The strong fisherman in the courtyard

"Tsk tsk, this idiot Zhu is ugly but has wishful thinking. He even dreams about a man who has a father." Zhou Tian teased, touching the tuft of mustache on his chin.

"Stop talking, let's get in line quickly. It would be bad if people heard us gossiping." Xu Qiang quickly changed the subject.

"Old Xu, you're mainly afraid that the chef will shake the spoon when serving you food, haha." Wang Jun said with a smile.

Xu Qiang glared at this group of unreliable people and said, "As long as you keep talking."

After that, we started queuing. Sangu doesn't have much going on on weekdays, so we were considered early to arrive, and there were only a few people waiting in line ahead.

After a while it was Li Ming's turn.

"Brother Zhuzi, come and get some food." Li Ming said to He Yuzhu, a square-faced man in front of him.

He Yuzhu took a look and saw that they were still from his courtyard, and no one called him Shazhu, so he spoke happily.

"Mingzi, you're here to work at the steel mill! All right, man! Come to this cafeteria often in the future, and Brother Zhuzi will shake the spoon for you, haha."

As he said that, he scooped a full spoonful from the bucket and poured it into Li Ming's bowl.

Li Ming knew when to stop, praising him wouldn't cost him anything, as the real benefit would come from it.

"Okay, Brother Zhuzi, I'll go eat first." After saying hello, Li Ming left. There were still many people waiting behind him.

He found the seat that Wang Jun had reserved in advance and sat down.

"Wow, so much? It's almost two spoonfuls for me." Zheng Ping looked surprised.

"That's right. We are neighbors in the same courtyard after all. I haven't offended him. It's really stupid to call him Shazhu." Li Ming said happily as he looked at the full bowl of food.

The six people were having lunch in a lively atmosphere. It was Li Ming's first time to eat the dishes cooked by He Yuzhu, and they were really good.

"Master, do you know the person who just served the meal?" Ma Hua asked from the side.

He Yuzhu nodded, "I know him. We're from the same yard. He's in the front yard. He should have just started working at the steel mill these past two days."

Chapter 12: Overturning jealousy

"And this kid is considered highly educated in our hospital, he graduated from a technical secondary school!"

Ma Hua envied, "After graduating from a technical secondary school, you can get a cadre status as soon as you enter the factory!"

He Yuzhu looked at Ma Hua with envy, raised his hand and knocked on Ma Hua's head, "Hurry up and get to work!"

He Yuzhu was envious. If he had been a cadre, he would have been able to marry Sister Qin! He Yuzhu stood there with a big grin on his face.

"Silly Zhu, why are you grinning like an idiot? Hurry up and serve me some food."

He Yuzhu was awakened from his reverie by a sudden voice, and saw it was Xu Damao.

"Silly man, who are you scolding?"

"I'll scold anyone who laughs foolishly! Hurry up and get my meal. I'm starving." Xu Damao pouted and looked unhappy.

He Yuzhu didn't continue to curse back, he just shook the spoon a little violently, less than half of the normal amount.

"The fight is over, get out of here!"

Xu Damao took a look at his meal and realized that he paid the normal price, but received less than half of it. This almost made Xu Damao very angry.

"Hurry up, everyone is waiting for food!"

After hearing the urging from behind, Xu Damao did not continue to confront He Yuzhu. He just left after saying some harsh words.

"Silly Zhu, wait for grandpa!"

He Yuzhu was laughing while watching this. In He Yuzhu's eyes, Xu Damao was just good at talking.

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

"Snapped"

A bunch of keys was thrown in front of Li Ming.

"Mingzi, this is the key to our bicycle. You can ride it first. It will be convenient if you plan to go to the countryside during this period."

"Okay, Brother Xu." Li Ming grabbed the key and put it in his pocket.

"Then I'll go out for a walk tomorrow, at least to find out more first."

"Okay, then you don't have to come to the steel mill. Just come back when you're done." After saying that, Section Chief Xu walked towards the rest room behind the office.

Each section-level office is equipped with a lounge, which is usually used by the section chief.

The remaining five people looked at each other outside.

"How do you usually spend your time?" Li Ming looked curious.

