Chapter 216 Grasshoppers on a Rope
Unexpectedly. Bai Yichen did not have any argument with An Xin this time. He just nodded and replied.
"Well, I'll go and rest first. Please be careful when you drive."
Ever since what happened last night, Bai Yichen has made up his mind that he will no longer let the team drive at night. They could no longer allow other thieves to target their convoy at will.
"Um!"
An Xin nodded, started the car and drove away. The convoy behind followed and the entire convoy moved forward slowly.
On this day, An Xin was the leader of the convoy, driving the truck in front on a smooth journey. The entire convoy followed her and ran for hundreds of kilometers.
When it was getting dark, the convoy stopped at a small noodle restaurant on the side of the road to rest. After eating, Bai Yichen told An Xin and everyone else that they were going to drive at night.
"By the way, we are planning to go for a night hike tonight, so I wanted to ask if anyone has any opinions?"
"No problem, you can go any way you want?"
Apart from what happened last night, all the men present agreed to go for a night walk tonight and expressed their opinions one after another. An Xin took the opportunity when everyone was sitting at the dinner table, discussing the issue, and said something to everyone.
"You guys chat slowly first, I'm going to the bathroom."
After saying that, An Xin quietly slipped out and looked around to make sure that no one followed her out.
She quietly went to each truck, took out some diesel from the space, and filled the truck's fuel tank.
Since the trucks are going to be filled tonight, their fuel tanks must be filled. There is no need to get water from the space for the water tanks. She can just ask the restaurant owner to use a water pipe to add water to them later. If the fuel tanks are empty, they won't be able to escape. She has to find a way to fill up the fuel tanks of these trucks.
Anxin controlled it with her mind and quickly filled up the fuel tanks of each car. Fortunately, the location of the fuel tanks was blocked by the large truck, and no one could see what Anxin was doing behind the truck. All you could see was a pair of long legs of a woman at the back of the truck, moving back and forth between each truck.
Anxin's movements were quick and efficient, and she was also very alert. After making sure that no one noticed her actions, she quickly filled up the eight trucks with gas.
He took out some extra diesel from the space and put it in his own car, ready to distribute it to the trucks when everyone finished their meal and got in the car.
This car is on the road! What they needed most was oil. The diesel in the trucks was almost used up, so she had to prepare some for them.
By the time An Xin had loaded all the diesel barrels onto their truck, she was already exhausted and out of breath. After finally moving the last barrel of diesel onto the truck, An Xin got out of the truck tiredly, leaning against the door and gasping for breath.
As a result, before she could catch her breath, she suddenly heard a familiar voice.
"What are you doing? Why are you so tired?"
An Xin was so frightened that she trembled and almost fell out of the car door. Bai Yichen was so scared that he quickly hugged her. An Xin rolled her eyes at him and said unhappily.
"Hey, why didn't you say anything when you showed up?"
Emma, the baby is scared to death.
When did Bai Yichen appear? How come she doesn't know? The key point is whether you saw him taking out the diesel from the warehouse just now?
Bai Yichen hugged the woman in his arms tightly and said with a puzzled look on his face.
"I saw you go to the bathroom and you haven't been back for a long time, so I wanted to come out to check on you. When I came out, I saw you leaning against the car door, panting from exhaustion. I came over to ask if you needed any help. Why were you so tired?"
"Oh, so that's how it is!"
An Xin held her pounding heart and couldn't help muttering in her heart, "Luckily, fortunately, when you came out and saw me, I had already put all the diesel on the car and didn't let you see it. I took it out from the space. Otherwise, even if I had ten mouths, I wouldn't be able to explain it clearly!"
As he spoke, Bai Yichen stretched his neck to glance at the truck and said in confusion.
"Hey, why are there so many barrels in this carriage? What are they filled with? There didn't seem to be any when I got off the train before!"
An Xin followed his gaze and saw the diesel barrels she had moved into the car earlier, neatly stacked behind their cab.
A certain woman rolled her eyes left and right and said guiltily.
