The strong fisherman in the courtyard

He Yuzhu (41)

He Yushui (10)

Jia Zhang (30)

Jia Dongxu (40)

Qin Huairu (5)

Yan Jiecheng (45)

Yan Fugui (21)

"It's gone up a bit. Looks like this idiot Zhu has a chance to compete with Yan Jiecheng to see who dies first!"

After taking a deep puff of his cigarette, Li Ming simply closed the system interface and prepared to go to bed.

Qin Huairu also walked around the courtyard with the money and the sack, and even took a pound of grain from the Li and Wu families!

After all, for the current Jia family, a pound of grain is extremely precious!

As for the money that Jia Zhang gave, it was not spent at all. The price of coarse grains on the black market is only 20 to 25 cents per catty. Even if Qin Huairu collected 100 catties of grain in the courtyard, she would not be able to spend it all!

It was the first time that Qin Huairu experienced the comfort of having endless money to spend!

As for the remaining money, Qin Huairu had no intention of returning it to Jia Zhangshi! If their family ran out of food in the future, the remaining money would be enough to save lives!

If we return the money to Jia Zhang, it will lose its meaning as money. It is better to keep it in Qin Huairu's hands!

. . . . . .

Half a month passed in a flash, and the Siheyuan enjoyed a period of peace and stability during this period.

Jia Dongxu was discharged from the hospital early. Although Yi Zhonghai paid the money, it was not much and was not enough for Jia Dongxu to stay in the hospital.

However, the doctor did say that Jia Dongxu had a limp before, and now his injured leg was broken again. After the injury heals, it is estimated that the limp will no longer be hidden.

Before, Jia Dongxu walked slowly, so it was not easy to be noticed. But this time, even if Jia Dongxu stood still, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Jia Dongxu had become a cripple!

Chapter 327: The Purchasing Department's Tasks Increase

The front yard was still peaceful, and Yan Fugui was in no mood to find a wife for Yan Jiecheng. The main reason was that he could not find one, as the reputation of their eldest son was no different from a dung ball on the roadside!

Jia Dongxu, the lame man from the Intermediate Court, rested in the courtyard for a few days after being discharged from the hospital and then started to go back to work. The other people in the courtyard have also been behaving themselves for more than half a month.

The only one was the old deaf man in the backyard. He had a conflict with the Xu family a few days ago. Liu Haizhong mediated and the matter was put to rest.

No wonder he felt that Xu Damao and the deaf old lady didn't get along when he was watching TV. It turned out that the two families had never gotten along!

. . . . . .

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

As the end of the month approaches, the Sangu office is once again full of people.

The four idlers and Li Ming and Xu Qiang were chattering in the office, talking about the interesting things that happened recently.

As for the 20 kilograms of grain that needed to be paid, they had prepared them and had received the money. Now all they had to do was have lunch at the steel mill and then leave in the afternoon.

"Old Xu! Meeting!"

Liu Guohua, the head of the second section of the purchasing department, pushed open the door and shouted at Xu Qiang.

Xu Qiang looked like he was still unsatisfied, he hadn't had enough fun chatting with this group of people yet!

"alright."

"Don't leave, you guys don't know what's going on. Wait until I come back."

Xu Qiang was afraid that these few lazy guys would slip away, so he simply told them.

"rest assured."

"Chief, please be at ease and happy. We are waiting."

Zhou Tian was in a carefree manner.

"That's right, we brothers haven't finished talking yet!"

"Go quickly."

Xu Qiang's face twitched. What a bunch of annoying things!

When Xu Qiang left the office, it became lively again.

Even though these lazy guys haven't reported for work at the steel mill recently, they all know very well what happened at the steel mill!

He even knew clearly that Jia Dongxu was beaten up in Li Ming's courtyard and was hospitalized by unknown persons!

"Mingzi, is Jia Dongxu from your courtyard lame now?"

Wu Gang asked curiously.

Li Ming nodded. "He was already lame before, but Jia Dongxu was very proud and walked slowly, so he was not easily discovered."

"Now, let alone walking, he can see it clearly if he just stands there!"

"Tsk, this unlucky thing, got beaten twice and both times with only one leg, it's unbelievable!"

"I heard that this bastard Jia Dongxu violated the taboo of the black market. He went to the black market and secretly followed those people who were selling grain. I don't know what he was thinking!"

"You asked for it. Who of those people who deal in grain on the black market is easy to deal with?"

"That's right, we haven't collected enough food yet and have to go to the black market to raise money. Jia Dongxu is really bold!"

Li Ming didn't know where they heard this news from, but there was no doubt that it was correct!

This group of people are all extremely talented, as they understand these matters clearly and distinctly!

But Li Ming didn't care. What would happen if he knew? If the men in the wide-brimmed hats didn't care about it, who else could care about it?

Besides, Jia Dongxu was the one who broke the taboo first, so he deserved to be beaten!

Li Ming smiled and refilled his cigarette, continuing to listen to their idle chat.

You know what, when these four of them get together, hey, there's so much gossip that you can't stop listening to!

If these four people were in their courtyard, it would probably be even more interesting and lively than the original drama!

It was around one o'clock in the afternoon when Xu Qiang came back from outside. Although his face did not look very good, it was better than last time.

The lazy guys here are all smart people, how can they not see what's going on?

