Chapter 103 Time Difference Problem
When Tang Yuan arrived at the warehouse, it was evening of that day, and Zheng Man had already taken away several batches of tea.
There were not many people outside the warehouse, but after she entered, she still closed the door, then set up her "temporary residence" here, took out the hair bands she had made these days, and placed them in the corner.
At the same time, he took out the tea that had just been delivered to the mountain last night and put it together with the previous tea to make it convenient for Zheng Man to take.
This step was completed quickly. After putting all the things away, she packed up her "temporary residence" and went to the warehouse to check the scraps of cloth that Zheng Man brought back today.
Maybe because this place is closer to the garment factory, Zheng Man brought back many bags of rags and piled them all on the other side of the warehouse. There were too many rags, and there happened to be a rented warehouse here, so she didn't plan to move them immediately, but just adjusted their position so that they could be stacked together and take up as little warehouse space as possible.
When the sound of the key opening the door was heard outside, Tang Yuan walked slowly to the door.
"You're here," Zheng Man said, standing at the door. "It's just right. I borrowed a tricycle. You can watch the things while I return the tricycle."
Tang Yuan turned his head and saw the tricycle filled with many bags of rags. He went forward and helped Zheng Man take the rags down and piled them at the door of the warehouse.
Before she could ask what was going on, Zheng Man took the initiative to say, "I went to a garment factory, and they said that no one was coming to collect the scraps. There were a lot of them piled up in the warehouse. I asked for some, and they said they would sell them all to me, and lent me a tricycle to pull them. I left my bicycle in the factory, and I'm going back to exchange it. Oh, there should be another big truck, do you want it?"
Tang Yuan looked at the twenty or so large bags that were carried down, and then looked at Zheng Man who was asking her questions.
"Yes, we have many uses for it." Tang Yuan nodded.
"Then I'll make another trip and bring the rest over." Zheng Man said, turning the tricycle, quickly getting on it, and riding quickly to where she was going.
Tang Yuan watched Zheng Man go away. Without even bending his waist, he picked up the rag bag in front of him and put it into the warehouse.
Based on this quantity, she would have to come early tomorrow and move these scraps of cloth away in advance, otherwise there would be no space left in the warehouse for tea leaves before long.
There are so many scraps of cloth, and the price is so cheap. If you round it off, isn't it equivalent to no cost? Just buy them. The more the better.
However, if she had known that Zheng Man would help her and stop selling wallets, she would not have needed to spend so much time stocking up on wallets last year. After all, Zheng Man was the one who made the most money selling wallets.
At this time, Zheng Man mainly sells tea, and she can still save the small purses that her mother-in-law and her mother-in-law make every day.
Tang Yuan muttered to himself as he stacked the bags of rags one by one. Just as he finished putting them away, Zheng Man came back with another truckload of rags. This time, there were more stacks than the previous one. It was estimated that the rag stock of the garment factory had been emptied.
Sure enough, Zheng Man said the next second: "There are only a few left. It would be troublesome to go there again, so I just brought a truck here. The weight is not light. You wait for a while, I will return the car."
"Go ahead, thank you for your hard work." Tang Yuan continued to move the rags.
This time the quantity was quite large, and Zheng Man went back to change bikes. When she came back on her bike, there were still some rags piled at the door, so she helped move the rag bags into the warehouse.
The two of them worked together and soon all the bags were stacked up.
Only then did they go to the tea room, close the door and settle the bill for today.
The sales of tea in this area are better than elsewhere, and the distance is not far, so Zheng Man sold 300 kilograms of tea and about 100 hair bands a day.
The tea belonged to Tang Yuan. Zheng Man received a fixed salary and had 2,200 yuan left when she returned to Tang Yuan.
The hair band business is calculated based on quantity. Zheng Man sold 100 hair bands and Tang Yuan received 80 yuan.
"I brought you the hair bands, too. They will be placed here from now on," Tang Yuan pointed to the bag next to the tea leaves. "You can store them in the warehouse and come get them every morning. This will save you the trouble of carrying heavy objects back and forth."
"That's fine. I'll calculate the quantity of this batch of hair bands with you, and I'll give you the money directly." Zheng Man took out an empty bag from her arms, "I haven't been around this area much before, so it's a good opportunity to develop it."
The two counted the number of hair bands together, and after the count, Zheng Man handed the money for the hair bands to Tang Yuan.
After doing this, they both stood up at the same time.
"The things here..." Zheng Man looked around.
"I'll ask someone to take the rags away, and someone will deliver the tea as well," Tang Yuan replied calmly, "Let's go, it's getting late, if we don't go back it'll be dangerous when it gets dark."
"OK."
After leaving the warehouse, Tang Yuan turned around and locked the warehouse door. The two rode their bicycles back together until they came to the market where they had traded before, then they went their separate ways.
By this time it was completely dark, but there were street lights around and the place where they lived was relatively upscale, so there was basically no problem.
The next day, Tang Yuan delivered the small wallet to Aunt Li and Aunt Lan early in the morning, and then went to the warehouse.
Close the door and move all the rags in the warehouse.
