Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 133, Three Thousand (asking for monthly ticket)
September 22, 1958. Today is Monday, and it’s time to go to work again.

Zhao Mancang rode his bicycle back to the steel plant. From a distance, he saw that the entrance of the health center was crowded with people, and he didn't know what they were doing.

Even Xiao Shutie was there, seemingly maintaining order.

"Old Xiao, why are there so many people gathered here?"

After Zhao Mancang put the bicycle in the bicycle shed and walked to the door of the health center, he patted Xiao Shutie and asked what was going on.

"Mancang, you're here just in time. They seem to have stomach upsets and have all come to the clinic. They're making a fuss right now."

When Xiao Shutie saw the person coming, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly explained the situation to Zhao Mancang and let the latter go in first.

The workers who were watching also saw Zhao Mancang and consciously made way for him.

After watching Zhao Mancang walk into the clinic, Xiao Shutie let everyone disperse.

After all, with Zhao Mancang here, nothing will happen.

As for Zhao Mancang, Xiao Shutie is very confident that he can do all this because Zhao Mancang's medical skills are very powerful.

Yesterday, several people from their security department gathered in front of the Xinhua Bookstore and took Zhao Mancang to buy a gun.

It happened that someone suddenly fainted and needed emergency treatment. It was Zhao Mancang who personally took action and saved the person.

In the health center, Zhao Mancang frowned as soon as he walked out.

It’s really hard to put into words here.

The whole clinic was smelly, some people were vomiting, some had diarrhea, and in short, it was uncomfortable to look at.

"What did you eat? Why didn't you control your mouth? It stinks."

Liu Xiaoxi, who was on night shift, was full of complaints, simply because she was about to get off work. From six o'clock in the morning until now, the health center was full of people.

Liu Xiaoxi had no choice but to ask Xiao Shutie and others to notify other nurses and doctors to take over early.

Zhao Mancang is the ballast and will not be disturbed easily.

There is naturally no need for Zhao Mancang to intervene in minor matters such as vomiting and diarrhea.

So at this time in the health center, Mei Xiye, He Zhongyong, Yi Guohua and others were all there, and nurses such as Tian Fen, Jiang Chuanmei, Huang Shuifang, and Zhou Xiaomei were also busy.

Zhao Mancang, who had already put on a mask to block out the smell, happened to walk in. Upon hearing Liu Xiaoxi's words, he immediately smiled and said:
"You knew it was so smelly, but you didn't know to wear a mask? One sniff is enough. Why do you still want to ask them for the formula?"

puff!

The entire waiting area was filled with laughter.

Huang Shuifang and the others were all overjoyed, but because the air quality in the waiting area was really worrying, they just laughed and then quickly held their breath.

However, it was so funny that no one could help themselves.

So, in the end, she laughed for a while and held her breath for a while. Finally, she couldn't bear it anymore and could only look at Zhao Mancang with resentment. After laughing, she quickly ran to get a mask.

As soon as Zhao Mancang arrived, just one sentence made the worried workers, nurses, family members and others happy. The atmosphere became less worried and complaining, and more cheerful.

After joining in, Zhao Mancang diagnosed and treated the workers while asking questions, and finally found out the situation clearly.

It turned out that some workers had brought food from the countryside last night, and it sounded good, so they shared it.

After eating it last night, no one felt anything special.

But this morning, they immediately felt stomach discomfort, and many women and children even vomited and had diarrhea.

Eventually, even the strong workers couldn't bear it anymore.

These workers all lived in a residential area near the steel plant, so after the accident, they rushed to the health center for treatment as soon as possible.

The reason why such a large-scale accident occurred was that several workers from the same village ran back to the countryside and brought back these fish that had eaten something bad, which led to collective diarrhea.

After hearing this, Zhao Mancang felt something was wrong and was afraid that there was something else going on.

Coincidentally, Yang Shourong also rushed over after hearing the news and asked about the details. Zhao Mancang immediately expressed his guess.

