After a busy afternoon, Pang Xiaonan remembered that an important matter had not been implemented, so he made a phone call to Councilor Wang, "Lao Wang, where is it?"

"Where can I be alone? Councillor Wang replied with a smile.

"Yes, I'll invite you to dinner, at 7 o'clock in the evening, come to my house, I'll ask my distant cousin to prepare a table of good dishes, do you see if you have time?" Pang Xiaonan wants to implement the things that come and go, and only Councilor Wang can do it quickly, and this matter of the Weilin virus should still be communicated with Councilor Wang.

"Okay, you kid, do you have something to do with me again? Or is it about your distant cousin?" Councilor Wang knew that Pang Xiaonan had nothing to do and went to the Three Treasures Palace, so he must have something to do.

"Hehe, you'll know when you come, by the way, let's have two drinks in the evening, I don't have any wine there, you bring some wine." Pang Xiaonan thought that it would be best to ask someone to do something or just order a little wine, and it was best to use someone else's wine.

"No problem, haha, I drank with you last time, and I'm still savoring it. "Since Councilor Wang got better, he has inexplicably wanted to drink, but he couldn't find someone to drink with.

"Then it's decided, 7 p.m., see you or leave. Pang Xiaonan hung up the phone and made another call to Xiong Junjun, "Little sister, you cook two more dishes in the evening, I have guests coming, and the dishes will be served at about 7 o'clock, by the way, the main thing is to prepare some snacks." ”

Now the time has reached the end of September, the sky in Huahai City is darker earlier, Pang Xiaonan looked at the time, felt that it was still early to go back to dinner, and couldn't help but remember that he still had a ball in the blacksmith shop that he hadn't picked up, so he drove towards the old blacksmith shop in the old city.

After turning around and turning around, Pang Xiaonan found the blacksmith shop with his memory, and when he entered the door, the red stove was still the most eye-catching, and the old man who struck iron was still in the shop, but he didn't make iron, and was sitting on a small bench smoking cigarettes.

"Old man, are you done?" Pang Xiaonan walked to the old man's side affectionately, found a chair and sat down.

"I was supposed to call it a day, but you called to pick up something, and I'll be waiting for you here. The old man looked at Pang Xiaonan kindly, just like looking at his own grandson.

"Oh, do you finish work so early every day? It seems like it's still early, right?" Pang Xiaonan thought that people in business would not work from 9 to 5 like wage earners, and their time was at their disposal, and if they wanted to do it later, they would do it later.

"Do you think I strike iron purely to make money?" The old man continued to smoke his cigarette, the choking smell of tobacco filled the air, Pang Xiaonan took a puff and frowned, the old man knocked the tobacco that turned into ashes on the ground, "I strike iron one is to pass the time, the other is to earn some living expenses, and when I earn enough, I have to enjoy life, usually I close the stall at five or six o'clock, and at four o'clock in the morning, and then go to the vegetable market to buy some good dishes, and go home to make a delicious meal." ”

"I'm very good at enjoying life," Pang Xiaonan looked at the old man enviously and said, "I really envy you." ”

The old man took out the tobacco from the cigarette pouch again, put the tobacco into the cigarette holder, lit it with a kerosene lighter, and took a deep sip, "At my age, if I don't think about it, isn't it going to die of depression?"

"Do your children and grandchildren care about you?" Pang Xiaonan was very yearning for the comfortable life of the old man, and couldn't help but ask a few more words.

"Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, and they don't need me to take care of it, thank God. The old man got up from the bench, went to the corner of the smith's shop, and pulled out a ball with his foot.

The ball was black and shiny, and it rolled rhythmically, unlike the dull sound of a solid iron ball. The old man dribbled the ball with one foot, just like a football player dribbling with the inside of his foot, and it didn't take long to bring the iron ball to Pang Xiaonan's side.

Pang Xiaonan looked at the iron ball and touched it with his hand, and the cold chill came from his fingertips.

