Siheyuan: I just want to live

In the end, Li Heiwa agreed to the plan of exchanging grass for sweet potatoes.

A few days later, one night, it was already past eight o'clock when Chen Feng drove to Dalizhuang.

He rode his bicycle to the place where he harvested grass last time, unloaded the sweet potatoes from the bike, and piled them on the ground.

These sweet potatoes were all selected high-quality varieties, and each one was round and plump. Since sacks were too expensive, Chen Feng did not use sacks to pack them, but directly piled them there.

Afterwards, Chen Feng entered the village and found Li Heiwa who was waiting at home, and told him that he could start bagging and transporting the sweet potatoes.

Li Heiwa excitedly agreed, "Okay!" Then, he took his family and some villagers to the place where the sweet potatoes were stored.

Looking at the pile of sweet potatoes in front of him, Li Heiwa's eyes sparkled with joy. He directed everyone to start packing the sweet potatoes into bags, and everyone was full of energy.

They knew that these sweet potatoes would become an important source of food in their lives and help them get through difficult times.

Chen Feng stood aside, watching all this with satisfaction. He knew that this transaction not only solved the food problem of Li Heiwa and others.

At the same time, this mutually beneficial approach also enhances mutual trust and cooperation.

When all the sweet potatoes were packed, Li Heiwa said to Chen Feng gratefully:

"Thank you, Purchasing Manager Chen. If it weren't for you, we might have faced famine this year, and people might have starved to death!"

Chen Feng smiled and replied, "You're welcome, Brother Li. Let's help each other."

After saying goodbye to Li Heiwa and others, Chen Feng drove away from Dalizhuang and rushed back to Sijiucheng.

He felt very relieved because he successfully completed the transaction and helped people in need.

After returning to the old city, Chen Feng started his idle life again.

But this time was different, because it was late autumn and winter was coming. The weather was not so hot, so Chen Feng and Sun Xiaojuan had more exchanges.

The two of them often stayed together in a yard outside the city and stayed there overnight instead of going home.

However, happy times are always short-lived. When they were about to enter their 60s, two things happened that made Chen Feng and Sun Xiaojuan no longer happy.

The first thing was that the country lowered the grain ration. Sun Xiaojuan's family was already short of food, and with this reduction, they had even less food.

This policy is not a problem for Chen Feng at all, as Chen Feng does not eat rationed food, although Chen Feng has a ration of 45 kilograms per month.

But every time Chen Feng bought grain, except for the white flour, the rest was fed to pigs. He simply couldn't eat the corn flour that irritated his throat.

Seeing that she was frowning every day, Chen Feng gave her an extra fifty kilograms of cornmeal every month.

Just two days after this incident, Li Guotao angrily went to the message room to find Chen Feng.

After entering the communication room, Li Guotao saw Chen Feng and started to scold him, "Chen Feng, are you itching for trouble? When did I ask you to buy piglets? And you dare to say that I like roast suckling pig!"

Chen Feng, who was slacking off reading a book, was confused for a moment when he saw the stationmaster Li Guotao getting angry at him as soon as he entered the communication room.

He didn't understand how Li Guotao knew about the pig? He hid it well. After the pig entered his space, no one saw it except him. How did Li Guotao know?

But now is not the time to think about these things. Chen Feng looked at the angry Li Guotao, who was pretending to be confused and talking nonsense.

"What do you mean by little piglets? What do you mean by roasted suckling pig? Do you want to eat roasted suckling pig? Do you want me to go buy some? I'll go right away!"

Chen Feng wanted to get up and leave here first. Is there only roast suckling pig? I will go to the street to see if there is one. If not, forget it.

Li Guotao looked at Chen Feng who was trying to escape, and he was so angry that he almost exploded. Li Guotao stretched out his hand and pressed Chen Feng down on the chair, preventing him from getting up.

Then he said viciously, "Chen Feng, tell me the truth! Where are the two pigs? If you don't tell me clearly, you will have to wait for me today!"

Chen Feng would definitely not admit that there was anything wrong with Zhudu now, after all, Li Guotao had not produced any evidence.

Chen Feng still said stubbornly, "Stationmaster, what's wrong with you today? What do you want to explain?"

Li Guotao looked at Chen Feng who was still stubborn and was so angry that he almost laughed.

So Li Guotao told Chen Feng how he knew he had a pig, so that Chen Feng would stop trying to make excuses.

The matter was not too complicated. When Chen Feng was buying piglets in Dalizhuang, he casually mentioned it to Li Heiwa during a casual chat: "The leader asked me to purchase these piglets."

Then he added jokingly: "The leader is from Hujian, and I don't know whether these piglets will be raised or turned into roast suckling pigs."

It was just a careless remark, but unexpectedly, this sentence was later spread throughout the village by the accountant's wife.

Dalizhuang is very close to the steel plant, and the purchasing staff of the steel plant often come here for procurement.

