The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

About fifteen minutes later, we finally arrived at the abandoned courtyard.

Li Kaixin pushed the cart aside and said, "Brother, we've arrived. The goods are all in this yard."

Without delay, Wang Fei led more than a dozen men straight into the courtyard.

When they saw the pile of sacks that filled half the yard, their eyes widened in astonishment.

After an unknown amount of time, Wang Fei was the first to come to his senses.

He hurried over, took two steps at a time, and used a knife to cut a small opening in one of the sacks. The corn cobs immediately poured out.

He then made several more cuts before stopping.

"Bro, where did you get all this stuff? That's amazing."

Wang Fei turned to look at Li Kaixin, his eyes filled with surprise.

"I can't say about that right now," Li Kaixin said calmly. "Are the goods all okay?"

"no problem!"

Wang Fei nodded and then tossed the canvas bag containing the large yellow croaker over.

"Brother, everything in here is yours."

Li Kaixin readily took it, weighed it in his hand to confirm that the large yellow croaker was inside, and then did not rush to leave.

Instead, he suddenly turned around and looked at a patch of weeds outside the yard.

"We've been following you all this way, Brother Cheng, come out and greet us!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the weeds outside the yard stirred, followed by a clapping sound.

"Brother, you're quite perceptive!" Brother Cheng emerged from the shadows with a smile on his face, leading a dozen or so men.

Li Kaixin's gaze swept over the dozen or so men carrying weapons, and his eyes darkened slightly.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Don't be nervous, brother," Brother Cheng quickly explained when he saw that something was wrong.

"I just came along to check it out because I was worried. After all, it's such a big deal."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, signaling everyone behind him to turn around.

Seeing this, Li Kaixin breathed a sigh of relief, but remained vigilant.

"Brother Cheng, do you not trust me?"

"Please forgive me, I really don't trust him very much." Brother Cheng smiled, quite frankly.

"Judging from your accent, you must be from out of town. We gangsters are also afraid of being double-crossed."

Li Kaixin's expression softened slightly, but her tone remained cold: "Now that you've seen it, are you satisfied with the goods?"

"Satisfied, satisfied!"

Brother Cheng laughed heartily, walked over, and patted Li Kaixin on the shoulder.

"Brother, you're a straightforward guy. If you need any more goods like this in the future, just come to me. The price is negotiable."

"Can."

Li Kaixin responded, then slung the canvas bag over his shoulder, "It's getting late, I'll be going now."

After saying that, he turned around and went to push his bicycle.

"Brother, wait a minute!"

Brother Cheng quickly called out to him, his tone much warmer than before.

"Look, it's the middle of the night and pitch black. Want me to get one of my brothers to give you a ride?"

"No need, thank you."

Li Kai didn't even turn his head. He lifted his leg, straddled the bicycle, pedaled a few times, and disappeared into the night.

Cheng Ge wasn't annoyed. He just stood there, quietly watching that figure from behind.

Liu Yu leaned closer and whispered:

"Brother Cheng, we have so many brothers here, are we just going to release him like this?"

"What else?" Brother Cheng glanced at him.

"But he looks like he's all alone! We can totally..."

Liu Yu was somewhat unwilling, and a hint of greed flashed in his eyes.

"What could happen? Double-crossing?"

Brother Cheng immediately interrupted him, then sneered:

"Liu Yu, use your brain. In these times, it takes an ordinary person to produce 50,000 jin of grain at once."

"And have you forgotten how the other two black markets in the county disappeared?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yu instantly recalled the horrific scene of those people's deaths, and the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end, his eyes suddenly clearing.

If the police hadn't suppressed the incident at the time, it would probably have caused quite a bit of panic in the county.

Just then, Wang Fei came running over, beaming, "Brother Cheng, it's all packed! 50,000 jin, not a drop more!"

Cheng Ge gave a soft "hmm" and continued to look in the direction where Li Kaixin had disappeared.

"Hey, Brother Cheng!"

Wang Fei rubbed his hands, somewhat embarrassed: "My two hundred catties of refined grain..."

"Don't worry, you'll get your share."

Brother Cheng withdrew his gaze, then turned around and waved his hand.

"Brothers, grab the goods and let's go!"

The dozens of men immediately sprang into action, driving mule carts and pedaling tricycles towards the county town.

Li Kaixin, on the other hand, had already returned to the guesthouse.

In the darkness, the old man on night watch on the first floor heard the noise and asked in a low voice, "Comrade Li, you're back?"

"You're back, sir. Why aren't you asleep yet?" Li Kaixin walked over quietly.

"I slept and woke up repeatedly. We old people don't sleep like you young people.

The old man stood up from his chair and looked at Li Kaixin's hands. "But Comrade Li, it seems you didn't find much of a bargain at the pigeon market?"

Li Kaixin smiled and casually replied, "I went too late; all the good stuff was taken."

"That's true, that's how it is in the pigeon market in our county."

The old man yawned and didn't ask any more questions. "Okay, then you should go upstairs and rest."

Li Kaixin nodded and tiptoed upstairs.

Then, at the corner of the stairs, he turned back and whispered downstairs, "Thanks, sir!"

How could he not see that the old man hadn't slept at all?

He probably felt he was young and was waiting on purpose to avoid trouble.

The old man didn't respond. He watched the man's figure disappear at the top of the stairs before lying back down in the recliner and closing his eyes.

......

The next morning, just as dawn broke, Zhou Zhiming's loud voice rang out in the corridor.

"Master! Master! Are you awake? Open the door quickly!"

Li Kaixin was awakened by the noise, got out of bed and walked towards the door.

"Coming, coming, don't rush me."

As soon as he finished speaking, he opened the door and saw Zhou Zhiming standing excitedly at the door, with Wu Tian, ​​Qian Dazhuang, and Du Ziteng standing behind him.

"Master, you've finally opened the door! Now all that's left is to load the mountain produce from your room onto the truck."

Li Kaixin peeked into the corridor and saw that, sure enough, the doors to the other rooms were open and no one was there.

"Okay, I'll get ready right away."

After saying that, he quickly went back into the house and brought out the burlap sack that he had packed up the night before.

Seeing this, Zhou Zhiming and the others quickly stepped in to help, each carrying a bag downstairs.

The grain depot was bustling with activity; almost everyone from the transportation station was there.

More than twenty trucks were parked there, fully loaded with grain.

Captain Wang was counting the number of people when he saw Li Kaixin and the others coming over, and immediately greeted them with a smile:

"Kaixin, hurry up and pack your things, we'll be leaving in a bit."

Li Kaixin responded and quickly led Zhou Zhiming and the others to tie the mountain goods to their vehicle.

Just after seven o'clock in the morning, the convoy, under Captain Wang's command, drove out of the grain station and headed towards Beijing.