PNB Chapter 409 Qin Shuang Wants to See Li Ju'an
Chapter 409 Qin Shuang Wants to See Li Ju'an
Sun Quande was so angry that his chest heaved violently, and the veins on his forehead throbbed.
He had originally planned to sell the sheepskins for a good price, but little did he expect that his spendthrift son would blast all those fat sheep to pieces. Not only were the skins torn open and the fur was blown to shreds, leaving not a single good piece of hide.
Sun Quande's blood rushed to his head, his head buzzed, and his fierce eyes glared at Sun Weimin's head, ready to strike. Sun Weimin was quick to run; the conditioned reflex from being beaten by his own father since childhood made him instinctively lift his leg and run.
But Sun Quande was faster. He grabbed his son by the collar, pulled him up, and started to sweep his leg. Sun Weimin's reaction speed was truly amazing, as if he had eyes in the back of his head. He jumped twice on the spot, each time precisely dodging his father's sweeping leg.
Sun Quande was so angry that he cursed and shouted, "You brat, you've been loafing around in the mountains all day, I don't know what you've gotten yourself or what money you've made. You're good at avoiding me though."
Sun Weimin was no slouch either. Hearing his nephew laughing, he shouted, "Dad, my sister used to use your sweeping leg to beat me when we were kids. If you ask me, you're getting old, and your leg pain isn't working well anymore. You're not as fast as my sister's sweeping leg."
Sun Quande's most outrageous remark was that he was old. He was so angry that his beard bristled, and he swept his leg even faster, shouting, "You brat, you deserve a beating! You deserve a beating! Let's see how I deal with you!"
The Sun family's rat-catching team cursed and swore all the way. Qin Pao looked at how many days had passed and how many rats were still in the field, and could only sigh.
This team is really something else. He told them Li Ju'an's method of catching rats, but they still couldn't lead Sun Quande's team.
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On the other side, Li Ju'an had already visited three or four villages, and had brought back the harvested wild sheep to Lijiatun several times.
Sheep hides are hard to peel, and to produce raw hides, you need manpower. He was so busy in the mountains that his feet barely touched the ground. By the time all the hides were processed into raw hides, winter would be over and the year would be over.
He visited the Tao family, where the widow Chen warmly welcomed him and inquired about Da Hu's recent situation.
Li Ju'an exchanged pleasantries with the widow of the Chen family for a while, then showed her the tiger and the three mixed-breed wolfhounds, saying with a smile, "These three are very mischievous and quite capable. Brother Tao will definitely like them. They're much bigger than Iron Hammer."
Old Tao came out smoking his water pipe and heard Li Ju'an mention the iron hammer.
Old Tao was a dog fanatic; he loved every dog he handled and couldn't bear to part with them. Hearing the hammer reminded him of that slippery dog—large, beautiful, and agile, but also cunning and treacherous—and his eyes reddened with envy.
Li Ju'an called out, "Brother Tao, we've got some business! Want to make some money?"
Old Tao cursed, "If you're not going to make money, get the hell out of here."
Li Ju'an knew he would say that. So many people had come to him begging for a dog, only to be shut down by his cold words.
Li Ju'an said with a grin, "Brother Tao, this business is booming, and you're good at it too. I'll provide the raw hides, you just need to do the processing."
Old Tao already runs a leather processing business, handling both raw and tanned hides. There are many custom-made leathers hanging on the wall, which haven't been picked up yet.
Old Tao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said, "How much?"
Li Ju'an grinned; now he had found someone to do the job.
He turned to contact Pang Duolai, who took the train to Hong Kong to meet with Boss Qin and transfer the money to him. On the phone, Pang Duolai heard that he had produced another batch of leather and was somewhat incredulous, saying, "Li Pao, you've only been gone a few days and you already have several more pieces of leather? Did I hear that right?"
Li Ju'an said, "It's not a few, it's hundreds. You're buying hundreds of sheepskins? If not, I'll find someone else."
The person on the other end of the phone hurriedly called out, "Hey, wait a minute! Li Pao, you're really like a brother to me! You have to wait for me to come and take a look at all these hides. We're like brothers, we've been doing business together for so long, how could I possibly shortchange you?"
No matter how much Pang Duolai praised him on the other end of the phone, Li Ju'an insisted that he would sell the hides before the end of the year.
Pang Duolai could only say, "I'll issue you a receipt first. You can come back to settle the bill with me later when I get my funds back. Do you think I'm going to run away?"
Li Ju'an said, "Are you a physical store or do you live here? If you don't run away, who will? If you don't run to Hong Kong, who can catch you?"
Feeling guilty, Pang Duolai thought for a moment and said, "Well, I don't actually have any funds back on hand yet. I'll find someone I know to pay for it for you first, and then I'll go and do the transaction with him. I'll still issue the receipt, okay? You just take the money, and I'll have my friend transfer the money to your account first, as for how much the leather will cost."
Li Ju'an said, "Boss Pang's friend is really generous. Who, which friend would be willing to pay several thousand yuan to help Boss Pang cover his debts?"
"Zhang Yingnian".
Upon hearing this name, Li Ju'an's expression changed, and his eyes became serious.
On the other end of the phone, Pang Duolai was still muttering, "My friend Zhang Yingnian, you've met Li Pao in town before. Don't you remember him?"
"Zhang Yingnian is a decent young man, quick-witted, and quite successful in the southern business world. Oh, and he recently brought someone along to do business with him, also surnamed Li, named Li Chang, something..."
Li Ju'an said coldly, "Li Changqing."
"Oh right, Li Pao, how did you know? Li Changqing is also from this town, and he shares your surname. Maybe you were even family five hundred years ago, hahaha."
Li Ju'an didn't listen carefully to what Pang Duolai was saying on the other end of the phone. He thought about Zhang Yingnian and Li Changqing doing business in the south, and how Zhang Yingnian had advanced such a large order to Pang Duolai, with several thousand yuan in cash flow. A chill ran through him.
Before Pang Duolai could say anything more, Li Ju'an simply said and hung up: "Come to the village to find me next week. Don't wait up."
"Hey, Li Pao! Li Pao!"
After hanging up the phone, Pang Duo sighed into the landline receiver and said to Boss Qin's wife, "Hey, look at the gunners in Xing'anling now, they all have such bad tempers. Otherwise, why would we need their help? They're bad-tempered, but the hides they get are really good."
The proprietress, Qin Shuang, is one of the major shareholders of Xiangjiang Auction House.
She wore a sizzling red bodycon dress, a black blazer, and high heels, her alluring eyes exuding charm.
Qin Shuang's red lips moved, and she said with a bright smile, "Who is this guy? He's so arrogant. Someone that even Boss Pang couldn't win over, he's quite interesting."
Pang Duo glanced at the snow leopard pelt Qin Shuang was sitting on and said, "Isn't that the supplier of the snow leopard pelt you bought, Boss Qin? That kid has a harsh tongue and a bad temper, but his leatherworking skills are truly top-notch."
Qin Shuang's smile was radiant and bright. She covered her red lips with her slender, fair hands, giggling uncontrollably. Her neckline was low, revealing her soft, fragrant shoulders, which trembled with her laughter. Her voice was very magnetic.
"Wow, what a skilled little hunter! I'd love to meet him."
Pang Duolai didn't dare to look too closely, only glancing at her before quickly lowering his head, thinking to himself: What a vixen!