GBP Chapter 188 The Zhou brothers go to Y City again
Chapter 188 The Zhou brothers go to Y City again
After finding the place, the two vendors gave some more instructions before leaving.
The two brothers observed the surrounding area for a while.
Zhou Jianming, "I really want to walk around here and see how many people there are in the vegetable market tomorrow morning. If possible, we can rent a shop."
Zhou Jianping said, "It's too late. If we wait any longer, it will be dark. Brother, let's go back early."
I'll load up the goods tomorrow, and then I'll only sell wholesale, not retail. I'll have plenty of time, so I can wander around and even find a hotel to stay in."
Zhou Jianming, "Yes, this is our first time out, and we can't let our family members worry. We still didn't pack enough vegetables this time.
When we have a full truck tomorrow, plus the cantaloupes, they’ll be ravenous, hehe.”
The tractor's steering wheel began to turn, and the two brothers began their return journey.
At 8:30 in the evening, the whole family was waiting and was very happy to see the two brothers come back.
Hongmei and Hongyu helped Li Guihua serve the dishes.
Hongwei, Hongbo, and Xiaohongfeng surrounded them.
"Why don't you let the children eat first?" Zhou Jianming took out all the money in his pocket and put it on the table.
"We are not hungry. We can't eat until Dad comes back." The three boys excitedly helped count the money.
Zhou Jianping also took out the money from his own pocket, as he only collected small amounts.
"Third sister-in-law is so smart. When we go out, this waist bag is very convenient and can protect us from thieves."
When he was in the city before, some people took advantage of the chaos to get close to him, but they had been warned by his third brother's wife.
No matter where he is, he doesn't want to get close to people.
It is better to do wholesale business in the future and avoid contact with strangers.
The vegetables sold well, and both adults and children were happy.
Zhou Jianming put one foot on the tip of the bench and said, "My third sister-in-law is right! We need to expand the vegetable greenhouses. I think adding five is not enough. We should add ten!"
Li Guihua brought a bowl of braised pork with arrowhead sauce and placed it on the table. "Jianming, since the greenhouse needs to be expanded, how about letting my brother come this time?"
Zhou Jianming rushed forward and supported his son Hongwei to avoid falling, but his face was full of unhappiness.
"What is your brother doing here? To be a leader? We don't have a throne for him in our house!
There's work to be done in the vegetable greenhouse! Don't expect me and the kids to help him when the time comes!"
Li Guihua was embarrassed. "I know I have to work, but my parents are urging me to do it. Just give me a spot!"
Zhou Jianming, "No! They can't do their job well, and besides, my third brother's wife would be disgusted if they saw them."
Zhou Jianping, "Sister-in-law, I think your second sister-in-law can come. She was quite capable when she was doing the hair perm business, and she was also quite strong when she fought with my sister-in-law."
Li Guihua was embarrassed by this, but thinking that her second sister-in-law was indeed strong, she agreed without being lazy.
"This spot will be given to my second sister-in-law. I'll go home and let her know tomorrow."
I was afraid that it was too late and the boss would disagree.
Sure enough, Zhou Jianming reminded him, "If you come to work, just work, but you must follow instructions. Anyone who acts on their own will be prepared to waste their quota."
People in the vegetable greenhouse work in two shifts.
After the two brothers had dinner, the people working the night shift in the vegetable greenhouse had already started picking vegetables for the next morning.
I was originally preparing to load the vegetables onto the tricycle as instructed by Qiu Da, but I heard that the boss had returned.
Everyone piled the vegetables onto the tractor.
The goods must be shipped at 3 am, arrive at the vegetable market before 4 am, and be sold wholesale before 6 am.
Those who sell quickly will restock in the middle.
Liu Wenjing's father doesn't get off work until 11 a.m., so he can have a good sleep in the afternoon. He gets up at 3 a.m. every day to help the food delivery people.
Compared to working on a pallet truck, it’s not that hard. I don’t lack sleep, but I have to get up early.
The afternoon is free, and after waking up I can help the old lady take care of her grandchildren.
They have received notice in the past few days that the vegetables in the greenhouse are rationed.
We must focus on the supply from Y City, and the remaining supply can satisfy the county.
The new vegetable greenhouse has been expanded and it will be up to speed in less than a month.
During this period, Uncle Liu finally felt a little more relaxed.
The next day at noon, the greenhouse team loaded a tractor full of goods, covered them with old blankets, and secured them with ropes.
