Material Empire

It's fat.

It was only then that the middle-aged man called Section Chief Xiao discovered Ning Mo and the others. He stood up, walked to Ning Mo's table, and smiled at Miao Lei and Yu Haitao as a greeting. When his eyes crossed Qin Hai's face, Section Chief Xiao paused for a moment, perhaps recalling whether he had seen Qin Hai. After confirming that he did not know this person, he turned his gaze back to Ning Mo.

Fatty, what is your father doing at home?

Ning Mo pouted: What else can he do, grow flowers, play chess. By the way, if I'm at home, he will train me.

This old guy! Section Chief Xiao scolded Ning Mo's father in an affectionate tone, and then said, Why, fat man, are you stealing materials from the factory and selling them for money?

Chief Xiao, how can you say that about us. Ning Mo said aggrievedly.

You didn't steal the materials, how can you have the money to go out and eat and drink? Xiao Ke said long.

Ning Mo said: We are self-sufficient. Haitao, Leizi, I, we picked up scrap steel that was not in the workshop, made some hoes and shovels, sold them to the old cousin, and made some money. Treat our buddies to dinner .”

Speaking of this, he pointed at Qin Hai: His name is Qin Hai. He graduated from the Agricultural Machinery Technical School and has already reported to our factory.

Qin Hai quickly stood up and said to Section Chief Xiao, Section Chief Xiao? Sorry, I didn't know you just now. I just reported to the factory today. There was no food in the cafeteria, so Ning Mo and the others invited me out to eat. gone.

Chief Xiao nodded to Qin Hai, and stretched out his hand, Qin Hai quickly reached out to hold it. After the two shook hands, Chief Xiao said, My name is Xiao Dongping. I'm the deputy chief of the supply and marketing department in the factory. I know their fathers very well.

Oh, Chief Xiao, please take care of me in the future. Qin Hai said politely.

Chief Xiao, come and eat at our table. Ning Mo extended the invitation again.

Xiao Dongping waved his hands and said, You young people are having dinner, why should I join in the fun with you. I just came back from Hongze, so I can have a casual meal here and rest.

Hongze is the capital of Anhe Province, about 60 kilometers away from Pingyuan. Xiao Dongping is the deputy chief of the supply and marketing department, and it is common for him to go on business trips to Hongze. Calculating from the time, he should have just got off the long-distance bus from Hongze and went to Weimin Restaurant to eat and rest.

Chief Xiao, just sit down. Ning Mo and Xiao Dongping seemed to have a good relationship, so he took Xiao Dongping's hand and asked him to sit down.

Xiao Dongping struggled twice, but he couldn't break away from Ning Mo's bear's paw, so he had to give in and say, Okay, okay, I'll go get the things.

Let me get it for you. Ning Mo stood up, picked up Xiao Dongping's snakeskin bag, and threw it at Xiao Dongping's feet, What is this, so heavy?

Rotary tillage blade. Xiao Dongping said in an annoyed tone.

Do you want more of your fried fragrant and peanuts? The waiter named Xiaofang asked after Xiao Dongping.

No more, tell your father to add half a catty of loose wine to our table. Ning Mo ordered, and according to his meaning, that Xiaofang should be Boss Kong's daughter.

Hey... I have dinner with you, how can I ask you to pay for it? I treat this meal as a treat. Xiao Dongping humbly insincerely said.

Ning Mo said with a chuckle: Chief Xiao, don't hold on. Although we are poor, the pocket money we earn is our own. Your monthly salary is strictly controlled by Mrs. Xiao. How can you have the money to invite us to dinner? Every time you go out to drink, you just serve the wine with a fragrant dried fruit, and you don’t even want to fry a meat dish, thinking we don’t know? If you invite us to dinner with money, you have to kneel and rub your clothes when you go home board.

Xiao Dongping's old face turned red, obviously Ning Mo had hit the mark. He loves to drink, but as Ning Mo said, his wife controls his salary to death, and he has no money to live on. He went to the provincial capital to do errands and saved a few cents on the fare, so he had the opportunity to buy some loose wine at the restaurant to get rid of his alcohol addiction. Every time he drinks secretly by himself, he also takes the risk. After returning home, he will inevitably be reprimanded by his wife.

Fatty, Xiao Qin just came to work in our factory, why are you talking about this in front of him. Xiao Dongping complained to Ning Mo in a low voice, and then explained to Qin Hai with a smile: Xiao Qin, don't listen to Xiao Mo's nonsense. , my wife just cares about my body, she doesn't let me drink too much...

Yeah, I understand. Qin Hai smiled inwardly, Mrs. Xiao is really virtuous. At the age of Section Chief Xiao, you should pay attention to health maintenance. However, Section Chief Xiao has a hard business trip, and it is necessary to drink a little wine to relax your muscles and bones later. Yes, so you can sleep well when you go back.”

That's right, that's right. Xiao Dongping nodded quickly, wanting to resolve this embarrassment as soon as possible.