There is a problem with the fish in the countryside. What exactly is the problem? Is it poisoned by someone, or is there some other problem? We need to contact them to investigate.

"Okay, I understand. I'll take care of this matter. You can get your treatment first."

After listening to what Zhao Mancang said, Yang Shourong immediately said with a serious face.

"Okay, leader, I understand." Zhao Mancang nodded. He would not pay attention to these things. Anyway, he had leaders in front of him, so he didn't need to pay too much attention to these things.

At 8:50 in the morning, the health center finally returned to calm.

Most people quickly stopped vomiting and other symptoms under the treatment of doctors like Zhao Mancang.

Huang Shuifang and her colleagues were very busy. After the patients had relatively recovered, they quickly took out brooms and mops to clean the floor.

After all, the health center is a public environment and needs to be kept clean and hygienic.

There are two "distinguished" patients staying in two of the wards. Doctors from other hospitals will definitely come to visit these two patients, so the hygiene of the health center must be ensured.

Sure enough, at half past nine, many doctors came to the Friendship Hospital to visit Maximilianović, a Moscow engineer.

Doctors such as Chen Weiming, Tian Huayi, Luo Dehong, Tang Weimin, Alefeev, Sergei Salyukov, and Alefred himself.

"Not bad, not bad. You're recovering very quickly. I can see that in about a week, you'll be able to move your toes slightly."

After Sergei Salyukov asked about Maximilianovich's physical condition, he immediately smiled and said.

The former has confirmed most of Maksimilenovich's injuries, and he is recovering very well so far.

The accident happened on September 19th, and I was successfully treated that afternoon. Until today, the 22nd, almost three days have passed.

Although the time seems very slow, Zhao Mancang actually used a lot of medicine to ensure that Maximilianović could recover smoothly.

Who said that the leaders above have already spoken?
Maximilianović is an engineer from Moscow who came to support us in building our home. He has a high status and is very enthusiastic.

This kind of accident shouldn't have happened, so even though Zhao Mancang has the ability, he naturally needs to hurry up and rescue the person.

After hearing the diagnosis of Sergei Salyukov and others, Alefred was overjoyed.

Then he called Zhao Mancang aside and expressed his hope to go to Zhao Mancang's office to chat for a while.

When Zhao Mancang heard this, how could he not know the other party's intention?
He immediately smiled and said:

"Comrade Alefred, we're talking the same here. Please tell me what you want me to do. I'll do what I can."

At this time, Yang Shourong also paid attention.

It was obvious that he also noticed Alfred's intention, but he believed that Zhao Mancang would make the right choice, so he didn't say anything.

Provoked by Zhao Mancang, Alfred was embarrassed for a while before he spoke helplessly.

He knew that Zhao Mancang was smart, but he didn't expect the other party to be so disrespectful and talk about these things directly in the ward.

In this way, it became very obvious that Zhao Mancang wanted to refuse.

But even so, Alfred still spoke up about it.

As Zhao Mancang expected, Alfred wanted him to go to Moscow, and this time his salary was directly raised to 3,000 rubles.

Last time the monthly salary was 1,300 rubles, but this time it went straight to 3,000 rubles, so scary!
It can only be said that the limb replantation surgery that Zhao Mancang performed by accident this time was truly invincible, and it made Moscow unable to sit still.

However, after hearing the invitation, Zhao Mancang shook his head and refused.

"Comrade Alefred, I'm very grateful for your recognition of me. A monthly salary of 3,000 rubles is very tempting, but I can't go. Staying in the capital is more suitable for me."

"Why? Comrade Zhao, you have to know that this is 3,000 rubles, not 3,000 RMB."

Alfred's face was full of disbelief. A monthly salary of 3,000 rubles was really a lot, and it was already in the upper-middle class of the high-income group in Moscow.

Only a small group of people, such as senior officials and professors, have higher salaries than Zhao Mancang.

Moscow is really generous with its salaries for talented people like professors who have strong professional knowledge.

