Siheyuan: Let Yourself Go He Yuzhu

Chapter 46: A clever achievement and a promotion
"Hmph, that's it!" He Yuzhu snorted disdainfully, patted his butt and went home.

After returning home, He Yuzhu fell asleep immediately and didn't take what happened tonight to heart at all. If he took it to heart at all, it would be disrespectful to beautiful things such as kindness, sincerity, and benevolence.

As for what the beasts think, they can think whatever they want. It would be best if they were so angry that they couldn't sleep.

The next morning, He Yuzhu woke up refreshed, packed up and went straight to the steel mill. When He Yuzhu arrived at the kitchen, he found that the canteen director Niu Fen was waiting for him.

He Yuzhu thought he would be criticized for being late, but unexpectedly Niu Fen pulled He Yuzhu aside and asked in a low voice: "Team Leader He, the factory leader asked me to ask you if there is any way to solve the problem of insufficient oil and water for the workers."

"What? Director, aren't you making things difficult for me? Even a good cook cannot cook without rice." He Yuzhu couldn't help but widen his eyes and looked at Niu Fen in disbelief.

Now, let alone eating a full meal, being able to eat half full is already very good. Thinking of solving the problem of insufficient oil and water is simply a fantasy. If it weren't for Niu Fen's serious look, He Yuzhu would have thought that Niu Fen was here to make fun of him.

"Alas, I have no choice. This is an order from above. You know what happened with Jia Dongxu. In the final analysis, it was because Jia Dongxu had no money in his pocket."

"The factory leaders know that there is a shortage of food, and they also know that the workers are starving. Eating half full is enough to keep them going, but if they are starving, something bad will happen."

"The factory leaders don't want what happened to Jia Dongxu to happen again, so they asked me to ask you if there is any other way to solve this problem." Niu Fen said with a worried look on his face.

He Yuzhu immediately understood that the factory leaders were afraid that something like what happened to Jia Dongxu would happen again. Food was rationed and the factory leaders could not produce enough food, so they wanted to compensate the workers through other means.

It has to be said that the leaders of this period were still able to do some practical things. Whether they were afraid of taking responsibility or for other reasons, they at least cared about the safety of workers' lives.

"If we want to keep our workers full, they need meat. In the current situation, it's impossible to rely on the meat processing factory. Can we ask the security department to send out some people, and then organize a group of young and strong people in the gang to go hunting in the mountains? Killing a few wild boars would solve the urgent problem," said He Yuzhu.

"Hunting wild boars? How many? What are you thinking? Can you think of something that others can't? Let me put it this way, the mountains near Sijiu City have been plowed several times. Forget wild boars. If you can kill a rabbit, you're considered capable."

"Don't even think about fishing in the river. A large number of people have already been dispatched. No matter whether it is a river or a lake, they will use fishing nets with mesh sizes of this size to catch all the fish in it." said Niu Fen, the canteen director.

He Yuzhu nodded to show his understanding. These days, people will do anything to get food. People are not fools. What you can think of, others can think of too. When it comes to survival, things like protecting animals and plants are all put on the back burner.

He Yuzhu also understood why the fish Yan Bugui caught were all the size of a palm and he had never caught any big fish. It turned out that the big fish had been taken away by others long ago, and Yan Bugui was only catching the fish that slipped through the net.

"If it's just to fill the big guy's stomach with some fat, I do have a way." He Yuzhu said after thinking for a long time.

"What method?" Niu Fen asked impatiently.

"To stew big bones, your leader needs to come forward and ask the meat processing factory for some big bones," said He Yuzhu.

"Oh, I was thinking of a good way. Forget about it. The meat on the bones has long been removed. You can't take advantage of this loophole." Niu Fen waved his hand and said.

"That's not what I meant. How could I not know that the meat on the bones has been removed? I'm talking about stewing big bones in soup. It's best to use pig bones. Pig bones are rich in protein, fat, vitamins, calcium, phosphorus and other substances. Drinking them in moderation can not only supplement nutrition, but also have the effect of invigorating qi and spleen, warming the stomach and moistening the intestines."

"When the time comes, stew it and let the workers drink two bowls of it to keep their stomachs full. However, this thing takes a long time to cook. If we stew it now, it will take until the afternoon or evening to get results," said He Yuzhu.

