After both vehicles were fully loaded, they were covered with tarpaulins and then secured with ropes.

Upon returning to Li Yuzhu's parents' home, Dong Qing and his wife checked on the child briefly before heading out again without even having dinner.

Around 8 p.m., Dongqing drove to a restaurant in a town. He saw his wife and Su Wei's car parked in front of the restaurant, so he turned around and parked behind their car.

As usual, we first filled the water tanks of both cars with water, and then went into the restaurant to eat.

After sitting down, Dongqing asked Suwei what she wanted to eat, and she usually replied that anything was fine.

The waiter approached them and asked what they would like to eat. Li Yuzhu saw two women making dumplings and asked, "What kind of filling are the dumplings?"

"Mutton and scallion filling".

Li Yuzhu said, "Three orders of dumplings, a plate of stir-fried shredded pork with chili peppers, and a plate of beef!"

The waiter said "Please wait a moment" and turned to walk towards the kitchen.

A plate of sliced ​​beef and a plate of stir-fried pork with chili peppers were quickly served. The waiter said, "Please eat first, the dumplings will be ready soon."

Soon the waiter brought three servings of dumplings to the table, followed by three dipping sauces made with chili oil, soy sauce, and vinegar.

After the three finished their meal, they left the restaurant, and Dong Qing got into a car and continued driving.

Li Yuzhu and Su Wei got into another car. Su Wei returned to the car and lay down on the back berth to rest, while Li Yuzhu drove on.

It's not easy for three people to take turns driving. Each person has to drive for at least six hours straight, with only three hours of rest in between.

Li Yuzhu asked, "Su Wei, I haven't had a chance to ask you yet, how did your talk with Chen Hong go last night?"

Su Wei said, "He's alright, my first impression of him was pretty good."

If you can make a good first impression, there is hope that you can continue the conversation; otherwise, it will end there, and you will not be given the opportunity to meet again.

Therefore, the first meeting on a blind date is very important. If the other person can leave a good impression, they may become husband and wife for life, or at least there will be hope for success if they continue to get to know each other.

Li Yuzhu said, "You didn't know each other before, so it's already good that you made a good impression on each other on your first meeting. Apart from his marital problems, Chen Hong is really good in his own way. He became the deputy factory director at the age of 26. Don't blame me for being blunt, but if he hadn't been married before, you really wouldn't be good enough for him with his current conditions. If you date for a while and he doesn't have any major flaws, then you should settle down."

Although the words are rough, the principle is sound. What Li Yuzhu said is all true. When looking for a partner, people value being well-matched in terms of social status and background. Su Wei only has a good appearance, but no job. Chen Hong's family all have urban household registration and are well-off. If he hadn't been divorced, Su Wei would definitely not be his type.

Li Yuzhu's words were all true, and Su Wei wasn't offended by them. She said, "I don't mind. If I have time when I get back from this trip, I'll have a good talk with him."

Li Yuzhu said, "I'm not asking you to commit to a relationship right now. Marriage is a serious matter that can't be rushed. As long as you have feelings for him, there's hope for you both. Don't think too much about it. Go to sleep."

After Li Yuzhu finished speaking, she stopped talking to Su Wei and focused on driving, keeping her eyes on the road ahead.

The next afternoon, we arrived at the first local product wholesale market and unloaded some goods from Dongqing's truck. These goods had been arranged when the truck was loaded at home and were all placed on top, making unloading very convenient.

After unloading the goods, Dongqing said, "Wife, after you finish unloading, load a truckload of soybean cakes tomorrow. Remember, don't pay any price per pound for the moldy ones, and don't pay more than two cents per pound. After loading the soybean cakes, come back here and wait for me."

Dongqing traveled a long distance, and this county town was the only way for them to return home. In those days, there were no telephones, so they had to designate a place to meet each other before returning home, otherwise no one could find anyone else.

Li Yuzhu said she understood, and Dong Qing got on the tractor and started the tractor to continue on his way.

After Dong Qing left, Li Yuzhu said, "Su Wei, why don't you lie down on my bunk and sleep for a while?"

There's no need for her to unload the truck; Li Yuzhu can do it all by herself.

She knew exactly how much of each item she packed at home. Li Yuzhu didn't even need to look; she just needed to match the quantity the wholesaler received with the quantity she packed. It was simply a matter of deducting a small amount of payment if a few items were damaged after unloading the truck.

The books were not repeated. After Dong Qing finished breakfast the next day, the second wholesale company settled the payment for the goods with him.

After Dongqing finished unloading the truck last night, he asked the boss to notify the vendors downstairs this morning to deliver the corn they had exchanged.

Corn is really worthless here, only five cents a pound.

Dongqing was surprised that the vendor had brought so much corn; the vendor's truck almost filled the entire yard.

After the truck was already full, Dongqing said to the general manager, "I can't possibly load all this corn. I'm going to load half a truckload of wheat husks instead."

The general manager said, "Feeding pigs with wheat bran is not as good as feeding them corn. Wheat bran is just a little cheaper. The corn has already been delivered, and it's hard to say who will take it back. How about this? I'll discuss it with them and give them four cents a pound to take it all away."

With the general manager having said all that, what could Dong Qing say? He simply nodded and said, "Okay."

Actually, lowering the price by one cent is easy to negotiate. The corn that the vendors exchanged for is too hard to sell at home. Besides, they've already sold it to Dongqing for four cents, so they're not losing money. It's just one cent less, as long as they can get it away, so everyone agreed.

The truck was loaded by noon, and it contained more than 50,000 jin of corn.

The truck wasn't full despite the high cargo bed, as the corn was heavy. The tractor could carry more cargo and pull it. Dongqing drove the truck into the flour mill and loaded another 10,000 jin of wheat bran. This time, the truck was truly full.

Finally, he covered the tractor trailer with a canvas canopy, secured it with ropes, and then started the tractor to reunite with his wife.

Dong Qing drove to the meeting point before dark, where Li Yuzhu was already waiting.

Dong Qing originally wanted to load some wheat bran onto this truck, but when he asked, he found out that soybean cakes were only one cent per kilogram. Li Yuzhu had loaded more than 60,000 kilograms of soybean cakes, and the tractor trailer was also loaded. Both trucks were already overloaded, so how could they load more wheat bran? They could only wait for the next trip.

We filled up both cars at a gas station, then had a meal at a restaurant, and then got back in the car to return home.

Su Wei drove ahead in one car, Dong Qing followed behind in another, and Li Yuzhu rested on the sleeper berth.

Dongqing said, "Wife, I want to discuss something with you."

Li Yuzhu said, "You tell me!"

Dong Qing said, "Pig farming has a long cycle and the money comes in slowly. We can't always keep our money in the bank. I want to take advantage of the current low soybean prices and set up a large-scale soybean product factory, such as producing dried bean curd sticks. The soybean residue and leftover scraps from processing dried bean curd sticks can be used to feed the pigs."

Li Yuzhu said, "Every industry has its own secrets, and we don't understand the processing technology for dried bean curd sticks either."