Zhou Tian shook his head and said, "If you feel sleepy, sit on a chair and take a nap, or leave work early. We can still relax."

Well, I knew there was no good way to kill time. Li Ming watched the four people start to find a comfortable place to take a nap, so he also prepared to follow the crowd and take a nap.

"Ring ring ring"

"Ring ring ring"

"Ring ring ring"

The bell for the end of get off work at the steel mill rang, and all the lazy people in the room woke up yawning.

After greeting each other, Li Ming walked out holding the n bicycle keys distributed in his hands.

He got to the carport, rode his bicycle out and headed towards the steel mill gate, ready to wait there for his father to come out and go home together.

"Mingzi, here!" Father Li, with a cigarette in his mouth, waved his hand to greet Li Ming.

"Hey, why did you get a bicycle?"

"It was distributed by the stock company. Everyone in our stock company got one. They said it was for the convenience of going to the countryside for purchases."

"Get in the car. I'll take you home today."

Father Li was delighted, said hello to the person who was riding the bicycle next to him and got on it.

The courtyard of the steel rolling mill.

Li Ming and his father pushed the cart in and met Yan Fugui who had just got off work.

"Wow! Lao Li, did you get a bicycle for Xiao Ming?"

Father Li waved his hands and said, "It wasn't me who did it. It was from Mingzi's purchasing department. Their section chief allocated one to Mingzi today, saying that it would be convenient for him to purchase in the countryside in the future!"

Father Li replied calmly, showing a bit of pretentiousness. There is nothing he can do, because his son is promising. Especially compared with the children of the Yan family, his child is more promising!

Yan Fugui seemed to have thought of this as well, and suddenly there was some embarrassment on his face. "Not bad, not bad. I've always thought Xiao Ming is a promising kid!"

After saying that, he turned around and went home. It was obvious that he didn't want to talk any more. It was heartbreaking.

Comrade Li Ming was so happy to see this that the father and son returned home.

Yan family.

"This kid from the Li family is becoming more and more promising. I have to spend more time with the Li family in the future." Yan Fugui muttered as he paced back and forth.

The three aunts nodded in agreement, saying that they were indeed much better than the children in their family.

"My dear, the Li family is renovating their new house during this period. If you are free, please help to look after it. We can sell some of it and maybe we can use it in the future."

"Got it, Old Yan. I'll be watching over there tomorrow when I'm free." The third aunt nodded and went back to the kitchen to start cooking.

Yi Zhonghai's family.

"Old Yi, I heard that the kid from the Li family in the front yard pushed a bicycle back today?" The aunt was also a gossipy person.

Yi Zhonghai nodded, "That's right. I heard that the chief of the third section of their purchasing department gave it to him."

"This child has been smart since he was young. I didn't expect that he would graduate from a technical secondary school when he grew up, become a cadre in the factory, and now he has been given a bicycle."

"The Li family is really lucky!" Yi Zhonghai sighed on the side, it would be great if this was a child in their family.

Unfortunately, it was not the case, especially since the other person had both parents alive, and Yi Zhonghai did not dare to offend him easily.

One of the aunties agreed, "Their daughter has also been admitted to a technical secondary school. When she graduates, there will be another cadre in the family."

Yi Zhonghai's family was like a family of jealous people, extremely sour.

The backyard is full of bangs.

Ever since Liu Haizhong saw Li Ming riding a bicycle on the way back, he wanted to find out more about him. As a result, he found out when he returned to the yard that it was assigned by the section chief. Originally, Liu Haizhong was very jealous of Li Ming's cadre status as a fresh graduate from technical secondary school and joining the steel rolling mill. Now he also knew that Li Ming seemed to be very popular with the leaders, so he was naturally even more angry.

But the same thing goes, Liu Haizhong didn't dare to offend the Li family, so he could only hold his anger in and vent it on his unlucky child.

Sure enough, after a while, Liu Guangtian’s screams were heard in the backyard!

Li Ming could hear it from the front yard, which shows that Liu Haizhong was very ruthless! He is not afraid that his son will pull out his oxygen tube when he is old~

"Tsk, Old Liu in the backyard is beating the kids again. The neighborhood office has talked to him several times but he just won't listen." Mother Li was quite angry.