One day, a purchasing agent from a steel plant overheard this rumor by chance, thought it was funny, and told it to his colleagues as a joke.

I really don't know how this matter got to the headquarters. It's really a coincidence!

During the time when Chen Feng got the piglets, a man named Hu Jianren was transferred from other places to the headquarters to serve as the head of the purchasing department.

Now, the time and the people matched, and everyone naturally thought that the pigs had been eaten by the section chief from Hu Jian.

The section chief, Hu Jianji, felt very wronged. He had never eaten pork, but he was accused of such a big crime only half a year after taking office. Naturally, he was very unwilling to accept it.

So he decided to investigate, and after some questioning he found that no one else in the purchasing department of the headquarters said that they had ever purchased piglets.

The only buyer outside was Chen Feng. So who purchased the piglets? The answer is self-evident.

So, when Li Guotao went to the headquarters today, the section chief found Li Guotao and told him about this matter.

Perhaps because the relationship between the section chief and Li Guotao was not strong enough, he did not say anything excessive.

However, he tactfully stated that if Li Guotao still wanted to eat roast suckling pig in the future, he should not use his name anymore.

When Li Guotao heard what the section chief said, he couldn't help feeling confused.

In fact, he had heard this rumor before, but he didn't take it seriously at the time and just treated it as a joke.

However, what he didn't expect was that this joke has now become a reality, and the protagonist is himself!

Li Guotao didn't need to think too much to guess that all this must be caused by Chen Feng's secret trickery. Therefore, he returned to the office angrily and prepared to find Chen Feng to argue.

After Li Guotao explained the whole story, Chen Feng finally understood the reason.

At this moment, he was filled with regret, secretly blaming himself: "Why did I mention Hu Jianren?"

Isn't it okay if you don't mention it? They are just two little piglets, who cares about them?

Li Guotao looked at Chen Feng's expression and said with a half-smile: "Now you should understand why I know that you have pigs?"

Chen Feng saw that he could no longer conceal the matter, so he could only nod helplessly and said, "Got it!"

Li Guotao then asked: "Since you know, then tell me the truth. Where are the two pigs?"

Chen Feng replied tremblingly: "Stationmaster, if I say that I have eaten those two pigs, would you believe it?"

After hearing what Chen Feng said, Li Guotao smiled and said softly, "Of course I believe you!"

Chen Feng was relieved when he heard Li Guotao's answer, thinking that it was a good thing that Li Guotao believed what he said. However, just before he could completely relax.

Li Guotao went on to say, "However, I will announce later that our scrap yard will distribute pork tomorrow."

Li Guotao's words made Chen Feng's heart beat faster again. Li Guotao paused and continued: "If we can't find the pig by then, hehe..."

He stared at Chen Feng with a chilling smile on his face. Chen Feng was frightened by Li Guotao's eyes and shuddered.

Although he knew that Li Guotao was just trying to scare him, Li Guotao's cold tone and tense atmosphere made it impossible for him to suppress his inner fear.

Chen Feng's heart tightened when he saw this, but he reacted very quickly and said immediately: "Stationmaster, don't worry, the pigs are still there! I didn't dare to take them for myself, I just temporarily fostered them at a friend's house. I will go and bring them back now, and I guarantee that they won't delay everyone's eating meat."

After saying this, he pretended to be very aggrieved.

After hearing what Chen Feng said, Li Guotao's expression eased a little, and he seemed to believe his explanation.

Then, Li Guotao asked again: "Chen Feng, besides those two pigs, have you done anything else outside using my name?"

Although his tone was stern, there was a hint of seriousness in his eyes, as if he hoped Chen Feng could give him a satisfactory answer.

Chen Feng immediately assured, "No! I promise there won't be any more!"

Chen Feng knew very well that he must not tell anyone about collecting grass. If he was really discovered, he would definitely get into big trouble.

Therefore, even in the face of Li Guotao's questioning, he still firmly stated that he had no more.

Li Guotao listened to Chen Feng's answer. Although he was a little dissatisfied, he could do nothing about it.

Moreover, he knew Chen Feng. Without evidence, Chen Feng would never admit it easily.

Li Guotao shook his head helplessly and said to Chen Feng: "Okay, since you don't admit it, then I can't do anything about it. But you'd better not let me catch you, otherwise you will bear the consequences. Now, go and bring the pig back to me!"

After hearing what Li Guotao said, Chen Feng nodded in agreement.

He knew that this was a warning from Li Guotao. If he continued to pester him, it would only bring him more trouble.

Seeing that Chen Feng agreed, Li Guotao said no more, turned around, left the communication room and went back to the office.

Chen Feng looked at Li Guotao's departing back and sighed deeply. He knew that he had escaped this time, but he had to be more careful in the future.

Afterwards, Chen Feng got on his bicycle and slowly drove out of the scrap yard.