Chapter 285 Xiabokou Village Ning Weidong sat in the car, his buttocks bouncing around, and the car's suspension springs creaked from time to time. I looked at my watch. It had been more than three hours and I had not yet reached Nanping County since leaving Jingzhou City. In the front row, Wang Yuanping sat in the passenger seat, and the driver was a local driver named Zhang who was borrowed from Wu Bingjun. "Master Zhang, how far is it?" Ning Weidong asked. The driver said while steering: "Boss, it's almost time, maybe half an hour~" Ning Weidong looked out the car window. The suburbs are desolate in winter. Although Nanping County is close to the Yangtze River and does not freeze in winter, it is still not comfortable. The damp and cold weather makes people feel that the cold wind can penetrate into the bones. The car turned a big bend along the road, and suddenly a dark gray sea appeared in the distance. Ning Weidong couldn't help but take another look.
On the edge of the sea, there is a small fishing village with shadowy houses and a fishing boat pier. At first, Ning Weidong didn’t think anything of it. He just glanced at it twice and then looked away. But after more than ten minutes, when the car passed the village, Ning Weidong found something wrong. In that village, there were quite a few people riding or pushing 28-inch bicycles coming in and out. The backs of these people's bicycles have been modified with iron frames welded on them so they can carry large items. When I came out of the village, I didn't take the main road, but went straight into the small road. When they saw the car coming, these people became very alert, and those who were carrying things left in a hurry. Some people, whose bicycles had nothing on them, held on to the bicycles and waited and watched. Ning Weidong was watching in the car. In fact, he knew what these people were doing without asking. I'm afraid the fishing boat dock in this village is not very decent. Ning Weidong said: "Master Zhang, stop for a moment." The driver stepped on the brakes and slowly stopped. Ning Weidong pushed open the car door, tightened his tweed coat and got out of the car. Wang Yuanping came out from the passenger seat and followed closely behind. As the car appeared, many people watched it, and now that someone got off the car, many people were even more curious. Ning Weidong's outfit, as he got out of the car, looked unusual. Some of them who didn't want to get into trouble left quietly immediately. But there are also those who like to watch the fun without fear of big trouble. When he saw a tall and handsome young man getting out of the car, he became even more interested.
Ning Weidong glanced over and walked over to an old man who was squatting on the side of the road and smoking a pipe. He is called an old man, but he looks old due to years of hard work. Ning Weidong estimated that his real age is only in his early forties. "Brother, want a cigarette~" Ning Weidong came closer, gathered the hem of his coat and squatted down, handing him a cigarette: "Have one of these~" The old man's eyes lit up and he grinned, revealing his yellow teeth: "This is a good cigarette." He took the pipe without hesitation, but did not smoke it immediately. Instead, he put it between his ears and took another puff. He tilted his head and looked at Ning Weidong: "You are a young man from another place. You came all the way to our village in a sedan chair, smoking a cigarette. Do you want to buy some foreign goods?" Ning Weidong smiled and said, "Brother, do you have any connections?" The old man chuckled and said, "What kind of connections are there? Everyone is buying goods at the dock. The price is lower for locals, and higher for outsiders. But don't worry, no matter how high it is, it's still the price after you get off the ship. When you ship it back, it will be at least three times higher." "Three times!" Ning Weidong was surprised: "Is it that much of a profit?" The old man glanced at him strangely, and knocked his pipe on the brick beside him: "Don't you know? If you don't fight for three times, why do you outsiders come all the way to us?" Ning Weidong chuckled: "Brother, I really didn't know there was such a big profit. I just heard that we have foreign goods here, so I came to take a look." Then he simply took out an unopened box of Zhonghua from his pocket and stuffed it into the old man's pocket: "Tell me about it~" The old man took a look and grinned: "It's a good cigarette, but it's a pity that the production team's supply and marketing cooperative doesn't have it." He stuffed the cigarette into his pocket and asked, "Young man, what do you want to ask?" He looked at the car across the street and said, "You are not an ordinary person since you can ride in a sedan chair. If you want to do big business, you can go to the village and find the second son of the Li family. He is the biggest businessman in the village." At this point he lowered his voice and said, "Their family has connections overseas. There are two large ships a month coming from Hong Kong and Japan." Ning Weidong narrowed his eyes slightly. He had expected that there would be someone who stole money in Nanping County, but he didn't expect it to be so blatant. There's no need to even cover it up. At this moment, a group of people came out of the village, led by a middle-aged man wearing a green military coat. There were four or five people following behind him, all of them were big and strong, and it was obvious that they were not easy to mess with. Ning Weidong had sharp eyes and noticed that several people had bulges on their waists, which meant they must have brought weapons. Next to the leading man, there was a skinny young man who was leaning sideways, nodding and bowing, and gesturing towards Ning Weidong. Ning Weidong's heart moved and he guessed something. Someone must have seen their car coming and went to the village to report it. Ning Weidong glanced at the old man next to him and asked, "Li Laoer?" The old man stretched his neck to take a look, then nodded immediately: "Yes~" Then he stood up, pushed the cart and left. Wang Yuanping came to Ning Weidong vigilantly and whispered, "Leader..." Ning Weidong knew what he meant. He raised his hand to indicate that it was okay, then stood up and looked at the group of people approaching. At this time, those people were also looking at Ning Weidong and Wang Yuanping. The leader, Li Zheng, is the second child in the family. He served in the army when he was young and has some experience. He is a capable man in the village. When he saw Ning Weidong's clothes and the car parked behind him, he felt a little confused.
Coming closer, he said with a smile, "Comrades, may I ask what can I do for you in our village?" Ning Weidong smiled and said, "I heard from a friend that there are opportunities to make a fortune in Xiabokou, so I came here to take a look." In fact, Ning Weidong didn't know the name of this place. He only found out after chatting with the old man just now. As for friends, they are made out of nothing. Li Zheng said calmly: "It's a remote place, where can you get a chance to make a fortune?" Ning Weidong said, "Comrade, you are not honest." He took a few steps forward and pointed at the fishing boat dock in the distance: "Isn't this an opportunity to make a fortune?" Li Zheng frowned and said, "Well... I wonder who your friend is..." Although he is considered a local bully, Li Zheng is quite wary of outsiders. After all, what he does is not a legitimate business. Ning Weidong smiled and said casually, "Ge Zheng from Jingzhou Municipal Economic and Trade Commission." When Li Zheng heard this, his expression suddenly changed. Even though this village is inconspicuous, Li Zheng, who was able to make the gang successful, naturally could not be a makeshift team of "a dozen people and seven or eight guns". He has connections there. It's just that his connections are not enough to reach Ge Zheng, but he knows what level of person Ge Zheng is. Although he suspected that Ning Weidong was bluffing, he was afraid that he might be someone he couldn't afford to offend, so he couldn't help but swallow his saliva. - That’s all for today. My typing state isn’t very good and I need to make some adjustments. (End of this chapter)