The strong fisherman in the courtyard

Seeing that there was nothing exciting to watch, Li Rui went straight back to her room.

"When you go to the steel mill tomorrow, remember to ask them for photos. I will also ask them for photos of the people I am looking for on blind dates with my daughter when I return to the street office tomorrow."

"When the time comes, we'll go through them first and pick out the good ones to show our son." Mother Li gave Comrade Li Weiguo a few more instructions before preparing to go to bed with a reluctant heart.

"Okay okay."

Yan family.

"My dear, I waited in line to buy rice and flour today, but when it was my turn, I hadn't bought all the food yet."

The third aunt sat on the kang and talked to Yan Fugui about buying food today.

Yan Fugui frowned and said, "That's true. I've heard our director often whispering to the leaders about buying food at school recently. The lunch volume in our school cafeteria has also decreased a lot recently."

"Do you think we're going to run out of food?" Aunt Three asked worriedly, as if she remembered the famine when she was a child.

"That shouldn't be the case. It's just a little dry this year, but there shouldn't be a shortage of food."

"I'll go ask around tomorrow. I just heard about it by accident when the school leaders said it before."

"You'd better go to bed first, otherwise you'll be hungry again if you sleep late."

Although Yan Laoxi was quite worried about this matter, he was undoubtedly more worried about going to bed late and going hungry.

Nothing happened all night.

The next day.

Office of Section 3, Purchasing Department of Steel Rolling Mill.

"Brother Xu, if you have nothing to do, I'll go buy a bicycle this afternoon!"

Li Ming said to Xu Qiang who was picking his teeth on the side.

"Well, go ahead, we have nothing to do anyway." After picking his teeth, Section Chief Xu prepared to take a lunch break.

"Yes, yes, you go quickly. With one more person, there will be more space for the four of us to sleep." Zhou Tian walked over, put Li Ming's stool and his own stool together, and prepared to go to sleep.

"Okay, you guys go to sleep. I'll go home after I buy the bike." Li Ming shook his head as he looked at the room full of salary thieves getting ready to sleep, then turned and left the office.

Welding workshop in steel rolling mill.

"Director, I'd like to take a leave this afternoon."

Comrade Li Weiguo saw the workshop director walking to the door to smoke, so he quickly followed him and handed him a cigarette.

"Mr. Li, what's wrong? Is there something wrong?" Director Liu took a puff and looked at Comrade Li Weiguo.

"Well, I'm planning to buy a bicycle for Xiao Ming. Someone I know gave Li Ming a bicycle ticket yesterday. I thought I could take him to buy a bicycle today so he doesn't have to buy one later."

"Wow! That's great. Go quickly and come back to work tomorrow."

Director Liu has a very clear understanding of Li Weiguo, a welder in his workshop. His family is well off, his wife works in the street office, his eldest son has joined the steel mill, and his daughter is also a technical secondary school student. If nothing unexpected happens, the four of them will all be formal employees sooner or later. In the steel mill, generally no one would bother each other because of such trivial matters.

"Okay, thank you, Director Liu."

When Father Li saw that the workshop director had agreed to this matter, he did not say anything more. He turned around and left the workshop. When he reached the gate of the steel rolling mill, he saw that his son was already waiting for him.

"Mingzi, you're pretty fast! Did your section chief give you leave?"

"Well, there is no such thing as asking for leave in our department. If you have something to do, just go out by yourself. They are still sleeping in the office now."

Father Li expressed his envy of the living conditions of the three members of the Purchasing Department.

"Okay, let's walk to the department store." Father Li smacked his lips, feeling full of envy for his son's working environment.

The father and son strolled on the street for more than half an hour before they arrived at the department store. This was Li Ming's first time here.

Led by Comrade Li Weiguo, the two men walked through the crowds of people buying daily necessities and finally arrived at the Forever Bicycle counter. Li's father took out the tickets and money familiarly and slapped them on the table, then shouted to the sleeping teller.

"Comrade, buy a car!"

The salesperson who was woken up rubbed his eyes but was not angry. In the 50s, those who could afford a bicycle were not ordinary people. There was no need for the salesperson to offend people for no reason, especially the salesperson in the department store, who had good eyesight.

"Okay, okay, forever, right? One hundred and twenty. Wait a moment."

The salesperson looked at the ticket, then started writing on the receipt book. After finishing, he stuffed the money and tickets into the small basket on his head, then swung the basket forward with force. The basket slid along the wire and directly onto the cashier's head.

