Siheyuan starts from a better life

Chapter 353, the troubles of happiness
As expected, there was an accident. This year, the braised pork gift box prepared by Jiang Yan and his research institute became really popular in the entire circle. It can be called the best New Year gift.

In order to stand out, Jiang Yan also copied the packaging ideas of later generations.At the beginning, when the leaders of the research institute gave gift boxes to various related households, many people who received the gift boxes just felt that their gift designs were novel, and they didn’t take it seriously after seeing it. You want the leaders of the research institute to send Naturally, the recipients of gifts are not ordinary people.They are all people in high positions. Although the supply is still a bit tight, don't forget that there is also a special supply place. To be honest, there is not much shortage of meat.

What really made Jiang Yan and his research institute's braised pork gift box praised was He Yuzhu's craftsmanship.

The three of them originally breathed a sigh of relief, but within a few comfortable days, the phone calls started to ring up. Jiang Yan was fine here. Most of the people he interacted with were technical people, and his words were quite reserved. , this is not the case with these two directors.

"Xiao Wang, where did you get the braised pork you sent the day before yesterday? It was so delicious, the leader ate half a catty of soy sauce beef by himself last night! Is there any more braised pork?" He is a person with a better attitude.

If it was Wang Honghai's direct leader before, he would have spoken directly. "You are too stingy. You hide all the good things. You are not the one who brought them out. That little thing is not enough for us to drink! You can bring me some now."

The things he wanted were straightforward and clear, but the key was Director Wang, who couldn't refuse.

As for director Zhao Zhanqiang, his salary is basically similar to that of director Wang. Since he works in more departments, there are relatively more people who want things.

No, the troubles of the leaders Xin Fu came again, but at this time there is really no way to do it again, the time has come to the root of the year, the raw materials are not easy to get, and the time is too late!It's easy to deal with ordinary relationship customers, and it will be over with a patient explanation, but it is difficult to deal with many superiors.

What worries the two leaders in the past two days is that their originally thin hair has become even thinner. Now let alone "local support for the central government", they cannot save themselves.

However, Jiang Yan was sitting on the Diaoyutai. He secretly gave some of his inventory to He Yuzhu, which weighed a full two hundred kilograms. It was not easy to deal with those people.

In the end, there was really no way to force the two leaders. The two leaders called Jiang Yan to hold a meeting directly, and basically took back the gift boxes distributed to all the middle-level leaders no matter how much they saved, and barely managed it.However, compared to these leaders’ families, things are going crazy this year.

For example, Comrade Zhao Zhanqiang worked hard for a long time, but he didn't even eat a bite of the braised pork he made. In order to donate his braised pork gift box, he even beat up his own boy. The result was that he himself After sleeping in the office for two days, this feeling of happiness and pain will accompany him through this unforgettable Spring Festival!

The leaders of the institute were in pain and happiness, but Jiang Yan was packing up and getting ready for the New Year.On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, all employees were cleaning and preparing for the holiday. Except for the employees who stayed behind on duty, most employees in various departments could go about their own business.

Jiang Yan also rarely had a day off, so he gave himself a half-day vacation. He pushed out the Fengtou bicycle that he had not ridden for a long time from the space, and strolled to buy groceries by himself.

Actually!He Yuzhu and the others have already prepared a lot of things for the New Year. With Jiang Yan secretly cooking, all kinds of meat are basically available. Jiang Yan doesn't need to buy them at all. Jiang Yan is just trying to have fun, so he meets someone when he goes out. He Yuyu, Jiang Yan and He Yuyu rode their Fengtou bicycles straight to the Dongdan vegetable market to buy new year's goods.Dongdan Vegetable Market is one of the four major vegetable markets in Sijiu City. The Spring Festival is approaching, and the market is extremely crowded and lively.

