Rebirth in Famine: She Thrives by Lucky Space
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Chapter 116: 116 success

At three in the morning, the four of them boarded the train and were still arranged in one room.

On the train, everything had to be endured. Jiang Xinyu felt truly uncomfortable, but for safety’s sake, she endured it.

Half a month later, they arrived at the border. The temperature here was still quite low, but Jiang Xinyu felt it was nice, at least they didn’t have to be stuck with four people in a stuffy carriage.

"Mr. Qian, are we waiting for someone to pick us up?" Jiang Xinyu had never asked about the arrangements.

"No, we’ll go straight by car to meet my friend."

After entering Russia, Jiang Xinyu cautiously followed behind Qian Jun, while the other two acted even more like bodyguards.

Qian Jun’s friends there directly contacted many farm owners.

The price was pushed to the lowest point. Jiang Xinyu calculated in her heart, the price of wheat was just thirty cents per catty. How much could fifty thousand buy? That’s 1,600,000 catties, 800 tons, requiring 32 carriages to transport.

Why did they need so much food? Was the transport of such a large quantity of grain even allowed?

Jiang Xinyu let out a sigh of relief; this wasn’t something she could worry about. She just needed to exchange the 13,000 she had in hand for grain. As for the rest, she didn’t want to get involved. If something happened, it would be a big deal.

The cotton pricing was good—one yuan per catty. Adding transportation costs, it was about 1.20 yuan. Qian Jun had brought 200,000, which could buy more than 80 tons of cotton.

The negotiations were concluded, with a final 5% commission given to the people there for their efforts.

This was quite reasonable, with contracts signed and transport arranged. Jiang Xinyu and Lv Beiguang were responsible for inspecting the goods. This task was really difficult—they couldn’t open every bag to check, so Qian Jun instructed them to just ensure the quantity was correct.

Twenty days later, 600 tons of wheat were loaded onto thirty carriages. Additionally, for Sun Baosheng, 60 tons were included with 20 tons of wheat and 40 tons of sorghum in three carriages. Jiang Xinyu and Lv Beiguang rented one carriage for 20 tons of wheat. A total of 34 carriages were prepared for departure.

"Secretary Jiang, you should return with Director Sun. When you reach the border, get off at the station and make a call—someone will come to handle the 600 tons of wheat.

Be careful on the journey. I’ll send off the shipment tomorrow, and then we’ll return together."

"Yes."

Jiang Xinyu was now worried that they might not be allowed to cross the border. With so much grain, she wondered if there would be tariffs.

In fear and trembling, they reached the border after two days. Of course inspections were mandatory. Jiang Xinyu stood to the side like a little chick, truly terrified; she’d never seen such a scene, with real guns aimed at them on either side.

It seemed things were already arranged here, so they weren’t overly troubled, but Jiang Xinyu still took out the 10,000 yuan given to her by Qian Jun yesterday.

Finally, the last carriage entered the country. Jiang Xinyu dramatically patted her chest. "That scared me to death, scared me to death."

Sun Baosheng laughed at her reaction. "I thought Secretary Jiang was fearless and not afraid at all."

"Director Sun, I swear I won’t come next time, this was life-threatening. I nearly had a heart attack."

"Yeah, I was scared too, but seeing you confidently hand over the money, it was quite impressive."

"Director Sun, are you joking?"

Lv Beiguang watched Jiang Xinyu with amusement, sincerely finding this young woman quite interesting.

"Secretary Jiang, I’ll never forget that move you made."

"Stop, you two should hurry and erase this memory."

The two of them burst into laughter. Joking around with them helped Jiang Xinyu relax a lot.

"Director Sun, we need to wait for Mr. Qian at the station. We must keep an eye on these four carriages to prevent anyone from stealing the grain we risked our lives to bring back. I’ve heard there are many train thieves."

"Yes, I know. On the way back, I’ll just stay on the carriage and see who dares to steal."

Jiang Xinyu shook her head. That’s not a solution; train thieves are desperate, and what can you do if they risk their lives?

"Director Sun, after reaching the station, get some wood and load it on top of the grain. This way, the loss should be smaller.

Plus, the furniture factory will definitely need the wood brought back."

"That’s a good idea. Let’s do it. I’ll have Beiguang stay to watch the grain while I order the wood."

The tension among the three just dissipated. Since the grain was already inside the border, Sun Baosheng went to get some food for them.

"Jiang Xinyu, how are we going to price the wheat when we get back?"

"I estimate it’s going to be fifty cents, though I’m not sure how much the loss will be."

"Yes, we just spent another 10,000. I’d never seen so much money before. We were lucky the grain was so cheap; I never thought the most expensive part would be the travel costs."

"Yes, the cotton costs are even higher; the province’s textile mill still wants half. Just thinking about it is frustrating."

"Jiang Xinyu, you shouldn’t come out next time; it’s too dangerous. You don’t know how much I sweated when I saw you confronting that foreigner."

"I was scared too, really scared," she said softly.

Lv Beiguang patted her shoulder. "It’s all over now. You handled it much better than I did."

After eating, the three of them stayed awake, just waiting to reach the station.

The train stopped at eight in the evening. Jiang Xinyu got off and went straight to the stationmaster to borrow a phone.

It was quickly connected. "We’ve arrived at the station."

"We’ll be there in half an hour."

Jiang Xinyu’s heart was still on edge. Only when these thirty carriages left would she truly be at ease.

She found Lv Beiguang, who was patrolling with Sun Baosheng and their flashlights.

"In half an hour, once this big load leaves, we’ll be safe."

"Yes, I’ll continue patrolling, just can’t rest easy."

Indeed, after half an hour, a line of large trucks arrived, and a man got off the driver’s seat, heading straight for Jiang Xinyu.

"Hello, I’m here to take over."

"Hello, comrade. But how can you prove you are the one arranged to do so? This is not a small amount, and our leader is not here. I’m the only one, so how can I explain this to our leader?"

"Didn’t you just make a call?"

"That can’t guarantee it either, comrade. Why don’t you make a call to confirm it?"

"Hehe, even if I don’t call, what can you do?"

"Comrade, please, considering all the risks I’ve taken, just make a call. Can you reach Wei Kaiyun? If he says it’s for you, I’ll agree."

"I don’t need your agreement."

"Comrade. A young girl like me taking such big risks, can’t you let me end this with a perfect conclusion?" Jiang Xinyu pleaded pitifully, trailing behind him.

He whistled, and over twenty people got off the trucks.

"Comrade. Comrade."

"Come, I’ll take you to make the call." Hearing the young girl almost in tears, Xingtian really had no choice.