Chapter 84

Xiao Yuanhang casually took a bite, finished his meal, cleaned up, and everyone started chatting and smoking. Suddenly, the sound of a car horn, "beep, beep, beep," came from outside. Wang Dahai looked out the window and saw a Jiefang brand truck parked at the gate. He hurriedly said, "Second Brother, the delivery has arrived!"

Everyone got up and went out of the house. When Liu Fujin saw Xiao Yuanhang and the others come out, he poked his head out of the car and shouted, "Xiao Er, it's me, quickly open the gate."

Daguo hurriedly ran over, took out the key, and opened the gate. The car slowly drove into the courtyard. Wang Dahai's subordinates didn't need to be told; they all rushed forward to open the truck bed. Liu Fujin, holding a pair of pliers, climbed onto the truck, cut the wire securing the container, removed the seal, and opened the door.

Everyone had clear roles: two people on the truck were responsible for moving the bags of pine nuts out of the container and passing them down, while seven or eight people on the ground carried them to the warehouse. Each bag weighed 150 to 160 pounds, and each woven bag weighed 70 to 80 pounds. These people, who had nothing to do all day, were full of energy. No one needed to supervise them; they all worked very hard.

While unloading, Xiao Yuanhang called Liu Fujin to the office to rest. Liu Fujin understood the situation and happily followed Xiao Yuanhang into the room, handing him 100 yuan and saying, "Uncle Liu, last time you gave me 50 yuan for two boxes, this time I'll give you 100 yuan for four boxes. In the future, I'll give you 25 yuan per box."

Liu Fujin was about to bring up this issue, but seeing how clear Xiao Yuanhang was, he swallowed his words and nodded, saying, "Okay, okay, I'll follow your lead!" He counted the money, folded it carefully, and put it in his pocket. He took the cigarette Xiao Yuanhang offered, lit it, and started smoking.

After more than an hour, they finally moved all 8,000 pounds of pine nuts into the warehouse. This time, even Wang Dahai helped with the unloading, and everyone was drenched in sweat. After seeing off Liu Fujin, everyone returned to the house. Wang Dahai said, "Daguo, go and tell Lao Wu that the goods have arrived and ask him to bring people to buy them."

Daguo wiped the sweat from his face and was about to leave when Xiao Yuanhang stopped him, saying, "No rush, Daguo, rest for a bit and have a cigarette to cool off. It doesn't matter if it takes ten or twenty minutes."

Xiao Qiang opened bottles of soda and distributed them to everyone. Xiao Yuanhang took out Jian brand cigarettes and passed them around. As they smoked, Xiao Yuanhang said, "Everyone is exhausted. Take a good rest. This business is just starting, and everyone is very enthusiastic and hardworking. I want to say that I won't let anyone work for free. The business is just starting, and everything is in chaos. For now, you are all temporary workers, but I will give you a monthly salary. It's just a token amount for now. Once the business is on track and we establish a company, you will all be official employees!"

These people usually followed Wang Dahai around, helping with his business and getting food and drinks, which they found very satisfying. They never expected that Second Brother would give them a salary. After a moment of stunned silence, someone started clapping, and everyone followed suit, clapping enthusiastically...

Xiao Yuanhang waved to stop them and said, "When I'm not here, Wang Dahai will be in charge. When Wang Dahai is not here, Xiao Qiang will be in charge. At night, make sure someone is on duty at the warehouse. We can't afford to lose any of the pine nuts!"

Wang Dahai immediately patted his chest and said, "Second Brother, rest assured. I'll arrange for someone to be here 24/7. If a single pine nut is lost, you can hold me responsible."

Xiao Qiang added, "Second Brother, I can stay here and watch over the place. I won't let a single pine nut be lost!"

