Since Fatty Yu has been selling supplies with Li Weidong, he has frequently dealt with leaders of factories, units, and even ministries.
He has a clearer understanding of Jeep than the average person.
There are indeed jeeps in those units, but they can only be used by regular functions at will. Even the deputy director must report to the factory office and go through relevant procedures if he wants to use the car.
Li Weidong drove a jeep over at this time, and it was obvious that he had not gone through the formalities.
Thinking of this, Fatty Yu couldn't help but admired: "Brother-in-law, you are really respectable now."
"What's the point? The factory director saw that I was working hard and asked me to use it temporarily."
Li Weidong took out a cigarette from his pocket and threw it to Fatty Yu: "Don't talk so much, I have something to do with you today."
"As long as I can handle anything that Fatty can do, I will never refuse."
"Get me a white sheet like the one in the hospital." After thinking about it for a while, Li Weidong changed his mind again: "No, get me a pair of ten or eight sheets."
He felt that the atmosphere in the infirmary was great. Working there gave him a unique role-playing feel.
If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely play it a few more times. The white sheets will inevitably be stained by then.
This is called planning ahead.
"White sheets in the hospital." Fatty Yu's mouth opened as wide as if he had swallowed a duck egg.
Just now, he thought that Li Weidong might ask him to help get tickets such as bicycle tickets, or supplies such as stick noodles, but he never expected that he would ask him to help find white sheets.
This thing is not valuable, but it is beyond the scope of his business.
Fatty Yu tilted his head and thought for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up: "One of my monthly customers is the director of the Sixth Hospital. I should be able to get it from him."
When mentioning the monthly subscription, Fatty Yu was filled with admiration for Li Weidong.
The supply of materials was tight these days, especially in the cold winter months, when the road to Beijing was blocked by heavy snow and railway transportation was also affected.
It is said that some poor people in the suburbs of Beijing were unable to survive the snowstorm.
Even leading cadres receive limited supplies every month, just enough to survive.
In order to survive, they can only go to the pigeon market to buy supplies.
Under this circumstance, under Li Weidong's suggestion, Fatty Yu launched a monthly package for supplies.
Anyone who buys a set meal will receive two big roosters, three kilograms of lard, twenty kilograms of refined white flour, ten kilograms of nuts from the Northeast, and two game meats (random types) every month.
The supplies in the package, combined with the supplies distributed by the unit, are enough for a family of five to live comfortably for a month.
Of course, the price of the set meal is also very expensive, as high as 80 yuan, which is more than double the price of buying it individually.
Fatty Yu thought that no one would take advantage of him and buy a high-priced set meal.
Who would have thought that once the package was launched, it was immediately warmly welcomed by those customers.
In just two months, Fatty Yu sold nearly a hundred set meals.
Moreover, some customers also directly prepaid for five or six months of packages.
At this time, Fatty Yu realized that the monthly package was a genius idea.
Eighty yuan is an astronomical figure for ordinary people.
The monthly salary of the leading cadres in those factories is more than 100 yuan, so they are not short of that little money.
For them, there is nothing more terrifying than having money but not being able to get supplies.
Monthly subscription can just meet their needs.
Moreover, on Fatty's side, he can also prepare supplies based on those orders, without having to worry about sales.
Also, since we are now developing high-quality customers, objectively, the probability of being inspected is greatly reduced.
Those monthly customers who have been dealing with Fatty Yu for a long time have naturally become part of Fatty Yu's network.
"Oh, I knew you had a way."
Thinking that Ding Qiunan was still waiting in the infirmary, Li Weidong didn't waste any time and immediately opened the car door and asked Fatty Yu to get in the car.
"Okay!"
Just when the fat man was trying to stuff his fat body into the jeep, a voice came from the distance.
"Second brother, where are you going?"
Li Weidong turned around and saw a figure standing at the door of the courtyard.
Due to the dim light, I couldn't see clearly what the girl looked like, but judging from her height and figure, she should be the girl who was in Yu's courtyard last time.
That girl seems to be called Xiao Qi.
Fatty Yu finally squeezed into the car, but was so frightened by the shout that he almost fell off the car. He turned around and looked around, and found that there were no outsiders around, so he felt relieved.
He rolled down the window and shouted to Xiao Qi in a low voice: "Weidong and I have to do something and will be back soon. You go back and wait for me."
"Then hurry up." Xiao Qi said with concern, turned around and closed the door.
The action of closing the door was very natural. It was obvious that she had been to the courtyard many times.
