Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 131, Borrowing Money Swan
September 20, 1958, the eighth day of the eighth lunar month, is a good day for decoration, bathing and offering sacrifices.

Steel plant, health center.

"The pulse is relatively stable, which is good. There is still slight pain in the foot, which means it's moving in the right direction. Not bad, not bad."

Hua Yunlong personally gave Maksimilenovich a follow-up examination to confirm the latter's current physical condition.

There were many doctors in the ward at this time, but there were far fewer than yesterday.

Zhao Mancang stood aside, listening with a smile, but did not say anything.

No one came to see him last night, so Zhao Mancang knew that Maximilianović had barely passed the critical period.

For Maksimilenovich, as long as he could survive the seventy-two hours after the operation, there would be no difficulty.

At this time, he was already feeling slight pain in his wound, indicating that his wound had begun to repair itself.

Li Jinxiong, Feng Changfu, Tian Huayi, Dai Yaomin and others all visited Maksimilenovich and confirmed the latter's physical condition.

It can be said that Li Lihang and Maksimilenovich are both unfortunate and lucky.

Unfortunately, they all suffered limb amputation, but fortunately they all completed limb replantation surgery and their postoperative recovery was relatively good.

Moreover, there are so many doctors who provide follow-up consultations and observations for them. Such medical conditions are not something that ordinary people can enjoy.

Around nine o'clock in the morning, doctors including Hua Yunlong left the steel plant one after another.

After all, they have their own jobs and can't stay at the steel plant forever.

At ten o'clock, Zhao Mancang saw that there was nothing to do, so he prepared to go to the Jundushan breeding farm.

As a result, Jiang Dayong came over and told him about Liu Dazhu.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Mancang simply thanked Jiang Dayong for passing on the message, but did not tell him the specific details.

The more people know about this, the greater the risk of it being known to the outside world.

For now, Zhao Mancang just wants to let things take their course.

He will make other arrangements next year.

Liu Baochan and his family all lived in Huaishuling Production Team, which was not a good thing.

Because if something happens to the Huaishuling Production Team, or if something happens to Jiang Dayong, they will probably find Zhao Mancang.

Even if they didn't take the initiative to threaten Zhao Mancang with Liu Baochan's matter, would Zhao Mancang dare to refuse?
It doesn't even have to be the first half of next year, it will only have to be next winter, and by then I'm afraid the Huaishuling Production Team will be in trouble.

After watching Jiang Dayong leave, Zhao Mancang was not in a hurry to go to the Jundushan breeding farm.

At noon in the cafeteria, Wei Yutong, Du Wenli, and Ye Xiaohe from the Finance Department called Zhao Mancang and asked him to sit with them for lunch and chat about some gossip.

As staff members of the Finance Department, Du Wenli and her group of female soldiers were the first to know Zhao Mancang's salary.

Today is the 20th, and there are only a few days left until salary is paid on the 24th.

Therefore, Wei Yutong and the others already knew the specific amount of Zhao Mancang's salary.

"Comrade Mancang, you're amazing! We'd like to interview you. How did you achieve this? You're a level 4 associate chief physician! I asked my sister, and she said that anyone who can become a level 4 associate chief physician is at least 35 years old. And you're only 24 this year, right?"

Wei Yutong was filled with emotion, with an exaggerated expression, looking at Zhao Mancang with great anticipation.

Du Wenli, Zhao Fengying, Ye Xiaohe and their pretty faces were filled with curiosity and amazement, while Su Wanzhen next to them was relatively calm.

It was only because the latter was Zhao Mancang's matchmaker. No matter whether Zhao Mancang was a level 10 attending physician or a level 4 deputy chief physician, for Su Wanzhen, it could not change the fact that Zhao Mancang respected her very much.

Su Wanzhen would visit Zhao Mancang's house every now and then, but she didn't go empty-handed to take advantage of the situation. Instead, she brought a lot of gifts.

