The minibus on its way to the county seat from Sequoia Township was crowded with passengers, and there were three people sitting on the hot hood. Since there was no air conditioning, the cabin was very stuffy, and waves of unpleasant sweat floated in the air.
Smelly.
Chen Qingyun sat in the back seat of the minibus, trying his best to endure the smell in the carriage. After arriving at the fourth floor of Qingweijue, his facial features became more sensitive. At this moment, Chen Qingyun, who was particularly sensitive to this smell, seemed to be experiencing
Some kind of test.
Tomorrow he will set off to the coastal area. He will go to the county town to meet with the deputy county magistrate who is participating in the inspection, and they will gather together in Quanhu City. The cars from Sequoia Township have already been dispatched. He doesn't want to trouble others, so he might as well take a minibus.
To the county seat.
This was the first time he traveled by public transportation in recent years. Chen Qingyun was ready to take things as they came, so he did not show any impatience.
When the minibus arrived at Yushan Town, two young men in plaid clothes got on. One of them had long hair and the other had his hair parted. Their four eyes were glaring at the carriage, and then they stood in the aisle.
The long-haired man clapped his hands and said: "Attention, everyone, the latest game from the United States." The little boy followed the long-haired man's words and took out two pencils, one red and one blue, from his pocket, and then took out a piece of octavo white paper and put the white
Fold the paper into a long strip as wide as your thumb, and pinch both ends of the strip with your thumb and index finger.
"Please concentrate on paying attention to the note in my brother's hand. You can bet on which pencil he has picked. If you don't win, the money will go to my brother. If you win, my brother will pay back double the amount.
You. The game has begun, please place your bets." The long-haired man's voice echoed in the carriage. Everyone in the carriage was silent, but their eyes were fixed on the little one.
At this time, Xiao Fentou quickly made several fake moves with the paper strip in his right hand, then wrapped one of the pencils around it, and rolled up both pencils with the paper strip from the clockwise direction. Chen Qingyun clearly saw that he
In the sleeve is a blue pencil held in the left hand.
"It's a bet, it's a bet, it's a rare opportunity." No matter how the long-haired man shouted, the villagers in the car squeezed their pockets and made no move.
A young man in a white shirt and black wide-rimmed glasses awkwardly took out a wad of banknotes from his briefcase: "I like it, it's a blue pencil." Then he lowered his head to take out the money. At this time, Xiao Fentou quickly exited.
Set the blue pencil and re-set the red pencil.
When the white shirt took out ten yuan and handed it to the little guy, three middle-aged women beside him took out five yuan or one yuan and handed it to the little guy.
"If you don't accept one yuan, at least five yuan will be charged." The boy yelled, taking the five yuan from the middle-aged woman next to him and the ten yuan from the white shirt: "Anyone else has placed a bet, I'm going to open it."
." After saying that, he exited counterclockwise, and as expected, the red pencil was caught in the quilt.
"Damn it, I don't believe in evil." When Xiao Fentou tied the blue pencil again, the scene happened again, but this time there were five passengers participating, and each of them got ten yuan.
money.
In the next two times, there were ten passengers participating, but White Shirt guessed correctly, and the money of these ten passengers was taken away. In the subsequent ten pencil guessing games, few passengers participated, and
This white shirt made sure to place a bet every time. In just over ten minutes, he lost more than two hundred yuan.
"You guys are crazy, I'll be the banker." Bai Shirt became anxious and took the pencil and paper from Xiaofentou's hand. Xiaofentou seemed satisfied and said loudly to the driver: "Stop the car, we have to get off."
The driver did not dare to neglect and immediately parked the minibus on the side of the road. In Yushen County, the lines leading to various villages are all beckoned, or they can stop at any time. You can get on and off at any time. Although there are fixed stops, there are no
People only park according to the stops.
The long-haired man and the boy got off the bus separately, and the passengers in the carriage breathed a sigh of relief. These naughty guys were still a bit stressful for ordinary people. But everyone stared curiously at the white shirt who was clumsily playing with his pencil.
