Siheyuan: Since 1962

Chapter 14 Mission
With just a glance, Zhou Weimin saw his name on the blackboard, with his next purchasing task neatly written below it.

20 kilograms of pork; 500 eggs; 10 chickens and ducks in total; 2 fresh fish weighing more than 2 kilograms; 50 kilograms of fresh vegetables.

This is the purchasing task he needs to complete in the next half month. At a glance, they are all agricultural and sideline products.

Zhou Weimin copied down the task with joy in his eyes, but also a bit of distress.

Looking at the purchased materials, we can tell that he guessed right yesterday, but the quantity is a bit too much.

Now is the first year after the three-year period, and all kinds of supplies are in extreme shortage.

The next three purchasing tasks are easy to do. You can go to the communes around Sijiu City and get them with the purchasing certificates from the steel rolling mill.

But the two tasks mentioned above are a bit abnormally large. Now the monthly meat quota for each person is only three taels, and during the three difficult years, the monthly meat quota was only one tael.

Moreover, pork is in short supply now, and even with a ticket you may not be able to buy pork at the market. This time he has to purchase 20 kilograms of pork that was not planned, which will be enough to give him a headache for a while.

Not to mention that he had to purchase 500 eggs, a quantity that meant he would have to go to the surrounding communes frequently to collect eggs in the next half month.

Zhou Weimin knew without thinking that Wu Honggang was evaluating his ability. After all, the reason why he was able to purchase so many things last time was because Hong Sihai had informed those communes in advance.

This is good. There is still half a month left, and the development speed of the space will not be slow. Showing a little bit of ability will make future shipments less abrupt.

"Hey, isn't this our great hero, Comrade Zhou Weimin? He's here so early."

Just then, a nonchalant voice sounded from behind.

Zhou Weimin turned around and raised his eyebrows, looking at the 1.60-meter-tall guy in front of him, who was at least 180 meters tall, and said sarcastically: "Tsk tsk, I'm so jealous. You've gained weight after not seeing you for a few days."

Guo Xiangming put the lunch box on the table, walked to the blackboard with a smile, pointed to the twenty kilograms of pork written on the blackboard and said, "Fuck you, buddy, this is called strong. You are dumbfounded, you have to show off like this, what's the matter, do you want me to help you?"

"Don't worry, let me go out for a walk first. The purchases are done too quickly, and I don't know what task they'll give me next time."

Throwing a cigarette over, Zhou Weimin asked casually, "When did you come back? Is the material okay this time?"

"What's the problem? My uncle can't cheat me. He just went there for a meal and came back the day before yesterday. You should be more careful in what you do recently. Our section chief didn't look very happy yesterday."

Guo Xiangming held a cigarette in his mouth without lighting it, and his eyes were full of disdain when he talked about the section chief.

He lived in a military compound and his uncle was the director of the Second Steel Plant. What he despised most were those guys who were parachuted in with the help of a few family connections, knew nothing and liked to pretend.

If he didn't want to work his way up step by step on his own, the position of section chief would never have been given to someone like him.

"A gloomy face again? That's amazing! Life will be hard from now on..."

Zhou Weimin shook his head helplessly, but he didn't think it was troublesome.

Their section chief is just an empty position and has no power. Even the work of these buyers is directly assigned by the logistics department.

If you don't want to cause trouble, just stay away. This guy won't stay here for long anyway, and will be transferred to another factory sooner or later.

Guo Xiangming hit Zhou Weimin on the back, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and threw it at him, saying unhappily, "Just pretend. You came so early to look for Director Wu, right? Take it and get out of here. Do you want the leader to wait for you?"

"Wow, big felt hat, what a great guy! Brother, this is a good thing, you have to treat me to a meal."

Zhou Weimin didn't hesitate, he put the cigarette in his pocket, made a joke and ran out of the department.

"Huh? Damn it, you've done something good and you're asking me to treat you to a meal!"

Guo Xiangming paused for a moment before reacting and couldn't help but curse loudly, this guy was cheating him again!

Zhou Weimin walked out of the department, quickly adjusted his expression, and slowly walked towards the office of the director of the logistics department.

If he and Guo Xiangming had such a good relationship, it was because he had nothing to do and helped write a manuscript. As a result, the next day, the announcer read it, and after get off work, this idiot brought the announcer to show off to him, saying that she was his girlfriend.

But this guy is also a loyal person. From then on, I treated him as a brother and would help him with anything.

He came to the factory so early today, he must have been thinking about his situation and came here specially to give him cigarettes.

The Purchasing Department is not far from the office of the Director of the Logistics Department, and Zhou Weimin arrived there in just a few minutes.

Without looking inside, he just knocked on the door gently.

He didn't think there would be any movement inside. It was still early and there was no way Wu Honggang would be in the office.

However, he guessed wrong this time.

"Come in."

As the knock on the door sounded, Wu Honggang's voice was immediately heard in the office.

"Morning, Director."

Zhou Weimin was stunned for a moment, pushed the door open, and greeted with a smile.

"Here you go, sit down."

Wu Honggang sat on the sofa with tea that had been prepared long ago in front of him.

"Wei Min, you didn't blame me and Deputy Director Li for only greeting Si Hai yesterday and forgetting about you?"

"How can that be possible? Director, you haven't forgotten me. Didn't you ask me to come here today?"

Zhou Weimin took a sip of the tea, his eyes lit up and he praised: "This tea is really fragrant, much better than the high-quality tea I bought."

"You really know how to drink tea. Deputy Director Li gave me this tea two days ago. This is all I have. Take it if you like."

Wu Honggang smiled and patted Zhou Weimin on the shoulder, and asked casually: "Is the next task okay? From now on, our factory's hospitality will depend on you. Don't let me down."

"Director, I really took all the tea."

Zhou Weimin did not give any guarantee, but picked up the tea leaves on the table.

Wu Honggang waved his hand and said with a smile: "Take it, take it. Come to me if you want to drink tea in the future. You can't miss this one."

"Okay, Director, you are busy, I will leave first. I will take a day off today and go to the countryside tomorrow. I promise not to embarrass you."

Zhou Weimin picked up the tea and walked to the door, then turned back and made a promise with a smile.

The smile on his face disappeared only after he left the office.

Wu Honggang is quite easy to get along with. He knows how to give benefits to his subordinates. He is not as bad as imagined.

It's true that after the storm, apart from Li Huaide, Wu Honggang was the one who did the best in the factory.

This requires more than just a strong background. If one does not have some personal abilities, one cannot hold the position of first deputy director.

But no matter what, the identity of the canteen purchaser was finally confirmed, and life is on track.

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(End of this chapter)