The old man sat down again and said, "This iron ball is quite heavy, can you carry it back alone?"

Pang Xiaonan smiled and said, "Old man, I have my own way, you don't have to worry about this, okay, I'll transfer the money to you, and I won't delay you to call it a day and go home for dinner." ”

Pang Xiaonan bent down and stretched out his hand, his two palms were tightly attached to the iron ball, then he took a deep breath, exerted his strength with both arms, drank in a low voice, and hugged the iron ball hard.

The old man looked sideways slightly, and was surprised by Pang Xiaonan's arm strength, no matter how you say it, this iron ball is at least more than 200 catties in weight, and Pang Xiaonan did not rely on external force, just relying on two arms, he can pick up such a heavy object, which can be said to be divine power.

The old man watched Pang Xiaonan walk out of the blacksmith shop with the iron ball, in fact, he was a little worried, it was one thing to be able to hold it, and it was another thing to be able to walk, he was worried that Pang Xiaonan would not be able to walk a few steps, and if his hand slipped, the iron ball would hit the ground, and it was not a big deal to smash the ground out of the hole, but he was afraid that if he hit Pang Xiaonan's foot, it would definitely be the consequence of broken bones.

But the old man's worries were a little redundant, Pang Xiaonan held the ball in both hands, walked steadily, and walked a long way until he put the iron ball firmly in the shepherd's trunk.

Pang Xiaonan exhaled a deep breath, this journey is indeed not easy, hundreds of catties of iron balls, although his strength is amazing, he also consumes a lot of physical strength.

Driving the car, Pang Xiaonan drove quickly through the streets of the old city, at this time it was the rush hour to get off work, even if Pang Xiaonan's driving skills were good, he was also blocked by the congested traffic for a lot of time, and when he rushed back to the Hailong community, it was almost 7 o'clock.

Pang Xiaonan parked the shepherd in the garage, then entered the house from the garage, carried the iron ball into the practice room, and then washed his hands and entered the living room.

Councilor Wang was already sitting on the sofa, Pang Xiaonan walked straight over and greeted: "Old Wang, you came early, how are you, you're hungry." ”

Councilor Wang touched his stomach, nodded his head and said, "Indeed, I'm a little hungry, our family usually eats dinner at five or six o'clock, but today I ate an hour or two late in order to wait for you to come back for dinner." ”

At this time, Xiong Junjun came out of the kitchen and said, "Brother, Councilor Wang has been waiting for a long time, you can serve it while I stir-fry." ”

After saying that, Xiong Junjun went into the kitchen by herself, and Councilor Wang pointed to Xiong Junjun's back and whispered to Pang Xiaonan: "Your cousin is good, won't she be your childhood sweetheart's baby pro, right? ”

"Superficial!" Pang Xiaonan glared at Councilor Wang, "What kind of doll pro, it's just a sister, let's go, eat at the table, eh, did you bring any wine?"

"Bring it!" Councilor Wang said, pointing to the dining table, "Ah, it's all on the table." I said, I brought two bottles of wine today, enough for you to drink. ”

Pang Xiaonan got up and said, "You drunken maniac, the two of us drink two bottles of wine, where can we finish drinking? ”

Councilor Wang also got up and said, "If you can't finish drinking, keep it, the coming day will be long, there will always be a day when you finish drinking, I don't want to bring two bottles of wine every time I come." ”

The two sat down at the table together, and Councilor Wang beckoned Xiong Junjun to the kitchen and said, "Junjun, you can come to eat too." ”

Xiong Junjun turned his head and smiled, and said, "Councilor Wang, I still have to fry a few vegetables, you can eat them first." ”

Pang Xiaonan also greeted: "Lao Wang, you're welcome, let's eat first, my sister is okay, come on." ”

Pang Xiaonan's eyes looked at the two bottles of good wine, it was still the old well incense of that day, Pang Xiaonan opened the package and opened the lid, and the rich aroma of wine immediately spread, Pang Xiaonan asked: "Lao Wang, you have saved a lot of this wine, right?"

