Chapter 586 Scientific Research on Pork
As a train driver, Li Aiguo originally thought that the train during the Spring Festival Transport would be the most crowded scene.
When I arrived at the food station, I realized I was wrong.
In the food station, pig sellers and meat buyers were crowded together.
From time to time, a big fat pig that is unwilling to "submit the law" escapes.
Second Senior Brother is charging through the crowd, and Junior Brother Sha, the pig seller, is chasing after him. This scene is simply amazing.
The most important thing is that the food station will not start selling pork or buying pigs until 8:30.
Li Aiguo was chatting with Zhao Dongshan while waiting in line.
“Now every commune has to share the task of pre-purchasing pigs equally.
Assigned to production teams, basically a production team needs to regularly supply more than 4 pre-purchased pigs.”
"The pigs are divided into several grades: 131 kilograms is the low standard, 151 kilograms is the medium standard, and 181 kilograms is the high standard. Different grade standards, different weight unit prices, and huge disparities in income."
"Below 131 kilograms If the food station doesn’t buy the pigs, they can only rush them back and feed them for a few more months.” Well, if I deduct more than 20 kilograms from you, you will lose money.”
“Not to mention that pigs are easy to get sick. In winter, we livestock farmers often sleep in pig pens for fear of freezing. ”
Originally, Li Aiguo thought that livestock herding was an easy job in the commune, but he didn’t expect it to be so hard.
"Uncle, you sold the pig this time, do you have to buy something delicious for Goudan?"
Goudan raised his hand and said: "Uncle Li, brother Li, my mother When I get sick, most of the money from selling the pigs will be given to the commune. The remaining money will be used to take my mother to see a doctor.
I don’t like to eat sweets when I grow up.
Looking at the half-year-old child with a thin body, a sallow face, and yellow hair, Li Aiguo felt uncomfortable in his heart.
Urban workers like Qin Huairu and Liu Haizhong receive dozens of yuan in wages every month and receive food stamps, but they complain all day long that their lives are hard.
Compared with the commune members in the countryside, they are living in paradise.
"Start collecting the pigs now, all line up for me!" A loud roar came from the distance.
Seeing that the purchaser was at work, Zhao Dongshan, Goudan and the flatbed truck hurried over.
At this time, the window for selling meat also opened.
Li Aiguo wandered over and stood in line.
Coincidentally, standing in front of him were Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhang.
"I thought you guys eloped, but you came here to buy pork."
"Patriot, you also buy meat. What a coincidence."
Yi Zhonghai smiled awkwardly.
But Jia Zhang raised her head proudly: "I want to buy three kilograms of meat this time!"
Li Aiguo: "."
Thinking about it carefully, Jia Zhang is indeed qualified to be proud.
She doesn’t sell meat at all on weekdays, she only “borrows” it from other people’s homes.
I am indeed proud to buy meat in person today.
There are many people queuing up and the queue is very long, but the butcher is an old master.
A long strip of meat is hung on the iron hook, and the customer needs as much as he wants. The master holds a cigarette in his mouth, holds the knife in his hand, ties it up with a hemp rope, and throws it to the customer.
No cigarette ashes are taken away.
If you have it on hand, you don’t need to weigh it. You’re guaranteed to get it right.
The master still had time to pick up the enamel jar and take a sip of tea.
So before ten o'clock in the morning, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhang were already in line.
Yi Zhonghai took out the money from his pocket, and Mrs. Jia Zhang took out the meat tickets and handed them over.
"Master, here are three kilograms of meat."
"It must be all fat, not a little bit lean."
Hearing this, the big and thick old master frowned. frowned.
“Meat is in short supply now, so we have to eat it with it.”
“Can’t we add more money?”
“It’s not possible to add more money. Fatty meat is in short supply now, so fat All the meat has been bought by you, what about the other customers? You can’t be too selfish.”
Jia Zhang wanted to continue arguing, but Yi Zhonghai hurriedly grabbed her arm.
