Xia Ruofei took a nap. When he woke up, it was already evening.
The employees of Qiantang Tong Ren Tang drove to Taoyuan Farm. Boss Lin and Doctor Huang also got up tiredly. Both of them drank a lot at noon. Fortunately, Zui Ba Xian didn't have any side effects, so they didn't have a headache when they woke up.
Xia Ruofei invited everyone to the cafeteria for dinner. Then, he asked Qin Xiaojun to take out the Iron maple bucket for Tong Ren Tang.
This time, Xia Ruofei only gave Tong Ren Tang 130 kilograms of Iron maple bucket, which was slightly less than the previous time. Of course, even if the amount was supplied every month, it would definitely be more than the agreed amount in a year.
In addition, they got two precious wild ginseng today. So, although Boss Lin was slightly disappointed, he still accepted it happily.
Boss Lin and Doctor Huang personally checked the Iron maple bucket. This was just a routine. In fact, every Iron maple bucket provided by Xia Ruofei was far better than the ordinary special products.
Then, they weighed it again to confirm the weight of this batch of Iron maple bucket.
Then, Boss Lin quickly signed his name on the supply list issued by Pang Hao. Qiantang Tong Ren Tang and the Taoyuan Company signed a supply agreement. The supply list was effective with Boss Lin's signature. The specific transfer of money was from the public account. Pang Hao would follow up on the specific details, so Xia Ruofei didn't have to worry about it.
Xia Ruofei personally took out the two wild ginseng that Boss Lin temporarily stored in his office from the safe in the office. At the same time, he also took a small box of Dahongpao tea leaves that weighed about one kilogram from the office drawer and handed them to Boss Lin.
Boss Lin personally escorted the car back to Jiangzhe Province overnight.
When Tong Ren Tang's pickup truck disappeared into the night, Xia Ruofei let out a sigh of relief. This series of busyness had finally come to an end.
In the past few days, Xia Ruofei had more than 25 million yuan in his personal account, mainly from the sale of the Blood Red Dragon and the wild ginseng.
On the company's side, the 22 million yuan from the Iron maple bucket would soon be transferred to the company's account. In addition, the company usually sold Taoyuan vegetables every day, which was a steady stream of fixed income, so the company's funds were quite abundant.
Yesterday, Xia Ruofei listened to Feng Jing and Pang Hao's report on the company's financial situation. Currently, the company's liquid funds had been transferred to more than 30 million yuan. It could be said that the company's financial situation was very healthy.
It should be known that the Taoyuan Company had never taken a loan from the bank since its inception. Until now, it still had zero debt. This was very rare among start-up companies. It could even be said that it was the only company that did it.
In the next two days, Xia Ruofei stayed on the farm to deal with some daily work. He also called a few meetings with the people in charge of the company's business. Some development issues needed to be decided by him.
Especially on the pharmaceutical factory's side, the new drug approval had entered the second phase of clinical trials. The work in all aspects was very cumbersome. In addition to grasping the general direction, Xia Ruofei also praised Xue Jinshan and the others and said a lot of encouraging words.
Of course, material incentives were indispensable. Xia Ruofei also promised that after the new drug approval was completed, he would give the pharmaceutical company's employees an extra bonus.
Xia Ruofei also considered that he would have to go out again. Therefore, before he left the three mountains, he had to at least let the company enter a smooth state of operation.
Using these few days, Xia Ruofei also spent a lot of time with Ling Qingxue.
After straightening out the work on the farm, it was already three days later.
Xia Ruofei carried a backpack and went out again.
Lei Hu drove Xia Ruofei to the Sanshan International Airport in a Mercedes-Benz.
However, his first stop was not a direct flight to Tibet. His destination was the Ganjiang Province next to the Southeast Province. The widow of the old Captain Luo, Lin Yueh-a, had already brought the ashes of Captain Luo back to her hometown for some time. Xia Ruofei estimated that the funeral should be almost done, so he planned to make a trip personally to complete the task given to him by Wolf King Guo Zhan.
Of course, Xia Ruofei himself had always hoped to do something for the deceased of a martyr. In particular, Lin Yueh-a was the family of the old Captain Luo. During the few years that he served in Lone Wolf, Lin Yueh-a would always bring a lot of delicious food to the team every time she came to visit. She even rushed to help the soldiers wash their clothes. Xia Ruofei also respected this sister-in-law of his from the bottom of his heart.
Two hours later, Xia Ruofei's flight landed at the airport of Yuzhang City, the provincial capital of Ganjiang Province.
Xia Ruofei left the airport and directly booked a taxi to go straight to Captain Luo's hometown, Guhuang County of Linzhang City.
Guhuang County was about 150 kilometers away from Yuzhang City. However, the mountainous roads were not easy to travel through, so Xia Ruofei only arrived when it was close to noon.
