Chapter 35: Delivery to the Second Canteen
Before leaving get off work yesterday evening, the mine gave Master Niu an order that a senior leader would come to inspect the mine at noon today, and asked him to prepare all his specialty dishes in advance, as the leader wanted to taste the Feilong Soup made by Master Niu.

The ghost market has been uneasy in the past two days. It’s no longer just symbolic driving away or scaring off vendors, but people are arranged in a planned way to arrest people from both ends of the street. It’s okay to exchange food coupons or something if you carry it with you, but no one dares to sell something a little bulky. Once you’re caught, you can’t run away.

Recently, Yue Feng has been busy tinkering with eagles for his team and taking apprentices to the mountains, so he only goes into the city once every other day. The number of flying dragon birds he supplies can barely maintain basic kitchen use.

As the popularity of this specialty dish grew, Chef Niu’s influence in the second canteen increased, but the pressure on ingredients also skyrocketed, which made him very anxious.

Master Niu walked all the way to the end but still didn’t see Yue Feng’s stall. He scratched his head in annoyance. Important matters could not be delayed. If there was no other way, he could only arrange for someone to go to Yue Feng’s house in the village to look for him.

Just when Master Niu was getting extremely anxious, Yue Feng spotted Master Niu out of the corner of his eye.

“Brother Niu?” Yue Feng called softly.

Niu Fusheng suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction where the sound came from.

Seeing that it was indeed Niu Fusheng, Yue Feng nodded at him, then pushed his bicycle towards the intersection.

Niu Fusheng didn’t shout, just lowered his head and followed.

Yue Feng walked all the way to the Mining Bureau Street next door and finally found an inconspicuous place to stop.

“Have you brought the goods today? I wandered around the ghost market and didn’t see you. I almost wanted to send someone to your village to look for you! A big leader from the city is coming to inspect today!”

Yue Feng opened the sack and said, “Don’t worry about my work. There are a lot of goods today. I’m sure it won’t delay your lunch!”

Niu Fusheng took a look and saw that the wicker basket was filled with flying dragon birds as densely packed as corn, and he estimated that there were at least fifty or sixty of them.

In an instant, Niu Fusheng felt himself surrounded by a great sense of happiness. A good cook cannot cook without rice. With these fresh flying dragon birds and sand chickens, the signature dish for the lunch reception would definitely be a sure thing.

“so much!”

“Well! The newly trained eagles have started working in the mountains! Yesterday was their first day of work, so they caught more!”

“Come with me. We don’t know when the crackdown on the ghost market will end. Starting tomorrow, you will be sent directly to the purchasing department behind the coal mine cafeteria!”

“Row!”

Yue Feng responded, pushed the cart and followed Niu Fusheng straight towards the Hongqi Coal Mine.

In fact, to be precise, Fengcheng is a small county town formed by relying on Hongqi Coal Mine and Qianjin Lead-Manganese Mine as its main pillar industries. Except for the basic administrative units, most of the residents here work in the mines.

It was just dawn and there were almost no pedestrians on the street. Yue Feng followed Niu Fusheng and soon arrived at the purchasing department of the second canteen.

Pushing my bike to the second canteen, the security guard on night shift heard the dog barking, just took a look and went back to dozing off.

Niu Fusheng is an absolute boss in the second canteen, holding both purchasing and cooking power. He is the kind of person who has the final say in his territory.

“This is a letter of introduction for targeted purchases issued by our canteen. If someone comes to check, this will come in handy!

But if you have this thing, it’s best not to show off in the ghost market. Our mine doesn’t get along well with the people who manage the market. Keep a low profile to avoid getting into trouble! “Niu Fusheng said as he handed Yue Feng a letter of introduction with the company’s official seal.

“Okay, I remember that! Where are these game meats? I’d like you to count them for me!”

“Put it at the back. There is a cage over here. Untie them all and put them in the cage! It is better to wrap them with the cloth bag as before. The iron wire has left marks on your legs!” Niu Fusheng said casually.

“Okay, I’ll ask my mother to sew the cloth cover when I get home! The cloth I use to wrap the bird is made from torn socks. Now that the production has increased, that stuff is not enough!” Yue Feng nodded in response. The sponsor’s request was not excessive, so he would naturally satisfy it if it could be satisfied.

“Socks? Okay, I got it. I’ll help you find some during the day! Our Logistics Department distributes these regularly!” Niu Fusheng took the responsibility of getting the socks.

Soon, the total number of chicks was counted.

49 flying dragon birds and 12 sand half chickens, a total of 62.3 yuan!
“Sixty-two dollars and thirty cents, just give me sixty in total! Please fill in the purchase order as you wish!” Yue Feng said cheerfully.

“Okay! There’s still a long way to go, just take your time!” Niu Fusheng took out a stack of blank purchase orders from the cabinet, wrote them down with a flourish, then tore off a copy and handed it to Yue Feng.

After counting the goods, six large unity notes that smelled of ink were handed to Yue Feng.

Of the 21 yuan payment, after deducting the fees for social interactions, Yue Feng’s own prey included 4 flying dragons and 16 sand half chickens; the Zhang brothers got 4.5 flying dragons and 12 sand half chickens (half of which was deducted as eagle food); the Li father and son got 2.5 flying dragons and sand half chickens.

The total sales of the Zhang brothers were 20.75, and the total sales of the Li father and son were 14.95. Yue Feng, as the seller, took two-thirds of it.

Yue Feng did not plan to share the remaining money with the other two families. So, out of the 60 yuan today, Yue Feng himself could get 48.22 yuan.

At this rate of earning, I should be able to save enough money to buy a bicycle in just a few days.

Getting up early and going into the city every day, having a bicycle can greatly save travel time and physical energy, and it is the highest priority at this stage.

As for the hunting rifle and the dog gang, they will have to be put at the back for the time being, because as far as Yue Feng can remember, Uncle Li bought the No. 16 hanging tube of Lao Chen’s cannon head after the snow began in winter, so there is still enough time to make money.

Originally, Yue Feng planned to go into the city to sell chickens today, and then buy some supplies at the ghost market to take home to improve everyone’s meals. But now, no one is selling rice, flour, grain and oil at the ghost market, so he can only wait for the supply and marketing cooperative to open for business and use the food coupons at home to temporarily make up for it.

After coming out of the second canteen of Hongqi Coal Mine, Yue Feng waited for a while at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative. After it opened, he went in to buy some things.

Fifty kilograms of white flour, fifty kilograms of cornmeal, ten kilograms of soybean oil, and ten kilograms of pork belly.

There were more than 100 kilograms of hard-core supplies, and the total cost was only a little over 30 yuan.

Yesterday evening at the meeting, we said that we would cook breakfast at home. This 100 kilograms of food, plus oil and meat, is enough for a while. Walking in the mountains all day, you can’t have a stomach without oil and water, otherwise it will definitely cause problems after a long time.

With the help of the salesperson, Yue Feng moved rice, flour and other supplies into the basket on the back seat, then rode his bike all the way home!

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