sinovels Chapter 1850 Zhao Jun: You won't let me go, but someone else is inviting me!
Chapter 1850 Zhao Jun: You won't let me go, but someone else is inviting me!
Chapter 1850 Zhao Jun: You won't let me go, but someone else is inviting me!
Zhao Jun was unaware that his lynx puppy had caused trouble again; at that moment, he was in Sun Haizhu's office making a deal with someone.
The man who came to do business with Zhao Jun was the son of one of Manager Huang's regular customers. This man was named Yang Shicheng, the same age as Zhang Yuanmin, but much taller than Zhang Yuanmin.
Yang Shicheng's family was in the clothing business, and at that time, the Northeast had a strong economy, so Yang Shicheng came to the Northeast specifically to run his business.
This man knew nothing about wild ginseng. Looking at the strange stone dragon, he couldn't understand why his father would spend so much money to buy this thing.
But Yang Shicheng's word didn't count at home; his father made him complete the transaction, and Yang Shicheng simply paid the money and took the goods.
As agreed, a perfect stone dragon would sell for 12,000, while a damaged stone dragon would sell for 5,000.
Zhao Jun bought the whole stone dragon from Pang Zhendong for nine thousand yuan. If he sold it for twelve thousand, he would make a profit of three thousand.
The damaged stone dragon was carried out by the Zhao and Shao families together. At the time, they agreed to split the proceeds 50/50, and before attending the Ginseng King Conference, Zhao Jun had already given Shao Tianpeng 2,500 yuan based on the asking price of 5,000.
Therefore, the Zhao family made a net profit of 2,500 from this stone dragon with its damaged head.
The two ginseng seedlings earned 5,500 yuan, which is a really good profit.
It was already noon when the deal was finalized. Zhao Jun didn't let Yang Shicheng leave, but instead treated him, Sun Haizhu, and Sun Desheng to a meal at a restaurant.
During the meal, Yang Shicheng asked Sun Haizhu, a local resident, where he could refuel his car in Shulan City.
Northeast China had formal gas stations as early as the 70s, but at that time there were very few private cars, and most cars belonged to the government.
When refueling a company vehicle, you can get a discounted price by showing proof of employment. For private vehicles, you'll have to negotiate the price.
Shulan does have a gas station in the city, but it rarely refuels private cars; you have to know someone to get one.
As the manager of the supply and marketing cooperative, Sun Haizhu was a prominent figure in Shulan, so his intervention was certainly effective.
But then Zhao Jun stopped them, and after the meal, Zhao Jun had Li Baoyu and Xie Chen pull gasoline cans off the back of the Jiefang truck and fill up Yang Shicheng's jeep with gas.
Zhao Jun treated him to a meal and encouraged him, which touched Yang Shicheng.
Yang Shicheng was both a man of good manners and a man of strong emotions. Moved by his kindness, Yang Shicheng gave Zhao Jun a bag of red sausage he had bought in Harbin.
This bag isn't a plastic bag, but one of those white cloth bags used to hold wheat flour and cornmeal.
This bag wasn't full, but it still contained twenty pounds of red sausage.
Zhao Jun was very happy to receive the bag of local specialties. After seeing Yang Shicheng off, Zhao Jun went on a shopping spree at the supply and marketing cooperative, buying plenty of cigarettes, alcohol, candy, and tea.
With the goods shipped and the items purchased, Zhao Jun and his group of seven, in two vehicles, set off at 1 p.m., stopping frequently along the way for rest stops, heading straight for Yong'an.
When Zhao Jun and his group entered the Yong'an Forest Area, it was already past 5:40 PM. They drove along the war preparedness road at high speed and arrived at the outskirts of Yongsheng Village at 6:30 PM.
June is the time of year with long days, and it wasn't dark yet. Thinking of the sausages, cigarettes, alcohol, candy, and tea in the car, Zhao Jun decided to send some to Zhao Chun.
Zhao Jun hadn't seen Zhao Chun for a while and missed her quite a bit. Also, he wondered if things were going well back home after he'd been away with his men for so long. He wanted to visit Zhou Chunming and Zhou Jianjun at Old Zhou's house; after all, they were his two biggest backers.
