Mixed in the last days as a salted fish

Chapter 267 Entrepreneur Annual Meeting

"Old Fan, come here quickly!"

Catherine called into the house as soon as she got home.

There is a baby in the family, and they are usually inseparable from others, so that in daily life, one of the couple must stay and take care of the child.

Village Chief Fan didn't bother to put on his coat, and pushed the door out anxiously: "What's the matter? What happened?"

"Go in quickly, don't catch a cold, it's a good thing."

Catherine pushed her husband into the room.

"What good thing?"

"I just met Mr. Zhang, and he asked if we want to buy whale meat? He has it over there."

"Whale meat?" Village Chief Fan was a little disappointed immediately, "The quality of the whale meat is not good, it's so unpalatable, I haven't finished eating the ones I bought at the beginning of the year, let's forget it this time?"

After eating whale meat for more than half a year, he was really afraid of eating it, and felt like vomiting when he smelled it.

Catherine couldn't believe it: "I said, Lao Fan, are you confused? You can hardly buy meat outside, and you still think meat is not tasty?"

"Our family is not short of meat..."

Village head Fan retorted in a low voice.

"No, no matter how much meat there is, there will always be a day when it will be eaten up. It is better to stock up on some more meat. Besides, if we don't eat it, we can exchange it for other ingredients or simply sell it for money. It's better than doing nothing. "

"Okay, I listen to you, I'll go to Lao Zhang's house right now."

Village head Fan still loves his little wife very much.

Overjoyed, Catherine stepped forward and put her arms around Village Chief Fan's neck, giving him a long French kiss.

"I've heard people say that a war will soon be fought. Now is not the time to worry about money. Buy as much as you can."

Village Chief Fan took a deep breath, nodded and said, "Understood, don't worry, as long as I'm here, you and your wife will definitely eat together."

"Go quickly, don't make Zhang Dong wait in a hurry."

Catherine helped the other party get a thick coat.

Ten minutes later, Village Chief Fan arrived at the manor in his elderly scooter.

The security guard at the gate was already an old acquaintance, and he let them go after a simple greeting.

"Uncle Fan, are you in such a hurry? Is there a shortage of meat at home?"

Zhang Hao welcomed Village Chief Fan into the living room.

Village head Fan shook his head and explained with a wry smile: "Your aunt urged me to come here. You should have heard that she was stimulated a lot on the way to Huicheng and developed a habit of hoarding food."

"Tsk tsk, Uncle Fan, you are blessed. Hoarding food is a very good character, how can it be considered a problem?"

Zhang Hao corrected with a smile.

"Let's not talk about her." Village head Fan waved his hand, then looked around: "Isn't your house a visitor? Where is he? Why didn't you see it?"

"The people here are my third sister's future father-in-law and mother-in-law. My parents took them to visit the vegetable garden."

"Then should I go over and say hello?"

"No need, they will move here soon, and there will be opportunities to meet each other in the future, I'd better take you to see the whale meat first!"

Village Chief Fan nodded: "Alright."

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Hao took a shovel casually, and then led the other party to a corner of the yard. After a few shovels down, a piece of meat under the snow was exposed.

"Whale meat is all here, about 5000 catties. Tell me, how much do you always want?"

"What price?" Village Chief Fan asked hastily.

"100 yuan a catty, is it cheap enough?"

Zhang Hao smiled.

Village head Fan remembered his wife's words, so he cheekily said:
"I still have almost 10 yuan in spare cash, can I have a thousand catties?"

"One thousand catties is no problem." Zhang Hao took a deep look at the other party, and then changed the subject: "But Uncle Fan, I want to remind you that I have worked so hard to get these whale meats back, so don't sell them cheap. gone."

"I don't sell anyone, I keep it for myself."

Village head Fan hastily promised.

"It's good that you always understand, and listen to your aunt's opinions in everything, and the days to come will be long!"

Zhang Hao replied.

Next, Village Chief Fan made more than a dozen trips back and forth, transporting a thousand catties of whale meat back.

……

The time came to January 1th in a blink of an eye, only two days before New Year's Eve, and the old Zhang family was making the final preparations for Zhang Jiaqi's wedding.

