The strong fisherman in the courtyard

"No, didn't we agree to work together until retirement?"

"That's right, why the hell did you stand up all of a sudden?"

Li Ming saw Zhou Tian with a distorted face and poked him, "Brother Tian'er, what's wrong with you?"

When the others heard Li Ming's voice, they all turned their heads to look over. Zhou Tian gritted his teeth viciously, "Seeing Old Xu get promoted is more painful than killing me!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"I am dying of laughter. Haha, Old Xu, you didn't even tell us about your promotion in advance? Look at the name you gave Old Zhou, it's so ridiculous!"

"That's right, you're so fucking bad!"

If Xu Qiang had a weapon in his hand now, he would definitely be able to beat these beasts to death!

"I told you earlier that we can know the fish in Jinshui River on the same day! How can I tell you?"

Xu Qiang looked unhappy and stared at Zhou Tian and cursed.

"We don't care. If you don't treat us today, you'll never leave this office alive!" Zhou Tian didn't back him off. Could Xu Qiang defeat several of them alone?

They have heavyweight weapons here! He can't even beat Li Ming alone. This is the confidence of these salted fish. They are not afraid!

"Okay, okay, let's go to Donglaishun tonight!" Xu Qiang looked dejected. His memories and sadness were ruined by these bastards.

"Stop talking nonsense, everyone. I'm going to talk about something serious. Please listen carefully."

The few salted fish finally changed their expressions to be serious. Well, it was no different from before. They just shut up.

"As for me, I will be the canteen director of the second canteen of our steel rolling mill from tomorrow. The position of the chief of the third section of our purchasing department will be vacant." After Xu Qiang said this, he glanced at this group of lazy people. He really felt that no one under him was capable of taking on the responsibilities.

At least those four useless ones are definitely not going to work. If there is anyone who still has hope, it can only be Li Ming, but he has only been working there for a short time, so he can't be sure.

"The second canteen? Is it the canteen managed by the canteen director who is often beaten by He Yuzhu?" Li Ming suddenly thought of it, and then looked at Xu Qiang.

Xu Qiang is very happy about the promotion, but he is heartbroken to have an idiot under him!

"Haha, Lao Xu, you better be careful, don't get beaten up, or you'll have to ask us for help to vent your anger!"

"That's right. The reputation of that idiot Zhu beating up his boss is well known to the neighboring factories."

"If you really can't beat him, just admit defeat first, then come and call us brothers, and we will help you vent your anger!"

The lazy guys were so rude. They thought Xu Qiang had been promoted to a high position, but they didn't expect that he was only promoted to half a level and ended up in the most famous canteen of the steel mill!

He is most famous for cooking delicious dishes, and he is most famous for getting beaten up as a leader!

Xu Qiang was quite calm about the ridicule from this group of lazy people. He Yuzhu had already been punished. If he dared to follow his old Xu and make trouble, he would be able to put two more big blames on He Yuzhu!

It would be no problem to fire He Yuzhu directly this year. Otherwise, do you really think that he, the head of the purchasing department, has been working in the steel mill for nothing for so many years?

Xu Qiang tapped the table with his fingers. "There's still work to do. Don't worry."

Everyone then stopped discussing and looked at Xu Qiang, waiting for the former section chief to speak. That's right, in their hearts, Xu Qiang was no longer the section chief, but his predecessor!

"As for the position of section chief that will be vacant after I leave, since our steel mill does not have a suitable candidate right now, the leaders above let these members of our section compete for it."

Seeing that the people were eager to discuss, Xu Qiang continued to speak. He was afraid that if he didn't speak, no one would pay attention to him. "There is only one request. By the end of this month, whoever of the five of you can collect more food will get the position of section chief!"

The light in the eyes of the four salted fish disappeared instantly. This is really a thankless task! You can at least give a specific amount for this thing. What the hell is it that you let these people compete blindly for so long?

Is the steel mill really so poor that it has no food left? Does it need to use positions to motivate employees?

"No, there's no specific quantity for this thing. How can we get it?"

"That's right, aren't you afraid that we can discuss it privately and just let one of them take 40 kilograms of food to take office?"

Xu Qiang's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He knew that when it came to taking advantage of loopholes, the salted fish gangs in his group were all masters!

Chapter 372: Basically Settled

"Don't worry, you won't be able to take advantage of this. If you want to compete for the position of section chief, you can come forward now. But I have to tell you in advance that the minimum grain quota for those who want to compete for the position of section chief is 100 kilograms this month."

Xu Qiang looked at these lazy guys with a smile and said, this way, there will be no loopholes.

The four lazy guys were just daydreaming, but were poured a bucket of cold water by Xu Qiang.

Not to mention no upper limit, it would be a problem to save 100 kilograms of food by the end of the month! They can't use the food stored at home to exchange for positions, right? So he just became a section chief and starved to death? Even if he died, he would be famous in the city, okay?

