noffsinger Chapter 438 Ways to Get Rich
Chapter 438 Ways to Get Rich
Li Ergou and Wang Daniu had just wiped the blood off their foreheads and were now preparing to bang their heads against the ground with all their might.
“Mercy, mercy!”
"Don't kowtow, we are from the Independent Column. Now we give you a chance to redeem yourself. If you confess, we will treat you leniently. If you resist, we will treat you severely. Cherish it!"
Li Ergou and Wang Daniu saw that there was no cunning or slyness in the faces of these people. They looked at each other and told the whole story in a tearful voice.
It turned out that last night, a village gangster named Sanlaizi was strolling around the village. When he saw people, he would quietly pull them aside and mutter to himself.
Li Ergou and Wang Daniu happened to be coming back from enjoying the cool air under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village. Li Ergou saw the gangster Sandaizi pulling someone aside to whisper, so he was about to make fun of him.
"Sanlaizi, I haven't seen you strolling around the village for a long time. Where did you go to make a fortune?"
Sanlaizi rolled his eyes at Li Ergou and Wang Erdaniu, completely changing his previous playful smile.
"Humph, I am no longer the same old Sanlaizi. I am now a member of an organization! Please be polite when you speak to me!"
When Li Ergou saw that Sanlaizi, who used to be a scabby boy, actually started to speak in a pretentious manner, he couldn't help but want to tease him.
"Hey, you're out of breath when I say you're fat? Then tell us, which high branch did you climb up to?"
Wang Daniu, on the other hand, was more honest and held Li Ergou.
"Er Gou, it looks like San Laizi really has someone backing him up, otherwise he wouldn't be so arrogant. Let's not provoke him, or we'll get into trouble!"
Li Ergou felt a little uneasy when he saw Sanlaizi wearing new clothes. He must be careful not to offend the true God just because of his boastfulness and suffer a great loss.
"Forget it, I won't bother with him!"
Wang Daniu nodded apologetically to Sanlaizi.
"San'er, then you continue to stroll around, we won't disturb you, come to our house when you have time."
Sanlaizi was very satisfied with Wang Daniu's attitude.
"Brother Niu, you are really good at talking. Unlike some people, you look down on others with your dog eyes!"
When Li Ergou heard this, his bad temper flared up again and he pointed at Sanlaizi's nose.
"You... who are you calling a dog? Explain yourself to me!"
"Whoever responds will be the winner!"
Seeing that the two people were about to start arguing again, Wang Daniu separated them.
"Alright, alright, just give Brother Niu some face and stop arguing! It's shameful for two grown men to quarrel in the open!"
Sanlaizi snorted again, then lowered his voice.
"Brother Niu, I'll give you this face and not argue with him. You're the only one in this village who respects me and treats me to meals and drinks. Today I'll show some people what it means to be grateful and repay kindness. I'll help you get rich!"
Wang Daniu looked at Sanlaizi's serious expression and thought he didn't seem to be bragging. Besides, he was really short of money recently because of the border area tickets, so he came over.
"San'er, what's the way to get rich?"
"Brother Niu, I'm telling you this, don't tell anyone else!"
"Don't worry, don't you know what kind of person your brother Niu is?"
"Do you have any border area tickets now? Tomorrow all goods in Xingfu Store will be 10% off. Do you know this?"
Wang Daniu nodded. This matter was indeed well publicized. Even he, a farmer in the suburbs, knew about it.
"Yes, I know. It's spread all over the village. What's the matter?"
"Tomorrow you will exchange all the border area bills in your hand into RMB, then go to the Xingfu Store to buy salt, and finally deliver the salt to the cave where we roasted sweet potatoes when we were children. A boss from Xi'an will buy it at a high price!"
"High price? How high?"
"It's 20% higher than before the discount. After all the calculations, you've made at least 30% profit!"
Wang Daniu calculated that this was a piece of cake, wasn't it? After all the transactions, this amount could at least cover the money he earned from selling grain for half a year!
"San'er, it's not that I don't believe you, but why doesn't the boss in Xi'an go buy it himself?"
"Oh! Don't you know this? Salt is a controlled commodity after all. The Japanese inspect it strictly and the independent column does not allow private individuals to buy and sell it in large quantities. So if he does this and returns to the Kuomintang-controlled area, he will make a lot of money!"
Wang Daniu suddenly understood, and confirmed with Sanlaizi several times before he made up his mind. Anyway, he was not at ease with the border area tickets in his pocket, so he might as well take a chance, earn 30% more and then exchange it for gold!
"San'er, this is your brother Niu's entire fortune, nothing can go wrong!"
"Brother Niu, what kind of relationship do we have? We have lived in the same village for generations. How can I lie to you? I have invested all my own money!"
"Okay! Let's do this! I'll trust you just this once!"
When Wang Daniu turned around, he was frightened when he saw Li Ergou with glowing eyes.
"Ergou, what are you doing? It's so dark I can't see anything. You almost scared me to death!"
Li Ergou rubbed his hands and put the argument he had just had with Sanlaizi out of his mind.
"Hey, Brother Niu, Brother San, can you take me with you? I happen to have some spare money, so how about I be included?"
Sanlaizi rolled his eyes at him. This man was flexible and could be considered a character.
"Okay, for Brother Niu's sake, tomorrow you can go to the cave after you finish shopping and someone will pay for you! Remember, keep it a secret. If you get caught, it won't be as simple as just paying some money!"
When Wang Daniu heard this, he felt like backing out since there was still this risk.
"What other consequences could there be? Otherwise, forget it!"
Li Ergou was not happy at this time. After all, he had been smart since he was a child.
"How can we just let it go? We just make a profit from the difference, what's the big deal? Besides, if you don't say anything and I don't say anything, who would know?"
Wang Daniu thought about his wife at home who was pregnant and gritted his teeth.
"Okay! Let's do it! Just think of it as saving some money for the baby that's about to be born!"
So, early the next morning, they went to Pingshun County, exchanged RMB, and then queued up to buy salt.
You won't know until you go there. You'll be shocked when you see more than a dozen villagers. They looked at each other and pretended not to know each other.
"Brother Niu, let me tell you, everyone wants to get rich! Just don't worry, even if it's illegal, can he arrest our entire village?"
But they never expected that Sanlaizi was still the same Sanlaizi, and they actually teamed up to deceive the entire village.
Wang Daniu and Li Ergou spoke with tears in their eyes, and cursed Sanlaizi's ancestors for eighteen generations.
The soldiers of the independent column had almost understood the situation, so they picked up the walkie-talkie and reported the situation.
"It looks like someone is really causing trouble. Bring him back to me immediately!"
"Yes!"
Wang Daniu and Li Ergou angrily led the soldiers armed with live ammunition up the mountain and slowly approached the cave.
When they reached the cave entrance, the soldiers of the independent column slipped into the cave, then spread their hands and walked out.