After saying that, Chu Tian looked at the Chu cousins ​​coming over and said with a smile, "Captain, the house over there has been built. Shall we go back first?"

Captain Sun waved his hand and said, "Go back and rest. You, Chu Min, and Chu Jie's household registration is no longer with the brigade. No one would say anything if you didn't work, but you three are still helping with the work."

Chu Tian smiled and said politely, "Captain, you're not right. Although my two brothers and I are no longer registered in the brigade, our families' household registrations are still here. Besides, no matter what, we all hope that our brigade will get better and better in the future."

"Haha, you're right. Our team will definitely get better and better in the future."

Captain Sun was in a very good mood. He cheerfully invited everyone to go home and rest. "Okay, everyone, take your tools and go back to rest. We'll do the rest of the work tomorrow..."

On the way back, Chu Min looked up at the fiery clouds in the sky and said with a smile, "It looks like tomorrow will still be a good day."

Chu Jie glanced at him sideways and said jokingly, "Brother Min, you should say that there are only a few days in Xinjiang when it's cloudy."

Chu Min smiled and nodded, "Yes, yes, you are right."

Chu Tian smiled and glanced at Chu Jie, "What's wrong? Brother Jie, are you not used to the dryness in Xinjiang?"

Chu Jie waved his hand, "I'm not used to it. I've been in Xinjiang for several years now, so I've gotten used to it even if I don't want to."

Chu Jie stretched and said, "By the way, I changed my post!"

Chu Min was curious. "I remember you were promoted from a temporary recorder to a regular recorder. What about now? Have you been promoted?"

Chu Jie grinned and said, "I guess so. I'm just a small foreman. It's mainly because I don't have enough education. Otherwise, I would be able to work in an office."

Chu Min was surprised. "You think you can become a foreman? The last time I went to your coal mine to haul coal, I asked the workers who were loading the coal. They said that each foreman had 30 or 40 people under him!"

Chu Jie waved his hand. "Those are the frontline workers. They have a lot of people working, and I'm just a foreman in charge of record keeping. I only have about twenty regular and temporary workers under me!"

Chu Jun, who had been silent, was stunned for a moment, then said enviously, "That's not bad, at least it's a job where you can command people, and you can be considered a small leader."

Chu Jie just smiled. He wanted to say that there were thousands of workers in their mine, and it was really pitiful for him to be a foreman who was only in charge of about twenty people. He would not be satisfied with this position anyway.

Chu Tian then asked, "Brother Jie, does your mine have an education department? If so, you could go ask and see if you can get a certificate to cover up your low education."

"Youjun has been attending nighttime skills training at their mine for the past two years. This year, he passed the technician exam and got a salary raise. Not only did they build new houses for the mine's technicians who didn't have any, but Youjun and his wife were given a three-bedroom apartment of over 70 square meters."

Chu Jie was stunned. "Ah? We don't have an education department, but our mine has two employee skills training exams every year."

Chu Tian smiled and said, "Then take the test? Your skills test must start from the basic level. Just take your time. No matter whether it will be useful in the future or not, it is always better to have more skills!"

Chu Min nodded in agreement. "Chu Jie, you really have to listen to me on this matter. I listened to him and passed the driver's license and junior mechanic's license last year. The salary is several yuan higher every month than before. As long as I have these certificates, even if I don't work in the transport team in the future, I can still work in the repair shop."

"By the way, I plan to wait until winter comes and I'm less busy, then I'll continue my training and get my intermediate car mechanic license!"

Chu Jie nodded thoughtfully, "Well, I'll ask when I get back and see when the next skills training exam is so I can prepare in advance."

Chu Jun laughed at this and said, "Oh my, you guys are almost 30 or 40 years old, but you're still like kids, studying for exams."

Chu Tian said with a smile, "Brother, this is what we call living and learning! There is no harm in learning more!"

After a pause, he deliberately teased, "Brother, why don't you go and learn something too?"

Chu Jun was shocked when he heard this and waved his hands hurriedly, "Me? Please forgive me! I went to elementary school in my hometown back then, and I've forgotten everything I learned..."

"I don't want to learn anything... I'm very satisfied with my current life."

Chu Tian curled his lips and smiled. Everyone has different choices. Some people are never satisfied with the status quo, while some people like stability. Therefore, he doesn't think there is anything wrong with Chu Jun being content with the status quo.

"Grandma, what are you making for dinner?"

Before Chu Tian reached the door of his house, he saw smoke coming out of the roof of his kitchen, so he walked into the yard and went straight into the kitchen.

Mrs. Chu looked at Chu Tian and smiled, "Didn't you bring back a roast chicken this morning? I'll heat it up, stir-fry some eggplant and loofah, and have a tomato and egg soup. How about cornmeal pancakes for the main course?"

Chu Tian nodded indifferently, "Okay."

Although there was never a shortage of meat and fine grains at home, Old Lady Chu never let them eat only meat and fine grains for every meal. Instead, they had a combination of meat and vegetables for every meal, and the staple food was a combination of coarse grains and fine grains.

Chu Tian thinks this is good and healthy.

"By the way, shouldn't Xinxin and the others be out of school a long time ago? Why haven't they come back yet?"

Old Mrs. Chu came out from the stove, scooped a spoonful of water into the wash basin, and said as she washed her hands, "I'm back. I went to play at the brigade gate with Aizhu and the other children."

Chu Tian understood and turned to walk out, "Then I'll go call them back..."

Old Mrs. Chu hurriedly stopped her, "No need, Xiujuan has already gone and will probably be back soon..."

As soon as Chu Tian finished speaking, he heard a noise coming from the yard. He turned around and walked out of the kitchen. He saw Yao Xiujuan grabbing Xinxin's ear with one hand, muttering to her in dissatisfaction as she walked inside.

"Look at you, a girl, how can you fight like a boy? Look at how dirty you are!"

Even when Xinxin was blamed by Yao Xiujuan again, she still retorted with an unconvinced expression, "Mom, I'm not wrong. Who told him to bully Pingping?"

"Anyway, if he dares to bully Pingping, I'll beat him up, every time I see him!"

Yao Xiujuan became even angrier after hearing Xinxin's words. She pointed at her and yelled, "What are you capable of? He's a kid, and you beat him up every time you see him? Can you even beat him?"

Xinxin yelled, "I'm not afraid. What if he's just a kid? I have a brother. I'll tell Dazhu and the others to help me fight back!"

Yao Xiujuan was so angry that she turned around and looked for a broom, pointing it at Xinxin, "Tell me, were you wrong?"

Xinxin raised her head and shouted stubbornly, "Xinxin is right!"