Father Li shook his head. "I guess he knew our son had made it, and he was angry. So he beat his own son at home to vent his anger!"

Mother Li rolled her eyes at Comrade Li Weiguo and said, "But you are quite right. Our eldest son is definitely the most promising one in the hospital."

Li Ming and Li Rui just listened quietly to the two of them praising each other - mainly because they were used to it.

Chapter 13 Going to the countryside

"By the way, Dad, I'm not going to work tomorrow." Li Ming said to the two of them.

Mr. and Mrs. Li were full of questions and were about to open their mouths to ask.

"Well, our section chief said that the steel mill has been short of meat and vegetables recently. Our purchasing department has a clause that if we can procure enough unplanned materials, we can get regular employment without waiting for three months. This way, we can get a lot more salary!"

Li Ming began to explain. He had to explain because he could already see red light flashing in Li's father's eyes.

"Oh, so that's the case. Okay then, anyway, you don't have to do the same purchasing as us workshop workers." Father Li nodded quickly to show that he had no problem and agreed.

"That's true, but it's not easy to collect now." Mother Li was a little worried.

"It's okay, Mom. I'll go to the countryside to have a look. If there's anything suitable, I'll collect some. If there's not enough, it would be nice to stock up for our own family."

"By the way, have you two stockpiled any food or anything recently?" Li Ming began to ask about the latest situation at home.

Comrade Li Weiguo curled his lips and said, "How can you and I have time to collect them when we go to and from get off work? I only brought home ten kilograms of brown rice and corn flour on my day off last week."

"As a result, I ran into Mr. Yan across the street who asked me if I had run out of noodles at home." Father Li complained. It was really that Yan Fugui's two little eyes were very cunning. Even though the rice and noodles were in bags, he still saw them.

Sister Li Rui was so happy when she heard this, "Dad, all the students in our school know that there is an abacus expert in our school!"

It's also famous enough. At least Yan Fugui has some reputation in this street.

Mother Li watched the family eat with a smile, "I made a little more than Comrade Li Weiguo."

As he spoke, he pinched his thumb and index finger and gestured.

"They are all in the kitchen now. Once Mingzi's place is decorated, we'll put them there."

Li Ming nodded and said it was okay. It would be safer to leave it at his place. At least if the Thief King dared to come, he would fish for him and then beat him to death.

After dinner, the family dispersed and returned to their own living spaces. Father Li slowly flipped through a book of intermediate operation skills assessment questions for mechanical industrial workers, probably planning to sprint to level 6 welders soon, while Mother Li was busy in the kitchen, washing the dishes for dinner.

The brother and sister also went back to their own rooms to prepare for bed.

The next day.

Li Ming got up early in the morning and packed up. Today he planned to go to Shibalidian near the DC area to see if there were any suitable livestock pups or adult pigs. Especially now that the food in the city of Sijiu is not enough, a few smart people can see that and have been hoarding food.

People in the countryside probably have a deeper understanding of the situation. For example, many people are worried about feeding some piglets. Maybe I can get some results if I go there myself. However, the road is remote, and even if I have a bicycle, it will probably take a whole day to go there and back.

After saying hello to his parents, Comrade Li Ming rode his bike straight to Shibalidian.

After riding for about an hour, Li Ming finally arrived at Shibalidian. The road was too difficult to walk on and he almost broke his back from riding the bike.

From afar, I saw an old man sitting under a big tree at the entrance of the village to enjoy the cool air.

"Uncle! I'm a purchaser for our Sijiucheng Steel Mill. I'm here at Shibalidian to buy some stuff. Could you point me to the location of our village commune?"

The old man was slow to react, and after a long while he uttered an "ah", and said in a hoarse voice, "Just keep going forward, and when you reach the end, turn left and you will see it."

"Thank you." Li Ming replied and pushed the cart inside.

Peasant commune.

As soon as Li Ming parked the car, he saw a man walking towards him.

"You don't look like you are from our village! I wonder why you are here?" A sturdy man with a beard and a sickle walked towards Li Ming.