The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 186 - 181: Trouble

Because Company Commander Yang needs to eat more eggs, when he was going back, Jiang Nanzhou planned to go to the farmers’ market, but Lu Jingqiu stopped him, "We have a lot of chicken, duck, and goose eggs at home. We had so many before that we couldn’t finish them, and I even had my aunt pickle some. I’ll prepare some for you tomorrow."

Jiang Nanzhou said, "You should keep those for yourself to eat."

"My dad and I are usually not at home, how many can I eat? They will go bad if left for too long, just listen to me."

As she spoke, she pulled him back to the compound.

Aside from these, Lu Jingqiu also took out the Ginseng Amoeba Pills, dividing them between two bottles, one for her father and one for him.

"Dad, Nanzhou, these Ginseng Amoeba Pills are lifesaving. I’m telling you, you can’t give them to anyone else. If you’re injured, you can take them, and if you’re bleeding, they can help, as they have hemostatic and anti-inflammatory effects."

Lu Xianrun looked at it and said, "Is this thing really that miraculous?"

Jiang Nanzhou pinched one and said, "If we had had these in hand, Company Commander Yang’s injury wouldn’t have been so severe."

Lu Jingqiu looked at the curious faces of the two men and seriously doubted that when they saw their comrades injured, they would give away all the medicine. She said sternly, "I had to beg the old traditional doctor to make these for me, and some of the medicinal ingredients were hard to get from friends in other places. They are truly expensive. I did all this for you, so that when you go on missions and get injured and the medics don’t arrive in time, you can use this to save your lives. Don’t take it lightly, you can’t just give it away to anyone, understand?"

Jiang Nanzhou hastily nodded and pocketed the medicine bottle.

Lu Xianrun laughed and said, "Qiuqiu, Dad has been a soldier for many years, been in many battles, and faced many dangers. Everyone in the military says that I’m blessed with the good fortune of koi. So, you don’t need to worry about me."

Lu Jingqiu did not quite believe it. If he really was blessed with koi fortune, why did it take several years after marriage to have her, and why did he get injured and become unable to have children? She knew that within these two years, her father would sustain a very serious injury, so much so that his health would not be good for several years afterward.

Seeing his daughter’s stern face, Lu Xianrun coughed lightly and said, "Alright, unless absolutely necessary, Dad won’t give it to anyone. I’ll selfishly keep these to myself."

The next day, Lu Jingqiu killed two ducks, one of which was stewed for Company Commander Yang, and the other was given to her aunt and Aunt Liu.

Aunt Liu was off today and insisted on not taking it, "Aunt, you’ve been helping to take care of our little ones at home. How come you can’t have a few bites of meat? Please take it. I’ll need your help again after a while."

"Need help with what? You’re still being too polite to your aunt."

"Getting some electrical wiring. One of my houses needs wiring, switches, and the like."

"Okay, whenever you need it, just let your aunt know. At our factory, now there are many relatives secretly taking goods out to sell. They all sell at factory prices. When the time comes, your aunt will give you the factory price."

"Alright, I won’t be polite with you then."

No sooner had Lu Jingqiu walked out of Aunt Liu’s house when she saw her second cousin, whom she hadn’t seen in a long time, hurrying. Upon seeing her, he quickly pulled her into the yard.

"What’s wrong, Second Cousin? Did something happen?"

"It’s not a big deal. It’s just that Gao Lao Si brought back a lot of furs this time. He put in nearly ten thousand yuan of his own money and brought back a truckload of goods, but there weren’t many buyers. You always have ideas, help us think of a way to deal with this."

"What, a truckload of sheepskin? Second Cousin, didn’t you say you didn’t run trucks together this time?"

"No, we didn’t. I brought back many mountain products from the north, as well as furs. I managed to sell all my furs in some northern cities, and I sold a good deal of the mountain products when I brought them back to the plains. But although Gao Da’s sheep wool is good, he forgot that it’s not that cold here in winter, so nobody uses sheepskin here."

"Even if it’s not freezing in winter, it still gets cold. You can use sheepskin to make cotton clothes."

