Chapter 637: Dividing the Meat

Chapter 637: Dividing the Meat

Chapter 637: Dividing the Meat
Time flies and it’s the last day of work.

The steel rolling mill continued to close three days in advance as usual.

There are two most important things today.

First, clean up the steel mill.

Second, distribute the braised meat.

"Hurry up and finish the work quickly so we can go to the cafeteria to share the meat earlier."

"If you go too late, you won't get any meat."

"Keep working hard, you need to poop."

When everyone from the steel rolling mill arrived, they all worked hard to clean up in high spirits.

In the cafeteria, people are also working on making braised meat.

Sha Zhu ordered everyone to prepare the braised meat in an orderly manner.

There were several large pots in the kitchen, each filled with meat cut into even-sized cubes, regardless of whether it was lean or fat.

There was only one big pot that was special, as it was filled with large chunks of meat, each weighing about one pound.

"Silly Zhu, you have to cook this pot carefully. If you don't do it well, your boss will hold you accountable."

"Director Yang told you personally to do it well."

Zhao Gang yelled at Sha Zhu. If someone else yelled at him to do something, he would definitely not do it because he got angry.

But this was under the personal supervision of Director Yang, so Sha Zhu naturally had to be extremely careful.

"Look at this big guy, he is better than us. Being a leader is different. He is different from us."

"Yeah, we are all small pieces of meat, but these leaders are just big pieces like this."

"If we are too stingy, will the leaders know?"

A group of apprentices were discussing in whispers.

Sha Zhu cursed: "Get lost, get lost, get out of here! This meat is from the leader's own family, it's not for everyone to share."

"If you want some too, go home and get some meat."

The leading cadres of the steel rolling mill still had some humanity and did not compete with everyone for the pieces of meat. After all, they also wanted to save face.

So, I brought the meat that I bought from the black market some time ago and asked the canteen to help braise it.

When Director Yang knew about this, he simply accepted it. If the leaders got less meat, the workers would have more.

"What are these brats thinking?" Sha Zhu muttered and cursed. They actually dared to discuss cutting meat under his nose, which showed that they didn't take him seriously.

He collected interest from this meat, so if they cut it, they would be stealing his meat.

Who can bear this!

After a whole morning of hard work, the steel rolling mill finally completed the cleaning work and the braised meat was ready in the canteen.

Now everything is ready except for the east wind, and we are just waiting to divide the meat.

"Hey, cut a little here and a little there, not too much."

After Sha Zhu finished braising the meat, he immediately took a small knife and cut a small corner from this piece of meat and a small corner there.

A big pot of meat, cut it here and there, and filled up a lunch box.

Zhao Gang calculated the time and came over: "Is everything done? If it's done, pack the guard's meat first and start working."

Sha Zhu, who was in a good mood, didn't argue with him: "It's almost done, now we just wait for everyone to come."

"Well, that's good, let's get started."

Everyone in the cafeteria first packed the meat for themselves and the security guards, and then began to carry it out the window one by one.

I saw that the window was crowded with people, chattering and noisy.

"Oh, don't be anxious, don't be anxious."

"Hey, what are you doing? Go get in line and don't even think about cutting in line!"

"I don't care if you go to the bathroom or not. If you can't hold it in, just reset it."

Even if everyone’s portion size has been determined, the first person in line might get a bigger portion.

Security guard Ren Youfeng stepped out at the right time and shouted to maintain order: "What are you making so much noise for! Line up!"

"Whoever dares to cause trouble in the cafeteria will be arrested and put in the detention room for a day, and you won't even be given any meat."

Hearing this, everyone immediately quieted down and lined up in an orderly manner.

Someone was dissatisfied and said, "Why? This is a decision made by the factory. What qualifications do you have to arrest us?"

Ren Youfeng laughed and said, "Hey, there really is someone who wants to die. Since you dare to stand out, I will use you as an example to scare the monkeys!"

"take away!"

At a command, two security guards stepped forward and grabbed him away.

Naturally, he was extremely unwilling to accept the situation and struggled: "Let me go, let me go, what gives you the right to arrest me?"

"You still dare to resist? Teach him a lesson."

Immediately, a security guard punched him in the abdomen.

He screamed "Ah" and lost the ability to resist.

"take away!"

Seeing the person being dragged away like a dead dog, everyone immediately became frightened and dared not do anything rash.

Seeing that the trick of killing a chicken to scare the monkeys was successful, Ren Youfeng laughed heartily and shouted sternly, "Everyone, stand still and line up!"

"Whoever dares to cause trouble will end up like this!"

Everyone immediately lined up and dared not make any loud noises.

"Start." Zhao Gang shouted and began to divide the meat.

There is a scale in front of each window, and someone is responsible for weighing things.

The person who serves the food takes everyone's lunch boxes, puts them on the scale, and then weighs the meat on the lunch boxes.