Councilor Wang nodded and said, "I have saved a lot, and I can't remember how many pieces, anyway, I have a wine cellar there, which is full of wine, some of which are paid off, and some of which are given by people." ”

Pang Xiaonan pointed at Councilor Wang, his eyes were full of disdain, "I knew that you must have been corrupt and bribed in this wine." ”

"Eh," Councilor Wang twisted his neck and retorted, "What is corruption and bribery, this is called courtesy, I will do you a favor, you give me a few bottles of wine, this is not excessive, right?"

"Well," Pang Xiaonan looked left and right, but didn't find the wine glass, "This is the reason, but if the words are not like this, then it will become a naked relationship of interests." Then he shouted into the kitchen, "Little sister, bring two wine glasses, drink liquor, there should be one in that cupboard." ”

Councilor Wang lowered his voice and asked Pang Xiaonan, "Do you really treat your cousin as a nanny?"

Pang Xiaonan glanced at him: "What is a nanny? These things should be done by her well, just like if you ask someone for wine, you say that it is a courtesy exchange, and I provide her with a study, isn't it also a courtesy exchange when she does some housework?"

"I didn't ask anyone for wine, they all volunteered to give it. Councilor Wang took the wine glass brought by Xiong Junjun and said with a smile, "Junjun, let's eat." ”

Xiong Junjun replied: "I still have a green vegetable that has not been fried, Councilor Wang, you eat and drink first, and I will be fine immediately." ”

Pang Xiaonan poured wine for the two, then raised his glass and said, "Come, let's go first." ”

Councilor Wang hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Wait a minute, wait a minute, my stomach is hungry, I came to you to drink another cup of tea, and now my stomach is deflated. ”

Pang Xiaonan smashed his mouth and said: "You are famous, but you are very good at health preservation, you really shouldn't drink on an empty stomach, especially at your age, come, eat first." ”

Xiong Junjun put the rice on the table as early as when it was served, and the staple food in addition to rice and steamed buns has also been served.

Councilor Wang picked up a steamed bun, took a bite of it fiercely, and said, "Well, yes, this old noodle steamed bun, I haven't eaten it for a long time, and it still tastes like before." I said you kid, you're really blessed, Xiong Junjun arranged your food too well, right?"

"Where," Pang Xiaonan grabbed a golden fried chicken leg and gnawed it, "Do you think I really treat her as a nanny, she usually has to go to school, so she comes back from weekend vacation to cook for me, besides, she has to eat herself, but I paid for this dish." ”

"Don't be cheap and sell well, according to what you say, those servants in my family eat me and use mine, and I have to pay for the vegetables, am I wronged?" Councilor Wang swallowed the last bite of steamed buns, a little choked, and hurriedly took a sip of soup, the soup is taro rice soup made by Xiong Junjun, this kind of soup is only made in very poor places in China, because taro and rice soup are common things in the countryside, so the cost of making them is very low, but it tastes good.

"Well, this soup is so delicious!" Councilor Wang suddenly forgot what he wanted to say to Pang Xiaonan, but just sighed at the deliciousness of this soup, "What kind of soup is this? I have never drunk it, it is smooth and tender, fragrant and sweet!"

Pang Xiaonan glanced at the soup bowl and said, "Taro rice soup, what's the matter, haven't you drunk it?"

Councilor Wang shook his head and said, "It turned out to be taro, no wonder it was so slippery, but ordinary taro soup is not so slippery." ”

Pang Xiaonan snorted the chicken bones and said, "At first glance, you just haven't suffered hardship, we often use taro to make soup in the countryside, and it is so slippery with rice soup." ”

While talking, Xiong Junjun took the last plate of garlic lettuce and put it on the table, and Councilor Wang beckoned: "Come on, come on, Junjun, sit down and eat together!"

