Chapter 206: Going on a Long Trip

Thinking about going on a long trip tomorrow, Su Jiaojiao tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

She herself didn't know what she was worried about. If she couldn't sell it at the expected price, the worst that could happen was that she would wholesale it for 200 yuan. It was just a matter of how much profit she could make.

Perhaps because she had never been to western Shanxi, she instinctively felt uneasy about the unfamiliar environment. She was worried about disturbing Cai Ting, so she quietly went to her mother's bedroom and continued to toss and turn in bed.

I counted sheep, took a nap, and woke up at three o'clock.

Thinking that they would come to pick her up at 5:30, she decided not to sleep. She checked her luggage twice before putting it at the door, went into the kitchen, rummaged through the refrigerator, took out the dumplings that Chen Guilan had frozen, and started cooking them.

Cai Ting walked in dazedly: "Why are you here so early?"

"I can't sleep, so I'll cook some dumplings." Su Jiaojiao took out another box and said, "I'll cook one for you too."

Cai Ting washed her face and felt much more awake. She rolled up her sleeves and went into the kitchen: "I'll make you some bread for the journey."

"No, it's too troublesome. We don't even have an oven." Su Jiaojiao had made bread on a whim in her previous life. It was not difficult, but it was troublesome.

"I don't need an oven." Cai Ting couldn't sleep either, and she was confident. "Any rice cooker will do. I learned from a master chef, so it's definitely no problem."

"Then I'll learn from you." Su Jiaojiao also became interested, since she had nothing to do anyway.

The bread was baked, the sky was bright, and Lu Jingyou and Wang Hua arrived.

Su Jiaojiao was no longer hungry after eating the dumplings, so she gave them some bread. The bread was steamed very successfully, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sweet and delicious.

There were four loaves of bread, and both of them said they were delicious. They finished them before leaving Jiao County.

Wang Hua was very touched: "You are so thoughtful to make bread for us so early in the morning. It tastes better than what we buy outside."

"As long as you like it." Su Jiaojiao had already learned how to make bread. She could make it anytime from now on. Lu Jingyou sat in the passenger seat and turned to say to Su Jiaojiao, "It tastes similar to the breakfast bread at Guolv."

"You're right, Xiao Cai and I made it together. She learned it from the master chef from Guolv." Su Jiaojiao was surprised that he could taste it.

Lu Jingyou smiled and took out another document from his bag and gave it to her: "The review material I told you about last time, take a look at it when you have time. If you don't understand something, you can ask me."

"Thank you." Su Jiaojiao took it and looked through it slowly. She was the only one sitting in the back seat. After looking at the questions for a long time, she felt a little dizzy. She wanted to lie down but was too embarrassed, so she put the information in her bag and leaned on the seat, drowsy.

When she woke up, the car was still speeding.

It was already noon, and Lu Jingyou was driving. He looked at her in the rearview mirror with a smile in his eyes: "Didn't you sleep well last night?"

"I got up early in the morning." Su Jiaojiao looked out the window. The scenery outside the window changed from lush trees to endless fields. There were not many cars on the highway and few people in the service area.

We didn't stop much along the way, and when it was almost dark, we finally entered Jinxi City.

Wang Hua had never been here before, so Lu Jingyou took over the driving at the previous service area. After getting off the highway, the car made many turns and went around several intersections until it was completely dark. Then the car slowly drove into a large yard.

The night was dim, and Su Jiaojiao confirmed again and again that it was indeed a large yard.

The air was filled with the unfamiliar smell of coal smoke.

It's not very hot, and there is a breeze, bringing a hint of coolness.

Lu Jingyou opened the car door and took the bag from her hand: "This is where I live. Let's go upstairs and rest for a while."

After Su Jiaojiao got out of the car, Wang Hua drove away. She followed Lu Jingyou into a two-story building not far away.

There is a shop downstairs.

The light was dim. The boss, wearing a large vest, was sitting under the light reading a newspaper. When he heard footsteps, he looked up at the two of them without saying a word.

The stairs were narrow and steep, almost at a ninety-degree angle.

Su Jiaojiao had never seen such a steep staircase before. She followed Lu Jingyou carefully. Lu Jingyou turned around and stretched out his hand to her: "Come, let me help you."

"No, it's okay." Su Jiaojiao declined. She held the stair railing and slowly walked up. Fortunately, the room was on the second floor, and no matter how steep the stairs were, they were only a few floors.

Compared to the first floor, the second floor was much cleaner and tidier. The rooms were oriented east-west and divided into small rooms. Lu Jingyou led her into the room at the end of the corridor and turned on the light: "You will stay here tonight. I'll be next door."

"Have you been living here for more than a year?" Su Jiaojiao took a look around the room. The room was very small and could only accommodate a bed. There was a chair and a small square coffee table at the foot of the wall. The good thing was that there was an independent bathroom, and standing in front of the window, one could see the entire courtyard.

"When I first came here, I lived in a cave house near the project office. Three months ago, the cave house was demolished, so I moved here." Lu Jingyou walked over to her and looked outside. "This place is relatively close to the project office. It only takes ten minutes to drive there. To save time, we didn't live in the city."

"This compound is pretty nice." Su Jiaojiao looked at the lights on in the compound and could see clearly that there were several restaurants in the row of storefronts on the south side of the compound, as well as shops, fruit shops, bicycle repair shops, shoe nail shops, and even a coal station selling coal.

These stores are not surprising when viewed separately.

But I have never seen them combined in the form of a courtyard.

"This compound was formerly the Lu'an County Grain and Oil Family Compound. Later, they gradually moved into the collective housing, and the company started to attract investment, so it became what it is today. Because this is in the center of the county, the location is particularly good, and these businesses are doing quite well." Lu Jingyou pointed to a restaurant with a long line at the door. "We'll go there for dinner later. After Wang Hua books a room, we'll go over there."

This restaurant is a hot pot restaurant. They use those old-fashioned large copper pots. The ingredients are all assembled in advance. There are chicken, duck, fish, meat, vegetables and fruits. Each plate is clearly marked with a price and is very cheap.

The three of them spent twenty-eight dollars and didn't finish the meal.

The clear soup base tastes very good.

After returning to the room, Su Jiaojiao was a little worried. The prices here were so cheap, could her leather jacket be sold at a high price?

Although Lu Jingyou said it was similar to Jiao County, he was an outsider after all, so it was not surprising that he couldn't figure out the market. I hope her trip was not in vain.

They were tired after driving all day and turned off the lights early to rest.

Su Jiaojiao suffered from insomnia again. Even after changing beds, she couldn't fall asleep until the second half of the night. Her dreams were filled with the smell of coal smoke.

Early the next morning, Su Jiaojiao was awakened by the ringing of her cell phone. It was Chen Juan calling. She said that Chen Guichang had already set the date for moving the grave and had found the people to do it. He said that the move would take place on July 15th.

Chen Guisheng was very angry and discussed the matter with his clan members, saying that if the other party dared to come back and move the grave, he would fight him.

Chen Juan was worried that they would start fighting, so she told Chen Guilan about it and asked her to persuade Chen Guichang, "My dad can't meet my uncle right now. They always quarrel when they meet, and my aunt has to intervene."