He spent 800 yuan on this taxi for an entire day, so after arriving at the county, Xia Ruofei and the taxi driver found a restaurant to have some lunch. Then, they went to a nearby street to buy some offerings. After that, they took the taxi straight to the Cemetery of Martyrs on the edge of the county.
The Cemetery of Martyrs in Guhuang County was located in the forest park of Wenling Mountain on the outskirts of the county.
Xia Ruofei took the taxi to the entrance of the forest park. He asked the driver to wait in the parking lot while he carried the offerings and walked up the mountain. He only paid half of the taxi fare, so he did not have to worry about the driver running away.
Of course, the Wenling Mountain Forest Park only had one exit, so the driver did not have to worry about Xia Ruofei running away. Besides, 400 yuan was enough to charter a taxi from Yuzhang to Guhuang. However, the driver might not be able to earn another 400 yuan if he went back now. So, he naturally waited for Xia Ruofei with peace of mind.
Xia Ruofei walked up the mountain along the forest park's path. After a while, he saw a road sign indicating that a path on the right led to the Cemetery of Martyrs.
Xia Ruofei walked along the path for a few hundred meters and saw the entrance of the Cemetery of Martyrs.
In fact, there was a striking monument at the foot of the mountain. It was the Ancient Yellow Liberation Monument. Around the monument were the graves of martyrs from the Anti-Japanese War, the Liberation War, and the Peaceful Era.
There was a small house near the entrance of the Cemetery of Martyrs. An old man in his sixties came out of the house to dry his clothes. When he saw Xia Ruofei, he put down the basin and walked over to ask Xia Ruofei why he was here.
The old man was wearing a green military uniform from the 1980s. It was a little bleached from washing, and he was also wearing liberation shoes that the army had stopped producing.
When he heard that Xia Ruofei was Captain Luo's comrade-in-arms, he became very enthusiastic and personally led Xia Ruofei to Captain Luo's grave.
The Cemetery of Martyrs was not a place where just anyone could be buried. It had to be a martyr officially recognized by the country. Usually, only the ancient yellow martyrs would be buried here. Sometimes, there would not be a new "resident" for a year or two. Therefore, the old man had a deep impression of Captain Luo, who had just been buried here not long ago.
The two of them chatted as they walked. Xia Ruofei learned that the old man's name was Luo Yuanshan. Luo was a common surname in Ancient Yellow. There were many native Ancient Yellow people with the surname Luo. He used to be a soldier and participated in the border war in the 1980s. After he retired from the army, he volunteered to guard the graves of martyrs. He had been doing this for more than 30 years.
Xia Ruofei could not help but respect Luo Yuanshan when he heard that.
Luo Yuanshan's body was quite strong. He walked with great vigor and his climbing speed was not slow at all.
Soon, he brought Xia Ruofei to a new grave and said, "Xiao Luo, your comrade-in-arms are here to see you …"
Xia Ruofei said politely, "Uncle Luo, thank you!"
Luo Yuanshan smiled at Xia Ruofei and quietly retreated to a distance. He used to be a soldier, so he knew that Xia Ruofei needed a quiet environment.
Xia Ruofei squatted down in front of Captain Luo's tombstone and said to himself, "Old Captain Luo, I'm here to see you …"
The tombstone was inlaid with a black and white photo of Captain Luo in his military uniform. In the photo, he had a confident smile on his face.
The front of the grave was very clean. There were still some incense sticks left in the incense burner. There were also two piles of dried candle oil on the altar in front of the tombstone.
Xia Ruofei placed the offerings on the altar one by one. He then lit the incense sticks and started burning paper money.
Xia Ruofei drew two circles on the ground in front of the grave, one big and one small. He first burned a few stacks of paper money in the small circle. This was also a southern custom. These paper money were for the land and the wandering ghosts. After they took the money, they would not fight with Captain Luo.
The paper money in the big circle was naturally for Captain Luo.
After Xia Ruofei burned all the paper money and ingots, he carefully put out the remaining fire. There were plants everywhere in the forest park. If they were not handled carefully, it could easily cause a forest fire.
Xia Ruofei opened a bottle of Zui Ba Xian. He first filled three cups on the altar, then took out a cup for himself and poured about a liter of white wine.
Xia Ruofei held the cup and gestured to Captain Luo's picture on the tombstone. He said, "Class Rep, I toast to you!"
After that, Xia Ruofei raised his head and drank the entire cup of wine. He then picked up the three cups on the altar and slowly poured the wine on the ground.
