Li Long had never expected selling some dried wild mushrooms to nearly turn into a spy drama. Fortunately, as the owner of the goods, he held all the initiative. Both Huang Lei and Liu Xinjun treated him with the utmost courtesy.
He preferred doing business with Huang Lei, too. For one thing, Huang offered a higher price; for another, he was sincere. Unlike Liu Xinjun, who had offered an inadequate price on his first visit and also had a bad track record.
The two kinds of wild mushrooms, totaling seven or eight hundred kilograms, had sold for over twenty thousand yuan. That was an unexpected windfall.
Liu Xinjun never returned after leaving. Li Long guessed he might be too embarrassed to come back. Before leaving, Huang Lei had said he would return in two or three days, but Li Long told him not to rush. Although the black tiger's paw mushrooms were starting to grow now, most of what they were buying was old stock, only twenty or thirty kilograms a day. Coming too often would not be worthwhile.
After the two men left, the Purchasing Station remained lively-with so many people here, including plenty from out of town, it was gradually turning into something like a small market.
There were people selling sunflower seeds, nang, and steamed buns. To get here early, these out-of-towners had caught rides first thing in the morning, and some really had not eaten.
Although the Purchasing Station always provided tea, it did not provide meals. Some people waiting in line on empty stomachs really did go out to buy food.
Naturally, Li Long and the others would not forbid it. Both sides benefited from this. Surely the Purchasing Station could not be expected to provide food? Nor could they stop these people from eating