Siheyuan: The wife was intercepted after returning from the battlefield

Lin Ping thought that it was already early spring of 1962, and the famine would begin to ease in the second half of the year, and people would gradually resume their rations. He thought that the remaining several million kilograms of coarse grains would be just right for selling to the leader, so he said with difficulty: "Leader, I'm not sure exactly how much, but I can go and ask."

The leader knew that this matter could not be rushed, so he nodded and said, "Okay, then you contact them as soon as possible and try to get the food here as soon as possible. We are in urgent need of food now."

Lin Ping stood up and saluted, "Yes, I will try my best to complete the task."

The big boss waved his hand and said, "I have investigated you. You are a first-class combat hero. After all, your old commander is still my soldier. We are not outsiders."

Lin Ping didn't expect there was such a relationship, and saluted again, "Hello, old leader."

The big boss waved his hand again and said, "Okay, don't be so reserved, sit down and talk."

After Lin Ping sat down, the leader continued to ask: "Xiao Lin, what is the price of corn flour over there? You also know that our country is in a difficult situation now."

Lin Ping thought that he couldn't say it was too cheap, otherwise he wouldn't be able to explain the price to the steel mill, and that would make him look greedy, so he smiled and said, "Old leader, corn flour is 80 cents, and white flour may not be."

The big boss nodded and said, "It's fair. It's about the same as Pigeon City, except that there is less food in Pigeon City."

Lin Ping smiled awkwardly and said, "This is the price they gave me. I sell it to others for one yuan per pound."

The big boss smiled and said, "What's there to be embarrassed about? The emperor doesn't lack hungry soldiers. The fact that you can give me 80 cents now shows that you have a sense of justice in your heart, which is very good."

As they were talking, the boss's wife came out to invite everyone to eat. Sure enough, there were Sichuan dishes on the table. The boss smiled and said, "I don't know what your taste is, so I'll just follow what we usually eat."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ping smiled and said, "I also like Sichuan cuisine, especially our hospital's chef He Yuzhu. His Sichuan cuisine skills are beyond reproach." The reason why Lin Ping said this was that he wanted to create conditions for Sha Zhu to get to know the big boss earlier.

Sure enough, when the big boss heard about food, he immediately became excited and asked, "Is it really as good as you say?"

Director Yang immediately responded, "Old leader, Sha Zhu's craftsmanship is indeed impeccable. He is also famous in our factory. Old Li can testify to this."

Li Huaide also nodded and said, "Indeed, Sha Zhu's craftsmanship is good, but he has a bad temper."

The big boss became interested and asked, "Why do you call him Shazhu?"

Upon hearing this, Director Yang and Li Huaide looked at each other and said, "Everyone in the factory calls it that, and we don't know why."

At this time, Lin Ping came out to explain the origin of Sha Zhu's name. The big boss laughed and said, "It is indeed Sha Zhu. His father was right. I want to try his cooking if I have a chance. It's a pity that we don't have good ingredients right now."

Lin Ping smiled and said, "Old leader, if you want to talk about ingredients, I have a way."

The big boss asked curiously, "Can you get some meat?"

Li Huaide interrupted, "Leader, the meat in our factory is all thanks to Lin Ping. Don't underestimate him because he is young, he is a good hunter."

The big boss laughed and said, "Okay, then I'll wait for your good ingredients. Come and try the cooking skills of my chef."

Everyone took a bite of food and chewed it. Li Huaide said with a smile, "Speaking of Sichuan cuisine, Sha Zhu is indeed better than the chef in the leader's family."

Upon hearing this, Director Yang nodded in agreement.

This made the big boss even more itchy, as he was a foodie who couldn't walk when he heard about delicious food.

The host and guests enjoyed the meal very much. Lin Ping and the other two said goodbye and left. The leader also told Lin Ping to come and see him when he was free.

The next morning, at the steel mill.

Li Huaide's office.

Cui Dake came to the office carrying some sausages. Li Huaide put the sausages in the drawer and asked with a smile, "Dake, are you adapting to our factory? If there is anything you are not adapting to, please tell me."

Cui Dake smiled and said, "Director Li, I'm fine. I came here just to ask if Comrade Ding Qiunan from our factory's medical office has a boyfriend."

Li Huaide understood Cui Dake's intentions immediately. He thought that Lin Ping's background was mysterious enough, and now he had a relationship with the big boss. He couldn't wait to make friends with him. So he said coldly, "Cui Dake, I warn you, Ding Qiunan is not someone you can plot against. If you make trouble for me, I will send you back to the countryside."

Cui Dake had come to test him, but now that he saw Li Huaide was going to turn hostile over Ding Qiunan, he quickly said in a cold sweat, "Director Li, I understand. Don't worry, I will keep my distance from Comrade Ding Qiunan in the future."

Seeing Cui Dake understand, Li Huaide's expression softened a little and said, "Dake, who doesn't like pretty girls? I like them too, but you have to consider whether you have the ability to do so. Otherwise, you will hurt others and yourself. Do you understand?"

Cui Dake said knowingly, "Don't worry, Director Li, I understand everything."

Seeing Cui Dake understood, Li Huaide nodded and said, "Okay, you can go out."

Cui Dake left the office with a sad look on his face. Now he didn't dare to make any plans against Ding Qiunan. If he really angered Ding Qiunan, he might be sent back to the countryside after finally getting out of the village. He didn't want to experience the days of hunger again.

Seeing Cui Dake coming back listlessly, Sister He teased, "Secretary Cui, didn't you go to the infirmary to pursue Doctor Ding?"

