Chapter 422: Youth Dew

After the finance section staff finished counting the money and vouchers, Man Dejie finally took out the introduction letter and seal from the unit in Beijing.

When handling the procedures, Yu Min even carefully looked at the unit name on the seal.

Hmm, Beijing Xidan Market Procurement Service Department; looking at the name, it was indeed a legitimate unit.

At least it was more legitimate than the person in charge of the "Beijing Scrap Company Jiaodaokou Nanluoguxiang (Supply and Marketing Cooperative) Tripartite Acquisition Agreement Special Related Scrap Recycling, Secondary Sales Business Department"~

He was a cautious person, and he prepared to let people in Beijing check what kind of unit this was tonight.

Man Dejie used the seal together with the Steel Mill's accountant, and only then was the deposit ticket procedure completely finished.

Because it involved grain and herbs, the deposit was also delivered in two categories.

Man Dejie immediately picked up the herb deposit ticket and handed it to Da Qiangzi.

"Qiangzi, don't delay time; hurry to the train station, be sure to hand the deposit ticket to Shopkeeper Zhang tonight, and escort the herbs back tomorrow morning."

"Hey, Manager, don't you worry."

Da Qiangzi agreed very readily, took the deposit ticket, put it away carefully, gave a wink to Da Chun'er who was watching him, and then went out the door.

He had long wanted to contact the shopkeeper, but he hadn't had the time.

From the moment he got off the train, he had been running around with this Manager Man.

Now that he finally had a chance, he didn't even need to make a phone call; he would just report in person.

Yu Min glanced at the man who ran out and turned back to stare at Man Dejie.

Looking at it, it seemed quite authentic; he was now constantly wavering between believing and not believing.

After paying the deposit, Man Dejie pushed the grain deposit slip directly to Yu Min, and then put the seal back into his bag.

Yu Min wanted to take Man Dejie's seal, but the deposit slip was close at hand, so he picked it up.

This was half a box of gold; if it weren't because the profit from exchanging grain for beef and mutton was greater!

If it weren't because the grain couldn't be shipped and the deposit couldn't be moved, he would have wanted to exchange it and run away right now.

Watching the seal go into Man Dejie's leather bag, he had no choice.

They were still in the finance room, so it wouldn't look good if they started arguing.

After the group walked out of the office building's gate, before Yu Min could speak, Zhou Wang Yamei spoke first.

"Manager Man, I'm sorry~"

Zhou Wang Yamei first apologized, then asked: "Can that seal be kept by us for safekeeping?"

"Why is that?"

Man Dejie looked dissatisfied and asked: "Do you not trust me? I also put down a deposit."

Seeing the two arguing, Yu Min didn't find it convenient to ask for the seal now.

Zhou Wang Yamei said with a bitter face: "Look, the words were signed by you, and the deposit slip was taken by you; even if we hold the seal, we can't do anything, can we?"

"You people... sigh~"

Man Dejie said helplessly: "You saw the deposit slip just now; Brother Yu has a copy, and one was sent to Jilin..."

Before he could finish his words, Wu Fengxian, standing to the side, said dissatisfiedly: "Who knows if that person really sent it to Jilin? Who knows if you two have some crooked ways?"

As soon as these words came out, Yu Min was startled, and immediately showed an expression of 'how could I possibly do that'.

"Fengxian!"

Zhou Wang Yamei scolded, then apologized to Yu Min and Man Dejie.

"I'm really sorry; she doesn't have much contact with outsiders and doesn't have much experience. Don't mind her, you two."

Since Zhou Wang Yamei had said so, Man Dejie and Yu Min had to give Zhou Wang Yamei face, no matter how dissatisfied they were.

Because at this moment, Zhou Wang Yamei had already started shedding tears.

"Two brothers, you also know what our family situation is like; today is the final step. If we don't have something in our hands, we orphans and widows are really... woo woo woo."

Seeing Zhou Wang Yamei crying like this, Man Dejie had no choice, and signaled Yu Min to come forward and refuse.

Yu Min rolled his eyes; why did all the bad guys have to be him?

He wasn't willing to do it, so he turned his head away.

