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Chapter 263 A horse cannot grow fat without night grass!!
Seeing Secretary Wang suddenly appear at the entrance of the steel mill, Zhang Shenfei's mind moved. He let out a "whoosh" and immediately signaled Xu Damao to stop the car:
"Da Mao, I have something to go out for, you go home first."

"Ah, Brother Dafei, you're not going back to the yard?" Xu Damao supported himself on one leg, looking at Zhang Shenfei who had already jumped out of the car.

Zhang Shenfei nodded: "No, you can leave the car and go by yourself."

Although he had been Zhang Shenfei's driver for four years, Xu Damao was very disappointed that he could not ride home today. He got off the car, handed the bike to Zhang Shenfei, and told him to be careful and take good care of it:

"When passing by ditches and bumps, don't rush straight through... and don't brake too hard, but slowly..."

Zhang Shenfei sat on the bike: "Get lost, this is my bike!! Mine!!! Do you need to feel bad for it???"

You are just a driver, do you really treat this car as your home???

Ah, this...

Realizing that he had indeed talked too much, Xu Damao touched his nose and left.

After sending Xu Damao away, Zhang Shenfei did not walk towards Secretary Wang, but just glanced at him from a distance.

Secretary Wang received the message, got on his bicycle, and rode slowly towards the city.

Zhang Shenfei followed from a distance. The two of them rode two bicycles, one in front and one behind, to Nancheng District. After turning a few alleys, they stopped in front of a small courtyard in Shangtangzi Hutong.

Secretary Wang stopped the car and knocked on the door.

The person inside seemed to know who was coming and opened the door with a creaky sound without asking any questions.

"Let's go, Secretary Zhang, let's go in." Secretary Wang said and pushed his car into the door first, followed by Zhang Shenfei.

This is a two-story courtyard, with screen walls and hanging flower gates.
There is a large goldfish pond in the front yard. Although it is winter and there are only fallen leaves in it, Zhang Shenfei can imagine the beautiful scenery in summer.

There are several trees planted in the backyard, as well as a stone table carved with a chessboard, and the environment is quite elegant.

Although Zhang Shenfei did not count the rooms in detail, he estimated that there were more than fifteen.

I just don't know why this house is not rented out under the current circumstances.

Zhang Shenfei followed Secretary Wang into the backyard and soon arrived at the door of the main house.

The door was open. Secretary Wang just knocked on the door symbolically and then walked straight in with Zhang Shenfei.

The two of them should have entered the study room, which was very large, at least 20 square meters. There was a row of bookshelves against the wall.

Zhang Shenfei had read "Classification and Identification of Trees" and had some knowledge of wood. He could tell that the material of the bookshelf was camphor wood.

But this wood is produced in the south, and it must have taken a lot of effort to buy it in the old city.

Although the bookshelf is large and spacious, the books on it are not placed in place. Instead, most of the space is filled with antiques and rare stones.

In front of the desk is an extremely spacious desk, but there are no books on the desk, only tea cups and potted plants.

Manager Zhao of the transportation company did not sit at the desk, but sat on a solid wooden armchair in another corner of the room.

Zhang Shenfei had also met this person when he went to the Municipal Party Committee meeting before.

He was thin, with a dark red complexion, and had a simple and honest face, but the gleam in his eyes was something that people could not ignore.

Zhang Shenfei remembered that Secretary Wang had told him that Manager Zhao had been driving since the 1930s, traveling across the south and the north.

Even in this day and age, driving long distances is a dangerous thing, and guns and axes are essential items for drivers in their cars.

Twenty years ago, the situation was even more dangerous. Manager Zhao was definitely a man who had seen the world.

While Zhang Shenfei was looking at himself, Manager Zhao also looked at him calmly.

Although he had met Zhang Shenfei several times, he did not have a deep impression of him. Most of his memories were from Secretary Wang's retelling of the past.

He knew that this young man, only twenty years old, had become the secretary of the director of the steel mill and was doing an excellent job.

Including the blind date dances held in the two factories before, they were also initiated and hosted by him.

This time, when he heard Secretary Wang say that Zhang Shenfei was going to cooperate with them to move grain all over the country, he was shocked and surprised at first.

You know, the food issue is related to people's livelihood. Since the beginning of this spring, their transportation company has been commissioned by relatives and friends most of the time to bring food to Sijiu City from all over the country.

This was the first time that someone entrusted them to sell food from the old city.

As the saying goes, there must be something wrong when something is abnormal. Manager Zhao has also asked people to inquire about it during this period.

Finally, after learning that some of Zhang Shenfei's friends had opened a grain wholesale business at the freight station outside Dongzhimen a few years ago, he began to guess.

