Song Yan: "It really is because there aren't enough winter-stored vegetables! If there aren't enough vegetables, you can go buy more."
Song Yan wasn't mistaken at all; Deputy Factory Director Wei was looking at her like she was an idiot. Even in years with abundant vegetable supplies, let alone a severe shortage of vegetables this autumn, it's still difficult to buy vegetables at this time of year.
“Deputy Factory Director Wei, don’t look at me like that. I’m telling the truth.”
If it weren't for Song Yan's serious expression, Deputy Factory Director Wei would have genuinely thought Song Yan was trying to humiliate her. "Where can you buy vegetables now? Alright, go back and think about your own family matters."
The deputy factory director was indeed embarrassed by how things had developed, but he forced himself to put on a brave face and deal with it.
"There are vegetables for sale. And lots of cabbages," Song Yan said.
"How much can it be, a few hundred kilograms?" Wei Chunxi asked, holding his resignation letter as he prepared to leave.
Song Yan: "Tens of thousands of kilograms, is that enough?"
Wei Chunxi pulled her foot back from the threshold. "You can buy tens of thousands of kilograms of vegetables?"
"I know someone is selling them."
"How much per pound?" Wei Chunxi was delighted to hear that vegetables were available for purchase, but he didn't have high hopes. Vegetables were expensive these days, and the factory couldn't possibly spend too much money to buy expensive cabbages.
"I don't know yet. How much do you pay per pound for vegetables?" Song Yan was simply trying to do Wei Chunxi a favor. She was helping Wei Chunxi through this difficult time, and Wei Chunxi would naturally give Song Yan what she wanted.
"This autumn, cabbage is one cent more expensive than in previous years, rising to five cents a pound. At this time of year, seven cents a pound is fine. Even eight cents would be acceptable."
After talking for a while, Wei Chunxi finally came to her senses. "Who sold the vegetables?"
Song Yan: "I've helped others before. When he saw how difficult things are for my family, he said he would help me get some cabbage, which would also be my contribution to the factory. The factory will try its best to help me."
Deputy Factory Director Wei's heart sank again upon hearing this. Comrade Song Yan was probably just talking about a vegetable vendor. How much vegetables could he possibly have? "Alright, alright, you can go back now!"
Wei Chunxi was about to leave, still clutching her resignation letter in her hand. She had just inquired about it; why did she give up now?
“Deputy Factory Director Wei, there’s not much difference between resigning a day earlier or a day later. Can’t you let me go and ask him?” Song Yan’s confidence rekindled a glimmer of hope in Deputy Factory Director Wei’s heart.
"You're right, let's swallow our pride and wait one more day. I'll be waiting for your good news tomorrow." The machine factory has about four thousand employees. If each person gets ten jin of cabbage, that's over forty thousand jin! Leaving aside whether ten jin per person is enough, where are we going to get forty thousand jin of cabbage?
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