Most professors' monthly salary is several thousand or more than ten thousand, which is very high.

"No reason. Maybe it's because I prefer staying here. I don't speak Russian either. I'm not used to life in Moscow."

Zhao Mancang smiled and said, "I told you these words last time, so I don't think I need to repeat them. Thank you again for your recognition of me. If there is nothing else, I will go back to work first."

After saying that, Zhao Mancang left the ward first, leaving Alfred, who was puzzled, still standing there, unable to understand why the former was so stubborn.

Sergei Salyukov and others also noticed the conversation between Zhao Mancang and Alefred, but they did not speak.

Doctors from the Friendship Hospital, such as Tian Huayi, Tang Weimin, and Luo Dehong, are more aware of the purchasing power of the ruble because they often work with people like Sergei Salyukov, and naturally have a better understanding of the prices and living standards in Moscow.

They didn't expect Zhao Mancang to be so decisive and were not tempted at all?
You know, that's three thousand rubles, enough for a family to live very well in Moscow.

Yang Shourong smiled and nodded, his heart finally at ease.

This invitation from Alfred should be the last one. I guess he won’t come again in the future?

In any case, it is impossible for Zhao Mancang to go to Moscow. Even if he is asked to go on a business trip, he will not go there.

However, some things don't seem to go as Zhao Mancang says.

In an office in Moscow, they were holding a meeting to discuss one thing: should they send the doctor to Beijing to study or invite Zhao Mancang to Moscow to give lectures?

why?

The first point is that there is indeed a great demand for limb replantation surgery in Moscow. There are many factories here, and every year there are thousands of workers who break their legs or hands accidentally. This is an extremely large number.

The main reason is that there are too many factories here. Even though they have paid great attention to the safety training of workers, there are always many accidents.

With so many people across the country, thousands of related injuries every year is actually a very high number.

This must be controlled at the source, but the hospital also needs to do a good job of diagnosis and treatment.

In the past, workers would simply have their limbs amputated and then wear prosthetic limbs.

But now that we have limb replantation surgery, it is possible to save more people.

This is the second point. The list of doctors who are learning limb replantation surgery has been confirmed, and there are a total of 168 people.

With so many people going to Beijing for training, it is no small expense.

Transportation costs, food and accommodation, etc., all these require money.

Therefore, instead of sending these people to Beijing for training, it would be better to invite Zhao Mancang to Moscow to help with the training.

By the way, if possible, it would be better to try to persuade Zhao Mancang to stay in Moscow.

The focus of the discussion soon shifted to inviting Zhao Mancang to Moscow, and how to persuade the capital to release him became the key point.

The discussion lasted for more than two hours before it ended.

Zhao Mancang didn't know what was happening in Moscow. He lived a leisurely life in the next few days.

The novelty of having a camera at home lasted for several days.

Although taking photos requires film and you have to spend money to develop the photos after taking them, Lin Wan is already addicted.

On the 21st, Lin Wan and her friends took a lot of photos.

Especially the Forbidden City, that's where Lin Wan works. Taking photos here is quite meaningful.

However, on non-holidays, you can only take photos in the morning or evening.

The result was that I took photos near home, for example, I went to Peking University to take photos, and took photos in front of the Friendship Hotel, etc.

And it is best to take photos early in the morning or in the evening, whether in Tsinghua University or Yanyuan. It is really a great time to take photos.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is the 24th.

A long line formed again in front of the steel plant's finance department. Everyone came to collect their wages, with their necks stretched out long as if they thought they could get more wages by stretching their necks.

Many people's salaries have not changed. For example, Chen Qiufeng from the Propaganda Department earned 56 yuan a few months ago, and it's still the same now.

Logically speaking, as a college student, Chen Qiufeng is a reserve for the position of deputy section chief of the Propaganda Department. Since she has successfully graduated, she should also be promoted to a regular position.

But how can it be so fast?

The work of the Propaganda Department is relatively simple, but it is quite difficult to quickly get a promotion and a raise in salary.

