Living in a Siheyuan

Soon, on Monday, everyone in the purchasing department gathered in the office again.

Liu Zhiwei was also there this time. Seeing that everyone was silent, he said, "The factory also takes this matter very seriously. After the leaders held a meeting to study it, we will first reduce your salary from 30 yuan per week to 60 yuan per month."

"Secondly, you can go to the security department to apply for guns. Each person will have a pistol and 20 rounds of ammunition. But this is for self-defense in case of crisis. You must pay attention."

"Also, I heard in the past few days that someone used his connections to transfer to another position. In principle, I agree. Anyone who wants to be transferred can apply to me. We don't force them."

After Liu Zhiwei finished speaking, everyone looked at each other. I don't know who got the job transfer through connections.

But when something like this happens, everyone's worries are understandable. After all, buyers are now considered dangerous jobs. It is inevitable that some people are afraid.

Seeing that everyone was thinking, Liu Zhiwei left first.

Zhou Changming also said: "I understand everyone's thoughts. If you really don't want to continue working in purchasing, you can apply for a transfer. But it is not certain where you will be transferred to. It depends on the requirements of the factory."

"I personally think that we have been together for such a long time and are familiar with the process of purchasing materials. It is good to continue working here. Besides, the workload has been reduced this time, and guns have been issued, so everyone's safety can be guaranteed."

"As for how to choose, it depends on your personal opinion. I am just giving you some advice."

After saying that, Zhou Changming took out a pack of cigarettes, lit one for himself, and threw the rest on the table.

Everyone was silent for a long time, and no one asked to be transferred on the spot. So Zhou Changming took a few people to the security department to get their guns.

When we arrived at the security department, each person filled out their information and received a Type 52 pistol. This small and exquisite gun was specially issued to police officers.

Li Pingan took it in his hand and tried it. It was very light.

Someone from the security department took them to the shooting range in the back and taught them how to use guns.

Each of them fired four or five rounds before they were allowed to leave.

After getting their guns, everyone's mood finally improved.

Later, I gradually resumed work.

But now the frequency of people going to the countryside has decreased a lot. After all, there are no more supplies in the countryside.

A few days passed like this, and when the meeting started again, there was one person missing from the office: Chao Junhui.

Zhou Changming saw everyone's confusion and said, "Chao Junhui has applied to be transferred to the electrician workshop. Section Chief Liu has approved it. I'm glad that only one of us has left. We have worked together for so long, and I'm afraid you will all leave me alone in Section 3. Then I'll be left alone."

After hearing Zhou Changming's words, someone cursed: "This cowardly villain would have been a traitor in the past."

Li Ping'an looked over and found that it was Wei Mingjie who was scolding him.

This is not surprising, Wei Mingjie seems to be a retired soldier. People like him are looked down upon.

Li Pingan just smiled, he and Chao Junhui didn't have a very good relationship. Chao Junhui was jealous of him and wanted to make him look bad at the New Year's Day party last year.

Now they only have four buyers left in the procurement department: Ji Qingshan, Feng Gaoge, Li Pingan and Wei Mingjie. Obviously, they don't have enough staff.

Although the factory's receptions have been reduced, there are still several of them every week, which add up to a considerable amount.

Zhou Changming and Liu Zhiwei were extremely anxious. They tried to find ways to get supplies every day. They even sent people to the black market to scoop up some things.

Soon it will be the New Year's Day again. This year, supplies are scarce and everyone is hungry. So the conference was not held.

But the factory leaders wanted to give the workers a proper dinner.

Just now, Liu Zhiwei brought Li Pingan to the office of Li Huaide, the director of logistics.

This was Li Ping'an's first time in Li Huaide's office. It looked quite elegant inside, and the office was much bigger.

When Li Huaide saw Li Ping'an and the others coming, he warmly invited them to sit down, poured them water and handed them cigarettes.

After the greetings, Li Huaide said, "Ping An, you see, the workers have been complaining more and more recently. We are under a lot of pressure. I want to ask you, is it possible to get something out of the mountains now?"

Li Pingan, who had thought about this a long time ago, said with some embarrassment: "Director Li, it is my job to work for the factory. But now there is famine everywhere. I heard that the villages near the mountains have organized militias to go into the mountains. The better ones can still catch some prey, but some villages have caught nothing. The bigger animals have been driven deep into the mountains and are difficult to get."

It's not that Li Ping'an doesn't want to do it for the factory. If he does too much and too easily in the current situation, he will definitely be suspected. He just wants to live a good life.

After listening to Li Ping'an's words, Li Huaide also knew that this was the current situation. But he still had some hope and said, "Ping'an, what can you do now?"

There was no other way, so Li Pingan said, "How about this, I will find more people these days and try to go to the distant mountains. I will try to bring back as many things as possible for our factory. But I want to apply for a car to drive there, otherwise it will take too much time on the road."

When Li Huaide heard his request, he immediately agreed and said on the spot that he would definitely cooperate with Li Ping'an's actions.

Soon, Li Pingan, under the leadership of Li Huaide, went to the transport team, found a car with better performance, filled it with gas, and drove out.

He first went to say hello to Yu Li, and then drove out of the city according to Yu Li's instructions.

This time Li Ping'an plans to stay outside for two more days.