This time, there was an additional person who went with him, Brother Hong. He was young, strong and smart.
If you have a primary school education, you can help with the accounting.
Ever since he joined the engineering team, his fourth uncle has forced him to use his spare time to learn abacus.
Now it works.
Brother Hong held his abacus and got on the tractor.
The area where they sat was very small, with Brother Hong and Zhou Laoer sitting close together, and the rest of the place was filled with vegetables.
This time, they did not wait for the bus at the station, but drove their tractor to Y City.
It was only 3pm when we got there.
The tractor first stopped at the factory outside the station and sold a batch of goods to Director Fang.
This time, the director took a lot of food.
As soon as the lunch dishes came out of the canteen, they were spread throughout the factory.
The first person to come to him was the women's director, followed by the warehouse keeper and some other small cadres.
They all came to inquire about the origin of these vegetables, and heard that they were sent from a small county town below and were not sold outside.
Everyone asked the secretary to buy it for them.
The secretary really couldn't refuse, and since the other party was not unwilling to pay, he simply agreed.
I bought some extra vegetables today. Apart from the ones necessary for the cafeteria, the rest will be sold to whoever comes early. If you come late, forget it.
Zhou Jianming happily zipped up his wallet.
It was his younger brother Zhou Jianping who continued to drive the tractor.
When I got outside the vegetable market, I found that there were quite a lot of people.
Leaving Brother Hong on the tractor, the two brothers started shopping.
There are many shops surrounding the vegetable market. When I came here yesterday, some vegetable vendors moved the remaining vegetables to the roadside to sell.
I hope that people who are getting off work or shopping will buy some.
These vendors haven't come out today.
There are many houses across the street from this vegetable market.
There are small buildings and also independent courtyards.
Walking around the vegetable market, you will see a winding river on one side.
Some women were washing clothes by the river. They rubbed them twice with Grand Canal soap and then rubbed them with their hands.
He swung the clothes beater and kept beating them, and a lot of soap foam rose on the stones on the river bank.
Walking and stopping along the way, Zhou Jianming pointed at the houses and buildings next to him.
"I see the houses here are similar to those in our county town. I guess this is a suburb, the closest suburb to our county."
Zhou Jianping, "Isn't the station in our county also in the suburbs? It must be the same.
How about we go to the city and find a busier vegetable market?"
Zhou Jianming immediately denied it, "That won't work. Firstly, the journey is too long, and secondly, even if business is booming, our vegetable greenhouse won't be able to keep up with the delivery!"
Zhou Jianping said, "Then let's just do it here first. Once we become famous, people from other vegetable markets will naturally come to us to buy our products."
You can't become fat in one bite, just take it slow.
When they turned around, vegetable vendors had already set up their stalls.
But as soon as they showed up, they were recognized by the slightly plump woman.
"Hey! The country vegetable vendor! You finally came!"
No wonder she was so excited. In the entire vegetable market, she and the middle-aged man were the only ones who bought the freshest goods.
Although the prices were extremely high, the goods were so good and fresh that the vegetables they had planned to sell for two days were sold out at just after eight o'clock.
People who can’t sell their vegetables still come out to set up stalls in the afternoon.
She and the middle-aged man came here to wait for someone.
They had seen something suspicious about the tractor before, but they hadn't taken it seriously.
Because the people in the car didn't know each other, and the tractor was covered tightly with a blanket, no one was embarrassed to go up and take a look.
Now that she saw the Zhou brothers, she and the middle-aged man immediately dragged the empty cart and surrounded the tractor.
Before the people around him could react, he grabbed the goods, which were more than double the amount than last time.
Now the people setting up stalls nearby could see clearly that the fresh goods they sold in the morning were actually delivered by this group of people.
They left their vegetable stalls and rushed over to get the goods.
Zhou Jianming often delivered goods to shops in the county town and was very experienced. He immediately jumped on the tractor and shouted.
"Don't go forward! Line up at the back. Even if you can't get a spot today, you'll have priority tomorrow.
Anyone who breaks the rules will be banned from doing business! "
The slightly plump woman quickly put down her dish and stood at the first table.
The middle-aged man also abandoned his tricycle and followed closely behind her.
Those who knew what was going on followed to the back row. A few of them murmured to themselves but did not dare to act rashly.
Afraid of being listed as a person with whom you are not allowed to do business.
Brother Hong took out an abacus and a small notebook. "What's your last name?"
The slightly plump woman was stunned for a moment, then realized, "My last name is Yang."
