Chapter 60 Chapter 60 It’s better for you to be at home.
Liang Xin adjusted a comfortable position on his legs and picked up the melon seeds again, "You don't even say thank you, but you still compare with me openly and secretly."
Lu Chongfeng opened his palm and let Liang Xin spit out the melon seed shells. "And then?"
"I just said a few words and he ran away."
Lu Chongfeng looked at Liang Xin, who was more lively than before, and chuckled, "When you encountered something like this before, you would just say a few words to make the person run away, and you never got angry again."
Liang Xin glanced at him and asked, "Is it not over yet?"
Lu Chongfeng kissed Liang Xin's face so hard that it was deformed. "I'm happy."
Liang Xin peeled a melon seed and put it in his mouth. "I have to go to the logistics department. I have been busy with the stables for a few days and didn't have time to see Director Wu."
Lu Chongfeng just thought Liang Xin was going to see Director Wu for the bakery, so he didn't ask any more questions and put Liang Xin on the ground. "Go ahead, I'll fry some pork ribs for you."
"Just do your thing first, and I'll come back and tell you how to fry it."
Arrived at the logistics office.
Director Wu stood up immediately when he saw Liang Xin, "Comrade Liang Xin, you're here."
"Director Wu, after submitting the recipe, how is the product?"
A few days ago, I was busy changing the dressings on the landing ship and treating the injured brown-red horses. After handing over the compressed biscuit formula, I did not ask in detail about the trial production situation.
"Good! There's news from headquarters, very good!"
Director Wu pulled out a chair for Liang Xin to sit down. "However, I'm really sorry. I've inquired at the headquarters and local food factories. To introduce machinery to produce compressed biscuits, the investment required is at least 500,000 yuan! Not to mention our 11th Division, even the base doesn't have the ability to introduce it. The only ones with this production line are Beijing Hongqing Food Factory No. 1, Shanghai Weimin Food Factory and two large factories in the north. No other place has this strength."
Liang Xin pretended to remain silent.
"But don't worry, if you give the credit and fame to Jiangkou Base, the base will remember the 11th Division, and the 11th Division will remember you even more."
Director Wu took out an envelope and said, "Headquarters has allocated funds to the logistics department, a total of 50,000 yuan! The logistics department has held a meeting and will give you 100 yuan as a reward!"
One hundred yuan is already a high reward in military logistics.
Starting ten years ago, no material or monetary rewards were allowed for any labor competition activities in the military or local areas.
Liang Xin took the envelope and said, "Thank you, Director Wu. The 50,000 yuan should belong to our bakery, right?"
Director Wu's smile froze on his face. "Wha...what?"
Liang Xin smiled and said, "The bakery has already given up the credit and fame for the recipe it provided. Are the base and the division planning to invest the profits that the bakery deserves somewhere else?"
Director Wu looked at Liang Xin's smile and was unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
"Comrade Liang Xin, how can a bakery need 50,000 yuan? This is 50,000 yuan!"
Liang Xin said directly: "Since we can't import compressed biscuit machinery, I plan to use this money to solve the source of raw materials for the bakery and prepare for the branch bakery in the future."
"Bakery... a branch?"
The shrewd and experienced Director Wu was tongue-tied again, "Where should they be assigned? Don't the bakeries deliver goods to the other two regiments and nearby communes every day?"
"Director Wu, I am also making money for the division, not for myself."
Liang Xin did not answer, but just said what she wanted to say: "I want to expand the bakery, but the division can't afford to invest in it, so I thought of a way to do it myself. It not only brought good reputation to the base and the division, but also got some funds. Our bakery must take this money. If the division plans to sacrifice the bakery again..."
Director Wu subconsciously looked at Liang Xin nervously.
After being nervous, I suddenly found myself being nervous.
Director Wu was stunned, thought for a moment, and asked in disbelief: "Comrade Liang Xin...you, have you been setting a trap for us, or even for the base, from the beginning?"
