Chapter 112: Conditions

Chen Guoqiang slapped his thigh; last night, he seemed to have boasted and promised to give the Rolling Mill an extra 50% share, and thinking of this, he was dumbfounded.

"Knock, knock, knock, Director."

"Xiao Wang, come in quickly and tell me about last night."

"..."

"This, Director..."

"Stop talking nonsense, speak quickly."

"Last night, you and Zhang Ping'an were acting like brothers. He said there was only a 30% extra share, but you wouldn't agree, insisting on giving 50%, and even said that not agreeing was looking down on you, his brother."

"..."

"Why didn't you stop me last night?"

"I couldn't stop you..."

"Forget it, go to work first. By the way, how is my brother Ping'an—ah, phew—how is Xiao Zhang?"

"He's fine, he woke up a long time ago and is wandering around."

Zhang Ping'an had woken up early. After Jia Dongxu got drunk last night, he had helped him into the room, incidentally fed him two mouthfuls of Space Water, and placed a Tea Mug and snacks by the head of the bed.

Jia Dongxu had barely eaten anything last night before getting drunk, and Zhang Ping'an had been busy debating the crowd and couldn't look after him.

In the morning, Zhang Ping'an ate and drank his fill, bought quite a few special delicacies to stock up, and then strolled leisurely to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative. When he arrived, Chen Guoqiang had already arrived.

"Ahem, Director Chen, you're awake. Yesterday..."

"Xiao Zhang, you didn't drink well yesterday, let's continue drinking tonight." Chen Guoqiang didn't give Zhang Ping'an a chance to continue, and added,

"The list you finished checking yesterday is already being packed and can be sent out today. Take the rest back and keep checking it. We'll see each other tonight, no missing out. I still have things to do, I have to go out." Before Zhang Ping'an could answer, Chen Guoqiang slipped away.

"..."

"Hey, no, Chen..."

Zhang Ping'an was speechless. How afraid was this Chen Guoqiang of him bringing up yesterday's matter? He knew in his heart that it was impossible to give a 50% extra share; 20% was already very good.

Chen Guoqiang did indeed have an urgent matter: he had to find a few heavy drinkers before dinner to get Zhang Ping'an drunk, and then propose the 20% share; that way, everyone would save face.

A man from Jilin Province is as good as his word, but he really didn't have that much stock, so he could only let Zhang Ping'an open his mouth himself.

In the evening, at the same private room as last night, Chen Guoqiang was already waiting with six burly men. Seeing this, Zhang Ping'an roughly guessed a bit of Chen Guoqiang's intentions.

"Um, Director Chen, I haven't fully sobered up from yesterday's wine yet. How about we don't drink today?"

"Not being sober is good—ah, no."

"Ahem, there's nothing to do tonight, how can we not drink? Come, come, come, drink two bowls first to moisten your throat."

"..."

"That's right, Brother Ping'an, if you don't drink well, people will think we in Jilin Province don't know how to host guests. Come, drink." The others also chimed in one after another.

There was no other way, so Zhang Ping'an had to risk his life to keep the gentleman company. After drinking seven bowls, he feigned drunkenness, and finally, under Chen Guoqiang's guidance, successfully reached the deal for a 20% share.

After sending Zhang Ping'an back to his room, the group started chatting again.

"Phew~ Director, is everyone from Sijiucheng such a heavy drinker? Or is Brother Ping'an an exception?"

"That must be an exception. Look at that Xiao Jia; he drank two bowls last night and still hasn't recovered. Come to think of it, it's not very honorable of us, but we still have to look out for the others."

"If it were before, we would have had to give Brother Ping'an 30% at least. Sigh, you guys look after him these two days and try to satisfy any requests he has."

"Yes, Director."

Seeing Zhang Ping'an being helped back, Jia Dongxu hurried up to take him over.

"Uncle, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, just a bit bloated from drinking too much."

"..."

"Go inside and talk."

After Jia Dongxu closed the door, Zhang Ping'an whispered,

"This time we can get an extra 20% share. For these two days, let's keep a low profile and pretend to be suffering from a hangover."

"Alright, Uncle. Successfully obtaining the supplies is already very good, and having an extra 20% is already a lot."

