Chapter 96
I went home and took out the two sets of books and checked them. Except for the publishing year and publishing unit, everything else was the same.
The team leader was right. There wasn't a single extra word on the 1977 version, not even a name. But it had probably been copied so many times that it was a bit rough around the edges.
Each book in the 1963 edition has the name and solution ideas written on it, but not on every page. Only a small part has a horizontal line drawn on it, or a few words of solution ideas written on it.
There is not as much content as in the two books she bought from the purchasing station.
These problem-solving ideas are also a treasure trove, and Zhou Jiani actually hopes to fill them all up.
After checking all the pages and finding no missing pages, Zhou Jiani closed the textbook and looked at the name on it: Liao Hongyang!
I don’t know which school or unit it is from.
Zhou Jiani took a deep breath. In this case, she couldn't take the 63 version out. Who knew if she would run into Liao Hongyang at this time?
Turning her attention to the 1977 edition, Zhou Jiani used all her free time to compare the two sets of books from beginning to end. She scraped off all the year numbers 1977 with a knife, and also removed all the parts that needed to be removed since the publishing houses were different.
When you have nothing to do in the future, take it out and rub it, then make it look old.
At the moment, she was not planning to go out and started to cook dinner. She took out the kidney beans that Yu Wanxia had asked her fellow villagers to buy yesterday, cut some pork belly, and made a kidney bean stew with meat.
He steamed two more steamed buns made of two jins of flour and cooked some millet porridge that he and Yu Wanxia bought together.
At the educated youth camp, Sun Ping also came back early. It was her turn to cook today, and she had to steam steamed buns on the spot, so she came back early to prepare.
They did not cooperate with the old educated youth, and they did not hire anyone to build the stove. Instead, Liu Ailing built one herself. Meng Jiandi felt a little embarrassed about this.
After all, she had already established a connection with Liu Ailing in her heart, so she felt a little guilty while busying herself cleaning up.
Sun Ping was fine, maintaining a polite appearance.
She had just finished preparing the cornmeal when Liu Ailing came in from outside. She was stunned to see Sun Ping at home.
Sun Ping also greeted in surprise: "Comrade Ai Ling, why are you back so early?"
Liu Ailing said with surprise on her face: "Are you cooking today? I misremembered it. I thought it was my shift today. Come back quickly."
Sun Ping smiled and said, "It's my shift today, so go inside and have some rest."
Liu Ailing nodded: "Okay, then I'll go into the house and rest for a while. If you need help, call me."
She went into the house, closed the door, took off her shoes, looked at the blisters on her feet, and hissed slightly.
The next day, when Zhou Jiani walked into the processing workshop, the yard was in a solemn mood.
Gu Fugui said anxiously, "I ordered correctly. Think about it, there are only 30 baskets. I can't have counted them wrong. And Daniu has counted them too, right?"
Liu Daniu nodded. "I counted thirty, and Zhao Mei also said it was thirty. And they were put here after the inspection. It's impossible for someone to take one and put it in the uninspected area, right?"
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Zhou Jiani coming over, Zhao Mei said, "One of the baskets we counted yesterday was missing. I usually stack them in piles of ten and put them here after inspection. Everyone knows that this area is reserved for products that have passed quality inspection and isn't mixed with other products. But today, when we were preparing to deliver the goods, we discovered during the final inspection that one of the lace baskets was missing."
Liu Zhaoye pointed to the non-quality inspection area and said, "The confusion right now is that nobody can tell how many there are here, as they haven't been checked yet. Maybe someone took one from the qualified area and put it here..."
Everyone said at once: "Uncle Zhaoye, this is impossible."
"Yeah, we all know this one hasn't been quality inspected, and the one over there has passed quality inspection. How could we possibly get involved?"
"No one took it. It's been a long time and everyone knows the rules."
"Not absolutely. Maybe some mischievous kid came in and made trouble?"
Several people nodded, it was possible.
Zhou Jiani glanced around and said calmly, "Who's responsible for pinning the small strips of cloth? You know how many strips you have, right? Check the number."
The department store thought writing on the basket looked ugly, so they started nailing cloth strips instead. They made a small seal to stamp on the cloth coupons and then nailed them to the basket.
The stamp is in Liu Tong's hands. He keeps a record of how many stamps he stamps every day, and the person in charge of collecting the money counts the amount in person.
"I, Section Chief Zhou, will be responsible for sewing this up," a sister-in-law stepped forward and said, "I'll check it right away."
Finally, he compared the unused strips of cloth in his hand with the ones that had been nailed to the basket to confirm that there was no miscount or confusion, but rather that there was a basket missing.
To be precise, someone stole a basket.
Since the establishment of the processing workshop, it has been the glory of the whole village. The villagers are more confident when they go out, and they usually speak in a protective manner about the processing workshop. In addition, the development is getting better and better, and the working atmosphere is also good. The factory is almost completed, and other members are ready to wait for recruitment.
So, no one thought that someone would come to steal the basket, and everyone's faces showed an expression of disbelief and shock.
This was like a bolt from the blue, shocking everyone.
Zhou Jiani swept her eyes over everyone's faces and basically concluded that they were not staff members here, but she still had to make a detailed judgment.
"When was the last count?" Zhou Jiani asked.
Zhao Mei's face turned pale, and her voice trembled as she said, "I ordered it yesterday afternoon before I got off work."
But she was not the last one to leave, so no one would suspect her.
"Who left last? I'm asking this not because I suspect the last person to leave, but to determine when the basket was lost." Zhou Jiani said gently.
Three people raised their hands together and said cheerfully, "The three of us left together."
"Did you lock the door? Did you encounter anyone coming in when you left the alley?"
