2004, April 13th, Tuesday.
Li Dong woke up before four o 'clock. He waited for Cao Fang to leave before he got up and washed up. Then, he hurried to Dongping Big Market.
The truck that he had arranged yesterday afternoon was waiting at the intersection to the side of the market. Li Dong went up to greet the truck driver. The two of them chatted for a while before Old Wang rushed over.
"Dongzi, the goods are ready. Take a look yourself. If there are no problems, we will weigh them."
Li Dong was not pretentious. This was his first transaction. Regardless of whether the person was an acquaintance or not, he had to look carefully. It would be troublesome if he cheated him.
Besides, he was not very familiar with Old Wang. There were people who liked to kill their acquaintances when doing business.
Old Wang's truck was neatly stacked with dozens of red plastic frames. Li Dong casually grabbed a few lobsters and weighed them in his hand. They weren't small, and they seemed to be split in half.
The main thing was their spirit. If they died before reaching the provincial capital, it would be a huge loss for him.
After checking everywhere, he found that Old Wang was very particular about doing business. He was in good spirits and there were not many dead lobsters. Li Dong nodded to indicate that it was okay.
After weighing and settling the bill, he busied himself.
After deducting the dead lobsters, there was still about 11,000 kilograms left.
Old Wang casually pushed away a few dead lobsters and lay on the stool to write and calculate. After a while, he raised his head and said to Li Dong, "Dongzi, it's a total of 11096 kilograms. I'll round up the change. It's 22000 yuan, right?"
"That's right. Thank you, Uncle Wang."
Without waiting for Old Wang to speak, Li Dong continued, "I'll write a receipt for you and put my fingerprint on it. We will settle the bill in three days."
Old Wang laughed and said loudly, "How generous! You are a straightforward person. If you sell well this time, you can look for me next time. Uncle Wang promises to give you the best price! "
The two of them wrote down the receipt as they talked. Li Dong put his fingerprint on it while Old Wang called for someone to help Li Dong load the goods.
After a while, the sky was already bright. Li Dong looked at his phone. It was 6: 10.
After saying goodbye to Old Wang, Li Dong got into his rented truck and quickly drove towards Pingchuan.
As for the truck driver, he did not ask Li Dong why he wanted to transport the goods to the provincial capital. Li Dong had paid 1,000 yuan for the transportation, which was not cheap. As for the fact that he could not tell others, he did not take it seriously.
In this day and age, everyone was doing their own thing. As long as he could make money, it was fine. Li Dong said that if things went well this time, he would look for him again in the future. If he could call him eight or ten times a month, he would have made a fortune.
…
It was already 9: 30 pm when they arrived at Pingchuan. On the way there, Li Dong had already called the bearded boss.
The truck was parked in an open space behind the South Gate Market. The bearded man was already waiting, and there were a few people behind him. They should be his cousins.
As soon as the car stopped, the bearded man rushed to see the goods. Li Dong did not stop him.
After unloading a basket of lobsters, the bearded man looked at it, pulled it a few times, and nodded to the people behind him.
When the other people saw this, they hurried forward to check. After five or six minutes, the bearded man said with satisfaction, "Not bad. You seem to be in good spirits. Can you guarantee that you will be like this in the future?"
"Don't worry. How can I cheat Boss Chen?" Li Dong also smiled. "It's getting late. Why don't we unload the goods and weigh them? If they die, it will be on me. I can't let Boss Chen suffer a loss in this first transaction. "
"Haha, great! Then I will take advantage of you. Let's unload the goods! "
They did not need to find anyone else. The few men were all seafood sellers and were very familiar with this.
They were faster than Dongping. They finished counting in about half an hour.
The road was bumpy, but not much. It was only a few dozen catties.
Coupled with the slight shrinkage, it was only a little short of 11,000 catties. The bearded man and Li Dong did not care about the few catties. In the end, they settled the bill at 11,000 catties.
The bearded man's business was not small. It was not difficult for him to take out tens of thousands of yuan.
He settled the bill with Li Dong on the spot. He threw away the 3,000 yuan deposit and handed the remaining 52,000 yuan wrapped in newspaper to Li Dong, along with Li Dong's ID.
Li Dong took the money and counted it himself. After confirming that there were no mistakes, he heaved a sigh of relief.
Immediately after, his face revealed an unconcealable joy. 22,000 yuan for the goods, 1,000 yuan for the transportation, and the workers did not need to pay for the goods. Just like that, he had earned more than 20,000 yuan.
It was inconceivable and unbelievable that no one in Dongping would do such a profitable business!
