"You kid, why don't you borrow it? I've already agreed with you." Jiang Guangwen said, "Besides, it's not for nothing."
If you lend this cart of his, you can always get some money back. Even if it doesn't work out, you can also get some food.
Jiang Jun thought for a moment and agreed with a smile: "Okay, I will take him there tomorrow morning."
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Xu Erlong didn't sleep well all night. He had something on his mind and worried about oversleeping.
There was no clock or watch, so I could only judge the time by looking at the sky and listening to the crow of cocks in the village.
The first rooster crow sounded, and Xu Erlong touched the darkness and got up from the cool bed.
As soon as he moved, Zhang Jinfang also got up in the room.
Obviously, like Xu Erlong, she did not sleep well and had something on her mind.
Xu Erlong pushed Jin Ya and Yu Ping, who were sleeping next to them, to signal them to get up.
Jin Teeth yawned loudly and followed Xu Erlong to find water to brush his teeth.
"I'll cook some noodles for you to eat," Zhang Jinfang said.
"No, we'll go to the county town and have something to eat later." Xu Erlong replied.
According to yesterday's arrangement, Xu Erlong, Yu Ping, and Jin Ya took the packed woven bags and carried them out to the road.
Huang Xiaogang stood guard by the road, looking at the stars above his head, yawning one after another.
"Didn't you say that a cart is coming? Why is there no cart?" Huang Xiaogang muttered.
Xu Erlong looked at the sky and estimated the time: "Maybe it's still early. It's okay. If we wait a little longer, we'll finish picking the goods, and Jiang Jun will probably be here."
He went back to pick things up, but he thought in his mind that when this batch of eels was delivered, he would have to buy a watch, otherwise, there would not even be a specific time.
The three of them shuttled back and forth several times, and the goods were all piled on the road.
"Why hasn't the truck arrived yet?" Jin Teeth poked his head.
"You're not being let off the hook, are you?" Yu Ping asked.
Xu Erlong thought for a while: "I'll go take a look."
Don't let any surprises happen as you have agreed.
He walked along the road until he reached the door of Jiang Guangwen's house.
The door of Jiang's house was closed tightly, and there was no one looking at the cart on the courtyard.
Xu Erlong felt something bad. He frowned and knocked on Jiang's door.
"Who is it?" With a creaking sound, Jiang Guangwen opened the door.
"Uncle Jiang, it's me." Xu Erlong said to Jiang Guangwen with a smile on his face: "It's almost dawn, I'll pull the cart."
"Pull the cart? Didn't Jiang Jun pull it for you?" Jiang Guangwen asked.
The doubts in his heart were confirmed, but Xu Erlong did not say it clearly. It is estimated that Jiang Guangwen did not know, otherwise, he would not tell such lies.
He said to Jiang Guangwen: "Uncle Jiang, let me go back and take a look. Maybe we missed it."
"Wait, I'll go take a look too." Jiang Guangwen followed.
The two of them walked back and forth on the road for quite a while.
This is just a highway, there’s no way you’re going the wrong way, right?
Where is this Jiang Jun pulling a cart?
On the side of the highway, several people looked at the goods in front of them, feeling anxious.
The sky was getting brighter, but they had not yet found Jiang Jun or the truck carrying the goods.
Instead, Yang Limin and his brothers staggered out of the village. They carried urea bags, showed provocative smiles at Xu Erlong, and walked away.
"These guys don't know what they are proud of." Yu Ping said with disgust.
"Second brother, tell me, is it possible that Jiang Jun, Yang Limin and others are working together to cause trouble?" Huang Xiaogang expressed his doubts.
"It must be that Jiang Jun has a good relationship with Yang Limin and the others, and they often play cards together." Jin Ya said.
If that's the case, it's easy to understand.
Yang Limin was beaten just last night. Jiang Jun and Yang Limin shared their anger and deliberately held back. It was normal to not want to borrow a carriage.
Unexpectedly, after all calculations, something went wrong here.
The sky is getting brighter and brighter, and if you delay any longer, you will miss the delivery time.
Xu Erlong looked at the goods in front of him. This was his first time supplying goods to an aquatic products company. Something went wrong, and he was afraid that future cooperation would be impossible.
Although he was anxious in his heart, his face remained calm.
He is not really a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old. He has seen a lot of storms, but he can still manage to deal with this.
With the tip of his tongue touching his teeth, he calmly ordered Yu Ping: "Go back to the village, find a few big laborers, pay five yuan each, and let them help. Let's pick these goods to the county town. Be faster."
Doesn't he believe that a living person can be suffocated to death by urinating?
When the quantity was small, he could carry the eels to the county seat by himself. Now that the quantity is large, it's not a big deal, so he needs two more people to pick it up.
"Okay." Yu Ping replied. As of now, there is only one way.
Yu Ping walked up to the field ridge and walked back.
Xu Erlong said to him again: "Remember to remind them to bring the pole rope."
"I know." Yu Ping replied.
"Let's carry the things first, Xiaogang. You wait here and let them catch up with the things later." Xu Erlong bent down, picked up the things and was about to leave.
If you can rush to give away some of it first, give some of it first, it is better than giving nothing at all.
Just two steps after carrying the eel, a large truck came from far away.
They were just passing trucks and no one paid any attention to them.
Unexpectedly, the truck stopped not far ahead, and the driver stuck his head out of the window: "Brother, where are you going? Do you want to give you a lift?"
Xu Erlong looked up and recognized this person as Xiong Yawei.
It's almost as if when you feel sleepy, someone will give you a pillow.
Such a good thing cannot be wished for.
"Yes." Xu Erlong replied.
After thinking for a while, he asked again: "How much does it cost?"
Let’s talk about it first, then don’t mess with it.
These days, truck drivers make a lot of money, and the freight is also high.
If Xiong Yawei asks for a high price, the eel money he earns will not be enough for the transportation fee.
"Look what you said." Xiong Yawei laughed: "When I go out, I have many friends and many paths. You helped me a lot last time, but now I'm just giving you a ride. I don't need any money. If you are polite, then,
Just treat me to some of your local specialties."
This is reasonable and reasonable.
Xu Erlong nodded and shouted to Yu Ping's back over there: "Yu Ping, come back, there's no need to call anyone, there's a car now."
Jin Teeth, Huang Xiaogang and others helped quickly put these goods into the compartment behind the large truck.
"Brother, you are also lucky. I just delivered the goods, and now the carriage is empty, just enough to hold yours." Xiong Yawei smiled cheerfully: "Otherwise, I would not have stopped halfway."
"Thank you." Xu Erlong handed him a cigarette.
As a prison inmate in his previous life, even if Xiong Yawei becomes a murderer again, Xu Erlong knows that he is not bad at heart.
The large truck pulled them all the way towards the county seat.
"Second brother, look, isn't that Yang Limin and the others?" Jin Ya touched Xu Erlong's arm.
There is a trailer parked on the road ahead.
Yang Limin, Jiang Jun and others all sat on the cart to rest their breath.
They passed cigarettes to each other, borrowed fire from each other, talked and laughed.