After finally sorting out the Dongfeng truck for Xiangxi, Chen Lan immediately began preparing tomorrow's goods and those to be delivered to the Vladivostok department store. Chen Lan had scoured nearly all the remaining inventory from online sellers in the Northeast. This time, it seemed she would have to find a new place to procure goods. Chen Lan felt drowsy; the items to be exchanged tomorrow were still not secured, so she forced herself to stay awake.
Chen Lan, mustering her energy, pondered in her mind where she could find a place with a wide variety of goods, rapid updates, and guaranteed quality. Yes, she should look for a small commodities wholesale market; that place would undoubtedly have all sorts of small commodities.
With a target in mind, Chen Lan immediately took action, searching the system with her thoughts. In the end, she decided to patronize the small commodities wholesale market that was famous in China in her previous life. To save time, Chen Lan directly posted requests in the system for discounted end-of-stock items from various merchants. The system very quickly and accurately selected stores with excellent service quality and product quality ratings for Chen Lan.
Chen Lan's procurement goal this time was mainly for Christmas, so she decided to purchase more small accessories, such as earrings, hair clips, various exquisite bracelets, hair accessories, plush toys, as well as some more practical items for exchange at the farm, like canvas shoes, snow boots, scarves, hats, and cotton overcoats.
This task was a true test of patience and discernment. Chen Lan had heard in her previous life that one must be very careful when selecting goods at a small commodities wholesale market, as the tricks and schemes there were incredibly deep, and one could easily be swindled. After all, no one is foolish, right? If there were truly good goods, would a merchant sell them cheaply? Therefore, some bargains are absolutely not to be taken! Anything that seems like a bargain is most likely a trap or a pitfall.
Thus, Chen Lan made the same request to all vendors: first, please send samples. If the samples met her requirements, then upon arrival of the goods and confirmation of their quality, she would immediately pay the full amount.
After stating her requirements, Chen Lan let it go, as the focus of this procurement was not these items, but rather the Christmas trees and all Christmas decorations.
As soon as Chen Lan posted her procurement request in the system, goodness! The system recommended quite a few manufacturers of Christmas supplies with good reputations. Now Chen Lan had finally witnessed the goodness of selling goods by the kilogram. As long as the product quality and the merchant's reputation were good, Chen Lan naturally accepted them all, deciding to take everything as ordered, with the same conditions as before! Upon arrival of the goods, after inspection, she would pay the full amount.
Once everything was settled, Chen Lan's spirits relaxed, and she rolled over, falling sound asleep!
The next morning, Xiangxi woke up early. He poked his head out of the quilt and shouted, "Little Lan, you really can sleep! The sun is almost up to your butt! Hurry and get up!"
Chen Lan stuck her head out of the quilt, groggily glancing at the cave entrance. She saw that it was already daylight outside, and from beyond the cave, she could hear Xu Mingxuan's shouts as he practiced martial arts. Then, ignoring Xiangxi, she pulled her head back into the quilt, intending to catch a little more sleep.
At this moment, Xiangxi started shouting again, "Little Lan, are you a pig? You started sleeping before it got dark yesterday and you're still asleep now? Hurry up and get up, where's my new Jiefang truck?"
Chen Lan mumbled back, "It's not a new Jiefang truck, it's a new Dongfeng truck."
Xiangxi quickly put on his thick cotton coat and pants while replying, "What difference does it make what new it is? As long as it's a new car. I say, Little Lan, get up quickly, don't be lazy in bed."
Chen Lan, like a snail, reluctantly crawled out of the warm quilt and lazily retorted, "Little Watermelon, you're so noisy. Can't you be quiet in the morning?"
Xiangxi shot back, "Early? Look at how long your man has been practicing boxing outside. I bet Brother Mingxuan must be hungry by now, and you're still in bed sleeping. If you ask me! Little Lan, a wife like you is really not good."
Chen Lan, not wanting to argue with him first thing in the morning, ignored him. She quickly put on her cotton coat and pants, then her snow boots, and stepped out of the cave. Outside the cave, Xu Mingxuan was boiling water. Seeing Chen Lan come out, he immediately said, "Lan'er, you're up. The water in the pot is hot, you can wash up."
Chen Lan happily hummed an "en" and took three sets of toiletries from the system's warehouse, handing one set to Xu Mingxuan, which he usually used, and took her own usual toiletries to wash up.
For breakfast, they cooked a pot of glutinous rice balls in fermented rice and glutinous rice balls with eggs. It was simple and convenient, and both men liked it.
The three of them quickly finished breakfast. After tidying up, they blocked the cave entrance with dead branches again and went down the mountain. They reached the not-so-wide main road. Seeing that there was no one around, Chen Lan first took out the old Dongfeng truck for Xiangxi from the system's warehouse. Upon seeing the Dongfeng truck, Xiangxi immediately circled it, then climbed into the car excitedly, opened the door, and sat in the driver's seat, ready to test it.
Chen Lan immediately walked over and asked, "Little Watermelon, are you satisfied with your car?"
Xiangxi's hand caressed the brand-new steering wheel as he grinned broadly and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Little Lan, satisfied, satisfied, very satisfied."
Chen Lan then asked again, "Little Watermelon, does the seat still poke your butt?"
Xiangxi familiarized himself with the various parts of the car while bouncing on the seat. He happily replied, "It doesn't poke my butt anymore, it's soft!"
Chen Lan then left him to his own devices, letting him slowly get acquainted with the performance of the old Dongfeng truck. She then turned and brought out Xu Mingxuan's old Jiefang truck. The couple quickly climbed into the back of the truck and sorted through the samples sent by the various manufacturers last night. After seeing the samples, Chen Lan would decide which manufacturer's goods to order. The couple busied themselves for quite a while, receiving and sorting goods. Although very busy, Chen Lan still abided by the original agreement: as long as the quality of the goods was problem-free, she promptly settled the full payment with the merchants.
Thank goodness, Xiangxi finally realized he had something to do and also climbed into the truck to help. With an extra person helping, the speed increased significantly. Soon, the back of Xu Mingxuan's truck was filled. Then, the three of them moved to the back of Xiangxi's Dongfeng truck.
The loading capacity of this Dongfeng truck was also impressive! It could carry as much as the old Jiefang.