If there is less, add some more; if there is more, dig out some.

"Oh, dig less, dig less."

Anyone who sees the meat being taken out of their lunch box will feel heartbroken, as if their heart is bleeding.

After making sure everyone had one or two pounds of meat, he returned the lunch boxes.

"next."

This method of weighing and beating is extremely slow, but in order to ensure fairness, this is the best way.

We all have plenty of time.

At the same time, many leading cadres walked through the back door of the canteen to the kitchen.

Looking at the meat in the big pot, everyone lined up in an orderly manner and took only their own meat.

Everyone wants to save face, and no one takes anything from others.

Seeing that a piece of their meat was missing, everyone smiled and said nothing. After all, it was impossible for the people in the cafeteria to do their work without giving them some benefits.

“This tastes really good~”

"Yeah, the braised meat in the cafeteria is still the most delicious. It would be much more troublesome if I were to braise it at home."

Everyone closed their lunch boxes reluctantly.

The meat was gradually distributed, and without the leading cadres to distribute the meat, it was just enough to ensure that everyone could get one or two pounds of meat.

The meat had been divided and the rolling mill cleaned.

Everyone went back to their own places, packed up their things and prepared for the holiday.

"Hey, Xiao Li, how about going to my dad's house for the New Year's Eve dinner?" Zhang Fen invited enthusiastically.

"Don't bother. I'll be with the neighbors in the yard. By the way, how is your father-in-law doing?"

Last year, the three families lived together in Zhang Fen’s new house, and this year it has to change.

Zhang Fen was distracted. "It's okay. My father-in-law plans to go back to the countryside and spend the New Year with my dad. Your sister-in-law has to be on duty at the hospital during the New Year."

"Is that so? Your father-in-law is back home and you won't lend a hand?"

"Yes, who is my dad? Just let me know if you want to borrow my car."

Yu's father also had this idea in mind when he married off his daughter. He wanted to help send her to the countryside during the New Year, which would be much more convenient.

The topic was changed and the two chatted casually about their plans for the next few days.

As the announcement of the end of get off work was made on the radio, everyone happily packed up their things and went home.

"It's holiday time!"

The workers shouted loudly and walked out of the steel mill.

"It's still better to work in a big factory. We can have a three-day holiday early."

"I heard that those small factories only closed one day earlier, and the factory next door hasn't closed yet."

Back cover room.

"Sister Xu."

"Hey, what is Xiao Xiaobai doing?" Bai Chi held a rag and said softly, "Sister Xu, you're back. I'm cleaning."

Xu Sinan smiled and said, "Cleaning? How come Xiao Xiaobai is so good? He can help with housework now."

"Of course, I'm very powerful too." Bai Chi raised his chubby little face proudly, showing off his strength.

Looking at Bai Chi's cute appearance, Xu Sinan couldn't help but smile: "Yes, Xiao Xiaobai is the best. How come your brother hasn't had his holiday yet?"

"No, my brother said he would be very busy before the New Year and we would have to wait until New Year's Eve to have a holiday."

"Oh? Really?" Xu Sinan was puzzled. Many factories have started their holidays. Is this scrap yard so busy?

After thinking about it, I didn't care, "Do you want your sister to help you?"

"Okay."

Xu Sinan went in calmly to help with the cleaning.

The remaining four people in the back room also returned from vacation. Seeing Xu Sinan going in and out of the Bai family, they immediately knew what was going on.

"It seems like this is a done deal for them."

"Yeah, I'm really envious. We're all refugees, but they've all found partners, but we haven't."

"Okay, stop envying them. In today's environment, we can't even support ourselves, and we still want to find a partner? Support yourself first."

"Yes."

The four of them nodded. When the matchmaker passed by a few days ago, she didn't even look at them.

Everyone looked at each other. There were just two men and two women, so maybe they could be a pair.

It’s a pity that even though we live close to each other, no one has time to get to know each other.

"Okay, let's clean up. Everyone in the yard is back today. Clean up early or you won't be able to use water."

He said he wanted to go back, but he didn't move at all. He watched the laughter of Xu Sinan and Bai Chi coming from the Bai family.

"Perhaps the wall between their two houses will be torn down soon, and the two families will become one."

I envy everyone who goes back to their homes to clean up.

After being busy for a while, I finally cleaned up the Bai family's house.

Xu Sinan was so tired that he was panting as he sat next to the sewing machine.

Bai Chi came over with water at the right time: "Sister Xu, drink some water."

"Thank you." Xu Sinan drank it in one gulp.

Bai Chi looked at the sewing machine next to Xu Sinan, which he had never used since he bought it.

Her mind immediately recalled her brother's instructions to her a few days ago: "Sister, do you want to wear new clothes?"

"I want it! Brother, do you want to buy it for me?" Bai Chi asked with big eyes.

"Buy? My brother can't afford it. There aren't enough cloth coupons at home."

