Chapter 99: Old Mountain Ginseng Arrives Late
Grandma Shan coughed and sighed. "I'll be honest. I'm selling it to you because, firstly, you're a good person, and secondly, you're a stranger I'll never see again. Since we don't know each other, it's easier to get things done. And don't tell anyone you bought it. I won't recognize it anyway, okay?"
Jiang Nan's heartbeat quickened. Fifty-year-old mountain ginseng, such a rare treasure, had she really come across it? Jiang Nan nodded vigorously, repeatedly assuring him, "Don't worry, Grandma Shan, I won't tell you even if you kill me."
Grandma Shan smiled faintly: "That's good. This old mountain ginseng is not cheap. It's fifty years old, so it must be worth at least six hundred yuan. If you can afford it, we can continue to talk..."
Jiang Nan said anxiously, "I can afford it, I can afford it. Grandma, tell me, how do you want to sell it? All money, or a mixture of money and tickets, or something else? Just say the word, and I'll do it."
They finally managed to escape, bringing all their money and tickets with them. You see, opportunity always favors those who are prepared, and that's exactly what they encountered!
Jiang Nan's eyes were like searchlights, staring at Grandma Shan.
Grandma Shan pondered for a moment and said, "Well, I don't want much for the ginseng, just six hundred. Give me three hundred yuan, and we can exchange the other three hundred for grain. I'll exchange it at the supply and marketing cooperative's price. I want half fine grain and half coarse grain. Is that okay?"
Jiang Nan said firmly, "Of course. Don't worry, Grandma Shan, I'll go back and discuss it with my parents when it's daybreak. I'll definitely send the things over to you. Then we'll exchange the money and the goods. Just wait and see."
Jiang Nan agreed readily, but soon, she hesitated and asked, "Grandma Shan, I see your house isn't very big, and three hundred yuan of food is a lot. Do you have room to store it?"
Grandma Shan smiled confidently and said, "Don't worry, I'm a hunter, and we have a cellar at home. It's also paved with cement, so it won't attract insects or mice. It can easily store another three hundred yuan worth of grain."
Jiang Nan finally felt relieved. She scratched her head and explained, "That's good. I was just worried that you had so many things piled up at home, and it would be bad if the villagers found out. I'm not saying that the people in your group are bad, it's just that money can attract people's attention, and this..."
She giggled foolishly, and Granny Shan nodded in understanding: "I know you mean well. My home is remote, and it's not often that villagers come to visit us, so don't worry."
Granny Shan pulled out a key from her bosom and handed it to Jiang Nan, saying, "This is the key to the cellar. If you buy any grain, store it there first. Just take me to see it tomorrow. The cellar is in the southeast corner of the yard, under a large rock. You'll be able to see it when you go out."
Jiang Nan took the key solemnly: "Grandma Shan, don't worry, I will definitely buy enough food."
Grandma Shan nodded and was silent for a moment. She spoke again: "I have a bottle of tiger penis wine here, do you want it?"
Jiang Nan: “!!!”
Unexpectedly, the tiger whip wine that Zhou Zhixing had been dreaming of was waiting here. She nodded without hesitation: "Yes, Shan Po Po, how much do you want to sell it for?"
Grandma Shan: "Three hundred and eighty, can you change them all into tickets?"
Jiang Nan nodded, not knowing what else to say, so he just kept nodding like a kowtow machine. Three hundred and eighty wasn't cheap, but it was the price of anything strong enough to do that. This man, sometimes, would rather die than give up his own thing. It was hard to understand.
After discussing the two deals, Jiang Nan helped Grandma Shan back to the main room. She said, "Grandma Shan, this is a fever-reducing medicine. If you have a fever again, take one pill. If you are fine, don't take it. Drinking too much of this medicine is not good for you."
The medicine had already been opened. Jiang Nan was worried that the family, with its many young and old, living in such a remote area, might suddenly fall ill and not be able to get to the hospital in time, so she kindly left the bottle of medicine. Unexpectedly, two years later, it actually saved Xiaohu's life, but that's a story for another time.
Jiang Nan gave him a few more instructions. "This medicine will expire in three years," she said. "You can't drink expired medicine. Go to sleep. I'll go back and prepare some money and food."