After investigating this point, Secretary Wang was a little hesitant for fear of getting into trouble.

But Manager Zhao just smiled indifferently.

For those in the transportation business, they always go out with a full truck and come back empty. Which of the things they do in secret can be seen in public?

The drivers of this era were not like those of later generations. Most of them were retired soldiers. When they went on a long journey, they not only had axes but also guns. He who could manage these drivers was naturally not an easy person to deal with.

A horse cannot grow fat without night grass, and a man cannot become rich without unexpected wealth!! Manager Zhao is not afraid of these things at all.

When he first investigated Zhang Shenfei, he was afraid that he would not be able to provide large quantities of food, so the cooperation could not go forward, and his efforts would be in vain.

After confirming that Zhang Shenfei could provide a steady supply of food, Manager Zhao no longer had any worries.

The fact that both parties can sit together means that they have reached a consensus deep in their hearts.

After finishing a cup of tea, Zhang Shenfei and Manager Zhao smiled at each other and quickly reached an agreement in a pleasant atmosphere.

After leaving Manager Zhao's house, Zhang Shenfei rode his bicycle straight to Heizhima Hutong.

Ever since the shop at the freight station was vacated, Fatty and Four Eyes moved back here.

Li Youbing's oil cake shop has been merged into the public-private joint-venture breakfast store. His parents became store staff and live on the salary.

Li Youbing didn't want to wash dishes anymore, nor did he want to be the 78th generation of the Li family to make oil cakes, so he moved to Heizhima Hutong and hung out with Fatty and Four Eyes.

It was already past nine o'clock at night.
In an era when there were no entertainment facilities, nine o'clock in the evening on a winter day was considered late at night.

Hearing the knock on the door, Li Youbing opened his sleepy eyes and muttered to himself, "Who is so blind as to disturb my sleep in the middle of the night?"

When he opened the door and saw that it was Zhang Shenfei, his eyes widened immediately: "Brother Dafei, why are you here in the middle of the night?"

Zhang Shenfei did not reply to him, but walked in with a cold look on his face.

After sitting down at the Eight Immortals Table, he signaled Li Youbing to wake up Siyaner and Fatty.

"Fatty is sleeping like a dead pig. I can wake you up, but Four Eyes is not at home."

Zhang Shenfei raised his eyebrows and asked curiously: "Why didn't you stay at home and sleep so late at night? Where did you go?" Li Youbing suddenly smiled with a very excited look.

Zhang Shenfei immediately understood: "He went to see Wen Ruanruan again? I mean, this guy keeps saying that he doesn't like Wen Ruanruan, but he's running around quite frequently."

Li Youbing also nodded and said, "He is a typical example of a hypocrite. He says one thing but does another. He is despicable!!"

"Wen Ruanruan is the same. She can kick Siyan away with one kick and make him stick to the wall and can't be pulled out. I don't know why she is bothering with him." Zhang Shenfei said, "With these years, she could have tied him up and married him eight hundred times."

Isn't it just a marriage? He's so hesitant, as if he wants to die.

Ah, this...

Li Youbing glanced at Zhang Shenfei awkwardly: "No, brother, how can you say that about others? You and Tian Xiaozao have been together for several years, but you haven't gotten married, right?"

It's like a crow landing on a black pig. It sees the blackness of others but not its own blackness!!!

"You are the only one who talks too much!" Zhang Shenfei glared at Li Youbing and said firmly, "How can Xiaozao and I be the same as them? I am supporting the work of our Director Tian.

You know that Tian Xiaozao is a workaholic. I am also busy every day. "

And what about Siyaner and Wenruanruan? ?

"After the company's joint venture, Wen Ruanruan closed the butcher shop and joined the meat processing factory, where he has been slaughtering pigs. There is no room for advancement in his job.

Siyan is an unemployed vagrant who wanders around all day. I think he is just hanging around with others and looking for a new job.

Zhang Shenfei rolled up his sleeves, ready to criticize Siyan harshly.

Li Youbing was not impressed by his explanation: "Come on, in the eyes of us bachelors, you two are just the same kind of people."

They are all people who take advantage of others and still act ungratefully!!!

I don't know which eye of those girls is blind.
You won't see an older young man like him who is eagerly waiting to get married every day, but is willing to waste his time with scumbags like Zhang Shenfei and Siyan'er.

