1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

Chapter 190 The clues provided by Manager An

Due to drinking a lot last night and lingering over Zhou Xiaoying for a long time, Li Duoyu woke up the next day.

Zhou Xiaoying had already returned home from get out of class in the morning and was breastfeeding little Tutu. Judging from his expression, he was even a little angry.

Li Duoyu patted his drowsy head, feeling that he must have drank fake wine last night, otherwise he would have been drunk.

 I only remember that I discussed something with my second brother last night, but I have forgotten what happened next.

When Li Duoyu went out to brush his teeth and wash his face, he found that Lao Li and his second brother were also there.

 The three of them looked at each other.

The atmosphere is slightly awkward.

 Lao Li coughed twice and said seriously: "I have already discussed with them about your land lease. You can find a time and sign the contract with them."

 “Okay, I’ll do it in the next two days.”

While Li Duoyu was brushing his teeth and washing his face, Aniang said: "Duoyu, a manager from outside the island came to see you this morning."

Li Duoyu, who was halfway through brushing his teeth and still had foam in his mouth, asked, "Did he ask me what his name was?"

“My surname is An, and I’m a little fat.”

After hearing this description, Li Duoyu added: "Is he wearing a white shirt and his hair is shiny?"

 “That’s right, you described it correctly.”

Li Duoyu immediately knew who was looking for him: "Aniang, someone else came to see me, but why didn't you wake me up?"

 Chen Huiying said slightly angrily: "I called you several times, and your son bit your ear, and you couldn't wake up."

Li Duoyu smiled awkwardly.

 “Has the person who was looking for me gone back?”

"No, the old man from the dock and Wang Dapao came to see him just now. They went to the village committee. The man also said that when you wake up, you can go to the village committee to find him."

Li Duoyu rinsed his mouth, scooped up some water with both hands, and rubbed his face directly. After washing, he got on his bicycle and went to the village committee.

Chen Huiying shouted: "You haven't even eaten."

Li Duoyu replied: "I feel a little nauseous in my stomach, so I won't eat it yet."

Chen Huiying had a dark face, glanced at Li Yaoguo and Li Zhengtian, and asked: "Then do you two want to eat?"

Li Yaoguo said quickly: "Mom, I will eat."

 Lao Li also said: "I'll eat some too."

 …

When Li Duoyu rushed to the village committee, he heard a familiar voice.

 In Wang Dapao's office.

 There are four people, namely Wang Dapao, Lao Mi, An Yuliang, and one of An Yuliang's subordinates.

Wang Dapao, who was speaking awkwardly, was shaking his hands while making tea, and said: "Manager An, you should know my third brother Wang Mingjun."

 After hearing this, Li Duoyu had goosebumps. Wang Dapao chatted with people outside and almost never left Wang Mingjun's side.

An Yuliang nodded and said, "You should be talking about Section Chief Wang of China Merchants Bureau."

 “That’s right.”

“Section Chief Wang is actually your third brother. He is indeed very familiar with our company. He was negotiating another project with several managers of our company some time ago, but suddenly there was no sound after that.”

Wang Dapao said quickly: "Some time ago, my third brother was too busy, so he delayed this matter. If Manager An is interested, I can also talk to you. Our Dandan Island wants to build a..."

Just when Wang Dapao was about to draw the cake, Li Duoyu knocked on the door and said, "What a coincidence, everyone is here."

Seeing that the person knocking on the door was Li Duoyu, An Yuliang stood up directly: "Duoyu, you finally woke up."

“Sorry, Manager An, I drank too much with my family last night.”

“This is normal. I often drink too much.”

After seeing Li Duoyu arrive, An Yuliang said to Wang Dapao and Lao Mi on the spot: "Then you guys talk first, and I'll discuss something with Director Li."

The muscles on Wang Dapao's face twitched. He glanced at Lao Mi and couldn't help cursing in his heart: "I have nothing to talk about with him."

 Lao Mi originally wanted to establish a relationship, but he didn't expect that after more than an hour, he spent more than an hour listening to Wang Dapao bragging, and he didn't even have a chance to speak.

An Yuliang followed Li Duoyu to the office next door. He looked around briefly and found that the office tables and chairs were very old and there was not even a sofa.

"Director Li, your office is a bit empty. Do you want me to give you a set of sofas, tables and chairs?" Li Duoyu smiled and said, "No need, I rarely come here."

An Yuliang continued: "Director Li, congratulations on winning the honor of advanced worker."