Liang Xin said slowly: "Director Wu, why do you say that? I have clearly brought honor to the division and the base and earned funds. If the division logistics department considers the bakery, it will obviously be a happy thing for everyone. There is no trap at all."
Director Wu slapped his forehead, and his five fingers slowly slid down from his forehead, "Comrade Liang Xin, you, you really make people... admire you."
Liang Xin said, “Fifty thousand yuan. I plan to invest in a flour mill dedicated to the bakery at Jiangmen Farm.”
"There is a flour mill at the base..."
"The flour mill at the base is at Jiangkou Farm. The wheat area reclaimed by the 2nd Division Jiangkou Farm, apart from supplying military supplies, is barely enough to support the bakery's current raw material expenses." Liang Xin said, "Starting next year, the bakery will expand its operations and introduce other product production lines. Therefore, we must have a flour mill that can produce more than 10,000 kilograms of flour per day to supply the bakery. We can no longer rely on the flour mill at the 2nd Division at the base."
"10,000 kilograms a day?"
Director Wu's eyes widened. "How many bakeries are you going to open?"
Liang Xin still did not answer, and continued: "I have carefully checked. Jiangmen Farm originally had a noodle workshop. Because Jiangkou Farm had high production efficiency, the noodle workshop was closed and converted into a flour mill. It is completely enough to take out 40,000 yuan to buy equipment. The remaining 10,000 yuan will be transferred to the bakery account. I have other uses. If Director Wu feels that the money for buying machinery is not enough, I can go to the flour machinery factory on behalf of Jiangmen Farm to negotiate."
"you......"
Director Wu looked at Liang Xin as if he didn't know her. "Comrade Liang Xin, I didn't think you were such a strong person!"
Liang Xin said slowly: "Am I strong? Am I not negotiating with you?"
Director Wu thought of the first week when the bakery opened and he deliberately did not mention the salary.
Liang Xin just quietly led a few workers to do the technical work in the bakery.
Finally, he agreed to open a bakery after he made bread that was not found anywhere else.
Director Wu couldn't understand why the person who was like a "kitten" before suddenly became so powerful that he couldn't say a word.
Seeing that Director Wu didn't say anything, Liang Xin said, "It doesn't matter. The division logistics department doesn't have to agree to open a new flour mill in Jiangmen Farm."
Director Wu asked tentatively: "If the division disagrees, will the bakery not keep its achievements and reputation secret?"
"Of course."
Director Wu: “…”
"Comrade Liang Xin, I believed in you wholeheartedly at the beginning. How could you block me here in the end?"
"Director Wu, if I hadn't handed over the 50,000 yuan formula, the 11th Division wouldn't have gotten this extra funding, right?"
Liang Xin stood up and said, "Since it's extra, why can't it be given to the bakery? Is the bakery less profitable than other factories?"
Director Wu was surprised, "Did you know that this money was originally intended to be used in the pharmaceutical factory?"
"I have no idea."
Liang Xin said: "But the bakery does not belong to me personally. The bakery belongs to the 11th Division, the Jiangkou Base, and the People's Army."
Director Wu's expression paused and he looked at Liang Xin seriously.
Think of the bakery’s profits doubling every month, or even every day.
Even if the number is small, it is still a profit several times the cost.
As long as the bakery was open, it never made a loss.
On the contrary, the pharmaceutical factories, which have invested a large part of their logistics funds, are still recovering their investments slowly, and it is still unclear whether they can recover their investments in three years as planned.
"Old Wu."
The door of the division logistics chief's office suddenly opened, and Chief Zou walked out with a smile, "You are too biased towards the bakery and the pharmaceutical factory."
Liang Xin took the opportunity to say, "It's not Director Wu's fault. The director of the pharmaceutical factory is Dean Li, and the investment is so huge. The bakery has not asked the division for a penny since its opening, and has not asked for money from the division since its opening. Instead, it pays 1,000 to 2,000 yuan to the logistics department every month, which makes 10,000 to 20,000 yuan a year. We asked for money for the first time a few days ago, but the logistics department didn't give us anything. We have no complaints. We still uphold the Nanniwan spirit, rely on our own efforts, work hard, and earn back 50,000 yuan in funding. Director Wu is a little far-sighted, but I believe that the logistics department of the division will eventually fully support the production and operation of the bakery."
