Rebirth in 1984, starting from beekeeping in the mountains

Chapter 75 Cotton Layout
This person came out quite abruptly.

The baggage was so heavy that both Fang Hongan and Wang Tong were startled.

Then, I realized that this person came to ask for help.

"What's wrong?" Wang Tong has always been enthusiastic. Seeing that the man looked sincere, he asked subconsciously.

The man who put down the baggage was probably in his twenties, with a square face and looked young and honest.

He looked exhausted and panting. After taking several breaths, he said sincerely:
"My dear brothers! I am from Shanshuitang Brigade in Shiqiao Town. My last name is Shi, and my name is Shi Qiang! I am here on behalf of the cotton spinning team of our brigade to deliver cotton cloth to the bedding factory. There are two of us in total, and we have three large loads of this cotton cloth!
I had better physical strength, so I carried one load first. My companion was watching the remaining two loads at the station, waiting for me to turn around and carry one together!
Everything was fine, but when we got off the bus, my companion forgot to give me the letter of introduction from the brigade! As a result, when I arrived at the clothing factory, they refused to let me in without a letter of introduction!

The security guard was fierce. He refused to let me leave my things there for a while. It takes at least half an hour to walk to the station. If I go back to get the letter of introduction, I won’t be able to carry the rest of the load!”

The man who called himself Shi Qiang looked helpless and miserable when he said this.

"Well...that security guard is really fierce!" Having just experienced being chased away, Wang Tong couldn't help but agree.

As for what Shi Qiang said, Wang Tong did not doubt it.

Although the land has been divided among individuals and the contract responsibility system has been implemented.

However, the sideline teams in some large teams were retained for the time being.

Shi Qiang appeared here carrying the goods, and his reason for not going in was reasonable. Wang Tong did not notice any flaws for a while.

After sighing for a while, Wang Tong was still a little puzzled: "Then what do you want us to help you with? We can't get in!"

"You don't have to go in!" Shi Qiang waved his hand, "Just help me look after this load of cotton cloth!"

After saying this, he seemed to be afraid that Fang Hongan and Wang Tong would disagree, and he pleaded with them, "Don't worry, if I don't carry the load to the station, it will only take me ten minutes to run over there, and it won't take more than an hour to carry the load of cotton cloth over!
I won't let you two work in vain for this hour! Wait until you come over, and I'll give you two three feet of cotton cloth each, how about that?
It’s okay if you don’t want cotton cloth, then it’s two dollars per person!”

"Two dollars per person?"

Shi Qiang had said it would take about an hour, and Wang Tong was somewhat hesitant. But when he heard that he could actually give two dollars per person, his eyes lit up and he couldn't help but become interested.

However, he had no say in what he did and just turned to look at Fang Hongan.

Fang Hongan didn't have much interest at first, but when he took a glance and saw the two bundles, he suddenly changed his mind.

Seeing Wang Tong asking for his opinion, he nodded silently at him.

With Fang Hongan's tacit consent, Wang Tong immediately and decisively agreed.

"Then...thank you so much!"

"Really! I don't know what I would do without you guys!"

Seeing Wang Tong agreed, Shi Qiang immediately grabbed Wang Tong's hand with great excitement and expressed his gratitude with an extremely enthusiastic look on his face.

The heat made Wang Tong feel a little embarrassed, so he quickly declined and asked him to go to the station quickly.

"Yes Yes Yes!"

When Shi Qiang heard this, he turned around and was about to leave.

But he had just taken two steps when he suddenly seemed to remember something and turned back abruptly, rubbing his hands and looking at Fang Hongan and Wang Tong with an embarrassed look:
"My dear brothers! I'm sorry... It's not that I don't trust you! You won't wait for me to leave and then take my things!"

"Don't worry!" Wang Tong patted his chest and assured, "We are definitely not the kind of people who would do such sneaky things!"

"Well..." Shi Qiang looked embarrassed, "Of course I believe you two, but... this load of cotton cloth is owned by our brigade after all. If it is lost, it means my house will be raided, and I can't afford so much money to compensate!"

He looked miserable, and then he said in an embarrassed tone, "Two brothers... can you give me something to guarantee?"

"Guarantee?" Wang Tong spread his hands, looking confused. He was a newcomer to the city, so what guarantee could he provide at this time?

Seeing Wang Tong like this, Shi Qiang still looked embarrassed. He pondered for a moment, and suddenly thought of something, and said to Wang Tong:

"Brother! How about this... I have a load of fabric, and the bedding factory is buying it for 200 yuan! I'll leave the fabric here for you to watch over. Can you give me some money to hold it as collateral? That way it can be considered as a guarantee!"

As he spoke, he seemed to be afraid that Wang Tong might be suspicious, so he took out a settlement statement from the clothing factory and handed it to Wang Tong and Fang Hongan.

This should be the previous settlement statement, which shows the name of the bedding factory and Shanshuitang Village in Shiqiao Town, and the settlement price of two hundred yuan per load.

"This one……"

When Wang Tong heard that he had to deposit money to Wang Qiang, he couldn't help but hesitate.

But after reading the settlement statement and seeing the settlement price of two hundred yuan per load, this hesitation quickly disappeared.

He couldn't help but ask: "How much...how much does it cost?"

Shi Qiang: "Originally... the best would be two hundred yuan! But I still trust you two brothers, so how about this... you just give me eighty yuan!"

"Eighty, I didn't bring it..." Wang Tong was shocked.

"If it really doesn't work, just sixty. I'll just keep it with me for an hour, and I'll give it to you when I come back! I've left the two hundred dollars' worth of cotton cloth with you, are you afraid that I'll run away?" Shi Qiang vowed.

When Wang Tong heard this, he realized that this was indeed the case. He couldn't help but turn around and look at Fang Hongan again.

"Sixty! Just sixty!"

At this time, Fang Hongan stood up.

As he spoke, he took out a small cloth bag containing money from his pocket, took out all the money in front of Shi Qiang, and counted out sixty yuan.

"Don't worry, brother. I'll return the money to you when I get back! By the way, I'll give you two dollars each as a thank you!"

Shi Qiang watched Fang Hongan count the money, smiled and excitedly stretched out his hand to take the money.

But Fang Hongan suddenly took back the money that was handed over, and then put the sixty yuan back into the small cloth bag in front of Shi Qiang.

"???"

While Shi Qiang was puzzled, Fang Hongan tied up the cloth bag of money with a cloth rope and muttered: "We don't know how to recognize money. Tie up the money bag using my method. If you come back and the rope is not moved, it proves that the money is not moved!
If the rope moves, we will have to find someone to help us claim the money!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Qiang's doubts were immediately dispelled, and he said with a smile: "Okay! Okay! This way everyone can rest assured!"

After Fang Hongan tied the knot, he handed the purse to Shi Qiang.

Shi Qiang took it in his hand and subconsciously rubbed the cloth bag with his hands to make sure there was money inside. He nodded and carefully put the money into his pocket.

Then, there was another round of excited thanks and solemn promises.

Shi Qiangcai turned around and ran hurriedly towards the station.

"This guy! He runs so fast!"

Watching Shi Qiang's figure quickly disappear at the end of the road, Wang Tong couldn't help but smile.

After he finished laughing, he turned around and pointed to the stone steps on the side: "Brother! Let's go over there and wait. It's an hour! It's so tiring to just stand there!"

"Wait?" Fang Hongan shook his head, "We won't wait anymore!"

(End of this chapter)