In 1983, a small island started from a large farmer

Under Director Qian's instructions, Li Duoyu completed the telephone application process very quickly.

When paying, Li Duoyu asked, "Chief Huang, can I use a check?"

Huang Zhiqiang smiled. If it was anyone else, he would definitely not accept it. After all, the procedures were a bit troublesome, and they had to go and exchange it. It would be much easier to just take the money directly.

But if he didn't accept the check from Director Li, it seemed that he would be in more trouble.

"Of course you can. If you pay by check, we can save the trouble of counting the money."

"Thank you then."

Li Duoyu took out seven checks for one thousand dollars from his briefcase.

"Director Li, you took two extra ones." Huang Zhiqiang was stunned for a moment, and quickly returned the two extra ones to Li Duoyu.

Li Duoyu smiled and pushed the two checks back: "Chief Huang, you are right, my Qixing Bay is indeed a bit remote. It is not easy for the brothers who help pull the wire. This money will let the brothers have two more good meals."

Section Chief Huang smiled and said that this money was more than enough to buy two more good meals, it would be enough to last for several months.

"Then I would like to thank Director Li on behalf of my brother."

After receiving the check, Section Chief Huang said with a big smile, "By the way, Director Li, our bureau has reserved a few good numbers. We are also having an event right now. If you want to call us, our bureau will give you a year of registered telegram service. How about you choose one of the registered telegram numbers as well?"

Li Duoyu was a little surprised:
"That's great. I won't be shy about that."

Huang Zhiqiang brought over a notebook with all the phone numbers he could choose from, all of which were five-digit numbers.

And the numbers are particularly good, but most of the numbers related to eight and six have been picked out, and the most common ones left are four and three.

After all, the homophones of these two words are not good, but Dandan Island does not have this taboo. Instead, it likes the number three very much.

Li Duoyu simply chose a landline number of "53323". As for the registered telegram, Li Duoyu simply chose "5233".

In this era, the usage rate of telephone hooks is much higher than that of telephones. After all, many people are afraid of making phone calls because they are too torturous.

Sometimes, the signal is not good and you can’t hear clearly what the other party is saying. Sometimes, you finally get through to the other party, but they say, “Sorry, he’s not here.”

That's even more like vomiting blood.

It seemed that this situation would not improve until the early 1990s.

But if the telegram was registered, it would be much more convenient in that era. Many times before Li Xiaorong went home, he had to send a registered telegram from Shanghai.

Li Duoyu's number is more convenient. It actually represents his address in Qixing Bay. As long as he tells the number to the staff, they will know where to send the package.

After completing the formalities, Section Chief Huang said considerately, "Director Li, Rongcheng was one of the first to try this. If you want to buy a telephone, it's best to buy an imported one instead of an old model like mine."

"Thank you for the reminder, Chief Huang."

Huang Zhiqiang smiled and said, "Then Director Li, I will complete the approval procedures for your phone today. Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I will send someone to check on the site and try to install your phone as quickly as possible."

"Thank you so much, Chief Huang. When you have time, come to our Dandan Island with Director Qian. I will treat you to a seafood dinner."

Before leaving, Section Chief Huang also gave Li Duoyu a local telephone directory of Rongcheng. What was even more exaggerated was that even the office number was printed on it.

I'm afraid his number will be in this book too in the next printing.

After getting the phone number and registered telegram, Li Duoyu went straight to the printing factory.

Nothing unexpected happened this time. When the people at the printing factory heard that Li Duoyu not only had a phone number but also had registered telegrams and wanted to print more than 2,000 copies in one go, their attitude was very nice.

There was even a manager who came out and talked business with Li Duoyu, saying that their printing factory had received a batch of new equipment that could print in color, and asked if his company needed external packaging printing services.

By the time Li Duoyu finished these things, it was already past four o'clock in the afternoon, and no fishing boat had come yet.

