The golden age began in 1977

Chapter 79: Encounter at the Pier
Lao Liu's full name is Liu Jinshan.

He was very polite, even the bribe-taker was polite:

"I'm craving a cigarette..."

He slapped his hands in his pockets and said anxiously: "Hey, I left my cigarettes in the office and forgot to bring them out!"

Wei Xiongtu quickly said, "Master Liu, please wait a moment. I'll get it for you."

Liu Jinshan and Qian Jin looked at him in shock.

Qian Jin reacted quickly and took out another bag of red plums and stuffed it into Liu Jinshan's pocket: "Leader, take mine, take mine."

I prepared four packs of cigarettes, originally intending to use them to socialize with my colleagues.

As a result, before I even saw my colleagues, the cigarette was gone!

Liu Jinshan's appetite is no smaller than Song Hongbing's.

He held a cigarette in his mouth and continued to pat his pocket: "I'm looking for a lighter..."

"Leader, do you need to find this yourself?" Qian Jin took out a box of matches.

Fortunately, he didn't bring a lighter because he was afraid of attracting attention, otherwise he would definitely have lost a lighter today.

Liu Jinshan is really rude.

He didn't mind the matches and put them directly in his pocket after lighting the cigarette.

Wei Xiongtu seemed to want to say something, and Qian Jin winked at him:

He thought Baiju was already nerdy enough, but compared to him, Wei Xiongtu was simply a rookie in the nerd world!
Liu Jinshan sent the two to the transport team. Before leaving, he patted Qian Jin on the shoulder and said to the team leader Hu Shunzi:

"This young comrade is quite good. You should train him more. He will be able to take on important responsibilities in the future."

Hu Shunzi was a burly man with a big chest. In late autumn, the sea breeze from the harbor was blowing, but he was busy working and sweating profusely.

After receiving two newcomers, he held out his hand: "Have a cigarette to relieve your fatigue."

Qian Jin looked hopeless and said, "I'm sorry, Captain, can I treat you to a cigarette this afternoon?"

Hu Shunzi was not very happy.

Wei Xiongtu couldn't help but say, "Comrade Qian Jin took four boxes of cigarettes, and the two leaders took them all!"

Hu Shunzi: "Damn it, these guys are just dogs, they don't even leave their shit for the people below them!"

Wei Xiongtu looked very unhappy.

Qian Jin winked at him and said, "If you have something to worry about, don't keep it to yourself. Actually, if you interact with more people, you will know that our leaders are pretty good."

I'm not afraid of the other party being willing to ask for something, I'm afraid of not knowing what the other party wants.

He doesn't lack anything anyway.

Wei Xiongtu said sadly: "How can we build socialism with these people? If we rely on these people, when will the country enter the socialist stage?"

Qian Jin was stunned.

He guessed that he had found a good friend in Chang Shengli.

Anyway.

He has now officially joined the supply and marketing system.

This is a small step for him, but a big step for him.

Hu Shunzi arranged for two people to transport Cuban sugar:
A current luxury item that requires tickets to purchase throughout the year.

The sugar cubes that ordinary people need to carefully store in small iron boxes are stored in large boxes at the port.

Ordinary people are happy to see Cuban candy.

Qian Jin and Wei Xiongtu got a headache when they saw the Cuban candy!
The density of sugar cubes is quite high. A box of them is more than one meter long and more than half a meter wide, and it takes two people to lift it.

Wei Xiongtu is not very strong, so Qian Jin has to work extra hard. Even if he has prepared himself for the hardship in advance, he still cannot endure it.

Fortunately, Wei Xiongtu was an honest man who appreciated his kindness: "Comrade Qian, thank you for helping me with several things today."

"If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't be able to get the job, and even if I did, I wouldn't be able to do this kind of work."

Qian Jin wiped his sweat and said helplessly: "No need to thank me, let's not be so formal and just call each other by our names."

Wei Xiongtu said sheepishly, "The leader said that we should call each other comrades. This term can eliminate official airs and strengthen the relationship."

"When there are more than three people, you can address them by their titles, but our titles are both porters. If I call you a money porter, wouldn't that be even more awkward? I don't think it sounds nice either."

Qian Jin said, "Of course it doesn't sound good. Why don't you just call me Brother Qian?"

"Of course, it's fine if you call me comrade. Hey, Old Wei, let me ask you, where did you get those two boxes of Lao Dao cigarettes?"

Wei Xiongtu said: "My uncle gave it to me."

"I came to report today, and my sister asked me to get two boxes of cigarettes. I was going to buy them, but my uncle found out and took two boxes from home to sell to me. He said they were famous brands, but what happened was, well!"

Qian Jin was speechless.

What uncle is this?
It’s a crime against my nephew!

He then asked, "Does your uncle still have cigarettes like this? Can you sell them to me?"

Wei Xiongtu said, "Yes, there are five more boxes. When I saw him take them, there were seven boxes in total in the box."