Minister Zou: “….”
Director Wu: “…”
Director Wu once again looked at Liang Xin as if he had never known Liang Xin before.
"Comrade Liang Xin is right."
Minister Zou smiled and said, "There is no reason for the division logistics not to trust the bakery, and even less reason to trust Comrade Liang Xin. The headquarters has allocated 50,000 yuan to the division, which is both a reward and an encouragement. The noodle workshop at Jiangmen Farm must be transformed into a bakery that produces 10,000 kilograms of noodles per day before the end of the year."
"Thank you, Minister Zou, and thank you, Director Wu."
Liang Xin added, "We are all preparing for war now. I know the logistics are very busy. There is no need to rush to the end of the year. As long as the funds for the bakery are reserved for the bakery, it will not be a problem even if it is completed by the end of next year."
Director Wu breathed a sigh of relief, "Comrade Liang Xin, thank you for your understanding."
After Liang Xin left.
Director Wu wiped his sweat and looked at Minister Zou, "Minister, haven't you already agreed to give this money to the pharmaceutical factory to invest in the cultivation of medicinal materials for Weining Pills?"
"After the first batch of vitamins and antibiotics from the pharmaceutical company were launched on the market, they did not become popular as planned. The production technology of these two drugs by major domestic pharmaceutical companies is very mature and the risks are relatively small, but such results were achieved."
Minister Zou shook his head and said, "Instead of investing in a medicinal herb farm and researching Weining Pills...it would be better to try a bakery instead."
"Actually, what Comrade Liang Xin said makes a lot of sense."
Director Wu said: "Although the bakery is inconspicuous, they have indeed achieved the following: one, do not wait, two, do not rely on others, three, do not ask for help from others. They have worked hard and become self-reliant."
Minister Zou sighed again, "The pharmaceutical factory has been struggling for a year, but it still makes less money from vitamins and antibiotics than the bakery."
Director Wu looked at Liang Xin's disappearing back and said, "Maybe Comrade Liang Xin's bakery will really surpass the pharmaceutical factory one day."
Minister Zou: "She is better than you."
Director Wu looked at Minister Zou's disappearing back and whispered, "You are the leader, but you didn't expect that Comrade Liang Xin set a trap for us!"
Liang Xin went to the service center and brought home a watermelon.
Lu Chongfeng had already chopped the ribs into small pieces, gutted the small yellow croakers, cleaned them, and marinated them with salt.
"Is it done?"
"Do you know what I'm going to do?"
"About the bakery?"
Liang Xin agreed and moved the watermelon under the sink to wash it, but when she got closer she saw fish scales, intestines and other internal organs.
Lu Chongfeng quickly cleaned the sink.
Liang Xin didn't use any help. She moved the watermelon to the enamel basin and washed it with water. "Use detergent to clean the entire sink, including the faucet."
"I just went to pickle the fish and haven't had time to prepare it yet."
Lu Chongfeng took out detergent from the kitchen and said, "The bucket outside is freshly drawn well water. Put the watermelon in it and soak it for a while before eating."
Liang Xin suddenly heard a noise coming from next door, "Sister-in-law, are you back?"
"You're back, Liang Xin!"
Li Mao quickly came over from the next door, "What do you want to ask me?"
"I want to give you half a watermelon. The two of us can't finish the whole one."
"Then I won't be polite to you."
Li Mao sat on a stool holding a palm-leaf fan, "It's better to come back. You went to the provincial capital to attend university, and your house is dark every day."
Liang Xin glanced at Lu Chongfeng.
Lu Chongfeng suddenly said: "Without you, this is just a dormitory. With you here, this is home."
