When Third Aunt returned home, the house was bustling with noise. Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiefang, and Yan Jiekang were drooling as they stared at the leftovers and chicken soup that Third Aunt brought back. Yan Jiedi was happily talking about the scene of her eating chicken drumsticks and braised pork at He Yuzhu's place.
She and He Yushui each ate a big chicken drumstick. She had never enjoyed this treatment before. It was not that Yanbu's family had never eaten chicken before, but his family always chopped the chicken into pieces for cooking. They had never seen a whole chicken drumstick, let alone one that could be eaten with their hands.
Although most families did not have a high income these days, most families could buy meat once or twice a month for a meal. Using two taels of meat to cook a dish was also a bit of meat. Two taels of meat was only a little more than ten cents, but big fish and meat like He Yuzhu were still very rare.
Yan Jiecheng and his brothers looked at Yan Jiedi with envy, making Yan Jiedi so happy that her snot was bubbling. Yan Bugui glanced at the children from time to time to make sure they didn't eat the food.
Yan Jiekuang turned around and said to Yan Bugui,"Dad, we haven't eaten enough tonight. Why don't we eat some more?"?”
Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang also looked at Yan Bugui with anticipation. Although the Yan family would have some meat every month, they would buy ten cents worth of meat and chop it up for cooking. If they wanted to eat some meat, they had to have good eyesight. That could only be said to be a nominal meat dish.
Yan Bugui looked at the three brothers in disappointment and said,""You guys, don't you know how to live? How many times have I told you? You don't have to eat or wear poor clothes.”
As he spoke, he pointed at the leftovers." These are all meat dishes. If they are processed with potatoes and cabbage, they can be eaten for a few days. Do you think it's better to eat one meal or three days?"”
The three brothers blinked their eyes when they heard that. They felt that it made sense, but why did they still want to eat it now?
Not to mention the discussion about eating meat for a few days at Third Uncle's house, He Yuzhu started his study and exercise plan the next day. He woke up at five in the morning and ran five kilometers. Then, he went through a set of prisoner fitness training and started practicing Xingyi Fist. He only started to make breakfast at almost seven.
In the morning, He Yuzhu wore a new Chinese tunic suit and a large notebook in his bag. When he arrived at the canteen office of the logistics department, he greeted Director Lin first.
"Little He, you don't look like a cadre with a cloth bag. It's detrimental to your image."”
Without waiting for He Yuzhu to answer, he said seriously,"By the way, your desk is right opposite mine. I've already asked Xiao Yang to help you get the office supplies. They're on your desk.
I'll bring you to the other big canteens later. You have to take on this responsibility in the future, especially the fourth, fifth, and sixth canteens. They provide for the employees in the fourth shift and three shifts.”
He moved the phone between the two desks."This is an internal phone number. If you want to call an outside line, you have to go through the operator. There is also an address book on your desk. The numbers of each leader and department are on it.”
He Yuzhu hung her bag on the back of her chair and said to Director Lin,"What image? I'm just a chef. Alright, I'll go to the cafeteria with you now.”
The two of them started from the second canteen and walked around one by one. At each canteen, Director Lin first introduced the new deputy director of the canteen, He Yuzhu, who was in charge of the canteen work. Then, he called the canteen monitor over to give a brief report on the canteen work.
The class leaders of each canteen were the chefs of this canteen. They had basically climbed up step by step from the kitchen. They were all about 40 to 50 years old. They could cook big pot dishes, but they were not good at cooking small dishes.
After all, there were still many private restaurants and restaurants nowadays that earned much more than the factory. A good chef could earn a monthly salary of one or two hundred yuan. How many chefs with real skills would go to factories and mines to earn twenty or thirty yuan? For example, He Daqing didn't care about the position in the rolling mill at all. He just left.
Seeing this situation, He Yuzhu was a little worried. She had gone to all the canteens, but there was no chef who could match up to her.
In this day and age, the on-the-job cadre needed a recommendation letter from the unit to take the college entrance examination. It would be troublesome if the factory did not allow him to take the college entrance examination because there was no good chef. It seemed that he had to think of a way to train a chef to take the college entrance examination.
