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Chapter 133
As soon as these words fell, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
Liang Rui pulled Jiang Meishu's sleeve and pointed in the direction of the cannery. "Look, there's a fire."
Jiang Meishu also looked in that direction. Smoke rose into the sky. Even if she didn't want to see it, it was hard.
Her mind cleared up instantly, "We can't release the goods now."
"Can't let go."
"What's the meaning?"
Jiang Meishu spat out two words, "Hold on the goods."
"The driver turned around."
this--
Not only Liang Rui heard it, Shen Zhanlie also heard it, his eyes immediately lit up, "Where to put it?"
I have to say that businessmen are very smart.
He immediately saw through Jiang Meishu's meaning.
"Put it aside..." Jiang Meishu was also in a dilemma. Her first reaction was to drive to the warehouse of the meat processing plant, but that didn't work.
She couldn't implicate Liang Qiurun.
She thought for a moment and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go talk to my second sister-in-law."
"There's no need to move the goods. Put them on the car first. I'll come down later." Jiang Meishu actually had several ideas at that moment, but she didn't dare to act, because this was not the future. She needed to discuss with Shen Mingying, who was in the system and understood the rules, instead of fighting alone.
As soon as Jiang Meishu finished speaking, Shen Zhanlie and the others immediately had their things moved back. He understood what Jiang Meishu meant.
Jiang Meishu went to the office of her second sister-in-law Shen Mingying. Coincidentally, it was Shen Mingying's turn to be on duty that day.
As soon as Jiang Meishu knocked on the door, Shen Mingying came to open it. She was also awakened by the loud sound of fire in the cannery.
"Xiao Jiang, why are you here at this hour?"
Jiang Meishu pushed the door open and walked in. "Second sister-in-law, there's a change of plan."
As soon as she came in, she saw her second sister-in-law and the flames rising from the office window. The higher she stood, the clearer she could see.
Shen Mingying hesitated, "The fire is coming from the cannery."
"It's the cannery." Jiang Meishu didn't hide it, "That's why I said the plan has changed."
"Our canned goods have been brought downstairs from Lian City, but the cannery caught fire. I can't give you this batch of goods right now, sister-in-law. Do you understand what I mean?"
Shen Mingying looked at her in surprise and doubt, "Xiao Jiang, what do you mean?"
Jiang Meishu nodded, "Second sister-in-law, you should know what the fire in the cannery means."
Shen Mingying, "Hold on to the goods."
"Smart." Jiang Meishu nodded, "It's about hoarding the goods. Only by hoarding the goods can we maximize profits."
"Same, second sister-in-law. Hoarding goods has a great impact on your promotion."
“Only when the market is in short supply will the goods you offer be valuable.”
When everyone has it, the goods taken out seem insignificant.
"Let me think about it."
Shen Mingying has been in this position for so many years, so she naturally understood the meaning of Jiang Meishu's words. She paced back and forth, and finally stood at the window, looking at the flames rising into the sky in the distance.
“Where’s the stuff?”
"Downstairs."
Jiang Meishu said, "We had already moved some of it down, but I asked them to move it back."
"Does anyone know?" Shen Mingying asked.
Jiang Meishu shook her head. "No one has come out yet. Apart from that earth-shattering noise, no one has come out in the middle of the night."
Shen Mingying's mind raced, "That's fine, that means no one knows about this batch of goods yet."
"Take me to see it." She casually picked up the clothes hanging on the chair and put them on. "This batch of goods can't be kept in the department store warehouse."
This coincides with Jiang Meishu's idea.
Call her a profiteer or a black-hearted person, since she has done this business, she naturally wants to maximize profits.
This is the principle of businessmen.
Jiang Meishu followed her downstairs and asked, "Do you have any suitable places to recommend?"
She didn't expect it.
She might have thought of sending this batch of goods to the warehouse of the meat processing plant, but naturally no one could do anything about it, because Liang Qiurun was the boss of the meat processing plant. If she sent this batch of goods there, she should have no problem with it as she was taking advantage of the power of others.
