HCB Chapter 271 Trivia
Chapter 271 Trivia
No one expected that Liu Lihua would encounter such a thing.
Ye Nuan's mood was affected to some extent by this incident.
That evening, Ye Nuan glanced at the child lying beside her, feeling much more at ease. Then she closed her eyes, intending to check on the situation in the space.
Ye Nuan rarely grows vegetables in her space anymore; she mainly grows medicinal herbs, but the herbs don't mature as quickly.
The fruit trees, however, yielded a considerable harvest.
Ye Nuan glanced at the supplies in her spatial storage and decided that she should still go to the post office tomorrow to send some more things back to her family.
Other things are hard to send, but food is.
The speed of mailing parcels is still very slow. If you can catch a train, it may arrive in three to five days. If you miss it, you have to wait for the next train, which is uncertain. Sometimes it may take seven or eight days, and sometimes even half a month.
After Ye Nuan mailed the items at the post office, she remembered that there were transportation teams in the city, but she wondered if these trucks would be heading towards Anshi.
Ye Nuan remembered, so she simply went over there.
When the transport team leader heard that she was a doctor from a military hospital, his attitude immediately became even more enthusiastic, and the respect in his eyes was genuine.
Where is Dr. Ye planning to transport the goods?
“My hometown is Anshi. If possible, it would be best to send it to Anshi Machinery Factory. If that's not possible, I'll call my family to pick it up.”
"Haha, Dr. Ye, you're too kind. We do have buses to Beijing and Anshi, but the frequency depends on the season. Right now, there might be fewer buses, but after the first month of the lunar calendar, there will be two more trips a month."
Ye Nuan nodded: "Is it because of the snow in the north?"
"Yes. Especially if it snows heavily, large trucks can't travel."
"I understand. So, will we still be sending trucks there this month?"
"Please wait a moment, I'll go check."
Ye Nuan waited for about ten minutes before the captain returned.
"There is indeed one train, but it won't depart until the 26th. I checked, and there's still room to put things on board, but the road is difficult to travel. It depends on what you want to send back."
"It's just some food, cloth and some herbs. I'm not with my parents, so I'm trying to find a way to exchange some herbs for them to take with them."
"no problem."
"Thank you so much! How much does it cost?"
The transport team certainly couldn't work for free.
Some of them are working with food factories or other factories, transporting goods northwards, while others continue southwards.
Moreover, drivers in the transport team are highly sought after; they can earn more for a single trip than they do in a month.
After asking about some specific requirements, Ye Nuan immediately said, "Please leave me more space so I can send more back. Besides my parents, there are other elders too. I haven't been back for several years."
“Yes, it’s not easy being away from home. Okay, as long as you can deliver it before 7 a.m. on the 26th, we’ll leave at 8 a.m.”
"Okay, I will be there on time."
On the 24th and 25th of the first lunar month, Ye Nuan went in and out, carrying a lot of grain into her home.
Li Qiang was wondering why Ye Nuan had bought so many things all at once, when Ye Nuan explained that she wanted to send some back to her hometown.
Gu Hanchuan happened to be there too: "I'll drive it over tomorrow."
"Sure, I was just wondering whether I should ask a few people to help out tomorrow. That's perfect, but won't it affect your work?"
"will not."
On the morning of the 26th day of the first lunar month, Ye Nuan greeted the two drivers and gave each of them a pack of cigarettes. After all, her goods were still on their trucks, and even though she had paid them, she still wanted to show her gratitude.
Sure enough, the two packs of cigarettes were worth it; both drivers assured them they would deliver them to the gate of the machinery factory.
Ye Nuan wrote down her father's and elder brother's names, as well as the address of the machinery factory, and even wrote down Ye Feng's office phone number, just in case they couldn't contact them again.
On the morning of the 26th, Ye Anjia received a package slip from the post office, along with a money order.
Of course, there was also a letter written by Ye Nuan herself.
Ye Nuan didn't dare send them too much money, afraid that they would misunderstand. This time she only sent two hundred yuan and specifically asked her parents to buy new clothes and shoes for her nephews and nieces.
When Ye Anjia saw the package slip, he knew that there must be something missing, so at noon, he quickly finished his meal, called Ye Feng, and the father and son hurried to the post office.
First, withdraw the money, exactly two hundred.
Ye Anjia carefully put the money into his pocket; it was a huge sum of money!
Ye Anjia's current salary isn't low, but it's still equivalent to more than two months' salary.
When Ye Feng saw the package, he exclaimed, "Wow, it's huge!"
And there were two packages.
As soon as the item was taken out, Ye Feng guessed: "Dad, there must be grain in this."
"Let's go, let's take it home first."
Fortunately, the journey wasn't over yet. The two delivered the package home and, without even opening it, went straight back to work at the factory.
Ye Hai's wife was at home, but knowing that her father-in-law and older brother had brought it back, she didn't dare to open it. She waited until evening, when everyone in the family had returned, before she thought about opening the package.
"Wow, this is a whole bolt of cloth!"
The fabric was corduroy, which was actually the same fabric that Ye Nuan had gotten from Huang Sisi before.
Corduroy isn't cheap, and the color Ye Nuan brought back is suitable for men, women, and children of all ages, which made Li Xiu extremely happy.
"How could this child be so reckless! Sending back such a whole bolt of cloth, how much did the postage cost!"
Yu Huiru touched the fabric: "Mom, this fabric must be more expensive, right? I asked at the department store last time, and they said it's out of stock these days."
Ye Hai laughed and said, "This proves that Nuan Nuan is capable!"
Besides the cloth, there were two bags of rice, both of which were already ground.
Ye Anjia watched as the two bags of rice were taken out, and then picked one up himself. He estimated that each bag weighed about 60 or 70 pounds.
"Nuannuan said in her letter that she should send a bag to her aunt's house."
Li Xiu showed no displeasure whatsoever: "It's only right! Back when we were starving, it was Hehua and her husband who brought us food to help us out."
Ye Anjia nodded, and after glancing at the children's faces, he saw that none of them seemed unwilling, and he was finally satisfied.
Besides these, there are also three pieces of cured meat, which are good stuff!
"Put them all away, we'll stir-fry cured pork for tomorrow night!"
"Okay, then I'll take it into the kitchen."
In their family, only Yu Huiru is currently unemployed. Although Ye Hai's wife has a job, she has no one to help take care of her child after giving birth, so her family is temporarily filling in for her.