"That's true."

For two consecutive days, Zhang Ping'an ate and stayed in his room, only returning to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative on the third day.

"Director Chen, I'm sorry."

"Hahaha, it's fine, Brother Ping'an. It's not easy for anyone; this older brother understands. You did your best that night, and the extra 20% I promised you still counts."

"Really? Then many thanks, Director Chen."

"Eh~ just call me Brother Chen from now on."

"Alright, in private, I will call you Brother Chen."

"Hahaha, good. After you verify the list, you can ship the goods at any time, and then stay here and have a good time for a few days."

"Alright, many thanks, Director Chen. I'll go report the good news to our Section Chief first."

"Hahaha, good, go ahead." This little brother is not bad; he knows when to advance and retreat.

Zhang Ping'an immediately called Zhu Weiguo to tell him the good news.

"Good, good, good. Zhang Ping'an, I'll request a commendation for you when you return this time."

"Alright, many thanks, Section Chief." The two chatted briefly, and Zhu Weiguo indicated that the payment would arrive immediately.

For the next two days, Zhang Ping'an spent his time verifying the list, only becoming free on the third day.

"Ping'an, let's go, I'll take you to see the Lin Chang in Jilin Province."

During their casual chats over the past few days, Chen Guoqiang learned that both Zhang Ping'an and his nephew knew how to hunt. Now that they were free, he invited them to go see the Lin Chang.

"Alright."

Zhang Ping'an naturally would not refuse; he was just thinking about what excuse to find to go and see it for himself, never expecting Chen Guoqiang to be so helpful, saving him the trouble of finding an excuse directly.

The next morning, the three of them packed the necessary supplies, got into a jeep, and headed straight for the Lin Chang, only barely arriving by dusk.

"Ping'an, Dongxu, let's rest at the Lin Chang for the night and head into the mountains tomorrow morning."

"Alright, we'll listen to Brother Chen."

Zhang Ping'an got up early in the morning to exercise and saw the Lin Chang personnel who had just returned from night duty; almost all five of them had prey of various sizes in their hands, and there was even a sika deer—this place was indeed rich in resources.

These were all gifts from nature; the Moose herd in Zhang Ping'an's space hadn't developed because of the tigers, and there were currently only three, but fortunately, the mountains were full of hares, otherwise, it really wouldn't be enough for those tigers, Wolves, and Lynxes to consume.

Anyway, ever since Zhang Ping'an took the tigers in, he had basically stopped collecting Wild Boars, hares, and the like; it was equivalent to working for the tigers for all these years.

"Little brother, come and eat."

"Coming." Zhang Ping'an withdrew his thoughts, washed up briefly, and started drinking meat soup—yes, it was meat soup.

The Lin Chang was rich in supplies, especially meat, which they could eat more or less every day; this was also to ensure they had the strength to patrol, for without eating some meat, how could they have the strength to walk the mountain roads?

"Little brother, does Dongxu know how to use a gun?"

"He does; I wouldn't say he hits whatever he points at, but he's not bad."

"Uncle Chen, I'm not very familiar with it."

"Hahaha, good, no problem, you'll get the hang of it after a few shots, and today just happens to be a hunting day, so we'll just follow the main group."

"Alright."

"Also, half of the prey we catch must be handed over to the Lin Chang; of course, if you don't catch anything, you can also pay to buy some," Chen Guoqiang said in a low voice.

Including Zhang Ping'an and the other two, the group totaled fifteen people with five dogs, each carrying a long gun.

"Old Chen, have you told the two little brothers the rules?" asked the leading big man, Du Kangguo.

"I have, but they are both hunters, so don't feel bad if they catch a lot of prey." Chen Guoqiang had been here a few times, but almost every time he was just tagging along.

"That won't happen, it's their ability if they can catch it," Du Guokang said with an indifferent expression; the more they caught, the more the Lin Chang would receive.

"Check your dry rations and water bags, prepare to set off." This hunt would last for three days; although they could eat game along the way, dry rations were still essential.

As they slowly ventured deeper, Zhang Ping'an had his eyes opened; not to mention that pheasants and hares could be seen everywhere, there were at least far more than in the mountains of Sijiucheng, and there were even Siberian roe deer.