Zhang Hao had just killed a pig, and then received a call from his second sister, Zhang Jiayi.

"Tell me, private or business?"

As the Spring Festival approaches, there are a lot of chores.

Zhang Jiayi said with a blunt expression, "Business."

"You can make up your own mind on business matters, without my consent." Zhang Hao evaded on the spot.

He also just came back from the group headquarters, and he didn't want to go out these two days ago.

"No, you need to come forward in person this time."

Zhang Hao frowned: "What's the matter?"

"The higher-ups organized an annual meeting of entrepreneurs, and I just received an invitation here."

"You represent our company, can't you?"

"No, it's the two of us who were invited."

Zhang Jiayi said unhappily.

Zhang Hao couldn't help being a little curious: "What do you want to do? So formal?"

"This year's annual meeting is of a very high standard. Consul Ji and other high-level officials will all be present, and it is said that important speeches will be delivered. It should not be a trivial matter."

Zhang Jiayi quickly reported.

"Consul Ji?" Zhang Hao pondered for a moment, then asked, "Second Sister, is there any insider news?"

"There is no inside information, but everyone is guessing that this year should be related to the war."

Zhang Jiayi shared the information she had inquired about.

"War? Is there really going to be a war?"

Zhang Hao exclaimed.

Although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, when the incident came to an end, he still felt panic in his heart.

"Who knows? But all signs are showing that war may be inevitable."

Zhang Jiayi said in a low tone.

Although their generation has not experienced war, they have studied history and watched many related film and television works to understand the cruelty of war.

Zhang Hao quickly adjusted his mentality, and then asked: "When is the annual meeting? Before or after?"

"Years ago, at 09:30 tomorrow morning."

"Okay, let's go together tomorrow morning."

Zhang Hao nodded solemnly.

"Not only the two of us, but also Jiaqi. She called me just now and will also attend this annual meeting."

Zhang Jiayi added.

"Third sister? What is she going to do?"

"It's not that she's going by herself, it's Governor Li who insists on taking her there, probably because she wants to get acquainted!"

Zhang Hao worried: "Will the wedding be delayed?"

"I don't think so. After all, those who celebrate the New Year have only heard of a New Year's Eve party, but never heard of a New Year's Eve meeting?" Zhang Jiayi reassured casually.

"That's right, I guess tomorrow should be just a briefing, and there won't be any specific agenda."

Zhang Hao quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's best!" Zhang Jiayi paused, and then reminded: "It's okay, I'll hang up first, and we will meet at the subway entrance at 07:30 tomorrow morning."

"no problem."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Hao handed the phone to his wife, then picked up the flame spray can and started to burn the pig hairs. The outdoor temperature was too low, and boiling water would freeze into ice cubes soon after pouring on it, so it didn't work at all.

After the pig hair was burned, the whole family went into battle, moved the whole black pig into the room, and then wiped the pig skin vigorously with a steel wool ball.

When the pig's skin turned golden yellow, Yang Huaqing pulled the twins away by force. After all, the following scene was more or less unsuitable for children.

On the contrary, Zhang Hao didn't think there was anything wrong with it. In his opinion, killing pigs was a very happy thing, and there was nothing to avoid. Even a child would only drool, without leaving any psychological shadow at all.

Because of several practice sessions before, Zhang Hao's pig-killing skills have greatly improved now. It only took two and a half hours to disassemble the whole pig one by one.

Zhang Chongxin pointed to a large piece of pork and said:

"Xiao Hao, you can send this pig hind leg to your old man's house later."

Yang Huaqing on the side declined on the spot: "Dad, no need, my parents still have a lot of leftover meat! Besides, the third sister needs to prepare a lot of meat for her wedding. This pig is a bit small, so it may not be enough? "

This is a pig weighing less than a hundred catties.

If it wasn't for Zhang Jiaqi's marriage, the family would not be willing to kill it. The last time Zhang Hao got married, he had already killed the only adult pig in the family.

"It's okay." Zhang Hao smiled and waved his hand, "I've already found a relationship, and ordered [-] catties of frozen pork from the black market in advance, which is enough for a banquet. This is fresh pork, let's eat it ourselves."

