Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

The atmosphere in courtyard number 95 completely changed after the three families made such a fuss.

Even when they meet, they speak softly, no longer showing the enthusiasm they used to have.

Moreover, there are water taps in all three courtyards (front, middle, and back), so try to avoid them if possible.

Also, there are no secrets that stay hidden forever, so even if Li Jiuzhou gave instructions, it was useless.

Everyone in the nearby neighborhood who needed to know knew about it; with such a commotion that day, who wouldn't have heard it?

The neighboring courtyard didn't dare climb over the wall to look openly because Li Jiuzhou was there, but I, standing at the base of the wall, could hear everything clearly.

It didn't become a big deal, but there were still whispers and whispers about it in private.

Upon hearing the news, the residents of Nanluoguxiang looked at the residents of No. 95 Courtyard with a hint of mockery.

Some people clapped and cheered:

"Serves him right. He always brags about how his yard is a feng shui treasure, and now he's done something like this. He has no shame at all."

Li Jiuzhou knew, of course, that the truth would eventually come out. Anyway, he wasn't in the hospital anymore, so whatever happened, he had no one to blame but himself.

Of course, time heals all wounds, and after a while, almost no one will mention it anymore.

Besides, other compounds have also made their share of jokes; the eldest brother and the second brother are no different.

Meanwhile, at the First Steel Rolling Mill, the plant manager, Dong Tianbao, was quite agitated in his office.

Yang Ligong borrowed 10 pigs from Hongxing and ate them all in one meal.

The problem is that with less than 10 days until the Chinese New Year, the factory can only get a pitifully small amount of meat.

The workers were eagerly hoping that the factory would give them some meat during the Chinese New Year.

The logistics manager's hair turned white from worry, as a pile of documents requesting meat lay on his desk.

Yang Ligong had no choice but to bring back 10 pigs, and the rest was no longer his concern.

The workers will only remember his kindness.

Yang Ligong directly pushed the matter of New Year's benefits to Dong Tianbao, and it was rumored that Director Dong would give the workers an explanation!

Dong Tianbao was so angry he laughed when he heard the news.

I'll confess? How the hell am I supposed to confess?

Yang Ligong dug another huge sinkhole for him, one after another.

First, he asked Yang to borrow meat from Hongxing. When Yang couldn't borrow any, Yang immediately stepped in under the name of the former factory director of Hongxing.

Although he was scolded by his fellow workers for being incompetent, Yang Ligong earned a great deal of prestige in the factory.

Now they're making me get the meat and spreading false information that they'll give the workers an explanation?

It's a calculated scheme, there's no way to solve it!

If he can get it, everything will be fine; if he can't, the workers will spit on him, Dong Tianbao.

Dong Tianbao wasn't entirely without ability; if he couldn't get a large quantity of meat, he would take smaller portions and accumulate them gradually.

Today the meat processing plant needs five pigs, tomorrow the textile factory needs one pig, and we'll also go to the countryside to collect one or two more pigs.

He managed to get two thousand catties of meat in less than a day.

The atmosphere in the factory changed instantly, and some people praised Director Dong for his abilities.

If they get 2,000 catties of meat a day, that's 20,000 catties in ten days. That's how the workers calculate it.

They harvested 4,000 jin of meat in three days.

That wasn't enough, so Dong Tianbao went to the head of the security department and ordered him to go into the mountains to hunt wild boars.

Because Dong Tianbao received news that wild boar herds had also appeared.

The head of the security department didn't want to pay him any attention, but who was Dong Tianbao? He was a factory director at the level of a department director!

How dare you, a department-level cadre, refuse me?

He didn't hide anything and directly said one sentence to the head of the security department:

"Xie Pengfei, you can ignore me, but as long as you're stuck with this land at the First Steel Rolling Mill, and I, Dong Tianbao, am also here, then you can forget about any advancement."

"It might be a bit of pressure for me to help you improve, but it's still possible for me to stop you from improving."

"Even if you go to another company, it will still be easy for me to mess with you if I want to."

"I'm just asking you, are you going or not?"

Xie Pengfei hadn't expected Dong Tianbao to be so direct, so what was he waiting for? He decided to go...

