The next morning
It was the day when Lu Wensheng and Shen Lingling were going to take the exam. When they arrived at the brigade headquarters early in the morning, Li Xiangyang was already sitting on the tractor. Today was a big day.
There were exactly two quotas, one was sold to Zhou Liming's brother-in-law, and the other was sold to an old acquaintance who was responsible for selling fertilizers at the supply and marketing cooperative. At that time, he promised to give their Ping'an Brigade two more bags of fertilizers this year.
"Uncle, why are you here so early?"
Lu Wensheng was gnawing at his meat bun while looking at his watch. It was only half past six and he hadn't even had time to eat yet, but the old man was already sitting down. It must be said that the older generation was really active...
Li Xiangyang spat out the tea foam in his mouth and replied with a smile: "I'm not afraid of delaying your business. Hurry up, take the medicine and get in the car."
We can't delay the recruitment exam, it costs 700 yuan!
The one he brewed today was the Gaosui that Xiao Shen brought back from Beijing. Xiao Shen had said yesterday that this was the one thing that the old Beijingers were proud of. It tasted much better than his own, and most importantly, it wasn't astringent.
So, he put some in the kettle this morning to stay awake. It felt really good to drink hot tea in this cold wind.
Lu Wensheng had just entered the commune on her tractor when she saw two people squatting at the entrance of the cafeteria. Before she could turn around to ask, she heard Li Xiangyang shouting from behind:
"It's them. Go ahead and pick them up."
Lu Wensheng drove over on her tractor without saying a word. Now when she looked at the two of them again, she realized that they were simply a walking unity.
"Uncle, Happy New Year!"
"Well, hurry up and talk."
Li Xiangyang invited the two to get in the car, and when he saw them trying to say hello, he couldn't help but complain in his heart:
What else is there to say? It’s almost half past seven. Don’t delay Xiaolu and the others’ exams.
The two men knew the seriousness of the situation and didn't say much. They simply greeted Lu Wensheng and climbed onto the tractor.
When they arrived at the chemical plant, the gatekeeper was the same old man from last time. Before Lu Wensheng could explain his purpose, the old man spoke:
"Hey, little deer, hurry in, we're waiting for you two!"
He had a good impression of the two little girls last time, and since they were both pretty, he recognized them the first time he saw them today.
"Thank you, sir!"
Lu Wensheng quickly stuffed him a handful of fried peanuts, then pulled Shen Lingling and ran to the director's office.
"These two kids are quite sensible."
The old man looked at the peanuts in his hand and smiled with wrinkles on his face. After all these years of watching over the door, this was the first time he had seen such a sensible girl.
This was Shen Lingling's first time taking such a recruitment exam. Although Lu Wensheng had given her a sample to memorize before, she was still a little nervous at this time.
However, the nervous feeling disappeared instantly as I stepped into the door. Just look at all the ugly and ugly people in the examination room. Why should I be nervous?
It’s a done deal!
I have to say that it is true.
Less than half an hour after the test, the higher-ups came to inform us that Shen Lingling and Lu Wensheng tied for first place. Li Xiangyang straightened his clothes and immediately took the two relatives to go through the employment formalities:
"Just wait outside the door until your uncle gets the money for you!"
As he said this, he walked into the gate of the chemical plant with a heroic and confident look.
Lu Wensheng and Shen Lingling didn't want to wait at the door any longer, so they shamelessly went into the security guard's hut to keep warm.
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When Li Xiangyang's old face appeared, the director who was eagerly looking for two good seedlings in the office was dumbfounded:
No, you guys are really disrespecting me by replacing one thing with another right in front of me!
Who is Li Xiangyang? He is simply an old and shrewd man. I can tell what the director is thinking just by looking at his eyes.
He quickly came up to me and started smoking:
"Well, Director, smoke a cigarette!"
Then he exaggerated the origins of the two people behind him, and finally complained pitifully:
"Director, just tell me. One is the brother-in-law of the director of the Revolutionary Committee, and the other is the person in charge of the supply and marketing cooperative. How can a small village chief like me refuse them? So I have to let the two educated youth in our team suffer..."
Alas! It's fate that makes people happy. It's not a bad thing to have them in your factory. What do you think, Director?"
Since the director knew the identities of these two people, he was no longer so opposed. Now, after hearing what Li Xiangyang said, he just went along with it, but he still had to be polite for the sake of face:
"It's a pity for those two good seedlings. Look, they both scored 100 points. Village Chief Li, you are so lucky to have two such educated youths in your team!"
Of course he has to, these two are the darlings of his team, okay, no one else can get close to them!
Li Xiangyang was feeling dizzy, but he said modestly: "No matter where you are, we are all building the country. It doesn't matter where you work. It's you, the director. It's better to be a county magistrate than to be in charge now, don't you agree?"
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In less than half an hour, Li Xiangyang came out happily with 700 yuan.
At that time, Lu Wensheng and Shen Lingling were chatting with the old security guard. They said goodbye to the old man only when they saw their village chief coming out.
If anyone could tell the truth, it would have to be Lu Wensheng. Just with that handful of peanuts and later a handful of melon seeds, she figured out the source of the plaster clearly.
It turned out that their chemical factory had a special purchasing team that made purchases once a month. Lu Wensheng knew the specific address, price, and everything else clearly without exception.
"The price is indeed cheaper than buying it from a chemical plant. If we want to buy in large quantities, it is more cost-effective to buy it from the mine." Lu Wensheng finally concluded to Li Xiangyang.
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