Siheyuan: A Pig in Exchange for Zhou Hao's Transfer

Zhou Hao transmigrated to the end of 1959. As a purchasing agent, he had rendered great service to the Hongxing Steelworks, only to be transferred straight from Li Huaide to the Second Steelworks Purchasing Department in exchange for a pig. When the Three Years of Hardship arrived, everyone at the Second Steelworks was rosy-cheeked, energetic, and full of fighting spirit. By contrast, the people at the Hongxing Steelworks were all skin and bones, listless, and swollen all over. Li Huaide tearfully pleaded with Zhou Hao, “Hao, come back! I’ll give you the position of purchasing department chief. I can’t do without you!” Zhou Hao sighed. “Old Li, that pig of mine has already ended up in the Second Steelworks’ belly. It can’t come back.”