"Um...um, when I came out to use the restroom just now, I happened to see a truck selling smuggled oil passing by, so I bought a few barrels of smuggled oil from them and put them in the cab, waiting for the brothers to come out later. I asked them to cut one or two barrels each and take them to their own trucks for backup. When you came out just now, I was loading the diesel into the truck."
Bai Yichen withdrew his gaze in confusion and spoke subconsciously.
"Really? Did a car pass by just now? Why didn't I hear any sound of a car?"
Just now they were having dinner and discussing something inside. Although the noise was a bit loud, no one heard it because a car was passing by outside.
Since there is no car, where does this private oil come from? Several question marks flashed through Bai Yichen’s mind.
An Xin: “…”
Didn’t you see any cars just now? How come she doesn't know?
Emma, the strange thing is that she just opened her mouth without considering whether there were any cars passing by? But the words have already been said. Even if no car passes by, she has to confirm what she said just now. Even if no car passes by, a car will pass by.
So, a certain woman continued to lie with her eyes open.
"Yes, there was indeed a car passing by just now, and it was selling diesel. You were eating inside just now, so you might not have heard the noise, so I bought some diesel by the way."
Bai Yichen: "There was a car passing by, how could he not know? And why didn't you call him for such an important matter as buying private oil?"
Seeing the obvious disbelief on the man's face, An Xin quickly fanned the flames.
"Oh, don't worry about it. The oil has been bought anyway. Just give each of the brothers two barrels of diesel later."
The main thing is that if you continue to push me like this, I’ll be in danger of being exposed, so let’s change the subject quickly!
"By the way, brothers, have you finished your meal? We have to get ready to leave after dinner. I asked the boss lady to make some pancakes for us to eat when we are hungry during night walks. Why don't you go in and get some?"
As An Xin spoke, she pointed in the direction of the restaurant, and Bai Yichen's attention was indeed diverted.
"What? Why didn't you tell me before you asked the boss lady to make pancakes for the brothers? I took them out together."
When he went to pay the bill just now, the proprietress told him that An Xin had already paid the bill. He didn't think much about it, but he didn't expect An Xin to make another midnight snack for his brothers.
When he went to pay the bill just now, the proprietress told him that An Xin had already paid the bill. He didn't think much about it, but he didn't expect An Xin to make another midnight snack for his brothers.
An Xin couldn't help feeling guilty and murmured.
"I thought I could go in and get it myself. Who would have thought I'd run into a truck selling oil? That's why I got delayed?"
In fact, I have never encountered that damn car selling contraband oil, and I have never thought that Bai Yichen would see me taking things from my own space.
Bai Yichen looked at An Xin meaningfully, then walked inside, talking as he walked.
"Is that so? Then I'll go in and get the bread. You wait here. I'll distribute the oil when the brothers come out."
It seems that my wife is quite cunning and has a lot of secrets in her heart!
It doesn’t matter. One day he will conquer his young wife. What will happen then? An Xin will tell him on her own initiative, and he is waiting for the time when An Xin will tell him everything on her own initiative.
An Xin was behind him, nodding her head rapidly.
"Okay, then go in quickly!"
Just like that, after coming out of the small restaurant, An Xin distributed diesel to everyone's trucks, and distributed the pens found in the small restaurant to each truck. Some convoys continued on the road, and An Xin's convoy started to travel at night for the whole night.
By daybreak, the Anxin convoy was only a few dozen kilometers away from its destination.
I rubbed my sleepy eyes carefully and got up from the waiting seat. Bai Yichen was still driving the lead car, walking in front of the convoy with high spirits.
"What time is it now?"
An Xin sat down in the passenger seat and looked at the sky outside which was just getting light.
It was probably just dawn now, around six or seven o'clock, but I had to ask Bai Yichen for the exact time.
Bai Yichen said to An Xin while driving the car forward.
"It's 6:30 in the morning. You can still get some sleep."
I don’t know if it’s because I have something on my mind. Normally I can sleep soundly until dawn, so why did I get up so early today?
An Xin wiped her unconscious mind with her hand so that her consciousness could quickly return to her and spoke to Bai Yichen.
"Well, I've slept all night, how can I not get enough sleep?"
