Men and women eating in the courtyard

"Uncle, when we cooperate, you can't have any reservations."

Li Xuewu smiled and invited Li Zhengfeng and his party to go to the conference room. As he walked, he said, "If you have any opinions, feel free to raise them."

"fine"

Li Zhengfeng smiled and nodded, and said to Li Xuewu: "You are professionals in industrial production. What opinions can I have?"

This was in private, and Li Xuewu seemed closer to him when he called him uncle, which he found useful.

Li Xuewu's coaxing mouth is like a deceitful ghost, and even good people will be fooled by you.

Li Zhengfeng thought about how regretful he was that he had not met Li Xuewu earlier.

Li Xuewu thought that if he met me earlier, you would be lame.

The two of them walking in front were joking, which naturally represented the success of the inspection.

Li Zhengfeng said he had no objection, but took Li Xuewu's arm and said with a smile: "We have designed the gun, and we have also completed the individual equipment. Is this money... necessary..."

"Ah~hehe, money"

When Li Xuewu heard him mention money, he laughed and said, "Don't tell me, I forgot. I just wanted to ask you, how is the recommendation work on the Type 66-6 precision shooting rifle going?"

"Hey! Why are you asking me this!"

Li Zhengfeng looked at Li Xuewu in astonishment and said, "You are not responsible for the sales work!"

"Yes, I am responsible"

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "But didn't you say you were responsible for the recommendation work?"

He explained to Li Zhengfeng seriously: "Think about it, I know a few people, but I don't have any connections to be responsible for equipment review and procurement!"

"I knew you were naughty!"

"You want to default on your debt, don't you?"

"You don't want to give me any money, don't you?"

Li Zhengfeng nodded at Li Xuewu, looking at him as if he was going to default on his debt, and said helplessly: "That's all, that's all, who made me obsessed with your pirate ship!"

"Next Tuesday, I have an appointment with the assembly person. I'll see how you perform then."

He raised his hand and wanted to pat Li Xuewu's shoulder. He pretended to be a rare person, but he didn't expect that Li Xuewu was too tall and couldn't be photographed.

If you exert enough force, you can still do it, but it would be too ugly. In the end, I could only pat Li Xuewu's arm, feeling that the intention was not finished.

Li Xuewu lowered his shoulders after hearing what he said. Why didn't you tell me this good news earlier? My old uncle, why don't you give me a pat on the shoulder?

Li Zhengfeng looked at him and couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

This eldest nephew is also a master who doesn't let go of eagles when he sees rabbits. He is a mother if he has milk.

You want to take pictures for me, but I won’t take pictures anymore!

Everyone walked into the conference room and began to discuss firearms production and re-development.

Li Xuewu made it very clear that the basis for cooperation between the two parties is weak and more emphasis should be placed on the research, development and manufacturing of key weapons.

According to his plan, the core idea in the early stage of cooperation is to maximize strengths and avoid weaknesses, and achieve high quality and low price.

The existing Type 56 guns have already occupied the mainstream position, and the final assembly will not be able to update and iterate for some time in the future.

The light infantry has all the responsibilities and obligations to develop newer light infantry weapons, but the steel rolling mill does not have this obligation.

Li Xuewu's request was very simple. Based on the existing industrial base of the steel rolling mill, it was impossible to invest a lot of resources in research and development of alloying.

The two parties should not think about developing a rifle that is better than the Type 56. Under the current environment, even if it is developed, it will not be sold. There will be no return of interest in the short term, and it will only be asking for trouble.

It is necessary to follow the research and development path of the Type 66-6 precision shooting rifle and develop something that is not in the existing equipment sequence of the army, or that has a large gap.

The most important thing is that it is cheap, of good quality, and convenient for combat needs.

Li Xuewu said that the Type 66-6 rifle can be sold because this rifle is already in use by Maozi troops and has been verified on the Annan battlefield.

The engineering shovels, daggers, lunch boxes, etc. he commissioned Qingbing to design are all replaceable products.

In other words, the purchase and application of these small hardware will not affect the use and equipment updates of front-line troops.

Its influence is far less than that brought by weapon iteration. It facilitates the replenishment and selection of military equipment. This is a sales strategy that Li Xuewu thinks from the perspective of the other party.

