Travel through famine years and awaken a post-apocalyptic survival system.

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The door to the canteen's kitchen was ajar.

It opened with a gentle push.

In the back kitchen courtyard, many people were busy at work.

As soon as he came in, someone naturally saw him.

An older woman, unfamiliar with his clothes, immediately questioned him: "Who are you? This is the cafeteria kitchen; you can't just wander in like that."

However, some people have seen him.

He continued, "This is Officer Zhao from the Security Section!"

After speaking, the other person approached with a smile: "Officer Zhao, are you looking for someone, or is there something you need?"

Zhao Qingsong laughed and said, "Oh, I just went into the mountains to hunt. I caught a wild boar and wanted to have it weighed by Director Bao."

"Huh? You caught another wild boar?"

The other person was surprised for a moment, then walked directly to the back door and looked at the car.

He hurriedly ran back: "It's true! Director Bao and several other canteen directors went to a meeting with the logistics department. They probably won't be back for a while."

"So what should we do with this pig?"

"It's alright, just bring it in and weigh it. Once you've registered it, we'll send you the ticket when the supervisor comes back."

"OK!"

Once the deal was settled, the other party started calling out to the canteen staff to begin moving the pork.

"My goodness, it's so big! Pigs raised in the countryside look like piglets compared to this!"

"Yes! In the countryside, they only weigh a little over 100 jin (50 kg), and those that can reach 200 jin (100 kg) are rare."

"Alright, hurry up and move it!"

It's too big; no one can move it.

In the end, Zhao Qingsong jumped onto the vehicle, lifted the wild boar off, and the group worked together to carry it inside.

Weigh.

396 pounds.

It was almost 400 pounds.

This immediately drew gasps of amazement from the crowd.

Zhao Qingsong didn't talk much and took the receipts back to the security department.

With this pork, he now weighs nearly 20 jin (10 catties), so even if he eats meat every day, no one will suspect anything.

Adding just a tael or two each time is enough to bring out the aroma when stir-frying.

This isn't excessive, is it?

I'll eat it in two hundred portions, as long as no one sees how much I eat each time.

I now have my own animal shed, and I'll buy two piglets to raise later. I won't be going into the mountains again anytime soon.

……

Seeing him return, Zhou Wenlong laughed and said, "Qingsong, you're amazing! I heard you managed to take down a 300-pound beast?"

"Yeah, luck!"

"You've got more than just luck! I heard you even helped the branch office catch a spy. The section chief's in his office; he wants you to come over!"

"Okay, I'll head over now!"

Zhao Qingsong greeted them and went directly to the section chief's office.

……

He knocked on the door, and after hearing a reply from inside, he pushed the door open.

Songcheng is still here.

"Section Chief, Captain Song!"

When Sun Guodong saw him come in, he laughed and said, "Qingsong, you're something else! You've really made our factory proud this time! You're really suited for this line of work."

Song Cheng also spoke up: "Officer Zhao, after I get back, I will report today's events to the branch office, and the branch office will also communicate with your unit."

Looking at the two of them, Zhao Qingsong smiled and nodded.

"Combating enemy agents is something we should all do."

After saying that, he looked at Song Cheng and said, "Captain Song, the wild boar has been brought down. I'll take you to get the vehicle in a bit."

Song Cheng waved his hand: "No need, I can go by myself. Alright, I've already told Section Chief Sun about it. I have other things to do, so I'll head back to the bureau first. Section Chief Sun, I'll be going now."

Sun Guodong stood up and shook hands with him: "Okay, let's keep in touch. I'll see you off."

"No."

Song Cheng politely declined before leaving.

Sun Guodong followed them out of the room and saw them off.

After everyone left, Sun Guodong turned to look at him and offered him a cigarette.

"Qingsong, with you here now, our department will never lack meat! From now on, we'll have to leave the hunting to you."

Zhao Qingsong smiled wryly upon hearing this: "Section Chief, hunting isn't so easy! This trip into the mountains really wore me out."

"I know it must have been hard work! The game you hunted also benefits our factory's employees, so you should go back and rest. It's cold outside, so don't catch a cold or fever."

"Okay, I'll be back in a bit."

"Hey, tell me, how did you find that person?"