The four of them shook their heads to refuse. Only Li Ming stepped forward and said, "Then I'll give it a try."

Li Ming smiled. He thought he had to follow the 300-jin requirement prepared by Li Huaide. Wow, this thing can be exchanged for a section chief position with 100 jin. That would be really great!

Don’t worry about how many people he is in charge of, or how many people will come in from the three subsequent groups. Anyway, the position of group leader is very valuable!

The four salted fish looked at Li Ming in surprise. They knew that Li Ming's family was well off, but they didn't expect that the kid could take out 100 kilograms of food without blinking an eye at this time!

They had heard a little about Li Ming's family situation. There were four people in the family. To be honest, the food consumption every month was quite huge.

But they thought of other people, such as his mother, a street office clerk, and Li Ming had a relationship with Deputy Director Li at the steel rolling mill, so they felt relieved.

They were indeed planning to try to get the position of section chief, but it was obviously not easy to do so! They knew it was obviously not easy to do so, so why did they try to do so?

Besides, if Li Ming becomes the section chief, what difference does that make with them? Except for a higher salary, there is no other difference!

"Okay, then I'll report you kid!" Xu Qiang said with a smile, and wrote Li Ming's name on the information. If nothing unexpected happens, the position of the head of the third section should be Li Ming's.

That's pretty good. It's better than giving it to those paratroopers, right? Not only Xu Qiang thought so, but everyone else did too.

Of course, there is one most crucial point. The four salted fish are not cadre positions. Therefore, even if they become section chiefs, they cannot continue to climb up. If they want to continue to climb up, they have to be transferred to cadre positions.

They are already at this age. If they could change, they would have done it long ago. Why wait until now!

After Xu Qiang finished cleaning up, he went outside, probably to submit some documents. The only people left in the office were the four salted fishes and Li Ming.

"Mingzi! When you get to the top, you must take good care of us brothers!" Zhou Tian hugged Li Ming after seeing Xu Qiang go out. He planned to smooth things over in advance, although they had a good relationship and there was no need for this step.

"And me!"

"Mingzi, don't forget us brothers!"

"Yes, that's right!"

Li Ming was happy. He liked this atmosphere. There was nothing wrong with it! Besides, they were all social people and very mature. This made him feel comfortable.

"Hey, don't worry, guys!"

After Xu Qiang left, the five people sat in the office, smoking with their arms around each other's shoulders, and it was quite lively for a while.

After all, they are not stupid. Now they have the least number of people among the three groups, and a group leader has left. The group will definitely recruit more people. As veteran figures, as long as they have a good relationship with Li Ming, they will be able to enjoy themselves more in the future!

Besides, if you can't compete, you can't compete. What's there to envy? There's really no way to deal with this thing! They still want to be factory managers? Is it possible?

We are all experienced people in society. If you don’t have this little bit of awareness, you can forget about your life!

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The courtyard of the steel rolling mill.

Li Ming returned home happily after having dinner outside. Before going to Donglaishun for dinner, he had talked to his sister at the steel mill, so his family was not worried at all and did not leave any food for Li Ming.

As for Li Ming's safety? Hey, if he really encounters a street urchin, who knows who will be the unsafe one!

"Are you back?" Comrade Li Weiguo asked Li Ming with a smile on his face.

Li Ming nodded, feeling very happy. He could become a minor official in the second year after becoming a regular employee. It would be comfortable! Although Li Ming did not plan to climb up in the steel mill, a suitable position would make Li Ming's life safer in the next ten years, which was exactly what Li Ming needed.

When the spring breeze comes, this position in the steel mill will be of no use. Wouldn't it be great for Li Ming to just become a landlord in the old city?

"Brother, what good news is there that you look like this?" Li Rui asked with a curious look on her face, blinking her eyes.

"Keep it secret! You will know when the time comes, hehe."

Li Rui gave Li Ming a glare to express her dissatisfaction, then lowered her head to continue reading.

Mr. and Mrs. Li watched the brother and sister bickering with a smile on their faces. This was one of the scenes that ordinary people like them loved the most.

As for Li Ming's good deeds, they didn't care much about them. Their own son was quite worry-free. If their son didn't say anything about this matter, they wouldn't ask. It was very simple!

In the steel rolling mill courtyard, in the backyard, is Xu Damao’s home.

After Xu Damao officially started working at the steel rolling mill today, he rode his bicycle back to the courtyard and took his new wife to the street office.

There is no doubt that with the help of Comrade Wu Fang, Xu Damao and his family successfully got a job making matchboxes at the street office.

There are two large boxes on the floor of Xu Damao's house, inside which are the matchboxes that need to be packed. At this moment, Xu Damao is operating every step mechanically with an expressionless face.

He didn't expect that after working hard all day, he would be asked by Yu Li to make matchboxes after coming back. At that time, Xu Damao clearly refused, but Yu Li couldn't resist and pulled him onto the bed.

