Siheyuan: Since 1962

Chapter 6 Procurement
The only thing Zhou Weimin could do was to let the children sit at the table and eat together so that they could have a full meal.

While letting the children get some benefits, they can also leave a good impression on the cadres of the commune.

"Hahaha, President Zhao, what Wei Min said makes sense. Let the children eat together. I've been here so many times and I didn't know this situation existed. What you did is not fair. Next time I come here to show a movie, I'll let the children of whichever family I eat with me. It's not decent to let the children watch us eat."

Hong Sihai also joined in the conversation, but he was thinking in his heart that when he went to other communes to show movies in the future, he would do the same as here.

A few kids can eat a lot, and if the news gets out, it will bring him a good reputation, which is also a good thing for him.

After all, reputation is important these days.

With a good reputation, your future will only get smoother.

"Hahaha, my bad, my bad, I was petty."

Zhao Dahe stood up and poured wine for both of them, his eyes narrowed with smile.

It is said that if a person can become a projectionist or a purchasing agent in a steel mill, it means that he has a high level of ideological awareness.

"The soup is here. Sorry for keeping you waiting."

Just at this moment, a woman wearing patched clothes, with sweat on her pale forehead, walked in from the door.

The woman looked to be no more than 27 or 28 years old, and her steps were obviously unsteady. However, her tired face was filled with a smile that came from the heart.

When the soup was served, Zhao Dahe smiled and said to Ning Baoxia, "Baoxia, the comrades at the steel mill care about the children, so please let Fumin and Fuqiang come out to eat with us."

"Thank you, projectionist, thank you, president. I'll call them out right away."

Ning Baoxia was stunned for a moment before she reacted. She thanked everyone in surprise and then quickly went into the house and called the two children out for dinner.

However, she stayed in the inner room and did not come out with them.

Seeing this, Zhou Weimin's face was even more smiling. It was a favor to let the child sit at the table, and it was her duty not to come out. She was not tactless.

The two children had just come out and were a little scared when they saw two strangers, but after seeing the delicious food on the table, they carefully sat down next to the militia captain.

Seeing that no one else was picking up their chopsticks, the two children didn't dare to do so either. They leaned against each other cautiously, not making any sound, but just swallowing their saliva.

"Hahaha, President Zhao, let's eat too. I've been hungry all the way here."

Seeing this, Hong Sihai smiled, picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of rabbit meat for himself.

"Yes, yes, let's eat. Purchaser Zhou, you eat too. The taste is definitely not as good as your steel mill cafeteria, but there is definitely enough wine and meat."

Zhao Dahe greeted him warmly and even picked up a pheasant leg for Zhou Weimin.

These were captured yesterday when the militia captain led his men up the mountain after knowing that the projectionist was coming.

If that’s not enough, there’s a rabbit in the kitchen.

"No, no, our canteen usually serves big pot dishes, but they are not as delicious as Aunt Baoxia's."

Zhou Weimin took a bite of the chicken leg. Although it was only seasoned with a little salt, he felt it was exceptionally delicious, better than any meat he had eaten in his previous life.

This is actually normal. His previous incarnation's body lacked oil and water. After he came to this world, he ate radishes and vegetables every day without any oil or water.

Once you eat the meat, it will be delicious. As Zhou Weimin praised, the atmosphere at the table gradually became more lively.

No one talked about serious business, but just talked about the interesting things they saw or heard in their daily lives.

Several cadres from the commune toasted the two from time to time, and the meal was a great pleasure for both the host and the guests.

However, Zhou Weimin and Hong Sihai did not drink much, after all, they still had important things to do after dinner.

After eating and drinking, the two of them started to get busy.

Before the sun completely set, Hong Sihai began to prepare the projection equipment in the open space in the middle of the village.

Zhou Weimin moved a table, took a bench, and sat in front of Ning Baoxia's house.

Before starting to collect mountain products, Zhou Weimin took out a piece of paper from his shirt pocket and handed it to Zhao Dahe who was sitting next to him.

"President Zhao, we still have to go through the procedures. This is the purchase certificate from the steel mill. Once you confirm that there is no problem, I will start collecting the items."

This is a characteristic of this era. When a purchasing agent receives things from a factory, he has to show the purchasing certificate issued by the factory, otherwise no one will dare to sell things to you.

Zhao Dahe took the paper, glanced at it to make sure it was all right, and immediately handed the purchase certificate back. He then shouted to the people waiting at the door: "Get your things ready, line up, and come one by one. Don't worry, it's not dark yet, and there's still time for the movie!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the people standing outside the yard holding things immediately started moving, and in a few moments they had lined up.

As the first villager walked into the yard, the acquisition officially began.

Zhou Weimin was responsible for pricing and record keeping, while Zhao Dahe and other commune cadres were responsible for weighing and sorting out the collected items. Everything went on in an orderly manner.

It took more than an hour to finally purchase everything.

Touching the almost empty banknotes in his pocket, and looking at the pile of mountain products such as chestnuts, hawthorns, pheasants, rabbits, etc. placed aside, Zhou Weimin couldn't help but smile.

The old saying is indeed true, at home you rely on your parents, when you go out you rely on your friends. In the past, I might not be able to get these things on the ground even after running around for half a month.

"Purchaser Zhou, thank you for your hard work. The movie over there is probably about to start, so let's go over there now. Just leave this to Dayong to clean up, I guarantee nothing will get lost."

Zhao Dahe greeted them warmly. He had been watching from the side during the acquisition just now.

The price given by buyer Zhou was one or two cents per pound higher than that of the previous buyers, and he kept it in mind.

"Oh, it's not hard, it's not hard, this is what I do."

Zhou Weimin waved his hand and followed Zhao Dahe towards the place where the movie was being shown.

Thinking of the seeds waiting to be planted in the space, he smiled and asked, "President Zhao, I have an unwelcome request. I wonder if our commune can give me some corn and sweet potato seeds, not too much. Many people in our courtyard plan to plant some in front of their homes, but they think the seeds sold at the seed shop are not as good as those in the commune, so they asked me to ask when I come to the commune to see if I can take some seeds back."

"Purchaser Zhou, you are being too polite. Our commune doesn't have anything else, but we can still get some seeds."

After Zhao Dahe finished speaking, he turned around and asked the young man who was following him to get the seeds.

If anyone else had asked him for seeds, he would have scolded them back, but since Purchaser Zhou asked for them, and only wanted a few to plant in the yard, there was no reason for him to not give them.

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