Chapter 1145

When Wang An left the rice and white flour, Shi Suo naturally tried to block him and refused, and Shi Suo's wife also tried to stop him.

When Wang An said very boldly that there was a bumper harvest of grain this year and that all these relatives and friends had to be given some rice and flour to taste, Shi Suo finally accepted.

Leaving Shi Suo's house, Wang An looked at his watch and felt that at this time, Fang Xiue must have already started work. Consequently, Wang An drove the four-wheeled tractor toward the county government courtyard.

To be honest, driving a four-wheeled tractor loaded with grain everywhere is really very inconvenient; it's mainly because this thing is too damn conspicuous, like a "conspicuous bag."

Arriving at the county government courtyard, Wang An didn't say a word and just smiled as he lit a cigarette for the gatekeeper, Old Cao. There was no help for it; if you didn't give this old man a cigarette, he wouldn't get things done for you, which was quite frustrating.

Sure enough, after smoking a few puffs, Old Man Cao said with a smile:

"Young man, you're looking for Wu Dong, right?"

Wang An immediately nodded and smiled:

"Yes, could you please help me call him, Uncle?"

The old man took a few more puffs of the cigarette before saying with a smile:

"Ah, alright, I'll go find him for you right now."

It must be said, this old man was actually quite interesting; it was mainly because his requirements weren't high—a single cigarette could make him quite happy.

Wang An waited at the gate for less than 5 minutes before Wu Dong ran out from inside the courtyard. Seeing Wang An at the gate, Wu Dong was quite happy.

As soon as they met, Wu Dong said with a smile:

"Oh, I've been so busy these days. It's been a long time since we all gathered, hasn't it?"

Wang An nodded and smiled:

"Yes, I knew you were busy, so I didn't dare to look for you. Hahahaha..."

Wu Dong smiled:

"It'll be soon. In another half a month, I'll be basically done. Once we're done, we must have a good gathering. Hahaha..."

After some brief pleasantries, Wang An said:

"I came here today specifically to bring you some rice and white flour. We had a bumper harvest this year, and we harvested quite a lot of rice and wheat, so I brought some for you guys to taste. Hehehe..."

Wu Dong frowned slightly and said:

"You should just keep the grain for yourselves. Don't you think about it? Can we, this group of people, be short of grain to eat? It's not easy for you to harvest some grain throughout the year. After handing in the public grain and then sending some to us, how much can your family have left?"

Wang An said with a smile:

"Isn't it a bumper harvest this year? If it were a poor harvest, I wouldn't send it to you even if you asked me to. Hahaha..."

Wu Dong continued to wave his hand:

"Really, no need. You guys aren't issued grain coupons every month, and the whole family relies on this little bit of grain for the year. Hurry and take it back. Wang Shuai, Liang Zi, and Qiang Zi will definitely not want it either."

Pausing for a moment, Wu Dong said with a smile:

"If you brought some green sheep, yellow sheep, or roe deer, we would definitely want them. Hahahaha... Forget about the grain, really, giving us grain is purely redundant."

Seeing that Wu Dong really didn't want it, Wang An tentatively said:

"How about you just keep a little bit? And then you can all taste it? This is newly processed rice and white flour. Just smelling it before cooking is so fragrant."

Wu Dong said skeptically:

"Is it that mysterious? I eat it every day, and I feel it's just like that."

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Wang An said somewhat exaggeratedly:

"Then you definitely haven't eaten this kind of new rice. Let me tell you, this thing—starting from the day the grain is harvested, the fragrance of this rice fades day by day. If you leave it for two more years, there won't be any fragrance left at all."

Actually, it's not just rice; the vast majority of food is like this. It's definitely better when it's fresh than when it's been stored for a long time.

Being told this by Wang An, Wu Dong was clearly moved, so he said:

"Then how about you leave some for us? I'll also taste how fragrant this newly harvested rice is."

Wang An said with a face full of confidence:

"It must be fragrant, so fragrant that you won't even want to eat the dishes. You can eat two big bowls just by eating the rice alone. Hahahaha..."

As he spoke, Wang An wanted to unload the rice, but Wu Dong hurriedly stopped him:

"Wait a moment, I'll go drive the car over. Carrying it like this is so tiring."

After Wu Dong finished speaking, he ran into the courtyard.

Soon, Wu Dong came out driving his big jeep. After Wu Dong got out of the car, Wang An asked:

"It's not far to your house, are you driving to work?"

Wu Dong said with a helpless face:

"No choice. You're lucky today that you caught me returning to the unit for a meeting; otherwise, you wouldn't even see my shadow."

Wang An didn't ask what Wu Dong was busy with now, but asked with a smile:

"Your car is quite good. Do you guys have any connections to get one for me too? Now that the cold weather is here, riding the sidecar is too miserable—it's freezing cold."

Wu Dong opened the trunk and said with a smile:

"What? You want to buy a car too? This thing is really not cheap."

Hearing this, Wang An said with a face full of arrogance:

"That's what you say, as if I'm short on money. Let me tell you, Brother Wu, here, no matter what it is, as long as it has a price, it's fine."

Actually, the reason Wang An wanted to buy a car was, on one hand, for convenience when going out, and on the other hand, because Mu Xueqing was about to give birth.

For Mu Xueqing's delivery, Wang An didn't want her to give birth at home; he wanted to take her to the hospital.

Although in this era, there was very little talk of going to the hospital to give birth, Wang An didn't care about that. It was mainly because going to the hospital was so safe.

Besides, Mu Xueqing was nine times out of ten carrying twins; how dangerous it would be to give birth at home!

If there were any small accidents, to hell with it.

Wu Dong couldn't help but laugh out loud upon hearing this:

"Oh, damn, when it comes to showing off, it still has to be you, Wang An. The way you show off is simply invincible."

Wang An moved the rice down from the four-wheeled tractor and, while loading it into Wu Dong's jeep, said with a grin:

"Can you handle this small matter or not?"

Wu Dong suddenly looked left and right, and then said in a voice that only the two of them could hear:

"A while ago, for the sake of the exercise, we went through channels and got a batch of modified GAZ vehicles from the Russians. Now that the exercise is over, they want to sell these vehicles to the local area. If you have any ideas, I can get you one."

Calling it "channels" was actually smuggling, and those who understood, understood. After all, if they went through regular procedures, the Russians wouldn't dare to sell things like cars to this side at this time.

Wang An's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Wu Dong say again:

"Because it's going through channels, the other side said new cars are too conspicuous and they're afraid of getting into trouble, so the exterior of this batch of cars isn't great, but the inside is all good—brand new."

Wang An said with a face full of excitement:

"No problem, as long as the core is fine. How much for one? You must get me one."

Thanks to "Climbing Wall Swordsman" for the tip, thank you, thank you!

Wishing you, big brother, happiness every day and great wealth, may you always be smiling and have good luck!

(End of chapter)