Chapter 029 A Big Piece of Meat

"Dongzi has been busy these past two days with what you mentioned, Sister Fang," said Sun Feng, who came to do the deal today. He put down the egg and said to her with a smile, "Dongzi said that we will all listen to you in the future. My father also said that you are smart and it is always right to follow you."

"Your father is the captain."

"Right... no..." Sun Feng looked at Tang Yuan in surprise, "We didn't say it directly."

Tang Yuan curled his lips, thinking that based on your conversation, nothing can be done without the support of the team leader. Apart from other things, just not going to work is not something that ordinary people can do.

"Does your father know that you two are doing this?" Tang Yuan asked him.

"I know. That's what we have been doing anyway. Dongzi convinced my father. He also said that we didn't hurt anyone else by speculating, but they were wrong to sell sick pigs. If we can take over, at least the pigs we keep will be good." Sun Feng is not as eloquent as Sun Dong, but he speaks sincerely and is easy to be believed.

"What stage have you reached now?" Tang Yuan bent down to pick up the eggs and spoke to him in a low voice.

"There was a quarrel, not only between Zhao Zhiqiang and Liu Zhiyong, but also among others. We slaughtered two pigs, but because the black market in the city is very strict, they dare not come here, so they sell the meat in the surrounding villages. Today Dongzi is going to make arrangements with Zhao Zhiqiang's family so that they can buy those pigs that seem to be sick." Sun Feng told her about the progress.

It is actually very easy to expose the fake sick pigs using Mercurochrome. Anyone with a little knowledge will find that it is not a real rash.

However, there had been sick pigs at the pig farm during this period, and the partners were in a state of confusion, so no one went to carefully check the condition of the pigs. In addition, the red medicine itself was highly penetrating, and Sun Dong wiped it dry after applying it, leaving only red marks that were difficult to clean and even less likely to be discovered.

Besides, the environment where they raise pigs is not good to begin with. The pigs are very dirty, and even when the mercurochrome is washed out during slaughter and cleaning, it will be suppressed by the black water.

Rural people don’t actually have much aversion to sick pigs. Most of the time, eating sick pigs will not cause serious problems. So even if they know that the pig is sick, as long as the price is right, many rural people will still be willing to pay for it.

Zhao Zhiqiang had argued with Liu Zhiyong before, and it was obvious that he did not agree to let sick pigs be eaten by others, not only outsiders, but certainly not family members.

Tang Yuan's purpose was to make him have a conflict with Liu Zhiyong, thus deepening his disgust and fear of the matter. It was okay to eat the sick pig this time, but what about next time, and the next time?

As long as Liu Zhiyong keeps raising pigs, there is a possibility that sick pigs may appear in the future and they may be sold to his family members. If something really happens, his family will be destroyed.

This is indeed the case. When Zhao Zhiqiang found that there were sick pigs at home, he became angry instantly and went to Liu Zhiyong with the pork to settle the score.

Sun Dong followed Zhao Zhiqiang quietly, without making any move that would indicate he would be discovered.

He followed Zhao Zhiqiang for a whole day, watching him quarrel and fight with Liu Zhiyong, shouting that they wanted to go their separate ways and saying that each other had no conscience. He just looked at the pork thrown on the ground with regret and had no intention of going forward at all.

Only after the two had quarreled and separated did he step forward, pick up the pork and hide it under the bushel.

I followed Zhao Zhiqiang all the way, listening to his cursing. When he got angry and started hammering the tree and cursing, I moved the grass in front of me.

Zhao Zhiqiang turned his head instantly, and when he saw Sun Dong, he immediately felt that he was finished.

They have always been at odds with each other. If Sun Dong heard what he said, he would definitely go back and report him. If he was charged with speculation, he would definitely go to jail with him.

He thought about it angrily, then squatted down and put his hands on his head: "Go and report me."

"Why would I report you?" Sun Dong stepped forward. "Guo Weiqiang was arrested, but you are still fine. I didn't expect you to sell pork with him. But I just heard a while ago that Zhiyong is so inhumane that he even sells sick pigs. If they get rotten, won't he kill people? You treat him as a brother, but he actually sold sick pigs to your family?"

Knowing that he would be working with Zhao Zhiqiang later, Sun Dong did not show up in person when he was acting as a liaison between the two parties in the purchase and sale of pork. Even if the matter was brought up later, Zhao Zhiqiang would not know what he had done.

Zhao Zhiqiang was feeling very angry at this moment. When he heard him talking, he immediately started to complain. Every word he said was full of dissatisfaction and anger towards Liu Zhiyong. His anger was evident in his words.

"He wasn't this kind of person before. How did he become like this now? He is only interested in profit and has bad intentions. It's said that eating sick pigs will cause trouble. I just want to make some money so that my family can live a good life. I don't intend to take anyone's life!"

"But if you still cooperate, once his sick pigs are sold, you will also be implicated, and you will not be able to escape then," Sun Dong said. "For speculation and profiteering, you will be in jail for a few years at most, but if someone dies, you will also be the one to pay the price."

"What should I do? I don't know what to do," Zhao Zhiqiang rubbed his messy hair and burst into tears. "I quit, I quit, okay?"