He has served in front-line troops and has also been a grassroots manager. Now he is a regiment-level commander. He understands the needs and applications of equipment better than many people.

The cooperation between the steel rolling mill and the Light Weapon Research Institute only involves exchanges on certain key points, or in other words, special areas.

But if development begins, or the steel rolling mill officially becomes a confidential unit, Li Xuewu does not want to see it.

He also pointed out in his speech that the future cooperative development model between the two parties should be that Qingbing Institute is responsible for design and research and development, and the steel rolling mill hardware factory is only responsible for production.

In terms of sales work, Li Xuewu will give more support, but the main unit should be Qingbing.

To put it bluntly, the steel rolling mill is responsible for manufacturing parts and assembly, just like making nail clippers. We don’t know what this thing is or what it is used for.

With all the qualifications of Qingbing, he is also capable of taking on the responsibility of design and manufacturing, so he will be responsible for selling these gadgets, and everyone will make money together.

Li Xuewu wanted to pull the tiger skin of the Light Military Institute to provide a protective umbrella for the steel rolling mill.

Just like Xia Zhongquan said, he can do this job, but he is not qualified to do it, so Li Xuewu will find a qualified person to take on this responsibility.

The money allocated to the light military station cannot be saved. This is like riding an electric donkey to the bar. It should be saved and spent.

Without the light weapons station, the steel rolling mill would not have the qualifications to legally produce anti-military weapons, and it would not be able to make this money.

The issue of sales was also discussed at the meeting. The machines in the steel rolling mill are running every day, which is money.

It's not that Li Zhengfeng is really eager to eat braised pork. Opening and closing his mouth are all a matter of sales.

He also understands the processing costs and pressures borne by the rolling mill.

If sales and weapons procurement can be realized as soon as possible, it will be a guarantee for the existing and future cooperation between the two parties.

Li Xuewu provided several ideas to the people at the Light Arms Institute, focusing on the issue of sales.

There are procedures for recommending and purchasing new weapons. Especially for this kind of rifle with a maozi color, more factors need to be considered.

Li Zhengfeng said that he made an appointment with the general assembly person. This is an idea, starting from the top, or solving the problem from the root.

If this road doesn't work, then Li Xuewu can't just wait to die.

He plans to sponsor a batch of Type 66-6 rifles to the Third Guards Regiment, relying on his own connections to focus on cultivating the ability of precision shooters.

As long as the weapons are reliable and the scale is established, then he can pull this army out to kill him for a while.

Once it is unveiled, they don't need to tell whether the gun will work or not, they just need to see.

Of course, compared to going to meet the final assembly people, this road will be more difficult and the time will be very slow.

But slow work yields fine work, so Li Xuewu was not in a hurry and recommended the gun immediately.

The final assembly needs to purchase 100,000 pieces, and he can't get it for the moment. When the time comes, he will give an order, and he still doesn't know the name of the factory.

Therefore, no matter how much you are capable of doing, it doesn't matter if the inventory of the hardware manufacturing factory is low now.

Isn't there an investigation department? If domestic sales fail, we will switch to foreign trade and let Ji Weidong be the leader.

Nowadays, the world is not peaceful. It is not difficult to sell this kind of rifle at a good price.

When he said there was a lot of pressure, he was only talking to the people at the Light Military Forces Station.

After making money, I really want to eat braised pork. How can I still work hard after getting fat?

In addition to meeting the general assembly people and using the influence of the Weisan Regiment to do work, Li Xuewu also thought about the confidentiality department.

These guys would be interested in this precision shooting rifle.

Although they are not used in large quantities, mosquito legs are also meat. The key is that they can be advertised.

It was said internally that the Secrecy Department used a certain rifle to kill a 500,000-year-old man at a very long distance, and the advertising effect was immediately full.

The next step is for him to conduct research on protective equipment for light soldiers.

The production limit of weapons is too high, so protective equipment is more suitable, and the steel rolling mill also has advantages in this regard.

For example, bulletproof vests can sell well at any time.

For example, individual soldier carrying equipment, such as bulletproof helmets, etc., are not taboo to produce and can still make money.

