Chapter 18
A few minutes later, a man with a wretched face came rushing over.
"Niu Dabao, this is Captain Du. Hu San pointed at Du Fei and introduced him.
"Hello, Captain Du." Niu Dabao bowed.
Du Fei nodded slightly at him and said directly:"Name a price for this pile of waste."
"How much do you want?" Niu Dabao asked
"How about this, for Brother Hu's sake, if the price is reasonable, I'll take them all."
What?
All?
Niu Dabao was stunned, wondering if he had heard wrongly.
Hu San was also stunned, and then he was overjoyed, and hurriedly glared at Niu Dabao:"Did you hear that! Captain Du said he wanted all!"
"This is all for my sake, so don’t ask for too much!"
Niu Dabao came to his senses and said quickly,"No... I won’t ask for too much, the price is absolutely reasonable.……"
For a moment, he was so excited that he couldn't speak clearly.
"Captain Du, this pile of supplies is about 300 tons. It should take at least 50,000 hours to get it."
Niu Dabao said to Du Fei, then glanced at Hu San and continued,"Well, since Brother Hu has come forward, I will give you a reasonable price."
"How much?" Du Fei asked calmly.
"Thirty thousand hours, what do you think?"Niu Dabao asked tentatively.
Liu Ruobing, Gan Ting, and Sun Xiaoqian's beautiful eyes flashed with a hint of joy, and they all looked at Du Fei.
Thirty thousand hours is already very cheap!
Du Fei looked at Hu San expressionlessly:"Brother Hu, your friend is indeed a businessman."
"Everyone knows that the price of materials in the base is more than three times that outside. It would probably take less than 10,000 hours to collect this pile of waste, right?"
"Even if the deal doesn't work out, we're still friends. Brother Hu, take us somewhere else to have a look." After saying this
, Hu San got a little anxious and said to Niu Dabao,"Make it cheaper."
If the deal doesn't work out, his commission will be gone.
As for Niu Dabao's gain or loss, it's not within his consideration.
"Thirty thousand hours is a very reasonable price.……"
Niu Dabao was also afraid that the deal would fall through, so after thinking for a while, he looked at Du Fei and asked,"Captain Du, what price can you give me?"
"Fifteen thousand hours."Du Fei said directly
"this……"
Niu Dabao was stunned, shaking his head like a rattle:"No, really no, it's too low."
These things, plus the management fee, have already exceeded 15,000 hours.
Hu San was a little embarrassed, he also felt that Du Fei's offer was too low, how could he just cut it in half?
"How about this, our camp is less than 20 kilometers away from here, and I can still give you another 5,000 hours for Brother Hu's sake."
"A total of 20,000 hours will be needed to deliver it to us. This is my maximum limit. Please consider it."
After Du Fei finished speaking, he waved to Liu Ruobing and the other two and prepared to leave.
Seeing this, Hu San became more anxious and said to Niu Dabao:"Captain Du has already given a lot. If you keep this pile of stuff for a while, it may not be enough to cover the management fee."
This pile of waste can be sold for 20,000 hours, and he can spare 6,000 hours, which is already a considerable income for him.
Niu Dabao said with a depressed face:"But...it will take at least four trips to clear these hundreds of tons, and it is not safe on the way.……"
"Less than 20 kilometers away? All the time beasts within dozens of miles of the base have been cleared out, so where is the danger?"
Hu San glared at Niu Dabao, not wanting him to hesitate any longer:"Let it be, the loss won't be much.""
Not much loss?
Niu Dabao looked helpless, if he sold 20,000 hours, he would lose a lot!
However, it is not easy to meet a buyer who wants all at once. If he doesn't sell it, this pile of waste may really be a waste of his hands.
Besides, the funds are tight at the moment, so he can only bear the pain and sell it.
"Well, can Captain Du pay half of the deposit first?"Niu Dabao gritted his teeth and said
"Cash on delivery, all delivered and paid in full."Du Fei said.
After all, the two sides have not established any trust. Once the deposit is paid, the other party regrets and stays in the base without showing up. No one can do anything about it. It is not uncommon for vendors in the base to eat the deposit. Du Fei will not do anything that he is not sure of.