After the cashier made the receipt, he slid back along the wire. It was the first time that Comrade Li Ming saw this kind of operation, and he was quite curious.

Chapter 25: Pigs Slaughtered

After the salesperson got the receipt, he got up and went to the warehouse. After a while, he came out pushing a brand new 28-inch Forever.

The quality of the 28-inch large bar at this time is absolutely perfect. It looks heavy, but it is very light and even a woman with a little strength can carry it. It is now the first choice for purchasing or projectionists going to the countryside.

The father and son rode their bikes straight to the vehicle management office, where they handed in the receipt of purchase for registration and paid a one-yuan license fee. Only after the big steel stamp was stamped on the body of the bike could they be ridden.

The courtyard of the steel rolling mill.

Yan Fugui had just got off work and had not yet had time to enter the door when he saw the Li family father and son pushing a brand new bicycle towards him.

"Wow! Old Li, you bought a new bicycle!" Yan Fugui, who was as thin as a monkey, quickly jumped to the side of the bicycle and stretched out his paw to touch it.

When Father Li saw that Yan Fugui was just getting off work, he couldn't help but sigh. What bad luck, he ran into this stingy old Yan again.

"This is the second bicycle in our courtyard. The first one was also yours, right?"

Yan Fugui's eyes sparkled in the backyard of the glasses. Li Ming knew at a glance that this old man was thinking about inviting his family to dinner. What a boast. It was going to be a disaster year soon. How could he have time to invite him to dinner? If he invited this stingy old Yan, what would happen to the other neighbors?

"Uncle, please don't think about treating us to a meal. You know that food is scarce now. If you have the energy to persuade us to treat you to a meal, why don't you go home and rest early? You can eat less at dinner later."

After hearing this, Yan Fugui touched the corner of his mouth awkwardly and said, "Well, your uncle didn't have such an idea. He just felt happy when he saw the new bicycle."

"It seems that Lao Li, you are planning to find a wife for Mingzi. The three turns and one ring are starting to come together."

Father Li laughed and said a few words, but without saying anything more, he followed his son back home, leaving Yan Fugui standing aside, smacking his lips, "What a loss!"

. . . . . .

"Brother, let me ride your bicycle." After dinner, Li Rui sat next to Li Ming and asked to ride his bicycle.

Li Ming curled his lips, "Can you ride it? It's okay if you fall off the bike, but it will be fun if I tuck you in."

"Then teach me, brother!" Li Rui's eyes lit up, and she felt that her brother still cared about her.

"No, go ask our dad to teach you. You've been clumsy since you were a child. The first time you washed the dishes, you knocked all the dishes in our house over, have you forgotten?"

Li Ming looked at his sister mischievously, which made Li Rui blush. When he washed the dishes for the first time, he didn't catch the first bowl, and it hit the other bowls and broke them all. This was because the Li family was well-off. If it was Yan Fugui's family, this stingy old man would be distressed for a whole year!

Mother Li looked at the two children playing in front of her lovingly, with a smile on her face, "By the way, Xiao Ming, your house is almost ready. I guess you can move in in a few days."

After hearing this, Li Rui stopped making trouble with Li Ming and looked at her mother instead, "Then I will move in there when the time comes!"

"You have to ask your brother to see if he agrees." Li's mother looked at Li Rui, who was like a lively treasure, and joked at her.

"Brother! I want to live with you!" Li Rui turned around and hugged Li Ming's neck.

"Get the hell down first, you're going to strangle me to death!" Li Ming started yelling while panting.

After hearing this, Li Rui came down and sat aside obediently, and began to massage Li Ming's legs to please him.

"Let your dad teach you how to ride a bike, and stop bothering me, and I'll let you live there."

"Yes, yes, hit it higher again!"

Father Li, who was reading a book at the desk, glanced at his son who was looking for trouble for him and did not respond.

It was not until late at night that the family went back to their rooms to sleep.

Time flows like water, quietly, you can't catch it, you can't keep it. In the blink of an eye, it's the end of the month.

"Well, two of the first batch of piglets I raised are ready to be slaughtered, so I have to go to the steel mill today."

Comrade Li Ming talked to himself as he looked at the two pigs in his own space that were ready to be slaughtered.

"It's great to be able to trade a pig for an early promotion and earn a little extra money."

In the space, Comrade Li Ming tearfully dealt with this huge treasure weighing nearly 200 kilograms, then tied it to the bicycle with a hemp rope, and then rode the bicycle slowly towards the steel rolling mill, attracting many onlookers along the way.