The reception in the morning went very smoothly. At the end of the meeting, everyone spoke freely and brainstormed, and all their opinions were recorded in the memo.

At noon, Dong Wenxue came forward and invited people from the Light Military Forces Station to have dinner together. Li Xuewu accompanied them to build relations between the two parties.

There will be many opportunities for cooperation in the future. If both parties take each other seriously, the work will be much easier.

At less than one o'clock in the afternoon, Li Xuewu met Da Qiangzi who was waiting here at the train station, and boarded the train to Jicheng with Sha Qizhi and others.

Because the distance was not too far, Li Xuewu didn't bother asking for a soft sleeper carriage.

Three to three seats, suitable for several people.

From the moment they met at the train station, Da Qiangzi didn't speak much.

His face was a little stiff, and his eyes looking at Li Xuewu were full of thinking and confusion.

He thought about it for most of the night, not knowing what to choose or what to do.

He didn't dare to go directly to the shopkeeper, because the two of them had already met each other's eyes at the wine table.

The shopkeeper's eyes were sharp and terrifying, and the look he looked at him was more like a murderous knife.

This reminded him of the time in Jicheng when the shopkeeper was carrying a knife...

But it has nothing to do with him!

He just did what the shopkeeper asked, and now he's not allowed to do it, so what should he do?

After the wine party last night, the shopkeeper went back to the room without even looking at him. He wanted to ask what he should do when he went to Jicheng.

But he didn't dare, for fear that if he entered that room and came out, it wouldn't be him.

On one side is the steel city trade where he has completed the structural construction, and on the other side is the dormant will of the shopkeeper.

Especially when faced with the kind of pressure and coercion caused by Li Xuewu's instigation of discord, his choice was crucial.

At least for himself, this was the case. He chose to follow the shopkeeper's footsteps, give up the steel city trade, and defend Jicheng.

He still chose to betray the shopkeeper, keep the Steel City trade, and give up Jicheng's power.

The Steel City trade belongs to him, and the Jicheng forces belong to the shopkeeper.

He clearly knew that Li Xuewu first chopped off one of the shopkeeper's hands, transferred Dachun and others away, and dug a hole for himself.

If he takes over Steel City Trading before, he will absolutely guarantee his loyalty to the shopkeeper.

But now...it's so comfortable to be in this pit.

He had never owned a jeep before, and he had never fully owned a serious woman, a serious career, and the foundation to survive in the sun.

When facing the heads of those government agencies, factories and mining units, he could finally straighten his back and cooperate with them in an upright manner, without having to make trouble for those three melons and two jujubes in the dark.

Until he walked out of Jicheng, out of that street, out of the shadow of darkness, out of the shopkeeper's shelter, he felt that the sky was so big and so blue.

It feels so good to be responsible for a project alone. It requires people, money, and pomp.

A country bumpkin who came out of the mountains knew for the first time how it felt to be in a relationship with a woman.

City people call this love.

A female nurse from Gangcheng Hospital. Their encounter over a glass of wine always warmed his heart.

If you can fall in love seriously, who would want to find those old helpers?

After all, he wanted to have a home in Steel City.

Now this target is very close to him and within reach.

As long as he stays in Steel City and continues to operate trade, the other party will continue with him, get married and have children.

And he, this boy from the mountains, will also become a city man.

He never told the acquaintance how much he yearned for life in the city.

The shopkeeper didn't let them say that, nor did they let them have this kind of thinking. The right thing to do was to buy things after making money and send them back to their homes in the mountains.

But the mountains are like a bottomless pit. No matter how much money they make, no matter how tired they are, they can't fill it up.

The family will always need his dedication and efforts.

But he doesn't want to work hard anymore, and he doesn't want to fill that bottomless pit anymore. He wants to live a life for himself.

Now Li Xuewu has ordered him to go to Jicheng. In his opinion, this is a choice and an opportunity.

He understood that only he could find out the people and relationships in Jicheng and understand them clearly.

The three people Li Xuewu sent before were just decorations and could not accomplish anything.

The shopkeeper will never hand over Yicheng's bottom to the other party. It is not only the bottom, but also the shopkeeper's lifeblood.

It is also the lifeblood of those people on the mountain.

As long as Jicheng's line is in their hands for a day, they in Steel City will not be abandoned, let alone be wronged.