After all, Zhao Mancang's current status is different from before, and Su Wanzhen will not rely on her status as a matchmaker to keep asking for things from Zhao Mancang and Lin Wan.

"I don't know either. I was confused when my supervisor informed me that I was a level 4 deputy chief physician."

Zhao Mancang spread his hands with an innocent expression, as if he really didn't know.

Seeing him like this, Wei Yutong and the others were stunned, obviously not believing Zhao Mancang's nonsense.

How could you not know?

"There's nothing I can do if you don't believe me. I really don't know. Maybe I'm just more talented, right?"

After hearing his explanation again, Wei Yutong and the others rolled their eyes and didn't know how to complain anymore.

But it seems that there is no other explanation except the fact that he is talented?
They don't really understand what a level 4 associate chief physician does in a hospital, but they are not stupid.

Recently, doctors from outside have often come to the clinic, and they also heard that a Moscow engineer was transferred to the clinic last night.

It was actually said that this Moscow engineer was not from the steel plant, but was brought back by Zhao Mancang from the Friendship Hospital, and Zhao Mancang needed to follow up at any time.

Anyway, the story was spread so convincingly that everyone believed it.

As for this incident, it seems to indirectly prove that Zhao Mancang's medical ability is indeed very strong.

Therefore, the only reason he received a salary of two hundred and sixty-eight yuan and seventy cents was because of his own strong abilities.

"Brother Mancang, this way!"

Fan Tong and his friends had just returned from getting their meal. When they saw Zhao Man looking around, they immediately stood up, waved, and shouted, saying that they had rescued him.

After being repeatedly questioned by Wei Yutong and the others, Zhao Mancang wanted to escape after eating less than half of the meal.

So, now that someone called him, of course he ran away immediately.

Xiao Shutie, Han Xiaochuan and other people in the Security Department are relatively pure.

After sitting down, he asked Zhao Mancang when they could go hunting together in Yanshan.

They had called Zhao Mancang several times, but were always declined.

Xiao Shutie and the others seemed to have recognized Zhao Mancang's "lucky" physique and insisted on taking him hunting.

After all, the two previous times in the Northeast, as well as Zhao Mancang’s own trip to Sichuan, all proved this point.

When other people go hunting, they rarely catch wild boars.

As a result, Zhao Mancang gained something every time he went into the mountains.

Xiao Shutie and the others would never believe that Zhao Mancang had no luck in this area.

"talk later!"

Zhao Mancang smiled and said that he hadn't had any ideas recently, but Xiao Shutie said, how about tomorrow?

Because tomorrow is the 21st, which happens to be Sunday. On Sundays, many people have a day off, so it's a good time to go hunting.

As a result, Zhao Mancang shook his head and declined, because Maximilianović was in the clinic and he couldn't leave the clinic too far for a long time.

"Next week, if there are no major problems, it should be possible next week."

After thinking about it, Zhao Mancang said so.

The main reason is that he has been rejected so many times that he feels embarrassed.

Han Xiaochuan and his people were quite nice to him, so it would be nice to be able to help them to the best of his ability.

Although going into the mountains to hunt may not be of any help, who knows?

"Okay, then it's settled!" Han Xiaochuan and the others were immediately delighted, and Xiao Shutie even asked:

"By the way, Mancang, I think you've taken back the gun you had earlier, right? How about we go buy a gun tomorrow?"

Buy a gun!

In this era, you can really buy guns. Even young and strong militiamen have guns, and even cannons.

So guns are actually not a rare thing in the country.

However, every gun will be registered, except for those homemade guns.

"Okay, where do we gather tomorrow?" When Zhao Mancang heard that he could buy a gun, his eyes lit up and he asked immediately.

"Let's meet directly in front of the Xinhua Bookstore at 9:00 AM. How about that?"

"Okay, then."

Zhao Mancang was immediately surprised, but he still didn't ask.

It seems like Xinhua Bookstore is a place that sells guns?