Liang Xin felt warmed in her heart.
"Deputy Captain Lu is indeed a person who reads every day, and his words are so pleasant to hear!"
Li Mao was about to continue speaking when he suddenly heard a voice coming from the right yard. After listening for a while, he said, "After Staff Officer Xie became a hero who saved the horse, their home is not as deserted as before. I heard that Yu Honghong is doing very well in the pharmaceutical factory. The pharmaceutical factory is going to give the quality inspection work of the new drug production line to Yu Honghong."
"So Yu Honghong is going to be promoted?"
Zhong Xuelian came in with a bowl of radish meatballs, followed by two children and Xiao Ya.
Wang Daya also followed behind and entered the room.
"It seems so."
Li Mao nodded. "She has education, and she's doing well. Besides, she has a good background."
"Indeed, the money of the pharmaceutical company is decided by logistics."
Zhong Xuelian said nothing more and handed the radish meatballs to Liang Xin. "They are freshly fried. Daya said you like to eat this, so she went to get some radishes to fry."
Liang Xin took one and handed it to Lu Chongfeng. Because there were people present, she did not hold out her hand and wait for him to lower his head and open his mouth as she did before.
Seeing Liang Xin's arms stretched out very long, Lu Chongfeng understood what she meant. After cleaning the sink with detergent, he took the radish balls with his hands and said, "Can you teach me how to fry spareribs?"
Liang Xin stuffed a carrot meatball into her mouth. It was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a fresh carrot fragrance in her mouth. She walked into the kitchen, and the 50,000 yuan that Director Wu mentioned earlier about investing in the pharmaceutical factory flashed through her mind. "I'll fry it with the honeycomb coal stove, and you cook the rice."
Wang Daya followed in and wanted to help.
"I don't need your help."
Liang Xin fished the watermelon out of the well bucket and said, "Take it out and cut it up and share it with everyone."
Wang Daya took the watermelon out again.
"Liang Xin has gone to college. Yu Honghong and Staff Officer Xie are going to be the celebrities of the 11th Division." Li Mao said, "I heard that reporters have come to the base and are waiting in the hospital to interview Staff Officer Xie."
"One more hero means one more fund for the base."
Liang Xin beat the eggs, added dry cornstarch and a little salt to make an egg batter, "How are you doing in your studies?"
"Xuelian, give us lessons every day."
Wang Daya said: "The teacher said that they would organize a cultural cram school, and after graduation, they would have a certificate."
"It's not the cultural cram school that has the certificate, it's the technical secondary school class at the Shili Logistics School that has the certificate."
Zhong Xuelian picked up the watermelon and said with a smile: "Daya and Zhaodi..."
Li Mao shouted, "Li Mao!"
"I'm sorry, I said the wrong thing."
Zhong Xuelian continued, "Daya and Li Mao are doing very well in their studies. They are almost at the level of a junior high school student. If they continue to study in a cram school for another year or two, they might be able to enter the technical secondary school class at the logistics school."
Liang Xin thought for a moment and said, "Keep learning. I'll wait for you to become the administrator."
"administrator?"
Li Maoxian was surprised and asked, "An administrator like Yu Honghong?"
Zhong Xuelian said: "You are not in the same line of work as her, why are you competing with her?"
"She played tricks on me and stole my job. Although it turned out to be a blessing in disguise and I got to work in a bakery." Li Mao curled his lips to the right, "But seeing someone like her get promoted to a leader, I can't help but feel upset."
"They are now the relatives of heroes." Zhong Xuelian reminded, "Don't be stupid and offend them by going up to them again."
Li Mao glanced at Zhong Xuelian and rarely argued, "I'm not stupid."
"Even if she becomes the factory manager, she can't control you."
Liang Xin poured the ribs into the egg liquid and mixed them well. "Your task now is to learn cultural knowledge as soon as possible and prepare for the expansion of the bakery."
"Expanding operations?"
Zhong Xuelian was surprised and asked: "How to expand?"
