Chapter 18: These people are crazy

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Li Yihu was obviously also a bit embarrassed.

This person was someone he got after asking several friends.

At this moment.

Li Yihu also looked at Li Jiaci with a troubled expression.

Li Jiaci merely gave him a noncommittal glance.

Yihu!

From now on, we don't need to take back customers who aren't sincere about doing business.

Receiving them is really a waste of breath!

Li Jiaci glanced at the middle-aged fat man, then turned to Zhang Chuqiang and said, "Chu Qiang, send the person back wherever they came from."

Okay.

Zhang Chuqiang responded and then walked up to the fat man.

"Brother Zhang, come with me, I'll send you back."

The fat man glared hard at Li Jiaci, let out a cold snort, and flicked his sleeves as he left.

Lu San, who had been watching everything from the side, rolled his eyes, then gave a dry laugh and said to Li Jiaci, "Brother Jiaci, if there's nothing else I'll go first; you keep busy."

After saying that,

Lu San then hurriedly ran out.

And his target, of course, was that Brother Zhang.

"Brother Zhang, Brother Zhang, wait a moment."

Lu San waved his hand and said, "I have business to discuss with you; it's not too late to talk first and then leave."

Looking at Lu San's behavior.

Li Jiaci couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.

No wonder this guy loses money in business.

With his attitude, it would be strange if he could make money in business.

At the same time.

Li Yihu also came to Li Jiaci's side.

His gaze toward Li Jiaci carried a hint of resentment.

Brother!

Li Yihu said, "Our timber is also a bit too expensive."

Li Jiaci glanced at Li Yihu.

It's expensive now.

But at most in two more days.

Then you'll know whether it's expensive or cheap.

Having said that, Li Jiaci didn't care what Li Yihu thought, jumped down from the timber stack, and went back to the house to sleep.

Watching Li Jiaci's back.

Li Yihu let out a heavy sigh.

Alright, second brother.

Liu Jiang reached out and patted Li Yihu's shoulder, saying, "Since our older brother dares to ask this price, he must have his reasons."

We're just younger brothers; we just need to follow our older brother.

Could it be that you still think our older brother would harm us few?

How could that be.

Li Yihu sighed again and said, "I just feel that our older brother's asking price isn't reasonable; after all, the most expensive timber outside sells for only 150, yet he directly asks for 500—who would buy that?"

Hearing him say that,

Liu Jiang also remained silent.

Actually, he also thought Li Jiaci's pricing was a bit unreasonable.

However, Li Jiaci has already laid down his words; as his younger brothers, they naturally must unconditionally trust this elder brother.

Originally.

Li Jiaci had said it would be as short as three days, as long as seven.

In fact, they didn't wait that long; the next morning, while they were asleep, someone knocked on the gate.

Li Yihu groggily got up from bed, pushed open the door, and went out.

Who's there?

What's with the knocking so early in the morning? Are you trying to rush us to our deaths?

Boss!

Outside, a man in his thirties jumped up and down, saying, "I see you have plenty of timber in your yard—are you selling it?"

We're selling!

Li Yihu, a bit impatient, said, "The best is five hundred per unit, a bit better is four hundred, medium is three hundred, and worse is two hundred."

He directly repeated Li Jiaci's words.

After saying that, he hardly thought about it and immediately wanted to close the door and go back inside.

In his view, the price his older brother set was already outrageously high—how could anyone actually buy it?

But just as he was about to close the door,

The person outside suddenly said, "Can I first have a look at the timber?"

'Ah?'

Li Yihu thought he had misheard.

'You really want to buy?'

'Really.'

The man said, 'If the timber meets the requirements, I'll pull a cartload right away!'

Li Yihu felt a bit suspicious.

He faintly felt that this person might be teasing him.

But he ended up opening the door and, as if possessed, began showing the person around the timber pile.

'The left side is the best.'

Li Yihu casually introduced, 'This side is a bit better, this is medium, and that side is a bit worse.'

'Hmm…'

After looking around, the man said, 'No wonder the boss dares to ask such a high price—this is all top-grade birch.'

Li Yihu curled his lips: 'You're saying all that nicely—how much do you want?'

Seeing the person silent.

Li Yihu felt more and more that his guess was right—this guy was just here to joke around, so he prepared to go back and continue sleeping.

At that moment.

The man suddenly said, 'How about this: I don't have that much money on me, so I'll first take twenty cubic meters of the best.'

'But I can leave a two‑thousand deposit, you hold twenty cubic meters of the best for me, and I'll come pick it up this afternoon.'

The man added specifically, 'If I don't come, that two‑thousand will be a free gift to you!'

'You really want to buy?'

Li Yihu looked at the man before him as if he were a monster.

So expensive, yet someone's buying? Did this person have his head caught in the door when he left?

'Of course.'

'Since I said I'd buy, I definitely will.'

The man looked around and asked, 'Um, boss, can you open your gate? I'd like to drive the truck in—it'll be easier to load the timber.'

'Yes, yes.'

Li Yihu was a bit slow to react.

He never expected that even the outrageous price his older brother set would find a buyer.

Though he couldn't understand it, he still went to open the gate for the man and then helped load the timber onto the truck.

After the man drove his truck away.

Li Yihu still stood there, dazed, clutching a stack of cash.

At that moment.

Liu Jiang and Zhao Chen, awakened by the earlier commotion, also walked out of the room.

'Second brother!'

Liu Jiang rubbed his eyes and asked, 'What just happened?'

If I didn't missee.

Was someone driving away?

Zhao Chen also asked, 'Did someone just come to buy timber?'

Hearing the two voices.

Li Yihu only then came to his senses and nodded at the two.

'How much did we sell?'

Twenty cubic meters, and we took a deposit for twenty cubic meters.

'Whoa!'

'Finally we see some return money.'

Zhao Chen said, 'One cubic meter is two hundred, so forty cubic meters is eight thousand.'

'No!'

Li Yihu shook his head: 'Not eight thousand.'

'Ah?'

Zhao Chen and Liu Jiang both froze.

'No way, second brother?'

'You wouldn't have sold the timber at a discount, would you?'

Zhao Chen widened his eyes: 'If the old man finds out, he'll definitely kick your ass.'

'What the hell are you thinking?'

Li Yihu also glared at him: 'I'm selling exactly as the older brother demanded, and I'm not selling the low‑grade two‑hundred‑per‑cubic‑meter stuff—I'm selling the best at five hundred per cubic meter.'

'What?'

Zhao Chen's eyes widened even more.

The sleepiness on Liu Jiang's face vanished in an instant.

'So, those forty cubic meters— isn't that twenty thousand?'

'Yeah.'

Li Yihu held the banknote and waved it at them: "Now ten thousand is already in hand, they also left two thousand cash for us, let us keep twenty units for him, definitely don't sell it to others."

Hearing this.

These three people fell silent; are these people crazy?