"That's right. I don't understand what that idiot Siyan is hesitating about. If our Wotou is willing to marry me, I will take her to get the marriage certificate tomorrow." The fat man was woken up by the two people and said while yawning.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Siyan'er's voice coming from outside the door. "Why would I tell you?
Still want to get married to Wotouer and get married in one step? Dream on! "

After confronting the fat man, Siyan looked at Zhang Shenfei and Li Youbing leisurely: "You two took advantage of my absence to say bad things about me again, right?"

Zhang Shenfei immediately denied it three times: "I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense. It was Li Youbing who said the bad things, he said you were a slut.

He also said that you don’t want to marry Wen Ruan Ruan, but you run over to play fairy fights with her every day. You are a slut and a hooligan! ! "

With just a few words, Zhang Shenfei sold Li Youbing's entire business.

Li Youbing said angrily, "Zhang Shenfei, you are a traitor in wartime."

After a few people played the cymbals, Siyan sat down and asked Zhang Shenfei if there was anything that brought him here so late at night?

Zhang Shenfei then told them about the transportation company.

Upon hearing this, Siyan'er and his companions were overjoyed.

“Finally I can work.”

"I've been resting for over a year now, I'm so idle that I'm about to get mold growing on my body."

"Brother Dafei, tell me the truth, have you always been expecting this day to come? Otherwise, why did you let your brothers learn how to drive in the past two years?" The fat man smiled shamelessly.

"Hmm." Zhang Shenfei sneered, "Who was it that refused to take the driver's license test? And he had to give in only after I beat him up?"

"What happened in the past is all in the past, why bring it up?" The fat man chuckled and scratched his hair embarrassedly: "I've said it before, if you follow Brother Dafei, you'll have meat to eat, and you'll never go wrong."

The three of them flattered him, and Zhang Shenfei closed his eyes, smoking and listening with great enjoyment.

After enjoying the flattery enough, he opened his eyes and waved his hands: "I have already negotiated with Manager Zhao of the transportation company. They will post a job opening notice tomorrow. Then the three of you can go and sign up."

Of course, no matter how many people apply at that time, the admission result is predetermined.

"Because of your work experience, you three will be directly classified as Grade 5 drivers after joining the company, and your salary and benefits will be the same as other drivers.

When the transport company has a long-distance transport mission, depending on the situation, one, two or three of you will be sent out to carry the food along with the convoy.

Manager Zhao's transportation company has a lot of cooperation with other cities, and will find a way to sell the grain... Your task is to make clear the accounts when selling the grain."

Zhang Shenfei roughly told Fatty and the others about the cooperation model.

Drivers of this era were divided into five grades and ten levels, with grade one being the highest and grade five being the lowest.

But even if they were deputy fifth-level workers, their monthly salary was much higher than that of ordinary workers. The ration was also high, at 38 kilograms of food a month.

In addition, drivers also receive subsidies. The subsidy for urban driving is 50 cents a day, and the subsidy for long-distance driving is one dollar a day.

Although the statement that "I wouldn't trade it for anything even if I were a county magistrate" is a bit exaggerated, it also shows the high status of drivers in this era.

In general, the fat man and his two companions joined the transportation company. Even if they did not resell grain and only worked as ordinary drivers, it was a really good job in the eyes of ordinary people.

but……

That's ordinary people.

The fat man and his companions had followed Zhang Shenfei to sell grain for four years and had seen a lot of money. After hearing his arrangements, they didn't quite understand them.

The fat man couldn't help scratching his head and said:

"Brother Dafei, this is too much trouble, isn't it?
I was thinking, if you really want to do the food business, why don't we just sell different products at the ghost market in Sijiu City? Why do we have to transport them thousands of kilometers away?"

Food can be sold anywhere. If it is transported to other places, it will be time-consuming and laborious, and the selling price may not be higher than that in the old city.

Isn't it redundant to take off your pants to fart? ? ? ?
Zhang Shenfei glanced at the fat man and said, "You are the only one who is smart?

We need to sell our food in large quantities. What is Sijiucheng? It is the political center of our country, and it is strictly controlled!!!
If we really continue to sell large quantities of food for a long time, will we not be targeted by regulators and old ladies with bound feet and red armbands? ? ? "

Although it may seem a bit hard to sell the products all over the country, the car will always follow the fleet of regular companies and will not attract attention along the way.

After arriving at the unloading city, with the network of connections of Manager Zhao’s transportation company, the grain can be sold quickly.

Zhang Shenfei's purpose is to do only one-time deals. Running away after the hit is not only exciting but also makes it difficult to be caught.

Even if the local regulators discovered their trick a few days later, their convoy had already left.

In that era, even telephones were not popular, let alone the Internet. Running around the country to do the work could be considered the safest way.

Zhang Shenfei decided to do this after careful consideration.

(End of this chapter)