It is not easy to go back to Dandan Island at this point. Fortunately, Chen Wenchao had already told his family about it.

I have some things to do and may not be able to return to the island tonight.

Li Duoyu was walking on the street in the county town carrying his briefcase, and then he somehow came to the former Xinyue Hotel.

What surprised Li Duoyu was that the hotel sign was gone, and was replaced by a "pig blood" store.

The shop owner Li Duoyu is fairly familiar to me. He used to set up a stall on the roadside, but now he has moved inside the shop and even has a sign.

【Jiangjiu Pig Blood】

After Li Duoyu entered the store, he found a random seat and sat down: "Boss, give me one serving of pig blood stew, and give me one serving of braised large intestine, green onions and coriander."

"okay."

The boss took a quick look at Li Duoyu and recognized him: "You look a little familiar."

Li Duoyu smiled and said, "Oh, boss, you have a good memory. I have eaten here several times before."

The boss frowned and said, "You must be different from before. The change is quite big, otherwise I would not have forgotten it."

Li Duoyu grinned. He had indeed changed a lot. When he used to eat at his place, he had an afro, wore bell-bottom pants, and occasionally wore two strange necklaces around his neck.

Now, thinking back to that look, it's so embarrassing that it gives me goosebumps. Li Duoyu is too lazy to help the store owner recall it, so it's better for him to forget that image.

Not long after, a bowl of pig blood soup with extra braised large intestine was served. The ingredients these days are particularly abundant, with the surface covered with pig blood and large intestine.

After drinking the hot soup and the familiar taste, Li Duoyu seemed to come back to life. In a short while, he finished the whole bowl of pig blood soup without leaving a drop.

Li Duoyu, who was picking his teeth, looked around the store. After so many years, the front desk of the hotel was still preserved and now became the boss's cash register.

The stairs leading upstairs are closed with iron chains and a seal on top. If we didn’t rarely watch horror movies nowadays, this scene would be very suitable for shooting a horror movie.

Li Duoyu couldn't help but ask:
"Hasn't the owner of this inn come out yet?"

The shop owner replied: "How can it be that fast? He was taken away as an example and sentenced to many years in prison."

After he said this, Li Duoyu suddenly remembered the girl who was setting up a honey trap in this hotel, her name seemed to be "Hua".

That night, they set up a trap next door, and the older girl was taken in by the middle-aged man from another place carrying a Shanghai-brand briefcase because the signal was not aligned.

Li Duoyu remembered this incident very clearly. It seemed that the next morning, the couple who had set up the honey trap had a big quarrel downstairs. Speaking of which, time has passed so quickly. It was almost three years ago.

After Li Duoyu finished eating and paid fifty cents, he left the pig blood shop, went to the nearby bus station, and took a bus to Shangfeng Town.

Li Duoyu did not go to the Qingkou Wharf, but got off the bus at the entrance of Xia Gong Village, which was the village where he had once stolen the fence of the shrimp farm.

During the whole journey, Li Duoyu had been observing the electric poles, and it was exactly as Section Chief Huang said.

If you want to install a telephone in Qixing Bay, in a sense the Post and Telecommunications Bureau will lose money on this order, after all, they have to re-wire.

But as a businessman, Li Duoyu was naturally very clear that as long as he laid the wires, if there were people with telephones nearby in the future, the post and telecommunications bureau would make a profit.

After getting off the bus near Xia Gong Village, Li Duoyu walked for about half an hour and finally arrived at the shrimp farm.

Li Duoyu spent a lot of money to surround the entire shrimp farm with a brick wall, which was covered with broken glass, making it difficult to climb in.

When Uncle Da, who was guarding the iron gate, saw Li Duoyu coming, he smiled and said hello: "Director Li, why did you walk here?"

"I just happened to be passing by on the bus and came here."

I don't know why, but people in the factory seem to be more accustomed to calling him Director Li rather than calling him Boss.

