Just now, Xu Zhenting complained that he was being bullied, but Liu Ming not only didn't stand up for him, but also scolded Xu Zhenting.
It's because the Revolutionary Committee no longer exists.
He was then transferred to the Commerce Bureau.
He appeared to be working in the Commerce Bureau, and the clerks in front of him were his colleagues.
In reality, he was someone who was placed on the sidelines to keep an eye on things.
Even though it's a commodity economy, there are still red lines to be drawn.
Crossing the red line constitutes a form of economic exploitation, which is an absolute violation of the system.
"Hello, Deputy Director Liu. Oh, we've met before." Wu Mancang's colleague, Lei Dong, was plump and soft.
The difficulties the Revolutionary Committee used to make things difficult for us were as if they never happened.
By now, they've become quite slick, trying to get close to people and build up so-called relationships.
"Hello, Deputy Director! A warm welcome to the Deputy Director!"
"I'll need your continued guidance and instruction in the future!"
Several staff members in the office went to shake hands with Liu Ming warmly. Wu Mancang swallowed the nausea in his mouth, forced a smile, and went over to shake hands with him as well.
Liu Ming's lips curled into a sly, condescending smile. He glanced around, then said:
"Bring me your coordination list and let me take a look at it."
"Alright, alright!"
Several coordination sheets, each assigned to a specific person, were handed to Liu Ming one after another.
While Liu Ming was ostensibly inspecting the work, he was actually memorizing the items listed, especially those with high prices.
What is Longya? I don't know.
It's categorized as a vegetable, yet the price can reach 20 yuan per jin (500g).
What exactly is Songhua stone? It's classified as a mineral, yet its price is a staggering 100 yuan per kilogram.
Ye Hazel...
He knew about hazelnuts, but what about wild hazelnuts? The price was 10 yuan per jin (500g).
What about large-fruited hazelnuts? The price is 25 yuan per jin (500g).
There are also bracken fern, monkey leg vegetable, purple dragon claw, water fern, pods, and so on, with prices ranging from a few yuan to more than ten yuan.
Dried matsutake mushrooms... 200 yuan per pound?!
He had always thought that Northeast China was a harsh and barren place.
To his surprise, upon glancing at the coordination list, he discovered that Northeast China was indeed rich in produce, though he didn't recognize any of it.
Until I saw Liu Ming's list, my gaze went straight to the last page.
"Hmph, pine nuts," Liu Ming sneered, glancing at Wu Mancang. So this was the valuable stuff in Old Tree Village.
"The unified price is over one hundred yuan, which clearly violates the laws of commodity economy and is a product of the market."
"Cancel this item."
Upon hearing this, Wu Mancang's blood pressure plummeted to his head.
Liu Ming thought to himself, "Anyway, my nephew lives in Laoshu Village, so he must know what this creeping pine looks like."
If you cross this out, the goods will have nowhere to go and will end up in my hands.
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Liu Ming looked down at Wu Mancang, whose expression was complicated, and gave him a condescending rebuke.
“…Hmm.” Wu Mancang gritted his teeth and squeezed out a single word.
I noticed that red pine nuts were 20 yuan per jin (500g). I figured they were much cheaper than dried pine nuts, but still expensive relative to current prices. Maybe I could make a profit with red pine nuts.
"Cross out the red pine nuts too."
At this moment, Wu Mancang's fist hardened.
They have no problem with other people's orders, but they do have problems with their own.
It's obvious they're targeting me.
...
In Laoshu Village, the snow that had been falling for several days finally stopped.
That day, when Lin Mo drove his sidecar motorcycle with the village chief out of the village to chase after Xu Zhenting, he bought some sheet metal for roofing the house from the county.
At this moment, the two childhood friends scurried across the empty roof like monkeys, firmly securing the two ends of the crossbeam in the middle.
Then, with a series of clanging and thumping hammer blows, the sloping triangular roof purlins were nailed in one by one.
Carpenter Su thought that simply laying a layer of sheet metal was too rudimentary. Since there was a newly built building in the village, it had to be made to look grand and impressive.
So after the sheet metal was laid on and nailed in place, it met Lin Mo's requirements.
Carpenter Su then instructed Lin Mo to hire someone for another day to trim the sheet metal, apply a layer of glue to the edges, and seal all the ventilated areas completely.
Then a thick layer of straw was laid on top, followed by a waterproof woven bag, and finally secured with purlins.
Finally, a specially fired semi-circular tile strip is laid on top. This way, rainwater will flow downwards and not accumulate on top.
The auditorium is finally basically completed.
Satisfied, the carpenter went home happily to make wooden tables and stools.
Lin Mo and his two childhood friends, who had been exhausted for several days, huddled together in his home, sitting cross-legged on the kang (a heated brick bed), warming themselves by the fire, peeling pine nuts, and chatting.
Red pine nuts, you get two yuan for peeling a pound of them, and my two childhood friends were so happy peeling them.
“In the past, I could only huddle under the covers in winter, but this year is great, I can earn some money while staying huddled up.” Miao Qingsong was very happy.
They can perceive the specific changes, but they are unaware that this is because the broader environment is quietly changing.
"Brother Lin, how come you know so much? You know so much, but I've never seen you do this before. You only started this year." Awang also teased Lin Mo in casual conversation.
Lin Mo smiled.
Trying to do anything before this year would be suicidal.
Fortunately, I've returned to this year. If I had gone back to a few years earlier, just thinking about those tough times makes me hungry.
It's impossible to boil it again, absolutely impossible.
At the village chief's house at the village entrance, "guests" arrived after a long absence.
Since Wu Mancang left the village to go to university, he has rarely returned.
I've been wronged at work, and I can't swallow my anger or catch my breath. I can't bring myself to confront them directly.
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