Chapter 56 Department Store
"Tell me what's going on?"
Zhao Dahai looked at Li Daju and asked.
"I don't know what happened. The boss didn't say anything. He just said that he became a maintenance engineer in the department store."
Li Daju thought for a while and said.
"How come I don't know that the boss has this ability?"
Zhao Dahai frowned. Zhao Yi was a child who had always stayed in the village. He would occasionally go to the county town to visit his aunt's house with his grandfather. He had never heard that he learned this craft from anyone.
Zhao Dahai, who couldn't figure it out, stopped thinking about it. After all, having his son become a worker was better than anything else.
"Dad, when can we go to school in the city?"
Zhao Gang looked at his father and asked.
Last time he heard his father say that he would be able to go to school in the city in the future, and he has always kept it in mind.
When Zhao Xiaoxiao heard this, she immediately looked at her father.
"I came back this time just to send you over there. It's different over there than at home, so don't cause trouble for me out there."
Only then did Zhao Dahai realize the main purpose of returning home this time.
The three of them were immediately delighted when they heard this.
"Tomorrow you go to the county town and deliver these cakes to the eldest brother's wife. If you pass by the supply and marketing cooperative, buy some more and give some to Xiaoqin and the others as well."
Zhao Dahai pointed at the pastries on the table and drooled at the sight of the little ones at home.
In the county town.
Zhao Yi had already returned to the dormitory. Seeing Zhao Yi bringing so much pork, Zhang Jing had already gotten used to it.
"Master, do you still have to go to the city?"
Zhang Jing was busy with the work in her hands and looked at Zhao Yi and asked.
"I asked my dad to deliver the goods to the city supply and marketing cooperative. From now on, all the work there will be delivered by him and he will make some income for the family."
Zhao Yi shook his head and said.
"This is not good, boss. There are dozens of dollars each time."
Zhang Jing looked at Zhao Yi and said.
Although there are only two or three hundred yuan in the family, who would complain about having too much money?
Zhang Jing was reluctant to give up such a profitable business.
I can only earn ten dollars a month by making shoes.
"We are too busy. We are workers now. It is not like when we were in the village, where we could go to the city if we didn't have to work. Now we basically have to stay at our jobs even if we have nothing to do."
Zhao Yi explained.
After saying that, Zhao Yi walked out of the dormitory, went to the edge of the city, found two nice stone slabs, and then walked back carrying the stone slabs.
The county town is different from home. We can't have a kang here, and the pasted soles have to be pressed down with stone slabs. The temperature is not that high and they dry slowly.
early morning.
Zhao Yi carried the meat and walked towards the department store.
Seeing that Zhao Yi was carrying a lot of things, everyone's faces were immediately filled with smiles.
Zhao Yi came to the door of Director Xiao's office. After a while, Director Xiao walked to the door of the office. When he saw Zhao Yi, he smiled immediately, then opened the office door and led Zhao Yi into the room.
"Director Xiao has a total of 125 kilograms of smoked pork. If you want to eat unsmoked pork, you have to wait until the weather gets colder. The 125 kilograms counts as 120 kilograms, and there are also 20 smoked hares."
Zhao Yi looked at Director Xiao and said.
"You can do it, kid."
Director Xiao smiled immediately and then started to calculate.
"Pork is ninety-four dollars and eighty cents. What's the price over there for rabbit?"
Director Xiao looked at Zhao Yi and asked.
"Two dollars a piece."
Zhao Yi smiled.
The smoked-dried wild rabbit weighs about three pounds and costs thirty cents a pound, or ninety cents a rabbit. Zhao Yi certainly can't do this for nothing. It is true that there are occasionally wild rabbits for sale in the black market in the county, but they cost at least fifty cents a pound. Of course, they are not smoked-dried, but many of them are live rabbits.
"That's forty dollars."
Director Xiao smiled.
"Did you keep some for yourself? If you did, I will share them with everyone."
Director Xiao looked particularly happy at this moment. He had gained five pounds of weight for free. The more he looked at Zhao Yi, the more he liked him.
After a while, everyone was called to the conference room.
When wild rabbit and pork were brought out, everyone's eyes lit up when they saw so much meat.
"You don't need to ask around. Everyone has it. Each person gets six pounds of pork and a wild rabbit. The price of pork is the same as in the vegetable market, 79 cents, and a wild rabbit is 2 yuan."
Director Xiao looked at everyone and said.
When everyone heard the price, they felt they had gotten a bargain.
Of course they knew about the black market and would go there occasionally. Pork was occasionally sold there, but the price was at least one dollar per pound. Even without a ticket, the price of pork was still 79 cents. Isn't this a bargain?
Nowadays, even if you have money, you can rarely buy meat to eat.
Everyone had a bright smile on their face. The financial staff was responsible for collecting the money and distributing the meat. After a while, everyone had six pounds of meat and a wild rabbit in their hands.
Director Xiao was also allocated six kilograms of meat, and the remaining five kilograms of meat had been placed in his office when he notified the meeting.
Zhao Yi was not among the group distributing the meat. He had already arrived at the door of the repair shop and was ready to go to work.
Everyone who went into the department store to buy things today felt something very strange. The sales clerks who used to be fierce seemed to be in a particularly good mood today. They didn't yell at anyone much, and they answered any questions patiently, and they even had a smile on their faces from time to time.
noon.
Zhao Yi was just about to go home for dinner. He bought a small stove in the blacksmith shop, and Zhang Jing had already started cooking for herself.
As soon as I closed the door, I saw Director Xiao standing at the door with a smile on his face.
"Xiao Zhao, this is a sewing ticket. After a meeting, we unanimously decided to give it to you."
Director Xiao handed Zhao Yi a sewing ticket.
"Thank you, Director, and thank you to all my colleagues."
Zhao Yi took the sewing ticket with a smile.
"You are a good comrade who knows how to unite with your colleagues. You deserve it. If you buy a sewing machine but don't know how to use it, come to my house and ask your sister-in-law to teach your wife how to use it. Once you learn how to use it, come and get your share and go back to do it.
I will arrange your accommodation as soon as possible, so don't worry about it. ”
Director Xiao said with a smile.
"Thank you for your concern, Director."
Zhao Yi said with a smile and handed a cigarette to Director Xiao. They chatted for a few more words, and then Director Xiao rode his bicycle back home.
When Director Xiao walked in carrying the pork, everyone in the family was stunned.
"What day is it today, Lao Xiao? Why did you buy so much meat? No, this is not pork from the market."
Director Xiao's wife immediately realized that the pork had been smoked and all the pork in the market was fresh.
Director Xiao immediately explained in a low voice to his wife that the dried pheasant they ate last time was also made by Zhao Yi.
"This comrade is good to deal with. When he buys a sewing machine, I can take a leave to teach her for two days. It's okay. I haven't had a good meal for a long time."
Director Xiao’s wife happily took the pork and walked towards the kitchen.
Soon, the aroma of meat spread throughout the entire corridor. Everyone looked towards the Xiao family's kitchen and saw a hint of envy on their faces. It was not easy to have a meal of meat these days.
In the dormitory next to the warehouse of the department store, as soon as Zhao Yi entered the room, he saw his two aunts and his mother Li Daju.
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