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Chapter 167 Untitled
It is very easy for him to speak out about the crimes in the cafeteria directly on the broadcast of the rolling mill and mobilize the hatred of the workers.

Although the workers all knew that the people in the cafeteria were being greedy, few reported it. Why?Because they only lose a little bit of food every day. This amount of food is neither too much nor too little. Although it is a little itchy every day, it is not painful, and it is still within their tolerance.

They are used to this kind of life, the workers have not thought about what will happen in the long run, but Li Lang has thought about it, not to mention more, Li Lang only needs to give a rough estimate of the loss of each person in a year, and the kitchen staff will die up.

You tell them about one or two a day, they may not care, but you just tell them that you have lost tens of catties a year?This is their ration for January!Then tell the amount of grain that disappears in the entire factory in a year, which is tens of thousands of catties a year.

One or two grains, tens of thousands of catties of grain, under the impact of two figures with such a big difference, what will happen then?There is no doubt that their anger will be ignited in an instant.

But Li Lang can't do this, because although Zhao Tiezhu can be easily found out this way, it will also give people the impression that he is too calculating and calculating. People feel that he is retaliating against the cafeteria, which is very detrimental to his plan.

It doesn't matter if Xu Damao is asked to do it, but he wants to ensure the image he has established as a loyal, honest and good person. How can he do this?The great leader kicked Zhao Tiezhu out because Xu Damao said a few bad things about him. If this word got to his ears, how could he get close to him?

Although he might think that Li Lang is a kind person who hates evil like a vengeance and pulls out the bad guys of the society, but can Li Lang bet on it?
Deliberate reporting won't work, but what if you discover this kind of behavior by accident and make a report?
The end of the new year is approaching, and when they think about the next few days, they will not even smell the smell, and everyone feels uncomfortable. Finally, under the leadership of the publicity section chief, they decided to ask Li Lang to make more at a time, for a few days. Let them take it home.

It's not an exaggeration at all. It's almost Chinese New Year and it's cold, and the food doesn't spoil that easily. As far as Li Lang's current cooking skills are concerned, let alone put them on for a long time, they will go rancid. The food they eat is also delicious. For the low-level workers like them, the cooking skills of the little master are completely a blow to dimensionality reduction.

"Li Lang, what do you think of our proposal?" the head of the publicity department said.
"It's okay to cook for everyone, but..."

"Don't worry, I won't let you do it for nothing. Everyone collected three yuan for you. Come, take it."

Seeing this, Li Lang hurriedly said, "No, that's not what I mean. It's no problem at all to cook for everyone. How can I ask for money from you?"

"What I'm struggling with is that my pot is too small, and I can only cook seven or eight for a meal at most. This time, we have to give dozens of people in our department, and we can't make it at all." Li Lang said with a troubled face.

"That's right, you don't have to worry about this. We've talked to the head chef about borrowing their kitchen. We'll bring our own rice, flour, grain and oil. We'll also give them money for firewood and seasonings. He agrees, you Just do it."

"Really, then there is no problem, when will it be done?" Li Lang said
"Get off work tonight, okay?"

"can!"

After get off work in the evening, after the workers on the night shift had finished their meal, everyone from the publicity department came to the kitchen.

Everyone was walking in the corridor from the cafeteria to the back kitchen, only to hear a loud voice, it was Zhao Tiezhu's voice.

"Liu Lan, I'm giving you a lot of meat for the leaders' reception today. You have to say something nice for me in front of Deputy Factory Manager Li. I really didn't mean it that day."

Ma Hua, you still need to practice your cooking skills. Learn more from the fat man. The one with trembling hands is not worse than me. Although there is less food left today than before, there are still fifty or sixty catties of food. Yes, let's divide it later, and after the division, everyone can return home with a full load, so that the family members will be happy and have a full meal.

Everyone in the Propaganda Department immediately turned dark when they heard this voice. You must know that more than 20 of them only brought more than 100 catties of grain today. Each person's rations for the next few days.