Xiong Junjun took the rice bowl and put some dishes into the bowl, and said, "Councilor Wang, I'll go to the living room to eat, so I won't disturb you chatting, and watch TV by the way." ”

Councilor Wang turned to Pang Xiaonan again and said, "Xiong Junjun, this kid is so sensible, even I like it, don't let her down." ”

"What kind of thoughts are you, people are still in their third year of high school, okay, okay, let's not talk about her, I have something serious to talk about with you. Pang Xiaonan raised his wine glass and motioned to kill it.

"What, didn't you ask me to talk to me about Xiong Junjun?" Councilor Wang was a little strange, but he still drank the cup of old well incense in one gulp, and the white wine glass of Pang Xiaonan's house was a little big, and it was as much as 3 yuan.

"No, I'm mainly looking for you to ask about business. Pang Xiaonan took a slice of lettuce and chewed it.

"Business matters?" Councilor Wang ate the stir-fried pork, the crispness of the green pepper mixed with the elasticity of the lean meat, intertwining a delicious feeling in his mouth, "I haven't asked about business for a long time, isn't it more direct for you to find Peng Yuyan?"

"Peng Yuyan is so busy, it's not good to always trouble him," in fact, Pang Xiaonan felt that he was always looking for Peng Yuyan for money, and he was not too embarrassed to see him, but he was more relaxed with Councilor Wang, "Anyway, you're fine, let's just chat, and we have a meal and a drink together." ”

"Well, that's true," Councilor Wang poured a full bottle of wine for the two of them, "Peng Yuyan does take care of a lot of things now, when I don't go out, he is basically busy in the company, but I am more and more idle, and I don't have to think about things." ”

"I have such a thing, is there a pharmaceutical company in your industry?" Pang Xiaonan thought to himself that the production of this respiratory shield was only a preliminary start, but in the later stage, the business opportunities that were expanded due to the epidemic were bound to be operated by pharmaceutical companies, and he could not rely on him and Huang Minghu to fight alone, which was not big, but the development of the epidemic was very fast, and it was necessary to lay out in advance.

"Pharmaceutical companies," Councilor Wang pondered for a while, he had not touched the business for a long time, and his own industrial layout was relatively large, so he was afraid that there would be omissions, "There are pharmaceutical companies, it seems to be trading companies, right? We don't have pharmaceutical factories, most of our industries are asset-light, and this pharmaceutical company only imports foreign advanced drugs to China, and then exports our advanced drugs to foreign countries." ”

Pang Xiaonan clapped his palms excitedly and said, "Beautiful! It's the best kind of company, a pharmaceutical company, if we need it, we can buy it in the future, or we can do OEM, what do you say?"

Councilor Wang looked puzzled and asked Pang Xiaonan: "I said what do you want this pharmaceutical company to do? You said that you are a special expert in the Affiliated Hospital of Dongli Military Academy, why do you care about pharmaceutical companies again? What? Are you developing some good drugs and preparing to introduce them to the market?"

"That's pretty much what it means," Pang Xiaonan didn't hide it from Councilor Wang, saying, "Do you know that now a new type of virus has been discovered in the Affiliated Hospital of Dongli Military Academy, which is very powerful and is likely to change the world pattern, of course, at least, this virus will change everyone's concept of anti-virus." ”

"What? This is a big security incident, why haven't I heard about it?" Congressman Wang was stunned, thinking that he had hung a senator's sign, and it was strange that such a big incident had not been received.

