Rebirth: the fiery age of Mori Gong's children

Chapter 405 Make a lot of money and spend a lot of money
As a visitor, no matter whether the business is successful or not, if someone comes from afar, Sheng Xiping will always do his part as a landlord and treat them to a meal.

The three of them didn't go anywhere else. They ordered four dishes and a bottle of wine at the restaurant in front of the station, and chatted while eating and drinking.

"Comrade Sheng, it's not easy for us to come this far. I wonder how much wood you can get for us? What's the price?"

After three glasses of wine, Director Zhang couldn't wait to ask about the business.

"Director Zhang, I think you also know how scarce wood is now.

Let’s just say that our hotel in Songjianghe Town has many regular guests who come from various places to transport wood.

If I go to those hotels now and shout, I can get wood. No matter how high the price is, there will be plenty of people rushing to get it. "

Sheng Xiping did not directly answer Director Zhang's words, but played with the wine glass in his hand and spoke slowly.

"Yes, yes, we believe this.

Nowadays, there is a shortage of industrial raw materials such as coal, steel, and wood across the country.

If we hadn't known that Brother Sheng had this ability, we wouldn't have been able to come all the way here.

Brother, let’s just say this, as long as you help facilitate this order, we will definitely benefit from my brother. "

Director Zhang and Hou Yashuang exchanged glances and said quickly.

They were mentally prepared before coming. In a business like this, the middleman must be given certain benefits. Otherwise, why would they help you?

Timber is not an ordinary material and requires special permission to be transported.

Without certain strength, no matter how much money you have, you can't transport the wood back.

Sheng Xiping nodded. It's not that he is stingy. For some things, you have to be a villain before being a gentleman. It's better to speak openly than to argue afterwards.

"Okay, then thank Brother Hou and Director Zhang for their understanding.

Everyone has their own difficulties. If I can help, I will try my best to help you. I will definitely not ask you to come here in vain. "

When Hou Yashuang saw this situation, he quickly poured wine for Sheng Xiping and toasted to him.

"Come on, Brother Sheng, let's have a drink. We had a good chat when we were in Shanghai. I've always felt that you Northeasterners are very down-to-earth.

I took the liberty to write to you this time. I didn’t expect you to really help us. I have to thank you. "

As he spoke, he clinked glasses with Sheng Xiping.

Hou Yashuang still speaks with a southern accent, but the way he speaks is as close to a Northeastern person as possible, also to build closer relationships.

I have to say that Northeastern dialect is actually quite magical. Hou Yashuang lived with Sheng Xiping and Chen Weimin for more than a month, and he really became infected.

Sheng Xiping found Hou Yashuang's words particularly interesting and understood what he was thinking.

"Brother Hou, since I dare to let you come, I definitely can't ask you to go back empty-handed.

Let's do this, you first make a list for me with the type, diameter, and quantity of wood you want.

I'll find someone to check the price later, and then I'll see how much I can allocate.

This matter cannot be settled in three or two sentences. You should stay in the hotel for a few days first. Don't rush. "

It's not that Sheng Xiping doesn't have the ability. Some things shouldn't be done too quickly, otherwise people will think you haven't done enough.

Others who come to the Northeast and stay for a month or two may not be able to get things done. Let Hou Yashuang and the others wait three to five days longer without making any mistakes.

Hou Yashuang also understood this truth, so they didn't ask any more questions.

They just took out their notebooks and while discussing with Sheng Xiping, they wrote down the type and quantity of wood they wanted.

The Northeast is rich in wood, including walnut catalpa, red pine, manchurian ash, yellow pineapple, Scotch pine, fish-scale pine, oak, elm, basswood, colored wood, etc.

The price of each type of wood varies greatly depending on its length and diameter. It is impossible to quote a price with just one mouthful.

That's why Sheng Xiping said to let Hou Yashuang and others write the order first, and he would find someone to check the price.

"Brother Hou, don't worry. Regarding the price, I will definitely put in more good words for you, and I will try my best to lower the price.

Why don't you come all the way here? No matter what, you have to make some money. "

Sheng Xiping had been in the timber business in his previous life and was very good at it.

At present, the average price of lumber allocated within the plan is about 110 yuan per cubic meter.

