Chapter 39 Chapter 39 (Part 2) "I know someone who can...
Bicycles, that's a big deal.
If you want to buy a bicycle, you can't buy one at the supply and marketing cooperative. You have to go to the department store to order one. If you are lucky, you can get the bicycle after waiting for a month or two. The cheapest one costs more than two hundred yuan.
Having money is not enough, you also need a bicycle ticket.
Generally, medium-sized factories will issue one or two of these every year as a reward to the best employees of that year.
This means that the number of bicycle tickets issued each year is very small.
In particular, some people use the bicycles for their own use, and only a very small number of them are resold. The circulating price of a bicycle ticket in the market is about one hundred yuan.
Therefore, to buy a bicycle, you need to prepare at least 300 yuan, and you can only buy it if you can exchange it for a bicycle ticket.
Therefore, when this reward system came out, it really caused quite a stir.
Even the people in the slaughterhouse's security department were particularly energetic.
They work for wages, and this reward can be given to factory workers or outsiders. It is their duty.
But there are other rewards for them as well.
Anyway, it was very rich, so rich that they were full of energy. "I didn't expect our leader to be so generous. Not only can he reward us with bicycles if we catch the pig thief, but he can also reward us with other things if we provide some clues. I saw that there are thermos cups and hot water bottles among the rewards. I plan to let my brothers go out more when they have nothing to do, just in case they can find some clues and get a reward."
"Hey, I think the same as you!" Huang Guoyao also had the same idea, and he believed that there must be many people who had this idea under the stimulation of rewards. Not long after the reward system came out, they had already registered a lot of clues.
Just waiting to sort them out one by one to see which clue matches.
He said: "Thanks to the leaders' willingness to listen to our suggestions, I believe we can catch the pig thief within a week."
"That's not our suggestion." Zhou Guangfa said while drinking hot water, "After this matter is over, we have to go to the street office to thank Comrade Jiang. If it weren't for her suggestion, we really wouldn't know where to start investigating."
As for the bonus...
Do you really think all leaders are so generous?
If he was really that generous, he wouldn't have waited until now to be generous. He just wanted to use the reward system to cover up the previous house search.
No matter how high-sounding the words are, one thing cannot be denied: no one would be happy if their family members were found out during the search.
Originally, the search had almost caused a public outcry, and people were just looking for something to cover it up. Then Comrade Xiao Jiang came up with a suggestion, and everyone agreed without much discussion.
Moreover, what the leaders did was very good. The other rewards were naturally paid from public accounts, but the bicycle was purchased with collective funds from several leaders of the slaughterhouse, who paid out of their own pockets.
Zhou Guangfa knew what would happen in the future without having to think about it.
This bicycle will surely attract a lot of attention, and when someone asks about it, they will find out that the bicycle was bought by several leaders of the slaughterhouse with their own money in order to solve the case as quickly as possible.
As the news spread, people who didn't know the truth might think that all the prizes were paid for by the leaders.
Shouldn't we praise them highly?
Spending little money to gain fame, you are worthy of being a leader.
But even though he knew it, he had no intention of telling anyone about it.
He just said: "Don't worry about the reward for now, let's quickly investigate. Some of the clues handed over are indeed very suspicious. We must investigate carefully. And Lao Huang, you still have to take people to guard the black market. If you find someone selling pork in large quantities, arrest them directly..."
After assigning some tasks to other people, the Security Department became extremely busy. Zhou Guangfa was also not idle, and he led people directly to the place where pigs were slaughtered in the factory.
The smell in here is bad. All the people in here are pig killers.
He greeted one of them, "Uncle Li, let me talk to you."
"Okay." Butcher Li didn't think it was strange to see them. He washed his hands first and took them to the cubicle to sit down. After they sat down, he asked, "Is it about Xiao Hong's matter?"
"right."
Butcher Li sighed, "That guy is really good at hiding things. If it weren't for the generous rewards, he would have continued to hide it. I asked someone to check and found that the shift handover point is indeed empty for an hour on the evening of the 26th and 27th of every month..."
Slaughterhouses operate multiple shifts, but the shifts are not arranged according to fixed times.
It depends on the shifts that deliver the pig chops. Sometimes, when there are too many pigs delivered, several shifts will take turns. When one shift finishes work, another shift starts, and they take turns in this way.
Butcher Li is the team leader of a shift. He always only cares about when his shift starts and ends, and has never paid attention to the start and end times of other shifts.
If Xiao Hong hadn't discovered it by accident, they would have had no idea that it was empty from 10 to 11 p.m. on the 26th and 27th of every month.
This means that the previous shift ends at 10 o'clock, but the next shift takes over at 11 o'clock, so the slaughterhouse is completely empty for an hour.
