Chapter 351 Sending things, eating and wanting more

"That won't work! We still have to collect the money." The director took out his phone and scanned Zhang Wanwan's business card, saying, "You can ask me on WeChat if you have any questions in the future, but I'm usually busy and usually don't have time to read messages until the evening."

"No problem, no problem. I'll go back and prepare it tonight, and the car will deliver it to you early tomorrow morning. However, this kind of fresh food generally cannot be delivered by express, so it can only be brought up by car. Do you think it's okay to deliver it to the hospital guard?" Zhang Wanwan asked.

There are many shuttle buses from the county to the city every day, as well as long-distance buses. These buses will stop for a short time outside some iconic buildings in the city. Many people send things from the county to the city and ask the buses to take them away. The charge varies from five to ten yuan per time, depending on the amount of things.

The director nodded. "It's all right. Come whenever it's convenient for you. Just ask someone to call me when you arrive. By the way, please tell me how much it costs."

Zhang Wanwan smiled but didn't answer.

It was less than five o'clock when they left the City Center Hospital, so they would definitely have time to catch the bus. However, Zhang's mother saw that time was not urgent and wanted to take the bus instead, which made Zhang Wanwan really helpless.

The mother and daughter didn't return to the old house until dark. As soon as Zhang Wanwan entered the house, she heard the chickens and ducks on the roof were about to make a big fuss. She didn't even bother to go into the room to put things down, and immediately prepared food for those little ancestors.

Zhang's mother walked slowly around the kitchen, and when she saw Zhang Wanwan coming in, she asked, "What are we having for dinner?"

Zhang Wanwan put the basin in the corner, patted the dust on her hands, and thought: "Why not cook some noodles? I bought a big bag of egg noodles before, and then my dad and his family came over to eat every day, and the noodles haven't been touched yet!"

No matter how long the food has a shelf life, it cannot be kept for too long.

Mother Zhang nodded and had no objection. She found a stool and sat down in the kitchen, watching Zhang Wanwan cooking noodles. She took out some shrimp and lean meat and soaked some dried black fungus, so she said, "Just eat whatever you want. There's no need to be so particular."

Zhang Wanwan shook her head. "Without the soup base, it's impossible to eat without adding something. Wait, I'll go to the yard and pick some spring vegetables."

Seeing Zhang Wanwan busying around, Zhang's mother wanted to help, so she asked, "Why did you suddenly say you wanted to send something to the director this afternoon? It's troublesome to get those things from here, and they're not worth much."

Zhang Wanwan didn't explain too much, but pondered and said, "It's just a little gift. I'm selling agricultural products from my home on WeChat Moments now. If someone wants them, I'll post them. If no one wants them, I'll post them for fun to make some pocket money."

Upon hearing this, Zhang's mother didn't say anything more. Technology is becoming more and more advanced nowadays, and there are many things she can't understand. Since she doesn't understand, she shouldn't give orders to others.

"Then how are you going to pack it in?" Zhang's mother looked around and found that there was no suitable container at home for her to send those things.

Zhang Wanwan took the cleaned spring vegetables back to the kitchen and dealt with the frozen shrimp and meat while saying, "Go to the store tonight and get some foam and cartons. Wrap the eggs in paper and remind the driver when you get on the bus. Seal a chicken and a duck in a carton and leave a vent. Add some vegetables and that's it. Tomorrow after I mail the stuff I'll go to town and see if there's a store that specializes in packaging. If not I'll buy some online and keep them in stock."

If Zhang Wanwan hadn’t been worried about not being able to sell the items, she would have purchased them online a long time ago, and there wouldn’t have been so much trouble.

Mother Zhang pondered and said, "Then I'll help you pack your things when the time comes."

She can't do anything else, but she can do this kind of work.

Zhang Wanwan did not refuse. After finally processing the shrimps and meat, she quickly turned on the fire to cook the noodles.

A bowl of ordinary egg noodles with just some shrimp, meat, mushrooms, eggs and spring vegetables tasted surprisingly delicious.

Zhang's mother sighed again, "The food in my hometown is really good. Any bowl of noodles is more delicious than the beef fried by your father at noon."

Zhang Wanwan laughed out loud, "Mom, you'd better not let my dad know about this, lest he gets upset. After all, the beef is not cheap, and he bought it specially for you. But if you say so, I think I can obviously send some things to them, so that my dad can take time to go to the station. He can save a lot of money by eating the food he grows at home."

Mother Zhang suddenly realized, slapped her thigh and said, "Really! Although it is a bit troublesome, things in the city are not cheap now, and local chicken and duck eggs like these are frighteningly expensive. It's cost-effective to send some to them! When I can climb the stairs, I will raise chickens and ducks for you!"

Speaking of this, Zhang's mother becomes full of energy. Now she no longer worries about her health. She has hope for the future and her spirit is really different.

Zhang Wanwan did not refuse and let her mother do whatever she wanted.

The next morning, she went to the village store and brought back a pile of cardboard boxes and foam boxes.

When I entered the room, I found that Zhang's mother had already started wrapping the chicken and duck eggs, and all she had to do was pack them in boxes.

Chicken eggs and duck eggs are most afraid of being bumped or knocked. Zhang Wanwan was extremely careful when packing them. She even found a separate piece of foam box from the one she brought back and poked small holes in it, one for each egg. This would also prevent the eggs from colliding with each other during bumps.

Twenty of them were packed in one box, for a total of two boxes. There was also a box containing a chicken and a duck, and the other two boxes contained some home-grown vegetables.

There was no way she could get out by herself with so many things. Fortunately, someone from the village passed by that direction on his way to work and helped her carry some of the things. Only then did she manage to get out.

Although there were a lot of things, there were fewer people sending things during the early morning shift, so the driver only charged her ten yuan. Zhang Wanwan was afraid that the driver would get confused, so she tied the things for the director together with transparent tape.

After returning to the town, she asked around and was disappointed to learn that there was no store selling that kind of stuff. She decisively bought some meat in the market and returned to her old house. She opened Taobao on her mobile phone and ordered a batch of packaging supplies.

The director here also received the things that Zhang Wanwan sent him. He was just curious and didn't expect too much. Unexpectedly, after he took them back, his old mother used those things to cook a meal. His picky son actually ate one more bowl and kept yelling for his grandmother to cook the same meal again tomorrow.

My wife also said that today’s food was delicious.

When the old lady heard this, she immediately called her son and asked him to buy some more.

The director was stunned for a moment. When he got home from get off work, his mother caught him and gave him a lecture. He said helplessly, "Mom, this was sent to me by a family member of one of my patients. I asked her how much money it was but she refused to tell me. She also refused to accept the red envelope. How can I ask her for this again?"

(End of this chapter)