After Zhao Jun honked the horn twice to alert Li Baoyu and Xie Chen in the Jiefang truck, he drove the jeep into Yongsheng Village first.
At this time of year, the village is incredibly lively.
The days are long and not cold yet. Everyone has finished eating, and the children are playing outside. The adults are also busy, going from house to house chatting, playing cards, and some are even playing chess under the big trees or outside the small shops.
In the village, Zhao Jun slowed down the car very slowly, afraid that a child might suddenly appear and hit him.
As Zhao Jun walked, he suddenly saw a familiar figure ahead of him.
Zhao Jun recognized the man and honked his horn. The man turned around, saw it was Zhao Jun's car, and stepped aside to stand on the side of the road.
At this moment, while Zhao Jun continued driving, he called to Li Ruhai, who was sitting in the back seat, "Ruhai, quickly put a pack of cigarettes and a box of tea in your pocket."
Upon hearing this, Li Ruhai quickly turned around and grabbed the bag of cigarettes. However, Li Ruhai was now in a dilemma. He asked Zhao Jun, "Brother, what kind of cigarettes should we get?"
Zhao Jun bought only high-quality cigarettes on this trip, including Zhonghua, Shilin, and Hongtashan brands.
"Anything is fine," Zhao Jun urged. "Just take one."
Upon hearing Zhao Jun's words, Li Ruhai reached inside and pulled out a pack of Hongtashan cigarettes.
Before Li Ruhai could even get the tea, Zhao Jun had already stopped the car. As he opened the car door, he said with a smile, "Brother, have you finished eating?"
"Finished eating, brother?" Zhou Chengguo replied, then asked, "Have you eaten?"
"I've finished eating too," Zhao Jun told a white lie, because if he said he hadn't eaten, Zhou Chengguo would have to bring it home for him. At this point, they didn't want to cause any trouble for Zhou Chengguo.
While the two were talking, Wang Qiang and Zhang Yuanmin also got out of the jeep to greet Zhou Chengguo.
While the two were talking to Zhou Chengguo, Zhao Jun took the cigarettes and tea that Li Ruhai offered, turned to Zhou Chengguo and said, "Brother, this is for you..."
"Brother, what are you doing to me?" Zhou Chengguo grabbed Zhao Jun's wrist and said, "I don't want it, I have everything at home."
"Here you go, brother." Zhao Jun handed the things to Zhou Chengguo and said, "If you have something at home, it's yours. This is from your brother, so just take it."
Over the past two years, Zhou Chengguo has been incredibly generous to Zhao Jun. The television in Zhao Jun and Ma Ling's room was bought by Zhou Chengguo; although the young couple has never watched it, it still cost over a thousand yuan.
Although Zhao Jun had saved Zhou Chengguo's life, friends should always get along well. Now that they've run into each other, Zhao Jun will definitely share some with Zhou Chengguo.
With the help of Wang Qiang and Zhang Yuanmin, Zhou Chengguo managed to get past Zhao Jun and eventually accepted the cigarettes and tea.
After accepting the cigarettes and tea, Zhou Chengguo invited Zhao Jun and others to his home.
“Brother, we’re not going home yet,” Zhao Jun said. “We have something to do and are going to my sister’s place.”
"Ah..." Hearing Zhao Jun say that, Zhou Chengguo nodded and didn't say anything.
At this point, Zhao Jun was about to leave with his men, but he couldn't just leave without saying a few polite words.
"Hey bro, how's my sister-in-law doing?" Zhao Jun asked Zhou Chengguo. "Did she go visiting someone after dinner?"
"No," Zhou Chengguo said. "She's at home tending to the garden."
The small vegetable garden at home needs to be taken care of. During the day, I'm busy with work in the fields, and in the evenings, I tend to the vegetable garden.
"Brother Zhou," Wang Qiang joked with Zhou Chengguo, "you're out strolling around the village with your hands behind your back, while I, Sister Zhou, am left at home to do chores. That's not very kind of you."
