The paper mills also dared not stockpile too many raw materials.
Sheng Xiping had been busy and hadn't thought about this before, but just now it suddenly occurred to him, so he casually asked Sheng Xiyun.
Sheng Xiyun was taken aback when he heard this, then slapped his thigh and said, "Great! This thing is more convenient than a flower basket, and the cost doesn't seem to be high either."
You wouldn't believe it, we used up a lot of flower baskets back then, and sometimes we couldn't even buy any.
You didn't tell me about this before, otherwise I would have shipped some back to try.
"Look, I still have quite a few empty train cars on my way back."
Yantai is a major apple-producing area with a large annual output. The demand for fruit baskets alone is enormous, and some farmers make a living solely from basket weaving.
Corrugated cardboard boxes are used in some places, but not in many, mainly because local paper mills produce very little of them.
When Sheng Xiyun came, he was transporting apples, which were cheap. But when he went back, he was transporting timber, and one truckload was worth as much as several truckloads of apples. So the back carriages were empty for a long time.
Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiping couldn't sit still any longer. "Brother, wait for me a moment. I'll find somewhere to make a phone call."
The truck is leaving tomorrow morning, right? If the cardboard boxes can arrive tonight, could you do me a favor and help me find a market for them?
"We're brothers, why are you talking about helping each other? Isn't that just what we should do? But at a time like this, how are you going to get it this way?"
Sheng Xiyun glanced outside. In winter, the days are short, and it was only five o'clock, but it was already dark outside.
It's late at night, and this place is quite far from Songjiang River. Where can we find a car on short notice?
"Don't worry about these things, I'm sure I can handle it. Sit here for a bit, I'm going to make a call."
After Sheng Xiping finished speaking, he quickly left the private room to find a place to make a phone call.
At this time, Zhou Mingyuan must have already finished get off work, so Sheng Xiping called the duty room directly.
When the staff in the duty room heard that Sheng Xiping was looking for Zhou Mingyuan to discuss something important, they immediately arranged for someone to go to the Zhou family to find Zhou Mingyuan.
Fortunately, Zhou Mingyuan's home was not far from the bureau building, and he arrived in no time.
Sheng Xiping estimated that it was about time, so he called again, and this time Zhou Mingyuan answered the phone.
"Dad, is there any way to send a few truckloads of cardboard boxes produced by our bureau's paper mill over before tomorrow morning?"
I need a larger one, the kind that can hold apples.
Sheng Xiping didn't have time for small talk. After confirming that it was Zhou Mingyuan on the other end of the phone, he spoke directly.
“I want my brother to send some back to try and find a market. There’s a lot of fruit there, so maybe it will work.”
"Yes, just tell me where you want the goods shipped to, and I'll have someone arrange it right away."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingyuan thought it was a good thing, so he agreed without asking any further questions.
Sheng Xiping gave the address and repeatedly instructed that it must be delivered by tomorrow morning so that it could be loaded onto the truck before departure.
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Mingyuan immediately arranged for someone to go to the paper mill to find the person, and also asked the bureau's motorcade to send a vehicle to the paper mill to pick up the goods and deliver them to Sanchazi overnight.
Upon receiving the news, the paper mill immediately arranged for the night shift workers to go to the warehouse to move and load goods according to Sheng Xiping's instructions.
Around 10 o'clock, four truckloads of cardboard boxes were loaded, and then the team leader led his men, with two drivers and an assistant in each truck, and drove towards Sanchazi under the cover of night.
After finishing his call, Sheng Xiping went back to have dinner with Sheng Xiyun, and the group stayed at a hotel near the train station that night.
The truck was loaded with wood, each piece quite heavy, and all locked with thick iron chains, so there was no need to go out on patrol; they could just rest in peace.
在天快亮的时候，林业局的车队总算到了三岔子火车站，找到盛希平等人。
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