Siheyuan: Sizhu starts blindly and takes a new path

The leader sitting in the guest of honor seat made the final summary and said to Sha Zhu: "Young comrade, you cook very well. We called you in to toast you with a glass of wine as our thank you for providing us with a delicious meal." Then he raised his glass to signal Sha Zhu.

At this time, Secretary Feng was already holding a tray with a glass of wine on it. Sha Zhu raised the glass above his forehead, saluted the leader who had just spoken, and then drank it all in one gulp.

After seeing Sha Zhu finish his drink, Grandpa Ren said to Secretary Zhang, "Old Zhang, you have to protect this talent. It would be a pity if we can't eat the dishes cooked by Chef Xiao He in the future. I heard that Chef Shen from the textile factory seems to be retiring soon, and there are no other chefs in the cafeteria who can be used. Old Meng is very anxious and is looking for a good chef everywhere. He said that as long as the cooking skills can meet the requirements, he will be transferred to Beijing and given a high salary."

"Really? Thank you, Mr. Ren, for the information. I will definitely hide Xiao He and not let them know." Secretary Zhang clinked glasses with Mr. Ren.

Uncle Ren held the wine glass and said nothing, but he looked at everyone. Secretary Zhang understood immediately: It can't be hidden, there are people in this room who have a good relationship with Lao Meng.

Secretary Zhang lowered his head and instructed Secretary Feng: "Remind me tomorrow morning to ask the logistics director to arrange a salary increase for He Yuzhu." Secretary Feng nodded and wrote it down in the notebook.

When she got home in the evening, Yu Li was reading a book. In the morning, her mother had been taken back to her home by her father.

Yu Li put down the book, poured hot water into the basin, placed a towel in the water, handed it to Sha Zhu, and asked, "You came back so late? Have you eaten?"

"I've eaten. Today we're preparing a reception dinner. Guess who I met in the reception room today?"

"Who did you meet? Was it the leader of the country? That's impossible."

"How is that possible? They won't eat at our place. I met Mr. Ren today. He ate at the same table with our secretary and factory director. Although he didn't sit in the guest of honor seat, his seat was not low. He should have a certain status in the district."

"That's right. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so easy to assign me to a street office. I wouldn't even have to do an internship and would have been a clerk directly."

"I originally heard from those uncles who played chess with me that Uncle Ren was a high-ranking official, but he was not arrogant and dressed simply, so I thought those uncles were exaggerating based on hearsay. I was a little surprised when they assigned you a job, but Uncle Ren was old, so I thought he just knew a lot of people and they helped him. This time, I really saw his ability."

"Did he speak to you?"

"No, he winked at me and I knew he wouldn't talk to me. I didn't want people to know that I knew him. He is the trump card in my hand now." Sha Zhu raised his eyebrows at Yu Li.

The next day at noon, the canteen director came to find Sha Zhu and said, "Zhu Zi, I have good news for you. The reception you prepared yesterday received a very good response and the leaders who came to guide us were very satisfied. I took the opportunity to report to the factory leaders and mentioned your salary. The factory leaders took it very seriously and decided to promote you to a level 6 cook. How about it, brother, I treat you well, don't I?"

"Thank you, Director. You are a good leader who always thinks about your subordinates." Sha Zhu now speaks nice words readily.

"Haha, I just came to inform you that I have to go back and report to the factory leaders so that they can finalize your promotion as soon as possible."

"Thank you again. I don't know how to cook anything else. I'll cook just for you tomorrow."

"Okay, then I'll wait."

The weather was getting colder and colder, and the lunar calendar of 1963 was approaching. Sha Zhu was awarded the title of Grade 48.5 cook before the New Year, and his salary increased a lot, with a basic salary of 2 yuan plus a 50.5 yuan overtime salary for the overtime supervisor, totaling yuan.