If the string is broken, they become a kite with a broken string. They have to listen to others' instructions to float wherever they want.

Now Li Xuewu takes him to Jicheng, just to let him cut this thread with his own hands.

If he doesn't do it, then the trade in Steel City has nothing to do with him, and the life in Steel City has nothing to do with him.

Furthermore, he no longer has to think about the little nurse.

This person has a vicious heart, and he can see the conflict between him and the shopkeeper at just one glance, and then amplifies this conflict and finally takes advantage of it.

The shopkeeper didn't say anything and just let him make a decision, whether to follow him or Li Xuewu.

If you follow him, then you don't have to do anything. How come you come back?

When the steel city trade is gone, Jicheng's foundation will still be there and it will never starve to death.

With Li Xuewu, he had wealth and love, but had to abandon his roots.

This choice is too painful.

Li Xuewu could see his pain, but his inner decision did not waver at all when facing his gaze.

He has never trusted these Jicheng people, and he has never given them trust.

You don’t even dare to give your back to yourself, so what’s the point of being loyal!

When it comes to loyalty, it has to be Zhou Yamei. She dares to give her back to her. Holding her back is really...

The four-hundred-kilometer journey, starting at 1 a.m., would take five hours by express train.

It was exactly half past five when Li Xuewu and his party got off the train.

As soon as he left the station, Li Xuewu saw Ge Lin's tall man, standing there very conspicuously.

"What are you looking at?"

Li Xuewu looked him over, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Don't you know him?"

"Brother Wu"

Ge Lin's voice was naive. When Li Xuewu asked, he said hello.

Several people who came with him were looking at him. Ge Lin, who was taller and stronger than Li Xuewu, felt astonished.

If they knew how old Ge Lin was, their jaws would probably drop to the ground.

"Why did you come by yourself?"

Li Xuewu patted his arm and motioned for them to go down together. The car where his second uncle came to pick him up was right below.

Ge Lin glanced at the group of people behind him and remained silent.

Li Xuewu didn't care. When he got to the jeep, he saw his second uncle sitting in the car and smiling at him.

"Get in the car first, the leaders are waiting."

Second uncle Li Gan patted the car door and glanced behind Li Xuewu.

Two cars, just like Li Xuewu told him, and there was a dinner party in the evening.

Some things are better discussed while eating. The dinner was arranged by my second uncle, and it was at Linye's guest house.

Ge Lin stood by the car and said to Li Xuewu: "Brother Wu, I'll wait for you at home."

"Why!"

Li Xuewu saw him saying hello and about to leave, and grabbed him.

"What are you doing here?!"

As he spoke, he slapped him on the shoulder in a fit of laughter and said, "If you leave, where will I find a home?"

"Oh~ It seems so"

Ge Lin thought about it, and it seemed that Xilin asked him to pick him up at the station.

When he saw someone coming to pick up Li Xuewu, he thought nothing happened without him.

Li Xuewu smiled and pressed his head, then stuffed him into the jeep.

Then he turned around and waved to everyone, indicating that they should also get on the bus.

Da Qiangzi stood aside and waited for everyone to get in the car. Then he said to Li Xuewu: "Brother Wu, I'm going to find a friend and talk at home in the evening."

Li Xuewu looked at him, then nodded and said: "Be safe, I'll wait for you to come back."

Facing Li Xuewu's gaze, Da Qiangzi didn't dare to look at him, so he nodded and walked outside.

The second uncle glanced at Da Qiangzi's back, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Anything else private?"

"It's okay, it's all trivial"

Li Xuewu looked at his second uncle with a smile and jumped into the jeep.

The two cars were speeding along. The road in Jicheng was very wide and easy to walk on. It was said to be newly built.

The forestry office is not located in the mountains or on the outskirts of the city, but in the city.

When passing by, his second uncle also introduced it to him, saying that it was the former office space of a certain important department in Manchukuo.

Li Xuewu's eyes swept across Jicheng Street. It's not surprising that there are old buildings here, because this place used to be very prosperous.

It is now a heavy industrial base, but its foundation is still the same as before.

Linye's guest house is not far from the office building. It looks low-key from the outside, but it's not simple inside.