Isn't that a place where books are sold?
He had been to Xinhua Bookstore several times when he was on a blind date with Lin Wan, but he didn't seem to pay much attention to whether guns could be bought there.

However, since Xiao Shutie and the others said so, it seems that this matter will not be a big problem.

In the afternoon, Zhao Mancang went to the Jundushan breeding farm.

The learning progress of breeder apprentices such as Liu Baochan, Zheng Haichao and Lu Xueguo is still very slow.

Zhao Mancang didn't say anything. After all, musk deer treatment techniques and related cases are not so easy to master.

The longer the time, the more profitable it is for Zhao Mancang.

After all, he can receive double salary for a few more months.

Once he completes the musk deer breeding project in Jundu Mountain, he will only be able to receive one salary.

At dusk, Zhao Mancang returned to the steel plant and took a look around the wards of Li Lihang and Maksimilenovich. Then he punched out on time and went home.

There were no special conditions for either patient, so we left work on time.

"Dad, you're back. I have a surprise for you. Come with me and look, what is this?"

At home, Zhao Mancang just arrived at the door, and Lin Huijun, who was waiting at the door with Dahei and Xiaohei, suddenly jumped up and said excitedly.

When the little guy brought him to one of the houses in the back yard, Zhao Mancang was stunned when he saw a swan appear in front of him.

This is a swan!

The key is that it is a living swan, which is incredible.

Seeing Zhao Mancang's eyes wide open in surprise, Lin Huijun became even happier and said excitedly:

"Dad, this is what Big Black caught. There seemed to be seven or eight geese at the time, but Big Black caught only this one. Little Black was too slow and didn't catch it."

"My grandmother said it was a swan, but it wasn't tasty. She told me not to eat it and that I could keep it and eat its eggs."

When the little girl said this, she swallowed her saliva unwillingly, raised her head and looked at her father, saying:
"Dad, is it really not tasty? I want Big Black and Little Black to catch a few more. What do you think, Dad?"

Zhao Mancang was speechless. This little brat is really brave.

In later generations, swans are second-class protected animals.

Every year around October, they begin their migration and head south for wintering.

These swans in front of us should be migratory birds from further north, and they migrate earlier.

However, in the 1950s, animals like swans are purely food and are definitely a regular on the menu of many hunters.

"Okay, if Big Black and Little Black can still catch them, we'll kill them and eat their meat."

After thinking about it, Zhao Mancang said so.

We already have eight chickens, ducks and geese at home, so there is no need to keep this swan.

Besides, in the next period of time, many swans will migrate from the north to the south. As long as they stop in the capital, there will be a chance to hunt them.

In this day and age, there are still many migratory birds such as swans, and the concept of protecting animals has not yet emerged.

You know, in the 1980s, the concept of protecting animals had indeed emerged, but in the economically developed south, wild animals were a common sight on the dining table.

"Really?"

The child Lin Huijun was so surprised that she jumped up.

At this time, Zhang Dongyue had also arrived at the door and said with a smile:

"This swan is really big. I think it would be better to keep it and raise it to lay eggs. Swan eggs are larger and more nutritious."

"Mom, we already have so many poultry at home, it's not suitable to raise more."

Zhao Mancang heard this and shook his head.

Because what he said was the truth, and there was no way to deny it.

When the street office comes to check at home, my tail will definitely be cut off.

Instead of taking such a risk, it’s better to stew it and eat the meat as soon as possible.

"Anyway, the chicks and ducklings I caught a few days ago are still small, so I might as well sell them to my neighbors and keep this swan."

It is normal for Zhang Dongyue to have such thoughts. After all, swans can lay eggs, but those chicks, ducklings and geese are still too small, and it will take a long time for them to grow up.

Lin Wan is already pregnant and needs nutrition.

The appearance of the swan is just right for laying eggs, which can help nourish Lin Wan's body.

At this moment, Lin Wan also came back pushing her bicycle. Seeing Zhao Mancang and the others talking at the door of the room, she wanted to ask, but the little greedy cat had already shouted loudly:

"Mom, come and have a look! We caught a swan. It's so big."