Of course, this is just the average price, which includes small-diameter wood, such as pit wood, purlins, electric posts, etc., as well as some paper-making materials, which are all low-priced.

Good wood such as Korean pine, ash, oak, etc., with a diameter of more than 400 centimeters, will cost [-] yuan or more per cubic meter.

Non-traditional materials will basically cost about three times the price.

Even so, there is a price but no market. It is difficult to buy it. There is no way. Even if the price is increased, you can't buy it.

Those old lumber customers from the south dig out holes in the door to find connections, buy back the lumber at high prices, and make a lot of money once they sell it.

Therefore, the water in this industry is very deep.

"Okay, then I'll leave it all to Brother Sheng. Don't worry, after buying this batch of wood, I will definitely not forget it."

Sheng Xiping had already said this, what else did Hou Yashuang and the others not understand?So he nodded immediately and promised benefits.

Sheng Xiping, Hou Yashuang and Director Zhang drank and ate happily. After they were full, the two went back to the hotel to rest, while Sheng Xiping went back to his father-in-law's house to rest.

The next day, Sheng Xiping found Zhao Guangning and arranged all the relevant matters. Then he took a car back to the forest farm to find Zheng Xianyong and get the forest farm done.

A few days later, all the wood was ready at the forest farm. Sheng Xiping called the Zhanqian Hotel and asked Hou Yashuang and the others to pay an [-]% deposit first as agreed.

As soon as the deposit arrives in the forest farm's public account, the truck will be loaded immediately.

Hou Yashuang did not dare to neglect, and made arrangements immediately. Within two days, the money arrived, and the forestry farm arranged a truck to transport the wood to the Songjianghe lumberyard.

Sheng Xiping followed the car down and arranged the shipment. He had been busy for four or five days before shipping all the ten car skins and lumber that Hou Yashuang and the others wanted.

The remaining [-]% ​​of the payment was given to Sheng Xiping in cash.

At the same time, Director Zhang also stuffed another bag into Sheng Xiping's pocket.

"Oh, Comrade Sheng, thank you so much this time. I didn't expect Comrade Sheng to be so powerful.

The lumber for ten carriages was shipped easily, and the price given to us was very fair and reasonable. Our leader said that we must thank Comrade Sheng.

Here are two cigarettes and two bottles of wine. Be careful, Comrade Sheng must accept them. "

Director Zhang winked at Sheng Xiping, everyone understood what he meant.

"Then thank you very much, Director Zhang, for your hospitality. Director Zhang is welcome to come here often. No matter when you come to our place, you must tell me and treat me well."

Sheng Xiping was not polite and took the bag handed to him.

After seeing off Director Zhang and the others, Sheng Xiping carried two big bags and first went to find Zhao Guangning, then returned to the forest farm by car, and then went to see Zheng Xianyong before returning home.

After working hard for only half a month, I didn't put in much effort, I just ran errands with my mouth, and earned more than ten thousand yuan. This is much faster than going to the mountains to hunt for money.

Of course, this kind of transaction does not happen often, and Sheng Xiping has no intention of making too much fuss about it.

At present, this environment is not suitable for doing business. He is just a middleman, helping to make connections and making a small amount of money.

This was because he had some friendship with Hou Yashuang, so he helped. If it were someone who didn't know the situation, he wouldn't be able to care how much money they gave him.

A few days later, Hou Yashuang sent another telegram to Sheng Xiping.

He said that the factory was very satisfied with the batch of wood that was shipped back. Not only was the quality of the wood good, but the price was also relatively low.

As soon as the factory director was happy, he promoted Director Zhang to deputy factory director and made Hou Yashuang the director of the purchasing department.

Sheng Xiping was quite satisfied with this result.

So I wrote back to Hou Yashuang and told him that if I still use wood in the future, I can contact him at any time.

After finishing the work on lumber, this season's Niu Maoguang started again.Everyone in the field takes a vacation and goes into the mountains to generate income.

Sheng Xiping and Sheng Liancheng were naturally not left behind. They went into the mountains early every day and returned home after dark.

Zhang Shuzhen took care of her two grandsons at home and had to dry and rub them. Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Yunfei came back from school to cook and wash clothes.