In fact, he was talking about the pork in the underground cold storage. This batch of pork has been stored for more than a year and a half, which has long exceeded the normal shelf life.

Although theoretically speaking, if the freezing process and storage conditions of meat products can be strictly controlled, frozen meat for three to 40 years can be realized.

But be aware that this is just theory, and theory doesn't mean it can be done.

Even pork from the Federal Reserve is generally stored for no more than nine months.

There is no shortage of meat in their family, so it is even more unnecessary.

Li Dajuan suddenly felt distressed, and couldn't help complaining: "I said, why didn't you say it earlier? If I knew you could buy pork, I wouldn't have killed this pig. Now is the time to grow meat. It would be too bad to kill it." .”

Zhang Chongxin also had a bad look on his face.

"Mom, I just got the news, I really didn't mean it." Zhang Hao made an excuse casually.

"Why are you in such a hurry to kill a pig? There is still time to kill a pig tomorrow." Li Dajuan nags.

"Isn't it you and my dad Cui De?"

Li Dajuan pinched her son's arm when she heard the words: "I told you not to tell the whole story. If you said it earlier, can we rush you?"

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault."

After Zhang Hao finished speaking, he picked up the pig's hind legs and ran towards the gate. In 36 measures, walking is the best strategy.

……

The next day, the three siblings set off early in the morning.

On the way, Zhang Hao took the opportunity to ask the third sister about the situation of the annual meeting. Anyway, since the other party works in the state capital, he must have heard some rumors.

Zhang Jiaqi directly shook her head: "Xiaohao, actually I don't know much more than you."

"Did Governor Li reveal..."

"No, Uncle Li has been very busy recently. We haven't seen each other for many days. He just called me temporarily yesterday to inform me to go to a meeting. We talked for less than a minute. He didn't say anything else."

Zhang Jiaqi shook her head again.

"Third brother, you are not politically sensitive!" Zhang Jiayi couldn't help but complain, "You don't know how to ask about such an important matter. Could it be that you, the deputy director, are just messing around?"

"Are you just messing around? I have only been in office for less than half a year as the deputy director. I don't even think about being promoted within five years. I just need to do my job well and don't have to worry about other things at all. Just follow the fate."

Zhang Jiaqi confronted each other.

"No way, you want to be promoted even if you are a Buddhist? Is it true that the state capital is run by our family?"

"Hmph, you don't have to worry about my affairs!"

Seeing that the two were arguing more and more intensely, Zhang Hao hurriedly interrupted: "Sister San, did you send an invitation to Governor Li for your wedding?"

"You really think I'm stupid and sweet?"

"You invited?"

"Of course, Uncle Li single-handedly picked me up. No one can forget his old man! But Uncle Li said that he didn't have time during the Chinese New Year, so he just sent a picture of calligraphy as a congratulatory gift."

"Written by hand?"

Zhang Jiaqi nodded: "Yes, I only wrote four big characters in total, and it will be a good match for a hundred years."

"Not bad, what about my colleagues?"

"Except for Uncle Li, none of the others were invited. After all, they said they should keep it simple, not just talking casually."

Zhang Jiayi immediately asked: "Where is Xiao Tao's sister's family? Will you come over?"

"No, it's not a coincidence. His sister is pregnant. I'm afraid that there will be problems on the way, so I can only..."

"Which city did his sister marry?"

"Yandu."

Zhang Jiayi nodded: "That's really hard work, it will take five or six days by train!"

"His sister said that after giving birth, the whole family will move here together. Although Yandu is also a super first-tier city, the winter is too cold to bear."

Zhang Jiaqi raised her mouth casually.

"What did his sister and brother-in-law do?"

Zhang Jiayi is usually too busy with work, so she doesn't know much about the little sister's in-laws.

Zhang Hao helped to answer: "Xiaotao's sister and brother-in-law opened a small company, mainly engaged in cross-border e-commerce, and it is probably closed by now."

"No wonder they want to move here, it turns out they can't get along anymore." Zhang Jiayi suddenly realized.

"Second sister, why do you speak so harshly?"

