Lying Low to Scavenge in the Courtyard

Zhang Weiguo transmigrates to that era of scarcity, a time of lacking clothes and food.

He is a decorated veteran who has been transferred to a position as the head of the purchasing departme...

Chapter 33 Visiting Uncle

The next day, Zhang Weiguo came to the steel rolling mill.

He went straight to Director Yang and told him that Zhang Weiguo was going to get married and wanted a certificate.

Director Yang directly issued the certificate.

With a wave of his hand, he gave Zhang Weiguo a bicycle ticket, a watch ticket, and a sewing machine ticket.

Director Yang directly arranged the three-piece wedding set.

This is also why Zhang Weiguo got forty pigs and exchanged them for a lot of good things from Director Yang and the sister factories.

Otherwise it wouldn’t be so satisfying.

The steel mill only issues a few bicycle tickets every year.

Zhang Weiguo took the certificate and returned to the office.

Now all the people in the third purchasing department are idle in the office.

Zhang Weiguo completed all the tasks for them.

The other two subjects were not so lucky, they were still running outside in such cold weather.

Zhang Weiguo would give them one of the two Daqianmen he collected every month.

When they have nothing to do, they smoke and play chess in the office.

Playing chess, one cent per game.

Some people can earn two dollars a day.

But next time, no one wanted to play with him.

Zhang Weiguo thought to himself: "This idiot, doesn't he know to let the water go first and then win it back?"

If you act like this, who will come with you in the future?

Lose once and win twice each time, just like boiling the frog in warm water, making people lose without realizing it.

Just like this, every time it’s just a little bit closer, making others feel like they are just one step away from winning.

This way people will have the motivation to continue.

Looking at the snow outside, Zhang Weiguo invited them to have a snowball fight.

That really attracted a lot of responses.

Everyone started facing Zhang Weiguo.

How could Zhang Weiguo defeat more than ten people alone?

He was quickly defeated.

When other departments saw their section chief taking the lead in playing snowball fights, they thought it was other people's happiness and had nothing to do with them.

Another lively place in the entire steel rolling mill is the cafeteria.

Now that they have brought back so many pigs, besides cooking, they also slaughter the pigs.

Clean the pig offal.

The pork is all stored in the warehouse, so what use are these offal?

In addition to cooking in the cafeteria, there will be a lot left over.

The factory sells it cheaply.

If there are workers in the factory who need Western medicine, go and buy it.

The workers saw that this was much cheaper than the ones on the market.

Everyone is willing to buy some, such as pig bones, and make soup with them.

The canteen became the liveliest place in the factory.

After a few days, the steel rolling mill finally had its annual holiday. Because the workers worked hard and completed the task ahead of schedule, the factory gave the workers ten days of vacation.

Zhang Weiguo also got his marriage certificate with Ran Qiuye.

After the Chinese New Year, Ran Qiuye moved into the courtyard.

Today is the day when the steel mill pays wages and benefits.

Everyone is very happy. This year's welfare is better than ever before. This year everyone can get a pound of pork.

In addition to one pound of pork, each person was also given ten pounds of flour.

This is what the steel mills and flour mills exchanged for pork.

Otherwise the flour mill would not sell so much flour to the steel mill.

Each person was also given some food coupons.

Everyone went home happily to celebrate the New Year.

Zhang Weiguo received the benefits. The benefits for a purchasing agent are better than those for ordinary employees. He gets an extra pound of meat, and some oil coupons and so on.

Zhang Weiguo rode his tricycle back to the courtyard.

Looking at the employees of the steel rolling mill, each of them received a piece of pork and a bag of flour, they were all very envious.

There’s no way to avoid having dumplings during this Chinese New Year.

Zhang Weiguo put the things back home.

I plan to go to my uncle's house.

Zhang Weiguo took a pig and a sheep to the military compound. Of course, they had already been prepared. He couldn't let his uncle, a master, kill the pigs.

There was also a hundred kilograms of flour, a jar of tiger bone wine, and I bought ten bottles of Moutai, ten bottles of Fenjiu, and two packs of Zhonghua.

When we arrived at the military compound, we checked first after entering.

The guard let Zhang Weiguo in only after he had checked him.

Zhang Weiguo came to his uncle's house. His uncle was at home and his aunt was cooking.

Isn’t that just perfect?

Zhang Weiguo asked the guards to move the things in.

My uncle was shocked by so many things.

Zhang Weiguo said that he was the head of purchasing department, so how could he be short of such things.

This thing is not given for free, it is exchanged for your car.

The uncle laughed and scolded: You little bastard, you only know how to covet my things.

When the aunt saw Zhang Weiguo coming, she was also very happy and hugged him again and again. Zhang Weiguo felt a little embarrassed.

Zhang Weiguo didn't have anything to buy, so he bought a silk scarf for his aunt.

Both of my younger brothers are not at home.

At noon, the two of them drank a glass of tiger bone wine, and my uncle immediately fell in love with it.

Ask Zhang Weiguo to bring another jar next time.

Just ask for it directly, no politeness at all.

Zhang Weiguo had a meal with his uncle and told him that he had already obtained the marriage certificate.

When the aunt heard this, she became excited and asked what kind of child the child was, what he did, and who was in his family.

Zhang Weiguo said that he would bring her to see his aunt after the Chinese New Year.

This made my aunt very happy.

Seeing Zhang Weiguo getting married, she felt relieved.

The meal took two hours. When they left, Zhang Weiguo rode on a rickshaw with a tricycle following behind.

We went directly to the steel rolling mill. There was no other way. There was no place to put the food in the courtyard. If the people in the courtyard knew about this, we would not know how to plan the treatment.

I gave the security guard two boxes of cigarettes and entered the third purchasing department. The factory was on holiday now, and there was no one else there except the security department. I found a room, put my son in, locked the door, and rode my tricycle back to the courtyard.

Zhang Weiguo gave his 28-inch bicycle to Ran Qiuye. He originally planned to buy her a ladies' bicycle, but Ran Qiuye didn't want it.

This 28-inch bicycle is quite easy to ride. She used to ride it. It was a second-hand one, so she got used to it.

Since Zhang Weiguo didn’t ride the bicycle anymore, he just gave it to Ran Qiuye.

Fortunately, there are no drunk driving checks in this era, but remember not to drink and drive.

Zhang Weiguo returned to the courtyard and looked at the lively scene.

The New Year is coming soon, and everyone is preparing for the New Year.

The third uncle no longer guarded the gate. Yan Jiecheng joined the steel rolling mill and worked in the canteen. He was also given the benefit of one pound of meat. Since he was in the canteen, some pig offal and other things were easier to obtain.

The third uncle is stewing meat at home.

The second uncle didn't beat the child, and it seemed that he was in a good mood.

The person who felt the most unfair was Jia Zhang. After her son died, her family would not receive any benefits from the steel mill.

Although she received a subsidy of ten yuan every month, it was all collected by an old man and given to her.

This benefit is definitely not available to their family.

Seeing that other families were stewing meat while her family was eating steamed corn bread, you can imagine how she felt.

Now I am at home cursing these meat-eating neighbors.

Zhang Weiguo passed by the Jia family and heard the noise inside. He couldn't help but shook his head.

In the entire courtyard, Jia Zhang is the most active person. If this person is missing, the fun of the courtyard will be reduced by half.

It has to be said that good people don’t live long, but evil lasts for thousands of years.

Although Jia Zhang lost her husband and son, she is still alive.