The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 207: Distribute Winter Clothes in Advance

At around 7:50, Captain Du appeared in Transport Team 3.

He stood in the driver's lounge and explained the situation. Although he had to arrange for people to go to the north to get some lists, Captain Du chose a rotation mode for the sake of fairness.

In the first round, three pilots will be arranged to go to the north, but there are only two cities. One is Tianjin, where the export routes lead to island countries, North Korea, the Soviet Union and other regions.

The other one is Dalian. The export routes are similar, but the products are different.

Jiang Cheng couldn't keep going to Guangzhou, after all, he had already gone there twice. But he didn't want to go that far, mainly because it was a bit far from Shanghai and Nanjing.

Zhou Lingying also wanted Jiang Cheng to bring back a set of bed sheets, quilt covers and pillowcases that she had sewn for her parents' home, but in this era, if one wanted to travel widely, he couldn't lose his job as a driver, so he had to obey the arrangements.

Besides, there are only three drivers on duty at a time, which means they may not be able to take turns once a month. I can only think of going to the fishing village in Shanghai to collect seafood and visit Zhou Lingying's parents next time.

Previously, it took a detour of about 300 kilometers from Shanghai to Nanjing. Although it seemed that he had traveled 300 kilometers more, the journey from Nanjing to Changcheng was at least reduced by more than 100 kilometers. Moreover, Jiang Cheng could reach Nanjing from Shanghai in one day.

The shortest route to Tianjin, or even Dalian, is to go to Lu'an in Anhui Province. If you go to Nanjing, the roads are all mountainous and you may not be able to drive there in a day. It's a bit unreasonable.

Although this time the list includes two cities, the direction and route are the same, and we can at least separate when we reach Tianjin.

In addition, Jiang Cheng took the initiative to choose first, and Captain Du hoped that he would set a good example and go to Dalian, which is farther away, to transport canned goods. Jiang Cheng was afraid that others would be polite to him, and he was a person who would not take hard words. As soon as Captain Du said something nice, Jiang Cheng took the Dalian list.

Everyone knew that Jiang Cheng was a driver from the Transportation Department of the Bus Station. Although he didn't work long hours, he specialized in long-distance driving. Thinking that they could have a companion along the way, Song Wei and Chen Guodong took the initiative to apply to drive the first round of northern cities first.

Chen Guodong was also a master transferred from the bus station. He was a bus driver. He was doing well as a bus driver and was reluctant to come to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative. The key point was that the stationmaster of the bus station did some ideological work based on his family situation, so he had no choice but to come here.

If you want to go to the north, you have to be prepared. In the past, 500 liters of fuel could make a round trip, but now it can only go there once, and not enough to come back. But it is also OK if it is enough to go there once, at least prepare 500 liters of diesel in the car.

Another issue is the weather. In Changcheng, the autumn heat is almost over. It is hot during the day, but not too hot. You have to cover yourself up at night. In the north, you have to wear a coat in October. By the end of October, it is not cool, but cold.

Therefore, drivers who drive long distances have to go to the logistics warehouse in advance to get their winter work clothes.

In winter, they wear fur coats with white fur on the upper body, white fur pants on the lower body, and leather gloves. They even have riding boots, which are very high. When it is cold, you can wrap your pants inside to prevent the wind from getting in.

That is, the Supply and Marketing Cooperative provides riding boots, and drivers from other units also receive winter boots, but they are usually big-toed shoes.

The three of them filled out forms and received winter labor protection supplies. The supplies were good, all made of genuine leather. But apart from two pairs of leather gloves, each person only received one set of the rest.

That is, it can only be washed after returning from a business trip, and it is not washed on weekdays. However, this is originally issued to drivers as an extra item for work. Leather jackets are outerwear, so it is normal to wash them once every ten days or half a month.

In addition to clothing, the three of them also received a lot of national food coupons. This was not for free. In the first place, they were given extra salary subsidies for long-distance driving. It was impossible to get national food coupons for free. They had to use ordinary food coupons and make up for the oil content of the national food coupons.

After getting clothes and food coupons, Jiang Cheng and two other masters went to the gas station to refuel.

This trip would not be separated until they reached Tianjin, a distance of 1,300 to 1,400 kilometers. The key point was that Jiang Cheng could not leave them and set off alone, at most he would be alone on the way back. Song Wei and Chen Guodong were going to Tianjin, and the goods they were carrying were also good goods, which turned out to be televisions and bicycles.

Forget about the bicycle, which has low technical content, and other countries want to buy it for its low price. But what about the TV series? Domestic TV sets are already at the export level. The only guess is that North Korea is the source of the problem, and even then the order was cancelled.

"Jiang Cheng, when are we leaving?" Chen Guodong asked.

"Let's go back to our homes first, try to prepare everything and bring more food in the car. We'll gather here at 1:30 p.m. and then set off together," Jiang Cheng said.

"Okay, no problem for me. Our trip will take at least ten days or half a month, and we have to go back and explain to our family." Song Wei responded immediately after hearing Jiang Cheng's arrangements.

Among the three, Jiang Cheng is the youngest and Chen Guodong is the oldest. Because they are in the same department and have the same profession, they call each other "Master".

Chen Guodong called the other two people by their names directly, while Jiang Cheng and Song Wei called him Lao Chen, and Jiang Cheng called Song Wei "Brother Song".

Old Chen naturally had no objection to Jiang Cheng's words, and went back to prepare at the agreed time.

Jiang Cheng drove back home, and Zhou Lingying had already returned home and was waiting. The last time Jiang Cheng went to Guangzhou, he went straight to work in the morning and didn't come back to tell her. This time, Zhou Lingying didn't know whether Jiang Cheng would come back, and if he was going out of town, where he would go.

"Jiang Cheng, you're back." Zhou Lingying was naturally very happy to see Jiang Cheng coming home.

"Well, it may take half a month to get to the Northern Lights Road this time, so we can't go to your parents' home this time." Jiang Cheng said.

"Why are you going so far? It will take half a month on the road. Where are you going? Beijing?" When Zhou Lingying heard that the journey would be so far and take so long, her smile disappeared.

Even if her man was close to her, Zhou Lingying was always worried. She was worried that he wouldn't eat or sleep well, or if he would get into trouble on the way. Now that he was going far away, she naturally felt sorry for him.

I don't ask whether he went to the former capital. If so, that would be good, as it is the national capital. When chatting with others, you can also say that your man went to the capital, and so on.

"I'm going to Shenyang and Dalian. This time I'm driving there with two colleagues. They're going to Tianjin. I'll pass by Sijiucheng when I come back. I'll see if there's anything I can buy for you there." Jiang Chengdao.

When Zhou Lingying heard Jiang Cheng say this, she realized that she was not alone on the way there, and that she had colleagues to look after each other. On the way back, she could pass by Sijiucheng, and at least she could tell others that her husband had gone to the capital.

There wasn't actually much to pack, because I knew Jiang Cheng was going out of town today, so I put all my clothes in the car this morning.

After chatting with Jiang Cheng for a while, Zhou Lingying went to slaughter the chickens. Anyway, as long as Jiang Cheng was there, the chickens in the chicken shed that were slaughtered by Zhou Lingying would be replaced.

It’s just that the chickens raised here are a bit unlucky. Zhou Lingying likes to eat chickens, but she can always find reasons to slaughter them.

Several chickens can be slaughtered in a month, and people in the yard often smell the smell of stewed and roasted chicken. In the past, the children were so greedy that they complained in private, but now they are too tired to complain.

(End of this chapter)