Chapter 258 The cattle and sheep are back
After telling colleagues about his two-month business trip in New Zealand, Li Wen didn't stay long and left the office with his bag on his back.
After Li Wen left, the office suddenly became lively.
"Wenzi is so grand. This beef jerky is so delicious, chewy and full of meaty flavor." Li Hongtao chewed the beef jerky in his mouth and praised happily.
"That's right, I just said that Xiao Li is a good comrade and there is no way he could run away." A female colleague echoed.
For a time, the female colleague’s remarks were approved by all colleagues.
"This breast lump came just in time. My unlucky daughter-in-law didn't have enough milk, and my little grandson was so hungry that she cried all day long.
Xiaoyong, Hong Tao and you young people have no use for that thing, so give it to sister! I will exchange it with you for food stamps." The shrewd Tao Hong decided to give it to others.
"Here! Sister Tao, milk pimples are very nutritious. I also want to give them to the elderly at home." Zheng Junyong said with a troubled face.
"Sister Tao, your calculations are too loud. Food stamps are not as fragrant as milk pimples!" Li Hongtao, a stupid young man, responded directly.
Zheng Junyong, Li Hongtao and several other temporary workers looked at Tao Hong warily as if they were guarding against enemies.
"Today's young people! They really don't know how to respect the old and love the young. I can exchange it for meat tickets and beef jerky!" Seeing that she couldn't take advantage, Tao Hong had no choice but to bleed.
After hearing Tao Hong exchange dried meat and meat stamps, the tone of these temporary workers relaxed.
As for exchanging it with regular workers, Tao Hong didn't even dare to think about it. As a buyer, who doesn't know how precious these things are.
The income of these formal workers is not low, and they have a wide network of contacts. Even if they don't work for themselves, they can still use it to maintain relationships.
Li Wen, who left the office building, never expected that the things he sent would cause so much noise.
At this time, Li Wen was chatting with Old Man Zhao in the boiler room in the backyard of the department store!
"Uncle Zhao, I haven't seen you in the past two months. You have lost a lot of weight." Li Wen asked, looking at the sallow old man Zhao.
"Alas! Two old friends passed away last month." Old man Zhao looked helpless.
Yes, Li Wen knew without guessing that this old man must have sent his wages to his old comrades for medical treatment.
"Old man, you still have to take care of yourself. When we help others, we can't sacrifice ourselves!" Li Wen sighed.
"Alas! There are not many old friends who are still alive these years." The old man said in a low voice.
"Okay, let's not talk about that anymore. Look what I brought you. These are milk lumps, butter, and two pounds of mutton.
It's hard to store mutton in summer, so I'll cook it for you, and you can make up for it." Li Wen picked up the mutton, cleaned it, and helped the old man stew it.
Old Zhao's monthly salary plus subsidy is nearly fifty yuan, and he can obviously live a good life, but because he helps his old comrades, he often ends up having a meal instead of a meal.
Li Wen was deeply impressed by the old man's behavior, but at the same time he was a little helpless.
Letting the meat stew by itself, Li Wen went to the work canteen and bought two pieces of dead noodle pot helmets so that he could have a family version of mutton steamed buns.
"Xiao Wen, I'm a stinky old man and I don't deserve this." Old man Zhao looked at the mutton steamed buns that Li Wen handed over, and tears of emotion flowed down his old face.
"Stop talking, Uncle Zhao, just eat it while it's hot! Mutton is good for eating, it's warming." Li Wen didn't answer and asked the old man to eat quickly.
"Okay, Xiaowen, you should eat quickly." The old man put away his tears and said with a smile on his face.
Although Li Wen didn't eat at noon, there was only two kilograms of mutton, and there wasn't much left after cooking. He really didn't want to share it.
However, at the old man's urging, Li Wen served himself a bowl with a wry smile, and left the remaining half of the pot for the old man to eat at night.
"Uncle Zhao, I'm going back first. I haven't been home for a few months. Go back and pack up." Li Wen left the department store after eating.
Li Wen opened the door to the courtyard. The courtyard was clean and there was not a single fallen leaf. It seemed that Li Hongbin had come to clean it frequently during the days when Li Wen was away.
Before I left, the dates on the jujube tree in the yard were still the size of peanuts. Now they have grown to the size of pigeon eggs, and many of the dates have been dyed red.
"The dates are ripe and the Mid-Autumn Festival is here."
Li Wen stood in the yard, looking at the fruitful jujube trees, and murmured to himself.
During the Chinese New Year last year, Li Wen did not go home due to heavy snowfall and spent the New Year alone.
Later in the year, when the workplace got busier, when Li Wu was getting married, Li Wen took the time to go back.