But Jiang Meishu was afraid. She was afraid that what she said was foolproof. If there was a problem, Liang Qiurun would be implicated.
She can do business, but her bottom line is that she cannot implicate Liang Qiurun.
Shen Mingying understood what she meant. She nodded and went down the stairs. The entire department store was closing time and was extremely quiet.
For a moment, the only sound was the clacking of her leather shoes on the stairs.
She turned around and saw Jiang Meishu catching up, then she said, "There's a place."
"The department store has a temporary warehouse," she said. "It's not used on weekdays. It's usually only used during holidays. It's usually locked, and I happen to have the key."
When Jiang Meishu heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up. She went downstairs and saw two cars waiting at the door of the department store. Because it was the middle of the night and everyone had gone to bed after get off work, there were not many people at the door.
Shen Zhanlie and his men loaded all the goods onto the car and smoked beside it.
Seeing Jiang Meishu and Shen Mingying coming over, he immediately went over and asked, "What do you mean?"
Shen Zhanlie doesn't smoke, but he is one of the decision-makers this time and he is also the boss, so he bought cigarettes for the driver.
Jiang Meishu went to see Shen Mingying.
Shen Mingying raised her hand to check the time. "Drive the car outside the city. There is a large warehouse over there. Unload the goods there first."
It's 1:30 in the morning now, and it will probably be 3 or 4 o'clock when I finish.
Shen Zhanlie thought for a moment, “Then you get in the car and lead the way with the driver?”
None of them know.
Shen Mingying nodded and looked at Jiang Meishu. "Go to the office and take my place. If anyone comes over in the middle of the night, just tell them I went to the bathroom."
this--
Jiang Meishu was still a little hesitant. She wanted to go along, but Shen Mingying said bluntly, "You can only watch when you go there. Things like unloading should still be done by men."
This is the truth.
Jiang Meishu also knew this, so she nodded and said, "Then come find me after you finish unloading the goods."
"nature."
After she stayed, Liang Rui followed. After all, he was considered a half-strong laborer and had a lot of strength. When helping to move goods, he would naturally be an extra hand. At times like this, the fewer people who knew about it, the better.
This batch of goods is more valuable than they imagined.
After watching their backs as they left, Jiang Meishu withdrew her gaze and went to the purchasing department office on the second floor. From the window, she could just see the smoke rising from the distance.
Jiang Meishu pursed her lips and murmured, "There's a fire."
I don’t know how long this fire will last.
In Qudeng Hutong, at the Shen family's house, Jiang Meilan did not sleep at night. When she heard a loud bang outside, she first covered her child's ears. After making sure that the child was not scared, she ran out of the house.
After seeing the big fire in the southwest direction.
Jiang Meilan, "It's done."
I just don't know how Meishu is doing.
She planned to go to Aunt Li early tomorrow morning and call Lian City.
How could she know that Jiang Meishu and the others had already transported the goods to the capital.
4:30 in the morning.
All the cans on the two trucks were unloaded. There were more than 50,000 bottles, a total of 3,000 to 4,000 boxes of goods, which filled up half of the warehouse.
"Thank you for your hard work, everyone."
Shen Mingying handed cigarettes to the two drivers and said, "This is the goods from our department store. I hope the drivers can help me keep it confidential."
Master Yang nodded, "It's natural."
"Let's not talk about our relationship with Liang Rui. We are just uncle and nephew. We will still rely on this line to make money in the future, so we will naturally keep it secret." After he finished speaking, he made a gesture of wind vent.
He also said to Liang Rui, "Next time you have this kind of work, call us."
Liang Rui hummed and settled the bill for the two of them, a total of 80 yuan, two round trips, 40 yuan per car. This was equivalent to a month's salary for them in the transport team.
The drivers naturally left happily after receiving their wages.
After Liang Rui watched the driver leave, he and Shen Zhanlie returned to the warehouse to count the goods.
First, you have to figure out the losses. There will naturally be broken cans along the way, and these must be picked up in advance.
"Will they tell anyone about this?"