The weather this year has been bad. The temperature was low at the beginning of spring, and then there was a drought. It finally rained, and all kinds of things came out.

Niumao Guangji, who usually works for more than 20 days every year, can no longer work after only about ten days this year.

The harvest season ended on June [-]th. Taking advantage of their free time, Mr. and Mrs. Sheng Liancheng shoveled the crops in the fields and tidied them up.

At the beginning of spring, Sheng Liancheng led several children and picked up many small pieces of wasteland around the forest farm, which added up to two or three acres of land.

Crops such as corn, soybeans, adzuki beans, potatoes, and sorghum are grown on the ground.

The black soil in the Northeast is very fertile. I have heard people say before that flowers will grow even if you stick a pair of chopsticks in them.

This statement is a bit exaggerated, but it is true that the land is fertile. The newly opened land has a good growth rate, and even the grass in the land is strong.

The two men worked in the fields all day long with hoes, and they were tired, hot and sweaty.

"Dad, it's getting late, let's go home first. My mother takes care of the two children by herself, and she has to cook at noon, so she's busy."

Sheng Xiping raised his hand and looked at his watch. It was almost eleven o'clock. The sun was very hot at this time and the sun was burning.

The two men had been working since six o'clock in the morning and had been working until this point without even drinking water.

Sheng Liancheng had not done farm work for several years, and this afternoon he was tired and had backache.

"There are only two ridges left. Let's shovel them over and go home. We will shovel another piece of land in the afternoon."

Sheng Liancheng looked to the side and said.

Okay, now that dad has spoken, Sheng Xiping can't say anything else, so the two men lower their heads and work again, shoveling all the land, and then go home with their hoes.

As soon as he entered the house, he saw Zhang Shuzhen standing in the yard and walking back and forth, as if she was in a hurry.

"Mom, what happened?" Sheng Xiping asked curiously.

"Oh, you two are back, what, Huahua just left.

It was acting weird this morning. When Xinhua and Xinyu wanted to play with it, it bared its teeth to scare the children, and wandered back and forth on the ground, whining.

Later, I didn’t know what happened, so I ran out of our house and went straight to the back mountain. "

As soon as Zhang Shuzhen saw her husband and son back and had a backbone, she quickly told them about Huahua's anomaly.

"Usually Huahua never leaves the house during the day. I don't know what's going on today. Is she going to give birth?"

After Zhang Shuzhen thought about it, there was only one possibility. "Mom, don't worry, I guess Huahua is about to give birth, so she is agitated.

It couldn't control itself when it was afraid of strangers and scared us, so it left.

Don't worry, it will probably come back in a few days. If not, I will go into the mountains to look for it in the afternoon. "

Sheng Xiping counted the days and realized that Huahua might be giving birth.

This was Huahua's first time as a mother, and she had no experience. She probably felt too uncomfortable, so she had a bad temper. She was afraid of scaring her family, so she left.

"Oh, look, I even specially arranged a nest for it. Why are you leaving?"

Sheng Liancheng looked at the large flower basket he had specially woven from wicker in the corner of the yard.

That basket was much bigger than the one used when the little yellow milk flowers were blooming. Just waiting for the flowers to give birth, they took the flower basket into the house and spread it with things for their mothers.

Sheng Liancheng was a little disappointed that Huahua was not born at home and left.

"It's okay, Huahua will be back." Sheng Xiping said firmly.

Huahua is almost ready to become a sperm. If she is pregnant, she will return to her parents' home to raise the fetus. After giving birth to a baby, she will definitely come back to confine herself.

"I hope so. I hope Huahua can give birth to a baby smoothly and there won't be any accidents."

People and animals will develop feelings after getting along for a long time. Zhang Shuzhen was particularly worried about Huahua at the moment.

"Dad, brain axe, wow."

While they were talking, Sheng Xinhua led Sheng Xinyu out of the room. Sheng Xinyu came to Sheng Xiping and taught him how Huahua looked just now.

"Xinyu, did the brain ax scare you just now?" Sheng Xiping squatted down, touched the top of his son's head, and asked softly.