Bai Chi said disappointedly: "Ah? Forget it then."

"Don't worry, brother. Although I can't buy them, we have cloth at home. As long as someone can help you make clothes, you can wear new clothes."

"Who?"

"Your sister Xu, have you forgotten that your favorite sister Xu is a worker in a textile factory? She is the best at making clothes. As long as you say something nice to her, maybe she can help you make clothes."

"really?"

"When has my brother ever lied to you?"

Bai Chi felt happy at the thought of wearing new clothes.

The few clothes in the house are old, and now that the family is well off, she also wants to wear new clothes for the New Year.

"Sister Xu."

"what's wrong?"

"I want to wear new clothes. Could you please make new clothes for me?" Bai Chi shook Xu Sinan's hand.

"New clothes? Didn't your brother prepare new clothes for you?"

"No." Bai Chi shook his head: "My brother said that we don't have enough cloth coupons to buy new clothes, so we have to make them ourselves."

"But my brother doesn't want to make clothes. Sister Xu, can you help me make a new dress?"

"I can give you money."

After saying that, Bai Chi ran to the closet and took out the money and cloth.

Most of the cloth Bai Chi brought were scraps of cloth. Qin Huairu had brought this kind of cloth back to the countryside before. At that time, it was very popular with the whole family, especially with her sister-in-law.

Although this kind of cloth can be made into clothes, it is not very beautiful and most of it is used for mending.

Fortunately, Bai Chi is still young, and the clothes made for her will only highlight her cuteness and beauty.

"Are these the cloths? Are there any others?" Xu Sinan didn't even look at them.

Being in a textile factory, you are close to the water and get to see the moon first. All the fabrics you see are good fabrics, and you even have a lot of good fabrics at home.

Naturally, they look down upon this kind of "rotten cloth".

"No, that's all."

How could ordinary people get access to good fabrics? These fabrics are very popular when sold outside.

"Okay, I'll make it for you, but you don't need these. I'll give you good cloth to make you beautiful new clothes."

"That won't work. My brother said we can't use other people's things."

Xu Sinan pretended to be serious: "Could it be that my sister is someone else in your eyes?"

"No, no, my sister is my family and she treats me as well as my brother."

Hearing this, Xu Sinan's face turned red, but he quickly covered it up.

"That's fine."

After that, he took Bai Chi to his room to choose fabric.

After working in the textile factory for more than half a year, Xu Sinan had saved up a lot of fabric, enough for her to make two or three full sets of clothes.

"There's so much fabric. It looks so nice."

Bai Chi was mesmerized by the fabric that came into view.

"Take your pick. Take whatever you like."

"Thank you sister, sister is so kind."

As he spoke, Bai Chi secretly kissed Sister Xu on the face.

Xu Sinan didn't say anything, nor did he wipe his saliva. He just lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking about.

at the same time.

After work, Yi Zhonghai called Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui to his house.

"Uncle, is there anything I can help you with?" Yan Bugui asked.

"Yeah, Lao Yi, you just came back and you haven't even had a cup of hot water." Liu Haizhong complained.

Ignoring Liu Haizhong's complaints, Yi Zhonghai said directly: "It's like this, I plan to celebrate the New Year together in our courtyard this year, what do you two think about this?"

They both said in unison: "Together?"

"That's right, let's celebrate it together. Isn't today a hard time? It would be better if we celebrate it together and have a happy New Year."

"That's fine with me."

"I can do that, too."

Since they have many family members, they naturally have no objection.

"Okay, here's what I plan to do. There are more than 20 households in our yard, about a hundred people in total, and each of them will pay one dollar to you."

"Then we can spend money to buy food and meat from various households on the black market, and then let Zhuzi cook. Everyone can help and prepare this New Year's Eve dinner together. What do you two think?"

"Oh, no, I'm not going to attend this New Year's Eve dinner." Yan Bugui said suddenly.

"What's wrong with Uncle Third? Didn't you just agree that you had no objection?" Yi Zhonghai asked in confusion.

Yan Bugui explained: "Uncle, my family has six people and a New Year's Eve dinner costs 6 yuan. This is amazing. Even a banquet doesn't cost that much."

"I'd better just cash it myself at home, it can save me some money."

As soon as Yan Bugui said this, Liu Haizhong immediately realized that this business was a huge loss.

Yi Zhonghai didn't want to give up this matter. He also wanted to take the opportunity to win over people's hearts.

"So what do you two say we should do?"

Yan Bugui rolled his eyes and said, "How about this? We each family can provide two dishes. This way, we can save money and still get the dishes served. Isn't that better?"

Yi Zhonghai thought about it and nodded: "Okay, let's do as you say."

For him, the most important thing is not to have the New Year's Eve dinner, but to hold this event to win people's hearts.

"How about we have the meeting after everyone has finished sweeping?"

"to make."

(End of this chapter)