Chapter 141: Prick up your little ears for gossip

As soon as Jiang Hao entered the factory, Old Man Jiang saw him and walked up to him quickly. "Why are you here, kid? I just happened to have something for you and Luo Luo. I was planning to send it to you at noon. You can bring it over later and wait for me to get it for you."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hao quickly stopped Grandpa Jiang and took out the lunch box from his bag. "Wait a minute, Grandpa, these are the dumplings Luo Luo and I made yesterday. They're made with leeks and eggs. I packed three boxes for you. If you're eating at the factory for lunch, you can ask the canteen to heat up one box for you and take the rest home to eat with Grandma. If you're not eating at the factory, you can take them all home to eat together at noon."

Old Master Jiang took the three large lunch boxes and was very satisfied. "Hey, the chives you planted in your house are ready to eat. Not bad, not bad. I've been wanting to eat something fresh recently. Okay, wait a minute, I'll go get you something."

Mr. Jiang walked to the table in the corner, opened the drawer, put the lunch box in it, and took out three oil paper bags. He walked over to Jiang Hao and handed them to him, saying softly,

"This is for you. Your grandma made it these past two days. It has two ounces of beef jerky, one pound of pork jerky, half a pound of pork ribs, and two candied haws. Take it and eat it with Luo Luo.

Oh, your grandma's luck is incredible! Yesterday, she went to the nearby countryside to exchange some firewood, chickens, ducks, geese, and so on. It just so happened that a cow from the brigade died of old age, and your grandma used the bills to exchange for a lot of beef. You guys are lucky enough to have such a good meal.

Although buying and selling are not allowed these days, you can exchange things with farmers. This is allowed, but you can't do it too ostentatiously.

There are not many workers in the countryside, and most people have no source of receipts, but now you need receipts to buy anything.

Therefore, Mrs. Jiang was very popular in the countryside when she exchanged her unused bills for things.

This is also about workers and peasants being one family, helping each other. Although it cannot be too ostentatious, it does not violate the policy.

Jiang Hao held three oil-paper bags and asked with a smile, "Grandpa, you still have a lot of beef jerky, right?"

Old Master Jiang blinked his eyes and said righteously, "It's not much. Your grandmother only made less than two pounds of beef jerky. I'm very generous to give you two ounces. Don't be ungrateful, kid."

"Grandpa, look at what you said. Am I the unsatisfied person? I am content. Knowing that you still have it makes me feel relieved."

"Hey, brat, come on, get back to work. You're so dishonest every day. Oh, and today we're having goose stew at home. Your grandma's goose stew is amazing. Come back with me tonight to eat it."

After saying this, Mr. Jiang turned around and went to find the apprentice assigned to him by the factory.

Jiang Hao also took his things and went to Shi Luo's office first.

As soon as he entered, he saw Shi Luo chewing on dried sweet potatoes while chatting with a few people in the room. After Jiang Hao greeted the others, he said to Shi Luo,

"A Luo, this is what grandma made. Grandpa asked me to give it to you. Eat it slowly. I'm going to settle the bill.

It's the end of the year and all departments need to reconcile and settle accounts. Our finance department is really busy.

A while ago, several people in our department were fired due to background checks. This has made us even busier. We don’t know when new people will be coming.

Grandpa just told me that we should go over for dinner tonight, don't forget it.

Oh, and don't wait for me at noon today. Our director said he's very busy today and has a meeting. Let's have lunch together with the accounting department at noon."

After Jiang Hao finished speaking, he took out a string of candied haws from a long oil-paper bag and left quickly.

Shi Luo opened the oil paper package and saw dried meat and jerky inside. He was about to pick it up and eat it but stopped again. Alas, his mouth had been busy since he got up in the morning, but he would not feel full if he did not eat.

This little brat is serious about eating me out of house and home. If I didn't have my own space and my family wasn't short of money, I would probably be like most people today, starving every day.

I am not even twenty yet, so I wonder if I can still grow taller? They say people start to grow taller at the age of twenty-three, so I am sure I can still grow taller.

Thinking of this, Shi Luo naturally picked up a piece of beef jerky and started eating.

Uncle Chu watched Shi Luo eat the dried meat and thought of the carefree life that Old Master Jiang led. He felt a little envious. "Oh, even the factory director of our factory doesn't live as comfortably as Old Master Jiang. He can go to a restaurant whenever he wants, and he can make dried meat whenever he wants. And these candied haws are loaded with sugar."

Sister Zhou nodded repeatedly, "I think so too. Mr. Jiang's monthly salary plus pension must be around 300 yuan. If he and Sister Jiang spend it, they can eat whatever they want.

Our factory director's monthly salary seems to be less than 200 yuan, which is not a small amount, but he has to support a large family.

Alas, there is really no comparison. So, this person still needs to have a good skill. Look at how much money this skill can make."

Xiao Feng was quite envious of Shi Luo's dried meat, but he also knew that it was meat and he couldn't just take it casually. He could only swallow his saliva silently, took out a hard candy from his pocket and put it in his mouth to satisfy his craving.

Seeing that Luo was enjoying the meal, Sister Zhou felt a little greedy. She took a fried dough twist from the drawer and started eating it slowly. Halfway through, she suddenly whispered, "Hey, speaking of the factory director, have you heard the news recently?"

Shi Luo pricked up his gossipy ears, "What's the news?"