Chapter 748 Notify Uncle
"Okay, looking at your state, it's definitely not a good thing. Tell me, what's going on?"
Seeing Chang Yu hesitant like this, he guessed that Chang Yu must have something to hide, otherwise, based on his previous personality, he would not be like this.
"Dean, this is my boy. My boy smelled the aroma of meat from your house, so I came to you to ask for some meat, didn't I?"
In the end, Chang Yu was embarrassed to tell the story.
"What? Did I hear you right, Xiao Chang? If I remember correctly, your rank is also a regular officer, right? Would you do that for a little meat?"
After hearing what Chang Yu said, Zhou Tian was shocked for a long time before asking.
You know, the salary of a regular section chief is more than one hundred yuan a month, plus the various bills issued, it can be said that it is enough to support a family of five or six people, but now he actually came to beg for meat for his son.
This puzzled him.
"Dean, as you know, the country's supply of various materials only resumed in the second half of last year. Although Changping is better than other places, the supply of meat is still very tight, especially at the end of the year. Most of Changping's meat is supplied to the inner city!"
"But you also know that compared to the current population of Changping, there is not enough meat to go around, and there are many buyers from various factories coming here to buy!"
As he said this, Chang Yu also revealed a bitter smile. After all, if meat wasn't so hard to get, how could he have the audacity to ask for meat? You have to know that he is also a leader, although he would always return the meat tickets after borrowing them.
However, due to the reduction in meat in the entire market, even the meat coupons issued by the factory are decreasing year by year.
"Is it that serious?"
Zhou Tian couldn't help but look serious. He remembered that when he visited his uncle a few days ago, his uncle said that there was no shortage of meat in Changping District. This was different from what Chang Yu said.
"Dean, if it wasn't serious, why would I come here to beg for meat!"
Chang Yu said with a bitter look on his face.
"Okay, since you're here, I'll scoop you a bowl!"
Although he had something on his mind, he still took Chang Yu's bowl, went to the kitchen and scooped some for him, then came out of the kitchen and handed it to him, saying, "Okay, I don't have much meat for oil, so I can only give you this little bit, take it back and give it to your child!"
"Thank you, Dean!"
Chang Yu took the bowl, took a look at it, and said with gratitude. The dean said it was little, but for him, it was already a lot. If he was not mistaken, the meat in this bowl was even more than three taels!
"Okay, stop being polite and go back!"
After Zhou Tian sent Chang Yu away, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared, and he couldn't help but think about what his uncle and Chang Yu said.
"Who is telling the truth? Is he deceiving his superiors and hiding the truth from his subordinates? Or is there something unknown here?"
Thinking of this, he could no longer concentrate on cooking. After turning off the gas, he put on his clothes, went downstairs and walked towards the vegetable market. After all, no matter how much he said, it would be better to go and see it in person.
However, considering the authenticity, he decided not to drive and walked to the vegetable market.
As he walked along, he saw many women whispering about the difficulty in buying pork in the market recently and complaining about the unreliability of the government. He couldn't help but have a bad feeling in his heart.
Sure enough, when he arrived at the vegetable market, he saw that there was no one at the meat stall. He couldn't help but walk to a fruit stall next to the meat stall and asked the old man who was selling fruit.
"Grandpa, I want to ask why this meat stall closes so early. I still want to buy some meat!"
"Haha, young man, if you want to sell meat, you need to get up early every day. The pork in this meat processing factory is sold out before 10 am!"
The old man looked at Zhou Tian and couldn't help but smile.
"That doesn't seem right, old man. I remember that Changping seemed to have implemented a public-to-public policy. Moreover, the surrounding villages have signed a breeding farm plan with the research institute. Logically, meat shouldn't be so scarce!"
In fact, this is exactly what Zhou Tian is confused about. Although the meat processing plant in Changping still needs to supply meat to Siju City, it should be sold to the outside world only after meeting the requirements of the factories under the research institute and the families' demands.
But the situation now is obviously different.
"Hey, old man, I thought you wanted to ask something. In fact, everyone knows about this matter. This was decided by Director Zhu of the Meat Processing Plant. It was said that the decision was made by the higher-ups in order to supply the Fourth Bureau City!"
"Of course the old man doesn't know the truth. This is what Wang Laosan, who sells meat in the meat processing factory, said."
Hearing this, the old man looked at Zhou Tian strangely. Obviously, he didn't expect that the young man in front of him actually knew what happened a few years ago.
"But that's not right. Logically speaking, the meat processing factory should do this. Doesn't the management of the institute care about it?"
Zhou Tian was even more confused now. You know, when he made this decision, it was for the purpose of supplementing nutrition for the workers under the institute. He didn't expect that only a few years after he left the institute, this decision had already had flaws.
"How can we manage it? Now it's not just the meat processing plant. Even many buyers from the Sijiucheng factory come to Changping to purchase meat. Can the leaders of the institute manage it? And Director Zhu heard that his brother-in-law is the vice president of the institute. Who dares to manage it?"
Having said that, the old man revealed another shocking news to him!
"This this!"
Zhou Tian's face suddenly changed. He originally thought that this matter was just about pork supply, but he didn't expect that there were things related to the research institute involved. If things were really as the old man said, then he knew that what was going to happen next would be serious.
Thinking of this, he was no longer in the mood to pay attention to the pork issue. After all, compared to the research institute, the pork issue was a trivial matter. He quickly came to the Changping District Government, and immediately went to the door of the office of District Mayor Liu Wei and knocked.
"Come in!"
As his uncle's voice sounded, Zhou Tian pushed open the door and walked in.
"Uncle!"
A soft call suddenly awakened Liu Wei who was immersed in the documents. He looked up and saw that it was his nephew who came in. He couldn't help but show a hint of joy on his face and said, "Xiaotian, why are you here?"
As he said that, he stood up, walked around the table to his side, and pulled him to sit on the sofa.
"Uncle, I found something that might be very serious!"
However, Zhou Tian was in no mood to exchange pleasantries with his uncle and spoke directly.
"Oh? What's the matter!"
Liu Wei knew that his nephew was not the kind of person who spoke without thinking. Since he made the matter sound so serious, he must have discovered some clues.
"Uncle, this is what happened!"
Zhou Tian told Liu Wei about Chang Yu's visit to ask for meat, the meat processing plant, and the research institute. He also told Liu Wei everything he had heard from the old man.
"What, how dare they?"
After hearing what his nephew said, Liu Wei couldn't help but get angry. He slapped the coffee table, stood up and said angrily.