Beating the New First-tier: Starting from Abandoned Gas Stations

Chapter 12 The First Pot of Gold
"Ok?"

Shen Chuan turned around and looked when he heard the sound.
On National Highway 215 heading west to east, three people were pushing their bicycles with difficulty against the wind and snow, and they kept waving to him as they walked towards the gas station.

"Hello, is this the cycling supply camp?"

The three men were not far from the gas station, and soon they arrived in front of the snow shed. One of the men looked at Shen Chuan expectantly and said.

"A cycling supply camp?"

Shen Chuan shook his head in confusion.

"no?"

A man accompanying them took a look at Liang Xun's bicycle under the snow shed.

"Oh, then."

"This is a friend's bike. He had low blood sugar while riding it last night and is now resting in his room."

Shen Chuan immediately understood the man's doubts and explained.

"Is that so? Well, do you have any extra supplies? Can we get some warmth and rest here?"

The accompanying man rubbed his hands and asked cautiously, looking a little disappointed.

But before Shen Chuan could speak, the man who spoke first took over the conversation.

"Hello, my name is Yang Xing, and I'm the leader of the Jiangsu Province "Zhi Wang" Cycling Club. This time, my teammates and I planned to cross the Tama Gobi Desert along National Highway 215 from Shayang County, but we didn't expect to encounter such weather.

Yesterday we thought we wouldn't have to worry about spring snow, so we set up our tents as planned, but who knew it would just get heavier and heavier."

The man took the initiative to introduce himself.

"Oh!"

Shen Chuan nodded.

In fact, even without Yang Xing's introduction, Shen Chuan could guess what kind of difficulties they encountered.

Shayang County is located at the northwestern end of Xisu Province and borders Xin Province. Apart from the Lianguo Expressway, there is the National Highway 215 in front of us.

However, the distance from Shayang County to the nearest county in Xin Province is more than 600 kilometers, of which more than 500 kilometers are Gobi Desert.

The gas station is between the two.
It is 100 kilometers away from Shayang County and more than 500 kilometers away from Xinsheng County.

It is no longer realistic to cross the Gobi Desert in such weather, so the only option is to turn back.

"Then don't worry, we'll pay you according to the normal cycling supply station price."

Team leader Yang Xing hurriedly said again.

"It's not about money! It's hard for anyone to be out in this kind of weather. I just don't know what you need. I only have some simple food and drinks here! I'll give it to you if you need it."

Shen Chuan turned his head and glanced at the business hall.

"As long as there's hot water and instant noodles, it's fine!"

Yang Xing was delighted and immediately told what he needed most at the moment.

"Okay, come in with me. But my friend is still sleeping, so please keep your voices down."

nodded,

Shen Chuan signaled to the three that they could park their bicycles.

It is said that last night after Liang Xun fell asleep, in order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, he quietly bought a large bag of noodles, two bags of rice, five large barrels of mineral water, and vegetables and fruits from the Earth Mall.

Plus I bought a box of instant noodles yesterday afternoon, so that should be enough.

"Your friend... Never mind, we shouldn't go in. We can just stay under the snow shelter! And there are more of us."

Hearing that someone was still sleeping, Yang Xing immediately said that there was no problem outside.

"Not you three?"

Shen Chuan was a little surprised.

"no!"

Yang Xing immediately took out a black walkie-talkie from his waist, pressed a button and said into the microphone,

"Comrades, good news! There's a place similar to a gas station three kilometers ahead of you. Although it's not a cycling supply point, they have agreed to let us rest here to warm up. There's also hot water and instant noodles. Just to inform you in advance,
The boss is kind enough to let us rest, and when the time comes, please pay the service fee for the supply station in the extreme area."

finished,

After turning off the intercom, he looked at Shen Chuan again.

"There are more than 30 of us out this time. There are quite a few female comrades in the main group. They walk slowly and are all at the back."

"Ah? Thirty or so? I don't think there are that many instant noodles. Can I cook some for you?"

Hearing the number of people,

Shen Chuan was stunned.

He bought a box of instant noodles from the system yesterday afternoon, but it was definitely not enough for more than 30 people.

"Cooking noodles? That's even better!"

The two cyclists next to Yang Xing were delighted again when they heard this.

"Okay, I'll go in and boil some water for you. If you're cold, you can build a fire outside the snow shed. There's some cardboard and discarded firewood in the corner of the business hall."

Shen Chuan no longer insisted that the three of them go back to the house.

There were so many of them that the business hall, which was only 50 square meters, couldn't accommodate them all. Once they went in and started chattering, it would definitely disturb Liang Xun who was taking a break.

Furthermore,

Allowing them to rest here is the best help I have done. I am not a saint, and I have to ensure my own interests while helping others.

As for the cost Yang Xing just mentioned
Shen Chuan didn't take it to heart, not because he wasn't short of money.

The 50 million owed to the system last night was just sitting there in the account, but a bucket of instant noodles and a pot of hot water were not worth much at all.

"Thank you so much!"

Hearing that Shen Chuan was still asking for warmth in life, Yang Xing clasped his hands together and waved to Shen Chuan to express his gratitude.

"It's okay. By the way, my name is Shen Chuan! You can just call me Xiao Shen!"

Shen Chuan pointed in the direction of the paper shell.

"Ok!"

Three kilometers is not a long distance, but it takes a while to move forward when the road is covered with snow and we are moving against the snow.

When Shen Chuan brought out a pot of hot water, he also moved a table under the snow shed.

The main force of the cyclists still did not appear.

"Xiao Shen, have you always been here? We didn't look closely when we rode past here before, and it seemed like there was no one there."

Outside the snow shed,
As Yang Xing and the other two were living, they chatted with Shen Chuan from time to time.

"I just arrived a few days ago!"

Shen Chuan put a box of instant noodles on the table.

"How many days have you been here?"

Yang Xing looked at the doors and windows of the business hall in some surprise.

"Yeah! This used to be a gas station opened by my grandfather. It became abandoned after no one took care of it. I just took it over."

Shen Chuan said casually.

Although he had just met Yang Xing, judging from Yang Xing's conversation and the way he handled things, he seemed to be a straightforward and principled person. Shen Chuan did not hide anything and told the truth.

"That's what I was saying. The snow shelters and the layout of the houses here are like a gas station, but there's no sign for a gas station, and you insist on calling it a weather monitoring station."

Yang Xing glanced at his companions.

But before his companion could answer,

Yang Xing suddenly thought of something, and immediately turned to look at Shen Chuan, and said expectantly,

"Xiao Shen, what are your plans for coming here? Are you going to continue running the gas station?"

(End of this chapter)