Era: 1962, the rise of vocabulary and related terms

The next few days.

Everyone rushed to purchase grain, heading to various villages, and each village purchased hundreds or thousands of kilograms of grain.

The fact that the Third Division successfully acquired a large quantity of goods in just a few days naturally reached the attention of the Fourth Division. After inquiring about the reasons and learning about Yan Xiao's approach, they were equally eager to adopt it.

In less than 10 days, everyone had visited their designated purchasing areas, and each person had purchased a total of about 5000 jin of grain.

The two departments not only successfully completed the task of fulfilling a total grain shortage of 8 jin, but even had an extra 4 jin of grain.

This directly impressed even the mid-to-senior-level purchasing agents: they had managed to procure 10,000 to 20,000 kilograms of grain over this period, but compared to the amount procured by the junior purchasing agents, it was a huge difference.

A world of difference!

The news quickly reached Li Huaide.

"Excellent! You two purchasing section chiefs did a great job this time! You completed the grain procurement task perfectly in less than half a month! You didn't disappoint me, and you even greatly surprised me!"

Li Huaide knew Sun Yongkai and Zong Changyi's abilities, and it was precisely because he knew that he was shocked that the two were able to complete the mission.

And that doesn't even include the share from the "auction" of the first and second procurement departments.

Now, the four grains, totaling over 20 jin, are piled up like mountains in the steel mill's warehouse, so high that even rats can't find them.

A few years ago, he wouldn't have dared to imagine this at all.

With the grain mission successfully completed, a huge weight was lifted from Li Huaide's heart.

If the grain issue is resolved, we can at least give a satisfactory explanation to the factory leaders.

He looked at Sun Yongkai and smiled: "Section Chief Sun, if you had this ability a few years ago, you wouldn't have ended up being demoted and then reinstated."

"Yes, yes, the factory manager is right," Sun Yongkai forced a smile and agreed.

Li Huaide said seriously, "Tell me, how did you manage to do that?"

Zong Changyi looked at Sun Yongkai, saying that they were able to purchase so much thanks to Yan Xiao's ideas.

Sun Yongkai hesitated, not wanting Yan Xiao to let Li Huaide know so soon.

"What's wrong? Is there something you're having trouble saying?"

"No, no, no... Actually, there's nothing I can't say, Director Li. The reason we were able to complete the task so quickly is simply a matter of changing our thinking and linking steel with marriage."

"Sigh! The farm workers didn't get married a few years ago, but now that things are better, it's time to get married. Isn't that a bit rushed...?"

I can explain this idea in just a few words.

"I see, so it really is a single approach to solving the problem. I wonder who came up with this idea?"

"Yan Xiao".

Upon hearing those two words, Li Huaide blurted out, "Is it that kid who just arrived and has a good capacity for alcohol?"

"Oh no!" Sun Yongkai thought to himself, "This is bad." Yan Xiao had actually been implicated by Li Huaide.

"Yes...yes, it's him." Sun Yongkai nodded, his face ashen.

Seeing this, Zong Changyi thought to himself, "This kid needs to be captured! We can't let Sun Yongkai get away with this!"

With just one idea, their previously overwhelming problems were resolved in less than 10 days.

And there will be plenty of trouble like this in the future. If we don't hold onto these talented people who can solve problems with a single word, we'll be the ones who suffer.

With such a subordinate, he will surely achieve success and be promoted repeatedly, and those in leadership positions will naturally rise in rank as well!

Whether for public or private reasons, anyone who blindly lets go of such a talented person deserves to be struck by lightning!

Li Huaide nodded thoughtfully: "It's that kid again, not bad! I'll meet him in person when I have time."

At that moment, he had a thought in mind as he looked at the enrollment slots for "night school" on the table.

"Yes, I'll bring him to see you in person when I have time." Sun Yongxin felt bitter; Yan Xiao had finally caught Li Huaide's attention.

He held the key to Yan Xiao's fate, and at that moment, that key was like a bomb, ready to explode at any moment.

Li Huaide continued, "Alright, now that the grain matter is settled, the next step is the coal matter. How much have you purchased?"

Sun Yongkai and Zong Changyi looked at each other in bewilderment.

Sun Yongkai said first, "Factory director, we haven't purchased much coal yet. The Third Department is mainly focusing on grain for the time being."

"Our fourth department also needs to solve the food problem first."

Perhaps it was the great success of the grain project that made Li Huaide so happy: "Alright, then let's focus on coal next. I hope that the initial success of the grain project will also lead to a swift success in the coal procurement."

"yes!"

Li Huaide waved his hand, and the two men immediately withdrew.

At this moment.

Yan Xiao was unaware that Li Huaide was once again on Yan Xiao's mind.

He is currently busy taking stock of what he has gained during this period.

Dozens of transactions in one village, hundreds of transactions accumulated across several villages, once again upgraded the [Abundant Harvest] level!

[Abundant Harvest (Green > Blue)]

【Abundant Harvest (Blue 162/2000): In trades, you can easily gain more rewards and make the other party willing to offer more items in exchange.】

[Special Effect: Gains an additional boost (2550%), which is automatically placed in the ring.]

The increase in harvest doubled.

Seeing the 50% increase in profits, Yan Xiao was overjoyed: "That means I'll get half again as much profit every time I make a transaction! Buying a bicycle is just around the corner!"

During this period, he purchased about 7000 catties of grain, and with the added bonus from the "Abundant Harvest" effect, the total amount was about eight or nine thousand catties.

He sold the extra one or two thousand catties of grain to the factory one by one at a price of 2 mao per catty. Thanks to the factory and department's attitude of only caring about the result and not about the process, the grain was sold safely.

At this moment, there is at least 300 yuan lying in the ring, enough for half a bicycle.

"As for bicycles, there's no grain to sell right now, so we can't gather enough in a short time. Anyway, we can still have bicycles for another year or two while bicycles are no longer rationed. Besides, we still have bicycles provided by Sun Ke, so there's no rush."

"However, we can add a few other things."

With over 300 yuan, I definitely need to buy something; I can't just leave it lying around.

Yan Xiao looked out the window at the somewhat gloomy sky and thought to himself, "Putting everything else aside, I need a watch. I really don't like being without one. I can't keep looking up at the sky all the time, can I? If it's cloudy, I'll be blind!"

The sky was foggy, and not a ray of sunlight could be seen, making it impossible to discern the exact time.

"A watch costs tens or hundreds of dollars, and with watch coupons and industrial vouchers, you can still have a couple hundred dollars. Although it shrinks your savings by more than half, it's acceptable!"

As for other things, such as the sewing machine and radio, which are part of the famous "three turns and one sound," he still lives in the factory dormitory and doesn't need them.

In addition to the upgrade of the 【硕果纍纍】 (abundant fruits) entry, other entries have also seen significant improvements.

[A promise is a promise (White 21/100)]

【Unbreakable (White 31/100)】

[English Scholar (White 99/100)]

The first two entries require a 15-point increase, while the last one, "English Scholar," requires the least increase, but it's still just one step away from the goal.

Looking at the few entries on the panel, Yan Xiao was somewhat dissatisfied.

"It's still a bit too few. I need to trigger more entries when I have more free time."