Seeing him turn his head, Man Dejie sighed helplessly and took the seal out of his pocket and handed it to Zhou Wang Yamei.

"Keep it safe!"

"Okay, okay, definitely, definitely."

Zhou Wang Yamei wiped her tears and made a guarantee to Man Dejie.

"Then, Director Yu and Manager Man, you've worked hard."

Zhou Wang Yamei wiped her eyes embarrassedly, glanced toward the guesthouse, and said: "We'll go to the guesthouse to wait for news. As orphans and widows, we won't invite you up."

"Good, good, leave everything to me, don't worry."

Man Dejie waved his hand impatiently, then took Xiao Tao and Da Chun'er and walked toward the gate with puffed-out cheeks.

Yu Min comforted Zhou Wang Yamei a few more times, then caught up with Man Dejie.

"Manager Man, calm down; why bother getting angry with two women?"

"I just knew I couldn't do business with women!"

Man Dejie opened the car door, got in, signaled Da Chun'er to sit in the passenger seat, and took Xiao Tao to sit in the back.

While Yu Min started the car and drove back, Man Dejie was still muttering.

Yu Min smiled and said: "In the end, it will all be ours; just be patient for now."

Originally, he should have asked for the official seal for safety, to prevent Man Dejie from taking the seal to report it lost and reissue it, rendering the deposit slip in his hand invalid.

But now the seal had been taken by Zhou Wang Yamei.

Although he was still worried, things had reached this point, so he could only add more insurance, because there were his own people beside Man Dejie.

Xiao Tao was snuggling in Man Dejie's arms at this moment; she had really opened her eyes today—so much yellow gold, all under the control of this man beside her.

While the car was driving, Yu Min asked his question.

"Didn't you say it was a whole box of gold bars? Why is there only half a box left?"

"Didn't you see it?"

Man Dejie rubbed Xiao Tao beside him dissatisfiedly and muttered: "They didn't trust me, so they made me deposit half too."

"Hmph."

He even snorted as he spoke, then complained: "This is doing business with women."

Yu Min frowned and thought over and over again, suppressing the doubt in his heart, and prepared to go back and report to Brother Guan.

It was almost time to get off work, and Yu Min drove them to the guesthouse in front of the station according to Man Dejie's request.

Although Yu Min said he could arrange a place to stay, Man Dejie declined.

The reason was that the telephone connected to the frontier was in the guesthouse, and it wouldn't be convenient if they changed places.

Yu Min didn't pay much attention to this, because when Man Dejie got off the car, he pulled Xiao Tao down with him.

Watching the three enter the guesthouse, Yu Min opened the car door and followed them.

After watching the three enter their respective rooms, he went downstairs again, used his work ID to open a room opposite Man Dejie's.

After handling the procedures, he didn't take the supplies, but took the key and went out, driving back.

The egg in Xilin's hand ultimately wasn't thrown at Li Xuewu.

Even if it wasn't a famine year, she knew what an egg represented here.

Arriving in front of a tent embroidered with auspicious cloud patterns, Xilin turned around and said to Li Xuewu: "You still haven't told me if you will take me away."

Li Xuewu smiled and asked: "Your ability hasn't been certified yet, but you can tell me your reasons, and I'll consider it."

"A man's mouth, a ghost that lies!"

Xilin glared at Li Xuewu, then looked toward the Azayi caravan in the distance.

"The Erken Bazaar is like the grassland in the rainy season; it can fatten the cattle and sheep, but it can also kill all the sunshine in the cold winter."

Xilin sighed, then turned her head to look at Li Xuewu and said: "The cold winter here has already begun; I don't want to be frozen to death here. Please take me away."

Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes and looked at Xilin, asking: "Do you have identity information?"

Hearing this, Xilin shook her head desolately.

"No, I've even forgotten where I'm from."

"Then, you don't have any family either?"

"Hmm."

Li Xuewu nodded knowingly and said: "When you go back, pack your luggage yourself."

"Really?"

Xilin had never believed what Li Xuewu said; the first time, the second time, she could see the insincerity in Li Xuewu's eyes.

But now she looked up, looked into this man's eyes, and still couldn't see a hint of truth.

