Chapter 732 Xu, Yue, Hao Yemou 1

Chapter 732 Xu, Yue, Hao Yemou 1

After hearing what He Daqing said, Li Botao and Fang Dahu looked at each other and couldn't help laughing. Yes, it is said that worrying too much will make one confused. Just now, their minds were full of thinking about how to deal with the future calculations of Xu Fugui, the old coin, but they ignored one thing, which is He Daqing's current identity.

That's right, He Daqing is not the canteen director of an ordinary unit or factory. He currently works in the canteen of the training base of the Security Department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. Although the training base does not have a sign directly saying "Military restricted area, no entry for unauthorized persons", the base is heavily guarded and tightly defended, which is enough to prove its importance.

He Daqing was able to serve as the canteen director in such a unit, and was obviously responsible for the food security of all the personnel in the Security Department. Everyone knew that food and fodder must be prepared before troops move forward.

Moreover, He Daqing has a good relationship with the powerful young leader who now lives in Courtyard No. 98. Therefore, neither the Security Department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill nor Secretary Lin will ignore the fact that He Daqing is being plotted against.

Xu Fugui actually planned to target this person deliberately. I don’t know what this guy who looks very smart is thinking at this moment.

The few people who had relaxed their mood tasted some snacks and drank some wine from time to time, and casually talked about other topics.

He Daqing lowered his voice and asked, "Lao Li, Lao Fang, how are your family's food preparations going? Now that the policy of reducing the food supply quota has been announced, it is obvious that the food prices in the pigeon market outside will skyrocket rapidly. As for the black market, try not to go there. In this case, the higher-ups will definitely crack down on the black market."

Li Botao took a sip of white wine and said cheerfully, "Thanks to your reminder, Lao He, I prepared several hundred kilograms of grain in advance through my relationship with the meat processing plant. Now my family is eating the old food for the new, that is, saving the food just bought from the grain store and eating the old food prepared before. Even if the supply share is reduced, I estimate that there will be no major problems in the next one or two years."

Fang Dahu smiled complacently and said, "Both of my apprentices are from rural areas. One of them has a father who is the deputy secretary of the commune, and the other has a father who is the village chief. Through them, I also bought a lot of food and stored it well. You know, people like us who are engaged in blacksmithing have a much larger appetite than ordinary workers, so I specially prepared some more food. I originally planned to help Lao Li's family in case they ran out of food. As for Lao He, forget it. They say that a cook will never starve to death in a famine, and he definitely has his own way to get food. By the way, why didn't I see Zhuzi tonight?"

He Daqing was relieved to hear what his two friends said, so he said cheerfully: "Zhu Zi is on duty at the company tonight. You may not know that we are stewing pig heads and pig trotters in the canteen of our training base day and night, so there must be someone on duty at all times. All the chefs are divided into three shifts. I am in charge of the day shift, and Zhu Zi is young and energetic and will be in charge of the second half of the night."

Fang Dahu couldn't help smacking his lips: "Good fellow, won't I be able to have as much pig heads and pig trotters as I want when I'm on duty at night?"

Even Li Botao swallowed his saliva. Apparently, he was also thinking of the scene of guarding a pile of delicious pig heads and pig trotters and feasting on them.

He Daqing smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Perhaps you laymen think that cooks can eat and drink all day long, but you haven't seen us handle all kinds of ingredients every day and sweat around the stove. You should know that many ingredients are hard to describe in terms of appearance and taste before they are cooked. Forget it, don't affect our mood for drinking."

In the main room of the central courtyard, He Daqing and two other people were drinking and chatting, but at this time, the atmosphere in the west wing of the backyard was a bit solemn.

Xu Fugui, Yue Xiangqian and Hao Aiguo sat around the octagonal table, on which were placed a plate of fried peanuts, a plate of scrambled eggs and a plate of stir-fried bacon and cabbage. Although they could not be compared with the dishes at He Daqing's house, at this moment, they were definitely good side dishes. Next to them was an opened bottle of Erguotou.

