Chapter 129: The Car Is Full Of It

"Fourth Brother, after you left, we followed your plan—we hired a vehicle every day to promote our television sets, and even partnered with a cinema. Guess what happened..."

Xu Fei looked at Zhang Mingyang's excited face and smiled, nodding. "How many did you sell?"

"Fourth Brother, in just three days, all our TVs were sold out. If you hadn't come back, I was thinking of going to the provincial city to find you. Should we restock these TVs?"

Xu Fei nodded.

"Yeah, but this time I came back because of Brother Zhang's medical expenses."

"What happened?"

Xu Fei briefly recounted the events that had taken place in the provincial city to Zhang Mingyang.

"Damn, so much has happened. Hey, you really handled that guy well."

Zhang Mingyang always seemed thrilled whenever he heard such things.

"Third Brother, how much money can you put up?"

"About this much."

Zhang Mingyang raised three fingers.

"Thirty thousand?!"

"That's right."

Xu Fei was a bit surprised at such a large sum. Even setting aside the part to be returned to Donghai Bank, they had still earned over sixteen thousand this time.

"Then how about this: first give me five thousand. I'm heading back to the provincial city now. Over there, they need fifty a day."

"I was going to say..."

Zhang Mingyang looked at Xu Fei.

"Fourth Brother, fifty a day is no small expense. I heard the ones who beat him were caught. We can make those guys responsible. If you keep handling things this way, no amount will ever be enough."

Xu Fei shook his head.

"Third Brother, this matter started because of me."

"But, but you can't bear it all alone, can you?"

Xu Fei nodded.

"I know. That's why this time I came back with a way to make money."

"Oh? What is it?"

"Millet."

"Millet? You want to transport millet to the provincial city to sell?"

"Exactly."

Xu Fei patted Zhang Mingyang on the shoulder.

"Third Brother, that's why I need your money. I'm completely out of resources now."

"Okay, wait here..."

Zhang Mingyang said as he turned and went into the courtyard.

A short while later, he came out holding a stack of bills.

"Here, this is five thousand."

Xu Fei glanced at it and said, "Third Brother, regarding the TVs, you can go with Second Brother to Nanjing and directly find Meng Anyi. Let her help you. Didn't we agree on a partnership last time? This time, when you get there, give them the benefits we promised."

"This time, we'll give it."

"Yes, with a generous reward, they'll be willing to work with us."

Zhang Mingyang scratched his head.

"Without you, I always feel uncertain."

"Third Brother, you've got this. Besides, Second Brother is clever. Just explain the situation to him; this won't be a problem."

After giving his instructions, Xu Fei left the Zhang family.

First, he went to Old Third An's workplace.

Following his plan, Xu Fei found a young man named Feng Lun in their fleet.

This man, Feng Lun, was Old Third An's apprentice.

He explained the situation.

Feng Lun smiled. "My master mentioned you, Brother Xu Fei. Just tell me what you need."

"Great. We're going to Xiaozhang Village shortly."

Feng Lun nodded and went to the garage to get the vehicle.

The two left the cinema.

Xu Fei first returned home and threw five hundred yuan to Du Man.

Then he and Feng Lun left Donghai.

...

"Xiaozhang!"

Xu Fei saw Xiaozhang busy in the courtyard as soon as he got off the vehicle.

Since his first visit to Xiaozhang Village, Xu Fei always stopped by Xiaozhang's home.

Xiaozhang, seeing Xu Fei, dropped his shovel, smiling as he approached. "Brother Xu, what brings you here?"

"I'm here today to buy some millet."

"Millet?"

Xiaozhang frowned slightly.

"The last few times, you bought almost all the millet from Xiaozhang. If you want more, you'll have to check other villages."

Xu Fei nodded.

Actually, last time, he had indeed sourced it from another township.

They went inside the house.

Xu Fei handed the fruit he brought to Xiaozhang.

Xiaozhang's father smiled upon seeing him and pulled him onto the kang (heated brick bed).

"Xiaozhang, go make two dishes."

Xu Fei hurriedly stopped him.

"I can't stay long today. The provincial city is waiting for me."

"You’re going to transport millet to the provincial city?"

Xiaozhang and his father both asked in surprise.

"Yes. I’m currently in the provincial city taking care of a friend. There, I found millet to be quite popular, so I thought I'd bring some back to sell."

"I see."

Xiaozhang glanced at his father.

"Dad, let's keep Brother Xu here next time."

Then he looked at Xu Fei.

"Brother, I’ll go find the old party secretary. Let’s go collect the millet together."

Xu Fei nodded.

He bid farewell to Xiaozhang's father.

The three left Xiaozhang's house.

Feng Lun drove them to find the old party secretary.

Seeing Xu Fei, the old secretary was naturally delighted.

They reminisced for a while.

Seeing Xu Fei was pressed for time, the old secretary grabbed his coat and beckoned everyone to get in the vehicle.

The truck jolted and rattled as it headed to the township.

They went through many nearby villages.

Thanks to the old secretary’s wide network and acquaintances, Xu Fei managed to collect thirty thousand jin of millet.

Xu Fei wanted to invite the old secretary and Xiaozhang to have a meal in the township.

But the old secretary declined.

"It’s getting late, and the road to the provincial city is still long. You’d better set off quickly."

Xu Fei was somewhat moved.

But he understood the old secretary’s sincerity and took his leave.

Feng Lun drove, and Xu Fei sat in the passenger seat.

They hauled thirty thousand jin of millet, heading straight for the provincial city.

After about six hours, the truck finally entered the provincial city in the early hours.

Xu Fei and Feng Lun drove the vehicle to a breakfast shop in front of the hospital.

Though it wasn’t open yet, Liu Erpang was already up preparing ingredients.

Seeing the lights on, Xu Fei knocked on the door.

Xiao Lan rubbed her eyes sleepily and opened the door.

She was surprised to see Xu Fei.

"Ah, Brother Xu, you’re back?"

She turned and ran into the kitchen.

Soon, Liu Erpang came out from the kitchen.

"Why are you back so soon?"

He pulled Xu Fei to sit.

"Brother Liu, I brought the millet. I wanted to deliver it here first. Let’s unload the truck before talking."

Xu Fei led him outside.

Liu Erpang glanced at the truck.

"All of this is in there?"

Xu Fei smiled and nodded.

"Oh my god!"

Liu Erpang shook his head. "If all this is for my small shop, it’d take a hundred years to use it all!"

Xu Fei laughed. "Thirty thousand jin isn’t much. How about this: Liu, you decide how much you want to keep, but you come first."

Liu Erpang thought a moment.

"Give me a thousand jin first."

Xu Fei nodded.

He climbed into the truck.

Feng Lun and Liu Erpang were below.

In no time, the three unloaded a thousand jin of millet.

"You haven’t eaten yet, right? I’ll go prepare something for you in the back. You can have a quick bite. When daylight comes, you can head to the nearby grain stores."

Xu Fei nodded and led Feng Lun into the breakfast shop.

"I want to visit my master later," Feng Lun suggested.

"Don’t worry, after we eat, we’ll bring him something. Let’s check on them first."

After the meal, the two carried breakfast into the hospital.