Xia Ruofei said, "Captain Luo, I'm going to visit your sister-in-law at your house in a while. I hope that sister-in-law can accept the job I'm offering her. Otherwise, it'll be too difficult for her to support a family by herself … You know sister-in-law the best. She's very strong-willed and resolutely refuses to accept the help of her comrades. You must bless me with a smooth journey! Oh right, there's also Nannan. She'll be going to primary school soon. Don't worry, as long as she's willing to work with me in San Shan, I'll definitely find the best school in San Shan for Nannan to study … "
Xia Ruofei held a bottle of wine in one hand and sat in front of Captain Luo's grave. He leaned his back against the class rep's tombstone and chatted casually.
From time to time, he would pick up his cup and take a sip. Of course, he didn't forget to refill the cups on the altar.
As Xia Ruofei chatted, she started talking about her time as a soldier. Back then, she didn't think much of the Lone Wolf Commando Team, but now that she thought about it, it became a precious memory.
It wasn't until the sun gradually set in the west that Xia Ruofei's shadow gradually elongated. He sighed, got up, and said, "Captain Luo, I still have to go to your house. I won't be able to accompany you today. I'll come to visit you when I have time in the future …"
Xia Ruofei slowly put the offerings into a bag, cleaned up Captain Luo's grave, and then turned around.
At this time, he realized that the veteran guarding the grave, Luo Zhiyuan, hadn't left the whole afternoon. He was sitting under a pine tree in the distance. When Luo Zhiyuan saw Xia Ruofei walking back, he stood up as well.
"Uncle Luo, thank you for your hard work …" Xia Ruofei said.
He chatted with Captain Luo so much that he forgot the time. He didn't expect the veteran to wait for him for the whole afternoon.
Luo Zhiyuan patted Xia Ruofei's shoulder and said with a smile, "Young man, I can see that you have a deep relationship with Xiao Luo!"
Xia Ruofei nodded silently, and the two walked down the mountain together.
When they returned to the entrance of the Cemetery of Martyrs, Xia Ruofei shook hands with Luo Zhiyuan and said, "Uncle Luo, thank you so much for today. I'll have to trouble you to take care of my class rep's grave in the future … "
"Don't worry, young man!" Luo Zhiyuan smiled and said, "I'll take good care of every comrade who is resting here."
Xia Ruofei nodded, straightened up, and gave Luo Zhiyuan a military salute. This was a heartfelt respect for a veteran who had stood firm.
Luo Zhiyuan was slightly stunned, and immediately returned a standard military salute.
Under the setting sun, one of them was wearing casual clothes, while the other was wearing an old military uniform from decades ago. However, their salutes didn't feel out of place at all. Instead, they looked very solemn.
Xia Ruofei shook hands with Luo Zhiyuan, and then the two waved goodbye.
When Xia Ruofei arrived at the parking lot at the entrance of the forest park at the foot of the mountain, the taxi driver was already a little impatient. As soon as he saw Xia Ruofei, he immediately said, "Boss, if you didn't come, I would've really thought that you were running away from the bill …"
Xia Ruofei smiled apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, I met an old friend and was delayed for a while. You can go back after you send me to a place. I've delayed you for so long today, so I'll give you an extra 200 yuan."
When the taxi driver heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "Okay, okay, thank you, boss!"
He also opened the door for Xia Ruofei very eagerly.
After the two got in the car, Xia Ruofei said, "Sir, please send me to Yongping Town's Luoshan Village, and then you can go back to Yuzhang."
"Okay!" the taxi driver responded readily.
Then the driver began to set up the navigation on his phone. He had been driving taxis in the provincial capital all year round, so he wasn't very familiar with the roads in Guhuang County.
Luoshan Village was about 40 kilometers away from the county. When the taxi drove to the small square at the entrance of the village, the sky was already dark.
The cement road between the villages ended at the entrance of the village, and Xia Ruofei didn't know the specific location of Captain Luo's house, so he asked the taxi to stop at the entrance of the village.
Xia Ruofei gave the driver 600 yuan without hesitation and then let him go back to Yuzhang City.
In the evening of summer, many villagers were chatting under the big trees at the entrance of the village. When they saw a strange young man coming to the village, they looked over curiously.
Xia Ruofei walked over with his bag and came to an old man holding a fan. He asked politely, "Sir, may I ask how to get to Lin Yueh-a's house?"
Hearing Xia Ruofei's words, the expressions on the villagers' faces became somewhat strange.
Xia Ruofei explained, "I'm Luo Zhicheng's comrade-in-arms. This time, I'm here to see Sister-in-law Yue 'e."
The old man nodded slightly, then sighed and said, "It's a pity for Zhicheng …"
"Third Uncle, this young man is asking you for directions! Why are you saying this? "a villager next to him said.
The old man waved his fan and said with a self-deprecating smile, "When people get old, they become long-winded … Young man, Zhicheng's house is very easy to find. Just go west from this road, and you'll find the house where the funeral is held!"
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