In the pavilion on the second floor of the restaurant, Kang Yuanwai's face was still red, and he was really tired today. After drinking tea for a while, he said to Xu Hark beside him: "Xiucai, can you get used to living in Xiangzhou?" What are your plans for the future? ”

Tsui Hark said: "I am a casual person, I live well everywhere, and I bother outside the staff." The last time I went to Kaifeng Mansion, I wanted to go to my uncle, but I didn't want something to happen to her family, so it was not good to stay in the capital. Xiangzhou is not far from Zaoyang's camp field, and Du Guanren from Xuzhou is now in charge of the camp there. When I was at home, I was kind to Li Xiucai in Xuzhou, and the Li family and the Du family were world friends, and I wanted to go there. ”

Kang Yuanwai said: "Since you have a place to go, then let go of your mind and play in Xiangzhou for a few days." It's a thousand-year-old city, and there are countless places to visit. My eldest man also read and knew the article, so let him accompany you. ”

Tsui Hark thanked him. Hearing that he had something to do with Du Zhongxiao, Kang Yuanwai immediately became different and asked the junior staff to accompany him. The Xu family's scholarly family is originally from Yanling, Kaifeng Prefecture, not far from Xuzhou, and has more or less something to do with the scholars there. This is the advantage of reading people, you can find someone to make friends with at any time when you go out of the house, and you may be able to blossom and bear fruit wherever you are.

Wang Xiaoniang is Tsui Hark's cousin, and the two are childhood sweethearts and fall in love. It's just that Wang Xiaoniang once had a family affair when she was a child, and she was a local family member and a local wealthy family. When she grew up, Wang Xiaoniang was dissatisfied with that family affair and was determined to marry her cousin. The Wang family went to that house and said it a few times, but the family just didn't agree, so they could only drag it out year by year. This year, the family handed over the letter to the county government, but it couldn't drag on anymore, so Xu Hark didn't stop doing it, and took his cousin to run away from home.

The Wang family was already dissatisfied with family affairs, and wanted to withdraw from the marriage many times, turning a blind eye to the elopement of Tsui Hark and the others. It's just that after a few years, the raw rice has been made into cooked rice, and the wood has been completed, and it is enough to lose some money to the rich family. couldn't live in the capital, it was the rich family who got the news and sent someone to chase after them, and Xu Hark and his wife had to follow Kang Yuanwai and others to Xiangzhou. Tsui Hark is a person who likes to travel in the mountains and rivers, and he doesn't think there is anything wrong with this kind of life floating around, so he should travel it. The Xu family has a farm house in the countryside and is not short of money.

When the wine and food came up, a few people outside were taken a breath, and the topic slowly turned to transporting goods by train.

Kang Yuanwai was worried that his car was still free, and said indignantly: "Those loaded rammed goods, how many times have you said it, you don't have to worry about it!" I can see that there are still twenty or thirty boxes in the car! Twenty or thirty boxes, thousands of catties of tea! If you hire someone to transport it to the capital like in previous years, how much will it cost! Alas, the thought of this makes me angry! ”

Jiang Yuanwai said: "That's it, whose carriage is full?" The train stops for those hours, waits for no one at all, what can be done? ”

Li Yuanwai sighed again and again: "I see, those people at the station are deliberately difficult for us, and the stop time here in Xiangzhou is short." I've heard that when they arrive in Xinye, they will stop for half an hour! There is no loading there, what is the stop. - Why don't we prepare some gifts tomorrow and go find the woodcutter who runs the station? As long as it takes more than half an hour, the goods will be fully loaded. ”

Jiang Yuanwai said: "When the train first opened, we had already sent gifts to the woodhousekeeper, should we always honor him!" The train stops at the station not necessarily to load, I heard that it is necessary to avoid the train, otherwise it will collide with the oncoming car. Well, there's nothing you can do about it. ”

Tsui Hark on the side said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I also went to the station today to see, according to the time of stopping, I can fill the goods." ”

Li Yuanwai said: "We have pretended three times and thought of countless ways, but this is not the case?" Stopping those times, it's pretending to be dissatisfied! ”