As soon as the cannery caught fire, their goods arrived in the capital. It would be a lie to say that there is no connection between the two.
"I don't know." Liang Rui shook his head, "But if they want to continue doing business next time, they won't tell us."
One of the two drivers is Yang Xiangdong's uncle, and this relationship should not be made public.
"It doesn't matter."
Shen Mingying said, "If it really gets out, they'll put the blame on me and say the department store was worried that the canned goods from the Capital Cannery were too expensive, so they went out to look for a source of goods. As for the fire at the cannery, it was just a coincidence."
But is it really so?
Shen Mingying didn't want to go into it too deeply. She just knew that she made a profit every time.
She just looked at it and didn't watch the process.
With Shen Mingying's words, Liang Rui and Shen Zhanlie both breathed a sigh of relief. This business came too suddenly and was too coincidental, so that even their own people could see the trick.
However, with Shen Mingying's help, they do feel less pressured.
After counting the goods, a total of four boxes of canned food were broken, all of which were juicy, but the yellow peaches inside the cans were still there. If you pick out the glass shards, they are all edible.
Liang Rui is a picky person. He has been used to a good life since he was a child, so naturally he doesn't want it.
But Shen Zhanlie was different. Even these broken cans were things he normally wouldn't be willing to eat.
He found a bucket and picked out the crushed canned yellow peaches bit by bit, grinning, "If you don't want them, I'll go collect them all."
"You take it."
Shen Mingying didn't want it either. After all, she was the head of the purchasing department of the department store, and she had enough benefits. In addition, she lived and ate at the Liang family, and her parents-in-law paid for her living expenses, so she lived a comfortable life.
When he heard that they didn't want them, Shen Zhanlie picked out the clean ones and packed them in.
5:10 in the morning.
Shen Zhanlie returned home.
Liang Rui and Shen Mingying went to the department store to pick up Jiang Meishu. Jiang Meishu was dozing on Shen Mingying's duty bed. When she heard some noise outside, she woke up suddenly.
"Solved?"
"Solved."
Shen Mingying came in with a slight chill on her body. After August 15th, the early morning was indeed cooler.
"You go back, leave this to me."
Jiang Meishu hummed.
See her leaving.
Shen Mingying suddenly called her again, "Xiao Jiang, what should we do next?"
Jiang Meishu stopped and looked back at her, "We have to wait."
"Wait until the fire is raging and the oil is boiling, and then make a move when others have nothing to offer."
"By then, not only will the goods be rare, but even you, my second sister-in-law, will be rare."
She is building a platform for Shen Mingying to help her climb to a higher position. Whether she can seize it depends on Shen Mingying's performance.
Shen Mingying's eyes sternly said, "I understand, Xiao Jiang."
From now on, she will pretend that this car is not there.
Seeing that she understood, Jiang Meishu nodded and left. When she went out, it was already five forty. The morning light was breaking and there were pedestrians coming and going on the street.
Liang Rui looked at Jiang Meishu's calm appearance, and he couldn't help but ask, "Did you know all this a long time ago?"
Jiang Meishu raised her eyes, "What?"
In the morning light, her eyes were clear and clean, like a lake.
Seeing that she didn't understand, Liang Rui shook his head, "Nothing."
"Let's go eat." Jiang Meishu looked at the wonton stall on the street and said, "I want to eat wonton dumplings today. Let's go have breakfast and go back to sleep."
Liang Rui nodded and followed behind her. Looking at her slender back, he realized for the first time that he seemed to not understand his stepmother at all.
This wonton shop has been open for decades, but the shop is no longer allowed to operate in the back, so it partnered with a state-owned restaurant and opened a shop in front of the restaurant, which is considered a public-private partnership.
The wontons in the old wonton shop are made with great skill. The skin is thin and the meat is rich. They are so delicious when you take a bite.
This was also the place that Jiang Meishu once coveted the most, but she could never afford to eat there.
Because it's too expensive.
A small bowl of wontons costs 60 cents, plus a serving of steamed dumplings costs 50 cents, which adds up to 1.1 yuan. This is simply not something that ordinary people can afford.
