1968: Started from breeding

Chapter 275 Couldn't you have loaded the truck more discreetly?
The next morning, the sky began to lighten with the first hint of dawn.

Su's mother got up and began preparing breakfast, first lighting the stove and setting up the iron pot.

Then pour the well-burned coal ash from the stove last night into the yard.

After pouring, I turned around and suddenly noticed obvious stomping marks on the windowsill of Su Wenchen's house on the side, as well as obvious pry marks around the window.

My heart skipped a beat.

A thief has broken in!
He immediately put down the small drawer containing coal ash and rushed into the inner room.

"Old man, old man, come quickly and check! Someone has pried open the window of the youngest son's house. I'm afraid a thief has broken in."

"And I saw footprints on the windowsill, which must be from the noise I heard last night."

"They might have been trying to pry open the window!"

After saying that, he patted Su's father, who was getting dressed.

"It's all your fault! I told you I was going down to check last night, but you said I misheard. Now look what happened, the youngest's house has definitely been burgled!"

"How am I going to explain this to that young couple when he gets back?"

"With so many grown-up people in the house, how could a thief still break in? Luckily, Xiaoli said she didn't have time to watch TV and moved it into our room. Otherwise, if the TV had been stolen, we really wouldn't have been able to explain it."

When Su's father heard this, he felt a little guilty, because he really didn't expect that someone would dare to sneak in so soon after his youngest son and his wife left.

And they managed to sneak in the very next day.

So after putting on his shoes, he simply said...

"What's the use of saying all this now? First, take the spare key to the youngest's house and go see what was stolen. I'll get dressed and go over there."

Upon hearing this, Su's mother nodded, then, regaining her composure, took out a small wooden box, found the spare key that her youngest son's family kept there, and immediately left the house.

After arriving at Su Wenchen's house, Su's mother first examined the pry marks on the windowsill.

Then, through the glass window, I was surprised to see that the kang (a heated brick bed) that had been cleaned up was now covered with quilts, and the quilts were even bulging as if someone was sleeping inside.

Su's mother rubbed her eyes and noticed that the bulging blankets indicated that someone was indeed sleeping.

He turned around and ran back into the house.

Seeing this, Su's father had just finished picking up his shoes.

"Why did you come back again? What did you lose?"

Mother Su shook her head and immediately lowered her voice.

"No, the thief hasn't left yet. He's sleeping in the youngest child's room! The blankets are all pulled off!"

Su's father was clearly taken aback.

"what?"

"You came in to steal and then fell asleep? Are you out of your mind?"

After all, if a thief breaks into a house at this time is caught, quite a few of them will be beaten to death.

After saying that, Su's father walked out of the yard and went to the corner of the yard to get the carrying pole he usually used to carry things.

He then gestured for Su's mother to open the door.

When the door opened, the two went into the kitchen and found that nothing seemed to be missing, except that a box of cookies had been taken out and placed on the table where their youngest son usually ate.

There were no cookies left inside.

Just then, a sound of someone turning over came from inside. Upon hearing the noise, Su's father grabbed a carrying pole and rushed into the sleeping room.

Su's mother also called out from behind.

"Damn thief, I'll teach you to sleep here."

Hearing the door open, Su Wenchen knew his parents had come. He groggily opened his eyes, ready to peek his head out from under the covers.

The next moment, he heard Su's mother shout "thief!" and he knew he had misunderstood. Before he could say anything, a carrying pole came flying towards him.

Startled, Su Wenchen quickly shrank back under the covers.

"Father, it's me. What are you doing?"

Upon hearing the familiar noise, Su's father quickly stopped carrying the shoulder pole.

When Su's mother heard that it was actually her youngest son's voice, she was so angry that she slapped her thigh.

"You brat, why don't you just call for someone to open the door when you get back? You had to climb over walls and through windows like a thief!"

"I thought your house had been burgled!"

Upon hearing this, Su Wenchen immediately felt aggrieved.

"Mom, I called out to you from the doorway for at least ten minutes last night, but no one answered!"

"I'll just have to climb over myself!"

Upon hearing this, Su's mother immediately patted Su's father on the shoulder.