If you want to talk about judging people accurately, Xilin was the one who was accurate; Li Xuewu's words were like the horses on the grassland—they ran wherever they wanted.

Xilin also understood that even if he really took her away, if there was even a slight hint of something wrong, this was a master who could turn his face at any time.

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "The car is right there; once you get on the car, I won't kick you off. When the time comes, if I sell you off, I can still exchange you for some wine money."

"Ah!"

Xilin hugged Li Xuewu's shoulders excitedly; she originally wanted to hug Li Xuewu's neck, but unfortunately, she wasn't tall enough.

"Oh~ my dear Miss Xilin, are you here to see Old Baduo?"

Just as the two were talking, the tent door was opened, revealing a flushed, smiling face.

Xilin was startled, then got off Li Xuewu, turned her head to the head at the door, and said: "You scared me!"

"Hahaha~"

The old man retreated and said to the two from the tent door: "Come in and chat; let me also hear how young men and women fall in love."

"Hmph~"

Xilin lifted the tent door and entered before Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu gestured to Zhao Yajun, who had driven the car here, then followed into the tent.

Once inside, Li Xuewu discovered the uniqueness of this tent.

Other tents had thick carpets spread on the ground, and then goods were placed on the carpets.

Or they put a few simple tables in the room as shelves.

This side, however, had converted the truck's rear compartment into the appearance of a camper and parked it inside the tent.

Although it was the most primitive camper, it was much more orderly and comfortable than other tents.

Of course, it wasn't as spacious as other tents, but this double-layer protection meant better warmth, and it was more convenient to run away.

After Li Xuewu entered the tent, he stepped on the steps to get onto the truck's rear compartment and sat on the sofa, looking up to see shelves installed around the compartment.

"Old Baduo is the merchant who knows how to enjoy life the most in the Erken Bazaar."

Xilin gave the sofa seat to Li Xuewu, while she half-sat on the armrest, leaning against Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu also saw the uniqueness of this old man from his attire.

Other tent owners either wore characteristic long robes or cotton-padded coats, but this old man wore a suit.

At this time, this kind of attire was a bit unconventional, especially since the old man's hair was combed very neatly, a large pipe was in his mouth, he wore brown-yellow leather shoes, and he even held a cane in his hand.

This couldn't help but give Li Xuewu a sense of confusion; if he hadn't known better, he would have thought he was somewhere in Europe.

"Hahahaha~"

Old Baduo looked at Li Xuewu with a smile and asked: "Are you that madman they've been talking about all afternoon?"

"Madman? Hehe."

Li Xuewu squinted his eyes and smiled, then flicked the ash in the ashtray on the small table.

"I quite like this nickname of 'not easy to mess with'."

As he spoke, Li Xuewu turned his head to Xilin and said: "Comrade Xilin, please call me 'Madman' from now on."

Xilin rolled her eyes, stood up, and pulled a bottle of red wine from the shelf in the compartment to look at it.

"Old Baduo's goods are always foreign things; you might not be able to accept them."

"Is that so~"

Li Xuewu kept the cigarette in his mouth and reached out to take the red wine Xilin handed over to look at it.

The bottle was dark green, the shape was similar to later generations, maybe not as long, and the packaging was very simple, but the bottle and cork were the same.

Li Xuewu held it in his hand to look at the trademark, and then looked at the letters on the bottle.

He didn't recognize the trademark, but he recognized the characters on the bottle.

"Moldova?"

"Oh?"

The cigarette butt in Old Baduo's mouth paused, then he asked with a smile: "You understand Russian?"

"Hmm."

Li Xuewu wouldn't drink this stuff, and of course, he wouldn't know how to distinguish good from bad.

He thought this red wine must not be like white liquor, where you shake the bottle to look at the bubbles, so he didn't dare to shake it randomly and handed it back to Xilin.

He reached out to take the cigarette from his mouth and flicked it in the ashtray, saying: "Studied for a few years, simple daily communication is no problem."

"Hehe, how about it? Want to try?"

Old Baduo reached out to take the corkscrew hanging on the cabinet.

"No, no, no."

Li Xuewu waved his hand and smiled: "Grape wine, luminous cups; wanting to drink, the pipa on horseback urges. I really have things to do today."

