"I don't want to be your big brother. We're just business partners. I'll come to see you from time to time. Just tell me where you're staying."
"Okay, big brother, from now on you can just find me at the warehouse where Brother Jiang was yesterday. We always have people there."
"Okay, I understand. Like I said, the price of your grain cannot be too high. From now on, we will set a uniform price. I will give you one yuan per kilogram, and you can sell it for a maximum of one yuan and fifty cents."
"Yes, yes, I'll do whatever you say, brother."
As long as I can get in touch with this person, I'll do whatever my boss says.
Big Pancake Bro returned quickly. "Sorry comrade, I kept you waiting. We can come up with this amount, but do you have that much stock?"
He crossed his two index fingers, making a cross shape.
Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow, "One hundred thousand?"
The other party nodded.
One hundred thousand is more than thirty thousand catties of oil. He had checked and found that there were more than thirty thousand catties of oil in the warehouse of the space supermarket, not to mention that there were still so many rapeseed and soybeans that had not been pressed. However, he did not want to sell only oil. He wanted to sell some other things in the space.
"Besides oil, I have other things, such as wild boar, pheasant, and rabbit. Do you just want oil, or I can give you 100,000 yuan worth of goods."
"Let's get it together." He wouldn't want anything else, but wild boar, pheasant, and rabbit are all meat, so naturally he wants them all.
"Alright, go to the place you agreed on with Monkey Three yesterday, pick up the goods in half an hour. Cash on delivery, don't try anything funny, Monkey Three knows the consequences."
Big Pancake Bro was shocked, not by his threats, but by the fact that he could actually produce so much oil at once, and in such a short time—no, less than half an hour. How much power did he have to do that? How could they possibly dare to play tricks?
"Yes, don't worry, we are all honest business people. We do this dangerous thing for the sake of the local people who are starving and freezing. We are just trying to earn a little money through hard work."
Lu Yuan remained noncommittal, nodded slightly, and left the black market.
The transaction with Big Pancake Bro went very smoothly. Lu Yuan provided 100,000 yuan worth of goods, including several thousand pheasants and rabbits. Big Pancake Bro's boss also went to the wasteland and met with Lu Yuan. The two had a pleasant conversation and discussed long-term business dealings. Lu Yuan also mentioned that he would regularly supply Monkey Three with goods, but the two sides would not conflict and would not provide the same goods.
After inspecting the goods and receiving 102,500 yuan and a package of various receipts, Lu Yuan disappeared into the night and drove back to the Changhe Brigade overnight.
The next day, he slept until late morning. After eating, he went to the brigade leader and Zhang Yong'an to report the accounts for the rabbit fur.
“I went to the black market, not the purchasing station, and sold it for 2,500 yuan. Here’s the money, please count it.”
He then handed over the money.
The two brigade cadres had seen a lot of money recently, and they could usually remain calm when faced with such a large sum. But this time was different. They had only expected a few hundred yuan, but they ended up with 2,500 yuan, which far exceeded their expectations. It was hard not to get excited.
Lu Yuan said, "I suggest that this money not be made public, only 800 yuan be recorded, and the rest be given as a small reward to each of the brigade cadres."
He didn't want all the brigade cadres to make mistakes with him, but he saw their efforts. They didn't receive a penny of salary, only a few work points as subsidies, but they all worked incredibly hard, and he felt sorry for them.
If these people were like Sun Changsheng in the past, he wouldn't care, but they were all very honest and upright, and he couldn't stand them.
If cadres themselves are not in good condition and have no ambition, how can they serve others?
If Wen Moxue were here, she would definitely spit on him and say, "Don't even try!"
Lu Guoan and Zhang Yongan exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes, but the next second, they both waved their hands and shook their heads.
"No, no, we can't take even a needle or thread from the people."
"Yes, and we must not embezzle collective property."
Lu Yuan took the 2,500 yuan and divided it into two portions, one of 800 and the other of 1,700. Pointing to the portion of 800, he said, "This is the money from the rabbit fur we sold this time, which is the money for all the members of the brigade, right?"
"Yes." The two didn't know what he was going to say, but they answered truthfully anyway.
Then he pointed to the 1700 yuan and asked, "Is this the money from selling rabbit fur? Is it the money of the commune members?"
The two nodded again.
Lu Yuan: "Wrong, I took the rabbit fur to the recycling station to sell for 800."
The two were dumbfounded. "Where did this 1700 come from?"
Lu Yuan shrugged. "I don't know. Anyway, it's not from the rabbit fur sellers, nor is it from the commune members."
Then he divided the 1700 into three parts: 500 was pushed in front of Lu Guoan, 500 was stuffed into Zhang Yongan's arms, and the remaining 700 was still placed on the table.
“You’ve worked your butt off for the whole brigade, it’s not fair that those who raise rabbits and pigs get paid while you don’t. Everyone thinks it’s your duty, but there’s no such thing as a duty. Since we can’t ask for our wages openly, we’ll find a way to earn them ourselves, as long as it doesn’t harm others or the collective’s interests. So tell me, am I right?”
The two brigade cadres were moved to tears. Yes, everyone thought that their efforts and services were their due. Just because they had a title doesn't mean they should be obligated to do so. There are no such things as "ought to do so".
"There are 700 left. You can decide how to give the rest to the other cadres."
There were four cadres left, but the two of them thought of Lu Yuan, who was not yet there.
"Forget about it. I have several salaries; I can't possibly spend all of it." Lu Yuan firmly refused; he was truly not short of money now.
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