"Good! I'm relieved to hear that!" Xiao Yuanhang nodded in satisfaction. In fact, Xiao Yuanhang had already considered establishing a company. Their private trading of pine nuts was illegal. The business was just starting, and the commerce and tax departments didn't know about it yet, but as the volume increased, they would eventually find out. When that happened, they would have to pay back taxes and fines, which would be a significant amount. This issue needed to be addressed in advance, and establishing a company and paying taxes legally was the best solution.

Before Daguo had a chance to rest and go out to report, Lao Wu arrived with the two bosses who had bought pine nuts last time. Seeing so many people in the room, he joked, "Brother Hai, are you having a meeting?"

Wang Dahai saw Lao Wu and said, "Lao Wu, you came just in time. You've been asking for the goods, and now they're here!"

Lao Wu was delighted and asked, "How is the quality of this batch?"

Wang Dahai said, "It's from the same supplier as last time, top-grade red pine nuts, no doubt about it."

Lao Wu said, "Boss Zhang and Boss Li have already sold the goods they bought from you last time. They are eager to get more, so they asked me to bring them over to check. Let's go see the goods. If they're good, we'll take them at the same price."

Wang Dahai said, "The same price won't work. Let's see the goods and then discuss the price."

Wang Dahai led Lao Wu and the two bosses to the warehouse to see the goods. Xiao Yuanhang and Xiao Qiang followed. After seeing the goods, Boss Li decided to take 1,500 pounds, and Boss Zhang said he would take 1,000 pounds.

Wang Dahai said, "The price of top-grade red pine nuts in the market has already risen to 6 yuan per pound. 5.85 yuan is out of the question. I'll only raise it by 0.05 yuan, to 5.90 yuan per pound. What do you think?"

The market price had increased by 0.10 yuan, but Wang Dahai only raised the wholesale price by 0.05 yuan, which was very reasonable. Both Boss Li and Boss Zhang could still make a profit, so they both agreed on the spot. They weighed the goods, and it didn't take long to complete the transaction.

By 5:00 PM, Lao Wu had brought two more groups to buy goods, and they sold nearly 5,000 pounds in the afternoon. Seeing that Guo Xiaoquan was about to pick him up, Xiao Yuanhang said, "Dahai, it's getting late. Send some good food to the brothers. If Lao Wu brings more people tonight, continue selling. I have an engagement, but I'll come over later to discuss tomorrow's plans."

Wang Dahai said, "Okay, Second Brother. I'll wait for you here tonight."

It was almost 5:30 PM. Xiao Yuanhang picked up the two bags of fruit he had bought in the city and waited in front of the Tiedong Street Office. Since Guo Xiaoquan had mentioned that it was a family dinner, he didn't want to go empty-handed. Thinking that Xu Wenbo, the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Committee, had everything, he bought some fruit as a gesture.

Xiao Yuanhang stood in front of the street office. At this moment, Director Song of the street office came out, pushing his bicycle. Xiao Yuanhang smiled and greeted him, "Director Song, just getting off work?"

Director Song recognized Xiao Yuanhang and smiled, "I was writing a report and just finished."

At this moment, a jeep pulled up next to Xiao Yuanhang and stopped. Guo Xiaoquan poked his head out of the window and said, "Xiao Yuanhang, come, get in the car!"

Xiao Yuanhang smiled at Director Song, indicating that he had something to do, and opened the car door to get in. Seeing that the driver was Secretary Xu's secretary, Guo Xiaoquan, Director Song hurriedly approached with a smile and said, "Director Guo, hello!"

"Who are you?" Guo Xiaoquan clearly didn't remember who Director Song was.

Director Song quickly said, "I'm Song Haitao from the Tiedong Street Office!"

"Oh, Director Song, hello!" Director Song's reminder helped Guo Xiaoquan remember who he was. He said, "Director Song, I'm picking up a friend and have something to do, so I'll be going. See you later!" He started the car and drove off.

Song Haitao watched the jeep drive away, feeling a chill. He never imagined that this young man was so familiar with Secretary Xu's secretary, Guo Xiaoquan!

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