Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 389 Chapter 388 The crying child has milk
After breakfast, Tang Zhitong told his family, got on his car and went to the escort department.

Go over and get the pine nuts, for an honest reason.

There were not many people in the unit today. After Tang Zhitong arrived at the unit, he nodded and greeted the colleagues he met and went straight into his office.

Since Tang Zhitong was appointed to act as the financial unit, more and more people have greeted him at work, and Fangyuan specially ordered several newspapers for him. Even if Tang Zhitong is not there, the delivery person will stuff it into the office through the crack in the door.

Tang Zhitong sorted out the newspaper, poured himself a glass of water, sat at his desk and read the newspaper.

Yesterday, due to time constraints, I could only read the titles. Today I am picking up the ones I am interested in reading.

The news before the celebration was mainly about welcoming someone’s visit, mixed with good news from various places.

After staying in America for half a month, Mr. Cornleaf Shoes arrived in Beijing on September 9th on a Tu-30 to attend the ceremony.

A group of big shots greeted me at the airport and gave me full courtesy. The photos taken at this time were still used in wall calendars and circulated among the people decades later.

The 10th anniversary was very lively, with photos published on the front page, an unprecedented number of spectators and parades, and a party held in the evening, which was an unprecedented event.

Since Mr. Cornskin Shoes' unreasonable demands were not met the night before, they tried to test the withdrawal of nuclear weapons experts on National Day, and the two sides broke up in the ensuing meeting.

Of course, this piece of news was not published in today's newspaper. Tang Zhitong added it based on the decryption he saw in his previous life.

After reading the newspaper, Tang Zhitong practiced Chinese calligraphy for a while, drank water, then locked the door and went to the dormitory area behind to find Wan Xiangyang.

"Hello, sister-in-law, hello brother Yang." Shu Qing opened the door, and Tang Zhitong greeted her and Wan Xiangyang with a smile on his face.

"Hey, I've been waiting for you. I wrote you a letter, but it didn't arrive?" Wan Xiangyang saw that it was Tang Zhitong and hurriedly walked from the house to the door to greet him.

"I got it, I got it, our postal service in Sijiu City is quite reliable. I took leave a while ago and went to the Northeast, but I couldn't see the letter. Why don't I come here to explain it to Brother Yang and my sister-in-law?" Tang Zhitong Wan Xiangyang took his hand and entered the dormitory. The room was not big, but it was tidied up by Shu Qing.

"Hey, is this really worth a trip? Your sister-in-law said you paid your salary yesterday. There were too many people, so she was too embarrassed to talk to you." After Wan Xiangyang asked Tang Zhitong to sit down, he took out his cigarette and dispersed it. pellets.

"I understand, I understand. My sister-in-law is thin-skinned, but she's not thick-skinned like me." Tang Zhitong took the boiling water poured by Shu Qing, thanked her, and made fun of herself.

"Hey, your sister-in-law is shy. It'll be nice if she gets to know her well. It's better to choose a different day. Let's have a light meal together at home today." Wan Xiangyang invited her.

"No, no, my wife also said she wants to meet the bride. How about we make an appointment next Sunday?" Tang Zhitong waved his hands repeatedly. If he was forced to stay, it would be difficult to explain to classmate Xiao Wang and Fangyuan.

"Okay, let's do it at noon next Sunday." Wan Xiangyang looked back at Shu Qing and confirmed.

After making an appointment, Tang Zhitong and Wan Xiangyang chatted for a while, took a few sips after the water cooled down, and then said goodbye.

Shu Qing poured water. It would be rude not to drink.

Wan Xiangyang and his wife sent Tang Zhitong out, but Tang Zhitong held Wan Xiangyang in his arms: "Brother Yang, I have to ask you for something."

"What's the matter? I'm sure I'm not ambiguous!" Wan Xiangyang promised, patting his chest.

"That..." Tang Zhitong glanced at Shu Qing and was too embarrassed to say it.

