The smell in the Purchasing Station's back courtyard was overpowering.
Although the hides Liu Gaolou had brought were already dried, their rank stench was hard to remove.
These hides had only undergone basic processing before being dried and brought over. As usual, Liang Shuangcheng was leading the employees in brushing the fur and removing excess grease.
Liu Gaolou had brought over three thousand hides this time. Together with the five thousand-plus from the previous trip, the two shipments totaled more than eight thousand.
Cleaning all these hides would take a long time. Fortunately, the employees had little else to do. The fritillaria-buying season was already over. Although some dried mushrooms came in every day, the quantities were small, so their main work was cleaning the hides and antelope horns Liu Gaolou had delivered. Liang Shuangcheng and Sun Jiaqiang managed these tasks, while Li Long only checked on them occasionally.
Liu Gaolou had a new assignment on this trip. Cement production equipment was hard to obtain in Northern Xinjiang, so Li Long picked up the phone at the Purchasing Station and dialed out. Zhao Hui answered on the other end. "Boss Li, have you finished sorting another batch of hides? Do you need me to come collect them?"
"Don't rush," Li Long said. "I've got close to ten thousand hides in my warehouse now. But we can't trade for cash this time.
"I need you to help me find a set of cement production equipment. Even secondhand will do. If you can get it for me, I'll give you a discount on the hides."
"Cement production equipment..." Zhao Hui considered it briefly. "There are quite a few cement plants around here, but I'll have to ask around. That stuff won't be easy to transport."
Hearing there was a chance, Li Long