The back gate of the steel mill!
There was a long row of cement pipes on Dongzhimenwai Street.
This is where the future "Stolen Saint's Fire-Roasted Chicken Memorial" would be.
Many children liked to come here to play.
In the Dongzhimen area, there was also a pigeon market nearby.
A little further down was a large forest, relatively secluded.
At this moment, a chicken was leaning against a large cement pipe, slowly.
Returning from the hospital, Bu Xiang Dong didn't go back to the steel mill.
Just as Fatty and Lao Hu came looking for him, the trio got together to have some fun.
"Come on, I've been craving roasted chicken for ages. Finally, I can get some. I also bought some North Ice Ocean!"
"Not only this time, I'll pay for your meals in the future!"
Although it wouldn't be considered bribing anyone.
But in these times, good food was the most real thing.
Bu Xiang Dong chuckled, "In the future, I'll find the source of goods. Whoever sells them will get a 10% cut, how about that?"
"Really, there are more sources?"
"What else?"
"Brother Dong, you're so righteous!"
Yesterday's 100 kilograms of potatoes only sold for four yuan.
But it was just a test of the waters. If there were four yuan, there would be four hundred.
Potatoes, sweet potatoes, and such things weren't worth much. If there were refined rice and white flour, that would be different.
Don't underestimate a few cents for each transaction. If there were more sources, it would be quite substantial.
Working for the street office gluing matchboxes, working yourself to the bone for a month, would only earn you four or five yuan.
Not to mention some rare items that could only be bought with industrial coupons.
This was why trading was illegal, but the black market thrived.
"Brother Dong, stop."
Compared to Fatty Wang Kaixuan's recklessness, Hu Ba Yi was much more steady, even though he was also just a kid.
Pfft!
Fatty sprayed a mouthful of soda.
"What, Lao Hu, are you running a fever? This is a good time for us. Why would we stop?"
"Brother Dong, it's time to turn back. You now have a job at the factory, life will be better from now on."
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Like Fatty Wang Kaixuan, Hu Ba Yi's parents were also in the army.
You could tell from his name.
But his parents served in Fujian, while he lived in Beijing with his grandfather.
This was why the three of them could play together.
Bu Xiang Dong was an orphan.
Wang Kaixuan's parents were in the army and weren't around, he was raised by relatives.
Hu Ba Yi's parents were also in the army and weren't around, his grandfather raised him.
But!
Unlike Bu Xiang Dong, and unlike Fatty, Lao Hu was more upright.
The two sidekicks, one impulsive and one steady, their personalities complemented each other.
For Bu Xiang Dong, this was a good thing.
Fatty was the vanguard, Lao Hu was the strategist.
It was clear that Fatty was a troublemaker.
And Hu Ba Yi wasn't a simple person.
His ancestors were actually from a wealthy family.
But later, their family fortunes declined during his grandfather's generation.
So he carried a certain melancholy aristocratic air.
Hu grandpa, having experienced both glory and decline, saw the impermanence of the world, but later received teachings from a master. He embarked on the path of a "Tomb Robber" (Mo Jin Xiao Wei).
This was why the old man often mumbled to himself, and Lao Hu picked up a little of it too.
Of course, they didn't dare to say this to others, only occasionally reminding Bu Xiang Dong and Fatty.
Hu's father was born during a turbulent period in the country's history, and he was a tough soldier who fought in the national wars.
Hu Ba Yi admired his heroic father very much, so he had a righteous streak in his bones.
"What kind of life is a good life? Is it just having enough to eat?"
"Don't you need to guard against illness and disaster? What if something unexpected happens?"
"To establish oneself and stand firmly, your grandfather also taught you to prepare for the unexpected, to prevent problems before they arise."
Lao Hu's aspirations were good.
Just that the future wouldn't be as he wished, it wouldn't be easy to live a stable life.
His grandfather's background was a big problem, and his grandfather's tomb raiding was even more serious.
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"But..."
"We're just selling some things to supplement our household income. My supplies are legitimate. Besides, Fatty doesn't want to keep relying on others, and you don't want to rely on your old grandfather, do you?"
"I... Okay!"
【Host successfully instigated, system has a reward!】
【Ding, congratulations host for obtaining a set of handmade certificate making equipment!】
Bu Xiang Dong: "..."
The birth of a fake certificate seller?
I'm getting more and more criminal.
"Let's eat the chicken. Come find me after work tomorrow, I have some good stuff for you."
With Hu Ba Yi doing things together, Bu Xiang Dong wasn't worried that Fatty would be too reckless and get scammed.
The next day!
As soon as Bu Xiang Dong arrived at the steel mill's fitter workshop.
Yi Zhong Hai gave Bu Xiang Dong an order.
"Write a position transfer application yourself."
"First Uncle... Do I look like an idiot?"
Being transferred out of the fitter production workshop, Bu Xiang Dong didn't have much reluctance.
If it wasn't for the fact that the replacement position was also a fitter, he wouldn't want to work in the workshop.
Learning skills in the workshop, being able to take exams and get a salary increase quickly, but Bu Xiang Dong didn't need that.
But he couldn't just let Yi Zhong Hai have his way.
Why should he listen to him about work transfer applications?
"Bu Xiang Dong, when will you stop? Don't you realize your mistakes yet? You're a black sheep, haven't you done enough harm by ruining Jia Dong Xu?"
"Haha! Do you think the factory's accident investigation is worthless?"
Yi Zhong Hai said earnestly, "Take my advice, apply for the transfer yourself. We see each other all the time, don't make things difficult for everyone."
"Difficult? Then don't do it!"
Yi Zhong Hai: "..."
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