Having said that, An Xin looked at the vehicles following behind and said to Bai Yichen.
"Pull over to the side of the road later. I'll drive for a while. You can go to the back and take a rest. After all, you've been driving all night."
Driving is a very tiring job that requires your full attention. After opening it all night, it's her turn to try.
Bai Yichen took this opportunity to turn his head, glanced at An Xin, and said with a smile.
"No need. We will reach our destination in a while. We are all about to deliver the goods. Why would we need to change people?"
Bai Yichen's words made An Xin confused for a moment. It took her a long time to come back to her senses and she spoke slowly.
"What? You mean our convoy is about to reach the destination, the place where Cui Yuzhe and his team agreed to deliver the goods."
It's really like traveling a hundred miles in a day. However, after a nap, I was almost at my destination.
Bai Yichen nodded and said,
"That's right. We'll reach the next city in a few dozen kilometers. Let's agree on the delivery location with the Cui family's car team!"
Hearing that they would soon arrive at the delivery location, An Xin was no longer in a hurry. It was only a few dozen kilometers away, and it would take Bai Yichen time to smoke a cigarette. She leaned back in the passenger seat and said lazily.
"Why did it feel like the delivery location came so suddenly? I thought I would have to wait for a while."
Bai Yichen turned his head and looked at An Xin with a smile.
"I thought we had to wait for a while? Wouldn't it be nice if the goods could be delivered as soon as possible? We can all feel relieved after it's delivered."
I no longer have to worry about the safety of this batch of goods, and I don’t have to live in fear every night when I go to bed.
The downside to being a long-distance truck driver is that when you're hauling cargo, you have to worry about the cargo being stolen or some kind of accident happening, and then you can't afford the compensation even if you end up bankrupting yourself. At that time, you don't even know if there is cargo insurance or any kind of accident insurance that you can buy.
When you don't have any goods to transport, you worry that you won't make any money because you don't have any supply. In short, your life is full of worries.
An Xin deeply agreed with Bai Yichen's words, and just wanted to express her feelings, so she nodded.
"Yes, it would be the best if we can deliver the goods. After we deliver this batch of goods, I have to ask the Cui family to help us see if there is anything we can bring back."
Of course, if there really isn't anything, then it doesn't matter. After all, we have all come to the North, and the North is always better developed than the South. They can ship a batch of goods over from here. Isn't it almost the end of the year? By then, it would be no problem to have a big promotion or something.
Anyway, if others sell something for ten dollars, you sell it for eight or eighty dollars, so it's good as long as you make a profit. It's just some merchandise you take back with you, so as long as you sell it, it's good.
I have to admit that after Bai Yichen and An Xin got married, their ideas became more and more similar. An Xin just thought that if there was no goods, she could wholesale some goods from the north and sell them in the southern cities.
Then I heard Bai Yichen's low and magnetic voice, speaking slowly.
"We'll see when the time comes. If we really can't find a source of goods to bring back, we can go to the largest wholesale market in the north and buy a busload of groceries, such as small hand rolls, pillowcases, bed sheets, jeans, small T-shirts, sandals, and other things, and then set up a stall to sell them."
Anyway, they also have the channels to sell these general merchandise. Their group of brothers have been selling general merchandise from the north for many years and are very experienced. They don't have to worry about not being able to sell them. When the time comes, they can lower the price a bit, as long as they can make a profit. They just want to sell them out as soon as possible.
An Xin was very sure this time and nodded.
"Yes, you are right. As long as we work hard enough, there are ways to make money everywhere."
Bai Yichen added on the side, his words were very emotional and very provocative.
"Yes, as long as we are with our family, it doesn't matter what we do. The most important thing is that everyone can be safe and healthy. I believe that as long as the two of us work together, we will live a good life."
For some reason, when Bai Yichen said the words "we two", he emphasized them very much, as if he was saying them on purpose for someone to hear.
After hearing these words, An Xin didn't seem to react. Instead, she took it for granted that what Bai Yichen said was right. As long as the couple worked hard enough, would a happy life be far away?
Perhaps in An Xin's subconscious mind, she and Bai Yichen have already become birds of a feather.
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