“Sister-in-law, let’s not offend the public. Look at the customers next to you.”
Jia Zhang turned her head and saw that the customers all stared at her with disdain, shrank their necks and remained silent.
Carrying three kilograms of pork belly, Mrs. Jia Zhang was so happy that she could eat braised pork tonight.
Li Aiguo was at the back. At this time, he stepped forward and handed over the meat ticket and the letter of introduction.
"Uncle, here are ten pounds of fat, the kind with pig skin."
The master took the letter of introduction, looked at it twice, picked up the black and bright butcher's knife, and picked it up. I chopped off the fattest piece of pork.
There is no trace of lean meat on this piece of pork, and the snow-white oil gives off a greasy luster under the sunlight.
"Ten pounds, high, comrade, you have taken it."
Li Aiguo handed over the money and was about to take the pork when a roar came from beside him.
"Unfair! This is so unfair. Why can we only buy pork belly, but he can buy fat?
You old man who sells pork wants to show favoritism!"
I saw Jia Zhang holding her waist and jumping on her feet, pointing at the old master and cursing.
Yi Zhonghai originally wanted to win over Jia Zhang.
If you think about it carefully, Li Aiguo went through the back door in order to buy meat and establish relationships. If word spread, it would be a small scandal.
As a teammate, Yi Zhonghai decided to assist.
He straightened his collar, looked like an elder, and said sternly: "Comrade, the food station is for everyone, not for you alone.
How can you maintain relationships with your relatives and friends!
If we are all like you and engage in evil habits, will we people still have a good life? "
It is indeed the same thing? Uncle, after all, he is of a high standard, and every word of his words occupies the moral peak.
Yi Zhonghai turned his head and looked at Li Aiguo again, putting on a dead face.
"Li Aiguo, you are a train driver and a person in an organization. Logically speaking, your ideological and moral level should be higher than that of ordinary people.
But look what you are doing!
You return the pork immediately and wait in line to buy pork again! "
Li Aiguo didn't expect that the two of them could be so angry over such a trivial matter.
"Yi Zhonghai, what if I don't return it? ”
He straightened his chest.
Now with the blessing of the system, Li Aiguo’s body muscle strength is far beyond that of ordinary people.
Even if he is wearing thick clothes, he can Feeling the intimidation brought by that kind of power, Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but take a step back and suddenly looked at the onlookers. "Everyone, come and take a look. Someone is trying to make connections through the back door. I was caught red-handed.
He has taken away all the fat that belongs to you, so you will have to buy lean meat later. ”
What does it mean to deceive people's minds? This is it.
Under Yi Zhonghai's instigation, the customers suddenly looked at Li Aiguo with unkind eyes.
“They are all fat, this person is too much.”
“He is still in the organization, I think he should be fired.”
< br>"No, we can't let this happen today. Go and ask the leader of the food station."
The food station has the power to distribute meat, and it often bullies customers.
Now that these customers see someone willing to come forward, they are naturally unwilling to let go of this good opportunity to join in the fun.
Soon, deputy director Liu of the food station got the news and rushed over.
Seeing that Stationmaster Liu was wearing four pockets and a pen in his coat pocket, like a leader, Jia Zhang stepped forward quickly and told what had just happened.
"Leader, you salesman colluded with Li Aiguo to steal state property. Please arrest them both quickly."
After saying that, Jia Zhang glanced at Li Aiguo proudly.
You kid has always pretended to be aloof, but you are as cunning as a loach on weekdays and cannot catch you.
This time, you will have to shed your skin even if you don’t die.
Yi Zhonghai didn't expect Jia Zhang to be so ruthless, so as a teammate, he naturally had to keep up.
He gritted his teeth and said: "Leader, Li Aiguo has corrupted the atmosphere of your food station and caused bad effects. He needs to be arrested quickly."
Deputy Station Manager Liu was a little confused. .
Didn’t I just buy too much fat?