Sun Dong listened to him cry until he finished, then he spoke quietly: "If we just stop doing it, wouldn't that be giving him a break?"

"Then what do you say we should do?" Zhao Zhiqiang's voice was muffled as he had just vented his anger.

"Even if you don't want to do it, you have to divide it into several pigs," Sun Dong said immediately, "You do the math. A pig weighs at least 60 kilograms. We sell it at one yuan per kilogram at the highest price. Two pigs weigh 120 kilograms, 120 yuan, and three pigs weigh 180 kilograms, 180 yuan. The monthly salary in the factory is only 15 yuan. If you sell three pigs, that's their annual salary!"

Zhao Zhiqiang raised his head suddenly.

"Is that right? Just tell me if what I said is right or not?" Sun Dong asked him, "You don't even want the 180 yuan, isn't that a bargain for that guy? How can he get everything just by doing bad things?"

"Yes, how can he get everything!" Zhao Zhiqiang clenched his fist and quickly collapsed, "But now there is a problem in the black market. Even if I get the pig, I can't sell it."

"Then let's keep raising them," Sun Dong said, rubbing his hands and laughing in his heart. He was finally getting to the point. "We have a lot of hills here, it won't be hard to find a place no one knows about. The Chinese New Year is coming in a few months, so if we keep those pigs, wouldn't it be easy to sell them after the Chinese New Year?"

"That's possible..." Zhao Zhiqiang gradually came up with an idea.

Sun Dong hooked his neck and said, "Brother, can I have a share in our relationship? Let's make money together? I don't ask for much, you give me 30% of the profit after the sale. I can keep an eye on you, feed the pigs for you, and maybe even help you sell the pork."

"You really won't report me, will you?" Zhao Zhiqiang was frightened. He still felt uneasy about Guo Weiqiang's arrest and woke up every night in the past few days.

"Am I crazy to cooperate with you even though I reported you?" Sun Dong looked at him. "I'm telling you, if you miss this opportunity, you'll never get it again. If you want to do it alone, then go find Liu Zhiyong. You two have been brothers since childhood."

Zhao Zhiqiang and Liu Zhiyong are of course not biological brothers, but their names are similar, and they went to the same primary school. They have a good relationship since childhood and have always called each other brothers.

Now that there are vested interests involved and such a huge risk, it is like "everyone runs for their own life when disaster strikes."

"I'll do it with you, but only 30%..." Zhao Zhiqiang felt a little reluctant.

"I'm not the only one doing this to you. I have my brother as well. My brother is more reliable than your brother. He will never sell sick pigs anyway." Sun Dong said, openly stepping on Liu Zhiyong.

Thirty percent is just right, 10 percent for him, 10 percent for Sun Feng, and 10 percent for Sister Fang. Sister Fang is the biggest shareholder of this business, and we might even ask her to sell the pork later.

"Sun Feng is such a fool," Zhao Zhiqiang said, as Sun Dong punched him in the back. He coughed and nodded, "Okay, okay, I won't say anything, okay? His foolishness is indeed better than Zhiyong's. Zhiyong only cares about money now, and he is becoming less and less human."

"That's right. If you keep going like this, even if you are fine now and don't break up, you will be led astray by him in the future," Sun Dong patted him on the shoulder. "You must remember me. I pulled you out of the fire. Don't disbelieve me. Think about Liu Zhiyong. He is selling sick pigs now, and who knows what he will sell in the future. Sooner or later, something bad will happen. The sooner you break up, the better you will sleep at night."

Thinking about Liu Zhiyong's situation, Zhao Zhiqiang couldn't help but nodded, feeling that he should indeed break up with Liu Zhiyong.

Sun Dong was reluctant to interfere in the breakup, so after telling him how to break up with Liu Zhiyong, he quickly ran to the place where the pork was hidden and ran down the mountain carrying a large piece of pork.

Seeing that pork was cheap and they had money, Zhao Zhiqiang's family bought some more, and the whole piece of pork was taken out by Zhao Zhiqiang.

He didn't want it, and Liu Zhiyong himself didn't want it either, so it just happened to be a good bargain for Sun Dong.

After carrying the pork down the mountain, he quickly walked into the captain's house and said, "Uncle, I got a great bargain today. We haven't eaten such a big piece of meat in a long time. Look, it's this big."

The captain tapped the corner of the table with his cigarette holder, squinted at the pork he had taken out, and immediately saw the red dots on it: "It looks quite authentic. You can't tell if you look closely."

"Yes, I used a bottle of red medicine from the boss," Sun Dong happily shook the pork, "Afeng, when are you going to meet Sister Fang? Give her some too."

"This time it's four days later. Sister Fang said we have a lot to do right now, so there's no need to go there often," Sun Feng said, looking at the large piece of pork in front of him. "Can the meat be kept in such hot weather?"

"Instead of sending fresh meat, let your aunt make some bacon, and send it to her in four days," the captain said, savoring the taste of the bacon. "Your aunt is the best at making bacon, no one can compare to her, and she hasn't made it for years."

"Then make bacon, but we have to have a bowl of fresh meat tonight, right?"

"Wash it and have your aunt cut out the dirty parts and fry it to eat in the evening."

"Okay!"