Chapter 79: It's hard to be smooth sailing The old man guarding the door of the farm machinery factory's family compound was already familiar with Li Long. He opened the window and asked Li Long with a smile: "Young man, are you here to sell fish again? It's almost Chinese New Year and you don't even want to take a break?" "Why rest? I can make some money for the New Year." Li Long was still cautious. He carried a bag of fish on his back and a leg of lamb in his hand. He said as he walked in: "We can't compare with you. We don't see much money at the beginning of the year. Any money we can earn is good. Otherwise, we won't have money to buy candy peanuts or something during the New Year." "You earn a lot of money." The old man said cheerfully, "You earn a month's salary in one day, you are not young." "That's not just my money," Li Long slowed down his pace, "Fishermen have to share money with others, right? Don't look at me selling fish alone, there are many people busy behind me. It's cold and warm to stay indoors, but it's painful to break ice holes in the lake." "That's true, it's hard-earned money." The old man expressed deep sympathy. Li Long took the opportunity to ask: "Grandpa, does anyone in your agricultural machinery factory want mutton?" He asked, raising the leg of lamb in his hand. The agricultural machinery factory is such a large unit, and now is the era when agricultural machinery is very popular, the welfare should be very good. It shouldn't cost a few dollars to buy sheep, right? "Mutton? You're late." The old man shook his head. "The factory logistics department just issued a welfare benefit a few days ago. Each worker was given three kilograms of mutton, and no meat coupons were required. Now every household has enough." Li Long didn't expect that the factory had already thought of this, and he smiled bitterly: "I was thinking that with this fish and this lamb, we could make the year more delicious and enjoyable for everyone. Now that we have it, I'll keep this lamb leg."
Although it is highly likely that no one in this residential compound will buy mutton, fish still needs to be sold. But since the people in the logistics department of the agricultural machinery factory have already considered it, are other factories the same? In this case, we can only place our hopes on the Ma County Supply and Marketing Cooperative. But this way, I will be controlled by others and will be very passive. But for the time being, there is no other way. Li Long walked in, and the old man shouted from behind: "Young man, go ask the sugar factory. I heard from workers in our factory that some people there envy our factory for its good welfare and the fact that they give us meat." "Really?" Li Long turned around suddenly with an expression of disbelief, "Are you telling the truth, old man?" "Of course it's true. Let me think..." The old man pondered for a moment and said, "It should have happened the day before yesterday." "Okay, thank you, old man!" Li Long turned around immediately and didn't plan to sell the fish. After walking out of the door, Li Long turned back and took out a three-kilogram carp from his pocket and stuffed it in through the window: "Grandpa, I'll give it to you. Thank you!" Watching Li Long leave in a hurry, the old man said with a smile: "This kid... is quite sensible!" Tao Daqiang, who was in the carriage, saw Li Long just go in and then hurried back, and his heart immediately became nervous. When Li Long came up to him, he hurriedly asked: "Brother Long, what's going on? Are you not allowed to sell fish here?" "No, let's go to the sugar factory first." Li Long took the reins, jumped on the carriage, whipped the carriage, and drove quickly to the sugar factory. At the entrance of the sugar factory, where a sweet aroma mixed with a strange smell of burnt beans wafted in the air, the young guard looked Li Long up and down and asked: "You said you came here to help our logistics department solve a problem? Who are you? Do you have a letter of introduction?" "Yes, but I'm telling the truth." Li Long pointed to the carriage and said, "I heard that your logistics department encountered difficulties, so I took the initiative to deliver the things to your door. It won't take much trouble for you to call your section chief, right?" "That's no big deal... What are you doing?" "Fish, mutton - don't you give out welfare during the holidays?" Li Long whispered, "Freshly slaughtered mutton from the mountains, freshly caught fish from the lake, how about that?" The young man's eyes lit up, this is really good stuff! Li Long saw a door, turned around, took out a fish from the carriage, threaded it with a thin wire and passed it over: "Here, comrade, this is for you. Just help us check whether the fish is fresh or not."
"I'm so embarrassed..." The guard said this, but he took it without hesitation. Just kidding, this fish is only two or three yuan. The people in the family compound have long said that the fish is not only fresh, but also beautiful. Take this fish back and it will be another good dish for the New Year! "Wait a minute, I'll call the logistics department. I can't guarantee whether they can come." "Okay, thank you very much." Li Long waved his hand with a smile. Beside the carriage, Tao Daqiang watched Li Long's words and actions with envy, but he knew he couldn't do it. He was here to recommend something, but he said he was here to help others solve their problems. He was here to give others fish, but when it came to Li Long, he was asking others to test the fish - Brother Long's brain was really good! "Chief Hu, how dare I lie to you? That man has a letter of introduction. There are fish and sheep in the carriage. I saw the fish and it's really fresh. The mutton is also..." After hanging up the phone, the guard came out and said to Li Long: "I've told you this. Section Chief Hu will be here soon. Be careful. Section Chief travels a lot. If you're lying, he'll be able to tell in a minute..." "How can I lie? I know what's going on." Li Long smiled. Being able to see the head of the logistics department was half the battle. Four or five minutes later, a short but sturdy middle-aged man walked out of the factory. When he arrived at the door, he looked at Li Long, then at the guard. Before he could say anything, Li Long stretched out his hands and smiled and took the initiative to walk over: "Hello, Chief Hu, I am Li Long from the Fourth Squadron of Xinhu Brigade, Hongqi Commune, Ma County!" "Hello..." Chief Hu shook hands with Li Long and asked, "Are you the one Xiao Wang mentioned who had fish and sheep..." "It's me." Li Long could see that Section Chief Hu had a look of distrust on his face, so he immediately said: "Chief Hu, I just came down from the mountain yesterday. Take a look. This is a sample of sheep." He turned around and took a lamb leg from the carriage to show Chief Hu. "Sheep are being slaughtered in the mountain right now. If you need them, I can bring over a dozen or twenty slaughtered and processed sheep today." "Really?" Section Chief Hu didn't expect that this young man looked young, but was extremely efficient in speaking and doing things. Without any politeness, he said what he wanted in just three or five sentences. He took the leg of lamb and looked at it: "Well, this mutton is really good, quite fresh, and not sick. That Li..." "Li Long." Li Long replied. "Li Long, Comrade Li Long, are you sure you can pull in a dozen sheep today?" "My friend's winter home is right there." Li Long pointed to the mountains in the southeast. "It's less than 30 kilometers away. If I rush over now, I can be back before you get off work. Of course, the premise is that you really want the sheep I brought." Section Chief Hu hesitated. (End of this chapter)