I Became the Favorite of Big Bosses

Chapter 432 The girls discuss among themselves

"Yes." Wei Lan nodded, doing some calculations in his mind before continuing, "A total of one hundred and fifty kilograms of rations, calculated as thirty days in a month, five kilograms of grain per day, and five kilograms per meal for seventeen people. Food, I'm afraid...it's not enough."

 If one hundred and fifty kilograms are all brown rice, the brown rice will swell when made into rice, and it will be very hungry, but it may still be enough.

But things like sweet potatoes, to use the words of the rough guys in the team, they are only hungry for a while, and then they are gone as soon as they pee.

Not to mention, the quantity is simply not enough.

Gu Sande was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "I forgot to mention this matter just now. The sunflower seed project also has a share of the brigade, and the brigade has already discussed the rations, and an extra thirty kilograms of brown rice will be given to the canteen. and a hundred pounds of sweet potatoes for support.”

One hundred fifty kilograms plus one hundred and thirty kilograms, a total of 280 kilograms of grain. Divided into one month, the daily ration is only nine kilograms or less than ten kilograms.

 It’s still a bit insufficient.

However, this condition is already the limit that the brigade can provide.

Knowing this, Wei Lan stopped talking and stood up to assure Gu Sande: "Captain, don't worry, we will definitely complete the tasks assigned to us by the commune and the brigade."

Li Sangsang and Jiang Lihua looked at each other and stood up, "Captain, please don't worry!"

With the guarantee of three people, Gu Sande laughed heartily and praised him several times as a good comrade.

 Coming out of Gu Sande's house, Li Sangsang turned around to go home. Wei Lan reached out to hold her, "Wait a minute, Sang Zao'er!"

 “What’s wrong?” Li Sangsang turned around in confusion, and Jiang Lihua who followed him was equally confused.

This matter was left to the three of them. Although the captain gave a clear division of labor, it was all in general.

 The specific details still need to be discussed by themselves.

Wei Lan had no intention of beating around the bush and went straight to the point, "If you're not busy, why don't you come and sit at my place? We still need to discuss this matter."

Li Sangsang hesitated briefly, and finally nodded slowly.

The sun was shining brightly in Gu's backyard. The bamboo shadows were swaying on the edge of the courtyard wall. Suddenly, with a "dong" sound, a small table was placed by the well.

　　The pen and a page of letter paper were slapped on the small table. Wei Lan turned around and went into the room. When he came out again, he was holding a small horse in one hand and another under his left elbow.

 “Sit down first!”

Giving each of Li Sangsang and Jiang Lihua a small Maza, and putting down his own on the other side of the small table, Wei Lan turned around and entered the room again, hurriedly pouring three glasses of water before finally sitting down.

Wei Lan took off the cap of the pen, held it as if writing, turned to look at the two people around him, "Let me ask first, do you two have any ideas?"

The water in the enamel jar was yellow and orange, with a slightly sweet taste. It was brown sugar. Li Sangsang blew it and took a sip. It was so sweet!

For a while, Wei Lan stared at Wei Lan with wide eyes, "What can you think of?"

Wei Lan sighed helplessly and turned to look at Jiang Lihua, "What about you?"

"No." Jiang Lihua shrugged, "We will do whatever the captain arranges."

 Sure enough…

Looking at the confused and casual expressions on the faces of Li Sangsang and Jiang Lihua, Wei Lan knew that these two people had not yet realized the importance of the problem.

 She counted the table with her slender fingers, and her pronunciation of the words related to the question was particularly strong, "But there is not enough food."

Li Sangsang was confused, "The rations are provided by the commune and the brigade, what does it have to do with us? We just need to cook."

　　Of course it’s OK.

“But the people in the fields don’t have enough to eat and can’t do the work. The first ones to complain are not the commune or the brigade, but those of us on duty in the kitchen.” Wei Lan shook her head, a little angry and helpless.

 Everyone will feel that when doing things for the country, the country will consider all aspects. Not to mention how good the welfare is, but there will definitely be no problem in having enough food.

 But it turns out that this situation is not absolute.

 But people’s trust is built here. When the time comes when they don’t have enough to eat or don’t eat well, their first reaction is to think that it was them.

　　For example, eating secretly or hiding secretly.

Jiang Lihua frowned and said, "If there's really a fuss, will the captain come out to speak?"

Wei Lan nodded, but then said: "In this way, we can make it clear, but those who work may not be willing to comply."

 When the incident no longer affects them, it will naturally come to light and cause even more trouble.

 Men are embarrassed to say it because all the women in the family are bad.