Shu Qing was not ignorant of the world, so she smiled with the two of them and went back to the house first.

"When we come next week, can Brother Yang not mention the house mortgage, rabbits and food?" Tang Zhitong lowered his voice even though Shu Qing entered the room.

"Huh? Oh! Don't you know about the relationship? How can I be embarrassed to see how this happened?" Wan Xiangyang's family background is so great, he is not a fool, and he quickly made up for Tang Zhitong's request, looking guilty. expression.

"No, Brother Yang, this matter has nothing to do with you. I didn't handle it well myself." Tang Zhitong gave the things willingly, but they were all stored in space. He did not tell his family about this, but it was not what Wan Xiangyang thought.

"Oh, I have to express your gratitude. Thank you, brother! Don't worry, there will never be any news from me." Wan Xiangyang felt guilty, but also very moved. He took Tang Zhitong's hand and patted it hard, saying, Guaranteed.

"That's good, then I'll be relieved." Tang Zhitong didn't argue anymore. This matter can't be explained clearly. Let's just keep it secret for as long as possible.

After bidding farewell to Wan Xiangyang, Tang Zhitong got on his bicycle and walked slowly home.

Under the guise of buying pine nuts, Tang Zhitong got some money from his classmate Xiao Wang. Now he wanted to buy some food and vegetables and couldn't buy them anymore. It happened that he didn't have much left of the cigarettes he bought before, so he planned to stock up on cigarettes.

When cigarettes were jointly operated in the past few years, the private transformation of the tobacco factory had been completed, and the sales channels were controlled by the Monopoly Co., Ltd. of the commercial department, which was a bit like the Tobacco Bureau.

The tobacco industry has made great progress in recent years, and the profits and taxes of the cigarette industry can account for 4% of the fiscal revenue.

The source of production is already in hand. If you want to sell more, the channels will not be too restrictive, so many joint venture stores sell cigarettes.

As for whether the joint venture store had a franchise license, Tang Zhitong did not go to verify it. The store could add water to soy sauce and vinegar, but cigarettes could not be faked, so he did not want to get into trouble.

The reason why Tang Zhitong did not go to the supply and marketing cooperative was because it also operated other things and there were many people queuing up, which was a bit time-consuming.

Every time he went to a joint venture store, Tang Zhitong would go in and ask if there were any cigarettes. One box was never too few, and one was never too many.

After visiting a few stores, Tang Zhitong found that the current supply of cigarettes was no longer sufficient, and he was just trying to maintain it.

The difficulties in the past three years are all-round. Tobacco will not be picked out alone. After a while, there is a high probability that the supply will be insufficient and the quality will decline. By then, cigarette coupons will naturally appear.

Cigarette stamps are just to distribute cigarettes more evenly to everyone in need, but it does not mean that the supply will improve.

By that time, it is estimated that many people will pick up cigarette butts, save cigarette butts, and take out shredded tobacco in order to take one more puff.

It was also at that time that bulk tobacco would quietly enter the market...

Tang Zhitong heard elders mention cigarette tickets. After the unit receives the cigarette tickets, it will distribute them to employees who usually smoke. Many non-smoking employees will also lie about smoking at this time, just to get one or two tickets. .

With the cigarette ticket, you can buy cigarettes and earn a few cents on the price difference, or you can stay at home to entertain guests, or you can give half a box to the coal delivery man.

But we must not underestimate the coal delivery man, who controls the energy supply for thousands of households.

They can decide who will send it early and who will send it later.

Even if it is delivered, it is usually only delivered to the door, and then the residents move it inside themselves.

If you want someone to help deliver the briquettes and briquettes to the door, then you have to be cool.

If the intention is not in place, the briquettes will inevitably be damaged. Only when the intention is in place, can the briquettes be kept intact to the greatest extent.

Of course this is against the rules, but there are so many rules, how many of them really follow them completely?
After shopping all the way home, Tang Zhitong took out pine nuts from the space and filled two satchels after entering the gate, which weighed more than thirty kilograms. "Why are you back?" Classmate Xiao Wang heard the noise and came out to welcome him.

