The strong fisherman in the courtyard

Although the plot has not yet begun, the backyard and the middle yard have already begun to show their strength. Apart from other things, Sha Zhu has become the thug of Yi Zhonghai, the moral god, and the good grandson of the old deaf man in the backyard.

I don't know what this fool is thinking. He is so willing to be someone's grandson. Who knows, he might even recognize me as his father in the future.

Li Ming returned to his room and thought about what these beasts would do in the future. He felt that it would be quite lively in the future.

But I have to find time to go to the market and buy some vegetable seeds. I am a buyer myself. When I have nothing to do in the future, I will go to the countryside to get various poultry seedlings.

The breeding space provided by my system is very large. I’m not sure how large it is and I’m too lazy to calculate it, but it’s fine as long as it’s enough.

There is a large piece of fertile land, where I can grow some wheat, rice, fruits, vegetables, etc. There is also a grassland for raising cattle and sheep. As for the two piglets I caught last time, they are now struggling in a small valley.

There is also a freshwater aquaculture lake and a seawater aquaculture area, waiting for you to plant seedlings in the future.

I don't have to do anything else in the future. As long as I can take care of the seedlings and cubs in the space, I will never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of my life.

The next day.

It was still a sunny day. When Li Ming got up, he saw that Master Liu and his men had already started working in full swing.

Comrade Li Ming was immediately satisfied, and he said hello to the master and planned to go out to buy some seeds and go fishing. Actually, it can't be said to be fishing, it can only be said that he found a deserted place in the Jinshui River, put his hand into it, and then opened the space to realize automatic fishing.

I went straight to the market after going out. Some things could be planted directly in the ground without seeds, and the system could take care of it. Now, you have to use receipts to buy anything. I didn't have receipts, so I had to think of other ways.

If there were no chickens or ducklings, they would just be bought in pairs and thrown into the system to let them breed on their own. After wandering around the market for a long time and spending dozens of dollars, I finally bought everything.

Just throw it into the system and you don’t have to think about how to arrange it yourself, Brother Tongzi will provide you with the service right away.

At noon, we found a state-owned restaurant to have a meal, and in the afternoon we went straight to Jinshui River.

We picked a place where there were no fishermen, stretched our hands into the river, opened the breeding space, and the river water rushed all the fish and shrimps in it into the river. There was no need to consider whether it was reasonable or not. We already had a system, so we won't talk about rationality.

This year, most people are hungry, which has led to the men at home coming here to fish during their breaks to supplement their family income. Some families have given birth, and some people come here to wait for the fishermen to trade for crucian carp to take home for milk production.

Li Ming was outside all day and only returned to the courtyard when he thought his parents were about to get off work.

But today, the Queen Mother said that she didn't need to cook. When she came back, she would take her family of four to Donglai for a meal. Li Ming's family conditions were quite comfortable in Siheyuan, not worse than the family of Yi Zhonghai, the Lord of Morality. Moreover, Yi Zhonghai was only a level 8 fitter this year, far from the level fitter in the play.

As for He Yuzhu, forget it, just sit in the back row. That idiot is hopeless, he hasn't even received his 37.5 yuan salary yet, but he follows Qin Huairu around like a lapdog, calling her Sister Qin all day long.

Jia Dongxu is still fucking fine. This bastard is just thinking about other people's wives. He is not a good guy. If you like a girl, go and date her yourself. You are always being bewildered by Qin Huairu.

This was one of the reasons why I rejected Father Li's proposal to introduce He Yushui to me. I can't rush to give blood to the Jia family. It's impossible, absolutely impossible.

And to be honest, He Yushui is not that good-looking, and Li Ming doesn't like this type of girl.

As soon as Li Ming got home, his father followed him in. After waiting for a while, he saw his sister running back in a hurry, because he was afraid that the family would go out for dinner and she would be left at home.

Chapter 10 "Hush Money"

In the blink of an eye, another day passed. Comrade Li Ming got up early, packed up and had a meal, then prepared to go to work with his father.

"Boy, you got up early today!" Father Li joked.

"Let's go. It's the first day, we can't go too late." Li Ming glanced at his father.

"By the way, Mom, remember to come over and check on the progress of the installation when you are free."

"I got it. Don't worry. You two can go quickly." Li's mother waved her hand and rode her bicycle to the street office first.

When they arrived at the front gate, they saw Yan Fugui pushing his bike and preparing to go to work.

"Old Li, grandpa and grandpa are going to work!" Yan Fugui greeted him.

Father Li nodded, "Well, today is the boy's first day at work, go early."

"Okay, I'll go to school first." The third uncle got on his bike and went straight to school.

Along the way, the father and son met many of Li's father's acquaintances and colleagues at the steel rolling mill. Seeing the two of them working together, they all greeted them.

This made Yi Zhonghai, who was working with He Yuzhu, extremely envious. He was simply envious of the fact that Comrade Li Weiguo had a son to take care of him in his old age, and that this son was quite capable.

Then he looked at the person he had chosen for retirement and the backup he had chosen. The two of them were chattering and swearing at each other, and he was speechless.

