From the Siheyuan, I started to run around in the world

Zhang Dongliang simply took his food coupons and money to the Finance Department to exchange them for meal coupons and vegetable coupons. He prepared to go to the cafeteria at noon to have a meal and try to see what the legendary Sha Zhu shaking the spoon was all about.

At lunch time, Zhang Dongliang came to a cafeteria.

Wow, there are so many people.

Zhang Dongliang specifically ran to the food window to take a look to see if Sha Zhu was getting food there.

Sha Zhu was really there serving food. He didn't sit back and rest like he did at the beginning of the story while letting others serve food.

Zhang Dongliang looked at the window where Sha Zhu was getting his food, and slowly walked forward along the queue behind him.

When he got to the window, Sha Zhu saw Zhang Dongliang and his expression froze.

"Hey, brother, why are you here serving food?"

"Hey, Brother Zhu, aren't we going to work now? We have to eat."

"Oh, then you don't need to pay the ticket. I'll treat you to lunch."

"No, that's against the rules. Let's drink some other time."

Zhang Dongliang spent two taels of meal tickets to buy a cornmeal steamed bun and spent five cents on a bowl of cabbage soup.

No one noticed whether Sha Zhu was shaking the spoon for others or not, but the food he served to Zhang Dongliang was full.

After saying hello to Sha Zhu, Zhang Dongliang carried the food to an empty table in the corner and prepared to start eating.

Zhang Dongliang first picked up the cornmeal steamed bread, took a bite, put it in his mouth, chewed it for a few times, and finally swallowed it with great effort.

Zhang Dongliang felt emotional in his heart, the fan fiction on the Internet did not deceive me, this cornmeal steamed bread really does make the throat dry.

Fortunately, I bought less and only dared to buy one.

I took a sip of the cabbage soup and it went down well. This is just salted cabbage soup, with almost no oil or water. It's not really delicious, but just barely drinkable.

Zhang Dongliang felt a little resentful. Why did Sha Zhu give him so many dishes? He really didn't want to eat anymore.

Even if you don't want to eat it, you have to finish it.

In this age when food is so precious and everyone is hungry, wasting food is the most shameful thing, it really is a big thing.

Looking at his fellow workers enjoying their meals, Zhang Dongliang felt ashamed.

The people of this era are truly great. Under such extremely difficult circumstances, they still stand up as the backbone of the Republic.

Zhang Dongliang gritted his teeth and reluctantly finished his meal. He made up his mind that unless there were special circumstances, he would never come to the canteen to get food and eat, and would just bring his own food from now on.

When I returned to the office in the afternoon, there was still no one else in the department.

Starting from the second half of last year, the procurement of unplanned materials began to become increasingly difficult, mainly because no one had anything on hand.

For the sake of their tasks, these purchasing staff cannot just sit in the office, they have to go out and run as much as possible.

Since he had nothing to do in the afternoon, Zhang Dongliang decided to go to Section Chief Xu's office and chat with him.

Zhang Dongliang knocked on Section Chief Xu's office door.

"Come in."

Zhang Dongliang entered the office, took out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes, opened it and handed one to Section Chief Xu, and then placed the remaining cigarettes on Section Chief Xu's desk.

At first, Section Chief Xu was wondering why the cigarette box was white?

I took the cigarette in my hand and looked at it. Wow, it’s Zhonghua cigarette, a good cigarette.

He took the cigarette from the table and took a look at it. With a hiss, it was Zhonghua - internal special supply, not simple, it seems that Xiao Zhang is also a person with connections.

This is not something you can buy on the market just because you have money and tickets. You have to be at a certain level to be qualified to supply it.

Section Chief Xu calmly put the box of white cigarettes in his drawer.

"Come, Xiao Zhang, sit down."

Section Chief Xu stood up and asked Zhang Dongliang to sit on the wooden sofa opposite.

The two of them had a pleasant chat, and so on.

Section Chief Xu planned to tell Zhang Dongliang some things that happened on the road. Even if he didn't tell Zhang Dongliang, he would know it in a few days.

It would be better to tell him in advance, more friends mean more paths.

"The work of purchasing unplanned materials seems glamorous and respectable, as if one can get unplanned materials and have connections with everyone. But behind the scenes, there are tears and snot!

The work of purchasing unplanned materials cannot be done without certain social connections and abilities.

If someone is really capable and powerful, he would not be an ordinary purchaser of unplanned materials. "

"Who said I can't? Isn't that me?" Zhang Dongliang said to himself.

“Most of the buyers in our Second Purchasing Department are what people call capable people.

That is, they are people who are good at speaking and dealing with people, who go to the countryside and build up relationships step by step and work their way up.

Now due to the shortage of supplies, buyers from various companies are all in those places, scrambling for those supplies, and the competition is very fierce.

In our department, there were originally three female comrades.

The families of the two who left have more resources. By placing them here, their families can provide resource support, and the jobs in the factory are good. It's the best of both worlds.

However, since the second half of last year, it has become increasingly difficult to obtain unplanned materials.

Spending a lot of energy and resources to support their work is no longer worth it, so their families try to transfer them away.

The female comrade who did not leave may have conflicts at home and is getting a divorce.

Having lost the support of my husband’s family resources and having no way to transfer away, I can only persevere here and take things one step at a time.

For example, if you have abundant resources, this job will be easy for you. "

Zhang Dongliang thanks the leader for his education and guidance. He hopes the leader can arrange a gathering with colleagues at another suitable time.

Section Chief Xu said that he would arrange for Zhang Dongliang to get acquainted with everyone during the meeting next Monday.

Zhang Dongliang doesn't need to report to work every day, he can go to the countryside at any time.

In this case, Zhang Dongliang agreed with Section Chief Xu not to come to the factory tomorrow. He would go to the countryside below to explore the way first.

Section Chief Xu happily agreed to Zhang Dongliang's request.

When it was time to get off work in the afternoon, Zhang Dongliang was not in a hurry to leave.

It was just after get off work and the factory gate was too crowded. Anyway, I had a bicycle so it was okay to leave later.

Fifteen minutes after the end of get off work, Zhang Dongliang slowly pushed his bicycle towards the factory gate and happened to meet Liu Bin who was on duty.

The security department usually works during the day shift, and the night shift takes over half an hour after the workers get off work. At the end of the get off work day, the deputy section chief must personally lead the team and stand guard at the door.

"Brother Bin, I'm on duty."

"Hey, brother, that's great. You bought a bicycle right after you started working."

"It can't be helped. I have to go to the countryside all day. How can I get there on foot?"

"I'm working in the Second Purchasing Department now. Brother Bin, if you need any supplies, just let me know when the time comes."

"If there's anything I need, I'll tell you. You should get familiar with the job first. You can go home first."

There were too many people at the door to have a deep conversation. Zhang Dongliang said goodbye to Liu Bin and rode his bike home.