After shopping with He Yuyu for a long time, I bought two chickens and two large carp.Dongdan Vegetable Market now has vegetables grown in greenhouses, but there are not many varieties, only cucumbers, eggplants, and leeks.The price is also very impressive, a pound of cucumber costs two yuan, which is more than three pounds of pork!These dishes are all cultivated in a kang stove, and the cost is high, so they are naturally expensive.Jiang Yan bought two catties of cucumbers, two catties of eggplants, and one catty of leeks for nine and a half yuan!I also spent a lot of money on some winter bamboo shoots and mushrooms.These things are also available in Jiang Yan's space. Buying them is just a cover.

Because, by chance, Jiang Yan discovered that someone was following him, which shocked Jiang Yan. After finding out, he realized that these people were the ones arranged to protect him, so he could only take things from the space in the future. Be careful.In order to make He Yuyu happy, Jiang Yan also bought a lot of firecrackers and other things.

After leaving the vegetable market, he went to Zhang Yiyuan to buy tea from one of the three time-honored tea houses in Sijiu City. Jiang Yan only loved Zhang Yiyuan!But these days, you need a ticket to buy tea, something Jiang Yan has never lacked.

The people of Sijiucheng all love to drink jasmine tea. This jasmine tea may not be popular in the eyes of literati, but what Longjing, Biluochun and Dahongpao they like is their business. We have the final say on what tea we drink.

After Jiang Yan drank jasmine tea, he basically stopped drinking other tea, and he had to drink tea every day.With his own ticket, Jiang Yan bought three kilograms of first-grade jasmine tea and five kilograms of super-grade jasmine, but they didn't want tickets to sell high-grade broken ones. It came straight away in a round shape, and it weighed half a bag and weighed thirty kilograms.Anyway, if you have space to store it, it won’t hurt, so just drink it.

"High broken" is also called "high powder", also called labor protection tea. It is a kind of tea unique to Sijiu City in the old days. It is actually the powder of tea leaves sifted out when tea shops are sifting tea. This kind of powder is used in other places. The discarded and useless things, in the old Forty-Nine City, were very popular tea ingredients for the poor.

Although "high-breaking" tea is difficult to describe as elegant, the tea is still good tea, but it has lost its shape. When brewed in a teapot, the fragrance is not inferior at all. The literati also named it Man's Gypsophila.

It can be said that this trip was full of rewards. In order to avoid the jealousy of others, Jiang Yan packed it in a sack specially. What was exposed was just a cabbage. As soon as he entered the alley of Nanluogu Lane and passed by the gate of the courtyard, he bumped into it. , Yan Bugui, who was at the gate of the quadrangle, was still guarding there conscientiously, watching the people passing by the gate of the quadrangle with eyes and ears. When he saw an acquaintance, he would go up to chat and mingle.

Sometimes Jiang Yan really admires Teacher Yanbu Guiyan. He doesn't take a break even in cold weather. Isn't he afraid of the cold?
"Xiao Jiang, you're back!" Yan Bugui looked at Jiang Yan with a smile and walked over.

"Teacher Yan, you are on duty here! It's cold, so don't catch a cold!" Jiang Yan teased Yan Bugui in a good mood.

"Hey! You kid likes to joke around. I think the room is stuffy. Why don't I come out for some air?"

"Okay! You're busy, I'm going home!"

"Hey! Xiao Jiang, wait a minute!" Yan Bugui stopped Jiang Yan, "It's the Chinese New Year. I've written your Spring Festival couplets for you."

Hearing this, Jiang Yan smiled, "The emotional one is waiting for me here!"

"Then thank you, Teacher Yan. This fifty cents will be used as your writing fee." Jiang Yan took out fifty cents from his pocket as he spoke. When Yan Bugui saw Jiang Yan taking the money, his eyebrows became happy.

"Hey! Xiao Jiang is still open and bright, and he is worth five cents every time he makes a move. This is not like the other people in the yard who are clinging to the rope." Watching Jiang Yan walk away.Yan Bugui said to himself happily.

(End of this chapter)