My wife and I are both time travelers.

Chapter 98 Transportation Capacity
Lin Ying rode her bicycle to the West Palace. Because of Pandi and Niandi, she arrived a little late today. When she arrived, Lao Wen had already set up his stall.

After parking the car, Lin Ying hurriedly ran towards the stall. Old Wen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lin Ying arrive. He had been worried that something had happened to her since she left yesterday afternoon and was late this morning.

"Sorry, Brother Wen, something came up at home and I'm late."

"It's alright, it's alright. Everyone has their own things to do. Besides, business has been slow these past few days, so it's okay to come a little later," Old Wen said with a smile.

At this moment, Lin Ying took out a roll of money from her pocket and showed it to Lao Wen.

"This is……?"

"The money I made from selling calculators yesterday was four hundred and eighty!" Lin Ying said with a hint of pride.

"Ah!" Old Wen exclaimed in surprise, somewhat incredulous, "All four calculators have been sold?"

"Yes!" Lin Ying smiled and immediately told Lao Wen about her trip to East China Normal University to sell calculators yesterday. She also told him that she not only sold four of the most expensive function calculators, but also pre-ordered three more. In addition, based on her on-site investigation yesterday, these calculators sell particularly well in universities. There are so many universities in Shanghai, plus some research institutes, so if managed well, these calculators can make a lot of money.

Hearing this, Lao Wen was both surprised and full of admiration. He never expected that Lin Ying could see the big picture from a small thing. Just because a teacher from the Textile Institute came to buy calculators yesterday, she made the connection to this sales channel, and even more so, she was able to use this method to sell out all the calculators that were originally impossible to sell in just a few hours.

Lao Wen could never have imagined or done such a thing, but Lin Ying managed to do it, which made him sigh with admiration.

"You're amazing, I admire you!" Old Wen said sincerely, giving a thumbs up.

"Hehe, I just gave it a try, and I didn't expect it to work so well." Lin Ying said with a smile, "But next we need to get some more calculators. I don't know if Brother Qing and Jiye can get them this time. If they can, the profit of these things is much higher than other products."

Old Wen nodded repeatedly. The calculators weren't large, but the profit margin was really high. Now that Lin Ying had opened up sales channels, it would definitely be good to get more to sell. However, Xu Guoqing and Zhou Jiye had already gone to Lingnan, and he didn't know how they were doing there. Moreover, it wasn't easy to contact them. Judging by the time, they might have already gotten the goods and were preparing to head back.

If we had purchased them like we did with the blind boxes last time, it's hard to say whether these calculators would have been included. But there's nothing we can do now, we can only rely on luck. Hopefully, we can manage to get some back.

Lin Ying shared the same thought. Communication in this era was far too backward. Let alone being thousands of miles apart, even with telegrams and long-distance calls, it wasn't easy to get one. Besides, she didn't know their current situation, and judging by the time, it would be too late to send a telegram to Achang now. She could only hope to get lucky and obtain one.

After chatting for a while, Lin Ying told Lao Wen about the two younger sisters she had run into on her way home yesterday. She apologized to Lao Wen, saying that she had to leave early this afternoon because Pandi and Niandi were at home and didn't have a bed yet. She needed to buy these things as soon as possible, and Lao Wen would have to take care of the stall by himself today.

Old Wen agreed without hesitation, saying that since his sister was here, why should Lin Ying set up a stall? Anyway, apart from a few remaining ordinary calculators and some blank tapes, the stall was completely sold out. Setting up a stall these past few days was just to occupy a place and announce their existence. Since he wasn't busy, it didn't matter whether Lin Ying was there or not. He didn't care about the afternoon and told her to go and get busy now. He could handle things on his own.

After thinking about what Lao Wen meant, Lin Ying realized it made sense, so she thanked Lao Wen and left.

After leaving the West Palace, she rode her bicycle to the consignment shop she and Zhou Jiye had visited before, where she ordered a large bed and a five-drawer chest for clothes and other items.

Then she went to a nearby department store and bought some clothes for Pandi and Niandi. They were still wearing her own clothes. It wasn't that Lin Ying disliked that others had worn her clothes, and besides, her younger sister didn't mind at all. It was just that Pandi and Niandi were both taller than Lin Ying, especially Niandi, who was the tallest. Her clothes were too tight on Niandi, so she had to buy new ones that fit.

While Lin Ying was busy shopping for her two younger sisters, Zhou Jiye and Xu Guoqing, who were far away in Lingnan, encountered a problem. The two of them and Achang stared at each other with worried expressions.

The worry wasn't because they hadn't managed to get the goods; they had. Originally, Zhou Jiye and his group weren't planning to source from Macun again this time. Achang had also found another way in Yangcheng. However, the problem was that the supply channels from Pengcheng and Yangcheng were still not smooth. Achang might be able to find a way to get small batches of goods, but this time they needed a lot.

Last time, Zhou Jiye and his team brought money to purchase goods, spending a total of three thousand yuan on the goods alone. This time, however, the two of them brought fifteen thousand yuan in cash, a five-fold increase compared to last time.