As he spoke, he pointed to Xilin and explained: "Some friends are still over at Azayi, and we have to go back considering the time."

Old Baduo withdrew his hand, took his pipe, nodded, and asked: "Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Of course!"

Li Xuewu nodded and said with a smile: "We are from the interior, specifically asked for directions, and came to you to find some rare things to take back and show off."

"Hahaha."

Regardless of men, women, old, or young, everyone loves to hear nice words.

"Look as you please; everything I have here are rare things rarely seen in your interior."

Li Xuewu raised his finger and pointed to the red wine on the wall: "How much of this do you have left?"

"Oh?"

Old Baduo's eyes brightened, and he smiled: "If it weren't for my age, I would really want to take a trip to Wucheng."

"Hahahaha~"

Li Xuewu smiled and patted Xilin's butt, pointed to the outside of the compartment, and said: "Go call my brother in, and empty Old Baduo's wine cellar."

He couldn't distinguish the quality of red wine, but he knew Moldova was a good place for grapes and red wine.

Furthermore, Moldova was a magical place; their citizens couldn't figure out their own official language.

If this red wine could be labeled in Russian, then there was definitely no problem.

Because these people understood that fooling Western capitalists might mean losing customers, but if they fooled the Russians, it might mean losing their lives.

"Hahahaha~"

Old Baduo was naturally happy to hear this; he picked up the cane at his side, knocked on the direction of the driver's cab, and then shouted: "Gelin! Time to work!"

Following the end of Old Baduo's shout, Li Xuewu felt the compartment shake, and before long, a giant over 1.9 meters tall appeared at the side of the compartment.

"Old Dad Baduo, are you calling me?"

"Yes."

Old Baduo held the top of his cane and gestured slightly toward Li Xuewu's direction, saying: "Mr. Lin has bought all our red wine; go help load the car."

"Oh!"

The giant tightened his clothes, responded in a muffled voice, and turned to go to the trailer next to him.

Li Xuewu looked at this unkempt giant and couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise.

"Gelin was picked up by me."

Old Baduo puffed on his pipe a few times and said with a smile: "His brain isn't very good, but he works very hard."

At this moment, Xilin had also called Zhao Yajun in.

Xilin didn't mind; she often saw Gelin.

But seeing such a sturdy giant for the first time gave Zhao Yajun a fright; he almost threw the Type 56 on his back to the front and raised it.

Gelin didn't mind Zhao Yajun's vigilance; he carried a wooden box of red wine and went to load it onto the truck parked at the tent entrance.

Don't look at this giant as being silly; he swung the red wine box as if it were a toy.

But when the box landed on the truck, there was no bottle breakage, and seeing that there were skins in the compartment, he very carefully stacked the wine boxes neatly.

Li Xuewu stood up, looked at Zhao Yajun, who had also relaxed his spirit and followed to move things, and turned his head to look at Old Baduo with a smile: "I really envy your good fortune."

"Hahaha."

Old Baduo pinched the pipe in his hand and smiled, pointed to the chocolate box on the wall, and asked: "Do you like this? Girls all like it."

"Hehe, if the girl likes it, then I like it."

Li Xuewu turned to Xilin and said: "Empty Old Baduo's chocolate inventory."

After saying this, Li Xuewu turned to Old Baduo and smiled: "I am a person who respects the old and loves the young; to make up for your regret of not being able to go to Wucheng, I've specially opened a shopping session for you."

"Thank you, you are a good child!"

"You're welcome, you are a good old man!"

Li Xuewu shrugged and asked: "Any other good things to recommend?"

"Of course!"

Old Baduo shook the pipe in his hand and said very proudly: "You can look at everything on the wall."

As he spoke, he pointed to the cabinet behind the sofa and said: "Radios, cameras, leather shoes, authentic Soviet leather shoes, both winter and summer styles."

Li Xuewu turned around, pulled out a shoebox from the cabinet, and looked at it; it was the summer style.

"Are there both men's and women's?"

"Of course!"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, pursed his lips, turned to Zhao Yajun under the compartment, and asked: "Yajun! What size are your feet?"

"Ah?"

