Fearing that the matter would be exposed by the police and he would end up in jail, Jia Dongxu paid money to buy his safety.
Yan Fugui stuffed ten yuan into his hand and quietly put it in his pocket. He then turned around and walked over to Qin Huairu, who was sitting on the ground playing the victim, and said, "Little Qin, Dongxu accidentally pushed you. It's not right for you to act unreasonably!"
"Third Uncle, even you are bullying us orphans and widows! I can't live anymore, sob sob!" Qin Huairu could tell that he had accepted a bribe from Jia Dongxu. He wouldn't act until he saw the benefit; he needed more money.
The people in the courtyard sensed something was amiss and guessed the general idea.
However, since there is no evidence for such matters, the parties involved will deny it outright, leading to endless disputes. Therefore, no one wants to offend Yan Fugui, who is currently riding high on Zheng Ya's coattails, so they simply pretend they didn't see it.
Yan Fugui, feeling emboldened, squatted down and said, "Little Qin, know when to stop and you'll have a good life!"
You don't want Xiao Zheng to drive you and your son away, do you?
"Third Uncle, you are a highly respected elder in the courtyard. How could you aid and abet the evildoer and help Jia Dongxu bully us orphans and widows?"
"If this gets out, it won't be good for your third uncle's reputation..." Qin Huairu wasn't fooled and didn't believe Zheng Ya would listen to his slander and drive people away.
Besides, Zheng Ya is busy with technical work all day long and doesn't care about the trivial matters of the planting base at all.
Yan Fugui was in charge of all matters, big and small, at the planting base.
However, the supervisors are Xu Qi and Fu Qingyao, and they cannot tolerate Yan Fugui's fraudulent practices.
Besides, there were also people from Old Shen's family supervising them.
If Yan Fugui wanted to fabricate something, he would have to be able to fool the discerning eyes of these women.
Besides, with over six hundred soldiers working inside and outside the planting base, there's no room for filth or corruption.
Yan Fugui's attempt to cause trouble and gain an advantage at the planting base was self-defeating, and Qin Huairu saw through it all and wasn't afraid at all.
Having no other choice, Yan Fugui held up one index finger and said, "I'll compensate you with an ounce of meat..."
"Ten catties of meat..."
"You heartless bastard, you're worth at most five or six cents a pound..."
"Five pounds, and I want the fattest cuts..."
"Are you out of your mind? You wish! At most, three pounds of pork belly. Don't you want to break up with me?"
"Deal! You're so generous, Uncle!"
The two reached an agreement and then got up to go back to Yan Fugui's house to get the meat. Yan Fugui was so distressed that he trembled all over. It was three pounds of meat!
Qin Huairu finally got six catties of meat, without receiving a single penny. She snatched five yuan from Old Lady Long and was overjoyed. She walked through the crowd with the meat in her arms, looking arrogant and making everyone in the courtyard drool.
Unfortunately, meat cost five or six cents, and even without meat coupons, it was unaffordable.
If you want to eat meat, it's for the children at home. Buy a small amount of meat for the children to enjoy, and the adults can just smell the aroma.
Everyone in the yard was envious when they saw Qin Huairu carrying away five or six pounds of meat.
Especially Jia Dongxu and his mother, who had lost money, were so anxious that they wanted to glare Qin Huairu to death, so that the six catties of meat would become theirs!
The mother and son, Jia Zhangshi, were furious, but dared not utter a sound.
Nowadays, the courtyard house is Zheng Ya's domain. He has set up a planting base and won over the hearts of the people in the courtyard.
With no one supporting or protecting the rights of Jia's mother and son, the two of them would become the target of public criticism if they caused trouble. They dared not cause trouble, lest they suffer the consequences!
The two lost money and face, becoming the laughingstock of the neighborhood. Unable to stay any longer, they quickly returned home, locked themselves in their rooms, and began to curse.
He kept cursing until Qin Huairu finished making braised pork. He was so hungry that he cried and hugged his head, as if Qin Huairu, her son, and Old Lady Long had eaten his flesh. He was both in pain and hungry, and made a scene for half the night.
