"Brother Huzi." Jiang Yilu suppressed the smile in his heart and greeted the tall man opposite him with a warm face.
"Hello, can I call you Xiaobao like your brother-in-law?" Ouyang Huzi's personality is somewhat inconsistent with his appearance. He is very warm and cheerful, and his honest looks reveal a hint of shrewdness in his eyes. This does not make Jiang Yilu feel dissatisfied at all, but rather he admires him very much.
How can a man who is willing to spend a huge amount of money to buy a car and do his own freight transportation at this time not be smart? As long as this smartness is not used in the wrong place, he is a smart person worth getting along with.
"This car has a load capacity of two tons. Although it is an old car, there is nothing wrong with the car itself. Your brother-in-law and I are both mechanics, so we know a little about cars."
Ouyang Huzi took Jiang Yilu to see the car he bought. The car looked like it had obviously been used for many years, and the paint on the body of the car had fallen off badly. Jiang Yilu squatted down and looked at the tires of the truck. The tires were newly replaced, and there were only slight signs of wear on the pattern.
"I have replaced all the old parts inside, and I have been using this car for a while. I have made several long-distance deliveries in J Province without any problems."
Ouyang Huzi didn't know why his brother's brother-in-law, a college student, opened a restaurant, but he knew that if he got the deal, it would be a big deal for him.
The postal service nowadays is far less developed than in later generations. For someone like Jiang Yilu who needs to transport a large number of pottery jars filled with pickled vegetables, it is obviously unreliable to go through the post office, because the pottery jars are fragile, and the post office will not make any special arrangements when sending the goods, and there will be no compensation if there is any damage.
Therefore, if Jiang Yilu wants to take a long-term route, he must find a trustworthy transportation team. The pickled vegetables must be sealed in ceramic jars. As long as you wrap the ceramic jars with a thick layer of cotton cloth in advance and be as careful as possible when driving, you can basically ensure that the ceramic jars arrive at the capital intact.
The pottery jars filled with pickled vegetables are sent over, and the empty pottery jars with the remaining marinade are returned, which is just a round trip. Why do we take the pottery jars back? In addition to saving the use of pottery jars, the remaining marinade in the pottery jars can be used for the next pickling, making the side dishes more delicious.
"Are you alone, Brother Huzi? It would take at least three days to drive a truck from Yuchuan to the capital. If you are alone, Brother Huzi would easily get tired."
This is Jiang Yilu's biggest concern. People nowadays don't quite understand the meaning of fatigue driving. For example, if some factories want to transport materials or supplies, they often send one driver on the road, and it is common for the driver to drive at night. However, if they do so, the hidden dangers are too great.
"Don't worry. There are three people in our team now. The other two drove another car to Province N. If we take your route in the future, I will arrange for two of us to take turns driving." Ouyang Huzi is a smart man and quickly understood what Jiang Yilu meant.
Jiang Yilu raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that his brother-in-law's friend was so bold. Even if some old trucks in some factories were sold at a low price, it was still a sky-high price for ordinary people.
"Our transport team also has a share for your brother-in-law's family. Don't worry, leave this thing to me and I will ensure that it is safely delivered to the capital for you." Ouyang Huzi smiled. His honest look was like the best mask, making people unable to help but believe his words.
"Brother-in-law?"
Jiang Yilu was a little curious. It turned out that his sister's family also invested in this transport team.
"I forgot to tell you." Xiang Qianjin showed a hint of embarrassment. "Hasn't our family saved some money recently? I think Huzi has a good future in this field. At that time, they just happened to be short of money, so your eldest sister and I discussed it and decided to use the money from our family to buy a car. My sister and I will also have a share of the money earned by this transport team in the future."
Xiang Qianjin hurriedly explained to his brother-in-law: "I am not introducing Hu Zi to you out of selfishness, but because we only have one team doing this right now. I can guarantee that Hu Zi and his team are absolutely reliable."
Xiang Qianjin was a little anxious, fearing that his brother-in-law, whom he had finally coaxed over, would misunderstand him and think that he had ulterior motives.
