Chapter 109: Former Colleague Eaten by Wolf
Section Chief Kong took a sip of the plain water soaked with puffed tamarind (without tea leaves) and continued:
"Our purchasing department has divided the country into seven regions, just like the contracted areas in schools, and assigned several comrades to purchase medicinal materials in each region.
Among them, Comrade Yang Xiaoqing is responsible for the North China region, Comrade Yang Jinbo is responsible for the Northeast region, Comrade Huang Zhuangqun is responsible for the East China region, Comrade Zhang Mingliang is responsible for the Central China region, Comrade Li Zexu is responsible for the South China region, and Comrade Zhu Xingchen is responsible for the Southwest region.
Don't be fooled by the fact that only some of our colleagues are in the office right now. That's because some of them are on business trips to other places to purchase medicinal herbs. So, unless it's Spring Festival, our purchasing department will never be fully staffed, haha."
Lin Sanqi counted on his fingers and asked curiously:
"Chief Kong, didn't you say there are seven major areas? You just mentioned six areas, and there is one area you didn't mention."
Section Chief Kong said a little embarrassedly:
"Indeed, one region was omitted: the Northwest region, encompassing the three provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu, and Qinghai, as well as the three autonomous regions of Ningxia, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia. Oh, and Qianzang, originally part of the Southwest region, has also been moved to the Northwest region.
Originally, the person in charge of this area was Comrade Luo Wenyuan from our department, but Wenyuan had bad luck. During a business trip to Qinghai, ahem, something unexpected happened. So this area is currently unattended."
Lin Sanqi was delighted when he heard this, thinking, is the Northwest region going to be handed over to him? That would be great.
The Northwest region is characterized by a dry climate, abundant sunlight, and large temperature differences between day and night, which is very suitable for the growth of rhizome medicinal materials.
Most of the common clinical medicinal materials, such as astragalus, wolfberry, codonopsis, angelica, and rhubarb, come from the northwest region.
Precious medicinal herbs, such as Cordyceps sinensis, Tianshan Snow Lotus, Cistanche deserticola, and Saffron, which later became extremely expensive, also come from the Northwest. (Saffron is cultivated on Chongming Island, but wild saffron is grown in the Northwest.)
Even the rare natural musk deer in later generations, including the forest musk deer and the red musk deer, also come from the northwest.
It can be said that the Northwest region is simply a treasure trove of Chinese medicinal materials.
Lin Sanqi thought that if he was given the responsibility of such a large area, then when he was on a business trip, he would be far away from home and could buy up a large amount of precious Chinese medicinal materials and secretly transfer them to 2013. Wouldn't he make a fortune?
This is definitely traffic monetization.
Everyone in the office was eavesdropping on the conversation between Section Chief Kong and Lin Sanqi.
Only Yang Qiuhong saw the excited Lin Sanqi and thought that this young boy was going to suffer a loss, so she reminded him:
"Comrade Xiaolin, why don't you ask what happened to Luo Wenyuan?"
Lin Sanqi suddenly woke up, thinking that he had almost let his guard down. If there was such a good thing, how could it happen to a newcomer like him? There must be a story behind this.
At this time, Section Chief Kong smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to answer.
It was the quick-witted Zhao Dongying who first spoke out the truth:
"Old Luo was really unlucky. He was sent to Qinghai to purchase Gentiana macrophylla, but his car broke down on the way and he couldn't find a place to stay. In the middle of the night, he was attacked by prairie wolves.
Tsk tsk tsk, Lao Luo and the driver were so miserable. When they were found, only their heads were left. Their bodies had been eaten by wolves. See that Jiefang truck in the corner of the warehouse? It was this truck that broke down in the first place, and now no one wants to drive it on business trips.
Wow~~~
Lin Sanqi was stunned when he heard this.
In his mind, business trips were all about taking the train, eating and shopping along the way. He'd eat some steamed bread with pork head, slowly wander to the local area, finish his shopping, and then slowly wander back.
With a letter of introduction from your unit, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the motherland along the way, eat and live for free, travel on public funds, and have so much freedom in the vast sea and sky.
Now tell him that he will be eaten by wolves when he goes on a business trip. How can the flowers in the greenhouse that came here in 2013 not be shocked and scared?
"Eat...eaten by a wolf? Mother Diulei, are you kidding me? This is so exciting?"
Zhao Dongying saw Lin Sanqi's face change and laughed heartlessly:
"Haha, Lao Kong, look at this kid, he's so scared he's about to pee his pants. How is he going on business trips in the future if he's this scared?"
Zhao Dongying's words made everyone in the office laugh out loud. It was obvious that everyone was happy to see the newcomer get humiliated.
Yang Qiuhong also helped Lin Sanqi and said:
"Chief Kong, the Northwest region should be run by experienced veterans. Comrade Xiaolin is really not suitable. Young people should go to the East China region. If all else fails, his hometown in South China will also be fine."
Section Chief Kong smiled and said, "That's not true. I didn't ask Comrade Xiaolin to go to the Northwest. I was just introducing the department to him. That's what he just asked about."
At this time, Yang Xiaoqing quit. There were only 20 regular employees in the purchasing department. Excluding 4 female employees, 1 section chief and 1 deputy section chief, there were only 14 people who could move.
In principle, two people are responsible for one area, but in areas with abundant medicinal materials and heavier procurement tasks, one more employee will be assigned to share the work.
The Northwest region is considered a less popular area, so only one employee was assigned to purchase. As a result, such a major incident occurred, and the Northwest group was left vacant.
If newcomers like Lin Sanqi didn't go, would they, the veterans, go? No one would want to go to the Northwest to feed the wolves.
Yang Xiaoqing stood up and began to sow discord among the other buyers in the office:
"Section Chief, you're wrong. We are bricks of the revolution. We move wherever there's a need. Revolution isn't a dinner party. Why are you being picky about work? Don't you agree?"
Li Zexu also started to make trouble:
"That's right. When we first started working, we were all apprentices. We had to carry our bags and cross mountains and rivers to buy Chinese herbal medicines from various production areas. We also went through hardships. Why can't the newcomers endure hardships?"
Yang Xiaoqing sarcastically said, "Why come to the purchasing department if you can't endure hardship? Why don't you just go to your mother to breastfeed? Isn't that safer?"
Hahaha~~~ Some employees in the office started laughing.
Yang Qiuhong glared at Yang Xiaoqing and Li Zexu: "You are so wicked, bullying other people's children."
Someone was unconvinced: "Kid? Have you ever seen a 23-year-old kid?"
At this time, the door opened and a middle-aged man walked in. Judging from the pen in his shirt pocket, he did not look like an ordinary employee.
Section Chief Kong saw the newcomer and introduced him to Lin Sanqi, "This is Deputy Section Chief Wu Ming."
Deputy Section Chief Wu looked at Lin Sanqi seriously and said:
"I was just directing the unloading outside. I heard everything you said. Old Kong, I personally must obey the organization's arrangements. There's a vacancy in the Northwest Region now. Wouldn't it be better for Comrade Lin Sanqi to fill in? Why disrupt the order of the entire department again?"
Lin Sanqi's heart skipped a beat, thinking that this person was not a good person...
(End of this chapter)
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