"Of course you don't know," Pang Xiaonan raised his glass, "You're not on the front line of the hospital, that's what happened in the past two days." I'm telling you, the new virus is not scary, but this virus is contagious, which is a little scary, and according to my estimates, this virus can be transmitted from person to person, maybe not so severe that it can be transmitted through the air, at least through droplets. ”

Councilor Wang put the wine glass on the table heavily, and half a glass of wine in the cup spilled out, "Damn, such a serious matter, why didn't you tell me earlier, we have to take precautions as soon as possible." ”

Pang Xiaonan drank it all, took a handful of fried meat and swallowed wine, and said: "Don't be so angry, I estimate that it will spread immediately in the next two days, it's just this disease, I said don't be angry, the most important thing is that the fatality rate can reach more than 50%, this is very scary, infectious diseases, and new viruses, the lethality rate can be half of it, this is more powerful than biological and chemical weapons." ”

"What, does Dr. Qiu know about this?" Councilor Wang's eyes were sharp and filled with endless anger.

"Of course he knows, otherwise where did I get the news, he told me, we haven't been able to eat and sleep well for this illness for the past two days, but he can't help it, everything is still waiting for the test of time before all the conditions are qualified. Pang Xiaonan pointed to Councilor Wang's wine glass and motioned to him not to waste wine.

Councilor Wang raised his cup and drank it down, then put the cup on the dining table and said loudly: "Let him report it as soon as possible, and I will be responsible for what happened!" Like what, such a serious condition, no matter what the reason is, it must be controlled first, and if it spreads, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

"Lao Wang, you are so old, and you are still so worried about the country and the people, although your spirit is commendable, but I advise you to look away," Pang Xiaonan poured a glass full of wine, "This virus, especially the new virus, from the other side, is for the benefit of the entire human race, how can you say that? Do you see that during every major infectious disease in history, which time did not kill many people? Why did it cause so many deaths, have you thought about it?" ”

Councilor Wang's brows moved, and he licked his tongue and said, "You are saying that the virus is here to wipe out human beings and better balance the resources of this planet, in other words, human beings have destroyed Hallelujah, so nature will rebel, wipe out some human beings, and achieve a new balance, right?"

Pang Xiaonan nodded and said: "That's the truth, the number of organisms carried by each environment is limited, once it exceeds a critical point, then there will be corresponding punishment measures, whether this punishment is the self-regulating mechanism of Hallelujah Planet, or the gods and gods are secretly manipulating, we don't know, but once there are measures, then it must be difficult to deal with." Without letting humanity taste the serious consequences, those invisible hands will not stop. ”

Councilor Wang listened to Pang Xiaonan's explanation, and couldn't help but calm down, "But the consequences are a bit serious, at the expense of so many compatriots, do you think we should stand by and watch?"

Pang Xiaonan picked up a golden fried chicken leg again, put it in his mouth and gnawed it, and said while gnawing: "Heaven and earth are unkind to all things as dogs, saints are unkind to all things as dogs, if you have a moral burden, it means that you are not a saint, of course, the vast majority of people are not saints, and those who can be saints are monks, but between saints and ordinary people, we can still choose to be a good person, but this good person should follow the trend." ”

Councilor Wang is over the age of old, so he naturally knows some Taoist theories and the daily life of Buddhism, and he is interested in discussing Taoism with Pang Xiaonan, "Then tell me, in response to this epidemic, how should we take advantage of the trend in order to be worthy of the title of good person." ”

"First of all, you have to figure out a principle, that is, who are the people who can be killed by the virus?" Pang Xiaonan took the gnawed chicken leg and knocked it on the dining table, and then put it in his mouth to chew, "I said, the lethality rate of this Weilin virus is 50%, that is, half of the people will not die, and the half of the people who remain are basically people with relatively strong physique, that is, those who die are the old, weak, sick and disabled, what does this mean?"