"I told you I heard the youngest's voice last night!"

"If you insist that it's not true, I think you're just too old to hear properly."

Su's father, however, completely denied it.

"The wind was howling so hard last night, isn't it normal that I didn't hear clearly?"

"Besides, the eldest and second eldest are young, didn't they also not hear it?"

Hearing the commotion, Su Wenzhang quickly walked in, clearly having overheard his mother shouting "thief!"

"Mom, where did you put it?"

Su's father rolled his eyes.

"Steal my ass. The youngest son came back last night and called for the door, but no one answered, so he climbed in and your mother misunderstood this morning."

"You didn't hear anything last night either!"

Su Wenzhang scratched his head.

"I heard it, but I thought I was dreaming!"

"After all, it was only the first day Ah Chen left, there's no way he could possibly be back in the middle of the night the next day!"

"The second son has no one at home. It's almost the end of the year, and his in-laws are slaughtering a pig today, so he took his wife and kids there early yesterday after dinner. Otherwise, if he gets up too early in the morning, the road will be difficult to walk on before dawn."

Then, seeing Su Wenchen come out of there dressed, he asked in confusion.

"Didn't your sister-in-law go to Beijing? Why did you come back alone in the middle of the night?"

"Did they send you back?"

Upon hearing this, even Mr. and Mrs. Su immediately turned their heads away.

Su Wenchen yawned and waved his hand.

What nonsense are you all thinking!

"I'm here temporarily to accompany a high-ranking leader on an inspection tour, and I have to go back this morning!"

Su Wenzhang immediately said.

"Stone's mother said a high-ranking leader came to inspect yesterday. So it turns out you personally accompanied him!"

"Why didn't she explain it clearly? So that the family could have left a way in advance for you?"

Su Wenchen shook his head.

"This has nothing to do with my sister-in-law. We can't just reveal information about the leaders' inspection to people outside the venue. Besides, we went to other parts of the city last night, and I'm not even sure when we'll be back or if we'll even be back!"

"Alright, I'll stop chatting with you guys now. I have to get back to Beijing early this morning!"

Seeing Su Wenchen scooping up cold water to brush his teeth and wash his face.

Su's mother immediately said.

"Go to the main room, there's a thermos there. How can you use cold water on such a cold day!"

Su Wenchen thought that cold water would be fine, but after taking a small sip of cold water to rinse his mouth, he felt the coldness in his teeth.

The water was indeed a bit too cold.

Inside the main room, Su Wenchen, having finished washing up, was about to rush out.

Upon seeing this, Su's mother immediately took three eggs out of the pot, wiped them clean, and wrapped them simply in newspaper.

"There's too little time. My cornbread isn't even steamed yet. These boiled eggs cook quickly, so you can have them!"

Su Wenchen looked at the pot and saw that there were only four boiled eggs in total. Originally, there should have been one for each of his parents, his older brother, and Shitou.

After all, my sister-in-law stayed at the cafeteria last night, so my brother and nephew usually have to eat with our parents this morning.

So Su Wenchen immediately said.

"Mom, keep this for yourselves! What will you eat if you give it all to me?"

Su's mother waved her hand.

“We can just cook them later. Eggs aren’t that expensive here, and many families in our brigade are keeping them for themselves.”

"I'll just leave one in the pot for Stone!"

"If they want to eat, we can cook more. If you get hungry on the way, you can have something to eat."

Clearly, in Su's mother's heart, her youngest son and eldest grandson are the most important. As for the other two, she feels bad and will have to wait until later!
It seemed like he heard someone calling his name.

The sound of stones also came from the courtyard.

"Grandma, is dinner ready? I dreamt about my uncle again last night."

"I don't know what's wrong, he kept calling me from the door, but he just wouldn't come in."

Upon hearing this, Su Wenchen was speechless.

Looking at his yawning nephew, he was speechless.

"Stone, let's talk about whether it's possible or not. It's not a dream. I was calling for you outside the courtyard wall last night!"

"As for why I don't go in, how do you think I can go in if the door isn't open?"

Since the room where Shi Tou slept was closest to the outer wall, Su Wenchen went over and called out to him several times.