Grandma Shan looked at the antipyretic pills on the table. The pills were placed in a transparent brown glass bottle with only the three words "Antipyretic" in the middle, which was very simple. She looked away and nodded. "Okay, you can go back. Don't worry, I have lived here all my life, nothing will happen to me."
Jiang Nan nodded, carefully closed the door and left.
After getting so many good things, of course she had to tell her parents and Zhou Zhixing first. Especially with the tiger penis wine, her father and Zhou Zhixing would finally be able to hold their heads high when they went to see Grandpa at noon, right?
Jiang Nan laughed triumphantly and quickened his pace towards the guesthouse.
Under the big banyan tree at the back door of the guesthouse, Jiang Mancheng and the other two had already handed over the treasure to Lao Bao.
The person who came with Lao Bao to receive the treasure was an acquaintance, Guan Shun, his old colleague from the police station.
Since Guan Shun was transferred to the security department, there has been very little news about him. I didn't expect him to be quite familiar with Lao Bao, but if he wasn't someone he could trust, Director Shen wouldn't have let them give the things directly to Lao Bao.
At this moment, Guan Shun was wearing a military uniform, looking very high-spirited. When he saw Zhou Zhixing, he patted his shoulder affectionately and said with a smile, "It's you, kid. Didn't Xiaonan come with you?"
Zhou Zhixing was equally delighted. Although he hadn't worked with Guan Shun for long, due to the nature of their work, they had experienced life and death together. He smiled and said, "I'm here, but I met a sick boy in the mountains, so Xiaonan stayed to take care of him. Brother Guan, please check the box again. We haven't opened it."
Guan Shun didn't say anything about whether he could trust them or not. It was work, so he just had to explain it clearly and do it clearly. There was no point in saying more. He nodded, and he and Lao Bao lowered their heads to inspect it. After a while, Guan Shun stood up and said, "Okay, we've checked it, and this is the end of the handover. Don't worry, the organization will give you a credit for this. Although it can't be made public, it will be recorded in the files."
Even Jiang Mancheng was a little excited after hearing this. Recording it in the archives would accompany them for the rest of their lives, so it was no small matter.
The three of them watched Lao Bao and Guan Shun leave with a cheerful look on their faces. However, they didn't walk long before they stopped and gently put down their boxes. Guan Shun trotted over, patted his head, and said with a look of frustration, "Look at my memory. I've been so busy these past two days that even my brain isn't working well."
He pulled Zhou Zhixing aside and whispered, "Did you submit the Tian Fang case to the oilfield headquarters after your investigation?"
Zhou Zhixing's face turned serious. He said, "Yes, although Tian Fang is dead, there seems to be a criminal organization behind her. We haven't caught any information about this organization. Officers Shen and Lan felt that the matter was not simple, so they submitted it to the oil field headquarters."
Guan Shun nodded and whispered, "Okay, I'm glad you know. Let me give you a tip. The oilfield headquarters has handed the case over to the security department for investigation. The matter involves foreign countries and is quite complicated. We already know that the leader of this criminal organization is called Brother Ying, but his identity is still uncertain. We have already monitored Brother Ying's two subordinates and believe they will be arrested soon. Please tell Chief Shen and Chief Lan, and don't tell anyone else. Keep it confidential, understand?"
Zhou Zhixing nodded: "I know, Brother Guan, don't worry."
Guan Shun patted Zhou Zhixing on the shoulder again and said, "Work hard. Now let's go."
After completing the handover, the three people secretly returned to their guesthouse room with excitement and joy.
Zhou Zhixing whispered to his future father-in-law and mother-in-law about what Guan Shun mentioned about Brother Ying.
Jiang Mancheng was happy: "Great! It seems that we don't have to deal with that Yingge, this guy will be finished. You know what, I'm really afraid of dealing with this kind of feudal remnant, it's not bad enough."
He suddenly laughed again, a very happy one, and whispered as he laughed, "What do you think? Brother Ying was once the emperor. Now that he's reborn here and finds that everyone is the master of the country, will he die of anger? That's what's fun."
He rolled around on the bed with joy. These old villains who made him a eunuch in his previous life should be pissed to death.
Chen Jinhua quickly stood up, opened the door a crack, and looked around. Seeing no movement in the hallway, she breathed a sigh of relief. She gently closed the door, walked over, and slapped the man hard. "You're killing me! Laughing so loudly in the middle of the night. Are you afraid others won't know you're awake?"
