"The people below said you killed a bear?"
The man in the middle spoke; his voice was rough but conveyed a sense of forthrightness.
"Yes, Brother Long, these two bears were killed by our Brother Lu. Look at their fur, it's not damaged at all."
Liu Cheng rummaged through the bag and pulled out a fur coat.
Brother Long took the flashlight closer to look, and after a while, he nodded in satisfaction.
He gestured to the people next to him to take the meat to be weighed.
"You're quite something, young man. What's your name? My name is Chen Binlong. Brothers, please call me Brother Long."
Chen Binlong's family is involved in martial arts, and he admires people with high combat skills the most in his life.
"Hello, Brother Long. Just call me Lu Chen."
One was eager to befriend Lu Chen, and the other genuinely admired him. Soon, Brother Long felt that he and Lu Chen were kindred spirits.
"Come on, bro, have one."
Chen Binlong took out a pack of cigarettes and offered it to Lu Chen.
Lu Chen raised his hand to block, shaking his head: "I can't."
Chen Binlong was holding a whole pack; very few people would be so generous as to pull out a whole pack of cigarettes.
That makes sense, though. The head of the entire black market certainly has everything he needs, which indirectly proves his strength.
One bear, skin and meat included, costs 750; two bears would cost 1500.
Before leaving, Chen Binlong patted Lu Chen on the shoulder and said, "Don't forget your brother if you find any good stuff in the future."
Lu Chen smiled and said, "Of course."
Back at their lodgings, Lu Chen gave Liu Cheng and Lu Hongwei 100 each.
"No, no, no, Brother Lu, this is too much. We're just helping to carry things. You can just give us a few dollars."
Lu Hongwei and his team do want to make money, that's true, but not in this way.
"Stop talking nonsense, take it, unless you don't want to work for me anymore."
How could that be?
Lu Chen raised an eyebrow, handed over the money again, indicating that he should take it since he didn't have any.
Lu Hongwei and Liu Cheng exchanged a glance, but still accepted the gift. They silently resolved to work harder in the future to repay Brother Lu's kindness to them.
What Lu Chen was really thinking was that even though they were brothers, they still had to keep clear accounts.
When faced with self-interest, people's hearts are the most unpredictable thing. If you eat the meat but only give them a sip of soup, over time, resentment will naturally arise.
......
It was another holiday, and Ye Zhiyu took the canned food she had made to town.
The bandage on her head was removed on the day she became a scorekeeper; it was almost time, and wearing it any longer would have been unsightly.
The group chattered away as they sat on the oxcart. Having learned from her previous experience, Zhou Xue quickly tidied herself up and clung to Ye Zhiyu and the others.
Although she hurt Li Xi that night and hasn't tried to get close to her these past few days, she's still terrified.
Ye Zhiyu had sharp eyes and immediately spotted Granny Feng, who had been making sarcastic remarks about her last time they rode in the oxcart.
This time, they didn't come up to nitpick, but their eyes almost pierced through her. Since they didn't bother her, she didn't want to waste her energy on such people.
Having arrived in town safely, Ye Zhiyu remembered that she needed to make a transaction with Tian Xiaofen, the package manager from last time, so she parted ways with the others.
"It's inconvenient for me to bring the canned food. I'll go mail it first. We'll meet at the state-run restaurant later."
"Okay, then be careful, or I'll go with you."
Liu Shengnan was still uneasy.
"No need, there are Red Guards on the street, what are you afraid of? Let's go."
Ye Zhiyu waved to them.
When I got to the post office, I saw that there were no letters for myself or them, so I quickly went to mail some things.
"Hey, the girl's here! We've been waiting for you!"
Tian Xiaofen's eyes lit up when she saw Ye Zhiyu, and she came over to greet her warmly.
Last week, I brought the baby formula back to my parents' house, and my sister-in-law was incredibly enthusiastic towards her, practically showering her with praise—something that had never happened before.
Before, when she went back to her parents' home, she dared to take even a single grain of rice with her when she left, and the mother would speak sarcastically to her.
Last time, I even offered her eggs and vegetables, which made her feel very proud.
So now she really treats Ye Zhiyu like a treasure.
After saying goodbye to the other colleagues, he led Ye Zhiyu towards the pig farm.
Ye Zhiyu could smell an unpleasant odor from afar, and she couldn't help but hold her breath.
Entering through the small gate, there was no one in the backyard.
Tian Xiaofen told Ye Zhiyu to wait there while she went to call someone.
A moment later, she was seen leading a butcher over. He was a burly man with a full beard, wearing a large, shiny, waterproof apron.
He held a meat cleaver in his left hand and a pig's leg in his right.
Ye Zhiyu: "......"
Luckily, she was brave; otherwise, with no one around, seeing the two of them like this might have made her think they were about to commit murder and robbery.
The two walked closer, and there was a cutting board next to them. The chef put the pig's leg on it.
He picked up the knife and skillfully made a few cuts on the pig's leg, peeling large chunks of meat cleanly from the bone.
"You're going to divide it into two portions, right?" The chef looked at Ye Zhiyu inquisitively.
Only after hearing Tian Xiaofen say "yes" did he put the meat on the scale, divide it into two equal portions, and hand the bones to Tian Xiaofen by hanging them with a rope.
Ye Zhiyu took her share and looked at her master and Tian Xiaofen's practiced manner, which suggested that this was a common occurrence.
So she didn't hide it and took out the milk powder coupons she had prepared beforehand from her bag and handed them to Tian Xiaofen.
"I knew it." The chef immediately understood: "I was wondering what precious thing was being traded for meat, but it turns out it's milk powder."
Tian Xiaofen wanted to build a good relationship with Ye Zhiyu, so she introduced him, saying, "You can just call him Uncle."
Ye Zhiyu is also smart. Although she lacks nothing, what if something happens?
She called out sweetly, "Uncle."
"Okay, come find me whenever you want meat, I'll have it anytime."
Judging from Ye Zhiyu's clothes and her spoiled manner, the master could tell she came from a wealthy family, and it wouldn't hurt to befriend her.
After separating from Tian Xiaofen, Ye Zhiyu put the meat into her spatial storage.
Seeing that it was getting late, I hurried to the state-run hotel, since sending something wouldn't take long.
"Why are you so late? We were worried something might have happened to you, so we were all about to go look for you."
Ye Zhiyu made up a random excuse: "I made a phone call home for a while."
No one bothered them during the meal, and everyone ate until they were completely full.
Just as she was about to leave, Wu Wenwen remembered that she was out of needle and thread, so she went to the supply and marketing cooperative again.
There's no way around it; when working in the fields, clothes can easily get torn, and that's when you need to mend them.
There were many people at the supply and marketing cooperative today, so Ye Zhiyu waited for them outside. She didn't want to buy anything and didn't want to squeeze in.
But clearly, the large crowd did not dampen the other four people's enthusiasm for shopping.
Ye Zhiyu stood there bored. Time seemed to pass the slowest when waiting for someone, and she missed the cell phones of her future life.
Although playing on your phone too much can be boring, at least it's not like just waiting around like this.
"Hello, ma'am, may I get to know you?"
A bespectacled, squinting man, feigning refinement, spoke affectedly.
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