Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Food Station News

After washing up, Wang Nian finished the porridge that Shi Xiangming had brought back before he left. Then he opened the door, walked out and stretched.

It was sunny outside, and you could even see the colorful trees in the mountains from the corridor.

There is no snow in Wenxi Township in winter, and the mountains are still green.

But those are just superficial. Winter is not only cold but also very humid. The first winter after Wang Nian came here was so cold that he caught a cold and had a fever several times.

In the first two years, the brigade even had to distribute firewood, so there was no need to think about warming up by the fire. It was only in the past two years when the policy was relaxed that everyone dared to quietly go up the mountain to chop some firewood for winter heating.

"I'll have to ask Sister Qiuhong later..."

Before he could finish his words, Huang Qiuhong, whom Wang Nian had just thought of, appeared on the embankment of the family building, and Liu Chaoxian also came with her.

"What did the girl ask me?"

Huang Qiuhong walked very fast, and in just a few steps she arrived at Wang Nian's door like a gust of wind.

"It's good that you came, sister-in-law. I was just worrying about where to get firewood for the fire."

"Aren't there enough coal all over the mountains for you to burn?" Zhang Qiuhong waved the coal and it finally landed on the hill in the east. "If you don't want to chop it yourself, go to the coal station and buy some beehive coal."

Liu Chaoxian took a look and saw that the stove was pristine without any trace of stains, and his smile became more meaningful.

"As expected of a newlywed couple, they haven't even cooked in the house for a few days!"

"Otherwise why would I wait for Comrade Shi to go out before bringing you to find the girl! We've all been there, and everyone has been through that..." Huang Qiuhong laughed.

In his previous life, Wang Nian was one of those people who grew up listening to all kinds of jokes, so he smiled and followed along with a few of the two people's jokes.

The two of them joked in a very measured way, and after just two or three sentences they got back to business.

"We are going to Changshengpo to buy goose eggs. Do you want to go?"

Shi Xiangming deliberately chose to leave on Saturday so that he only needed to take four days off to bring the child back. Wang Nian slept so deeply that he didn't even think about rushing to Changshengpo today.

"That's perfect! I'm planning to go to Changshengpo and ask Carpenter Wang to make a bunk bed for me."

"Prepared for the two children?" Huang Qiuhong saw Wang Nian nod, and became more satisfied with the introduced marriage.

Finally I didn’t introduce the wrong person…

"Let's take a look at a desk while we're at it." Wang Nian thought for a moment and said, looking at the empty cupboard again: "There's no salt jar at home either."

No matter how detailed your considerations are, there will inevitably be small things that are missed. Only when you need it will you know what is missing.

"You should have told me earlier! We already have a carpenter in our factory, why are we going to Changshengpo to look for him?" Liu Chaoxian slapped his thigh and shouted.

With such an enthusiastic attitude, he must have a good relationship with the carpenter and was about to go there immediately.

Wang Nian turned his head to look at Huang Qiuhong, and seeing her nod slightly, he agreed to go down and take a look.

Liu Chaoxian wanted to take Wang Nian with him, and Huang Qiuhong was worried that Wang Nian would suffer a loss, so the three of them decided to just leave it at that.

"Carpenter Wang lives in his hometown area. Let's go to the vegetable market first and then go there..." Liu Chaoxian suggested.

The old family area refers to the earliest family building area built when the 431 factory was established. It is mainly composed of red brick buildings and bungalows and is located closer to the factory gate.

Wang Nian also took the opportunity to inquire about many of the factory's regulations.

"In fact, the environment in our factory is much more relaxed than outside. As long as you don't make any fundamental mistakes, basically no one will care..." said Huang Qiuhong.

Liu Chaoxian nodded and said in a low voice: "Look, anyone who works hard in our factory has some chickens and ducks, and some even do small business."

In many working families, only one person works, so it is indeed difficult to support a large family.

So the family would grow some vegetables and raise some chickens and ducks to sell eggs. As long as the quantity was not huge, the factory would basically not care.

This was the case with the vegetable market that Huang Qiuhong brought Wang Nian to.

Next to the vegetable market is an open-air playground, which is only opened when there is a major commendation. On weekdays, it is where employees' families and villagers from nearby villages sell vegetables in the morning.

Before he even arrived, Wang Nian saw that the bustling crowd on the playground was no less than the people gathered in Changsheng Commune.

"This is still considered good. If the factory happens to show a movie one day, there will be even more people here." Liu Chaoxian smiled.

Wang Nian happened to encounter that scene when he first came to the factory. If he walked slower, his shoes would be stepped on by people coming after him.

"Let's go to the vegetable stand first and buy some vegetables."

Huang Qiuhong led Wang Nian through the backpacks that automatically formed a long line and through four cement ping-pong tables.

A small backpack was put down, and on it were a few green vegetables grown by the family, as well as a small basket of eggs. There were many people selling vegetables, but the quantity each sold was very small.

There are three food stations in the factory, and the three people came to the second food station.

One reason was that it was closer to the family building, and the other was that Huang Qiuhong had acquaintances at the Ercai Station, and if they came across anything good, they would secretly save some for her.

"Sister, come quickly!"

Apparently there were good things today. Seeing Huang Qiuhong, a middle-aged lesbian with short hair in the middle of the counter immediately stood up and waved.

"Qiu Shui is my second sister, you can just call her Huang Erjie." Huang Qiuhong said.

The salesperson at Ercai Station is Huang Qiuhong's younger sister Huang Qiu Shui. The two sisters look alike and have the same hairstyle, so it is easy to mistake them at first glance.

"Hey! This must be Chief Engineer Shi's lover." Huang Qiushui turned around and said with an uncomfortable smile, "She is beautiful. No wonder Chief Engineer Shi was so attracted to her that he married her so quickly."