Why is it linked to stealing state property and corrupting public morals?
He looked at the old master: "Old Wang, what happened? You are an old comrade, and you have always had a strong mind. That's why I asked you to be responsible for such an important job of buying meat."
The old master puffed on his cigarette, picked up the letter of introduction with his oily hands and handed it over.
"Liu Station, according to the regulations of the station, customers are not allowed to sell pure fat when buying pork, but this is scientific research meat."
"Scientific research meat?"
Deputy Station Manager Liu This is the first time I heard this name.
“Don’t ask me, I don’t know. This is what the letter of introduction says.”
Webmaster Liu picked up the letter of introduction and read it carefully.
Yes, it says, "Comrade Li Aiguo, the train driver of our section, is hereby assigned to purchase ten pounds of fattened fat (pure fattened fat with pig skin) for scientific research activities. We hope for your cooperation."
It is signed to the front door locomotive section, and there is a red stamp on the back.
Seeing that it was the locomotive depot that wanted to buy meat, Stationmaster Liu’s expression immediately softened.
As a food station that controls the power of pork, there is no need to ask other units on weekdays.
Except for the railway department.
Leaders traveling on business and workers visiting relatives all need train tickets.
The people in the locomotive depot are famous for taking care of their shortcomings.
If you offend them, you bring a letter of introduction to buy a ticket, and they will find a few faults with you, and there will be no room for you to reason with them.
“Since it is the scientific research meat of the locomotive depot, it is meat used for scientific research, so it should all be given to fat.”
Those onlookers heard that it is needed for scientific research. Meat, all nodded in agreement.
A few even expressed their willingness to give up their fat.
Looking at those enthusiastic customers, Li Aiguo felt a sigh of relief.
Even if Chinese people are in hardship, they are still willing to contribute their part for the development of the country.
It is with this spirit that we can rise quickly after the spring breeze comes, from a poor and sick boy to a big muscle tyrant.
It’s just that Duan Chang Xing is really good at naming.
Scientific research meat. Li Aiguo somewhat admires his brainstorming.
Webmaster Liu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the matter was explained clearly.
After handing the letter of introduction back to Li Aiguo, he said with a smile: "Comrade, today was a misunderstanding, which delayed your work."
"Comrade leader, thank you for your support of our railway department. "
Li Aiguo handed out a cigarette and said slowly: "Your job is not easy. If someone yells a few times, you have to put down your work and explain. If this is the case, your food station will probably be too busy."
Hearing this, Stationmaster Liu's face darkened, and his expressions suddenly turned evil when he looked at Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhang.
It is not that there were no disputes in the food stations in the past, but they were never this big.
Today, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhang provoked the customers with just a few words, and even gave a thumbs up to the old chef at the food station.
The train driver is right to remind us. If we are like them in the future, will the food station still have peace?
Seeing that the situation was not good, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhang were about to run away.
"You two stop!"
Stationmaster Liu shouted, and the speed of the two of them increased a bit.
It’s just that this is a food station. Next to it was a workshop for slaughtering pigs. Soon two or three butchers heard the shouts and ran out with butcher knives.
The bright butcher knife gave off a bit of cold light under the sunlight, and there were faint blood stains on it from the second senior brother.
Being killed with a pig's knife, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhang rubbed their ears together and looked at Station Master Liu in surprise.
“Did you just call us?”
Webmaster Liu: “.”
Li Aiguo: “.”
Onlookers: "."
These two are really good at acting.
Stationmaster Liu was silent for a moment and said coldly:
"You two made a big fuss here without understanding the situation, which affected the normal work of our food station. Please come with me.”
Just kidding, if anyone can make a loud noise in the food station, then where is the dignity of the food station?
The train driver who cannot win the locomotive depot.
Can’t take you two down?
Hearing this, Yi Zhonghai turned pale with fright. He immediately pointed at Jia Zhang and said, "Boss, I misunderstood. She framed Li Aiguo. She has nothing to do with me. I am a passerby."
