I messed up the Siheyuan

Is there enough food at home?

Wang Ping did not answer the second question directly.

He just talked about the task of purchasing wild boar meat for the steel mill.

This made the second one a little disappointed.

He said dejectedly, "Pingzi, you went to the black market with a mission from the factory!

To be honest...

Now I am relying on the snacks I buy from the black market to make a living!

It was better in the past. There were many people who took out food to exchange for other things on the black market.

I can also have enough food and drink!

But since the beginning of this year, the number of people selling food on the black market has been decreasing.

During this period of time, there was not even one.

I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but you're the first person I've met selling food in the past ten days."

Having said that, he couldn't help but smile bitterly again, with a trace of sadness and helplessness on his face.

"If I hadn't run into you last night..."

"...hey-hey..."

"From now on, I will be hungry."

"So... think about it!..."

"There are almost no people selling food in this black market, let alone meat, eggs, etc."

Wang Ping was stunned by this and asked, "Lao Na, what do you mean..."

"Trying to buy wild boar meat on the black market is unreliable?"

"Not reliable!" The second nodded affirmatively, "If it was in the past, not to mention wild boar meat, even bear meat could be found on the black market.

Three years ago, I bought a pair of Northeastern black bear paws from the black market.

As for the bear paw, I used half a small yellow croaker and asked the chef from Fumanlou to make it.

That taste...tsk tsk..."

As he said this, he stuck out his tongue and licked his lips with a savorful look.

But soon, his face became depressed again.

"But in this year of disaster, not to mention wild boars, even rats have been eaten up so quickly."

Wang Ping nodded and thanked him.

"Okay! ... Mr. Na, thank you very much."

"Since you said so, I won't bother with the black market anymore."

"Hey!..." The second one waved his hand, "It's just a small matter, no need to be polite.

That... Pingzi... food..." As he said this, he looked at Wang Ping with an embarrassed expression.

"Old Na, what do you mean..." Wang Ping said, "You still want to use the jade ring to exchange for food from me?"

These words made the second person's face freeze.

He looked at Wang Ping with some embarrassment, "I want to exchange for food, but...

The jade ring is the only one I have.

Look...

Calligraphy and paintings, porcelain, snuff bottles... Oh! ... By the way... I also have a room full of ancient books! ...

I will use these things to exchange for food with you, okay?"

"Of course!" Wang Ping nodded, "To be honest...

I am quite interested in these old objects.

but...

I don’t understand these things!”

"Hey!... What are you afraid of if you don't understand?" The second one said excitedly: "If you don't understand, I will teach you!

My son has lived his whole life and he doesn't know anything else, but this."

"That's fine, Lao Na!" Wang Ping nodded, "From now on, whenever I'm not in the countryside, I'll come and learn from you.

Um!...

If you want to exchange your old things for food, just tell me.

You make the offer, I won’t bargain.”

"Okay! ... Man, now we have a deal?"

"It's a deal!" Wang Ping nodded heavily.

......

After leaving the two families, Wang Ping also began to worry.

If you can't find wild boar meat on the black market, do you really have to go to the countryside and run from village to village?

Wang Ping felt a little chilly when he thought about pushing a bicycle and struggling on the bumpy dirt road in the countryside.

Wang Ping frowned and thought for a while, and finally came up with an idea.

He didn't even bother to go back to the compound and rushed straight to the steel rolling mill.

When he ran into Purchasing Section 3 excitedly, he scared the section chiefs, Li Guangwen and Tang Xiaoya.

"Xiao Wang, didn't you go to the countryside today?" Li Guangwen asked in confusion, "Why are you back again?"

"hey-hey..."

Wang Ping smiled and moved closer to Li Guangwen.

He first handed Li Guangwen a cigarette, then diligently struck a match and helped him light it.

Li Guangwen took a sip happily, then slowly blew out a circle of tears, then laughed and scolded: "That's enough, Xiao Wang.

Stop flattering me here.

Tell me! ...What is it?"

"Chief!..." Wang Ping smiled playfully and leaned closer to Li Guangwen, "Don't worry, it's not a big deal!

I just want to ask...

Can you make long distance calls on the phone on your desk?"

"Long distance?" Li Guangwen was stunned.

But soon, he came to his senses and asked in surprise, "Xiao Wang, do you want to borrow my phone to make a long-distance call?"

Wang Ping smiled and nodded.

Li Guangwen's face darkened slightly, revealing a hint of embarrassment.

"Xiao Wang, I don't mean to be official with you!"

"Although I can make long-distance calls with this phone, if I use it for personal matters, the factory will punish me."

"Chief, don't worry!" Wang Ping hurriedly explained, "It's not my personal matter, it's the factory's matter."

"About the factory?" Li Guangwen was stunned for a moment, and looked at Wang Ping in confusion, "Xiao Wang, what's going on at the factory that requires you to make a long-distance call?"

"Hehe... didn't you ask us to get wild boar meat?" Wang Ping asked with a smile.

"Yes!..." Li Guangwen nodded.

"I have a good relationship with the Qinjia Brigade of the Red Star Commune." Wang Ping continued, "I thought... I would ask them to help me... roam around the various brigades of the Red Star Commune.

Look...which brigade can have wild boar meat?

This saves me from having to run away!

Moreover, the people from the Qin family team are locals after all.

They are doing this job much better than I am."

"Hiss!..." Li Guangwen took a breath.

He was stunned for a while, and then he gave Wang Ping a thumbs up in admiration, "Xiao Wang, you are really smart!

Your trick...well...how to describe it!

I have done a great job in the factory, but I am still being lazy!"

"Hehe..." Wang Ping smiled sheepishly, "Then... Chief... what do you think of this phone call?"

"Call!..." Li Guangwen pointed at the phone and said simply, "Call now! Call right now!"

"Okay!..." Wang Ping responded, grabbed the microphone and walked out.

As a result, what made him extremely depressed was...

Nowadays, it is very difficult to make a long-distance call to another place.

First, he had to hang up the phone to the steel mill switchboard.

Then, the call is transferred from the steel mill switchboard to the city's telephone exchange.

Then, the call was transferred to the Red Star Commune switchboard by the city’s telephone exchange.

Finally, it will be connected to the Qinjia Brigade through the commune switchboard.

After all this busy work, when he heard the rough voice of Qin Dashan, the captain of the Qin family team, through the receiver, Wang Ping felt a little excited.