He visited a few canteens. The chefs in each canteen were quite respectful to He Yuzhu. After all, the chef industry relied on his skills to make a living. Everyone knew He Yuzhu's level, so they had to be convinced.
After returning to the office, Director Lin explained his job scope. He mainly planned the weekly menu, submitted the purchasing requirements, and managed the daily work of the canteens.
Director Lin was mainly responsible for the purchasing. The purchasing of the Red Star Rolling Mill's canteen was solely handled by the canteen department, not the logistics department.
There were more than ten people in the canteen's purchasing department, and the purchasing task was also very heavy. A large factory with ten thousand people consumed tons of food every day. If they wanted to sell meat, even one tael per person would cost more than a thousand pounds of meat. According to the net meat that was slaughtered, it would cost more than ten pigs.
It was the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the supply of materials was tight. Under such circumstances, the purchasing staff had to find ways to ensure the supply of the canteen. It was difficult to satisfy the workers.
Director Lin complained to He Yuzhu," Look at my hair. It's all because of the food and meat business. The food station and the slaughterhouse are short of supplies. The workers are all doing heavy labor. They can't lack oil and water, let alone food.
The factory's leader asked us to go to the village to purchase on our own, but we couldn't afford it. You just have to follow the daily work of the canteens.”
He Yuzhu spat at him in his heart but said,""Director, aren't you in charge of the canteen? I'm just helping you out.”
As he spoke, he put away the papers, pens, and files on the table. He then took a teacup to rinse it, picked up a thermos bottle, and filled it up for Director Lin. He then took out two packets of tea leaves from the cloth bag hanging on the back of the chair and placed one packet on Director Lin's table."I helped someone prepare a birthday banquet a few days ago. Someone gave me these tea leaves. Try them. They say they are Longjing tea leaves.”
Director Lin shook his head and scolded jokingly,"You brat, not only are your hands nimble, but your mouth is also nimble.”
As he spoke, he opened the tea bag and sniffed it."Mm, good tea, authentic Longjing tea. Alright, I'll take advantage of you too.”
He Yuzhu opened the tea bag and grabbed some tea leaves to put in her teacup. She picked up the thermos bottle and poured some water as she said,"I don't know this either. Usually, I'm happy to have a high price of eight cents per tael. Even if I don't sit in the office, I have to pretend to be more refined.”
After sitting down, He Yuzhu began to look through the weekly recipes and purchase applications from the previous period. She had to learn how to arrange recipes and write purchase applications. Then, she had to do trivial things like the shifts in the big canteens.
However, there weren't many things that needed He Yuzhu to handle in the office. Every Friday, he would be busy for half a day. On Saturday, he would submit the purchase plan and arrange the schedule for the big canteen.
When it was almost noon, the phone on his desk rang. He Yuzhu reached out and picked up the phone."Hello, who are you looking for?”
When he heard that the other party was looking for Director Lin, he handed the phone to Director Lin."Director, it's for you."
Director Lin took the phone." Hello, I'm Lin Dazhong. What secretary? It's He Yuzhu. Okay, I'll talk to him."”
After saying that, he put down the phone and glared at He Yuzhu."Why are you still speaking in such a tone? That was Deputy Factory Manager Liu's call just now. He's looking for you. There's a reception tonight. Please arrange for the leader of the army.”
He Yuzhu stood up and said,"Alright, I'll go and see what ingredients there are."”
When he arrived at the storeroom of the small canteen, He Yuzhu looked at the ingredients inside and went to the kitchen of the small canteen. He greeted Master Yang and told him that he would have a reception meal in the evening. In the afternoon, he arranged for the kitchen to help with the ingredients. Then, he rode home.
He Yuzhu was now the deputy director of the canteen. He didn't need to keep an eye on the canteen at noon, so he went home to cook. He could even make warm food for the deaf old lady and the little girl.
When he reached home, he saw that He Yushui had not returned yet. He took out some rice to wash and prepared to cook rice for lunch. He also took out half a kilogram of pork from his Backpack and made some braised pork with potatoes and stir-fried cabbage. When the food was almost ready, He Yushui carried a school bag and skipped home.
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