Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 500 Help
"That's enough. Thank you, Director Ding." Having said that, the wine had to be drunk. Tang Zhitong picked up the wine glass and said, "Director Ding, as an elder, I dare not drink your toast, but I have to express my gratitude. All my words are in the wine."

"Hey~ Xiao Tang, please do as you please." Director Ding saw Tang Zhitong's expression and quickly stretched out his hand to indicate that he didn't need to drink it all.

As for the wood, Tang Wenbang was also involved, so Tang Zhitong naturally couldn't just do it casually. He tilted his head back and ate it all. The spicy smell stimulated Tang Zhitong so much that he frowned unconsciously.

"Oh~ You are such an honest kid. Come on, have some meat to calm your nerves." They could talk about things only after drinking. Seeing Tang Zhitong finish it in one go, Director Ding felt that he was one step closer to his goal and happily gave way.

"Director Ding, as an elder, if you don't move your chopsticks, I dare not move. Please try, the pig head cooked by my uncle is absolutely amazing." Tang Zhitong said modestly.

"Of course, Brother Tang's cooking skills are impeccable. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but last time when it came to the wood issue, I accepted a gift from Brother Tang, which was boiled pig's head. My child was so greedy that he bit his tongue several times while eating it." After Director Ding finished speaking, he picked up the chopsticks and took a bite.

"Old Ding, you've had too much to drink." Tang Wenbang spoke up to stop Director Ding from continuing. Could such a shameful thing be brought to the table?

"Brother Tang, I know this is not a good thing, but I have to express my opinion, otherwise I can't speak up." Director Ding replied to Tang Wenbang, turned to look at Tang Zhitong, and said seriously: "I not only accepted things from Brother Tang, but I also accepted things from others and arranged work for them."

After listening to this, Tang Zhitong began to like Director Ding.

After saying so much, Tang Zhitong was very clear about Director Ding's intention. He just wanted something, but the quantity was a bit large, so he defamed himself and exposed himself so that he could hold his handle, just to reassure himself.

"Old Ding, what are you doing? There is no need to do this." Tang Wenbang didn't understand what was happening and continued to persuade him.

"Gangzi, come here, pour me another glass." After hearing this, Director Ding smiled and picked up the glass.

"Let me do it." Tang Zhitong took the bottle from Tang Gang and filled it up for Director Ding.

Director Ding brought it back and took another big gulp, but this time he didn't finish it.

He picked up a piece of pig intestine, chewed it in his mouth, swallowed it, sighed, and said:

"Brother Tang, we have known each other for decades, and there are some things I won't hide from you.

The rations are not enough for everyone. I have a high salary, so I can go out and buy some expensive food.

You killed a few wild boars a while ago, so you have some wealth.

I won’t talk about anything else, just the matter of you hunting wild boars. Many people said sarcastic things to me, but I found reasons to suppress them.

In early autumn, the harvest from the mountains is almost complete and there are fewer wild animals.

When it was not frozen, other employees could still catch some fish themselves or buy some fish from the market, but now everything is frozen, and there are fewer fish.

What should they do in the cold winter?
I always think, just wait until spring comes, wait until spring comes, the wild vegetables on the mountain will sprout, and there will be more food to eat, and then we can organize people to work on the land and start production.

Oh, speaking of this, I regret not listening to you in the first half of the year and leveling the land more, but it’s too late to regret now.

Now I am thinking about how to help everyone get through this winter.

We are both old comrades, especially me, who is a member of the organization. We can’t just take care of ourselves!
I came here in the middle of the night because I was ignorant, but I had no choice!
I have to organize production, but how much is the ration for the workers? You only weigh 26 kilograms, right? Logging is heavy physical labor, and you only make 30 kilograms a month!
If I can't coordinate food, how can I organize production? Should I stand behind the big guys and whip them?

I have no choice but to stand in front of everyone and cheer them up and encourage them. It may work once or twice, but it is not a long-term solution!

Sometimes I think about how useless I am and how miserable I feel. I hide in bed and cry at night, but who knows what’s going on?
Brother Tang, I won't let you get caught in the middle. Today I am putting my face aside and begging Comrade Tang for help.

Comrade Xiao Tang, you just said that you are a member of our forest farm, can you help us think of a solution?"

At this point, Director Ding's eyes had turned red. He turned his head away and wiped his eyes with his sleeve. When he turned back, there were obvious wet marks at the corners of his eyes.

Tang Wenbang opened his mouth to speak, but from the perspective of a forestry worker, it was not easy to stop him directly. However, the person in front of him was his nephew, so he was in a dilemma. After much thought, he said, "Anzi, why don't you share these fish in the yard with everyone else?"