At this time, the three of them were drinking and talking in low voices. The topic they were talking about was of course inseparable from the Siheyuan General Meeting held tonight.

Yue Xianglai put down his wine glass, picked up a box of Daqianmen cigarettes beside him, lit one, and slowly said, "Lao Xu, why did you suddenly drag He Daqing into this tonight?"

Xu Fugui sighed softly, "Now the three of us are the stewards of No. 95 Siheyuan, and we are in the same boat, so there are some things that we won't hide from you two. Although the three of us are the stewards of this Siheyuan now, I don't know if you feel that these residents don't respect us at all. Even though He Daqing has resigned as the steward, the attitude of those residents towards this guy is completely different from ours."

Hao Aiguo sneered, "Isn't this just a louse on a bald head? It's obvious, isn't it? Those residents definitely want to take advantage of He Daqing. You know, He Daqing is the first real state cadre in the courtyard. He used to be the deputy director of the canteen of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. In fact, like Li Botao in the front yard, he is a small section chief and can only be regarded as a reserve cadre. But now He Daqing is already the canteen director of the Security Department Training Base at the deputy section level. I heard his son showing off to a few young people, saying that his father is now a reserve DY, and he only needs to wait until next year after the preparatory period and regularization, he can be promoted to the next level and become a section-level cadre. If He Daqing was just a section chief, it would be fine. At most, he would make the residents in our courtyard jealous for a while. After all, a The basic salary of a section chief is close to 100 yuan, not to mention other subsidies. In that case, he is definitely the highest-paid person in our courtyard. But the reason why those residents are so close to He Daqing is that this guy can solve the job problem? Let’s not talk about the job he arranged for his son. Just the temporary job he arranged for Fang Dahu’s wife and the eldest daughter of the Huang family in the canteen of the Security Department Training Base not long ago has made the residents in our courtyard jealous. Nowadays, it is almost difficult to buy pork outside, but Fang Dahu’s wife and the Huang family girl can buy an extra three pounds of pork at a fair price from the canteen of the Security Department Training Base every month. This is no secret. Think about it, who wouldn’t be jealous? Who doesn’t want to ask He Daqing to arrange such a job for their family?"

Yue Xiangqian also sighed: "The last time Zhou Erniu, that bastard, acted so recklessly, he completely offended He Daqing. I wonder what Zhou Erniu has on his mind? With the current tight job market, even if he wants to ask someone to find a job for his child, he should ask for help in private. Besides, this is a matter that will affect his child's life. Who doesn't know that a temporary job outside costs two or three hundred yuan? The price of a formal job has risen to one thousand eight hundred yuan. Zhou Erniu is so eager to ask He Daqing to arrange a formal job for his child, and he even brought it up in front of so many people in the courtyard. Even if He Daqing can solve it, he will definitely not agree."

Xu Fugui smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Is it possible that you didn't notice that Zhou Erniu's posture and tone of voice at that time were similar to those of the same person?"

After Yue Xiangqian and Hao Aiguo looked at each other, they almost said a name in unison: "Yi Zhonghai!"

Xu Fugui nodded: "Yes, Zhou Erniu's posture at that time was somewhat similar to Yi Zhonghai's, but there is a saying that you may not have heard, that is, if you try to imitate someone, you will end up with something similar. The reason why Yi Zhonghai was able to call the shots in the No. 95 courtyard was that he had been influenced by the old man for many years. In addition, he was not only the manager of the No. 95 courtyard, but also a senior fitter in the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. Regardless of the concerns, most of the residents in our courtyard would give Yi Zhonghai some face, as long as it was not something that involved their fundamental interests, most of them would take a default attitude. However, even Yi Zhonghai has never been able to solve any work problems for anyone in these years. Zhou Erniu chose to learn Yi Zhonghai's moral kidnapping method, and he didn't think that even Yi Zhonghai was always polite in front of He Daqing. Who is Zhou Erniu?"

