60s: I have a store

Chapter 14 Watch Ticket

"You came at the right time. When you go back, please help me pull this thing back." Zhou Yimin said, pointing at the hand-cranked water pump and drill rod.

Chow Tai Fook and the others looked at it but couldn't tell what it was.

"What's coming from?"

It’s not difficult to take it back with you.

"Water pump, you won't understand even if I tell you, just help me pull it back."

OK! Zhou Dafu and the others stopped asking questions, loaded the iron lumps onto the oxcart, and followed Zhou Yimin to the steel plant.

When they got to the vicinity of the steel plant, Zhou Yimin pointed to an empty lot and said, "Wait for me over there."

People from the village have one advantage, which is that they are obedient and don’t ask too many questions.

Zhou Yimin carried the sika deer in a sack and walked into the steel plant. The security guard took a look and although he didn't know what was inside, he knew it was supplies for the factory, so he quickly let him in without asking any questions.

On the way, Zhou Yimin met a colleague who was also returning from purchasing supplies.

Judging from his appearance, he didn't seem to have a good harvest and was not in a good mood.

"Wow! Yimin, you got something good again? What did you get?" He was a little envious of Zhou Yimin. Wasn't his luck too good?
That’s right! Finding supplies now is a matter of luck.

Zhou Yimin whispered, "A deer. Brother Gang, please notify the section chief for me."

Chen Yugang's eyes widened.

A deer?

It's meat again!

They just brought back two wild boars two days ago, and now they have a deer. Their performance is simply off the charts. If this continues, even Director Ding of their purchasing department will probably look at Zhou Yimin differently, right?

It is easy to leave a good impression on your leader, which makes it much easier to get promoted in the future.

"I'll go right away."

Chen Yuguang immediately ran towards the office of the Fifth Section of their Fourth Purchasing Department.

"Chief, Chief, this is unbelievable!"

Section Chief Wang was smoking a cigarette when he saw Chen Yugang rushing in, shouting and yelling. He couldn't help but frown. He was not calm at all. How could this be?

"Yi Min brought back a deer. Section Chief, please go quickly."

"what?"

Section Chief Wang opened his mouth and the cigarette fell out. When he came to his senses, he crushed the cigarette with his foot and rushed out.

He discovered that Zhou Yimin was completely his lucky star.

How long has that guy been working here?

There are eggs, dried meat, two wild boars, and now a deer. They are all good things and rare supplies.

"Yimin, thank you for your hard work." He found Zhou Yimin and stared at the deer under Zhou Yimin's feet, which had already been poured out of the sack.

"We are all contributing to the factory and the country! It's not hard work."

Section Chief Wang smiled and thought to himself: You are quite good at talking and sensible, boy!

He took out a cigarette and said, "Come on, have a cigarette. You young people are really energetic."

Soon, other people from the logistics department also arrived. It was still the same old routine: first process, then weigh, register, store, and settle the bill.

Venison is much better than pork.

In ancient times, deer were found in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Since there were many wild deer and they were easy to hunt, venison has always been one of the main animal meats consumed by the people.

By the Song Dynasty, deer had become relatively rare in the Central Plains, and fewer people ate venison.

However, there are still many deer in the northern grasslands, and the tribes settled there often hunt deer and eat venison. There are records of this in the Liao, Jin, and Yuan dynasties. Later, the Jurchens who entered the Central Plains from the northeast made eating venison an official act that the royal family set an example for.

During the Qing Dynasty, everyone from the emperor to the dignitaries attached great importance to venison. At that time, venison was rarer than pork, cattle and sheep and more expensive, so officials and wealthy families often gave it as gifts.

This phenomenon has continued to this day. Deer meat is more precious than other meats.

So if nothing unexpected happens, ordinary workers in the factory will not be able to eat this deer. It will probably have to be kept for entertaining VIPs, superiors, etc. in the future.

"The net weight is 96 kilograms. The venison will be charged 3 yuan per kilogram, a total of 288 yuan. Please count." The finance department gave the money readily.

The price was slightly beyond Zhou Yimin's expectations. He guessed that venison might be a little more expensive, but he didn't expect it to be so much more expensive.

He took the money and pretended to count it twice.

"288 yuan is right! Thanks." Zhou Yimin put it in his trouser pocket.

It seems that we need to give Zhoujiazhuang more potatoes, and we should not eat them in an ugly way.

Section Chief Wang came over and patted Zhou Yimin on the shoulder: "Good boy, keep up the good work, you have been promoted to a regular employee."

With this kind of performance, he still can't get a regular job. Isn't it disheartening?

"Thank you, Chief!"

Zhou Yimin thanked him, but he was not really excited. He just needed to be a buyer, and he didn't care about the level, as he didn't rely on that salary to make a living.

Of course, it would be best if you could get promoted to a regular employee.

If your salary is high, you can buy and eat more openly in the future without worrying about others' suspicion or reporting you. If your income is low, and you still spend lavishly, how do you explain it?

"Why should you thank me? This is the result of your own hard work. By the way, keep this watch ticket. It is a special reward from Director Ding for you." Section Chief Wang handed Zhou Yimin a ticket.

He just went to the offices of Section Chief Zheng and Director Ding.

Watch ticket? Good stuff, Zhou Yimin, you’re welcome.

He was indeed still short of a watch.

You can even buy one to show your grandpa the time.

After Zhou Yimin went out, he went to the secret corner again and bought 5,000 kilograms of potatoes from the store, piled them there, and gave an extra 1,000 kilograms.

After he was ready, he popped up and waved to Zhou Dafu and the others: "Come here."

Zhou Dafu and others drove bullock carts and pushed carts over, saw the bags of things, and immediately started loading them onto the carts without asking. But soon, they found something wrong.

"Uncle Sixteen, this is more than four thousand kilograms, right? I can't finish it."

The ox cart and cart were seriously overloaded, and the old ox kept snorting to express its dissatisfaction.

“This time it was venison, and the leaders of the steel plant liked it, so they gave us an extra 1,000 kilograms.

Can't fit? Then I'll go back to the factory and borrow a tricycle. I'm planning to go back to the village as well."

Their purchasing department has a tricycle, which is specially used for purchasing for everyone.

When they learned that the steel plant had given them an extra thousand kilograms of potatoes and that Zhou Yimin would also return to the village, they were overjoyed.

"That's great."

Not long after, Zhou Yimin got a tricycle from the steel plant. It was Section Chief Wang who went to get it personally and told Zhou Yimin that he could use the tricycle at will in the future.

Now Zhou Yimin is his right-hand man and can often get game. What's wrong with having a tricycle?
Not worthy?
Others helped and loaded the remaining potatoes onto the tricycle.

"Who among you can ride a tricycle?" Zhou Yimin asked.

He doesn't plan to pedal by himself, it would be so tiring!

"Me, me, me!" Several guys raised their hands together.

In their view, riding a tricycle is a very prestigious thing, equivalent to driving a car in later generations.

"Then you take turns." Zhou Yimin was also fair.

He asked Zhou Dafu and others to go first, and he wanted to go back to the courtyard to get some things.

"Go ahead! I'll catch up with you soon."

(End of this chapter)