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Chapter 399: Bear bile price rises by yuan. Does anyone know anyone at the pharmaceutical factory?

Xu Ning agreed immediately and said, "Okay, I'll join you. I will definitely support Uncle San's work, but last year I promised the Wangxing Chai family that I would go over to help them take care of the ginseng fields before autumn."

"Wangxing is a ginseng test site..."

Yang Yusheng blinked and drank a sip of tea, then waved his hand and said, "Don't delay. This time, the form of protecting farmers is different from the previous ones. We use the method of changing the protection farmers. For example, there are five forest areas in the city, from Sandaohe to Qing'an, from Qing'an to Wangxing..."

Xu Ning understood and nodded: "Okay then, Third Uncle, was it you who proposed to change the guards?"

Yang Yusheng shook his head: "No, it was Sun Jishan who proposed it. I didn't want to agree to it at first, but he said something this afternoon. You all heard it, right? But I'm wondering, why is Sun Jishan hated by the people of Qing'an so much?"

Xu Ning clapped his hands and said, "Oh, he is always hated."

Xu Long said, "Uncle San, I remember that a little while ago, the city originally approved new equipment for Qing'an, but it was intercepted by Sandaohe. There were several times when we Qing'an people met with Sandaohe people, and we only cursed and fought, and there was no good talk at all..."

Yang Yusheng frowned and said, "I don't know much about this matter, but I have heard about it. Please tell me in detail."

Then, Xu Ning, Xu Long and Wang Hu recounted the origin of Qing'an and Sandaohe. Guan Lei sat beside them without saying a word. He was from Wanye and had no say in the matter.

The more Yang Yusheng listened, the more silent he became. No wonder Sun Jishan said this afternoon that he was wrong. It turned out that this was his mistake.

"Uncle San, the main contradiction is that the gap between the rich and the poor is getting bigger and bigger. In addition, things that originally belonged to us in Qing'an were taken away and stolen by Sandaohe."

"Near Sandaohe, there is the famous Wolong Mountain, the Lanji Reservoir, and a hydropower station. Whether it is fishing, hunting, hiking, or collecting timber, it can support a lot of people. The location is unique!"

"Look at Qing'an. It's nothing but mountains. There's only a small river and a small reservoir. To the southwest are Qingsong and Kailing. There are also large reservoirs and hydropower stations there..."

"..."

Yang Yusheng was silent for a moment, lit a cigarette and said, "Then this is why Sun Jishan proposed to change the protection farmer. Erning, what do you think are the disadvantages of changing the protection farmer?"

"The disadvantage is that hunters are not familiar with the mountain environment and can only protect farmers in a small area. They are also prone to making mistakes. However, there is one obvious point, which is that hunters will not leave the protection points without permission and go hunting in the mountains. In this way, farmers' property will not be lost too much..."

Yang Yusheng nodded: "Yes, everything has two sides."

The main purpose of protecting farmers is to kill pests and livestock that damage crops, such as sparrows, wild boars, black bears, wild ducks, pheasants, etc.

Sun Jishan proposed to replace the protection farmer. The most fundamental reason was that he wanted to ease the relationship with Qing'an. There is a saying that goes, don't look at the monk's face, look at the Buddha's face. Sun Jishan bowed his head and admitted his mistake because he was considering Yang Yusheng's face. Otherwise, would he apologize and repent?
At night, Yang Yusheng slept alone in the southeast room, Xu Long and Xu Ning slept in the southwest room, and Wang Hu and Guan Lei lived in the north room. There were quilts and mattresses at home, and they didn't feel cold at all when they turned on the electric blanket.

This electric blanket was produced by a manufacturing plant in the provincial capital. When it was first launched on the market, someone wrote an article specifically for the newspaper, praising the benefits of the electric blanket and saying it provided convenience to the people.

Lying on the bed, Xu Long stared at the window and said, "You have to be careful when you are typing."

"I know it well."

