"Uncle Sun, I want to stay longer when I go to Xinjiang this time." In the office, Li Wenzheng was haggling with Sun Lianying with a playful smile.

"You kid, what are you trying to hold back?" Sun Lianying put down the teapot in his hand and cursed with a smile.

"I finally took a long trip and wanted to visit the beautiful scenery of the new province and write a few articles." Li Wen explained with a smile.

"When I asked you to stay at the Writers Association, you refused to go. Now you are visiting the sights and writing articles. You really can't stop.

It only takes half a month to go to the new province and back. How long do you want to stay? How about just helping the country to open up wasteland." After hearing Li Wen's ridiculous reasons, Sun Lianying pulled Li Wen and started to complain.

"How about I go back to the Writers' Association now? I also feel that it's a pity for me to be a talented person. Mr. Liu from the Writers' Association often calls me to go back." Li Wen joked with a smile.

"You kid!"

"Go, go! Pay attention to safety when you go. There are many ethnic minority compatriots in the local area. If you don't understand the language, try not to provoke them." Sun Lianying warned.

"Uncle, I know!"

"By the way, does our unit want beef and mutton? I heard that cattle and sheep are everywhere in New Province. I'll purchase a batch depending on the situation." Li Wen asked with a smile.

Li Wen knew that if there was no excuse, even if Sun Lianying agreed, other colleagues in the unit would inevitably have objections.

"Hey! Do you have any connections?"

"I'll let it go today. As long as you can purchase a cart of beef and mutton, no one will tell you if you don't come back." Sun Lianying's eyes lit up when he heard about beef and mutton.

Although department stores mainly deal in industrial products, they also have relatively high-end foods such as meat and eggs, but these items are too scarce and often out of stock.

As the leader of the purchasing department, Sun Lianying is in charge of purchasing. He often travels across the country to worry about purchasing high-end food.

“In the past, various units across the country were purchasing goods everywhere, and it was definitely difficult for us to purchase good things.

But didn’t the higher authorities issue a document some time ago, clearly stating that each unit is not allowed to send purchasers to “fly all over the place”.

But our department store has the authority to purchase nationwide, and if there are fewer people purchasing now, we will definitely be able to get it." Li Wen said with a smile.

In these days, all public units have buyers, and only public buyers can purchase materials.

In the past, the state did not issue clear documents, so there were no restrictions.

But the consequence of this is that as long as it is a public unit, buyers can run around the country with a certificate to purchase and sweep goods.

This phenomenon of sweeping goods across the country is very detrimental to the country's material allocation, and it is especially prone to speculation.

This year the state issued a document stating that, except for the commercial sector, no other unit is allowed to send buyers to purchase materials at will, especially to the countryside.

This is the so-called ban on "flying all over the sky".

Department stores are commercial units, and the goods they sell originally come from all over the country, so they naturally enjoy the right to purchase nationwide.

"You're still smart! You should study more. I just sent the document and you found out about it and took advantage of it within a few days."

Sun Lianying also knew about this and the impact this document would have on the procurement industry. So he instantly understood Li Wen's thoughts.

"Stop talking nonsense, I'll give you two months. Is there any problem in purchasing a car of beef and mutton?" Looking at Li Wen with a playful smile, Sun Lianying clarified the task.

"Uncle, I thought you were joking with me just now! Do you know how much a car of beef and mutton weighs?

To fill a car, you need at least eight thousand kilograms of beef and mutton. Uncle, are you trying to kill me?"

Li Wen just thought that Sun Lianying was joking with him, but he didn't expect that in the end he directly assigned the task and had a deadline of two months to complete it.

"What's wrong? It can't be finished?"

"If you can't finish it, don't go. I'll send someone else.

Anyway, there are fewer people purchasing nationwide now. I believe that another person can definitely complete the several thousand kilograms of beef and mutton." Sun Lianying said with a half-smile.

"Done!"

"It's just ten cows and a dozen sheep. I still don't believe it can be done." Li Wen gritted his teeth and pretended.

"That's right! I believe you can do it. From last year to this year, you have brought a lot of good things to our unit. I believe in your ability.

Hurry up and prepare! I will remit the money to you directly to Hami when the time comes. Please pay attention to check it.

The money is quite a lot this time, so you guys have to be careful and don't dare to cause problems, otherwise you will publish another book!" Sun Lianying ordered with a smile.

"knew!"

Coming out of Sun Lianying's office, Li Wen greeted the convoy heading to New Province.

This type of long-distance freight transport usually involves one vehicle with two drivers. If Li Wen sat in it, it would be too crowded and he would have to lie in the back of the carriage.

Moreover, the journey is almost 2,000 kilometers. If you take a car, it will take three days even if the car is not damaged. It is too tiring.

Li Wenyi thought about it and just took the train at his own expense so that he wouldn't have to worry about it and the driver could take a break at any time and feel more comfortable.

When I got home, I took Xiao Huang into his room, locked the door, said hello to brother Li Hongbin, and left a thousand yuan for them to do whatever they wanted.

"Master, stop it!"

Li Wen stopped a rickshaw at the street entrance.

"Where do comrades go?"

The tricycle master was a middle-aged man in his thirties, wearing a white short-sleeved jacket and covered with sweat.

"Comrade, please go to the train station."

"Okay, comrade, please sit down and hold yourself steady." The tricycle master waited for Li Wen to sit down and pedaled quickly.

"Master, your accent sounds like you're from Kyoto?" Li Wen sat down and started chatting with the driver.

"You heard it accurately. When I was young, I used to pull a rickshaw in the capital. I am considered an old man in this profession.

Once, I offended the nasty little bookman by pulling a tricycle, so I had no choice but to run away to the mainland with my family." The tricycle master sighed and cursed.

"Then why didn't you go back after the founding of the People's Republic of China? How wonderful the capital is!" Li Wen asked with a smile.

"That's what you said. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, I planned to go back with my family.

Unexpectedly, I, a poor rickshaw puller, actually became a regular worker, and the street even introduced me to my wife, so why would I go back to work?

The people in Chang'an are warm and not exclusive, and living here is comfortable. We also rented a house in Kyoto, so it would be better to stay in Chang'an when we go back!" The tricycle driver showed respect and admiration for the country and its leaders all the way.

Twenty minutes later, the car stopped at the entrance of the train station, and Li Wen paid 50 cents for the fare.

"Comrade, wait a moment, please help me!" Li Wen called to the tricycle driver who was about to turn around.

After calling the tricycle driver to stop, Li Wen went directly to the nearby department store and bought a bottle of Bingfeng soda for five cents.

"Master, I've kept you waiting for a long time. Drink this bottle of drink for me!" Li Wen smiled and handed the soda to the tricycle master.

"Hey! What are you doing?"

The tricycle master was sitting in the shade and fanning himself with a straw hat. He was frightened when he saw the drink handed over by Li Wen.

"It's so sunny that I took you for a ride and chatted all the way. It's nothing to treat you to a bottle of drink." Li Wen smiled and threw the drink in the carriage.

"This little comrade is so angry! I, Lao Hou, also had a lot of luxury today." The tricycle driver looked at the soda in the carriage and showed a bright smile.

When he arrived at the train station, Li Wen took out his certificate and bought a hard sleeper, which happened to be available. He was very lucky.

The train ticket in this era was a narrow piece of cardboard with the date, station and fare written on it.

Li Wen bought a sleeper ticket, which was extremely expensive, costing 24.2 yuan.
Chapter completed!