Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

The steel mill's daily food shortage exceeds 2,000 kilograms, and the purchasing department is only responsible for 200 kilograms of it. In the eyes of Deputy Director Li, this is nothing short of a joke.

He stared at the purchasing manager for a long time before speaking: "Are you sure the purchasing department can only purchase 200 kilograms of food every day?"

"If I remember correctly, there are about twenty buyers and salespeople in the purchasing department. Does that mean each person only buys ten kilograms of food a day?"

The purchasing manager could hear the anger and sarcasm in Deputy Director Li's voice.

But he was also helpless. If he could really purchase more food, he would not report 200 kilograms, which would make him a laughing stock here.

Gritting his teeth, he answered helplessly: "Director..."

"Two hundred kilograms of food a day is indeed the limit for the procurement department."

"You haven't been to the surrounding rural areas, so you don't know the situation there..."

"Many places have started eating wild vegetables because of shortages."

"In some places, people have already starved to death."

"No matter whether it was the common people or the various communes, they all kept the grain in their own hands like a treasure and did not sell it to others."

"The two hundred kilograms of food I promised just now will have to be bought back at a high price. Otherwise, I wouldn't even dare to ask for the promise of one kilogram of food."

Seeing that the purchasing chief did not lie to him, although Deputy Director Li was very unwilling, he had to let him go.

It's impossible to force him into a desperate situation just for food.

If I push too hard and the other party sides with Director Yang, it would be a loss.

Then he turned his attention to the other cadres, frowned and asked, "Can you?"

"If anyone has any questions, please speak up..."

"The steel mill can also pay for the relationship."

"All I want now is food. As long as you can get it back to me, I will pay any price."

The purchasing department only promised to purchase 200 kilograms of grain, resulting in the steel rolling mill still having a daily grain gap of 1,800 kilograms.

Deputy Director Li could find a way to purchase some unplanned materials himself, but it was only four or five hundred kilograms, which meant that the steel rolling mill still had a daily food gap of 1,300 kilograms.

Faced with such a dilemma, Deputy Director Li could only place his hopes on his subordinates, hoping that they could brainstorm and help him find a way out.

silence……

Facing the gaze directed at them by Deputy Director Li, everyone remained silent.

They all lowered their heads, fearing that Deputy Director Li would stare at them and ask them for a solution.

Deputy Director Li was very disappointed. Just when he thought there was no solution to this problem, Wang Dong, who had just walked into the room, suddenly came into his sight.

When solving the problem of New Year's supplies for the steel rolling mill before the New Year, a group of subordinates lowered their heads, frowned, and could not think of any solution. As a result, Wang Dong helped them think of a solution, which not only solved the problem of New Year's supplies, but also increased their prestige in the steel rolling mill.

Maybe Wang Dong can help me think of a solution.

Although the hope is slim, there is still some chance.

He immediately asked with an expectant expression: "Captain Wang? What's the matter with you coming here?"

"Factory Director..." Wang Dong opened his mouth and started complaining.

"The supplies and food that the First Canteen received from the logistics warehouse today have become less, especially the rapeseed oil..."

"Without oil, the big pot dishes we make are just boiled in water. Without oil and water, the workers will not be able to eat enough, and they will have to tear down the roof of the cafeteria..."

"I wonder if you can ask the warehouse to give us a little more rapeseed oil..."

Deputy Director Li shook his head and answered firmly: "Don't even think about it..."

"Not only will the warehouse not give you an extra ounce of oil, but the canola oil allocated to a canteen may even decrease in the near future..." "We are currently discussing how to solve the problem of insufficient food supply..."

"You cook every day, and no one knows the meals we eat every day better than you... Let's get involved and see if there is any way to feed more people with limited food."

Wang Dong quickly shook his head: "Director..."

"Please let me go..."

"I'm just a cook, not a god."

"There is only so much food that we can get from the warehouse every day, and we can't create more food. How can we feed a few more people..."

"But if you leaders really can't get food, I have a way that may not be shown on the table. We can make more steamed bread and steamed buns with the limited food."

Deputy Factory Director Li didn't expect that he could come up with a solution by chance. He quickly said, "It doesn't matter if it can be put on the table or not. As long as it can feed the workers, it's a good solution..."

Wang Dong was embarrassed to answer: "Director..."

"Since you asked, I'll tell you..."

"When I was still in the countryside, my family was short of food, so every household went out to dig wild vegetables and mixed them with cornmeal and two-grain flour in a certain proportion to make steamed buns."

"It certainly doesn't taste as good as steamed bread made from two-grain flour, but at least it fills your stomach and keeps you from getting hungry."

"Mix wild vegetables with flour and steam them into steamed buns? Are you sure this method will work and the steamed buns will be edible and won't make you sick?"

Wang Dong nodded: "Are you sure you can eat it?"

"At that time, our whole village ate it, and I never heard of anyone getting sick from it."

"If you want a better taste, just add less wild vegetables..."

After hearing this, Deputy Factory Director Li turned his attention to Deputy Director Zhou of Logistics and ordered with expectation on his face: "Find a way to get 20 kilograms of wild vegetables back now."

"Squad Leader Wang..."

"Go to the warehouse and get some noodles..."

"Make some wild vegetable steamed bread in the ratio of 9:1, 8:2, and 7:3. All the leaders of the steel mill will eat wild vegetable steamed bread at noon today."

"If this is really okay, we can use wild vegetables to make up for the food gap."

“As for the taste?”

"It can all be ignored in the face of hunger."

After saying that, he turned his gaze to Wang Dong again: "Squad Leader Wang..."

"You are really my lucky guy..."

"If this problem is solved, you will have done a great service to the steel mill."

"Even though you are young, I will find a way to get you promoted to the position of deputy director of the kitchen at the steel mill..."

"Hurry up and prepare..."

Before Wang Dong could move, the purchasing manager beside him could not help but remind him: "Director..."

"If this method is really feasible, then our steel mill will need one to two thousand kilograms of wild vegetables every day... With such a large quantity, we won't have to ask the purchasing department to buy it, right?"

"Besides, wild vegetables all grow in the mountains and there is no specific price. Even if we want to buy them, no one will sell them to us."

Wang Dong, who was about to go out, suddenly stopped. Deputy Director Li had already promised him the position of deputy director of the steel rolling mill's kitchen.

But I am too young and there will definitely be a lot of opposition.

If you want to avoid any accidents, the best solution is to do more meritorious deeds. (End of this chapter)