But now Jiang Meishu has one foot in the category of rich people.
"Boss, we want two bowls of wontons and two servings of xiaolongbao."
"Come on."
"A total of two dollars and two ounces of grain coupons are required."
Jiang Meishu paid the bill and waited by the side. As soon as the dumplings were served, she heard the person next to her say before she even started eating.
"Did you hear? There was a fire at the cannery last night. I heard half of the cannery was burned down."
"I saw it, and I was wondering why I was sleeping in the middle of the night and heard a loud bang. It turned out to be a fire in the cannery."
"The flames seemed to have engulfed half the capital. This time, the cannery's leaders are probably doomed."
At this time, no one realized that canned food would also be in short supply.
It’s not that they don’t realize it, but most people don’t have this foresight.
When Jiang Meishu heard this, she paused holding the steamed bun in her hand, picked up a steamed bun as if nothing had happened, put it in her mouth, and said nothing.
But Liang Rui next to him didn't have this composure. After all, he was young and couldn't hide things. He was extremely excited just watching and almost wanted to shout several times.
Jiang Meishu glanced at him, and Liang Rui immediately calmed down.
After dinner.
On the way back, the two could hear people around them discussing the cannery.
Liang Rui was a little worried. He whispered to Jiang Meishu, "Will they eventually find out about us?"
"What are you checking?"
Jiang Meishu asked him back.
Liang Rui, "That's it."
Jiang Meishu, "Did we set the fire?"
"Of course not."
"That's it. The cannery fire has nothing to do with us." She neither set the fire nor harmed anyone.
At most, she was just trying to make a fortune by taking advantage of this fire.
Although it is not glorious.
But there are few glorious things in the world when it comes to making money.
Liang Rui glanced at Jiang Meishu, wanting to say something but stopping himself. However, Jiang Meishu pretended not to notice. She was too sleepy. She had not had a good rest since she left for Lian City on the 9th, and it had been three whole days until today, the 12th.
"Go back to sleep, and we'll discuss a solution when you wake up."
Jiang Meishu didn't expect that when she woke up, it was already eleven o'clock in the evening. She slept almost the entire day, almost fourteen or fifteen hours.
When she woke up, there was a person sitting at the head of the bed.
It was a little hard to make out the expression, but Jiang Meishu knew inexplicably that the other person was Liang Qiurun.
She murmured, "Lao Liang."
Liang Qiurun sat in the dark without turning on the lights. He didn't know how long he sat there or how long he watched.
"When did you come back?"
The first words he said were actually this.
Jiang Meishu pinched the corner of the quilt anxiously, "It was around six or seven in the morning. When we got home, you had already gone to work, so we didn't meet you."
Liang Qiurun, "You fell asleep as soon as you got home?"
"Yes."
Liang Qiurun got up and went to the kitchen, brought out a bowl of chicken noodle soup, and handed it over, "Eat first, and talk after you're full."
His words made Jiang Meishu feel even more uneasy.
But she was indeed hungry. She hadn't had any water for the whole day, so the bowl of chicken noodle soup went down quickly, and she felt a little fuller.
Liang Qiurun just looked at her quietly until she finished eating.
He then slowly said, "The cannery caught fire and burned for eight hours."
Jiang Meishu paused after putting down her chopsticks.
"Early in the morning, after the fire was extinguished, Director Li of the cannery came to the meat processing plant office and asked me if I knew anything."
It was only because of a phone call he made earlier that he reminded Director Li of the cannery to pay attention to the fire situation and avoid a fire.
Jiang Meishu's heart suddenly rose to her throat, "What did you say?"
Liang Qiurun noticed her nervousness and asked, "Jiang Jiang, you knew there would be a fire, right?"
Jiang Meishu couldn't answer this question. She lowered her head and said nothing. At this time, silence was the best answer.
Liang Qiurun stared at her for a long time before closing his eyes. "Don't tell anyone else that you know about this."
Jiang Meishu suddenly looked up with a bit of surprise, "Lao Liang."