After three days of cultivation in the space, Li Pingan felt that he had done enough and prepared to return to the steel mill.

The truck was released, and more than a dozen wild boars of different sizes were taken out from the space, and five or six deer and dozens of pheasants and rabbits were loaded. These added up to about two or three thousand kilograms. Although there was not much to share with nearly ten thousand people, it was still pretty good.

Drove all the way to the steel mill.

When they arrived at the factory, Li Huaide, Liu Zhiwei and others rushed over.

Seeing the prey being unloaded from the car, everyone was very happy. The dinner was settled.

Li Huaide patted Li Ping'an on the shoulder and said, "Very good, Ping'an. You did a good job this time. Don't worry, your reward will not be reduced."

Li Pingan also replied: "Thank you Director Li. This time our group spent several days in the mountains to get it. It is really getting harder and harder to hunt prey nowadays."

Several people came over and praised Li Pingan.

Soon, all the prey was put into storage. Li Pingan also took the storage slip to the finance office to collect the money.

After that, he went to the office to see Yu Li. He was not at home these days, and he was most worried about Yu Li.

Seeing Yu Li reading a newspaper in the office, Li Pingan felt relieved. He stepped forward and asked, "Are you okay these days while I'm away? How are you feeling these days?"

Yu Li looked at Li Ping'an who was concerned about her, and felt very sweet in her heart. She said, "It's nothing, I'm like this. Everything is fine. How is your side? Did you gain a lot this time?"

He handed the warehouse receipt to Yu Li and said, "Not bad. I ran a little further this time. I also called a few more people, and the harvest was not small."

Yu Li was also very happy to see nearly 3,000 kilograms of prey stored. The family had another large income.

On New Year's Day, all the workers in the factory were in high spirits. They didn't even bother to work, just waiting for the luncheon.

Everyone knows that supplies are tight these days. Many people haven't had meat for half a year. The factory has been eating cabbage, potatoes and steamed bread. Even the oil is reduced.

Today we finally had a good meal, and everyone was full of praise for the factory leader. They also had a better impression of Li Pingan, the man who could get the meat.

At noon, long queues formed in several cafeterias. Li Pingan was also in the queue. People around him who knew him greeted him enthusiastically and praised him.

Soon it was Li Ping'an's turn. He saw that today's lunch was stir-fried cabbage with pork slices, and there was a lot of meat slices.

He handed over his and Yu Li's meal coupons. He Yuzhu was very happy when he saw that it was Li Ping'an. He said, "Ping'an, you are really awesome. Everyone is benefiting from you this time. Come, I'll serve you some food."

As he spoke, he took Li Ping'an's lunch box and filled both of them up, with more meat slices in them.

After thanking He Yuzhu, he took his lunch box and went back to the office. He usually didn't let Yu Li go to crowded places, fearing that someone might bump into her by accident.

Yu Li ate the food and said, "Sha Zhu's cooking skills are really good. These wild game don't have any smell at all. They are quite delicious."

"If you like it, I'll ask him to make some more for you. Anyway, we have plenty of game at home."

Li Pingan replied with a smile.

After the lively dinner, everyone reminisced about it for several days, wondering if they could have it again before the New Year.

A few days later, Li Huaide called Li Pingan to his office. He smiled and poured water for Li Pingan, saying, "Pingan, you have worked hard this time. Our dinner has aroused a good response in the factory. The factory has decided to reward you well."

"Because of this special situation, the factory has promoted you to the level of a third-level clerk. In addition, you will be rewarded with a radio ticket and 100 yuan."

"I heard that your wife is pregnant and it's inconvenient for her to go to get off work. I asked your Deputy Section Chief Zhou to give you the key to the motorcycle. From now on, you can ride the motorcycle to take your wife to get off work. When you run out of gas, come to me and get it approved for you."

This series of rewards is really not light.

From a level 43 clerk to a level 62 clerk, my salary increased from yuan to yuan.

As for the hundred dollars and the radio ticket, he didn't care.

But the motorcycle solved a big problem for him.

Now Yu Li's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and it's a bit inconvenient for her to ride a bicycle to and from get off work. She was asked to take a leave to rest at home, but Yu Li was unwilling. From now on, she will ride in the bed of the bicycle, which will be much more comfortable.

After happily thanking Li Huaide, Li Ping'an took the money and tickets and returned to the office.

After telling Yu Li the good news, Yu Li took the 100 yuan and the ticket and said, "Ping An, since we have a radio at home, why don't we buy it? How about selling this ticket to someone else?"

Li Pingan knocked Yu Li on the head after hearing this. He said, "You money-grubber! Ours was bought second-hand from a trust store, and the signal is not very good. Let's go buy a new one this time. I'll give the second-hand one to your family and let them use it."

Yu Li was also very happy that Li Ping'an thought about her family. Since they met, Li Ping'an often sent good things to her family. Even now that everyone is in a difficult situation, Li Ping'an also secretly sent a lot of food to her family.

As the two were talking, Zhou Changming came over.

He handed the key to Li Ping'an and said, "This time the car has found the right person. I have never driven it before with the key. You should keep it well from now on. Don't damage it."

"Don't worry, Chief. Just call me whenever you need me. I'll be your driver for free." Li Ping'an replied with a smile.