Chapter 256: Unequal distribution of spoils in preparation for pregnancy
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"This is so cool to watch!"
"I wonder what bad luck Liu Haizhong will encounter in the future?"
Li Kailang watched the farce quietly, and saw them take the food home unwillingly.
Yan Bugui mentioned the matter of the three uncles taking the lead in buying grain to him and asked him whether he wanted to buy it.
However, Li Kailang didn't care and refused directly.
"Are you kidding me? There is so much food in the space, do we really need to go out?"
"I didn't expect to buy food so quickly. It seems that Yi Zhonghai still has some means. I don't know how he got it."
However, Li Kailang did not delve into it further. No matter how Yi Zhonghai got it, it was none of his business.
The next day, go to work.
Transport team.
At this time, Lu Wenjiang handed over the task at hand to other masters, and the three of them were completely idle again.
The three of them sat leisurely on the benches in the rest area, holding tea cups in their hands, with a bit of leisure in their eyes, watching the masters rushing out to take on tasks.
Isn’t this a vivid expression of having food in hand and not being worried?
Lu Wenjiang put down the teacup in his hand, stood up and stretched, then said to Zhang Fen and Li Kailang:
"Come on, let's go somewhere else and lie down. It's no use lounging here. We'd better not bother others."
Zhang Fen suggested: "Okay, let's go to the shooting range. There aren't many people there, so we can practice our shooting skills."
At the shooting range, the three of them found a relatively secluded place to sit down and started chatting.
"I haven't been to the shooting range for a while, and my hands are a little stiff. I wonder if my shooting skills have deteriorated." Zhang Fen said.
Lu Wenjiang laughed and said, "How far can we go? With our shooting skills, it doesn't matter whether we use guns or not."
As we chatted, the topic turned to trivial matters in life.
Lu Wenjiang sighed, "Although we have food, we still feel like something is missing. How about we go out and get some meat?"
Zhang Fen shook his head and said, "It's good enough to have food, but you still want to eat meat? We are full men who don't know the hunger of hungry men."
"It's true. Life in the city is not easy now, and you can't get much meat by hunting." Li Kailang said.
"That's true. That's troublesome." Lu Wenjiang sighed and refused the cigarette that Zhang Fen denied.
"What? Quit smoking?" Zhang Fen looked surprised.
Lu Wenjiang nodded: "I have quit smoking to prepare for pregnancy. Your sister-in-law doesn't allow me to smoke or drink, and she also wants me to go to bed early every day."
"Ah!" Zhang Fen and Li Kailang exclaimed in surprise.
"Why are you thinking about having a child? Didn't you say before that you didn't have enough fun and didn't want a child?" Zhang Fen said.
Lu Wenjiang spread his hands and said, "What else can I do? Isn't it Master's Wife who urged me to do this? Your sister-in-law was persuaded and wants a child now..."
"Isn't this a good thing? You two are already 27 or 28 years old and still don't want to have children? How come you haven't had enough fun?" Li Kailang said.
Lu Wenjiang sighed again: "That's not the case. It's just that this is not the right time to have a child. Look at the food shortage now!"
“It’s hard to do”
Hearing this, the two nodded in agreement. Food was in short supply and the future was unknown, so no one dared to have a child at this time.
I’m afraid that if I have a child now, the food shortage will get worse in the future. Plus, pregnant women need to get nutrition, so there are all kinds of problems ahead.
Zhang Fen said calmly, "Hey, Brother Lu, what are you afraid of? Who are we? We are truck drivers."
"We have money and food, and we can go to the countryside to buy food. We won't be in trouble if we need anything. Besides, we have thousands of kilograms of food stored in our cellar."
"It's not our turn to be short of food. Besides, this is your first child, so he must be a treasure. If anything happens, we brothers will help you."
"Don't you think so, Xiao Li?" Zhang Fen raised his eyebrows to Li Kailang.
Li Kailang agreed: "Brother Zhang is right. If my sister-in-law is pregnant and wants to eat meat, you ask us for a ticket. We can't refuse to give it to you."
"It's just eating less meat, it's not a big deal. By the way, I have a bottle of milk powder, brand new, never used. I'll send it to you in the evening."
When Lu Wenjiang heard about milk powder, he immediately refused, "How can I do that? Milk powder is too expensive."
Li Kailang waved his hand nonchalantly: "What's the big deal? I'm not a child anymore. What's the point of needing milk powder? My sister-in-law is more important."
"By the way, Sister Guang is taking supplements, and you need to take supplements, too. The tonic wine I brewed will be ready in two days, so I'll send you some then."