"It's not that we're shirking our responsibilities. Who wouldn't be sleepy at that hour? I really didn't notice who came and who didn't." Butcher Li cursed Xiao Hong in his heart.
Why didn't he tell the security department about the theft immediately after the pork was stolen?
It's because he knew that if he really told the truth, he would get into trouble to some extent, and even if the factory investigated it, they would definitely be punished.
But once the reward policy came out.
In addition to generous rewards, the factory also guaranteed that they would not be held accountable as long as they had not participated in stealing.
Isn't Xiao Hong tempted by this?
As soon as the policy came out, he went directly to the Security Department to file a report. After he finished filing the report, I told him this. Cold sweats suddenly broke out and he quickly checked the work schedule. The couple really found that Xiao Hong was right.
He quickly took out the schedule from the drawer and said, "I checked with someone and found that it is indeed from 10 to 11 pm on the 26th and 27th of these months, but a few months before that it is other times. Anyway, there will be one or two hours every month."
There is no need to guess the answer.
I'm afraid the theft of the pork occurred during that hour.
After Butcher Li handed over the schedule, he quickly proved that it had nothing to do with him: "The schedule is not arranged by us. You have to ask the scheduler about this. Don't worry, I haven't told them yet."
How is it possible to say hello?
What if the other party arranged the shifts like this on purpose? Wouldn't that have something to do with the pig thief?
Anyway, he definitely won't wade into this muddy water.
"Okay, I understand." Zhou Guangfa looked at the place on the schedule that was specially marked by Butcher Li, and nodded with satisfaction: "I will investigate carefully."
"That's fine!" Butcher Li finally felt more at ease. "Then I'll go home first. I wanted to stay here until you came. Otherwise, I would have been lying at home all this time."
After making sure that nothing was wrong, he left the slaughterhouse.
I walked all the way home. If it were any other day, I would have just washed up and gone to bed. But killing pigs is strenuous work, so I really had to lie down on the bed as soon as I got home.
But today he sat on the chair with a frown on his face as if he had a lot of things hidden in his heart.
Li Zhen came over and saw that his father had not gone to rest yet. He asked curiously, "Why don't you go and rest? Didn't you say that you have to lie down for a few hours if your back aches after working all day?"
Butcher Li shook his head and said, "I just feel uneasy."
Li Zhen poured him a cup of hot tea and asked, "About the incident of stealing pigs from the factory?"
Butcher Li nodded and sighed, "Actually, there is one thing I have never told the people in the Security Department. It was difficult to tell you before, and I dare not tell you now..."
It should have happened last year. Suddenly a stranger came to my door with something in his hand. He didn't say it too directly, but just wanted him to use his position to help out. He also promised to give him a generous reward afterwards.
At that time, he didn't even listen to what they were supposed to help with, and he just rushed out with Li and the others. Afterwards, he didn't tell anyone else about it because he was afraid that others would think too much.
After that, nothing happened and he forgot about it.
Now think about it, the stranger was probably here just to steal the pig. He chased the person away, but there will always be someone who is tempted by the generous reward.
Just like the previous work schedule.
There is absolutely no way that it was accidentally mis-arranged. It can't be such a coincidence.
I just don't know if there was a problem with the employee who arranged the schedule, or if someone else instructed him to do this.
"Why do you think so much?" Li Zhen thought it was not a big deal. "You didn't steal the pork nor did you help others. What does this have to do with you?"
"But I just don't feel down to earth." Butcher Li was born tall and strong, and now he's older and has a scruffy beard. It's so weird for such a rough guy to act coquettishly in front of a young lady.
Li Zhen smiled and said, "Then let me tell you an interesting story?"
"You tell me what you want to say."
"Your two grandsons beat up the two brothers of the Ma family!" Li Zhen had just come over from Ma Jian's place.
"Good job!" Butcher Li actually laughed. "Those two brothers are really worthless. They have hands and feet but they don't know how to work. They only know how to think about other people's things. I will continue to beat them next time I see them!"
He really looked down upon Ma Jian as his son-in-law.
Look, he can't even control his own brother, and is bullied instead. That cowardly ego is so annoying.
However, fear also has its advantages. One does not have to worry about his daughter being wronged after marriage.
He asked, "Did you really take Majian's salary?"
Li Zhen nodded and said, "Let's go to the motor factory to handle the formalities. I will go and collect his salary next month."
This was agreed upon before we got married.
It was said that all the wages belonged to her, but it was also a disguised way of helping Ma Ji save it. As long as she didn't subsidize those people in the Ma family, she could save a lot in the end after paying for food, clothing, housing and transportation.
The money nominally belonged to her, but in reality it still belonged to Majian.