This business was too simple. There was no technical content at all. If those fishmongers in Dongping were willing to take the risk, this meat would not belong to Li Dong.
However, Li Dong was a little disappointed when he thought that it wouldn't be long before this business would no longer be exclusive. If he could continue doing this, he wouldn't need to do anything else. If he could earn twenty thousand a day, he would be dead in less than a year.
The disappointment in his heart quickly disappeared. One must be content. In just one or two days, he had earned so much. How could he hope for more?
After chatting with the bearded man for a while, the man was busy with his business and was about to leave. Li Dong did not disturb him. He got on the truck and returned to Dongping with the driver.
Fortunately, he had sent the truck driver away. Otherwise, if he saw so much money, he might be tempted.
Li Dong wondered if he should change the truck driver next time. However, he could not change it again and again. He could not find so many people in such a short period of time.
He thought about it again. As long as he kept it a secret for another two months, this business should be over. He was paying a high price for the transportation, and the truck driver did not see how much money he was making. He would not be tempted.
…
The journey was silent. Before 2pm, Li Dong arrived at Dongping.
Getting off near the school, Li Dong hurried to the class. The afternoon class had not yet begun.
Wang Jie saw Li Dong and was a little worried. He hurriedly said: "Dongzi, you didn't come in the morning. Old Chen was angry. He just came to the class looking for you."
Li Dong patted his forehead. He had forgotten to ask for leave.
He was not afraid of Old Chen's anger. He was worried that the teacher would call his parents. Now was the most critical moment. If his parents knew that he skipped class, they would be mad.
Without talking to Wang Jie, Li Dong hurried to the office to find Guohua Chen.
…
In the office, Guohua Chen was grading papers. When he looked up and saw Li Dong, he said with a black face: "Skipping class in the morning? Do you know how much you scored in this mock exam? "
Li Dong was stunned. He remembered that he had heard Wang Jie say that he had taken a mock exam a few days ago. But at that time, he had not been reborn. He did not care.
Guohua Chen did not wait for Li Dong to answer. He said: "Five hundred and twenty points!"
"You ranked thirty-seventh in your class. When you first entered high school, I remember that your class ranking was seventh. You dropped thirty places! With this result, it was difficult to get a first place. You barely passed the second place. Do you think you are worthy of yourself? "
Guohua Chen's face was full of resentment. Li Dong was still very smart. Otherwise, he would not have entered the experimental class.
But this guy's heart was not in his studies. All day long, he was either online or fighting. He did not come to school at night. Now he even began to skip class during the day.
Li Dong looked innocent. He quickly smiled and said: "Teacher, I know I am responsible this time. But I really did not skip class. I went out in the morning and had diarrhea. I did not have time to ask for leave. I rushed here in the afternoon. "
Seeing Li Dong's face was not very good. Of course, it was not good to sit in the car for a day.
Guohua Chen did not make things difficult for him. He reminded: "The National Entrance Examination is coming soon. Don't eat anything during this time. Taking care of your body is the most important."
Seeing that Li Dong did not leave, Guohua Chen asked curiously: "Why? Is there anything else? "
"That, Teacher Chen, I want to ask for a few days off …"
"You still want to ask for leave at this time? Have you not recovered from your illness? "Guohua Chen's face was not very good.
Li Dong shook his head and smiled: "It is a private matter. But Teacher Chen, don't worry. I will not slack off on my studies. It will only be for a week. Isn't it all revision now? I do it myself at night. It won't affect me. "
Guohua Chen frowned. Although he said that, there was a difference in the efficiency of revising alone and revising with everyone in school.
But after all, he was about to graduate. If he was too strict, it would cause reverse psychology among teenagers.
After thinking for a while, he said: "If it is not urgent, it is best not to ask for leave. If it is, then come to school at night. If there is anything you do not understand, you can ask the teacher."
Li Dong thought for a while and agreed. He should have nothing to do at night. He could also ask questions that he did not understand.
Walking out of the office, Li Dong thought that Old Chen was a good person. He thought that Old Chen would not agree.
When he returned to class, the afternoon class had already started.
Li Dong did not listen to it. He continued to look through various materials to see if he could find more questions for the National Entrance Examination.
In the afternoon, Li Dong found a few more questions of the same type. Other than some changes in the data, the questions were almost the same.
He had earned money and found the National Entrance Examination questions. Li Dong was in a good mood.
There were a few questions that he did not understand, but Li Dong was not worried. There were many good people in class. The teacher was also there. He just had to ask more to understand.
But he still had to be careful. It was best to add some other questions. Otherwise, when the National Entrance Examination was over and people found out that he had asked the same questions, he would not be able to explain himself.
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