Chapter 427: The More You Shout, the Faster He Goes
Chapter 427: The More You Shout, the Faster He Goes
The next day, the sky was still overcast, but thankfully, it didn't rain early in the morning.
After breakfast, at 7:50 am, Zhou Chenglei went to the backyard garage to start the car.
Since they had long planned to buy a car and already had a tractor, they built three rooms in the backyard of the house, which could be used for storing miscellaneous items or as a garage.
After starting the car, he went back into the house to get the translated books and put them in the back of the car.
This time, with more children accompanying them, he didn't bring any dried fish, as there wouldn't be enough space.
Zhou Chenglei only took the New Year's gifts for Fan Bianzhu and Zhang Rong.
Tomorrow, he would drive the tractor to deliver goods to the city and take the opportunity to mail the New Year's gifts for his comrades and former leaders.
After loading everything into the car, Zhou Chenglei drove to the front yard and asked Jiang Xia and the children to get in.
He stopped the car and got out to help Jiang Xia into the car.
Wen Wan was reading in the house and heard the car. She quickly opened the window to take a look and saw Zhou Chenglei helping Jiang Xia into the car.
The group of children were excited, chattering and rushing to get into the car.
They planned to take the children to the city to play and also deliver the translated manuscripts, right? Thinking of this, Wen Wan quickly shouted, "Big Brother Zhou! Are you going to the city?"
Zhou Chenglei slammed the passenger door shut and walked around to check if the back door was properly closed. He didn't hear Wen Wan calling him.
He returned directly to the driver's seat, opened the door, and got in.
Wen Wan rushed out onto the balcony and shouted, "Big Brother Zhou, please wait! Big Brother Zhou, can you give me a ride?"
The jeep had already driven off.
Wen Wan: "..."
Zhou Mu did hear her, but she was in the kitchen cooking food for the chickens and didn't pay attention.
The car wasn't a bus, and there weren't even enough seats for the children. Where would there be room for her? Besides, weren't the two families on good terms? They had just argued not long ago.
Zhou Bingqiang's wife helped Wen Wan chase after him and shouted, "Ah Lei, wait! Ah Lei!"
The children in the car were making so much noise that they almost lifted the roof, but Zhou Chenglei, with his poor hearing, couldn't hear a thing! Zhou Bingqiang's wife muttered, "The more you shout, the faster he goes. Is he a dog?"
The road out of the village was still muddy and almost impassable, even though Zhou Chenglei was used to driving on all kinds of roads. He tried his best to drive smoothly, but the road was too muddy, and the ride was bumpy.
He said to his nephews, "In the future, when you want to go out with your aunt, don't choose a rainy day. Your aunt can't handle such muddy roads."
The brothers quickly agreed, "Okay."
When passing through town, Zhou Chenglei turned towards Zhou Chensen's house, planning to pick up Zhou Ying.
However, after knocking on the door for a long time, no one answered.
His second brother still had to go to work, but the elementary school had already finished its graduation ceremony, and the teachers were on vacation. He thought Li Xiuxian and Zhou Ying should be at home.
Zhou Chenglei drove off without further ado.
As the jeep drove through town, people on the street couldn't help but turn their heads to look.
Jeeps were a rare sight in town.
As they passed by Zhou Chensen's workplace, Jiang Xia said, "Go and ask Second Brother. Where are Yingying and Second Sister-in-law? We can also go and look for her."
Zhou Chenglei stopped the car by the roadside and went into Zhou Chensen's office to find him.
Zhou Chenglei soon came out and said, "They went back to her mother's house last night."
Jiang Xia: "Then let's go!"
The jeep drove smoothly towards the city. The road was good, and there were no other cars on the way. It only took about thirty minutes to get there from town.
It was raining in the city. Zhou Chenglei asked Jiang Xia and the children to stay in the car while he delivered the New Year's gifts and the manuscripts to be translated to Fan Bianzhu.
When Zhou Chenglei came out, he was carrying a box of foreign books and magazines and a bag of New Year's gifts from Fan Lili.
