Chapter 1441

The logistics side was even busier than the finance department because there were too many types of items, and each one had a dedicated person responsible for registration and distribution.

This was especially true for the distribution of meat; beef was a bit better, as there wasn't much pickiness about it.

But pork was different; everyone wanted the fattier cuts, and the pork belly was even more sought after.

There was only so much pork belly on a pig, and it wasn't enough to go around, so everyone could only get a little bit.

However, the people distributing the meat were all logistics staff, not professionals, so how could they distribute it evenly?

Therefore, that side was constantly noisy, with people arguing about who got more and who got less.

"This piece is good, I want this piece." A middle-aged female employee poked her finger at the pork belly with the thickest fat.

"Big Sister!" The young logistics guy responsible for cutting the meat said with a helpless face: "You can't have this whole piece of meat; there are so many people, everyone needs to get a little."

"Exactly." Those queuing behind were also unwilling: "That piece of meat has the thickest fat; if you take it all, what are we supposed to get?"

The female employee said unconvinced: "The fat on this hindquarter is also very thick; you guys can take the hindquarter."

Someone else said with dissatisfaction: "You just said the fat on the hindquarter is also thick, so you take the hindquarter."

Zhou Andong heard the noise over there and walked over.

There were four stalls for distributing meat, and more than twenty 130 light trucks were parked nearby, with de-haired fat pigs and skinned beef in the truck beds.

"Chairman!"

"Chairman!"

"..."

"What's wrong?" Zhou Andong walked over and asked.

The employee responsible for distributing the meat said helplessly: "Everyone wants the ones with thicker fat, but who should get the lean ones left over?"

Zhou Andong smiled; right now everyone is fighting to buy fat meat, but in five or six years, this phenomenon will reverse, and gradually no one will want fat meat.

"Try your best to satisfy the employees. If no one wants the lean meat, send it to the cafeteria; otherwise, we'd have to buy meat every day anyway. Also, the ribs, look at how you're trimming them, so clean, what a waste.

Remove the rib racks properly and send them all to the cafeteria. Before the New Year holiday, let's improve the food—stewed ribs, stewed beef, and for the lean meat, we'll just have some stir-fried lean meat."

In this day and age, except for restaurants and those who really aren't short of money, ordinary people rarely buy ribs to eat.

They think that there isn't much meat on that stuff, and spending money to buy a pile of inedible bones is not cost-effective.

But everyone knows ribs are delicious. Hearing Zhou Andong's words, someone shouted out.

"Long live the Chairman!"

Immediately, applause broke out. Those in the distance who didn't hear it all looked over curiously, asking in low voices what happened.

"Chairman!" The employee responsible for distributing the meat said: "But this way, there might not be enough pork to go around."

"Call the Lantian Animal Husbandry Company and have them slaughter some and send them over."

"Then there's no problem." The employee nodded.

"Hurry up and get to work; I estimate you won't be done by dark."

Zhou Andong said a word and walked towards the cafeteria.

Because the new park factory had a cafeteria, the old factory converted Warehouse No. 3 into a cafeteria.

After the New Year and the beginning of spring, the gate of the old factory will be rebuilt, and the interior of the factory department and the outer walls will also be renovated.

Then move the broadcast station to the factory department, and tear down that row of bungalows at the broadcast station and the courtyard wall of the winery's grain depot behind it.

Because the grain depot is next to the broadcast station, there is more than ten mu of open space, which is just right for building a cafeteria.

As soon as Zhou Andong entered the cafeteria, he smelled the scent of burning pig hair.

He walked quickly to the kitchen and saw more than twenty people holding red-hot stove hooks, scalding pig heads and pig trotters.

"Chairman!"

The cafeteria head chef is named Ma Mingyi, over sixty years old, and the current head chef of the municipal guesthouse is the old man's apprentice.

He has been retired at home for several years, spending his days watering flowers, playing chess, and taking care of his grandchildren.

At first, it felt okay, but after a long time, he felt uncomfortable.

Then he started clamoring to find some work to do, but his children didn't agree.

They are all filial children, thinking that their old father has worked hard all his life.

Finally retired, how good it is to enjoy a happy life at home and play with grandchildren.

Just like that, he stayed at home for three years, but he really couldn't stay anymore, so he greeted Wang Zhongqi at the guesthouse, asking him to keep an eye out for where there is work to do.

Originally, Wang Zhongqi wanted the old man to return to the guesthouse, and he wouldn't even have to work; as long as the old man stood in the back kitchen, he wouldn't have to worry about anything.

But the old man had already retired from the guesthouse, and the current head chef is still his apprentice, so naturally, he wouldn't go back.

Just in time, in October this year, the winery cafeteria was recruiting chefs, and Wang Zhongqi introduced the old man here.

Moreover, the master chefs of the cafeterias in the new factory in the park, including Jiang Xiaobai, Xurishi, the electronics factory, the research institute, and the brewery, were all found through the old man.

"Old Ma." Zhou Andong smiled and shook hands with Ma Mingyi: "How are you handling these pig heads and pig trotters?"

Ma Mingyi said: "After cleaning them up, I'll sauce the pig heads and pig trotters tonight, and tomorrow they will be side dishes for the factory leaders."

Zhou Andong nodded: "Eat tonight, if there's nothing else, let's have a drink."

Ma Mingyi smiled and pointed to the several large ox heads that had already been cleaned.

"For those ox heads, I'll make you an Ox Head Feast, but they have to be marinated for forty-eight hours first, and you won't be able to eat them until the day after tomorrow."

Zhou Andong's eyes lit up; he really hadn't eaten an Ox Head Feast before.

"This is good, it should be very delicious."

"The Ox Head Feast has a history." Ma Mingyi explained: "The Ox Head Feast, also known as the Great Feast, is a grand ceremonial banquet when the Tujia people receive distinguished guests.

According to reports, the Ox Head Feast has existed since ancient times. During the Three Kingdoms period, a Southern Barbarian leader named Meng Huo was brave and good at fighting. Some unofficial histories claim that Zhuge Liang captured and released Meng Huo seven times, and rewarded the generals with ox heads..."

"There's such a history." Zhou Andong said: "Now that you mention it, I'm even more looking forward to it."

Ma Mingyi has been here for several months, and even the big pot dishes are cooked by his apprentices; he rarely does it himself.

Coupled with the fact that factory leaders like Du Chunlai have no special requirements and all get their meals at the window with the employees, Ma Mingyi has never had a chance to show his skills.

Now he finally has a chance, and it's for Zhou Andong to eat, so he is also looking forward to it.

Zhou Andong walked around the back kitchen: "Freeze these pig offal and ox offal after cleaning them. Ribs will be sent over in a while, make them when we have the holiday before the New Year to improve the food."

"Still improving the food?" Ma Mingyi said: "I've worked in the guesthouse all my life, and the dozens of apprentices I've brought out all work in enterprises and public institutions.

To be honest, our winery's food is made with changing patterns, and there's enough meat to eat; even the cafeterias of the Municipal Committee and the Municipal Government can't compare, let alone other unit cafeterias."

Zhou Andong laughed loudly: "Everyone has worked for a whole year, eating something good and drinking something good, how lively it is."

"Employees are really lucky to have a boss like you." Ma Mingyi said with emotion: "I am also very lucky; retired, and still able to meet such a generous boss."