Xu Ning remembered that the specimen museum in the city was later moved to the provincial capital. At that time, there was an endless stream of visitors to the museum every day, including brown bears weighing more than 1,000 kilograms and wild boars weighing 700 to 800 kilograms...

"Now my parents are anxious to have a grandchild, so you should work harder!"

Xu Long frowned and said, "Forget it now. My back and legs ache after going back. You should get married quickly. Our Xu family depends on you."

"You are the eldest and should take on the responsibility of carrying on the family line."

"Get lost! I don't want to listen to you."

Xu Ning grinned, turned over and slowly fell asleep.

The next day.

Xu Long went downstairs to buy breakfast, and went back to the office after eating with Yang Yusheng. When Xu Ning, Wang Hu and Guan Lei got up, it was already half past seven. After rubbing their faces and finishing the fried dough sticks and soy milk on the table, the three of them prepared to go back.

As soon as they reached the door of the unit, they ran into a Jeep 212. Sun Lianfang got out of the back seat first and said with a smile, "Brother! Can I go to Qing'an with you guys for two days?"

Then, Sun Liansheng got out of the car, waved and said hello, and looked at Xu Ning and others helplessly.

Xu Ning smiled and said, "Why not? Has your family agreed?"

"Yeah! I called my parents this morning and they allowed me to play for two days and then asked my eldest brother to take me back."

Sun Lianfang walked up to Guan Lei and raised her hand to grab his arm, but Guan Lei turned around and pushed her hand away, saying, "Don't touch me outside."

"What are you afraid of? My parents have agreed that we can be together."

Guan Lei was stunned. Wang Hu and Xu Ning smiled and walked forward. Xu Ning asked, "Has Brother Sheng eaten?"

"I just ate. You guys haven't eaten yet?"

"We've eaten. Shall we go back now? I have something to do in Qing'an Street at noon."

"Okay, let's go now."

Xu Long waved his hand: "Then you guys go back, I have to go back to work too."

"Brother Long, please drive slowly." Sun Lianfang said with a smile.

"Eh!"

After Xu Long opened the door of the jeep, started the car and left, Xu Ning and others also came to the front of the Dongfeng 140. Sun Liansheng and Wang Hu went into the car, Sun Lianfang and Guan Lei got into the passenger seat, and Xu Ning drove towards Qing'an Street.

"How did your parents agree?" Guan Lei asked.

Sun Lianfang grinned and said, "If they don't agree, I'll cry! I'll finally agree after crying. Hey, this is what you asked me to keep yesterday, put it in your pocket."

Guan Lei looked down at the red envelope in her hand and shook his head: "Forget it, your uncle and aunt gave too much. Don't you know there is fifty yuan in the red envelope? I don't want so much, you can keep it for yourself."

Sun Lianfang pouted and said, "Isn't this as I should do? This is your first time meeting my uncle and aunt, so what's wrong with giving you a small red envelope? Just take it."

"No."

"You have to accept it even if you don't want it! You don't want the red envelope because you don't like me, so what?"

Xu Ning held the steering wheel with both hands. Seeing the two people arguing, he said, "Stop arguing! Is it necessary to quarrel over such a small matter? Lianfang, listen to me. You keep it first. If you need to buy something in the future, you can pay for it later."

Sun Lianfang thought about it and nodded: "That's fine..."

It was past ten o'clock when we arrived at Qing'an Street.

Xu Ning did not go to the county compound or the supply and marketing cooperative to find Hu Zhibin and Qian Shude, but went to the seed station first.

At this moment, there were not many people in the seed station. Xu Ning took out the note from his pocket and made purchases according to the list on it. They were mainly seeds of eggplant, tomato, pepper, Chinese cabbage, etc. Seeds such as beans and corn were kept for himself, so there was no need to buy them.

At that time, every household would keep their own seeds. In addition to the two types mentioned above, there were also sorghum, watermelon, pumpkin, etc. But this was no longer possible in later generations. The emergence of the Seed Law restricted the retention of seeds, so people could only buy seeds from agricultural stores, otherwise it would be illegal.

