Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 541 The third factory is full of acquaintances

When Xu Qing heard what Sha Zhu said, he took the teapot with a smile, then took out the peony cigarette from his body and handed it to Sha Zhu.

He collects payment from Factory No. 3 and is never under any pressure.

I am familiar with almost everyone, except for some workers who came into the factory later and don’t know them very well.

But the current middle-level cadres of Factory No. 3 are almost all acquaintances.

Needless to say, Silly Zhu, his brother-in-law Ma Jiefang and his father-in-law Ma Guohua, as well as his brother-in-law and daughter-in-law Wu Yuemei, are extremely familiar with each other.

Not to mention the first and second uncles, Yan Jiecheng, Qin Huairu and Yu Li who have been working here in the courtyard.

In addition to the former colleagues Qian Bing, Wei Shengli, Chen Guodong, and Tian Zhongqing, there is no need to say more.

When he and Er Mazi came to the Third Factory, it was almost like going home.

Furthermore, Xu Qing was once the only one who came out of Factory No. 3 and worked as an apprentice and gradually became the director of other branch factories.

Although he is no longer the leader of the fifth branch of Red Star Steel Rolling Plant.

But his deeds in Factory No. 3 are constantly mentioned by people who have just joined the factory every year.

In addition, Aiguo succeeded him from the main factory and became the director of the fifth factory.

Not to mention the third factory, even if he went to other branch factories to collect payment except the third factory and the fifth factory, he would not encounter any difficulties.

At this time, Silly Zhu took the cigarette and said with a smile: "Qingzi, you and Er Mazi don't leave today at noon. After collecting the payment, I will personally fry a few dishes that the factory just asked me to develop. You two Have a good taste.”

Before Xu Qing could say anything, Er Mazi grinned and said:

"It's been a long time since I've eaten the food cooked by Director He, and my mouth is watering just thinking about it. Hey, I'm in a good mood today. When I return to our Third Factory, I must eat your food!"

Silly Zhu held his cigarette in his mouth, took a puff, laughed and cursed:

"Er Mazi, you kid, just keep your mouth shut. I'll fry up some spicy meat for lunch and it will kill you!"

Er Mazi didn't care, giggled twice, held the enamel teapot in his hand, and sipped hot tea.

Everyone in Hongxing Steel Rolling Plant No. 3 knows that Shazhu’s cooking skills are famous.

No matter it was before or now, no one in the whole factory is dissatisfied.

More than ten years ago, the head of the main factory asked him to cook at home.

Now, many years have passed, and Shazhu's cooking skills have been continuously polished to a higher level.

Xu Qing and Er Mazi were drinking tea and chatting in Shazhu's office, when suddenly two people ran in outside the door.

It was not Ma Hua who was sent by Sha Zhu to get the note to the factory leader for approval, but Liu Lan and Sha Zhu's fat apprentice.

Liu Lan and Xu Qing have not seen each other for many years. They are wearing white sleeves. Their appearance has not changed much from before, except that there are a lot of wrinkles on their faces, their braids have been cut short, and they have permed the fashionable waves. Er, looked at Xu Qing and said excitedly:

"Qingzi, when did you come? Silly Zhu didn't even tell me. Fatty said that MCA went to the factory leader with the note. I just found out."

Xu Qing responded with a smile, "Just here."

Then he stopped talking.

He never had a good impression of Liu Lan, let alone disgust.

However, the incident of Liu Lan and Director Li having broken shoes was still fresh in his memory.

It can be regarded as a memory point that Xu Qing can remember Liu Lan.

After all, when he first joined the factory in 62 and replaced his parents at work, Liu Lan had already secretly been in love with Director Li.

But since the changes in the past few years, Director Li's power in the factory has disappeared.

Director Li's nephew Li Hu, after a few years of arrogance in the factory, quietly ended with the end of the change, even though he still retained the title of cadre.

But it is difficult to make waves in the third factory.

After all, Director Li has to keep his tail between his legs. As a nephew, Li Hu would not dare to jump around.

As for Liu Lan, Director Li's best friend, there is no need to say more.

Grasshoppers after autumn can jump around casually.

But Er Mazi saw Liu Lan and said with a playful smile:

"Hey, Comrade Liu Lan, I haven't seen you for more than two years. I didn't expect you to become a lot more beautiful. They say that women get worse every year as they get older. I didn't expect that instead of turning into a yellow-faced woman, you become more and more beautiful. The better it looks.”

"Er Mazi, when you see my sister, you keep praising me. What's the matter? Are you putting honey on your mouth today?"

Liu Lan glanced at Er Mazi. She was in her forties, just like Mrs. Xu. She couldn't be said to be charming, but she still had a certain charm.

In any case, Liu Lan was able to hook up with Director Liu more than ten years ago, so there are still some merits.

