Apart from the table, the two moved everything else out of the room and into the car.
After locking the door, we drove towards the place where we had set up the tent yesterday.
This time, with no one to help, Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan could only figure out how to set up the tent by trial and error.
The two coal stoves went out because they had been burning for too long. Shen Yanming found some dry grass and twigs to start the fire and threw them into the stoves. Then he put a coal ball on top and let it ignite slowly.
When Yu Shui and the others arrived, they saw smoke rising from this place from afar and thought something serious had happened, so they quickened their pace.
When we arrived, we discovered that, oh, it was actually two coal stoves emitting steam.
"Old Shen, what are you doing? I thought there was a fire somewhere!" Yu Shui complained, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.
"There's no other way, the stove went out, we can't just not use it today, can we?"
Okay, then we really can't say we don't need to...
"Why are you here so early? Didn't you say you'd be here at 8:30?" Shen Yanming asked.
Before Yu Shui could speak, Li Yinhe interjected, "This guy was afraid that someone might come over in the middle of the night and that you wouldn't be able to handle it, so he came out early."
But not only did he come out on his own, he had to drag me along. What did I ever do to deserve this? I can't even get a peaceful night's sleep!
Bi Qiaoan chuckled, "That just means you two have a good relationship!"
Li Yinhe rolled her eyes at Yu Shui and said, "At that moment, I wished I had never met him."
"You, Li Yinhe, it's just that I made you sleep a little less, do you have to be so heartless?"
"Tell me, can sleeping compare to the friendship we shared while moving our luggage together in the dark?" Yu Shui jumped up and down in anger.
Li Yinhe said coolly, "Sure, I'm cold, hungry, and sleepy right now. What nice things do you expect me to say?"
"you!"
Although he was angry, Yu Shui felt guilty. If it weren't for him, the other person might really be sleeping soundly in the heated room.
Thinking of this, Yu Shui took a thermos from the car and handed it to Li Yinhe, saying, "I'm sorry about this morning, this is my compensation to you."
"What?" Li Yinhe opened it curiously, and saw that it contained fragrant oil tea with black sesame seeds and crushed peanuts.
"Breakfast? I made it this morning, enough for both of us." Then she looked at Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan and said, "I knew you two wouldn't mind, so I didn't prepare any for you."
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan nodded, neither of them caring.
However, Bi Qiaoan reminded them, "It's too cold in here. Why don't you two go eat in the room where you keep your things, so you don't catch a chill from the food."
"No, thank you. If there are a lot of people later, the two of you probably won't be able to handle it." Yu Shui shook her head and refused.
Li Yinhe hesitated.
Finally, Shen Yanming made the final decision: "You two go back to your room for dinner and a rest."
Seeing that Yu Shui seemed about to object, Shen Yanming explained, "I estimate that the situation from yesterday won't happen again today."
Yesterday was the first day. People in North Harbin were not sure about the situation and arrived either early or late. But they are not stupid. Wouldn't they ask their relatives and friends about the situation here?
If they knew that arriving too early would mean waiting for two or three hours, I think they would prefer to arrive during the day.
Just like that bus yesterday, it arrived just in time for the phone call to come in.
Although Shen Yanming's words were a guess, they were probably pretty close to the truth.
However, what he didn't know was that the person Yu Shui and the others received yesterday was actually there to conduct a secret assessment.
“Then you… it’s still dark!” Yu Shui pointed to the sky outside.
"Just in case!" Shen Yanming said, "Alright, you two worked hard yesterday. Listen to me today, go back inside and have a good meal, and then rest for a while."
"When someone arrives, Joan and I will call you both."
Yu Shui nodded, picked up the thermos, and walked with Li Yinhe toward their temporary base.
As Shen Yanming watched the two figures walk away, he called out, "When you come out, please bring that table with you!"
The two paused, thinking in unison, "You've said so much, but the main point is probably just to get us to move the table, right?"
They left without looking back. Shen Yanming smiled and then got back into the car with Bi Qiaoan.
The stove outside wasn't lit yet and was still emitting thick smoke. There was no need for them to sit outside and suffer the cold wind; they should wait for someone to arrive before getting out of the car.
But before they knew it, dawn had broken.
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan saw a line of SUVs approaching from a distance through the glass.
Although the brands and styles are different, you can tell at a glance that they are from the same brand.
The two quickly got out of the car, ready to welcome the guests who had come from afar.
Within two minutes, seven or eight off-road vehicles pulled up next to the tent.
Before the two of them could even ask any questions, thirty or forty people suddenly jumped off the bus. That number was equivalent to a large bus.
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan greeted everyone and then invited them to sit down in the tent.
Although the tent is small and you can't really fit in if you squeeze in, this is just being polite.
However, to their surprise, quite a few people actually squeezed into the tent and asked Bi Qiaoan for ginger tea.
Bi Qiaoan gave an awkward laugh, "How did you know there was ginger tea here?"
"A friend came over yesterday and said your service is excellent. Why haven't I seen it today? Are you only serving customers one day?"
Upon hearing this, Bi Qiaoan sensed something was wrong. She smiled and explained, "The ginger and brown sugar water is supplied by us personally and has nothing to do with the organization. So, the duration of the supply depends on how long the brown sugar at home can last."
However, we still have ginger tea today, but since we just started the stove, we'll have to wait a while before we can make it.
The other party was taken aback upon hearing this. "It wasn't arranged by the alliance. How could you be so willing to do this?"
The way this question is phrased makes it sound like it's implying that the person asking it is stupid.
Bi Qiaoan's smile faltered slightly as she said, "We were worried that our friends in Beiha City would have a long and tiring journey and might catch a cold from not getting enough rest, so we..."
However, our capacity is limited; we can only provide a little ginger and brown sugar water, and we don't know when we'll run out of brown sugar.
After saying that, he smiled apologetically at everyone, "Please keep the matter of the brown sugar water a secret."
Although we meant well, we were indeed somewhat inconsiderate. If this news gets out, I'm worried it will cause psychological stress for other colleagues and even create a burden on their resources.
Bi Qiaoan was afraid of being morally blackmailed and worried that her colleagues would put on a show of wealth beyond their means; these were two things she didn't want to see.
So even though it was a bit late, she still had to fix this mess.
Sigh! If she had known it would turn out like this, she wouldn't have been a "good person"!
After being so busy for so long, I might end up getting into trouble!
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