"I met Section Chief Fang and chatted for a few words. He made a new appointment two days ago and asked me to come over today." Tang Zhitong handed the things to classmate Xiao Wang while making clear arrangements for his noon schedule.

"There are still some pine nuts you brought back last time. I will grab some dates and give them to the child. It would be better to give the mother two eggs, but you have to ask our mother." Xiao Wang, a classmate, carried a bag Songzi followed Tang Zhitong to the main room.

Tang Zhitong knew that what Xiao Wang said was reasonable, but he had no intention of telling his family. The situation was getting more and more serious. He had already collected a lot of eggs from home and sent them out. The supplies he should stock up next were working.

They also give eggs to Fangyuan. They collect them from the space and save the ones at home. In this way, I can take less eggs from home. It is quite annoying for me to lie about my excuses.

However, Zhang Guifang didn't think so. When she heard her son say that the leader's family had a new child and he was going over to eat, he took ten eggs out of the house and gave them to Tang Zhitong: "It doesn't matter if our family eats two less. At this time, affection can be shown more clearly.”

"Okay, thank you, Mom." Tang Zhitong knew what his mother meant. He just wanted to make progress. In order to reassure his mother, he did not refuse his mother's kindness. He could get it from home later. Just lie.

Tang Zhitong took the eggs, as well as the pine nuts and dates packed by Xiao Wang, and rode his bicycle slowly towards Fangyuan's house.

Even with these, Tang Zhitong still picked up two crucian carp and a large catfish before entering Fangyuan's house.

Tang Zhitong knows how to fish. Since he can catch crucian carp, it is reasonable to catch one more catfish, right?

"Brother Yuan." Tang Zhitong carried the fish to the door of Fang's house.

"Uncle! Uncle!" Before Fangyuan could say anything, the two children gathered around him first.

"Oops, there's no candy left for calling uncle today." The last two times Tang Zhitong came, as soon as the child called him uncle, he was sure to get candy. Today, the call was so affectionate, Tang Zhitong guessed that it might have something to do with it.

Sure enough, when they heard that there was no more candy, the two children sniffed and closed their mouths.

"I can't let you shout in vain. Come on, give me a date each." Tang Zhitong dug into his bag with his free hand and took out two dates.

"Stone, Tiedan, don't ask for food from your Uncle Tang." Fangyuan came over and drove the two children away with a slap in the face.

"It's okay, it's just a kid. Brother Yuan, what's the name of the third child?" This was the first time Tang Zhitong heard the names of the eldest and second child of the Fang family. They were both easy-to-make names, but he was a little curious about what Fangyuan could give to the third child. What to name.

"The third child's name is Gangdan. You said you could just take a crucian carp, but why did you bring so many things?" Fangyuan took the gift from Tang Zhitong's hand, complaining with a hint of kindness.

"I'm lucky today, a fish took the bait." Tang Zhitong was a little amused when he heard the name. It's very characteristic of the times. It's a large-scale steel smelting. Steel eggs, tsk tsk. If there is another fourth child, what should he call the egg?

"You are so mean, don't do this next time." Fangyuan handed the fish to the old lady and poured a glass of water for Tang Zhitong himself.

"Well, I'll pay attention next time." Tang Zhitong agreed simply, said hello to the old lady, and then sat down on the chair.

After hearing the commotion, Fangyuan's daughter-in-law Jin Erni walked out of the back room with the steel egg in her arms and said hello to Tang Zhitong.

The child is pink and tender, with a milky smell, and is particularly cute.

Jin Erni's hard work was rewarded. After saying a few words, the old lady came over to chase the people away and asked her daughter-in-law to go back to the house and have a good rest.

Tang Zhitong likes this kind of family atmosphere.

Although the old lady had small feet, her movements were very nimble and she brought the catfish in in a short time.