When he arrived at the steel rolling mill, Li Ming parted ways with his old father, walked to the third section of the purchasing department, and pushed the door open.

He saw that there was no one inside, but he was mentally prepared. After all, Sangu had become a professional slacker, and it was still a question whether all the people could come.

I strolled around to fill the kettle with water, then found a place to sit down, ready to do some slacking off today.

It was a good thing that I didn't have a smartphone at the moment, otherwise I could have started playing games happily. I could only focus on the breeding space to see the chickens, ducks and pigs thrown in.

In the space, ducks were chasing chickens everywhere, and the piglets had grown a lot and were grunting back and forth to join in the fun. After all, the time flow rate was 1:10, and it was estimated that it wouldn't take long for a batch of piglets to be born. When the piglets were almost grown up, the first batch of livestock could be dealt with.

Then I can sell it to the steel mill for money. Not only can I make some money, but I can also get along better in the purchasing department. It’s a win-win situation!

"Xiao Li, you're here too early!" Section Chief Xu Qiang threw a cigarette over and greeted him.

"I can't help it. It's my first day at work, and my family is worried that I might be late."

"Hey, it's okay. Don't come so early next time. Just wait and see. These four guys probably won't be here until noon. Then they'll have a meal in the cafeteria and start smoking collectively in the afternoon."

Li Ming was very happy when he heard this. However, the working environment in Sangu was really good.

"By the way, Brother Xu, have we completed our target for this month?"

Xu Qiang sat behind his desk and drank tea. "It should be over. Although there are no requirements now, the indicators should be enough to show our appreciation."

Li Ming was full of questions after hearing this. It was great that this section chief set an example by slacking off.

"If we have unplanned supplies here, what price will we charge? I have to find out in advance."

Xu Qiang slapped his head and said, "Damn, I forgot to tell you. Come on, let Brother Xu teach you his experience first. You can't rely on the other four."

"For example, when we purchase materials outside of our plan, except for meat and eggs, which can be purchased at a premium, all other items will be purchased at the normal price. If there are special circumstances, we need to approve it."

Li Ming nodded and took out a pen and paper to take notes.

"For example, the better rice is 2.3 cents, and the southern coarse rice our factory charges is between 1.3 and 1.6 cents. If you have the ability, you can eat the middle part yourself and no one will care. But if you want more, you have to send at least several dozen kilograms to the factory."

"Vegetables range from 5 cents to 20 cents. We'll talk about the details later. But we're responsible for supplies outside the plan. Generally speaking, we don't take care of rice, flour, vegetables, etc."

"We can just buy pork and other meats and eggs from Sangu, and we will buy them at a premium, mainly because there are not many things on the market right now."

"Eggs are 48 cents, pork is 78 cents. It would be easy if you could get these things."

"Whoever gets involved in our stock market makes money. Eggs are basically priced at a 50-cent premium, and no one has been able to get a big fat pig recently."

"Especially pork. Our factory pays according to gross weight, including various internal organs. Last time I bought a head of pork, I paid 90 cents for it."

"Hey, the last time I got that was just after the Chinese New Year. I bought it for 80 cents and sold it for 90 cents. I made more than 20 yuan in total."

After Xu Qiang finished speaking, he smacked his lips, as if he had talked too much, and quickly raised the teacup to take another sip.

"If you can get a big fat pig now, there's no doubt that your brother Xu can get you a piece. After all, meat is really damn hard to find nowadays."

"I remember that we haven't seen any meat in this steel mill for almost two months."

Li Ming nodded his head as he listened. It was no problem. He could definitely make money. He would have to wait a little longer for his own piglets. However, the steel mill was right here and he couldn't run away. He could still make a lot of small money.

When it was almost noon, four people pushed the door open and walked in one after another as if they had discussed it beforehand.

"Good morning, Chief!" Zhou Tian yawned.

"Xiao Li, you came quite early today." When Wu Gang pushed the door open, he saw Xu Qiang and Li Ming sitting together smoking.

Li Ming saw the four people and handed each of them a cigarette. "This is my first day. My father also works in the factory and got up early for me!"

Xu Qiang threw a box of matches at Zhou Tian, ​​"It's still damn early! The four of you just crawled out of bed when the sun was already shining on your butts!"

"Didn't you four team up to look for that half-open door last night?" Xu Qiang looked at these four listless guys suspiciously.

The four of them paused in their smoking movements, now they were exposed.

"Fuck, you guys really want to go together!" Xu Qiang was furious.

Li Ming thought that his section chief had finally responded positively, but he didn't expect that the next sentence would expose his true colors.

"How many times have I told you, you can go wherever you want, but don't let me know!"

"I haven't been there since I got married." Section Chief Xu's voice was quite low, as if he was reminiscing about his past youth.

"No, you four, buy yourself a cigarette! Xiao Ming and I will keep it a secret for you. Otherwise, you four will forget about finding wives!" Xu Qiang had an expression that said, "I'm doing this for your own good."

Comrade Li Ming was stunned by what he saw.

The four of them were like eggplants hit by frost and they agreed hesitantly. There was nothing they could do as they were four old married women and they would be doomed if they were exposed.

