The weather forecast says that the heavy snow is expected to end in the next three days.
But on the morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Mai got up and saw that the snow was falling even harder. He couldn't see anything four to five meters away, and the snow even reached his knees.
The first thing Lin Mai did was to call Tang Yi to see if their goods had arrived today.
The snow yesterday was far less heavy than today, and all trains were delayed.
The snow was heavier today, and she was worried that the train would not be able to enter Beijing, so her goods might not be able to arrive today.
Sure enough, Tang Yi told her that the supervisor who was responsible for going to the train station to sign for the goods went to the train station to pick up the goods before dawn.
The staff at the train station told him that the train was stopped and all their goods were stranded on the road.
If those goods are left on the road, they will either be rotten or damaged in two days, resulting in heavy losses.
Lin Mai can't care about the losses now. The worse the weather is, the more he must ensure the supply of citizens.
State-owned food markets and state-owned grain and oil stores are not open during holidays.
Although state-owned stores and state-owned shopping malls are open, they do not sell fresh food, nor grains and oils.
In the huge capital city, there are only three food markets operating, namely two Huimin restaurants and one Fuduoduo restaurant.
Citizens who want to buy fresh food, grain and oil can only go to these three markets, so Fuduoduo Market must not run out of stock.
Lin Mai asked Tang Yi to immediately arrange for manpower to go to the suburbs of Beijing to purchase supplies.
Tang Yi said: "As soon as I heard that our goods were stranded on the road, I arranged for salesmen to go to the suburbs to purchase.
I also told the salesmen that no matter how much the price rises, they must purchase some agricultural products for emergency use."
Lin Mai saw him move so quickly and was quite satisfied with him.
She asked: "Do you know where our goods are stuck on the road?"
Tang Yi couldn't answer at once. He didn't make detailed statistics on the specific places where he was stranded. He only knew that all agricultural products could not enter Beijing.
Lin Mai asked him to go to the train station immediately for consultation, and she rushed to Fuduoduo.
When she walked out of the room, Fang Zhuoran, who was sweeping snow in the yard, saw that she was neatly dressed and looked like she was about to go out, so he asked: "It's snowing so heavily this morning, where are you going?"
Lin Mai said: "Go to Fuduoduo Market and see that all my goods are stranded on the road. I have to think of a way to see if I can get the goods to the capital, otherwise they will be damaged on the road."
Grandma Fang stood under the eaves and said, "Let's go after breakfast."
Lin Mai waved his hand: "No, the market also sells buns and steamed buns. I'll go to the market to eat two buns to satisfy my hunger."
They say it’s not cold when it snows, but that’s only compared to days when it melts.
For Lin Mai, who grew up in Hu Province, it was still very cold.
Although there are sanitation workers clearing snow on the main roads and citizens voluntarily clearing the snow at their doorsteps in the alleys, there is still snow everywhere.
Moreover, the heavy snow has not stopped, and a layer of snow quickly accumulates on the newly swept road, making it slippery and easy to fall.
It is not necessary to go out. Many people are unwilling to go out, especially the elderly. If you fall, it is not fun.
Therefore, the once bustling streets looked deserted.
Lin Mai walked in a hurry, walking too fast, falling several times on the way, and finally arrived at Fuduoduo Vegetable Market.
During the Spring Festival, Fuduoduo Market opens later than usual, only opening at 8:30.
When Lin Mai arrived at Fuduoduo Market, the market was not open yet.
She entered through the back door and saw that except for the fresh food section, which was empty, other areas were already stocked with goods.
Lin Mai went straight to Tang Yi's office.
In his office, there were six energetic young men standing in a row.
Tang Yi saw her coming in and introduced the six young men to him: "These are the salesmen of our market. They just came back from the suburbs."
Lin Mai sat down on a chair and motioned to the six salesmen to sit down as well.
She asked kindly: "How many agricultural products have been purchased?"
The six salesmen looked at me, and I looked at you, with expressions of shame on their faces.
Tang Yiqian smiled: "I didn't buy any agricultural products."
Lin Mai was stunned: "How could this happen?"
Tang Yi explained: “Farmers in the suburbs have received orders from their superiors, saying they are not allowed to sell their agricultural products to any individual business owner.
