393: 391 393: 391 During the watering process, Uncle Niu chatted with Chen Yang about his small store.
Uncle Niu was getting older, and it wasn’t suitable for him to go down the mines anymore, plus he didn’t want to cook, thinking that was work for won.
Despite his age, he was still a man, and it didn’t seem appropriate for him.
That’s why he ca up with the idea of opening a snack shop, both big and small.
Chen Yang naturally supported Uncle Niu’s idea and had been in communication with him, even offering a suggestion.
“Uncle Niu, if you really want to expand this little store, I suggest you build a new house nearby my family’s place,”
Chen Yang advised.
Upon hearing this, Uncle Niu looked up at Chen Yang, “Why?”
“Because of the custor flow, think about it, Uncle Niu.
Everyone works on the mountain, and you definitely can’t open a snack shop up there.
But when they co down for als every day, wouldn’t they do so?”
“When they co down the mountain to eat, they would naturally buy so cigarettes, beverages, and the like along the way.
Wouldn’t it be better if your shop were near the canteen?”
Chen Yang’s explanation was like an epiphany to Uncle Niu.
“Right, right, right, you’re absolutely correct, Yang Zi.
You college students have much better ideas than us old folks!”
Uncle Niu laughed, giving Chen Yang a thumbs up, and secretly made up his mind to do everything exactly as Chen Yang suggested.
Afterward, the two quickly finished watering the greenhouse and drove the van into the city.
On the way to the city, Chen Yang analyzed the situation for Uncle Niu, saying that initially, the snack shop should keep things simple.
It wasn’t necessary to build a house to open a snack shop—having a temporary living space like the canteen would suffice.
As long as it could shield from wind and rain, that was OK.
They could always switch to a real house after making so money later on.
Building a house was a big deal, after all, and shouldn’t be taken lightly.
Uncle Niu agreed with everything Chen Yang said and promised to follow his advice.
The two talked all the way and arrived at the county town before they knew it.
Upon reaching the market in the county town, Chen Yang asked Uncle Niu what he needed to purchase, as Uncle Niu’s idea to expand the store had been a spur-of-the-mont decision.
After listening to Chen Yang’s analysis and feeling very optimistic about it, he decided to stock up on goods right away.
But once they got to the county town, he was sowhat at a loss about what to buy.
In the end, it was Chen Yang who gave a reminder.
“Uncle Niu, I think it’s best to stock up on more tobacco and alcohol, since the workers are mostly tough guys, and their consumption in that area is definitely high,”
“Then there are beverages, which surely won’t be a miss,”
Chen Yang said.
After a brief contemplation, Uncle Niu nodded, “Mm-hmm, you’re right, Yang Zi.
It’s best to stock more tobacco and alcohol.”
With a goal in mind, Uncle Niu imdiately took Chen Yang to purchase tobacco and alcohol.
Although Uncle Niu’s store was small, it had been open for many years.
He was more familiar with the market than Chen Yang.
He also had quite a few old acquaintances there.
But this ti, Uncle Niu’s acquaintances were quite impressed when they saw him purchasing such a large quantity of goods in one go.
“Old Niu, why do you need so much this ti?
Have you struck it rich?”
One of the liquor store owners asked in surprise.
Normally, Uncle Niu would stock up at most on so cold beer and so very cheap white spirits.
But this ti, after listening to Chen Yang, Uncle Niu went all out, even getting so of the pricier white spirits.
This unusual behavior left the liquor store owner feeling that sothing was off.
And Uncle Niu was sowhat enjoying the feeling of being looked at with new respect.
“Humph.
I won’t hide it from you, I am indeed going to strike it rich.
Once I’ve made a fortune, I’ll co back to buy even more,”
Uncle Niu replied with a bit of swagger.
“Hahaha, sure, then I’ll be waiting for you to strike it rich.”
The boss laughed heartily upon hearing this, then moved all the items Uncle Niu needed, following Chen Yang’s directions, onto the van.
The two of them wandered around the market for a while and bought quite a few things.
They had purchased the two most important items, beer and soft drinks, and the next step was buying cigarettes.
Just as Uncle Niu was about to take Chen Yang with him, Chen Yang’s phone suddenly rang in his pocket.
Chen Yang took out his phone and saw it was an unfamiliar number.
“Hello, who is this?”
Chen Yang answered the call.
“Wang Jingman?
What’s the matter?
Oh, I see, where are you right now?”
“Okay, okay, I’ll co over and check it out now.”
Chen Yang hung up the phone in a hurry.
Uncle Niu, having heard what Chen Yang said, felt that Chen Yang must have encountered so issue.
So he took the initiative to speak up, “Yang Zi, is there so ergency?
Why don’t you go handle it first?
I can wander around here by myself.”
Chen Yang looked at Uncle Niu, feeling a bit embarrassed.
He had brought him along, and now he was leaving; was that proper?
But Wang Jingman had just called, and there was trouble on her end.
A friend’s father had been hit by a car, the situation was very critical, and she had asked for Chen Yang’s help to check it out, so he needed to rush over imdiately.
After pondering for a mont, he said, “Uncle Niu, I really do have an urgent matter; I can’t join you to buy the cigarettes.
You go ahead and make your purchases first, and I’ll co back to pick you up later, okay?”
Uncle Niu was also a reasonable man; knowing that Chen Yang had sothing urgent, he didn’t mind.
He nodded his head repeatedly in agreent.
“Alright, alright, Yang Zi, you go ahead and check on it, my little errands don’t matter, don’t worry about .
If you don’t have ti to co back for , I can take a bus ho,” Uncle Niu said.
“Mm-hmm, thanks, Uncle Niu.
I’ll go have a look.
It won’t take long before I’m back,” Chen Yang nodded, then turned swiftly toward the van, and drove straight to the central hospital in the county.
Wang Jingman was there right now.
The large market where Chen Yang and Uncle Niu were shopping was not very far from the central hospital.
So, in just a few minutes, Chen Yang arrived at the entrance of the central hospital.
After finding a parking space and parking the car, Chen Yang imdiately entered the hospital and found Wang Jingman’s ward as she had directed.
After verifying the room number was correct, he pushed the door and went straight in.
The ward was filled with equipnt, surrounded by many doctors in white coats, busy studying a man lying on the bed, his body almost a blur of blood and flesh.
Wang Jingman was at that mont, holding a pure-looking young girl, trying hard to comfort her.
It looked like the man lying in the bed was a close relative of the young girl.
“Jingman.”
Walking into the room, Chen Yang called out to Wang Jingman.
Wang Jingman heard soone calling her and imdiately looked towards the door.
Seeing that it was Chen Yang who had arrived, Wang Jingman’s face lit up with surprise!
“Chen Yang, you got here so quickly.”
Wang Jingman released the crying girl from her embrace and walked over to Chen Yang.
“Yeah, I was nearby.
I ca over as soon as I got your call,” Chen Yang nodded, then glanced at the man on the bed and asked, “What’s the situation?”
Seeing Chen Yang asking about the situation, Wang Jingman’s brows furrowed, and her expression grew serious, “This is my best friend’s father.
He was hit by a car on the street today; his condition is very critical.
The doctors around him are observing him closely, preparing for the upcoming surgery.”
Wang Jingman’s tone was direct as she quickly conveyed the key points to Chen Yang.
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