"Uncle, I brought these here with great effort. These belong to you and your aunt. I'll think of a way to distribute them from the forest farm to other places." Tang Zhitong first calmed Tang Wenbang down, and then poured himself a glass of wine.

While having a sip of wine, I thought about how to deal with it.

Director Ding wanted clothes, berths, and wood, simply because he was interested in my "background". At the same time, he did not take credit for it, which made people feel very comfortable.

Since Director Ding has said so much, it would be unreasonable not to do anything.

Most people would not do such a thing as to defile themselves. No matter what year it is, there are always many people who are careful about their reputation. Even if they act despicablely in secret, they still have to appear righteous on the surface.

Just like Sun Liancheng in In the Name of Something, there are so many big and small characters, but he is the only one who bought a few chairs with his own money. Although he only spent 60 yuan, he was not only accused of inaction, but also demoted.

Look at the crosstalk artist Niu. He threw all his reputation, savings, and future into it, but it still ended in failure. How many people will remember what he did? How many people will send him greetings during festivals? How many people will say thank you to him? ?

Tang Zhitong is not a heartless person, but as a layman, he has seen too many hypocritical people and the ruts left by later comers, so he is not willing to use real money to help unrelated people.

But this time, just think of it as making money.

While making money, it can also provide an additional layer of security for my uncle and aunt's families in the forest farm.

"Director Ding, I can't get food, the most I can do is help get some fish." After Tang Zhitong thought it through, he set the tone.

"Fish is fine, we don't mind. Even if you can get some wild vegetables now, you will be a great benefactor of our forest farm." Director Ding was really forced into a corner at this time and was not picky at all.

"You're too polite. We're sitting here drinking tonight, and I can say that I'm helping with the coordination, but once we leave this door, these fish will have nothing to do with me." Tang Zhitong began to put forward conditions.

"I understand. The money from the fish will not be paid from the forest farm. You have the final say on how to deal with it, and I will absolutely cooperate. As for the source, it's a benefit that I begged and pleaded for. Anyone who has an objection can forget about eating fish!" Director Ding is a clever man and he immediately made his attitude clear.

"Okay! Director Ding is straightforward, so I won't waste time. Just tell me a number first!" Tang Zhitong felt that Director Ding was a trustworthy person, so he finally gave in.

It is often like this. Whether things can be done or not has a lot to do with people. "I want to give more, but I also have to consider whether the employees can afford it. What is the approximate price of this fish?" Director Ding asked with red eyes.

"It's not fair to tell you the price without any evidence. Please wait a moment, I'll go get two fish." Tang Zhitong put on his shoes, turned and went to the west room, opened a sack at random, and picked out two fish from the ones given to Tang Ting, one big one and one smaller one.

When I entered the house, I placed the two hard fish in front of Director Ding: "I told uncle it was two cents, and I'm not lying to you, it's all two cents. But the fish are not big, and there will definitely be big and small ones, not very evenly distributed. There will be some ice on the fish, I will try my best to help the forest farm get a 2% ratio and deduct the weight of the ice."

Although he was doing it to make money, the fish in the space were all free. Tang Zhitong didn't want to make money by dirty tricks, so he didn't ask for a high price.

"Oh! We don't care about the size, this is good!" Manager Ding was very happy, not bothered by the fishy smell at all. He picked up the two fish and looked at them carefully. Ice? Where did the ice come from? It's said that people from the old city can do things!
Manager Ding was very satisfied with the fish. The Spanish mackerel cost only 20 cents per pound, which was hard to buy on the market even near the sea!
"Thank you, Comrade Xiao Tang! I have nothing to say, it's all in the wine." Director Ding put down the fish, wiped his hands on his lapel, picked up the wine glass, and drank the rest.

"Old Ding, stop drinking." Tang Wenbang advised.

"Half a glass, another half a glass, we are so happy today!" Director Ding signaled Tang Gang to pour the wine.

Tang Gang looked at his father and poured half a glass of wine for Director Ding.

"Director Ding, you have to give me a number of how much the forest farm wants, right?" Tang Zhitong had not eaten since he came back, and didn't know how to eat. He just drank more than two taels of wine and was a little drunk.

"Oh~ Comrade Xiao Tang, there are more than 200 regular employees in the forest farm. From my point of view, the more the better. How about this, the average salary of our forest farm employees is more than 30 yuan, we can arrange the fish at 15 yuan per person, is that okay?" Director Ding seemed to have drunk a little too much, but he was not confused at all.

