Rebirth in 1958: Getting rich starts from Nanluoguxiang

I strolled along the way and it was almost half past one when I arrived at the gate of the steel rolling mill.

The Red Star Steel Mill is still a public-private partnership, with the former owner, Lou Bancheng, being a nominal director but no longer in charge of the mill's affairs.

The current director of the steel mill is surnamed Yang, also a military-to-civilian cadre.

The party official's surname was Lang, and he was also an outstanding underground worker. He had a good relationship with Zhao Yuchu.

The steel mill is now a semi-military enterprise, with semi-militarized management. The factory gate is not open to anyone who wants to enter.

Even the guards at the gate are from the security department and carry guns.

He had been to the Red Star Steel Mill many times in his previous life. His father, Qin Qingyou, worked as a fitter in the workshop. Later, he was forced to retire early because of alcoholism.

He was stopped at the door. The guard looked him up and down and asked him what was the matter.

Qin Dabao said he was looking for He Yuzhu. The guard shook his head. There were more than 10,000 people in the factory, and he didn't know who was He Yuzhu.

Qin Dabao hurriedly said that it was Sha Zhu. The guard laughed and said, "Why don't you just say you are looking for Sha Zhu? Why mention He Yuzhu?"

It seems that this nickname is more famous than my real name.

The guard called the cafeteria, and within ten minutes, Sha Zhu ran out. He was not wearing a hat and was sweating profusely.

This Sha Zhu also lives in Nanluoguxiang, in the same alley as the Qin family, but the courtyard house he lives in has three entrances. It is said that high-ranking officials once lived there during the Republic of China period.

Sha Zhu is five years older than Qin Dabao. They don’t have much contact with each other in normal times, but they were good friends in their previous life. Sha Zhu’s sister’s partner is Qin Dabao’s apprentice.

At this time, Sha Zhu thought Qin Dabao looked familiar, but he just couldn't remember his name.

Qin Dabao took out a cigarette from his schoolbag and handed one to Sha Zhu.

"Brother Zhuzi, don't you remember me? My name is Qin Dabao, and I live in Courtyard 113."

"Oh..." Sha Zhu remembered: "Are you the son of Master Qin from the fitter workshop?" He remembered Qin Qingyou because Qin Dabao had a niece named Qin Huairu, who married Jia Dongxu from Sha Zhu's courtyard. Because of this relationship, Sha Zhu had an impression of Qin Qingyou.

Qin Dabao pulled Sha Zhu aside.

"Brother Zhuzi, let me ask you something. Is your cafeteria short of meat?"

Sha Zhu's eyes lit up: "Yes, there is a shortage of meat these days. We have more than 10,000 workers in the steel mill, and no matter how much meat we eat, it's not enough. How can I help you, brother? Do you have any connections?"

Qin Dabao nodded, and Sha Zhu grabbed his hand: "Brother, did I hear you correctly? Do you have a way to get some meat?"

"Brother Zhuzi, I do have a way to get some."

"How much can you get?"

Qin Dabao weighed it and said, "About 800 to 900 kilograms."

Shazhu cried out and ran away.

Qin Dabao was shocked. This guy must be suffering from some serious illness.

Sha Zhu ran and shouted: "Brother, wait for me, I'll go call our director..."

This guy is a bit silly and looks a bit like a silly girl, no wonder he is called Shazhu,

It took about ten minutes.

Then I saw a man coming from a distance. From a distance, I saw that he was wearing a white helmet and white armor, and a black robe, no, a black apron.

When I got closer, I saw something incredible. It was an old man with a white beard, and white smoke came out when he ran.

Seeing Qin Dabao rushing over,

Qin Dabao grabbed the old man's wrist three inches above his wrist, which was a key point. With a little force, the old man cried out,

Sha Zhu also ran over and shouted: "Brother, be gentle, that's our director."

Qin Dabao quickly let go, the old man's right arm could no longer be lifted.

"Little brother, Sha Zhu said you can get some pork? Is that true? How much can you get?"

Qin Dabao hesitated, and Sha Zhu came running over panting.

"Dabao, this is Director Pan from our cafeteria. He was just helping to knead dough and make steamed buns in the kitchen. When he heard me say that you could get some food, he was so excited that he overturned the basin."

Director Pan moved his arms and was able to lift them up. He smoothed his hair and wiped his face, revealing his true appearance. He looked to be in his forties.

"Director Pan, I can get the pork, but I have a request."

"You tell me what you want to say."

"I want cash."

"I understand, no problem, don't worry, little brother. Our steel mill is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Heavy Industry. We have additional unplanned quotas for grain, vegetables, and meat. There will be absolutely no problem if you sell us meat."

Of course Qin Dabao knew this, otherwise he wouldn't have come to the steel mill to sell meat. He is not short of money now, what he lacks is an excuse that he can come up with.

"Then Director Pan, how much pork can you eat?"

"Little brother, I want as many as you can get."

Qin Dabao pondered for a moment and said, "I can sell you about a thousand kilograms of wild boar meat. What price can you offer?"

Director Pan was delighted when he heard this: "Oh, don't worry, little brother, I'll give you the highest price on the black market. The pork, minus the head, hooves and offal, is 1.8 yuan per pound. How's that?"

Qin Dabao calculated that his hesitation scared Director Pan enough. During this period, the meat processing plant only provided 400 kilograms of meat to the steel rolling mill every month. Now it was nearing the end of the year and the whole factory was engaged in a general battle. Deputy Director Li, who was in charge of logistics, ordered Director Pan to ensure the nutrition of the workers by any means. This meant that no matter what means Director Pan used, he must get meat and eggs. This made Director Pan very worried.

"Don't worry, little brother. Our steel mill will definitely not let you suffer any loss. I will give you two more boxes of Fenjiu."

"make a deal!"

"Well, let's change the place to trade. Half an hour later, go east of the steel mill and there's a forest."

"The woods heading east? I know, I know."

"I'll bring the meat over and we'll trade there. Remember to bring a scale."

"No problem, no problem." Director Pan agreed repeatedly and dragged Sha Zhu back to the factory to find a car.

This was Qin Dabao's first time doing this kind of transaction, and he had no experience, so he was quite nervous.

He left the steel mill and walked eastwards without any hurry. It was working hours and there were almost no pedestrians on the road.

When they arrived at the woods, Qin Dabao saw that there was no one around and entered the space.

On the black soil of the space, rice and wheat are already ripe, corn has eared, but it will take some time to mature, cucumbers and tomatoes have already ripened,

Qin Dabao picked a tomato, took a bite, and the juice flowed all over his hand. It was sour and sweet and really delicious.

The rice and wheat were ripe, but they had not been threshed. Qin Dabao didn't know where to take them to be threshed and ground into flour.

He suddenly remembered that he was the one who controlled this space, so could he turn wheat into flour and paddy into rice?

Qin Dabao tried to pick a wheat ear, and as soon as he thought about it, the wheat ear turned into snow-white flour in his hand. It was amazing.

Qin Dabao left the space, still a little confused. Then he heard the sound of a truck in the distance, and then he remembered the supply to the steel mill.

Qin Dabao waved his hand backwards, and three big wild boars and two small yellow-haired pigs instantly appeared in the open space between the tree trunks. They were all slaughtered and mixed with pork, which probably weighed more than 800 kilograms.

At the same time, the truck also stopped outside the woods.

Qin Dabao wiped his cold sweat. Damn it! He was almost discovered.