Such a large sum of money could be used to purchase a lot of goods, and only Macun could supply such a large quantity. Left with no other choice, Achang and Zhou Jiye discussed it and decided to risk going to Macun again. To ensure safety, Achang not only borrowed the same car as before but also acquired an extra set of weapons. With these two weapons, they should be able to protect themselves even if something happened.

The three of them returned to Ma Village, carrying gifts, and found Uncle Qi, explaining their purpose for buying the goods.

Uncle Qi was both happy and surprised to see them again. As a local, he knew what had happened to them after they left last time. He thought Zhou Jiye and his group would not come back, but they came back after only two months.

Because of what happened last time, Uncle Qi didn't test them again and readily agreed to their request to purchase goods. However, since the delivery time by waterway was uncertain, they would have to wait a few days. So the three of them stayed in Ma Village for two days. On the third day, Ah Hui came to inform them that the goods would arrive that night and told them to prepare in advance.

It was still midnight, at the same beach and temporary pier as last time, and Uncle Qi was still leading a group of people to receive the goods, while others who had placed orders were also picking them up on-site.

Just like last time, Zhou Jiye and his two companions paid Uncle Qi for the goods first. Not long after, the goods arrived at the dock. With Uncle Qi's promise of work points, the young men in the village rushed to carry the goods ashore. After the goods were counted, Ahui signaled that they could take the goods. Without saying a word, Zhou Jiye and his companions quickly carried the goods onto the truck.

The goods cost 15,000 yuan, and each item cost 300 yuan, totaling 50 pieces. It took three people almost half an hour to move them back and forth.

After loading the goods, Zhou Jiye and his team thanked Ahui and were about to leave when Ahui called them back.

"You can go this way. There's a road here that goes directly around the highway ahead. It's much safer, and no one will stop you along the way," Ahui said with a smile, pointing towards the darkness ahead.

"What does Brother Hui mean...?" Achang asked hesitantly.

Ah Hui laughed and said, "This guy Sang Gou has nothing to do with us. His influence doesn't extend to our Ma Village, and he wouldn't dare to interfere in our affairs. We'll do our business, and he'll do his job. We'll keep to ourselves. Uncle Qi found out about what happened last time, and he specifically asked me to tell you to take a different route. If you trust Uncle Qi, go that way; it'll be safer!"

After saying that, Ahui didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

The three exchanged glances in the darkness. A-Chang hesitated and asked Xu Guoqing, "Boss, what do you think is the best course of action?"

"Just follow the path Ahui suggested!"

Xu Guoqing thought about it for a moment and decided to trust Uncle Qi and Ahui. Since they had made their point so clear, he would take the gamble!
Besides, they're all on Ma Village's territory now. If Uncle Qi and Ah Hui had ulterior motives, they wouldn't need to go through all this trouble. They've gotten to know each other better after a few meetings. Since they paid for the goods and the transaction went smoothly, why would Uncle Qi need to pull any tricks? Reminding them now, pointing them in another direction, is probably a gesture of goodwill.

Zhou Jiye thought about it for a moment and understood the point. He agreed with Xu Guoqing's opinion, and the three of them left in the night via another road.

This road was different from the one we took last time. It was a small road that ran northeast along the coastline. There were no streetlights along the road, and it was pitch black. As we drove through the night, all we could hear was the roar of the engine and the sound of waves crashing against the rocks in the distance.

After driving along this road for more than half an hour, they finally got onto the highway through a side road that was not easily noticed. Once on the highway, Xu Guoqing carefully checked his surroundings and breathed a sigh of relief, because they were now quite a distance from the place where they had encountered the last time, and they had just bypassed that area. A little further ahead was the intersection leading to Fengxian and Fengdong.

Behind him was complete darkness, and Xu Guoqing didn't know if the treacherous dogs Ahui had mentioned were blocking his way again today, just like last time. Although he had already detoured, just to be on the safe side, Xu Guoqing decided to avoid Fengxian and take the route to Fengdong instead.

Everything went smoothly on the way to Fengdong. They thought they could easily ship the goods and then take the train back to Shanghai, but they encountered trouble. When they went to the freight depot to complete the shipping procedures, the staff there told them that due to capacity limitations, they couldn't ship so many goods in one go and would have to ship them in several batches. This left the three of them completely bewildered.

"We're a small station, and railcars are already in short supply. All this cargo either needs to be shipped from Fengxian Railway Station or directly to Guangzhou. If it were to go through us, it definitely wouldn't be able to leave now." These were the exact words of a station staff member, leaving the three of them completely bewildered.

However, this makes sense. Last time they only had ten items, but this time the number of items is five times more, with fifty items filling a truck. Nowadays, train capacity is insufficient, and wagons are in short supply. In addition, although Xu Guoqing has a letter of introduction and work ID from his unit in Shanghai, he cannot produce the relevant level of wagon slip. Therefore, they can only process it as ordinary cargo, and it is impossible to ship all their goods at once when there is insufficient capacity.

(End of this chapter)