The days of being a buyer in Siheyuan

"Squeak."

When Liu Minghui opened the door in the morning, he saw the ground covered with snowflakes. It had snowed a little last night, and the entire courtyard was covered in silver.

The snow fell quite early this year. It was only mid-November before the city began to snow.

"Minghui is up, come and help."

Yan Bugui was leading a few people in the front yard sweeping snow. When he saw Liu Minghui open the door and come out, he greeted him.

"okay."

Liu Minghui went back, put on his cotton-padded jacket, and went out to help with a shovel.

"Morning, Uncle San. Did Jie Cheng not sleep well?"

Liu Minghui came up to the few people and said to them while looking at them.

"Morning Minghui, Jiecheng is so excited that he can't sleep."

Yan Bugui explained with a smile, and then mentioned with a smile that Yan Jiecheng was going to get married in a few days.

"That's a good thing. It's normal to be excited."

Liu Minghui also said this with a smile.

It took them less than half an hour to sweep all the snow in the yard together. After they finished, Liu Minghui went back and Yu Li had already prepared breakfast.

"Did you finish sweeping? Then wash your hands and eat."

When Yu Li saw Liu Minghui come in, she helped him take off his coat and also helped Liu Minghui sweep the snow off his head.

"No, it's still snowing outside, so just sweep it up a bit."

Liu Minghui took the towel handed to him by Yu Li and wiped his face, then washed his hands and sat down at the table to prepare for dinner.

"We got up early today. You brought back a lot of rice a few days ago. We had porridge in the morning."

Yu Li brought over two large bowls of porridge and prepared some pickles.

"Well, porridge is good when it's cold. It's time to eat some. If it's gone, I'll go buy some more."

Liu Minghui took the rice out from the space. He usually told Yu Li that he bought it on the black market.

"This fine grain is not cheap. Buy less and you can eat corn porridge."

Although her family is rich, Yu Li is still very frugal at heart and doesn't want to spend money on so many things.

"Just eat your food in peace. I am here to purchase the goods. I won't be short of these."

Liu Minghui replied nonchalantly after hearing this.

"Is the milk powder at home running low? If the supply and marketing cooperative has it, buy some. There are still several tickets. Don't let it expire."

Suddenly Liu Minghui thought of his son's food rations, so he asked Yu Li to leave the child to Liu Lin's care when he was at work, and Liu Lin would make milk powder for him at noon.

These tickets were requested by Liu Minghui from Li Huaide, but they were not so easy to buy. Even though Yu Li worked at the supply and marketing cooperative, she still had to rely on her luck.

"Well, we're out of stock this month. I'll buy it back next month when the supply and marketing cooperative gets some."

Yu Li would certainly not forget this, but the supplies planned for each month were not that much, so Yu Li also had to queue up to buy them.

"That's fine."

Liu Minghui nodded. As long as Yu Li remembered it, that would be enough.

After dinner, Liu Minghui went to work. Because it was snowing, he couldn't ride a bicycle, so the two walked to work separately.

The steel rolling mill held a worker grade examination today and reserved a workshop specifically for the examination. Liu Minghui had nothing to do so he ran over to join in the fun.

"Li Qiang, promoted to Level 2 fitter."

"next."

Following the examiner's call, Jia Dongxu walked up with a nervous look on his face.

"Jia Dongxu, first-level fitter passed the second-level exam."

"Well, you take care of this workpiece."

After Jia Dongxu was promoted, the examiner arranged for him to do workpiece processing as a second-level worker.

"Fortunately."

Jia Dongxu was excited after he took it. This was exactly what Yi Zhonghai often asked him to practice, so it could be said that there was basically no problem with it.

Just as Jia Dongxu expected, less than half an hour later, after inspection by the assessors, Jia Dongxu was finally promoted to the second-level fitter.

"Jia Dongxu, promoted to Level 2 fitter."

As he said this, Jia Dongxu was extremely excited. He had finally succeeded and could finally get rid of the title of first-class worker.

"Tsk, tsk."

Liu Minghui, who was watching outside, was also surprised to find that Jia Dongxu had advanced. He did not remember Jia Dongxu's situation in the original plot. He only knew that Jia Dongxu died due to a mistake in operating the machine after becoming a second-level fitter.

"I don't know how long Jia Dongxu can live."

Liu Minghui sighed in his heart. He didn't want to change anything about this matter. After all, he was not from the workshop, and normally the workshop would not allow unrelated personnel to enter.

After seeing the scene, Liu Minghui came to the kitchen. Li Huaide was presiding over the chef level assessment in the kitchen. Liu Minghui planned to run over and get some food.

"Okay, ninth-level chef level."

When Liu Minghui walked in, a chef's assessment had just been completed and Li Huaide was commenting on it.

"Deputy Director Li, the aroma of the food has attracted me here. Do you mind if I try it?"

After Liu Minghui finished speaking, he picked up the chopsticks and tasted it.

"Yes, Not Bad."

This is just ordinary shredded potatoes, but the craftsmanship is really good. It is very good to be able to stir-fry it like this when there is a lack of seasoning.

"Minghui, come and sit here. Now that you are here, let's take a look together."

Li Huaide had no opinion on Liu Minghui's actions. Instead, he smiled and waved for Liu Minghui to come over.

Liu Minghui, with a look of shock on his face that he was not a kitchen staff, came and sat down on the left side of Li Huaide, with the canteen director accompanying him on the right side.

He was also surprised to see Liu Minghui coming. The canteen director had heard that the deputy chief of the purchasing department had a good relationship with Li Huaide, but he didn't expect it to be so good.

Liu Minghui was instantly put into the category of people who should not be provoked.

After being assessed by several other chefs, it was He Yuzhu's turn.

When He Yuzhu came in, he saw Liu Minghui was also inside. He nodded and greeted him, then picked up a potato and started cutting it.

I have to say that He Yuzhu’s cooking skills are pretty good, as can be seen from his ability to cut vegetables. After all, none of the people before him were as good as He Yuzhu, who could cut the potatoes into shreds in just a few strokes.

As the pot heated up, He Yuzhu picked up an iron spoon and scooped a little oil into the pot. With a series of smooth movements, a fragrant aroma wafted to his nose.

"Uncle Li, I know this guy. His family has inherited Tan's cuisine. You should know that this was the official cuisine of the past. It is said that it is famous for its fine selection of ingredients, exquisite cooking, and delicious taste. Its characteristics are salty and sweet, suitable for both the north and the south."

Liu Minghui came here today mainly to talk to He Yuzhu. After all, Li Huaide on the list is still a good person for He Yuzhu, and it is better than having a conflict between the two of them.

"Oh, I'm going to have to take a closer look."

Li Huaide also had high expectations for what Liu Minghui said.

"It's mainly because the ingredients are hard to find. Otherwise, you can ask him to cook a table for you and use it to entertain guests. It will be very prestigious."

In fact, there are quite a lot of seafood in Liu Minghui's space, but the types are too few, and the steel rolling mill is not short of what he has now.

"Leaders, please give it a try."

At this time, He Yuzhu came over with a plate of shredded potatoes, with a proud smile on his face, as if no one among so many chefs here could compare to him.