Zhao Yajun had just entered the tent and didn't know what Li Xuewu was talking about; it was only after Li Xuewu asked again that he replied: "265~"

After answering, he stood at the side of the compartment and looked at Li Xuewu, asking: "What's wrong, Second Brother?"

At this time, the domestic shoe size was independent; Li Xuewu converted it in his mind and confirmed it was size 43.

Then he found a pair of summer leather shoes from the cabinet and threw them onto the compartment.

"Change into them and try."

"Second Brother..."

"If I tell you to try, then try; why so much talk!"

Li Xuewu scolded, then rummaged through the cabinets, pulling out any shoes that were the right size and style, and placed them to the side.

After finishing the search, Li Xuewu turned around, looked at Zhao Yajun, whose face was red, and asked: "Do they fit?"

"Second Brother, I... I'm not really suited to wearing leather shoes."

Zhao Yajun said embarrassedly: "I... I don't even know how to walk after putting them on."

"Are you stupid!"

Li Xuewu walked over, got off the compartment, squatted down, and pressed the toe and side of the shoes.

"You don't need a coupon to buy them now; when you want to buy them later, it won't be easy."

Seeing that they weren't pinching his feet, Li Xuewu patted Zhao Yajun's shoulder and said: "Let me tell you something."

"Second Brother, tell me."

"Hmm."

Li Xuewu looked at this young man and said: "You did a good job this morning..."

"It was all..."

"Let me finish!"

Li Xuewu patted Zhao Yajun's cheek lightly and said: "Batuer specifically gave you a share when dividing the spoils, and asked me to give it to you."

Zhao Yajun looked at Li Xuewu, not knowing what Second Brother meant by this.

"But I handed it in."

Li Xuewu looked at Zhao Yajun seriously and said: "You know our discipline; Second Brother won't say much to you. Others can take it, but you cannot."

"I know, Second Brother."

Li Xuewu looked at the young man with clear eyes and patted his shoulder.

"Second Brother is giving you a pair of leather shoes; keep them well, and wear them when you get married."

"Second Brother, it's... it's still early~"

Zhao Yajun was also a bit embarrassed; he knew Li Xuewu was good to him, and he was teased until his face was red.

"Hehehe."

Old Baduo, sitting in the compartment, saw this scene and laughed for a while with his pipe in his mouth.

"Go, change out of those shoes, and go help."

"Hey!"

Zhao Yajun changed his shoes happily, then used the shoebox to pack them and went out to send them to the driver's cab.

Li Xuewu then got back onto the compartment and explained to Old Baduo with a smile: "He's my eldest brother's brother-in-law."

"He's a good child."

Listening to Old Baduo's praise, Li Xuewu continued to rummage through the shelves in the compartment.

It wasn't that there were few things, or that they were messy, but that there were many things, most of which Li Xuewu couldn't use.

After rummaging for a while, Li Xuewu pulled out a camera; it looked like an SLR.

"Does anyone buy this stuff here?"

Li Xuewu shook the iron gadget in his hand and asked Old Baduo inside.

Old Baduo smiled and said: "Of course!"

Li Xuewu curled his lips and casually put the camera back.

"Zenit camera, very easy to use."

Old Baduo clearly wanted to push this camera to the rich guy standing in the compartment.

Unfortunately, the rich guy had a discerning eye and didn't care for his advertising slogans.

"Is this perfume?"

Li Xuewu pulled out a box, inside which were small boxes, and from the boxes came bursts of fragrance.

"Oh! This is a treasure!"

Old Baduo exclaimed, pointed toward Azayi, and said: "Girls like it very much."

"Then I'd better not take what others love."

Li Xuewu smelled it, curled his lips, then packed the box back up and put it back in its original place.

Old Baduo looked at Li Xuewu, who was searching around, and said: "I have some high-end perfume; do you want to see it?"

"New?"

"Of course!"

Old Baduo shouted to the big guy who walked into the tent: "Gelin, bring me that black leather suitcase."

"Oh~"

Gelin responded, then went to the trailer and carried a black, square leather suitcase and placed it at the compartment entrance.

"Open it and see."

Old Baduo signaled Li Xuewu to open it himself; he seemed to have been welded to the sofa, and once he sat down, he didn't want to get up.