Kang Yuanwai heard that Xu Hark had a relationship with Du Zhongxiao, and saw that he was different from before, and said: "Xiu is a scholar, and there are naturally more ways than us." Xiucai, tell me, how can you fill the goods in such a short time? ”

Tsui Hark said: "It's simple. The carriages of the trains are all the same, exactly the same size, and carry the same amount of cargo. We tried how to pack it early so that we could put all the tea boxes in the shortest possible time. Then before the car fire, the tea boxes are numbered separately, and the numbers are written on the outside of the boxes. When the car comes, let the person who loads the car load it according to the number. It is not difficult to set what number is installed and where, set it in advance, and load it in order. ”

Li Yuanwai listened and nodded again and again: "Sure enough, he is a scholar, and there are many ways!" According to this method, you will not panic, and you may be able to fill it up. The carriage is full, and we can make a lot more money! - However, the car is gone, how do you know the size of the car? ”

Tsui Hark said: "I look at the inside of the station, there are some carriages parked there. We just have to measure it. When I get home, make a compartment as big as a carriage out of wooden planks, and try to pretend to be proficient. ”

"Good, good, good!" The staff clapped their hands repeatedly. "With some methods, I am no longer afraid of empty carriages! In the past few days, in order to pretend to be dissatisfied, I don't think about tea and food, and I have suffered countless troubles! Show talent, and have a drink! ”

After drinking a glass of wine with Tsui Hark, Kang Yuanwai only felt physically and mentally comfortable, and the troubles of a few days were swept away. These businessmen spend money like water on weekdays, but when they do business, they make less money, and they feel uncomfortable. In the past few days, every time I pack dozens of boxes, everyone feels that there is a stone pressed on their chest, they can't eat well, they can't sleep well, and they don't know how uncomfortable it is. Tsui Hark solved this problem and was happy all at once.

After using some wine and meat, Kang Yuanwai said: "It's not early, Xiucai, how about we go to the station and measure the size of the carriage together?" When you get home, build one, so that the loader can practice it first, so that you don't have to make a mistake tomorrow. I will be grateful for this well done! ”

Tsui Hark said: "A little thing, why worry about it." We're full of food and drink, so let's go. ”

Several staff members couldn't wait, and at the moment, together with Tsui Hark, they returned to the station again.

They all can't fit tea boxes in the station, and the people at the station don't stop them. When I entered the station, I saw the empty carriage parked on the railway, and hurriedly surrounded it. I looked back and forth several times, and each estimated the size of the carriage in my mind.

Li Yuanwai said: "Blame, what are you doing here with some empty carriages parked at the station?" Why not hang a few more sections in the car and transport more goods. ”

Tsui Hark said: "I've heard people say that one car can only carry so many goods, and no matter how much, it won't be able to run." Parking some empty carriages here, one is to prevent damage to the carriage on the road, so as to make up for it in time. Again, the goods are light and heavy, the heavy ones are a few sections, and the light ones can be hung a few more. Of course, there may be other uses, but I don't know below. ”

Jiang Yuanwai said: "I have seen it a few times, and I have memorized the size of this carriage!" How are you guys? ”

Li Yuanwai said: "Don't worry, I have to watch it a few more times, and my heart is a little unstable." ”

Tsui Hark looked at the two of them and said curiously: "How accurate is the estimation of such a large carriage?" What's the use of remembering? One is not good, if you remember wrong, you will miss a business trip tomorrow. There's a rope for the tea box over there, so let's take it and measure it. ”

After speaking, he went to the place where the tea boxes were stacked, took a few ropes, and measured the size of the carriage with Kang Yuanwai. The three ropes, which happened to be the length, width and height of the carriage, were collected by the Kang staff. Go back and make a model of a carriage out of wooden planks according to the length of the rope.

Li Yuanwai patted his head: "We people, our heads are not as bright as those who read, and we remember something!" ”

After speaking, together with Jiang Yuanwai, they also went to find the rope and measured it separately. Businessmen are particularly sensitive to size and weight. In this era, it is popular to buy, and the more accurately you estimate the goods, the cheaper you can earn. Collecting tea in the tea field, several staff members have practiced this skill, habitually estimating the size of the carriage with their eyes, and keeping it in mind. I don't say it because no one tells the truth when I buy it.

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