Chapter 1146

Wu Dong looked into Wang An's eyes, seemingly unable to open his mouth, so he just spread his five fingers and held out a palm.

Wang An understood instantly upon seeing Wu Dong's gesture, but he couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows several times.

Because Wu Dong's gesture clearly meant 50,000 yuan.

A GAZ vehicle brought in through channels, with a rough exterior, might have cost less than 20,000 when it arrived, but the selling price after they were done with it was actually a staggering 50,000 yuan. Damn! This is too damn black-hearted!

No wonder a Santana could be priced at over 200,000 three years later; it's likely all these guys' doing.

One must know that in this era, the sum of 50,000 yuan was simply an astronomical figure, so even Wang An was somewhat hesitant.

The key was that a car was really of no great use to Wang An.

However, thinking that Mu Xueqing was about to give birth and that his own flesh and blood from two lifetimes was about to arrive in this world, Wang An gritted his teeth and finally decided to buy it.

The main thing was that the distance from Wang An's home to the county town was a full 30-plus li, and Mu Xueqing's due date was in the winter. In such a situation, whether it was a sidecar, a four-wheeled tractor, or a horse-drawn sled, it would take a significant amount of time to get there.

Going to the hospital was barely acceptable, as adults have strong cold resistance, but a newborn baby, no matter how thickly wrapped, could be frozen through in the Northeast winter.

So, even if it was just for the sake of the child, Wang An decided he had to buy the car. The main thing was that Wang An wasn't short of money.

After hesitating for a moment, Wang An continued to smile in his arrogant way and said:

"Fine, 50,000 is 50,000. Money is no problem. By the way, does the car have a heater?"

Cars in this era basically didn't have heaters or air conditioning. Not only did they lack these two things, but they didn't even have power steering; driving for a day could exhaust a person.

But precisely because of this, drivers in this era had very strong arms.

Seeing Wang An hesitate, Wu Dong joked:

"I thought 50,000 yuan was nothing to you. Hahahaha... You're not that great either, hahaha..."

After teasing Wang An, Wu Dong laughed happily.

Wang An said very honestly:

"That's what you say, but I didn't earn 50,000 yuan in this whole year of work. One car is 50,000, so I definitely have to think about it."

It was mainly because, in Wang An's view, those windfalls couldn't be counted, because windfalls are called windfalls precisely because they aren't earned through labor.

Wu Dong stopped laughing and said:

"Don't say that, the car actually has a heater. You won't be cold driving in the winter."

Wang An nodded and said:

"Then when can I drive the car?"

It must be said, having a car of his own in this era, Wang An still had some small expectations.

Wu Dong thought for a while and said:

"The day after tomorrow. I should have nothing to do on the afternoon of the day after tomorrow, so I'll handle this for you. By the way, prepare the money in advance. This thing doesn't allow for credit, and my face won't work for that."

Wang An placed the last bag of rice on the back seat of the car and said:

"Oh, I definitely won't forget the money. By the way, Brother Wu, don't you guys want the white flour? This white flour is also very good; whatever you make with it tastes delicious."

According to Wu Dong's request, Wang An and Wu Dong loaded 4 bags, which was 200 jin of rice, into Wu Dong's car. As for Zhang Shuya and Sun Nian's, Wang An planned to deliver them personally.

After Wang An finished speaking, Wu Dong shook his head and said:

"Forget about the white flour. I can't taste any difference in that thing; I feel they're all the same."

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Wang An re-tied the rope on the four-wheeled tractor and then remembered to ask:

"Brother Wu, I brought back the chainsaw I borrowed from you. Can you exchange it for another one for me?"

Wu Dong was stunned upon hearing this and said in disbelief:

"What's wrong with this one? Is it broken?"

Wang An said:

"No, this one is very good. It's just that I'm afraid you guys will do an inventory, so I returned this one. Can you exchange it for another one for me to use?"

Who would have thought Wu Dong would wave his hand and say:

"If it's not broken, why exchange it? Just keep using it. If our unit needs it, I'll look for you. Inventory is fine; who knows, maybe one day they'll forget about it, and by then they'll just report it as damaged."

It must be said, Wu Dong's power is truly awesome; a chainsaw is borrowed out, and even a major event like inventory can be treated as nothing.

Just as the two were talking, a middle-aged man suddenly ran out from the courtyard and called to Wu Dong:

"Minister Wu, the meeting is about to start."

Wu Dong turned back and answered:

"Yes, I know, I'm going back now."

Turning his head, Wu Dong said to Wang An:

"Don't forget the afternoon of the day after tomorrow. I won't keep you any longer; I'm really quite busy."

Wang An waved his hand and said:

"Yes, go ahead and get busy. I'm leaving now too."

Bidding farewell to Wu Dong, Wang An went to the Public Security Bureau, but Sun Nian had gone on a mission, and Zhang Shuya, this big bureau chief, was still very busy. I don't know why Sun Xianghuo could be so leisurely when he was the bureau chief.

It must be said, this is very likely because Zhang Shuya is too conscientious; many things are done personally, so it's no wonder she's busy.

Therefore, Wang An just left a bag of rice and a bag of white flour for Zhang Shuya and Sun Nian each, and then drove away directly.

Passing by the market, Wang An discovered someone selling mutton, so he bought two jin of mutton and 5 jin of lamb spine, and drove toward Fang Xiue's house.

At this time, Fang Xiue was not at home, and today was not her day off, so after arriving at Fang Xiue's house, Wang An found the spare key hidden under a stone outside the gate, opened the gate, and drove the four-wheeled tractor directly into the courtyard.

Immediately after, Wang An found the house key under a brick in the storage shed, opened the door, and started a fire to cook and stew the bones.

These two places where the keys were kept were told to Wang An by Fang Xiue, so that if Wang An came over when Fang Xiue hadn't finished work, he could enter the house directly.

And the reason the keys were kept in separate places was because Fang Xiue said that if the gate key were discovered by someone, the thief still wouldn't be able to enter the house.

Remembering when Fang Xiue said this, Wang An laughed for a long time. Mainly because in the eyes of someone like Wang An, a lock is actually just a decoration—it's purely something to guard against gentlemen, not villains.

Because, to be honest, as long as you give Wang An a piece of wire, picking a lock is simply not too simple.

Even without this skill, prying a lock isn't something that can be called difficult for anyone; three hammer blows, and a normal lock can be smashed to pieces.

Of course, this refers to an external lock; if it's an internal lock, you still need tools.

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)