Su Wei thought she had misheard. As a young woman working away from home, she couldn't even earn fifty yuan a month. She couldn't believe Dong Qing was telling the truth. She couldn't even imagine a monthly salary of 300 yuan with meals included. She exclaimed, "I must have misheard! How much are you going to pay me a month?!"
Dong Qing said, "You heard me right. Driving is hard work. You have to drive day and night, in cold or hot weather. To be honest, you practically live in your car every day. I'll give you a salary of 300 yuan, not including bonuses. If you do a good job, I'll give you a bonus."
People are in high spirits when they have good news. Su Wei was suffering from a mental illness, but after hearing Dong Qing's words, her mental illness was completely cured. She said, "Let me drive. I haven't driven a tractor for more than two years."
Dong Qing said okay, pulled over to the side of the road and parked, letting Su Wei sit in front of the steering wheel to drive, while Dong Qing and his wife sat together on the back berth.
An expert can tell a lot just by looking at the vehicle. Su Wei was very skilled at the operation. She started in first gear, picked up the speed, shifted to second gear, and then shifted to the highest gear. With the throttle fully depressed, the tractor ran very smoothly on the road.
Su Wei said, "Your truck is really powerful. Even with such a large load of high-end goods, it doesn't emit black smoke when the accelerator is pressed hard."
Dongqing asked, "How's the car in your village?"
Su Wei said, "That was also a Model 80 tractor. I didn't put much effort into it after buying it; I just plowed the fields for a year and hauled coal to the coal mine a few times. That tractor was really good, but it didn't have a trailer. To haul coal, I borrowed trailers from other villages and returned them after use. However, that tractor had an original cab. The cab of that tractor was just as spacious as this one, making it perfect for long-distance travel, where you could lie down and rest on the sleeper berth in the back."
So, all you have is a tractor cab. The lack of a trailer isn't a problem; you can buy a large trailer from the factory. Dongqing can afford it now. He asked, "Are you sure that vehicle in the village is for sale?"
Su Wei said, "It's definitely sold. Several people have looked at that truck, but they all complained that it didn't have a trailer, and buying one would be too expensive. So, nobody wanted it."
Dongqing said, "I want to make a few more trips before it gets cold. Call the village tomorrow and ask your uncle how much his truck is for sale. If the price is right, I'll buy it. After that, you can come drive with me."
Su Wei nodded after hearing this and continued driving. She was in a very good mood. Although she was a girl, she loved driving. Otherwise, she wouldn't have gone to the village to drive a tractor two years ago.
Su Wei knows the car's condition best. As long as the car is good, she doesn't care if the price is high or low. How much is a used car worth anyway?
Dong Qing and his wife rested on the back berth. Su Wei drove until 8 p.m., when Dong Qing asked her to park in front of a restaurant in town.
Dong Qing first added half a bucket of water to the tractor, and then went to the restaurant for a meal.
Li Yuzhu asked, "Su Wei, what would you like to eat?"
Su Wei said, "Anything is fine with me, I'm happy with whatever I eat."
Li Yuzhu ordered four dishes: two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, and each person also ordered a small bowl of braised noodles.
Before long, the waiter brought the food to the table. Perhaps because she was in a bad mood and hadn't eaten well since yesterday, Su Wei seemed to eat a lot.
Li Yuzhu ordered another plate of beef, saying, "Driving is hard work, eat more."
Su Wei smiled sheepishly, "To be honest, I haven't eaten or drunk anything since last night. I only feel hungry when I'm in a good mood. I hope you're all laughing at me."
Dong Qing smiled but didn't say anything. Li Yuzhu said, "We didn't mean to make fun of you. Anyone would lose their appetite in that situation. Just focus on eating."
Su Wei had never eaten anything so delicious at home. She probably only got to eat beef once a year. Being hungry was one thing, but such good food really whetted her appetite.
After finishing their meal, they continued their journey. There was only one sleeper berth left, so Dongqing and Suwei couldn't rest together. Li Yuzhu truly became the boss lady on this trip. Suwei and Dongqing took turns driving, and she could only sleep with the two of them.
She couldn't fall asleep even after sleeping for a long time, so she had her husband lie down next to her to sleep for a while while she was driving at night. Although it was uncomfortable, she was able to fall asleep when she felt sleepy.
The train traveled a long distance and didn't reach its destination until the morning of the second day.
In this kind of business, the wholesalers in neighboring counties all know each other. Last time, the boss introduced Dongqing to a wholesaler, which saved him a lot of trouble. He could just pick up the goods directly from the address, negotiate the price, and then unload them.
Around 8 a.m., Dongqing drove to the wholesale department according to the address. The staff opened the gate, and Dongqing drove the car into the yard.
Carrying a lot of goods in one truck also has its drawbacks. Generally, a wholesale company can't take all the goods at once. It takes two counties to sell them all. This means that a truckload of goods needs to travel an extra day on the road. Actually, this is not bad. It can save a lot of fuel money and two days of travel time. If you travel further, you can save three days of travel time. The more you load, the more cost-effective it is to travel further.
When loading goods onto a truck, the goods are split into two parts, with the front and rear being the same. When unloading, you only need to unload half of the goods at the rear, which is really convenient. When you first start driving, once you open up all the sales channels, you can load whatever goods the customers want, which will reduce a lot of unloading trouble.
However, shipping according to orders also has its drawbacks. Merchants can only order what they want, and it takes time to load all the goods from one or two factories.
The price was negotiable thanks to a referral from an acquaintance. It was the same price as the previous supplier, and we quickly agreed on a price. The goods were unloaded by noon.
With half the goods remaining, Dongqing settled the payment and drove to the next county to unload them.
The goods were not repeated. Before dark, the goods on the truck were unloaded by the second wholesaler. However, it was too late, and the merchants had their money in the bank. They could only wait to pay for the goods the next day. This is the disadvantage of carrying too much goods: it is impossible to return on the same day.
The wholesale department arranged two guest rooms for them. Su Wei stayed in one room, and Dong Qing and his wife stayed in the other.
The three of them left the wholesale store and went to a restaurant on the street for dinner.
The three of them walked into a braised meat shop, and Dongqing asked, "Do you have any staple foods here?"
The waiter said, "Our main dishes include rice, braised meat, dog meat, and beef. Buy one meat dish and get one free vegetable dish. You can also choose any of the ten vegetable dishes you like."
There are also businesses that do business this way; their sole purpose is to sell meat, so they sell meat by weight, not by plate. Dongqing said, "Dog meat is too hot, give me half a pound of dog meat, half a pound of braised meat, and a pound of beef."
The waiter said, "We can bring you three cold dishes. What kind of cold dishes would you like?"
Dong Qing walked over to the vegetable counter, took a look, and ordered a plate of cold tofu skin salad, a plate of fried peanuts, a plate of cold broccoli salad, and a few bottles of beer.
As soon as I sat down at the table, the waiter brought out the cold dishes, and then placed the meat on the table.
Dongqing has a habit of not liking to add any seasonings to his meat. He prefers to eat braised meat with its original flavor. Restaurants only need to slice it and plate it, but garlic is always included. He thinks that makes it more appetizing.
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