Brother Hong wrote down the name in the first row of the notebook. "Sister Yang! What goods do you want to order today?"
Sister Yang, "I want everything I snatch, all of it!"
Zhou Jianming, "No, it's still 10 jin at most!"
This woman is too greedy!
Yesterday's goods sold out quickly because others didn't have them.
With so many people queuing up today, she will definitely not sell as fast as before tomorrow.
Sister Yang said, "You guys will come again in the future, right? Then 10 kilograms is fine."
Zhou Jianping glanced at her and said, "Next month, when our new vegetable greenhouse starts to produce more, you can buy more."
Sister Yang and the middle-aged man behind her all widened their eyes when they saw that Xiaoxianggua was also being weighed this time.
"Oh my god! I can even smell the fragrance of cantaloupes, hahaha!"
"Their stir-fried dishes are also better than others. I just tried them today."
Because they were all in the same vegetable market and found some fresh goods, they couldn't help but buy some to try.
The more I tasted, the more jealous I became.
Now, everyone who sees it can get a share!
Brother Hong was clacking his abacus.
Zhou Jianming unloads the goods.
Zhou Jianping weighed it and their cooperation was seamless.
This time, the slightly plump Sister Yang didn't dare ask Zhou Jianping to move the goods for her.
Because there were so many people buying vegetables, she was afraid that if she said it out loud she would be listed as a person she did not want to do business with.
Business is going on in an orderly manner.
At the end of the line, two people were out of stock.
Brother Hong continued to register their names, but they were extremely reluctant. "There's no food left, why would you still remember their names?"
Zhou Jianming touched his bulging wallet and was extremely patient.
"It's up to you whether you write it or not. Just remember your name and when we come tomorrow, we'll call your name first. Everyone else will have to line up behind you."
The man behind him immediately said, "My name is Zhang Yong!"
The woman standing in front glared at him, then turned around and said, "My name is Yang Ermei!"
It was all because they reacted too slowly that they were left behind.
I'll wait until tomorrow morning to watch others sell vegetables.
But tomorrow afternoon, they can be at the front of the line.
When people were queuing up to buy vegetables here, a crowd gathered. Many people came to watch the fun, and some wanted to buy in small quantities, but they were all rejected by the Zhou brothers.
Zhou Jianming said firmly, "Since my family is engaged in wholesale business, we will definitely not do retail sales. We must let the vendors make money! This is the rule of my Zhou family vegetable greenhouse team."
The vegetable vendor was also delighted when he heard this.
Business started early today and everything was finished just at 5:00.
Zhou Jianping also wanted to stroll around the city and perhaps find other vegetable markets.
Zhou Jianming looked at the two men's bulging wallets, then at the crowd around them.
"Let's go back first and leave early tomorrow. It won't be too late to go shopping later."
Thinking that it would be dark by the time they got home, the three of them quickly gathered their things.
Blankets, ropes, scales, all thrown onto the back of the tractor.
The tractor slowly left the road and began to drive towards the station.
Just as I turned past the station, two people wearing red armbands blocked my way.
"Serving the people! Routine inspection!"
Just as the tractor was about to stop, Zhou Jianping looked sharply at the person behind him. It was the young man who kept leaning against him and rubbing against him last night.
So he shouted, "Brother, don't stop, rush over!"
But the vehicle had already slowed down, and several people rushed over without saying a word and tried to climb onto the tractor.
Zhou Jianping picked up the scale bar and whipped the other person's arm.
"Don't stop, bro. They're the ones who were always next to me yesterday. They definitely have ulterior motives. Don't let them fool you."
After hearing the whole story, Brother Hong also raised his abacus and smashed it on the arms and foreheads of these people.
People on one side want to climb up, while people on the other side push down.
There was great chaos on the remote roads.
Seeing that the tractor could no longer move forward, Zhou Jianping simply got off the vehicle, spat into his palm, and wiped it clean.
"Maduo, I just don't believe it. The educated youth have all returned to the city, and the red armbands are no longer valid. Are you trying to scare me?"
Then he pulled out a shovel from the seat beside him and said, "I can't kill you!"
The young man from before saw this and ran away in panic.
The two men with red armbands also shrank back, "Oh my god, this guy has gone crazy!"
Seeing the four opponents retreating, Zhou Jianming swung his big shovel even harder.
After retreating some distance, the young man was unwilling to give in. "We can't be cowardly. He doesn't dare to really hit us. If he injures or cripples us, he will go to jail!"