flstandardbreds Chapter 138 Waiting for Shen Zhian
Chapter 138 Waiting for Shen Zhian
The street runners are gradually re-registering and resuming their jobs, each wearing a bright yellow uniform with the word "runner" on it, making them easy to manage.
Each of them wore a delivery tag with their unique number engraved on it.
In addition, they also carry a booklet. When they receive an order, the customer writes down the goods list, then writes their name and presses their fingerprint. After the goods are delivered to the driver or someone else for verification, the recipient's fingerprint is then pressed on the booklet.
That completes one errand order.
Li Huaiyuan also established errand-running fee standards based on factors such as running distance and cargo weight, prohibiting errand runners from setting their own prices.
But they don't care about tips from merchants.
In addition, some rules were established, such as prohibiting malicious order grabbing and not driving recklessly on the streets.
Of course, there are also rewards, such as bonuses at the end of the month based on the number of orders.
The first batch only had thirty errand runners; the others who hesitated and didn't register were extremely regretful.
Because of the government's intervention, the situation of malicious order grabbing and market disruption was eliminated.
Moreover, each errand runner had a errand pass issued by the government office, which made customers trust them more, resulting in more orders.
The errand runners were only responsible for delivering small goods; larger goods were still delivered by merchants in Baishi County using oxcarts and horse-drawn carriages.
soon...
There are always several errand runners in yellow uniforms standing in front of Baishi Teahouse.
I only found out after asking...
Because of the county government's involvement, everyone felt much more at ease with these errand runners.
Therefore, merchants who were just passing through Baishi County would simply wait outside the city and have errand runners help them buy things.
The deliverymen in line were buying meal gift boxes in bulk, usually ten or twenty boxes at a time.
Then they used a homemade cart to transport it out of the city.
Because helping someone buy goods involves two round trips and waiting time in line, the delivery fee is twice that of a one-way trip. Merchants will also give extra tips, making it even more profitable.
This method is very helpful for merchants who have brought in a lot of goods from other places but are just passing through Baishi County.
Because once they enter the city, they have to pay a toll.
Like the Baishi Teahouse, the bean curd skin shop next door also has errand runners waiting for customers.
We stocked up a lot of goods around the Lunar New Year, and now that we're here, we can buy a thousand or two thousand kilograms right away. But soon, the inventory will be replenished.
The dozen or so women at Baishi Teahouse who specialize in making gift boxes were busy from morning till night, not daring to stop for a moment.
However, none of this is a problem.
The biggest problem is...
The refrigerators are clearly not enough!
I have the money to buy a power bank, solar panels, and a refrigerator, but I don't have the space to put them...
Tian Tian sat in a private room of the teahouse and sighed mournfully.
Ling Yao sat down beside her, nervously taking back the booklet that had been placed in front of her. "Second Miss, is there something wrong with what I remember?"
The rice seedlings have been in the twentieth day of cultivation.
Tian Tian said that in about ten days they can start digging up the seedlings and preparing for transplanting.
“No…” Tian Tian came to her senses.
Ling Yao is perfect at keeping records; he meticulously documented the daily changes in the rice seedlings.
Thanks to his records, she doesn't need to go to the fields to know what the rice seedlings look like now.
"You remember very well."
Just then, Xiao Si's voice came from downstairs, "You've arrived, Manager Shen."
Manager Shen? Shen Zhian?!
Tian Tian abandoned Ling Yao and ran out of the room, looking down...
It's Manager Shen.
But it wasn't Shen Zhian!
This Shen Zhian... he's always around when I'm not looking for him.
Now we're trying to find him, but he's nowhere to be found.
and...
Why would he want a tea plantation? Why would he buy a proper estate?!
Even if you're buying a place to live, you don't need to buy such a large estate, do you?
With a sigh of annoyance, Tian Tian turned around...
and many more!
In her peripheral vision, wasn't that Shen Zhian, whom she had been searching for for half a month, getting off the carriage?!
"Manager Shen..." Xiao Si was about to greet him when he was startled by the figure that suddenly appeared beside him. "Second, Second Miss?!"
"Manager Shen!" Tian Tian gave Shen Zhian a smile she had never given before.
Shen Zhian raised his eyes warily, "Second Miss, why are you being so enthusiastic today?"
Previously... Tian Tian always looked wary of him, especially when he went to see Lu Tao.
"Is your mother home?" Shen Zhian asked.
Tian Tian smiled and said, "Yes, my mother is in the kitchen. Would you like to go find her, Manager Shen?"
After saying that, Tian Tian silently apologized to Lu Tao in her heart. At that moment, she seemed to be... selling her mother for personal gain.
"Can I go to her?" Shen Zhian asked uncertainly.
"Sure, I'll go with you."
Shen Zhian's brows furrowed slightly...
"Mom!" Tian Tian called out as soon as she reached the kitchen door, before she even opened it, "Manager Shen has come to see you."
Lu Tao and Liu San Niang exchanged a surprised glance.
"Why has this girl changed her personality?" Liu San Niang muttered...
The door opened, and Tian Tian led Shen Zhian in.
"Brother Shen," Lu Tao called out, her first thought being... "You haven't been here in a long time."
"But is it very busy on the tea mountain?"
Shen Zhian bowed respectfully before replying, "The tea plantation is busy, but I will go there myself."
He had a group of skilled workers under his command who were good at clearing the tea plantations.
"However, I just bought a estate and am currently looking for someone to renovate it."
Tian Tian cleared her throat. "Why does Manager Shen want to buy the estate?"
Shen Zhian replied without any suspicion, "Since I have bought a tea plantation in Baishi County, I will be coming here often in the future, so I bought a manor in the suburbs to have a place to stay."
Tian Tian's lips twitched. This really is... rich and willful.
He spent two thousand taels to buy such a large estate just to have a place to stay.
"If you want to settle down, wouldn't it be better to buy a courtyard house in the county? Why buy an estate?"
She bought the Zhuangzi she had been following for a long time...
"I still prefer to buy a estate..." Shen Zhian smiled, speaking casually.
Tian Tian pouted...
Lu Tao was unaware of Tian Tian's thoughts; she simply remarked, "Living in the suburbs, such a large estate... it's quite deserted."
"It's deserted," Shen Zhian echoed, letting out a heavy sigh. "But what can we do?"
He glanced at Liu San Niang and said, "I'm not as lucky as you, sister."
"My wife passed away early, leaving no children, and I have always been alone."
“A few years ago, I adopted a son from my wife’s clan. I never expected that the boy was so ambitious and almost ruined me.”
"Hey..."
"If I could have a close friend like family, just like the girl, I wouldn't have to live alone."
Liu San Niang said, "Brother Shen has tea plantations everywhere. Even if he comes to Baishui County, he will only stay there occasionally. Why does he have to buy a manor?"
“Staying here once or twice is fine, but we can’t keep doing it.” Shen Zhian said, glancing at Lu Tao.
Liu San Niang took the opportunity to sized him up...
He tentatively asked, "How about this, when Manager Shen comes to Baishi County in the future, he can stay in... Sister Lu's and my courtyard..."