"No, my head hurts and my stomach hurts." Sheng Xinyu shook his head, his pure eyes were clear and flawless, innocent and ignorant of the world.

A child's heart is pure and beautiful, and his feelings are more direct, so Sheng Xinyu said that his head hurt and his stomach hurt.

"Xinhua, what about you? Are you scared?" Sheng Xiping turned around and looked at his eldest son.

Sheng Xinhua also shook his head, "Dad, it's okay. Huahua didn't mean to scare us."

These two brothers are both very close to Huahua, and they all protect Huahuatai.

"Okay, when you two come back, just keep an eye on the children. I'll hurry up and cook."

Zhang Shuzhen had just been busy worrying about Huahua and had no intention of cooking.

Seeing that it was almost time for school to end, Sheng Xitai was now growing taller and complained that he was hungry when he walked in every day.If you don't cook anymore, you won't be in a hurry.

So, three generations of grandparents rested in the shade in the yard, while Zhang Shuzhen hurriedly cooked.

Not long after the food was ready, I heard hurried footsteps outside, and then Sheng Xitai jumped in from outside.

"Mom, is the food ready? I'm starving to death."

The living conditions of the Sheng family are good, and Sheng Xitai can eat well. He is only 14 years old and already 1.7 meters tall.

This boy could only sit in the back row of his class, and he was so strong that no one in school dared to mess with him.

"Hungry, hungry, hungry, you know you are hungry. You don't say anything throughout the day. You wake up hungry in the morning, you walk in after school at noon and shout that you are hungry. In the afternoon, you walk in after school and still shout that you are hungry.

You have nothing else to do all day, right? "Sisters Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Yunfei also stepped in. Sheng Yunfang glared at her younger brother and scolded him.

"You are helping our mother with the work. If you don't know how to cook, why don't you serve the food?
He would cry out that he was hungry, and those who didn’t know better thought that our family had a pig. "Sheng Yunfei also followed suit.

Sheng Xitai, who is the leader in school and always speaks his mind, has no temper when it comes to his two sisters.

After being scolded by the two sisters, I could only listen obediently, wash my hands quickly, and help my mother serve food.

Sister Sheng Yunfang also washed her hands and helped put the food on the table, and the family sat down to eat.

"Brother Xiping, brother Xiping, look, my article has been published in the magazine."

The Sheng family was eating when they heard someone shouting outside.

Sheng Xiping stretched his head and looked out the window, and saw Chen Weimin walking in from the outside with an excited face and a book in his hand.

"Hey, Weimin is here, have you eaten? Come sit down and eat." Sheng Lian assumed that Chen Weimin was here, so he hurriedly asked him to sit down and eat.

"Uncle, I don't want to eat. I'm here to see Brother Xiping."

Chen Weimin couldn't think about eating at this time, so he quickly handed the magazine in his hand to Sheng Xiping.

"Brother, look, my article is published here. This is a magazine in the capital, not one run by our bureau.

This, this is my article.Also, this is a letter from the magazine, and there is also a remittance slip. "

Sheng Xiping took the magazine and looked at it. Hey, "October" is a bimonthly magazine. This is a relatively well-known large magazine in China.

"Minzi, it's amazing that you can publish an article in "October"."

Sheng Xiping followed what Chen Weimin pointed out and found an article signed by Son of the Forest, the first issue of the novella "Snow-filled Mountains and Rivers".

"Thank you to Brother Xiping. If you hadn't always encouraged me and allowed me to create with peace of mind, I wouldn't have been able to write these articles.

My sister-in-law, Xikang, and Xi'an also took great pains to help me search for submission addresses for magazines from various places.

Without their help, even if I wanted to write and could write, I wouldn’t know what I could do with it. "

Chen Weimin was very excited and almost shed tears as he spoke.

"Oh, look, you have to say this because you have the ability. If you don't have that level, it's useless for us to help you.

Even magazines in other capitals can publish your articles, which is a recognition of your writing style and talent.

Minzi, congratulations, you should be able to survive this time. "Sheng Xiping smiled and patted Chen Weimin on the shoulder, truly happy for him.

Last year, when Chen Weimin came back with a prosthetic leg, the bureau specially approved a temporary worker quota and arranged for him to teach music and art in the school. If the union had something to do, Chen Weimin would be called to help.