< br>Seeing Yi Zhonghai start betraying his team members, Jia Zhang became angry and spit out yellow phlegm in his face.
“Yi Zhonghai, you gave birth to a son without an asshole!”
Yi Zhonghai said faintly: "I have no son."
Yi Zhonghai turned on the magic immunity mode. In a rage, Jia Zhang rolled up his sleeves, raised his paws and prepared to start output in the room.
Deputy station manager Liu saw that the two of them were having an internal fight. He wanted to watch the excitement, but more and more people gathered around the food station, which affected normal work.
He called two butchers, grabbed them by their collars like chickens and took them away.
Jia Zhang turned her head and saw Li Aiguo standing there with a fat smile on his face, his teeth chattering in anger.
“Damn Li Aiguo, he must have done it on purpose!”
Yi Zhonghai was a little confused.
It was obviously a sure win, so why did it turn around?
Also, what about meat for scientific research? Can meat also be used as scientific research material?
Li Aiguo must have bribed the locomotive depot!
Yi Zhonghai felt that it was not that he was incompetent, but that the enemy was too cunning, his teammates were too incompetent, the weather was too cold, and the wind was too strong
In short, he was not wrong.
In addition to pig skins, chemical materials are also needed to make gelatin. Li Aiguo picked up the pork and prepared to go to the chemical store.
When they walked into the yard, it happened to be Zhao Dongshan and Goudan's turn to sell pigs.
This was the first time Li Aiguo saw such a scene, so he stopped to watch the excitement.
The buyer stretched out his hand and casually scratched the pig's belly, and shouted: "Throw out ten pounds and deduct the price of the pig."
Zhao Dongshan's withered arm trembled slightly. His wrinkled brows were furrowed, and a look of pleading appeared on his face.
“Comrade, I came here from more than 20 miles away. This pig has been without food for a long time, and the chaff in its belly has long been gone. How can you deduct ten pounds!”
Purchaser Chen Zhien is a young man. He straightened up and looked at Zhao Dongshan sideways: "Old comrade, I also follow the regulations. Let alone ten kilograms, there are many who deduct twenty kilograms here. If you If you don’t want to sell it, you can take it back.”
The pigs of this era are all gray stubble pigs. They grow slowly and there is no fattening feed. When they grow to more than 150 kilograms, they stop growing.
If we pull it back, we will waste several months of food.
Zhao Dongshan sighed and could only nod.
It seemed that his attitude irritated the acquirer.
During the pig inspection, this lean and fat pig weighing more than 160 kilograms was actually rated as Level 4.
The purchase of live pigs in these years is based on "gross weight purchase, rating and pricing".
The rating is mainly based on quality and price, and has little to do with gross weight. The main consideration is the meat yield of the pigs.
Generally, the meat yield of free-range pigs is higher than that of pigs in pens.
Mountain pigs often climb mountains and are stronger than pigs in the polder area, and the meat yield rate will be higher.
There are also shelf pigs, oil gourd pigs, single-ridged pigs and double-ridged pigs.
The purpose of the rating is to neither let pig farmers suffer losses nor food stations.
However, the rating depends entirely on the buyer's eyesight, and the grade can be determined with just a click, so there are too many subjective factors.
The pig levels are divided into five levels. The starting price for level 5 pigs is 55.5 yuan/100 catties, and the additional 3 yuan for level 4 pigs is 58.5 yuan/100 catties, and so on.
Level 4 and level 1 pigs add 3 yuan. The difference is several cents per kilogram, and the difference for a pig weighing more than 100 kilograms can be more than ten yuan.
At this time, Zhao Dongshan wanted to go up and argue with Chen Zhien, but was stopped by a member selling pigs next to him.
"Zhao Zhumu, the rating depends entirely on the eyes of the purchaser. Even if you argue with him, you will only ask for trouble.
Let's just endure it."