However, after there was no movement inside, Su Wenchen finally decided to climb over the wall.

Upon hearing Su Wenchen's voice, Shi Tou rubbed his eyes.

"Uncle, it really is you! So last night wasn't a dream!"

Su Wenchen rolled his eyes.

"Nonsense, I called out to you for several minutes, but you were sleeping like a log!"

"And from what you're saying, you dream about me every day! Why don't you come down and open the door for me?"

Upon hearing this, Little Stone scratched his head.

"The main problem is that you didn't give me the right signal, Uncle. I used to dream that you drove back in a tank and took me around the school. I felt so cool standing on the tank."

"You didn't open anything this time, so I assumed you were a fake!"

Su Wenchen rubbed the other person's head, speechless.

"What are you thinking all day?! I'll drive a tank back."

"Why don't you ask me to fly a plane back for you! You're always thinking about such unrealistic things!"

"Study hard, and when you get into military academy, you'll have the chance to actually touch airplanes and tanks."

Su Wenchen could understand his nephew's dream, because he was probably the most capable person the nephew was currently in contact with.

In this way, the other person will place their desires on this most powerful person, hoping that the other person can provide them.

However, Su Wenchen now sees that his nephew seems to be the one who yearns for military life.

Because the things that frequently appear in dreams are often the things we truly desire in our hearts.

Clutching three warm eggs, Su Wenchen stepped out of his house.

The living area of ​​Blue Water Field.

When Su Wenchen arrived, things were already bustling with activity, and smoke was rising from the chimneys of some employees with families.

After all, not all employees eat in the canteen for three meals a day, especially single-income families, whose conditions are obviously not as good as those of dual-income families. So these families often eat at home for breakfast.

Some employees even buy a vegetarian dish from the cafeteria for lunch and take it home with their families.

Because everyone's family situation is different, even if they are both single-income families, the difference between taking care of their own small family and frequently supporting both sets of parents is definitely not the same.

In front of the guesthouse.

The old man had already gotten up early and was strolling around the streets with his hands behind his back.

Su Wenchen, who came from Pingcun, ran over immediately after seeing it.

Seeing the old man who came out with only one person behind him, he immediately spoke.

"Boss, why did you only bring one person with you?"

"What if something unexpected happens?"

He then glanced at the entourage, who also wore a helpless expression. After all, the leader had initially planned not to bring anyone with him.

The old man waved his hand.

"What kind of accident could happen here? Do you have bad guys hiding in your place?"

Su Wenchen said with some helplessness.

"No one can guarantee 100% certainty about something like this!"

"Besides, you should definitely prioritize your own safety! After all, our living area isn't completely enclosed!"

The old man walked along the roadside, looking at the many family buildings and courtyards with smoke rising from their chimneys.

"If it's closed off, I won't come out to see it!"

"What I want to see is what's not hidden away; that's what's real!"

"But are your staff still asleep, or are they not cooking?"

"I've noticed that many chimneys aren't moving at all!"

Su Wenchen nodded and explained.

"There aren't many cooks, since most of our staff are young. Only a group of staff transferred from the Shiquan branch are a bit older."

"So these families who cook for themselves in the morning are basically older working families with children."

"Moreover, even if young employees get married, they often still mainly eat in the cafeteria."

"In addition, our canteen actually provides meal subsidies for employees. The first dish does not require food coupons, so for employees, eating in the canteen is basically not much different from cooking for themselves!"

The old man asked, puzzled.

"While this is good for the employees, won't it put a lot of pressure on your logistical expenses?"

Many factories offer subsidies for this kind of thing, but apart from some well-established factories, most of them gradually become unable to sustain themselves.

Su Wenchen pointed to the large vehicle parking area not far from the cafeteria.

"Boss, look, that's why our logistical expenses are holding up."

"These truck drivers now often stop here to rest when they pass by."

"Look over there, that's a large rest area we built for trucks. It has public toilets, free water for washing up, and even two-story communal sleeping areas that can accommodate more than twenty drivers."

"If we squeeze in, even thirty people can fit."

The old man looked on in surprise.

"Why would you bother with all that effort? And it's free."

Su Wenchen smiled and said.