A few months later, Jiang Dani finished making six more cheongsams, and she shared the money with Jiang Yilu and Xia Ai, earning a total of more than 2,000 yuan, all of which they invested in the transportation team. It can only be said that the more skilled, the bolder. The two people before would definitely not have made such a decision, but now in addition to their wages, there is also the generous income from cheongsams. Even if this money is lost, it will be earned back sooner or later.
Now that his wife has become the main earner of the family, to be honest, Xiang Qianjin is still a little sad. It's not that he is dissatisfied with his wife being better than him, but that he feels he is too useless. If he can earn more money, his wife won't have to work so hard and have no free time after work every day.
Xiang Qianjin always kept Jiang Yilu's reminder in mind and did not dare to let his wife work overtime embroidering, for fear of tiring her eyes. In order to let his wife have more rest, he also took care of the housework such as washing clothes and cooking. But even so, he still felt that his wife was tired.
Recently, he has been working harder in the factory. In addition to learning the parts in his own workshop, he often goes to other workshops to learn from masters. He thinks it is not wrong to learn more, which will definitely come in handy in the future. When he succeeds, his wife will be able to enjoy a good life.
Jiang Yiliu looked at his brother-in-law's nervous expression, thought about the shadow he had left on him before he married his eldest sister, and smiled. He certainly didn't suspect that his brother-in-law had selfish motives, and even if he did, it didn't matter. As long as the transport team could meet his requirements, he was willing to give the order to the other party.
"One hundred and sixty for one trip, and you have to load the goods when you come back. The total is three hundred and twenty." Jiang Yilu offered a price slightly higher than the market price, "Let's do a trial run in half a month, and if it works, we'll make a deal."
"Sure." Ouyang Huzi agreed without thinking: "I can only charge 150 yuan per trip, but can you let me carry some small items on the bus? Don't worry, I will never damage your things, otherwise I will compensate you according to the price."
Ouyang Huzi is a man of quick mind. Since he started working in the transportation business, he has been traveling frequently and people often ask him to bring back some specialties from other places. Over time, Ouyang Huzi discovered that there was profit in this.
For example, the wine in A is more famous, and the quality is higher than that in their county at the same price. Sometimes, if they go to A and bring back a few bottles of wine, they can also make a lot of money. Ouyang Huzi is an ambitious man. He has long wanted to visit big cities like Ducheng and Haicheng. Aren't televisions popular now? Their place is small, and it's rare to have one. They don't even have money to buy one. He thinks that Ducheng is a big place. If he can get a few when transporting goods to Ducheng, he will make a lot of money.
Jiang Yilu saw through his little thoughts, but as long as the other party guaranteed not to damage the items he entrusted, it would be a win-win situation for both parties to stuff some things in. He could save some shipping costs and the other party could make more money.
"Brother Huzi, you have to control the degree."
Jiang Yiliu reminded him that although the market was now open, it still had limitations. At least, reselling was a serious crime. However, he believed that the other party would not make this mistake.
"Don't worry, I understand."
Ouyang Huzi nodded. Of course he knew that reselling was problematic, so he just smuggled a few private items during transportation. Just one or two items would not constitute the serious crime of reselling.
Jiang Yilu naturally felt relieved because the other party knew what was going on. After discussing some details, Jiang Yilu followed Xiang Qian into his house. His eldest sister had made two more cheongsams, so it was just right for him to take them back when he came back this time.
Jiang Yilu rushed back during the final exam. There are fewer classes now and everyone is seizing the time to review. He has been out for two or three days and the exam will be in a few days. If he doesn't want to repeat the grade, he must rush back before the final exam.
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Xia Ai hasn't been living on campus these days. As the year draws to a close, Grandpa Cheng wants to take his grandson to meet some old friends to cultivate some relationships. When Jiang Yiluo arrived in the capital, he called him and asked him to take some time to come to the dormitory to get some clothes.