Er Mazi's bones were numb from being fucked, but he was not as good at flirting as Xu Damao. He and Liu Lan made jokes and chatted for a while, then said to Silly Zhu's fat apprentice:

"Fat man, you kid has been stealing food from the back kitchen of the cafeteria in the past two years. I remember correctly. When you first entered the factory, you were as skinny as a bamboo pole. Look at you now, you are fatter than me. .”

The fat man lowered his head in embarrassment, rolled his eyes at Er Mazi, and suddenly turned his head to look at Silly Zhu. The corner of his mouth moved slightly, and a smile appeared on his face and he said to Xu Qing:

"Boss Xu, I heard from my master that you opened a meat factory this year. In the past six months, the pork in the back kitchen of our canteen has been supplied by you."

Xu Qing ignored Fatty. He had a close relationship with Shazhu. As Shazhu's apprentice, how could Fatty not know what his character was like.

Silly Zhu looked at the fat disciple, frowned, and said:

"Fat man, you kid, don't think too much. Go back to the kitchen. Ma Hua is a better student than you. Compared with him, you're still far behind!"

The fat man looked reluctant and stared at Xu Qing. He wanted to say more, but Silly Zhu asked him to leave. Even though he was not happy, he left angrily.

He knew in his heart that his master had an unusual relationship with Xu Qing, and they lived in the same compound. He wanted to work as a cook in Xu Qing's meat factory to make more money. Without the help of Silly Zhu, he could just rely on himself. It's simply impossible.

As soon as the fat man left, Liu Lan didn't stay long. After chatting with Xu Qing and Er Mazi for a short while, he said to Silly Zhu:

"Shazhu, I'm going back to the kitchen to help. You and Qingzi have a good chat."

Silly Zhu had been the canteen director for some time. He took a sip of hot water from his own white enamel teapot. He rarely acted like a director. He closed the teapot lid and said:

"Liu Lan, go ahead and bring a plate of peanuts."

Liu Lan had never considered Sha Zhu as the director in her heart, but Sha Zhu became the director. Xu Qing and Er Mazi were there again, so she had to say:

"Okay, my Director He, I will follow your instructions and go get the peanuts."

Within two minutes, Liu Lan returned to Si Zhu's office with a plate full of peanuts, placed it on the table and said:

"Director He, do you have any other instructions?"

"No, go and do your business."

Liu Lan stepped back, facing Xu Qing's brother Er Mazi, and pursed his lips, indicating that Silly Zhu was in trouble now, and then twisted his body and walked towards the kitchen.

After Xu Qing, Er Mazi, and Sha Zhu ate half a dozen peanuts, Ma Hua ran in panting, handed the note in his hand to Sha Zhu, and said with a smile:

"Master, the factory leaders signed everything. Seeing that it was the payment from the meat factory and the grain station, the factory director specially asked the secretary who was new this year to go to the finance department to say hello." Silly Zhu said just now. He handed the received note to Xu Qing and said to Ma Hua:

"Okay, you go and work in the kitchen."

Ma Hua said "Hello", grinned at Xu Qing and Er Mazi, turned around and left the office.

Xu Qing took the note, glanced down at it, and handed it to Er Mazi to put it away so that he could take it to the finance department later.

Er Mazi opened the black leather bag that Xu Qing had brought and stuffed it inside. He sat and drank tea for a while and ate some peanuts. When he saw Xu Qing standing up, he followed them out of the cafeteria accompanied by Silly Zhu. Kitchen.

"Qingzi, Ermazi, remember to try my cooking later, private room No. 3."

Xu Qing smiled and nodded, standing at the back door of the cold canteen, chatting briefly with Silly Zhu, then led Er Mazi around to the front door of the canteen and headed towards the finance room of the administration building.

The factory was at work at this time. There were hardly many people in the huge factory yard, but roars could be heard in all the workshops at the same time.

The sounds of various machines blended together, creating a din.

The factory had already had people clean up the snow from the day before yesterday.

Yesterday was sunny and so is today.

The warm sun in winter shines on the piles of snow, making the snow sharp and crystal clear, and the melted snow water quietly flows on the ground.

Xu Qing and Erma strode across to the third floor of the administration building. They walked along the corridor, turned left, and walked to the door of the finance room. They raised their hands and knocked on the door, waiting for the person inside to open the door and step in.

"Xu Qing, I haven't seen you for a long time. How is the business of the meat factory?"

The section chief of the finance office said with a smile, and at the same time stretched out his hand to hold the toad glasses he was wearing. The dark blue tunic suit on the upper body has no wrinkles. It is obviously ironed frequently. In the chest pocket, there is a hero pen on the left side. The whole person is full of energy.

Xu Qing smiled lightly and said: "It's not bad. Are you busy here lately?"

The finance section chief waved his right hand and said, "There are a lot more people in the factory now than when you were here. I'm never idle all day long, but these boys under me are all very hardworking. , all of them are quick with their hands and feet, and all of them are good at dialing the abacus."

