Chapter 78: Trivia
After going to the toilet twice, Shi Qingqing reflected.
The interval between meals and fruits was too short, and it was winter and she ate very quickly. I need to be more careful about this in the future.
Fortunately, the stomach discomfort was gone afterwards, and Shi Qingqing went out on the boat again at noon.
While she was struggling for the last thirty kilograms of oyster meat, Zhao Fengnian had already been working at the new construction site for a while.
The environment is worse this time, with fewer people and more work to do.
He didn't want his wife to come and see the environment here and feel sad. Anyway, he had money, so he bought all the necessities and then sent her a message that he had arrived.
After that, he started to work. Fortunately, when he had the opportunity to learn before, he did not blindly follow others' orders, but really learned some real skills.
So I tried my best to take on all the technical work at the new construction site, and also tried to get along well with everyone so that I could live a good life.
It's this small contractor and his wife. One of them treats people like machines, and the other cooks very dry meals that look like they were brought directly from his hometown. Sometimes they are cooked into a mess.
But she was willing to use salt.
Zhao Fengnian almost became a picky eater during the half month he stayed at home. Fortunately, he brought canned food with him when he went out, which helped him get through the extremely uncomfortable week at the beginning.
Sometimes the small contractor himself couldn't get used to the food his wife cooked, and he would come to get a spoonful of the sauce.
As time went by, Zhao Fengnian's voice and status in this team were only second to that of a small contractor.
In fact, Zhao Fengnian had been to other construction sites, but what a coincidence, the two places he visited in a row had friends of Xu Wenjie's brother, after all, they were in the same circle.
Xu Wenjie was beaten, and people exaggeratedly said that Zhao Fengnian was a dishonest person who came to the construction site just to learn something and then run away. He felt malicious intent from the beginning, so he simply jumped out of this circle and went to work on the small construction site of the couple.
Although the treatment is slightly worse in all aspects, there is no need to worry about being affected by Xu Wenjie. In fact, the difference is not much money. The other people on the construction site are basically honest people brought up by the couple from their poor hometown. They don't mind the food and accommodation. The salary is much better than farming at home. Therefore, the atmosphere of the whole team can be regarded as united in a sense.
I simply don't listen to what people are saying, mainly because many people can't understand Mandarin, let alone the local dialect.
Zhao Fengnian was completely accustomed to the life here. He found some time to send a message to his wife, saying that he would wait for her call the next day.
As a result, the telephone booth outside the construction site missed the call from Shi Qingqing. Thinking that Shi Qingqing would call again with important matters, he ignored the worker's advice not to miss the call.
Shi Qingqing went out in the afternoon and received a phone call from her husband in the evening about an appointment. She simply decided not to spend the night outside and went home without a hurry.
As a result, I called the next day, and called twice, but the other party didn't answer.
The owner of the convenience store tapped the table unhappily, as if urging her to make the call quickly.
Shi Qingqing put down the phone. Even though the call wasn't connected she still threw away fifty cents. The boss's expression wasn't as bad anymore and he even said that if she called back later he would ask his child to call her.
This is what Shi Qingqing wants, otherwise anyone with fifty cents can give it to her.
well.
It seems that I didn’t plan it well before. I should have called.
But the Chinese New Year is coming soon, so I guess even the construction sites will have holidays.
Wait a few more days.
Time flies and it is the 28th day of the lunar calendar. Shi Qingqing has been unable to keep the gate of her courtyard closed since yesterday, because some young people who have returned to their hometown and are not afraid to spend a few dollars have started to buy high-end juice and foreign wine from her.
Dozens of packs of candy are sold every day.
During the days when Guo Yumei was not working in the sea business, she was ordered around the house to wrap candies. She would blow open the plastic bags and count the candies inside, putting a few of this and a few of that. There could only be one gold coin chocolate and one marshmallow in a bag.
The prices of juice and drinks are fixed, and the discounts are for big customers. Even if someone joins the team that buys six bottles by taking advantage of the free gift, he or she will still get a bottle with the box.
Then there are the Spring Festival couplets.
The two were also urged by the village children to set off some firecrackers.
Shi Qingqing pretended not to hear it. Maybe firecrackers are very festive, but children nowadays have no sense of propriety and will throw firecrackers at other people's walls. They will also throw firecrackers in front of people passing by.
She won't stop others from setting off firecrackers, but she won't be the one selling them!
On the evening of the 28th, Shi Qingqing asked Guo Yumei if she would be busy at home the next day.
Generally, the day before New Year's Eve, many families begin to make final preparations for the New Year and start preparing dishes for the next day. Women in large families are even busier.
Guo Yumei was a little worried. She brought back more money in the past two days, ten yuan more every day. No one asked her to work, but her mother at home started to be in a better mood because of the New Year.
But tomorrow is the 29th, and the day after tomorrow is the 30th, so we definitely won't be able to go out to work. My mother is old and has rheumatism, so she can't do much. My sister-in-law is lazy and doesn't cook well, so all the women in the family will have to eat leftovers.
"My mother said that to me and treated me like that, but seeing her constantly beating her waist, I felt really bad. When we had a quarrel before, I wanted to jump into the sea with her, but later... Oh, she just brought me a bowl of sugar eggs, and my eyes were red."
Shi Qingqing listened in silence.
In the past, she always tolerated the most because of her blood relationship, even though she was the youngest in the family.
I often only remember the food and not the beating. One moment I was bullied so much that I wanted to leave home, but the next second I felt that I was not considerate enough because of the other person's small behavior. In fact, I just need to take a step back.
"Okay, then I'll calculate the wages you'll have to keep with me during this period in advance, so you can have a good New Year. With money in hand, you can live better wherever you are."
Guo Yumei was very tempted. When she heard that Shi Qingqing was going to settle the previous days of sailing, plus the overtime pay for the past few days, minus the ten or twenty yuan she had given before, she could still get three hundred and ninety yuan. She waved her hand quickly. "Then I'll pay you back first. It's almost the New Year. Since you value me and are willing to give me so much, I can't let this debt pass the New Year. You can take it back."
Shi Qingqing was not pretentious. The money was hers to begin with, and she couldn't help but give some delicious food and drinks to the girl. She had already done better than any of her relatives.
In the end, Shi Qingqing gave him 190 yuan, two bags of candy, two bottles of her favorite beverage, and a basket of eggs. "Eat the eggs slowly, and keep the beverages for later. You can show me the money, but 100 yuan is enough. You should save some pocket money for a grown-up girl. If you still work with me after the New Year, I will give you 500 yuan as a fixed salary. The rest depends on your overtime work. What do you think?"
It's a real benefit to find a job right next to home that provides food and pays 500 yuan.
Guo Yumei couldn't help crying again.
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