"Boss, something free isn't necessarily cheap!"

"Our canteen and bathhouse are also open to the public!"

"These all come with a charge, and the prices aren't exactly cheap."

"Many drivers who arrive here near dusk will rest here for the night. Seeing their fellow drivers taking a bath to refresh themselves, how could they not be tempted after enduring the hardships of their journey?"

"And most importantly, it's our cafeteria."

“We employees receive subsidies, but these truck drivers don’t!”

"Many of the snacks in our side dish section were originally prepared for them!"

"These people are very tired from driving here, and many of them will order some dishes and have a good meal."

"Because our security department's duty station in the living area is right next to the truck parking lot, they don't have to worry about their vehicles being stolen."

"You can have a drink without worry and then sleep soundly until dawn."

The old man said with some surprise.

"Your security department even watches their cars!"

To be honest, I really didn't expect this service for the elderly, because at this time most guesthouses wouldn't care about the condition of the driver's car!
Su Wenchen smiled and said.

"It's not free, it's one cent per night, but if you eat more than one cent in our cafeteria, the parking fee is waived."

"So most cars, except for the initial period, have basically never paid the parking fee afterward."

"Because buying just a little bit will cost more than a dime."

For this reason, the security department has spoken to the logistics department many times, saying that when they handle the work, the logistics department gets all the benefits.

In the end, it was the logistics department that negotiated with the canteen to provide an extra late-night snack for the security guards on duty here every night, and the two sides reached an agreement.

After learning about it, the old man understood how it worked, but he was still somewhat surprised.

"You've all come all this way just to the cafeteria, do you think you can make a living just by selling food?"

Su Wenchen, however, spoke directly.

"Boss, don't underestimate the profit margin in the cafeteria, especially in the side dishes section, like those braised chicken and rabbit skeletons!"

“Originally, the waste was sold to the supply and marketing cooperative, which would only pay one cent per kilogram based on the price of wastewater, and then resell it to urban residents for two or three cents.”

"Now, after we braise it, we sell it for 15 cents a serving!"

"One pound can be divided into about five portions, and with some other side dishes, you can make about five cents per pound."

He frowned upon hearing this.

"If you break it up like this, will each serving even have an ounce of meat?"

Su Wenchen shook his head.

"There's definitely not even an ounce of meat. It's basically just about enjoying the taste of meat, and with some side dishes and a little wine, it's fine, but it's definitely not enough to fill you up."

"And boss, pork costs 80 cents a pound, and you need meat coupons!"

"Ours costs 15 cents, which is already pretty good for getting someone to enjoy the taste of meat. Besides, we also have the cost of spices!"

"To be honest, the reason we can do this is because our spice costs are low. After all, these trucks travel all over the place and often bring over some cheap things, some of which are less than half the price of those from the supply and marketing cooperatives."

"Otherwise, if you really buy spices from the supply and marketing cooperative at market price, you won't actually make much money."

To be honest, these truck drivers prefer to process the goods directly for their farms because the volume is large and the risk is much lower.

Otherwise, handling it privately, bit by bit, carries much higher risks.

After hearing this, the old man clearly understood what Su Wenchen meant and pointed to something.

"You!"

"Be more careful next time; it's best not to publicize this kind of thing too much!"

"You should focus your energy on your real business!"

The old man was well aware of all the things drivers might smuggle.

Generally speaking, unless it's a large item or something that happens to be inspected, the regulations aren't very strict.

Su Wenchen smiled and patted his head.

"Don't worry, boss. This is just the logistics department trying to save money. They keep a separate account for this!"

After all, although the possibility of higher authorities investigating this was extremely small, Su Wenchen did indeed have the logistics department keep a special internal account.

To be honest, at that time, almost every organization would send some people out to procure supplies.

They don't care where you got it from, as long as you get the stuff.

Therefore, this kind of thing can be said to be a well-known rule.

Seeing Su Wenchen's caution, the old man nodded slightly.

"Let's go! We'll eat at the cafeteria and then head out!"

"Try to get back to Beijing before dark!"

After breakfast.

Two large trucks slowly pulled up in front of the pigsty.