Cui Dake smiled bitterly and said, "Sister He, please don't use this to criticize me. I just went to test Director Li, but I got scolded. It seems that Ding Qiunan has a complicated background. I don't want to cause trouble for myself."

Hearing this, Sister He smiled and said, "That's right. There are beautiful women everywhere. Ding Qiunan is not someone you can dwell on. I heard that a beauty has come to the Propaganda Department, and she is as beautiful as Ding Qiunan."

Qin Yanru, who was bored at the side, heard this and hurriedly said, "Sister He, please don't try to make connections. Qingxue is not that simple."

Qin Yanru got along well with Sister He in the logistics department, and they became close after a while. When she heard what Sister He said, she was afraid that she would cause trouble for herself. She knew that Han Qingxue and Lin Ping had a complicated relationship. From what she saw when Lin Ping came to the steel mill, she knew that Lin Ping had a great influence in the steel mill, so she advised Sister He not to talk too much.

Sister He was stunned when she heard this, and even Cui Dake looked at Qin Yanru, wanting to hear why Qin Yanru said that?

Seeing Sister He staring at her, Qin Yanru smiled bitterly and said, "Sister He, I don't know much. You are right to listen to me. Han Qingxue cannot be offended."

Sister He said disapprovingly: "Yanru, you are too cautious. I am not a pushover either. I am not afraid of anyone except the two factory managers."

Qin Yanru had been in the logistics department for a while, and she knew that these unoccupied positions were reserved for people with backgrounds, and ordinary people would never get them. She also benefited from Lin Ping's help, so she whispered, "Sister He, Han Qingxue was hired by Director Li himself."

Sister He stopped talking immediately after hearing this. Her family had some power, but compared to Li Huaide, it was nothing. Although they couldn't fire her, it would be easy to transfer her to another position. So she nodded and said, "You're right. There's no need to cause trouble for yourself."

He turned around and teased Cui Dake, "Secretary Cui, tell me why your life is so miserable. Both of these beauties have backgrounds."

Cui Dake had never seen Han Qingxue and didn't know what she looked like, but Ding Qiunan had seen her and she was truly the most beautiful woman he had ever seen, so he shook his head regretfully and said, "I just don't have that fate."

After saying that, he glanced at Qin Yanru and asked, "Qin Yanru, why did you marry a cook like Sha Zhu? With your looks, you can definitely marry someone better."

Qin Yanru saw Cui Dake asking this and said with an unpleasant expression: "Secretary Cui, this is my family affair, so please don't worry about it."

Cui Dake touched his nose and said, "Qin Yanru, don't mind me, I'm just asking casually."

Qin Yanru ignored Cui Dake and returned to her seat.

Cui Dake was disappointed and left the warehouse in shame.

Sister He laughed and said, "Yanru, don't pay attention to him, he is just a pervert."

Qin Yanru frowned and said, "Sister He, the way she looks at people is unpleasant."

Sister He smiled and said, "That means our Yanru is beautiful."

Qin Yanru looked at the sky and said, "Sister He, let's go get some food."

canteen.

Sha Zhu was resting in the back. When Ma Hua saw Qin Yanru coming in, he said to Sha Zhu, "Master, Master's wife is here to get food."

When Sha Zhu heard this, he immediately replaced Ma Hua to get food from the window. When Qin Yanru lined up and saw that it was Sha Zhu, she blushed and said, "Zhu Zi, please don't get more food for me. This will have a bad influence."

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu smiled innocently and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say." Qin Yanru's face turned even redder after hearing this.

After serving Qin Yanru, it was Sister He's turn to get a big spoonful of rice. Sister He smiled so hard that she couldn't close her mouth and said, "Shazhu, don't worry, I will take good care of Yanru for you."

Isn't this what Sha Zhu wanted? He scratched his head and said, "Thank you, Sister He."

Sister He came over with a lunch box and sat down next to Qin Yanru and said, "It's good to have a husband who is a chef. Look how good you look recently. It's obvious that your family is not short of food."

Seeing that all the coworkers were looking at her, Qin Yanru quickly explained, "Sister He, you don't know, my sister-in-law is often not at home to eat, so the two of us eat the fixed amount for three people, how can we not look good?"

Hearing this, Sister He was startled and said with a smile: "Then you are really lucky, now you can have enough to eat."

Qin Yanru smiled and stopped talking about this topic, and started chatting with Sister He about some interesting things in the factory.

Maoer Hutong.

Ya Ru went out to buy vegetables with a basket, because it was spring and there were still vegetables in the market.

As soon as Ya Ru went out, she saw an old lady coming out of the next yard. She caught up with her and said, "Miss Ya Ru, Mrs. Zhang came to introduce her son to you yesterday. I tell you, her second son is a scoundrel. Don't agree to marry him. If you really marry him, you will be beaten every day."

When Ya Ru heard this, she knew that this was another person with ulterior motives, so she said calmly: "Auntie, Auntie Zhang came to propose marriage yesterday, but I rejected her. I don't have any plans for the moment. I have to raise my sisters first."

The auntie felt relieved when she heard that. She was afraid that Mrs. Zhang would get there first. When she heard what Ya Ru said, she was no longer anxious and said with a smile, "That's good. When a woman gets married, it's like a reincarnation. You have to be careful, otherwise you will regret it for the rest of your life. When you want to get married, auntie will definitely find you a good in-law."

Ya Ru smiled and said, "Auntie, if you have nothing else to do, I still have to go buy some groceries."

The aunt nodded and said, "Okay, you go ahead and do your work."