There were more scraps of cloth today than yesterday, which should have been brought back by Zheng Man during the day. She transferred them all and left a note specifying the number of bags of scraps for the purpose of accounting.
As for the tea, there was enough tea in the warehouse for Zheng Man to sell for two or three days, so she was not in a hurry to take it out and still maintained the current quantity.
When Zheng Man came back, Tang Yuan had been in the warehouse for more than half an hour.
When she entered the warehouse, she first looked at the corner where the rags were kept. She was not surprised to see that this corner was empty. She just sighed and said, "There are fewer rags, and the warehouse looks much emptier."
"Indeed, but we have to clean it up, otherwise it will be difficult to put the tea leaves back," Tang Yuan looked at the empty bag on the back seat of her bicycle, "Business is pretty good today."
"Yes, the tea and hair bands are all sold out," Zheng Man said happily, "Business around here is indeed good, but my ability is limited. Unless I meet a big customer, it would be good if I can sell 300 kilograms."
"That's enough. I didn't think too much about it." Tang Yuan said as he counted the details of today with her.
There wasn't much to do today, so I went home earlier than usual. It was just getting dark when I got home.
Not long after Tang Yuan returned to the house, he arrived at another land.
In the evening at the warehouse, I didn't know when Zheng Man would come back. She just transferred all the rag bags over without going into detail. I had time at night and just turned on the lights to check these goods.
But not long after, she heard noises coming from outside.
"Amy—"
Tang Yuan: ...Okay, I have to speak English again.
Fortunately, she always listened to the radio when she was free during this period, and she learned a few short English dialogues. With those short English words, she should have no problem responding.
She went downstairs and opened the door to meet him.
The person who came was none other than the little milk girl she had met when she first came here. Her name was Lola. The two had met several times during this period. Each time, the other came over on her own initiative. She happened to have her door open, so she tried to sell her milk.
Milk is good for the body, so she would spend money to buy some almost every time. Or rather, she would exchange it for rice.
After all, she has no money.
"Amy, shall we go buy some bread together today?" Lola asked excitedly. "The road in the distance has been cleared. When we have a car to go to the city, we can buy more bread. I'm really tired of eating rice every day. I think you are too, right?"
Can't eat rice every day?
Tang Yuan felt that if she didn't eat rice for a while, she would miss it... No, this is Country M, not China. She should exchange flour for milk, not rice.
She understood what Lola said, but she didn't say much. She just asked, "Today?"
After asking, she looked at the bright sky outside.
Very good, while the night in China is getting darker, the sky here is already bright.
During this period, every time she came here, she was either packing up the things that had been shipped in or rummaging around the house. She rarely went out. She met Lola two or three times occasionally, always in the dark. The number of times was so rare that she thought it was night, but it was actually morning.
Over time, she gradually forgot the time difference between the two places.
Now, there is no need to worry about this vest conflicting with other vests. This vest of hers can be hidden during the day and come out at night, and she can go out and walk around when she is sleeping, which will not cause any delay at all.
Nine o'clock here is early morning in China.
When she thought of this, she couldn't help yawning.
"Are you going?" Lola asked again.
"Go." Tang Yuan finally nodded, mainly because she wanted to see what was happening nearby. She was unfamiliar with the place and knew nothing, so it would be better to have someone lead her than to go out on her own.
I just hope this place is not far from the bustling city outside, otherwise she may have to stay here forever unless she completely adjusts her lifestyle to sleeping in the early morning and waking up at noon.
Although it is not impossible, it has not reached that stage yet.
After seeing off the excited Lola, Tang Yuan immediately went back to the room, took down the mattress and quilt, and took a nap on the first floor. When Lola called her, she got up directly from the first floor, yawned, and went out.
She and Lola met a lot of people along the way. Maybe because they saw that she was sleepy and yawning all the time, those people just greeted her briefly and then started talking about other things.
After getting in the car, Tang Yuan continued to seize the time to sleep.
It was the time when she should have been in deep sleep, and she fell asleep as soon as she closed her eyes until Lola, who was sitting next to her, woke her up.
The car stopped and there was a large clock outside the window. She looked up and saw that it was exactly 9:50. It would take nearly an hour for the bus to arrive.
The driver urged him to get out of the car. Tang Yuan rubbed his face, finally making himself a little more sober, and calculated the time difference between the two places in his mind.
This time is about one o'clock in the country.
Five o'clock in China is two o'clock in the afternoon here. She leaves from her residence at this time and arrives here at three o'clock in the afternoon, so she can walk around for two or three hours before the sun sets.
Take the bus back at 6 o'clock and arrive at your residence at 7 o'clock, so you won't encounter a chaotic night.
Fortunately, fortunately, this way she can sleep until five o'clock. No, after getting up at five o'clock and coming here, she can also sleep for an hour in the car, so it will be no problem for her to sleep until six o'clock.
If there is an emergency, she will get up at four o'clock, go to sleep in the car, and sleep until five o'clock. This sleep time is enough.
She has a very good sleep quality and falls asleep almost as soon as she hits the bed. If she goes to bed early at night, she has no problem getting up at four or five in the morning to do work.
I got up at four in the morning and it’s already two in the afternoon, so I have most of the afternoon to spend.