"This group of hateful guys, we have a standard of one catty of food per day. After the guys in the cafeteria are full every day, they can get a few catties each, and they don't even need food stamps and money. So much food comes from Where did the excess come from? They must have given us less when we bought the food. They picked it out of our mouths. It’s too much a day. We must let everyone know what these villains are doing.” Everyone in the Propaganda Department Gritting his teeth.Everyone in the cafeteria who was distributing meals was also frightened when they heard the sound from outside.

Zhao Tiezhu shouted: "Who, who is outside, Ma Hua, go outside and have a look."

"Don't look, we're coming in." As the voice fell, everyone from the publicity department walked in under the leadership of the section chief.

"Which department are you from, what are you holding in your hand, what do you want to do in the back kitchen of the cafeteria, are you stealing?" Zhao Tiezhu asked.

Because after everyone discovered the dirty back kitchen just now, Li Lang was arranged by the publicity chief to notify the security department of the factory, so he was not present at the moment.

When the people left behind heard Zhao Tiezhu's slapstick words, they all laughed out of anger.

"Zhao Tiezhu, you moths, scum of the society, have the face to say that others are thieves, guard and steal by yourself, and even want to slander others, you should all be sent to prison and undergo reform."

Hearing this, Zhao Tiezhu said angrily, "A group of people trespassed in the back kitchen, carrying food in their hands, and dare to talk nonsense here, everyone, beat these guys, and arrest these thieves."

"What are you doing? Come on, beat them up, let them know whose territory the cafeteria is, and I will take care of it if anything happens." Zhao Tiezhu had already rushed up after hearing what Zhao Tiezhu said, and everyone rushed up after hearing what Zhao Tiezhu said. There was a big melee in the kitchen, but the clerks in the publicity department, who were the opponents of the people who beat the spoon every day, immediately fell into a disadvantage.

When the two sides were fighting fiercely, a strong voice suddenly came out
"all stop"

The person who spoke was a middle-aged man in his forties, he was the chief of the security department, section chief Wang, and Li Lang came with the people from the security department.

"Quick, hurry up and separate them."

"Section chief, colleagues, what's going on? Why did you fight with Zhao Tiezhu?" Li Lang walked to the publicity department and said

"That's right, Section Chief Sun, what's going on? Why did you guys from the Propaganda Section show up in the cafeteria? You even got into a fight with the people in the back kitchen," Section Chief Wang said.

"Didn't Xiao Li tell you when he called you?" Chief Sun said

"When that young man came, he only told us that someone was stealing food from the rolling mill, but he didn't tell us about the fight."

"That's right. When I asked Xiao Li to find you, there was no fight. It's reasonable that he didn't tell you."

"The thing is like this. I made an agreement with the director of the cafeteria. Our propaganda department will borrow their back kitchen tonight. Who would have thought that when we came to the kitchen, we saw people in the cafeteria stealing grain from the rolling mill. We divided the loot, and when they found out, they immediately beat us up, saying that we had come to steal food, and then they beat us up under the leadership of their chef Zhao Tiezhu.”

"Section Chief Wang, don't listen to their nonsense. We saw this group of people rushing into the cafeteria with food in their hands, so we stopped them. They are the thieves." Zhao Tiezhu said.

"Zhao Tiezhu, you dare to talk nonsense at this time. Chief Wang, the grain in our hands is our own. The people standing guard at the gate of your security department today should have seen us bring grain into the factory. You can ask."

Before the chief of the security department could reply, Zhao Tiezhu said first, "Your own? Why did you bring your own to the factory? You even showed up in the cafeteria at night. I think you are here to steal."

"Wait, stop talking, I'm confused, now I'm going to ask, and you guys are going to answer," Chief Wang said

"Section Chief Sun, it's really suspicious to appear in the back kitchen when you promote the University of Science and Technology at night. Why are you here?"

"Didn't I say that the person from our publicity department is here to borrow the kitchen? I told the director of the cafeteria. If you don't believe me, you can ask someone to call him over for a confrontation."

"What are you borrowing the kitchen for? Your Propaganda Section clearly organized a group to steal. Apart from stealing food, you Propaganda Section also need to use the kitchen for other things. If you confess, you will be lenient, and if you resist, you will be strict. Don't quibble and plead guilty." Right?" Zhao Tiezhu said proudly, as if he saw that everyone in the Propaganda Section had been convicted.