Sun Guodong asked, as if he had just thought of something.

"Oh, I don't know either! It's like tracking prey; animals leave tracks, and so do people."

Zhao Qingsong was rambling on and on.

Sun Guodong said thoughtfully, "It seems you really have the makings of a criminal investigator!"

He paused for a moment and then said, "Oh, by the way, I have something to tell you. Your promotion has been approved. You just need to go to the personnel department to sign it in a bit. After New Year's Day, your salary will be set according to level 26. Also, I'll talk to the factory about your two merits and try to get you a promotion opportunity at the end of next year."

Zhao Qingsong raised an eyebrow.

Promotion to cadre.

This is the military's terminology, and many units still use this terminology, especially when the leaders are former military personnel.

He is currently at administrative level 27, and if he is promoted one level, he will be at level 26.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, he will remain at level 26 for many years, and perhaps one day he will have the opportunity to advance.

But once promoted, that's at the 24th administrative level.

This is what a real cadre should be like.

They are at the same level as newly hired employees from vocational high schools.

Most people are promoted step by step.

not bad!

"Okay, thank you, Section Chief."

After Zhao Qingsong finished speaking, he seemed to remember something and asked, "Section Chief, I have a question. Is your factory still hiring? I want to find a job for my mother."

Sun Guodong shook his head directly: "I'm afraid that won't work. Yesterday, the higher-ups issued a notice to suspend recruitment. We're waiting for further instructions."

"Huh? They've stopped hiring?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qingsong frowned. So fast?

"Yes! It was just announced yesterday that, except for special cases, ... temporary workers are allowed to be hired, but hiring full-time employees is suspended."

Sun Guodong gave an explanation.

Zhao Qingsong understood after hearing the explanation.

Such a large steel plant cannot simply stop recruiting all at once; however, recruitment now requires multiple layers of review from higher authorities.

The phrase "not hiring" refers to the subordinates.

My mother definitely won't pass the review.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Then... are there still any temporary worker positions available? I mean, those in the plan."

Anything unplanned is meaningless.

After New Year's Day, when the downsizing began, the unplanned temporary workers were the first to leave.

"Well... I really don't know, but I'm going to a meeting this afternoon, I'll ask you then. He's just a temporary worker, the logistics department should give me some face."

Zhao Qingsong was delighted to hear this: "Okay, but my mother is from the countryside, my father is already working at the coal mine, and I also have a younger sister at home."

Sun Guodong frowned slightly: "This is a bit troublesome! I thought it was for your dad! It should be fine if he comes over, but if your mom comes over, according to the current regulations, the children's household registration belongs to the mother, so it won't be easy to handle."

After saying that, he hesitated for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll ask around for you, but I can't guarantee it will work."

"Okay, thanks then!"

"Hey, don't be so polite! You've really made me proud in the department. To be honest, if you had told me half a month ago, I could have gotten the quota, it's just that taking care of the child would have been a bit of a hassle. Now it's too late, even without the child, it's still troublesome."

"I understand, thank you anyway."

"Hey, don't be so polite. Go on, it's almost time to get off work. Go home and take a good shower."

"Okay! I'll be going now!"

Zhao Qingsong said a few polite words and left the department.

Back in the office, only Lao Liu was there.

"Brother Liu, are you busy? Where are Brother Gao and Brother Huang?"

Zhao Qingsong went over to say hello and offered him a cigarette.

Old Liu stopped writing as he watched him come in, took the cigarette and smiled, "You're back. Old Gao went to investigate the missing materials at the steel plant, and Old Huang went to check on fire safety."

He paused for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "How many kilograms this time? How many?"

"1 heads!"

Zhao Qingsong gestured with one finger.

Old Liu nodded and said, "That's not bad, it must weigh at least several dozen kilograms."

"396 jin, 4 jin short of 400 jin."

"How many?"

Old Liu's eyes widened, wondering if he had misheard.

"396 jin (148 catties)! It's a pity there was only one; we didn't see any other wild boars."

Actually, we saw it along the way, but there was no time left to hunt, and it wasn't convenient either.

"Good heavens, is that the King Pig? Is it injured? That kind of weight is not easy to fight; even experienced hunters wouldn't dare to touch it."