"The problem is we don’t know anyone who can make cotton clothes, what styles to make, or even where to get the cloth for making clothes. And with so much material, it will take quite some time to make it all. If we do it this way, it will definitely tie up the capital. We were thinking of going to Yangcheng City before the New Year to bring back some televisions."

Lu Jingqiu pulled Yang Mingchao into the house and persuaded, "Second Cousin, don’t be in such a hurry. Now that the goods have been brought back, we just need to deal with them slowly."

Yang Mingchao nodded, "In a bit, Fourth Brother Gao will bring the merchandise over, and we can discuss it then." Saying this, he took off his backpack, "This is the money I made on this run, a total of over five thousand yuan. You take two thousand eight."

Lu Jingqiu shook her head and took only two thousand yuan, "Second Cousin, it wasn’t easy running the truck this time. I’ll just take this much, and you keep the rest."

"How can that be right? Eight hundred yuan is enough to buy a property. Hey, how’s your property doing?"

"I started building a house, it could have been finished the year before last, but after the new year, I still had to run electrical wiring, plastering, and it was almost done."

"That fast, how much did that cost?"

"More than four thousand yuan. But I’m not looking at the small profit right now." There will definitely be demolition in the future, if not in the late eighties, then early in the nineties.

Yang Mingchao adamantly refused to accept Lu Jingqiu’s eight hundred yuan, and Jingqiu put it right back into his bag during their argument. While they were disputing, Gao Da, with his beard in disarray, came over with two sheepskins.

"Mingchao, Xiao Qiu, take a look." Gao Da was not shy, he laid the sheepskins directly on the table with a look of distress on his face.

Lu Jingqiu couldn’t help but laugh at the sight of the sheepskins.

Yang Mingchao gave her a glare and said, "Here we are, almost dying of anxiety, and you’re acting so heartless."

"Second cousin, Fourth Brother has gotten some good sheepskins, the quality is pretty good. How many sheepskins are there in one truckload?"

"There are more than eight hundred, and I bought them for eight to ten yuan each. Qiuqiu, I heard you have an empty house. Can I store these sheepskins there for now? I still need to drive back to the team for handover. Can’t take all this stuff with me to the team."

"Just put them in my new house for now. With so many sheepskins, it’s impossible to make them into clothes. Even if we know people in the textile factories, getting such a large batch of fabric won’t be easy."

"Do we have to make them into clothes?"

"I think we can make woolen military overcoats or cotton-padded jackets with hoods. They might be a bit thick, but people here won’t mind buying them, don’t forget, it’s damp and cold around here."

Gao Da said, "That’s true."

Yang Mingchao added, "Once processed and sold, I’m sure we can earn more than just selling the wool, right?"

"Definitely."

Gao Da said, "Why don’t we find someone from the textile factory and get some fabric?"

Yang Mingchao asked, "Once we have the fabric, who’s going to make it?"

As the group was brainstorming for solutions, Jiang Nanzhou walked in.

Seeing him, Gao Da hastily tried to hide the stuff, but Jingqiu, with a laugh, stopped him, "No need to hide anything." Saying this, she pulled him over to sit down.

"Second cousin, Fourth Brother Gao."

Yang Mingchao patted his shoulder and said, "No need for formalities, Nanzhou, we’ve run into a tough problem here, help us think of a solution."

Jiang Nanzhou felt the sheepskins on the table and asked, "What’s going on?"

The group explained the situation and their plans.

Jiang Nanzhou broke into a smile, "This is an easy problem to solve. The army always purchases a batch of warm supplies at this time every year, and... this year they specifically need thick cotton clothes.

I can ask Wei Jincheng about this."

Lu Jingqiu slapped her forehead, "Right, Wei Jincheng is in logistics, and he’s in charge of procurement, isn’t he?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Da too was relieved.

Jingqiu wanted to offer them lunch at her place, but Gao Da was eager to organize the sheepskins.

Then Jiang Nanzhou said, "Jingqiu, I’ll accompany Second cousin and Fourth Brother Gao to the new house. For Company Commander Yang, could you please deliver his meal?"

"Alright, you guys be careful on the road."