The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 126 Enamel Factory

"Hurry up and install the hood, go to the gas station to refuel, and then go directly to the enamel factory to load the goods. Meet me at my place at six or seven o'clock tomorrow morning. Tell your family in the evening that you have to go to Jiujiang and may not be back until the day after tomorrow. Bring your own toiletries." Jiang Cheng instructed Feng Hua.

In factories or other transport teams, there may be more apprentices following the vehicle. But at transport stations, truck drivers and bus drivers are reluctant to take apprentices with them, especially those who have just started learning.

Not only do you have to take care of yourself on the road, you also have to take care of the apprentice. Moreover, the apprentice only gets an allowance of a dozen yuan, and you won't get the same subsidy as the master does when you follow the car.

When the driver goes to a restaurant for dinner, what should the apprentice do? Even if he has food coupons, can he share the meal expenses with the driver?

Generally, the driver lets the apprentice follow the car, basically when the apprentice can drive a car. The driver wants to take it easy, so he can just sit in the car or drive for half a day and earn his salary.

After the hood of the car was closed and Feng Hua put the tools back to the repair shop and came back, Jiang Cheng continued to teach him how to crank the engine. He also asked him to find a way to train his strength, but he had no control over how to train his strength.

After the engine started, they both got in the car, and Jiang Cheng briefly explained how to start the car while operating it. Don't expect Feng Hua to learn it right away, but it's enough to have an impression.

Having an apprentice is convenient. When Jiang Cheng arrived at the gas station, this was the second time he brought Feng Hua with him. He only had to sign the bill, and Feng Hua could fill the gas tanks and take the spare oil.

After filling up the gas, I went to the enamel factory, which was not far from here, in the same area. If it were far, my neighbor Zhang Yang would not be able to live here.

When he arrived at the enamel factory, Jiang Cheng found that there was an unexpected surprise when he brought his apprentice with him.

After registering here, the people here not only gave cigarettes to Jiang Cheng, but also to Feng Hua. Feng Hua gave them directly to Jiang Cheng as a gift. Although it was a gift to Jiang Cheng, Feng Hua also experienced the glory of his father driving a truck.

As an apprentice, he followed his master to load the goods, and everyone was polite to him. Because of this, he was called by other drivers in the company to wash cars, and sometimes helped others to unload tires. Now everything feels worth it.

"Do you have money with you? Tell me what you like. If you don't have money, give it to me tomorrow." Jiang Cheng asked Feng Hua at the door of the enamel factory's warehouse.

"Master, I don't need to buy it. When my father was a driver, he had a lot of things at home." Feng Hua replied.

Feng Hua knew that the master was taking care of him. In fact, even if the family had enough, it would not be too much. Feng Hua could also sell it to others and earn a little difference. People would still owe him a favor.

But when following the master, don't think about getting benefits unless you really need it. If Feng Hua doesn't buy, his master will buy no less. Drivers who come to the enamel factory will basically buy washbasins, because washbasins are good gifts. When some people get married or hold a wedding, giving a washbasin is definitely a face-saving thing.

An enamel wash basin costs two yuan, and ordinary people cannot afford such a large amount as a gift for banquets. Therefore, only very close people would be willing to give a wash basin as a gift. Even when a leader's family holds a banquet, it is not shabby to give a wash basin as a gift.

Hearing Feng Hua say this, Jiang Cheng did not hesitate and found the person in charge of arranging the loading.

"Comrade, can you sell us a few wash basins? A relative of mine has just given birth to a baby and I want to give him one as a gift. Another relative is going to work as an educated youth in the countryside."

"Haha, Master, do you have any relatives who are getting married? Just tell me how many you want." The person in charge said with a smile that nine out of ten drivers who come to their factory to pick up goods are relatives or family members who have happy events and want to buy some enamel products as gifts.

Anyway, inside the enamel factory, the driver's polite words have long been regarded as a joke. To distinguish whether a driver is an experienced driver, you can see whether he has relatives who need to buy washbasins for a wedding. Experienced drivers will buy them directly, and only new drivers will ask this question. "I want three washbasins. Is there a colleague named Zhang Yang in your production workshop?"

"Zhang Yang? Which workshop?"

"I'm not sure about that. He lives in the same courtyard as me, in Nanluoyuan."

When the person in charge heard Jiang Cheng say this, he really remembered it. There were more than 800 people in the factory, and the person in charge of loading the goods was just a team leader in the logistics department. It was normal that he didn't know the names of most people in the factory.

But the person in charge of loading really knew Zhang Yang, because a few days ago he actually brought some seaweed to the factory to exchange for food and money with his colleagues. Many people knew that he had a neighbor driver, and now it seemed that the driver who came to their factory to load the goods was the one Zhang Yang knew.

You should know that kelp is a hot commodity in inland areas, not only because it is nutritious, but also because some people need it.

In this era, many people suffer from goiter, which is professionally called goiter.

The reason for goiter is that people in this era lack iodine. The salt they eat is not iodized salt. And there are no other iodine-containing foods to eat.

The kelp and laver in the sea contain iodine, and eating some of them regularly can prevent and treat the symptoms of iodine deficiency. So Zhang Yang didn't get much kelp from the factory, but many people in the factory knew that he could get the scarce product from a driver neighbor.

The person in charge of loading asked someone to call Zhang Yang over, intending to try to get a ride with the driver Jiang Cheng. Drivers are different from each other, and it is very good to have a relationship with the drivers of the transport station for many units and factory logistics departments.

For example, for drivers from small companies who have their own vehicles to transport goods, you just need to be polite to such drivers. It will be of no use trying to curry favor with them and make friends with them.

If Jiang Cheng can get some kelp next time and give it directly to their logistics department, he can give it as a gift to the leaders.

Soon, Zhang Yang was brought over by a staff member from the logistics department. He didn't expect Jiang Cheng to come to their factory to pick up goods. What he didn't expect was that he was just here to pick up goods, but the factory workshop director actually arranged for him to take over the job. He just asked his neighbor Jiang Cheng to come over and chat with him.

The goods were quickly loaded, and the wash basins that Jiang Cheng wanted were also put on the truck. Under normal circumstances, even if Jiang Cheng was a driver at the transport station, the most he could ask you to do was buy some products from the factory.

For example, even if you give him something, the driver at the transport station will basically accept it shamelessly and won't return the favor. But since he is a neighbor of the factory workers, it is worth a little bit of courtesy. In addition to the three washbasins, two enamel cups were also placed in the washbasins. They are all for Jiang Cheng, and he doesn't want any money.

This time, because we brought our apprentices with us, we couldn't put the goods in the space. But the factory might be afraid of theft, so they packed them in wooden boxes with straw to prevent vibration during transportation and knock off some of the enamel paint.

It is not possible without wooden boxes. The goods loaded are higher than the surface of the car. Not to mention that they may be stolen when the car is parked, but someone may steal one of them when driving without paying attention.

After the wooden box was packed, Jiang Cheng covered it with canvas and tied it up, then took his apprentice straight home.

Now the shady spot outside the alley where Jiang Cheng lives has become his exclusive parking spot. Many people know that sometimes a big car will park here. People who come here to enjoy the cool will deliberately leave that spot empty, and some people who hang clothes under the trees will only choose another direction.

(End of this chapter)