The street lights on the road are dim, so you need to be extra careful when driving.
Gently turning the steering wheel and going around the stone pier in the middle of the road, Li Weidong clicked on the accelerator to let the jeep drive smoothly. He looked at Fatty Yu, the co-pilot, and said with a smile: "Brother Yu, that girl just now seems to be following you."
It’s been a while, what are you going to do to get married?”
These days, if you fall in love without the purpose of getting married, you are acting like a hooligan.
Although Fatty Yu could be considered a prostitute on the streets, he was fundamentally different from those green-skinned people, and he couldn't do the kind of thing where he fell in love with everyone he met.
"Why are we getting married? With our status, Xiao Qi's parents look down on us."
When he mentioned this, the smile on Fatty Yu's face immediately disappeared. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and started smoking it.
Under the flickering firelight, his face was full of sadness.
"What's going on?" Li Weidong frowned.
"Xiao Qi was born in a large courtyard, and his parents are both leaders. We are just from a pigeon market. I came to visit with gifts a while ago, but Xiao Qi's parents kicked me out with gifts."
When Fatty Yu remembered that time, he was a little scared: "Mr. Qi has a hot temper. He even took out his pistol at that time. If Xiao Qi hadn't blocked me, I might still be lying in the hospital right now!"
"Why does Mr. Qi dislike you?" Li Weidong asked casually.
"I don't think we are just living on the streets and have no future." Fatty Yu sighed and said, "But I can understand this old man. The girls in other people's courtyards usually marry the younger people in the courtyard. No matter what, it doesn't work.
It’s best to marry a promising cadre, and no one will marry a food stamp reseller, even if he makes a fortune.”
It is true that this era is no longer forward-looking than later generations, but pays more attention to family background.
People like Fatty Yu who hang out in the pigeon market are not welcome at all.
"Then what's Xiao Qi's attitude?"
After saying this, Li Weidong felt that he had asked nonsense.
Xiao Qi's appearance at Fatty's house at this time is enough to explain her feelings.
"Xiao Qi is a good girl. Because of me, the relationship with her parents became very tense. Later, after a big quarrel, she moved to our house." Fatty Yu took a deep breath and slowly exhaled: "I think it's right.
Can't stop her."
Girls of this era are able to break through the pressure of the world for the sake of love. If this was done in a romance novel, it would be a chore to make readers cry.
Li Weidong also admired Xiao Qi in his heart.
After thinking for a moment, he said: "If the Qi family only cares about status, I have an idea."
Hearing this, Fatty Yu jumped up in excitement, but he forgot that he was sitting on a jeep at this time, and his head came into close contact with the roof of the car, making a huge noise.
Fatty Yu didn't care about crying out in pain, he covered his head and said, "Brother-in-law, do you really have a way?"
"Oh, when have I ever lied to you?" Li Weidong turned the steering wheel gently and said slowly: "I have now set up a poverty alleviation workshop, and I have some personnel appointment and dismissal powers. It happens that the poverty alleviation workshop still lacks a professional buyer. I
It seems that you are quite suitable."
It wasn't because of Fatty Yu that Li Weidong decided to set up the position of buyer.
At present, the procurement of poverty alleviation workshops is still the responsibility of the logistics department of the steel rolling mill. As the scale of poverty alleviation workshops expands and materials become increasingly scarce, this model has become somewhat inadequate and even restricts the development of the workshops.
Most of the materials needed for poverty alleviation workshops are directly supplied by ministries and commissions, and Li Weidong does not need to worry about them.
but.
The types of materials supplied by ministries and commissions are limited, and a considerable part of the materials need to be raised by the poverty alleviation workshops themselves.
In addition, the supply of materials by ministries and commissions requires cumbersome procedures. From reporting to the distribution of materials, it usually takes more than a month.
In production activities, emergencies often occur.
For example, if the production line suddenly breaks down and requires ten workpieces, without these workpieces, the entire production line will have to stop.
In this case, if we wait for the ministries and commissions to distribute workpieces, the poverty alleviation workshop will have to delay production for more than a month.
In order to avoid this situation from happening, the purchasing department of the steel rolling mill will start coordinating with the production workpieces from the factory while applying for workpieces from the ministry.
Exchange the products of the steel rolling mill for the other party's workpieces.
If the other party does not need those products, the buyer will exchange the products for grain, and then exchange the grain for workpieces.
Finally, wait until the workpieces from the ministries and commissions are distributed, and then get some workpieces in exchange for what you need.
As a result, the buyer has become an indispensable position.