"Survival of the fittest," Councilor Wang also learned from Pang Xiaonan to take a golden chicken leg and gnaw it, thinking it tasted good, "The virus kills the races with poor physique in the population, that is to say, in the selection of people with good genes, this is like we do genetic engineering for animals and plants, for example, in the selection and breeding of plants, we keep those fruits that grow big and those fruits that taste good, so the food we eat now is getting bigger and sweeter." ”

"That's right!" Pang Xiaonan finished eating a chicken leg and licked his fingers again, "Human beings select animals and plants, and human beings select human beings at a higher level, this is actually a process of repetition, human beings have human moral standards, and our gods and immortals also have their moral standards." ”

"Heaven and earth are unkind to all things as dogs," Councilor Wang nodded, "In God's eyes, we human beings are indeed similar to dogs and cats. ”

"So sometimes we look at things from God's point of view, otherwise we will be a little narrow," Pang Xiaonan raised his glass and gestured to Councilor Wang. For example, do you think that Dr. Qiu should be desperate to release all the news about the Welling virus in advance, but have you thought about it, the top may also be in the next game of chess, through this epidemic, the whole country and even the whole world will have a big change, this is a problem that ordinary people can't see clearly, and the national level is obviously more comprehensive, so ah, I think it's not wrong to worry about the country and the people, but it is necessary to look at the long-term. ”

"My heart feels much better when you explain this," Councillor Wang also raised his glass, "It seems that you are more like a politician than me, and you can still think about problems at the national level." ”

Pang Xiaonan drank all the wine in the cup, shook his fingers, and said: "No, no, no, no, I'm not a politician, I'm simpler than a politician, I only think about the things that I can grasp around me, such as not telling you, since I knew about the epidemic, I began to prepare for the production of respiratory shields." My purpose in producing respiratory shields is also very simple, one is to make some money, and the other is to solve the problem of shortage of materials at that time. ”

"Do you mean to be a good person and make profits from the epidemic?" Councilor Wang frowned, and after Pang Xiaonan's explanation, he naturally knew what the purpose of producing respiratory shields was.

"Do you think that if I don't produce respiratory shields, no one will make a profit from them?" Pang Xiaonan scooped a bowl of soup and tasted it slowly, "The total amount of respiratory shields is so much, I don't produce it, but someone will hoard, I produce a little, at least I can control my selling price, if someone else hoards, he wants to sell it at 10 times the price, I can't control it, but I can make him lose all his money through sufficient production and supply, and at the same time let the people enjoy the benefits, at that time you said I am a good person or a bad person?"

Councilor Wang was silent, he knew that Pang Xiaonan was telling the truth, whether Pang Xiaonan produced respiratory shields or not, the price of respiratory shields would definitely skyrocket, so if Pang Xiaonan could sell respiratory shields to the people at a lower price than the market price, no matter how much money he made, then he would be a very good person.

"Oh, at that time, maybe the people said that I was a good person, but those businessmen who wanted to make a fortune by hoarding breathing shields would definitely say that I was a bad person," Pang Xiaonan said while drinking soup, the taro rice soup was silky and moistened his throat, just to quench his thirst, "So, to be able to become a good person in the hearts of most people, are we one step closer to being a saint? In fact, this is a routine of killing the rich and helping the poor, not complicated." ”

Councilor Wang took a deep breath, and sincerely admired Pang Xiaonan's ideas and practices, especially Pang Xiaonan's theory today, which made him ashamed of countless people, this is to see through the human nature of the world to have such an understanding. "How many respiratory shield production lines have you bought?" Councilor Wang was very concerned about Pang Xiaonan's courage.

Pang Xiaonan stretched out three fingers, and Councilor Wang guessed: "Three?" With his understanding of Pang Xiaonan, Pang Xiaonan will definitely not make a small fuss.

Pang Xiaonan shook his head and said, "It's 3 million cash, the production line plus raw materials." ”

Councilor Wang gave Pang Xiaonan a thumbs up and exclaimed: "You are doing respiratory shield futures, you dare to make such a big bet from a virus, it's not easy!"

Pang Xiaonan shook his head and said: "This is not called a bet, this is almost a guaranteed business, I don't have enough preparations, but my financial resources and energy are limited, and the production of fast-moving consumer goods such as respiratory shields is not too much." ”

"Are you interested in playing big?" Councilor Wang glanced at Pang Xiaonan.

"Lao Wang, I knew it would be right to invite you to dinner today!