Siheyuan, my new life

It was precisely because many units in Beijing went to Tianjin to purchase seafood that all the large and small fishing companies in Tianjin suddenly became prosperous. This made the fishing teams work around the clock. You know, the local fishing companies could not buy much of the seafood they had worked so hard to catch at sea, and they only selected high-quality seafood for purchase. As for the remaining fish and shrimp, they had to be disposed of by the fishing teams themselves.

Therefore, the fishing teams assigned to the coastal villages can only bring most of the fish and shrimps left over by the fishery companies back to the villages and distribute them to the villagers. Especially in the hot summer, when the fishing teams bring the fish and shrimps back to the villages, most of them have begun to stink and deteriorate. Fishermen who have lived by the sea all year round certainly know that such rotten and spoiled seafood must not be eaten, otherwise it will not only cause diarrhea and vomiting, but in severe cases it may even be life-threatening. Therefore, the villagers have no choice but to pile up the fish and shrimps caught by these fishermen with great difficulty in the fields to make fertilizer.

For people in inland areas, seafood must be considered a delicacy. However, for villagers living in coastal areas, they have lost their appetite after years of eating all kinds of seafood. In the eyes of these fishermen, a piece of fish is not as attractive as a steamed corn bread. After all, people cannot just eat fish and shrimp to fill their stomachs, they still need a certain amount of staple food. However, due to the erosion of sea water in coastal areas, large tracts of land are saline-alkali land where ordinary plants cannot survive, and it is impossible to grow food. Therefore, in coastal areas like Tianjin, food is much more important than some fish and shrimp. Especially after large-scale natural disasters across the country, there has also been a serious shortage of food supply in Tianjin.

Many units in Beijing have also set their sights on Tianjin's largest Shitang Fishery Company. Some people found some leaders in Tianjin through connections, and some proposed to exchange part of the grain for future seafood supplies. If it was just the Beijing Red Star Steel Mill, even if there was a supply contract between the two parties, many people had ways to turn the contract into a piece of waste paper. However, after learning from the Tianjin Shitang Fishery Company that when they came to sign the contract, the big leader Lin Yu was also with them, so those people and units who wanted to replace the Red Star Steel Mill shut up and turned to look for other small and medium-sized fishery companies to cooperate with. No one was so stubborn as to openly offend a vice-ministerial leader for public affairs, especially since this leader was not even 30 years old.

Of course, Li Huaide had already learned about these things from his confidants who were sent to Tianjin to transport seafood. At this time, he was extremely grateful to be able to maintain a good relationship with Lin Yu. Therefore, every time he brought back seafood from Tianjin, he would send the best quality part of it to the warehouse of the Security Department training base. Anyway, the training base now has a small cold storage warehouse, so there is no need to worry about any problems with the seafood.

As soon as Hu Dahai walked into the restaurant of the small canteen, he couldn't help but smack his lips. At this time, the canteen staff had already prepared lunch for the security staff. There were three food windows in a row, each of which was filled with pots of steaming and fragrant stewed beef with potatoes, pork, cabbage, vermicelli and chicken soup. The staple food was steamed buns with two-grain flour and rice.

While following Lin Yu and others to the small restaurant at the back, Hu Dahai whispered, "Director Lin, the food in the Security Department of your Red Star Steel Mill is quite good." This was also his first time to eat here.

Lin Yu said calmly, "All members of the Security Department's action team have undergone a medicinal bath in the Tonic Essence Reinforcing Soup. To keep them in top condition, we must ensure nutritional supplements. I remember that several comrades from your Dongcheng Branch have also participated in medicinal baths. They should know that without sufficient meat to supplement nutrition, it is impossible to ensure the personnel's consumption. Therefore, our bureau receives some food and meat supplies at the national allocation price from the Security Department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill every month. These supplies have been clearly stated in advance, and they are mainly given priority to those comrades who have undergone the medicinal bath."

Hu Dahai quickly spoke up, "I don't know the specific circumstances of other units, but our Dongcheng Branch has a chef in the small canteen we used to have, specifically responsible for cooking for the six comrades who have undergone the medicinal baths, as well as providing nutritional supplements for those injured in the line of duty. Our branch leadership has decided that, aside from providing a pound of meat per person per day for those who have undergone the medicinal baths, all other supplies will be used to improve the meals of the comrades in the bureau, and no one is allowed to use them without permission."

Lin Yu glanced at Hu Dahai, whose face was a little yellow and obviously malnourished, and nodded slightly. "Very good. If you have any practical difficulties in the future, don't hide them. After all, I once served as the deputy secretary of the Dongcheng Branch for a period of time. Providing some help to my old unit within my ability is not too difficult."

After hearing this, Hu Dahai nodded happily in agreement. He had long wanted to ask Lin Yu for help in solving the supply of food and meat. However, after consulting Director Wan of the Municipal Bureau, he was stopped by his old leader. Now with Lin Yu's words, he has been secretly calculating how much food and meat to purchase. Recently, even he himself can only eat 60% to 70% full every day. The little food saved must first be guaranteed to those comrades fighting on the front line.

At this time, everyone had already walked into the small restaurant. When Hu Dahai saw the delicious dishes on the table, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva. To be honest, even for a powerful head of the East City Branch like him, it had been a long time since he had tasted such sumptuous dishes.

After asking everyone to sit down, Lin Yu smiled and said, "We still have a meeting this afternoon, so let's drink less at noon. Each person can have half a catty of Fenjiu. No one should force anyone to drink. Everyone can enjoy themselves."

With Lin Yu's order, everyone present could only suppress the urge to drink. Each person poured a teacup of Fenjiu, which was exactly half a pound. While enjoying the delicious food on the table, everyone took a sip of white wine from time to time.

After more than half an hour, the table had been completely cleared, leaving only some large prawn shells piled on the plates. The rest of the dishes and even the soup were eaten by everyone with steamed buns. Everyone lit a cigarette, leaned back in their chairs and took a deep puff, with a satisfied smile on their faces.

Especially Hu Dahai, who had a big meal at noon today. He had already loosened two buttonholes of his belt while eating. His bulging belly looked like that of a pregnant woman.