At this time, getting a pig would definitely help the family with household expenses. What's more, the boy is good-looking and strong! He is obviously a capable boy.

. . . . . .

"Brother, open the door!"

Li Ming got off his bicycle and knocked on the window of the gate. He rode a little slower on the road with the pig in his hand, mainly because a group of aunts and grandmas wasted time.

The two people on duty in the security department saw that they were workers from the steel rolling mill and then came out to open the door.

"Why are you so late?" A man with triangular eyes and a mustache came out, muttering to himself.

The middle-aged man next to him slapped him on the head and said, "Are you blind? This is from the purchasing department of our factory. Didn't you see that they brought back a pig? If you don't want to eat meat for lunch, just say so."

Then he quickly opened the door and walked to Li Ming, "Mingzi is here! Wow, there's a pig!"

Li Ming saw an acquaintance coming to open the door and didn't pay any attention to Triangle Eyes' muttering.

"Lao Liu, come and help me push the cart. It's over 200 pounds and it's really damn heavy!"

"Okay, okay, that guy just now is new and has no tact, so don't bother with him."

"Well, it's a small matter. Let's push it to the cafeteria."

Old Liu nodded, then looked at Triangle Eyes, "What are you standing there for? Go to the third unit of the purchasing department and tell them that Comrade Li Ming from their unit has brought back a pig. Let them settle the bill!"

After saying that, he kicked Triangle Eyes, who then reacted and quickly ran towards Sangu.

"I think this new guy in your security department is a bit stupid!" Li Ming took out cigarettes from his pocket and gave them to Lao Liu.

Old Liu lit it and took a sip. "Oh, don't mention it. He's just like a fucking idiot. He even stopped the canteen director the day before yesterday."

The two were not in a hurry. They slowly pushed the cart with the big fat pig towards the canteen. Along the way, they met many workers who came out to use the toilet or slack off. They were chattering and it was quite lively.

Chapter 26 Regularization Quota

Office of Section 3, Purchasing Department of Steel Rolling Mill.

Triangle Eyes pushed the door open without knocking and was choked by the huge chimneys in the house as soon as he entered.

"Ahem, a purchaser from your third unit has purchased a pig, and we need you to go to the cafeteria to settle the bill."

Triangle Eyes spoke to the chimneys in the house while coughing.

Xu Qiang stood up straight after hearing this, "Is it Li Ming?"

"That's right, you guys go quickly, I'm leaving first." Triangle Eyes said and ran away. He also smokes, but not in the chimney, which he couldn't stand.

"Haha, okay, let's go, don't be so freaking busy. Mingzi brought back a pig for us."

Xu Qiang shouted loudly and the four salted fishes walked out.

"Oh, Mingzi really got one!"

"That's right. Now it's a done deal for him to be promoted to a permanent position."

"Of course not, it also means we have completed all the work for next month." Wu Gang said happily, holding a cigarette in his mouth.

Xu Qiang didn't care about the four salted fishes and ran straight to the cafeteria. The pig that Li Ming collected this time was of great help. The purchasing department was mentioned in the factory meeting a few days ago, which made him, the head of the third section, lose face. Now it's okay, everything is fine, and maybe he can even get some benefits from his superiors.

It was not easy to get something to eat at that time, let alone a pig. The last time the steel mill saw meat was last time.

The five big men were quite fast. They reached the canteen door in a short while with their long legs. They saw Li Ming standing next to the chef and watching the pig being butchered.

"Mingzi!" Xu Qiang shouted from a distance.

Li Ming, who was looking down at He Yuzhu sharpening a knife, looked up and saw the lazy guys in his group running over here, and Zhou Tian was holding a pen and paper in his hand.

The main thing is that although the steel rolling mill is not small, He Yuzhu is the only one who knows how to butcher pigs, and now many people are gathered around to watch the fun.

"Section Chief." Li Ming took two quick steps and walked in front of Xu Qiang.

Xu Qiang happily punched Li Ming and said, "Good boy, you finally made us proud this time!"

"Hehe, I made it in time. I'm lucky."

"Okay, Old Wu, go and weigh the pig and settle the bill with Mingzi!" Xu Qiang ordered the four salted fish that followed behind to weigh the weight.

Then he pulled Li Ming aside and handed him a cigarette. "When I came here just now, I saw Director Li from the logistics department coming over too. I guess your promotion is done."

"Director Li was also criticized at the last meeting."

Xu Qiang was whispering to Li Ming about things at the factory.