Reborn in 1979, with a female educated youth lying next to me.

Liu Jia looked serious and spoke in a solemn tone.

Li Zhenhe was stunned.

"What do you need that for? And why are you in such a hurry? Do you have to have it today?"

"Yes, or whatever method we use, we must find out whether Bai Daqun will go to the trade fair."

Upon hearing Liu Jia's words, Li Zhenhe immediately understood, and his eyes widened even more instantly.

"Sanzi, is it that bastard Cao Xiangyang who's behind this? Is he trying to steal our business again?"

"There's no concrete evidence, but if Bai Daqun goes, it's most likely to be bad news. We need to find a way to prevent him from going!"

Li Zhenhe gasped after hearing this.

Finding out if Bai Daqun was on the list of exhibitors wasn't difficult, but preventing Bai Daqun from participating was no easy task.

Bai Daqun is now a prominent figure, and ordinary people can't stop him.

Moreover, if Bai Daqun wanted to avenge Cao Xiangyang, then he would definitely have to go.

After much thought, Li Zhenhe still couldn't come up with a civilized way to stop Bai Daqun.

Unless, of course, we resort to force.

But is it really worth it?

"Sanzi, are you so sure you can let him go? Don't do anything foolish."

Liu Jia gave Li Zhen a reassuring look.

"It's okay, I'm not that impulsive. Brother Li, you go and check if Bai Daqun is there first, and we'll figure out the rest later."

"Okay, I'll switch shifts today, I won't go out, we'll just get on with our work!"

After Li Zhenhe finished speaking, he turned to find the duty officer.

Liu Jia sat in the back seat of the car, deep in thought.

Bai Daqun isn't some object; he's a living, breathing person. You can't just reason with him if you want to stop him.

Besides, even if you want to reason with people, they might not listen.

the other side.

Li Zhenhe went to see Director Zhao specifically.

Director Zhao is a middle-aged woman in her forties. She is very enthusiastic and likes to chatter.

I like to say a few words whenever I have nothing to say.

Li Zhenhe didn't wait long in the corridor before he saw Director Zhao come out to fetch water.

"Sister Zhao, are you going to fetch water? Let me help you!"

As Li Zhenhe spoke, he tried to snatch the thermos from Director Zhao.

Director Zhao hurriedly waved her hand, but before she could refuse, Li Zhenhe continued, "Sister Zhao, please let me fetch water for you. I still want to ask you a few questions."

"What?"

"I ran into Bai Daqun when I came here. He asked me to ask if I could bring my family to this trade fair."

After he finished speaking, Li Zhenhe took the thermos from him.

"I forgot about this when I saw you earlier, so I specifically asked you to ask about it and will give them a reply later."

In order to get more information out of Director Zhao, Li Zhenhe deliberately dawdled as he walked forward.

really.

Upon hearing Li Zhenhe's words, Director Zhao immediately rolled his eyes.

"That Bai Daqun, he's such a troublemaker. Why is he bringing his family to a trade fair? It's not like he's going on vacation. Tell him he can't bring any. Nobody else is bringing their families, why should he?"

"Our society values ​​giving, not taking. This kind of thinking will ruin him sooner or later."

“When I notified him, I reminded him that the higher-ups said everything should be kept simple, but he still wanted to make an exception.”

Director Zhao kept rambling on and on.

Li Zhenhe's ears perked up as he listened.

"Sister Zhao, family members aren't allowed to come. Is Bai Daqun not going?"

"Impossible! How could he miss out on such a chance to show off? Just you wait, he'll definitely bring his own rations again!"

Having said that, the two of them had already arrived at the water room.

Seeing that Li Zhenhe was still carrying his thermos, Director Zhao felt really embarrassed and insisted on getting his own water.

Li Zhenhe had no choice but to agree, unable to refuse.

So, in no time at all, Li Zhenhe arrived in front of Liu Jia.

"Brother Li, so fast?"

"I learned it from you, and I must say, your trick really works!"

Li Zhenhe's words made Liu Jia even more confused.

When did I ever teach Li Zhen how to gather information?

"Tell me quickly, do you have it?"

Li Zhenhe didn't keep Liu Jia in suspense and told him the result directly.

"Yes, Bai Daqun will be attending the trade fair this time."

"Is there any mistake?"

"No, I got those words out of Director Zhao, it's absolutely true!"

Realizing this wasn't the place to talk, Liu Jia and Li Zhenhe walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative's backyard.

The news has been confirmed; the next step is to stop Bai Daqun.

But stopping it is not an easy task.

The two walked and thought, their brows furrowed tightly.

Just as he was about to turn the corner, Liu Jia suddenly slowed down.

Not far away, an older woman was squatting by the roadside, wiping away tears, with two bottles of fermented soybean paste at her feet.

"Auntie, what's wrong?"

Hearing someone ask her a question, the woman quickly wiped away her tears, but she still pouted as she spoke.

"I've run into a scammer. They said they'd buy my fermented soybean paste but now they're not. I'm going to waste several bottles."