Zhao Dongshan also knew this and let out a long sigh again.
Although it was a dozen yuan less, after selling all three pigs and throwing away the money given to the commune, the remaining money can be used for medical treatment with my wife.
The pigs he brought were one weighing 153 kilograms and rated as fourth grade, and the other pig weighing 140 kilograms and graded as fifth grade.
But Zhao Dongshan is not in a hurry, he also has the fattest pig.
When Zhao Dongshan drove the biggest pig over, Chen Zhien slowly sat back on the chair, crossed his legs, smoked a cigarette and said: "If you don't accept this pig, you can drive it back."
"Why!"
Zhao Dongshan was anxious, his dark face turned purple, he pointed at the big fat pig and said: "This pig weighs one hundred and eighty pounds, fat and strong, it is from our place The fattest pig, why don’t you take it?”
“It’s so dirty, look at it, what’s all that stuff on the pig? It’s too muddy.” The corner of Chen Zhien’s mouth curled up. Teasing.
He has been a buyer for two years.
When was the time when the pigs were being collected, weren’t the members who were selling the pigs a good deal?
Zhao Dongshan, on the other hand, doesn’t understand any rules.
Since I don’t understand the rules, I have to set some rules for you.
【Don’t think it’s impossible if your ancestors have experienced it personally! ! 】
Zhao Dongshan almost burst into tears: "I was pulling a frame truck on the road. It was dark and I couldn't see the road clearly. The pig fell into the mud pit. I finally pulled the pig up. Look, I His body was also covered in mud.”
When Li Aiguo met Zhao Dongshan today, he felt that he was limping, but it was still dark at the time and he couldn't see clearly.
Looking carefully now, I saw that Zhao Dongshan’s cotton-padded jacket was not dry yet, and his pants were full of mud.
"I have no control over this. I am doing things according to the rules and regulations. Get rid of this pig quickly!" The purchaser looked like he was convinced of Zhao Dongshan.
If he couldn't sell the pig, he wouldn't be able to treat his wife's illness. Zhao Dongshan was so anxious that he squatted on the ground and burst into tears.
For a big man to cry in front of everyone, he must be driven to the edge.
The members who were selling pigs urged the buyers to show their favor.
"Rules are rules, do you old haters understand?" Chen Zhien stood up and started to chase people away.
"What's the matter? Three generations of poor people have been unclean all day long in order to raise pigs. You dislike their dirty pigs?
Do you still have any class feelings? I don't think they are pigs. Dirty, is it your heart?”
At this time, a burly figure squeezed out of the crowd and stood in front of Zhao Dongshan.
With the phrase "three generations of poor people", the purchaser was immediately speechless.
Even if the purchaser is messy, he will not dare to slander the third generation of poor people.
He hesitated for a long time before holding back one sentence: "Who are you? Are you in charge of our food station?"
Li Aiguo said with his hands behind his back: "Little comrade, pigs are dirty You can’t buy it. Is this the rule of your food station? "Bring out the rules!"
As soon as these words came out, the buyer Chen Zhien’s face suddenly turned ugly.
He suddenly pointed at Li Aiguo and said: "Come quickly, someone is going to cause trouble."
It just so happened that Stationmaster Liu had just finished handling the matter of Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhang. , walked out of the office.
Hearing that there was another commotion, I rushed over and prepared to put out the fire.
When he saw that the person who had just been set on fire was now the one who started the fire, the firefighter at the food station was a little confused.
“Comrade driver, it’s you again.” He stretched out his hand again to shake Li Aiguo’s hand.
"Webmaster, you're welcome." Li Aiguo looked calm.
“.”
Webmaster Liu looked at the dirty pig, then at Zhao Dongshan who was squatting on the ground wiping his tears, and then at the buyer Chen Zhien. No need to ask. situation, you will understand what is going on.
The food station was established two years ago. Because it was a new team, a group of people were transferred from the supply and marketing cooperative, and Chen Zhien was one of them.