"I'm good at purchasing." Fatty Yu's eyes widened, and he patted his chest and assured, "I've been in the pigeon market for so many years, and I have acquaintances in all the major factories in the capital."
"Just, what is the nature of this buyer's position?"
"Generally speaking, buyers are employed as workers. You have no academic qualifications and no contribution, so I can only help you apply for work-for-work." Li Weidong pondered for a moment and explained.
Fatty Yu couldn't help but get excited: "If you work for work, you are also a cadre. As long as I have the status of a cadre, I can go to Qi's house to propose marriage! Brother-in-law, I really want to thank you this time."
"You're welcome. We are a family. If you encounter difficulties, I should naturally help." Li Weidong nodded.
Yu Fatzi's job as a buyer can not only solve his own life-long issues, but also solve the difficulties in the poverty alleviation workshop.
This is called a win-win.
"The Sixth Courtyard is ahead. You can drive the jeep directly to the gate."
In the dim light, the Sixth Hospital was already close at hand. When Li Weidong saw the security officer standing guard at the door waving his hand in this direction, he subconsciously wanted to park the jeep outside the hospital.
After hearing Fatty Yu's words, he twisted the steering wheel, reduced the speed, and drove slowly towards the entrance of the hospital.
When the two security officers saw that the jeep did not obey orders, their faces were full of anger and they strode over.
"Comrade, what's the matter with you? You're not allowed to enter the hospital casually. Ah, Brother Yu, why is it you? Please come in, please come in."
Seeing Fatty sticking his head out of the car window, their faces suddenly changed and they were all smiling.
"Thank you for your hard work, brothers."
"I went in to see Director Wang for something."
Fatty Yu took out a few cigarettes and handed them over.
The security officer took the cigarette and said with a smile.
"Then go quickly. I just saw Director Wang come back from a walk. He is probably in the office now."
"Okay, let's get together if we have time."
Seeing the security officer pulling up the roadblock, Li Weidong tapped the accelerator and entered the hospital.
The jeep drove directly to the office building and stopped slowly.
Fatty Yu squeezed out of the car and saw Li Weidong sitting motionless in the driver's seat. He asked in surprise: "Brother-in-law, why don't you go up and meet that Director Wang?"
"No, this is your relationship, I won't get involved." Li Weidong took out a cigarette and started smoking comfortably.
Fatty Yu gave a thumbs up: "Brother-in-law, you are still particular about it. Now I understand. In just a few years, you have become a leader."
"Ahem, stop flattering me, you idiot, I have to rush back."
"Yes Yes Yes"
Fatty Yu turned around and entered the office building. Seven or eight minutes later, the same middle-aged man in Chinese tunic suit walked down the stairs.
The middle-aged man with a Mediterranean haircut kept chattering: "Fat man, a few sheets are not valuable, but the procedures are still troublesome. Even if you have money, you can't buy them in the market."
"Hey, it's just trouble that I came to see your brother. Who doesn't know that your brother is a warm-hearted person." Fatty Yu laughed.
"A warm-hearted person must eat. My second boy likes to eat bananas the most. Tell me, in the cold winter months, even if you have money, you can't buy that thing." The middle-aged man lowered his head and whispered.
Fatty Yu patted him on the shoulder warmly: "You are really lucky. The day after tomorrow, there will be goods coming from the south, including bananas, but the price is the same."
"The price is easy to talk about. You also know that I, Lao Wang, am not short of money." The middle-aged man grinned excitedly.
"Then it's settled, I'll keep the banana for you."
"It's settled, I'll take you to get the sheets."
Fatty Yu turned his head and made an OK gesture to Li Weidong, and raised his head proudly.
Li Weidong smoked a cigarette and raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "This Fatty Yu is really a good material to be a buyer."
The night is quiet.
When Li Weidong drove back to the machinery factory, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening.
Ding Qiunan was a little anxious waiting in the infirmary.
Hearing the footsteps, he ran out immediately.
"This is all nonsense. When I think of you driving a jeep and running on the street, I feel uneasy."
Li Weidong handed the sheet to Ding Qiunan: "I am an old driver and I can't turn over the car."
Ding Qiunan pulled off the quilt and his eyes widened: "Why are there so many? We only need one."
Li Weidong glanced sideways at her little face and chuckled: "Put it in your dormitory first, so we can use it next time."
"next time."
Ding Qiunan savored it for a moment, his face suddenly turned red with embarrassment, and he lightly hit Li Weidong on the shoulder.