1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

The medium-sized truck slowly drove into the steel rolling mill, its body shaking slightly and making a dull roar.

These were people sent by their superiors. There were several bags of food piled in the truck, and the quantity was not small. It was obvious that they had a great demand for wild boar meat.

At the same time, the sound of a tractor was heard not far away.

He was the person sent by the grain stationmaster who was responsible for the grain supply to the steel mill.

In this day and age, meat is hard to buy even if you have money. When the stationmaster heard that there were several wild boars in the steel mill, how could he miss this opportunity?

He immediately arranged for his men to drive tractors and rush over with food.

There was also a lot of grain on the truck, and the grain stationmaster knew very well that the other party only wanted coarse grains.

However, for him, as long as it is not fine grain, everything else is fine.

Soon afterwards, a tricycle also appeared shakily.

This is the person sent by the director of the district supply and marketing station.

On weekdays, Li Huaide had close contacts with the director of the supply and marketing station. Some of the things needed by the factory were purchased from the supply and marketing station, and the two had a very harmonious relationship.

When the director of the supply and marketing station learned the news, he immediately sent someone over, hoping to get a piece of the pie.

Li Huaide stood in the middle of the yard, looking at the vehicles arriving one after another, feeling secretly proud in his heart.

He had long expected that the wild boar meat would attract many of them.

That's why he carefully planned this deal when he learned that there was extra wild boar meat.

Of course, his goal was to satisfy Li Dajiang's conditions while also gaining more benefits for the steel mill and himself.

"Everyone, you are finally here."

Li Huaide cleared his throat and said loudly, "We have been waiting for you for a long time. I believe you all know that these wild boar meat can only be exchanged for coarse grains. Please make sure to do this."

The person in charge who got off the truck smiled and nodded and said, "Don't worry, Deputy Director Li, Director Yang has already told us that we have brought the grain. We hope to complete the transaction as soon as possible."

The stationmaster's men also hurriedly expressed their opinions: "Our stationmaster has also prepared enough coarse grains, and we are just waiting to exchange them for wild boar meat!"

The people at the supply and marketing station were not to be outdone: "We at the supply and marketing station have also brought enough coarse grains. Deputy Director Li must not forget us."

Li Huaide looked at the anxious expressions of the crowd and smiled: "Don't worry, there are still four wild boars left. The meat is enough for you to share. Let's talk about the exchange ratio first."

Just now, Li Dajiang and his friends hadn't had time to discuss the price. Now that Li Huaide had proposed it, he said openly, "We don't know how to exchange it, so why not let Director Li make the decision!"

Today, Li Huaide accepted Li Dahu and Li Xinchuang, making Li Dajiang grateful to him.

Anyway, he didn't know how to exchange wild boar meat for coarse grains, so he might as well do this favor to Li Huaide.

Li Huaide was very satisfied with Li Dajiang's ability to understand the current situation. He was so anxious to accept Li Dajiang's two brothers just to gain enough face in front of these people.

What kind of times are we living in nowadays? Even if you have money and tickets, you can’t buy meat.

Even wild boar meat is very precious.

Li Huaide was able to remain calm in front of hundreds of kilograms of wild boar meat, which showed that he was indeed capable.

The person sent by the superior leader smiled and said, "Since this matter is entirely up to Deputy Director Li, let's discuss how to exchange it!"

Li Huaide smiled generously and said, "Thank you Comrade Dajiang for your trust in me. Although this is wild boar meat, everyone knows that meat is hard to come by now. Usually, it costs 70 to 80 cents per pound in the supply and marketing cooperatives, but in this situation, it is difficult to buy pork even if you have money and tickets.

Let me make the decision. Wild boar meat will be charged at one yuan per pound. I think the comrades at the grain station know better than me how much this coarse grain costs per pound now. "

The comrade at the grain station quickly said, "There are several grades of coarse grains in our grain station. The best cornmeal is about 1.2 yuan per pound; slightly better sorghum rice can be sold for 1 yuan per pound; in addition, the common cornmeal is priced at about 8 cents per pound."

After listening to the words of the comrades at the grain station, everyone began to calculate how much wild boar meat they could exchange for the coarse grains they brought based on this ratio.

Li Huaide stood in the middle, coordinating all parties in an orderly manner.

His eyes revealed shrewdness and decisiveness, as if everything was under his control.

He cleared his throat and said, "There are eight pieces of wild boar meat now. It is impossible to divide them equally. How about this, the supply and marketing cooperative takes two pieces of wild boar meat, and the rest is divided equally among you. Do you think this will work?"

His eyes swept over the comrades at the grain station and the people sent by their superiors, and they saw their eyes light up.

After all, they came by car, which was loaded with enough coarse grains. Compared with the grain in the small cart, others could see their strength at a glance.

The three of them nodded in agreement.

It’s not that the people at the supply and marketing station don’t want more wild boar meat, but the little coarse grains they brought can’t be exchanged for much. Although they feel regretful, they also understand that this is the most reasonable distribution method at the moment.

So, under Li Huaide's coordination, the wild boar meat began to be weighed.

Liu Ming took Li Dahe, Li Dahu and others to act as porters, carrying the wild boar meat to the scale.

Excluding the internal organs, heads and trotters of the four wild boars, each weighed a different amount.

Among them, one weighed 155 pounds, one weighed 128 pounds, one weighed 106 pounds, and the remaining one weighed 92 pounds.

李怀德做主供销社要那头106斤的野猪肉，粮站要128斤的那头再加上46斤野猪肉，上级单位分到的最多155斤再加上46斤。

With this distribution, everyone was very satisfied, and then they unloaded the corresponding food from the cars.

The canteen of the superior unit brought the best cornmeal, and more than a thousand kilograms of cornmeal were unloaded from the truck.

The grain station brought sorghum flour, and more than a thousand kilograms of sorghum flour were unloaded from the tractor.

In the end, only the coarse grains brought by the supply and marketing station were pieced together, but fortunately it was barely enough.

After the transaction was completed, those people thanked Li Huaide again and happily left the steel mill with the wild boar meat.

During the whole process, Li Huaide was the most proud and he also benefited the most.

The wild boar meat was not his, but he received gratitude from his superiors, grain stations, supply and marketing stations and other parties.

This will be very beneficial for his future work.

After those people walked away, Li Huaide noticed Li Dajiang and the others around him. They were actually worried.

The reason is very simple, so many coarse grains were replaced at once.

Their donkey cart was too small and obviously could not carry all the food in one go.

"What should we do? With so much coarse grain, do we have to transport it twice?"

Li Xinchuang frowned. It was the first time in recent years that he was worried about the abundance of food.

"Hey! Don't worry, isn't it just about transporting the food back to Li Village? Just wait!"

So, Li Huaide waved his hand and asked the factory truck to take them there personally.