"Zhao Tiezhu, what did you say, didn't I say it? I'll ask you to answer," Section Chief Wang yelled at Zhao Tiezhu angrily.

"Section Chief Sun, do you have anything to explain to Zhao Tiezhu?"

"I still say the same thing, call the director of the cafeteria, and everything will be cleared up. By the way, when you ask someone to call Director Liu, you can first take a look at what is in Zhao Tiezhu's lunch box. How much did you pack?"

"Okay, Zhang San, you go to Director Liu's house and call Director Liu, and tell him that there is something in our security department that needs his cooperation in the investigation. Li Si, you take someone to check Zhao Tiezhu's lunch box," Section Chief Wang said.

"Section chief, Zhao Tiezhu and his lunch boxes are full of food, at least two to three catties," Li Si said tremblingly.

The other people in the security department were also shocked when they heard this. There were more than 20 lunch boxes, which added up to about 100 catties. They were all cooked meals. The more than [-] catties of raw food in everyone's hands is too much.

"Zhao Tiezhu, what's the matter with this meal?"

"What else is going on, let's eat the rest of the meal. In order not to let it go to waste, we divided it up and prepared to take it home. Is there a problem? As for making a fuss? We do this every day." nothing to say
Hearing Zhao Tiezhu's words, the security department and publicity department were all angry, and the faces of other people in the kitchen were all pale, wishing to cut off Zhao Tiezhu's tongue.

Hearing what Zhao Tiezhu said, Li Lang was delighted, and thought: "This Zhao Tiezhu's nickname, others really didn't call him wrong. He thinks that his identity as a three-generation farm laborer can make him lawless. Yet?
Any question?In this situation where one person has less than [-] catties of raw food per month, do you think there is any problem with these meals?He also proudly said that he does this every day. Isn't this rushing to die? "" Zhao Tiezhu, Zhao Tiezhu!do you know what you're talking aboutWhere did the food come from? "Section Chief Wang asked with a serious face.

"Didn't I say it all? It's all leftovers from the cafeteria. It's been a thousand-year-old rule for cooks to take leftovers. What's the fuss? Since I came to our factory cafeteria, basically I bring food home every day for several years, is there any problem?"

"Is it always this much~"

"It depends on the situation. Sometimes it is more than this, sometimes it is less. Is there anything else to ask? I will leave without me. Widow Wang is still waiting for the food to start at home," Zhao Tiezhu said impatiently to Section Chief Wang. Said.

"Ma Hua, clean up and go home from get off work." Before Section Chief Wang could reply, Zhao Tiezhu began to greet the people in the canteen to leave, but this time, none of the kitchen staff dared to move, and all of them were pale. , legs trembling.

Seeing Zhao Tiezhu's arrogant appearance, even the people in the security department couldn't help it. A group of people rushed towards Zhao Tiezhu, threw Zhao Tiezhu to the ground, and then punched and kicked Zhao Tiezhu. Although Zhao Tiezhu resisted, his fists were hard to beat. Four hands, and soon only the beating was left, and the people from the security department said while beating: "Kill you, a pickpocket, a corrupt criminal, and a bad person lurking among the r people."

Seeing this, the legs of other people in the canteen trembled even more, and a pool of unknown liquid appeared under the feet of several people, and there were still drops of water dripping down from the top of their trouser legs.

"You bastards, what do you want to do? My ancestors are three generations of farm laborers. If you dare to beat me, believe it or not, I will go to the factory manager and sue you." Unfortunately, this voice is insignificant in the face and the crusade against him.

Li Lang has been quietly watching Zhao Tiezhu being beaten, until he saw that Zhao Tiezhu was no longer shouting, and his hands and feet were not resisting, so he hurried forward to stop
Everyone in the security department stopped when they heard this, but some people still kicked the unconscious Zhao Tiezhu twice from time to time.

"Section Chief Sun, Xiao Li, comrades in the Propaganda Section, I'm sorry, I almost listened to the rumors of this bad bastard, Zhao Tiezhu, and hurt the comrades on the same front. I apologize to you, but I can't let you go for the time being. Wait for Director Liu to come and explain it."

