Fox is good at everything, but he just can't stand these nonsense.
But what can we do if we encounter it?
People have scarce resources and can give them to whomever they want. Why should they have to give them to you?
Because Li Bowen is a local and has good friends like Fox, the purchase goes smoothly and there is no need to treat guests or give gifts. But when other buyers in the factory went to the countryside, they all humbly begged their grandfather and grandma and promised various benefits from the commune to get supplies.
Now they are also facing this dilemma.
"Fox, this is also a helpless move. You have to express yourself when asking for help. Let's take a walk around the commune first to see what is missing here. Only the right medicine will be effective!" After thinking for a while, Li Bowen said, He threw the cigarette butt on the ground, stamped it out, stood up, tightened his belt, and then pulled the fox away.
Two people rode a tricycle around the commune. On the way, they found someone to ask about the location of the pig farm. They followed the man's guidance and walked up. The two came to a mountain on the back of the commune. Fenced lot.
Through the iron fence gate, you can see that the west and north sides of this place are mountains, which are quite steep. The east and south sides are surrounded by brick walls, which are 100 meters long from north to south. It was more than 200 meters wide from east to west, and there were rows of pig houses inside, which made the two people's eyes gleam.
"This is too much! There must be hundreds of pigsties, right? How many pigs must be raised!" the fox said excitedly, his voice full of surprise and joy.
"I think there must be five or six hundred of them anyway. How can they afford to raise so many in this day and age!" Li Bowen also found it incredible, his eyes flashing with confusion and curiosity. You must know that this is 1961, a time when food is in short supply. People don’t have enough to eat, so how can they raise pigs?
Just as the two stood there, marveling at the sight before them, a voice suddenly came from behind: "Hey, what are you two doing?"
The two listened. After hearing the sound, he quickly turned around and saw an old man in his sixties walking out. He was wearing a simple piece of coarse cloth and a sheepskin jacket, holding a wooden stick in his hand and staring at the two of them with a look on his face full of vigilance.
Li Bowen quickly showed a friendly smile, took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed it to the old man enthusiastically, and said: "Hello, uncle! We are buyers from the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. I heard that there are pigs for sale in your commune, so I came here to check out the situation."
The old man's original nervous expression relaxed a little, but he still remained alert. He walked towards them slowly and asked, "Do you have a work permit and a letter of introduction?"
Li Bowen nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yes, this is my certificate!" He handed his work permit to the old man.
The old man took the work permit and looked at it carefully, and saw that it read: LiBowen, Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, deputy director of the Purchasing Section 1, with a bright red seal on it.
He couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, it turns out you are still a cadre!"
Then he said doubtfully: "But you are in the wrong place, you want to talk about procurement. You should go to Director Wang of the commune, we are just responsible for raising pigs."
With a smile on his face, Li Bowen politely handed the old man a cigarette, lit it for him, and then took advantage of the situation. The whole box of cigarettes was stuffed into the old man's hands: "We have already met Director Wang, but the number of pig heads we need to buy has not been determined yet, so we came over to check the situation first. Uncle, can you let us go in and take a look?" < /p>
However, the old man shook his head firmly and refused: "That's not possible. If you want to come in for a visit, you must have Director Wang's permission."
Li Bowen did not give up. , continued to ask: "Uncle, how many pigs do you have here?"
The old man was not too defensive, and replied smoothly: "If it is big, there should be more than three hundred. "
Upon hearing this figure, Li Bowen sighed: "It is not easy to raise so many pigs these days. Each pig must eat at least four to five hundred kilograms of feed. "
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The old man nodded in agreement: "Yes, pigs eat a lot. If we only relied on feeding concentrates, the farm would have closed down long ago. There are more than a dozen people in our pig farm, and every day We have to go up the mountain to dig weeds and find tree roots in order to feed so many pigs.”
Li Bowen echoed: “It’s true, it’s a problem for people to even feed themselves, let alone raise pigs. It’s really not easy.”
The old man seemed to be a person who liked to chat, and the two began to chat about daily life.
After chatting with the two for a while, he reminded: "Young man, I think I'm going to fall in love with you. Let me remind you, you have to hurry up and buy. There are a lot of people coming to see it recently!"
Li Bowen smiled gratefully: "Really? Thank you for reminding me, but how can we order so many pigs at once?" he asked doubtfully.
The old man explained: "Not all of these pigs belong to our commune. Half of them, more than 200 pigs, were entrusted by the Materials Bureau above to raise them. They will take them away when the time comes, and there are more than a hundred pigs left. The head belongs to our commune, so don’t you think that’s too much?”
Li Bowen suddenly realized: “That’s it, no wonder!
“These pigs are not all them.” It's my own, no wonder, if there is no one to entrust and provide feed, it is a bit unrealistic for one commune to raise so many pigs.
"After all, there is really not much left. Thank you for reminding me, uncle!"
The old man continued: "You're welcome, so you should hurry up and buy pigs. , otherwise it will be robbed by others..
Li Bowen then asked: "Uncle, do you know where Director Wang lives?"
The old man glanced at Li Bowen, smiled and joked: "What, you want to find a way?" "
Li Bowen scratched his head in embarrassment and replied sincerely: "Of course, if you don't do this, how can you get the pig? Thousands of people in our factory are looking forward to this batch of pork for the Chinese New Year! You always give me advice!
After hearing this, the old man said with a smile: "Then wait for me here for a moment. I will get off work in a while. When the replacement arrives, I will take you there." "
"Really? That's great! Thank you, uncle! "Li Bowen's face was full of surprise. He didn't expect this old man to be so enthusiastic.
So the two of them sat down on the tricycle at the door and waited. They waited until the old man came out from get off work before they invited him to sit on the tricycle. And asked the fox to drive towards the village according to the old man's guidance.
Finally, they stopped in front of a compound.
"Okay, we are here, follow. Let me come in. "The old man got out of the car and opened the door to the yard.
"Is this Director Wang's home? "Li Bowen asked curiously.
"No, this is my home, old man! "Looking at the confused expressions of the two people, the old man continued: "However, the Director Wang you are looking for is my son. ”
At this moment, Li Bowen suddenly realized, that’s how it is! It seems that this old man has already become familiar with it.