Xu Fei was very quick and came back in less than five minutes. Li Gang was not slow either and came back in twenty minutes.
Seeing Li Gang panting heavily, Chu Tian knew that he had come back running. He quickly stood up and helped him sit down. "Brother Li Gang, why are you so anxious? I can't run..."
Li Gang waved his hands, gradually calmed down, and then said, "Ah, am I not excited?"
Chu Tian just smiled slightly and didn't ask what he was so excited about.
Li Gang took the water brought by Xu Fei and drank several sips. While drinking, he glanced at the sack next to Chu Tian without leaving a trace, and his face suddenly filled with smiles.
"What good things did Brother Chu Fei bring today?"
Chu Tian raised his lips slightly, and without saying anything, he took the sack in front of him, opened the bag, and let Li Gang see it for himself.
Li Gang saw what was inside and widened his eyes in surprise, "This, this is pork?"
Chu Tian, "Yes, there are about 60 to 70 kilograms here, of which the hind legs and front legs weigh about 20 kilograms each, and the rest are all pork belly..."
Li Gang smacked his lips, his eyes sparkling. "Tsk, tsk, that's a lot! How long has it been since we've seen meat in our state-owned butcher shop? I heard they'll have a pork supply before the New Year, but with only one or two pigs left, how many people can afford it?"
Chu Tian was surprised. "Hasn't been supplied for half a month? That's impossible! Even if there's no pork, isn't mutton still available regularly?"
Li Gang sighed, "Brother Chu Fei, you may not know that the state-owned butcher shop in our regiment used to supply meat on time, but recently, perhaps because the herders' cattle and sheep were repeatedly attacked by wolves, they lost a lot of cattle and sheep, so the butcher shop has been out of mutton for more than ten days."
After a pause, he continued, "The cattle and sheep we purchased haven't arrived yet. I heard they're all waiting for the pigs and sheep that the teams have handed in as part of their mission. However, I seem to have heard that even if the pigs and sheep are handed in as part of their mission, not all of them will be slaughtered."
Chu Tian blinked, "Does that mean we can't buy meat before the New Year?"
Li Gang shook his head. "Not really. Anyway, if you want to buy it at the supply and marketing cooperative, it's probably not easy to buy it without connections. However, if you are willing to pay a high price, you can still buy it on the black market. It depends on whether those people are willing to spend money..."
"After all, some teams raise pigs and sheep. Apart from the tasks handed in, there should be some that can be distributed to the team members, and those team members may also..."
Chu Tian understood Li Gang's meaning before he finished speaking. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "So what you mean is that if we can produce a batch of meat before the New Year, we can make a lot of money?"
Li Gang was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then he was surprised, "You mean, you have a batch of meat?"
"What kind of meat? How much?"
Chu Tian just smiled slightly and asked, "Would you like to take the slaughtered ducks and geese?"
Li Gang opened his mouth wide, "What? Ducks and geese? We don't raise many here..."
Chu Tian was happy. "Just because we raise fewer does not mean we don't have any. And what I take out may not necessarily be the ones we raise here!"
"Just tell me whether you will accept it or not?"
Li Gang said hurriedly, "Yes, why not? Duck and goose are delicious too. What's the most lacking thing on the black market right now? Meat! Any kind of meat will do!"
Chu Tian, "What's the price? How do you calculate it?"
Li Gang touched his chin and said, "I have never collected ducks or geese, nor have I ever bought them. But in the fall, I saw people selling them on the black market. The price at that time was about the same as chickens."
"How about this? I'll give you the price of a chicken, and as for the pork you brought today, I'll give you the price you'd pay on the black market. How about that?"
"Of course I believe Brother Li Gang. Wait a moment, I'll go get you some ducks and geese..."
After saying that, Chu Tian asked Xu Fei for two empty sacks and took them away. He had no objection to the price Li Gang gave him. Even if the price was a little lower than the black market, he didn't mind. After all, although the money was a little less, the risk was also less!
"Here are ten ducks and ten geese. They are all big and meaty. Take a look."
Chu Tian held a sack in each hand and placed them in front of Li Gang, motioning him to open it and take a look.
Even brothers have to settle accounts clearly, let alone they are just partners, and they have to count the goods in person. So Li Gang had nothing to be embarrassed about. In front of Chu Tian, he took out the ducks and geese in the sacks one by one and looked at them, nodding his head as he looked.
Li Gang promptly paid Chu Tian the money for the ducks, geese, and pork. After seeing Chu Tian count the money, he said, "Tomorrow is the Little New Year. I suggest you send a few more batches of goods recently. Whether it's meat, fine grains, or other rare things..."
"Anything delivered before the Lunar New Year can be sold at a good price now. Once the Lunar New Year is over and the snow melts, the price won't be as good as it is now..."
Chu Tian naturally understood this principle. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I can send a few more shipments before the New Year, but I may not be able to come..."
He couldn't go to the regiment every day, as that would attract too much attention. Besides, he had already planned to hire an employee to work for him, and the most suitable one was Captain Sun's youngest son, Sun Weiguo.
As the captain's youngest son, Sun Weiguo often drove a horse-drawn carriage to the regiment to do things for Captain Sun. The team members knew it very well, so if they hired Sun Weiguo, no one would have any doubts even if he ran to the regiment every day!
This way, he only needs to pay some labor fees and can earn money without attracting attention. It really kills two birds with one stone.
"Okay, if he comes, he'll give you the secret code."
Li Gang had no objection. He also had many younger brothers working for him. After all, he couldn't do everything by himself. Otherwise, he would not make much money and would be exhausted to death sooner or later.
After the discussion, Chu Tian thought about Yao Youjun's situation and asked, "By the way, Brother Li Gang, I remember you told me earlier that the steel plant would be recruiting a group of apprentices after the New Year, right?"
Li Gang and Xu Fei were preparing to take the chickens, ducks and pork outside to continue freezing them. Upon hearing this, they stopped what they were doing and looked at Chu Tian with amusement.
"Why? Are you interested? But I advise you to forget it. You're just an apprentice. Not to mention the hard work every day, the salary is only a dozen yuan. You can't earn more in a year than you can make from selling something once. Why bother with all that effort?"
Chu Tian smiled and waved his hands, "Hey, Brother Li Gang, you misunderstood. It's not me who did it. I already have a wife and daughter, why would I want to be an apprentice?"
Li Gang was puzzled. "Who are you giving it to? Brother?"
Chu Tian nodded slightly. "He's not my biological brother, but my wife's biological brother. He's seventeen this year and will be eighteen after the Chinese New Year. He graduated from junior high school. Although he didn't graduate from high school, he went to school for a few days. After that, he has been doing farm work at home..."
"I feel like at least I went to school. Doing farm work at home every day is just a waste of time..."
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