"It was quite dangerous. Several shots couldn't kill him. I was lucky enough to get hit in the eyeball in the end, and that's how I finally took him down."

"Yes, it is indeed dangerous. You are not allowed to go alone next time. No matter who you take with you, it must be two people. They can lend a hand in critical moments."

Zhao Qingsong also knew his good intentions.

Anyway, he won't be going there again anytime soon.

He smiled and agreed, "Okay, I know. I'll head back now! I'm exhausted these past two days. I'm going to take a shower. Oh, by the way, I still have some gun and bullets left. Can I use them for target practice later?"

As for the bow and arrows, he had already quietly stored them in his spatial storage.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you to come back. You can go now!"

Seeing this, Zhao Qingsong said goodbye and left.

……

After coming out, I found a secluded spot, quietly put the bicycle out, and pushed it to the infirmary.

The car needs to be returned.

We still need to get a car, otherwise it'll be too much trouble.

The problem is that he doesn't have enough money on hand to buy a car right now.

You can eat secretly.

You can wear good clothes underneath and cheap clothes on top.

The house was essentially bought with the few dozen yuan earned from selling grain.

However, he really couldn't find an excuse to buy a bicycle for 160 yuan. He had to wait until he and his father received their salaries and then buy an old bicycle to make do for a while.

Upon arriving at the clinic, many people came to see a doctor for headaches and fevers.

These days, people go to clinics for minor illnesses and hospitals for serious ones, but unless something is particularly serious, people don't go to big hospitals.

Giving injections and IV drips keeps me quite busy.

"Hey, Officer Zhao, what happened? Why is there blood on your hand? Are you injured?"

I happened to run into Feng Qian as she came out.

Upon seeing him, the other person asked in surprise and quickly walked over.

Zhao Qingsong laughed and said, "It's nothing. I just came back from hunting. This is pig's blood. Where's Wanqing? I'll give her the car keys back."

"Oh, she's on the night shift today, she went home to sleep."

Zhao Qingsong nodded.

In addition to the normal working hours of 8:30 am to 5 pm, many departments in the steel plant have three shifts: morning, noon and night.

早班：通常为6:00–14:30中班：通常为14:30–22:30晚班：通常为22:30–次日6:00

This is the work schedule for most companies.

The security department also has staff, it's just that it hasn't been his turn yet.

"Alright then, I'll return it to her myself!"

After saying that, he secretly took out a sausage and handed it to her: "Try this, but don't let anyone know."

"What is this?"

"It's food, have a taste!"

Feng Qian took it and tasted it, her eyes lighting up: "Mmm, it's so delicious, it smells so good! What is it made of?"

"I got this from a friend."

Feng Qian chuckled, then teased, "Is it because of Wanqing? Don't worry, I'll definitely put in a good word for you later."

"Thanks a lot!"

Zhao Qingsong smiled.

Actually, Feng Qian has a pretty good personality; it's just that her face isn't very striking—not bad-looking, but not exactly beautiful either.

It's not bad for us to get along for now.

"I have to go now, I have to get back to work. Thanks for the things!"

"Okay! Go ahead and get busy!"

Zhao Qingsong greeted him, and the two parted ways.

"Officer Zhao!"

Just as he was passing by the office, someone called out to him.

"sister in law!"

Upon seeing that it was Gao Dazhi's wife, Zhao Qingsong stopped and greeted her with a smile.

Li Hongmei came out and said, "You've come to see Wanqing?"

"Okay, let's return her bicycle. She's working the night shift. We'll give it back to her when we see her."

"Yes! She's working the night shift."

After Li Hongmei finished speaking, she smiled and said, "Here, I've already put your blanket on for you. I brought it here so you wouldn't have to make another trip. Since you're here, you can take it back with you!"

"Ah, it's all done! Thank you!"

"Don't mention it! Take it!"

"Okay, sure!"

Once inside, there were two quilts tied together on a table in the corner.

"My sister-in-law's cooking isn't very good, so please don't complain!"

"Hey, I know your cooking skills, sister-in-law."

Zhao Qingsong politely declined, picked up his things, and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law. I'll head back now."

"Okay, go ahead and do your thing!"

Li Hongmei smiled.

Zhao Qingsong said goodbye before leaving the infirmary.