After throwing the purchased seeds into the car, Xu Ning drove to the supply and marketing cooperative. Just as he turned off the engine and was about to push the door to get out of the car, he saw Qian Shude standing at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative with a cigarette in his mouth, waving at him.

Xu Ning jumped out of the car, smiled, and said, "Have you been waiting for me here?"

"Not bad at all. Brother Bin came over this morning and said he had booked a table at the Grand Hotel and asked us to go there at 11:30. I was worried that you wouldn't be back by noon and there was no contact number..."

Xu Ning said, "Brother Bin is helping me with something, so how can I not come back? Come, let me introduce you to our good buddy Sun Liansheng. He and my brother Guan Lei are cousins, and they are from Sandaohe."

"Successful streak! I'm Qian Shude, let me have a cigarette first."

Sun Liansheng took the cigarette and nodded: "Brother Qian."

Qian Shude smiled and said, "Let's go inside and wait for a while. We'll go to the restaurant when it's time." "Okay."

After entering the office, everyone looked for a place to sit down.

Qian Shude came into the room carrying a few bottles of soda and said, "I don't have much to offer, just drink some soda."

Sun Liansheng said with a smile: "Soda is good. Brother Qian has been doing this for many years, right?"

"Yeah, I've been doing this for many years. Although this job is not tiring, it's a lot of work and I can't be away from people all the time."

Xu Ning knew that Qian Shude had the idea of ​​resigning, but he had advised Qian Shude last time, saying that the business environment was still unstable at this time and it would be better to wait another year or two.

After they chatted for more than 20 minutes, Qian Shude took out a book from the drawer and handed it to Xu Ning, saying, "Take a look. This is the price of various medicinal herbs and leather in July."

Xu Ning flipped open the book, glanced at it, frowned and said, "The price of bear gall has only increased by 200 yuan?"

"Then how much do you think you can increase the price? This is the price given by the city. If you can sell it directly to the provincial capital, you can sell it for more than 300 yuan per kilogram..."

Xu Ning tilted his head and asked, "What if I sell it directly to the pharmaceutical factory?"

Qian Shude was stunned, and stretched out his palm and said, "One pound can be sold for 400 more. If you know someone, it's not a big deal to give you 500 more."

The book says: Bear bile is priced at 2300 yuan per pound at most and 2200 yuan at least; brown bear grass bile is priced at 200 yuan less and copper bile is 200 yuan more...

Last winter, the price Xu Ning asked for was 1000 yuan for half a catty, which means 2000 yuan for a catty.

Sun Lianfang couldn't help but ask, "How can you sell more of these old ones?"

Sun Liansheng said with a smile: "It's not easy for anyone. They collect herbs and leather, so you have to let them earn some money, right?"

"Yes, there is nothing wrong with the winning streak. We have to make some money at each level. Otherwise, if there is no profit, how can we pay the employees' salaries?"

Xu Ning put away the book, returned it to Qian Shude, and said, "Then I'll go to the provincial capital to sell it when I have time."

"I think it's OK. Do you know anyone?"

"I know someone from the pharmaceutical company."

Qian Shude clapped his hands and said, "That's great. The price offered by the pharmaceutical factory is the highest. No matter what medicinal materials you have, you can make more money by selling them directly to the pharmaceutical factory."

Sun Lianfang gave a thumbs up, turned his head to look at Guan Lei, and said with a flattering grin: "Our brother has a really strong network of contacts. He knows people wherever he goes."

Guan Lei curled his lips: "Stop talking..."

"That's right!" Sun Lianfang tilted her head and said unconvincedly.

Then, Sun Lianfang turned her head suddenly, put her arms around Guan Lei's arm, and grinned.

When Sun Liansheng saw this from the side, he raised his hands to cover his forehead, expressing his helplessness.

"It's almost time, shall we go over there?"

Xu Ning stood up and said, "Let's go! Huzi, take these bottles of wine to the car. I want to settle the account with Lao Qian."

Qian Shude waved his hand and said, "What's the point of calculating? Just consider it as me treating Uncle Xu to a drink."