This is possible only because Zhang Guozhong, the head of the Propaganda Department, was promoted, or because Chen Qiufeng made great contributions.

However, it's difficult!
Then there is Wei Hongzhou, a neighbor living in Courtyard No. 18 of Huguo Temple. His salary in September did not change and is still 84.5 yuan.

Unless Wei Hongzhou passes the eighth-level assessment in the job grade assessment at the beginning of next year, he will have the possibility of becoming an eighth-level worker.

But the assessment of eighth-level workers is naturally not easy.

You should know that there are not many level eight workers in each factory, because they are the backbone of a factory, and the requirements for technology and other aspects are of course very high.

Just like the steel mills today, the number of workers is nearly 20,000, but there are only six level 8 workers.

You can imagine how difficult it is to be promoted to an eighth-level worker.

The probability is that one or two level 7 workers will be promoted to level 8 workers every year, and not many people will be promoted at once.

When Zhao Mancang came to line up to receive his salary, everyone stretched their necks even longer.

After receiving their wages, many people squatted aside, reluctant to leave.

Because they all knew that Zhao Mancang's salary was very high, they all wanted to see how much the salary of 268.7 yuan was.

"You all should just go away. I have to pay back the money I got paid right away."

Zhao Mancang saw Xiao Shutie, Han Xiaochuan, Fan Tong and others squatting on the side watching the show, and Feng Wanzhen, Duan Wanyu, Hou Siyu and other comrades from the Propaganda Department were also there, so he immediately hurriedly spoke.

He really enjoys watching the fun!

“It’s okay, we just like squatting.”

This group of people were also stubborn. Zhao Mancang rolled his eyes and didn't bother to pay attention to them.

Su Wanzhen and others from the Finance Department understood this very well, so when they paid Zhao Mancang's salary, they put it directly in an envelope, just like before.

Zhao Mancang was a little special. While others took the money directly, he put an extra envelope so that no one could see how much money was inside.

However, everyone in the factory knew how much Zhao Mancang's salary was, so hiding it with an envelope was just an attempt to cover up the truth.

It's a complete waste of time!
Anyway, it blocks everyone's view, that's fine.

Zhao Mancang didn't think it was a big deal. After receiving his salary, he immediately ran to Director Yang's office to pay him back.

The latter had lent him six hundred yuan before.

Although it was because Zhao Mancang saved his brother-in-law Qian Changsheng, it was more because he believed in Zhao Mancang's ability.

"If you return me two hundred yuan right away, what will happen to the others?"

Yang Shourong looked at the twenty ten-yuan bills in his hand and asked with a smile.

I had already paid back 100 yuan in August, and now I have to pay back another 200 yuan, so there are 300 yuan left.

"Hehe, they will definitely understand. Director Yang, you owe more money, so I'll pay you back first."

Zhao Mancang smiled, but Yang Shourong shook his head and took out ten cards and gave them back:

"I'm not in a hurry to use the money. Take your time. We agreed before that you'll pay me back 100 yuan a month. I trust you."

There is no need to believe it or not. As long as Zhao Mancang is still in the steel plant, Yang Shourong is not afraid that Zhao Mancang will not return the money.

Seeing this, Zhao Mancang did not insist any longer. He took the money, chatted with the other party for a few more words, and then left.

Security Department, Zhao Mancang is here to repay the money.

His relationship with the security department was quite harmonious. If you borrowed something and returned it, it wouldn't be difficult to borrow again.

Based on the relationship of borrowing money, and Xiao Shutie and others' deliberate flattery, the two sides get along very harmoniously.

Seeing that Sunday is coming soon and this Saturday is Mid-Autumn Festival, Xiao Shutie and his friends are more proactive.

They finally had two days of rest in a row, so they planned to go hunting in Yanshan overnight after get off work on the afternoon of the 26th and come back the next afternoon.

This way, I can have a day off on Sunday.

In fact, if Zhao Mancang had not been unwilling, they would have planned to come back on Sunday, which means spending the Mid-Autumn Festival in the deep mountains and forests.

