Chapter 183 Not That Taste
The small truck from Pengcheng Factory No. 7 stopped in front of the Yangcheng Clothing Wholesale Department.
Ergou in the wholesale department heard the noise and came out. His heart suddenly started beating fast and he thought to himself that something bad was going to happen.
Ever since Jin Peng arrived in Yangcheng a few days ago, he had a sense of crisis that a storm was about to come.
Now seeing Hao Jian, Wang Jianqiang, Li Ye, and five or six young men with bad looks suddenly arriving, how could they not know that something bad was going to happen?
Ergou's face was full of bitterness and he didn't know what to do.
[We have only had a few days of good times, how come it is coming to an end! ]
Ergou was one of the first people who followed Jin Peng and Hao Jian to Guangzhou. His monthly salary has increased to several hundred yuan now, but he is not dissatisfied at all.
Because just a year ago, Ergou was an unemployed young man who couldn't even afford a pack of cigarettes.
At the age of twenty, he hangs out on the streets all day, and the gossip from the gossips of the gossipers is so unpleasant.
The mother at home begged everyone to find a wife for Ergou, but no matter how many smiling faces she put on him, all she got in return was contempt and disgust. Even the widows were unwilling to live with him.
So when he knew that Jin Peng was going to Guangzhou, Ergou insisted on following him no matter what. In his words at the time - I would accept dying outside, as long as I don't embarrass myself at home.
Then, within less than a year, the threshold of my hometown had almost been broken down by matchmakers.
Want to ask why?
Because Ergou sends money home every month!
A few days ago, my mother asked someone to write two letters to me, which contained photos of two girls. She said that when she goes home for the Spring Festival this year, she will choose one of the two to arrange a marriage for Ergou.
Ergou was so happy that he couldn't sleep the whole night, because one of the girls was his classmate in elementary school. He only had a crush on her secretly back then, but he never expected that things would take a turn for the better and they would be together unstoppable.
But a few days ago, Jin Peng suddenly came to Yangcheng and had a fierce quarrel with Sanshui. He threatened to close down this wholesale department that was making a fortune every day and everyone went back to Qingshui County to live a lazy life.
Ergou felt uneasy at the time, but he just thought that Jin Peng was just talking drunkenly. After all, everyone had a hard life before. Could it be that Jin Peng was willing to go back to Qingshui County and be his street boss again?
But now that Wang Jianqiang, Li Ye, Hao Jian and other "people in charge" have arrived, I'm afraid that my good days are really coming to an end.
When Wang Jianqiang saw Ergou, he asked in a muffled voice, "Where's Sanshui?"
Ergou said, "Brother Sanshui went out yesterday and didn't come back."
Wang Jianqiang gave Ergou a sidelong look and said, "Brother Sanshui? That sounds nice, but you're also responsible for his troubles?"
Ergou didn't dare to say anything. He and Sanshui had been staying in the Yangcheng Wholesale Department. He must have noticed that Sanshui was doing business on his own.
But due to their brotherly friendship, Ergou didn't say much. Jin Peng had already scolded him severely for this the day before yesterday, so how could he respond now?
But when Li Ye looked over, Ergou felt that his thoughts were exposed.
Li Ye gently said to Hao Jian: "Go and talk to him. If it doesn't work, just dismiss him!"
Ergou suddenly felt his head buzzing, his legs and feet went weak and he almost fell to the ground.
What does “dismissal” mean?
Isn’t it just about packing up and leaving?
Not only are the days of eating and drinking delicious food gone, but the wife of my elementary school classmate is going to be ruined~
If you don't have money in your pocket, you have to take a detour even if fate is eight hundred miles away.
Jin Peng patted Ergou on the shoulder and took him to the car.
After a moment, Ergou shouted in a high-pitched voice: "I won't do this kind of thing, even if you kill me."
After a while, Ergou's irritable and depressed whisper sounded: "Why me? Why me?"
Li Ye felt his trouser pocket and found that he had no cigarettes.
Wang Jianqiang swiftly took out a cigarette and handed it to Li Ye, then lit it for him with a lighter.
Li Ye took a deep breath and realized that he hadn't smoked for a long time. He suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
"Qiangzi, remember one thing, never use your own interests to test the relationship between brothers, because you can't afford the consequences."
"It's okay, brother. Just hold my money for me. I don't know how to spend it anyway. No matter how you test me, it won't affect you and me."
“.”
"Pfft, you really trust me."
“Hehehehe.”
Wang Jianqiang smiled innocently, then gradually stopped smiling and asked worriedly, "Brother, do we have to test Brother Peng too?"
Li Ye shook his head and said, "Your brother Peng doesn't need anyone else's test, he will test himself."
. . . . . .
Jin Peng sat at a small stall on the street, occupying a table by himself.
There were four dishes on the table and two bundles of beer under the table.
The food on the table was only slightly touched, but the beer bottles under the table were mostly empty.
I don’t know when it started, but Jin Peng began to like eating at high-end restaurants, feeling that that was worthy of his status as a “big boss”.
But today, he suddenly felt that this kind of small stall full of the flavor of life was the best match for his temperament.
Jin Peng poured a glass of wine, tilted his head back and poured it into his mouth, letting it flow down his throat.
Smack your lips. Why doesn't it taste like that?
[What the hell~]
Jin Peng touched his scalp and smiled a little bitterly.
Think about the past, when a group of friends stayed at home playing cards, and when they got tired of playing, they would go out for a stroll on the street.
When we walked past the door of the supply and marketing cooperative, we had to search through all our pockets to get enough money to buy two bottles of beer.