When he got here, the second uncle didn't say much. He just led him inside and entered a private room. The atmosphere suddenly became lively.

"He must be a distinguished guest from the capital!"

As soon as Li Xuewu entered the room, he saw several people standing on the sofa in the living room. The leader was very short but very powerful.

The second uncle smiled and introduced him: "This is the horse bureau in charge of logistics work in our bureau."

"Hello, Jockey Club"

Li Xuewu took the initiative to say hello with a bright smile.

The horse bureau was very enthusiastic. He shook hands with him with a smile and said: "Comrade Li Gan once told me that his family has a descendant with a glorious ancestor."

He first pointed out today's relationship, then looked at Li Xuewu with a smile and said, "Deputy Secretary Li, we are destined."

"Of course it's fate"

Li Xuewu laughed and said: "I came here from thousands of miles away to meet you, it's not fate!"

"Hahaha!"

Ma Ju looked at his second uncle Li Gan, laughed and said, "You are indeed extraordinary, a young talent."

"When you boast like this, I dare to brag to them even more! Hahaha"

Second uncle Li Gan has been out and about for so many years, he has long since smoothed his edges and developed his tactful skills.

He laughed loudly, raised his hand and introduced several other leaders to Li Xuewu, all from the logistics department, as well as his leader.

Obviously, today's dinner party is based on him as a link, not only to talk about feelings, but also to talk about cooperation.

This was what Li Xuewu had told his second uncle before he came out of the capital. He was working in the Northeast, especially in an area where he was unfamiliar with his life. If he didn't talk about relationships and talk about KTV, where could he go?

Li Xuewu brought five people from the steel rolling mill, but he was actually the only one at the table.

But this one just settled the whole table.

The horse bureau watched him drink one cup after another, while he raised the white flag one by one and called him a fierce general!

Once the wine is drunk, things will become easier to talk about.

Of course, Li Xuewu would not knock all these people down directly. He was here to do business today, not to have a drinking fight.

The second uncle took the lead and gave a basic introduction to the business model of the steel rolling mill.

In his introduction, he had reservations and did not mention what the steel rolling mill would do here, let alone what plans it would plan.

But just what came out of his mouth shocked several leaders present.

The young general from Guanli is so fierce!

You want to sell cars when you open your mouth, and they are still unlimited.

Nowadays, units actually need to queue up and recruit talents to buy a car.

There is no way, in a planned economy, you report your need first, and then the car manufacturer will arrange the order. It will take half a year for the car to arrive at the unit.

But it's different here at the steel rolling mill. If you want it, we can arrange for the railway to deliver it directly to you. You don't have to wait or apply.

Of course, Li Xuewu also told the truth that the performance of the vehicle is a little worse than that of the 212, but its comprehensive strength can definitely meet the needs of forestry work.

You said that I can’t guarantee that using a jeep to pull logs will be absolutely fine for running up and down mountains.

The car that opened his mouth silenced the other party, and Li Xuewu then mentioned the joint production products being produced by the steel rolling mill.

Textile yarn, canned food, leather clothing and shoes, fire-fighting equipment, etc.

This cannot be said to be unavailable in Jicheng, nor can it be said that the Northeast does not produce these things.

But they are still very interested if you say that you will not go through with the plan, but exchange in the form of reciprocal trade.

Especially the fruits and meat products mentioned by Li Xuewu are in short supply after winter.

They didn't say they were going to order a car yet, but as winter was approaching, they had prepared this welfare item by then.

Li Xuewu stood up and called Sha Qizhi who was waiting outside the door, took a few samples and handed them to the leaders present for inspection.

One characteristic of the things in Guanli is that they are exquisite and more beautiful than the style of creation inherited from Maozi in the Northeast.

Even the outer packaging of the cans brought by Li Xuewu looks very eye-catching.

Especially canned meats are marked with beef and mutton, which are hard to find at this time.

In Jicheng, forestry is a big business and a pillar industry. Those in charge of forestry have never seen any good things, so they are naturally no strangers to these things.

Li Xuewu didn't want to deceive them and make a one-time deal.

Everything is suitable and suitable, and the main thing is to be practical and reliable.

The government agencies at this time are very simple. As long as you know someone and have a good relationship, they will have absolute trust in you.

