Chapter 36 Buying Pigs
Chapter 36 Buying Pigs
On the other side, the steel rolling mill transport team.
Li Kailang received the task of transporting steel, and the mission location was still the machinery factory.
Li Kailang took the transport task order, warehouse delivery order and goods handover order familiarly and delivered them to the machinery factory in one go.
When Li Kailang returned, he happened to pass by Qinjia Village.
"It's just on my way, let me see if I can buy some pork. I don't have much pork left." Li Kailang muttered to himself.
After all, Li Kailang is just one person, and his monthly food ration is 38 kilograms. Plus with the output from the space, it is impossible for one person to finish it.
As a time traveler and a person who does heavy manual labor, he has to eat meat at least once every two days, if not every meal.
Before he had enough meat in stock, Li Kailang focused mainly on meat.
After stopping the car, turning off the engine, and putting the joystick into the ring, Li Kailang got out of the car.
The pigpen is located in a conspicuous position in Qinjia Village. Li Kailang cannot get there alone. The last time he was able to get there was because the buyer Wang Changjun took him there.
However, Li Kailang had no intention of forcing his way in. After staying in the field next to the truck for a while, someone came over to ask him questions.
"Hello, what's the matter?"
"Hello, I want to talk to you about the village chief of your Qinjia Village. Can you please tell me?" Li Kailang handed over a big front door cigarette.
The man held the cigarette, took a deep puff, and was about to put it to his ear when Li Kailang suddenly lit a match.
Seeing this, the man also lit it.
The man took a deep breath and said, "Ahem," but he almost coughed because of the smell of cigarettes. He coughed twice and said, "This cigarette is strong!"
In rural areas, people usually smoke either homemade dry tobacco or economical tobacco that costs only 8 cents per pack. Although this economical tobacco is cheap, it is very precious.
Many rural people work from dawn to dusk every day, but only earn a few cents a year, an average of only a few dozen yuan, while the average monthly income in the city is around twenty yuan.
This makes many rural people envy the lives of urban people. However, not every rural person can marry into the city.
After all, rural people in the city have no food rations, no income sources, and low educational levels. Most importantly, the child’s household registration follows the mother. If the mother is from the rural area, the child will also be from the rural area.
The Jia family is a true portrayal of this. Because Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu and the children did not have rations, the Jia family had to spend a lot of money every month to buy food on the black market.
Even though Jia Dongxu is a fitter and has a high food ration, there is nothing he can do with so many mouths to feed at home. This is one of the reasons why the Jia family covets Sha Zhu's lunch box.
"Okay, I'll go right away!" After the man finished smoking, he set off immediately.
"Comrade, thank you for your help!" Li Kailang said politely.
"It's okay, just wait, I'll be there in a moment."
Not long after, the man came with Village Chief Qin.
"Xiao Li, why are you here?" Village Chief Qin asked puzzledly.
"Village Chief Qin, I happened to be delivering supplies to the machinery factory, so I came to visit on the way." Li Kailang explained, handing over a cigarette.
"It's good to be on your way, Xiao Li. What can I do for you?" Village Chief Qin asked as he took the cigarette.
"I do have something to ask Village Chief Qin. I wonder if you can help me. Of course, I won't make things difficult for you. If he can't help, then forget it. Don't let it affect our relationship." Li Kailang said seriously.
In fact, the two had only met once, so there was no need to speak of any feelings between them. Li Kailang also came straight to the point without any pretense.
"It's okay, Xiao Li, tell me if I can help you." Village Chief Qin said frankly, but he did not agree directly. Then he said to the man:
"You go back first. I have something to talk to Xiao Li about."
Watching the man leave, Li Kailang was relieved and said, "That's right, Village Chief Qin. I plan to buy some pork from you."
Hearing this, Village Chief Qin pondered for a while, then said with difficulty:
"Loose pork is hard to get. If you want a whole pig, I can still get it for you, but I can't get loose pork unless someone in the village slaughters a pig."
"Village Chief Qin, you said we can get a whole pig, is that true?" Li Kailang said in surprise.
Originally, he wanted to get a whole pig, but he thought that was too much, so he took a step back and just got some loose pork. "Really, I can get you a whole pig, but not right now. I'll have to wait for a while." Village Chief Qin said.
"Village Chief Qin, where does this pig come from?" Li Kailang asked cautiously.
"Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with this pig. It's not part of the village's plan. A leader is coming to inspect during this period. The village's account is being counted, and there can't be any mistakes. Once it's inspected, it can be given to you."
"But, Xiao Li, how are you going to collect this pig?" asked Village Chief Qin.
"Village Chief Qin, I plan to collect it in my personal capacity? What do you think?" Li Kailang said bluntly.
Li Kailang knows a little bit about purchasing.
At this time, individuals are not allowed to buy these openly, but it is still possible in private. However, you have to deal with your own butts and deny it if you are caught.
"Xiao Li, this private purchase will be a little more expensive." Village Chief Qin said frankly.
"Don't worry, the price will be lower. However, Village Chief Qin has to help me kill the fish, otherwise it will be difficult for me to take it away." Li Kailang said bluntly.
"No problem!" Village Chief Qin answered readily.
"Hahahaha~~~" The two looked at each other and smiled, reaching a consensus.
"By the way, Village Chief Qin, how much is the deposit I need to pay?" Li Kailang said seriously.
With the system, Li Kailang is not short of money. Besides, giving the deposit is also to reassure Village Chief Qin.
"No need to give it. This is still uncertain. Besides, we are so familiar with each other, do we really need that little money?" Village chief Qin waved his hand, indicating that there is no need to worry about such trivial matters.
Li Kailang was the first one to pay the deposit, and Village Chief Qin was very pleased with this approach.
However, before the matter is settled, Village Chief Qin will not leave any handle behind. Even if Li Kailang doesn't want him anymore, he won't suffer any loss.
"Okay, then I'll follow the arrangements of Village Chief Qin. I wonder when the pig will be ready." Li Kailang asked.
Village Chief Qin pondered for a moment and said carefully:
"It will probably be the end of this month, there is still half a month left. Don't worry, Xiao Li. Since you want it, I will leave the pig for you no matter what. You can come back to get it when the time comes."
"Okay, I'll trouble Village Chief Qin then."
"You're welcome! You're welcome! Xiao Li, remember to come when the time comes, and don't forget to bring money."
"Don't worry, it will arrive by the end of the month!" Li Kailang said affirmatively.
"By the way, Xiao Li, you'd better tell Wang the purchasing manager about your purchase of pigs. After all, this is his purchasing area. If you don't tell him, it will be embarrassing."
"Okay, I understand." Li Kailang replied, waved his hand and left.
Wang Changjun had been coveting the pork from Qinjia Village for a long time. Every time he came to Qinjia Village, he would go to see the pigs and memorized the number of each pig by heart.
It’s not their fault. After all, most of the pigs raised in the village are planned and have to be handed in. Only those that are not planned can be traded independently.
And the group of buyers came just for this unplanned pig.
Li Kailang buying a pig will definitely attract Wang Changjun's attention. Instead of hiding it, it is better to tell him openly.
Fortunately, Li Kailang bought the pigs privately, not from the factory.
After negotiating the pigs, Li Kailang happily came to the truck and walked around to check if there were any problems with the vehicle.
After confirming that everything was normal, Li Kailang felt relieved. He opened the car door, took out the joystick from the space ring, and then started the engine.
"Rumble--"
The GAZ-51 engine roared, making a deafening sound.
"Go back to the factory!" Li Kailang drove the truck back.
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(End of this chapter)