As soon as Zhang Yi heard Yue Siliang say this, a look of embarrassment appeared on his face at that time, and he said with a very embarrassed look.

"This, senior brother...... Doesn't that seem like a bit out of order? Why do you want to know who it is? What are you going to do if you know that? And knowing too much won't do you any good guy. ”

"Oh?"

Yue Siliang looked interested.

"What? Can I still offend people who have strengthened my business? Wouldn't your Zhang family also give all the food to the Japanese like County Magistrate Fan, if that was the case, then I really wouldn't dare to speak, after all, the Japanese really can't be offended. ”

"Senior brother, what do you mean by that! What should be done and what should not be done, our Zhang family can still distinguish it! ”

Zhang Yi instantly felt as if he had been greatly insulted, and he looked like he was going to turn his face at that time. But Yue Siliang didn't stop there, still staring at Zhang Yi with burning eyes.

“……”

After being silent for a long time, Zhang Yi finally didn't hold on anymore, but lowered his voice, and said mysteriously to Yue Siliang.

"Brother Gao, don't ask, our family is planning to sell grain to a patriotic team outside this county......"

"Huh?! Do you Zhang really think so?! ”

Yue Siliang was stunned at that time, and his hands subconsciously clenched into fists. The voice also raised a pitch.

However, he quickly suppressed his voice, and the rest of the words were swallowed back into his stomach.

"What? Does Brother Gao know something? ”

Now it was Zhang Yi's turn to examine Yue Siliang.

"Hehe, Brother Zhang is joking, I'm just a businessman, where do I know anything. I'm just sorry for you, I came here today with sincerity, but I didn't expect to get such a result. ”

Saying that, Yue Siliang glanced at the suitcase in Lei Zi's hand next to him. Zhang Yi also followed Yue Siliang's eyes at this time and noticed the suitcase in Lei Zi's hand. Although the box was not opened, it could be felt from the posture of Leizi carrying the box.

"That's the case, that's a pity, I can only say that this time I'm sorry for my brother, it seems that we can only have a chance to talk about cooperation again."

A hint of disappointment flashed in Zhang Yi's eyes, but soon he turned his gaze back to Yue Siliang and said apologetically.

"Then since this is the case, I won't delay Brother Zhang's time. Let's say goodbye, farewell. ”

Yue Siliang didn't delay here any longer, and directly got up and left the small restaurant with a confession.

……

Watching Yue Siliang and the others walk out of the small restaurant, Zhang Yi's servant asked softly.

"Young master, look at their ......"

Zhang Yi shook his head hesitantly.

"Maybe it doesn't really have anything to do with them, this Gao Shan should just be a businessman, so much time has been in vain."

……

Baiyatai, the first battalion of the 424th Regiment is stationed.

Under the guidance of the militia cadres, the people sent by the Zhang family finally walked into the conference room for negotiation.

As soon as he walked into the conference room, Zhang Cheng's eyes were dizzy. In this small room, there were five or six people sitting, which was completely different from what he had thought before that he could only see one or two cadres.

"Hello, Your Excellency is the representative of the Zhang family, please take a seat."

Seeing that Zhang Cheng was a little stunned, Di Hanming, who was sitting in the middle, spoke first. After some consideration, Di Hanming finally decided to come here in person to contact the people of the Zhang family.

"Oh, oh, yes, yes, hello commanders of the Eighth Route Army, I am the representative sent by the Zhang family to negotiate. Just call me Zhang Cheng. ”

Zhang Cheng's posture was very humble, and after sitting down according to Di Hanming's instructions, he didn't speak anymore, just quietly waited for Di Hanming and them to speak.

Looking at Zhang Cheng's performance, Di Hanming secretly shook his head in his heart. The person in front of him was too timid, how could the Zhang family send such a person over? And what kind of plan does the Zhang family have?

