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Chapter 52 The peaches are sold for money

The purchasing station is not open yet, everyone is taking a rest.

"Awen, come here," Li Wen was sitting and resting when Li Junli called out from far away.

"I just saw a steamed bun seller in front of a state-owned hotel. You can take a few people to buy 283 steamed buns."

"Everyone hasn't eaten since yesterday afternoon! Peach sales are on sale today, and the village decided to give each member a steamed bun to cushion their stomach," Li Junli called Li Wen over and said.

"Uncle, should I buy it with food stamps or directly with money," Li Wen asked.

"Here, use money. There aren't many food stamps left in the village." Li Junli said and handed over a big black ten and a five-yuan card to Li Wen.

"Eldest brother, second brother, and Brother Maozi, you guys come with me and buy some steamed buns for everyone," Li Wen shouted to the five or six young people who were chatting together.

"Let's go, it's time to eat steamed buns," a group of young people walked toward the entrance of the state-owned hotel.

"Master, I want 283 steamed buns, do you have any?" Li Wen walked to the breakfast stall and asked.

"Why do you want so many steamed buns?" A middle-aged woman who was picking up steamed buns looked at Li Wendao warily.

"Hello, comrade, we are from Sanxing Village, Xinzhen. Today the whole village came to the supply and marketing cooperative to sell peaches. We have been busy all night. The village said they would give everyone a steamed bun to cushion their stomachs and let us come and buy it."

Li Wen hurriedly explained with a smile.

"Oh! Is it true?" The woman still looked at Li Wen and the others warily.

In this day and age, breakfast buns and pancakes are the only foods that can be bought without a ticket, so they usually buy them in limited quantities. When the employees at the breakfast shop saw Li Wen asking for so much, they were wary of his speculation.

"In that case, it's hard for you to take hundreds of steamed buns. We'll send a comrade to carry the steamer over with you," the middle-aged aunt said after seeing that several people were dressed like rural people and that Li Wen and others had good attitudes.

"This is the best. Thank you, Auntie, we are a family of workers and peasants," Li Wen hurriedly bowed to the woman and thanked her.

Li Wen's action immediately made the citizens shopping nearby laugh, and the tense atmosphere dissipated.

"Auntie, we don't have that many food stamps. Here are fifteen yuan. Let's buy all the high-priced steamed buns," Li Wen smiled and handed the money over.

"Okay, I'll arrange it for you," the breakfast stall staff said with a smile.

"Da Liu, get six baskets of steamed buns and take these young comrades with you to the supply and marketing cooperative to deliver them," the middle-aged aunt called to the door.

"Okay, I understand Sister Zhang."

After a while, a strong young man and his colleagues came out carrying a steamed bun basket.

"Comrade Liu, there are exactly five of us, including you, there are six in total. Let's work in groups of two and carry two cages," Li Wen said with a smile and shook hands with the strong young man.

"Okay, let's do it like this," the strong young man said cheerfully.

"Come on, come on, let's eat steamed buns, one for each person," Li Wen shouted as several people carried steamed buns and walked to the line of villagers.

"Wow, that's good. It's a big white-flour steamed bun. I haven't eaten it for a long time." The people in the village were very happy.

Including Li Wen, a total of 283 came to the village this time. Li Wen bought all the fifteen yuan given to him by the production team leader, and there were 17 left. The production team leader decided to let Li Wen give them to the people at the purchasing station.

After dividing the steamed buns, Li Wen and others carried the steamed bun steamer back.

"This big steamed bun is really quite big. I walked all the way last night and I'm so hungry. It's really hard to eat just one steamed bun." Second uncle Li Dezhong said with a smile and took a sip of the cold white rice he brought with him.

"Haha! Everyone has had a good rest after eating the steamed buns. The staff at the purchasing station will be busy when they go to work later," Li Junli greeted with a smile.

After resting for ten minutes, the staff of the supply and marketing cooperative began to work one after another.

"It's open, it's open," everyone said as they stood up and looked at the door of the purchasing station.

Li Wen saw Sun Peng coming out of the door and hurriedly greeted him.

"Uncle Sun, good morning," Li Wen handed over a golden monkey cigarette and asked with a smile.

"Okay, Xiaowen, the comrades in your village are really hard-working. Did you pick this without sleeping last night?" Sun Peng asked, looking at the villagers at the door of the purchasing station.

"Uncle, you are right. Yesterday at noon, when my uncle came home, he summoned the whole village to pick peaches.

"Because the sun is strong during the day, picking peaches is easy to damage. Everyone started working in the evening until midnight, and they worked non-stop. People and horses came here," Li Wen said, looking at the people in the village staring at the purchasing station eagerly and laughing.

He said.

"Farmers work really hard!" Sun Peng nodded and said.

"Well, Xiao Wu, hurry up and arrange for people to start sorting peaches. The farmers have been busy all night, so we have to be more active," Sun Peng said to the people at the purchasing station behind him.

After a while, twenty or thirty people came out of the purchasing station and started sorting the peaches they had picked.

Li Wen asked the production team leader to arrange for someone to secretly stuff a dollar into each employee who was sorting, so that they could relax a little while sorting.

"Come on, Xiaowen, let them be busy first. Let's go in and chat. My daughter came home yesterday and she praised you a lot," Sun Peng patted Li Wen on the shoulder and said with a smile.

The two walked into the office. Li Wen took out a Golden Monkey cigarette from his backpack and said with a smile: "Uncle, thank you for your help to our village this time. You can take this cigarette and smoke it."

