The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 214: Being praised too much is meaningless

Regarding the printed fabric incident a while ago, although Chen Li bought bed sheets and quilt covers, she was the first one to buy them from Zhou Lingying. And at first, other neighbors in the yard wanted to buy them but couldn't.

But Zhou Lingying was soft-skinned, and after she had kept enough for herself and for her family, those who came to her begged several times, Zhou Lingying still sold it.

Even in the two days before the National Day, Zhou Lingying sold several sets. The news was spread by someone unknown, and then the neighbors in the yard asked her for help. It didn't matter if the three sets were 15 yuan. Anyway, it wasn't the neighbors in the yard who bought them, so the price was expensive. They were just asking for help.

Even if it is just a matchmaking, those who buy things from Zhou Lingying will be grateful to those who made the match.

In fact, during the National Day, Chen Li's father-in-law's relatives also got married. She asked Chen Li to ask about it, but Zhou Lingying refused.

The rejection of the printed fabric was just one of the reasons. Many things were rejected before. In the past few months, from Li Meihong's perspective, her family bought much less things than other neighbors in the yard.

Moreover, Zhou Lingying was a spendthrift. She had a radio at home that she played every day, especially in the evening after dinner. Whenever she was at home, she would take it out to the yard for everyone to listen to. The batteries alone cost a lot of money a month.

Li Meihong's family had a feud with Zhou Lingying, so that night, except for Chen Li who went to listen to the radio, no one else was embarrassed to go over to listen.

You have to know that Chen Li's husband and father-in-law both have jobs, so it can be considered a dual-income family. The conditions are good in the courtyard, but in this era, money alone is useless. You can't buy good things unless you go to the black market.

Jiang Cheng sold a lot of cloth to Zhu Lan's supply and marketing cooperative last time, and kept some for himself. Zhou Lingying had sold almost all of her printed cloth, but she still had ordinary cotton cloth. Whenever she walked around the yard, the neighbors would almost greet her.

"Zhou Lingying, your Jiang Cheng is back. I just saw him driving back when I came out of the bathroom. He's parked on the side of the road now."

Just when Zhou Lingying was thinking about how to answer Chen Li, Wang Yuzhen ran to her door and told her that Jiang Cheng was back. For Zhou Lingying, there was no need to reconcile. As it was now, she had nothing against Li Meihong.

Moreover, Zhou Lingying is not short of neighbors and friends now, because her friends are no longer limited to the yard, and she also knows a few people nearby outside the yard.

Although she was pregnant, she still went to the well to wash clothes in the morning. It was not because she was reluctant to spend money on tap water, but because well water was generally warm in winter and cool in summer. The water drawn from the well in the morning was not cold, so it was more comfortable to wash clothes.

I got to know a few people nearby while washing clothes outside, and there were also people listening to the radio outside the yard in the evening. If you stay in a place for a long time, you will always make new friends.

Besides, the so-called reconciliation or not, even if they reconciled, Zhou Lingying would not chat with the older Li Meihong. Not to mention Chen Li's husband and father-in-law.

Now when Zhou Lingying heard that her man had returned, she went out immediately. After a while, she followed Jiang Cheng to get things home.

This time there were so many things that Zhou Lingying had to call for help. The first time she only brought back some live chickens.

Raw chestnuts, a few jars of dried bean curd, a slaughtered sheep, a few rolls of printed cloth, and a few boxes of canned food. Last time, only four rolls of printed cloth were taken out, so Jiang Cheng still had a lot of space.

With the help of Chen Li and Wang Yuzhen, these things were brought back very quickly.

But it was also with their help that everyone in the yard soon knew how much Jiang Cheng brought back this time.

As for fabrics and canned goods, we just claim to be helping factories deal with substandard products. No matter where the goods come from, we can't openly be accused of reselling them.

At around five o'clock, the area outside Jiang Cheng's house became bustling with activity.

Because Jiang Cheng brought back another sheep, according to the old rules, Zhou Lingying would keep some for herself and sell the rest to everyone. Counting the days, the yard hadn't stewed sheep bone soup for more than a month.

