"Little sister, wake up!"
Ye Bailu rubbed her eyes and finally woke up. Ye Zhiqiu carried her to the living room and the family started having lunch.
After finishing his meal, Ye Zhiqiu lit a cigarette and asked Wang Xiaolan, who was clearing the dishes and preparing to wash them, "Mom, is there anything else we need for dinner? I'll bring it back when I go out!"
Wang Xiaolan thought about the dinner. Not only was there fish, but the boss also asked her to kill a rabbit. Thinking of this, she quickly asked, "Boss, didn't you say we have to give our rabbit back to the factory to pay for its work? Why are you asking me to kill it tonight?"
Ye Zhiqiu nodded and explained, "I met someone who brought these rabbits into the city to sell. I've already gotten enough at a low price to pay back the factory. So, we still tell others that we're raising our rabbits for the factory, but they're actually our own!"
Although she was surprised at her eldest son's good luck, Wang Xiaolan really didn't doubt anything else because he had never been a liar since he was a child.
Since we already have meat and vegetables, we can buy greens here, and we don’t even need to buy wine. We still have five bottles of wine that people gave as an apology last time.
"Then there's nothing to buy, unless you can still buy some pork. Meat is hard to come by these days. Otherwise, adding some braised pork to dinner would be nice."
Ye Zhiqiu raised his eyebrows. What's so difficult about buying meat? He already has a hundred pounds of it in his own space! But he didn't say anything. He just went out and brought it back directly.
Now that Xiao Hei is at home, Ye Bailu is in high spirits. She spends all day taking care of the puppy and doesn't bother Ye Wubing anymore.
Ye Wubing then asked, "Brother, I earned money for my family by catching soft-shelled turtles. Can I have soda tonight?"
"Brother, I want a soda too!"
Looking at the jumping Ye Bailu, he scolded her with a smile, "You two guys, you're always thinking about drinking soda! Every time I buy something, I lose money. But your mother is so good, she can take back the money for the bottle every time I buy a soda."
Ye Wubing quickly said, "How about I help you return the bottle this time? That way, big brother, you won't have to lose so much!"
"Let's see how many guests come tonight! You may not know, but Mom ran into our former neighbor. Their whole family will be here tonight! I'll see how many people come and then go buy it."
"Okay, I don't want to sleep either, so I might as well go find some snails! And see if I can pick up another turtle. I remember these creatures often run to the shade on the shore when it's hot..."
Seeing Ye Wubing about to run to the river again, Ye Zhiqiu reminded him to be careful, after all, there are still snakes in the summer.
As for going into the water, Ye Zhiqiu was not too worried. Everyone in his family was good at swimming, so generally nothing would happen.
After Wang Xiaolan finished washing the dishes, she pulled Ye Bailu, who had just turned into a little cat, to wash her face.
After taking an hour's nap, Ye Zhiqiu said hello to Wang Xiaolan who was watering the plants, and went out for a stroll on his bike.
It’s time to deliver things back to the factory tomorrow. To be honest, Ye Zhiqiu hasn’t even had a meal in the factory cafeteria.
Ye Tianya said that the steamed buns made of two-grain flour that people eat in the factory are much better than the porridge we drink at home all day.
Wandering aimlessly, there was really no entertainment these days, and Ye Zhiqiu didn't know what to do! If it weren't for the inconvenience of staying at home, he could sleep all day long!
He wasn't one to endure hardship, by nature. Wouldn't a life of ease and comfort be wonderful? Not only would he have no worries about food and drink, but people wouldn't be constantly working on it! It wasn't like later generations, where people were so busy that they were practically suffocating!
Ye Zhiqiu didn't know what this place was called, but when he saw a group of people fishing by the river, he got off his bike and pushed it over to watch the fun.
There were many people fishing, but no one caught any fish. There were some small whitebait, and most of them were caught.
Well, as the most common fish species, out of ten people who go fishing, six or seven will be able to catch fish. Among these six or seven people, the majority will catch whitebait!
This thing is not cooked with oil, so it is not very delicious, unless you catch a big one, you can use it to make soup. So people at this time really dislike this thing!
Ye Zhiqiu strolled over and was amused by what he saw! Each of the guys who were catching fish had quite large ones, but the best result was three small whitebait!
"Hey, buddy, which factory are you from? Don't you know that this is the land our factory purchases?"
Ye Zhiqiu didn't pay attention at first, but the voice sounded again from behind him.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! You're still looking at me pushing a bicycle? Are you here to cause trouble?"
Only then did he realize that this person was talking to himself!
Ye Zhiqiu turned around and looked back, and saw a man who looked to be about twenty-four or twenty-five years old sitting under the shade of a tree. Next to him was a bicycle with a pannier.
Ye Zhiqiu began to understand a little. This was also a colleague. He was afraid that he had misunderstood him and came here to find someone to collect fish!
He turned his bike around and pushed it towards the man. When he got closer, he started to explain, "Brother, don't get me wrong! I'm not here to collect fish. I'm just strolling around to see if I can catch anything."
The man said doubtfully, "Are you really not here to buy fish? Let me tell you, this land is reserved by our First Machine Tool Factory! If you come here to buy fish, we will file a complaint with your factory!"
Ye Zhiqiu parked his bicycle, ran to squat next to him, took out a cigarette, struck a match and lit it.
After taking a puff of his cigarette, he smiled and explained, "Well, I'm not lying to you, big brother! I can fish myself, and I always catch fish to deliver to the factory to complete procurement tasks. I'm not here to collect fish! Besides, our brewery is not a big factory, so we really don't need a few fish."
Only after hearing Ye Zhiqiu say that he was from the brewery did the man actually believe it.
The truth is, the more workers a factory has, the greater the shortage of unplanned supplies. This isn't because of a shortage of planned supplies, but rather because large factories have too many entertainment events! Therefore, they need to sift through more unplanned supplies to meet the entertainment needs.
For example, the First Machine Tool Plant has nearly 7,000 workers. Every day, people from various units come here to purchase milling machines and various other machines and equipment produced by the machine tool plant. The number of people they entertain is too great!
Others produce things and sell them to ordinary people, but they produce things and sell them to factories all over the country. The difference is really huge.
After Shougang, the workers at the machine tool factory are probably the most proud of their work. Next up is the electron tube factory. Anyway, it's a long wait to get to the brewery...
"Well, as long as you're not here to buy fish! You know, my current job is to make sure that all the fish caught in this area are purchased back to the factory as long as they are willing to sell!"
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