The two-bay store is painted with vermilion paint. On the left and right walls, slogans about hard work and self-reliance are written. On the lintel of the door, the four characters "State-owned Hotel" stand there.
Although the exterior wall looks dusty, the four words "State-owned Hotel" are the biggest golden signs, which can offset all shortcomings.
The people of the whole county are proud to come here for their next restaurant.
At this moment, Xu Erlong, Wang Bolin, and another middle-aged man with a semi-bald head are sitting here.
This table was served by Xu Erlong. He ordered four hard dishes, braised pork elbow, hot fried kidney, husband and wife's lung slices, plus white meat with garlic paste, and several small cold dishes.
This specification is quite high.
Even Wang Bolin, who is the leader of the catering group, also feels that such a table of dishes is full of sincerity.
Xu Erlong asked for another bottle of Maotai.
At this time, Maotai was only eight yuan.
Compared with the price of a bottle of wine that would skyrocket in the future, the price of eight yuan at this time is really very close to the people.
He poured glasses of wine for the two people across from him.
The bald man is from the county fishery company, his surname is Feng, and everyone calls him Director Feng.
What Wang Bolin said about tying up is to tie up this thread.
The aquatic products company in this county needs a lot of aquatic products, and it also needs to supply the products to the city. The demand is of course different.
With Wang Bolin playing the matchmaker and a smoke clearing the way, and now such a high-standard dish and a treat, Director Feng completely won this level.
After Xu Erlong, he was responsible for supplying one thousand kilograms of eel to the aquatic products company every day.
"Brother Xu, please remember that the portion cannot be less. Also, those small, dead ones cannot be sent. This cannot be a mistake." Director Feng specially reminded.
"Of course, I promise not to embarrass Director Feng." Xu Erlong picked up the wine glass again and drank.
This eight-yuan Moutai is really different. Xu Erlong, who is not greedy for drinks, can't help but drink two more cups.
This meal is almost worth a month's salary of a worker.
But Xu Erlong didn't care.
He is a rural boy with no connections, no resources, and no capital. He has no other choice but to slowly expand his connections and develop relationships. Treating guests to dinner is a necessary means.
Money is not saved, it is earned.
This is Xu Erlong's half-life experience.
After having enough wine and food, Xu Erlong said goodbye to the two of them and hurried back with soft footsteps.
Being drunk and having negotiated such a big deal, Xu Erlong was so happy that he just wanted to roll around on the ground.
If you are successful in life, you must have all the fun, and you will come back again after all your money has been spent.
I don’t plan to start the small business of selling water anymore.
There is a big deal worth thousands of catties, so why worry about the money of three melons and two dates?
Now, he has to rush back quickly to check the supplies at home.
There was a lot of noise at the gate of the production team's storage room.
Yang Limin's family in the village looked fiercely at Xiaoling. During the verbal conflict, they actually waved their fists and tried to hit Xiaoling.
"Is this a riot?" Xu Erlong pushed through the crowd and squeezed in.
"Second brother." Xiaoling looked at Xu Erlong's return and ran to Xu Erlong's side as if she had found a backbone, with tears in her eyes.
"Who bullied my sister?" Xu Erlong's blood surged and his voice became louder.
Damn it, bullying his sister while he's away?
"Second brother, they sent forty-eight catties of eel. If you have to say fifty catties, let me remember this number." Xiaoling said the reason aggrievedly.
"Really?" Xu Erlong sneered and looked at Yang Limin: "Are you trying to play tricks on me? Are you ready to force yourself?"
"It originally weighed fifty kilograms." Yang Limin said forcefully: "I weighed it at home."
"But we weighed it, it's only forty-eight pounds." Zhang Jinfang helped.
"That's because you have tampered with it." Yang Limin shouted.
"No, it's just forty-eight pounds." Xiaoling defended, "I let you see for yourself. You don't believe it."
"It's fifty pounds." Yang Limin argued.
With a cold face, Xu Erlong picked up the scale and hooked the sack of eels on the ground onto the scale.
The weight is on the weighing pole and is rolled up to the fixed star of fifty.
The weight could not be held and fell straight down. It was not even fifty kilograms at all.
He moved the weight again and placed it on the fixed star of forty-eight. This time, the scale beam was flat.
"Did you see it? Forty-eight pounds, everyone can take a look." Xu Erlong rubbed his back teeth: "Whose fault is it?"
The people watching nodded repeatedly: "Yes, it's not fifty kilograms. This forty-eight kilograms is still average. Forty-eight kilograms is considered fair."
Faced with the facts, Yang Limin was stubborn: "There is something wrong with their scales..."
Yu Ping scolded: "Fuck you, this steel scale belongs to the production team. We used to use this steel scale to distribute and collect grain. Do you suspect that there is something wrong with the production team's scale? I also suspect that your family's scale
There’s something wrong with the scale.”
Some elderly people nearby acted as peacemakers and advised both parties: "Forget it, it's only a matter of two pounds. This eel can't live without water. It's normal to squeeze out some water."
This was actually a biased explanation for Yang Limin and the others, so they just borrowed the donkey and let it go.
However, Yang Limin took advantage of this and slapped his nose on his face: "You heard it, this is water loss. When we brought it over, it was fifty kilograms. This water loss cannot be counted on our head, so you have to press fifty kilograms."
Give it to us."
This difference is a difference of two kilograms.
"No, Xu Erlong, just a two-pound difference, there are so many people waiting to hand over eels, so don't worry about it."
Xu Erlong laughed angrily.
Two kilograms of eels only costs two cents.
But is this a matter of two cents?
If we let go now and forcibly say forty-eight catties to fifty catties, then tomorrow, if it is ninety-five catties, can we forcibly say it to be one hundred catties?
By analogy, if everyone follows the same example and intensifies it, how will it end?
The ones collecting eels at home are Xiaoling and Ma, two women. Aren't they going to be manipulated by others casually?
No rules, no standards.
Xu Erlong must suppress this arrogance and not give in an inch.
"The scale I have at home is a scale I borrowed from the production team. For so many years, the production team has relied on this scale to collect grain and distribute things without any problems."
"My sister is always careful and conscientious in her work. She will never make mistakes. She remembers all the accounts these days clearly."
"But you guys just took advantage of the large number of people and your physical strength to bully and threaten my sister?"
"We have no fault at all. Why should we give in because of your nonsense? Choose to swallow your anger?"
"I won't accept the eel today. You can take it back and do with it whatever you want." Xu Erlong denounced it word by word, with reason and evidence.
He waved his hand and signaled to the people behind him: "Come on, there's a eel seller in the back, queue up here. Don't waste time."