Jiang Mancheng quickly sat up and said with a serious face, "Alright, alright, my dear, I know I was wrong. I won't do this again! I'm just happy to think that my enemies from my past life are going to suffer."
He squinted at Zhou Zhixing and said, "Why, Brother Ying is going to be in trouble, are you unhappy?"
Zhou Zhixing said helplessly: "Of course I'm happy, but I feel it's not that simple. I've dealt with him before, and he's very cunning. I'm afraid..."
Jiang Mancheng was quite confident. "You haven't been here long enough. Do you know what mass tactics are? Do you know what the security department is? They are the elite among the elites. Just look at your old team leader Guan Shun, he's just an ordinary screw in there. Don't worry, with such a group of people to deal with him, even if Brother Ying is Qin Shi Huang, he would have to lie down here. Besides, he is no match for the First Emperor in the slightest!"
Zhou Zhixing suddenly understood: "I see. It seems I need to read more. My understanding of this era is not deep enough."
He was doing self-examination here when Jiang Nan broke in through the window! She was so excited that she didn't notice what her parents and Zhou Zhixing were talking about. As soon as she came in, she started chattering and couldn't wait to talk about the deal with Shan Po Po.
"Mom and Dad, Zhou Zhixing, you don't know, that mountain lady actually has old mountain ginseng! And tiger penis wine..."
Jiang Nan talked a lot, but still looked unsatisfied. "I said good things will be rewarded, and it really is true. Dad, Mom, how much money and tickets did we bring this time? We have to pay 300 yuan, and there are almost 400 yuan for tickets. Is that enough?"
"Enough!" Jiang Mancheng's eyes sparkled. His daughter was so lucky that she even found fifty-year-old ginseng and tiger penis wine. Just thinking about it made him excited. He slammed the table and said firmly, "I brought a thousand yuan this time. We haven't used our family's money much in these years. It's enough! Let's go. The night is long and dreams are many. Let's go find the mountain lady now."
"Dad, there's still food. If we go looking for it so quickly, will we be exposed?"
Jiang Mancheng waved his hand nonchalantly, "It's okay. If they ask, just say we bought it on the black market. The black market in the provincial capital is much bigger than the oil fields, so it's not surprising that they sell grain. Grandma Shan is a smart person, she probably won't ask too many questions. Let's go, don't worry about these things, the important thing is to get the old mountain ginseng and tiger whip wine."
The other three didn't hesitate any longer and didn't sleep. They only rested for about an hour, and around five in the morning, they hurriedly set off for Xishan. This time, the four of them went through the main gate. There was no other way. They couldn't climb through the window again when they came back during the day.
There were scattered figures on the road, seemingly poor people who had gotten up early to go to the mountains to pick fruits. The four of them carefully avoided them and only came to the mountain woman's house when Jiang Nan exchanged food from the system.
Nowadays, one yuan buys about seven pounds of rice, and flour is two cents more expensive, so one yuan buys about six pounds and two and a half pounds. Jiang Nan, using current prices, traded three hundred yuan for six hundred pounds each of cornmeal and millet, four hundred pounds of sweet potatoes, and another six hundred pounds of rice and six hundred pounds of flour, essentially achieving the half-and-half coarse grains and fine grains that Shan Po had envisioned.
Nearly three thousand kilograms of grain piled up like a small mountain. Jiang Mancheng stayed behind to watch as Jiang Nan, Chen Jinhua, and Zhou Zhixing carried the food back into the mountain's cellar. Back and forth, before they were exhausted, the four of them finally carried all the grain back to the cellar. Even the powerful Chen Jinhua was panting with exhaustion.
It was just dawn at this time. Grandma Shan heard the noise in the cellar and woke up quickly. When she saw that it was the four of them, she felt relieved.
After seeing the food in the cellar and taking the money, the mountain woman went back to the house and took out the old mountain ginseng and tiger whip wine. She said, "You are honest people, and I won't be rude. Here, take it. If you want to find something good in the future, you can come to me. If I don't have it here, I can find it for you. My husband is a hunter, and I have lived in the mountains all my life. I know everything about who has what in this area."