Jiang Xia watched as Zhou Chenglei put the books in the back. After he got into the car, she handed him a clean towel to wipe his hair and clothes. She asked, "Why are you bringing so many foreign books?
When will the manuscript be submitted?"
Zhou Chenglei took the towel and wiped himself, "There's no rush to translate these books. You can take your time and submit them after the Chinese New Year when the publishing house resumes work."
During the first month, there's no need to go out to sea. With frequent cold air, there's more free time at home, so Zhou Chenglei took all the books that needed translation from the publishing house!
Translating this box of books can earn him two thousand yuan, so it's not like there's no income during the first month.
Most of the books in this box are in English, so Jiang Xia won't be too tired.
After leaving the publishing house, Zhou Chenglei drove them to the mall.
It was raining in the city, so he parked the car at the mall entrance. Then he got out of the car, opened an umbrella, and helped the children in the back seat get out. Finally, he helped Jiang Xia out of the car.
"You go into the jewelry store and wait for me. I'll go park the car."
Otherwise, it would be cold to wait at the mall entrance.
Jiang Xia, fearing that the children might not be able to sit still in the jewelry store, said, "I'll take them to buy gifts."
"Okay."
Jiang Xia took the children to buy game consoles.
After watching Jiang Xia enter the store, Zhou Chenglei drove to the parking spot.
The original text can be found in Book 9@Book/Bar!
Jiang Xia had promised them a game console if they scored 100, so she only bought three.
Then, those who achieved a ranking could choose a gift they liked.
Zhou Wenyao chose a flintlock gun made of tinplate. When you pull the trigger, the gun makes a sound, and a red light shines from the muzzle!
Zhou Wenyao saw that some of his classmates were playing with it and said that the city kids had been playing with it recently, and it was so cool!
So Zhou Wenzong and Zhou Wenzong both chose the flintlock gun.
Jiang Xia asked Zhou Zhou, "Are you sure you want to choose two game consoles?"
Zhou Wenzong winked at Zhou Zhou.
Zhou Zhou nodded, "Yeah."
She didn't like guns, and she already had a doll and a teddy bear, so there was nothing else she wanted.
Jiang Xia gave each of the children a plastic rubber band gun.
Jiang Xia knew that Zhou Ying liked dolls and had always wanted one, so she picked the prettiest doll and gave it to her.
When Zhou Chenglei found them, they had just finished choosing their gifts. Jiang Xia paid for them, then bought each of them a set of clothes for the New Year, and finally took them to the jewelry store to find Zhang Rong.
The children played with the game consoles on the sofa, while Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei talked to Zhang Rong.
Zhou Chenglei handed Zhang Rong a small piece of sandalwood that he had sawed off, "Brother, can you help me ask if anyone wants to buy sandalwood?"
Zhang Rong took the small piece of sandalwood from Zhou Chenglei's hand and smelled it. The scent was refreshing, a bit like floral, and slightly cool. The fragrance was soothing and pleasant, making one feel refreshed.
He didn't understand sandalwood, but he knew it was definitely good sandalwood.
Even the sandalwood bracelet of the old man didn't smell as good as this.
"Was this also found in the sea?"
Zhou Chenglei: "No, I found it on the beach."
Zhang Rong: "..."
Is there a difference?
He didn't want to be a manager anymore; he wanted to be a fisherman!
"When I have time, I'll definitely go out to sea with you!"
He wanted to dive for jade, pick up pearls, and find sandalwood!
Zhou Chenglei: "Just call me whenever you want to go out to sea."
"Okay." Zhang Rong smelled the small piece of sandalwood again, "This scent is so pure! Could it be imported sandalwood? Maybe it fell off a ship during transportation due to rough seas? There must be more than one piece."
Zhou Chenglei: "I don't know."
"It must be! I'm also going to look for sandalwood! The price of sandalwood has been rising this year, just like Hong Kong stock prices!"
Jiang Xia smiled and asked, "Does Brother know the current price of sandalwood?"
(End of Chapter)
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