In addition, there was the dried bean curd that Jiang Cheng bought. Once the sealed jar was opened, it would not last for many days. The jar was not big, and each jar held ten kilograms. Zhou Lingying kept two kilograms, and each of the other families could sell them one kilogram.

"Jiang Cheng, I'm so tired. You brought back so many things this time."

"Don't you like selling things?"

At night, Zhou Lingying lay beside Jiang Cheng, and the two chatted. Selling things in the yard can satisfy Zhou Lingying's vanity. At least everyone who comes to her to buy things will say something nice to her.

In this era of material shortage, Zhou Lingying can sell to whoever she wants, and she doesn't mind if the price is a little bit lower. This feeling really makes Zhou Lingying feel good.

But after experiencing this so many times, Zhou Lingying has become numb to everyone's flattery, and she also began to understand some of the things Zhu Lan had said to her in private before.

As Zhu Lan said, it's not that she is so arrogant because she became a salesperson in the supply and marketing cooperative, but she has long been too used to wasting her own resources because of a few flattering words.

As a salesperson in the supply and marketing cooperative, she could only get more supplies than everyone else. But there were also restrictions. For example, the supply and marketing cooperative had internal eggs for sale, and she had to pretend to be rich and ask relatives or friends to buy them, so she couldn't buy them herself.

"I don't like it that much now. The main reason is that there are too many good things at home, and people always come to ask for them. It's annoying sometimes." Zhou Lingying said to Jiang Cheng while turning sideways with her back facing him.

"Okay, I will bring less things home in the future. If I have something, I will go directly to Zhu Lan's supply and marketing cooperative. I will bring whatever you want me to bring." Jiang Cheng said.

"You can just ask Sister Zhu Lan's supply and marketing cooperative to help you deal with it. Many of her items are actually sold at higher prices." Zhou Lingying said, arching her butt.

Jiang Cheng couldn't help but hug Zhou Lingying tightly when she pushed him forward. Under the quilt, both of them were now honest with each other.

"Don't move, I'm pregnant." Zhou Lingying said.

"Then you have time to go to the hospital and ask how many months pregnant you are so we can do it appropriately~."

"I'm too embarrassed to ask. If you want to ask, go ahead and ask."

Zhou Lingying's response made Jiang Cheng feel helpless. He didn't know when a woman could have sex during pregnancy. After all, he was still a single man in the 21st century, so why would he care about this?

Jiang Cheng was too embarrassed to ask the doctor this question, but the actual time for a woman to be pregnant for ten months plus recovery from childbirth is about a year.

At this time, the situation between Jiang Cheng and Zhou Lingying was in a state of "I just rubbed it but couldn't get in". But Zhou Lingying was just pregnant, not a saint, and she couldn't stand Jiang Cheng like this.

"Forget it, you do it." Jiang Cheng turned Zhou Lingying over and said.

"Jiang Cheng, do you want to kiss me later?"

"Zhou Lingying, you are so shameless~."

"You want to be so shameless, isn't it you who taught me this?"

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? I've been waiting for quite some time."

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The next day, Jiang Cheng asked for a day off from work and told Captain Du about the temperature in the north. He and Song Wei might have gained something by going to the north first, because the winter there was almost the same as in the south.

But in the south, the extreme temperature is only a few degrees below zero in winter. In the north, it may be as low as 10 to 20 degrees below zero. Other drivers going to the north need to take better measures to keep warm. And not only people, but also cars need to pay attention.

It may even snow in the north. If that happens, the road problems alone will be a huge test for drivers.

When Jiang Cheng asked for leave, he borrowed the company's phone and called Director Hou of the reclamation farm. He told him that a "convoy" would arrive there the day after tomorrow and asked Director Hou to prepare a large amount of supplies, and to take whatever was needed, but meat and eggs were the priority at the moment.

After the production and sale of Xiangjiang fish balls began, the fish in Jiang Cheng's space would be a cost-free business for him. After making money in Xiangjiang, he could sell meat and vegetables. It was enough for Jiang Cheng to gain a foothold in this inconspicuous livelihood industry.

To get rich, one does not need to do too many businesses. He can accumulate some capital and become a tycoon by engaging in private "transportation" after the country opens up.

(End of this chapter)