Chapter 156: Buying Flowers and Trees, a Trip to the County Town
She breathed a sigh of relief only after filling out the consignment form and paying the logistics company. This kind of logistics that specializes in transporting flowers and trees can be completely trusted. If there is damage to the goods, she can still claim compensation. The only thing is that the transportation time will be longer. It will take at least four days from Pu City to Jing City. She will track the logistics at that time and set off the day before the flowers and trees are delivered. Of course, she has never discussed these plans with Zhang Baiyan and others.
It was almost twelve o'clock when he got home. Zhang Baiyan was still busy in his room. The kitchen was filled with the rich aroma of chicken and duck soup. The meal that Zhang's mother cooked for them on time was ready, and they only needed two dishes to eat.
Zhang Wanwan simply made some cold spring vegetables and scrambled eggs with chopped green onions, which was simple and went well with rice.
"Brother Zhang Baiyan! It's time to eat!" Zhang Wanwan shouted.
Zhang Baiyan came out in shorts, with a beard all over his face, which made Zhang Wanwan frown. "Brother, if the female classmates see you like this, they may not come near you."
Zhang Baiyan touched his chin and didn't care at all. "That would be best."
This state of being single since birth really left Zhang Wanwan speechless. It seemed that the reason why he didn't have a girlfriend during his student days in his previous life was not entirely due to his family's reasons, but perhaps his own problems were the main issue.
"What are you thinking about?" Zhang Baiyan glanced at Zhang Wanwan, picked up a big piece of egg and stuffed it into his mouth.
Zhang Wanwan thought of the two pots of soup and said casually, "Mom stewed two pots of soup for you. You have to drink both today."
"Ahem, ahem, what did you say again?" Zhang Baiyan was shocked.
Zhang Wanwan simply stood up and brought out two pots of soup. Looking at the two pots in front of him, Zhang Boyan felt sick. He looked at the soup and then at Zhang Wanwan, and asked suspiciously, "Are you sure these are all for me?"
Zhang Wanwan nodded affirmatively, "You look so haggard, you must take good care of yourself. I am fair and rosy, and in great shape, of course! Since you are so pitiful, I can help you drink some chicken soup, and try to eat more, but I really can't eat the duck soup, you have to figure it out yourself."
Zhang Baiyan pulled his head hard in frustration and suddenly didn't want to eat anymore.
Zhang Wanwan was also on the side, serving him dishes and soup from time to time, and kept persuading him: "These are the local chickens and ducks raised by my aunt. They are absolutely trustworthy. They usually can't bear to eat them. Now they have sent so many of them. If you don't taste them carefully, how can you be worthy of my aunt's painstaking efforts? Come on, don't be sad, there will be more in the next few days, one a day, I guarantee that you will be radiant! Of course, I can only help you drink for a few days at most. I estimate that you will leave for school on the 4th or 5th. You will be on your own then."
Zhang Baiyan became more and more depressed as he listened. At the end, his sword-like eyebrows were raised. "Why did you come back to school so early? Is there something important at school?"
According to his experience, freshmen have the most free time. They can be carefree and do whatever they want. Even if they fail the exams, it's no problem as they can just make up for it later. Why is it completely different when it comes to Zhang Wanwan?
Zhang Wanwan smiled and said mysteriously, "Because I majored in agronomy! If I don't plan for the future now, I might be unemployed at home for a long time after graduation. I don't want to take the postgraduate entrance examination, so I have to work harder now."
What she said was confusing and Zhang Baiyan didn't understand either, but he knew one thing: this girl had chosen the wrong major.
"Would you like to consider changing your major?" Zhang Baiyan asked with a frown.
Zhang Wanwan shook her head. "If not, what should I change? It was me who insisted on choosing this major in the first place. If I change, I would be contradicting myself!"
Zhang Baiyan wanted to say that now was not the time to act on impulse, but then he changed his mind and thought that Zhang Wanwan always had her own ideas. Since she insisted, she must have her reasons. He could only support her silently.
In the next few days, Zhang Wanwan went out for a walk every day, either to look at flowers and plants or at flower pots of all kinds. There was a county town under Pushi that was rich in stones, and stone flower pots were a specialty there.
The value of processed stone flower pots exported from Pu City can increase from a few cents to dozens or even hundreds of dollars. The huge profits are unimaginable to outsiders.
On the 3rd, Zhang Wanwan took a special bus to the county town. As the bus just entered this area, she clearly felt that the road was bumpy, even worse than the road back to Qingpu. At first she was a little confused, but after seeing the large trucks carrying stones coming and going, she finally understood that these trucks were most likely overloaded. This road had so many trucks passing by every day, no wonder it was all destroyed.
After finally arriving in the county town, Zhang Wanwan asked the local villagers and followed their instructions to find a factory that specialized in processing stones.
To be honest, the environment of this factory is really not that good. It stands in the wilderness, and the open space outside the factory is full of stones. There are half-processed semi-finished products, ruined defective products, and finished products ready for glazing. It is so dazzling that she is dazzled. As soon as the machines in the factory start working, smoke and dust rise up, and she can't even open her eyes. I don't know how those workers can work in such an environment for a long time.
Zhang Wanwan asked a few workers and found the boss's office inside the factory to explain her purpose.
The bosses are all quite hospitable. When they knew that Zhang Wanwan came to buy stone flower pots, they immediately received her personally.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that the boss is dressed like a migrant worker, these people are of extraordinary wealth.
Zhang Wanwan didn't dare to bargain at all. She followed the boss around and after his introduction, she roughly understood the prices of these flower pots. A small unglazed pot cost five yuan, a medium one cost eight yuan, and a larger one cost ten to twelve yuan. There were also larger ones that were suitable for planting money trees or lucky bamboos. Although they were unglazed, the workmanship was more exquisite and they cost thirty yuan each.
The glazed ones are even more expensive. The price of the same size and style is almost twice that of the unglazed ones. Of course, Zhang Wanwan came here to buy directly, and the boss gave her a discount.
Zhang Wanwan didn't say anything after hearing the boss's convincing speech, as if he had made a lot of concessions. This price was definitely more expensive than the wholesale price that those dealers got, but it was definitely cheaper than the selling price outside. Anyway, she didn't want much, and it was really difficult to ask for a lower price from the dealer. In the end, the two sides bargained for a while, and the boss gave Zhang Wanwan a lower price.
In the following period of time, the boss found a worker to help Zhang Wanwan push a cart, allowing her to pick goods by herself in the factory.
It is said that women are impulsive consumers, and Zhang Wanwan is no exception. After a tour around the factory, she found that she wanted everything, so much so that she loaded several carts.
(End of this chapter)
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