The strong fisherman in the courtyard

Li Ming turned around with a smile and glanced at the crowd. As expected, Yan Jiecheng's sallow complexion had not improved at all. He was still standing in the yard in a sickly state.

This guy deserved it! If he hadn't killed the old hen from the Li family in the middle of the night, he wouldn't have been in such a bad state!

Liu Haizhong looked at the neighbors around him and saw that almost all of them had arrived. Then he stood up and cleared his throat.

"Ahem, today we are holding this whole hospital meeting for one main reason."

"Of course, I believe many of our neighbors can guess part of it. Yes, it is our neighbor Yi Zhonghai from the Central Courtyard!"

"Master Yi was beaten while on patrol last night. His legs were broken. He is now lying in the hospital. As the eldest uncle of our courtyard, I have to inform everyone. He is at least a member of our courtyard. I hope everyone can show their sympathy."

"When the time comes, I, an old man, will go to the hospital to see Comrade Lao Yi on behalf of everyone! What do you think?"

Li Ming rolled his eyes when he heard this. Could it be that this idiot had forgotten that last time Yi Zhonghai set up a private donation, he was scolded by the street office?

"No, uncle, our street office has said that private donations are not allowed!"

"That's right, we can't break the law knowingly."

"You are the boss, you just need to bring our good intentions with you. As for donations or anything else, you know our current conditions, we can't donate!"

"That's right, just go with your heart. Master Yi will definitely be happy when he knows!"

Li Ming also happily interjected when seeing this. These neighbors had suffered a loss once, and they obviously did not intend to suffer a second time.

If you, Liu Haizhong, want to show off your power, that's your own business. There is no need for them to spend money to accompany Liu Haizhong in a one-man show!

When Liu Haizhong heard the noises coming from below, his face darkened. He had really forgotten about this matter. Fortunately, he did not explain it clearly just now, otherwise he would be reported by someone with good intentions, and he, as a senior official, would be in trouble immediately!

"Ahem, everyone please stop for a moment. I don't mean to ask you to donate money. What do I mean?"

"It's all of us. If you have rice or food at home, please give some. After all, Master Yi needs to recover from his injuries now!"

Liu Haizhongxu pressed his finger and continued, "It's okay if the conditions at home are not convenient. Just like I said just now, it's good that we have shown our intentions, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Uncle is right!"

"That's right, it's still our uncle who is sensible!"

As long as it doesn't involve the interests of the neighbors in the yard, it's okay to help Liu Haizhong sing a few lines. Just do it for fun!

After all, there isn't much else to do to kill time these days, right?

Liu Haizhong watched the matter being exposed and no longer had the idea of ​​urging these people to donate things. Compared with the throne of the big boss following him, whether it was Yi Zhonghai or not was not important at all!

After a few hasty excuses, the general meeting was adjourned!

As Liu Haizhong walked towards the backyard, he began to reflect on himself in his heart.

As a senior official, he is still not very experienced and not as familiar with the matter as Yi Zhonghai. If he encounters such a thing again in the future, he will have to think twice before acting!

Li Ming treated it as a joke and went home after the meeting, just thinking of it as a way to digest the food after a meal without interfering with any serious work!

"What's going on?"

Father Li asked curiously when he saw his son coming back.

Li Ming told them about the extremely sloppy meeting that Liu Haizhong had just held.

Mr. and Mrs. Li looked disgusted. It was a good thing they didn't go out, otherwise it would have been a wasted trip.

But they are still very happy about the current situation of the Yan family. After all, the relationship between the two families is not good. It is normal that your Yan family is in trouble and my Li family is happy.

"That old man Yan Fugui should starve a little longer, he deserves it!"

"I was wondering why I always saw Aunt Yan carrying a basket out of the house early in the morning these past two days. I guess she went out of town to pick wild vegetables."

Mother Li realized it later. She was curious before and didn't know why Aunt Yan went out so early every day. Now she knows.

"There aren't many wild vegetables outside the city. I estimate that in two days, the land outside will have to be turned over."

"Now, fishing near the Jinshui River is crowded with people! Not to mention that many people will flock to you when they see you catch a fish!"

Li Ming described the scene he saw last time in Jinshui River. Although it sounds a bit scary, it is indeed the case!

The current situation is probably still good. You just wait for a while. By then, even if Yan Fugui has the guts of a rat, he will have to go to the black market!

"Hey, this world is not easy to live in."

