Siheyuan: Starting to work in the street office

Zhong Shan sat at the door for a while. Feeling a little sleepy, he went into the house, covered himself with the quilt, lay down on the new quilt, and fell asleep.

The next morning, Zhongshan got up, washed up, practiced tiger tricks for a while, heated up some steamed buns, ate, got dressed, and prepared to go to work. When he walked out of the door, the streets were full of people going to work in the morning, all with smiles on their faces, full of positivity.

After arriving at the street office, a notice was issued that all departments had to go to the Economic Department for support in three days to sell winter stored cabbages. This was a big deal, as every household almost depended on these cabbages for vegetables throughout the winter.

three days later

Zhong Shan's department usually doesn't have much to do, so this time all three of them went to provide support.

Zhongshan saw that there were only two laborers, an old man and a woman, so he let them do the easy work, found a piece of clothing, changed into it, and went to move the cabbages.

However, the people in the subdistrict office also have benefits. First of all, there is no limit on the amount of cabbage, and then only the good cabbage is kept. After working all day, Zhongshan was a little tired. In the evening, Zhongshan used the tricycle of the subdistrict office to pull the cabbage he kept. Zhongshan kept two portions, one for the courtyard and the other for the space.

The cabbages in the courtyards are not stored in the cellar, but in the verandas at the door of their houses, covered with something. In the first episode of the TV series, there is a pile of cabbages at the door of He Yuzhu's house. The cellar is filled with radishes and potatoes.

Zhong Shan first pulled out a cart of vegetables, then found a deserted place and put them in the space. He then pulled the last cart back into the yard and put it on the veranda outside the window, covering it with something so that it would not freeze or go bad in winter.

After putting the cabbages away, Zhongshan returned the bike. The reason why he didn't ride it back to work tomorrow was because he was afraid that there would be people getting up early the next morning to pick up cabbages, and he was afraid of delaying them again.

After delivering the car, Zhong Shan went home, took out a cabbage, cut it and put it there, and then entered the space. The first batch of pigs in the space were ready to be slaughtered, weighing more than 200 kilograms.

From the first litter, Zhongshan kept a sow and a boar as breeding pigs, and the remaining boar was knocked out and made into a eunuch, and raised as fattening pigs. Now there are 4 fat pigs, which are big enough.

Zhongshan had absolute control over the space. He thought about how to dismember the pig, and the pig was dismembered automatically. The internal organs were placed aside and the pig blood was collected in a basin. The pork and ribs were separated. Zhongshan picked a piece of pork belly and took it out. He ate a whole basin of the delicious pork and Chinese cabbage stew and also ate four large steamed buns.

Zhongshan feels that since he started practicing the Five Animal Exercises, his appetite has been increasing day by day, and this is just the first move.

After eating and drinking, Zhongshan practiced tiger exercises for a while and then began to rest.

The next day, he continued to sell winter cabbages, and he did so for seven consecutive days. During this time, Zhongshan did not go to see the house in Heizhima Hutong even after it was renovated.

Finally, all the vegetables were sold and it was time to go back to work. The three people in the department sat there motionless. It should be said that it was the department, the entire street office was exhausted.

I spent a whole week selling winter cabbages last week and didn’t even have time to rest. But people in this era value dedication, so one day of rest is nothing!

After get off work in the evening, Zhongshan went to Heizhima Hutong to take a look. Actually, there was nothing special there. It was almost the same as where he lived now, except that there were no other residents in the yard, so it was much quieter.

Looking at the empty house, Zhongshan was not in a hurry to buy furniture. He would decide when he found one.

After locking the door and the yard gate, Zhongshan returned home.

For the next two days, Zhongshan continued to slack off every day. Finally, it was Saturday afternoon and he would have a rest tomorrow.

After get off work, Zhong Shan came to Director Li's house, took out a piece of pork belly and a piece of fat from the space, which together weighed more than ten pounds, and knocked on Director Li's door.

It was Hu Chengyu who opened the door. Seeing the pork in Zhongshan's hand, he said politely: "Oh! Zhongshan is here. Just come. What are you taking? It's too formal!" After that, he took the pork in Zhongshan's hand.

Zhong Shan rolled his eyes at him and said, "Why don't you answer it slowly?!"

Zhong Shan entered the hospital. Director Li was at home, but Hu Chengyu's father was not there. Director Li saw the pork Zhong Shan brought and asked, "Xiao Zhong, where did you buy it? I was thinking about buying some pork these days. I haven't eaten it for a long time. Wow, I queued for two days but couldn't buy any."

Zhong Shan looked at Director Li and said, "Hey, there is a distant relative at home. The pigs in his village are growing well this year and they have a lot of them. Look, he came to the city a few days ago and gave me some. I'm bringing it to you right now."

After hearing this, Director Li almost laughed out of anger. "Why don't you make up a more fictitious story? And what about a distant relative? Which village can give more than ten kilograms of pork to a distant relative? This amount of pork is enough to marry two or three wives in the countryside."

However, I also understand that the source of the meat may be shady, but I don’t care. The pigeon market is semi-public now, and Director Li has been there many times. These days, being able to eat enough is the most important thing.

Hu Chengyu was listening nearby and had an idea. He said to Zhong Shan, "Shan Zi, can you still get it? My purchasing department is really worried. It's too difficult to purchase unplanned materials now. The most we can get are some eggs, mushrooms and the like. We'd be thankful if we could get some pheasants occasionally." After saying that, he looked at Zhong Shan with hope.

Zhong Shan pretended to ponder for a while, then looked at Director Li and said, "It is possible to get it, but you should have realized that these things cannot be seen in public."

When Hu Chengyu saw that there really was something, he immediately said happily: "That's not a big deal. We are dealing with unplanned materials, so there is nothing that can be seen in the light of day. The things that can be seen in the light of day are within the plan. Now as long as we can get the meat, no one cares whether it can be seen in the light of day or not."

After Hu Chengyu finished speaking, he asked Zhong Shan: "Ask how much you can get."

Zhong Shan thought for a moment and said, "I'll go back and ask them. You should listen to my letter. It's best to find a quiet warehouse outside the city. They may not be willing to show up."

Hu Chengyu quickly replied: "There are some in the warehouse. I'll arrange it."

Zhong Shan: "Then I'll go ask first and come back to eat later."

Director Li heard this and said, "It doesn't matter if you wait a little longer. Let's finish our meal."

"It's okay, I'll be back soon!"

Zhong Shan came out of Director Li's house, walked around and went back. As soon as he entered the door, Hu Chengyu asked, "What happened?"

Zhong Shan said nothing, walked to the table, and coughed twice: "Oh, I'm a little thirsty!"

Hu Chengyu quickly poured some tea over. Zhong Shan drank it slowly, looked at the anxious Hu Chengyu, and said:

"How much can you take? They said they have three and a half fat pigs, each weighing more than 3 kilograms, and 250 kilograms of wheat, corn flour, and rice. Pork is 500 yuan per kilogram, rice and flour are 1 cents, and corn flour is cents. It depends on how much you can eat."

Hu Chengyu was surprised when he heard this: "So many? I'll take them all. There are a lot of things, but with so many people in the steel mill, they won't last for a few days.

Besides, supplies are much more useful than money now. If you have supplies, you can go to any factory to exchange for anything. It’s much more convenient than buying with money!”

Zhong Shan thought about it and realized it was true, so he said to Hu Chengyu, "How about this, they will deliver the stuff tomorrow night and I'll tell you where it is. The day after tomorrow, Monday, you can find someone to take it away when you go to work in the morning. You should quickly find a warehouse after work, as it's too unsafe to just find a random place like this."