The three of them shook their heads, feeling a bit guilty. "We didn't lock the door because we knew Deputy Director Li would be back soon, and we hadn't locked it before and nothing had been stolen. We didn't run into anyone, just Uncle Si and the others who were ahead. We were all leaving get off work together, so we were the last ones to leave. We just locked the door and went home."
Others also said they didn't see anyone else nearby when they went to the alley.
Zhou Jiani asked someone to go to the factory to call Li Jingdang back, and sent other people to call Zhang Baosheng and Qiu Zeming.
When calling people, ask them if they have come to get the basket or something.
Li Jingdang came back first, out of breath from running. The people who had called him had already told him that he had lost something, so when he came in, he said, "I came back a little after six last night and didn't touch the products. I didn't leave the house again until this morning. When I went to the factory this morning, Uncle Si and the others were already there."
Zhang Laosi and the others nodded.
Zhou Jiani glanced at him and did not doubt Li Jingdang. He would never do anything to ruin his future for a basket.
She asked, "Are the doors closed evenly or staggered?"
Li Jingdang recalled briefly and said, "It was half-opened."
The three men also said, "That's not right. We should align the doors and seal them tightly before leaving."
The work ends at 5:30, so there is a gap of about half an hour in between.
"That means someone came in during this period."
Zhang Laosi couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, what a useless thing! Let's see who dares to use it. If I catch him, I'll beat him to death."
Zhang Baosheng and Qiu Zeming came in one after another.
It was obvious that neither of them came to get anything.
Zhang Baosheng's face darkened. "I'll make an announcement on the loudspeaker later. If the bastard doesn't return it, I'll have the whole village on the lookout. Anyone who reports the person who stole the basket will be rewarded with an enamel pot."
Lace baskets are not allowed to be bought and sold privately. Several craftsmen have put their fingerprints on them, so it is impossible for them to be woven and sold privately.
Others probably can't do it independently yet.
If it is used in the village, it is definitely easy to check and the results will be accurate. But it is hard to say if it is used outside. The county supply and marketing cooperative also sells these models.
After all, the agreement signed with the provincial capital prohibits private transactions, but does not prohibit cooperation with other state-owned units.
It is now basically confirmed that someone stole a basket.
Zhou Jiani swept her eyes over everyone's faces and said in a deep voice, "Did I tell them to lock the door as soon as they left?"
Everyone was too embarrassed to look her in the eye, so they locked the door a few times, but later they felt it was no big deal and skipped the process.
Zhou Jiani looked at Li Jingdang, who said hurriedly, "I was negligent. I should have reminded everyone after I noticed they were not locking their doors. I apologize."
Zhou Jiani really wanted to say that a secretary should be extremely careful and cautious, so how could such a mistake happen?
However, I thought that this former secretary had never done such heavy physical labor for such a long time before, and he must have been exhausted during this period. He had obviously lost a lot of weight, so it was understandable that he had not taken care of some things. So I didn't feel comfortable embarrassing him in public.
She is also responsible, although she is in the sales department, but she is too casual at work. Well, not to mention the eldest brother, she should also reflect on herself.
Besides, Li Jingdang admitted his mistake so quickly.
Zhang Baosheng said in a deep voice: "From now on, everyone must strictly abide by the rules and regulations. When leaving, you must lock the door."
Zhou Jiani said, "Director, please appoint someone to be in charge. Let's have a meeting to discuss this in detail. I have some other ideas that we'd like to discuss together."
Zhang Baosheng and the others nodded.
All the cadres went to the village committee. Those working in the village committee were unaware of the situation there. They were chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was relaxed.
But when they saw the team leader coming in with a gloomy face, their hearts sank. Then they saw a group of cadres coming in with unhappy faces, and their hearts skipped a beat again. They all fell silent immediately.
After sitting down in the room, Zhang Baosheng gestured, "Comrade Xiao Zhou, you go first."
The theft incident is also a warning to them.
Zhou Jiani said, "This was an accident. We should be thankful it was only a minor one. However... a small accident can be a big warning. What if someone sneaked in and started a fire? So, even though it was a minor accident, we can't ignore it. Going forward, the procedures for locking doors must be strictly standardized. Everyone, from top to bottom, is responsible. My suggestion is to impose a fine. I hope everyone will take it seriously. Only when a fine is paid, and the pain is felt, can they learn their lesson."
Zhou Jiani said coldly, "Next, I'm going to suggest getting rid of the small strips and switching to a hidden label mode. Either apply to the commune for a numbered stamp, or paint it on the materials, but using a stamp is still more efficient. Then, we'll differentiate the colors of the ink: red for units outside the city, blue for those within. Then, stamp the materials and hand them over to Uncle Si and his men. We'll code them in a relatively tricky, inconspicuous place, invisible from the outside, but still let our people know where they are. And we'll file the coding with the commune."
Zhang Laosi understood the fine, but not the label change. He asked, "Xiao Zhou, what's the point of this?"
Qiu Zeming said: "It's for theft prevention."
Zhang Laosi was still a little confused.
Zhou Jiani explained in detail: "If they tear off the label on the stolen basket and say they bought it from the county supply and marketing cooperative, even if we catch them, we won't be able to do anything unless we can provide evidence. But having numbers is different. If this happens again, we can just register the missing number. That way, if they catch us someday, it will be easier to check."
Zhang Baosheng nodded, discussed it, and felt that it would be convenient to get a seal.
They have no objection to the issue of punishment, but if there is a theft in the processing workshop, it still needs to be announced through the loudspeaker. If the theft can be returned, that’s the best. If it can’t be returned...if it is discovered one day, we will see how to deal with him!
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