The higher-ups wanted to send people to coordinate the purchase, but our salesmen were all gone."
Lin Mai frowned.
Roads were closed due to heavy snow today, planes were grounded, and trains were suspended. It was impossible for the government to respond so quickly.
The government in this era is still very slow. When a disaster occurs, it will take at least two or three days to respond.
What's more, this snowstorm occurred during the Spring Festival.
The government must be thinking that since the people have stocked up on food and supplies, they will not be short of anything during the Chinese New Year.
Since it was impossible for the government to respond so quickly, how could it issue that kind of order?
The more she thought about it in her heart, the more she felt that someone was falsely spreading the imperial edict.
But she couldn't produce any evidence, and she didn't have time to investigate.
She told several salesmen that if they could not purchase agricultural products in the suburbs, they would try to go to the outer suburbs.
She didn't believe that the person who pretended to preach the imperial edict could control the sky with one hand, even the outer suburbs.
The salesmen took action immediately and drove their agricultural vehicles to the outer suburbs of the capital.
Lin Mai told Tang Yi that no matter whether the salesmen purchased agricultural products today or not, he would give them a big red envelope when they came back.
It's freezing cold when driving a farm truck to buy agricultural products and you'll freeze to death.
Agricultural vehicles are no better than trucks. They have ventilation on both sides and are very cold when driving.
Tang Yi said hello.
At this time, the manager in charge of the store came in and asked Lin Mai: "It's almost time to open for business, but there is no fresh food. Do you want to open the door?"
"Yes," Lin Mai said, "If we don't have fresh food, we can buy something else."
The supervisor turned around and went out.
Tang Yi handed a piece of paper to Lin Mai: "You asked me to ask the train station where the trucks carrying my agricultural products are stranded. I found out all about them and recorded them all on this piece of paper."
Lin Mai took it over and saw that almost all the trains were stranded in Shijiazhuang outside the capital.
The capital is not far from Shijiazhuang, and Pulie can reach the capital in only three hours.
By switching to a truck and completing the three-hour train journey, it only takes eleven or twelve hours to transport the goods back, even in heavy snow.
If the driver is allowed to work overtime, he will definitely be able to transport all the goods back to the capital in a whole night.
Once you have a direction, things will be easier to do.
Lin Mai called General Manager Sun of the Beijing Office.
Ask him to immediately mobilize a few key personnel to contact the state-owned transportation department, rent their trucks and drivers, and help Fuduoduo Market transport agricultural products.
The driver asked to work two shifts, preferably at night.
This transportation is likely to be overnight. If it is not overnight, it will be calculated as overnight.
Drivers working two shifts can avoid fatigue driving and ensure driving safety.
She had just arranged her work when Fang Zhuoran arrived carrying a thermos bucket and several big meat buns.
He put the thermos bucket on the desk, took out a large meat bun wrapped in oil paper from his pocket, and let Lin Mai eat it while it was hot.
Lin Mai then remembered that he hadn't had breakfast yet, and suddenly felt hungry.
She picked up a meat bun and asked Tang Yi if he had eaten it.
Tang Yi heard that all the trucks carrying his agricultural products were stalled on the road early in the morning, so he couldn't think of breakfast, and he was still hungry.
But he was too embarrassed to eat Mr. Lin's love breakfast, so he smiled and said that he had already eaten it, and then Lin Mai started to enjoy it alone.
Fang Zhuoran gave her breakfast and left. He had to go to work.
There was mutton soup in the thermos bucket. After drinking the mutton soup, I felt warm and comfortable all over.
After Lin Mai finished her breakfast, she heard back from all the key people assigned to her by General Manager Sun.
In total, they contacted two transportation brigades, with a total of forty trucks and eighty drivers.
Lin Mai and Tang Yi discussed it and made arrangements for the eighty drivers and forty trucks.
Tang Yi went to the transportation brigade to personally explain the tasks to the drivers, and Lin Mai was also preparing to go home.
When she walked through the market, she saw that the prices were still the same and called Tang Yi back.
Let him restore the price to the original price before leaving.
Tang Yi asked in confusion: "Why should it be restored to the original price?"
Lin Mai said seriously: "In bad weather, we have to share the difficulties with the people of the capital."