"Let the neighbors in the courtyard enjoy Xiao Tang's glory. You two brothers will eat first, and I will make a dish." The old lady took out two small bowls, divided some out, and planned to share them with the neighbors in the same courtyard.

This is also normal practice nowadays. If someone makes delicious food, they will share some with their neighbors to try. Of course, the premise is that they get along well with each other. This kind of situation is impossible in a large courtyard with intrigues and calculations all day long. .

"Yuzi, there is no good food today, but the wine is okay. The old leader gave it to us, let's drink it today." Fangyuan went into the back room and took out a bottle of Maozi with the word "moss" on it, which looked similar to the one Ye Zhijuan gave to Tang Zhitong. Same.

"Brother Yuan, that's not necessary, is it? Keep it. Maybe in a few decades we can change the apartment for our children." Tang Zhitong declined politely.

"You really dare to think that the wine the Emperor drank was not worth the price." Fang Yuan clearly didn't believe it, and quickly opened the wine before Tang Zhitong could stop him again.

Yes, then drink it.

The wine should be full and the tea should be light.

With a glass full of wine, the two brothers took a sip first under the gaze of Stone and Iron Egg.

"Brother Yuan, let the children eat together." Tang Zhitong doesn't mind eating with his children, but the current rule is that after the adults have finished eating, the children can eat with the leftovers. This is the case in most families.

"Then I'll give you some food." Fang Yuan saw that his two sons were almost crying, and he couldn't bear it.

Fangyuan took a bowl, picked out a few pieces of meat, and was about to hand it to his son. Tang Zhitong stopped him, pushed the pot of catfish in front of the two children, and pulled the pickle plate toward him: "Brother Yuan, As long as we have wine and pickles, let the children eat freely. "

"You... ugh! Drink!" Shitou and Tiedan moved very quickly. They picked up the chopsticks and began to pinch them. Fangyuan didn't even have time to stop them.

After drinking some wine and eating some food, Fangyuan began to tell Tang Zhitong what he had learned from the escort: "In fact, I have heard about the car-picking incident for a long time. The comrades all said that it can be overcome, and no one complained about being tired. So I didn’t care.”

Tang Zhitong heard the implication of Fangyuan's words. Yesterday, he was still in high spirits, thinking of using this reason to join others, but today he was shaken. It seemed that the other escorts were very aware.

This is an era that values ​​consciousness and the minority obeys the majority. Tang Zhitong understands Fangyuan's concerns. Without the escort to speak up, it would be difficult for him to raise it himself.

"Brother Yuan, you are responsible for promoting the assessment. Are the other escorts not aware of it yet?" Tang Zhitong did not directly persuade, but reminded.

"Huh? I don't think I really said anything." Fangyuan was stunned for a moment and replied.

"I've been with the car. Judging from the current workload, two people can indeed handle it. If we add another assessment, a little more pressure, and more burdens, comrades may be able to do it after being tired for a while." Tang Zhitong confirmed first. He understood Fangyuan's thoughts, but before he could say "but", Gangdan in the back room started crying.

The old lady came in with a bowl of tofu and put it down, and immediately went to heat milk for her grandson.

"Go on." Fangyuan didn't move, signaling Tang Zhitong to continue.

"The machine can keep running, but there are times when it breaks down. People are not machines. When they are tired, it is normal for them to make mistakes in the assessment, right? Besides, there are still people stuffing money into envelopes, and there are also important mails. The escort After the workload increases, I feel tired. Who can ensure the security of communications if someone gets ripped off? Although the responsibility lies with the escort, Brother Yuan should at least take on the leadership responsibility, right?" Tang Zhitong nodded and followed suit. .

"Shitou and Tiedan have sweet mouths. They know how to call me uncle and get candy. Gangdan can't speak, but they instinctively know that they have to cry when they are hungry. Only children who can cry can get milk. Who knows if the child is hungry if he doesn't cry?" What?" Tang Zhitong picked up a piece of tofu and said leisurely.

Fangyuan nodded imperceptibly, thoughtfully.

(End of this chapter)