Li Xuewu walked over to look; the suitcase was exquisite, not very old, and made of pure leather.

Opening the buckle, Li Xuewu gently flipped open the lid; inside were neatly arranged books and some unopened perfume.

"This is what I brought back when I traveled."

Old Baduo leaned on the sofa and said to Li Xuewu: "If you don't like those inferior perfumes, you absolutely cannot miss the ones in the box."

Li Xuewu smiled and buckled the lid of the suitcase back on.

Seeing Li Xuewu's action, Old Baduo's eyes narrowed, and he said: "You are really too picky; Youth Dew is an elf."

Li Xuewu stood up, pointed to the suitcase at his feet with a smile, and said: "Give me all of this."

Old Baduo froze for a moment, then smiled: "Of course!"

Li Xuewu sat back on the sofa, looked at Old Baduo, and asked: "Calculate it, settle the bill~"

Old Baduo pondered for a moment and said: "Thirty-seven bottles of red wine, ten pairs of leather shoes, seven boxes of chocolate."

Counting with his mouth, he looked at the suitcase at the compartment entrance and smiled: "This is expensive; this is my youth."

"Alright."

Li Xuewu smiled and asked: "Including youth, how much?"

Old Baduo stretched out five fingers and said: "Five hundred yuan!"

"Oh~!"

Li Xuewu shook his head in shock and said with a smile: "Your youth is really expensive!"

This was him teasing Old Baduo; those red wines, shoes, and chocolates alone were over four hundred.

This suitcase was pure leather, and the books and high-end perfume inside were worth more than one hundred.

As he spoke, Li Xuewu counted the money from his pocket and placed it on the small table.

"Thank you."

Old Baduo waved his hand at Li Xuewu with a smile and shouted to the back that was carrying the suitcase: "Thank you for letting my youth sell for a high price~"

Li Xuewu, who had bought an old lecher's youth at a high price, put the suitcase into the truck, signaled Xilin to get on, and then got into the passenger seat himself.

Zhao Yajun stepped on the gas and drove the car toward the Azayi caravan.

On the way, Xilin gritted her teeth, her expression nervous as she stared at the increasingly close tent; even Li Xuewu, sitting to the side, could feel Xilin's emotions.

Li Xuewu didn't make any comforting gestures, nor did he say any comforting words.

It was a matter of chance; he didn't want to affect anyone's life trajectory. Li Xuewu would only give her an opportunity.

Zhao Yajun parked the car steadily at the entrance of the caravan, and Li Xuewu pushed open the car door and jumped off.

The cold air rushed into the driver's cab, making the numb Xilin shiver, then she recovered her expression and turned her head to look at Li Xuewu standing below.

"You will take me away, right?"

"Hmm."

Li Xuewu nodded seriously and reached out to help her get off the car.

But Xilin hesitated, turned her head to look toward the caravan, as if hesitating whether to go in and say goodbye.

Li Xuewu fully respected her choice; his hand was waiting for her the whole time.

Finally, Xilin held Li Xuewu's hand and jumped off the truck.

"Yajun."

Li Xuewu waved at Zhao Yajun in the driver's seat, and Zhao Yajun pushed open the car door and ran over.

"Second Brother."

"Accompany Xilin inside."

Li Xuewu gave Zhao Yajun an instruction, then patted Xilin's shoulder and said: "I'll send the things on the truck back and be back soon. I'll leave this time for you to pack your luggage and say a proper goodbye to this place."

After speaking, he was about to turn to the passenger seat, but was held back by Xilin.

"You will take me away, right?"

"Hmm."

Li Xuewu nodded again, then smiled and said: "There are my comrades in this tent."

Hearing Li Xuewu say this, Xilin finally let go of his hand and followed Zhao Yajun to the side.

Li Xuewu got into the driver's seat, stepped on the gas, and drove the car out of the bazaar.

From the rearview mirror, Li Xuewu could still see two figures looking toward this side in front of the Azayi caravan.

Li Xuewu didn't drive the car very far, but stopped in an open area, then got off the car and went to the rear compartment.

After Li Xuewu finished his business and returned to the car, he smoked two cigarettes and looked at his watch.

