Courtyard House: A System Connecting Two Worlds, Resources for the Nation

"Brother Li! I'm bothering you again!"

Nowadays, Zhou Feng doesn't need a secretary outside to pass on his message when he comes to Li Huaide's office; he can just knock on the door.

Li Huaide found this kid increasingly pleasing to the eye. He could not only procure scarce resources from outside to enhance his political achievements, but also use his influence to suppress Lao Yang. He was simply a super lucky general!

Since I met Zhou Feng, I feel that my life has become more and more comfortable!

"Come in, brother, come in and have a seat!"

He not only personally welcomed the man in, but also made tea for Zhou Feng.

If there were other people here, they probably wouldn't be able to tell which of the two was the purchasing agent and which was the factory manager.

"Brother, what brings you here today? Just tell me, and I'll do everything in my power to help you!"

Li Huaide chuckled and sat back down in his seat. He wasn't just being polite; he genuinely wanted to improve his relationship with Zhou Feng.

Zhou Feng took a sip of the tea that Li Huaide had brewed for him, secretly marveling at his skill.

No wonder he's a factory manager. These days, ordinary people drink coarse tea, while those with some power drink fine tea. And this guy?

They just brewed jasmine silver needle tea directly!

He had originally been thinking about bringing back some rare tea from the future for this Brother Li, but it seems that the man doesn't really need it!

We need to think about other things first!

Little did he know, Li Huaide was also feeling a pang of pain in his heart. He had gotten the jasmine silver needles from his father-in-law, and there wasn't much of them!

After all, this kind of tea can't be bought with money; it's a special, high-end tea!

Specialty tea made entirely of buds can cost more than a dollar per ounce, and the key issue is that it's hard to buy; it's a case of having a price but no market.

The flowers produced in the Huaxiang area alone only amount to a little over ten catties a day, but this small quantity is enough to supply the entire city of Beiping, which shows how precious they are!

However, it's definitely worth it to bring it out to entertain Zhou Feng!

"I have two things to do. First, I need your permission to buy some things."

"Hey bro, you've got some new stock? How much this time?"

Li Huaide's eyes lit up immediately. He hadn't heard of any grain being distributed in Beiping recently. Could it be that his brother was going to the surrounding communes or other areas to trade grain this week?

But the form they gave him said Beiping City, and he didn't ask the factory for a letter of introduction, so where could he go?

All I can say is that this guy's methods are too unconventional, so unconventional that even he, the deputy factory director, is completely lost!

However, this is a safer approach. If it were a channel that any other person could easily find out about, wouldn't it have been reported and shut down long ago?

Anyway, he was only in charge of logistics in the factory. The materials that Zhou Feng purchased were simply loaded onto the trucks and put into storage, then recorded and reimbursed, following the proper procedures.

As for where it came from, he wouldn't pry; that's the rule!

Upon hearing Li Huaide's question, Zhou Feng confidently held up one finger.

"One hundred pounds? Hmm... that's acceptable, considering you just brought back three hundred pounds, it's normal for it to be a little less this time."

Li Huaide looked slightly disappointed, but didn't say anything more.

After all, most of the factory's supplies are supported by the monthly grain quota. If the purchasing department only buys back the supplies from outside, the factory workers would have gone hungry long ago!

The supplies they purchased could only be considered supplementary, not the main source of funding.

Zhou Feng smiled and shook his head: "Brother Li, you underestimate me. Would I bother asking you for 100 pounds?"

"That's...one...one thousand catties?"

Li Huaide stood up abruptly, his eyes wide, sizing Zhou Feng up and down.

"Dude! You...you...you're amazing!"

He was so excited that he could hardly speak properly. A thousand catties of grain was no joke!

You should know that what Zhou Feng brought back was all white rice, while the grain bureau only provided raw grain, which the canteen had to take to the mill for further processing.

This 1,000 jin of grain alone is enough for a government office with about 40 people to have a monthly quota!

"Plus four slices of pork! Brother Li, how about it? Pretty generous, huh?"

"Exquisite, so incredibly meticulous!"

Li Huaide rubbed his hands together and paced around the room, his smile overflowing. He looked like he wanted to hug Zhou Feng and kiss him.

"Don't worry, brother, I'll approve the paperwork for you right away! It's just that this time the quantity is a bit large... you'll need to issue a few more commune-related forms."

"it is good."

Zhou Feng nodded casually. In the real world, wouldn't it be easy to make such an official seal?

It's something from decades ago; it was used as a prop in movies.