good old days

Chapter 543 Freight

The child's fever subsided at night and he had a slight cough for several days. Wang Sumei left most of the work in the shop to Song Yahui and visited her every day.

Jiang Xinyu also ran back at noon and afternoon. She was relieved after three or four days when the child showed no symptoms.

At the end of the month, she didn't wait for the goods from Ding Changhai first, but waited for the goods from Guo Yimin.

The payment was less than 1,300 yuan, and the shipping fee on the note was 376 yuan. Jiang Xinyu checked the account and found that the 1,500 yuan she had given before was not enough, and she had to make up another 170 yuan.

It was already mid-afternoon when I informed her to pick up the goods this time. After school, Jiang Xinyu simply went to Chen Qiuhua to ask for leave.

Chen Qiuhua frowned and said: "Your son is still ill? How can you ask for leave every day? If you can apply for day school, you should not live on campus. I have no objection to asking for leave every day. Your counselor will have to talk to you if he sees it. It is the school's rules. The system is here, if something happens to you when you ask for leave, who will be responsible?"

In the first academic year of the school, students must live on campus regardless of whether they are local residents of the capital. Starting from the second academic year, they can apply for day study.

The yard they rented before was far away and the two of them could not afford to go to school. Now that they have settled next to the school, going to school is indeed much more convenient than accommodation.

"I really have something to do tonight. You approved it for me today. I will go to the counselor to apply for day study tomorrow."

Chen Qiuhua didn't say anything more. He wrote down the situation on the duty list, then raised his head and said to her, "I heard that Chen Yi went abroad."

Jiang Xinyu nodded, "It's been almost a month since I left."

Chen Qiuhua asked: "Is your mother-in-law really not planning to get married to Chen Yi's father? There are many people out there who want to introduce partners to his father."

Jiang Xinyu asked doubtfully: "Isn't Chen Yi's father's body...?"

Can I start a family again if I already have lung cancer? Chen Jinhua probably doesn't have that intention, right?

Chen Qiuhua didn't seem to know what was wrong with Chen Jinhua's body. He frowned and asked, "What's wrong with your body?"

Since Chen Jinhua didn't say anything outside, Jiang Xinyu naturally shook her head, "It's okay, I just heard him cough a few times last time."

Chen Qiuhua said nonchalantly: "It's an old habit. I cough occasionally, it doesn't matter."

"Go back and persuade your mother-in-law, who should you live with? Why bother messing around when you are already old? Chen Yi is promising, but can he have a car to ride in when he goes out?"

"Cuifen's aunt sent me a letter, saying that your mother-in-law and her brother and sister-in-law have always wanted to visit your mother-in-law. They came once last winter, but Chen Yi's father drove her back. Your mother-in-law and her brother said To put it mildly, he is just a shameless person, and he might come again at some point."

Jiang Xinyu said: "They don't know where we live now. If we find a place, someone must have told them."

Chen Qiuhua heard this with some meaning, as if pointing at her and saying that if her home address was leaked, it must be her.

"You girl are really..." You don't know what's good and what's good.

Chen Qiuhua curled his lips and said, "Okay, okay, if you have anything to do, just leave."

Sitting back at the table, Chen Qiuhua crossed his arms and watched the people coming and going in the corridor through the window without blinking.

So many years have passed in the blink of an eye, and both her parents are gone. In the past, although her mother had many things to do and liked to meddle in each family's business, at least the siblings were living happily.

Now that people are gone, things are missing a lot, but I still feel like something is missing.

Even if Jiang Xinyu heard what Chen Qiuhua said, she had no intention of going to her mother-in-law to talk about it. My mother-in-law may be a bit old-fashioned sometimes, but she actually understands very well in her heart and doesn’t need others to talk too much.

Jiang Xinyu really plans to become a running school student.

Anyway, her home is close, and it is very convenient to go to the school library to study. If she needs something at home, she will not be unable to ask for leave. With her mother-in-law at home with her children, Jiang Xinyu and Song Yahui rode to the transportation company to find Master Fan.