"Director Li came to me this morning and I denied it."
He still remembers the scene.
Director Li must have not slept all night, and his body was still covered in burnt smoke. He didn't bother to clean up the cannery and rushed into his office in a rage.
He kicked the door open.
"Director Liang, did you know that my cannery would catch fire?"
Liang Qiurun didn't know how to describe Old Li at that time. He was full of anger, like a volcano about to erupt.
It can melt people.
He didn't care about the burnt hair and roasted skin, he just wanted to seek the truth.
Liang Qiurun was stunned for a moment and asked him, "The cannery is on fire?"
After this question, Director Li was discouraged and said, "You don't know?"
Liang Qiurun had no idea what happened last night. The distance between the Liang family and the cannery was not just a little bit, it was the difference between the east and west of the city.
"Then why did you suddenly remind me to check the fire protection in the venue?"
Liang Qiurun said, "Our factory has also been inspected. More than half of the factories in the entire capital have been inspected. Director Li, you may have forgotten that in the second half of each year, the higher-ups will issue a notice for fire inspections."
After hearing this, Director Li did not say whether he believed it or not.
"Has your factory been inspected?"
Liang Qiurun, "Of course we checked." He also handed over the fire inspection records on the desk, "You'll know when you see them."
Ever since Jiang Meishu asked him that question that day, Liang Qiurun had taken fire prevention measures to heart. At the very least, the meat processing plant couldn't withstand a second fire.
After Director Li read the fire record, he started checking it almost every day from the day Liang Qiurun reminded him.
Director Li murmured, "Why didn't I listen to you?"
"Why didn't I listen to you?"
Liang Qiurun reminded him at that time, but he didn't believe it.
This led to the fire, which burned 70% of the cannery's production materials. Fortunately, it happened at the end of the evening and no casualties were caused.
Otherwise, Director Li cannot escape blame.
But despite this, Director Li still couldn't escape.
Can't escape.
Liang Qiurun still remembered the staggering figure of Director Li as he left his office. He walked over to Jiang Meishu, straightened her shoulders, and said, "You must not tell anyone."
Once people outside know that Jiang Meishu knew in advance that the cannery would catch fire, even if the matter has nothing to do with her, the final responsibility will be on him.
Do your job well in your position.
Liang Qiurun knew too well that before a major disaster, someone had to take the responsibility. If no scapegoat was found, then Director Li would step down.
Jiang Meishu seemed to have just realized the seriousness of the problem.
"A lot of canneries burned?"
She only knew that the cannery would catch fire, but she didn't know what the specific situation was.
"Seven-tenths burned."
“It will be difficult for the cannery to regain its former glory unless it is rebuilt.”
When Jiang Meishu heard this, she took a breath and said, "I."
"Lao Liang, aren't you asking something?"
Liang Qiurun stared down at her, "Does the fire at the cannery have anything to do with you?"
Jiang Meishu shook her head, "It doesn't matter."
"I didn't put it there."
"That's enough."
Liang Qiurun slowly sat down on the edge of the bed and said, "Then just pretend that this never happened."
"you do not know."
At this point he suddenly remembered, "Have you hidden the canned goods brought back from Lian City?"
Jiang Meishu nodded, "Second sister-in-law solved the storage problem." She was about to ask where it was stored, but Liang Qiurun covered her mouth. He lowered his head and looked at her fair face, "Don't say it."
"The fewer people who know about this, the better."
Jiang Meishu was stunned for a moment, then nodded hesitantly, "Lao Liang."
"Um?"
"If it was a fire at the meat processing plant, I would definitely tell you in advance."
"I know."
"The deal I made was dishonorable." Jiang Meishu bit her lip.
Liang Qiurun looked up at her and asked, "Is there any business in the world that is more honorable?"
Jiang Meishu shook her head in confusion.
"That's right." Liang Qiurun slowly lay down on the bed and whispered, "Jiang Jiang, those who can make a fortune in this world must not be soft-hearted."
"Now that you've come this far, just move forward."
"I am responsible for everything."
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