In the underground parking garage of Building 6, Shen Yanming called Zhang Heping and Ji Kangyong, asking them to come down and help if they were home.

As it turned out, Zhang Heping was working overtime at the hospital, and Ji Kangyong had just woken up. Shen Yanming estimated their working speed and still called Chen Shunwei and Wang Lai.

Wang Lai was in the dormitory and arrived in a few minutes.

Chen Shunwei was at home, but his home was very close to the community; it only took him about ten minutes to ride his electric bike to the underground parking garage.

When the two of them arrived, Ji Kangyong had not yet come down, so Shen Yanming decided not to wait any longer and, together with the driver, Chen Shunwei, and Wang Lai, carried things into the elevator.

Sacks of dried fruit were stuffed into the elevator until it stopped because of an overweight warning.

At this moment, Ji Kangyong arrived in another elevator, and everyone was stunned by what they saw.

"Old Shen, what have you been doing? You brought back so much stuff!"

"In the southern province, a friend's mother was hospitalized, so I gave him a ginseng root, and he brought back all this stuff for me."

However, he traded it for grain, and I felt I shouldn't take advantage of him like that. Tomorrow when you go to his workplace, ask around. If anyone wants some, three pounds of refined grain can be exchanged for one pound of nuts; any kind is acceptable, until they run out.”

Shen Yanming's words were half true and half false, explaining not only the source but also the destination.

When Chen Shunwei and Wang Lai helped with the moving, they were all listening intently. As for the driver, he had listened to it for the third time and could almost recite it from memory.

The elevator made several trips before all the things were moved into the house.

Because the driver needed to return to the southern province overnight, Shen Yanming, along with Ji Kangyong, moved some vacuum-packed cornmeal, several packets of sweet potato vermicelli, two packets of dried vegetables, and a jar of pickled vegetables from the bedroom and put them in the truck bed.

Then I gave the driver two packs of cigarettes, a bottle of water, and a bag of dried fruit weighing about five pounds.

The driver happily accepted the items and promised to deliver them to Zeng Yiming.

After seeing the driver off, Shen Yanming called Zeng Yiming, clearly informing him of the types and quantities of supplies he had brought him, and added, "You should eat these first, and use the rest to pay for the goods. My abilities are limited, and this is all I can offer."

Zeng Yiming was deeply moved after hearing this and thanked Shen Yanming repeatedly.

After hanging up the phone, Shen Yanming invited everyone to come inside and sit down.

As soon as she opened the door, Bi Qiaoan invited everyone to sit on the sofa, then brewed a pot of tea and poured it for them, saying, "Take a rest, you've all worked so hard today."

Shen Yanming sat on the sofa, looking at the sacks piled in the corner of the living room and the three machines placed on the balcony, and was at a loss for words.

He originally only wanted to buy a roasting machine, and dried fruits were just a side thing. But who would have thought that Zeng Yiming would stuff such a huge pile of dried fruits into his hands, all of which were already roasted. The machines became just an accessory.

Shen Yanming took out a fruit platter, grabbed a handful of nuts and placed them on the coffee table, saying with a smile, "Try them all, don't be shy!"

Ji Kangyong grabbed a handful, but Chen Shunwei and Wang Lai were a little reserved.

Although both of them and Ji Kangyong were guests, the difference in their closeness or distance was significant.

They're friends, so there's no need to be polite. But these two only got along because they helped each other a few times, and each time the other person compensated them.

Seeing that they didn't move, Shen Yanming grabbed two handfuls and stuffed them into their hands, saying, "There are so many at home, eat them quickly, or they'll get soggy."

Chen Shunwei and Wang Lai exchanged a glance before slowly starting to eat.

Ji Kangyong tasted a few and said, "Old Shen, this stuff is good; it should sell."

"Well, once we sell some and give some away, that should be enough. If it weren't for the fact that they traded grain for this, I wouldn't have been willing to sell it. These days, it's not easy to eat something good."

"That's true. When you leave, grab a few handfuls for me, and I'll try to get you a couple hundred pounds of business at work."

Shen Yanming nodded and said, "Okay, but don't let them buy too much. Although we don't have purchase restrictions here, exchanging grain for dried fruit these days is really not a worthwhile deal. Otherwise, they might complain in the end."

"Yes, I'll remind them."

The group sat and chatted for a while, and when it was almost 9:30, Chen Shunwei and Wang Lai got up to say goodbye.

Shen Yanming took out two plastic bags, grabbed some of various dried fruits, and handed them to the two men as a thank you for their help.

Chen Shunwei and Wang Lai couldn't refuse, so they accepted the gifts. They returned home happily and then told their family and colleagues what Shen Yanming had said.

After they left, Shen Yanming glanced at Ji Kangyong and said, "Shall we get the machine up and running and give it a try?"

"Aren't you afraid the power will trip?"

"I'm actually a little scared, but isn't the point of buying it to use it? How will I know if it will work if I don't try it?"

Ji Kangyong was somewhat speechless and asked, "What did the machine seller say?"

He said it was no problem, but we haven't even tried it, so who knows!

"Then wait a moment, I'll go downstairs and keep watch. If someone happens to be in the elevator and it trips, it could be fatal."

"Yes, you're very thoughtful."

"By the way, let Qiao An come down with me. We can each guard the first floor and the garage, one of us."

Shen Yanming originally wanted to say that he would go out and let Qiao An try plugging in the electricity at home, but before he could speak, he saw Bi Qiao An skipping off to put on her coat.

Since that's the case, he can just wait at home.

"Wait a minute, that's not right. If you go down there, you can only stop people going upstairs. What about those going downstairs?"

Ji Kangyong paused in his action of opening the door. "How can we worry about so much? There are already few people taking the elevator at this time. It's enough for the two of us to guard the two key entrances."

Seeing this, Shen Yanming could only nod, "Alright, I hope everything goes smoothly for us."

After Ji Kangyong and Bi Qiaoan got out of the elevator, Ji Kangyong called Shen Yanming and said, "Plug it in and see if it can handle the load."

Shen Yanming hummed in agreement and then plugged the vacuum packaging machine into the socket.

At this moment, Shen Yanming's muscles were tense all over, and his heart was pounding violently.

Fortunately, everything was normal; the lights in the house were still on, and the vacuum packaging machine was running.

"You two come back, it's plugged in and it works!"

Ji Kangyong nodded, returned to the first floor from the underground parking garage, and called Bi Qiaoan to go back to the 16th floor.

After returning home, Bi Qiaoan went to the bedroom and took out all the dried meat that had been drying, packaged them one by one, and then put them into a vacuum packaging machine to remove the air.

It took less than half an hour to finish everything.

Ji Kangyong patted the vacuum packaging machine and said happily, "This thing is pretty good, quite practical!"