nownovels Chapter 101 Cigarettes Clear the Way
Chapter 101 Cigarettes Clear the Way
Chapter 101 Cigarettes Clear the Way
During this trip to the countryside, Li Qin planned to visit nearby villages, not to actually buy a lot of things, but to make connections. In the future, although his purchases will mainly focus on products from his space, he will also make some normal purchases.
That way his behavior wouldn't seem too abrupt.
If you want to purchase supplies in these villages, there are two people you absolutely cannot bypass;
The village chief and the militia captain who maintains the safety of the village.
During this period, most, or more accurately, the vast majority of villages were inhabited by people of the same clan and surname.
The village chief is usually the most prestigious person.
The villagers are closely united around the village chief.
Without the village chief and militia captain's permission, even if the village has something, it won't be easily taken out.
This situation cannot be said to be absolute, but it is certainly the case in the vast majority of cases.
This is why Li Qin wanted to meet with the village chief and the militia captain.
The two militiamen guarding the village entrance did not refuse Li Qin's request, but nodded instead.
"Purchaser, I'll take you to the village chief's house."
One of the militiamen led Li Qin into the village, while the other militiaman did not go with them but continued to guard the village entrance.
Li Qin pushed his bicycle and followed behind the militiamen.
Soon, they arrived at the door of a house.
Although the houses in the village look similar, a closer look reveals that they are quite different; some are larger, while others are smaller.
Some houses look better, while others are less desirable.
The house in front of Li Qin is not only large, but also better and newer than other houses.
This shows that this family held an extraordinary position in Liangjia Village.
Unlike the city, rural areas at this time were almost never closed, unless it was nighttime and someone was home.
Of course, except in the cold winter.
They also don't have the habit of knocking on doors.
The militiaman leading the way first introduced Li Qin to the situation;
"This is the village chief's house."
After saying that, he walked straight through the open door.
"Third Grandpa, are you home? The purchasing agent from the steel mill in the city is here."
The militiamen shouted as they walked in.
"Dog Egg, what are you yelling about? I'm not deaf."
The next second, a somewhat aged voice came from the inner room.
Then an elderly man with gray hair, who looked to be around fifty or sixty years old, but whose body was not slow at all, came out.
Upon seeing the old man, the militiaman immediately gave a simple, honest smile.
The old man first glanced at the militiamen, then looked at Li Qin standing outside the door:
"Hello, purchasing agent. I am the village head of Liangjia Village."
The village chief walked quickly to Li Qin.
Li Qin, of course, couldn't pretend to be important in front of an old man, so he immediately smiled and said:
"Hello, village chief. I am Li Qin, a purchasing agent from Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. You can just call me Xiao Li."
Seeing that Li Qin had none of the arrogance of a city dweller, the village chief's smile became even more sincere.
The old village chief first spoke to the militiaman who was leading the way:
"Dog Egg, go to your Uncle Gangzi's house and tell him that a purchasing agent has arrived and to come over. After that, you go back to the village entrance and keep watch."
Upon hearing this, the militiaman leading the way nodded and turned to leave.
At this moment, the old village chief looked at Li Qin again and explained with a smile;
"Xiao Li, Gangzi is the team leader of our village. Let's sit down for a while and talk business when he arrives."
Li Qin had no objections.
Or perhaps this suited him perfectly; he had come specifically to befriend the village chief and the team leader.
Led by the village chief, the two entered the inner room and sat down as host and guest, respectively.
The village chief offered Li Qin a glass of water.
However, it wasn't tea; it was just plain boiled water.
Li Qin then took out a Daqianmen cigarette and handed it to the village chief.
Although he wasn't used to smoking Daqianmen cigarettes, he had no choice but to smoke them at this time, so he lit one for himself as well.
Although Daqianmen cigarettes are considered ordinary cigarettes, they still have a large market in rural areas.
Because the villagers basically only had homemade tobacco to smoke.
One reason is that domestically produced tobacco is strong, and the other is that it doesn't cost money or require tobacco coupons.
The village chief took the cigarette and lit it with a smile.
Li Qin and the village chief then began to smoke in the inner room.
They would chat for a few minutes from time to time.
Just as he finished smoking his cigarette, a muffled sound came from outside;
"Third Uncle, I heard from Gou Dan that the purchasing agents from the city have arrived?"
Hearing the noise, Li Qin immediately looked over and saw a burly man walk in from outside.
"Comrade purchasing agent, this is Liang Gang, the team leader of our village."
The old village chief immediately explained:
"Gangzi, this Comrade Li is the purchasing agent from the steel rolling mill."
"Hello, Captain!"
"Hello, purchasing agent!"
Li Qin and Captain Liang Gang greeted each other with smiles:
Then Li Qin took out another Daqianmen cigarette and offered one to the old village chief and the team leader Liang Gang, and finally kept one for himself.
And so, before they even started talking about anything serious, the three of them started smoking together.
With cigarettes paving the way, the initial awkwardness between the three quickly dissipated, and they began to get to know each other better.
After finishing their cigarettes, Li Qin changed his address for the two men from "Old Village Chief" and "Team Leader" to "Grandpa Liang" and "Uncle Gangzi".
As for how the village chief and team leader Liang Gang addressed Li Qin, they changed it to "Little Li".
"Little Li, your timing is rather unfortunate."
Just a few days ago, purchasing agents came to our village. Now, each household in our village may still have some supplies.
But that's for myself, so... ::
After their relationship became closer, the village chief stopped hiding his intentions and spoke directly.
Team leader Liang Gang nodded in agreement, indicating that the village chief was right.
At this moment, Li Qin's face did not show disappointment; he still had a smile on his face.
He slowly said:
"Grandpa Liang, Uncle Gangzi, the main purpose of my visit to your village this time is not to make purchases, but to get acquainted with the villagers."
We'll have plenty of opportunities to interact in the future.
They were initially worried that Li Qin would be angry, but to their surprise, Li Qin didn't seem to care at all, which made the village chief and team leader breathe a sigh of relief.
Although they were considered very capable people in the village.
However, compared to city dwellers, they are far inferior.
In particular, they noticed that the bicycle Li Qin rode when he arrived was brand new.
This is something other purchasing agents can't match.
Their first thought was that Li Qin's identity was not simple, which was why they valued him so much.
"Grandpa Liang, Uncle Gangzi, if there are any good things in the village in the future, I hope you can save them for me if they are suitable."
I come to our village at least once a month.
Furthermore, I can promise you that as long as I am the one making the purchases, and as long as it's something the steel rolling mill needs, I will absolutely not maliciously drive down the price.
Li Qin was well aware that although he was now somewhat familiar with the village chief and the team leader.
However, to get them to sell their village's supplies to him, relationships alone are not enough; Liangjia Village must receive tangible benefits.