In 1959, what's wrong with me pedaling a tricycle?

Wang Xingguo curled his lip, thinking, "So this is a fundraising conference!"

He has no interest whatsoever. If he really wanted to do it, he might as well go himself!

Thinking of this, Wang Xingguo paused for a moment.

Yup!

Why do you always focus on the rivers in Beijing? Why don't you just take the train to other places to catch fish?

I can go under the guise of visiting relatives and friends. It just so happens that Li Zhengang's older brother is serving in the army in Northeast China. I can get a letter of introduction to buy tickets under the pretext of visiting him.

After carrying the two buckets of eggs into the house, Wang Xingguo said, "Chicken eggs are 100 each, priced at 22 yuan; duck eggs are 100 each, priced at 28 yuan. That's 50 yuan in total. Anyone who wants them can take them!"

Er Gouzi laughed and scolded, "Wang Er, you little rascal, how did you grow so much all of a sudden?"

Wang Xingguo chuckled and said, "Brother Ergou, this is called going with the market. I have to spend more money to buy eggs in the countryside. There's no other way but to raise the price a bit to sell them."

"Wang Er, you cunning merchant, you're ruthless..."

"No, Da Zi, you don't have to buy it. I'm not forcing you, am I?"

"Get lost! You're getting a good deal and then acting innocent. You deserve a beating."

Wang Xingguo joked around with these guys for a while, and then they divided up all the eggs.

He didn't care how much they took; they just counted it themselves and he only needed to give him fifty yuan.

It seemed that Master Jin had finished his discussion and was getting up to leave with a few of his underlings.

It's perfect timing; he's here, and it's not convenient for him to sell the bracelet to Master Niu.

After a while, Master Jin and his men left. Wang Xingguo sidled up to Master Niu and whispered, "Master Niu, I have some good stuff for you to take a look at."

Uncle Niu was a little surprised to hear this. He asked in confusion, "What's going on? Didn't you say you weren't involved in such shady dealings?"

Wang Xingguo quickly explained, "It's not that kind of stuff, it's high-quality stuff. I sell this stuff for someone else. In this business, I only trust your character, Master Niu, so I didn't sell to that second brother."

Master Niu was very pleased with the flattery and immediately asked Wang Xingguo to go with him to the next room to check the goods.

There are too many people and too many eyes around here, so it's not suitable for inspecting the goods. I'm afraid someone might have their eye on them.

Upon arriving at the next room, where Pai Gow was set up in the front and Niu Ye's office was in the back, Wang Xingguo took out the bracelet.

Old Niu weighed it in his hand, then tapped it with something, listened to the sound, and nodded, saying, "Not bad, it's pure gold."

Old Niu took a small scale from a drawer, weighed it, and nodded, saying, "The weight is correct, and it's good stuff. But Wang Er, I have to make this clear to you: whether this stuff came from legitimate sources or not doesn't matter, but my rule here is to buy at 92% of the original price. You should know the rules, right?"

Wang Xingguo nodded and said, "Understood, we'll do it according to your rules, Mr. Niu. A 92% discount is no problem."

"Alright, the weight of two small yellow croakers is 221 yuan each. With a 92% discount, that's 404.8 yuan in total. I'll round it up to 405 yuan for you."

Wang Xingguo naturally had no objections. Uncle Niu counted out 405 yuan in cash for him and waved for him to leave first.

Wang Xingguo left the area, checked the time and it was already 9:20, so he put the bucket on the tricycle and, with Shi Tou's help, left and rode home.

I'll take 10% of the commission, which is 40.5 yuan. But forget the 50 cents, I'll just give Grandma Jin 365 yuan.

Grandma Jin had no choice. She had nowhere to sell her goods, and as an old woman, she was easily cheated or even robbed when she went to sell them.

So she had to ask Wang Xingguo for help. Anyone with eyes could see that Wang Xingguo's business of reselling fish and eggs couldn't be done without being involved in the shady business circles.

After all, these things are divided into territories. If someone who doesn't belong to the circle sells these things, unless it's a one-time sale, others would have already taken action against him.

When Wang Xingguo returned home, most people were asleep. He pretended to go to the backyard to relieve himself and saw that the light was still on in Grandma Jin's room. After coming out of the toilet, he coughed twice at the door.

Grandma Jin quietly opened the door and beckoned Wang Xingguo to come in.

As Wang Xingguo took out his money, he explained in a low voice, "Grandma, the items have been sold. According to their rules, it's a 92% discount, so it was sold at 221 yuan per piece, which is 405 yuan in total. As per our agreement, I'll give you 365 yuan. Please count your money."

Grandma Jin nodded, took the money and started counting it. After counting it twice, she said to Wang Xingguo with satisfaction in a low voice, "Xingguo, thank you so much. I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Wang Xingguo waved his hand and said, "You're welcome. Just call me if you need anything. I won't disturb your rest any longer. I'll head back now."

"Hey, Xingguo, take care, go back and rest early."

Wang Xingguo left Grandma Jin's house and returned to the middle courtyard. He pushed open the door to his room, where his younger brother and sister were already asleep. He quietly closed the door and went to bed to rest.

The next day, Wang Xingguo slept in late and woke up after nine o'clock.

Thinking he could get a free meal at the police station today, he washed up and decided not to eat breakfast. He said goodbye to his younger siblings and then pushed his tricycle out the door.

At Jiaodaokou Police Station, there are only about 20 staff members, but some of the joint defense team members, such as the deputy captain of the joint defense team, can have lunch at the police station even though they don't receive a salary. This can be considered a benefit for these volunteers.

So there were more than forty people eating lunch at the police station. Wang Xingguo brought more than 30 kilograms of eels to the police station.

Unlike the neighborhood committee, the police station already knew that the neighborhood committee had eaten the eels he had given them, and Liu Chang'an had also mentioned this to everyone at yesterday's morning meeting.

Therefore, Wang Xingguo's arrival was warmly welcomed by the officers at the police station.

He didn't even need to say a word; everyone helped deliver the eels to the institute's canteen, and then they took turns learning how to process eels from him.

Things are going incredibly smoothly!

He didn't even have to lift a finger to cook; the cooks at the station only asked how to cook it, and then started cooking in front of everyone.

Although he had never made braised eel in soy sauce before, he knew how to cook it once he was told the steps, since the methods for making braised dishes are all similar.

At lunchtime, no one hesitated to eat the eel because of its presence; instead, everyone ate with great relish, and some even saved some to take home to share with their wives and children.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. The people from the neighborhood committee ate it and nothing happened, which proves that the eel is not poisonous and can be eaten with complete peace of mind.

The instructor at the institute also spoke to everyone to thank Wang Xingguo, and everyone applauded to express their gratitude for his support of the institute's work.

Wang Xingguo was so embarrassed by how smoothly things went that he couldn't believe it.

After all, the neighborhood office had spent a lot of time explaining things, and then Director Zhao had to spend a lot of time explaining things to get it done.