The next day, at 7 a.m.
After more than ten hours, the train finally arrived at Suifenhe Railway Station.
Upon exiting the platform, the group was still stunned by what they saw.
There were oxcarts, horse-drawn carriages, pedicabs, and many more, numbering at least several dozen, all waiting to transport people and goods.
Chen Dong also saw Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang carrying snakeskin bags, quickly boarding a fairly clean horse-drawn carriage, and then speeding away.
Horse-drawn carriages, oxcarts, and rickshaws are decreasing at a visible rate.
Most of the customers were bag shoppers carrying large and small bags, walking away with long strides.
"Brother-in-law, what do we do now?"
In this situation, the group was completely clueless and could only look helplessly at Lin Zhiyuan.
"Okay, let's take a rickshaw to the county guesthouse first. Once they're open, I'll call them and have them come pick us up."
"OK!"
"Hurry up, hurry up, it's freezing!"
Without any prompting, the three of them boarded two pedicabs in groups of three and headed towards the county guesthouse.
Upon entering the guesthouse, everyone was dumbfounded.
"My goodness, I've really learned something new. Is this what you call a guesthouse?"
As far as the eye can see, there are people everywhere.
Not only were the chairs covered in people, but the floor was also full of them.
It looks similar to the saunas we see in later generations.
"There are no rooms available. If you need to stay at a hotel, find somewhere to stay until the guests check out."
The receptionist at the guesthouse was a young woman in her early twenties. She glanced at everyone, finished speaking very quickly, and then put her head back on her arm.
Based on that attitude alone, it would have gone bankrupt long ago in later generations.
But nowadays, having this attitude is already considered good.
Not wanting to put Lin Zhiyuan in a difficult position, Chen Dongchao and the others gave instructions.
"Let's find an empty spot to squat for a while."
"Um!"
The guesthouse lobby was packed with people, and you had to be careful to find an open space, for fear of stepping on someone.
The snoring, the grinding of teeth, and the smell of stinky feet seemed to be testing everyone's nerves, but it was still better than being outside freezing cold.
The outside temperature was around minus thirty degrees Celsius.
With their small statures, they were all gone in less than half an hour.
Time passed little by little.
The shopkeepers who had been sleeping on the ground gradually got up, washed up, organized their goods, and prepared for a new day.
At this moment.
Lin Zhiyuan whispered in Chen Dong's ear.
"These resellers are all new to this business."
“Those veterans have a place to stay in the surrounding rural areas all year round.”
“Some experienced middlemen will call the guesthouse owner to reserve rooms before they arrive.”
After listening to Lin Zhiyuan's story, Chen Dong nodded, gaining a deeper understanding of the trade in smuggling.
Lin Zhiyuan glanced at the time, then got up and walked towards the front desk.
"Hey girl, I want to make a phone call."
"Can!"
While speaking, the receptionist handed the landline phone to Lin Zhiyuan and added.
"You can only make local and domestic long-distance calls. International long-distance calls are not available and are charged by time."
"Thanks!"
Lin Zhiyuan thanked him and picked up the phone to make a call.
Luckily, someone answered the phone at that exact moment.
He explained his identity and purpose to the person on the other end of the phone, emphasizing that he had contacted the factory leaders some time ago and that he had come specifically to purchase treasury bonds.
really.
Upon hearing the words "treasury bonds," the person on the other end of the phone became noticeably more enthusiastic.
He said he would report to his superiors immediately and asked Lin Zhiyuan to wait by the phone.
A few minutes later.
The landline phone rang.
The other party called back.
The person who called back this time was Lin Zhiyuan's uncle, and it was through him that this deal came about.
Lin Zhiyuan exchanged a few words with him on the phone. After confirming the location, Lin Zhiyuan hung up the phone and showed a relieved smile.
"It costs 5 yuan and 6 jiao in total."
The receptionist put away the phone, glanced at the meter, and spoke.
Hua Zi quickly took out a ten-yuan note from his pocket and handed it over.
It's finally done!
The same thing.
The others nearby also heard it and exchanged smiles.
Lin Zhiyuan, in particular, has been under just as much pressure as Chen Dong and the others lately.
He carried 500,000 yuan in cash and traveled from X city to Suifenhe to collect treasury bonds.
If this works out, it will naturally be a good thing.
If it doesn't work out, that's fine; at most, you'll lose some travel expenses or something.
My biggest fear is that something might go wrong along the way...
500,000 is nothing in later generations; in some first-tier cities, it can only buy the area of a toilet.
But nowadays, 500,000 is a huge sum of money.
With Lin Zhiyuan's current salary, 500,000... he would need to save for 83 years without eating or drinking.
......
An hour later.
The sound of car brakes could be heard outside the guesthouse.
Immediately afterwards.
Two burly men walked in.
Upon seeing Lin Zhiyuan, he immediately called out.
"Zhiyuan!"
"Cousin, it's you? Where's Uncle?"
The man who spoke smiled, glanced at Chen Dong and the others, and continued.
“My dad has something to do at the factory and can’t leave, so he asked me to come over and show him the way.”
The two exchanged a few pleasantries.
Lin Zhiyuan pointed to Chen Dong and introduced him to his older cousin.
"This is Chen Nan's younger brother, Chen Dong, and this is my uncle's son, Lin Zhiming. Dongzi, you can just call him cousin."
"Hello, cousin!"
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