After several cars arrived, everyone got off.

At this time, the person in charge of the plastic factory who was waiting nearby came forward to say hello, handed everyone a cigarette, and chatted with everyone. There were also employees from the factory nearby who were constantly loading goods onto the truck.

Li Xu took a few looks and saw plastic soap boxes, plastic sandals, plastic hairpins, plastic combs, etc.

Li Xu smacked his lips, thinking that these things were not cheap. Nowadays, people often call plastic "chemical" to show its high-end nature, and of course the price is indeed high-end.

For example, a pair of "chemical slippers," or plastic sandals, costs two and a half yuan...

Even this plastic soap box costs 75 cents, almost the same price as a pound of mutton...

Everyone was chatting and laughing, and soon several cars were filled with goods.

Everyone got on the car, and the plastic factory also sent a person in charge to go with them to take over, sitting in the car without the apprentices.

When the car was about to leave the county, Liu Gang asked Li Xu to load the bullets, not to turn on the safety yet, and to keep the gun where he could easily reach it.

Li Xu thought that this was all experience, so he loaded the gun with bullets and placed it on the seat.

After leaving the county town, Li Xu felt like vomiting soon...

There was no other way. Back then, there were no expressways, national highways, or provincial roads. The road conditions were terrible. It was full of potholes, making people worry that the car would fall apart at any moment. Plus, cars back then were mostly practical, with no shock absorbers. So, it felt really bad...

Liu Gang seemed to notice that something was wrong with Li Xu's expression. "Are you feeling like vomiting?"

Li Xu squeezed out a "hmm" from between his teeth and said nothing else, for fear that he would spit it out as soon as he opened his mouth.

Liu Gang laughed heartily. "Open the car window, let the wind blow for a bit, and then have a cigarette and relax."

After Li Xu did as he was told, he found that he felt much better and then thanked Liu Gang.

But unexpectedly, Liu Gang said, "We've just started on the road. If you feel like vomiting later, be sure to stick your head out."

This sentence immediately made Li Xu feel that the thanks he had just given were not as good as saying to the dog...

Li Xu suddenly thought of something and asked, "Uncle Liu, did you vomit the first time you were in the car?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Gang immediately became evasive and said that he had never vomited.

Li Xu expressed great doubts about the authenticity of this statement.

They drove like a roller coaster for a long time, shaking all the way. Everyone stopped to refuel the car with water and oil, and to take care of some physiological problems.

But Li Xu didn't expect that he was almost used to it and didn't feel like vomiting in the car, but after getting off the car, he couldn't help it. He opened his mouth and heard a "vomit" sound, and some filth appeared on the ground.

After vomiting, I felt refreshed.

Everyone was laughing, but Li Xu pretended not to see anything. He took out the kettle, poured water to rinse his mouth, drank two more sips, and then went to the side to take care of his physiological problems.

After solving the problem, Li Xu saw Su Weidong and Xiao Jianping, who were also escorting the car, standing not far away, so he walked over.

Asked: "How do you two feel?"

Su Weidong's face was pale, he shook his head and said nothing.

Xiao Jianping also looked grim, and said, "Don't mention it. We both vomited not long after the car started driving, and we're just feeling better now. How about you?"

Li Xu also said helplessly: "I am better than you. I held on until I got off the car just now before vomiting."

Xiao Jianping laughed when he heard it, "You are just the pot calling the kettle black. Everyone vomited, so what's the point of being strong or not?"

At this point, the three of them looked at each other and laughed.

After a few words, everyone got in the car and set off again.

Liu Gang looked at Li Xu and laughed a few times: "Do you feel better after vomiting?"

Li Xu rolled his eyes at him and said nothing.

Liu Gang added: "It's okay, don't be embarrassed. It's common for people to vomit the first time they ride this car. You'll get used to it."

Li Xu then started chatting with Liu Gang, and from time to time he would light a cigarette and pass it to him.

We swayed along like this and it was almost 2 o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived at the train station.

Li Xu didn't expect that it would take him nearly 5 hours to walk the 200 kilometers to the city. When he got off the car, he felt like his body was about to fall apart.

After a while, the person who received the goods brought people to transport the goods to the train.

Everyone got on the bus and went to different places, agreeing to meet at the train station two hours later.

After getting in the car, Li Xu asked in confusion: "Uncle Liu, where did they go?"

"Do you know where we're going now?"

Li Xu answered uncertainly: "Tea factory?"

Liu Gang replied while driving: "Smart."

"What about them?"

Liu Gang laughed and said, "Some went to meet relatives and friends, some went to deliver goods, and some found special ways like us."

"What special way?"

"Who knows?"

As they were talking, the car drove to the vicinity of the tea factory.

The two got out of the car and walked towards the tea factory carrying their lunch boxes.

Liu Gang told the security guard at the tea factory entrance a name, and saw the man turn around and go in.

After a while, the security guard came out, followed by a middle-aged man.

After seeing the middle-aged man, Liu Gang stepped forward and greeted him. The man also responded with a smile, then looked at Li Xu and said hesitantly:

"Who is this?"

Liu Gang introduced Li Xu to the two of them, saying that Li Xu was his nephew and now his apprentice.

He also said that the middle-aged man's surname was Yu and he was a director of a tea factory, and asked Li Xu to just call him Uncle Yu.

Li Xu felt that this man was older than Li Jiakang, so he obediently called him "Uncle Yu".

Director Yu responded and took the two of them to the tea factory canteen.

He helped the two of them heat up the food, and while they were eating, he chatted with Liu Gang.

After dinner, he took the two of them to an office.

After entering, Director Yu asked, "Same old as always?"

Liu Gang also replied, "Same as usual." Then he asked Li Xu how much he wanted.

Li Xu was confused, and only after he came to his senses did he ask the price of tea embarrassedly.

Liu Gang and Director Yu looked at each other and laughed.

Then Director Yu told Li Xu that the lowest quality product was 2 yuan per catty, the next higher grade was 4 yuan, then 6 yuan, 8 yuan and so on.

Li Xu at the back felt that there was no need to listen to it, since he couldn't afford it anyway.

So I ordered 10 jin of tea for 2 yuan and 2 jin of tea for 4 yuan.

Director Yu nodded and turned to leave. After a while, he came in with three tea factory staff members, two of whom were holding bags in their hands.

After coming in, he handed the bag in his hand to Liu Gang and Li Xu respectively according to Director Yu's instructions.