bayedsolid Chapter 46 Dogs look down on people
Chapter 46 Dogs look down on people
"Not much, not much. This thing is sold to the Russians; they're always generous with money," Jin Dachuan said with a grin.
Such a large piece of birch polypore, black and gold in color, is worth five or six thousand, let alone five or six hundred.
"Old Russian? Chef Jin, you have connections?"
Li Mu had already guessed it, but since Jin Dachuan had brought it up himself, he had to go along with it and test the waters.
"I can't really explain it, it's just that they like to eat at the Lakeside Hotel, and they like my cooking, so we chatted for a bit."
"But don't worry, young man. Don't worry about how much money I give the Russians, I will never let you suffer a loss."
Whether or not one suffers a loss is a matter of opinion, and Li Mu just listened to it casually.
After all, these things might not be available in China now; only the Russians treat them like treasures.
When it became popular in China in later generations, that piece of black gold birch polypore would be worth more than a million, and it would also have collectible value.
Li Mu put the money away, and Li Siming also put the money into his pocket.
The two exchanged a glance to confirm that the number was correct.
Li Mu smiled and said goodbye to Jin Dachuan, then turned around and led his men to the purchasing station behind the supply and marketing cooperative.
They were stopped as soon as they reached the door.
"What are you doing? What are you doing? Do you even know where you are? Why are you barging in like this?"
The man, wearing a military overcoat and a Lei Feng hat askew on his head, looked at Li Mu and his companions with disdain.
Upon seeing this, Li Mu immediately got off the sled, took out a bag of Changbai Mountain liquor, and hurriedly handed it over with a smile.
"Brother, we're here to deliver our mountain goods. Could you please let us in?"
The man reached out and took the cigarette, sniffed it under his nose, and then said lazily, "Going in is impossible! The days for collecting mountain goods are long gone. You... are too late."
Upon hearing this, Li Mu frowned.
Last time, Zou Ming said that the purchasing station was buying rare and exotic goods, but how come it's stopped buying anything after only one day?
Li Mu looked inside the purchasing station and indeed saw no one.
But he was certain that Zou Ming wouldn't try to fool him with this and make him come all this way for nothing.
"Brother, can I go in and find someone?"
"Looking for someone? Who are you looking for?" The man immediately became alert upon hearing that Li Mu was looking for someone, and even his tone of voice rose slightly.
Li Mu's eyes darkened slightly, but a smile played on his lips as he replied, "I'm looking for Station Chief Liu here."
"Hey! You're looking for Station Master Liu? You should have said so earlier!"
The man, who had just been looking at someone with disgust, instantly put on a smiling face.
As he spoke, he stuffed the cigarette into his pocket and hurriedly opened the iron gate for Li Mu.
Seeing this, Li Mu quickly jumped onto the sled, took the reins, and whipped it into the sled.
When he got inside, he saw that the acquisition station, where the recorder and accountant should have been sitting, was empty. He immediately jumped off the sled and said something.
"Fourth Master, you and the others wait here. Don't cause any trouble elsewhere. I'll be right back."
"Alright! Go ahead!"
After receiving Li Siming's response, Li Mu quickly walked towards the room with the small white sign hanging on the porch.
Looking through the glass windows one by one, I finally saw Zou Ming engrossed in writing in the last room.
"dong dong dong"
With a few crisp knocks, the sound of a chair being moved and footsteps approaching came from inside the closed room.
Li Mu leaned back as he did so, and at that moment the door was pulled open from the inside.
"Li Mu! Please come in, please come in." Zou Ming greeted Li Mu with a broad smile and reached out to invite him in.
"I won't go in. You can come out and check if the goods I brought are okay. I'll send you some more in a couple of days."
Li Mu shook his head, showing no intention of going in, and even seemed somewhat anxious.
"Alright, I'll head over right away!" Seeing Li Mu's attitude, Zou Ming didn't insist any further.
He turned around, went inside, put on a heavy military overcoat, and came out with Li Mu, heading towards where they had parked their sleds.
Before the person even got close, they saw two groups of people arguing so loudly they were about to come to blows.
"What are you doing! Why are you taking our things!"
"What do you mean 'your'? I think you're the ones who stole it!"
"Bullshit! Whoever steals, may their son be born without eyelids!"
"Pah! You think you're so brave as to have a son?"
……
"Brother Ganzi, let's talk this out. There's no need to resort to violence."
Seeing Li Ganzi grab the collar of the gatekeeper and raise his fist to smash the man's face, Li Mu quickly ran up to him and pulled his arm down.
Li Ganzi, still looking furious, yelled at the man, "You bastard, try saying it again!"
"What am I talking about, you..."
The man wanted to retort, but when he saw Zou Ming standing in front of him with a stern face, he immediately fell silent.
"Zou, Station Chief Zou."
Zou Ming's face was as black as it could possibly be; he was so sick from not being able to collect any mountain produce that he had blisters in his mouth.
This person is quite something, slandering the people who delivered the goods as thieves and robbers.
"Brother, didn't we just say at the door that we're here to deliver our mountain products and to see Station Chief Liu?"
"And yet, I even gave you a pack of Changbai Mountain cigarettes, how can you turn your back on me like this?"
Li Mu spoke with a look of exasperation.
He truly hadn't expected that, after only a short while he was gone, the man would come running back to chase him away.
"Who's turning their back on me? You're clearly lying to me. Station Chief Liu was transferred a long time ago. You've come all this way to look for him. Do you think you can even find him?"
The man seemed to be shouting in a panic, but he kept glancing at Zou Ming, clearly feeling guilty.
“Since Station Chief Liu has been transferred, I’ll find the new station chief. Anyway, you said you’re not accepting mountain products now, so I need to find the new station chief to get some clarification.”
"You're not the station manager, you can't just say you won't accept it!"
"I never expected that before I could even ask any questions, I would be suspected of being a thief."
Li Mu was not to be outdone, but he spoke with far more force than the gatekeeper.
He could tell something was wrong from the moment he was outside the door.
It now seems that Zou Ming was transferred here because the previous station chief, surnamed Liu, had problems with his work.
In order to be transferred back to this position, Station Chief Liu bribed the gatekeeper to stop people who wanted to sell mountain products.
What Li Mu thought was pretty much the truth.
However, the gatekeeper wasn't bribed. Instead, he was placed there by Station Chief Liu, and his job wasn't just to guard the gate, but also to inspect the goods.
You have to let him inspect the goods first to make sure they are good before you can go inside to deliver them.
With this added layer of checkpoints, the amount of water that can be added inside can be increased.
Li Mu had heard about the purchasing station before, but it had nothing to do with him at the time.
But now... since this kind of person dares to do bad things, don't blame Li Mu for not stopping until he's bitten you to death.
"Brother Ganzi, go call the inspection team. I'm not handing over these mountain goods today, I want to find out who the thief is."