Later, the food station received many complaints from people about the difficulty of selling pigs.
A general meeting was held for this purpose, hoping that these collectors could keep the concept of serving the people in their hearts.
Chen Zhien also spoke as a representative at the conference, saying that he would learn lessons in the future, but who knew he would do such a thing again.
"Chen Zhien, what's going on?"
"Stationmaster, I think the pig is too dirty and I'm afraid it will hit its head. I'm also thinking about our food station." Chen Zhien Seeing that the webmaster was acquainted with the big man, I immediately felt something was wrong.
He no longer bothered to cross his legs, stood up and came over, licking his face and smiling.
"Pigs grow up in mud nests, how can they not be dirty?"
Stationmaster Liu frowned and said: "If you are afraid of being weighed, you can wash it with water. In order to support the supply of meat, the members of the commune have worked hard to support the supply of meat." You have worked so hard to raise the pigs and then brought them back from afar.
It would be better for you to just have them driven back! You are trying to hurt the hearts of comrades."
Chen Zhien. His head drooped and he could no longer say a word.
Stationmaster Liu paused for a moment and then said: "Chen Zhien, I remember you were also from the countryside back then, right?"
"Yes, my parents died early, and it was the villagers who brought me up. Yes, we caught up with the good times and entered the city."
"Then you still treat the villagers like this? Are you feeling guilty?"
The sound of explosions echoed in the compound. Everyone fell silent, and Chen Zhien almost dropped his head to his crotch.
"Chen Zhien, you will stop working now!"
Chen Zhien stood up numbly, lowered his head and left the desk.
Stationmaster Liu took a breath, calmed down, looked at Li Aiguo and said: "Comrade driver, I want to thank you this time for helping our food station point out the shortcomings in our work.
Don't worry, I'll wait. A new purchaser will be assigned to handle the purchase work for this member. "
Li Aiguo also knows that these days, food stations have great power and the quality of employees varies, and it is inevitable that there will be employees who deliberately make things difficult for members.
This matter is not one person’s responsibility, nor can it be solved by one person.
"Webmaster Liu, you are so polite. With a leader like you, the members will feel at ease selling pigs in the future."
Li Aiguo turned his head and looked at the members and said: " You all remember, if you encounter difficulties when selling pigs in the future, go to Station Master Liu.”
I’m sorry, brother, your hard work alone will make millions of families happy.
Those members have been made things difficult for them several times and have no way to complain. Now that someone can file a complaint, they are naturally very happy.
The audience burst into warm applause.
Webmaster Liu also saw clues from the expressions of the members, and he felt that the burden on his shoulders became heavier.
However, when he first changed careers and went to work, he swore an oath to the flag.
Now is the time to fulfill your vow.
In the end, Zhao Dongshan’s three big fat pigs were re-inspected, and the net weight increased by five kilograms. One of them was rated as a first-class pig, and the other two were rated as a third-class pig.
The sales were more than ten yuan more than Zhao Dongshan’s original plan.
With these ten dollars, in addition to allowing my wife to see a doctor, I can also send Goudan to school next year.
Zhao Dongshan held Li Aiguo's hand tightly and said: "Comrade, thank you so much."
"Don't thank me, thank you. Go and thank Stationmaster Liu. He just He is a truly good person." Li Aiguo pointed at Deputy Webmaster Liu.
Zhao Dongshan, who was receiving feedback from members, felt warm in his heart when he heard this.
Why can’t good people be good people?
Li Aiguo also couldn’t understand.
The salespersons and purchasers in these food stations and supply and marketing cooperatives earn a salary of dozens of yuan every month.
The state manages life, old age, illness and death, and life is much more comfortable than that of commune members.
Why can't you be a good person?
Riding a bicycle, Li Aiguo swam in the cold wind.
The dark clouds in the sky gradually dispersed, and the sunlight traced a golden edge where the sky and the earth met.
Maybe the weather will be nice tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)