Especially in the Northeast, they suffered a lot later.

Of course, Li Xuewu is not a liar, nor does he specialize in trade. He just uses Jicheng as a part of trade.

If the forest industry is willing to cooperate, then cooperate. If not, there are other cooperation directions.

They didn't say yes or no in the horse racing game. The second uncle glanced at Li Xuewu and didn't urge the leaders to make a decision, but continued to persuade them to drink.

Li Xuewu took the initiative to pay respects for the second round and stopped talking about these things.

He stopped talking. After two rounds of drinking, the horse bureau took the initiative to ask what the steel rolling mill needed.

This is the right thing to do. If you don’t want to cooperate, people won’t take the initiative to ask.

Li Xuewu bluntly stated the original intention of joint trade and the policies it relied on.

There are no necessary goods in the steel rolling mill, and there are no regulations on what goods must be exchanged for the forestry side.

The principle of cooperation he talks about is just one, that is fairness, fairness, or extremely fairness.

To put it bluntly, the steel rolling mill is a platform.

Rice wine and pearls from Yuezhou, meat and cotton from the frontier, aquatic products and seafood from Jinmen, light industry and electronic products from the capital.

I'll give you what I have first, and then you can tell me what you want. It's all over the world. It's about a vast land with abundant resources, and rare things are valuable.

If you say you want wood, I will definitely not do this business with you.

There is a lot of wood in other places, but if I transport a train of wood into Jicheng, I will be laughed at.

Fair, reasonable and compliant communication.

The horse bureau understood what Li Xuewu meant, scratched his head, and directly asked the deputy director of logistics to tell him what he had here.

According to Li Xuewu, it was something unplanned.

The deputy director of the Logistics Department was a business leader and talked a lot.

Including various forestry resources, wood, dried fruits, dried goods, Chinese herbal medicines, various mountain treasures, and skins.

In fact, the mining industry here in Jicheng is also very rich, but based on the current mining layout, it is far from time to transport it out.

Li Xuewu took a glass of wine and drank one with the other party, and only said that he would maintain communication and contact with the other party in the future.

When you say this, you have finished today's affairs, and the rest of the time is about feelings.

Li Xuewu let go of the restrictions and began to toast frequently, not afraid of the high-level roast brought by his second uncle.

Ma Ju and others were all drunk. They were also old comrades who experienced alcohol tests. They had never seen such a drinkable warrior.

In the end, they couldn't drink any more. Their eyes were spinning as they watched Li Xuewu pour wine into his mouth.

After the wine party was over, Li Xuewu waved to the people who came with him to put the things they had prepared into the car one by one while sending them to the car.

The horse bureau also said polite words and was embarrassed to accept his gift. After all, Li Gan was still here.

But Li Xuewu said directly that he had brought samples from the capital and asked several leaders to check them.

One box of various cans per person, economical and affordable.

The second uncle works here and has face, but he can spend his face to do things for himself and let the other party think about it.

No matter how valuable the second uncle's face is, the future cooperation will be valuable.

He didn't take the initiative to say what he wanted at the dinner table. He talked about whatever Lin Ye gave him first.

But I had agreed with Li Huaide that the office here would be handed over to the recycling bin for the time being.

Li Xuewu wanted the recycling station to entrust the forestry industry to purchase grain on its behalf in the name of the steel rolling mill.

This is the main thing. Food is not valuable, but it can be plentiful.

There is no shortage of food in the Northeast. After leaving the customs, there is a shortage of this everywhere.

Once transported to the farthest border office, the price of food will increase several times in an instant.

Especially in the next two years, grain production will be artificially reduced. With grain in hand, what trade opening cannot be opened?

As long as we operate in compliance with regulations and exchange products from business to business, this can be done.

As for other specialties such as wood and dry goods, there is no need to worry about selling these things. The train goes all the way south and you can eat them wherever you go.

The important thing is how Li Xuewu eats these things. Of course, wood is the most suitable thing to convert into commodities.

With the availability of Chinese herbal medicine, cooperation with Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital can also be opened. Next month, Li Xuewu will talk about cooperation with Wu Fengxing, and Li Xuewu will talk about the export of patent medicines.

