Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

Zeng Wangcai had not finished his meal when Sha Zhu came. There were still many people in the cafeteria at that time. When he saw Sha Zhu, he knew that this guy had succeeded.

After greeting Section Chief Yu, Zeng Wangcai put away his lunch box and followed Sha Zhu through the car door into the back of the cafeteria, where he saw with his own eyes the mess inside.

"Wangcai, I have done everything I can. Let's see how you talk to Deputy Director Li." Sha Zhu hid from the people in the cafeteria and whispered, "Please don't sell me out. Our director doesn't know about this."

Do you think your director has only one confidant in the cafeteria?

Zeng Wangcai thought that Silly Pig was innocent and cute. Apart from anything else, there were at least several pairs of eyes staring at him at this moment.

"Let's make this clear first. Look back. You were the one who brought me in. Don't blame me when your director makes things difficult for you. If you are really worried, I'll leave and you go explain to Director Li." Zeng Wangcai reminded.

Sha Zhu turned his head and saw that the first person staring at him was Liu Lan, who was at odds with him: "Okay, that's it, whatever you want, let's go in."

Zeng Wangcai just needs to make things clear. Sha Zhu's brain gets easily excited, so if Lin Huyang really comes in later and gets upset because of this matter, it will be fine.

Then the two of them walked into the small room openly, and just as Zeng Wangcai had expected, someone turned around and ran to find Director Song.

"Sha Zhu asked a newcomer from the Propaganda Department to meet Director Li?" Upon hearing the news, Director Song was stunned because he didn't know Zeng Wangcai.

But he could guess what Sha Zhu was doing. He had heard from Liu Lan that Sha Zhu was not satisfied with the canteen's purchases and that Hu Guangyong was occupying the toilet without doing anything.

Although he guessed that Sha Zhu was up to no good, Director Song didn't understand what a new propaganda officer could do.

Just at this moment, a round-faced fat boy came in from outside.

"Hu Guangyong, where the hell have you been?" Director Song yelled angrily when he saw the man coming. "You're nowhere to be seen at work every day. What are you doing today, Monday?"

The person who came was Director Song’s confidant, Hu Guangyong, the purchasing clerk of the steel mill canteen.

It was the first time that Hu Guangyong saw Director Song get so angry, so he subconsciously replied, "I went out...to do some shopping. I found a connection and wanted to get some fish, but I was worried that they would be gone when I got to work."

"Where's the fish? Where's the fish you bought?"

"I didn't buy it, I..."

"Shut up. You are doing nothing all day long, and eating is your top priority. I tell you, your boss is dissatisfied with you now. If you don't do your job well again, your position will be in jeopardy. And you are still deceiving me to buy fish..."

Director Song misunderstood this time. Hu Guangyong really went to purchase the goods and did not deceive anyone.

Hu Guangyong patted his chest and swore: "Director, swear to God, I really did use my connections to buy fish, I'm not lying to you, I know someone at the purchasing station, he told me they received more than 400 kilograms of fish in two consecutive weeks, I wanted to get some for the factory."

"Where's the fish?"

"No more. All... all handed in."

Director Song was furious: "Don't say those useless things. Let me tell you, the freezer in the factory is empty. You know who Director Li is. Do you want to rely on the higher-ups to share the money, or do you want to find a way to purchase it yourself? You decide for yourself."

At this point, Director Song was still worried. He knew that if Hu Guangyong got into trouble, he would not be better off either.

"Is it true that there are fish at the purchasing station you mentioned? Which purchasing station?" Director Song asked.

"Really, really, really!" Hu Guangyong said hurriedly, "It's in Jiaodaokou. Their director's surname is Qian."

"Where do they get their fish? Are they sold to them by fishermen?"

"Yes, yes, that's it."

"But who the hell has hundreds of kilograms of fish..."

Director Song subconsciously analyzed that the fish were caught by one or two people. In short, it was sold by a small number of people. Because the control is very strict now, there are many people fishing. Ordinary people catch some fish and either eat them themselves or sell them on the black market or pigeon market because the price is higher there.