Lu Chongfeng also looked up from in front of the stove and looked at Liang Xin.
"You'll know later."
Liang Xin poured the ribs into the oil pan, pushed the ribs with a slotted spoon, and slowly fried them until golden brown.
The children who were originally playing with Xiaobai and Xiaoju were attracted by the aroma of the ribs and stood at the kitchen door looking at Liang Xin.
"Wait a moment."
Li Mao ate the watermelon clean, turned around and asked Liang Xin: "Why don't you become a government official and go back to work at the bakery?"
Lu Chongfeng stood up from the stove and walked to Liang Xin.
Liang Xin took a colander and fished out the golden ribs, "If the rice is burnt, you have to go to the cafeteria to buy some."
Lu Chongfeng sat back down.
After Liang Xin said it again, they understood. Li Mao wanted to say more but was stopped by Zhong Xuelian.
Take out the wok and place it on the honeycomb coal stove, heat up the oil, add ginger and scallions, and stir-fry until they turn yellow.
Add spare ribs, fermented rice wine, peppercorns, soy sauce, pepper, MSG and sugar. After the juice boils, simmer over low heat until the juice is reduced to one third. Pour a circle of balsamic vinegar and mix well. Put half of it into an enamel dish first.
"Guangming, give this to the sisters, and call Daqiang and the others over to have a taste."
"There's so much oil, you put so much in it!"
After Li Mao finished speaking, he called to his son next door, "Da Qiang, your aunt has made delicious food again!"
Liang Xin picked up a piece of crispy bone with chopsticks, turned her back to the kitchen door, and handed it to Lu Chongfeng's mouth.
The slight anger that Lu Chongfeng had just felt for not being the first to know Liang Xin's career plan suddenly dissipated. He blew on the ribs on the chopsticks, picked them up and brought them to Liang Xin's lips.
"You eat."
Liang Xin turned around to leave, but her wrist was grabbed and she quickly looked outside.
Everyone in the yard, both adults and children, gathered around a plate of crispy bones that smelled so good it made one's mouth water, and no one was paying attention to what was going on in the kitchen.
Liang Xin lowered his head and ate the ribs that were originally given to him.
Lu Chongfeng let go of his hands with satisfaction and opened his mouth.
Liang Xin glared at him, picked up another piece from the pot, thought about it, blew on it a few times, and then handed it to Lu Chongfeng's mouth again.
Lu Chongfeng raised the corners of his lips and chewed the ribs, which were fresh, crispy, and a little sour and spicy.
Suddenly, I no longer felt annoyed by the women in the yard.
He likes the feeling of feeding secretly.
In the afternoon, Lu Chongfeng and the leaders of the division headquarters went to the hospital to visit Xie Kangmei.
Xie Kangmei was wrapped in gauze from head to toe. His eyebrows were burned by the fire and his eyes were also affected, but not seriously. The burns on his chest were the most serious. He could not take care of himself for the time being and had to be fed by others when eating and drinking.
When he saw the leaders of the division headquarters coming, he raised his hand with difficulty and tried to salute.
Commander Yang said, "Thank you, Staff Officer. You should take a good rest first."
Xie Kangmei insisted on putting his hand in front of his sun chakra to salute, and when he looked at Lu Chongfeng, a complicated look appeared in his eyes.
He didn't expect that Lu Chongfeng would risk his life to save him.
If Lu Chongfeng hadn't come, there would be a ninety percent chance that he would have died in the stable.
But think about it, he finally got his wish and became a hero.
If he thanked Lu Chongfeng at this time, perhaps as Yu Honghong said, half of the credit and honor would go to Lu Chongfeng.
Xie Kangmei struggled internally for a while, then finally looked away and said nothing.
Lu Chongfeng stepped forward and saluted, "Thank you, Chief of Staff. Have a good rest. You are a hero."
Xie Kangmei's eyes paused, his heart was complicated to the extreme, and his eyes became a little blurry. For a moment he seemed to understand something, but before he could grasp it, he saw the leader of the base also walking in from outside.