Of course Zhao Mancang was not happy.

After finally having a weekend off, Lin Wan and Lin Huijun, mother and daughter, are both looking forward to having a good rest.

Now that you have bought a camera for your home, you must make use of it.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang could only accept that he had to return to the capital before the afternoon of the 27th and could not stay in Yanshan to continue hunting.

In fact, Zhao Mancang didn't want to go hunting at all.

But in order to launder some money and food smoothly, he had no choice but to do this.

So, on the afternoon of the day he received his salary, Zhao Mancang confirmed that there was no one in the waiting area of ​​the health center, so he left early.

He rode his bicycle to Xidan Guixiangcun Food Store and spent money directly to buy pastries and mooncakes.

Others buy mooncakes by the piece, but Zhao Mancang buys them by the box!

Three boxes of mooncakes and five boxes of pastries, all good stuff.

After getting such a good thing, hanging it on the front handle of the bicycle is really conspicuous.

Zhongguancun South Street, near the Friendship Hotel.

"Wow, Dad, you bought some cakes? That's great."

Lin Huijun, who was playing with several neighboring children at the doorstep, happened to see her father coming back on a 28-inch bicycle. She immediately left her friends behind and rushed over.

In fact, it was Dahei and Xiaohei who first discovered that their owner had returned, and they ran towards their owner, which attracted Lin Huijun's attention.

There are units and residential areas near the Friendship Hotel, all of which are children of foreign-related employees.

After Zhao Mancang's family moved in, Lin Huijun got to know these neighbors over time.

Especially the presence of Dahei and Xiaohei made Lin Huijun stand out among these little kids.

It’s just because Dahei and Xiaohei can often catch sparrows, pigeons, and even swans.

However, I only caught a swan once, and I wasn't so lucky after that. It was probably because the swans were in groups, which made it unsuitable for them to land nearby.

The little greedy cat leads Big Black and Little Black to the nearby farmlands almost every day, often shouting and yelling, and even parading around with a large number of birds and other harvests, which naturally attracts the attention of the little kids nearby.

Grandma Zhang Dongyue is a bit picky about Little Greedy Cat's friends. She prefers to let Little Greedy Cat play with children who work in foreign-related units rather than children from nearby rural areas.

But the little greedy cat doesn't care about all this. Anyway, she has Big Black and Little Black in her hands, so whoever she plays with is up to her.

As for whether he listens to his grandma or not, the little greedy cat said that as long as he is happy, that's fine.

It was impossible for her grandmother to keep an eye on her all the time. After all, her grandmother still needed to keep an eye on Master Gong and the others.

"Want to eat?"

When he saw the little greedy cat, Zhao Mancang smiled as if he saw his future child. He stopped the car early to avoid hitting her.

Lin Wan is already pregnant and will definitely be able to give birth smoothly next year.

When the child grows up a little, Lin Huijun can take on the responsibility of an older sister and take care of the child for Zhao Mancang.

Although this may be suspected of employing child labor, who would dare to say so?

The little greedy cat jumped and skipped as he looked at the pastries, moon cakes and other delicious foods on the handlebars of the bicycle, his saliva almost flowing.

Her group of friends were also standing by and watching with envy in their eyes, almost drooling.

The families of cadres are relatively well off. They have more to eat and drink than other children, but it is also limited.

Especially Zhao Mancang's family, they really have everything they need.

We have lived near the Friendship Hotel for more than 20 days, and all the neighbors know that Zhao Mancang is a doctor, and a doctor with amazing medical skills.

So Zhao Mancang often brought back some food, and the neighbors didn't find it strange.

Doctors who save lives and heal the wounded are the most respected.

Amid the astonished and envious gazes of the little kids, Lin Huijun proudly rode her father's bicycle back home.

In the yard, Master Gong and his team had finished their work. When they saw Zhao Mancang coming back, they walked up to him and greeted him with a smile.