"No way, Qiangzi." Zhou Chengguo laughed and said, "We were working when a phone call came in, and I had to run to the village office to answer it."
Hearing Zhou Chengguo's words, neither Zhao Jun nor Wang Qiang asked any further questions, since it was a private matter for him to answer the phone.
But they didn't ask. Zhou Chengguo himself said, "An old comrade of mine discussed with me and asked me to go to their place to hunt wolves."
As he finished speaking, Zhou Chengguo waved his hand with a smile and said, "To hell with his grandson! I don't even go up the mountain anymore. Why would I bother arguing with him?"
"Huh?" Zhao Jun and the others were all taken aback upon hearing this. Zhao Jun quickly asked, "Brother, where is your comrade-in-arms?"
"Where?" When Zhao Jun asked this, Zhou Chengguo frowned slightly and blinked his eyes, saying, "Where is it again? Look at my memory, I'm doomed."
After making a few self-criticisms, Zhou Chengguo seemed to remember something and said, "He seems to be at some Dewdrop Forest Farm."
“Lushuihe Forest Farm,” Zhao Jun replied, and Zhou Chengguo's brows relaxed, and he nodded, “Yes, yes, Lushuihe Forest Farm.”
Upon looking, Zhao Jun realized it was indeed Shen Qiushan's house. Thinking of the ginseng king at Shen Qiushan's place and how he had been tricked by Shen Qiushan in his previous life, Zhao Jun immediately said to Zhou Chengguo, "Brother, it's Langcaogou in Lushuihe Forest Farm. There are... eight or nine wolves there, right?"
"Oh my god!" Zhou Chengguo looked at Zhao Jun in surprise and laughed, "Brother, how did you know? Did you hear me on the phone?"
Zhao Jun knew Zhou Chengguo was joking with him, so he just smiled and said, "Brother, can I ask you for a favor?"
Upon hearing Zhao Jun's words, Zhou Chengguo's face darkened. He said, "Brother, what are you saying? What do you mean by asking for something? What is it? Tell me!"
“Brother, I was thinking you should talk to your comrade about this,” Zhao Jun said. “After that, I’ll go and hunt down those wolves for them.”
"You're going?" Zhou Chengguo stared at Zhao Jun, looking puzzled. "Brother, why are you bringing that up? Wolves are worthless, their fur is worthless, and their meat is not tasty. You wouldn't even have enough time to fight them back and forth."
“Brother, here’s what happened.” Zhao Jun, quick-witted, came up with an explanation for Zhou Chengguo: “My old man, didn’t he always go hiking in the mountains? He got a sore throat, and I was thinking of getting him some wolf oil to eat, but that stuff isn’t good for the lungs, is it?”
Zhao Jun didn't want to lie, nor did he distrust Zhou Chengguo. The key issue was that he knew about the ginseng king in the Lushuihe forest area, something he couldn't reveal.
If you were to suggest he go hunting in the mountains, Zhou Chengguo might not agree. In Zhou Chengguo's view, hunting is like fishing—something that can be done at home, so why travel so far?
So, Zhao Jun came up with this excuse. However, he did intend to bring the wolf oil back to Xing San after hunting the wolves.
Older generations of mountain hikers often suffer from sore throats, a result of enduring the cold winds in the mountains during winter. Xing San coughs frequently and even wheezes when he catches a chill.
Wolf oil is exactly what he needs.
"Ah, yes." Hearing Zhao Jun say this, Zhou Chengguo nodded and said, "Everyone who runs in the mountains has that problem."
After saying this, Zhou Chengguo looked Zhao Jun up and down and said, "Brother, you've really put your heart into this."
"Hehe..." Zhao Jun smiled a little embarrassedly, and then he heard Zhou Chengguo say, "Brother, then I'll go to the garrison headquarters and give him another call."
“Okay, brother.” Zhao Jun instructed Zhou Chengguo, “If possible, have him contact our forest farm through their forestry bureau and ask them to transfer me over there.”
"Brother, don't worry about that." Zhou Chengguo waved his hand and said, "He said that when he asked me to go."