As soon as they opened their mouths, the obvious difference between the two of them was immediately apparent. Huang Qiu Shui's eyes were filled with shrewdness, and the smile only appeared at the corners of his mouth.

"Comrade Wang Nian is thin-skinned, don't tease her."

Huang Qiuhong knew what kind of person her sister was. If she didn't hold back, she didn't know how many obscene words would come out of her mouth.

Unfortunately, this didn't have much effect. The next second, Huang Qiushui raised his eyebrows, suddenly came up to Wang Nian and said with a smile: "How is it! Is Chief Engineer Shi's bed useful?"

Wang Nian: “…”

How could Wang Nian not understand what was said? Even if he had understood it, he would have been speechless.

It can be seen that Huang Qiu Shui's question was sincere and not just a joke, which makes people even more uncomfortable.

How can you ask someone about sexual intercourse when you first meet them?

"Qiu Shui!" Huang Qiuhong's expression suddenly fell, and she slapped Huang Qiu Shui's arm vigorously: "Stop talking nonsense."

"It was just a joke. Comrade Xiao Wang, you're not angry, are you?" Huang Qiushui shrugged nonchalantly. Finally, he didn't say anything excessive. He just waved at Huang Qiuhong and said, "We have big ribs today. I saved one. You can take it back and make soup for Meili."

Huang Qiuhong went into the counter, leaving only Wang Nian and Liu Chaoxian waiting outside.

"Yicai Station is a bit far away. I'll walk a few more steps to buy vegetables there in the future." Liu Chaoxian said suddenly, and then he angrily said, "You are so dishonest!"

Wang Nian's eyes lit up and he pulled the man back two steps.

Liu Chaoxian understood quickly, and immediately said in a low voice with his hands behind his back: "Her husband died early, and her job in the factory is to take care of the orphans and widows. It's pitiful..."

Huang Qiu Shui's husband passed away early due to illness. The factory saw that it was difficult for her to raise two children, so they specially arranged a job for her as a salesperson at a vegetable counter.

This person has no control over his words and speaks frivolously. Even gay men can't handle his dirty talk.

There were rumors that Huang Qiushui had close relationships with several bachelors in the factory. It was unknown what kind of relationship they had, but all married women would not allow their husbands to buy food at the second vegetable stand.

As for rumors, Wang Nian always just listened to them and never took them to heart, especially in this era.

Once a rumor comes out of someone's mouth, it becomes true even if it's not true.

But no one expected that Liu Chaoxian's next words would immediately change the rumor into something else - it became true.

"Don't disbelieve it!" Liu Chaoxian looked around and almost whispered to Wang Nian's ear: "I saw her and Deputy Director Zhu with my own eyes..."

Without saying anything, Wang Nian just raised his hand and clapped his lips twice, and he immediately knew what it meant.

Wang Nian recalled the memory of Director Zhu at the wedding banquet that day, and soon matched him with a thin man who was about 1.6 meters tall.

The man standing behind the factory manager was inconspicuous and could easily be ignored by others.

As the saying goes... Don't judge a book by its cover.

"The deputy factory manager's wife died last year. I guess many people in the factory know about their relationship. Otherwise, why is the business of this second vegetable stand so good?"

Some people despise others while others fawn on them. Those employees who want to curry favor with Deputy Director Zhu often come here.

Even the delivery staff knew to send the good ones to the second dish station first, otherwise how could Huang Qiu Shui have the audacity to keep a spare rib.

"How's the food at Sancai Station?" Wang Nian suddenly changed the subject and asked.

From the sidelight, I saw Huang Qiuhong not only carrying out a pair of pork ribs, but also a piece of pork liver hanging on a rope.

No wonder the last time when Zhang Meili and I came to buy meat, the salesperson said that if there was some pork liver left, the meat coupons would not be needed. At that time, Wang Nian thought that the employees in the 431 factory were quite humane.

Now it seems to refer to the human touch towards a specific person.

"This big spare rib is really fresh." Changing the disgust on his face just now, Liu Chaoxian poked the spare rib with his finger and smiled: "My family hasn't eaten spare ribs for a year."

"My sister-in-law is so thrifty." Wang Nian sighed.

Liu Chaoxian sighed and felt helpless: "My sister-in-law also wants to eat meat, but we have five people to support. How can we have enough meat with such a small amount of meat coupons every month?"

Meat tickets were issued every month in the factory. A first-level worker was given half a pound of meat and three ounces of oil, while the highest-level seventh-level worker was given one pound of meat and half a pound of oil.

I can’t afford ribs with so little meat coupons. I can only save money once a year and buy ribs again to satisfy my craving.

The ribs in Huang Qiuhong's hand weigh at least three pounds. If it were an ordinary worker, it would take him half a year to make them.

The three of them just exchanged a few words at the entrance of the vegetable market when Wang Nian heard Huang Qiu Shui laughing and talking loudly with others again.

"Let's go! Let's go to the carpenter's house and take a look." Wang Nian said.

The old carpenter was a worker in the boiler room. After he retired, his son took over, and he did some carpentry work to earn some spare money for the family.

Liu Chaoxian felt sorry for the family, so whenever anyone needed a cabinet made, he would try to introduce them to the carpenter.

The old carpenter's daughter-in-law needs to take medicine all year round, and half of his son's salary has to be used to buy medicine. If it weren't for the old carpenter's subsidy, he might not even have enough to eat.

The three of them walked and talked all the way, and it didn't seem that far.

When Wang Nian looked up at the clock hanging on the wall of the auditorium, he found that thirty minutes had passed.

Once again, I gained a deeper understanding of the area of ​​Factory 431.