This made Zheng Ya realize that something good was about to happen, and he fell asleep with a smile on his face.
The next morning.
After getting up and washing up, Zheng Ya made a delicious breakfast for her family as usual, put it in a food box for Xu Qi's mother to eat when she returned from her morning exercise, and then left the guesthouse to go to work.
Since the staff at the steel mill's guesthouse were all craving the breakfasts Zheng Ya made, and worried that they might block the door and cause trouble, Zheng Ya decided to move to the Chaoyang Guesthouse for a while.
This inadvertently prevented a potential controversy caused by someone being tempted by delicious food.
As for morning exercise, Xu Qi urged Zheng Ya to get up in the morning, but Zheng Ya instead rode on top of her and did a round of exercise, which then dismissed Xu Qi, who was still limp on the bed.
Someone was shamelessly exercising in the morning.
Xu Qi was too lazy to even say anything more. Bullish, shameless…
Zheng Ya drove to the logistics department of the steel rolling mill with a cheerful heart, and was greeted warmly by his coworkers, which he responded to with a smile.
Section Chief Yang weighed the grains himself. Zheng Ya, carrying a sack of sorghum rice in one hand, placed it on the scale and said, "Section Chief Yang, could you please weigh this?"
"Wow, fresh sorghum rice, this is good stuff!" Section Chief Yang opened the sack and his mouth watered at the sight of it.
Sorghum rice, also called corn or corn kernels.
A typical stick is about the size of a baby's fingernail.
The corn kernels that Zheng Ya brought were as big as broad beans, fresh, with golden shells and a tender, enticing aroma.
The key point is that fresh corn is unlikely to be available in winter.
This shows that the corn kernels newly planted by Zheng Ya are a rare commodity!
Zheng Ya laughed and said, "I just saw how hard the workers were working and wanted to improve their meals."
This fresh corn kernel soup with pork ribs is incredibly nutritious!
"Oh my, Comrade Zheng Ya's awareness is really high. It just so happens that our purchasing department brought back more than 300 catties of large bones. These will come in handy. That's great!" Section Chief Yang said while weighing the bones.
The purchasing agents in the surrounding area are so envious that they no longer want to go to the countryside to buy supplies.
I missed out on a meat dish while I was in the countryside!
Despite Zheng Ya supplying meat to the factory every day, the workers hardly get a single bite.
This is not because the factory is giving them special treatment.
Instead, the factory must set aside all the ingredients for its banquets to supply factory leaders with entertaining colleagues from partner companies and to support the factory's business operations; these are commonly known as "small kitchen ingredients."
In addition, factory leaders would occasionally bring meat supplies to people as gifts, and the leftover meat would be mixed into the dishes, so you could hardly see any meat pieces.
The cafeteria cooks even stole food, lying that the meat was overcooked. Who can they complain to?
Who can stop the chef from sneaking food?
Therefore, the factory workers can only eat meat and vegetables once a year, and they really can't afford it.
Relatively speaking, purchasing staff have better income and benefits. Meat and vegetables are supplied to the purchasing department staff first, which is considered a benefit.
As a result, the purchasing agents are all craving it and don't want to go to the countryside anymore.
Zheng Ya, unaware of the specifics, laughed and said, "Using big bones instead of spare ribs is not bad. Bone marrow is also very nourishing. Isn't that a good thing?"
"Haha, for you, it's a good thing that Jia Dongxu and his mother are in jail, right?" Section Chief Yang revealed, leaving Zheng Ya confused: "Uh, what's going on?"
"Haha, this is a long story. It all started when Li Chunhua invited people to ambush you and cause trouble. After the incident, she realized that she had been used as a pawn by Jia Dongxu and his mother. When the factory leaders decided to fire Li Chunhua, her whole family erupted."
"Their family reported it to the police station, and I'm afraid Jia Dongxu will go to jail." Section Chief Yang deliberately spoke to him and informed him of the factory's decision.
Offending a meritorious person who donated grain seeds to the country and the people without compensation should be severely punished.
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