Between going to bed and making matchboxes on the floor, Xu Damao clearly chose to subsidize the family income. It was not that Xu Damao was in poor health, but he just liked to subsidize the family income and contribute his own strength to the new home.

Yu Li looked at Xu Damao with a smile on her face, but she did not slow down her work at all, as the number of matchboxes in the street office every month was limited.

People who take this job need to finish pasting one box before they can get the next one, so if you want to earn a little more every month, you need to work hard.

Simply put, it’s a roll!

"By the way, Damao, when do you plan to invite Li Ming to dinner? I can also prepare in advance." Yu Li asked, thinking that their family's current job still came from the help of neighbors.

Chapter 373 Basic Skills of a Projectionist

After hearing Yu Li's question, Xu Damao pondered for a while. Mainly because he was thinking that after finding out Yan Jiecheng's whereabouts, he would invite Li Ming to have a meal together, so that he would have something to talk about then.

"Maybe in two days. I have something to deal with in the next two days."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. Just tell me in advance and I'll prepare it at home." Yu Li lowered her head and quickly packed the matchboxes in her hands.

Although it sounds simple to make matchboxes, it does require some proficiency. Yu Li is quite deft, and she is now quite familiar with it. As for Xu Damao? Yu Li has to clean up three, and Xu Damao can only clean up one, which is just a bonus. If they really rely on Xu Damao to make matchboxes, the family will soon starve.

"By the way, Damao, I think our family has only enough food for more than three months. Should we prepare some in advance?" Yu Li was gradually getting familiar with the situation in her new home. Even though she was a woman who seldom went out, she knew that the current year was not good.

But this can only be Yu Li. If it were Qin Huairu, she might not bring it up in front of Jia Dongxu.

Xu Damao paused, "Hiss, that seems to be the case. We used up a lot of food when we got married last time."

"Well, it's nothing, I can just go to the black market and buy some food these days. We still have enough money to buy food."

Xu Damao didn't really care about it. After all, food could still be bought on the black market. Besides, he, Xu Damao, was now a projectionist at a steel mill, so he would definitely go to the countryside. Wouldn't it be easy for him to find something to eat in the countryside?

When Xu Fugui took Xu Damao to the countryside before, Xu Damao didn't just pay attention to the widow!

Xu Damao also studied the basic skills of a projectionist seriously. In addition, his father took him for several tours around the area, and those simple villagers also knew what it meant!

. . . . . .

Three days later, a day off.

"Mingzi, come to my place for dinner tonight!" Xu Damao said as he squatted beside Li Ming who was basking in the sun.

Li Ming nodded and looked at Xu Damao, "I want to eat well. I can't live without meat."

"Okay, your brother Damao handled this matter very neatly. It just so happened that I went to the black market yesterday and got two pounds of bacon. Hey, that little bit of flavor is absolutely amazing!"

Li Ming raised his eyebrows. Smoked meat? It looked familiar. Could it be produced from him? But it didn't matter. If it was really produced from him, it would be better. Wouldn't it be a huge profit?

"Okay, I'll go over there tonight. I happen to have a white lotus flower here!"

"Hey, what can one bottle do? I'll go buy some more, brother Damao." Xu Damao was about to run out, but was stopped by Li Ming. "How much can you drink? I still have something to ask you."

Xu Damao stopped walking forward awkwardly. Although he really couldn't drink much, he felt embarrassed when you said that to him!

But he was stopped by what Li Ming said. There happened to be a step, so he sat down on it.

"Ask, your brother Damao will give you some advice."

"Come on, what I mean is, what do you think about the situation of the idiot next door?" Li Ming pointed the corner of his mouth towards the Yan family.

Xu Damao suddenly realized. He had found out the truth, but forgot to tell Li Ming for a moment. He had planned to tell him in the evening.

"Don't you trust your brother Damao in doing things?"

Li Ming spread his hands, his meaning was very clear.

"Tsk, okay, I know the route of the yellow-faced man opposite very well. I plan to tell you tonight." Xu Damao said helplessly and handed Li Ming another cigarette.

"Okay, let's talk about it at your house tonight. If your sister-in-law hears it, she will worry in vain. It's better for us two brothers to communicate in advance. Then we can quickly get rid of that idiot Yan Jiecheng and that's the important thing!" Li Ming took out a matchbox, lit a cigarette, and blew out a smoke ring.

"Recently, Yan Jiecheng usually doesn't come back until around 7 or 8 in the evening. I went to the soda factory and kept an eye on him for two days. I think they have a lot of soda that needs to be shipped out of Sijiu City, so they hired temporary workers."

"I have figured out the route clearly. We two brothers can prepare to start in the next two days. Just follow me. We will prepare on the way in advance and give Yan Jiecheng a big surprise!"

Xu Damao said with great enthusiasm that whenever it comes to doing something bad, Xu Damao is always in great spirits!

"Have you thought about how impressive a lesson to give Yan Jiecheng?" Li Ming asked curiously.