() Lu Yang smiled and looked at Wang Xianming, who was grumbling about his dissatisfaction with eating noodles, and Wei Zhiwu, who was staring at Huang Guanli with shining eyes.
In fact, there is still a lot that has not been said. Wei Zhiwu and Lu Yang later boasted about their entrepreneurial stories and talked a lot about Huang Guanli.
It turns out that Huangguan pear, an improved variety, was not certified by the Ministry of Agriculture until 1996, and it was even later that it was planted on a large scale across the country, so many people didn't understand it at all at this time.
Around the origin of Jibei Province, small-scale planting began in some places in the late 1980s, and now these places have a lot of output.
It is said that there once was a young leader of the Jibei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, who was born in Yuping Township not far from Shanliang. A few years ago, he wanted to get a rich pear for his hometown, so he went to great lengths to transport the seedlings and graft a lot of them.
But this person can plant trees, but cannot sell fruits. Yuping Township is located in the mountainous area of western Hubei, far away from the urban agglomeration of the eastern Hubei plain. In addition, mid-August is the hot and rainy season when Huangguan pears are ripe in large quantities, so the road is more difficult.
Go, given the traffic conditions of this era, it often takes ten days to transport it. Compared with the local products in Northern Hubei Province, the transportation cost is higher. Naturally, no fruit sellers from Northern Hubei Province are willing to come here.
In the past, although the distance from the local area to Chongshan was closer, the road was worse, so the fruit vendors in Chongshan naturally did not have the habit of going there.
Since no one in the local area has the ability to sell them, most of the Huangguan pears produced in Yuping Township these days are rotting in the ground.
In the Chongshan wholesale market, the wholesale price of Huangguan pear in September was more than two yuan per catty, and in the retail market it was more than three yuan. The profit can be imagined.
At this time, the whole country is undergoing major road construction. The national highway from Yuping Township to the provincial capital of Northern Hubei Province will not be fully connected for two years. However, the highway from Chongshan to Wanxian County has been repaired. It only requires dozens of kilometers of bad roads to walk, and the whole journey is no more than a round trip.
In three days, you can take the local Huangguan pear to the Zhongshan market and make huge profits.
Later Wei Zhiwu was also released from the army. He was in a depressed mood at the time. He went to Shanliang to play and ate some Huangguanli produced in Yuping Township. It was only after he returned to Chongshan that he discovered this secret.
When talking about this, Wei Zhiwu looked very regretful, saying that he knew it too late and only made a small profit.
However, it was enough for Wei Zhiwu to earn more than 100,000 yuan in half a month. Naturally, Wang Shoutian also knew this secret. It is said that he made millions from this method of wealth in two years.
If the national highway is not repaired in two years, this opportunity for huge profits will disappear. Originally, Lu Yang thought there was no need to take this risk. After all, traffic and public security are not very good these days. Wei Zhiwu also talked about encountering some local gangsters during the trafficking process.
Evil forces.
Seeing that Wei Zhiwu was not interested in pursuing his chosen career, Lu Yang decided to lead him back to his original path.
But this first time, Lu Yang was worried. After all, Wei Zhiwu had never been trained in the army, so he decided to fight the battle himself.
After Wang Xianming finished eating the noodles, the three of them returned to the car. It was already bright, and Wei Zhiwu stepped on the accelerator and drove out.
Seeing Lu Yang hand over the remaining Huang Guanli, Wang Xianming smiled and started eating. Wei Zhiwu scolded him to be careful not to poop when eating such a precious thing.
Lu Yang looked at it with a smile, but lamented that fools have their own blessings.
Wang Xianming is honest and honest. To be precise, he is a bit stupid and has no scheming. He only knows who is good to him and he will be good to whom. In his previous life, he worked under Wei Zhiwu, so his character is naturally fine.
The reason why Lu Yang did not speak to Wang Xianming was because the road ultimately belonged to Wei Zhiwu and it would be more appropriate for him to manage it.
The section entering Wanxian County is already the famous 318th Route of the 30th North Latitude National Highway. Of course, many sections are still under construction these days.
In particular, the Wanxian River Crossing Bridge is a control project of National Highway 318. Construction started in 1994, and the project is still in full swing at this time.
Naturally, the only way to cross the river at this time was by ferry. There were many ferries in Wan County's history, and there were more than twenty at this time. There were also so-called public and private distinctions.
Although the private fee was much lower, Lu Yang still asked Wei Zhiwu to drive the minivan to the public ferry near the Dajiang Bridge Engineering Office.
“Isn’t it cheaper to take a private ferry?”
While waiting for the ferry at the ferry, Wei Zhiwu was puzzled and asked in a low voice: "Why do you have to wait for the public ferry?"
"Safety comes first when you are out doing business," Lu Yang also lowered his voice, looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, and said quickly: "It is said that some private ferry owners think that you are an outsider, and when the car arrives on the river, they will stop in the river to look for people.
Any reason to extort money."
"That's it..."
Wei Zhiwu understood and nodded repeatedly.
After crossing the river on a ferry, the town of Wan County was getting further and further behind us. Soon the road began to get rough. The small truck struggled to navigate through the bumpy and winding roads, stopping from time to time due to road construction ahead.
However, the thirty-kilometer journey actually took two hours. Fortunately, it didn't rain these days, otherwise the road would be even worse.
The sun gradually rose, and the minivan finally arrived at Shanliang Town. This is the hometown of Wei Zhiwu and Wang Xianming, and it can also be regarded as the ancestral home of Lu Yang. The three of them came here a few years ago, and it has not changed much compared to now. The roads are still so bad.
The house is still so dilapidated.
It was still early to eat at this time, so Wei Zhiwu drove through the town, walked a few kilometers east, and stopped on the side of the road.
