60s: I have a store

Chapter 199: Get some credit
Director Ding got the answer he wanted and prepared to return to the steel plant.

Zhou Yimin hurriedly saw him off and stuffed two things into the car when he got in.

"Director, take care! I won't see you off." Zhou Yimin helped close the car door and waved.

Director Ding didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he didn't refuse.

The people below you give you something to show that they are your people. Director Ding doesn't care much about the gifts, but what he cares about is Zhou Yimin's attitude towards him as a leader.

"Remember to go back to the factory tomorrow." Director Ding said to Zhou Yimin.

He also had to take credit for Zhou Yimin.

He will never let his people suffer any loss, and he will definitely fight for the credit and benefits that belong to his people. Otherwise, his subordinates will become disunited.

"Okay!" Zhou Yimin nodded.

Director Ding asked the driver to drive.

This car belongs to the steel plant, and usually only the plant director and a few other leaders are qualified to ride it. But this time the factory asked him to come down and investigate the performance of the thresher, so he was allowed to use it for once.

Only after the car drove away did Director Ding check the two items.

A foam box and a bag.

When the foam box was opened, the things inside stunned even the worldly-wise Director Ding.

Inside was a pair of large lobsters, as thick as a hand, each weighing about 3-5 jin. Next to them were a dozen abalones, each about half the size of a palm.

Director Ding has been to the southern coastal areas, so he knows about this thing.

Even in the coastal areas of the south, this kind of thing is not very common and is quite precious.

Director Ding immediately understood that Zhou Yimin must have a way to obtain this precious resource. At least he knew someone who had such a talent, and who could transport this thing to the capital intact.

High-end product!

To be honest, Director Ding couldn’t bear to eat it himself.

Let me take it back to my father-in-law first! he thought.

Then, Director Ding opened the bag and found that the contents were very ordinary, just a bag of peanuts.

Director Ding was a leader, and he quickly understood Zhou Yimin's intention. He put the bag of peanuts aside and said to the driver, "Xiao Li! Take this bag of peanuts back. Yimin gave it to you."

When Director Ding opened the boxes and bags, Li Fu, the driver, couldn't help but take a look.

Hearing Director Ding's words, he was overjoyed: "Thank you Director Ding!"

If there is something good to be gained, then it is not polite. It can be seen that Director Ding really does not care much about the bag of peanuts. After all, he is a leader and has some style.

But to him, peanuts are a good thing!

Director Ding waved his hand: "Why are you thanking me? This is from Yimin."

"Yes, yes, I will thank Comrade Yimin someday." Li Fu said quickly, he knew what to do.
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After seeing Director Ding off, Zhou Yimin returned to the wheat threshing ground.

Driven by the villagers, the thresher ran very fast, and handfuls of wheat straw were sent into the threshing bin. The wheat grains were quickly separated and fell from the bottom of the thresher, forming a pile of wheat.

Someone nearby picked out the wheat.

Holding the wheat grains, the old branch secretary smiled.

The thresher's threshing effect was better than he had imagined, and it threshed the grains very cleanly.

"At this rate, we can complete the wheat harvest at least two days ahead of schedule," said the old branch secretary.

Chen Hua from the commune looked at the three threshers and could not help but say, "Secretary Zhou, Comrade Yimin. If this machine can be popularized, it will be of great help to the summer and autumn harvests..." What he meant was that he hoped Zhou Yimin could give up a thresher so that he could take it back to the commune, and he would report back and have the threshers mass-produced as soon as possible and put into various villages.

Zhou Yimin understood what he meant. He just wanted to get some credit.

Reporting it would be of some benefit to him.

Even if they knew that the leaders of the steel plant would definitely report it, it would not affect them to take some credit! Industry and their agriculture belong to different departments.

The thresher is related to both departments.

If the steel mill reports it, it will receive rewards from the Ministry of Industry; if they report it, they will receive commendations from the Ministry of Agriculture. They do not affect each other.

Zhou Yimin had to give some face to the people in the commune.

He thought for a moment, nodded, and pointed to one of the threshers: "Okay! You can move this thresher back to the commune."

Chen Hua clasped his fists towards Zhou Yimin and said, "Comrade Yimin, thank you very much. Don't worry, the commune will not take it for nothing. Also, if you have any problems in the future, feel free to come to the commune to find me."

It's only right to return a favor.

"Okay! If I have any problems in the future, I will definitely look for you, Brother Chen."

What I want is your words.

Later, he had people in the commune, so it was safer.

Chen Hua was very happy. He ignored his supervisory work and called two or three villagers to help pull the thresher to the commune.

When he left, he didn't know what he said to the old branch secretary, but seeing the old branch secretary smiling happily, Zhou Yimin knew it must be a good thing.

"Secretary, what's so happy about? Tell us so that we can have some fun too!" someone asked curiously.

However, the old branch secretary did not say anything in public, but laughed and scolded, and told everyone to work hard. Then he whispered to Zhou Yimin and told him that Chen Hua had just told him that the wheat harvest could be properly reported this time.

This was almost a clear message to the old branch secretary that he could hide some food.

This is naturally a good thing for Zhoujiazhuang. They don't have to pay so much grain, and can keep more in the village. With grain in the village, they will be more confident.

Even if the thresher is not returned, it will not be a loss for Zhoujiazhuang.

"We can keep in touch with Chen Hua in the future," Zhou Yimin said.

"Yeah! That's right!"

The old branch secretary nodded.

With the support of the commune, Zhoujiazhuang will have support for whatever they want to do in the future, which is a good thing. If anyone in the commune wants to target Zhoujiazhuang in the future, there will be someone to tip them off in time.

When Director Ding returned to the steel plant, he first reported the situation to Director Hu and other leaders, focusing on the performance of the thresher and pointing out its importance to my country's agriculture.

Especially in rural areas, it can greatly reduce the labor intensity of farmers and speed up the progress of summer harvest and autumn harvest.

"Okay! The secretary and I will go report to the leader first. We will have a meeting tomorrow morning to decide what to do. Everyone must be there on time." Director Hu said.

Next, the north will launch a vigorous harvesting campaign, so this people-friendly tool must be created as soon as possible to benefit our farmers.

After that, Director Ding no longer stayed in the factory.

Carrying the box of seafood, I went straight to my father-in-law's house.

He just saw that the lobster was still alive. Such fresh lobsters are very rare in Beijing.

He guessed that even if he gave it to his father-in-law, he probably wouldn't keep it for himself, but would most likely give it away as a gift to gain greater benefits or favors.

Maybe he might go one step further.

(End of this chapter)