Li Duoyu smiled and asked, "Uncle Da, is my uncle in the factory today?"

"Yes, I have been sleeping in the factory these days."

"Didn't go back?"

Uncle Da nodded.

When Li Duoyu arrived at the factory, he found a young man with a very ugly face and a listless spirit.

When the other party saw Li Duoyu, he snorted: "Hardworking and Wealth Award, Wealth Leader, and Star Entrepreneur."

Li Duoyu smiled and said, "We are all engaged in scientific research. What use are these empty things?"

Chen Dongqing snorted, "If you don't want them, you can give them to me. I really want these fancy things. You've won so many awards, your aunt will definitely nag me to death again."

Seeing that his uncle mentioned his aunt again, Li Duoyu quickly changed the subject: "How are the shrimp fry these days?"

"Hey, Boss Li, you finally remembered that you still raise shrimps, right?"

"Aren't you busy lately?"

Although my uncle complained, he was not the kind of person who would not let go of a single point. Instead, he said with concern: "The eels will soon be out of the pond this year, so there should be no problem there."

Li Duoyu smiled and said, "Of course, with me watching, there's no way there could be any problems."

"Can't you be more humble? You're making me sound stupid."

Chen Dongqing continued, "Let me tell you something. Something big has happened at the Haixin Eel Factory. The eels there have contracted a complex disease, and no one in the factory can solve the problem."

Li Duoyu nodded.

He expected this situation to occur at the Haixin Eel Factory. The eel fry themselves had problems, so it was a miracle that they could grow to such a big size.

In fact, even if the eels from Haixin Eel Factory are not diseased, they cannot be exported.

Chen Dongqing suddenly said in a serious tone, "Oh, by the way, there is something I want to tell you. When you sell grilled eels this year, you'd better change the packaging."

Li Duoyu was a little confused.

“Why do you want to change the packaging?”

Chen Dongqing frowned and said, "I'll just show you the things, and you should understand."

Chen Dongqing took out a box of packaged grilled eels from the factory's freezer.

After seeing this pack of grilled eel.

Li Duoyu was dumbfounded on the spot. The packaging was exactly the same as the grilled eel he sold last year.

But last year’s grilled eels have long been out of stock.

Even the big bosses want to eat it and there is nothing to eat, so where is the stock?

Li Duoyu couldn't help but ask:
"Where did you get this eel?"

Chen Dongqing frowned, "Some time ago, our institute went to the Haixin Eel Factory to treat the eels. Then a comrade accidentally entered their warehouse, found this thing, and took a box out."

Li Duoyu was stunned for several seconds.

He immediately understood what was going on and couldn't help cursing, "Fuck you, Zhang Sanming."

Looking at the frozen grilled eel in his hand, Li Duoyu heated it up immediately, took two bites with chopsticks, frowned, and then spit out the eel meat.

It can be said that apart from the similar packaging, the taste and texture are completely different and are not at the same level at all.

You can clearly feel as soon as you take a bite that these grilled eels are marinated with sauce and then grilled, rather than being brushed with sauce while grilling.

There is also a problem with the eel meat, the meat is very loose, and the part near the belly has a strong fishy smell, and even a faint rotten smell.

If I'm not mistaken, the eels had been dead for a long time before they were roasted, so they must have been sick eels.

Li Duoyu also felt that the hygiene conditions of this batch of grilled eels definitely did not meet the standards. If they were sold like this, many people would probably suffer from diarrhea after eating them.

Originally, we had nothing to do with each other. You kill your eels and I make my money, but you sell those rubbish eels and pretend they are under my brand, which is damaging my reputation.

In the past two years, Li Duoyu has been trying to build Minlong Food into a brand worthy of consumers' trust, but he did not expect it to be impersonated so quickly.

This has seriously affected his interests, and this matter definitely cannot be let go like this. You are so lawless.

I'll kill you.

I feel a little sorry for myself. (End of this chapter)