At that time, Zhang Xingshan's family was originally a stonemason in Shanliang Town. This stone mountain was the raw material production area of the Zhang family, and Zhang Xingshan was buried here.
When Lu Yang came here before, he was still young and couldn't find any land. He took the paper money and incense candles he bought in Wan County and found the cemetery on the stone slope under the leadership of Wang Xianming.
Lu Yang didn't believe in this in his previous life, but after being reborn, he still didn't dare to be too materialistic. At this moment, he was mumbling words, lighting candles, lighting incense and burning paper money very piously.
Walking down the mountainside, Lu Yang and Wang Xianming faintly saw a small truck on the roadside, and heard Wei Zhiwu arguing with people in words with a local dialect accent.
Lu Yang felt a chill in his heart, and hurriedly pulled Wang Xianming over and ran over. When he got closer, he saw several ragged vendors surrounding the small truck.
"What are you doing?"
Wei Zhiwu stood beside the car. He was a stout man with a somewhat conceited expression on his face. He shouted: "Twenty for two bags of rice. Are you trying to steal money?"
From a distance, he saw several hawkers with wandering eyes. Lu Yang knew that these people were used to doing this kind of thing, so of course he didn't dare to run over and ask for twenty yuan.
These people are bullies and fearful of evil. It is too easy to extort money, and I am afraid it will be difficult to escape.
Wang Xianming rushed to the front of a few people at the fastest pace, and started arguing with them in a local dialect that even Lu Yang couldn't understand.
After arguing for more than ten minutes, the leading vendor at the front curled his lips and said a number.
"Take the medicine!"
Wei Zhiwu cursed, took out two dollars and threw it on the ground. His attitude was so tough that several vendors did not dare to say anything, took the money and left.
"It's too dark to numb these scum!"
After getting in the car, Wei Zhiwu stepped on the accelerator, feeling very depressed.
"It's not like I didn't buy dry food." Lu Yang shook his head and said, "Fifth brother, you are too greedy."
In the morning in Wan County, Lu Yang bought a lot of food and drinks, most of which were piled in the warehouse at the back.
"I'm just lazy, who knows?"
Wei Zhiwu felt aggrieved. He had been to Shanliang before and it wasn't that chaotic. He said depressedly: "Why don't you rob these scum!"
"Be careful in the future!"
Lu Yang looked serious, Wei Zhiwu nodded repeatedly, and Wang Xianming laughed innocently.
After driving for a few more kilometers, Lu Yang looked at the map and directed Wei Zhiwu to turn off the national highway and get on a rural road that was not much better than a mechanical plowing road. From here, he continued walking into the mountains to the north. Yuping Township was more than 20 kilometers away.
Although there are basically no cars on this road, the road is really bad and winds around the mountains. It often takes a long time to drive even a short distance.
We ate dry food on the way until after two o'clock, when the minivan stopped at the Yuping Township station. This place was naturally worse than Shanliang Town.
Because it is located in a ravine, it is a narrow dirt road of more than 100 meters. There are only buildings on the mountain side, including the township office building with more than 20 houses, some of which have their doors open like shops.
There were not many vehicles in the village at this time. At this time, some local people heard the movement of the small truck and poked their heads out to take a look.
He had to do business by himself, so Lu Yang only followed Wei Zhiwu and asked him to ask questions along the street.
As soon as Wei Zhiwu scattered the good cigarettes he bought, the owner of the first grocery store was very enthusiastic and answered all his questions. However, his foreign accent was too strong and Lu Yang couldn't understand what he said, so he could only follow Wei Zhiwu as a decoration.
After saying goodbye and walking away, Lu Yang asked, "What did he say?"
"I have never heard of huangguan pear, but there are many huang pears, all over the mountain."
Wei Zhiwu was a little anxious. This place was remote and rural, and he didn't want to stay any longer.
"Don't worry, ask again."
Lu Yang comforted him and regretted letting Wang Xianming eat the last Huangguanli. He didn't expect that the locals didn't know this.
The second shop is a barber shop. The owner is a woman in her forties. She has been standing at the door watching the excitement.
At this time, she saw two young students walking towards her, with smiles on their faces, like big lotus flowers.
"Hey, two rare guests, do you want a shampoo or a massage?"
As soon as the two of them walked to the door, the female shopkeeper took a look at Lu Yang, who was still a little kid, grabbed Wei Zhiwu and dragged him into her room.
"massage?"
Wei Zhiwu was stunned for a moment, before he had time to react.
"It's fun!"
The female shopkeeper smiled mysteriously and pulled Wei Zhiwu into her room. Lu Yang couldn't catch him, so he had no choice but to follow him in.
When they arrived at the house, the female shopkeeper smiled and said to Lu Yang: "Brother, let me massage your brother first, and I will help you later!"
Wei Zhiwu was confused and didn't know what it was. When he was curious and surprised, the female shopkeeper had already pulled him into the inner room covered by curtains.
Lu Yang couldn't catch him again, so he had to follow in. Inside the curtain was an inner corridor. The dilapidated wooden door facing it was ajar. There were several holes in the door, and a few rays of light came in, making it dark inside.
As for complete darkness.
The inner corridor divided the small interior into four smaller rooms. Lu Yang's eyes were still not used to the darkness, so he casually opened the closer curtain on the left.
There are no windows in the room, making it even darker. The space inside is very small, with only a bamboo bed placed across the back, and the air is filled with the sour smell of wine.
At this time, Wei Zhiwu's surprised inquiry came from the opposite side. Lu Yang was about to exit when he suddenly felt something was wrong. At this time, his eyes were more accustomed to the darkness and he found a strange woven bag on the bamboo bed.