"Really?" Canteen director Niu Fen's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Of course it's true. Meat is hard to find, but it shouldn't be difficult for the leaders to get some bones, right?" He Yuzhu said.

"It's not difficult. Just wait. I will report to Deputy Director Li and get some bones to try first." Niu Fen said and left.

Within an hour, Niu Fen brought ten pig bones to the kitchen. He Yuzhu took them and immediately started cooking. "Team Leader He, why don't you cook a few more pots? There are so many people in our factory. Who will drink these two pots of soup?" Niu Fen said after looking at them for a while.

"This is the base soup. Once it's cooked, just add appropriate amount of water to dilute it. At most, you can add more salt." He Yuzhu said.

Niu Fen nodded involuntarily. This was not about making some exquisite dishes. It was just to give the workers some oil and water in their stomachs. It didn't matter whether it tasted good or not, as long as it was nutritious. At this time, it was necessary to use a lot of oil and salt.

It took more than four hours to cook these two pots of bone soup. As soon as the bone soup was ready, Niu Fen and Deputy Director Li hurried to the kitchen.

"It smells so good." Deputy Director Li couldn't help but sniff and then unceremoniously filled a bowl of bone soup and took a sip.

Then, Deputy Director Li's eyes lit up and he shouted, "Good! Team Leader He, you've done a great job! From next month, no, from now on, you will be a level 6 cook in our steel mill."

The steel rolling mill has the authority to upgrade He Yuzhu's chef level, but due to the nature of the factory, he can only be upgraded to level six. Above level six, the steel rolling mill no longer has the final say and he needs to take an exam in a special place.

In fact, with He Yuzhu's cooking skills, he could have reached the level of a sixth-level cook long ago. As for why he didn't get promoted, one reason was that he used to be foul-mouthed and offended many people;

Secondly, in order to control Sha Zhu, Yi Zhonghai made arrangements in secret to prevent He Yuzhu from being promoted so quickly.

Now, He Yuzhu not only perfectly solved the problem of the workers' lack of oil and water in their stomachs, but also allowed Deputy Director Li to take this opportunity to use this matter to please his superiors. Deputy Director Li naturally had to give He Yuzhu some benefits.

"Thank you, Director Li, for the promotion." He Yuzhu said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Deputy Director Li looked at He Yuzhu in surprise. He thought He Yuzhu would be ecstatic, but he didn't expect him to be so calm. He couldn't help but nodded.

"Team Leader He, could you please come four hours earlier tomorrow morning and cook the bone soup in advance so that the workers can drink a sip of hot soup before going to work." Deputy Director Li said politely.

Li Huaide planned to let his fellow workers drink soup for free. After all, he got the pork bones from the meat processing plant through his connections and didn't spend a penny. As for the consumption of coal, water, salt, seasonings, etc., he could just pay the factory's bill.

You don't have to spend a penny and you can still get a good reputation, so why not do it?

It has to be said that Deputy Director Li, also known as Li Huaide, is more opportunistic and a better human being than Director Yang.

As for the assignment of tasks just now, Li Huaide was polite and spoke in a negotiating tone. The key point is that other people gave you benefits in advance and directly promoted you two levels.

If it were Director Yang, he would have given the order in an imperative tone and thought that this is what you should do.

"No problem! I will teach the technique of making bone soup to Fatty, Ma Hua and Liu Lan, and let them take shifts here. I will ensure that the workers can drink a mouthful of hot soup when they go to work tomorrow morning." He Yuzhu said, patting his chest.

"Okay! Okay! Okay! Then I feel relieved." After Li Huaide finished speaking, he asked his secretary to pack two lunch boxes of bone soup for him and left immediately.

Needless to say, Li Huaide went to his father-in-law to report the good news and then went to the meat processing factory to ask for bones.

"That's right. You leaders eat meat, and we have to drink some soup when we work." He Yuzhu sighed in his heart.

Not long after, the steel mill's broadcasting room began to announce that there would be bone soup tomorrow morning, and also mentioned why the rain column had risen two levels.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could Sha Zhu be promoted twice in a row?" Yi Zhonghai said in disbelief in the guesthouse.

(End of this chapter)