Yue Xiangqian took a long puff of his cigarette and sighed, "I used to see Yi Zhonghai giving orders all the time in the No. 95 courtyard, and I was just a little envious. I saw Liu Haizhong putting on an official air all day long, like a clown. As for Yan Bugui, the calculating expert, he is like a toad jumping on his feet, not biting anyone but disgusting. I don't know what you think, but I think if I can become the manager, I will definitely do better than them. But after I really became the manager, I found that it is not easy to be a good manager. Just like today, after Director Wang of the neighborhood committee just announced the reduction of the grain supply quota, the whole courtyard almost exploded. Who could have thought that the higher-ups would suddenly reduce the grain supply quota?"

Xu Fugui also lit a cigarette and took a puff before speaking: "Not all residents have not thought about it. Someone in our No. 95 courtyard knew the news in advance."

Yue Xiangqian hesitated for a moment before asking, "Lao Xu, are you saying that He Daqing knew about this matter in advance?"

Xu Fugui nodded slightly. "Yes, when Director Wang was speaking to the residents of the courtyard, I paid special attention to the changes in the facial expressions of the residents below. I found that after He Daqing heard the news, his face did not show any surprise. It is obvious that he had already known the news in advance."

Hao Aiguo snorted heavily and cursed in a low voice: "This He Daqing is too selfish. Since he already knew about this matter in advance, why didn't he inform us earlier? You know, we are all neighbors living in the same courtyard. If we knew the news in advance, we could buy more food. Now that the news of the reduction in food supply has spread, the price of food in the pigeon market will definitely skyrocket. If you want to buy food again, almost everyone will rush to the pigeon market to buy food at this time, and you may not be able to buy it even if you pay a high price."

Xu Fugui glanced at the other party and sighed speechlessly: "Old Hao, if He Daqing told you yesterday that the higher-ups would reduce the grain supply quota in the future, would you believe him?"

Hao Aiguo opened his mouth but couldn't say a word. It was just as Xu Fugui said. Even if He Daqing had reminded him, he would not believe it. Since the implementation of the grain supply system, there has never been a reduction in the grain supply quota. How could he believe such words?

Xu Fugui blew out a smoke ring and continued, "The people who knew about this decision in advance must be powerful figures, and He Daqing happens to know one of them. I guess when Secretary Lin told He Daqing, he would definitely ask him not to spread the news casually, otherwise if it causes social chaos, the consequences would be disastrous. And after observation, I was surprised to find that not only He Daqing was not surprised by the news, but even Li Botao and Fang Dahu did not feel anxious like other residents after hearing the news. Instead, they looked very fortunate. Therefore, I infer that He Daqing must have informed Fang Dahu and Li Botao in advance, and these two guys believed what He Daqing said, and most likely they had already started preparing food in advance."

Yue Xiangqian and Hao Aiguo both frowned after hearing this. Ever since He Daqing proposed to resign from his position as the manager of Courtyard No. 95, Fang Dahu and Li Botao had expressed the same opinion, and all three of them withdrew from the subsequent re-election. This shows that these three people must have formed a small group, and they almost advance and retreat together.

Xu Fugui didn't waste time and continued, "I deliberately mentioned asking He Daqing to help everyone at the whole hospital meeting tonight. One of my purposes was to test the waters. As a result, you all saw that Fang Dahu and Li Botao both took the initiative to stand up and support He Daqing. I believe you can also understand what this situation means."

Yue Xiangqian sighed: "Even if they knew, what would happen? The three families just have a good relationship with each other. Can we still publicly accuse the relationship between the three families?"

Xu Fugui rubbed his temples with a headache. "I had originally planned to wait for a while and find an opportunity to force Li Botao to get some pork offal from the meat processing plant. At the same time, I was thinking about whether I could get He Daqing and Fang Dahu to take out some pork and distribute it to the residents in the courtyard. That way, it would also help improve the prestige of our new steward."