Chapter 81 Heavy Tasks
Chapter 81 Heavy Tasks
The next day, January 5st.
After washing up in the space, Li Kailang took out a large bowl of steaming porridge and some side dishes from the ring, and sat at the table to enjoy them.
Because of the 1:10 flow rate in the growing space, the stove is dry at night.
Li Kailang started to get busy. With his superb cooking skills, he not only cooked quickly but also made the meals taste quite good.
But the large amount of dishes that needed to be processed did make Li Kailang feel a little tired.
70 kilograms of pork and 50 eggs were all used up, and more than ten kilograms of cabbage and potatoes were also used. Peanuts were fried into peanuts, and even French fries were made.
In addition, he also made staple foods such as steamed buns, dumplings, dry rice and porridge, each weighing more than ten kilograms.
This food is enough for Li Kailang to eat for two or three months.
However, all the seasonings such as oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, etc. that he had previously stored were used up, and all the pots, pans, and other tableware in the house were used by him.
If someone came to visit Li Kailang's house, he couldn't even take out the cups to entertain them because he had used them all to hold fried peanuts.
"Eat well and go to work!" Li Kailang touched his bulging belly.
When I went out, I saw Cui Yuan also went out.
"Brother Cui!"
"Little Li."
The two greeted each other.
Since Cui Yuan started working at the steel rolling mill, the two often go to and from get off work together.
Because Cui Yuan was a long-term worker, the loaders did not bully him.
Although the work is more tiring than odd jobs on the street, Cui Yuan enjoys it.
Not only is the salary guaranteed, but the food ration is also high, so Aunt Cui can have enough to eat every day, and she feels at ease.
"Brother Cui, as usual, you ride!" Li Kailang pushed out the bicycle.
Since he started working with Cui Yuan, Li Kailang always let Cui Yuan ride the bike while he sat in the back.
Mainly because of the free labor, Li Kailang was too lazy to ride.
Cui Yuan rode his bicycle at full speed, which made everyone dislike him.
At first, when the two of them rode out on their bikes, everyone envied them, but after a long time, everyone got used to it.
Even without realizing it, it has encouraged some people to buy bicycles.
But considering the price of the bicycle, not many people would be willing to buy it.
I wonder if they will regret it after the bicycle tickets come out.
There are only 2 months left until the bicycle and watch tickets come out.
[According to the "BJ Annals·Comprehensive Volume·People's Life Annals": BJ City began to adopt the supply method of collecting purchase coupons for watches and bicycles in July 1959. ]
After a while, the two arrived at the steel rolling mill and parted ways. Li Kailang rode his bike towards the transport team.
"Master, what is the task today?" Li Kailang went straight to the office and asked.
In more than half a month, Li Kailang had mastered most of the routes around Sijiu City and became more and more adept at the work of the transport team.
Zhang Jinwu frowned, looked at today's task list, and said in a deep voice:
"Today's mission is quite busy, so we won't let you choose freely. Go out and tell everyone."
The transport team's tasks were sometimes more and sometimes less. Once the number increased, it was no longer up to them to choose, but Zhang Jinwu would assign them.
Li Kailang didn't ask any more questions and walked out of the office to tell other drivers about today's mission.
Soon, Zhang Jinwu came out and said, "Everyone come here."
Everyone gathered around, and Zhang Jinwu continued:
"There are a lot of tasks today, so you don't have to choose them yourself. I'll assign them to you."
"Tan Xingmin, you are more familiar with the urban routes, so you will be in charge of this route..."
"Fang Yunbo, you have transported coal before, you can transport this batch."
"Zhu Zhong, you go to the grain station to deliver the grain back. Be careful this time and don't miss any."
Soon, the tasks were assigned in an orderly manner, and everyone received their own tasks.
Drivers with long driving experience and rich experience received more difficult tasks, and this was also the case with Lu Wenjiang.
The workload today is quite large. We are basically on the road all day. Even people like Zhang Fen who have learned to drive have been assigned to drive.
Zhang Jinwu reminded everyone: "The task in the first few days is quite heavy. Everyone must drive carefully, pay attention to safety, and also take a rest."
Everyone nodded to express their understanding.
Today is the second day of May. Many tasks are arranged in the first few days of the month, which are also the busiest days for the Transportation Department.
Li Kailang was naturally also assigned a task, which was to deliver supplies to three factories: the machinery factory, the furniture factory, and the red brick factory.
Li Kailang has been to these factories and is very familiar with them.
However, the materials to be transported this time are quite large and require two round trips, so he has to be on the road all day.
The difficulty and workload of each task are similar, there is not much difference.
"Okay, the tasks have been assigned, let's go."
After saying that, Zhang Jinwu left as he also had his own tasks to do.
Everyone took their own tasks, called the apprentices who followed the car, and started to carry out the tasks.
As usual, everyone checked the vehicle again.
Although I have checked the vehicle once before going to work, the workload today is quite heavy, so I checked it again just in case.
Some masters check with their apprentices, while others check separately, but both have to be checked.
After a while, everyone checked their cars and got out.
"Brother Zhang, let's go too." Li Kailang said.
Zhang Fen was naturally the one Zhang Jinwu specially left for himself.
"Brother Zhang, you are familiar with these roads. Let me drive the first time and you drive the second time."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Zhang Fen naturally would not refuse Li Kailang's arrangement.
Zhang Fen had walked these roads with Lu Wenjiang more than once. However, if you don't walk these roads often, you will still feel a little unfamiliar.