Jiang Mancheng rolled his eyes and said enthusiastically, "Grandma Shan, I won't be polite then. You know, ginseng, deer antlers, ganoderma, and tiger bones are all valuable things. They can save lives in critical moments. If you hear anyone still has them, we'll take them. We'll also take tiger skins, bear skins, and fox skins if we have them. It's freezing here in the winter, and my girl is often outside for work, so she really needs furs to keep warm."
Grandma Shan's eyes flashed. She had tiger whips, so of course she also had tiger skins and bones, but she was reluctant to sell these two things.
The old man had killed this tiger with such desperate efforts that his leg was lame. If she hadn't had any use for the tiger whip, she would never have sold it. The little tiger was still small, and the money and food they had were enough for the two of them to live comfortably for a long time. Grandma Shan didn't want to sell anything anymore, but she nodded and agreed, "Okay, I'll keep an eye on it for you. So how can we contact each other?"
Jiang Nan smiled and said, "Grandma, aren't you going to send Xiaohu to school? I'll write to you from now on, and Xiaohu can just write back. If you get any news, you can also write to us. If we want something, we can write to you. Is that okay?"
Granny Shan nodded repeatedly: "Okay, that's good!"
As soon as the voice fell, Xiaohu rubbed his eyes and walked out. Seeing Jiang Nan, he ran over in surprise, hugged her legs and shouted, "Sister, you didn't leave, it's great!"
Jiang Nan rubbed the little guy's head and said with a smile, "I brought some buns. Well, they're cold. How about we go back and heat them up before eating?"
Xiaohu smiled shyly. Seeing his grandmother nod, he took Jiang Nan's hand and walked towards the kitchen. "Sister, I'll light the fire. The buns will be hot soon. They'll be ready in ten minutes."
Xiaohu was very happy. He was just a child, and although he was usually sensible, he also liked to play and wanted to chat with his good friends. At this moment, he accepted Jiang Nan in his heart and automatically classified him as one of his "family members". While heating the buns, his little mouth kept smacking.
"Sister, what's your name?"
"Sister Xiaonan, I'll call you Sister Xiaonan. I will study hard and try to write to you myself in the future."
"My family has a lot of mushrooms, all picked by me in the mountains. Grandma knows about herbs and specializes in collecting them, while I dig wild vegetables and pick mushrooms. Sister Xiaonan, you like to eat mushrooms, right? Can I give you some? You saved Grandma, and I don't have much to give you, so just accept the mushrooms."
Jiang Nan smiled throughout the whole process and nodded without any hesitation: "Okay, I love eating mushrooms the most. Thank you so much, Xiaohu, you are really capable."
Illuminated by the firelight, Xiaohu's face was flushed and his eyes were filled with little flames of excitement.
Jiang Nan bought nearly twenty buns from the system, two for each of the six people, and some left over.
Everyone finished breakfast quickly. Jiang Nan and the other three couldn't stay any longer because they still had to go see Chen Wanli. The old man was in a meeting in the provincial capital and would be leaving for Beijing tomorrow, so they had to meet him today.
The four of them carried ginseng, tiger whip wine, and a bag of mushrooms from Xiaohu, said goodbye to Xiaohu and Grandma Shan, and reluctantly returned to the guesthouse. After a short rest, they picked up the gifts and rushed to the guesthouse in the city.
Chen Jinhua was a little nervous. She hadn't been able to contact him before coming, and she wasn't sure if she would be able to see him. Chen Wanli came to the provincial capital to attend the provincial oil exploration conference, and as the main speaker, he needed to be present at the meeting.
When the four of them arrived, it was just before 11:30, and the meeting hadn't ended yet. They waited outside the guesthouse for an hour before they saw Chen Wanli, who had just returned from the meeting.
The old man was dressed in a blue shirt and black trousers, looking very energetic. When he saw the four people, he raised his eyebrows, smiled and said something to the old colleague next to him. The old colleague smiled and waved to the four people, then quickly walked away. The four people then stepped forward to greet him.
Chen Jinhua put it simply: "Dad, you look really energetic."
Jiang Mancheng was always the one who spoke the most. He said, "Dad, you look like a cultured person. You are respectable and stylish!"
Zhou Zhixing echoed: "Grandpa Chen looks extraordinary at first glance."
Jiang Nan took Chen Wanli's arm and said coquettishly: "Grandpa, you didn't come to see me after the New Year. I missed you so much."
