Siheyuan: Traveling through three years to gain the power of a palm

"Old Yu, contact the director and tell him that all the gold has been found. We'll be back immediately."

"Yes!"

At this point, the gold case has come to a preliminary conclusion.

But none of this had anything to do with Jiang Fan at the moment. He was slurping the noodles in big mouthfuls, while Jiang Yu, who was beside him, was peeling garlic for him with stars in her eyes.

The family members were in the same boat. After learning that the gold thieves were caught by Jiang Fan and his men, everyone felt a mixture of worry and excitement.

"Brother, how did you catch them?"

Chapter 300 How to Reward

Jiang Fan wasn't one to show off, but that was only in front of outsiders. He finished his noodles and drank his tea. "You really want to know?"

"Ah."

"Well, let me tell you a few things. It was a pitch-black night, and I went to the black market and came back."

"Brother Fan, why are you going to the black market?"

“…Shut up.”

"On the way back, I heard Liu Bao and Bai Qing talking. They were digging manure and talking about gold. When I heard the word gold, I wanted to go over and take a look. I..."

"Brother Fan, they're digging out shit and it's so smelly, other people can't even hide away, why are you still going over there?"

Jiang Fan glared at Jiang Yang and said through gritted teeth, "Shut up!"

Then he continued, "I endured the stench and walked over. As soon as I saw those two people, I knew they were not good people."

Jiang Yue continued, "Brother Fan, didn't you say it was pitch dark? Then how did you see clearly?"

"Get them out! Get them both out!" Jiang Fan pointed at Jiang Yang and Jiang Yue angrily, and really wanted to print his size 43 shoe soles on their faces.

……

Two days later, the Huang Jin case came to an end. Because Guan Chang and Yu Dong still had the identity of spies, they survived temporarily, while Liu Bao and Bai Qing were clearly sentenced to death.

When Liu Bao heard the news, he was heartbroken. He never thought that even after confessing so much, he would still end up dead.

He shouted in the prison, "I don't accept it. You guys didn't keep your word. You promised leniency to those who confess! I've taken the initiative, why should I die? It's Guan Chang and Bai Qing who should die, not me."

bang bang

"What's the fuss about?"

The prison guard came over, took out a stick and started knocking on the door.

"Comrades from Public Security, have you made a mistake? I, Liu Bao, have made meritorious contributions. How could I be sentenced to death? And executed immediately! This is not right." Seeing someone coming, Liu Bao quickly defended himself.

"Hmph, meritorious service? You have, but you didn't mention the evil you committed on the run. You've taken so many lives. How can we explain this to the people if we let you live? You don't deserve to die? If you don't die, then who am I?"

The prison guard cursed and swore. If there weren't prisoners in the cell who were about to be released and it wasn't bad for others to see them, he would have gone in and beaten Liu Bao up long ago. What the hell!

Ignoring Liu Bao's helpless roar, the prison guard came to the room where Bai Qing was imprisoned, saw that he was staying quietly, and nodded with satisfaction.

"You're more honest than him, but you can't escape. You can't live a good life, but you have to do this kind of thing. You deserve to die."

Bai Qing didn't say anything. He sat there like a dead man, without any expression. Perhaps he had accepted his fate.

"I'm so stupid, really. I had a good life but I had to covet that little bit of gold. Now my life is gone and I've even lost it. I wish I hadn't agreed to it."

Bai Qing shed tears of regret. He really wanted to go back to the past and slap his old self in the face.

Perhaps evil people will only repent for their wrongdoings when death comes.

The steel mill was very busy today because two big fat pigs were delivered this morning. This caused a sensation in the steel mill, and almost everyone wanted to go and see the two pigs.

It has been a long time since the steel mill canteen had fat pigs, and this time there were two of them, which was really a surprise.

In the conference room of the steel mill, the leaders also held a meeting regarding these two fat pigs.

"Ahem, today's meeting is to discuss the important role played by our factory's security officers, Li Weiguo, Wang Hao, and Li Hang; the publicity officer, Xu Damao; and the technical officer, Jiang Fan. They all worked together to crack the gold robbery case. The police station has sent word that the case is closed, and their commendations are being discussed. Our steel mill must also express its stance, so everyone is encouraged to speak up."

After Director Yang finished speaking, he drank a sip of tea and stopped commenting. Because of Yang Limin, he was no longer able to win over these people, and the director was not very enthusiastic.

It was Li Huaide who signaled Section Chief Wang of the Propaganda Department to stand up and fight for their interests.