Timing it, he turned the car around and went back.

When he returned to the entrance of the caravan tent, Li Xuewu saw Zhao Yajun standing at the entrance looking toward this side.

"Why didn't you go in? Why are you standing here?"

"Second Brother."

Zhao Yajun greeted Li Xuewu, then said embarrassedly: "I... I don't really like it inside."

"Hehe."

Li Xuewu patted Zhao Yajun's head and asked with a smile: "Have they come out?"

"No..."

Zhao Yajun said embarrassedly: "Pazile and three herdsmen are there; the two leaders aren't."

"Yo, they've got some stuff!"

Li Xuewu joked, then asked: "What about that Xilin?"

"Went to the back; they wouldn't let me in the back."

"Got it."

Li Xuewu patted the young man, whose face was frozen red, signaled him to wait in the car, then lifted the tent curtain and walked in.

At this moment, Hadier was lazily leaning on the table in the middle drinking hot tea, and his two younger brothers were in the same state, both looking like saints.

While Pazile was standing at the tent entrance with a smile, looking toward this side.

"Where are my comrades?"

Li Xuewu stomped his feet and asked the group.

The youngest, Jamale, put his hand to his ear, signaling Li Xuewu to listen for himself.

Before Li Xuewu could really listen, he saw Li Huai De supporting his waist and walking out with some difficulty.

Looking at it like this, Li Huai De's eyes had faded from red, but his body didn't seem to be feeling well.

"Brother Li, are you alright?"

Li Xuewu smiled and walked over to help Li Huai De sit down, and Jamale very sensibly poured a cup of tea for Li Huai De.

Li Huai De was very calm at this moment, smiling and saying: "The exotic is the characteristic."

"Hehehe."

Li Xuewu chuckled and said: "We have to wait a while; there's still one who hasn't come out."

Only then did Li Huai De discover that he wasn't the last one to come out.

The group sat around the low table, drinking tea and chatting.

Li Xuewu said that he had just finished the procurement matters, and also said that he had prepared gifts for the comrades in the car.

Li Huai De nodded with a smile and didn't say anything; he still wasn't used to talking about work in such an occasion.

If it were later generations, how many important jobs would have been negotiated in resort hotels or convalescent centers?

And how many jobs would have been negotiated in bed? People say this is called combining work and rest.

Li Huai De patted Li Xuewu's shoulder; he also felt a bit guilty about his behavior.

He only cared about having fun himself, while his subordinates had handled all the work.

This feeling was intimate and practical.

The group had drunk a pot of tea, but the movement in the partition hadn't ceased.

Li Huai De suddenly stood up and said with a smile: "I left something inside; I'll go get it."

As he spoke, he returned to the partition he had just come out of.

The three young men looked at each other; that old guy had gone back, why wouldn't they have left something behind?

"I left something behind too."

"Me too."

"Room..."

The youngest, Jamale, smiled embarrassedly at Li Xuewu, then ducked back in.

Li Xuewu curled his lips; he didn't dare to play this game.

However, Li Huai De's excuse made him laugh uncontrollably, and Pazile, standing at the door, also turned around, his shoulders shaking.

At this time, the medical conditions were really not great, and besides, Gu Ning was a doctor.

Li Xuewu would rather chat with familiar neighbors in the middle of the night, or have a romantic encounter with the sister-in-law next door... he didn't want to have contact with these girls either.

Don't look at how they look, or that they can speak Chinese; Li Xuewu knew that, including Xilin, none of them were from the country.

To the north, to the west, there were many living environments even worse than here.

Of course, one couldn't rule out that there might be some people with ulterior motives here.

But the probability was too low, because valuable things always have to be visible, and the costs incurred must also be considered.

Li Xuewu promised to give Xilin a chance, but it wasn't a chance to stay by his side; he hadn't made that choice yet.

From beginning to end, what Xilin asked was whether he could take her away, and Li Xuewu's answer was also that he could take her away.

But he never said he wanted her, or that he had anything to do with her.

Xilin's purpose was also very clear: to tell Li Xuewu that she was a useful person and that she wanted to live a normal life.

And she also answered the key question Li Xuewu asked truthfully, which was about identity information.

