Li Xiangqian first opened the newspaper parcel. At the sight of the two rod-shaped objects, he hurriedly wrapped it back up, gathered it in his left hand, and pulled open a drawer with his right to put it inside.
Once he had put it away and checked that no one was approaching outside, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then he gave Li Long another scolding:
"Is this how you bring something like that over? You could have warned me first..."
"How was I supposed to know this stuff needed to be kept secret?" Li Long said with a cheeky grin. "Besides, it's not exactly anything rare."
"Oh, get out of here." Once Li Xiangqian had calmed down, he asked, "These are...?"
"Roe deer," Li Long said with certainty. "From the ones I shot before. I left them to dry and never brought them out. Didn't I say last time I'd give them to you? But I kept getting busy and never got around to it."
"Never got around to it, my ass. You never gave it a thought!" Li Xiangqian exposed him mercilessly. "Would you have brought them over if you didn't need a favor?"
Even with his intentions exposed, Li Long did not blush. He said with a grin:
"Well, I've brought them now, haven't I? Just think of all that time in between as me helping you dry them out. Those things stink when they're fresh!"
"That's true." Li Xiangqian figured two roe deer penises ought to be worth at least one red deer penis. In a good mood, he said, "Go on, then. What do you need?"
"Well, I've gotten engaged, and my fiancée's been seconded to the Education Bureau. I'm planning to buy her a bicycle, but I don't have enough industrial coupons..."
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