Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 1517 - 729: Encounter with Bandits

Chapter 1517: Chapter 729: Encounter with Bandits

"Cousin, let me drive for a while!" Lin Haihu was like a monk reciting scriptures, nagging behind Yan Fei over and over again. "Aren’t you tired after driving for so long? Let me take over for a bit so you can rest!"

"Fine, you drive. But just so you know, if you drive it into a ditch, you’ll have to work in the field to compensate for my car," Yan Fei said, exasperated.

"Don’t worry, I promise nothing will happen," Lin Haihu assured him with excited vows.

"I want to sit up front with Brother Huzi too," Yan Chao also got excited.

"You just sit in the back and sleep properly, stop thinking about playing around," Yan Fei scolded his brother, beginning to doubt whether it was a mistake to start driving at the halfway point.

He thought kids would sleep once in the car, but the little guy was riding at night for the first time and excited about going out to play, so naturally, he wasn’t sleepy. Now, almost at Provincial City, there wasn’t the slightest sign of sleepiness.

"Don’t keep scolding him; he’s still a kid. You don’t even know how to be lenient with him," Xu Xiaoyan said, consoling the slightly aggrieved little one. "Come, Xiaochao, sit with your sister. We can play a game, and let your brother sit up front by himself."

"No way, I have to sit in the back," Yan Fei unceremoniously squeezed to the back seat. "Brother Huzi, be careful when you drive. If something really happens, I can’t look after you."

"Don’t worry, don’t worry," Lin Haihu was so excited that he roared off with the car as soon as he started driving.

Usually, this guy secretly drove countless times on the field, whether it was several vans, Mercedes-Benz, or Jeeps, there wasn’t one he hadn’t driven. Now driving was really quite decent.

Seeing this, Yan Fei felt a bit reassured and watched his wife soothe his brother, starting to think about the trip to Provincial City.

One thing on his mind was the call from Wang Yongcheng, who said he wanted to stock up some red bricks for him; another was that the foreigner Will’s new restaurant was about to open, and he wanted Yan Fei to go and sign a new supply contract.

Originally, Yan Fei wasn’t interested in red bricks, but Wang Yongcheng had said that right now, Provincial City was banning red bricks – the reason for the ban was clear, firing red bricks used clay, which destroyed arable land. Moreover, firing red bricks required coal, and although Provincial City’s development couldn’t catch up with coastal cities, it was still a provincial capital—how could it allow the surrounding farmland to be littered with pits and heaps from brick kilns, the black smoke billowing?

But red bricks had passed the test of history, creating sturdy and durable houses that could withstand the elements, so builders were reluctant to give them up, trying to stockpile as much as possible before the ban. As for the future, they were certainly going to be used as everyone still believed in red bricks, so they would just have to be transported from more remote areas.

There was no helping it; skyscrapers weren’t yet popular in Provincial City, and most residential buildings were still low-rise, with red bricks being the best choice.

Wang Yongcheng meant well, saying he would prepare some for Yan Fei first. They could be used later, or he could sell them to someone else if not needed. After all, these things weren’t short of buyers.

Yan Fei thought that was fine; the trip was just to check out the situation.

As for Will’s new restaurant, it had been under renovation for a while; Yan Fei had seen it before, located near the most central square in Provincial City, an even better location than before. The two had been dealing with each other for several years; Will was quite trustworthy, and he had never made Yan Fei chase payments over the years, so Yan Fei didn’t worry too much about signing the contract – after all, he was never afraid of others owing him.

Lin Haihu drove rather steadily, having practiced even tollbooth payments on the way, safely driving to the edge of Provincial City before somewhat reluctantly letting Yan Fei take over.

By the time the big Jeep arrived near the old experimental field, Yan Fei could already see heaps of red bricks stacked on his land. Moreover, a small excavator was working overnight nearby, seemingly for digging trenches and laying foundations for wall construction.

Yan Fei didn’t disturb the construction workers; he drove straight to the entrance, and when his car stopped, a young construction worker, spotting the vehicle, immediately tossed his cigarette butt and hurried over: "Are you Boss Yan? I work with Brother Cheng; you can just call me Xiao Wang."

"That’s me, did Old Wang mention me to you?" Yan Fei asked with a smile. "You guys are working so late at night, and you’re not worried about disturbing others?"

"He mentioned, he mentioned. Brother Cheng was worried you’d come over and we wouldn’t recognize you, so he specially told me about both of your cars," the young man responded agilely. "Working on this site doesn’t cause any trouble; Brother Cheng has already sorted it out with the people above, and they all say it’s not a problem. Actually, us working at night is even better. See, those who work night shifts and pass through here feel especially reassured seeing someone around, right?"

That was true; this place was indeed a bit remote, not only were they not afraid of construction noise bothering anyone, but having a group of people working could indeed bolster the courage of those afraid to walk at night.

"That’s good," Yan Fei asked again. "So what are you guys up to now?"

"We’re unloading bricks!" The young man answered casually before he seemed to catch the meaning of Yan Fei’s question. "Oh, you mean the wall construction, right? Brother Cheng said, it wouldn’t look good to have heaps of bricks lying around, so we might as well build them into walls. Once we make a big circle with the wall and build it thicker, we can store a lot more bricks. Once there’s a wall, we can stock more bricks inside without it being noticeable, and it looks better too."

"Old Wang didn’t say anything over the phone; I didn’t expect his arrangement to be quite good," Yan Fei said with a smile. "Do you want to come in for a cup of tea?"