In the middle of the month, Master Gong and his team had already started excavating the basement. As of today, although it has not been ten days, the work is almost completed.

I guess it will be ready in a day or two.

Listening to Master Gong's work report, Zhao Mancang nodded, handed them cigarettes, and greeted them to express his gratitude for their hard work.

Doing hard labor is always very hard work, especially in this era. It may seem commonplace, but to be honest it is very harmful to the body.

Among Master Gong's five-member team, the man named Xie Guifa has long disappeared.

Previously, Xie Guifa wanted to borrow money from Zhao Mancang, but the other party’s attitude at that time was disgusting.

I really don’t know who gave him the courage to borrow money directly from Zhao Mancang.

Needless to say, later on, Xie Guifa was fired by Master Gong, and another person was found to replace Xie Guifa's job.

At this time, there are so many people looking for jobs that Master Gong can easily find young people who are willing to work hard.

After a brief chat, Master Gong left with his men.

"Master, Doctor Zhao is really rich. The Mid-Autumn Festival hasn't even arrived yet, but he has already bought mooncakes in advance. And he bought three boxes of mooncakes at a time. Wow, he is really rich!"

Not long after Master Gong and the others left Zhongguancun South Street, Tang Wanzhong couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, his eyes filled with envy:

"We started working at Dr. Zhao's house on the 15th. It's only been nine days, but they've been eating meat every day. They've been eating bacon, pork, smoked meat, pheasant, swan, fish, etc. Ugh!!!"

"There are still three boxes of mooncakes, five boxes of pastries, and it seems there is also fresh pork. Oh my god, the child in his family is nicknamed Little Greedy Cat, and he is really right."

Tang Wanzhong's words aroused the feelings of others, and Bi Zhaonian followed suit:
"Isn't it great? I heard from Uncle Wei in our hospital that Doctor Zhao is now getting two salaries. One is as a sixth-level animal caregiver, making 61.7 yuan a month, and the other is as a fourth-level associate chief physician, making 207 yuan a month. Adding these two salaries together, isn't that 268.7 yuan? Looking around, how many people in the whole capital can get such a salary?"

"Besides, Dr. Zhao is very generous. He always gives us cigarettes. Look at this Daqianmen cigarette. Can most people afford it?"

Upon hearing this, Master Gong's old face showed a look of pride.

"That's because Dr. Zhao is humble and tolerant of poor people like us, but you must not be ignorant. If anyone else imitates that Xie Guifa, don't blame me for not warning you in advance."

Hearing Master Gong's words, Tang Wanzhong, Bi Zhaonian and the other three nodded in agreement and expressed their loyalty.

They are not stupid. Zhao Mancang gave the project to Master Gong because he trusted Master Gong's character. Otherwise, why didn't he give it to Master Wang or Master Li?
Xie Guifa's previous experience has set a good example. Bi Zhaonian and others certainly know what can and cannot be done.

Zhao Mancang didn’t know what Master Gong and the others talked about, but the experience points of amazement they contributed were real.

Zhang Dongyue did not take the mooncake handed over by Zhao Mancang, but instead looked at him with a face full of blame:
"Mancang, we all know you have a high salary, but your family still owes foreign debt to buy this house, so you should be more frugal. You don't need to buy so many mooncakes and pastries."

"Look, Xiaojun has been eating a lot in the past couple of months, and her weight has been increasing rapidly. I can hardly hold her. I can't convince you, so I'll let Wan'er persuade you not to be so extravagant with your money."

People of this generation, even Zhao Mancang himself, are very aware that food is hard to come by and will not waste it easily.

But Zhao Mancang really couldn't do such a thing as not spending the money, not enjoying the life of the rich, and enduring hardships.

However, Zhao Mancang was too lazy to explain these things to his mother-in-law. Anyway, he had already bought the mooncakes and pastries, so he just had to eat them.

While Zhang Dongyue was speaking, Lin Wan just came back from get off work.