With that said, the finance section chief raised his hand and asked the young man opposite to make tea for Xu Qing and Er Mazi. Then he grabbed the peony cigarette and handed it to Xu Qing:

"Your payment has been calculated. The factory director sent someone to tell me earlier. I was doing the calculation for you just now. Look, the abacus hasn't even been corrected yet. It's nine thousand two hundred and seventy-three and eight yuan. In the three months of this quarter, the total amount of money is for grain and pork."

Xu Qing took the cigarette and nodded, indicating that he was right.

Yesterday, he actually settled the payment due to each branch factory at the meat joint factory.

The price of Factory No. 3 was indeed 9,273.8 yuan, not even a penny off. He then glanced at Er Mazi and motioned to take out the note and give it to the finance section chief.

The finance section chief answered it, looked at it carefully, smiled, opened the drawer of the table in front of him, clamped it with other notes with a clip, then closed the drawer, and at the same time pressed the small lock hanging on the hinge with force. , locked it and raised his head to ask the young man who had just made tea to quickly get the money to Xu Qing.

Today's Hongxing Steel Rolling Plant No. 3 is more than twice as efficient as it was during the stagnation period during the changes in the past few years.

The state's continuous rectification and regulation is one aspect.

What's more important is the transformation and change of reform and opening up, as well as the vigorous development required by the country and the supervision of the goal of building four modernizations, making it impossible to stand still.

The cash flow and capital flow of the third factory are very sufficient with the support of the main factory.

Logically speaking, Xu Qing should wait until someone from the finance office went to the bank to get the money before giving it to him.

It was like this every time before.

But today, Xu Qing can get the money directly without waiting any longer.

The finance section chief asked the young man to take out the money and counted it carefully three times before handing it to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing reached out and took it, handing it to Er Mazi to count.

He drank tea, smoked a cigarette, and chatted with the finance section chief.

Er Mazi nodded three times with his head bent, and secretly winked at Xu Qing to indicate that the amount of money was correct.

Xu Qing put down the white enamel teapot and raised his right hand casually.

When Er Mazi saw this, he immediately stuffed a thick pile of money into his black leather bag.

Xu Qing finished smoking the cigarette in his hand, put it out in the ashtray on the table next to him, and said to the Finance Section:

"Then let's go first. I'll go to the fitter workshop to see my master."

"Go ahead. You can only come back every few months. As a disciple, you can miss your master in your heart. I am happy for him."

Xu Qing opened his mouth and said with a smile: "Well, my master is old, and I am busy with business outside. I don't have much time to go home during the holidays this year. I happened to be in the factory today, so I went over to visit."

"Yes, Lao Zhang is not young anymore. He will retire in a few years. Then you can go over and I won't send him away."

The finance section chief said, stood up, shook hands with Xu Qing, and walked out of the door.

Xu Qing and Er Mazi collected the payment, walked out of the administration building, and went directly to the fitter workshop.

In fact, Xu Qing wanted to go to the security department first to find his father-in-law, Ma Guohua.

But because Er Mazi is following today, I will go to the third workshop of the fitter first this time.

At this time, in the third workshop of the fitter department, Lao Zhang was bending over, squinting, looking at the drawings drawn by the designer, and studying with the workshop director.

When Xu Qing and Er Mazi stood at the door of the workshop, they didn't notice it. Wang Dequan turned his head, glanced at the door of the workshop, stopped the machine around him, and shouted with a grin:

"Hey, rare visitors, Qingzi, Ermazi, why are you two in the factory today?"

Wang Dequan's shout was not only heard by Lao Zhang and the workshop director, but also by Zhou Pingtai and several other workers.

Lao Zhang's deep eye sockets suddenly glowed with light. He stopped looking at the drawings. He turned around and looked towards the door of the workshop. He took off the gloves on his hands and threw them on the iron table in the workshop. He clasped his hands behind his back. While looking at Xu Qing walking into the workshop, a happy look appeared on his face.

"You brat, it's been a long time since you visited me at home, but you came to the factory today."

Xu Qinghan smiled and said: "Master, your waist is even more bent than last year, please pay more attention to your body."

Lao Zhang chuckled, full of joy, looked at Xu Qing, and straightened his stooped waist.

"You brat, you have become more capable. Now that I am old, Master, do you dare to pick on me?"

Xu Qing hurriedly shook his head, "Master, isn't this for your own good?"

Lao Zhang's smile became even louder, and he looked at Er Mazi beside him and said:

"Er Mazi, tell me, is my waist bent compared to last year?"

Er Mazi dodged Wang Dequan, stretched out his stained gloves on his face, and said at the top of his voice:

"Lao Zhangtou, you are a little old man. Your waist is almost as bent as an ear of wheat. You still refuse to accept old age. You really think you are still young."

Lao Zhang rolled his eyes at Er Mazi angrily and was too lazy to pay any more attention.

Now that his apprentice is here, he has no time to deal with Er Mazi.

Speaking of which, he might not have seen Er Mazi for a long time, but compared to his apprentice, he wouldn't even think about it if he hadn't seen Er Mazi for a year.

But it is different to bring up a disciple who is very proud of himself!

(End of this chapter)