Siheyuan: The Counterattack of Passerby

Lin Geng also knew why they were so enthusiastic about him. To put it bluntly, they also wanted to get some meat to complete the task. However, Lin Geng couldn't take on all the tasks of the four purchasing departments by himself, right?

So he responded politely to the enthusiastic conversations of these colleagues, and in the end it was Old Wu who stepped forward to help him out.

"I say, you guys, are you done yet? Xiaolin is capable and he went into the mountains to hunt two wild boars, but don't you guys think of taking his prey!

There are so many people in our department. If we rely on Xiaolin to go into the mountains to hunt for you to complete the task, Xiaolin will be too busy to handle it even if he dies of exhaustion!

You are a bunch of grown men, but you don't even think about how dangerous it is to go into the mountains to hunt. If it were easy, wouldn't you have gone into the mountains to hunt and complete the task long ago?

That's a matter of life and death if you're not careful. Don't you guys realize how old you are? How dare you still be obsessed with that little bit of meat that Xiao Lin got?

To tell you the truth, the little bit of meat that Xiaolin brought back from the mountains this time almost got into trouble. On the way back, he ran into three robbers and almost lost his life!

If Xiaolin hadn't been smart and skilled, he might have lost his life this time. You shouldn't force Xiaolin to help you complete the task!

Go, go, everyone, sit down for the meeting. If anyone dares to force Xiao Lin to help you, and I find out, I will immediately kick him out of our fourth department and send him to work in the foundry workshop!

I'll tell you something ugly before, but I'm going to say this to you today. If anyone dares to take advantage of Xiao Lin, it's better not to let me know! If anyone dares to bully Xiao Lin, I'll punish you or not!"

After Old Wu yelled, the guys from Section 4 immediately became quiet. They scratched their heads in embarrassment, laughed, and found stools to sit down. However, they still asked Lin Geng about what happened to him on the road.

Lin Geng then gave everyone a brief account of the three robbers he had encountered, saying that he was lucky and had used a little cleverness to finally knock down and catch the three idiots.

When everyone heard this, they were all worried for Lin Geng, especially when they heard that one of the bandits actually had a gun. This surprised them even more and they all admired Lin Geng's cleverness and skills.

They all go to the countryside frequently, and they all know how chaotic the remote areas in the countryside are. Generally speaking, they don't go to the remote villages in the mountainous areas to purchase unless they have no other choice, because now many vicious criminals who have no way to make a living hide in the remote roads in the countryside and rob people for food.

If you are lucky and encounter these highway robbers, it is considered good fortune if your money is robbed but you are safe. If you are unlucky, you will be beaten up and your money and tickets will be stolen. If you are even more unlucky, if you encounter a ruthless criminal, you may not even be able to save your life.

In recent years, other factories have had buyers who went to the countryside and then disappeared inexplicably. Until now, no one has found them, whether alive or dead. No matter how hard we look for them, we can basically conclude that they encountered criminals on their way to the countryside, who killed them and robbed them, then destroyed their bodies.

Therefore, purchasers like them who are responsible for procuring unplanned materials have to take considerable risks when they go to the countryside to purchase. If they don't want anything to go wrong, they should try to stay in the densely populated countryside near the suburbs, and avoid going to remote countryside or mountainous areas.

Lin Geng's hunting trip into the mountains this time was actually a taboo for their buyers. The place they went to was a remote mountainous area far away from the old city. A long section of the road they passed through was in remote and poor countryside, which was where some criminals liked to hang out.

It was not easy for Lin Geng not only to hunt two wild boars this time, but also to bring them back successfully. What's more, he encountered three armed gangsters who robbed him on the way, but he was able to escape unscathed, which was even more rare!

What's even more valuable is that not only did Lin Geng escape unscathed, he actually captured the three criminals on the spot. This is truly incredible.

So a group of colleagues once again began to flatter Lin Geng, and at the same time many of them were full of admiration for Lin Geng.

However, among these people, there were still a few people whose eyes were filled with jealousy, because as a buyer, Lin Geng, a young man who had just arrived, had actually exceeded the task quota during the probation period, and exceeded it by a lot, which made them feel ashamed.

You have to know that they usually have to work very hard to run around and beg for supplies from the countryside, and barely complete the task. This is when they are very familiar with the village chiefs and party secretaries of some villages.

Lin Geng, a young man who had just arrived at their Purchasing Department 4, brought back more than 300 kilograms of meat and a lot of mountain products to the factory in one go. In addition, he brought back more than 80 kilograms of fish to the factory last Monday.

If these supplies were all collected by this kid from the countryside through his connections, they wouldn't be so jealous. But as far as they knew, the fish were caught by Lin Geng himself in the river, and the wild boar meat was hunted by Lin Geng himself in the mountains.

More than 300 kilograms of wild boar meat, plus more than 80 kilograms of fish. They all knew the purchase price of the factory, and a quick calculation showed that Lin Geng earned more than 300 yuan just from these two things, and there was no cost. In other words, Lin Geng made more than 300 yuan for free in just one week.

You should know that although the salary of their buyers is not low, the average buyer basically earns more than 30 yuan a month, which is considered a very good income in this era, equivalent to a second-level worker in the workshop.

But Lin didn't count the probationary period salary. In just one week, not counting the mountain products he collected, he earned more than three hundred yuan from wild boar meat and fish alone, which was almost enough for their annual salary.

Such income is definitely extremely high in this era, much higher than the monthly salary of their factory director or deputy director, not to mention that this is only for one week.

If Lin Geng could bring back so many things every week, and they were all fished or caught by himself, then they would not dare to calculate how much money Lin Geng could earn in the end.

So when people learned that the wild boar meat was hunted by Lin Geng himself in the mountains, it naturally aroused jealousy among some people.

Colleagues are like this, actually. They have a strong desire to compete with each other. If everyone is the same, then they can be friends and laugh together. But if someone does an outstanding job, then he will attract the jealousy and hatred of many people.

This mentality of hating others for what they have and laughing at others for what they don't is prevalent in any era. As a result, a few senior purchasing agents revealed deep jealousy in their eyes when looking at Lin Geng.

Lin Geng glanced at the colleagues present. With the experience he had accumulated in the workplace, he immediately found that there were a few colleagues who looked at him with a strange look. He knew that his performance had aroused the jealousy of some people.

However, Lin Geng had anticipated such jealousy, and he did not care. As the saying goes, he who does not attract jealousy is a mediocre person. He did not intend to be a lazy person in the purchasing department who only completed the minimum tasks every month.

In order to stay in the steel mill until the reform and opening up, he thought carefully that he could not just be a mediocre person. If he wanted to live a good life and have enough power to protect himself, he must do as well as possible and make people afraid of him in order to avoid a lot of trouble.

There will certainly be people who would say that it might be better to keep a low profile, hide in the crowd, and not be noticed. However, Lin Geng does not think so. Because even if he is a salted fish, it is impossible to maintain the support of everyone and guarantee not to offend everyone. Once the wind starts, if he accidentally offends some villains around him, then who can guarantee that these villains will not take advantage of the situation and retaliate against him?

Therefore, if he wants to live comfortably in the future, he must demonstrate his strength and make friends with a group of people who can provide him with protection in the future. He can build up a strong network of his own so that people will not dare to underestimate him. In this way, some villains will be afraid of him and will not have the courage to harm him.

This is also the reason why Lin Geng is not afraid of being envied. He just wants the leaders in the factory to see his ability. Those who need him are unwilling to offend him easily and will come forward to protect him when necessary.