Ye Zhiqiu's shout stunned everyone. Qian Yuwen's head was buzzing, and his words "help the kid" were echoing in his head.
Until Ye Zhiqiu drank a whole bottle and wanted to get some wine, he pulled Ye Zhiqiu and said with a helpless smile: "Xiao Ye, Xiao Ye! Listen to me, don't drink anymore... You drink like this and I'm very scared..."
Ye Zhiqiu pretended to be drunk, struggling without much effort, and said with a look of grievance: "Leader, if you don't help our factory, it must be because I didn't toast enough. I must satisfy you! Let me continue drinking!"
Qian Yuwen was getting anxious and tried to persuade him quickly, "No, no, no, I promised you! You've already drunk several kilograms of alcohol. If you drink any more, I can't take responsibility for it! Here! I'll have people work overtime and also arrange for your brewery! Lao Wu, please persuade Xiao Ye quickly, otherwise we'll both be in trouble!"
Wu Shengli's face lit up with joy. He ran over to support Ye Zhiqiu and said to Qian Yuwen, "Old Qian, you promised this yourself! You can't go back on your word. If Xiao Ye gets upset, I don't know what to do!"
Ye Zhiqiu pricked up his ears and listened, even forgetting to pretend to struggle.
Qian Yuwen sighed and said, "Come on, I promised and I won't go back on my word! The Second Steel Rolling Mill also wants a lot more, so I can only deduct some from them and give it to your brewery."
After hearing this, Ye Zhiqiu immediately "passed out drunk". Wu Shengli had a hard time supporting him, so he quickly called Wei Zhuangnan to come over and help.
"Alas, Xiao Ye is really trying too hard. Old Qian, let's leave it at that for now! I'll arrange for someone to come over and get the towel tomorrow. Xiao Ye has been drinking like this, so let's call it a day."
Qian Yuwen waved his hand and sighed, "That's it! Let's get Xiaoye checked to see if there's anything wrong with his drinking. How can he drink like this? This kid is so honest!"
After Wu Shengli and Wei Zhuangnan helped Ye Zhiqiu into the car, he asked with a smile, "Leader, how was my performance today? Should I get a reward?"
Wei Zhuangnan was shocked. He was kept in the dark and actually thought Ye Zhiqiu was drunk.
Only Wu Shengli knew that Ye Zhiqiu could drink more than that, so he was always at ease.
He waved his hand and replied with a smile, "Perfect performance! A reward is necessary! I'll go back to the factory director and the secretary and get some cigarette and alcohol tickets for you. Are you satisfied with this reward?"
Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said, "Hehe, as long as there's a reward, I'm happy! It's a pity to lose that roast chicken today. I've always wanted to eat a chicken leg, but I never had the right opportunity..."
Wei Zhuangnan didn't know what to say. He did have a chance to eat, but the people who accompanied him to drink at the textile factory filled him with alcohol, so he had no desire to eat at all!
"Hahaha, with Xiaoye here, we won't have to worry about not getting supplies! Originally, no one wanted our beer during this supply exchange because the textile factory was going to give out a bottle of unlabeled liquor as a welfare benefit."
Ye Zhiqiu really didn't understand this, so he asked curiously, "Leader, what is unlabeled liquor?"
Zou Langtao explained: "It's just unlabeled liquor from the unplanned market! The distillery wants to exchange goods with other units, but many units don't want money, only materials.
The winery's production was to follow a planned production schedule, and the grain allocated for brewing was also fixed. So they came up with a trick: using connections to purchase grain for brewing. Then, they brewed extra wine and used it to exchange for various supplies.
Ye Zhiqiu was secretly shocked. It really is true that there are policies from above and countermeasures from below! He had never heard of these things before, so he was surprised.
But Wei Zhuangnan and the others were already used to it; everyone did it anyway. If the brewery's current production capacity wasn't in short supply in the summer, they would have done the same thing.
Wu Shengli laughed and said, "Hehe, this time our factory's Mid-Autumn Festival benefits have come to a perfect end! I don't know if the factory will add any more, but please don't make any more mistakes. I've been drinking too much lately!"
Zou Langtao quickly said, "Boss, we still haven't reached an agreement with the enamel factory yet! We're giving out enamel mugs to outstanding employees for this Mid-Autumn Festival. There are only a few dozen left in the warehouse, so we might need to get another two hundred or so."
"Well, don't worry about that! I have a comrade at the enamel factory. I can just go to his house for a meal when I have time."
It has to be said that at this time, those who could become cadres had a lot of connections! Because many of them were retired from the military, they had leaders and comrades, so it was easy to establish relationships.
We chatted all the way here and returned to the brewery. It was only two o'clock.
After Ye Zhiqiu got off the car, he followed everyone back to the supply department. Wu Shengli said that he would go and get benefits for Ye Zhiqiu now and asked him to wait in the office.
He agreed with a smile, and after returning to the office, he saw He Yongjun and the other person chatting, so he went over.
He took out a half-full pack of Zhonghua cigarettes, distributed cigarettes to the two of them, and lit a cigarette with Ma Banghua's kerosene lighter.
It's a Ziippo lighter, which is a rare thing. What smoker wouldn't want one? It's much better than using matches to carry pies!
Ye Zhiqiu said enviously, "Brother Banghua, your lighter is a rare commodity!"
Ma Banghua replied proudly, "My father's war booty is one of the treasures in his collection! If I hadn't been working, everyone in my yard would give lighters to their children, but he wouldn't have been willing to give it to me as a reward!"
He Yongjun laughed and scolded, "Old Ma, you idiot! You only have a broken lighter. What's so great about it? If I hadn't lost the bet, I would have two of these things!"
Ye Zhiqiu laughed and teased, "Brother Yongjun, when are you going to lose to me? They say good things should be kept within the family. Instead of letting others take advantage of it, why not give it to me? I can even give you two wild rabbits to eat!"
He Yongjun laughed and scolded, "Go away, you little brat! Two wild rabbits are nothing! Don't be fooled by their small size; you can't even buy one for 80 yuan. That's not even enough for two months' salary!"
Ye Zhiqiu didn't know that this thing could be sold at such a high price. It was really a staggering price.
But you’re right, this lighter is not just a lighter, but a trophy of our victory over the US military. It has a different meaning, so the price is naturally different.
Many people in later generations blindly pursue this thing, but they don’t know the real reason why it was so popular back then!
Ye Zhiqiu said with a grin, "Eighty yuan, that's a great price! But if I had a lighter like this, I could light a cigarette in front of an American! What if he asked me if I liked a Zippo lighter too? I could just tell him I was captured. That would be so cool!"
"Hahaha, I'll try what you said when I get a chance!"
"Hey, that's exciting to think about!"
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