 “Why do you even know about it?”

 Li Duoyu was a little surprised.

An Yuliang smiled and said: "Actually, a few days ago, I also attended the fishery conference. It's a pity that you were in the first row and I was in the last row."

“I wanted to find you after the meeting that day, but I didn’t expect you to be called away by the leader.”

After An Yuliang finished speaking, he winked at the subordinate behind him. A young man about the same age as Li Duoyu handed An Yuliang the cowhide bag he had been carrying.

On the cowhide bag, the three characters "Huiyuankeng" were written in calligraphy.

“Director Li, this is a specialty of my hometown, cinnamon from Huiyuankeng in Wuyishan.”

“Manager An, you are asking me to make a mistake.”

An Yuliang smiled and said: "We are brothers and friends, so there is nothing wrong with it. Besides, you are not a member of the organization yet, so there is nothing wrong with it."

Li Duoyu had no intention of asking for it at first, but after seeing the words Huiyuankeng, he weighed it and accepted it.

Each age has its own rules, and we cannot compare them with the standards of later generations.

When Wang Dapao next door heard this, his face became very ugly and his hands shook even more.

Mr. An also gave him some tea just now, but the tea he gave him didn’t even have a place of origin. It just had the word oolong tea written on it. At first glance, it looked like an ordinary work tea.

The person who gave Li Duoyu even mentioned the place of origin and variety. He once heard his third brother Wang Mingjun say that the tea from Sankeng and Liangjian in Wuyi Mountain is good.

 Huiyuan pit seems to be one of the three pits. The tea production is very small, and it is usually for special supply. I heard it is more difficult to make than Maotai.

It doesn't matter in this era, you can't get this tea at all. Those who can get it prove that their personal network is not simple.

After Li Duoyu accepted the tea leaves, he got straight to the point: "Manager An, how big is the batch of oysters you received a few days ago?"

An Yuliang stretched out his palm: "About two-thirds of my hand is like this."

“Isn’t it? They are all long and flat. They are fished with ropes and have cement hanging on them.”

Manager An wondered: "How do you know? The ones with cement hanging on them can't be your oysters."

Li Duoyu nodded: "It's most likely mine, but I didn't sell it to you."

An Yuliang frowned and said, "How do you say this?"

"To tell you the truth, a batch of oysters was stolen from me a few days ago. Maybe it was the batch you received."

"It can't be such a coincidence." An Yuliang continued: "The people who sell my oysters came by land. I thought they were from some village along the coast, but after asking around, they couldn't find any. Later, I heard someone say, you I’m keeping oysters, so I sent you a telegram to give it a try. I didn’t think you were really good at it.”

Li Duoyu asked: "Did the people who sold you oysters transport them by land?"

An Yuliang nodded and said: "Yes, I remember to listen clearly, because the quality of this batch of oysters is good, and I collected them that day."

"His uncle's things were stolen. No wonder it was a one-time business. He didn't leave his contact address. After selling the things, no one could find him."

 “Then do you remember what they look like?”

Manager An recalled for a while, frowned and said: "I have an impression that one is taller and the other is thin, but in my line of work, I see too many people every day. Unless I see them again, I really can't remember them."

Li Duoyu thought about it for a while. They had a boat and a car, so the group of people who stole his oysters were quite wealthy. It would be unjustifiable if he didn't give them a good deal.

Li Duoyu tried to ask: "Manager An, do you have any impression of their license plate number?"

“I really can’t remember the license plate number, but when their car left our company, it didn’t go towards you, but to the west.”

 To the west, it was definitely not Rongcheng Pier. Li Duoyu suddenly knew where someone had stolen his oysters.

 No wonder the town police station couldn’t find any clues. The thief was not from Shangfeng Town at all, but most likely from Nanri Town next door.

That town is quite big, with a lot of people cultivating oysters, and there are also many boats.

My eldest aunt’s natal family is there, and I heard that they have grown hundreds of acres of oysters. Shuguang and Yuanguang, they have to go to my eldest aunt’s natal family to help every time the oysters are on the market.

With this little clue, unless Manager An bumps into the oyster thief, there will be no way to catch him.

Li Duoyu felt that people in the next town could not be so familiar with his oyster field, and there was 100% insider support on the island.

 Li Duoyu planned to ask his cousin, who was familiar with the people in Nanri Town, to see who in Xiasha Village had a closer relationship with those in Nanri Town during this period.

 (End of this chapter)