Zhou Xiaozheng admired quietly, this person is really nice, and it’s really fresh grain. There’s not a single grain of sand mixed in the rice. For this quality, in the city, it’s either special-grade or first-grade rice, priced at no less than 0.18 yuan. The flour also has a fragrant wheat smell.
"Brother, I’ve checked, all good, shall we load them directly onto the truck?"
Liu Sanyuan nodded and said to Captain Liu, "Old brother, have someone help us load them up. My Brother Zhou’s truck will take 400 pounds of rice and flour. My truck will take 200 pounds. The money goes to the accountant, right?"
Captain Liu called in two people and instructed them to load the checked rice and flour onto the truck, "Remember, a small truck with 400 pounds, 200 pounds each of rice and flour, don’t mix them up."
Liu Sanyuan suddenly slapped his forehead and shouted, "Old brother, have the village people send 100 pounds of vermicelli, I need this. My brother also wants 100 pounds, send 200 pounds." He saw Zhou Xiaozheng gesturing with his fingers and quickly continued, "Brother, what else? Buy a little less, save some money, I’ll take you to a fishing village to buy other things. Normally, you wouldn’t be able to buy them alone."
Zhou Xiaozheng nodded with a smile, he certainly encountered a warmhearted person, considering his skills, he wasn’t worried about Liu Sanyuan deceiving him. Without this aquatic company, Liu Sanyuan indeed could not let him buy good stuff alone, "I’ll take another 100 pounds of sweet potato strips then."
Liu Sanyuan quickly signaled with his eyes, seeing Captain Liu outside, he whispered, "Don’t buy, Captain Liu will send them later, I get 20 pounds when I send 200 pounds, you might get 50 pounds when you send 400. Wait and see, this area doesn’t lack sweet potato strips, they are really hard to eat. Their sweet potato strips aren’t sweet, only the ones from the mountainous area taste good."
Zhou Xiaozheng chuckled, Liu Sanyuan is really nice, "I’ll listen to you, today I’ll just follow you."
Liu Sanyuan said proudly, "You’re right to follow me this time. Usually, I have colleagues with me, which is inconvenient. Once things are settled here, I’ll take you to eat at the fishery’s cafeteria, it’s all free. Inside, the cornbread is tough, but there are plenty of good things. We’ll take some live crabs and prawns back, since we’re from the aquatic company, the prices are very low, almost like picking them up for free. Then we buy more stuff, also get some dried fish and dried shrimps from the fishermen. During New Year, yellow croaker in the provincial city requires a ticket for 35 cents a pound, each family can only buy two. In the fishing village, it’s only 15 cents a pound, assorted fish only 5 cents a pound, and dried seaweed 3 cents a pound. I buy a ton for just 20 yuan each time."
Captain Liu came in and laughed heartily, "Yesterday, we returned from sea with a whole shipload of yellow croaker, you guys are just in time. Buying those dry goods isn’t worthwhile, during winter if you take your wives to go clamming, it costs nothing, and you don’t need to worry about preservation."
Liu Sanyuan listened and curiously asked, "Old brother, can anyone go clamming? I see it’s usually village people, rarely outsiders."
"Of course outsiders can’t go clamming, even in our village, only wives whose maternal homes are in the fishing village can go. You guys come occasionally, and since everyone knows you, they won’t mind. Alright, we’ve packed up here, the vermicelli is outside, you guys go check it out, and then settle the bill with the accountant. Don’t delay going to the fishing village."
Zhou Xiaozheng and the others went outside, the vermicelli was already bundled in bamboo baskets, the 100 pounds of vermicelli looked overwhelming, Zhou Xiaozheng looked, "This vermicelli is too much, I need two ropes to tie the bamboo baskets on top of the car. Otherwise, I can’t take all 100 pounds of vermicelli with me."


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