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Chapter 65 Meat Processing Plant

Early on Sunday morning, Qiu Huoming had his breakfast and then rode his bicycle out. He had made an appointment with Li Ming to go to the meat processing factory together today.

Li Ming's home is near the cultural center. Qiu Huoming was carrying a schoolbag with a large front door stuffed in it. He had prepared it a long time ago. It would not be good to go empty-handed when asking someone to do something for him.

Walking through the familiar alley, Li Ming's house is similar to Ding Yu's, both are self-built houses, and his family also has a dormitory at the unit.

But they have gotten used to living here and are reluctant to move away.

Qiu Huoming pushed the cart and knocked on the door.

"squeak"

It was Li Ming who opened the door. "It's so early. Wait a minute. I'll change my clothes."

Li Ming was wearing home clothes, with a bulging mouth, still chewing breakfast.

The yard was very quiet. After a while, he came out and locked the door.

"Squad leader, where are your uncle and aunt?"

"Don't call me monitor. I'm not in class. They went to a meeting early in the morning. My brother went to my grandfather's house. I'm the only one at home."

Qiu Huoming pushed the car to the entrance of the alley. Li Ming took a look at it and said, "It's a nice car. How much is it?"

"155. Fatty gave me a ticket. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to afford it."

"Your family treats you very well..." Li Ming sighed. They had known each other since childhood and he was very clear about his family's financial situation. Life in the countryside was difficult in those years and it was their family that squeezed out food to support themselves. Their second uncle was often in the hospital, and they had four children of their own who were in school, so they lived a very tight life.

"Actually, this is what I earned from my writing." Qiu Huoming decided to make it clear that he was rich, especially to Li Ming.

"Have you published it?"

"Well, I'll show it to you when the magazine comes out."

"Hey, that's a good thing."

There was the street ahead, "Get in the car." Qiu Huoming stepped into the car with one foot and turned his head to say.

"okay."

The car drove towards the meat processing plant.

The meat processing factory is located at the junction of Ximen urban and rural areas. A few years ago, it added a cold storage, expanded the factory area, and recruited a large number of new workers. It was at that time that Bao Jun asked someone to help him get a job in the factory.

The employees of their factory are given meat coupons every month. If they can't finish the meat, they will secretly take it to the market to sell. So even though this place is linked to slaughtering, it is still the first choice for local people looking for jobs.

The gate of the meat processing factory looked very imposing, with several trucks whizzing past the door. His uncle had brought him here before.

He remembered it clearly and turned in from the East Gate with familiarity. There were no trucks passing through this road, and it was the road for internal employees to go to and from get off work.

The East Gate is usually an internal employee passage and is not strictly managed.

Qiu Huoming was riding a bicycle and came in following the flow of people.

After coming in, he asked a few workers who were walking by. They had never heard of Bao Jun's name, but they all knew the feed area. They pointed in a direction and Qiu Huoming rushed over.

From a distance, I saw Bao Jun in work clothes pushing a cart towards the workshop.

Qiu Huoming chased after him, and Li Ming called him from behind the car, "Baozi!"

Bao Jun turned around when he heard that. Li Ming jumped out of the car and walked forward a few steps. Qiu Huoming also got out of the car and followed closely behind, pushing the cart.

"Hey, Daming, Xiaoming!" Bao Jun was overjoyed. He parked the car, turned around and walked over.

Hearing such an old-fashioned title, Qiu Huoming and Li Ming were both dazed for a moment. When they were in elementary school, Qiu Huoming's birthday was a few days older than theirs, and their names both contained the word "Ming", so Qiu Huoming was called Daming and Li Ming was called Xiaoming.

Later, their relationship faded and no one mentioned this nickname anymore.

"Hey, come with me first. I'll take the materials in and come out in a moment. Wait for me at the door."

"Will it not delay your work?" Li Ming asked.

"Don't delay. I don't have anything to do today. I'll go over first and come out in a while." Bao Jun squatted down, lifted the cart again, and pushed it quickly towards the workshop.

Qiu Huoming and Li Ming found a big tree which was hidden and next to the workshop.

These are cement factory buildings. Moss grows at the foot of the walls. They must belong to an old factory area. There is an air of antiquity everywhere, and the air here carries the unique smell of animals.

I felt it was pungent when I first came in, but now that I've been here for a long time, I don't feel it anymore.

After a while, Bao Junxing came out excitedly and looked around the door for a few times.

Qiu Huoming stretched out his arms and waved them a few times.

"Hey, why are you hiding over there?"

Bao Jun came over jogging.

"I told my master, one hour is no problem. Come on, I'll show you around."

Li Ming waved his hand, "Hey, don't leave yet, Daming has something to talk to you about today."

"Hey, if you want to get some sex tickets from me, no problem. It's just a matter of a word." Bao Jun said, patting his chest.

"Thanks, that's not the case."

Qiu Huoming hesitated for a moment and said, "Help me find someone."

"Tell me, my nickname is Bao Gossip, and I am familiar with every workshop..." He said with a smile, squinting his eyes.

"Qiu Jianjun..."

Bao Jun was stunned for a moment, then he revealed a narrow smile, which was a bit vulgar.

He leaned close to Qiu Huoming and whispered, "I just happen to know this person. He is in charge of the breeding workshop. He has a special relationship with Sister Zhang from the quarantine department. You know that part of our feed is made from animal bones, meat, ginseng and other ingredients..."

"We have a very close relationship with Sister Zhang. She is a qualified veterinarian and is in charge of general quarantine. Those that fail are given to us, and those that pass are sent to slaughter..."

"Let me put it this way. Sister Zhang has been a widow for many years. I heard that Qiu Jianjun's wife is in the countryside and hasn't come to visit for several months..."

Li Ming frowned, feeling somewhat uneasy standing there.

Qiu Huoming was shocked. He didn't expect that he would hear the gossip about his uncle this time...

"How popular is he in the meat processing factory?" Qiu Huoming interrupted him as he saw that he was becoming more and more explicit.

Even if he hated Qiu Jianjun, there was no need for him to drag a woman he had never met into this water with him. He also disdained to rely on pornographic journalism to attack his opponent. What's more, such groundless rumors might not be true.

"This guy is good at flattering people and has good relationships with people, but there are also many people who dislike him, such as Accountant Zhu from the Finance Department. They had a quarrel over some expense reimbursement forms a few days ago."

Bao Jun paused for a moment, looked at Qiu Huoming and said, "Daming, your last name is also Qiu, who is this Qiu Jianjun to you?"

Qiu Huoming gritted his teeth and said, "Enemy."

Bao Jun finally breathed a sigh of relief, as he hadn't said a single nice word just now.

"How come you're making an enemy of an old man at your age?"

Qiu Huoming told him how he used a false name to get a demolition quota in the countryside and how he went to the school to falsely accuse him of stealing a car.

It was also the first time that Li Ming heard such a detailed account of the whole story. He was also present at the last incident in class, so he nodded immediately and echoed it.

Bao Jun cursed: "This bastard is so vicious!"

"Let's make it bigger. Accountant Zhu has a good relationship with my master. I'll ask him about it later. I sent him an anonymous letter."

"This old guy surnamed Zhu is probably hoping someone will mess with Qiu Jianjun. He has a crush on Sister Zhang, and everyone in our factory knows it."

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