In the next room, Master Gong and his colleagues were busy moving soil. The soil had just been dug out from the basement and needed to be carried outside.

Master Gong and his team have been digging this basement for several days and the progress is pretty good.

In fact, if it is just a simple basement of about ten square meters, it naturally does not take half a month to dig.

Besides, there are five of Master Gong and his team, so it won’t take that long.

But the basement that Zhao Mancang needed them to dig was not only 40 square meters in size, but also a two-story space, so the workload suddenly became much larger.

Each basement floor is 40 square meters and more than 2.5 meters high. Therefore, Master Gong and his team need to speed up the progress in order to complete it within half a month.

At this time, two masters carrying soil passed by Zhao Mancang and others, and couldn't help but show envious eyes.

After walking out of the door, the two were still discussing this matter:

"The difference between people is huge. I heard that Doctor Zhao is only 24 years old, just two years older than me, but he's already married and bought such a big house. He and his wife each have a bicycle, and his salary is said to be over 200 yuan a month. Even his dog is so powerful that it can easily catch a swan."

"Are you envious?"

"Nonsense, aren't you envious?"

"I envy you, but what's the point? Aren't we still going to be hard laborers here? I've heard people say that when Dr. Zhao was a cowherd, he was so hardworking. He earned his current life through hard work. We don't have that kind of brains. We can't even concentrate on reading. We'd better just work hard."

"Tsk, what's the point of working honestly?"

"Then what do you want to do? What can you do?"

"How about I borrow some money from Dr. Zhao? He makes such a good salary, so lending me a hundred or two hundred shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"I think you're out of your mind. Why would they lend you money? And you're asking for a couple of hundred bucks. You're really asking for it. Not to mention whether they'll lend it to you, even if they do, what are you going to pay them back with?"

"Is it any of your business? Hehe, they say the timid die of starvation, while the bold die of gluttony. I'll ask him if I can lend it to him later!"

Hearing the other party say this, the other master shook his head. He felt that the other party was really hopeless.

Inside the house, Zhao Mancang and his family had already discussed the whereabouts of the swan: kill it and eat its meat!
It is definitely not suitable to keep it as a pet, because it is wild and whether it can be brought up to maturity is still a big question.

What if you accidentally let it fly away while raising it, wouldn’t all the effort be in vain?

Even if there were no accidents, such a big swan would consume a lot of food every day, which is not worth it at all!

Zhang Dongyue felt quite regretful. After all, if she raised such a big swan, the eggs it would lay would definitely be delicious.

Zhao Mancang was quite puzzled. How did his mother-in-law know that this swan must be a female?
After watching his mother-in-law take the bus, Zhao Mancang took Lin Huijun, Dahei and Xiaohei back home. As soon as they arrived home, Master Gong and the other four had already packed up and were ready to leave.

However, not long after Master Gong and the others left, Xie Guifa returned and knocked on Zhao Mancang's door.

"Master Xie, did you leave something in the basement?"

Zhao Mancang opened the door and saw that the person coming was Xie Guifa, a member of Master Gong's five-person team, and asked in confusion.

"Hello, Doctor Zhao, I didn't leave anything behind. I came back to discuss something with you."

Xie Guifa suddenly became nervous. For some reason, he felt that Zhao Mancang in front of him seemed very powerful, which made him feel oppressed.

It must be the change in Zhao Mancang's temperament over the past period of time. In the past, Zhao Mancang was just a level 5 breeder, often ordered around by his superiors and very busy, so of course he didn't have much temperament to speak of.

But after June, Zhao Mancang gradually rose to prominence, his temperament changed drastically, and his eyes became very different.

In addition, his several experiences of hunting down enemy spies in Pigeon City also gradually caused some changes in his heart.

It's not entirely a disregard for life, but it is the kind of vigilance and alertness towards strangers with bad intentions.