"Come on, forget it. You only make a few bucks. Wait until I get married before you go to the wedding. Don't go empty-handed then."

Upon hearing this, Qian Shude said, "Hahaha, then can I go empty-handed? Okay, then you pay the bill."

After Wang Hu, Guan Lei and the others left with their wine, Qian Shude whispered, "Brother Bin told me yesterday that he wants to invite the director of the agricultural machinery station and two brick factory owners over this afternoon."

"Oh, I see! Then help me drink more at noon."

"That's definitely fine."

After everyone had packed up, they drove towards the big hotel on the street.

The Dongfeng 140 was parked in the open space on the right side of the hotel. After getting off the car, Xu Ning looked at the appearance of the hotel. It was a little different from what he remembered. At that time, the hotel was converted into a guesthouse and bathhouse. It was almost always full during every holiday because a ski resort and fishing park were built in Qing'an.

The hotel has four floors in total. The first floor is the lobby, kitchen, and seating area. The second and third floors are private rooms. The fourth floor is the boss's office and several chess and card rooms.

Xu Ning stepped onto the stairs and just as he reached the door, he suddenly heard someone calling his name from behind.

Turning around, I saw Hu Zhibin holding a briefcase and standing up a bicycle ladder. There were three people next to him, one of whom was wearing a sweater with a white shirt collar showing, and the other two were wearing gray and navy blue suit jackets.

Seeing this, Xu Ning hurried down the steps to greet him and said, "Brother Bin!"

"Eh!"

Hu Zhibin responded and walked forward with the three people, introducing: "This is my brother Xu Ning."

"Erning, this is Director Liu Xuemin from the Agricultural Machinery Station, and these two are Boss Zhao and Boss Li from the Fengyao Brick Factory."

Xu Ning reached out and shook hands with Liu Xuemin, "Stationmaster Liu!"

"Hey, Brother Xu, since you are Secretary Hu's brother, then you are my brother. Let's not be polite."

"Okay, Brother Liu!"

Liu Xuemin smiled and said, "This old brother sounds nice!"

"Ha ha……"

Afterwards, Xu Ning shook hands and greeted the two brick factory owners, and introduced Sun Liansheng to Hu Zhibin. When he heard Xu Ning attach so much importance to Sun Liansheng, he guessed his identity as soon as he heard the name.

After they walked into the restaurant and arrived at the private room on the second floor, everyone took their seats.

Soon all ten dishes were served. Spare ribs, sweet and sour pork, and braised carp are all home-cooked dishes. The most popular dish is the steamed venison. This dish is not difficult to make, but it is feared that it will not be cooked well. If the heat is too fast or too slow, the venison will become dry and hard.

However, this dish was cooked by the hotel's master chef Yang Liguo himself, and it tastes quite good.

After the dishes were served, Hu Zhibin did not rush to eat. He just chatted with Liu Xuemin about the agricultural machinery station and asked how many four-wheelers the station had.

A moment later, there was a knock on the door of the private room. Yang Liguo came in carrying a bottle of Wuliangye and said with a smile, "Secretary Hu, Stationmaster Liu..."

Several people nodded, and Xu Ning stood up and said, "Brother, are you not busy now?"

Yang Liguo said with a smile, "Busy, how can I not be busy at noon? But since you're here, how can I not show my face? Secretary Hu, get you a bottle of wine. I won't drink it after I'm done. I'll have to go back to the kitchen after just a quick look."

Hu Zhibin said, "Brother Yang, you should be busy. I'm here, nothing to do."

Yang Liguo clasped his fists and said, "Boss Zhao, Boss Li, I need to buy bricks for you. Sorry to bother you."

The two bosses stood up and said, "Don't be polite, we are just selling bricks, what's the trouble?"

After that, Yang Liguo turned and walked towards the door. Xu Ning smiled and said, "Brother Bin, I'm going out for a while."

Hu Zhibin nodded: "Okay, we'll have dinner when you come back."

(End of this chapter)