At around two o'clock in the morning, Yu Mingyuan returned home drunk. When he turned on the light, he saw Su Tianyu lying on the sofa, watching a movie.
"You haven't slept yet?" Yu Mingyuan asked in surprise.
"How could I sleep if you didn't come back?" Su Tianyu immediately sat up and asked, "How was your conversation with that sturdy woman?"
Yu Mingyuan smiled and sat next to Su Tianyu. He reached out and touched his hairy thigh and said, "What's wrong? Are you jealous?"
"Take your hand away, it's giving me goose bumps." Su Tianyu shuddered, "Stop talking nonsense. I've been waiting for you for half the night. Let's get down to business."
Yu Mingyuan picked up the cigarette box and lit one, then said with a smile: "I gained a lot today. Xiaorou and I talked a lot..."
"Fuck, you call that girl Xiaorou?" Su Tianyu interjected speechlessly.
"What can I do? She's called Wen Xiaorou." Yu Mingyuan smoked a cigarette and continued, "In fact, once the order was issued, the garrison was also very uncomfortable."
"Because they have sold a lot of private goods to units like the Chi Army, independent armed forces, and government troops before, right?" Su Tianyu answered directly.
"Yes, but now that the Order No. 1 has been issued, the garrison dares not sell it." Yu Mingyuan nodded: "In the past, their troops reported the loss of military equipment to the higher-ups every three to five months, and the military factories produced some extra, pieced together the goods, and later sold them all to the south, but now that the order has been issued, they dare not do it. This loss is not small. Everyone is used to making extra money, so if you suddenly strangle them now, no one will accept it. So Xiaorou told me that the higher-ups of the garrison are also trying to find a solution recently."
"That's a good thing. They may be able to cooperate with You Yifan."
"Yes, I tentatively talked to Xiaorou about this today, and she didn't resist." Yu Mingyuan whispered, "I'll ask her father to talk to her in the next two days, and then let Xiaorou blow the wind. I think this matter is about right."
"Can Xiaorou talk to her father about work?" Su Tianyu was a little curious.
"What do you think? Xiaorou also graduated from a reputable military academy. Although it's not as good as your school, she is also a highly educated talent. She now works in the garrison headquarters, and her father recognizes her very much." Yu Mingyuan explained softly.
Su Tianyu felt much better after hearing this: "Then you really gained a lot tonight!"
"Well, this wine was not drunk in vain."
"Hey, so after you two finish drinking, is that it? No... no, just practice offense and defense?"
"Fuck, she had her period, and I escaped." Yu Mingyuan tilted his head, revealing the little strawberry on his neck: "But she was also drunk, and we had a pretty intense time in the car. Look at how she bit me, I almost called the police...!"
Su Tianyu looked at the strawberry on Yu Mingyuan's neck and nodded repeatedly: "It's done very well."
"Fuck, she's a heavy drinker. She drank a bottle of red wine without any reaction. I went to the bathroom and vomited three times." Yu Mingyuan stood up and said, "Go to bed quickly. I need to take care of my body and neck..."
"Sleeping together? I can help you with that too."
"Get lost, you idiot!"
The two chatted for a while and then went back to their rooms to sleep.
…
At around 11:30 the next morning, a large number of unfamiliar faces suddenly appeared on Tufang Street, the poorest street in Zhanan District, and many small hotels and lodging houses were full.
This is because a large number of workers have returned and have no place to stay temporarily, so they chose the most affordable and cheapest place to stay temporarily.
On the crowded streets, many real estate agencies are also packed with people. Some are renting houses, some are looking at stores, and it looks very lively.
On the south side of the street, Xiao Yucheng and his six or seven-year-old son had just gotten off a rickshaw.
"Dad... I'm a little hungry." The son was fair and clean, short and thin, with a mask on his face.
Xiao Yucheng turned his head and looked around: "There are too many people here, and the restaurant is full of bacteria. Let's buy two pies. You eat first, and I will make them for you when we get home."
