyone harvested some pine nuts in the fall, and we just brought them all down."
"Comrade, can you accept them all?" Sheng Xiping had a good idea of what was going on, but he still had to ask.
"Yes, yes, we can take in even more than fifteen or sixteen sacks."
A man behind the counter listened and immediately nodded.
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