The wine book given by Mr. Hua naturally includes tonic wine. Although it does not contain deer penis or tiger penis, it still has remarkable efficacy thanks to its medicinal ingredients such as ginseng and Polygonatum.
"You kid, you've even brewed the tonic wine."
The two of them immediately turned to look at Li Kailang, narrowing their eyes with malicious looks, the meaning of which was self-evident.
"Ahem." Li Kailang immediately put on a serious look and said:
"What are you thinking? I prepared this for Master. Master is old and needs some nourishment!"
"Oh!" The two nodded in agreement.
"I understand, I understand! You don't have to say anything!"
Looking at the two people's obscene expressions, I knew that they didn't listen to a word and were obviously thinking about something evil.
But after the two of them talked like this, Lu Wenjiang's worries gradually subsided, and his worried mood also calmed down.
Lu Wenjiang said firmly: "Now that you two have said that, I am not worried anymore. We will definitely have a child this year!"
Seeing this, the two smiled knowingly, it seems that their persuasion was still useful.
"Okay, let's go back. We have run out of bullets." Li Kailang suggested.
The two did not refuse and returned to the transport team.
"What do you mean? With so little food, who are you going to send?"
"That's all. If you want it, take it. If you don't want it, forget it. I'm not forcing you!"
As the three of them walked into the transport team, they heard the two men's fierce quarrel from afar.
Suddenly, the three of them's eyes lit up and they curiously leaned over to see what was going on.
I saw Master Zhao standing in front of a slightly thin purchasing agent, and the two of them were arguing with each other.
Master Zhao's saliva was flying and his face turned red with anger.
Master Zhao said angrily, "You said you could buy large quantities of food, so I agreed to only take 10%. Now there is only this much food, not even as much as I would buy myself."
"With this little food, 10%? How can 10% be enough? It should be at least 30%!"
The buyer shook his head frantically: "30%? 30% is absolutely impossible. We agreed on 10%, so that's 10%. No more!"
Master Zhao angrily retorted: "You clearly said that you could purchase more than 50 kilograms of food, so I agreed to only take %. Now you have only purchased kilograms of food, how can I still calculate it based on %!"
"I took the trouble to help you, and even risked my car breaking down and the task being delayed, but all I got in return was this little bit of food? Where do you put my dignity?"
Master Zhao became more and more excited as he spoke, and his voice became louder and louder.
The buyer refused to give in: "I said before that it was possible to purchase a hundred kilograms of food, but I didn't say that we would definitely be able to purchase it."
"Besides, didn't you agree to help me just because I could buy so much food? Now that the food is running low, you're not the only one who's unhappy!"
The two of them argued back and forth, neither giving in.
Master Zhao became more and more excited as he spoke. He felt that he had been cheated, while the buyer refused to admit his guilt, which made people angry.
The people around them listened to their conversation and gradually understood the cause and effect of the matter.
One tenth of a hundred kilograms of grain needs to be taken, which is at least 10 kilograms of grain, and one tenth of 50 kilograms needs to be taken, which is 5 kilograms.
This is much more than what their drivers purchase. When they go to the countryside, they either fail to purchase any food or can only purchase at least eight or nine kilograms.
These eight or nine kilograms did not all go into their pockets. Two or three kilograms had to be handed over, which made up more than six kilograms.
"This buyer is really something. He clearly said that he would only take 10% for every 100 kilograms of grain. How could he go back on his word?" Zhang Fen said indignantly.
As a driver, he naturally had to speak for Master Zhao.
Upon hearing this, the others also agreed. From Master Zhao's perspective, they knew that he only agreed because of the 10 kilograms of grain.
However, the buyer didn't care about the comments at all and still insisted on his position:
"You can say whatever you want! Anyway, this is my attitude. One percent of food is one percent of food. You want more? No way!"
Master Zhao was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick: "Bullshit! I don't care, either you give me 30%, otherwise you can't leave."
The buyer was also tough: "You are awesome! You want to suppress me here, where do you think this is?"
"This is a steel mill! Do you think you can act wildly here? I tell you, don't push me too far, or you'll be in trouble!"
Master Zhao was so angry that his face turned blue. He felt that he had been fooled by this buyer.
He stared at the buyer with his eyes wide open, as if he wanted to devour him alive with his eyes.
"Mad, I give you face!"
Master Zhao rushed forward angrily, grabbed the buyer by the collar and slapped him hard.
"Snapped!"
"what!"
