Zhao Xiaoxing didn't understand what was going on, and asked anxiously, "Sister-in-law, you're not lying to us, are you?"
She had never heard of anyone being willing to pay back money that was lost, and for a moment she thought Chen Xingling was trying to fool them.
"You've always been kind to us, we know that. But we can't do anything now that we've lost the money, we can only consider ourselves unlucky. We'll borrow a little from you first, and we'll pay you back when we get paid."
Chen Xingling shook his head: "I'll take you to the bank then, and you'll know I didn't lie to you."
Gu Qi explained: "Our banknotes are all issued by the central bank. Normally, we cannot damage the banknotes, but if it is unpredictable or caused by human accidents, the bank will give some compensation."
Even Gu Qi said so, Zhao Xiaoxing finally believed it, and grabbed Chen Xingling's hand with tears of gratitude.
"Sister-in-law, I...I'll leave our money to you. It doesn't matter how much it is. Even if it's only a few dollars, we...we don't have to be so sad."
"Okay, stop crying." Chen Xingling waved his hand: "If the money is gone, just make it back."
Gu Yi gritted his teeth and said, "The factory is closed for a while, and I can't sit around all day. The restrictions in Yucheng are not that strict, and many places can sell things during the New Year. Brother, why don't you lend me some money and ask my sister-in-law to make some hawthorn candies or something. I want to go shopping on the streets--"
"Are you free tomorrow?" Chen Xingling suddenly interrupted him.
Gu Yi was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
"Yes. Sister-in-law, you know how to make hawthorn candy. Why don't you teach Xiao Xing?"
Chen Xingling shook his head: "I'm busy now, let's talk about it later. You guys go back and rest now, and come over at around four o'clock tomorrow morning. Your brother wants to borrow a car now, and we'll set out at 10 o'clock tomorrow to make money, you guys can come with us."
Gu Yi: “…”? ? !!
Zhao Xiaoxing: “…”!!
That night, Gu Qi drove the car back.
Chen Xingling had already cleaned up the downstairs and was hiding in the huge warehouse in the supermarket space looking for foam boxes. He took thirty in one go, of different sizes, one inside another, and finally only two one-meter-long ones were left.
Thinking that the weather was very cold these days, the crabs should be able to survive for a day or two, so she didn't go to the freezer to find ice.
There is no ice factory in Chongqing now, and the city does not have the northerners' habit of storing ice in underground warehouses. The seaside and rivers never freeze over, so she took out ice cubes out of the blue, and she couldn't explain it even if she had mouths all over her body.
Considering that I have to stay up late in the car tomorrow night and can't go without something to eat on the way, I prepared some bread and beef jerky to keep me going.
After preparing all this, she quickly went to bed to rest.
Gu Qi parked the car and went upstairs, only to find that she had fallen asleep. He was worried about whether to wake her up, but he finally stopped talking, brushed his teeth, changed his clothes, and went to bed.
The next morning at around four o'clock, the lights in Sanyuan were turned on.
Chen Xingling cooked a big pot of rice noodle soup and added two pieces of beef jerky, each as thin as a cicada's wing.
As she read, she sorted out every detail, remembering some overlooked things one by one, and sorting them out again.
In the past, she was the only one who made money and did things, so as long as she could handle every step by herself, everything would go smoothly.
But this time it won’t work!
This time she needs her father's superb boat driving and parking skills, otherwise no one on the boat can reach the island.
In addition, the number of crabs is very large. Unless she has a few brothers and sisters-in-law to help, she will not be able to handle it alone!
Also, she doesn't know how to drive a modern car at all, and she always has trouble coordinating the clutch and shifting gears, so she has to rely on her dear husband to drive.
Besides, crabs don’t live long, and she probably can’t handle selling them all by herself, so she has to offer a big gift.
He was strong, so it was no problem for him to help carry the things up and down. In addition, he used to sell things secretly from time to time, and he was very good at shouting and doing business, so he was necessary to help.
As she thought about it, she slowly sorted out the various links.
Gu Qi walked into the kitchen while getting dressed.
"Xing'er, the car is running low on gas. I'll take you to Huiqiao Village first, and then I'll find a place to get gas later."
"What?!" Chen Xingling asked in surprise: "Why didn't you tell me in advance?"