Chen Wanli squinted his eyes and said, "Oh my, you are really my filial granddaughter. You even let me, an old man over fifty years old, come to see you in person. You are really filial, very filial."
Jiang Nan chuckled: "Grandpa, you haven't changed at all, you still love me so much. I am the most filial, even more filial than my two eldest grandsons Xingwei and Xingguo, right?"
Chen Wanli snorted, "I won't judge the case for you."
He glanced at everyone and narrowed his eyes: "Tell me, why did you come to the provincial capital for no reason?"
Zhou Zhixing smiled and said, "Grandpa Chen, you are smart. We have a mission. Hahahaha, well, actually, we came to see you and do the mission by the way."
Chen Wanli: "Okay, I understand. What did you get? If you are not satisfied, I will not invite you to dinner."
Zhou Zhixing nodded and bowed. "Grandpa Chen, you're so sharp-eyed. This is tiger penis wine. Uncle Jiang and I have been asking about it for a long time, but unfortunately, there has been no news. It's just a coincidence that we heard about it as soon as we arrived in the provincial capital. We just bought it this morning and brought it to you before it was even warm in our hands. It should be yours, don't you think?"
Chen Wanli finally smiled and gave his son-in-law and his future grandson-in-law an approving look: "Very good, you two are very good. You are really good sons-in-law to our family. Come on, put your things back in the room first, and then we'll go eat. It's my treat. Donglaishun, let's go."
Jiang Mancheng laughed: "Dad, there is also a Donglaishun in this provincial capital?"
Chen Wanli: "It's about the same. They also sell shabu-shabu. I'm too lazy to remember what it's called, but it's always called Donglaishun. This restaurant is a private restaurant, hidden away. Just follow me."
Jiang Mancheng continued to flatter him: "I know, I know. It's one of those small restaurants that are opened secretly, right? We have one in Chaoyang Oilfield too. There's one in Liushugou at the Operations Department. I know it."
Jiang Nan was surprised: "Dad, there is such a place in our homework department?! How come I didn't know about it?"
Jiang Mancheng squinted his eyes and said, "How can I tell you everything? Besides, we don't need to go to that kind of place for a feast, so it's better if you don't know."
He turned to Chen Wanli and said with a smile, "Dad, if you want to eat dumplings, go to the small restaurant near our homework office. Their dumplings are unique. I dare say that in the whole Baishui City, no other restaurant can be as delicious as their dumplings."
Chen Wanli nodded: "Then when I go to the homework office one day, you can take me to try it."
The five of them chatted idly and soon arrived at Chen Wanli's room on the third floor. They left the gifts and tiger whip wine behind, washed their faces, and then went out to eat.
For a provincial-level science and technology conference like this, the guesthouses arranged for accommodation were all located in the city center. After leaving the guesthouse, Chen Wanli led the group through a series of winding streets, quickly entering a narrow, slanted alley barely wide enough for two people to walk side by side. They walked straight ahead for less than a hundred meters, then turned right and, about ten meters in, suddenly opened up to a neat, blue-brick, red-tiled courtyard wall.
The courtyard wall is about 1.5 meters high and is painted in the red of the Forbidden City, which looks very tall and majestic.
After being here for so long, this was the first time Jiang Nan had seen such bright colors, and his eyes couldn't help but light up.
Chen Wanli explained, "It's said that the chef here is a descendant of the imperial chef of the previous dynasty. In addition to shabu-shabu mutton, they also serve authentic imperial court dishes. However, the preparation is very complicated, so reservations must be made three days in advance."
As he spoke, Chen Wanli raised his hand and knocked on the door, three long and two short, like some kind of secret signal. Not long after, a boy about fifteen or sixteen opened the door a crack. Chen Wanli said concisely: "Let's eat."
Chen Wanli was a familiar face. The boy looked at him intently for a few seconds without saying a word. He opened all the doors quickly and stepped aside to let the five people in.
After entering, Jiang Nan was even more shocked.
There are actually small bridges and flowing water, as well as bonsai and flowers. It is very luxurious!
Jiang Nan was like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, with her mouth open the whole time and a silly look on her face.
The boy led everyone to the courtyard at the back. On the way, Jiang Nan observed carefully. Every room in the courtyard was arranged as a private room, such as "Peony Pavilion", "Peony Room", and "Begonia Pavilion". The room that the five people entered was called "Hibiscus Pavilion". It was about 20 square meters and very spacious.