"But the other five boxes were more or less moldy. He said it was due to improper storage, so he picked out two good ones for me."

"Molded cigarettes are worthless. Let me see if I can ask him for them and give them to you."

Qian Jin patted him on the shoulder affectionately and said, "Good comrade, but you don't have to give it to me. I'll buy your uncle's."

This cigarette is valuable.

Wei Xiongtu's uncle was cheating his nephew by selling the cigarettes to him, but he was getting a bargain by selling it to Qian Jin.

The Laodao brand cigarettes are unusual. One side of the box has a bandit image, and the other side has traditional Chinese characters: "This trademark will soon be changed to 'Labor Brand'."

This is a piece of history.

After the founding of New China, the state-owned Modou Tobacco Company took over Lao Dao's production company.

Then the bandit brand Lao Dao was boycotted by the people, so the state-owned tobacco company publicly solicited new brand names and new designs for this cigarette.

After obtaining the name "Labor", the last edition of Laodao brand cigarettes was released, which are the two boxes of cigarettes that Qian Jin is encountering now.

This is an out-of-print cigarette with a very small circulation in the market and a unique historical background, so he estimated that it could be sold at a good price in the mall.

The two of them had barely exchanged a few words when Hu Shunzi's shouting drilled into their ears like a death warrant:

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you two doing? You're already slacking off right after work?"

"How long have you two been doing this and you're already sitting down? Are your butts heavy?"

"If you can do it, do it. If you can't, get out!"

Wei Xiongtu quickly stood up.

Qian Jin smiled at Hu Shunzi and stood up.

This grandson is quite despicable. He needs to accept the iron-fisted teaching of the socialist successor.

The two of them were responsible for transporting Cuban sugar, while the other dozen or so veteran workers carried cotton, cloth or other imported goods, which were not only lighter, but they also had wheelbarrows as tools.

They were the only two who had to carry everything by hand.

Qian went in and asked for a cart. Hu Shunzi looked at him sideways and said, "Do you want a train?"

Deputy foreman Kang Xinyan pretended to be a peacemaker: "I'm sorry, Xiao Qian, you two just came to the company and we haven't provided you with a cart yet." Qian Jin asked: "Does this cart need to be provided by a special person?"

Kang Xin glared and said, "That's not good!"

Qian Jin left.

Hu Shunzi and Kang Xinnian both laughed.

After carrying the Cuban sugar, both of them had blisters on their hands.

At this time, Hu Shunzi called out to the two of them: "The hairtail fish have arrived from the East China Sea. Hurry up and move them."

Anyone who has seen the work of handling seafood knows that hairtail is one of the most difficult items to handle.

The first is that it is long and flat, so the same box can hold more hairtail and is heavier.

Second, hairtail is rich in protein, spoils quickly, and the taste is unbearable.

Another thing is that hairtail has no scales. Its surface is covered with a layer of skin formed by a special fat, which fishermen call silver fat.

Silver grease will seep out through the gaps in boxes and baskets, making them soft and slippery, increasing the difficulty of carrying them.

When Qian Jin bent down to pick up the fifth basket of hairtail, blood began to ooze from his hands.

Wei Xiongtu was staggering beside him, pushing a wooden wheelbarrow. The red plastic sticker on the axle with the words "Work hard and fast for a hundred days, and work enthusiastically for the people" was curled up by the salt water, making it look like a peeling red-bellied snake.

The reason he was able to push the cart was because he really couldn't do it anymore.

Hu Shunzi was also afraid of something happening, so he found him a wooden-wheeled cart that had probably not been used for many years.

The old workers were taking a break and came up to watch the two men laugh.

Wei Xiongtu could no longer endure it. He wiped the sweat from his face, which was mixed with blood. “This is too much!”

"Comrade Qian, I want to go talk to Captain Hu!"

Qian Jin held him back and chuckled softly, "Will it work? Then he'll find a reason to punish you even more severely!"

Wei Xiongtu said angrily, "They say we should treat our comrades with the warmth of spring. Why did he treat us like this?"

"Have we ever offended him?"

There was an old worker with a slightly lame face who was kind-hearted and came up to help. He quietly explained:
"You two just have to bear with it and it will pass. This is the rule of all warehouses."

"In ancient times, the government offices had clubs to intimidate people. In our profession, we have jobs that intimidate people. The leaders are afraid that the new recruits will be difficult to discipline, so they have to use force as soon as they arrive to grind off the rough edges in you."

Wei Xiongtu was stunned for a moment and said, "Spaspaspa."

The old worker glanced at him in surprise: "You even understand Russian?"

A few workers who were watching the fun sneered when they heard this and hid behind the bundles of kelp to smoke.

Qian Jin looked at them, and they were making obscene gestures with their fingers.

The old worker also told the two to take a break: "No one goes to Warehouse 108, you can take a break."

Warehouse 108 is dedicated to storing fishy goods.