In the first round, four or five people took out five yuan and handed it to the white shirt, and they all got something in return. A neatly dressed young woman next to Chen Qingyun introduced to him: "This is a foreign businessman who invested in Sequoia Township. Tobacco
He is the one who built the base. He is very rich, so let’s place a bet. It would be strange for a clumsy person like him not to lose money."
Chen Qingyun was not interested in this. The young woman was bored and turned to the middle-aged man on the left and said the same thing.
Chen Qingyun did not expose the young man's lies, he just calmly observed what was going on in the carriage.
The middle-aged man on the left did not withstand the young woman's persuasion, hesitantly took out ten yuan, got double the reward, and looked at the young woman gratefully.
In the next game, the white shirt seemed to have a good fortune and never missed again, while the middle-aged man on the left lost nearly two hundred yuan.
Chen Qingyun looked around the carriage. Basically, all the passengers who participated in the game lost. Only one or two passengers who stopped in time won dozens of yuan.
When they were approaching the Yushen Bus Station, the man in the white shirt asked the driver to stop, took his briefcase and got out. The young woman beside him hesitated for a moment and got off the bus.
Only then did Chen Qingyun realize that this was a series of tricks. The first two patterns were just an introduction, leading to the real protagonist, the white shirt, and the young woman who was betting the most actively was also an important part of the trick. He did not take action, time did not allow it.
He handled the matter. These passengers have learned today's lesson and should realize that getting something for nothing does not work, otherwise they will be easily deceived.
The middle-aged man drooped his head in frustration, thinking that he must regret it very much.
The minibus parked outside the gate of Yushen Bus Station, and passengers swarmed out. Chen Qingyun did not follow, he did not care about these few minutes.
Suddenly a woman screamed in her ears: "My wallet." Then a young man's voice shouted angrily: "It's you, hand over her wallet."
Chen Qingyun looked out of the window, and there was another small break. He twisted his neck and said: "Boy, don't meddle in other people's business. Be careful that you can't get out of this station."
At this time, the young woman who had lost her wallet also came to Xiao Fentou: "You are a murderer, please hand over my wallet quickly."
"Which of your eyes saw me taking your wallet? Who dares to testify?" Xiao Fentou said angrily.
The young man twisted the small split, took out a wallet from his pocket, and asked the young woman: "Is this your wallet?"
"It's my wallet. Shameless thief." The young woman snatched the wallet and left without looking back.
The surrounding passengers were talking and quickly dispersed. The young man said to the young man, "How brave you are to meddle in my business. Just wait, I'll look good on you." After that, he ran out of the station.
The young man shook his head and walked out of the station. Chen Qingyun felt that the matter would not end here, so he followed the young man quietly.
In the alley next to the station, five or six gangsters blocked the way of the young man and Chen Qingyun. A young man in the crowd said to the bald man in the middle: "Boss, this is the kid, he dares to block our way of making money."
The bald man shouted: "Brothers, come on, these two are in a group, don't let them go."
Only then did the young man realize that Chen Qingyun was following behind him. He said anxiously: "Little brother, run quickly, I will stop them."
Chen Qingyun saw the young man's bulging muscles and estimated that he had practiced a few tricks, so he took two steps back to observe how things unfolded.
The bald man led three of his men to surround the young man, and two of them rushed towards Chen Qingyun. Chen Qingyun did not fight back, but just calmly avoided the punches and kicks of the two rogues.
The young man could not withstand the siege of the four gangsters. Seeing that the situation was wrong, he feinted at the bald head and took advantage of the bald head's opportunity to get out of their way.
When he ran to the entrance of the alley, the young man turned around and saw Chen Qingyun surrounded by these gangsters. He turned back and rushed into the circle, pulling Chen Qingyun and running away. Unexpectedly, he did not escape this time. Baldhead was already prepared.
And his hands and feet are not slow either, he looks like someone who has practiced martial arts several times.
The young man was knocked to the ground by this group of thugs. Several people surrounded him and kicked and punched him. The bald man even cursed: "Where are you from, you bastard? You dare to interfere in grandpa's business. Next time you meet me, you won't interrupt me."
