28. Visiting African Villages (3)
(Thank you for the 500 reward from "your surname Yin", everything is in plain sight, dry this cup of tea)
With three mobile phones and 4,000 francs, Yang Tianlong exchanged a total of 19 30-ton sandalwood of various types, but due to his limited knowledge of wood, he was still not sure what kind of wood these belonged to.
Taking advantage of the fact that there is now a 3G signal in this Boke Village, Yang Tianlong hurriedly numbered them one by one and took pictures one by one and sent them to the rich second generation to ask him to help identify them.
Soon, the rich second-generation Xiong Zihao replied, "Damn, deaf, where did you get this?"
Deaf is the nickname Xiong Zihao gave him, as for the reason, hehe, of course, it is because of the existence of superiority.
"A relative of the family bought it. Yang Tianlong replied.
"What is your mobile phone number, wait for me, I'll call you." Xiong Zihao looked very anxious.
"......" Yang Tianlong did not report his number in Congo, but told Xiong Zihao about the domestic one.
Less than two minutes after he hung up the phone, Xiong Zihao immediately called.
"Deaf, can you sell me this pile of wood?" After a polite exchange with Yang Tianlong, Xiong Zihao went straight to the point.
"What price?" Yang Tianlong asked.
"How about 20,000 per ton?" Xiong said.
"It's a bit of a low price. Yang Tianlong said: "You should know this material, it's not easy to tidy." ”
"That's the price of African ebony. Xiong Zihao really didn't lie, his net worth made him not do this, he really needed this ebony right now.
Seeing that it was indeed African ebony, Yang Tianlong's heart suddenly relaxed a lot.
"But why do you only have a few African mahogany here?" Suddenly, Xiong Zihao asked again.
"African mahogany?" Yang Tianlong was stunned for a moment, and then he opened the African Encyclopedia.
African mahogany grows at low altitudes, and the heartwood is yellowish-brown to coffee-brown with black stripes after cutting; The texture is delicate and staggered, and the pores are small. African rosewood is an often overlooked African hardwood that is almost unmatched by other woods in terms of density and durability, as well as its high stability and insect resistance, making it the perfect choice for high-end wood furniture.
"No way, this thing is strictly checked. Yang Tianlong changed his tone.
"Well, 40,000 yuan a ton. Xiong Zihao said, "Old classmate, are you interested in cooperating with me, I want them all, I think your mahogany may only be about a ton, and the ebony is about 30 tons, a fixed price, how about 1.2 million?"
Xiong Zihao directly omitted the mahogany, in his opinion, he bought 30 tons, and it is understandable to give one ton.
Only a fool will sell, Yang Tianlong shook his head and told Xiong Zihao that if he needed it, he could give him one for free, but as for cooperation, this is a relative's family after all, and he does not have the right to dispose of it.
Xiong Zihao obviously refused to give up, he added another 20,000, and even asked Yang Tianlong to give him the phone number of his relative.
Yang Tianlong still didn't agree, and in desperation, he had to ask Yang Tianlong to give him a piece of mahogany.
Yang Tianlong readily agreed to this request, although Xiong Zihao only helped himself to identify it, but it was also considered to have made himself figure out the market, and the mahogany was given to him even if it was a stone throwing to ask for directions.
The 19 ebony trees are not light, and Yang Tianlong originally wanted to temporarily store them in the village, but Yom offered to help him deliver them to his home.
For this favor, Yang Tianlong naturally responded in one bite.
Each piece of wood was carried by 8 people, and it was barely enough to send all the men in the entire Boke Village.
What made Yang Tianlong even more ridiculous was that during the transportation process, there were five or six villagers armed with AK-47s to protect them.
When I asked the reason, it turned out that I was afraid that there would be bandits to rob me.
Basically, it's almost three kilometers from the village of Bok to their own territory, and most of them are downhill, and these Africans are also smart, and when they go downhill, they put the wood on the ground, and these round pieces of wood will roll down the slope.
An hour later, it was finally carried to Yang Tianlong's territory.
Yom looked at the transformed land in front of him and couldn't help but exclaim, "Huaxia Dragon, these are all planted by you?"
Yang Tianlong nodded, "That's right." ”
"No wonder you Chinese people are hardworking, now you see that this is the case, even this kind of place is very particular. Looking at the neat vegetable patch in front of him, Yom looked in admiration.
"How about selling it to you then?" Yang Tianlong said half-jokingly and half-seriously.
Yom smiled and shook his head, "We can't afford it." ”
In fact, Yang Tianlong really wanted to give these vegetables to Yom, but the system's instructions made him unable to do so.
"I'll help you plant it when I have the chance. Yang Tianlong patted Yom's shoulder and said with a serious face.
Yom nodded, showing his white teeth.
Yang Tianlong didn't have the ability to take care of the meals of 100 people, so he could only go back to his own house for lunch and find his own mother. For his "profiteer" this time, to be honest, he also blamed himself in his heart, and he only used less than 1,000 yuan to get more than 1 million yuan, which is simply a big bad conscience.
After blaming himself for a while, Yang Tianlong followed Yom and them towards the village.
Lunch is a typical daily meal, with tapioca flour topped with other foods.
Out of respect, the village also prepared a wooden bowl made of ebony for him, while others, including the patriarch, gathered around a large basin and ate it with their hands.
The taste is similar to mush, Yang Tianlong is not very interested in this thing, but due to the incomparable enthusiasm of the villagers, he has to eat this bowl head-on.
After eating, Yang Tianlong understood the hospitality of Africans, although the sun was shining at this time, but the villagers who could sing and dance began to rise the fire, sit around singing and dancing.
Jom rose even more, picking up the AK in his hand from time to time and shooting into the air.
Singing and dancing with these Africans, time passed quickly, and before I knew it, it was evening.
Dinner was much richer than lunch, with an elk and hares and rats caught in the afternoon, and the old and young of Bock Village sat around the campfire, dancing and singing while savoring this rare delicacy.
Africans eat barbecue very simply, just grill it.
However, Yang Tianlong told them that it was better to add some condiments, and with his help, all the roasted meat was smeared with chili peppers and sprinkled with cumin. The heat is baked, and under the effect of the condiments, the grilled meat becomes very fragrant.
This rare delicacy made the patriarch and Yom both give him a thumbs up, and after eating, everyone surrounded Yang Tianlong in the middle and sang and danced, which made him very embarrassed.
Jom told him that it was the village's recognition of him and the highest courtesy of the village's hospitality.
Towards the end of the bonfire, Jom suddenly called him aside.