Where do the traditional Chinese medicines in Hong Kong City come from?

Needless to say, it was definitely sold in the mainland. Even if it was not a trade conducted by Ng Fung Hong, they would dare to do this business as long as there was a way.

The Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital holds a prescription worth several thousand dollars, and Li Xuewu has to get it out even if he is cheating.

Other dry goods and dried fruits can be sold faster if they are shipped through customs. It can be sold faster if they are shipped directly to the port city by sea.

Li Xuewu acted very reserved at the wine table, but in fact he had already targeted Jicheng.

This place has been unable to open up the situation for a long time, which seriously restricted his subsequent layout.

What do you think the attitude of someone who dares to stop him from getting rich will be?

The second uncle arranged a guest house for people from the steel rolling mill, but wanted him to go home.

Li Xuewu said that he still had some things to do, and made an appointment with his second uncle to have lunch with him tomorrow. He got into the jeep that his second uncle lent him, and waved to Ge Lin to drive home.

In the car, Ge Lin didn't speak, and he didn't speak either.

No need to ask anything, you can see it naturally when you go to the place.

Xilin didn't come to pick him up, and neither did Ding Wanqiu. Only Ge Lin came and practiced the mantra.

Based on what San'er reported, Li Xuewu could probably guess what happened.

But when they arrived at the place, Li Xuewu looked at Xilin lying on the kang, and was still surprised and speechless.

Siren just looked up at him, then tears fell down, and she lay on the pillow, her shoulders shaking.

Ding Wanqiu stood by the kang, his face filled with guilt, his hands in his sleeves and silent.

Ge Lin was very calm. He went outside to get some firewood and came back to burn the kang. He had obviously adapted well to living in the Northeast for several months.

The recycling station here is similar to the one in the capital. It has three low buildings, a large area, but a very dilapidated yard.

Li Xuewu has never been here before, and it is not the place where he met Zhang Wanhe last time.

He didn't believe that Zhang Wanhe lived here before, and he didn't believe that the other party's family only had this yard.

Li Xuewu sat next to the kang, stretched out his hand to hold Xilin's hand, pursed his lips, and his breathing gradually became heavier.

Ding Wanqiu knew that he was going to get angry, so he took the initiative and said, "I'm sorry to disappoint you. I didn't do it well."

"Tell me about it"

Li Xuewu took a deep breath, sat up straight, and patted Xilin's shoulder.

Ding Wanqiu sat on the stool under Li Xuewu's eyes and then spoke.

But before he could speak, there was a movement in the courtyard.

Ge Lin touched the stick beside the door and saw Da Qiangzi pushing the door in. He glanced at him and went to burn the kang again.

Da Qiangzi glanced at everyone in the room, and under the dim light, he led seven or eight people into the room.

"Brother Wu, I brought them to plead guilty. You have a lot of them, so please forgive me and the shopkeeper for working hard for you."

As he spoke, he waved his hands to signal the people behind him to come over to apologize and salute.

Li Xuewu glanced over, and saw that the faces of these people were full of gangsterism, and they were full of rebelliousness, arrogance, and the prominent strong man standing aside was even more humble.

“It turned out to be the owner’s face.”

One of them stepped forward, bowed his hand to Li Xuewu, and said, "We people in the mountains are used to being wild and do not understand the rules, so we are causing trouble for you."

As he spoke, he looked at the woman lying on the kang, moved the corner of his mouth, and said: "Please make atonement, girl. I will return the knife that stabbed you. I buried the person at noon, and I will never let you look at it again." he".

Li Xuewu's eyelids twitched, and he let go of Xilin's hand, which was tightly grasped by him, and unconsciously touched his waist.

Da Qiangzi saw that he was about to take action, and he knelt on the ground with a "pop".

"Master, if you have anything to say to me, Qiangzi will definitely bear it."

After saying this, he began to kowtow and said: "Please forgive me, brothers."

"forgive?"

Li Xuewu looked at the great Qiangzi on the ground, then at the people standing aside with angry faces, and said, "I don't even know them, how can I forgive them?"

After saying this, he lowered his hand, but still asked: "Who are they?"

Da Qiangzi didn't dare to beg for mercy anymore, and he didn't dare to raise his head from the ground, just lying there.

