Seeing that it was almost lunchtime, Xu Damao slowly walked to the cafeteria with his lunch box.
At noon, as usual, there were two steamed buns, two vegetable dishes, one serving of potatoes, and one serving of cabbage.
The conditions of the rolling mill were not bad. The workers could at least eat steamed buns.
A catty of steamed buns only cost twenty cents. In other factories, it was impossible to buy white-flour steamed buns at the moment.
After calculating, a steamed bun was only four cents. The vegetables were free and were included in the meal ticket. However, they could only choose one.
Many units were now eating cornbread.
The food in the canteen for some of the small officers was not even as good as the workers in the rolling mill.
Therefore, in this day and age, having a good job was more useful than anything else.
When they arrived at the cafeteria, Xu Damao saw the notice posted by the window from afar.
On it was written in large words that boiled eggs were being sold in the canteen at six cents per egg.
He Yuzhu, the chef of the canteen, specially went to fetch food for the workers personally. Usually, he didn't want to do this job.
But today was different. There were eggs for sale today.
Those grandsons who offended him wanted to buy eggs?
Grandma.
He had to teach them a good lesson. If they didn't say anything good or admit defeat, they would just have to wait to eat the eggshells.
Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong had already heard about the eggs from Xu Damao, so they came quickly.
"Yo, First Uncle, you're early today.”
He Yuzhu poked her head out and could not help but tease her.
Yi Zhonghai was a meticulous person who was usually the slowest to arrive.
It wasn't that his legs weren't good, but that he only came to the canteen after he finished all his work, so he often came late.
"Zhu Zi, cut the crap. Cough, give me two steamed buns, a potato, and twenty eggs to go.”
When Yi Zhonghai mentioned eggs, he hesitated and bought 20 eggs.
The money Xu Damao gave him was enough to buy 50 of them, but Yi Zhonghai could not bear to lose face.
Everyone knew the current situation. The factory definitely did not have a lot of eggs. Otherwise, the market would not be out of stock.
Yi Zhonghai would feel guilty even if he bought 30, let alone 50.
But thinking about the people in the quad, he gritted his teeth and bought 20.
"You bought twenty? Can you finish them all?!" He Yuzhu was shocked.”
"Why do you care so much? I can't take it home if I can't finish it!”
Yi Zhonghai glared at He Yuzhu.
If this guy shouted, everyone would hear him.
"Alright, alright, your steamed buns, potatoes, and eggs.”
He Yuzhu wasn't stupid. He understood why the old man wanted to buy so many.
He probably planned to give it to the people in the courtyard house, so he quickly packed it up for the old man.
In order to buy eggs, Yi Zhonghai specially borrowed two lunch boxes from others.
After Yi Zhonghai left with the lunch box, Liu Haizhong immediately stood in front of the window.
"Yo, Second Uncle, everyone is alive today.”
He Yuzhu's expression was gloomy. He had originally hoped to teach those enemies a lesson.
Why were they all Sir System? He couldn't afford to offend any of them.
"Silly Zhu, don't talk nonsense. Two steamed buns, one potato, and fifty eggs.”
Liu Haizhong placed a stack of lunch boxes on the windowsill and waited for He Yuzhu to pack them for him.
"What is it? Fifty eggs, you're really something!"
Hearing this, He Yuzhu's face darkened.
If they continued to buy eggs like this, they wouldn't be able to sell enough.
What would the other workers think if they bought dozens of them at the drop of a hat?
No matter what, they were staying in the same hospital, so he had to give her face.
Therefore, He Yuzhu put on a bitter face and packed everything for Second Uncle.
At this moment, the workers behind finally reacted.
That's not right. How come there were 70 fewer eggs when only two people went over?
The atmosphere started to become strange. Many workers started to feel for the money on them.
"Give me five!"
The worker at the front of the line quickly stepped forward and said.
He hated that he didn't bring enough money. Otherwise, he would have bought ten of them.
"No! Everyone can only buy two!"
He Yuzhu wasn't stupid, so he rejected him immediately.
"Why can the two of them do it but we can't?”
The worker was unconvinced and questioned.
"The two of them are special cases. If you have any objections, go to them. Anyway, from now on, each person can only buy two!”
He Yuzhu did not relent at all, looking as if he would not budge.
He knew that if the example continued, more people would not be able to buy eggs.
At that time, he would be the unlucky one.
"Give me two!"
After buying lunch and eggs, the worker gritted his teeth and left.
Fortunately, there were only two openings. Although the other workers were dissatisfied with He Yuzhu, no one said anything.
He Yuzhu was a chef after all. There was still a long way to go. It would not be good for everyone to have conflicts.
However, after Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong's purchase, the rich workers immediately bought it, while the workers without money borrowed money from others to buy it.
In any case, it would cost five or six cents to buy one at the market outside. Moreover, it was not easy to buy one.
If they went to the black market, it would rise to 1.81 catties. Who could afford it?
"Hurry up! Go and cook another 5,000 eggs!"
The eggs were selling faster and faster. He Yuzhu was not confident and quickly got the kitchen to cook them.
He didn't cook many in the morning. He thought it was enough. After all, one was six cents.
Now, it seemed that if he didn't cook it quickly, there wouldn't be any eggs left to sell.
After a while.
"Two steamed buns and one potato."
Xu Damao walked forward and threw down the lunch box, money, and tickets.
He had been watching the show from the side and did not expect it to be his turn so soon.
“……”
According to his habit, He Yuzhu had to mock him.
However, this time, he held back. Firstly, everyone was buying eggs crazily, making He Yuzhu tired.
Also, it was mainly because of his sister, He Yushui.
Yu Shui hoped that she could eat meat safely during the new year, so she told He Yuzhu not to have any conflicts with Xu Damao.
He Yuzhu only had one biological sister, so he naturally agreed readily.
These few days, he had been avoiding meeting Xu Damao.
She was afraid that she couldn't help it because the two of them had disliked each other since they were young.
He Yuzhu's face darkened as she prepared the food and watched Xu Damao leave.
The workers in the queue found it strange and asked,"Master He, what are you looking at?"
"What does it have to do with you!"
He Yuzhu immediately retorted.
"Fine, forget I asked."
……
On the other hand, the leaders soon found out about what had happened in the cafeteria.
Deputy director Li sent someone to find Xu Damao who had finished washing the lunch box. He came to deputy director Li's office again.
"Da Mao, the canteen is very lively today. It seems that the workers are very enthusiastic about eggs.”
"The factory still needs 50,000 eggs. Are you confident?”
Deputy Factory Manager Li asked.
"Manager, don't worry. I guarantee that you will see another 50,000 eggs tomorrow.”
Xu Damao's words made Deputy Factory Manager Li very satisfied.
"Alright, take the note and get the money. If you encounter any problems in the future, feel free to look for me.”
Deputy Factory Manager Li wrote the approval slip and handed it to Xu Damao.
Xu Damao kept the note and could not help but feel excited.
It was another 2,500 yuan. Adding on the previous one, it was 5,000 yuan.
What kind of concept was 5,000 yuan? A few hundred yuan was enough to buy a poor house at this time.
Because the rent was very low at this time. The cheaper ones could be rented for two yuan each, and the annual rent was only twenty-four yuan.
If they were willing to spend a few more yuan, they could rent a decent house.
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