"How dare you hit me!" the buyer yelled angrily, stepping forward.
"I'm going to beat you, you bastard!" Master Zhao said angrily.
Suddenly, the two men wrestled with each other without holding back, and the scene was very chaotic for a while.
"Come on, Master Zhao!"
"Master Zhao, please don't lose! Don't embarrass us!"
Everyone cheered for Master Zhao, but no one came forward to help.
Because there is no need. Their drivers' big bodies and strong arms are no joke.
“Ahhhh——” Soon, the buyer was knocked down, but he did not beg for mercy.
Suddenly, the buyer found an opportunity and escaped from the beating by the master.
The buyer had a bruised face.
"Just wait for me! I'm going to sue you! This fucking matter is not over yet!"
"Go! Who's afraid of who?" Master Zhao was not afraid at all.
The buyer said something harsh and fled from the transport team like a rat crossing the street.
"Great job, Master Zhao!"
"Master Zhao, your moves are really accurate! The buyer was hit so hard that he screamed!"
Listening to the compliments from everyone, Master Zhao couldn't help but feel happy: "Of course, don't you see who I am? How about I not bring shame to our transport team?"
"No, Master Zhao really helped our transport team gain face."
Everyone congratulated him.
"Thank you, thank you!" Master Zhao was also embarrassed and humbly bowed to thank everyone.
Then, Master Zhao took out 50 kilograms of grain from the 15 kilograms of grain.
"3% is what we agreed on!"
On the other side, the buyer found Section Chief Sun Yongkai to report.
"What! That driver not only beat you, but also tried to steal your food. Damn, that bastard actually dared to steal the food we purchased. This is outrageous!"
After the buyer's explanation, Sun Yongkai became furious because this was the first purchase order of their purchasing department in March.
No matter how many kilograms it is, this is the "monthly bonus" from their purchasing department.
"Damn it, if you dare to hit me, I will go and seek justice for you." Sun Yongkai shouted.
"Everyone, join me."
Sun Yongkai was just about to call someone over, but when he came out of the office, he found that there was no one outside.
"Let's go find the security department first!"
After a while, Sun Yongkai, along with the purchasing agent and several security guards, headed towards the transport team with great fanfare.
"Who is Master Zhao?" As soon as Sun Yongkai arrived, he started to question him.
"It's me!" Master Zhao stood up fearlessly and saw the buyer.
"It's you, kid! So you're here to look for reinforcements! How's it going? Does it hurt when I beat you up?"
It would have been fine if he hadn't said it, but once he said it, the buyer felt pain all over his body.
Sun Yongkai said, "Master Zhao, what's the matter? You beat up my people, and you want to beat them up again? The security guard is here now, try to touch him if you dare!"
"Believe it or not, the security guard will shoot you dead!"
After hearing what Sun Yongkai said, the buyer was no longer afraid and said, "Try to touch me!"
"Just give it a try!" Master Zhao pretended to beat him up, and the buyer was so scared that he quickly hid behind the security guard.
Sun Yongkai stood up and accused, "What? Master Zhao, do you still want to hit someone? Do you know how serious a crime you have committed?"
Listening to Sun Yongkai's fierce and restrained words, Master Zhao couldn't help but feel a little scared, but he said stubbornly: "Oh, I want to hear how serious the crime is?"
Everyone was also curious about how serious Sun Yongkai's words were.
"Humph, you don't even know how big the disaster is. Then I'll tell you how big it is."
Sun Yongkai pointed at Master Zhao's nose and shouted loudly.
"We buyers are here to help the factory buy food. This food is for everyone to eat. You actually want to divide the food. You are stealing production materials."
Sun Yongkai spoke word by word, and every word hit Master Zhao's heart like a heavy hammer.
"Not only did you steal, you also beat people. You beat up our purchasing department. Now the factory leaders are strongly demanding that our purchasers purchase food."
"Without him, we will have to purchase hundreds or even thousands of kilograms less of grain." Sun Yongkai continued to exaggerate.
"These thousands of kilograms of food are enough to feed thousands of workers. Can you afford it?"
"Do you still have any sense of responsibility or team spirit?"
Sun Yongkai said a lot of things, trying his best to undermine Master Zhao's self-confidence, and everyone felt that the matter was getting more and more serious.
In fact, when Sun Yongkai said the four words "production materials", everyone felt something was wrong, as this title was too big.
Master Zhao's face turned pale. He stammered as he tried to explain, "No, no, it's clear that the spoils were not divided equally."