"A little less than 20,000 kilograms?" Tang Zhitong pretended to have a toothache and said, "If the sea wasn't frozen, it would only be a matter of one catch, but it's difficult to coordinate now. I'll do my best."

"Oh, that's great! I will advance you 20,000 kilograms of fish from the forest farm's account tomorrow morning!" Director Ding made the decision on the spot with great enthusiasm.

"No! Just give me two thousand first, and we'll see how many goods we can get then, and we'll refund or pay more if there's more." Tang Zhitong waved his hands quickly. One wanted to give it, while the other didn't want it, because the money was easy to take but difficult to return, and the amount taken basically determined how many goods he wanted.

"Then it's three thousand. You can bring back the extra. We can't let you make another trip alone." Director Ding said happily.

"Okay." Tang Zhitong finally nodded and agreed. It seemed that Director Ding's bottom line expectation was 15,000 kilograms.

"Come, come, have a drink. Brother Tang, Tang Gang, you guys come join us." Director Ding had put his mind at ease, so he relaxed and prepared to eat some meat.

Tang Gang poured himself some wine and was still calculating, how many fish could he buy with 3,000 yuan? 15,000 kilograms? He couldn't help but secretly smack his lips, wondering if his brother was so powerful.
The atmosphere became much more harmonious afterwards. Director Ding just drank the half glass of wine in his glass and showed no intention of drinking more.

Tang Zhitong didn't drink much, saying that he had to go out to contact fish dealers the next day.

The guys drank and ate both plates of meat cleanly.

After eating and drinking, Tang Zhitong looked at his watch. It was already past two in the morning.

"Uncle, this is called a poor alcohol tolerance?" After seeing off Director Ding and waiting for Tang Wenbang to close the door, Tang Zhitong asked quietly.

"It's not good, it's only half a catty. Here, if you can't drink a catty, you're considered to have a poor alcohol tolerance." Tang Wenbang said cheerfully.

"Well, I can't drink much either." Tang Zhitong only drank half a catty of alcohol without the help of space cheating. If he drank more, he would feel dizzy and sleepy.

"Okay, it's getting late, you should get some sleep. You'll be busy tomorrow." Tang Wenbang yawned and urged.

"Okay." Yawning is contagious, so Tang Zhitong yawned and went back to his room.

When Tang Zhitong woke up, it was already the morning of December 12th. He did not sleep very well.

The young man had a strong temper. The old lady had heated the kang too hot last night. Tang Zhitong made pancakes for a while, but finally he had to move to the end of the kang before he fell asleep.

After breakfast, the old lady thoughtfully prepared dry food for Tang Zhitong to take out, and also prepared a lunch box full of pork head.

"Auntie, there's no need to bring it. I have my own food coupons." Tang Zhitong didn't want to accept it.

"You brought so much food and meat to your family. There's no reason for you to go out and eat food coupons." The old lady was very determined and stuffed the bag to Tang Zhitong.

"Take it, don't make me angry." Tang Wenbang also joined in.

"Okay, but if I take the lunch box, it won't affect the use at home, right?" Lunch boxes are rare items, and Tang Zhitong estimated that his uncle's family might not have many.

"That's my lunch box. I'm on leave these two days and won't be using it. Just take it and be safe. Do you need me to go with you?" Tang Gang said from the side.

"What are you going to do? Don't make trouble." Tang Wenbang glared at his son, fearing that his son would be unreliable and mess up the matter.

Tang Zhitong smiled and said nothing.

When Tang Wenbang brought Tang Zhitong to Director Ding's office, Director Ding had been waiting for a long time.

"Oh, Comrade Xiao Tang, you didn't sleep well last night. It's all my fault for being too impatient. I should have come to see you today." Director Ding enthusiastically took Tang Zhitong's hand and said politely.

"It's okay, the time is just right." Tang Zhitong replied with gritted teeth.

"That's good, that's good. Here's three thousand yuan, please count it." Director Ding took out three bundles of ten-yuan bills from his drawer and handed them to Tang Zhitong.

"Okay." Tang Zhitong didn't hesitate and ordered everything in front of Director Ding and his uncle, and he ordered it twice.

"Captain Ding, the amount is just right." After making all the necessary gestures, Tang Zhitong unbuttoned his officer's coat and put the money into the pocket of his inner coat.

"That's good. I'm looking forward to the good news of Comrade Tang's triumphant return at home." Although Director Ding wished that Tang Zhitong would set out to build relationships immediately, he still held his hand and said politely.

(End of this chapter)