When Lin Wan saw the mooncakes, pastries, and the piece of fresh pork on the table, her eyes widened: "Isn't it Mid-Autumn Festival yet? Why are they buying mooncakes in advance?"
Nowadays, most mooncakes are bought individually, and only a small number of people buy them in boxes.

A box of mooncakes is not the kind of four mooncakes that are well-packaged in later generations, but ten mooncakes wrapped in oil paper.

"Mom, these are the mooncakes Dad bought. Come and have one."

While Lin Wan was stunned, Lin Huijun had already run over with the mooncake in her hand, raised the mooncake and signaled her mother to eat it quickly.

The faint aroma of food filled the air, bringing Lin Wan back to her senses.

Take a bite and you’ll find it’s quite delicious.

Her mother Zhang Dongyue has already asked her to persuade Zhao Mancang to be more frugal with his money in the future.

It's the same old rhetoric, nothing much to say.

After a while, Zhang Dongyue was still pushed by Zhao Mancang and Lin Wan, and was asked to take a bus back to the city with a box of mooncakes and a box of pastries.

As soon as my mother-in-law left, the house suddenly became a lot quieter.

"I got my salary today, and I took out 200 yuan to pay off some of my foreign debt."

Zhao Mancang leaned against the door, looked at Lin Wan who was busy in the kitchen, and said with a smile.

The latter likes her current life very much and feels it is very fulfilling, but she doesn't like Zhao Mancang to stay in the kitchen, nor does she want him to do anything.

In fact, there are not so many broken rules at home, but Lin Wan feels that as a woman she should take care of everything at home.

Besides, it’s just making dinner, there’s no need for two people to squeeze in the kitchen to work.

However, she did not drive away Lin Huijun who was helping to "make trouble".

In fact, the little greedy cat can work. She can do chores such as lighting the fire and washing vegetables. She can even do the laundry quite well.

I guess her grandmother taught her that.

"Hmm, so you spent a lot of the remaining sixty-eight yuan and seventy cents on meat and cakes, right?"

Hearing Lin Wan's words, Zhao Mancang laughed and nodded:
"Sixty-eight dollars and seventy cents is enough for our family to eat, drink, and sleep for a month. Oh, and after get off work on the afternoon of the 26th, I'm going hunting in the mountains with the security staff from our steel plant. I'll go home first and take Big Black and Little Black with me."

"Dad, I want to go too. I want to go too."

Lin Huijun, who was helping to wash the vegetables, immediately said excitedly.

For the little kid, the past few days of catching sparrows, pigeons, pheasants and other birds with Dahei and Xiaohei in the nearby farmland made her feel very confident.

So when she heard her father say that he was going into the mountains to hunt, of course she wanted to go with him.

For her, what kind of prey there is in the mountains is not the point.

The happiest thing is to be able to go into the mountains to play and hunt prey.

"What are you doing in the mountains like a little brat? How many miles can you walk? Just wash the vegetables properly and don't get involved."

Lin Wan glared at the little girl, and Zhao Mancang laughed and said that he would take her into the mountains to hunt when she grew up a little.

The little greedy cat was very unhappy that he couldn't go into the mountains to hunt with the animals. He turned his face away and snorted.

In the blink of an eye, it was the 26th. After get off work, Zhao Mancang returned home and Master Gong and the others had been waiting for him for a long time.

They have completed all the work in the basement today and are just waiting for Zhao Mancang to complete the inspection before they can evacuate.

There are two basement floors in total, each floor is 40 square meters, and the floor height is over 2.5 meters. This is not a small project.

Master Gong, along with Bi Zhaonian, Tang Wanzhong and four others, completed the task in less than half a month. Their efficiency is worthy of praise.

Zhao Mancang inspected the basement and announced that the acceptance was successful, and then settled the remaining project payment with Master Gong.

After acceptance, the settlement must naturally be made, otherwise Master Gong would cry.

"Dad, what is this basement used for? Such a big house can hold a lot of things."

