Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

Yan Jiefang asked: "Section Chief, are we supposed to pay for the purchases ourselves?!"

Zhang Lijun said, "With your work permit, go to the finance department and withdraw 50 yuan, 20 jin of grain coupons, 1 jin of sugar coupons, and 10 shichi of cloth coupons. If you purchase items worth more than 50 yuan, you have to pay for them yourself and come back to get them reconciled."

"Thank you, Chief! I won't bother you anymore." After saying that, Yan Jiefang took out two packs of Peony cigarettes from his pocket and placed them on Zhang Lijun's desk without leaving any trace, then turned and left the office.

Zhang Lijun smiled and put away the two packs of cigarettes, muttering, "This kid is good. He's sensible!"

Yan Jiefang left Zhang Lijun's office and went to the purchasing office next door. There was no one in it. They must have gone out to purchase. In this day and age, purchasing unplanned materials worth 200 yuan a month is a lot of pressure.

Yan Jiefang went to the Finance Department to get 50 yuan, then went to the warehouse to get a bicycle and left the Sixth Hospital. When he passed by the gatehouse, Yan Jiefang said hello to the old man at the gatehouse.

After leaving the hospital, Yan Jiefang first found a deserted place, took out the internal price list of the purchasing department, and read it carefully. Yan Jiecheng's eyes lit up instantly: "No wonder the purchasing department is so popular. It turns out that there is so much money?!" Putting away the price list, Yan Jiefang rode his bicycle back home first, said hello to his mother, went back to the house to get some tickets bought from the black market a few days ago, and went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy two kilograms of brown sugar. However, when weighing the weight, Yan Jiefang gave the salesperson two White Rabbit milk candies and asked her to help divide them into two taels per bag. Then Yan Jiefang bought some miscellaneous things that were not easy to buy in the countryside, and then rode his bicycle straight to the outskirts of Sijiu City.

Although Yan Jiefang had never done procurement, he had heard of the matter of purchasing unplanned materials. There were basically people in the rural areas close to the city. If you wanted to purchase something, you had to go to a faraway place. At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Yan Jiefang arrived at a remote mountain village near Pinggu.

"Young man, who are you looking for?!" As Yan Jiefang just entered the village, an old man squatting under a tree smoking asked.

Yan Jiefang got off his bicycle, took out a pack of Labor brand cigarettes, handed one to the old man, and said, "Old man, I'm from the purchasing department of the hospital. Where is this place?!"

"This is Xiaoyu Village." The old man replied, took the cigarette, and asked, "Young man, are you really here to buy something?!"

Yan Jiefang smiled and said, "Of course it's true! Otherwise, I wouldn't have come all the way here." After that, Yan Jiefang took out his work ID and handed it to the old man.

The old man took Yan Jiefang's work permit, looked at it, nodded silently, and said, "Young man, come with me to the team headquarters. I will send someone to gather people right away."

Yan Jiefang asked: "Uncle, I haven't asked your name yet!"

The old man smiled and replied, "My last name is Fang, Fang Dafu. My son is the leader of our village. Just follow me!"

"Hey!" Yan Jiefang pushed his bicycle and followed the old man towards the brigade headquarters.

When they arrived at the brigade headquarters, Fang Dafu exchanged a few words with his son. Fang Dafu's son, Fang Jianshe, walked up to Yan Jiefang and asked, "Can you show me your work permit?"

Yan Jiefang quickly took out his work permit from his pocket and handed it over. Fang Jianshe took the permit and looked at it carefully, then returned it to Yan Jiefang and said, "Comrade, we are close to the mountains. It is far from the city, so the purchasing staff from other factories are usually reluctant to come here."

Yan Jiefang said, "Brother Fang, this place is far away. Others don't want to come. I do. But I can't come here every day in the future. How about this? Do you think this is okay? I'll come here twice a week. Once on Tuesday and once on Thursday. I'm new here today, and I have money, food coupons, cloth coupons, sugar coupons, and brown sugar on me. If you need anything else, register with me first, and I'll bring it next time."

