Fast-paced era: a warm and leisurely life

Chapter 217 The Weak Girl of the Age 24

Brigade Secretary's Home

After work, Sheng Qi took out a Pegasus cigarette and took a deep sniff.

Then he lit a cigarette, closed his eyes and smoked it in ecstasy.

After finishing a cigarette, he shouted towards the kitchen

"Old lady, cook the pork belly you sent me. I want to have a drink tonight."

In the kitchen, Fang Pandi swallowed her saliva and carefully looked through the window at Sheng Qizheng.

He lit another cigarette and was enjoying it with his eyes closed.

He took a knife and cut off half of the pork belly, put it in the barrel and hid it.

I plan to send it to my parents' home tomorrow.

Fang Pandi added some dried beans and potatoes to the remaining pork belly and braised it together

It filled up a large plate.

Sheng Qizheng was enjoying the meal, taking a bite of meat and a sip of wine.

Fang Pandi also kept picking up meat to eat. Although her husband was the secretary, she had no more opportunities to eat meat than other people in the team.

"As long as they are dipped in meat, the dried beans will taste good"

After the meal, Sheng Qizheng was picking his teeth and said, "Such a long piece of pork belly, and you only burnt this much?"

Fang Pandi panicked and her hands trembled as she cleaned the dishes.

She saw Sheng Qi was not looking at her, so she quickly steadied her voice and said, "There won't be much left after stir-frying the meat."

Sheng Qi smacked his lips and savored the taste: "Ask Old Shen to bring some more over some other day."

Now that I have received the things, I still have to do it.

The next day

Sheng Qizheng came to Qingyun County to find a friend who worked in a machinery factory

The friend put his arm around Sheng Qizheng's shoulders and said enthusiastically: "Brother Sheng, I haven't seen you for a long time. Let's go have a drink together, brothers."

Sheng Qizheng patted his friend's back enthusiastically: "Since my brother is here, he must be the one treating you to a meal!"

Sheng Qizheng brought his friends to the state-owned restaurant and ordered two meat dishes, one vegetarian dish and a large bowl of rice.

"Wow! Brother Sheng, you ordered two meat dishes. This meal is really expensive for you!!"

"Well, we two brothers are still talking about these things."

After eating and drinking, Sheng Qizheng started talking about business.

"Brother, if anyone in your machinery factory is selling a job, just let me know!"

"Brother Sheng, hasn't your son already bought a job?"

Sheng Qizheng sighed and said with embarrassment: "Well, it's my wife. Her nephew also wants to buy a job. He has mentioned it several times. I have no choice but to come and ask him."

"Okay! Brother Sheng, you've worked hard, I'll keep an eye on this for you, and I'll tell you as soon as I have any news!"

"Thanks, bro!"

After finishing one thing, Sheng Qi returned to the team whistling.

In the evening, Sheng Qizheng came to Shen's house

"Brother Shen, I've been running around for you all day, contacting friends everywhere, and even treated them to a meal. Look at this..."

Shen Pengzu said politely: "Secretary, I am really sorry to bother you. How much did you spend on the dinner?"

"5 yuan plus 2 liang meat coupons and 3 liang grain coupons"

Shen Pengzu returned to his room and took out his money box, but before he could take out the money, Niu Ru snatched it back.

"What are you going to do with the money again??"

Shen Pengzu lowered his voice and said: "The secretary invited people to dinner for Bowen's work, so of course we have to pay for the meal."

Niu Ru had no intention of lowering his voice, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "If he says yes, then it's true? What if he is deceiving us? What kind of meal costs 5 yuan plus 2 taels of meat coupons and 3 taels of grain coupons? We have given him so much, why is he so greedy..."

Shen Pengzu quickly covered Niu Ru's mouth and whispered, "Keep your voice down. Are you afraid that the secretary can't hear you? You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a lamb. We have given away so many things. If they don't work out, it will be a big loss."

After saying that, he snatched the money box from Niu Ru's hand.

When I walked out of the room, I saw Sheng Qi sitting on a chair with a dark face. I knew that he had heard what Niu Ru had just said.

He quickly took out a cigarette and lit it for Sheng Qizheng in a flattering manner: "Secretary, my wife said something wrong, please don't mind, I will definitely give her a good beating later."

Sheng Qizheng took the cigarette, crossed his legs, and said in a pretentious manner: "This woman can't be spoiled. She still needs to be disciplined when it's time. How can it be like to be ridden on by a woman? Besides, who am I going through all the trouble to find my friend for? If you find someone to do something for you, you have to treat them to a meal. If you think it's too expensive, go find them yourself next time!"

Shen Pengzu kept smiling: "Yes, yes, yes! You are right! I don't have the connections you have, so I have to trouble you for this matter. So, I will go to cut some meat next time and invite you to come over for a drink!"

Sheng Qizheng's face looked better.

Shen Pengzu said a lot of nice things before sending the person away.

After sending the people away, Shen Pengzu slumped in a chair with a tired face.

Two days later, Sheng Qizheng received a telegram from his friend saying that someone was ready to sell his job.

"Tsk, Shen Bowen is so lucky, someone is selling his job in just two days." Sheng Qizheng's eyes turned and he immediately had an idea.

The next day

Team leader Tang Bei looked at Sheng Qizheng who had disappeared again, frowning: "Why is this person missing again? I haven't heard that the commune has called a meeting!"

The finance officer raised his head from the notebook, pushed up his glasses, and said with a stammer, "Maybe...maybe...maybe...something's going on!"

"Tsk, can't you just tell me if there's anything wrong? As the team secretary, he actually took the lead in absenteeism. Wouldn't the team members below follow suit? Xiaolin, record him as absent from work!"

"Oh!"

Sheng Qi, who was absent from work again, was meeting the man who wanted to sell his job.

Sheng Qi was looking at the person opposite him in surprise: "What job did you just say you were going to sell?" He even scratched his ear with his little finger for fear of hearing it wrongly.

"If my mother hadn't been seriously ill and in urgent need of money, I wouldn't have wanted to sell this job. I can get 35 a month in salary, and there are also various welfare bills, but my mother needs too much money, and I simply can't come up with that much money if I don't sell my job." When she talked about the sad part, she took out a tissue to wipe her tears.

The friend pulled Sheng Qizhen's clothes and whispered, "Brother Sheng, your nephew is looking for a job right now. Don't miss such a good opportunity. That's the city's machinery factory. Many people want to get in but can't."

Sheng Qizheng also asked quietly: "Where did you know this person? How could no one offer such a good job in the Municipal Machinery Factory?"

"My colleague told me that it seems that he asked for too high a price and refused to lower it."

"How much does he want?"

The friend held up a finger: "1"

Sheng Qizheng took a deep breath and said, "How much? 1? Brother, do you think I can afford it?"

Originally, he was thinking of making some money from this, but now... hehe... there's no need to think about the 1 yuan, Shen Pengzu will definitely not pay it.

He didn't believe that no one in the city could afford the price. He just didn't want to be taken advantage of.

1 yuan. Based on a monthly salary of 35 yuan, it would take more than two years of work to earn back the money.

What's more, after the handover, as a new employee, I will definitely not get 35 yuan a month...

Shen Pengzu wanted to buy a job for his son, but he was not stupid...

Thinking about it, Sheng Qizheng stood up and said, "I'm sorry! I'm a country boy and I really can't afford so much money. I have something else to do so I'll leave first. Brother, I'll treat you to dinner next time!"

Then he walked out

When the man saw Sheng Qi was about to leave, he quickly stepped forward and grabbed Sheng Qi's sleeve. He had accepted the mission, and this "job" must be sold to Shen Pengzu's family.