Director Liu was prepared to offer some tea to Li Qinghe to win him over as soon as he showed a look of surprise, but seeing that he had already taken several sips and his face was still expressionless, he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.
"Now that the factory has this fat pig, we can have a good meal.
"Master Li, your steel mill should be in great need of meat, right?"
"Ah?" Li Qinghe was stunned by the question. Isn't this nonsense? In this year, which factory is not short of meat?
But he couldn't say it directly, and he also saw the little tricks of Director Liu, so he didn't expose it. He smiled and said, "It's true that there is a shortage of meat, but we can barely supply it."
Director Liu was delighted when he heard this. He thought that Li Qinghe was just embarrassed to say it. The meat supply in the factory was actually very small compared to the number of workers, and it was impossible for them to eat meat every day. Generally, it was considered the best if they could eat meat once a week. Most of the time, they could only eat once every half a month, and sometimes even once every half a month.
"That Cui Da has done a great job. I originally thought he was only 250 kilograms, but who would have thought that he would gain more than 6 kilograms by feeding him."
Director Liu thought that Li Qinghe was distracted just now because he wanted to eat pork. After all, as a factory director, he was greedy when he saw such a fat pig, so he intentionally or unintentionally changed the topic to pork.
Li Qinghe looked at Director Liu's satisfaction with Cui Dake and thought that he had to stir up some trouble. He couldn't let Cui Dake have it as smooth as in the original novel. When he watched this period drama in his previous life, he hated this character very much, even as much as the group of beasts in the courtyard.
He said casually, "With more than ten days, if we have enough feed, it shouldn't be difficult to grow a few pounds of meat. Didn't you prepare rations for the pigs? If so, Cui Dake is quite capable."
Director Liu immediately understood. It seemed to be the case. If he fed the pigs well for more than ten days, they would surely grow several pounds of meat.
Moreover, this pig is already an adult, and it is in the period of growing meat. If it eats and drinks enough every day, it is not uncommon for it to grow one or two kilograms of meat a day. It is impossible to send a 250-kilogram pig out for more than ten days without growing any meat, right? It is not realistic either.
So my admiration for Cui Dake suddenly faded.
The original credit was ruined by Li Qinghe's two sentences. I wonder what Cui Dake would think if he knew about it.
Director Liu held his eyes and smiled, "How could we not prepare food for the pig? The factory is looking forward to this pig so much, just waiting for the fifth anniversary celebration. If the pig is starved and becomes thin, it will be a loss for the factory."
Li Qinghe smiled apologetically, "I was mistaken. I was looking at the factory with a mean mind."
Director Liu didn't care about these things. People of that era were not as sensitive as those in later generations. Even officials were very direct and did not follow so many rules. They would not speak half-heartedly or be vague and leave others to guess.
He now wants Li Qinghe to identify with the machine repair factory and stay.
"Master Li, this pig will be slaughtered soon. How about I give you two pounds so you can take it home and have a good meal?"
In his eyes, this is already a powerful weapon, and anyone facing such an attack will be defeated.
Li Qinghe smiled indifferently and said, "No, thank you Director Liu for your trouble. I don't like pork. It's too fatty and too greasy."
Director Liu: “???????”
Are you sure you are speaking human language?
Everyone complains about having too little oil in their stomach, so who would complain about having too much fat?
Suddenly, he thought of a possibility and asked tentatively: "Master Li, do you often get to eat meat?"
He was excited at this moment, and the more he thought about it, the more possible it seemed. Although it was cold and he was wearing a cotton jacket, he could see that Li Qinghe was very strong, with a rosy and healthy face. In contrast to the pale faces of others, it was even more obvious that he had no shortage of food, even meat.
"Yes... No, no, how can there be no shortage of meat? Director Liu, you must be joking." Li Qinghe looked like he spoke too fast and his brain couldn't keep up.
Director Liu's eyes have begun to roll. Although he is wearing black-framed glasses and his hairline looks like he is about to give up his weapons, he looks honest, but to be a factory director, he is no simple character.
Holding back his unwilling heart, he laughed and said, "I told you, how could anyone not lack meat? It's such a precious thing, who dares to say that they can eat it often?"
As he spoke, he looked at Li Qinghe's facial expression inconspicuously, and saw that the young man raised his eyebrows slightly, as if with disdain.
Director Liu was very proud in his heart. Young people are just too young and still want to pretend. Although you try your best to hide it, you can't escape my eyes.
He was very proud of his ability to read people's expressions. Although the disdain that Li Qinghe unintentionally revealed was fleeting, he still caught it.
Li Qinghe said, "Yes, this meat is too difficult to get. There is only a small amount of it every year, and it is not enough to fill the gaps between our teeth."
Director Liu had lost interest in talking at this point, and was constantly thinking in his mind. The two of them chatted idly.
After chatting for a while, Director Liu suddenly asked, "How do you think we can make this pork taste good?"
"There are many ways to cook it. Braised pork and pork with preserved vegetables are both good, but I think beef is still the best..."
Li Qinghe blurted out the answer, as if he had suddenly come to his senses, and said awkwardly: "Director Liu, it's no use asking me. I have only heard of these dishes, but I have never eaten them. If you want to know more, you still have to find a chef. In fact, I think they are delicious no matter how they are cooked."
Director Liu was full of contempt in his heart. He had already let the cat out of the bag, but he was still trying to hide it. Moreover, this kid didn't even want to eat pork, but beef instead. You're really getting ahead of yourself.
Moreover, he had learned about Li Qinghe's identity before. His ancestors for five generations were hired farmers. He was definitely not a bourgeois or a descendant of the Eight Banners. Instead, he was the descendant of a martyr.
Then there is only one possibility, that is, because of his identity, this guy has connections with his superiors, and is specially taken care of by them, so he can get supplies beyond the plan.
And the quantity must not be small, otherwise they wouldn't eat so much meat and fall in love with eating beef.
It wouldn't be obtained from the Pigeon Market, because there is also a shortage of meat in the Pigeon Market. Whether you can buy it depends on luck. Even if there is, it is mostly lean meat.
Pigs are different from poultry. Every family can raise some poultry and their growth period is short, so you can still often come across some in the pigeon market.
But pigs are different. Unlike in later generations, there is no shortage of meat, and they are slaughtered mechanically. If they grow too big, it will be difficult to handle. They can be slaughtered at around 100 kilograms.
Nowadays, no one is willing to kill an animal unless it reaches a certain weight.
Besides, if you kill a pig that big and sell it at the pigeon market instead of sending it to the meat processing plant, how can you hide it?
Director Liu felt that this was enough. This kind of thing could not be rushed and should be taken slowly, so he began to change the subject.
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