Zhou Tian smiled and put his arm around Xu Qiang's shoulders. "Old Xu, what's going on? Could it be that our purchasing tasks have increased again?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone else also stared at Xu Qiang.

It is normal for the price to increase. The situation outside is becoming more and more difficult. A slight increase is normal, but it cannot be too much. If it is too much, they will not be able to handle it all!

Xu Qiang nodded, took the enamel mug handed to him by Wu Gang and drank it all in one gulp.

"30 kilograms, 30 kilograms per person per month. Although the increase is not much, it is indeed an increase."

Xu Qiang's face looked better. It was not a big deal for the people in their unit to get 30 kilograms of food. It was just over three months. If the trend continued, life would probably be difficult in the future.

"It's only been more than three months. I'm afraid it will rise even more in the future!"

Xu Qiang took the cigarette from Zheng Ping, lit it, and took a deep puff. "Besides, I, the section chief, can't sit idle this time. Just like you guys before, I have to provide 20 kilograms of food, but I don't have to report for duty every day!"

At this point, Xu Qiang became happy. It was a good thing that he didn't have to report for duty. Besides, he also had ways to get 20 or 30 kilograms of food, let alone 50 kilograms.

I haven’t thrown away those relationships I had when I was a buyer!

"That's OK, not bad."

"That's right, 30 kilograms is just 30 kilograms."

"I guess the situation in the other buttocks is even more confusing, haha."

The lazy guys didn’t take it to heart, the main thing was that they could complete it. If they really couldn’t complete it, they wouldn’t worry about it at all!

After all, if they couldn’t complete it, it would be even harder for people in other stocks!

"Another good thing is that after this increase, the price of grain purchased by our factory will increase by one level."

"It's a good thing at least. After all, we can earn a little more after coming here and there!"

Xu Qiang told everything he had heard at the meeting. A 10% increase was a lot, but their volume was small, so to be honest, they couldn't make much money.

But it’s also nice to have more money to buy cigarettes every month.

"Hehe, that's even better. My monthly cigarette money is finally paid for!"

Look, didn’t someone say it?

"30 kilograms is not a lot. I can get it. Any extra money I can make every month is good."

Li Ming also echoed.

When Xu Qiang heard Li Ming speak, he felt relieved. After all, among all the people present, he was the only one with a shallow foundation in purchasing. Now that the person involved didn't take it to heart, there would be no problem for him.

"Okay then, there's nothing else to do, guys, you can pack up and leave!"

Xu Qiang slapped the table. He was also going to leave. It would be great if he didn't have to work at the steel mill! It would be even better if he could go home early to see his family!

Although as the section chief he needs to go to the steel mill on time for meetings a few days every month, that's also pretty good!

"Okay, I've been waiting for you to say that."

"I'm leaving too. I can catch up on some sleep if I go back now."

"Then we'll see you at the end of the month!"

Li Ming also nodded happily.

“The end of the month, the end of the month!”

Chapter 328 Li Huaide Returns from a Business Trip

At one time, all the people in the purchasing department's office in the third section of the steel rolling mill left.

Li Ming also left, but did not go home. Instead, he went to the deputy director's office.

As soon as he arrived this morning, Li Huaide's secretary came over to him and said something, saying that Li Huaide had returned and brought him some things, so he should go and get them when he was done.

As there was nothing to do at the moment, Li Ming strolled towards Li Huaide's office.

Office of the deputy director of the steel rolling mill.

Li Mingzheng and Li Huaide were sitting opposite each other. There were a lot of things on the coffee table between them. Li Huaide was smoking happily at the moment.

"Look, I, your uncle, haven't forgotten you."

Li Huaide pointed at the things on the coffee table and said with a smile, "It's still this city that makes a living. He has been in the Northeast for nearly a month, and he, Li Huaide, is exhausted."

Although the food is good, the weather is really unbearable and is not as good as that in Beijing.

Although the winter in the old city is not easy to endure, he has been used to it after living here for so many years. He really didn't expect that it would still be so cold in the Northeast even though it is winter!

Li Ming also looked at the table. There were black fungus, hericium erinaceus, blood sausage, ham and everything else. Li Ming also saw a piece of tiger bone!

Real tiger bones! Don’t ask him why Li Ming knew it, damn, there are words written on the packaging!

"You have tiger bones?"

Li Ming said happily.

"Of course. I'll give it to you. As for how to use it, go home and figure it out yourself!"

Li Huaide smiled.

He went to the Northeast this time and happened to see someone killing a big insect. Li Huaide was not a man short of money, so he bought them all.

After taking it back to Sijiu City and dividing it up, there wasn't much left, but this tiger bone was a top-notch item! Although he kept the tiger whip for himself, this tiger bone wasn't bad either!

This is a top-notch good thing. Although Li Ming has not studied it much, he knows that this thing is a good thing for medicine! Compared with the ten-pound bone in front of him, other things are really far inferior.

"Shengji Zonglu": Treats pain in the joints caused by rheumatism, which is unbearable day and night: 0.5 liang of myrrh (ground), 3 liang of tiger tibia (roasted with wine). Grind the above two ingredients into powder, take 2 qian each time, mix with warm wine, take three times a day, regardless of the time.

"Okay, then I'll thank Uncle Li."

Li Ming happily put these things into the sack. He came here empty-handed and would go back carrying the sack!

Li Huaide didn't care. This was what he had prepared for Li Ming. After all, in his heart, Li Ming was his, Li Huaide's lucky star!