Gu Qi explained with a wry smile: "Brother Liu was busy all day today. When he went to the gas station to buy gas, it was closed. Brother Liu was very sorry and said he didn't know if it would be open tomorrow, so he asked me to drive sparingly. He thought we were just visiting your mother's family to celebrate the second day of the Chinese New Year, and told me that as long as we didn't drive far, it would be absolutely fine."
Forehead?
Chen Xingling was extremely anxious and said, "But we have to go to the provincial capital, a round trip of at least 160 kilometers - how can we do that!"
"No hurry, no hurry." Gu Qi quickly comforted: "I'll take you across the river first, and then I'll drive back to the city. I'll definitely find a way to get the gas station staff to fill up our car with gas."
There is only one gas station in Yucheng at present, which is not very large. Because there are very few gas station operators, there are also very few staff members.
During the Chinese New Year, the staff had already gone home to celebrate the New Year, so it was impossible for them to continue to stick to their posts.
Chen Xingling almost stamped his feet in anxiety: "What if we can't get gas?! We have to leave before tomorrow evening! Tomorrow is the first day of the Chinese New Year, how could anyone be at work! Brother Liu is really stupid! He failed at the critical moment! The car is running out of gas and he can't get on. There is only one small gas station in the whole city of Yu. We are in such a hurry now - unless we can drive to the provincial capital! There should be at least two or three gas stations in the provincial capital."
"So far, there are only a few hundred gas stations in the country." Gu Qi smiled bitterly: "The provincial capital is a big place, there must be one or two. But our gas can only go 20 to 30 kilometers at most, there is no way to get to the provincial capital. We can't take the risk of thinking there will be a gas station on the road. If the engine breaks down on the road in the middle of the night, then there will be no help from heaven or earth."
There was no way we could take risks like this. It was impossible to push a cart dozens of kilometers to the provincial capital.
"That's definitely not possible!" Chen Xingling was extremely anxious, and said, "We have to stop at Yucheng! You should ask the stopper to help us make some arrangements! If the engine stalls on the way, people can walk back - but the crabs will die on the way! Please! I don't want everyone to be so busy and finally fail at this step!"
"Don't worry, don't worry." Gu Qi coaxed, "Don't panic, don't get confused. Don't worry, I will find a way to get the oil before this afternoon, and I will try not to delay your plan to sell crabs."
"Aqi~~" Chen Xingling hugged him tightly, "You must help me do this! You must arrive before dusk! You must!"
"Yes." Gu Qi nodded firmly and patted her back gently, "Don't worry, I will definitely help you."
After a while, Gu Yi and Zhao Xiaoxing came.
Later, Ma Dali also arrived early.
After eating some hot rice noodle soup and fragrant beef jerky, they turned off the stove in the kitchen, went upstairs, wrapped the half-sleeping little tiger in a quilt, put him in the car and set off quickly.
It was daybreak and there were few people on the road.
Gu Qi drove quite fast and arrived at the entrance of Huiqiao Village in ten minutes.
My brothers and sisters-in-law had all gotten up early. Except for my fourth sister-in-law and my third sister-in-law who were still sleeping, the others had already eaten and were ready.
Long claws and large buckets for catching crabs were also prepared.
Chen Xingling hurriedly asked Gu Yi and Ma Dali to put on long boots and asked Zhao Xiaoxing to stay at home for the time being.
Gu Qi gently handed his still sleeping son to his mother-in-law. Liu Peiyun smiled lovingly and went upstairs carrying the little guy.
Chen Sanshui put down the cigarette in his hand and said, "Take your things with you! Let's go!"
Everyone picked up their things and set off proudly behind their old father.
Gu Qi was secretly a little worried and shouted, "Xing'er! You have to be careful!"
After all, she hadn't been to the sea for many years, and the weather was so cold. She was worried that she would not be able to adapt at first, and she didn't know if it would be dangerous.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, all his wife's uncles and sisters-in-law turned around and laughed at him.
"Wow! My brother-in-law is worried about me? No way!"
"Haha! My little sister comes to the sea every day. When I'm in the sea, he's probably still in the capital wearing open-crotch pants."
"Don't worry! She's been catching crabs since she was a few months old!"
"Hahaha……"
Chen Xingling secretly turned around, blew him a kiss from a distance, and quickly ran ahead.
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