Zhang Jiaqi smiled wryly.

"My words are harsh, but it's true. This matter can be big or small. You have to think about it yourself. Don't blindly pour your heart and soul out to others. You must grasp the scale." Zhang Jiayi reminded softly.

"They are brothers and sisters, not cousins."

Zhang Jiaqi was a little hard to understand.

Zhang Jiayi couldn't help sighing: "No matter how close brothers and sisters are, as long as they get married, they are two families. Two families speak two languages, don't confuse them."

Zhang Hao saw the blank expression on the third sister's face, and immediately explained: "Third sister, the meaning of the second sister can actually be summed up in one sentence, that is, brothers and sisters will settle accounts."

"Then why didn't our family count? Didn't our three villas and shares all come from you?"

"That's because our father worked hard and built a big family business, which is what you deserve." Zhang Hao replied.

"Then your sister-in-law, you also said before that you would give away the house, so what about this?"

Zhang Jiaqi immediately caught the loophole.

Zhang Hao touched his nose: "I did it out of compensatory psychology, after all Xiaolin is no longer here, and I did this for the peace of mind of my mother-in-law.

Besides, neither my mother-in-law nor Xiao Fu accepted it in the end?Sheng Mien, Dou Michou, have you heard of it?This is the way to get along with relatives. "

"Stop talking around in circles, both of you, and talk straight." Zhang Jiaqi said impatiently.

"Then remember, if Xiaotao's sister's family chooses to move here, they will bear the brunt of buying a house. The most you can do is lend them money. Don't make a big deal and give them a house for free."

Zhang Jiayi paused, and continued:
"There are also work issues, don't look for connections everywhere, help them enter the system, this is a big taboo.

If they ask you for help, you can just push it to me. Haotian Group has plenty of job opportunities, and if something happens, it won't hurt you. "

"Will it be too much? There are many related households in our unit, and I haven't heard of any problems?"

Zhang Jiaqi looked puzzled.

Zhang Hao quickly interrupted: "Third sister, if you want to go far, you must pay attention to this aspect. After all, you are an official employee in our family, and the entry time is too short, and the foundation is shallow, so you can't compare with others. "

"I see!"

Zhang Jiaqi is not stupid, and soon figured out the truth.

"Third sister, when you take the position of governor, you don't have to be so cautious. Maybe you can cultivate big pudding and little pudding."

Zhang Hao seemed unintentional.

"I remember you said before that you planned to let the two brothers take over the company. What, changed your mind? Don't you have confidence in them?" Zhang Jiaqi joked.

There are mixed feelings in Zhang Hao's heart: "If it was last month, I would still maintain the original idea. Now the situation has changed, so I have to make two preparations."

"You mean war?"

Zhang Jiayi almost blurted out.

"That's right." Zhang Hao nodded. "This war that hasn't started yet, no one knows how it will end. Once the war becomes protracted, politics is the best choice."

"What about the company?"

"What to do? Cold salad! We have all studied history. Once we enter a wartime economy, whether Big Pudding and the others can take over the company is another matter.

In addition, even if the two of them succeeded in succeeding, they would be restricted everywhere. It would be better to be a stable official employee, at least for the rest of their lives. "

Zhang Hao said earnestly.

"Xiaohao, are you too pessimistic?"

Zhang Jiaqi frowned unconsciously.

Zhang Hao picked up the water glass and took a sip of water: "Third sister, I'm not alarmist. Once a war breaks out, the plight that Da Pudding and his generation will have to face is definitely beyond everyone's imagination."

War is destructive, especially at present, and does far more harm than good.

"Don't you scare me?"

Zhang Jiaqi swallowed subconsciously.

"Third sister, don't be too nervous. With the foundation I laid down, no matter how bad the situation is in the future, they won't be left hungry."

Zhang Hao has a well-thought-out plan.

Zhang Jiayi was hesitant: "Xiaohao, Kevin and the three of them will graduate from college soon, do you want them to take the official employee exam?"

"It's best to pass the exam, but don't force it. I still say what I said just now. With my uncle around, they won't be hungry."

Zhang Hao said solemnly.

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(End of this chapter)