Chapter 1291: Li Jianguo's hatred of the Japanese, and Secretary Zhang's arrangements
After dividing up the money, Li Jianguo told Li Junhai and the others to put it away safely and think about what they wanted to take home. Later, Li Junfeng would drive them to the County Seat to buy their things.
Goods circulated quite quickly by then. Most Northern Xinjiang specialties available in Wu City could also be found in Ma County.
They could buy everything in Ma County beforehand, then get driven straight to the Railway Station when the time came, without running all over Wu City shopping.
Li Daocheng, one of the younger generation, did ask Li Long somewhat bashfully:
"Grandpa Xiao Long, I want to buy a few pieces of jade to take home. I know you understand this stuff. Could you tell us where to buy genuine pieces? We have jade back home too, but it isn't worth much. Northern Xinjiang's Hetian jade is valuable and good."
Nanyang had the country's largest jade market, so there was certainly plenty of jade, but its quality varied wildly. That was why Li Daoming wanted to buy a couple of pieces here to take back.
"Sure. Before you leave, we'll make a trip to Wu City-tomorrow or the day after will do. I'll drive you there to shop. We can get genuine pieces cheaply," Li Long readily agreed.
Li Jianguo asked again whether they wanted to take anything else or needed help from the family, and the relatives came up with all sorts of things.
As Li Long had expected, some wanted to take home two quilts, because Northern Xinjiang's cotton was good, while the cotton mattress fillings back home were too densely packed and not warm.
Actually, that really wasn't a regional issue, but a matter