"Mr. Zhang, through the contact of the comrades in the base area, I have a preliminary understanding of the sincerity of your Zhang family. If we can, we can take as much grain as we want, and we will definitely trade at a reasonable price, there will definitely be no forced buying and selling, Mr. Zhang, you don't need to have too much psychological pressure. ”

Di Hanming said as he motioned to the soldiers in the conference room to hand Zhang Cheng a bowl of water.

"Oh, thank you, sir."

Zhang Cheng took a sip of the water in surprise, and then stabilized his mind and was ready to speak. There is indeed a lot of pressure in his heart, one is that he knows what is going on with him in his heart, and the other is that their Zhang family, as a big family, naturally has a trace of resistance to the Eighth Route Army. And at this moment, Di Hanming's way of speaking so directly really put a lot of pressure on him.

"Since you said so, sir, then I'll just say it. Our Zhang family is now able to provide more than 1,000 stone of various grains to the chiefs. However, many of these grains are millet, sorghum and corn, and white flour is available but not in large quantities......"

"A thousand stones!"

Hearing Zhang Yi say this, Di Hanming's heart was moved. The 424 regiment basically consumes about 20 stone of food a day, and if there is really this thousand stone of the Zhang family, then the 424 regiment can at least hold out for more than a month!

"I just don't know what kind of price you can give us? Please rest assured Mr. Zhang, we also know what the current grain price is in Lingqiu County, and we will definitely give you a fair price. ”

When Di Hanming said this, he was very sincere in his heart, no matter what, the Zhang family is also the largest household in their base area, and judging from the current situation, it is still necessary for them to have a good relationship with a big family like the Zhang family that does not have many bad comments.

As soon as Zhang Cheng heard Di Hanming say this, his whole body was full of energy.

"Thank you for the sincerity of the commander of the Eighth Route Army, we all know in our hearts what the price of grain in the county is. In fact, we just trade at the normal price. ”

For Di Hanming, this is another surprise. He didn't expect the sincerity of the Zhang family to be so sufficient, not only could he take the initiative to sell them grain at this time, but the price of water was so low!

"Mr. Zhang, to be honest, I really feel the sincerity of your Zhang family, but I have always been a straightforward person. I really can't figure out why your house is like this? Could it be that there are people in your house who are in our revolutionary ranks? ”

When Di Hanming asked this, a wry smile suddenly appeared on Zhang Cheng's face.

"This chief, in fact, our Zhang family didn't think about selling grain to your ministry at first, and the buyer our Zhang family considered at the beginning was Jin Suijun, but later, it was ...... You also understand that the Jin Sui army withdrew from Lingqiu. ”

Di Hanming nodded, what Zhang Cheng said was very reasonable. And he could hear that Zhang Cheng had the following, so he didn't rush to interject, just quietly waited for the other party to finish.

"To be honest, compared to the Eighth Route Army, our Zhang family and the Jin Sui Army are more familiar with each other. And it's not that I'm offended, we big families are really not very familiar with your army, and we don't dare to associate with you all. If it weren't for Fan Jianwen becoming the county magistrate in Lingqiu, we might not have come to see the magistrates until now. But the Japanese don't give us a way to live!

As soon as Fan Jianwen came to power, the first thing he did was to collect grain in various villages, and they did not let go of all the big families in the county. Now they have also raised the price of grain in the county. In the long run, these big families in our Lingqiu will no longer be able to survive, so we must do something. ”

Zhang Cheng's words made Di Hanming couldn't help but look sideways, he stood up and walked out of his seat, and held Zhang Cheng's hand.

"Mr. Zhang, thank you for your candor. In the past, because of some false propaganda, you did not have a good understanding of our army. But I think we can use this as a starting point to get to know each other and work together today! I won't say anything superfluous, I don't dare to agree to the too high price, all the grain of your Zhang family, whether it is sorghum or flour, will be fifteen yuan, and we will pack 424 groups! ”

Zhang Cheng Tengleng got up from his seat, grabbed Di Hanming's hand with both hands excitedly, and shook it up and down violently.

However, what exactly he was thinking in his heart, only he knew.

……