Xie Guifa in front of him has contributed a lot of negative emotional experience points to Zhao Mancang in recent days.

After seeing the feedback from the system, Zhao Mancang would of course become alert and vigilant.

Therefore, when Zhao Mancang saw Xie Guifa coming back and knocking on his door, his eyes changed unconsciously.

There will always be people who hate the rich, no matter what era it is.

The utopian world of complete and absolute equality should be in people's fantasy. It is basically impossible to realize such a utopia in the real world because human nature is like this.

It is said that the weakness of human nature is to hate what you have, laugh at what you don’t have, despise you for being poor, and fear you for being rich. This is true throughout history, both in China and abroad.

"Oh, what do you want to discuss?"

Zhao Mancang smiled slightly, but did not let the other party in. Instead, he stood at the door and chatted with the other party.

Although it was not very polite, Zhao Mancang already knew that the other party had bad intentions, so how could he be polite to him?
Taking a deep breath, Xie Guifa forced a smile and said:

"Doctor Zhao, I heard that your monthly salary is 268.7 yuan. As you know, I'm just a temporary worker now, and my family can barely make ends meet. Could you lend me 50 yuan?"

Borrow money?

And the first price is fifty dollars?
Zhao Mancang was stunned for a moment, then said:

"Master Xie, I know you're all in a difficult situation, but I'm afraid you don't know my situation either. You can ask the people at our steel mill. My salary in June of this year was only 61.7 yuan, but all of that money was taken away by my ex-wife's family."

"I bought this house with money borrowed from our unit leaders. Look, you've met Captain Li and Lao Xiao from our security department. I still owe them a lot of money. So, don't be fooled by the fact that I seem to be doing well. I'm actually just pretending to be rich."

To be honest, Zhao Mancang didn't want to explain so much to the other party.

But the other party was just a temporary worker who had to work in his house every day. Zhao Mancang didn't want any accidents to happen before the basement was completed.

So, a simple explanation of one or two sentences is not a big deal.

There is a saying that goes "be polite before using force"!

Besides, he just mentioned the Security Department. If Xie Guifa was not stupid, he would definitely be able to hear the hidden meaning.

If he hadn't heard it, Zhao Mancang would definitely bring up this matter with Master Gong tomorrow, and then Master Gong would be the one to deal with Xie Guifa.

What kind of relationship do you have? How dare you ask to borrow money? And the first thing you asked for is fifty yuan. I'm afraid you have no intention of paying it back, right?

Watching Xie Guifa leave, Zhao Mancang's eyes turned slightly cold.

Because when the other person left, he contributed another 30 negative emotion experience points to him, which is not a low number.

"I hope you don't get upset, otherwise..."

At the kitchen door, Lin Wan saw Zhao Mancang coming back and casually asked who he was.

Zhao Mancang mentioned this matter casually and told Lin Wan not to worry too much. He would mention this matter to Master Gong tomorrow. Anyway, Xie Guifa was the other party's man, so how to manage him would definitely be something that Master Gong would have to worry about.

The couple was chatting while plucking the feathers of the swan. Lin Huijun, the little greedy cat, as well as Dahei and Xiaohei, were staring at the swan and drooling.

The whooper swan is not small, weighing a full ten kilograms, which is the average weight of a normal whooper swan, because the largest one can weigh twelve kilograms.

A ten-kilogram swan would weigh twenty kilograms. Even after bleeding, feather removal and internal organs removal, it would probably still weigh sixteen or seventeen kilograms.

Anyway, I will definitely be full with this meal tonight.

An hour later, Zhao Mancang and his family of three sat down to eat, and the air was filled with the delicious aroma of meat.

The swan meat cooked with a lot of spices, peppers, etc. is of course very fragrant.

The two wolfhounds, Dahei and Xiaohei, were wagging their tails like little fans. They were also very hungry.

Zhao Mancang took the clean bones and said to Dahei and Xiaohei:

"Go get your bowls!"