That's okay, uncle, you're welcome. Sun Peng smiled and put the cigarette in the drawer.

That's how society is, there are interactions between people.

It's not that Sun Pengxiang and Li Wen ordered cigarettes. After accepting the cigarettes, everyone's relationship will be further improved. Moreover, he has to give away cigarettes when dealing with colleagues and leaders. In this way, what he collects is given away, so that he does not have to buy it himself, so why not do it.

"I heard that your boy gave a speech at the cultural center yesterday, and even County Magistrate Wu praised you. It's very good," Sun Peng praised Li Wen with a smile.

"Uncle Sun, thank you very much," Li Wen also knew not to be too modest, so he smiled and scratched his head.

"You are young and successful. As long as you are not arrogant, praise is nothing. This is the praise you deserve," Sun Peng said with a smile.

"Xiao Li went home yesterday and said that the two novel elements you talked about were really good!"

"Uncle usually likes to write and write, and I was very surprised when I went home yesterday to listen to your explanation. Today, you can tell me about this writing technique again, so that I can improve my writing skills when I get back," Sun Peng said with a smile.

"That's no problem. Tell me everything you know, and tell me everything you want." Li Wen was also happy to have a closer relationship between the two.

For more than two hours, Li Wen explained to Sun Peng the techniques of writing articles in detail, and the techniques benefited him a lot.

Dang, Dang, Dang! There was a knock on the door.

"Come in," Sun Peng sat up straight and said.

"Propaganda Wang, why are you here?" Sun Peng asked with a smile.

"Director Sun, the county just issued a document asking us to strongly support the farmer comrades; and put forward the slogan of helping farmers, helping farmers, and workers and peasants becoming one family."

"The president also said that we should try to buy as much fresh fruit as possible from the farmers later."

"The task of our Propaganda Department is to inform everyone of the propaganda tasks. Let me tell you," the female propagandist in her twenties said with a smile.

"Okay, I get it. You can help me inform them by the way, so that everyone can cheer up and work hard during the autumn harvest season," Sun Peng ordered.

"Okay, Director Sun, I won't disturb you anymore," the female publicist said and left.

"Xiaowen, did you mention it to the county magistrate yesterday?" Sun Peng asked with a smile.

Li Wen smiled and nodded!

He thought to himself: "The cadres of this era are really vigorous and resolute. It seems that in the previous life, everyone said that 80% of the government officials of this era were soldiers. Only soldiers can have such speed!

"Not bad, there is a future," Sun Peng stood up and patted Li Wen on the shoulder.

"That's it for today. I have to inform the comrades as soon as possible," Sun Peng stood up and said.

When they came outside, everyone was busy in full swing. Although the sorting was going on very quickly, Li Wen estimated that it would only be finished in the afternoon.

"Awen, your method is good. After stuffing the money, the workers at the purchasing station became much faster and their hands relaxed," at this time Uncle Jiu came over and whispered.

Can Li Wen say that this is all based on experience? In previous lives, when apples were sold at home, her mother always stuffed her with money, gave away instant noodles, and wooed the people who sorted the apples.

"Everyone likes money, especially extra money. Besides, people in the city are not rich," Li Wen said with a smile.

"Uncle Jiu, when I was looking at the fruits being sorted, everyone was throwing away the peaches that were not wanted at the purchasing station. You asked the villagers to collect them instead of throwing them away. These fruits are of great use," Li Wen looked at the peaches scattered on the ground and had an idea.

A move.

"What's the big use?" Li Decai asked doubtfully.

"We can't say it now. We'll talk about it when we get back," Li Wen said, shaking his head.

"You kid, you're still cheating on me with your uncle, okay, I'll go tell everyone to put it away." He said and walked towards the team.

Next, Li Wen sent another cigarette to Zhang Wenjie, thanked him, and agreed to have dinner together at noon.

"Uncle, it's almost noon. Everyone has been busy all day. How should we eat?" When lunch was approaching, Li Wen walked up to Li Junli and asked.

"Haha, you kid, you have a lot to worry about. Director Sun from the purchasing station just came over and told them that they will prepare some sesame seed cakes in the cafeteria today so that everyone can have a cushion when the time comes," Li Junli said with a smile.

"Then have you invited Director Sun to dinner?" Li Wen said with a smile.

"Your uncle Menqing has already spoken about the entertainment aspect, and I have already made an order for the meal. You will come with me later," Li Junli smiled.

"Okay, I'll call the logistics director of the supply and marketing cooperative again. This time he will be the one to pull the strings," Li Wen nodded and said.

"You just have to arrange it. Have you finished the ten yuan I gave you for the reception? When you're done, tell your uncle that I'll get some for you," Li Junli said with a smile.

"No need, we all have a good relationship. I got a good cigarette for each person and it's settled," Li Wen said with a smile.

"That's good. When you go out and socialize with people, smoking, drinking, and eating come first, so that's fine," Li Junli said with a smile.

At noon, the production team leader Li Junli, Li Wen, and the village accountant and eighth uncle Li Desheng hosted a banquet for Sun Peng and Zhang Wenjie in a state-owned hotel. The meal was a feast for the guests and the host, and Li Wen also connected the village with the county supply and marketing cooperative.

In the evening, with the overtime work of the employees at the purchasing station, more than 50,000 kilograms of commercial peaches in Sanxing Village were sorted.
Chapter completed!
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