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Chapter 648 - 304 Just a Little Trick_2

Chapter 648: Chapter 304 Just a Little Trick_2

The group was stunned for a moment before they burst into laughter.

Old Ou and his friends used to be up to no good, meddling in eccentric things. In fact, these were all street scams—like tricks with chopsticks and ropes, guessing the number of seeds or swallowing iron balls—popular because people weren’t very knowledgeable back in the day. But if you look closely, these tricks are essentially meaningless.

Gong Hanqing, who had just returned from school at noon, suddenly laughed. Raising his hand in a playful manner, he said, "I’ve got half of one left here from a performance at school today. Come on, watch me do the ’eating nails’ trick!"

Having spent a lot of time working in the cattle farm, not only had he grown physically stronger, but his personality had also become more cheerful. He was now joking around with everyone.

Except for Yan Fei and Xu Xiaoyan, probably everyone had seen his performance countless times. Who’s going to watch it again? Gong Hanqing was left alone holding half of his ’nail,’ shouting, "Hey, this is the last performance, the last piece left. If you don’t watch it now, you’ll miss out for good..."

No one paid him any attention anymore, and everyone laughed all the more. The more he shouted, the less anyone looked at him. Yan Fei was not interested in watching him pretend to eat candy. He walked into the house and kicked at the two dogs, "Out, out! You’ve been cooped up here half the day. Go out and have some fun!"

The opportunity finally came for Miss Xu Xiaoyan to talk with Yan Fei, she asked cheerfully, "Did the deal go through?"

"Of course, it won’t cost much, so it’s better to get it done sooner rather than later. I’ll have to talk to Zhang Hui about hiring a professional technician for this." Yan Fei nodded.

"Exactly!" The girl agreed. "From now on we can say that our cattle farm is high-tech. Sounds good, right?"

Having seen a lot, Yan Fei was not so naive as to say that he wanted this technology just for its practicality. Practicality is one thing, but it also sounds good in terms of reputation. For example, when it comes to building a house, Ma Yongming’s construction team is considering purchasing some machinery. Although it increases the cost, having machinery makes the work easier and garners a good reputation, something a small, labor-intensive construction team cannot compete with.

Take floor leveling for example. Even if you’re a humble construction team, if you whip out a rebound hammer during a business negotiation and ask the client to check the strength of your concrete sample, people will consider you professional and they’ll be more confident in your work, right?

Just as the two were talking inside the house, they heard the dogs, which had just run out, start barking. Then someone shouted, "Anyone here? Who’s inside the farm, get these dogs away!"

When Yan Fei and the young woman went out to see what was happening, they saw a young man with a briefcase, being eyed by two big dogs, standing at the entrance, not daring to step in. They called the two dogs back and Yan Fei asked, "Who are you looking for?"

"I’m looking for the boss here, I’m from the city’s pharmaceutical factory. I came to talk to your boss about something." As soon as the dogs left, the young man approached, talking and getting out his cigarettes at the same time. "I heard you raise earthworms here, right?"

"I’m the boss, and I’m the one raising the earthworms." Yan Fei’s tone was not too friendly when he heard the man was from a pharmaceutical factory. "Did you send someone new over? Last time, there were two people from your factory who came to buy bezoars."

The young man looked surprised as he heard this, "Wait, are you the one keeping the tigers too? I was delivering medicine to the countryside, and heard someone was raising earthworms from here, so I dropped by to ask. The issue you’re mentioning, I know about it. But we’re dealing with different matters. Those are the leaders, while I just run errands. They have nothing to do with me..."

After that, he explained again, "My name is Chen Liqiang, I’m a salesperson. The incident last time has nothing to do with me. I’m not even a full-time worker in the factory. I’m a temporary worker. I run errands and do the dirty and tiring work. I earn the least, and the factory can fire me anytime. The two who came last time were the leaders, they have nothing to do with me..."

This young man named Chen Liqiang was speaking, but his regret was deeper than words could describe.

The story of how the two leaders from the factory were chased by rural dwellers when they came down to conduct some private business had been the talk of the factory folks. The incident had since blown over, but the factory people were still discussing it, clearly demonstrating that rural areas were not to be messed around with. If one gets entangled with a tough character, not only would no profit be made, but one would also end up in an embarrassing situation.

Before coming here, he didn’t inquire properly. Hearing that someone here was rearing worms, he had come hastily. If he had known that the worm rearer was the one who had foiled the two leaders previously, he wouldn’t have come here for all the money in the world.

Although he hadn’t been on many delivery trips, he knew who to mess with and who to avoid. Generally, when dealing with local bullies while being out and about, it was better to stay as far away from them as possible. If one inadvertently offended them, getting beaten up would just be the least of their worries. These local bullies had numerous ways to cause harm!

The key point is that he came here in the name of the factory, planning to do some private business. Thinking about what may happen if the situation later turns sour, Chen Liqiang hardly dares to speak.

Seeing this young man in front of him continually trying to disassociate himself from the two people who came previously without getting down to the main purpose of his visit, Yan Fei was getting impatient. He asked bluntly, "Quickly tell me what you’re here for. Are you looking to buy worms? As long as you’re not planning to buy them for a dime for two catties, come in and we can discuss this. If you’re planning the same thing as those two, it’s not too late to leave now..."

Hearing Yan Fei say this, Chen Liqiang was almost ready to turn around and leave. However, as soon as he thought about leaving, he remembered the plans he had made before coming here, which gave him second thoughts about running away.

After hesitating for a while, he braced himself and bluntly stated, "I also want to do some private business. Our wages are too low, and I’m getting married soon, so I want to earn some extra money. You raise worms, so you must know they’re used in medicinal concoctions. I often run around delivering medicine and thought of discussing with you about me selling dried worms at a local medicine store. You can easily find out for yourself the prices at which the medicine stores sell their products, so I can’t deceive you. I just want to earn a runner’s fee. But I don’t have the capital to start with..."

As he spoke, Chen Liqiang started feeling guilty. With no capital and still intending to discuss a partnership, wouldn’t he be beaten for such a proposal?

Originally, he thought that as a rural farmer, in the name of the municipal pharmaceutical factory, it would be easy to run a few jins of dried worms on credit. Once he got his hands on the goods, he would process it and then, leveraging the name of the pharmaceutical factory, sell the products at various medicine stores. If he repeatedly did this, he would naturally make a profit.

Of course, he was planning to use the name of the factory, but he was not intending to cheat or deceive, so he had nothing to fear.

But he never expected to meet the so-called ’hard nut to crack’ during his first attempt. He was already feeling guilty and didn’t have the startup capital. So, while talking, he was feeling extremely anxious. Being ready to flee as soon as the other party turned against him...

Watching this guy on the other side talking while preparing to run, Yan Fei found it somewhat frustrating. Am I that scary? But he was curious about the selling price of worms as a medicinal ingredient, so he asked, "I sell these worms to feed factories in the provincial city, and that price isn’t low. How much more can you offer if you sell them as medicine components?"

Chen Liqiang, who was ready to escape, almost ran away when he heard Yan Fei speak.

Fortunately, upon hearing the word ’price’, he instinctively replied, "I heard that the large-scale purchasing price from other places at the factory is around fifty or sixty yuan per catty. The wholesale price in the city’s Chinese Medicine Store should rise to seventy or eighty yuan per catty..."

"Then it doesn’t even match the price I sell to the feed factories!" Yan Fei lost interest upon hearing this.

He had thought he could make a hefty profit, like selling beef at several times its price! However, the offered price was even lower than what the feed factories were paying him. At least, the factories were promptly paying him well, unlike this guy who clearly intended to buy on credit, considering he had no capital.