"Okay." The son held his father's big hand and nodded obediently.
The father and son walked to the door of a snack stand, and Xiao Yucheng shouted to the owner: "Give me two beef pies."
"Would you like some mutton soup?"
"No, just two pancakes will do." Xiao Yucheng saw that there were a lot of people at the snack stand, so he deliberately pulled his son, who was wearing a mask, to the side to avoid the customers walking back and forth.
The little boy was taciturn and a little shy. He blinked his big eyes and looked around with curiosity. He was born in Sinalo and had never been back to Dragon City. He had never seen so many complete buildings and houses.
While waiting for the pie, Xiao Yucheng's phone rang. He stood outside the door and pressed the answer button: "Hello, what's the matter, Brother Wang?"
"Have you gone home yet?"
"Ah, I've arrived at Dragon City."
"I have something urgent to tell you!" The other party spoke quickly, "I just contacted a large batch of goods, including food, medicine, and newly made military uniforms. But now that Order No. 1 has been issued, all suppliers want full payment, otherwise they won't release them. I don't have enough money now, so how about you invest in it, and we can put the goods down first. I'll find someone to take them to Casaro, and we can sell them within three to five days. If there's any profit, we can split it in half, okay?"
Before Order No. 1 came down, these workers who made their living from border trade had received some news in advance, especially those like Xiao Yucheng who had a good relationship with the Chi Army. They knew the general situation half a month in advance, so some of them had already sold their stockpiled goods in advance.
After hearing what the other party said, Xiao Yucheng immediately replied: "Forget it, the government order has come down, I won't do it. If I get caught, it will be very troublesome."
"Fuck, they are already charging three or four times the price to stock up. The government order has just come down, who is going to grab it? This job is enough for you to do half a year before." The other party persuaded again: "Why don't you join me in doing this?"
"No, I really don't want to do it anymore."
"Well, okay, I'll ask someone else."
"Okay."
The two chatted for a few words and ended the call. Xiao Yucheng looked back at the child and grinned: "Wait a little longer, it will be ready soon."
As the father and son continued to wait, two men in their thirties walked over from a distance. One of them was smoking a cigarette and had an obvious scar on his left cheek.
"Brother, are you back from the south?" The man with the scar took the initiative to talk and asked Xiao Yucheng.
Xiao Yucheng turned around: "Yeah, what's wrong?"
"Which batch of workers are they? Do they have household registration?" the other party asked again.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Yucheng replied cautiously.
The other person glanced around and took out a business card from his pocket in a stealthy manner: "I'm a household registration agent. If you are not a Longcheng resident, you can come to me. Thirty thousand yuan, it will be processed on the same day, and you will be naturalized in a week."
Xiao Yucheng looked at the other party in disbelief: "When we left, we all went through the naturalization procedures. Now that we have been recalled, according to the previous employment contract, we should have been naturalized as soon as possible."
"If everything is so easy, how can I still do this job?!" The other party replied sarcastically: "The leaders who sent you guys away have long gone. Now there is a group of people and one order. How can it be so easy to become a citizen? Look at how many illegal immigrants there are at the docks. Even the associations can't solve their problems, let alone you."
"I won't do it." Xiao Yucheng simply waved his hand.
"Take the business card. You can call me if you need anything." The other party handed the business card to Xiao Yucheng and turned away.
Xiao Yucheng looked at the other party suspiciously. Seeing that they were only talking to the laborers, he couldn't help feeling a little anxious.
After a while, the pie was ready. Xiao Yucheng left with his son and called a few friends to ask about the household registration. They almost said in unison that this matter... was difficult to handle.
…
Two days later.
Yu Mingyuan felt that the plan was almost ready, so he took Su Tianyu to find Wen Xiaorou's father Wen Zhanbo.
At the same time, at the Chijun base, Zhao Weihu sat in the conference room and said to the cadres of the logistics unit with a serious face: "Now we will take as much goods as we have, and stockpile as much as we can! I have already said hello to the government troops. If we don't have enough money, they will give us more."