The entire village shakes their heads at Zhuang Qingning - an orphaned girl who, after recovering from illness, stubbornly registers as a female household head instead of living with her uncle.
...Chapter 273 Who are you
"Since you want to hire someone to work in this tofu skin workshop, you can expect it to last for a long time. I am lucky to have met a noble person today."
"Isn't it? I think so too." Zhou Daya nodded in agreement. "Look at the clear eyes of the shopkeeper, who seems to be able to speak. I feel that she is not a simple person."
"Okay, grandma, let's not waste any more time. Since we have promised Shopkeeper Zhuang, let's go to the tofu shop first. We can't let her wait for us, otherwise it will look bad."
"That's what happened. Let's go." Han took the bag and followed Zhou Daya towards the tofu shop.
When Zhuang Qingning returned to the tofu shop, he had already told Cao and Zhang Qiuying about inviting Zhou Daya to work in the village tofu workshop. When he saw Zhou Daya and Han coming, he invited them directly to the backyard and served them tea.
"Thank you, thank you." Zhou Daya was a little flattered and stood up quickly. "I can do it myself, no need to be so polite..."
"Yes, Sister Zhou, you're welcome." Zhuang Qingning sat aside with a smile, "From the accents of Auntie and Sister Zhou, they don't sound like they are from this area?"
Although there might be some reason for this certain Five to give her the task, if she hired someone without asking anything, it would make her, as an employer, seem a bit foolish. Instead of telling the truth, it would make the other party uneasy and think that she had ulterior motives, which would be bad.
"Yes, we are originally from the west. Our son and daughter-in-law passed away a few years ago, leaving Daya and I to depend on each other. I originally wanted to go to Zeng County to find Daya's aunt and live with her, but after I got there, I heard that her aunt and uncle and their family had moved to the capital. I couldn't find them for a while, so I thought about coming back."
"But when we left, we sold all our houses and lands. It would be embarrassing to go back, so we wanted to find a place to stay and settle down. We searched a lot and found this town to be a good place, so we came here to look for a job. We happened to meet the shopkeeper Zhuang, who didn't look down on us, the two of us."
Han thanked Zhuang Qingning, "I, an old woman, would like to thank Manager Zhuang first."
"Don't be polite, Auntie. My newly opened tofu skin workshop is in need of workers. Most of the people employed in the workshop are from the village. I also want to find a few people from outside to work with me. This way, everyone will be more reserved when outsiders come, and work more energetically. Secondly, we won't run into any problems. It's embarrassing for the people in the same village to say or do anything."
Zhuang Qingning said, "I was just thinking about how to find someone to work in the village, and I ran into Sister Zhou who was looking for work. It was a coincidence, and she helped me."
"It's not convenient to live in a tofu skin workshop. My family's newly built house has a vacant room. I'll settle you down at home for now. I'll see how to settle you down in a few days."
Since she and Zhuang Qingsui moved to their new home, Hua the butcher's yard and house have been empty.
As for the money she paid at that time, it would not be due for a long time, so Han and Zhou Daya could also live there. However, Hua the butcher's house was located in the village. Zhuang Jingye was willing to rent it to her because she was a villager after all, while Han and Zhou Daya were outsiders after all. Even if Zhuang Jingye was willing to let the two of them live there for her sake, he should have informed them of this matter in advance to avoid gossip.
"Thank you so much, Manager Zhuang." Han was about to stand up to express her gratitude again.
"Aunt, please stop being so polite..." Zhuang Qingning hurriedly stopped her.
A few people talked for a while, and after Zhuang Sifu delivered the things to the shop, Zhuang Qingning took Zhuang Qingsui, Han and Zhou Daya back to the village together.
"This is my home, and this is the yuba workshop."
When they arrived, Zhuang Qingning gave a brief introduction, "The tofu skin workshop will officially start operation in two days. There will be people in the workshop explaining how to do the work these days. Tomorrow I will bring you here to learn, so that I can see what you should do."
"It's getting late now, so let's go home first, have dinner, and rest at night..."
"Mr. Ning, I'm looking for you." Mrs. Wen hurried over and interrupted Zhuang Qingning.
"What's wrong, Auntie?" Zhuang Qingning frowned when he saw Mrs. Wen's anxious expression. "What happened?"
"Look at what you said. If there's nothing wrong, then I can't come to look for you?" Mrs. Wen curled her lips. "I just saw that you haven't been seen for the past few days, so I wanted to see what you were doing."
"Now I understand that you are so obsessed with money that you don't care about anything else?"
As Mrs. Wen was talking, she noticed Mrs. Han and Zhou Daya next to Zhuang Qingning. "Who are they?"
"I brought this back from town. I plan to put it in the tofu skin workshop..."
Before Zhuang Qingning uttered the word "work", the bundle in Han's hand fell to the ground with a "thump".
Han was also very emotional, her lips trembling, and she reached out to grab Wen's hands, saying in a lost voice, "You are... Xiangqiao?"
Wen was startled at first, but then her expression became very serious, "Who are you and how do you know my name?"
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Since she got married, everyone here called her Wen. Suddenly someone called her by her maiden name, which made Wen a little dazed. She thought of the past days and looked at Han again and again. Then she asked in surprise, "Are you Xihong?"
"If I don't like red, how could I like green?" Han laughed, and her wrinkled face turned into a golden chrysanthemum. "But you, it's only been a few years, and you almost forgot me. If I hadn't recognized you and called your name first, I'm afraid you wouldn't recognize me when I stood in front of you."
"That's not true." Mrs. Wen raised her chin. "It's just that Sister Xihong is much prettier than before. I just can't recognize you for a moment. Sister Xihong, with your appearance, I'm afraid I can recognize you even if you turn into ashes."
"Why do these words taste different when they come out of your mouth?" Han curled her lips, "Then I'd better not turn into ashes. If you can still recognize me even if I turn into ashes, it means that I will not be able to rest in peace even after I die, and I will have to be dug out by you to recognize me..."
Zhuang Qingning couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw Mrs. Wen and Mrs. Han talking enthusiastically as if they were old friends reuniting.
Could it be that the mission of helping others is not only to help Han and Zhou Daya find jobs, but also to meet old friends? [Bingo! Correct answer.]
[Congratulations to the host for completing the mission of helping others. The host has obtained the primary secret preserved egg recipe. The system has helped the host bind and unlock the primary secret preserved egg recipe powder. The host can start making preserved eggs at any time. ]
Ah, the weekend is over, and tomorrow is the damn Monday again...
(End of this chapter)