"By the way, Lao Zhou, it's your turn to buy cigarettes this time." Comrade Wu Gang looked at Zhou Tian who was pretending to be an ostrich.

Zhou Tian nodded helplessly, indicating that it was no problem.

Shit, this has been discovered so many times, can we take turns to buy the money to keep silent?

Chapter 11 Possibility of Early Regularization

"Don't you have anything to do today, Old Xu?" Wang Jun lit a cigarette for himself.

"It's okay, it's okay. You can go wherever you want as long as you don't leave the steel mill!" Xu Qiang waved his hands and said to the four people with disgust.

Li Ming was relieved when he saw this, and he sat down on his seat and started to mess around. After all, he had nothing to do now, and he didn't have any unplanned material requirements for the first month. He could mess around for a day, and the things in his space were growing well anyway, so he didn't have to worry about not having anything to eat next year.

After a long while, Xu Qiang seemed to have thought of something and looked up at Li Ming.

"By the way, Mingzi, are you anxious to get a permanent job?"

When Li Ming heard that it was related to the small amount of money he earned every month, he immediately became excited, "Of course, after becoming a regular employee, I will get 42.5 yuan per month, which is much more than what I am making during my internship now."

"My beloved Section Chief, do you have any connections?"

Looking at Li Ming's expression, Xu Qiang suddenly felt that Sangu's future might be more lively. He refilled his cigarette and then spoke, "I just remembered that the leadership of our steel mill issued a new notice regarding our procurement some time ago."

"If you, as an intern, can purchase a certain amount of unplanned materials, you can be exempted from the three-month internship period and become a regular employee directly. But I forgot about this a few days ago."

Li Ming looked at his section chief and said confidently, "How could you forget such an important thing?" So he is really a lazy guy.

“Are there any requirements for purchasing materials for regularization?”

"I didn't go into detail, but what I know is that last month an intern from the second division brought back a pig from the countryside, and he was promoted to a permanent position at the beginning of this month."

"If you have connections, you can go find these unplanned supplies. Then you can get a permanent job three months earlier, which is equivalent to earning one month's salary for free."

Li Ming nodded when he heard this, "Okay, I'll go ask now that I have nothing to do."

What he was thinking about was the two little piglets in his own space. It would probably take about a month for them to grow up. However, if he took them out, he would have to find a way to replenish them.

At noon, the bell of the steel rolling mill rang.

Section Chief Xu took the lead and rushed to the second canteen with his food bowl.

"Hurry up, let's go to the second cafeteria. If we go too late, the queue will be long and there will be nothing good when it's our turn."

The six of them each picked up their own food and ran to the second canteen of the steel rolling mill as a group.

This steel rolling mill is now a medium-to-large factory with tens of thousands of employees. The steel rolling mill is responsible for the lunch of these tens of thousands of people, so there are several canteens of various sizes in the steel rolling mill.

The second canteen that Xu Qiang mentioned was the canteen where Sha Zhu was. From what Xu Qiang said, it seemed that Sha Zhu's cooking skills were very good now, otherwise we wouldn't have seen so many people going straight to the second canteen along the way. Only those who were far away from the second canteen didn't go there.

Today is Li Ming's first day at work, and he is still very curious about having lunch together with tens of thousands of people.

People in this era were relatively thin, unlike later generations where it was easy to gain weight. There were even many people with pale faces, looking sallow and skinny.

But people's spirits are really good, especially the workers in these large state-owned factories. They have good jobs and high salaries. Mainly because workers have high status these days, so they all look very energetic.

Moreover, now is a new era in which the people are the masters of their own country, and everyone on the street is full of energy!

"Xiao Ming, you just arrived today and you may not know this, but there is a chef named Sha Zhu in the Second Canteen whose cooking skills are quite good in our steel mill. Sometimes when you go too late, the dishes at the window he is in charge of are all gone!"

Xu Qiang began to introduce the steel rolling mill to Li Ming.

"But the cook is foul-mouthed and can't talk. I heard that he likes a married woman in their courtyard! It's a pity for his cooking skills, tut tut." Zheng Ping added.

Li Ming chuckled, "I know that. I live in the same courtyard with He Yuzhu, also known as Shazhu. However, I live in the front courtyard and he lives in the middle courtyard. His cooking skills are indeed good."

"It's true that he has a foul mouth. Few normal people in the hospital are willing to talk to him. Besides, Xu Damao, the projectionist of our steel mill, is also from our hospital and lives in the backyard. These two people are born to be incompatible and they fight as soon as they meet!"

"The married woman that Brother Ping mentioned that Shazhu likes is called Qin Huairu. Her husband is a fitter in our steel mill named Jia Dongxu. He Yuzhu likes Qin Huairu."

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this. What a gossip!

"Mingzi, this idiot Zhu really likes married women?" Wu Gang looked curious.

Li Ming nodded. It would be fucking rare if He Yuzhu didn’t like Qin Huairu!

"And ever since Qin Huairu married into our courtyard, he has been too lazy to go to the matchmakers on the street to introduce him to potential partners." Li Ming had an expression that you would guess.