Father Li sighed, "How is our family's food supply?"

Chapter 277 Delivering Food

Li Ming thought for a moment and said, "I can't say it's a lot. I think it's enough for our family to eat as much as they want for a year."

Comrade Lao Li felt much more relieved when he heard his son's story about the family's grain reserves. If they didn't eat too much, there would be enough to last for more than a year, which was enough.

Of course, at least in Li's father's heart, this is enough, and Li's mother and Li Rui also think so.

Li Ming didn't care. Anyway, there was enough food in his space, enough to eat anything.

. . . . . .

Time passed slowly, and it was already the end of the month. Li Ming had to carry 20 kilograms of grain to the steel mill to report.

Yi Zhonghai had returned to the courtyard a long time ago. Not only did he no longer have to go on patrol with the joint defense team at night, he also no longer had to go to work at the steel mill during the day.

At least in the past month, Li Ming rarely saw Yi Zhonghai go to the steel rolling mill. Like Li Ming, he would come out to bask in the sun in the morning and return to the house to rest in the afternoon. It can be said that Yi Zhonghai was enjoying his retirement life in advance.

"Let's go, son! Don't you have to go to the factory today?"

Father Li called out after finishing his meal. Li Ming came out of the toilet a while later. He walked to the door and picked up a lot of food. "Let's go. We have to hand in our mission today."

Li Ming is not afraid of being seen with the 20 kilograms of grain in his hands. If someone really has any intentions, there is no need for him, Li Ming, to report directly to the steel rolling mill. See if anyone will come to take care of it!

Li Ming carried the grain and followed Li's father Li Rui as they walked past Yan Fugui. Yan Fugui's two rat eyes hidden behind his tortoise-shell glasses were shining.

He stared at the food in Li Ming's hand and swallowed unconsciously.

"Lao Li, you guys are going to work!"

Comrade Li Weiguo turned his head when he heard Yan Fugui's voice and looked at Yan Fugui with a smile, "Go to work, why isn't the second uncle going to work?"

Old Li had no intention of having a good chat with Yan Fugui, and just planned to block him directly.

"Well, who doesn't have to go to work? I saw Mingzi carrying some food, so I wanted to ask where she got it!"

"It's hard to get food now. We haven't seen rice in a while."

Yan Fugui said with a wry smile, he knew that the relationship between the two families was not good, but the problem was that he couldn't help himself when he saw the heavy bag of grain in Li Ming's hand!

Li Ming sneered after hearing this, "I purchased the food for our steel mill. If you have any ideas, you can buy it yourself."

He shook the grain bag in his hand and said, "If you are interested in the grain I have, you can go to the steel mill and ask the leaders there if they can give you some."

Li Ming had no intention of being polite to Yan Fugui. He knew exactly what kind of person this guy was. If he threw the 20 kilograms of food to a dog, the dog would be grateful. But if he threw it to Yan Fugui, hey, there would be nothing!

After saying that, he ignored Yan Fugui and walked out directly. He felt sick if he said a few more words to Yan Fugui!

However, matters like grain cannot be hidden sooner or later. He has to purchase grain for the steel mill every month. Sooner or later, everyone in the courtyard will know about it. If one day these unruly beasts gather together to cause trouble for him, it will be very troublesome.

He planned to find an opportunity to pick out a typical example and give it a good beating. He went to the steel mill today not just to deliver grain and complete the task.

He also planned to go to the security department to get his gun as a purchasing agent. They had been carrying the gun licenses issued by the steel mill with them for a long time, but they did not carry the guns with them.

This time he planned to follow Li Huaide's path and get a gun directly and carry it with him openly!

If there really is any beast in their courtyard who is desperate, he will just pull out his gun and point it at the heads of these beasts. He thinks this will be a better deterrent!

Yan Fugui, who was choked and angry just after getting up in the morning, couldn't help but snorted when he saw Li Ming and others leaving the front yard.

If he had the ability to get the leaders of the steel mill to send food to their homes, why would he still be a teacher?

He turned his head and took a look. He was relieved that Yan Jiecheng didn't see this. If Yan Jiecheng, that useless guy, saw this, he would kill the two chickens of the Li family.

I won't look for an old hen now! Shaking his head, he made up his mind to go to the black market at night, and then Yan Fugui walked towards the school.

I still have to go to work! If I don't go to work, I won't have money to buy food!

