11:00 AM.
By this time, most of the vegetables at the morning market have already been sold out.
However, this time is close to lunchtime, which is when takeout orders are booming.
Many food delivery riders also choose to start work at this time.
Why not hire some runners to buy some limited-purchase items for yourself?
With that in mind, Jiang Qingwan downloaded a delivery app and started posting orders.
The request was to buy two boxes of cold medicine for someone, with the destination being a basement near the rented apartment.
Increase the unit price slightly. Note: There will be other errand work later, so please select this order as the last order the system will accept.
Jiang Qingwan placed fifty orders directly, using high prices to lure delivery riders into bidding for them.
After placing the order, Jiang Qingwan stopped paying attention to the app's notifications. She was satisfied with the price she set and was confident that someone would come.
Jiang Qingwan drove the car back to the underground parking garage of the community, and then walked to the entrance of the basement.
By this time, several riders wearing fluorescent work uniforms had arrived and were chatting together. It shouldn't have been long.
"Hey bro, did you turn off the order-taking system?"
"It's closed. Otherwise, why would I be here? If I had any other orders, I would have just left them here and left. What am I waiting for?"
"That's true."
"I don't know what kind of work I'll be doing later, but with such a high price per unit, it's probably not a scam."
"Hey, fine, I'll just lie. Anyway, the price of this medicine is so high, it's enough to cover several delivery orders."
"Yes, yes, let's take a break."
"We've made progress too, taking a break during the lunch rush."
"Haha, I'll brag about it to my colleagues when I get back."
Jiang Qingwan wrote the address in great detail, so there was no problem with people not being able to find it. Therefore, the nearby delivery riders arrived very quickly, even before she, the person who placed the order, arrived.
"I am Ms. Jiang." Jiang Qingwan approached the basement from the garage, which was behind the basement.
The air fell silent for a moment as the woman's voice broke the silence.
"Okay. Here's the cold medicine you ordered." One of the delivery riders was the first to react and handed over the yellow paper bag in his hand.
"You can keep it for now. We'll wait here for a while until the other riders I called arrive, then we'll talk together." Jiang Qingwan didn't reach out to take it.
Is anyone else here?
The first few riders looked at each other in bewilderment. There were already seven or eight of them, but it still wasn't enough.
"Yes." Jiang Qingwan took out her phone, opened the interface, and checked the status of the other orders.
Almost all the riders are nearby; they should arrive in about ten minutes.
"Let's wait here for 20 minutes. If you have something else to do, I won't insist. There are still some things that need to be bought for you later." Jiang Qingwan set a time limit and asked if anyone wanted to leave.
"It's okay, it won't make a difference of 20 minutes. We've already been waiting for a while."
One rider spoke up, and the rest of the riders agreed with him, nodding in agreement.
"I feel like this place will get a bit cramped if more people stand here later." Jiang Qingwan glanced at the distance between the green walls on both sides, and then looked at the not-so-wide walkway.
"You guys go somewhere else, wait in the garage. I'll stay here and give directions to the riders behind."
"If anyone wants to leave first, they can just send me a message on the app; there's no need to come over."
Jiang Qingwan pointed to a fork in the road a few steps behind them and told them to walk over there, turn left, and wait.
The quiet riders nodded silently, while the outgoing riders shouted "Yes, boss!" In short, not one of them disagreed.
The riders gathered in groups and stood in the garage near the basement.
"Ding-dong—" The elevator sounded.
The chaotic, dragging footsteps grew louder and louder as time went on.
Another group of new riders arrived, and since they all arrived around the same time, they shared an elevator to go downstairs.
"I am Ms. Jiang. Please take your belongings and turn left at the fork in the road behind. Go there first, and others will explain when you get there." After the group of riders showed up, Jiang Qingwan arranged a place for them.
Although the rider was a little confused, he still obeyed and did as instructed.
Looking at the number of people in this group, Jiang Qingwan roughly estimated that it should be close to half of the number of people she had ordered.
It's alright, everyone arrived quite quickly.
"Are you Ms. Jiang?" the last rider asked, puzzled.
Medicine is rarely delivered; it usually needs to be delivered to the basement.
Jiang Qingwan's estimate was pretty accurate; the delivery arrived just 20 minutes before the deadline.
"Come with me." Jiang Qingwan led the last remaining survivor to the previously mentioned meeting point.
A lot of riders were gathered in the garage waiting, with nothing else to do.
Apart from a few people who like to play on their phones, the rest of the group were all talking at once, and in a short time they were almost calling each other brothers.
A sharp-eyed person near the fork in the road saw Jiang Qingwan walking this way and quickly interrupted everyone's chatter.
"Here they come—"
The once bustling garage fell silent again.
"Thank you all for waiting. I'm now starting to create a digital group chat face-to-face." Jiang Qingwan continued with her previous approach.
Everyone pulled out their phones.
“7890, join the group.” Jiang Qingwan spoke clearly.
This group of riders happens to be mostly young, so they are very adept at creating face-to-face digital groups.
The number of people in the group suddenly increased to 51, and Jiang Qingwan directly sent 50 red envelopes with a face value of 1,000 yuan each.
The quick-fingered riders had already seen the amount and exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, such a big red envelope!"
"There are so many."
"Thank you, boss. You're very generous."
"Everyone's trip was worthwhile, it was worthwhile!"
Jiang Qingwan made a pause gesture with both hands and made a shushing sound.
Everyone fell silent once again.
"I'm going to start assigning tasks now. Everyone, buy as many different kinds of medicines as possible. If there are purchase limits, use your own real names to buy the maximum amount."
"Each person is entitled to a drug purchase allowance of 3,000 yuan, which cannot fluctuate by more than 20%. Do not buy health supplements."
"For example, you don't need whitening products or hair growth products."
"I mainly buy some basic and commonly used medicines, such as different types of cold medicine, stomach medicine, cough syrup, anti-inflammatory drugs, painkillers, etc."
"Everyone should try to buy from multiple stores and avoid attracting attention. I asked you all to help me buy these items because I wanted to keep a low profile."
“Each person transfers 3,000 yuan. Now line up to receive payment. The purchasing fee is 800 yuan.”
Actually, cash would have been more convenient, but the time was a bit rushed. Jiang Qingwan hadn't prepared at all, and there wasn't enough time to go to the bank to withdraw money, so she simply used electronic transfers to get by.
Just as Jiang Qingwan was about to take out her phone to transfer money one by one, a weak voice of refusal came from the crowd.
"Sister, can I not take this order?"
The speaker was a young boy who had taken off his helmet and was holding it in his hand, with a microfiber cap on his head.
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