Time flies by, and half a year has passed. Looking at the ripe jujubes on the tree, Li Wen feels a little homesick.
"Xiao Wen, when did you come back?" While Li Wen was sighing, Li Hongbin's daughter-in-law, Rape, opened the door and walked in.
"Sister-in-law, I came back at noon today. No, I just walked in and my luggage hasn't been put away yet!" Li Wen greeted with a smile.
"Have you eaten yet?" Rapeseed asked with a smile.
In Qin Province, the first thing an acquaintance says when meeting an acquaintance is to ask if you have eaten. In fact, this is the art of greeting the people of Qin.
However, in the age of hunger, the phrase "Have you eaten yet" also expressed the desire of ordinary people to have enough to eat.
"Have you eaten?" has many meanings in Qin Province. When Rape asked this question today, it was both polite and caring.
If you are not familiar with it, Li Wen will definitely say that he has eaten and then leave.
The Li Hongbin brothers made a fortune following Li Wen, and the relationship between the two families became much closer. Of course, Li Wen would not pretend to be polite.
"Sister-in-law, not yet!"
"Just in time, I brought back some mutton from Nova Scotia. Sister-in-law, how about you make us mutton braised noodles?
I haven’t eaten the noodles you made, sister-in-law, in the past few months, it’s weird.” Li Wen hit the snake and followed the pole, and said with a smile.
Just now at Old Man Zhao's place, Li Wen ate a little and was not full at all. Now that someone was cooking, Li Wen naturally wanted to do it.
"Mom, my sister-in-law is good at making noodles. Xiaowen, go get some new water. The water in Wengli is old and can't be eaten." Rapeseed smiled and took the mutton handed over by Li Wen.
"No problem, I'll put down the bag and go pick up the water. Sister-in-law, you've cooked all the mutton, and then you can serve some to the family." Li Wen said with a smile.
"Okay!" Rape smiled and nodded.
After adding water, a hot pot of mutton braised noodles was ready in less than an hour.
When cooking at Li Wen's house, rapeseed is always willing to put oil. Of course, this is what Li Wen strongly requests.
This is not Li Wen's hometown in the countryside. He doesn't want to stir-fry vegetables and use chopsticks to light up the oil. There is really no difference between stir-fried vegetables and boiled vegetables.
"Beautiful! The noodles are still delicious." Li Wen ate three large bowls without stopping.
"Is Xiaowen full?" Rapeseed asked with a smile.
"With three big bowls, I must be full. This mutton braised noodles is so fragrant, and eating large pieces of mutton is really enjoyable.
Sister-in-law, please leave me half a bowl of noodles. I will eat it at night, and the rest will be brought back to my children, my uncle, and the others." After Rape had finished cleaning the kitchen, Li Wen saw that there was still a large bowl full of noodles and said with a smile.
After dinner, Li Wen asked Rape to help clean up the room, and he had a good sleep on the deck chair in the yard.
In the evening, brothers Li Hongbin, who came back from receiving the goods, saw Li Wen coming back from a business trip, and they all showed excited smiles.
It’s impossible not to be excited!
When Li Wen left, he threw 5,000 yuan to Li Hongbin. Recently, he has spent all of it, including a lot of money for their brothers' families.
Taking advantage of the darkness, the two brothers moved the things over. Li Wen counted them and gave the two brothers another five thousand yuan.
"Brother Li, you've done a good job these past few months. These are ten pounds of breastmilk. Take them back and soak them in water for the child to drink. They are very nutritious." Li Wen smiled and handed over a bag of breastmilk.
"Okay, I won't be polite to you anymore." Li Hongbin smiled and put it away.
After the two brothers climbed over the wall and returned, Li Wen stored all the antiques and gold bars he had collected in the warehouse space.
These two brothers can be said to be Li Wen's heroes. In the past six months, they have helped Li Wen get a lot of good things, and they collected more than 300 kilograms of gold alone.
Therefore, Li Wen has always been generous and generous to these two brothers. After all, a stingy boss is not a good boss.
After collecting his things, Li Wen was just getting ready to go to bed when there was a knock on the door.
Li Wen used his mental power to sweep away and found out that it was Zhang Junqiang who had sent the sheep back.
"Uncle Zhang, why are you here at night? Thank you for your hard work." Li Wen smiled and welcomed Zhang Junqiang in.
"With so many cattle and sheep, we didn't dare to go into the city during the day for fear of being robbed by other units, so we secretly brought them back at night.
The guard, Old Liu, said you were back, so I thought I would give you the sheep as soon as possible to save you a long night and a lot of dreams." Zhang Junqiang said with a smile.
Chapter completed!