After everyone was seated, the boy began to introduce the meal in a clear voice: "It's time for dinner. We have chicken, duck, fish and meat. We also bought a few old turtles and a large piece of mutton today. It's very nourishing. What would you like to order?"
Chen Wanli: "Let's get a copper hot pot. We're going to have mutton. Do you have beef? If you do, I'll give you two pounds of sliced hind leg meat. I'll also give you two pounds of sliced mutton hind leg meat. I'll also give you two pounds of sliced pork belly. I'll also give you one pound of fish balls. I'll also give you as many plates of tofu and vegetables as you like."
The boy nodded, and seeing that no one else had anything to add, he quickly left.
Jiang Nan was like a country bumpkin at this point, and he sighed, "Grandpa, this place is really luxurious. Following you today, I can finally see the world."
Chen Wanli was extremely disgusted: "Look at your lack of ambition! Back when I was in Beijing and Shanghai, I went to all kinds of restaurants. To be honest, this place can't even compare to the Donglaishun and Meilongzhen back then. It's only because of the current situation that this place stands out."
Jiang Nan's eyes sparkled. "Grandpa, how can I compare to you? I've grown up, and this is only my first time out of Baishui City. Along the way, I felt our provincial capital was incredibly prosperous. How could the old Beijing or Shanghai be better than the provincial capital?"
Chen Wanli was honest: "Of course it's not as good as it is now, but the French Concession in Shanghai used to be very prosperous. With the neon lights at night, it was still quite a sight. You can't see that anymore. I haven't been to Shanghai in years."
As everyone chatted, the dishes were quickly served. It was already mid-May, and the weather was gradually getting warmer. Eating hot pot on a hot day has a unique flavor.
Chen Jinhua: "The beef is especially tender today, Dad, please eat more."
Jiang Mancheng: "These fish balls are also chewy, Dad, come and try them."
Zhou Zhixing: "Grandpa Chen, this mutton is also very tender. It's delicious with sesame sauce. Try it."
Jiang Nan ate while watching the fun. She couldn't bear to watch the lackeys her father and Zhou Zhixing acted like.
Because there was no shortage of food, Jiang Nan's appetite had decreased significantly. She was the first to put down her chopsticks. She said, "Grandpa, how long will you be in Beijing? Will you be back by Dragon Boat Festival?"
Chen Wanli replied while eating mutton hotpot: "It should be possible. Dragon Boat Festival is on Friday, right? Why do you want to take a leave to come and see me?"
"Hehe. Can't I just ask?" Jiang Nan smirked and quickly changed the subject, "Grandpa, I heard there are big meat dumplings in Shanghai. Have you tried them? Are they delicious?"
Chen Wanli smiled and said, "They're delicious! They don't just have meat in them, they also have salted duck egg yolks. They're soaked in oil and are super delicious. If you want to eat them, ask your dad to make them for you. I remember he made them before, but Jinhua didn't like them. Mancheng, you haven't made them lately?"
Jiang Mancheng nodded: "Well, Jinhua doesn't like it. If Xiaonan wants to eat it, I'll make it. It's not difficult."
Everyone chatted while eating. Since Chen Wanli had to continue the meeting in the afternoon, everyone did not delay and quickly ate and drank their fill.
Zhou Zhixing stood up to open the door and went to ask the boss to collect the money. Two figures hurried past the door. Jiang Nan whispered, "Wan Hu and Dong Tingting!"
Jiang Mancheng hurriedly looked up, but unfortunately the figure flashed by and disappeared.
Zhou Zhixing confirmed: "I saw it too, it was them both."
Chen Wanli glanced at Jiang Nan, and Zhou Zhixing closed the door sensibly. Jiang Nan then spoke, and told him about the tomb robbers and the chivalrous thief Bai Sanye who were found in the homework office, how Wanhu got involved, how his parents had tried to scare Wanhu before, but unfortunately he always jumped around, etc. He told him everything clearly and thoroughly.
Chen Wanli sneered: "He's going to the provincial capital to hunt for treasure."
He was considered an intellectual. If he hadn't been lucky enough to study a petroleum-related major, he might have been confiscated and sent down to the countryside. Therefore, Chen Wanli hated these people the most. Many of his old classmates had indirectly died at the hands of these people. Every time he thought of them, Chen Wanli hated them.