Unfortunately, Master Fan went on a long journey, so she took the cigarettes to the family home of the transportation company to invite Master Fan and his apprentice Zhao Sheng.

Chen Yi and Master Fan had a good relationship before. Master Fan explained that Zhao Sheng put on his clothes and left with them without saying a word.

The bicycle was put in the carriage, and the truck arrived at the freight station in less than an hour.

There were less than twenty bags for more than one ton of goods, and each bag was very stuffed. I opened the door and looked inside with a flashlight. I saw hazelnuts scurrying there one after another. The goods were fine. I weighed them again. Counting correctly, it took less than ten minutes to load it into the car.

After unloading the goods into the yard, I gave the driver Zhao Sheng a fifteen-yuan red envelope, then opened the bag and put a bag of hazelnuts in it for the driver.

"Why are you so polite? My master said, if he is not here, you come to me."

Jiang Xinyu forced the thing to him, "It's just some nuts, take it back and give it to your family to try."

Wang Sumei came out to greet him with water that was just warm enough to drink, and they chatted for a long time.

Jiang Xinyu took the opportunity to ask: "Where do your transport teams go when they run long distances?"

Zhao Sheng held the tea cup and said: "They are all from the south. Did you bring today's goods from the northeast? It is better not to find trucks for places that are too far away. It is not as cheap as trains, but trucks are more convenient and faster than trains. "

Jiang Xinyu just wanted to know the price of a long-distance truck. She nodded and said, "It's from the Northeast. It's more than 800 miles away. It's more than a ton of goods. The freight is 376 yuan. Do you think it's expensive?"

Zhao Sheng waved his hand, "It's really not expensive. Yours is definitely suitable for long-distance freight transportation by trucks. If our trucks go there, this trip will cost less than 500 yuan. Money is not the most important thing. The safety of goods and people on the road is not as good as truck transportation." In our transportation company, three masters died in ten years. They all encountered robbery on the way. Once, even the people and goods were gone. We had to carry protective weapons on our bodies and in our cars when we were running long distances. …”

Wang Sumei was stunned for a while.

She thought that truck drivers were very profitable and would definitely be a good job in the iron rice bowl, but she didn't expect that their lives would be in danger.

Jiang Xinyu also gave up her intention of finding a truck to transport goods in the future.

The freight charges from Xinjiang Province are too high. The distance to the Northeast is not that far. Although the price is not that expensive, it is not cheap either.

Shipping costs have always accounted for the majority of their expenses. If it were less, would their profits be higher?

However, as the driver Zhao Sheng said just now, trucks deliver goods faster and can be delivered directly to your doorstep. This is convenient, but the safety of the goods is not guaranteed and the cost is higher.

"Next time my master is not here, you can come find me again. It's getting late, I have to go back quickly."

After the people left, Song Yahui said: "I wanted to ask last time, how much does it cost to pay for gas every time? Sister Xinyu, is it too much to give you fifteen? Isn't it too easy for truck drivers to make money?"

The amount of remuneration given by Jiang Xinyu followed the amount that Chen Yi gave to Master Fan last time. She asked: "I will give you a car, do you dare to drive it? Do you know how to drive it? Don't worry about how much gas this trip will cost. , if you ask someone for help, can you just pay for the gas?"

Song Yahui scratched his head and stopped talking.

Jiang Xinyu added: "I suggest that you also learn to drive from a master in the future, and you will have another way to make money in the future."

She remembered reading a piece of news occasionally in the past. In the early 1990s, a taxi driver could earn several thousand yuan a month.

In the past, she thought it was only a few thousand yuan, but now, that is, in another ten years, the RMB will depreciate again, and a few thousand yuan is still not a small amount. A few decades later, there will be many people with a monthly salary of several thousand yuan. Yes, it is enough to prove that being a driver before the millennium is really a profitable profession.

If you don't have a degree in this era, the skill of driving can really ensure that a person has food and drink.

(End of this chapter)