When they met in the base compound, he took the initiative to approach and say hello. When the base leaders heard that he was the son-in-law of the Yu family and not the son of a certain family in the compound, their attitude instantly changed. At this time, everyone smiled and praised him warmly.
Minister Yu, who had looked down on his father-in-law from the beginning, rarely asked him in a caring tone if he was in pain, and even more rarely praised him.
Xie Kangmei seemed to be in a dream, his head was hot with excitement, he looked at the base leaders and said: "As a soldier, this is what I should do!"
In the blink of an eye, half of the summer vacation has passed.
Liang Xin's novelty of meeting Lu Chongfeng after a long separation had just faded away, and the reluctance to part came up again.
Lu Chongfeng looked at Liang Xin who took the initiative to lean on him. He was puzzled but tightened his arms and hugged Liang Xin's waist. "Didn't you say a few days ago that you wanted to go to the farm to take a look? We will pass by Jiangmen Farm during training tomorrow. Do you want to go with us?"
Liang Xin turned over, leaned her back against Lu Chongfeng's chest, and took the newspaper from the desk, "Go."
Lu Chongfeng was surprised for a moment, "Are you going there in such hot weather?"
"When the weather was so hot before, wasn't I still working in front of the bakery oven?"
"Too."
Lu Chongfeng put his hands into Liang Xin's loose hair, picked her up and smelled the fragrance of her hair, "It's better for you to be at home."
"When your mother arranged for you to marry a wife, you were not happy about it."
"...young and ignorant."
Liang Xin laughed out loud. She had just found an interesting editorial in the People's Daily. She noticed his hand running through her hair and into the collar at the back of her neck. Just as she was about to speak, there was a knock on the door.
"Deputy Captain Lu!"
Liang Xin put down the newspaper and identified the voice, "Staff Officer Wu?"
Lu Chongfeng pinched his fingers, helped Liang Xin up, got out of bed, put on his military pants and uniform, strode to the door, looked back at Liang Xin who was wearing a vest and nightgown, and said, "Put on my white shirt."
Liang Xin: “….”
She opened the wardrobe, took out a thin woolen cardigan, put it on, buttoned it up, and walked out of the room, only to see Lu Chongfeng with a grim look on his face.
"What's wrong?"
Lu Chongfeng turned around and took out a flashlight from the low cabinet. "I have to go to the division headquarters for a meeting. Do you want to bolt the door, or should I lock it?"
"You go and do your work first. I won't sleep."
Liang Xin made a cup of malted milk, paired it with some freshly made date paste cake from the bakery, and turned on the TV.
Beijing Television has officially changed its name to China Central Television.
CCTV is currently broadcasting the evening mathematics lecture "Elementary Geometry".
Li Mao next door should have been asleep with her child, or she didn't pay attention. What was Captain Lei doing outside? It was common for the training brigade to conduct extra training at night before the war.
I was halfway through a glass of malted milk when the evening news began.
Without looking up at the clock, I knew it was 9:20.
In half an hour, the lights will be turned off.
The news broadcast mentioned that new heroic role models had emerged in the Third Front. Liang Xin sat on the sofa, watching TV calmly.
The melodious lights-out signal sounded.
Liang Xin turned off the TV before the CCTV closed. Just as she was about to lock the door, she saw a flashlight flash through the crack in the door and heard footsteps approaching.
Liang Xin could recognize Lu Chongfeng's footsteps. He always stepped firmly on the bricks and walked with a heroic and proud manner.
Sure enough, the door was pushed open.
Lu Chongfeng turned around and bolted the door, with some anger still on his face.
"You bastard!"
Liang Xin put her legs down on the sofa, put on her slippers, and made a new cup of malted milk with the remaining cup.
Lu Chongfeng looked at Liang Xin, "Why don't you ask me what it is?"
Liang Xin stirred the malted milk with chopsticks and said, "You say."
"The 11th Division has produced a fake hero!"
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