As the Chinese New Year approaches, each unit is learning from each other more and more. Sha Zhu has to work overtime at night recently. Yu Li's work is not easy either. The enemy agents always want to find something to do to the government during the beautiful New Year, so as to maximize the atmosphere of terror. Therefore, as a grassroots state employee, Yu Li is also responsible for some investigation work. She didn't do these before. Fortunately, she had the help of the various uncles in charge who she often contacted, but she also left early and returned late.

Because the two of them were busy every day, the chickens at home were pitiful. They were often forgotten to feed them, and they kept crying out of hunger in the house.

Zhou Tianshazhu looked at the chickens in the cage, why are they not growing? (Chicken: You don’t feed them, and you don’t let us go out to find food, how can I grow?) Yu Li said: "Let’s kill the chickens. We don’t have time to feed them. They won’t grow and they won’t lay eggs. Kill them and eat the meat, so we don’t have to smell the chicken shit every day. If you want eggs, we can buy them. Our combined salary is enough."

"Okay, we don't have to worry about someone stealing it and eating it. We can eat it ourselves and save ourselves the worry."

Sha Zhu held a knife and muttered to the chicken: "Little chicken, little chicken, don't complain. You were born to be a dish in my family." Erji died at the age of 8 months.

Bang Geng watched Sha Zhu slaughter the chicken, bleed it, scald it, pluck the feathers, and remove the internal organs. He thought to himself, no wonder the chicken smelled strange last time. It turns out there are these steps. Next time, I will definitely learn a lot by watching Sha Zhu cook. What a pity. Why didn't you leave one for me to practice? What if I pick up a dead chicken next time and forget the steps? Bang Geng shook his head unconsciously.

Bang Geng has been in a bad mood recently. Many of the brothers who had been surrounded by roasted chicken and roasted corn have been separated because there is no follow-up food. Seeing that the people who used to call him brothers and sisters now ignore him, Bang Geng is very angry and puzzled. Why can people be so fickle?

Banggeng wants to gather his brothers together again and has been eyeing the chickens in Shazhu's house for a long time. Unfortunately and hatefully, ever since Shazhu lost Xiaoqiang, he moved the chickens into the house, and Banggeng has never had a chance to take action.

Banggeng watched Shazhu wash the chicken clean, give it a salt massage, and then hang it under the eaves outside the door.

"Another chance." Bang Geng thought. He returned home and quietly waited for the night to come. He had a clear idea of ​​how to entertain people tomorrow, how to roast chicken, and how his brothers would worship him.

At night, Sha Zhu quietly carried the chicken back to the house. Bang Geng pretended to go to the toilet at night. He rubbed his eyes at the empty eaves of Sha Zhu's house, then lost consciousness, and finally cursed.

Unlike Sha Zhu who got a promotion and a salary increase, Xu Damao is being targeted.

On the morning of the twenty-seventh day of the lunar year, Xu Damao looked at the projection layout schedule and became angry. With a "bang", he threw the clip containing the schedule onto Chief Jin's desk.

"Jin Dachui, you shouldn't bully people like this. You're asking people to go to work during Chinese New Year. I'm going to sue you."

"Go quickly, go quickly." Jin Dachui was still urging.

Xu Damao knew that he couldn't go. He thought that if he pretended to lose his temper and went to complain, the other party would be scared. He didn't expect that the other party also knew his weakness.

"Chief, I was wrong." Xu Damao is very smart and flexible. "Can you retake this shift? I have already scheduled my shift until New Year's Eve."

"Xu Damao, check for yourself whether everyone's shifts are arranged in order. If you are scheduled on that day and you disagree and want to be replaced by someone else, then if someone else disagrees, then you should be replaced?" Section Chief Jin raised his eyebrows, "Xu Damao, you can't be picky in revolutionary work. If you can't do it, just tell me and I'll ask the factory to reassign someone else to replace you."

"No, I'll go, I'll go." Xu Damao admitted defeat.