After Section Chief Wang understood, he immediately said, "I think Section Chief Li and his team, as members of our steel mill, have solved such a major case. We must publicize it well, commend them, and reward them well." (I'm really not good at writing such a confrontation.)

"Section Chief Wang's words make sense, but what criteria should we use to reward them?"

Someone said absentmindedly, "Just follow the factory rules and regulations. Hold a meeting, give out certificates and gifts, and that's all."

"No, no, that's too petty. You know, the pigs shipped to the factory today were given to them by the higher-ups out of respect. If we just give them some towels and teacups, that's not right."

The man continued, "I don't think there's anything wrong with it. They were able to solve the gold case, which shows their spirit of self-sacrifice. And we're honoring them by commending them. Do we really have to reward them with material things?"

Li Huaide looked at the man with unfriendly eyes. The guy was called Liu Mingsheng. He belonged to the production department and was Yang Aiguo's man.

"Director Yang, what do you think?"

Just as Yang Aiguo was about to speak, the phone on the table rang.

"Hello, I'm Yang Aiguo. It's the leader. We're also in a meeting to discuss this matter. Yes, yes, yes. I understand. Don't worry, leader. We will definitely get this done."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Aiguo took a deep breath and slowly spoke under the gaze of everyone, "The Ministry called and asked us to reward Comrade Li Weiguo and several others. The Ministry's rewards will be arriving soon."

After he finished speaking, everyone turned their eyes to Liu Mingsheng, which made him feel uneasy.

"Section Chief Liu, what honor can we give you that can compare to the reward from the department?"

Liu Mingsheng stammered and couldn't speak.

Han Daguo snorted coldly, "Since ancient times, I have never heard of anyone who doesn't know how to reward or punish having a good ending. Director Yang, if you really want to give Zhang a certificate as Section Chief Liu suggested, our technical department will not agree."

"The same goes for the Publicity Department."

Director Yang's face was a little grim, and he was furious. He couldn't understand why his subordinates were all brainless idiots. They were actually trying to sabotage the reward at this time. How could he possibly defeat Li Huaide?

"Well, I think we should wait until the rewards from the department arrive, and then decide on our factory's rewards based on the department's decision."

After hearing this, no one objected. They really had to do this according to the ministry's reward. Giving too much would be inappropriate, and giving too little would be even worse. If the police knew about this, they would think the steel mill had no money!

Chapter 301 How to Eat Pigs

In the steel mill canteen, two pigs were grunting in two large iron cages, and the people in the kitchen were looking at the two pigs with joy.

"Master Fan, when are we going to kill these two pigs? I haven't had meat in a long time."

"Stop drooling and don't drown the pig again."

"Screw you."

Master Fan took a puff of his cigarette. As a chef, and one who lived alone, he lived a comfortable life. Even in years of famine, he never starved himself, and his figure remained unchanged.

Looking at the two big fat pigs, he said calmly, "When to slaughter the pigs depends on what the leader says. I dare not kill the pigs without the leader's permission. Okay, everyone, don't gather around. The security department will be here soon. Everyone, get back to work."

As soon as Master Fan finished speaking, several young men armed with guns arrived from the security department. Everyone consciously made way for them, clearing the area around the iron cage so they could stand.

"Master Fan, we have been ordered to take over these two pigs."

"Ok, I know."

Master Fan nodded and left. The others also left reluctantly. When leaving, everyone looked at the food a few more times, as if looking at it twice more would make them eat a few more bites.

After the crowd dispersed, the soldiers guarding the pigs also discussed how to eat the two pigs.

"Lao Yang, I think braised pork is better. It's so fragrant!"

"Braised? How much oil would that take? Besides, if you can braise the pork, you can also braise the pig's head, offal, and tail. I think we should just have a big stew."

"Are you saying we should kill two pigs at once and eat them together, or eat them one by one? We have 18,000 people in our factory."

Several people were discussing how to eat pigs, and the pigs beside them were still grunting.

In the conference room, the leaders were still the same leaders, except for a few more people including Jiang Fan.

"Section Chief Li, comrades, the main reason you're here is because the reward for solving the gold case is about to be distributed. Of course, our factory has a reward for you as well, but it won't be distributed until we hold this commendation meeting."

Director Yang spoke to a few people, and Li Weiguo and others expressed their understanding. They did not ask what kind of reward the factory would give in front of so many people, which was too inappropriate.

People in the department come and go quickly.