Having said this, Li Sangsang came back to his senses and looked at Wei Lan in surprise, "You mean, we can find a way to make up for the lack of rations?"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Li Sangsang shook his head quickly, "No, no, I don't agree with this."

If it comes to other matters, Li Sangsang could discuss it with her family, and maybe they could win over it. This would require her to get food from her family, and her mother knew that she would have to be beaten to death.

"Yes, Wei Lan." Jiang Lihua also looked embarrassed, "Don't say you can't, even if you can, we educated youths who go to the countryside still don't have enough to eat..."

Seeing that the two misunderstood, Wei Lan quickly waved her hand and explained, "That's not what I meant, but..."

 She bit her lip, "I do have an idea, but I don't know if you are willing."

Rather than just letting them get food from home, Jiang Lihua and Li Sangsang breathed a sigh of relief at the same time and urged Wei Lan to speak quickly.

“We only have one meal at noon, so we can free up most of the time in the morning and afternoon. Can we squeeze out this time and do something else?”

Wei Lan glanced at the faces of Jiang Lihua and Li Sangsang, and saw that their expressions were not too troubled, and continued: "There are small fish and shrimps in the cracks in the rocks downstream of Xiaogang. We can dig wild vegetables and collect mushrooms in the mountains. With our ability, I guess I won’t be able to get much, but I can always fill some gaps.”

This matter takes up more personal time. After all, if you have this time, you can earn several work points by helping in the fields. Wei Lan is not sure whether they are willing.

"this…"

Jiang Lihua was hesitant, but on the other side, Li Sangsang's heart had already changed a thousand times.

Li Sangsang was originally in charge of the number of work points in the brigade. When he learned that he was assigned to the canteen, Li Sangsang wanted to do both jobs together to get an extra work point, but the time for cooking in the canteen was just right. Being stuck at the end of work, Li Sangsang couldn't do anything else, so he had to give up the job of counting centimeters. Furthermore, Li Sangsang heard Li Hong talk a lot about the Sunflower Seed Project in private. If this thing is done well, their seven teams will be designated as advanced teams.

Those of them who have contributed to this, maybe they will also be able to receive a certificate of commendation as an advanced and good comrade and model worker!

 Just thinking about it makes me feel that Beier has face!

Li Sangsang had the intention of performing well, and replied very quickly, "I think this is feasible, and I support Wei Zhiqing's statement!"

Jiang Lihua’s brows were knotted, unable to make a choice.

 Li Sangsang was anxious. In her heart, Jiang Lihua was the one her brother cared about, and because Jiang Lihua treated her very well in private, Li Sangsang didn't want Jiang Lihua to miss this opportunity to be commended.

Li Sangsang tilted his body and shook Jiang Lihua's arm, "Oh, why are you hesitating? Even if you just cook a meal, you can get six work points a day! Isn't it better than you working in the fields?"

 The suggestion was made by Wei Lan. Everyone understands the benefits, but it’s hard to explain them openly.

Li Sangsang was afraid that Jiang Lihua wouldn't listen, so she deliberately exaggerated, "You wavering person, don't pick up the sesame seeds and throw away the watermelons!"

With the attention of the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, Jiang Lihua kept thinking that the sunflower seed project would be officially launched by then. She would cook in the cafeteria at noon and go to the fields with her in the morning and afternoon. If she performed well, she would have a better chance of winning than others.

 Hearing Li Sangsang's words, Jiang Lihua woke up from her imagination again.

Her physical strength and work speed are not as good as those of male educated youths. Even if she has the blessing of working in a large cafeteria, she may not be able to work as hard as male educated youths...

The quota at the Workers', Peasants and Soldiers' University is not so easy to come by.

“Then, I also support Wei Lan’s suggestion.”

Jiang Lihua lowered her head. Although she should have thought about the result clearly early on, she still felt a little regretful.

The matter was initially finalized, and the three girls calmed down to discuss it seriously.

You don’t have to catch the small fish and shrimps in the rocks in the creek with your own hands. Wei Lan recalled the short video of a survival program she once saw. Survivors struggling to survive in the rainforest would encounter fish and shrimps in puddles. .

At that time, the survivors made tools out of bamboo, and allowed the woven bamboo baskets to wait in the puddles all night, so they could do whatever they wanted without any delay.

 That’s it, you can gain a lot the next day.

 Others can do it, why can’t they?

 Say more, Wei Lan turned her head and looked at the overlapping bamboo forest.

The Gu family has so many bamboos, and Gu Chao is clever and ingenious. As long as she patiently explains to Gu Chao, Gu Chao will definitely be able to make it.