He glanced at Jiang Mancheng and Chen Jinhua, his expression filled with disappointment. "You can't even scare them. You're just good for nothing. Come find me tonight. I'll go with you to meet this guy."
Jiang Mancheng was furious. This damn Wan Hu was here to humiliate him. He quickly apologized with a smile, "Dad, we're no match for you! You're this! Don't worry, we'll definitely follow Wan Hu this afternoon and find out where he lives. With you here tonight, we'll scare him to death."
Chen Wanli advised: "This kind of person, not only must be frightened, but also made to lose face, so that he can no longer get along in that government office! I know your ability, since he is so bold, we should start from other places. In this way..."
Chen Wanli tapped the table with his fingers and spoke slowly, "There are many people working in the steel mill area in the morning. Let's let him and his brothers take a bird walk early in the morning, and then have some men..."
Chen Wanli laughed strangely, looking quite disrespectful to his elders.
Jiang Mancheng twitched his lips and quickly said, "Okay, Jinhua and I will prepare well and will cooperate with Dad. Xiaonan, Zhixing, you two stay in the guesthouse and don't get involved."
Jiang Nan puffed up her cheeks. Grandpa and the others didn't even bring her along when they were scaring people. What a shame.
Chen Wanli smiled: "Okay, it's not a good thing, you just wait in the guesthouse. If anything happens, you can still cover it up."
He waved at Jiang Mancheng and Chen Jinhua: "Go back and prepare something..."
The three of them discussed some details before Jiang Mancheng stood up to pay.
The four of them escorted Chen Wanli back to the guesthouse and quickly said their goodbyes. Finding a corner, Jiang Nan retrieved the bedsheets, wig, white phosphorus, and other ghost costume equipment from the system. Jiang Mancheng took them and said, "Alright, you and Xiaoxing go back. It's been a rare opportunity to come to the provincial capital. Go shopping and buy some local specialties. Don't worry about us. We'll be back early tomorrow morning. The 11 o'clock train won't be delayed."
Jiang Nan tried to argue one last time: "Dad, take me with you. I'm also good at pretending to be a ghost and scaring people."
Jiang Mancheng knocked on his daughter's head and said, "You're everywhere! Be obedient and don't get involved. This matter today is not something a girl like you can get involved in. Go back with Xiaoxing. Just wait and watch the fun tomorrow morning."
Jiang Nan pouted. She was already over thirty in her previous life, so she must have seen everything. But, hey, who made her only seventeen in this life? She nodded with a bitter face: "Okay."
She has suffered so much. It would be so much fun to dress up as a ghost. Why don’t you take her with you?
Jiang Nan was still optimistic, however. She quickly adjusted her mood and discussed with Zhou Zhixing along the way: "What do you think about leaving our wild ginseng there? I heard you can make ginseng wine with it. Should we make some wine with it?"
Zhou Zhixing quickly shook his head: "No, fifty-year-old ginseng can save lives. If we have younger ones, we can soak them in wine to replenish our body."
Jiang Nan scratched his head: "There's such a saying."
She is really a country bumpkin who has never seen the world.
While the two chatted, Jiang Mancheng and Chen Jinhua were lying in wait around the small restaurant, waiting to see where Wan Hu and Dong Tingting would stay that night. It wasn't that Jiang Nan hadn't checked the system, but rather that the two had just arrived in the provincial capital and were already dining, having not yet decided where to stay.
Wan Hu, based on his subordinate's reports, knew the tomb robbers were targeting Mr. Bai, the former righteous thief from the provincial capital. He was bored in Baishui City and wanted to relax. He just couldn't believe it. Could that ghost really be following him around? They say ghosts can't leave their burial grounds. This place is a hundred miles from Baishui City. Shouldn't it be quiet?
Dong Tingting was determined to come along; Wan Hu was one of the most powerful men she could capture. Cheng Meijuan's father, while also high-ranking, was a hypocrite and wouldn't do anything out of the ordinary for her. Wan Hu, on the other hand, was different. His actions were inherently out of the ordinary, and precisely because of that, who in Baishui City wouldn't give him some respect?
