Chapter 97: The Accident Comes So Quickly
Qi Xu and the others nodded in response and asked the workers to take the crystal raw stones they had counted to where the trucks were parked.
The truck driver who had agreed to work yesterday didn't expect to have work the next day. He started loading the goods without stopping, with a smile on his face the whole time.
"I want to ask, if we take this batch of goods to town today, is it convenient to take the three of us with us?"
Qi Xu approached a driver and asked him after he finished loading the goods. It was not to save money on the fare, but they could also help navigate the specific location on the bus.
"It's just a small matter, no problem. I'll be the lead truck, just tell me where you want to unload the goods."
The truck driver agreed immediately, and then Qi Xu and Jiang Hongyi got on the front truck, and Mr. Tian got on the back truck.
As expected, the two truck drivers were experienced. They drove very steadily, without any bumps at all, unlike the car they were riding in when they came here, which was so bumpy that it almost shook people apart.
Perhaps it was because the driver drove too steadily, Qi Xu fell asleep not long after.
Her head unconsciously leaned against Jiang Hongyi's shoulder. Jiang Hongyi could hear her steady breathing, the faint fragrance of a young girl lingered on the tip of his nose, and her hair brushed lightly against his ears, making him feel itchy.
"Yes, just go straight from this intersection, turn left at the fork in the road ahead, and there's our warehouse at the two-story villa at the end of the road. We'll move the raw crystals into the innermost warehouse later."
Qi Xu heard Jiang Hongyi's voice giving directions in a sleepy state and rubbed his eyes. "So fast? The driver's driving skills are really good. Fast and steady. I woke up and arrived at the destination."
"Normal, normal, haha, this is the normal operation of us old drivers."
The driver was obviously happy with the compliment and started humming a little tune as he continued driving forward.
When we arrived at Xiaohao's house, everyone was busy unloading the crystal rough stones from the car. Thanks to Xiaohao's family having a flatbed truck specially used for pulling rough stones, a lot of manpower was saved. Even Xiaohao was busy running around behind the flatbed truck to help control the rough stones at the rear of the truck to prevent them from falling.
After all the raw crystal stones were put into the warehouse, Qi Xu paid the drivers' wages. Xiaohao's mother was also considerate and handed over two bottles of orange soda.
"Excuse me, drivers. Have some soda to quench your thirst. Otherwise, you can stay home for dinner later."
"No, no, we still have to rush back to pick up the next order."
Obviously, the two drivers had a sense of boundaries and rejected Xiaohao's mother's invitation immediately.
After everyone politely saw the two truck drivers off, they were able to rest in the living room.
"You two are really fast. You guys have already finalized the deal in just two days? You even brought back these top-quality rough stones. That's incredible!"
Xiaohao's father truly admired Qi and Xu's execution ability and gave them a thumbs up.
"If we put this little thing off any longer, I'm afraid it will take forever. However, these crystal stones are carefully selected by us, and they are absolutely of top quality."
"By the way, we'll each split the goods this time, but the big brother from the processing factory has to lend us some. Otherwise, I'm afraid our raw stones won't be able to be made into high-quality bracelets and beads."
Qi Xu spoke in a moderate and neither humble nor arrogant manner, leaving Xiaohao's father no reason to refuse.
"Sister-in-law, you've already given me half of this stuff. Our processing factory will definitely use it freely. Oh, and the pearls..."
"Don't worry about the pearls. They've already been caught at sea. However, we still need to find workers to peel the pearls. They will be delivered in two days."
Qi Xu knew that for businessmen, seeing is believing, so he hurried to explain.
"Don't worry, don't worry. As long as we have the stock, I guarantee that our crystal beads and pearl jewelry will be a big hit."
She could see in Xiaohao's father's eyes the anticipation for a booming business in the future.
In order not to waste time, the few of them said goodbye and left directly to go to the shop they had taken over two days ago.
The furnishings in this shop were somewhat old. The more Qi Xu looked at them, the uglier they seemed to him, so he immediately started drawing the blueprints for remodeling them.
Jiang Hongyi was a man with a keen eye. He took the initiative to find a fellow villager who was skilled in carpentry to see how long it would take to decorate the store according to the drawings drawn by Qi Xu.
Mr. Tian was wandering around on the second floor, thinking about where would be the best position for his fortune-telling in the future.
After more than two hours, some basic matters were discussed and the decoration of the store could start at the same time.
The three of them were ready to go home, but they never expected that when they got home, Qi Xu would see Qi Hong who was unconscious.
"Mr. Xie, what...what on earth is going on?"
Qi Xu threw himself forward, his legs going limp, and he knelt down in front of the bed with a thud. He clasped Qi Hong's warm hands tightly with both hands, and pressed his cheek against his chest. Only when he heard the slow heartbeat could he briefly believe that he was still alive and had simply passed out.
Mr. Xie stood aside, feeling extremely guilty. "Ah! I wasn't prepared. It's all my fault."
Qi Xu looked at him shaking his head and sighing, and couldn't help asking, "Mr. Xie, can you please tell me what's going on?"
"Yesterday afternoon, we were still having dinner when suddenly there was a flash of lightning and thunder in the sky. Dark clouds instantly gathered over our house. Before I could react, a ball of black air rushed towards Old Man Qi."
"I was in a hurry and just took out the amulet in my hand, but it couldn't do anything to the black mist. I just heard a scream, and the mist dissipated a lot, but it still passed through Mr. Qi's chest."
"Then Mr. Qi fell into a coma, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't wake him up."
After Mr. Xie finished speaking, he closed his eyes and looked regretful.
"Is it the Big Devil? Didn't we defeat him? And he was seriously injured..."
Qi Xu raised the doubts in her mind. She really couldn't understand why Qi Hong was innocent, so the damn devil always had to involve innocent people.
"During your fight, did anyone come into contact with the black evil spirit? It will chase you to the nearest place of residence based on your origin. Even worse, it will leave some evil spirit behind to stimulate human instinctive desires."
"After it left yesterday, some black evil spirits remained, but I collected them all and they didn't affect An An."
After Mr. Xie finished speaking, he took out a glass bottle filled with black mist, with a talisman seal on it.
Qi Xu took the glass bottle, stared at the black mist inside, and clenched his fingers tightly, as if he wanted to crush it in the next second.
She took a final deep breath, calming her inner anger a little, summoned the little devil, and without hesitation pulled out the cork from the glass bottle, "Little devil, these are yours."
After the black mist in the glass bottle was completely sucked up by the little ghost, Qi Xu put the cork back in and said, "Thank you for your hard work, old man. I want to stay with grandpa for a while."
Everyone left the bedroom immediately, and Jiang Hongyi did not forget to close the door.
"Comrade Xiao Qi shouldn't have to go through this..."
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