Fan Defu and researchers from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences directed more than a dozen pigsty workers to drive the four selected white pigs out of the pigpen.

In the distance, the old man stood with his hands behind his back beside the transport vehicle, watching with Su Wenchen as a zookeeper carefully lured a white pig into a specially made transport cage with a bowl of diced pumpkin.

Su Wenchen glanced at the zookeeper's actions and turned to ask.

"Boss, is transporting four heads enough? Should we transport a few more?"

"After all, the second-generation white pig is pregnant again."

Moreover, for their team right now, having one more or two more players doesn't really make much of a difference.

The old man simply waved his hand.

"No need. Just take four white pigs back as proof. It's inconvenient to transport them back and forth. When it comes to promotion, you can just transfer them directly from your farm to various farms."

After saying that, he turned to Lu Anguo and said...

"Have you notified the Animal Husbandry Bureau? Tell them to find a breeding pig farm in advance so that they can arrange for its reception directly after it arrives in Beijing."

Lu Anguo nodded seriously.

"Don't worry, leader. I spoke with Lao Xu personally on the phone. He has personally notified two pig farms in the suburbs, and he personally led a team to inspect the living conditions."

"I will personally arrange for him to complete the handover process."

After confirming that the white pigs had indeed been bred, it was clear that the Animal Husbandry Bureau was much more attentive than their Agricultural Reclamation Bureau. Lu Anguo thought that Old Xu would probably have to check on these four white pigs every few days to feel at ease.

After the four white pigs were loaded into transport cages and carried into a large truck, they were seen waiting in the distance.

In the distance, Zhang Zhenhua and several employees pushed two chicken coops to the truck in a wheelbarrow.

Su Wenchen pointed to the proud rooster inside.

"Director Lu, how is it? Fresh and lively, isn't it!"

"All twenty blue-water roosters are here!"

After hearing this, Lu Anguo went over and looked at each cage.

"Not bad, not bad, they're all good roosters. You can tell they're top-notch just by looking at their necks."

The old man looked at the two of them with some confusion.

"Anguo, what are you doing here?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Anguo immediately offered an explanation.

"Sir, wasn't our state farm conference postponed by two days?"

"With the year-end approaching, the demand for meat in Beijing is already high, and we also have so many people to entertain at the conference. If our bureau doesn't take this opportunity to purchase some meat from Lanshui Farm, it will be a problem."

"I estimate that the meeting was not even over yet, and our bureau's logistical support was already strained, especially since this meeting was funded by our agricultural reclamation bureau."

"Can I not think of a solution in advance? Maybe we won't even be able to pay employee benefits during the Chinese New Year."

"Back then, watching Old Xu and his livestock bureau neighbors drinking and eating meat while we were eating cornbread, I was so annoyed!"

The old man looked at Lu Anguo's complaints and immediately laughed.

"Alright, alright, the ministry will cover half of the hospitality expenses for this event. Besides, this is a conference on state farm work, so it should be the State Farm Bureau that hosts the event."

"However, in this case, half of the twenty blue-water chickens you purchased this time should also be given to the ministry's canteen. We can't just give away our money for nothing!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Anguo immediately became anxious.

"No, boss, if your ministry wants to make purchases, just talk to Xiao Su! Why are you taking these few from our bureau?"

The old man waved his hand.

"Get in the car, get ready, let's go!"

Watching the old man turn and walk towards the Hongqi sedan in the distance.

Lu Anguo could only turn to look at Su Wenchen.

Su Wenchen shrugged when he saw this.

"Director Lu, I took you to our chicken farm yesterday at noon. All of our Bluewater roosters were reserved several months ago."

"Even the culled chickens are all pre-ordered!"

"These twenty were also collected by me through door-to-door visits from our brigade."

"The main reason is that the Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and almost all companies have a high demand for meat. After all, we can't go without meat during the New Year, can we?"

Hearing this, Lu Anguo could only mutter something.

"Couldn't you have loaded them onto the truck more discreetly? Now look what's happened, our bureau only has ten left."

"I was originally planning to use ten of them to entertain the attendees, and give the remaining ten to the bureau as employee benefits!"

"Well, now I won't get a single thing!"

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(End of this chapter)