His immediate superior directly told him that a quota has been issued from above.
Everyone is required to complete certain tasks according to the quota, and if the tasks are not completed, bonuses will be deducted, and titles will be demoted.
He hasn’t even gotten comfortable in his position as director of the Supply and Marketing Department, and he might soon be relieved.
Looking at the list of materials on the task sheet.
Fan Jianguo was really having a headache, how could these things be easy to handle?
Although spring has begun, it’s exactly when resources are scarce, things in the fields haven’t matured yet, and they’re not on the market.
Last year’s stock has long been exhausted. At this time, the grains, vegetables, and all other needed materials listed here — including wood, since when has wood not been a scarce resource?
And now it’s on this list too, where are they supposed to get it?
Fan Jianguo felt a headache coming on.
The phone rang, and he was a bit unhappy.
It turned out the call was from his niece.
"Xiao Xiao, you girl haven’t been heard from for three or four months. Do you know your mom is worried sick? How are you now? Are you facing any difficulties there? Tell uncle if you need anything, uncle will send it to you.
The thing is, I don’t know if your transportation is open yet, your mom sent things to you twice, and we don’t know if you’ve received them or not."
Fan Xiuying indeed sent quite a bit of food to Jiang Xiaoxiao, but at this time everyone knew there was a once-in-a-century snow, and transportation had long been cut off, who knew where those things were!
Jiang Xiaoxiao’s heart warmed. These are her family, always thinking of how to help her and providing any help in any situation.
"Uncle, it’s . We’ve encountered a once-in-a-century disaster here. Transportation has been cut off for a long time, so I guess the things mom sent are still on the way at the post office. You shouldn’t send anything over; even if you do, I probably won’t receive it.
Actually, I’m doing quite well here, but we’ve encountered a once-in-a-century snow disaster and faced some difficulties. I wanted to ask if uncle could help us solve some issues."
Jiang Xiaoxiao turned her head and glanced at Li Dahu; just now, Li Dahu had opened the door for her but hadn’t left yet, just hearing her last few words.
His face turned a little red.
Him as the production captain is not helping solve the problems, but instead letting her seek help from home, which clearly means wanting her family to send over some food.
If he continued listening here, it wouldn’t be appropriate; Li Dahu hurriedly closed the door, went outside by himself to smoke.
Watching Li Dahu leave, Jiang Xiaoxiao finally felt at ease; these words shouldn’t be heard by others, after all, there’s some exaggeration in her words.
"What kind of help do you want? Just say it, as long as uncle can help, he definitely will. You’re still being polite to uncle."
Fan Jianguo thought his niece wanted help with sending food, so he was already pondering in his mind.
How to ask friends from the train station, although they have some connections at the train station, wanting them to transport food there is also a hassle. After all, it’s just such a small amount of food, not enough for a carriage, it’s hard to ask for help.
"Uncle, it’s . We’ve faced a once-in-a-century snow disaster here and the food is insufficient. The farm wants everyone to rescue themselves. We are now at the forest site, and there are plenty of wood here. We’re thinking of the wood, can you see if you can connect us with some units that need it? Transporting this wood can be exchanged for money, and we can buy food here."
Jiang Xiaoxiao’s words were not untrue; the wood definitely needs to be transported out.
Otherwise, if left at the forest site, how are you going to exchange for food?
People wouldn’t believe either.
Transporting wood out is inevitable.
Fan Jianguo almost jumped up when he heard this.
"My dear niece, how much wood can you sell?"
Isn’t this like being granted a pillow when feeling sleepy?
Sometimes he even had an illusion that his niece was like the God of Wealth from heaven, with such good fortune.
Whenever he encountered a huge problem, his niece would fall right out of the sky and happen to solve his problem.
"Regarding the quantity, please make the contact first. After all, this time the county’s leadership has spoken, and they shouldn’t be stringent on the quantity. They surely hope for more, so the money exchanged can buy more food, helping more disaster victims.
Of course, if you can help get some food, that’s fine, but don’t go to any trouble."
Jiang Xiaoxiao also knew this was a rare opportunity, especially for inter-provincial trade, which typically required approval from provincial or city leaders.
But since the director has said the county leadership agreed, then the approval problem is naturally solved by the county.
They don’t need to manage it, it should have the green light all the way.
At this point, what’s more important, life or wood?
These leaders dare say this because they can get it done.
Fan Jianguo’s mind felt a rush of heat, this requires some careful planning; he might even make significant contributions.
"Alright, don’t worry. I will contact brother units now. Then I’ll report the needed quantity and price to you, if possible. You guys over there directly get the wood onto rail cars, send us the rail car documentation, and after we verify the goods have boarded, we will immediately send the payment over."
Fan Jianguo spoke logically and convincingly, for their current business, it does not involve those later fraudulent activities.
Both the forest site and the department store are state-owned enterprises.
No one would cheat anyone.
Jiang Xiaoxiao was certainly assured of this.
"Okay, uncle, I will call you again in two days, because the forest site’s phone is no longer working, so let’s set a time. You also give me a number, so I can discuss it with our director."
Fan Jianguo smiled so broadly that his mouth couldn’t close.
"Don’t worry, we’ll set it for the same time two days later, and I’ll call you then. You must take care of your health; is the clothing and bedding thick enough since it snowed there? If not, uncle will think of a way to get some cotton."
This just recalled asking his niece about their condition over there.
"Uncle, I’m using the production team’s phone, I can’t talk much, I have to hang up. I’m doing quite well here, tell my parents I miss them, but I’m good, they can rest assured.
Also, take care of grandpa and grandma more, they have some old illnesses, they should go to the hospital for a proper check-up, you all shouldn’t dismiss it."
Every winter, grandpa always had pains here and there, she of course knew.
Grandpa was among those who participated in the liberation war, left quite a few ailments back then.
People from that era all suffered.
"Alright, alright, I know, you, moving so far away, still worrying about all this. Child, you have truly grown up; you used to not care about anything, now you are worrying much more than before, seems like you’ve really grown up being outside."
Fan Jianguo felt a pang in his heart, thinking back to when his niece grew up carefree, not worrying about anything; now she worries about so much.
It’s easy to imagine how much hardship this child has endured outside.
He knew too well, what good is there in going to the countryside, and moreover, the place his niece went to is the harshest of places.
This child certainly suffered.
Jiang Xiaoxiao then put down the phone.