Once the coal had been unloaded, Li Long felt they were about done. He settled the payments with the unloaders, laborers, and driver. After they left, he turned to Xiao Liu.
Xiao Liu was drenched in reeking sweat too, but he wanted something, so he made no complaints. He picked up the Big Broom and started sweeping up the fallen coal fragments.
"All right, all right, leave that to me." Li Long stopped him and asked:
"Come on, you've worked hard all day. Let me settle your pay too, and I'll treat you to a meal in a bit."
"No, no, there's no need." Xiao Liu hurriedly waved his hands.
"What do you want, then?" Li Long glared at him. "My relative isn't going to date you. Give up on that idea!"
"No, no, no!" Xiao Liu waved his hands again. "Brother, I... I wanted to do some business with you!"
"Business? What business?" Li Long was a little surprised. "You didn't have to go about it like this, did you? Why not just tell me? Besides, what business could we do together?"
"Well... raisins. I wanted to buy some raisins from you and resell them."
"How much do you want?" Li Long thought that was no big deal. "Retail or wholesale?"
"Retail. Where would I get the capital for wholesale?" Xiao Liu gave a bitter smile. "The holiday's coming, so I thought I'd get some in. People are bound to want to buy some before New Year."
"That's a pretty good idea." Li Long nodded, then asked, "How much do you want? If it's a lot, I can give you a wholesale price. If it's only a little, you'll have to cover the postage."
"I... I don't have much money." Xiao Liu shook his head. "Could you let me