"It's true. However many you sell, that's your network and your skill, but I have a requirement: you cannot reveal who the ginseng seller is."
Tian Jing's expression turned somewhat serious, and Ouyang Lei quickly nodded in agreement, "Certainly, certainly, that's our industry rule."
But Li Zhengguo still issued a warning, "You have rules, but others may not. You should secure it first, and then sell it after a couple of days, so as to avoid leaving any traces."
"Okay." Ouyang Lei's face also became serious. He should be careful; if someone was really watching him, it would directly expose his grandmother, and wouldn't his grandmother then skin him alive?
"Please wait a moment, I'll go get the money and vouchers right away." Ouyang Lei picked up Li Zhengguo's bamboo backpack.
"Then we'll wait here. We don't have anything we want to buy outside anyway." Tian Jing sat comfortably on the stool, unmoving.
"What does sister want to buy?" Ouyang Lei wanted to see if he could help.
"What we're buying isn't suitable for you to handle."
Li Zhengguo refused. Plastic film was a scarce commodity; it was practically like giving away a clue.
Since Ouyang Lei said the city pharmacy would buy it even at a higher price, this ginseng was indeed unsuitable for further appearances. If someone had already consumed it, they would be even more eager.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, it would be appropriate to stop immediately after selling them off in succession, "And while I'm at it, I'll warn that Xiao Hu."
Xiao Hu happened to be walking in and, hearing this, was still a bit dazed before he was put into the bamboo backpack by his boss and dragged away.
"I will warn him properly."
After the two left, Tian Jing looked at Li Zhengguo, "Aren't you being a bit too nervous?"
"No amount of nervousness is too much. This place doesn't revere strength above all else. This world is small. In the future, you be careful, unless, as I said, you belong to the state."
Tian Jing, whose hand was being held, smiled, "It's okay, you'll be with me wherever I go."
"Yes." Li Zhengguo nodded very seriously, "Tiantián has to bring me wherever she goes."
"Mhm, you do have to bring me. You are my secretary and personal assistant."
"Indeed." Li Zhengguo gazed at her tenderly. Regardless of the identity, as long as Tiantián acknowledged it, and wanted him to come along, that was enough.
Ouyang Lei soon returned, carrying an empty backpack, entering from the back door of the main hall. Li Zhengguo's actions had made him nervous. "Would you like to count it?"
Tian Jing took the cloth bag and took out the money. The stacked bills were not counted; the loose change was five hundred and fifty yuan. It seemed the wild game had been calculated at fifty yuan.
Tian Jing didn't understand the price of wild game, so she directly accepted the fifty yuan. She kept three hundred and fifty for herself and handed the stack of bills and the remaining two hundred to Li Zhengguo.
"Is what you have enough?"
Li Zhengguo intended to give the two hundred back to Tian Jing, but Tian Jing waved her hand, "It's enough. The remaining money at home is also with me, isn't it?"
Tian Jing looked down to sort through the vouchers, taking out what she needed and putting away what she didn't. Those that were about to expire also needed to be taken out and spent first.
Li Zhengguo put the twelve hundred yuan into the cloth bag, waiting for Tian Jing to hand him the selected vouchers. He continued to put them into the cloth bag, then rolled up the bag and tucked it into his embrace.
He then took out a bamboo tube and asked Ouyang Lei to pour some boiled water.
Tian Jing, who was sorting vouchers, looked up, "You're not allowed to put the bamboo tube in your embrace anymore, it's too hot."
"Okay," Li Zhengguo smiled foolishly, "When it cools down, I'll put it in my embrace to keep warm."
No wonder Tiantián had thrown a small tantrum on the way here? Was it because he had given her hot water from the bamboo tube, and she felt sorry for him?
"Mhm." Tian Jing put the vouchers into her trouser pocket, a pocket she had asked her mother-in-law to make extra large and deep, as she sometimes needed to carry many things. "Let's go."
"Wait." Ouyang Lei, who had been force-fed dog food, quickly spoke up, "I've prepared fifty catties each of rice and flour for sister. Will you carry them, or...?"
"You're being considerate," Tian Jing smiled, "Thank you. How much?"
"It's free. This grain is a gift from me to sister, after all, I've earned quite a bit more money."
Free? Tian Jing looked at Li Zhengguo.
Li Zhengguo hesitated for only a moment before nodding, "Alright. Have someone deliver the rice and flour to the north end, to Old Master Song's courtyard at the intersection on the road to Rocket Commune. Just say it's from Zhengguo of Rocket Commune."
"Mhm, okay."
After seeing the two off, Ouyang Lei also left, needing to arrange for the delivery.
After leaving the alley, Li Zhengguo asked, "Are we still going to eat at the restaurant?"
"No, we're not. Were those three people following us from the restaurant?"
"There were three people that night?"
Li Zhengguo's voice held a trace of nervousness. He knew the screams on the way home that night were because Tiantián had gone back to teach someone a lesson.
Tian Jing smiled reassuringly at him, "Don't you already know how formidable I am?"
"Even so, that's not allowed. In the future, let me handle these kinds of things."
"Okay." Tian Jing quickly nodded in agreement, "Let's go quickly, someone's coming this way."
Li Zhengguo immediately turned back and retreated a few steps, "You go first."
Only after entering the backyard of the supply and marketing cooperative did the two dare to walk side by side.
They knocked on Wen Jianshe's door. Upon hearing that they had purchased more goods, Wen Jianshe jumped in surprise.
"How much money do you actually have? How much money is enough for you to spend like this?"
"The goods were exchanged for something else. You know how inconvenient it is to come out of Kushan. This is the last trip before the end of the year."
Li Zhengguo's ability to tell a white lie made Tian Jing want to laugh.
Wen Jianshe didn't believe him, "Have you eaten?"
"Not yet. Don't worry about us, we brought boiled eggs, we can make do. Can you help us buy plastic film?"
Li Zhengguo first addressed the main item he needed to purchase today.
"What for?"
Wen Jianshe's question put Li Zhengguo at ease, "Does the supply and marketing cooperative have any?"
"Yes, we just received some. Someone had pre-ordered it." Wen Jianshe asked about the usage because he wanted to see if he could allocate some.
Li Zhengguo presented the procurement letter. Wen Jianshe saw that it was for building greenhouses and the quantity was rather large. He couldn't make the decision himself, "This matter will have to be discussed with the director." Su Dan Novel Network
"Please help us out. We only need enough for three mu of land. We plan to experiment with growing vegetables in winter."
Wen Jianshe stood up, "I'll go ask right away."
With no outsiders present, Li Zhengguo took Tian Jing's hand, "Do you want to pre-order more plastic film?"
"Of course, we need to pre-order," Tian Jing swayed her arm, then linked her arm with Li Zhengguo's, "I plan to build many greenhouses. You'll need to clear a piece of land south of the road, and sift the soil. It will be very, very busy."
"I don't fear any of that, as long as you are by my side."
Li Zhengguo looked dotingly at Tian Jing, who was playfully linked to his arm. She was beautiful like this, making him want to say more sweet words, to coax her, to make her happy, at ease, and reassured.
Tian Jing's face turned red, "Comrade Li Zhengguo, I find your mouth is like it's smeared with honey, it's getting sweeter and sweeter."
"Then after we go back, I'll smear some on you too."
"Do we need to buy honey?"
"No."
"No? Then where will the honey come from?"
"It's on my lips."
Tian Jing finally realized she was being teased, "Annoying."
"Not annoying, you like it too."
"I'm saying you, as a person, are annoying."