Dong Tingting and her mother discussed it several times and decided to hold on to Wan Hu tightly, and everyone else should stand aside. So, early in the morning, when she was delivering breakfast to Wan Hu, she heard that he was going to the provincial capital, and Baba followed him. Dong Tingting, once she was determined to capture a man, no man could escape her grasp.
After a satisfying meal at the small restaurant, the two quickly left with their two younger brothers. The four of them had come privately, so they couldn't stay at the provincial Revolutionary Committee's guesthouse. For convenience, they found a random guesthouse in the city center and quickly settled in. The younger brothers went to their old family home in the provincial capital to inquire about the situation, while Wan Hu and Dong Tingting rested at the guesthouse.
Jiang Mancheng and Chen Jinhua followed them to the police station, but didn't go inside. Instead, they scouted the area, getting a feel for the situation before leaving. There's no need to go into detail about how they pretended to be a ghost to scare Wan Hu that night. Suffice it to say that early the next morning, everyone at the steel mill rode their bicycles to work. It was a sea of bicycles.
The provincial capital's steel mill is a massive factory with 10,000 employees. This isn't just the total number of employees and their families, but the number of employees alone, which exceeds 10,000. You can imagine how spectacular the morning rush hour must have been; it's no exaggeration to call it a sea of people.
In the past, even with so many people, everyone was always well-organized. The gate of the steel mill was huge and imposing, and everyone filed in, quickly taking their places.
Unfortunately, today everyone gathered at the gate, refusing to go in. The crowd was three layers deep, everyone on tiptoe, their eyes gleaming with excitement, and it was obvious that there was going to be a big event.
Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing had already squeezed to the front, but they couldn't participate in person. If they were just watching the fun and not actively participating, then there really was something wrong with their thinking.
At the front, Wan Hu and two of his younger brothers were naked, hugging each other, man on top of man, heads touching necks, in a rather ambiguous position. Perhaps it was because it was cold that morning or something, but one of the thinner younger brothers even stretched out his legs, clamped them around Wan Hu's waist, smacking his lips and licking his earlobe with relish.
“Eh!~”
The crowd erupted in a roar of disgust and excitement.
There's nothing they can do. They haven't seen it before, they really haven't seen it before.
Even though the noise was so loud, the three people in his arms hadn't woken up yet and were sleeping soundly on the ground.
Jiang Nan knew it was definitely medication. Her grandfather loved to delve into unconventional methods. He had always been the one to prescribe the itching pills and the drugs that induced aphrodisiacs.
Jiang Nan only found it eye-irritating, but the others were getting more and more excited the more they watched. Well, the more disgusting, the more excited.
"Oh my god, this ugly guy is so good at playing around. How could he mess around in front of our steel factory? Is this from our factory? Why have I never seen him before?"
"I haven't seen him either. Are they new here? Oh my god, these three grown men are really something. Why are they hugging grown men when they don't have sweet and soft wives? I really can't understand it. Besides, you can hug them if you want, but why are you hugging them at the gate of our factory? You are deliberately trying to annoy me."
"Maybe they just want everyone to see it. Who knows what they're thinking? Oh, let me see. Oh my god, this won't work. No wonder they can't find a wife. It's definitely impossible for them to find one. Whoever follows them will cry to death!"
The crowd became even more excited and crowded forward to see what was going on.
"Let me see, let me see what's wrong. Oh my god, I've really opened my eyes. I was wondering why I was so depressed. Are you just giving up?"
"Oh my god, this is really it, it's just like this, you deserve to be yelled at by a man..."
Everyone chatted back and forth, the atmosphere was filled with joy. No one cared about being late and having their attendance deducted. They were all pointing and talking, eager to see when these three would wake up and what their reactions would be. It was truly an eager, fervent anticipation.
Unfortunately, the commotion at the gate quickly attracted the security guards on duty. The deputy chief of security, along with his men, dragged the three naked men into the factory's security office. Judging by the fury on the deputy chief's face, it seemed like Wan Hu wouldn't be able to return to Baishui City from the provincial capital until he'd skinned them alive!
By the time he returns to Baishui City, Wan Hu will have a reputation for liking men. Can the people in the Oilfield Revolutionary Committee really follow him without any qualms?
Jiang Nan giggled and felt very happy.
People like Wan Hu need to feel the iron fist of justice before they can behave themselves in the future!
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