After hearing what Yan Jiefang said, Fang Jianshe immediately laughed and said, "Okay! Okay! Okay! I'll go get someone right away."

Although the village is not big, it has everything. When the team headquarters honked, villagers came to the team headquarters one after another with their belongings. After more than an hour of hard work, Yan Jiefang exchanged all the money, tickets and belongings he had with him for things. After loading the things onto his bicycle, Yan Jiefang said hello to the village cadres and rode his bicycle back to Sijiucheng.

When Yan Jiecheng returned to the courtyard, it was already nine o'clock in the evening. Yan Bugui heard the knock on the door, put on his clothes, walked out of the house, opened the door and saw Yan Jiefang, and asked: "Jiefang, where have you been? Why are you back so late?!"

Yan Jiefang replied: "Dad, am I not a hospital purchasing agent?! Today is my first day at work. In order to perform better, I went to a far place. That's why I came back late." After saying that, Yan Jiefang pushed his bicycle into the gate of the courtyard.

Yan Bugui closed the door and followed Yan Jiefang into his room. Seeing the things in the boxes on both sides of the bicycle, he smiled and said, "Jiefang, you got a lot of things today!!"

"It's not good!" Yan Jiefang picked out the eggs that were broken on the road, handed them to Yan Bugui, and said, "Dad, these eggs can't be kept. Let my mom cook them."

Yan Bugui said with some distress: "So many eggs were cooked at once. This is such a waste!!"

Yan Jiefang said, "Dad! I've said it before, you and mom, just follow me. Don't worry about food." Then he asked, "Have you figured out the house plan?!"

Yan Bugui replied, "Yes! A two-story courtyard with east and west wing rooms and a utility room next to the east and west wing rooms."

Yan Jiefang said: "Now that we have some clues, let's get things done as soon as possible. Otherwise, we will have more troubles later."

Yan Bugui smiled and said, "Jiefang, don't worry! The house is here to stay." The house Yan Bugui found was originally his student's. Because of an accident, the student's parents all died, and the student was the only one left at home. That student worked hard, and after graduating from technical secondary school, he went to Dalian to practice at the shipyard. The house was allocated by his parents' unit. If he left, the house would have to be handed over. After hearing the news, Yan Bugui went to find the student. In addition to exchanging the two houses, the student also asked Yan Bugui to subsidize him with 500 yuan. After some bargaining, the subsidy was finally negotiated to 300 yuan. That is, today Yan Bugui completed all the procedures. However, the student still has to stay in Sijiucheng for a few more days. After he leaves, Yan Bugui and his family can move in.

Yan Jiefang looked at Yan Bugui and saw his father's dumbfounded look. He couldn't help but ask, "Have you already completed the formalities?!"

Yan Bugui smiled and replied, "You are indeed my son. You guessed it right. But they can't leave until two days later. So we have to wait a few days before we can move in."

"What are you two talking about so late at night?!" Just then, the third aunt walked in from outside.

Yan Jiefang said, "Mom! You came just in time. Take those broken eggs from Dad's hand and boil them."

The third aunt saw the eggs in Yan Bugui's hand and asked, "Where did you get so many eggs?!"

Yan Jiefang replied: "I am a hospital purchaser, so of course I purchase from the countryside."

The third aunt asked distressedly: "We have so many eggs to eat by ourselves, can you complete your task?!"

Yan Jiefang replied, "Mom, just put your heart at ease!" Then he urged, "Go do it! It won't be fresh after a while."

"Hey! I'll do it right away!" After saying that, the third aunt took the eggs from Yan Bugui's hand and hurried out of the house. Yan Bugui was immediately confused by his wife's operation. When Yan Bugui came to his senses, the third aunt had already thrown the eggs into the pot.