He doesn't have the strength to directly confront Dong Tianbao; he's not Yang Ligong.

Does he really think anyone can step on him?

So Xie Pengfei set off with Dong Tianbao, and yes, Dong Tianbao went too.

It has to be said that Dong Tianbao was incredibly lucky, killing over 97 wild boars.

Dong Tianbao fought more than a dozen enemies by himself, his strength was truly formidable.

Because they brought heavy machine guns and light machine guns.

Dong Tianbao lay down behind the heavy machine gun and opened fire, riddling several wild boars with bullets and leaving them bleeding profusely.

Dong Tianbao was also a veteran of the war, and after this battle, the soldiers in the security department had a very good impression of him.

More than 9,000 jin of wild boar meat were transported back to the factory, bringing the total to more than 14,000 jin when added to the previous batch.

The First Steel Rolling Mill is a large factory with more than 30,000 employees. It's impossible to provide each person with a pound of meat, so we need to continue producing it.

But the workers were already very satisfied.

Is Director Dong's explanation satisfactory?

That's awesome! They showed it with their actions.

Sitting in the office is not as good as getting moving; the eyes of the workers are sharp.

As a result, words of praise for Dong Tianbao spread throughout the First Steel Rolling Mill.

Yang Ligong was speechless when he heard the news. "Damn it, you still managed to get your hands on meat in this situation? This is ridiculous!"

That winter, there wasn't much pork in Beiping, but Dong Tianbao managed to produce over 10,000 jin (5,000 kg).

It was considered one of the best among the many factories in Beiping.

I heard that even some leaders in the Ministry of Metallurgy praised him.

In addition to pork, Dong Tianbao also procured a lot of defective fabrics as New Year's benefits for the workers.

Don't forget that he used to be the Party Secretary of a textile factory. It's perfectly fine for him to produce some flawed fabric; he even has room for improvement.

Before the Lunar New Year, Dong Tianbao made one last effort and spent a considerable amount of money to acquire another 3,000 jin of meat.

We strive to ensure that every worker in the factory receives some meat during the Lunar New Year.

The workers said they didn't care about the quantity, as long as they had something, everyone knew what the market was like now.

Meanwhile, Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill was already providing welfare benefits to its workers.

Some workers were given freshly slaughtered meat, while others were given pre-stored frozen meat.

But nobody complains. Frozen meat doesn't mean it's not fresh. It's easy to store in winter and won't spoil.

Hongxing basically achieved a pound per person.

It's no longer possible to achieve the condition of a low-level worker getting one pound of meat while a high-level worker gets several pounds.

Although the meat was distributed equally, other things were different, namely, the quality of rice, flour, and cooking oil.

The workers had no objections; higher-ranking workers deserved to earn more, and this had been the case for many years.

Otherwise, why would everyone be working so hard to improve their job level?

In addition to high salaries and benefits, one's social status will gradually rise.

Even if you only manage to become a level 6 fitter, you're still considered a senior worker, the kind of person who's respected, and you'd be smoking Daqianmen cigarettes when you go out.

The workshop director would occasionally offer them cigarettes.

A low-level worker wants to smoke a cigarette from the workshop foreman?

His mother didn't even ask you for cigarettes, which is already a favor. You still want to smoke the director's cigarettes? Go play somewhere else.

Even workers of the eighth grade, such as Yi Zhonghai, still receive considerable welfare benefits such as rice, flour, and cooking oil.

Let's talk about the welfare benefits of Li Jiuzhou and other senior factory leaders.

The farm slaughtered 30 pigs raised by itself, and the leaders at the deputy section chief level and above divided the spoils.

Each person received at least ten kilograms of food.

The reason for distributing so many gifts is that many people visit the homes of leading cadres during the Spring Festival.

We need to entertain guests and some of our poor relatives.

They also received a considerable amount of rice, flour, and cooking oil.

Since the factory has the resources, and the senior cadres have worked hard all year, it's normal for them to receive a larger share.

Will the workers have any objections when they find out? Of course they will, but most of them will be envious.

When you get home, you should tell your children, "Study hard, and when you become a cadre in the future, you will receive more benefits than others during the New Year."

This is also a form of incentive.