Seeing that her father was in a good mood, she hesitated for a while before finally speaking: "I plan to bring him back."
In fact, marrying Majian was the same as not getting married to her.
There was no emotion at first.
The reason why she agreed to build a life with Majian was that if she was not married at her age, the gossip outside would not only be directed at herself but also her family.
One more thing...
She also wanted to bring the child back after she got married.
People were saying that Li Zhen was cheated on by a man from another place and that she ended up having a child in another place.
This... is indeed true.
She has a child, a son.
She was still young at that time, and was both afraid and resentful of having a child out of wedlock. With the persuasion of her parents, she gave the child to a local couple who were unable to have children after the child was born.
They are a very learned and educated couple.
The living conditions are good and the people are gentle. It is always better for the children to be with them than with themselves.
She had suffered a lot of criticism over the years because of the rumors outside. She couldn't imagine what kind of verbal abuse the child would endure if she kept the child with her.
She has always felt that this decision is correct, and the child's adoptive parents can provide him with a peaceful and good living environment.
But unfortunately, something happened to that family, and suddenly they wrote to her hoping that she would take the child back. Li Zhen didn't know the specific reason, but since they mentioned it, it must be that the child could not continue to stay in that family, so she had to take the child back no matter what.
So at this time she needed a "home", a family like ordinary people, and Majian happened to need shelter, which she could provide.
In this way, the two reached a cooperation and went to get a marriage certificate together.
She didn't tell her family about this.
She would never be able to be a real couple with Majian, and her parents and brothers would definitely be worried if they knew her decision.
She has caused her family to worry for so many years.
I really don't want them to worry about me anymore.
She continued, "Ma Jian and I have discussed it. We will bring the child back in the name of the Ma family and tell others that he is an adopted child from a relative."
Butcher Li frowned, "How can you say that?"
Majian is not childless, so how could he adopt another child?
"It doesn't matter. It's just a name anyway." Li Zhen didn't care about outsiders' speculation. It was better to have people guessing than to know that the child was born out of wedlock. She really didn't want her child to be pointed at and called a bastard. "Just keep it a secret for a few years until he grows up."
"...Alas." Butcher Li saw that she had made up her mind and decided not to persuade her.
As a father, he understands Li Zhen to some extent.
After all, it was her own child that she had carried in her womb for ten months. Even if she hated and resented that man, she still couldn't bear to be cruel to the child.
Not wanting to talk about these sad things anymore, he stood up and asked, "The two brothers from the Ma family haven't gone home yet, right? If they haven't, I'll go meet them and punch them a few times while I'm in a bad mood to vent my anger!"
How could the two brothers of the Ma family be willing to go back?
In the past, with Ma Jian’s salary subsidy, they could live as carefree as they wanted in the brigade. While others worked hard for money and food, they also went to the fields, but only fished for three days and dried the nets for two days. They either made excuses saying they were not feeling well or had something to do. In any case, they did not rely on work points to eat.
Now, Ma Jian suddenly got married and gave all his salary to his new sister-in-law, which also caused my mother to be sent to labor reform.
Everyone could see that Ma Jian was not going to help them anymore, so the Ma brothers could no longer sit still and immediately packed their bags and ran to the city. On the way there, the two brothers even discussed whether they should cheat Ma Jian out of some money so that they could have a few hundred dollars in hand and have guaranteed food and clothing in the future.
It was a good idea, but as soon as he arrived at the door, he was beaten to tears by two teenagers aged 15 or 16.
The pain from those punches was so heart-wrenching that they were scared away before I even opened my mouth to ask for money.
But you can’t go back home empty-handed, right?
Without Majian's help, their lives would be difficult.
So, they didn't dare to go to the family compound, and the two of them hid at the gate of the motor factory, thinking of blocking Majian here.
As a result, after waiting for a long time, they did not see Majian coming out of the factory, but someone else came instead.
"You are Ji An's brothers, right?" The visitor was surprised to see them. "Do you remember me? I met you at Ji An's house last time."
Ma Jihai glanced at her.
He remembered this man. His mother said that there was a girl from the city who was so shameless that she wanted to marry Ma Jian. No one knew how she was so blind that she actually fell in love with a jerk like Ma Jian.
But I think this is also good. Being stupid has its advantages. The temperament of this city girl is the same as that of my sister-in-law mentioned above. She looks easy to control, and when she marries into the family, she can help to support the whole family.
But he was too stupid. He failed to win over Majian even though he offered himself to him. Instead, he married a shrew!
Not in the mood to pay attention to her, he snorted and turned his head away.
Jiang Qing didn't care about his attitude, but moved forward and whispered, "I know a job that can make a lot of money. Are you interested in doing it with me?"
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