The matter of the small fish and shrimps was left to Wei Lan. On the other hand, Li Sangsang was thinking quickly and made reasonable suggestions, "There are the most fungi in spring, especially when the snow just melted a while ago and the soil is still moist. Tian'er It’s so warm, why don’t we go up the mountain to have a look?”

A few days ago, the seeds were just sent in the county. In the past few days, the nylon rain cloth was put on the small square of the brigade.

 Plump ones are put into one category, and dry ones are put into a separate category.

 It is said that the work will start next week, but depending on the situation, it may only happen in the next few days.

Since they have made up their mind to do a good job, they have to hurry up.

Wei Lan nodded, and Jiang Lihua naturally had no objection.

 The three of them agreed to meet under the old locust tree at the entrance of the village after breakfast at nine o'clock tomorrow morning.

 After finalizing everything, Li Sangsang and Jiang Lihua stood up and prepared to leave.

As soon as he left the horse, Li Sangsang said again: "By the way, I still have three yuan. How should I arrange these three yuan?"

 Wei Lan has many ideas, and Li Sangsang said this to Wei Lan.

"I think what the captain said makes sense. You can add some meat as appropriate, but pork is expensive, not worth buying, and it's not easy to store in hot weather." Wei Lan frowned with his black and slender eyebrows, pondered for a moment, and said: " How about buying some eggs? Eggs cost four cents each, and you can buy 75 eggs for three yuan!"

Jiang Lihua nodded and said, "I think it's okay. Two or three people a day can make a pot of soup. At that time, each person can share a bowl and everyone can eat."

"Hmm..." Li Sangsang stirred his hair with his fingers, thought for a while and shook his head, "You can buy eggs, but you can't buy them all for three yuan. The commune and the brigade only give food, and they don't even mention oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar. It's up to us. Prepare it yourself? All these require money, and buying them all costs at least 80 cents."

As Li Sangsang spoke, he tapped the paper under Wei Lan's hand with his finger, indicating for her to write it down.

What Li Sangsang said was very reasonable. Wei Lan nodded a few times and a row of neat regular characters appeared on the paper.

Jiang Lihua followed up with the suggestion, "You should also reserve some backup, right? Just in case there is any emergency later."

Wei Lan nodded and drew one dollar directly at the end of the two yuan and two cents. Now, only one dollar and two cents were left in the available funds.

With a full budget, if you buy all the eggs, you can only buy thirty eggs.

Wei Lan didn't notice, and his eyes fell directly on Li Sangsang.

 What I saw before was Li Sangsang's petty advantage and cleverness. Today, when I got to know her up close, I realized that this girl also had a plan in mind.

Li Sangsang is relatively a native girl from Team 7, and will understand the local habits and habits better than the educated youths from outside. Wei Lan is looking forward to her next speech.

Sure enough, Li Sangsang said with a long "Hmm" in his voice, "Pork in town costs seventy cents per catty and suet eighty cents. How about we buy a catty of suet?"

"I boiled it into lard for stir-frying and making soup with a chopstick. Although it's not as good as eating meat, it still has more oil and a meaty taste, which makes everyone feel comfortable. What do you think? You can buy eggs with the few cents left. "The more he spoke, the more he felt that he was right. Li Sangsang clasped his hands together and looked at Wei Lan and Jiang Lihua excitedly, "What do you think? What do you think?"

Wei Lan nodded, "I think it's okay."

　　"Yes, yes." Jiang Lihua answered less firmly, and Li Sangsang's eyes suddenly turned around.

Jiang Lihua smiled bitterly and said: "How can suet be so easy to buy? Usually, fattier meat has to be grabbed and judged by people's faces. How can we be sure that we can grab suet?"

"This question..." Li Sangsang let out a breath and lowered her head dejectedly. This question was indeed something she had not considered before.

"As for this question, let me try it." Wei Lan suddenly said.

The two people's eyes turned at the same time. Wei Lan's eyes curved, and he showed a bright smile like a savior in their eyes, "Maybe I can buy it, of course, just maybe."

 Li Sangsang and Jiang Lihua both had an inexplicable trust in their hearts. Wei Lan said that if he bought it, he would definitely buy it.

Jiang Lihua had lived with Wei Lan for a while and had a vague understanding of Wei Lan's identity. Li Sangsang knew early on that Wei Lan's identity was different from other people's identities because of her father's indoctrination.

As soon as Wei Lan said these words, the two of them imagined a big drama in their minds. For example: in the pig-killing factory behind the pork shop, a certain person in charge was Wei Lan's father. Wei Lan only had to twitch his fingers. A pound of suet is just a pig, so you can easily catch it!

 (End of this chapter)