The fishy smell of fermenting salted fish mixed with the humid sea breeze swirled in front of the door. Indeed, no one wanted to come here.

Qian Jin wiped the sweat off his face. The color of his brand new blue work clothes had been soaked by sweat. After being exposed to the wind and sun, a layer of salt frost appeared on the collar after it dried.

They rested for less than two minutes when Hu Shunzi came over with an enamel pot in his hand and said, "When I saw you two were gone, I knew you were hiding."

"Okay, you're quite good at hiding it, but you two don't know that I, Hu Laoliu, am famous for my sharp nose..."

He realized that this was not a nice thing to say and stopped talking.

The old worker chased after him and handed him a coat that was so gray it shone: "Captain Hu, you're sweating, be careful not to catch a cold."

"They are young and have never done such hard work. Let them take a break."

Hu Shunzi said unhappily, "Why rest when it's not time to rest? Young people should accept the hard work!"

"Go, there's a ship waiting. Load all the beer in warehouse 412 onto the ship. The ship leaves at 12:. If you don't finish loading the goods before it leaves, your work points will be deducted!"

The old worker had no choice but to pull the two away. On the way, he took out a freighter dispatch list and looked at it, then kindly reminded:
"This ship is heading north. Based on today's ocean currents, the cargo should be loaded onto the port side first. Don't put it randomly, otherwise you'll have to load it all over again..."

"Leader!" A loud shout interrupted the old worker's voice, and someone came running over panting.

The three of them looked over subconsciously, and Qian Jin's eyes lit up:
Qiao Jinbu, the transport company driver whose life he once saved!

Qiao Jinbu dresses very fashionably.

Wearing a plaid polyester jacket, bell-bottom pants, and a mustache, and if he had worn a pair of sunglasses, he would have looked exactly like the vagrant of the 1980s that Qian Jin had imagined.

This kind of attire was so rare at the time that the old worker couldn't help but ask, "Driver Qiao, which leader are you looking for? Why are you wearing such strange clothes to meet a leader?"

Qiao Jinbu first shook hands with Qian Jin respectfully and said hello, then said to the old worker, "Lao Guai, you don't understand! This is the trend, this is fashionable!"

"Do you know what trend and fashion are? You haven't even heard of these two words!"

Qian Jin asked in surprise, "Where did you get those bell-bottom pants? Now you have these?"

Qiao Jinbu said as a matter of course: "Yes, my colleague goes to Guangyue, and the fashionable young people there all wear this."

"How about it? Multiple personalities!"

He stamped his feet, an expression of great pride on his face.

Qian Jin shook hands with him and said with a smile, "Why are you driving a sports car in Jiagang?"

Qiao Jinbu winked and said, "Did you forget? Didn't I tell you that in the car?"

"Whoever wants to go to the countryside can go there. I won't go there anymore. I'll go to places like ports and docks where there are a lot of people and cars. It's safer!"

Qian Jin recalled it and it seemed to be true.

At this time, Qiao Jinbu asked again, "Hey, leader, why are you also in Jiagang? Besides supporting agriculture, are you also supporting labor? Supporting warehouse transportation work?"

Without waiting for Qian Jin to agree, Lao Guai asked in surprise: "Leader? Why do you call him leader?"

Qiao Jinbu said, "He's the leader in public security. Did you hear about me being kidnapped? Two murderers..."

Lao Guai said hurriedly, "I heard that they stopped your car and tried to kill you and rob you, but you cleverly dealt with them."

"Then a security guard came. While the security guard was distracting the murderer, you got out of the car and…"

"What the hell!" Qiao Jinbu quickly interrupted him.

Qian Jin: "Wait, let him speak."

Lao Guai watched Qiao Jinbu shut up obediently and subconsciously looked at Hu Shunzi in the distance.

He felt that Hu Shunzi was going to be in trouble.

Qian Jin urged him to continue, but Lao Guai said vaguely, "I don't know what happened next. I just heard it from others."

In this way, Qian Jin glanced at Qiao Jinbu.

What do you mean?
In front of the leader: I almost died, I stepped into the gate of hell!

In front of friends: the corners of my clothes are slightly dirty and my heart is as cold as ice!
Qiao Jinbu shrank his head, took Qian Jin's hand and asked, "No, leader, don't worry about anything else for now, what's wrong with you?"

Wei Xiongtu said honestly, "It's our first time at work today, and the senior employees are trying to intimidate us!"

Qian Jin waved his hand, signaling him not to say any more.

Qiao Jinbu has been in the transportation business for many years and has been dealing with the supply and marketing system and the commercial system for many years. How could he not know the tricks involved?
Hearing this, he flew into a rage and shouted to the truck behind him, "Brothers, my benefactor is being beaten! Follow me!"

People jumped out of several trucks. They were all young and strong men. They were holding wrenches or crowbars in their hands and looked murderous!
Joe is making progress.

I'm going on a killing spree today!
(End of this chapter)