"You still don't trust Captain Du? It's settled, hurry up and arrange for the loading!"
Hu San waved at Niu Dabao. The deal was done, and he was so happy.
Niu Dabao showed an expression as if a relative had died. He asked Du Fei for the coordinates of the Women's Field Regiment camp, and then left to arrange the vehicle.
Tsk, the captain is awesome!
Liu Ruobing, Gan Ting, and Sun Xiaoqian secretly looked at Du Fei with admiration.
If it were them, they would not be able to get it done at such a low price.
But Du Fei got it without any effort. Of course, Hu San also contributed to this. If he hadn't revealed that Niu Dabao was eager to make a move and drummed up support from the side, things would not have gone so smoothly.
At this moment, they realized that the 600-hour bonus was not given in vain.
"Captain Du, what else can I do for you next?" Hu San asked Du Fei.
"We also need to buy some daily necessities, such as flour, vegetables, meat, etc.……"
"There are also some other things. Can you recommend some other vendors with reasonable prices?……"
After Du Fei finished speaking, he took out a list and handed it to Hu San.
Hu San took a look and was secretly surprised.
In addition to a few accessories and water purifiers, the list basically contained refined rice, white flour, vegetables, eggs and other foods.
There were a lot of them. It would probably take tens of thousands of hours to buy all these foods.
"Ouch, I need so much.……"
Hu San was talking about this, but he was very happy in his heart.
You know, the daily necessities of regular army are generally supplied directly by the federation, and they rarely come to the stronghold to purchase.
Most of the food in the stronghold is sold to armed organizations in the wild, or miners, scavengers, etc.
These people rarely purchase high-end food, and basically they are paired with some coarse food.
Although the federal government has strict control over daily necessities such as food in the stronghold, the administrators can still make some money from it.
The number on Du Fei's list is different. Even if 2% of the benefits are taken, it is nearly 1,000 hours.
Hu San thought that the women's field regiment was also a poor team, but he didn't expect it to be a local rich man.
Suddenly, his attitude towards Du Fei was obviously different from before, just like an old brother for many years.
""Captain Du is really generous. I'll take care of all this. I'll definitely give you a price that satisfies you!" Hu San said, patting his chest.
"Then I'll trouble you, Brother Hu." Du Fei smiled and nodded.
It seems that in this base, as long as there is a benefit, the administrators will fight for your service.
Liu Ruobing, Gan Ting, and Sun Xiaoqian took the list and were all dumbfounded.
There were more than 80,000 hours in the storage card. After deducting the 20,000 waste material fee, there were more than 60,000 hours left.
At least 50,000 hours of this list Du Fei opened were used to buy food.
"Sister Ruobing, look at this……"
"Yeah, that's too much.……"
Gan Ting and Sun Xiaoqian felt a little distressed and subconsciously glanced at Liu Ruobing.
"Listen to the leader." Liu Ruobing glanced at them both.
She was warning Gan Ting and Sun Xiaoqian to listen to Du Fei in everything from now on!
The sisters have already expressed their opinions, why haven't they learned their lesson yet?
However, Liu Ruobing thought about it and whispered in Du Fei's ear:"Buy less, we still have a lot of cassava and wild vegetables.……"
"Don't eat those things anymore. Everyone in the group is malnourished and needs to eat something good."
"Only when you have enough nutrition can you become healthy and strong, and only then can you be combat-ready."
Du Fei finished speaking, and then added:"As the head of the regiment, I must first start by improving the quality of food for the entire regiment."
"But... the quality is too high. Besides, spending so much money on these expensive foods won't be enough to last for a few days.……"Liu Ruobing reminded.
It was so hard to save tens of thousands of hours, but now they have no money left.
Du Fei looked at the pile of waste and said firmly:"Don't worry, I am sure that the whole group can eat refined rice and white flour every day!"
After hearing this,
Liu Ruobing, Gan Ting, and Sun Xiaoqian were very moved.
They didn't say anything else, but just smiled bitterly at each other.
The captain's words were beautiful, and they also wanted to eat well, even if they could only eat once every three days.
However, considering the current economic situation of the Women's Field Corps, it is still a bit too unrealistic...