The two wolf-blue dogs immediately pushed the wooden bowl next to them forward. This was the wooden bowl made for them by Zhao Mancang, but it was already a little broken.

As long as it doesn't leak, you can still use it.

The bones were placed in their bowls, and they began to eat them with big mouthfuls.

They don't guard their food, nor will they eat from their owner's hands. They will only eat if the food is placed in their bowls.

Because Zhao Mancang has taught them many times, this is a habit they have developed since childhood and is engraved in their bones.

"Are you full?"

After looking at the two wolfhounds that were eating voraciously, Zhao Mancang looked at Lin Wan and Lin Huijun, the mother and daughter, and asked with a smile.

"I'm full, so stuffed!"

The little greedy cat's mouth was full of grease, and his belly was bloated, so he spoke with extra strength.

"Okay, if you're full, then let's pack up and get ready to go."

"Yeah, let's go to grandma's house."

For children, being able to go out late at night is indeed a very rare thing.

It wasn't too late yet, so it wasn't a big deal for the couple to take the little one out and go into town.

The main purpose is to bring some swan meat to my mother-in-law's family, and to relax and digest the food.

They placed two flashlights in front of the bicycle, locked the door, asked Dahei to stay at home to guard the door, and Xiaohei led the way in front.

The journey was smooth and the happiest person was Lin Huijun, because it was a rare experience to move forward under the bright moonlight.

"Mom, why is the moon in the sky like this? When will it become full?"

"If I remember correctly, the Mid-Autumn Festival is only a week away. Then we can buy mooncakes."

Today is September 20th, the eighth day of the eighth lunar month. There is only one week left until the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th.

Now that the Mid-Autumn Festival is not far away, the moon is naturally very bright.

On the seventh and eighth days of the lunar month, the waxing moon appears. The moon starts at noon and sets at midnight.

It was around eight o'clock in the evening, the moon was hanging in the west, and there were still more than three hours before moonset.

"Wow, mooncakes, Dad, can I have Suzhou-style mooncakes?"

Upon hearing this, the little fellow immediately asked with anticipation.

Because her mother was right next to her, she didn't dare to ask her father for it directly, but she really wanted to eat it, so she asked for the mooncake by asking.

"Didn't you just eat? Are you hungry again?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Wan glared at the little guy.

Ever since she married Zhao Mancang, Lin Huijun has been spoiled beyond measure. If it weren't for Lin Wan's best efforts to suppress her, I'm afraid the little greedy cat would have become even more naughty and excessive.

This is not a good sign.

Zhao Mancang was naturally very clear about this, so he was the good guy and Lin Wan was the bad guy.

You can't spoil your child too much. It's not good to spoil her and let her grow up in a wrong way.

But he cannot help but spoil the child. After all, Zhao Mancang's plan is to let Lin Huijun help take care of his child, so the balance in between must be grasped well.

Chatting about the Mid-Autumn Festival and mooncakes along the way, Zhao Mancang felt that time flew by quickly, just like Xiao Hei's footsteps, passing in the blink of an eye.

Courtyard No. 36, Heizhima Hutong, Nanluoguxiang.

With the arrival of Zhao Mancang and his family of three, the whole yard was in an uproar.

Neighbors such as Zhu Meiqi, Uncle He, Liu Chun'e, and Aunt Lu all greeted Zhao Mancang and his family of three warmly.

They clearly didn't have much food at home, but they insisted on inviting Zhao Mancang and his family of three to dinner. This was a bit too enthusiastic.

The reason why these neighbors were so enthusiastic was naturally because of Zhao Mancang.

It is said that there is nothing new under the sun, and for the aunts and uncles in Beijing, any gossip will naturally not escape their eyes.

Not much has happened at the steel plant recently, but the things related to Zhao Mancang have long been rumored in detail.

Liu Chun'e's younger brother, Liu Chang'an, is a first-class worker in the steel plant, so if she wants to know about the steel plant, it is very easy.