It’s not that I’m unfamiliar with the route, but that I’m unfamiliar with the road conditions on the ground.
Li Kailang drove to the warehouse, where there were also a bunch of trucks parked.
This time, Li Kailang did not go to the warehouse on the far left where Cui Yuan was, but went to the warehouse in the middle.
After waiting for a while, the truck was loaded with steel and Li Kailang drove to the security department building.
There are a bunch of trucks here too.
Because they have to be on the road all day, drivers will choose to carry guns.
The security guards were also well-equipped. This time, they prepared a group of drivers' service guns on the first floor. These were the service guns that the drivers had chosen in the past.
As long as you fill in the information, you can take away your guns and ammunition.
However, there were many people with guns, and security guards were also supervising on the side to avoid any unnecessary trouble.
After Li Kailang took his gun, he returned to the car, still carrying the Mauser M1932 pistol and 40 rounds of bullets.
There are a lot more bullets this time. Of course, if there were fewer bullets, it would be stricter than before.
Just as Li Kailang was about to start the car, he suddenly heard a familiar voice in his ears.
"Brother Li, where are we going this time?" Wang Changjun suddenly came to the car door and asked.
Since the pigs were delivered and the pork was delivered at the end of the month, Wang Changjun, a level 24 clerk, has been on a meteoric rise.
People feel refreshed when they are happy. Wang Changjun's face was bright and his smile became even brighter.
The way he handled some things was very different from before.
However, this is normal. After all, the purchasing area is larger now, so naturally there are more things that can be purchased.
But Wang Changjun's attitude towards Li Kailang remained the same as before and did not change because of his promotion.
"What's wrong, Brother Wang? Is there something wrong?" Li Kailang asked.
He didn't mind giving Wang Changjun a ride along the way. It was only one person or two people anyway, so it wouldn't be a big deal.
However, Zhang Fen, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, frowned, not at Li Kailang, but at Wang Changjun.
After all, if Wang Changjun got in the car, he would not be able to drive the truck.
"I see you're getting ready to go out, so I wanted to ask if you're going your way and if I could give you a ride." Wang Changjun said directly.
"Brother Wang, where are you going? I also want to see if it's on the way." Li Kailang replied.
"It's the road to Zhangjia Village."
This road was given to Wang Changjun by Sun Xiaochuan, the head of the third purchasing department. This was also Wang Changjun's first time to go there.
Hearing this, Li Kailang thought for a moment and said:
"Brother Wang, I'm sorry, the place you're going to is not in line with my mission, so I can't take you there."
Wang Changjun didn't want to give up. After all, he could be promoted thanks to Li Kailang.
Because of Li Kailang, he made a lot of money and purchased a lot of supplies, which he still recalls with fondness.
If he could continue to follow Li Kailang, perhaps he would be promoted again before long.
"Can't you be flexible?" Wang Changjun said unwillingly.
"I'm sorry, Brother Wang, this is not on the way, and I can't take you there. If it is on the way, I can make the decision, but if it is not on the way, I can't do anything about it."
Li Kailang said directly, frowning slightly.
Wang Changjun saw Li Kailang frowning, thinking something was wrong, and said quickly:
"I didn't think it through. Your business is more important. Go ahead and do your work. I can go by myself."
"That's fine, as long as Brother Wang can understand. This mission is quite heavy, so I won't chat with Brother Wang. We can chat again when we have time."
After saying that, Li Kailang drove away in the truck.
Zhang Fen was delighted when he saw this: "Now no one can stop me from driving."
Wang Changjun couldn't help but sigh as he watched Li Kailang's car driving away.
Originally, he wanted Li Kailang to drive him there so that he could show up in front of the new territory, to show his power and demonstrate his abilities.
Ever since he and Li Kailang came back from transporting pigs, he looked down upon his bicycle more and more and could only purchase a little bit each time.
Working with Li Kailang, you can complete most of half a month's purchasing task in one trip. Who wouldn't like such an easy job?
He also knew that Li Kailang couldn't take a detour to accommodate him, but he had to try.
I didn’t seize the opportunity in the past and never upgraded.
Thinking of this, Wang Changjun couldn't help but feel annoyed with his bicycle, and at the same time he blamed himself a little.
On the other side, Li Kailang was completely unaware of Wang Changjun's regret and was not affected by him. He drove the truck towards the machinery factory.
"Brother Zhang, please help me pay attention to whether there are any changes in the road conditions on the ground." Li Kailang said.
"Don't worry, I'll be watching you all the time. You don't have to worry about me, just focus on your own thing." Zhang Fen replied.
In fact, Zhang Fen didn't look down on Li Kailang, but if he didn't say that, Li Kailang would slow down the car and the mission for the day would be delayed.
They don't get overtime pay if they come home late, so they can't waste time.
Mainly two trips back and forth were enough for him to understand the road conditions on the ground.
Zhang Fen has driven here before, and now he just needs to confirm the road conditions again. It's very simple!
"Okay, I'll drive normally then."
Li Kailang didn't say much, but he still slowed down a little bit.
This is something that drivers who drive frequently can still notice, but Zhang Fen hasn't driven for a while and didn't notice it.
Along the way, Li Kailang avoided bumpy sections of the road and tried his best to choose flat and safe roads, and he arrived at his destination, the machinery factory, smoothly.
Zhang Fen looked at the road conditions and compared them with the roads he had driven on before. He found that there were basically no major changes, so he felt relieved.
Seeing this, Li Kailang also breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Zhang Fen had the confidence to be so relaxed.
(End of this chapter)