However, once the weight of the fish reaches hundreds of kilograms, it is difficult to sell it. If you take it to the black market and get caught, its confiscation may also happen, and the person involved will be arrested.

Director Song meant that they should find out who the fish belonged to. Since that person had the ability to get it twice, there was a chance that they could get it a third time and intercept it before the purchasing station did, and have that person sell the fish to the steel mill.

"That's what I meant, but I can't find the person, and the people at the purchasing station refuse to tell me." Hu Guangyong said.

"That's not nonsense. What time is it now? There's something good to grab. You have to find a way to ask it out."

"Oh, I see..."

On the other hand, Zeng Wangcai and Sha Zhu came to the private room, and Zeng Wangcai saw the legendary thief Cao for the first time.

"Comrade Zeng Wangcai, oh, I know you." Li Huaide didn't know whether it was for Liu Laotou's sake or for the material that Sha Zhu mentioned, but he spoke first with a friendly attitude, "You have a good handwriting. The large characters in the materials that our factory gave to the workers to study during this period were all written by you, right? They are very good."

"Thank you for the compliment. That's my job. Is this why Director Li came to me?" Zeng Wangcai said with a smile.

"He Yuzhu, didn't you tell Zeng Wangcai?" Li Huaide looked at Sha Zhu.

"Oh, you're talking about the fish." Zeng Wangcai said lightly, "It's no use talking about it now. It's too late. We've sold them all."

“How many fish were sold?”

"About 700 kilograms, a few pheasants, more than 30 kilograms of toads, some dried bamboo shoots and so on. I sold them all."

Li Huaide was dumbfounded. He had just forgotten to ask about the number of Shazhu. When he heard it now, he felt something was wrong. This was too many.

"No... Why are there so many? In total?"

"What do you mean in total, one day?" Sha Zhu got impatient and interrupted, "Listen to me, this is what happened. Zeng Wangcai and his friends and younger brother went fishing together. It turned out that their luck was like going to the Dragon Palace. The first time they went fishing, they caught more than 200 kilograms, right? Then they went again, just yesterday, and caught more than 700 kilograms..."

Sha Zhu was very good at chatting and he praised Zeng Wangcai harshly.

Now Li Huaide had a comprehensive understanding of Zeng Wangcai's resources: "Comrade Zeng Wangcai, as a member of the steel rolling mill, you should consider the factory more. You see so many workers are short of food, you should sell it to the factory."

This is a request made in person.

Zeng Wangcai had already prepared and explained, "Director Li, I just arrived and don't know the situation in the factory. I thought our factory couldn't accept it."

"This is understandable. I don't blame you!" Li Huaide's personality traits came to the fore, and he stopped dwelling on the past. "When are you going to go fishing again? If you catch any fish next time, you should sell them to the factory."

"I usually have to go to work, and now this matter is in the hands of a buddy of mine. He is unemployed now and relies on this to make a living. He saw that the people in the city were short of food and clothing, and he was worried. So he made a vow to do something for the people to have meat to eat..." Zeng Wangcai praised Lin Huyang a lot, meaning that Lin Huyang graduated from high school, was educated and had ideals, and he did this mainly not to feed himself, but to feed the people.

Li Huaide looked at Zeng Wangcai bragging and thought to himself that what you are talking about is not a human being, but a Bodhisattva. You are bragging too much.

However, although he thought so, he did not show it on his face. Instead, he felt that it was the right choice for Zeng Wangcai to go to the Propaganda Department.

Because of what?

Because this is the routine now. To put it bluntly, bragging is a common phenomenon. The bolder a person is, the more productive he is.

After Zeng Wangcai finally finished his boasting, Li Huaide said, "Comrade Zeng Wangcai, your friend is a talented person, but I think he should narrow the scope a little bit and take care of the steel rolling mill first. How about this, you ask your friend to take some time to come to the factory and go to the administrative department to find Comrade Wu Youwei."

Haha, there is a way...