With the spiritual spring space, rebirth in the red era

Today's cement is called cement, iron nails are called foreign nails, matches are called matches, and foreigners are foreigners.

Cement and steel are both strategic materials, and the share allocated to civilian use every year is really small. Steel is in short supply to the point where all the people are making steel.

Zhao Tian brought his shameless spirit to the extreme, "Let me tell you, Lao Li, if you don't approve the note today, I will take Xue Ming to your house for dinner."

"Go away, you guy has been pestering me for an hour. I really doubt that Xue Ming is your son..." Li Jianming realized that this statement was inappropriate, "Comrade Xue Ming, don't pay attention. I am confused by this old guy."

"It's okay." Xue Ming didn't want to endure it any longer and prepared to make a big move. "Please ask Uncle Li for help. It's okay to bond adobe bricks with limestone, but bonding red bricks is not strong."

Building a house using lime mixed with clay is not strong, and the bricks can be dug out by hand over time.

"No, Xiao Xue, I'm not a stingy person. Three tons of cement and one ton of steel bars are really..." Li Jianming suddenly shut up and stared longingly at the thing in Xue Ming's hand.

Two 50-dollar bills were placed on the table. On the front was Grant, the 18th president of the United States, and on the back was the White House.

"Which country's money is this?" Li Jianming was a little confused.

"U.S. dollars, I got it when I went to the provincial capital." Xue Ming replied.

"What happened?" Li Jianming stood up suddenly.

"I saved a Japanese traveler, and this was his reward." Xue Ming did not tell the truth. The $200 was part of the royalties paid by Yamada Kirei to buy the first volume of "The Sinking of Japan".

"Foreign exchange!" Li Jianming ran to the door and shouted, "Xiao Li, go and call Lao Zhou over immediately, and arrange for someone to notify the leaders of the Foreign Exchange Bureau to come over immediately."

Li Jianming used "immediately" three times in a row, which shows that the situation is urgent. Foreign exchange is still very powerful now, especially the US dollar.

U.S. dollars can be exchanged for RMB at the People's Bank of China, but RMB cannot be exchanged for U.S. dollars. The small Guangming Commune was able to obtain US$100 in foreign exchange, which is not a big deal.

Li Jianming grabbed the dollar and ran out. Xue Ming winked, and Zhao Tian blocked the door directly, "What do you mean, take the money and run away."

"Go away." Li Jianming shook Zhao Tian away hard, "Xiao Xue, wait here, I will go to the leaders to have a meeting to discuss the cement matter."

After saying that, he ran out of the office. Xue Ming felt that this was a good idea and sat on a chair with his legs crossed to rest.

"Where did you get the U.S. dollars? This thing is quite valuable." Zhao Tian spoke in a weaker tone.

Speaking of value, Xue Ming has a headache. According to the official exchange rate, 100 U.S. dollars can only be exchanged for 240 yuan, but it can be exchanged for 600 yuan on the black market.

Xue Ming didn't want to suffer this loss, but unfortunately there was no better way to get cement and steel bars, so he could only take it one step at a time.

Half an hour later, a girl came over to pour water. Zhao Tian waited impatiently, "Is Secretary Li still in the commune?"

"We are in a meeting, comrade, please have tea." The girl handed the thickened enamel vat to Xue Ming, "Secretary Li asked you to be patient, the county leaders are studying the results."

"Okay, thank you." Xue Ming put down his tea cup after the girl left, "Does Uncle Zhao know the price of the building materials on the list?"

"I'll write it to you if I know a rough idea." Zhao Tian tore a piece of manuscript paper from Li Jianming's desk, put a book on it and wrote and sorted it out. After summarizing, he handed the list to Xue Ming.

Bricks and tiles, cement and steel bars, sand beams, etc. add up to almost 400 yuan. All building materials except sand require corresponding certificates, such as civil cement tickets, timber tickets, etc.

The forest to the north of the village is a state-owned forest farm. The members collect dry firewood for cooking, and the team can turn a blind eye. If you dare to cut down trees, you are encroaching on state-owned property. If you don't cut down a few trees, you will be shot.

Xue Ming put the list in his pocket, "How much would it cost to buy the items on the list on the black market?"

"Keep your voice down!" Zhao Tian turned to look at the door, closed the door and walked to Xue Ming, stretched out a hand and curled up the three fingers in the middle.

That is 600 yuan, which is exactly the actual value of 100 US dollars. Xue Ming has a clue.

After another half an hour, Li Jianming returned to the office, "Comrade Xue Ming, let me introduce to you. This is Comrade Wu Bin from our county's Foreign Exchange Bureau."

"Hello, Comrade Xue Ming." Wu Bin also has thick eyebrows and big eyes, a Chinese character face, a grin and two dimples.

"Hello, Comrade Wu." Xue Ming stood up and shook hands with him, feeling that the other person was smiling.

The four of them sat in a circle on chairs, and the beautiful lesbian came over to serve tea and water.

Li Jianming smiled and said, "Let me tell you some good news first. Your superiors have approved your application for building a house, provided that the 100 yuan is not used as foreign exchange for the county."

Wu Bin immediately added, "As long as Comrade Xue agrees to the county's conditions, Comrade Jianming will sign it for you immediately and give you the corresponding building material invoice."

Xue Ming smiled, trying to deceive others by chanting, "Uncle Wu, Uncle Li, let's open the skylight and speak frankly. I can hand over the US dollars as foreign exchange, but I don't want building materials tickets, I want building materials."

The two leaders looked at each other, and Li Jianming smiled bitterly. His daughter said that Xue Ming was well-informed and smart. Now it seems that he is really not easy to fool.

"Comrade Xue's request is a bit excessive." Wu Bin still smiled, "I read the list you provided. The total price of the materials is 600 yuan, and your U.S. dollars can only be exchanged for 240 yuan."

"Uncle Wu, I have been to the provincial capital." Xue Ming means don't fool me. People with US dollars in their hands will not go to the bank to exchange RMB. Isn't the 1:6 on the black market good?

"Comrade Xue can't speak like this, how can he take advantage of the collective? Excellent members should be grateful to the country and contribute to social construction." Wu Bin said with a serious look.

Xue Mingxin said that I could kill you with a brick, so he stretched out his hand and put it in front of Li Jianming, "I don't want cement and steel bars anymore, so I'll just use lime."

"Little comrade, this kind of thinking is unacceptable. Don't bargain with the commune." Wu Bin continued to criticize.

"If Lao Li takes out the money, I don't believe that the commune won't let people build houses." Zhao Tian is also a smart man and knows that the other party can't do without the 100 US dollars in foreign exchange.

"Old Zhao, do you still have the consciousness of being a grassroots leading cadre?" Li Jianming was caught off guard by Zhao Tian again. He shouted loudly and refused to pay.

Xue Ming said sincerely, "Uncle Li, please stop making things difficult for me. I almost risked my life to save that islander. My family is a poor household in the commune."

Li Jianming also wanted to put a cup of tea on Xue Ming's forehead. He had never seen a poor household buy a bicycle.

"Don't get excited, everyone, don't get excited." Wu Bin, who was smiling, began to sing red face, "Comrade Xue Ming has something to say, please speak it carefully."

Xue Ming was full of disdain, trying to play with me, one of you would be a good guy and the other a bad guy, you are still young...