As soon as Master Gong and the others left, Lin Huijun, who had followed them to the basement, asked crisply.

Although there are so many houses in the family, Zhao Mancang still wants to build a basement, and he built two floors at once, each floor is 40 square meters, for a total of 80 square meters of space.

Eighty square meters of underground space is extremely large.

As Lin Huijun asked, what on earth should be stored in such a large basement?

Zhao Mancang did not give a direct answer. He would use it when the time came.

The first floor of the basement is a public space. Lin Wan and the others can come down at any time, but Zhao Mancang will not let them come down to the second floor of the basement.

Because Zhao Mancang plans to use this space to store wine!

Last time he bought five jars of Moutai liquor from Meng Deqing. Of course, he wanted to buy more of this good stuff and store it.

The longer the liquor is stored in the cellar, the lighter the flavor becomes, but the more mellow and delicious the taste becomes.

Although Zhao Mancang is not a drunkard, he also wants to taste such fine wine.

For example, if you store wine in a cellar for ten, twenty, or even thirty years, it will definitely taste good when you drink it again.

The basement in this place in Beijing is very good for storing liquor.

However, during the cellaring process, you still need to pay attention to some key points of storing liquor, otherwise the liquor will be ruined after ten or twenty years.

What I fear most is that the wine will be ruined by ants, which would be hilarious.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang will preserve the basement space as well as possible to prevent ants, snakes, insects and other creatures from running in.

"Oh, if we move our family to Hong Kong or Kowloon in the future, what will we do with all the liquor in the basement?"

Suddenly, Zhao Mancang thought of this problem again.

It is obviously unrealistic to bring these liquors to Hong Kong Island.

As we all know, the relatively dry climate conditions and large temperature difference between indoor and outdoor in the north provide relatively ideal conditions for the cellaring of liquor.

You should know that the dry gold in the north can effectively prevent moisture from damaging the outer packaging of liquor. At the same time, the large temperature difference can also help promote the activity of the koji and affect the pH value and yeast activity of the wine.

In addition, the unique seasonal changes in the north, especially the low temperatures in winter, provide good conditions for the long-term aging of game liquor, causing the microorganisms in the liquor to undergo a series of complex chemical reactions, making the originally rich sauce aroma more rounded and delicate.

Relatively speaking, the humid climate conditions in the south are very unfavorable for the preservation of liquor.

Therefore, if all the Moutai liquors are brought to Hong Kong Island, an additional wine cellar will need to be built to store the liquor. At the same time, you will need to pay attention to moisture prevention, snakes, insects, ants, cockroaches, etc., which will become very troublesome!

Especially in places like Hong Kong Island, the cockroaches are particularly large, the rats are also very large, and ants are everywhere.

Storing liquor in a place like this would take up countless time and energy, and it would be far better to just dump it in the capital.

But if we leave it in the capital, I'm afraid we'll need someone to help look after it.

In the capital, any courtyard house that is ownerless and uninhabited for a long time will definitely be occupied.

Just like the two enemy spies killed by Zhao Mancang a few days ago, their house in Dashiqiao Hutong had been occupied by someone.

why?
Because the neighbors nearby saw that Zhang Jihua and Qi Chunxiao had not shown up for two consecutive days, they reported it to the street office.

The street office came to check in person and found out that the place was deserted. After contacting the armband team, it was confirmed that the two agents who were shot and killed in Xizhimen Pigeon Market that day actually lived here.

Unfortunately, even if this matter was discovered and Zhao Mancang put the radio and other things back into the Dashiqiao courtyard house, it would be of no avail.

Whether it is a radio or a code book, the help they can provide to the armband team is extremely limited.

The reason is that Zhang Jihua and Qi Chunxiao have been dead for two or three days. The big fish behind them has long known about it and has escaped.

Therefore, even if you have a code book and a radio at this time, they are of little use.

However, for the street office, they were very happy to have obtained a two-courtyard courtyard in Dashiqiao Hutong for no reason, and they can accommodate many people.

(End of this chapter)