"Really?" Zhao Jun smiled upon hearing this, then called to Zhou Chengguo, "Brother, get in the car, I'll drive you there later."
After saying that, Zhao Jun added, "Let's hurry, or the garrison will lock up."
"Of course!" Realizing what was happening, Zhou Chengguo quickly got into the car with Zhao Jun, and the two cars turned around and headed towards Yongshengtun.
When the car arrived outside the village compound, Qi Shengli, the head of Yongsheng Village, was locking the gate.
Seeing this, Zhao Jun honked the horn, interrupting Qi Shengli's action of locking the door.
After Zhou Chengguo put the cigarettes and tea that Zhao Jun had given him in the car, he got out of the car with Zhao Jun.
"Village Chief!" Zhou Chengguo called out to Qi Shengli as he got out of the car, "Open the door, I'm going to make another call!"
"Why didn't you attack just now?" Qi Shengli glanced at Zhou Chengguo with annoyance, then smiled at Zhao Jun and said, "Zhao Jun, you've come over for a stroll?"
“Yes, Uncle Qi.” As Zhao Jun responded, Qi Shengli opened the gate and said to the two men, “Come in.”
Zhou Chengguo entered the room, picked up the receiver, dialed the exchange, and then asked for a phone number from Lushuihe Forest Farm.
Lushuihe Forest Farm is different from Yong'an Forest Farm, but it is the same as Shuguang Forest Farm, except that the forest farm and the family quarters are together.
Zhou Chengguo's old comrade-in-arms was Zhang Xudong, who was the head of security at Lushuihe Forest Farm.
After finishing his get off work and having dinner at home, Zhang Xudong called the security officers and staff to come to the site for a small meeting.
Because the wolf packs in Langcaogou have become a major threat to Lushuihe Forest Farm.
Zhang Xudong was somewhat disappointed that Zhou Chengguo hadn't moved in. But work still had to be done, so he discussed with his subordinates which capable person they could find to deal with the wolf pack.
Just like Zhou Chengguo said, wolves are worthless from start to finish. Why would someone with real ability bother hunting them?
Just as Zhang Xudong and the others were worrying, the phone rang inside the house.
Zhang Xudong answered the phone. After exchanging introductions, he heard that the caller was Zhou Chengguo. Zhang Xudong's face immediately lit up with joy. He said, "Chengguo, you've been thinking of coming again?"
"I can't go." As soon as Zhou Chengguo said this, Zhang Xudong's face fell on the other end of the phone, but before he could say anything, Zhou Chengguo said, "But I'll recommend someone to you. You can ask him to call for you."
"Recommend someone for me?" Zhang Xudong frowned upon hearing this and asked, "Who? Does he have your skills?"
“He’s much better than me.” Zhou Chengguo’s words immediately piqued Zhang Xudong’s interest.
Zhou Chengguo's ability and arrogance are directly proportional; Zhao Jun is the first person to make Zhou Chengguo say such a thing.
"Who is it? Could someone be more capable than you?" Zhang Xudong asked. Zhou Chengguo replied, "This is my best brother, Zhao Jun, the deputy leader of our forest farm's security team."
Zhou Chengguo's words were a message to Zhang Xudong: this person has a job, and you have to go through the official procedures to hire them.
"Cheng Guo, will he be able to come?" Zhang Xudong was a little worried that someone like him might not be willing to go. If it were Zhou Cheng Guo, Zhang Xudong could ask him based on their comradeship. But if it was someone he had never dealt with before, Zhang Xudong felt that he might not be able to persuade him.
"I'm not going to say anything more, he's my best brother." Zhou Chengguo held the microphone, glanced at Zhao Jun with a smile, and continued, "I've explained it to you properly. I'll have him call you tomorrow, and you can have a good chat with him."
"Okay, okay." Zhang Xudong readily agreed and said, "Cheng Guo, tell him he's coming, and give him double the allowance!"
When Zhang Xudong said this, Zhao Jun was very close to Zhou Chengguo, his ear almost touching the microphone.
Hearing Zhang Xudong's words, Zhao Jun chuckled inwardly: "Shen Qiushan, you won't let me go, but someone else is inviting me!"