"Why waste it? Just eat it yourself, right? It's not like you can't add fermented soybean paste. It's not worth getting so worked up about this."

Liu Jia spoke the truth.

But after hearing this, the aunt started doing the math.

"Young man, it's not as simple as you make it out to be. I've invested a lot of money."

"The fermented soybean paste used to be sold in earthenware jars by the spoon, but a couple of days ago someone insisted on having it in a bottle, so I bought four cans of it just for the bottle!"

"These few cans of food alone cost almost five yuan."

"If he doesn't want it now, wouldn't my fermented soybean paste be wasted?"

Li Zhenhe listened and nodded.

Working at the supply and marketing cooperative, I naturally knew how much canned goods cost.

A bottle costs a little over 1.2 yuan, so four bottles would cost nearly 5 yuan.

The woman felt aggrieved, and after explaining what had happened, she started to sigh again.

But if they say they don't want it, they just say so, and they didn't even come. What can you do?

I was hoping to make some money from these few bottles of fermented soybean paste, but now I've lost it all.

"These kinds of transactions have very low initial capital, and with all this trouble..."

The woman's eyes reddened again halfway through her sentence.

"Auntie, how much is this jar of fermented soybean paste?"

"One yuan and eighty cents," the auntie quickly explained, worried that Liu Jia and the others would think she was asking for too much, "but I'm using a canning jar."

“I know that. How about this, I’ll take all four bottles.”

The woman was stunned when she heard this.

"What? You want them all?"

"Yes, we'll exchange money for goods, so you don't need to worry about me cheating you."

As he spoke, Liu Jia took money directly out of his pocket.

The aunt stood up in a panic, hurriedly took out a piece of coarse white cloth and wrapped the fermented soybean paste in front of her, as if Liu Jia had changed his mind.

"One bottle is 1.8 yuan, four bottles are 7.2 yuan. Please count your money."

The aunt was still somewhat incredulous when she took the money from Liu Jia's hand, and only breathed a sigh of relief after she counted the money in front of her.

"Young man, you're such a kind person. Take these scallions with you too. I just picked them from home this morning. They're so delicious with fermented bean paste."

At this moment, Liu Jia noticed that there was a small bundle of scallions next to the aunt's feet.

The scallions were indeed very fresh, with water droplets still clinging to their tips.

"That's no need."

"Don't be shy, they're all homegrown, they're not worth much."

The aunt stuffed the scallions into Liu Jia's arms, and didn't forget to praise Liu Jia for being a good person.

Li Zhenhe pulled out a net bag. "Luckily I have this with me, otherwise these four bottles of fermented soybean paste would be hard to carry."

Liu Jia didn't say much, and pushed the cart forward.

"Sanzi, do you really like fermented soybean paste that much?"

Li Zhenhe couldn't understand it. Doubanjiang (fermented broad bean paste) was indeed delicious these days, but almost every auntie and grandma in the village knew how to make it. Why would anyone bother to buy it?

Could it be that Liu Jia is really trying to do a good deed?

A bottle of fermented soybean paste costs 1.8 yuan, which is not cheap.

"Brother Li, do you think we can win over Bai Daqun with this fermented soybean paste?"

Liu Jia turned to look at Li Zhenhe.

Li Zhenhe was taken aback.

"Huh? Use this?"

Liu Jia's lips curled into a smile.

"Yes, just use fermented soybean paste and scallions!"

"That won't do! I don't think it will work, it definitely won't work!"

Before Liu Jia could even begin to explain the next steps, Li Zhenhe shook his head.

"Who is Bai Daqun? He's not stupid. If we send him a few bottles of fermented soybean paste and tell him not to go to the trade fair, he won't go."

Li Zhenhe laughed after he finished speaking.

Forget about sending fermented soybean paste, even if you sent a bowl of canned beans, it wouldn't work!

Liu Jia beckoned to Li Zhenhe, "Things can't be done this way, listen to me."

Despite his skepticism about Liu Jia's method, Li Zhenhe still leaned closer.

After muttering to himself for a while, Li Zhenhe began to gasp in shock.

"what do you think?"

"If you put it that way, it seems...that could work. Why don't we give it a try?"

Seeing the change in Li Zhenhe's expression, Liu Jia felt even more confident.

He was about to continue bragging, but as he tossed his head back, Liu Jia couldn't help but swear.

"Damn, how could I forget about that!"

Li Zhenhe was startled, his hand trembled, and the net almost fell to the ground.

Realizing that the fermented soybean paste in the net bag still had an important purpose, Li Zhenhe quickly used his other hand to hold up the bottom of the net bag, which reassured him somewhat.

"What's the matter?"

Following Liu Jia's gaze, Li Zhenhe noticed a girl staring wide-eyed at them.

This direction... is aimed at Liu Jia!

Wait, why does this girl look so familiar? Where have I seen her before?

Before Li Zhenhe could even ask a question, the girl suddenly stormed over towards them.

"Liu Jia, how long do you intend to leave us like this?"