"They say that poor people in poor places have beards. I don't believe it. Why do they have beards?"

Li Xuewu looked at Ding Wanqiu, who was bowing his head in silence, and said, "Have I not arranged for young people to go to Beijing to train and study?"

"Aren't we also providing jobs for young people who want to make money to support their families?"

"The people in the mountains who are short of oil and food, orphans and widowed, didn't you go and deliver the life-saving food I asked you to deliver?"

"Huh? Where did the beard come from!"

"Mr. Ding"

Li Xuewu stared at Ding Wanqiu and asked in a gloomy tone: "I just asked you what you are still saying, keep going!"

The veins on Ding Wanqiu's forehead twitched, and he said, "My boss, you are also a well-read poet, haven't you heard the story about Mr. Dongguo and the wolf?"

"I'm guilty, I'm blind, something went wrong, if you beat me or scold me, I'll bear all the burden, Old Ding."

As he spoke, he looked at Xilin who was on the kang and said, "I recognize the knife that the girl received, and it was you who stabbed me."

"There is no need to be pretentious, with a beard, a wolf, and this person who criticizes people."

At this time, a voice came out from among the people standing at the door: "If you want to tell me, please stop talking to us."

"That's right, it was our brother who stabbed the person. We, the third brother, have already said it politely. There is no need to touch Brother Qiang."

Someone looked at the kneeling Da Qiangzi and said: "The boss didn't say that we need to kneel when doing thieves' business. Brother Qiang, you went out, why is Boleng Gaier still Nang Guer?"

"If I had known that something like this would happen, I would not agree to work for any boss. If nothing else is left behind, I have to give in to someone first."

Someone opened the door once, and someone answered the second one. On the third call, someone said to the person who had stood up to plead guilty: "That's right! Third brother, look at this guy, it's not suitable for us to keep him. Let's go, don't delay other people's affairs." ".

The third brother in the lead glanced at Da Qiangzi, then at Li Xuewu, cupped his hands again, turned around and walked out.

When he left like this, Da Qiangzi was dumbfounded.

He didn't expect that he was trying his best to protect them, but in the end he got himself involved.

It is said that these people have never seen the world and do not know the dangers outside, but they have been living in Jicheng for so many years, how come they don't have any eyesight.

Especially since I have already knelt down and kowtowed, it’s a shame I don’t understand!

Maybe it’s not that I don’t understand, but I’m pretending not to understand.

Da Qiangzi looked at Li Xuewu with a pale face, but now he found that Li Xuewu's anger was gone.

This is not a good thing. Is this person in front of me a good person who is easy to bully?

"Celine"

Li Xuewu pursed his lips, then patted Xilin on the shoulder and said with emotion: "Kindness is reserved for friends, and you can only use a shotgun when facing wolves."

"Pazile explained this truth with his family's life, why don't you understand it?"

After he said this, he looked at Ding Wanqiu, then at Da Qiangzi, and said: "I have an appointment with the forestry leaders tomorrow, and I want to take you to get to know each other. From now on, we will stand in the sun and do our business."

"My time is very tight. I have to rush back tomorrow afternoon to report on the work here."

"So there is no need to delay this matter until the sun rises today."

Li Xuewu's voice was very soft and casual, but the words he said made Da Qiangzi's heart drop to the heel.

He couldn't hold it up and sat on the ground all of a sudden, his limbs cold as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

It's over, the delaying strategy he had thought about for a long time on the train was declared bankrupt, and his boss was about to take action.

"In this case, Master Ding, you accompany Ge Lin to do things. Be clean and don't cause trouble for my second uncle."

After speaking to Ding Wanqiu, he looked at Da Qiangzi again: "I asked someone to ask about Nurse Yu for you. Her requirements are not high, so why are you procrastinating and not talking about marriage?"

“If you have a house allocated by your work unit, a bicycle, and two watches, you can set the date.”

Li Xuewu's voice penetrated into the ears of Da Qiangzi like a devil from outside the world. He looked at Li Xuewu blankly, unable to say anything.

"Don't worry about the house. I've arranged everything for you."

"My third uncle helped you organize the watch. He specially asked me to bring it to you from the capital."

"A pair of club cards, very beautiful."