Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

the next day.

Chen Xu walked out of the village and looked back at Chenjia Village. He didn't know why, but he felt a little nostalgic.

If there hadn't been this famine, there wouldn't have been anything wrong with living in the country, especially if he had the space.

Chen Dan looked at the cloth bag her cousin handed her, curious about what was inside.

"Don't guess, it's a piece of wild boar meat, obtained from Linjia Village."

"Hiss! Brother, are there a lot of prey there?"

"No, the prey outside the mountains is basically gone. Some old hunters got it deep in the mountains."

"Oh..."

Chen Dan felt a little disappointed, but he did not doubt it. What Chen Xu said was similar to what he knew.

"Okay, let's go back. I'm going back to Sijiu City."

"Brother, will you come back?"

Chen Dan, who was standing behind, felt a little reluctant, as his cousin was the only childhood playmate left.

Chen Xu had already walked a long way away.

"I'll be back in a while..."

Chen Dan held the cloth bag given to him by Chen Xu and watched Chen Xu's figure gradually disappear in the distance.

Four Nine Cities.

Chen Xu was in tears, finally he was back.

Now he felt that his buttocks had lost all feeling. He was thin to begin with, with little meat on his buttocks, and the bumpy journey back almost cost him his life. No matter how hard it was, Chen Xu did not let his guard down along the way.

Even though he was just riding a bicycle, he still had to be on guard. He didn't want to be fine when he went there, only to capsize in a ditch when he came back.

Fortunately, there are very few people who dare to commit crimes in broad daylight. However, the refugees along the way also made him look a little unhappy.

He knew about the Great Famine from watching TV dramas, but he didn't expect that the famine was far more serious than he imagined.

Along the way, many people deliberately kept a distance from each other and asked Chen Xu about the situation in Sijiu City, for fear of arousing his disgust. Chen Xu felt inexplicably upset, but he was powerless. He even found it difficult to tell them that Sijiu City would not take in refugees.

He didn't want to see the hope extinguished in these people's eyes. That was not something a normal person could remain indifferent to.

It took Chen Xu a long time to recover after returning to Sijiu City.

When passing through an empty alley, Chen Xu reappeared with two large baskets on the back of his bicycle. Chen Xu went to the steel mill with a normal expression.

When passing Shichahai on the way, Chen Xu remembered something and deliberately took a detour.

"Uncle, this is the money I spent on buying a fishing rod last time."

Chen Xu handed one dollar and fifty cents to the old man selling fishing gear.

The old man took it and asked with a smile.

“Is this the purchase back?”

"Well, thank you for last time, old man."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."

The two chatted for a few minutes and then Chen Xu left.

There are more people fishing near Shichahai than the last time Chen Xu came here, and it is almost full.

A fisherman nearby had been listening to the conversation between the two. He looked at Chen Xu's back as he left, and said to the old man selling fishing gear with a smile.

"Aren't you afraid that people won't give you money?"

The old man shook his head.

"What's there to be afraid of? The old man is still pretty good at judging people."

"Oh, then you need to tell us what is so special about this boy."

The old man looked disdainful.

"Look at the clothes you're wearing."

The man didn't understand.

"What's wrong? That guy's clothes are not as good as mine."

The old man shook his head slightly.

"Other people are dressed simply but neatly, while you are well dressed but sloppy. That's the difference. At least, others are well-dressed..."

The people listening nearby were speechless.

Looking up at the direction Chen Xu left, the old man said silently in his heart.

The Chairman is also a very particular person.

Chen Xu returned to the steel rolling mill and was stopped before he even entered the factory gate.

"Boy, are you back?"

"Um, hello, Chief Liu."

Section Chief Liu, who had killed many people in the name of Chen Xu last time, looked at Chen Xu with satisfaction, and then glanced at the basket on the back of his bicycle.

"There are quite a lot of things. What did you get?"

Chen Xu answered very honestly.

"Some wild boar meat, and sparrows."

Section Chief Liu, who had been looking indifferent, suddenly changed his expression and pressed the sack with his hand.

"Sure, little brother. Where did you get it?"

"My hometown is next to Yanshan Mountain."

"Not bad, not bad. Keep up the good work. Next time I'll take you to practice shooting..."

Chen Xu: ...

Although I know that these wild game are probably prepared for the leaders, you don't have to eat my meat and want to use my name to have fun. People shouldn't... at least not...

Looking at Chen Xu's dark face, Section Chief Liu also felt that he had gone a little too far, so he laughed and continued.

"Okay, go and report back. Don't forget to return your gun later."

"it is good..."

Chen Xu no longer had the desire to talk to this guy.

Watching Chen Xu leave, a comrade from the security department next to him said with shining eyes.

"Chief, how about..."

"You're dreaming. Do you think I don't want to? I've been to the mountains before, but unless you go deep into the mountains, you can't get anything. Do you think anyone can go into the mountains? It seems that there are capable people in this kid's hometown, probably some old hunters."

Chen Xu naturally didn't know that someone had seen his catch and was planning to go into the mountains to get some game.

In the purchasing department, Chen Xu's harvest also shocked many people. Director Chen patted Chen Xu on the shoulder.

"I knew I had the right person. Well done."

"Um, Director, some things may be a little troublesome."

"You got these things from a bad source?"

"That's not it."

Chen Xu's face was filled with black lines. It was the first time he heard of game of illegal origin. What? Animals smuggled back from abroad?

"Then let's talk about it."

"I don't know the price of this thing, so I just pawned a few dozen dollars and notes there, planning to negotiate the price with the hunters next time."

"That's it?"

"That's it..."

"Xiao Shi, you did a good job. Even if you don't know the price, you have to get the things first. It's too difficult to get unplanned supplies now. If you don't act first, they will be snatched away immediately."

"Oh, then how does the factory calculate the price of game?"

"follow me..."

The two of them entered Director Chen's office together.

After taking a look at the current price list, Director Chen did not mention the price immediately, but asked Chen Xu instead.

"Do you have any game over there?"

Chen Xu was speechless.

"It depends on luck. If the hunter catches it, then there will be..."

"Is that so? That's fine. Wild boar meat is generally cheaper than pork in the market, but I'll give you one dollar per pound, and I'll also give you 30% more tickets. How do you think?"

"Okay, Director, you have the final say."

Chen Xu was very straightforward. He made 40 cents per pound of wild boar meat, so he could make 20 yuan from about 50 pounds of wild boar meat, which was more than his monthly salary.

A 40% profit doesn’t seem like a loss.

"As for the sparrows..."

Director Chen was stuck for a while.

"Come to think of it, you are the first person to collect sparrows from the steel mill. How many sparrows did you collect?"

"About 40 kilograms."

"How about this, I'll give you fifty cents per pound, but you can't give me more than the receipt."

"Hey, Director, can we exchange them all for food coupons? I can't spend any meat coupons. They just sell game, and they won't accept the meat coupons even if I give them to them..."

"Well, there are about 90 kilograms of meat in total. You get 30% more wild boar meat, so 67 plus 40 equals 107 kilograms. Taking into account the 25 kilograms of food coupons you spent on purchasing, the factory's food coupons and meat coupons are 1:2, so we can only give you 28.5 kilograms, uh, 29 kilograms of food coupons. As you know, food coupons are hard to get now, and the factory is in a difficult situation."

"Okay, let's just make 29 kilograms. We are all serving the people, so a little loss is nothing."

"Okay, you have a good understanding."

Director Chen was very satisfied, and so was Chen Xu.