However, due to Chen Weimin's physical disability, there were no agricultural and forestry workers recruited last year, and the temporary workers' regularization is far away.

Fortunately, Chen Weimin has experienced so much and has a lot of tenacity. He devotes himself to writing every day after work.

During the Chinese New Year, Sheng Xikang and the others brought back the submission methods for some magazines in provincial capitals, capitals and other places.

After a few years, Chen Weimin began to submit his poems and novels to various magazines.

Hard work pays off, and hard work will eventually pay off. Unexpectedly, the novella written by Chen Weimin was selected by "October" magazine.

It is estimated that this time, there is hope for Chen Weimin to become a regular employee.

"People, don't be proud, and keep working hard. If you can publish an article in "People's Literature" in the future, or win an award or something, then you will be great."

There are several people in the Songjianghe Forestry Bureau who are very good at writing.

One of them, Zhu Chunyu, became famous for his writing and was specially recruited to join the army to engage in writing.

The other one is Sui Hongrun, who once published an article in "People's Literature" and is now the director of the bureau's office.

Chen Weimin loves writing, and he has known about these two people for a long time.

Sheng Xiping encouraged Chen Weimin with the goal of "People's Literature", hoping that Chen Weimin could follow the example of these two people and persist in writing.

Speaking of which, any writer who is somewhat famous in this era has a pretty good life.

Anyway, now that Chen Weimin has subsidies from the bureau and salary from the school, he doesn't have to worry about life, and it's not impossible to pursue higher goals.

"Well, I understand, Brother Xiping, I will definitely continue to work hard."

After hearing Sheng Xiping's words, Chen Weimin's eyes lit up and he nodded heavily.

"Well, brother Xiping, I'm going home first, there's still dinner waiting for me at home.

I just received the magazine and letter, and I was so happy that I wanted to come over and tell you first. "

After the excitement subsided, Chen Weimin realized that he had delayed the Sheng family's meal.So he hurriedly said goodbye and left in a hurry.

"What a good young man. If he is healthy, Bao Buqi will take the college entrance examination and go to university with the second and third children in our family.

Otherwise, it’s time to recruit workers to work, and it’s time to get a wife. "

Looking at Chen Weimin's hurried away figure, Zhang Shuzhen couldn't help but sigh.

“Mom, everyone has his own destiny.

If Wei Min was in good health, he might be like others, just playing and being naughty all day long, and not putting so much effort into reading and writing.

If he was healthy, he would have gone to the mountains and countryside to become an educated youth like us, work in an educated youth team, and then recruit workers.

In that case, there would be no current writer Chen Weimin. "

That's why it is said that good and bad fortunes depend on each other. There are no absolutes in this world. Only when there are accidents can there be a turn for the better.

"That's what I say, but Minzi is already quite old, and he still doesn't have a partner yet.

Your Aunt Chen often talks about it in front of me, and she cries whenever I mention it. "

Zhang Shuzhen sighed. As a mother, what she cares about is never how successful her son will be.

Their wish is only for their children to be healthy and safe throughout their lives.

"Mom, don't worry, Minzi will definitely be able to find a wife in the future.

In the future, he will become a famous writer in our bureau, with a job and status. Do you think any girl will like him? "

In his previous life, Chen Weimin married a healthy and beautiful daughter-in-law, so there was no need to worry about these things.

Although Zhang Shuzhen didn't quite believe her son's statement, she didn't dwell on it anymore.

The family quickly finished their meal and packed up, and then sisters Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Yunfei took the time to read and review.

The two of them will take the high school entrance examination in a while. During this critical period, they cannot relax at all.

"Dad, I want to go into the mountains to find Huahua, but I'm a little worried about it."

Sheng Xiping was thinking about Huahua and was a little worried, fearing that something might happen to Huahua.

"Where are you going to find it? Do you have a target?
There are big woods around here. It burrows into the woods and finds a corner to hide. Where can you find it?
This time is not like winter, and you can still follow the footsteps. Our dog is afraid of it, and it is impossible to lead you to find the tiger. "

Sheng Liancheng took a puff of cigarette and sighed.

(End of this chapter)