Zhao Mancang's brother-in-law Lin Kai also works as a temporary breeder in the steel plant's breeding room. Naturally, he knows some news and gossip about the steel plant.

Therefore, residents of Heizhima Hutong such as Liu Chun'e, Aunt Lu, and Uncle He are very clear about Zhao Mancang's affairs.

Although they were not very clear about some details of why Zhao Mancang was able to get the salary of a fourth-level deputy chief physician, they had inquired about it and knew that Zhao Mancang's medical skills were very strong. Even the Moscow doctors from Union Hospital, PLA General Hospital, Peking University People's Hospital and Friendship Hospital came to the steel plant health center to ask Zhao Mancang for medical advice.

This is enough to show that Zhao Mancang's medical skills are indeed very strong.

Everyone is afraid of death!

Since Zhao Mancang is such an excellent doctor, it is understandable that neighbors like Liu Chun'e are more enthusiastic.

What's more, Zhao Mancang's salary is so high. When he pays off his debts, if his neighbors encounter difficulties, they can ask Zhao Mancang for help or borrow some money.

In a nutshell, they just hope to have a good relationship with Zhao Mancang.

Faced with the fiery enthusiasm of his neighbors, Zhao Mancang almost couldn't stand it.

If they were the neighbors in Huguo Temple, Zhao Mancang certainly wouldn't have to care too much, but this is Heizhima Hutong, and his father-in-law and his family still live here. He will have to deal with these neighbors many times in the future.

So, he can't be too indifferent, but he won't show much enthusiasm either.

Based on the principle of peaceful coexistence where everyone is well, Zhao Mancang's enthusiasm towards his neighbors is just right.

But if the other party is too enthusiastic, Zhao Mancang will have to withdraw first.

Backyard, Lin family.

Zhao Mancang and his family of three brought in the swan. The elderly couple Lin Guohua and Zhang Dongyue were still blaming Zhao Mancang, but they were smiling and obviously in a good mood.

However, the siblings Lin Kai and Lin Shuxian were very happy because their brother-in-law brought meat.

While having dinner today, the two siblings heard from their mother that their brother-in-law's family had caught a swan that day.

Dahei, the wolf-blue dog, is not fully grown yet, but his strength cannot be underestimated.

Although raising a dog is a waste of food, a wolfdog that can bring continuous income to the family is still very popular and anticipated.

So, at this moment, Lin Kai, who was stroking the little black head, suddenly looked at his brother-in-law and said:

"Brother-in-law, when Big Black and Little Black have offspring, can you leave one for me?"

As soon as these words came out, Lin Guohua immediately shouted:
"With your salary, it's hard enough to support yourself, and you still want to raise a dog? You're dreaming!"

Lin Kai is still a temporary worker now and has not yet become a formal breeder apprentice.

In July, Zhao Mancang established a dairy cattle breeding project. Since he brought back 55 livestock from the First Automobile Manufacturing Plant in Northeast China, the workload of the entire breeding room increased significantly.

So on July 28th, we recruited another temporary worker.

In other words, there were three temporary workers at that time: Lin Kai, Wang Dalong and Tan Fujun.

Two apprenticeship places were also given, but these places were not awarded immediately. Instead, they were determined based on their strength and performance.

This will take three months to finalize.

From July to now, not much time has passed, so Lin Kai has not yet become a formal breeder apprentice.

Temporary workers only earn ten yuan a month, so it is not unreasonable for Lin Guohua to complain about his son Lin Kai.

A salary of ten yuan is actually enough to support Lin Kai if you save a little.

"Dad, don't look down on me. I'll be promoted to an apprentice soon. By then, my monthly salary will be 18 yuan. I'll definitely be able to afford a dog."

Lin Kai tilted his neck and spoke loudly.

According to the wage standard for the sixth category of regions, the monthly salary of an apprentice who has just started working is 18 yuan in the first year, and it will not increase to 20 yuan until the second year.