This was an important sign to judge where Xilin came from; if she lied, Li Xuewu really dared to kick her off halfway.

Of course, just as Xilin herself said, she was useful to Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu also thought of Xilin's usefulness, which was why he seriously promised Xilin's request.

He was sitting at the low table in the middle of the tent thinking blindly when, speak of the devil, the devil appears.

"Finished packing?"

Li Xuewu looked at Xilin, who was carrying a package, stood up, and wanted to help her take it.

Xilin's face was full of relief, and she nodded slightly at Li Xuewu.

Being able to see Li Xuewu waiting for her here when she came out made Xilin feel incredibly comforted.

The package in her hand was snatched by Pazile, who walked out of the tent and threw it into the rear compartment.

Xilin stood at the tent entrance, looked at Pazile, who had walked back, and asked Li Xuewu: "What about them? I just saw your three companions..."

Li Xuewu gestured helplessly and said: "It seems the girls here are really charming."

"Hee hee~"

Xilin laughed, looked at Li Xuewu, and said: "I can be too."

"Can be what?"

Li Xuewu smiled and said: "Before it could be called a secret trade, but now it would be considered knowing it's wrong and doing it anyway."

Xilin was also deliberately teasing Li Xuewu; after suddenly releasing the pressure, she felt incredibly relaxed.

Although she still didn't know what kind of identity this man would arrange for her, and she didn't even know this man's real name.

But she just yearned for the world outside the tent; she wanted to go out and explore.

It wasn't that no one had wanted to take her away before, but she had looked—those people were either fickle, had ulterior motives, or couldn't go far.

Just like Mo Ming; following him around, she still had to return here.

But the person standing opposite her was different; she could see that this man possessed great ability.

One could tell from the obedience of the driver, and one could tell from the two people in this tent.

And what made Xilin believe in Li Xuewu was that in this tent, only Li Xuewu didn't do that kind of thing.

Although the object was her.

The two were chatting when suddenly a shout came from a partition on the side.

"Holy crap!"

Li Xuewu recognized this as Ji Wang Weidong's voice, ran to the partition door in a few steps, and pushed it open hard.

But the scene inside gave Li Xuewu a fright; Pazile, who had followed him in, took one look at the scene inside and retreated.

At this moment, Ji Wang Weidong was holding a blanket to cover himself, pointing at the girl on the other side with the thing in his hand.

And the girl was looking at Ji Wang Weidong in horror, not knowing what had happened.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing that there was no danger in the room, Li Xuewu put the gun in his hand back into his bosom.

"You wouldn't have just woken up, would you? Regretting it?"

"Bullshit!"

Ji Wang Weidong pointed angrily at the girl at his feet, stammering for a long time without saying anything.

Li Xuewu put his hands on his hips and said helplessly: "Are you going to say it or not? If not, hurry up and put on your clothes and come out; we've been waiting for you for a long time, we're pulling out."

Seeing that Li Xuewu was really about to leave, Ji Wang Weidong gritted his teeth and said: "She... she wanted to bite me."

"Hahahahaha!"

Seeing the gesture Ji Wang Weidong made, Li Xuewu almost laughed his eyes out.

Xilin, who had followed him to look inside, also couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Hearing the sound of an outsider, and a woman's voice at that, Ji Wang Weidong opened his eyes wide and looked outside.

Seeing that it was a girl dressed normally, Ji Wang Weidong pointed at Li Xuewu anxiously and shouted: "Get the hell out of here!"

"Hahahahaha~"

The noise here naturally affected the others in the tent; Hadier and his brothers came out with their pants in their hands to watch the fun.

When Ji Wang Weidong walked out dressed, Li Huai De also walked out with an expression of dissatisfaction.

Seeing Ji Wang Weidong's appearance, Li Huai De smiled bitterly: "I really am laughing at such a situation for the first time."

"Hahahahaha~"

Li Huai De didn't have the airs of a leader at this moment, and started joking very harmoniously.

Why do they say there are four great iron-clad friendships in life? The strongest is still finding sisters together.

The group was joking when Ji Wang Weidong looked at Xilin, who was standing beside Li Xuewu.

"This is...?"

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