At this time, Boss Kong had already fried the dishes one after another. There were six dishes in total, including fried pork with chili, fried pork liver, braised fish slices, fried fragrant dried, fried water spinach, and fried tofu, which filled the table.

Why are there so many dishes? Xiao Dongping's eyes widened.

To welcome Qin Hai, what does it look like if there are fewer dishes? Ning Mo said in a cool voice. Being able to pay ten yuan for a treat gave him a sense of accomplishment. He has always been a person who values ​​face more than money.

Xiao Dongping cast his eyes on Qin Hai, secretly guessing Qin Hai's identity in his heart. In his opinion, it should be very unusual for a person to enjoy such high hospitality.

Qin Hai saw Xiao Dongping's doubts, he smiled lightly, and said: Ning Mo is too polite, in fact, I just did them a little favor, and they insisted on being so polite. However, I would like to be honored by Section Chief Xiao. My heart is at ease.

Xiao Dongping laughed and said: Xiao Qin can really talk, so I've got your favor today.

Speaking of this, Boss Kong came over with a plastic pot. As soon as the lid of the pot was lifted, a strong aroma of wine came to the face, which was intoxicating. Qin Hai knew that what was in this wine jug was bulk shochu made by local folks, with a temperature of 40 to 50 degrees, brewed with pure grain, and its taste and stamina were no less than those famous wines that could be advertised on CCTV's prime time in later generations.

Smelling the smell of wine, Xiao Dongping's interest was completely diverted from Qin Hai. Almost at the speed of snatching, he took the flagon from Boss Kong's hand, and then began to pour wine for everyone.

I borrow Xiao Mo's first glass of wine, and welcome Xiao Qin to join us at Qingfeng Factory.

After pouring the wine, Xiao Dongping didn't wait for Ning Mo, the master, to speak, he raised the wine glass and said the toast.

Thank you Section Chief Xiao, thank you Ning Mo, thank you Haitao and Leizi. Qin Hai also raised his wine glass and greeted everyone.

Xiao Dongping drank the wine in the glass with his neck up, his eyes narrowed for a moment, as if he was enjoying the taste of the wine, then he stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a piece of pig's foot, put it into his mouth, and chewed vigorously, with a happy expression on his face.

Sigh, you are an uncle after all, don't eat so ugly, okay?

Qin Hai sighed in his heart, but he quickly extended his contempt for Xiao Dongping to the whole table, because he found that Ning Mo and other three young people were also vying for the good dishes on the table .

Qin Hai, why don't you eat? Ning Mo said to Qin Hai with his mouth full.

I'm eating. Qin Hai smiled, and followed everyone else to gobble it up. After working all afternoon, he was indeed hungry. Although the dishes on this table were not delicacies, they were all green and natural ingredients. Qin Hai's mouth was full of oil, and his mood became brighter.

The crowd ate wildly for a while, swept down more than half of the dishes, and then slowed down. Xiao Dongping raised his glass frequently, toasting to a group of young people, every time he didn't wait for others to raise his glass, his glass was already drained. The wine that Ning Mo and others drank was not as much as Xiao Dongping alone.

Xiao Qin, I welcome you to Qingfeng Factory. But, to be honest, you really went to the wrong door.

After Xiao Dongping had a good drink, his tongue thickened a lot, and he began to talk nonsense. He patted the shoulder of Qin Hai who was sitting next to him, and said to him in a heart-to-heart tone.

Qin Hai didn't drink much, and his mind was still clear. He smiled and asked, I don't quite understand what Section Chief Xiao means.

Xiao Dongping said: I know you don't understand. If you understood, you wouldn't come to Qingfeng factory. Let me tell you, Qingfeng factory was a few years ago, it was the whole Pingyuan County... no, it was the whole The best unit in the Beixi area. Good benefits, good conditions, and good status!

Speaking of this, his eyes were shining brightly, as if he had returned to that era of the top.

Yeah, I believe it. Qin Hai nodded. An agricultural machinery factory in the county can have a scale of nearly 200 people and cover an area of ​​one or two thousand mu. It can indeed be regarded as a top-notch enterprise. Just judging from the fact that every single dormitory is equipped with a writing desk, one can imagine how extravagant this factory was back then.

At that time, his old man was the director of the factory. Xiao Dongping pointed at Ning Mo and said, Old man Ning has a bad temper and loves to scold people. He scolded me like a grandson...

Chief Xiao...the generation is wrong. Qin Hai kindly reminded that old man Ning's son was sitting next to him. Xiao Dongping claimed that he was trained by old man Ning like a grandson, so his generation was a bit embarrassing.

Qin Hai, what Section Chief Xiao said is true, my old man is training me like he's training his grandson. Ning Mo explained in a depressed way, which seemed to make up for his seniority.

Uh...Okay. Qin Hai smiled helplessly, Chief Xiao, continue...

Where did I go? During Qin Hai's interruption, Xiao Dongping downed two more glasses of wine, but forgot what he said just now.