nownovels Chapter 510 Preparing Winter Supplies
Chapter 510 Preparing Winter Supplies
Chapter 510 Preparing Winter Supplies
When Li Qin returned to the courtyard house after class, almost all the residents were already resting.
As the temperature gets colder, and with no heating...
Unless there's something to do, everyone goes to bed early at night.
After all, it's much warmer in bed.
Even at night, Li Qin couldn't rest early; on the contrary, he became even busier.
After returning home, Li Qin quickly washed up and then lay in bed studying the knowledge passed down through generations.
When it was one or two in the morning, Li Qin used the door key to arrive in Hong Kong.
Since the decision has been made to purchase warehouses and transportation vehicles, it is natural that the corresponding personnel also need to be fully equipped.
Fortunately, he had previously conducted a large-scale talent screening. Although many people were eliminated, it was not because they lacked ability.
It was because Li Qin only needed a few dozen people at the time.
Now he doesn't need to search extensively again; he only needs to select some suitable candidates from the initial pool of people.
According to Li Qin's plan, he will take over three to five warehouses, plus two transport trucks;
It will require at least two drivers, five or six warehouse managers, and about ten loaders.
Selecting these people is not difficult for Li Qin now; the real challenge lies in ensuring their loyalty and verifying their character.
Li Qin needs to use techniques such as mind-controlling spells and memory manipulation to examine, and even interfere with, these people's memories.
These are all delicate tasks, and we dare not be careless at all.
Even though Li Qin's mastery of these spells is already quite high, it will still take him a considerable amount of time.
It took Li Qin about a week to complete this task.
During this week, Li Qin worked his regular daytime job at the steel rolling mill in Beijing, and then went to Hong Kong to "work overtime" in the evenings.
Fortunately, the hard work of the week yielded very good results.
The driver and everyone else have been taken care of.
Meanwhile, Hong Guang had also found the warehouse and used transport vehicles that Li Qin needed.
This was mainly because Li Qin was generous, so many things were easily agreed upon.
"The weather is getting colder and colder, it feels like it could snow at any moment."
That day, Li Qin rode his bicycle out of the steel rolling mill and on his way back to the courtyard house, he could vaguely feel that the temperature was no longer just cold.
Instead, it has a cold, damp feeling.
In addition, the weather has been gloomy all day with very thick dark clouds.
Based on past practice, there is indeed a high probability of snowfall in this situation.
But thinking about it, it makes sense.
After all, it's already late November, and the lunar calendar is almost November.
It's about time for it to snow.
"I've been busy with manpower issues lately, but now that's finally settled, it's time to take some time to get the coal and firewood sorted out."
Once it snows, the temperature will drop rapidly. Although Li Qin has alchemical items to keep his body warm, he cannot keep the temperature inside the house warm.
If the temperature in the room is too low, it can still make people feel uncomfortable.
Therefore, the fireplace must be put into use.
"Since we still have some time today, let's get the coal business settled first."
Li Qin checked the time and found it was only a little past three o'clock.
He usually leaves the steel rolling mill around 4 or 5 o'clock, but because the weather wasn't very good today, Li Qin left early.
The head of the purchasing department naturally had no objection to this.
This is a good opportunity for Li Qin to take a trip to the coal yard.
Under normal circumstances, it would take at least an hour to get from the steel rolling mill to the coal yard, even by bicycle.
Even if Li Qin is faster than others, it will still take him about thirty or forty minutes.
If that's the case, it will be dark by the time the coal is brought back to the courtyard.
In that case, Li Qin wouldn't have time to cook dinner.
Not wanting to go hungry, Li Qin had to think of other ways;
Li Qin looked around and then rode directly into a dark alley.
Once he was sure no one was paying attention, Li Qin immediately used Apparition.
With a soft snap, Li Qin and his bicycle vanished from their spot and reappeared in a similarly dimly lit alley near the coal yard.
Then he rode his bicycle out of the alley and headed straight for the coal yard.
This is the solution Li Qin came up with.
Using Apparition saved him thirty or forty minutes, so he wouldn't miss his dinner.
Upon arriving at the entrance of the coal yard, Li Qin indeed saw quite a few people.
These people all had one thing in common: they all had a handcart with them, and there were very obvious traces left from hauling coal on the cart.
These people are the ones who regularly take odd jobs here.
The original owner of this body had also come here to look for odd jobs, but unfortunately, because the original owner did not have a handcart, he could only do some work such as moving coal briquettes.
Not only was it tiring and dirty, but most importantly, it didn't earn much money, so the original owner quickly gave up on this job.
Having received all of the original owner's memories, Li Qin was naturally familiar with this place.
Li Qin went straight up to these people.
When they saw someone appear, and that this person was pushing a bicycle and wearing a neat work uniform, a light immediately flashed in their eyes.
Before anyone could speak, Li Qin said directly, "I need someone to help me haul a truckload of coal briquettes. It's a bit far, near Nanluoguxiang. Is anyone willing to go?"
Upon hearing Li Qin's words, these people immediately chimed in, "We're willing to go!"
"I'd love to go too!"
You should know that these people who help haul coal charge based on the distance and the amount of coal being hauled.
Putting everything else aside, just one truckload of coal briquettes can earn a lot of money, not to mention that the place we're going to this time isn't even close.
The cost will be even higher.
Seeing these enthusiastic people, Li Qin first nodded, then raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.
After everyone quieted down, Li Qin spoke again: "I have limited time, so I must guarantee delivery within a certain timeframe. If you can't do that, then don't speak."
Under normal circumstances, it takes almost an hour to get there.
Li Qin calculated the time and finally set a time requirement of forty-five minutes.
Upon hearing the 45-minute time limit, many of these people immediately backed out.
If the truck were empty and running fast, this amount of time would be barely enough, but now that it's full of coal briquettes, this amount of time is not enough.
Seeing that no one else spoke, a hint of disappointment flashed in Li Qin's eyes.
Just then, someone suddenly spoke up: "We'll take this job!"
Li Qin looked in the direction of the sound and immediately saw two men who looked to be eighteen or nineteen years old.
A strange light flashed in his eyes;
He noticed that the two men looked somewhat alike, and were most likely brothers.
"We can take this job and guarantee delivery within 45 minutes, but the fee may be a bit higher."
At this moment, the two men walked up to Li Qin.