I Have a Lake as I Walk Through the Courtyard

Lin Feng was speechless. He had been in a great mood all day, but this happened as soon as he stepped out the door.

"Hey Manager Liu, you'd better hurry up and get to work. If you're late, what will the boss think of you? Do you even want a promotion in the future?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong's expression changed, and he instantly realized what was happening as he watched the large group of people gradually disappear into the distance. "Ah, right, right, getting to work is the priority, getting to work is the priority!"

"That's right! From now on, you can't arrive right on time; you have to arrive early. That way, you'll leave a good impression on the boss! That's how the boss will remember you! If you're just like everyone else, with so many people in the steel mill, how will the boss remember you?"

After listening, Liu Haizhong's eyes darted around. "That makes sense, so that's how it is!" Liu Haizhong suddenly realized. "Thank you for reminding me. No wonder those guys at the factory arrive so early every day, so that's how it is! From now on, if there's anything in the yard, just come find me. I'm going to work now."

After Liu Haizhong finished speaking, his pace quickened, and in the blink of an eye, he had caught up with the main group. Lin Feng shook his head, watching his retreating figure. "With that kind of intelligence! His thoughts are all written on his face. He wants to be a leader..."

Lin Feng's good mood was half gone, but since he was already out, he still had things to do. These days, Lin Feng felt that his knife skills and basic skills had improved quite a bit, and he could finally try to make the taste of later generations. However, according to the method in the book, he was missing an important seasoning: pepper.

Lin Feng also tried making it, but he felt it was missing something. Without MSG and pepper, the fish didn't quite meet his requirements, and there was a faint, lingering fishy smell. Unfortunately, these two ingredients were very hard to find!

After asking around at his station's purchasing staff, Lin Feng finally got a feel for things. He rode his bike to the trust store, browsed around, and saw many jade pendants and some precious wood carvings. He swallowed hard, and after asking the sales clerk several times, he finally found what he wanted.

Lin Feng looked at the antique-looking jars, some of which were already rusted. He glanced at the price and clicked his tongue in amazement. Such a small jar, weighing only two ounces, was already selling for two yuan! This was simply outrageous.

After Lin Feng selected five cans of high-quality pepper and MSG, he paid for them. Lin Feng was already a little envious of Sha Zhu. This guy had no shortage of these things in the kitchen and could even bring some home from time to time! Without a doubt, the quality of what he used was many times better than what he had.

"Comrade, do you know where I can find the seeds of this thing?"

The young sales clerk chuckled. "What? You've got your eye on it? You're interested?"

Lin Feng smiled. "I have a friend who likes to farm, and grow all sorts of strange and unusual things!" Lin Feng said, expertly offering him a cigarette.

"Haha, you're not the first one to have this idea. This land in the north isn't suitable for growing this stuff; it can only be grown in the south. You can hardly find these seeds here!"

"Is that so?" Lin Feng was slightly disappointed. The temperature in his space was not low, and he also had spiritual spring water. If he could get the seeds of this thing, he would not have to worry about it in the future!

"Are you really planning to plant them?" The sales clerk looked at Lin Feng with some pity. "It's not entirely impossible to grow these seeds in this area, but ordinary people basically can't get them."

"Where?"

The sales clerk leisurely took a puff of his cigarette. "The Grand Western Restaurant has some green peppercorns that you can get seeds from, and their special supply store occasionally has fresh peppercorns, but for us ordinary folks, we can forget about those places—we can't even get in!"

"Thank you!" Lin Feng felt much better after hearing the news. As long as it's there, that's enough. There's nothing in this world that money can't buy. If you can't buy it, it just means you don't have enough money.

Lin Feng thought about it for a moment. He realized that he could forget about the special supply stores; they were too difficult to access, and he didn't have any foreign exchange. The only place he could get in touch with was the Western restaurant.

Lin Feng lingered outside the hotel for a while, then finished a cigarette, stopped his bicycle, and swaggered into the Peace Hotel.

The restaurant staff smiled politely at him as he entered. Lin Feng didn't head straight for the order window; instead, he came to the young man.

"I'm a purchasing agent at the recycling station. I'd like to ask you to allocate some supplies. Does anyone know who's in charge?"

The staff checked his work badge. "What kind of supplies would you like to request?"

"We recently hired a chef in our kitchen who wants to study Western cuisine. We need your peppercorns and green olives. I don't know who to talk to about this?" Looking at the restaurant's environment, he gave up the idea of ​​offering cigarettes.

"Come with me!"

Lin Feng followed behind the staff member, chuckling to himself. These days, a purchasing agent's work permit is really useful!

Soon, Lin Feng was taken to a small storage room in the back kitchen, where a middle-aged man in work clothes was taking notes diligently in a notebook!

"Master Liu, this is the purchasing agent from the recycling station. He needs to see you."

The middle-aged man who was called looked up, and Lin Feng quickly stepped forward, extending a hand warmly. Master Liu politely shook his hand as well. "What can I do for you?"

"Here's the thing, Chef Liu, our company cafeteria wants to offer some Western food to improve the workers' lives, but we're missing one ingredient: pepper and green olives!"

Master Liu glanced at Lin Feng's work ID. "This is a controlled import product. What can you use to replace it? How much do you want?"

Lin Feng then pulled out a letter of introduction from his pocket, the bright red official seal on it extremely eye-catching. "We only need one jar, just for an experiment! The new chef wants to show off his skills and came to me for help, so I have to give him a chance!"

Master Liu accepted the letter of introduction, a smile finally appearing on his serious face. "Oh, I see! It's just a can of green fruit, no need for supplies, just give me the grain coupons!"

Lin Feng immediately understood that the other party was preparing to report the consumption directly instead of going through the official account. After asking about the price, he found out it was only a little over three yuan worth of grain coupons. He paid the coupons readily and even left a pack of cigarettes.

"Let's be friends!"

"You're too kind!" Chef Liu beamed with joy upon receiving the cigarettes. A can of green fruit only cost a little over three yuan, while this pack of cigarettes alone cost several mao! "I'll consider you a friend. Next time your chef has any questions, feel free to come to me. We have plenty of experts in Western cuisine around here!"

After getting the supplies, Lin Feng happily left the small warehouse of the Western restaurant. This purchasing identity was truly a pass, making it incredibly convenient to obtain supplies.

Looking at the tightly sealed green fruit in his hand, Lin Feng was stumped again. How was he supposed to extract the seeds from this thing? No wonder so many people don't like to run businesses. It's really one hurdle after another. It's so hard to get anything done!