Li Xu could hardly believe his ears.

He asked in disbelief, "Uncle Xu, did I hear it right?"

Uncle Xu sneered and said, "If you're not interested, forget it."

At this time, Li Xu also came back to his senses, "No, Uncle Xu, I'm really interested. Please tell me the details."

Li Xu thought excitedly that this was really the case of planting flowers with care but they didn't bloom, but planting willows by accident and they grew into a shade.

After what happened a few days ago, he no longer had any hope for any job news here. These days, he just thought that since they had talked it out, they were half-acquaintances, so he just came here to chat and kill time out of boredom. But he didn't expect to get any job news today.

After thinking about it for a long time, Li Xu decided that working in the motorcade of the purchasing department of the supply and marketing cooperative was the most suitable position for his current situation.

After all, it is well known that members of the motorcade often have some "favor income" and often go to other places to transport supplies. This gives him a good excuse to take out the signed supplies.

According to common sense, any fleet of cars basically meets this condition, but the factory's fleet of cars transports too much single goods and often travels long distances. It is common for them to return once a month, which is unacceptable to Li Xu.

However, the supply and marketing cooperative's fleet mostly runs short distances, with large volumes and frequent trips, which perfectly meets the requirements.

"I thought you weren't interested right now!"

"How could that be, Uncle Xu? Can you tell me what's going on this time? Why are you suddenly recruiting apprentices?"

"Hey, we're hiring because we're short of people. But..."

Having said that, Uncle Xu fell silent.

Hearing this, Li Xu also urged, "My Uncle Xu, please stop keeping me in suspense. But please tell me what it is."

Uncle Xu laughed twice more before saying, "We don't plan to recruit outside this time. We only plan to absorb the staff internally."

Upon hearing this, Li Xu felt a sense of loss at first, and then he thought, this is not right. Why tell me if he just digested it internally?

Thinking of this, Li Xu hurriedly said, "Uncle Xu, please stop teasing me here. Do you have any way to let me in?"

"There is a way, but you have to think carefully. The apprentices we recruit this time will have to learn car repair skills for the first few years. Even if they learn well, they may not be able to become drivers in the end."

If you want to drive a car now, the most basic thing is to be able to repair the car, so generally we recruit retired car soldiers, but when there are not enough people, we will also recruit some apprentices, starting with maintenance. Whether you can officially drive a car in the end depends on how strong your connections are.

Li Xu looked confident, "Uncle Xu, I've thought it over. I'm confident I can become a driver."

In fact, Li Xu himself didn't really believe what was said, but he still didn't show any guilt on his face.

"To tell you the truth, this time we hired someone because a driver suddenly passed away and we couldn't find a replacement for him. So the leaders wanted to train a few more apprentices at once so that if anything goes wrong in the future, they can find someone who can take over.

It’s not too late for you to regret now.”

"Think it over, Uncle Xu. I won't regret it."

"Just think it over, and I'll get you a spot when the time comes."

Li Xu looked skeptical and asked, "No way, Uncle Xu, this job is so popular, is it so easy for you to get a spot?"

Uncle Xu said arrogantly, "After all, I've worked here for so long, I still have some connections. It's just an apprenticeship position, no big deal. When the time comes, I'll just say you're my distant nephew."

Li Xu felt even more embarrassed. "Uncle Xu, why don't you keep this apprenticeship for your child?"

"I only have one son. Both he and his wife have jobs, so I don't have to worry about them."

"It seems you are a hidden talent. By the way, Uncle Xu, how about I take something and ask you to deliver it for me? I can't ask you to do me a favor."

"This job is not as important as you think, there is no need to rely on any favors.

People in the supply and marketing cooperative also know that even after several years of learning to repair cars, they may not be able to become drivers in the end. It is better to find a stable job for the family.

Li Xu said excitedly, "Thank you so much, Uncle Xu."

"Why are you thanking me? Didn't you give me two fish before? I'll let you know once the quota is confirmed."

"I see you like fish, too. I'll get you a few more in a few days."

Hearing this, Uncle Xu smiled and didn't respond, and started talking about other things with Li Xu.

When Li Xu finished chatting and went home, he could not suppress his excitement. While walking, he was still thinking that he owed Uncle Xu a big favor this time, so he decided to bring some good things for him to try next time.

You have to know that jobs are very hard to come by now. Even for apprentices who may not be able to get permanent positions, many people are scrambling for them.

......

That night, Li Xu woke up in the middle of the night and prepared to go to the black market to exchange food.

I've signed in quite a bit of fine grains these days, so I'm going to exchange them for some coarse grains today.

After thinking about it, I decided to sign in first.

"Ding, congratulations on winning two kilograms of milk powder."

My goodness, Li Xu has never heard of anyone drinking milk powder. This is not something that ordinary people can drink.

Li Xu took out the two tin cans of milk powder and looked at them carefully. Each can contained one pound of milk powder, and the cans were labeled "Guangming brand milk powder". After learning more, he put the milk powder away.

Li Xu suppressed his laughter and said, "System, is it because today is National Day that you are so generous?"

As expected, there was no response.

Li Xu then happily went to the black market again.

After arriving at the black market, Li Xu saw that there were fewer people coming and going there.

After a round, two people wanted to exchange coarse grains for fine grains. The quantity was not large. Li Xu exchanged 3 jin of fine grains for 9 jin of corn flour and sweet potato flour.

Seeing that no one was exchanging bills anymore, Li Xu went to the stall where he had previously conducted bill transactions.

When I arrived, I found that Ah Hu from last time was not there, and now there was an unfamiliar person at the stall.

Li Xu thought about it and after the last transaction, Ah Hu seemed to say that if he was not there, he should go find the guard.

Li Xu found the guard again and said, "Brother, is it convenient for me to ask you something?"

The guard was stunned for a moment, then said, "It's convenient. What do you want to know?"

"I'm looking for Ah Hu. He told me to look for you guys when he's not at the stall."

"Do you know Ah Hu? What do you want to do with him?"

"I've traded some bills from him before, and he told me to come to him if I need anything next time."

"Okay, come with me." After saying that, he took Li Xu out of the black market.

After walking a few steps, they came to a yard, where some sounds could be heard.