"Yes, at most it's just an uneven distribution of the spoils, and at most there's an additional beating, it's not that serious!"
"Uneven distribution of spoils? Whose spoils are you dividing? You are not dividing the spoils of the purchasing agent, but the spoils of our steel mill." Sun Yongkai said sternly.
"You have the nerve to say that the spoils were not shared equally. You are stealing supplies from the factory."
"I, I, I" Master Zhao stuttered for a long time and couldn't say a word of rebuttal.
Everyone was anxious, but couldn't think of a way to refute.
It was originally just a small conflict between Master Zhao and the purchasing agent, but after Sun Yongkai said this, the nature of the matter changed completely.
"Why, you have nothing to say? Beating me is a small matter, but stealing supplies from the factory is a big deal!"
The buyer was also gloating at this time, dancing and mocking.
"Take the man away!" Ren Youfeng shouted, and immediately several security guards came forward and took Master Zhao away.
"I didn't, I didn't!" Master Zhao retorted loudly, but his voice sounded so weak amid the pushing of the security guards.
Until now, people still could not come up with any explanation. It was really because Sun Yongkai's accusation was too big and everyone was at a loss for a solution for a while.
"Hmph! This is what happens if you offend me!" the buyer said excitedly, and then looked at Sun Yongkai with gratitude.
"Section Chief, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't know what to do."
Sun Yongkai patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's okay. You are from my purchasing department. As the head of the department, I can't just sit there and watch you get beaten up."
"If we don't help you, it will be a disgrace to our purchasing department."
The buyer was so grateful that he burst into tears and was moved beyond words: "Chief, I... I don't know how to thank you!"
Sun Yongkai smiled and said, "There's no need to say more words of gratitude. If you work hard and buy more food, that will be the greatest reward for me."
"Well! Don't worry, Chief, I will definitely work harder." The buyer said seriously.
Sun Yongkai nodded: "Very good, I am glad you have this intention. Go and take your food away."
Carrying the 50 kilograms of food, the two men happily left the transport team.
"What should we do? What should we do? With such a big reputation coming down on us, Old Zhao is in big trouble." Someone said worriedly.
"Yeah, it's just such a small matter, why is it such a big deal!"
"It's all the fault of that buyer. He changed his mind after clearly agreeing on something. These buyers are really inhuman!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd began to express their dissatisfaction and curse the buyer.
After this incident, the buyer’s reputation was completely ruined among them, and it would not be so easy to get help from him in the future.
"Now is not the time to talk about this. Let's find a way to get Lao Zhao out."
So, everyone began to discuss countermeasures.
At the same time, Zhang Jinwu, who had just finished a meeting, returned to the transport team.
From a distance, I saw a group of people gathered together, discussing something intensely, with anxious expressions on their faces.
When someone saw Zhang Jinwu coming back, they immediately came forward to complain: "Captain, you are finally back. Something big has happened!"
Zhang Jinwu frowned and asked seriously, "What's the matter? What happened?"
"Captain, this is it."
After everyone explained, Zhang Jinwu gradually understood the whole story.
"Sun Yongkai, for such a small matter, he gave such a big name to this person and even involved the security department. What's the meaning of this?" Zhang Jinwu said with a frown.
"Captain Zhang, what do you think we should do now? Lao Zhao has been working in the factory for a long time, and he is also a member of our transportation team."
"Yes, this is a big name for stealing production materials. Will Lao Zhao be fired?"
"There are seven people in Lao Zhao's family. He has to support the whole family. Nothing can happen to them."
Everyone was talking about it and pleading for Master Zhao.
Hearing this, Zhang Jinwu felt even more troubled. Regardless of public and private reasons, he had to save Master Zhao.
Dividing the spoils of grain is not a glorious thing. It should be divided outside before being brought in. How could it be brought into the factory without being divided properly?
Now the case has been reported to the Security Department and the matter has been blown out of proportion, which makes it even more difficult to deal with.
"Okay, stop talking. I'll go check it out later. Lao Zhao was taken away by the security guards. He must be locked up for a few days."
"Well, whoever of you is free, come back after completing the mission and go to Lao Zhao's house to tell them to bring lunch to Lao Zhao."
"Oh my god, I have a mission!" someone said.
"Okay, I'll leave this to you." Zhang Jinwu nodded and said, "I'll go find Lao Zhao now."
After saying that, Zhang Jinwu didn't even take a rest and hurried to the security department.
The most important thing now is to understand Master Zhao’s situation and find a way to solve this problem before things get worse.
(End of this chapter)