On the 28th day of the lunar year, Xu Damao set out for Nanmazhuang, 20 kilometers away from the capital. He left in the morning and arrived in the afternoon. The village chief took Xu Damao to the wheat drying yard and helped him pull up the curtain. Xu Damao installed the machine. The villagers had been happily gathering around, waiting for the movie to start. It was so great that they could watch a movie before the New Year. Many people from several nearby villages also came.

However, the weather was not good. Halfway through the movie, it started snowing. It was okay if the snowflakes fell on the screen, but it would cause a short circuit if they fell on the projector. Xu Damao stopped the movie on the grounds of protecting public property and quickly packed up the projector. The villagers left the wheat field disappointed, but Xu Damao was happy in his heart. He didn't have to show the movie in the yard, and he could go back to the house early to sleep and rest. He could get enough energy at night and go home for the New Year tomorrow.

The next day, Xu Damao opened the door and yelled, "Oh my God, how am I going to get home?" The snow was getting heavier last night, and in the morning the snow was already ten centimeters thick. It's okay to walk on this thickness, but it's easy to fall when riding a bike, and it's even harder to carry a projector. If the projector breaks down after falling too many times, Xu Damao's job as a projectionist will be over, and no one else will be able to help.

Xu Damao looked at the snow and knew that he would have to spend the New Year this year in this unfamiliar village. It was the first time for him to spend the New Year alone without his family, and Xu Damao was very depressed.

Fortunately, the village chief was a nice person. Seeing that Xu Damao could not go home, he invited him to his home to celebrate the New Year. Although there were not many delicious dishes, everyone would eat dumplings during the New Year. Xu Damao ate New Year dumplings, exchanged New Year greetings with the village chief and his family, and listened to the sporadic sound of firecrackers outside the house. This is how he spent the Lunar New Year of 1963.

Xu Damao spent the New Year away from the capital and the villagers. Sha Zhu lived in the courtyard with his wife, sister and deaf old lady. This year was very different from the previous one. Fate is like this. If you give up something, you will naturally get something. This year, Sha Zhu got married, had a wife, and met Uncle Ren and Uncle Guan.

On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar year, Sha Zhu went to pay New Year's greetings to Master Ren. Master Ren asked, "Zhu Zi, has the factory increased your salary?"

"It has increased. The day after you arrived, the canteen director came to tell me that he and our secretary proposed to increase my salary."

"Haha, there are actually people trying to take credit for this." Uncle Ren smiled and said, "Okay, just increase the salary."

Sha Zhu realized something was wrong. "Master Ren, is there something else going on here? Please don't hide it from me and let others feel guilty about it."

"Yes, I don't need your favor, but I can't let you owe favors to others. When you went out after drinking that day, I told your secretary that the chef who prepared the banquet at the textile factory was going to retire, and their factory director was looking for a replacement."

"Oh, I see. Our secretary was afraid that I would be poached because of my salary, so he took the initiative to raise my salary. Our director thought that the secretary would not tell a small squad leader like me, so I would definitely not know about it, so he took advantage of me for free. If I didn't know you, I really wouldn't know the situation here."

"Did anything come out of this?"

"Be honest in your work and life, don't try to take advantage of others, or you will be exposed sooner or later. If you expose it in front of others, it will be embarrassing. If you don't expose it, they will be wary of you behind your back."

Uncle Ren nodded, "Okay, all the things we have experienced cannot be in vain. We must find lessons to learn from them and summarize them. Only in this way can we make faster progress." Uncle Ren turned and asked, "If you were your director and wanted to gain some benefits from this matter, what would you do?"

Sha Zhu thought for a long time and shook his head.

"He is too impatient. He should have seen what treatment the secretary gave you. If he helps you with some urgent matters based on that, regardless of whether he succeeds or not, I tell you, you have to remember his kindness. Interpersonal communication is a science, and you can't learn it by just reading books. Read more and learn more."

Sha Zhu nodded sincerely. New Year, new atmosphere. He also learned new things. This trip was not in vain.