Chapter 243: Liu Family Father and Son

Sihe Academy

Cao Weiguo had just pushed his bicycle out of the main gate when Xu Damao chased after him in a hurry.

"Weiguo, wait for me."

Cao Weiguo looked at Xu Damao, "Brother Xu, something up?"

Xu Damao asked with a smile, "Weiguo, do you still have any smoked meat on hand?"

Cao Weiguo said, "Brother Xu wants smoked meat?"

Xu Damao rubbed his hands, "I have a friend who wants to buy some smoked meat for cooking. Weiguo, don't worry, the price will definitely not be lower than the market rate."

When he said this, Xu Damao still felt a bit uneasy.

In this day and age, food is scarce, and smoked meat is something even harder to buy with money.

He had boasted, not thinking much at the time, and agreed after being flattered a few times.

If he couldn't get the smoked meat, he would lose a lot of face.

Cao Weiguo asked, "How much smoked meat does your friend want?"

Xu Damao said nervously, "One hundred jin."

Hearing this quantity, Cao Weiguo couldn't help but be a bit curious, "What does your friend want so much smoked meat for?"

Xu Damao opened his mouth, originally wanting to make up an excuse, but in the end, he said honestly:

"My friend's family runs a restaurant. Supplies are tight recently, and meat can't be bought on the market. Once when we were drinking..."

"I've already boasted, if I can't get the meat, my face will be gone."

"Weiguo, help a buddy out, I'll treat you to a drink when it's done."

Cao Weiguo said with some difficulty, "Brother Xu, this is speculation and profiteering."

Xu Damao said uneasily, "Weiguo, don't worry, you know this, I know this, there definitely won't be any problems, and this is just this once."

Cao Weiguo thought for a moment and asked, "What's the name of the restaurant your friend runs?"

Xu Damao said in a low voice, "Yang Family Restaurant, the storefront is on East Main Street, it's an old brand, they aren't short on money."

Cao Weiguo thought for a moment and said, "I'll keep this in mind, I'll help you look when I go to the countryside, I'll tell you when there's news."

Although this matter had risks, it was also a sales channel.

Even with Liu Shan and Dong Xiaoxue helping to ship goods, the supplies in the warehouse were still piling up like a mountain.

With one more sales channel, he could have one more source of income.

Hearing that Cao Weiguo was willing to help, Xu Damao immediately said happily, "Thank you, Weiguo, I'll treat you to a drink tonight."

Cao Weiguo joked, "I have things to do tonight, let's skip the drink for now. Just don't sell me out if you get caught."

This was a private transaction; if they were really caught, not to mention facing a firing squad, prison was definitely unavoidable.

Xu Damao immediately patted his chest, "Don't you worry, even if I'm caught and beaten to death, I won't betray a brother."

Cao Weiguo didn't believe a word of this, "Alright, go to work first, I'll tell you when there's news."

Riding his bicycle to the Rolling Steel Factory, Deputy Factory Director Li's secretary came looking for him.

Once in the office, Deputy Factory Director Li assigned Cao Weiguo a procurement task.

A technical exchange meeting was about to be held, and entertaining guests would inevitably require plenty of fish and meat.

"Weiguo, this matter concerns the close cooperation between our Rolling Steel Factory and brother units."

"You cannot drop the ball at such a critical moment."

Deputy Factory Director Li said earnestly, "If the reception work for the exchange meeting is handled well, I definitely won't forget your contribution."

Cao Weiguo said solemnly, "I will definitely go all out to ensure the guests from the brother units are satisfied."

Holding Deputy Factory Director Li's list, Cao Weiguo found Director Feng of the Procurement Section and received a sum of procurement funds.

Entrusting the cafeteria work to Ma Liang, Li Dong, and Chu Jinshui, he rode his bicycle out of the Rolling Steel Factory in a swaggering manner.

In a large mixed-residence courtyard in Song Mu Alley, Cao Weiguo found Liu Shan, who was doing carpentry work at home.

He had Liu Shan come forward to trade the smoked meat with Xu Damao, and at the same time, scout out the situation at the Yang Family Restaurant.

Since helping Cao Weiguo sell goods, Liu Shan had lived a life without worries about food and drink.

With such earth-shaking changes, he was naturally loyal to Cao Weiguo.

After giving instructions, Cao Weiguo took Liu Shan to the Kitchen God Temple to receive a batch of supplies.

In addition to pork and white flour, this batch of supplies also included a large amount of smoked meat, cured meat, century eggs, apples, and hairy peaches.

This wide variety of supplies made Liu Shan extremely excited, as if he saw a mountain of gold and silver.

Cao Weiguo warned, "Don't be in a hurry when shipping, remember safety first."

Liu Shan nodded excitedly, "Understood."

Cao Weiguo took a stack of "Great Unity" bills from his pocket and handed them to Liu Shan, "Go rent a courtyard to use as a warehouse."

Liu Shan, "Yes!"

After parting ways with Liu Shan, Cao Weiguo went to visit a trust store.

It was evening when he rode his bicycle back to the Sihe Academy.

In the courtyard, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu had already hauled back the coal and were cleaning up, sweating profusely.

"Brother Weiguo!"

"Guangtian, Guangfu, you've worked hard."

Cao Weiguo took out a cigarette and handed one to Liu Guangtian, "Come to my house for a drink tonight."

Hearing Cao Weiguo's words, the two brothers were overjoyed.

As neighbors living in the same backyard, they knew very well how good Cao Weiguo's food was.

"Understood, Brother Weiguo."

Taking the shovel and broom home, the two brothers washed their faces and changed clothes with great anticipation.

Cao Weiguo cooked himself, slaughtered a large rooster, and made a pot of chicken stewed with mushrooms.

Not long after, the fragrance began to permeate the entire courtyard.

Banggeng cried out greedily for meat, and Jia Zhangshi cursed incessantly as she smelled the fragrance.

The Deaf Old Lady, who lived in the same backyard, smelled the fragrance and poked her cane on the ground a few times:

"My dear grandson, go quickly and see whose house is stewing chicken, and bring a bowl back for Grandma to satisfy my craving."

Shazhu, who was making dinner for the Deaf Old Lady, sniffed and said with a hint of resentment:

"Grandma, this grandson doesn't have the ability to bring you chicken."

"That's Cao Weiguo making chicken stewed with mushrooms."

The Deaf Old Lady put on airs, "So what if it's Cao Weiguo? I want to eat a bite of chicken to satisfy my craving, can he not show filial piety to an old lady like me?"

"You go find Cao Weiguo and tell him that this old lady is craving it."

"Alright, since you've spoken, I'll go find Cao Weiguo."

Shazhu's eyes lit up; he put down his kitchen knife and headed straight for the Cao house, "Cao Weiguo, the old lady wants to eat some chicken to satisfy her craving, hurry up and scoop a bowl."

Cao Weiguo, who was stir-frying, didn't even lift his head and spat out one word: "Get lost!"

Shazhu shouted loudly, "Hey! Cao Weiguo, you guy, this chicken is what the old lady wants, do you dare not show filial piety to the old lady?" ===== CHAPTER 245 =====