No matter what, as long as Lin Kai becomes an apprentice, he can get a monthly salary of 18 yuan.

With such a salary, it's true that he can support him and a dog, but it's also very barely enough.

After all, food is rationed nowadays. Even if Lin Kai and his team can measure the food quota according to the standard for heavy manual laborers, the monthly food ration will be about 40 to 49 kilograms.

By then, Lin Kai should be able to get about 40 or 41 kilograms, which is not a small amount of food.

But his job itself requires a lot of physical energy. If he eats less, it will inevitably affect his health and work efficiency, and his superiors will definitely not agree.

Zhao Mancang didn't say anything, just watched with a smile.

Zhang Dongyue did not participate in the conversation between Lin Guohua and Lin Kai, but whispered to Lin Wan:
"Wan'er, go back and tell Mancang that even if Dahei and Xiaohei have cubs in the future, don't give them to your brother. He's just too young."

Although Zhang Dongyue was very envious of Dahei and Xiaohei's ability to catch animals, she also saw what Zhao Mancang usually fed the two dogs.

The two wolf-blue dogs have very good food. If there are no leftover bones at home, Zhao Mancang will generally feed them leftovers or coarse grains such as sweet potatoes.

To be honest, the food that two wolfhounds eat is indeed better than that of ordinary families.

Zhang Dongyue even suspected that her son-in-law had fed them other meat or something, otherwise, Dahei and Xiaohei were only four months old in total, but now they were almost the same size as adult dogs.

Although it is large in size, it looks like it has not fully grown yet, so it should be able to continue growing.

Therefore, although Zhang Dongyue was envious, she also knew that such a wolf-blue dog was not something that an ordinary family could afford to raise.

Zhao Mancang's salary is so high, and Lin Wan also has a salary, so there is no pressure at all to raise two wolf-blue dogs.

Although we live in an era of food rationing, you can still buy meals in places like state-owned restaurants with money without the need for food coupons.

What's more, there is a place called Pigeon City, so getting food is not a difficult thing.

Lin Kai, who was almost driven into autism by his father's scolding, buried his head in eating swan meat.

Zhao Mancang and his family of three stayed at his father-in-law's house for more than 20 minutes before getting up and leaving.

It was late at night, so Zhao Mancang and his companions set out from Nanluoguxiang and headed straight out of the city.

Coming and going in a hurry, enjoying the different scenery of the capital under the night sky and feeling the cool breeze is a unique experience.

Nothing happened that night, and in the blink of an eye it was already early morning of the next day.

At 4:20, Zhao Mancang appeared in an alley near Dongzhimen on time. When he arrived, Meng Deqing had been waiting for a long time.

However, Zhao Mancang did not rush to show up. Instead, he walked around the area and confirmed that there was no ambush before appearing to meet the other party.

"Comrade Li, you are indeed a trustworthy person."

When he saw Zhao Mancang appear, Meng Deqing finally felt relieved.

Meng Deqing heard that someone died again at Xizhimen Pigeon Market early yesterday morning!
Pigeon City is really not a good place. Every now and then you hear that something has happened. It's really a headache.

That's why Meng Deqing was so worried, fearing that the five jars of Moutai liquor he brought today would be discovered by the armband team, which would result in heavy losses.

"Comrade Meng, you know, there was an incident at Xizhimen Pigeon Market yesterday, so we should speed up a bit, okay?"

Zhao Mancang smiled, revealing his white teeth, and spoke to the other party.

Anyone who dares to trade at this time is either a drunkard or someone who is willing to risk his life for money.

Meng Deqing was overjoyed when he heard this, and he naturally wanted to end the battle quickly.

So, Zhao Mancang proposed to inspect the goods and check the Moutai liquor.

In fact, there is no need to open the jar to inspect the goods. You only need to confirm the seal of the jar, because Moutai Distillery must have its own seal.

The five pottery jars are not small, each one is 60 liters.

As a result, Zhao Mancang could easily pick it up with both hands, which left Meng Deqing dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)