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

Li Ming pushed the door open and walked in. Section Chief Xu Qiang had already arrived at the office early.

He didn't know what was going on with these lazy people under his command. Ever since he said last time that they didn't need to report to the steel mill after completing their quota tasks, none of them had shown up!

If today wasn't the last day of the month and the time to deliver grain, he estimated that these bastards wouldn't have come!

"Morning, Chief Xu!"

Li Ming put the food on the desk with a grin and greeted Xu Qiang.

Is Section Chief Xu such an easy person to please? That's impossible!

"Are you willing to come?"

Xu Qiang rolled his eyes and retorted.

Li Ming laughed out loud. Wow, could it be that their section chief has taken some kind of poison? Why is he so resentful?

"No one else is here?"

Li Ming asked tentatively, and Comrade Xu Qiang nodded expressionlessly, "No one from you came! I've been alone in the office for the past half month!"

"Aren't we busy with the shopping? Why haven't they arrived yet?"

Seeing that the fire was about to burn him, Li Ming quickly changed the topic to the other four lazy people. It would rather my fellow Taoist die than let me die!

He also handed a cigarette to Section Chief Xu. Section Chief Xu was quite resentful and he didn't want to listen to the nagging alone.

Xu Qiang took the cigarette and lit it for himself, "Those bastards haven't arrived yet, and I don't know when they will arrive!"

"Now that your grain has arrived, we can put it in for you first. The money has been approved by the higher authorities."

While muttering to himself, Xu Qiang weighed the coarse grains that Li Ming brought, then counted out the money from the desk and threw it to Li Ming.

"Coarse grains cost 4 cents a pound, pounds for yuan, take it."

Li Ming didn't mind the small amount. He grabbed the money and put it into his pocket with a smile. Besides, four yuan was not a small amount. It could buy several packs of cigarettes at Daqianmen. It would definitely pay for Li Ming's cigarette money for half a month.

"Chief, what's going on in other departments?"

Li Ming was more curious about the situation in other departments. After all, they were responsible for the planned materials. It was indeed a bit difficult to ask them to go outside to purchase now.

Chapter 278 Secretary

When Li Ming mentioned the other two stocks, Old Xu couldn't stop smiling as he smiled.

"Haha, if you ask that, then I have to explain it to you in detail."

Section Chief Xu cleared his throat. "The people in those two sections are not like us. They are used to being responsible for the materials within the plan. Now when they are asked to go out to purchase, they are as confused as if they just woke up. They come to complain to their section chief every few days!"

"I've been treated to several meals by the two section chiefs next door this month, and they all came to me for advice!"

Section Chief Xu became more and more excited as he spoke, with both legs resting on the desk. "Hey, this is only 20 kilograms. When the weight of the grain increases in the future, I'll see what they do!"

The more Old Xu talked, the better it got. Although he was alone in an empty house, he didn't have to worry about anything! Although they had few people in the group and were incompetent, they still had the ability to get things done!

Look, isn't it highlighted now?

The door of the office was pushed open again, and Zhou Tian and his four salted fish team arrived at the office, each carrying a bag. Li Ming took a look and saw coarse grains, fish, and Wang Jun brought a string of salted fish from somewhere.

As soon as Wang Jun came into the room carrying the salted fish, the smell of smoke in the office disappeared instantly, and was replaced by the smell of salted fish. It was not unpleasant, and if you smelled it carefully, the fragrance was quite mellow.

However, some people really can't smell the seafood flavor at all.

"Good fellow, Lao Wang, where the hell did you go to move all the salted fish out?"

Xu Qiang had a helpless look on his face. This damn salted fish with salted fish was just what Jing'er wanted!

"Don't worry about what it is, this is meat, more than 20 kilograms, a full pound!"

Wang Jun argued with his neck stiff.

"I didn't say no. Come on, get on the scale. I'll weigh you bastards first."

After weighing the food brought by the four people and dividing the money, Xu Qiang opened the window and distributed cigarettes to them, and then continued to mutter.

That’s right, this time the target is four old hands, and Li Ming is smoking a cigarette and looking at them happily.

There's no way around it. It can be seen that this time their section chief was left hanging in the office for a little longer.

However, the four of them were people who had seen a lot of ups and downs, and they turned a deaf ear to Xu Qiang's nagging. They chatted and laughed with each other, and occasionally talked about Li Ming.

Anyway, as long as they don't have to report to work at the steel mill, this life is pretty good for a few of them.