You can't have two legs." After saying that, he led his younger brothers and walked away.
Chen Qingyun also received a few punches on his body. After the thugs left, he helped the young man up and said, "Brother, I have hurt you."
The young man stood up and said, "Little brother, I see that you are weak, and I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it. It doesn't matter to me, just rest for two days." Chen Qingyun knew that martial arts practice was popular in the Yushen area, and they all practiced Pai Da Kung Fu.
, because no one who practices martial arts dares to say that he is the most powerful person, and he will always be beaten by others.
"It's already noon, let me treat you to dinner." Chen Qingyun became interested in this young man. Just now he was also interested in observing the young man's temperament.
The young man did not refuse and followed Chen Qingyun to a nearby small restaurant. Under Chen Qingyun's conscious guidance and through conversation, Chen Qingyun learned the basic situation of this young man.
The young man's name is Zhuang Zheng, an employee of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative's investment company. He graduated from the Agricultural University of S Province with a major in planting. Since he had no background, he worked in the fertilizer department of the investment company for several years and was not appreciated by the leadership. He is still a small employee.
In the early years, when agricultural production materials were purchased and sold by the county agricultural capital company, the county agricultural capital company was one of the best units in Yushen County. When farmers purchased pesticides and fertilizers, they had to go to the county agricultural capital company or the sales agency in each township.
Point is, when agricultural supplies are in short supply, the company leader’s signature is required before they can be purchased.
After the sale of agricultural production materials was liberalized, dozens of agricultural materials distribution points appeared in the county almost overnight. They had wide purchase channels and good service attitude. Except for some pesticides and fertilizers that were in short supply, almost no one sold them.
If you look for a county investment company again, the investment company will fall from the peak to the deep valley.
Today's capital-generating companies can only rest on their laurels, and it is difficult to guarantee the basic salary of employees. People with connections have already left. College students like Zhuang Zheng, who have only been working for a few years, want to enter the county government agencies.
No way. Hearing that Sequoia Township is booming, this time he went to Sequoia Township to find his friend Li Chunping, director of the Sequoia Township Government Agricultural Technology Institute, to see if he could find a suitable position for him. Even if he arrived,
Tobacco bases are also acceptable, and you don’t necessarily have to go to a township government agency.
Chen Qingyun gave Li Chunping an order, asking him to take the young people from the Agricultural Technology Institute to study with Matthew and master the tobacco planting technology within a few months. He knew that Matthew could not stay in Sequoia Township for a long time.
Tobacco growing technology must still be in his own hands. With talents like Zhuang Zheng, Chen Qingyun believed that Li Chunping would recommend it to him. But without Chen Qingyun’s nod, Li Chunping did not dare to agree to Zhuang Zheng at will. Chen Qingyun could not solve the current problem.
Zhuang Zheng's matter will return to Sequoia Township.
"Brother Zhuang, I have a good relationship with Director Li. I can guarantee that you will find a job at Yushen Tai'an Industrial Company. I wonder if you are willing to stay and work in Sequoia Township for a long time? Are you willing to join such a private company?" Chen Qingyun moved.
After thinking about it, Zhuang Zheng's professionalism met his needs.
Zhuang Zheng looked at Chen Qingyun suspiciously and said hesitantly: "I have no prejudice against private companies. For us technical people, it doesn't matter what kind of company we work for. It is the time when Redwood Township is rising.
, I am also willing to go there. It’s just that Tai’an Company is one of the best units in Yushen County. Basically, all employees who enter Tai’an Company have been greeted by the county leaders. Can I get in?”
Chen Qingyun smiled and said: "You can rest for two days, recover from your injuries, and then go find Li Chunping. He will definitely make arrangements for you." At this time, Chen Qingyun's cell phone rang. After answering the phone, Chen Qingyun said to Zhuang Zheng:
"Brother Zhuang, my friend is anxiously waiting. I have to go to Quanhu City, so I won't chat with you. I will definitely have a chance next time." After saying that, Chen Qingyun left without looking back.