Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

Shi Heping has already gotten up and is checking the condition of the engine in the experimental workshop.

Although the engine is in the test stage, there will be personnel on duty at night to record various data.

If there is a problem, Shi Heping will be called up. But Shi Heping is more concerned about the engine.

After getting up, check if there is any problem with the engine before going to eat.

Just when Shi Heping was checking the engine data, Hou Mingjun came over.

"Master, I have something to do outside. A friend of mine needs my help.

I'm going to go out on my motorcycle for a while and I'll be back before the eight o'clock shift. Can you help me keep an eye on the factory? "

This was not the first time that Hou Mingjun had done such a thing. Usually, in such situations, Hou Mingjun would go out to buy something.

After all, when you get home you are going to sleep, and when you get up it will be night already.

I wanted to go shopping but many places were closed and I couldn't buy anything.

Shi Heping also knew that Hou Mingjun worked the night shift every day, so it was not very convenient if anything happened at home.

I also understand Hou Mingjun. When he goes out for a while, Hou Mingjun will bring back some food, and he will also call Shi Heping to have hotpot with him in the evening.

There would probably be nothing to do in the factory this morning, so Hou Mingjun was told to go and come back quickly by waving his hand.

When Hou Mingjun saw that Shi Heping agreed, he hurriedly rode his motorcycle out of the factory.

Sure enough, just after seven o'clock, Hou Mingjun came back, bringing some pig's head from somewhere, and called Shi Heping.

The two of them were in the cafeteria, drinking porridge and eating pig's head.

As for where Hou Mingjun went and what he did, Shi Heping didn't ask a single question.

After smoking two cigarettes, Shazhu regretted coming so early, mainly because it was too cold.

But it has to open early. He remembered that when he was a chef in the steel mill, Liu Lan was the first one to come to the cafeteria every day.

If he didn't come earlier, and Liu Lan had gone to the factory when he was late, he would not have the face to ask someone to ask Liu Lan to come out.

Just when Sha Zhu lit up his third cigarette, three people came from a distance.

Judging from the way these people walk, they don't look like good people.

A typical street slicker, seeing three people walking towards him, Sha Zhu reluctantly gave way.

In the courtyard, Sha Zhu is called the God of War in the courtyard. In the factory, Sha Zhu is the absolute kitchen tyrant.

But outside, when he meets someone who is not easy to deal with, Shazhu becomes a coward and dares only glare when provoked.

Now he doesn't even have the identity of a worker, let alone cause trouble.

Looking at three people who are obviously not easy to deal with, I can only give in.

One of them bumped into Sha Zhu not too hard or too lightly.

He immediately cursed, "Don't you have eyes? A good dog doesn't block the road, understand?"

Seeing that Sha Zhu didn't answer, he just walked away.

"Coward."

After saying that, the three of them exchanged glances and left without looking back.

After the three people walked away, Sha Zhu let out a puff of "Pooh", lit the cigarette in his hand, and continued to wait for Liu Lan.

After finishing the third cigarette, Sha Zhu finally waited for Liu Lan.

"Liu Lan, this."

Seeing Sha Zhu waving at her, Liu Lan walked over with a frown.

"Silly Zhu, weren't you fired? Why are you running to the factory gate so early in the morning?"

"Liu Lan, I beg you to do something."

"What's the matter? Tell me."

“I have a younger brother who works as a machinist in a motorcycle factory.

I recently offended the deputy factory director Hou Mingjun and was assigned to clean the toilet.

I seem to have heard before that our factory is short of lathe operators. Can't you ask Li Huaide to transfer my little brother to our steel rolling mill?

Of course, I understand the conditions. Please ask him for less for my sake."

Liu Lan nodded, ever since her cousin was fired from the motorcycle factory.

Although he could still work as a temporary worker in the steel rolling mill, the practice of poaching people from the motorcycle factory had indeed stopped.

The steel mill was indeed short of lathe operators, and there were quite a few of them. Li Huaide didn't know where he got the news from.

I heard that the task next year will be heavier and more lathe operators will be needed. Liu Lan is also worried about this.

I am not worried about the steel mill, but I am worried about not being able to introduce people and thus earning less money.

If Sha Zhu could poach people from the motorcycle factory, that would be fine, since he would have to get his share anyway.

"Okay, we used to charge 100 each, but for your sake, Shazhu, we'll charge 81, okay?"

Sha Zhu's smile suddenly froze on his face.

He felt that with his own face saved, and without the middleman like Liu Lan's brother, he could save his life.

Liu Lan would only ask him for fifty at most, and he could put the remaining thirty in his pocket.

Even if Cai Yinghong went to work in a steel rolling mill in the future, there was no way she would ask Liu Lan how much money she had earned, right?

But Liu Lan really didn't give him face and asked for eighty yuan, which made Sha Zhu both embarrassed and angry.

Thinking of his own situation, Sha Zhu endured it and said, "My little brother's family is also in financial difficulty, and he didn't work in the motorcycle factory for long.

Could you please make it cheaper so I can save some face over there?

This is the first time. If there is a first time, there will be a second time. As you know, there are many workers from the motorcycle factory in our yard.

Most of them are machinists, so I asked them to ask around to see if there is anyone willing to come later.

There will be many opportunities for us to cooperate in the future.”

Looking at Sha Zhu's expression, Liu Lan understood immediately that this was exactly what hit Sha Zhu's bottom line. Sha Zhu also wanted to make money.

So I said, "Okay, since this is our first cooperation, I'll give you a fiver, so seventy-five will be fine.

You also know that people like Li Huaide have huge appetites. If it weren’t for him, I would just collect the meal money.”

Sha Zhu thought about it and decided that it was okay. He just went to the steel mill early in the morning and talked to Liu Lan for a few words.

If I could earn five yuan for a meal, I could accept it. If I could earn this much every day, no, even if I could earn five yuan for three days, it would be better than working.

"Okay, seventy-five is seventy-five. I'll give you the money now, and the transfer order can be sent to the other side today, right?"

Liu Lan nodded.

"Yes, you pay first, and I'll find time to talk to Li Huaide about this matter, and I'll do it for you if I can.

If it doesn't work, I'll have someone bring you a message and I'll return the money to you when the time comes."

"Row"

Then, Sha Zhu started to take out money.

I felt my left pocket, nothing!

I felt my right pocket, but still nothing!

"Eh. That's not right. I put the money in my left pocket when I left home this morning. Where's my money?"

Seeing Sha Zhu's anxious look, Liu Lan comforted him.

"Don't worry, Silly Zhu. Think about it carefully. Did you forget to bring money when you went out this morning?"

"Impossible, I'm not senile, I even touched it with my hand when I was smoking just now.

It was still there then, why is it gone when I touch it now?"

Sha Zhu couldn't find his money, so he spoke in a bad tone.

Liu Lan was a little unhappy. She asked me to do something and then yelled at me?

However, considering that Sha Zhu came to give her money, and having worked with Sha Zhu for so long, she also knew what kind of temper Sha Zhu had.

I just had to be patient and wait for Shazhu to find the money.