Then you take a bite and I take a bite, and occasionally we even fight for it, but we can spend the whole day happily.
At that time, everyone boasted, "When I have money, I will treat my brothers to a meal, with two dishes and three bottles of wine for each person."
But now I can order ten or eight dishes at will and drink as much as I want, but why can't I call back the brother who used to drink with me?
Jin Peng picked up the wine glass and wanted to pour another glass, but when he poured half of it, the bottle was empty.
He was just about to bend down to get another bottle, but two people were quicker than him. One picked up the beer from the ground, opened the bottle and filled it for him, and the other sat down opposite him.
Jin Peng couldn't help laughing when he saw Wang Jianqiang pouring wine for him silently, and Li Ye sitting opposite him and looking at him silently.
"Hao Jian couldn't help it and called you over? Did you ask for leave or did you skip class?"
"How dare I skip class? Do you know how difficult it is to ask for leave at the end of the semester? It's just a trivial matter, can't you be more decisive? Why do I have to make another trip?"
“.”
Jin Peng was stunned for a moment, then said bitterly: "I wanted to solve it decisively, but in the end I realized that I should have solved it myself."
“.”
Jin Peng drank a glass of wine and said dejectedly: "That time in Pengcheng, I should have sent Sanshui back home.
Later, Hao Jian arranged for him to rotate to Dongshan, but he didn't want to go. I scolded Hao Jian and let Sanshui continue to stay in Yangcheng. Everyone believed that Sanshui was unusable, but I was the only one who didn't recognize it, hehe~hehe~"
Jin Peng laughed so hard that tears came out of his eyes. He said as he laughed, "I said I was a talented general who could select the best generals, but in the end, I couldn't even see the people around me clearly."
“.”
Li Ye waited motionlessly for Jin Peng to finish laughing and talking, and then asked, "So what are you going to do now?"
Jin Peng wiped his tears and snot with his sleeve and said, "I will take Sanshui back to Qingshui County. Even if I have to break his legs, I will take him away. After two years of hardship, he will figure it out."
"Okay, if you can take him away, I'll hand you the stick. When are we going?"
Li Ye did not refute Jin Peng, but was eager to be his accomplice.
Jin Peng froze instead. He knew very well that Sanshui's heart had already turned wild and it was impossible to bring him back.
Jin Peng was silent for a long time, and then he said to Li Ye helplessly: "Forget it, I won't be stubborn anymore, you should give me a definite idea!"
Li Ye picked up the wine glass, toasted Jin Peng, and said slowly: "It's very simple, shed tears and execute Ma Su,
If you don't want to, then as we said in the Second Grain Store, we will go our separate ways and go our separate ways."
“.”
At this time, Wang Jianqiang, who had been holding back for a long time, spoke.
"Brother Peng, why are you still confused? Sanshui has only been with you for a few days. Xiaoye, Dayong and I are your brothers. Are you going to break up with us just for Sanshui?"
Jin Peng exhaled slowly and said, "It's not that I haven't thought about this method, but I just thought that there must be a better way."
"No more," Li Ye said seriously, "Brother Peng, if you just want to be a big brother, then it's up to you. If you want to be a big brother, then you have to do whatever you want.
But if you want to continue to manage a business on your own, you must clearly distinguish between what is public and what is private, otherwise you will end up killing everyone sooner or later.”
Li Ye didn't say anything scary.
The makeshift team under him is full of "grassroots spirit". Everyone is loyal, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes, and they have achieved what they have today because of their daring and hardworking attitude.
However, this type of entrepreneurial team will inevitably have hidden dangers during the rapid development stage.
For example, a few key personnel have a great deal of management autonomy, and many small-scale businesses can be decided by the likes of Sanshui and Ma Qianshan.
This leaves room for hidden dangers.
But in today's extremely short of staff situation, if we do not delegate power flexibly and act like a mature enterprise, where we have to consult three leaders on one matter, require seven signatures and eight seals, and use complicated rules and regulations to protect against various dangers, how can we compete with a company like Xicheng Department Store?
Do you really think that the business accumulated over decades is not worth anything? Do you really think that Tian Hongshan and his people are not as good as Ma Qianshan?
They were restrained because they had too many constraints. They watched Pengcheng No. 7 Factory overtake on the curve, and they wanted to catch up, but they couldn't get rid of the constraints for a while.
Therefore, the current Pengcheng Factory No. 7 must delegate power, otherwise you will not be able to compete with others.
But it still needs supervision. Sanshui is the first bad apple, but it is definitely not the first one.
It is not a bad thing that Sanshui jumped out at this time. As long as Jin Peng is willing to take Sanshui as a sacrifice and kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, it may be a blessing in disguise.
But if Jin Peng, one of the two major leaders under his command, is indecisive, Li Ye will definitely not allow him to stay in the team.
Jin Peng had unknowingly broken out in a cold sweat.
No matter what, he would not allow anyone to implicate Li Ye and Wang Jianqiang.
He is a smart man. In fact, if you think about it carefully, every word Li Ye said at the beginning has come true.
Now that I have money and status, I can sit down and attend meetings with a group of section chiefs and department heads.
Would it be a joke then if failing to distinguish between public and private interests killed everyone?
Thinking about the decisiveness and ruthlessness of his master Li Zhongfa, Jin Peng finally understood something.
He silently poured a glass of wine, tilted his head back and poured it into his mouth.
It's still a bit bitter, but when you smack it in your mouth carefully, it seems to have a new taste.
(End of this chapter)
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