Jiang Dani might really have extraordinary talent in this field. She obviously has not received any systematic training, but based on Jiang Yilu's simple description, she can make a cheongsam that suits the other person's figure and temperament, and the color matching is clever and novel. The cheongsams she made before have captured the hearts of many ladies. If a big reason at the beginning was because of Mrs. Bai's face, now it is completely because of Jiang Dazhen's craftsmanship.
After several ladies wore those cheongsams to attend gatherings among ladies, the number of orders that Xia Ai gave to Jiang Yilu reached a blowout level.
Because of this, after opening his own hot pot restaurant, Jiang Yilu encountered another big problem.
Now, it is definitely impossible for the eldest sister to complete so many orders alone. How to make reasonable arrangements and plans is a big problem. Moreover, the framework of the clothing factory in her plan should be set up. At least a store should be arranged in the capital to let the ladies know that there is such a store and go to the store to place orders. It is not a solution to trouble Xia Ai, a busy person, every day.
After Jiang Yiliu finished the call, Xia Ai said that he would have the guard come to the dormitory in the afternoon to take away the two pieces of clothing. At that time, the guard would directly send the two pieces of clothing to their owners.
"Student Jiang, I have a call from you today."
Just as Jiang Yilu was about to go upstairs, he was stopped by the security guard downstairs.
The doorman of their dormitory was a disabled veteran. He was warm-hearted and responsible. Jiang Yilu would often give him some local specialties from home, so the uncle became very familiar with him.
"The person who called is your godfather. He asked you to go home quickly, saying there is a letter from Haicheng." The security guard stopped Jiang Yilu and said.
"Thank you, uncle." The letter from Haicheng must have been sent by Grandpa Ruan. I don't know how he and Uncle Dawu are doing in Haicheng now.
Jiang Yilu was eager to go home, so he thanked the gatekeeper and turned to leave. But then he thought about his appointment with Xia Ai, and he didn't know when the guard would arrive.
Jiang Wencheng should be in the dormitory. You can give the cheongsam to him and ask him to pass it to the guard.
Jiang Yilu thought about this, turned around and went back to the dormitory.
As soon as the door opened, everyone who was reviewing in the dormitory turned around and looked at Jiang Yilu who came in.
"Xiaobao, you're back." Jiang Wencheng quickly climbed down from the bed and wanted to give him a hug enthusiastically to express his longing for him.
"Stop making trouble." Jiang Yilu pushed him away and looked inside the dormitory. Besides him, there was Wang Dongsheng who seldom appeared here. As for Mao Dashuang and Wang Nan, they might have gone to the library to review and were not in the dormitory.
"Please keep an eye on these two cheongsams for me. Someone will come to pick them up in the afternoon. I have to go out for something later, so I'm leaving you to take care of them." Jiang Yilu took out the clothes that had been packed long ago and handed them to Jiang Wencheng.
"Okay, leave it to me." Jiang Wencheng saluted and made a funny expression.
"Tsk." Wang Dongsheng, who was lying on the lower bunk reading a book, sneered, but no one knew what he was laughing at.
"You." Jiang Wencheng couldn't stand his behavior and wanted to argue with him.
"Forget it." Jiang Yilu shook his head at him. There was no need to make trouble over such trivial matters.
Although Jiang Wencheng is older than Jiang Yilu, he has been with Jiang Yilu for a long time and is very convinced of what Jiang Yilu says. He glared at Wang Dongsheng, took the two boxes from Jiang Yilu, and returned to his seat.
Jiang Yilu was in a hurry to find Grandpa Bai to read the letter sent by Grandpa Ruan. He didn't chat much with Jiang Wencheng and left in a hurry.
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That night, when Jiang Yilu returned from Bai's house, he heard that his clothes had been stolen.
"It must have been done by that kid Wang Dongsheng. When I went downstairs to get a kettle of boiling water, my clothes disappeared. That kid was missing too. It must have been him." Jiang Wencheng felt very guilty when he saw Jiang Yilu's expression. He felt that he had failed Xiaobao's trust.
Jiang Yilu, who had not yet recovered from the joy of the contents of the letter sent by Grandpa Ruan, suddenly felt a headache when he saw the two opened gift boxes and the missing clothes.
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