Chapter 110 The calm before the storm?

He Jia walked over to greet her and said with a smile, "You must be the new temporary worker, Comrade Lin Yiyi. I'm He Jia. Today I'll take you to familiarize yourself with the environment."

Lin Yiyi smiled back, nodded, and greeted the person politely, "Hello, Comrade He Jia."

He Jia took Lin Yiyi to visit the entire bookstore. The bookstore was not big, about 50 to 60 square meters, and was divided into several areas in the shape of a U. Everyone sat behind a glass and wooden counter. There was a large bookcase against three walls, with neatly placed red books and various celebrity quotations.

There are no miscellaneous books or literary novels at all.

I sweep the floor in the morning and evening when I get off work, and dust with a feather duster, but there is not much else to do.

In a word, it's leisure.

Because everyone was at the stage of having enough food and clothing, the education system only went up to high school, and admission to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University was based on recommendations, so very few people came to the bookstore.

There's nothing to buy even if you come.

Lin Yiyi replaced Liu Minghua's workstation because she was about to enter the delivery period and her belly was too big so she planned to take a vacation and find someone to take her place. She needed to hire a temporary worker for two or three months.

Every day when He Jia comes home, she chats about work at the dinner table and shares interesting stories with her family. The family atmosphere is simple but happy.

He Qi and He Jia are not only siblings but also talkative. The driving time is boring, so He Qi would naturally bring up the topics his sister talks about and mention them to Zhao Sheng.

This is how Lin Yiyi got her job.

Because the work was not very demanding, the salary in the bookstore was not high, only 18 yuan a month, and as a temporary worker it was even less, only a few yuan.

From then on, Lin Yiyi had an extra place to listen to gossip. While people at other counters were chatting with each other, she just stared at the baby-faced guy.

Listening silently, they smiled at each other from time to time.

They are of the same age, so it is natural for them to get close to each other. He Jia is a chatty person and she became familiar with Lin Yiyi in just a short while.

During working hours, facing the enthusiastic He Jia, Lin Yiyi kept smiling and pretending to be quiet, because the questions He Jia asked were beyond her scope of answering, such as where did you buy the coat? Where did you buy the shoes?

These were the original owner’s clothes, Lin Yiyi had no idea about them, but she couldn’t make things too awkward, so she could only say that she bought them in her hometown and they weren’t available here.

This caused the girl to look disappointed.

When you see nice clothes, you ask others where to buy them, but in the end you can't buy them. Isn't that just itchy?

Fortunately, He Jia did not pursue this topic further.

He Jia saw that Lin Yiyi only brought a kettle in her bag, so she kindly told her, "You can bring your lunch this morning, and the kitchen in the back can heat it up, so you don't have to go home specially."

Lin Yiyi nodded to show that she understood. She smiled at other people's kindness. When it was time for dinner, she went straight to the restaurant to eat. She had the money given by Zhao Sheng in her bag.

She spent two cents on a big bowl of sauerkraut hand-rolled noodles, and was so full that she had to walk with the help of the wall.

Zhao Sheng and her lifestyle are actually quite compatible. They eat breakfast in the cafeteria, arrange their own lunch, and eat dinner at home. They still have to cook some food to get a feel of daily life.

The man gave Lin Yiyi a week's lunch money and asked her to keep an account, refund her for any excess and make up for any shortfall. In any case, he wanted to know exactly what she ate and bought, no matter how big or small.

Lin Yiyi felt that he was too detailed, so she gave him a week's worth of meal tickets. He had already made the calculations, but he still asked her to keep accounts. Did he think she was a thief?

Zhao Sheng is really a suitable person to live with, and he can arrange everything for her in advance.

It is inconvenient to cook with only one stove at home, as you can only do one thing at a time.

Fortunately, hot water can be obtained from the canteen. Every morning when Zhao Sheng goes to the canteen for breakfast, in addition to bringing breakfast for Lin Yiyi, he also brings two thermoses to fill with hot water, so that the family can save a briquettes.

Lin Yiyi sat in the bookstore for the entire day, and only one or two people came to the bookstore to buy the red book of quotations. If it were not a state-owned enterprise, it would surely have gone bankrupt.

Zhao Sheng went to the neighboring city in the morning and drove back to the factory in the afternoon. Thinking about Lin Yiyi's first day at work, he borrowed a bicycle early to pick her up.

He Jia used a feather duster to sweep the bookcase and wipe the counter, while Lin Yiyi swept the floor. After a while of division of labor, they finished the work. When Lin Yiyi was walking towards the station with her small bag, she saw the man on the side of the road at a glance and was a little surprised by his appearance.

Lin Yiyi trotted over and asked with a smile, "Why are you here?"

Zhao Sheng doesn't get off work so early.

The man heard the voice, turned around and saw Lin Yiyi's eyes fell on the small cloth bag she was carrying, pursed his lips and smiled, "I'll take you back to make dinner."

If you can't talk, just talk less, which will instantly offset the good intentions of coming to pick her up.

Lin Yiyi glared at him unhappily, threw the cloth bag directly to the man, jumped onto the back seat, and instructed him to pedal the wheels.

Zhao Sheng took the cloth bag and put it on the handlebars. Thinking of the wallet made of the same fabric in the inner bag of his shirt, his smile never faded. "Hold on tight."

Zhao Sheng drove Lin Yiyi to the gate and asked her to go back first while he went to return the bicycle.

As soon as Lin Yiyi entered the house, she found something wrong. There was an old hen tied up behind the door. She guessed that the man brought it back. She didn't know where he got it. She had been to the farmer's market with him but didn't see any chickens for sale.

Chickens are like mobile banks in every household, and few people are willing to kill them for meat.

Seeing the man coming back, Lin Yiyi changed into the man's old coat and prepared to cook, "What should I do with this chicken?"

"We'll keep half of it, and I'll give the rest away after dark. You can stew or roast it if you want."

Zhao Sheng exchanged the old hen with a fellow villager while driving on the road, using smuggled goods. In addition to the chicken, he also exchanged it for some dried dates, which he planned to deliver to the director in the evening. The other person also contributed a lot to help him get the house approved so quickly.

What the city lacks most is not daily necessities, but food.