Chen Lan saw that Brother Hu was so insistent on using those two houses to offset the debt. Besides, those two houses weren't worth much at this time, so Chen Lan no longer refused. She reached out and took the small leaf rosewood box containing the property deeds. Then she said, "Brother Hu, since that's the case, thank you very much, Brother Hu! I'll accept it without being polite."
Brother Hu saw that Chen Lan had accepted and replied with a smile, "You're welcome! No need to be polite! Two houses aren't worth much, and I'm getting a great deal!"
Seeing him say that, Chen Lan stopped talking about the houses. She didn't even open the small leaf rosewood box to see what kind of houses they were. She casually handed the box to Jiayao and said, "Brother Hu, since our two families' business has been settled, and it's getting late, let's start the transaction right away while it's dark! Could you give me the key to the warehouse at Northern Plaza first? So I can have our people deliver all the goods to the warehouse immediately."
After speaking! Chen Lan pointed at the twenty camphor wood chests arranged in a row on the floor inside the room and asked, "Brother Hu, we have a Dongfeng truck outside for delivery. Do you want me to help take these things with us now?"
Brother Hu was overjoyed to hear such good news. This way, he wouldn't have to find a way to transport these things himself. He replied happily, "You brought a truck too! That's great! I'll call someone to help you move all the boxes onto the truck. Uh, Monkey..."
Chen Lan quickly stopped him and pointed at Jiahui, saying, "Brother Hu, no need to call anyone. It's dark and late at night, don't make such a fuss! Two people can handle this small matter very quickly!"
After speaking, Chen Lan turned on the speakerphone function of her walkie-talkie headset in front of Brother Hu and Monkey, adjusted the microphone, and then said, "The matter has been settled, we can ship the goods. Twenty thousand jin each of Fuqiang flour and rice, five thousand jin of rapeseed oil, two thousand jin of pork, and other daily necessities worth ten thousand yuan. The delivery address is the same old place as last time. Please reply upon receipt!"
As soon as Chen Lan finished speaking, the deep, hoarse voices of Xu Mingxuan and Er Zhuang came from the headset: "Received, all goods will be delivered in half an hour. Please notify the buyer to inspect the goods."
Chen Lan's brilliant maneuver stunned Brother Hu and Monkey, leaving their mouths wide open and their eyes wide with disbelief.
Chen Lan didn't care how they reacted. She wanted this shocking effect. If she didn't give them a good scare, she was afraid they might get carried away and accidentally let something slip.
Then, Chen Lan stood up, bent down, stacked three boxes on top of each other, placed the box with the prayer beads on the very top, and walked out of the room with the boxes held by both arms. Jiahui followed suit, carrying three boxes out of the room.
This time, Brother Hu and Monkey were once again stunned by the incredible actions of the two.
At the same time, Brother Hu couldn't help but secretly rejoice that he hadn't offended these people. Who were these people? He could tell they were not someone his humble self could afford to provoke. Look at what they used; they didn't even need a telephone to make calls. He had never heard of such an advanced telephone, let alone seen or used one.
And look at how much strength this young girl had. Fortunately, he hadn't misjudged them from the start. The first time they negotiated, he knew at a glance that these were not people he could afford to offend.
At the same time, Brother Hu was also grateful that he had conducted business fairly and hadn't harbored any malicious intentions towards them. Otherwise, he wouldn't even know how he lost his life.
Brother Hu was filled with a sense of lingering fear and relief. Chen Lan and Jiahui went back and forth three times, moving all twenty boxes to the truck outside. In reality, Chen Lan had stored them all in the system's warehouse.
Once all the items were moved, Chen Lan reached out and took the small leaf rosewood box containing the property deeds that she had handed to Jiayao earlier.
Then, the mother and daughter said goodbye to Jiayao and Brother Hu, respectively, and left the courtyard of the house. They drove away in that old Dongfeng truck because Chen Lan wanted to get to Northern Plaza ahead of them to prepare the goods.
This left Jiayao alone, sitting calmly and waiting for Brother Hu and the others. Brother Hu still needed to prepare the remaining thirty thousand yuan in payment and five hundred yuan in coupons.
Without any external interference, and with the moonlight that night, the delivery process was naturally very smooth. After Brother Hu's arranged personnel had inspected all the goods, the mother and son, holding the thirty thousand yuan payment and five hundred yuan in coupons, drove away in the old Dongfeng truck.
Chen Lan and her son and daughter were the first to return to the guesthouse. Upon arrival, the three of them separated and went to their respective rooms. Su Dan Novel Network
Chen Lan went to the washroom, drew a basin of water, and washed up casually. Then she took off her shoes and sat on the bed. Chen Lan took out the wooden box containing the prayer beads from the system's warehouse and decided to select a few of the better-looking ones to keep for herself. They could also be used as gifts. Later, when she returned to the valley, she would give one string each to her mother, mother-in-law, Mother Liu, Mother Cui, and her third sister and aunt. She believed they would definitely like them.
So, Chen Lan took a large bath towel and an old used towel from the system's warehouse. She spread the bath towel on the bed, then poured all the prayer beads from the wooden box onto the bath towel. In this way, Chen Lan propped herself up on the bed and began to wipe the beads with the old towel while carefully selecting them.
Honestly, the prayer beads collected by Brother Hu were truly exquisite. Each string was very beautiful, and they could be said to have their own unique charm.
However, while selecting, Chen Lan noticed a strange phenomenon. She found that most of the beads on these prayer beads had twelve, thirteen, or one hundred and eight beads. Of course, there were prayer beads with other numbers of beads, but these three types were relatively the most numerous!
She couldn't figure it out and wondered if there was a special significance to the number of beads on the prayer beads.
At this moment, Xu Mingxuan pushed open the door and walked in. Seeing the pile of prayer beads of various sizes on the bed, he asked, "Lan'er, what are you taking these things out for? Let me tell you, Lan'er, don't forget that you are in Harbin now, not in our valley! You can't wear these things out now! Do you understand? Otherwise, be careful of being arrested by the revolutionary committee."