"Section Chief Wang, where is this? This is also your responsibility. What you have done is a manifestation of your due diligence. How can I blame you?"

While the two directors were talking, Li Si also brought Director Liu, the director of the canteen, here.

As soon as Director Liu came in, he saw Zhao Tiezhu lying on the ground, and other people squatting in the corner hurried forward and asked, "Section Chief Wang, Section Chief Sun, what's going on here."

Section Chief Wang immediately told him what happened before, and asked: "Do you know that Section Chief Sun brought everyone from the Propaganda Section to the cafeteria today? They said they told you that, and you agreed. something?"

"I know this. Section Chief Sun told me that there is a man named Li Lang in their section who makes egg fried rice and home-cooked fried rice. They are especially delicious, even better than Zhao Tiezhu's. Isn't it approaching the Chinese New Year? They think this In two nights, I borrowed the big pot from the back kitchen to cook a few dishes, and saved it for the Chinese New Year. I would heat it up and eat it for the New Year’s Eve dinner. They brought their own rice, noodles, grains and oil, and gave me the money for firewood. I have paid for the firewood. It’s all recorded by the logistics accountant of our factory, why, did something happen?” Director Liu said with a panicked face
"It's nothing, it's just that they met when they came. Zhao Tiezhu and the others were sharing the spoils, and then someone reported it to me and asked me to bring someone to arrest. After I arrived, Zhao Tiezhu said that their Propaganda Department formed a team to steal things. That's why I called you over to see who's lying."

"Is that Li Lang's cooking really so delicious? Let them not hesitate to eat leftovers during the Chinese New Year, and let him prepare it in advance." Section Chief Wang asked
"I don't know about that. I haven't eaten it yet. I don't know if it's good or not. But isn't Section Chief Sun here? You can ask him."

"Really? Chief Sun, is it really so delicious?"

"Of course it's delicious. Let me tell you, Li Lang's cooking is much better than Zhao Tiezhu's. If you try it once, you'll definitely want to eat it again."

Li Lang, who heard them talking, knew that his opportunity had come, so he said, "Everyone, now that the matter has been clarified, can we start to do it? It's getting late, and the families of the workers can Are you still waiting at home?"

"That's right, Xiao Li, you reminded me right, it made Zhao Tiezhu and his gang confused, almost forgot today's purpose, Section Chief Wang, Director Liu, everything is clear, you don't mind, we Continue to do it," Chief Sun asked.

Looking at the excited head of the publicity department, the two chiefs became even more curious, how delicious the dishes are, and they have to continue cooking after such a big incident, no, I have to think about it Way to try.

Then he said, "Of course I don't mind, but Section Chief Sun, can we have a taste of Chef Li's cooking skills that you have praised so much?"

"sure"

With the cooperation of all the workers, it took Li Lang about half an hour to finish these more than 20 dishes weighing more than 100 catties, and served a little of each to the two leaders, not much, just a small bite for each amount.

When Section Chief Wang and Director Liu saw it, they immediately picked up their chopsticks and tasted it, and then exclaimed: "This taste, this texture, is so delicious, it is not comparable to Zhao Tiezhu, no wonder they would rather eat leftovers during the Chinese New Year. I also want you to make it for them to eat."

"The leader has won the award, but it's just home-cooked speculation." Li Lang said modestly.

"Chef Li is too humble. The food you cook is really delicious. It is the most delicious dish we have grown up to eat. Can you help us make a portion when we make it tomorrow? We will do the same. Prepare raw materials," the two said in a requesting tone.

"Of course, it's just a matter of little effort. The Holy Supreme has taught us that the people should help each other. How could I refuse such a small favor?"

"Comrade Li Lang, after being a martyr, this thought, this awareness, is high."

"Thank you, I believe that everyone who grows up under the influence of the great idea of ​​the Holy Supreme can do this small thing of helping others."

Amid everyone's thanks, Li Lang finished sharing the food, but he still couldn't persuade everyone. He accepted the three yuan amidst the crowd's gratitude, and then walked towards the courtyard.

(End of this chapter)