The process was very simple. First, the department expressed its praise for Li Weiguo and others, then expressed concern, talked about rewards, and finally encouraged them to keep up the good work and make greater contributions.

This is the whole process, and the rewards are also very simple. Each person will receive a cash reward of 100 yuan, several receipts, a certificate, a pen, a towel, a teacup and other things, but they will have the department's seal on them.

Of course, these are not the most important things. The most valuable thing is the medal of third-class merit for each person. This is quite meaningful. For ordinary families, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a family heirloom.

Everyone looked at Li Weiguo and his team with envy, especially Jiang Fan and Xu Damao, who received the most attention. However, everyone was happy for them because they worked at the steel mill and were being commended for their achievements. So everyone envied and praised Li Weiguo and his team.

Li Weiguo was also a man who had seen big scenes before, and he was still able to speak politely. For a while, the atmosphere was quite heated.

Finally, the leaders decided to hold a commendation meeting tomorrow morning and kill the pig to celebrate after the meeting.

When the news of slaughtering pigs and eating meat the next day was announced through the radio, the whole factory was in an uproar.

Kill two pigs at once, more than 400 kilograms of meat.

The steel mill, which hadn't seen any happy events for a long time, was finally bustling with activity. Furthermore, due to the influence of eating meat, no one paid much attention to the commendation meeting to be held tomorrow.

After all, it's not you who is being commended, and the reward has nothing to do with you. If you go there tomorrow, there will be no benefit except to envy others for getting things. You might as well think about how the factory will cook the meat tomorrow and how you can eat more bites.

Master Fan was also struggling. As the head of the canteen, he had no problem slaughtering the pig, but how to eat it became a big problem.

There are two pigs, each weighing almost 400 kilograms, but it would be good if we could get 300 kilograms of meat after slaughtering them.

Three hundred kilograms of meat are divided among ten thousand people. On average, each person can eat less than half a pound. How to divide it is a problem.

You can't just make a pot of soup and let everyone drink it.

For this matter, Master Fan found the canteen director again and called everyone in the kitchen to discuss what to do.

Someone suggested, "How about we make dumplings?"

"No, where would we have the time to make dumplings? And we don't have that much flour."

"Why not just make a pot of stew and throw in potatoes, cabbage and other things and stew it."

"That's fine, but if someone complains about not getting to eat meat, will you take the blame?"

"Then just pretend I didn't say anything."

Several other proposals were put forward, but they were all rejected without exception.

"This won't work, that won't work, so what should we do? The meat is right in front of us, how can we eat it?"

Master Fan was smoking a cigarette, not knowing what to do. He had never fought such a poor battle in his life.

Just when they were at a loss for ideas, Jiang Fan and Xu Damao arrived.

"Hey, Master Fan, what kind of secret meeting are you having? Do you need me to record it for you?" Xu Damao had a good relationship with the kitchen staff, and with his outgoing personality, he sat directly next to Master Fan and left a seat for Jiang Fan.

"Xu Damao, what are you guys doing here? Let me tell you, we are discussing the important matter of eating pork tomorrow in the cafeteria, and you can't afford to delay!" These words were naturally said by Sha Zhu. Based on Xu Damao's ability to make friends, there weren't many people in the steel rolling mill who didn't get along with him.

"Silly... Master He, what you said is not right. First of all, I am also a member of our steel rolling mill, so I have a say in how to eat pigs;

Secondly, Master Fan and I are close friends, and helping him solve his problems is what I should do as a friend;

Finally, one person's wisdom is short, but two people have a long way to go. I, Xu Damao, am also a high school graduate after all. Just because you can't solve a problem doesn't mean I can't solve it."

The people in the kitchen felt that Xu Damao's lengthy speech made some sense, and they all nodded in agreement.

Master Fan also smiled and said, "Da Mao, do you have any good suggestions?"

Sha Zhu said anxiously, "Master Fan, how can you trust him? He's not a chef."

"Master He, you're being biased! Who says only chefs can offer suggestions? Besides, we're not asking Xu Damao to cook, so whether he's a chef or not has nothing to do with it. You need to improve your ideological awareness."

The canteen director stood up and scolded Sha Zhu, defending Xu Damao. He followed Li Huaide and had heard some rumors. Just as Xu Damao and his men had made a contribution, two pigs were sent to them right after. He didn't believe that there was no connection between them.

Chapter 302 Xu Damao's Enlightenment

Xu Damao chuckled, "Shazhu, do you think you're professional? How can you, an eighth-level chef, act so arrogant in front of Master Fan?"