Chapter 63 Money-loving Xie Shen
Xie Yun took the letter and went home first. She couldn't go directly to the county town because the time would be too tight. Besides, if she didn't go home for a long time, her family would be very worried.
She handed Zhang Ruifeng 7.5 yuan, "Eggs and cabbage are 1.5 yuan in total, and turtledoves are 1 yuan each."
Zhang Ruifeng laughed and said, "If Mumu knew that turtledoves were so valuable, he would definitely kill all the turtledoves nearby."
Xie Yun thought about how Xie Shen had been obsessed with slingshots recently and said with a smile, "That's really possible."
She told Zhang Ruifeng about the letter of introduction: "When I took the risk of doing these private deals with Old Man Li, I asked him to let me know if there were any job opportunities. Today, he asked his wife to give me a letter of introduction, asking me to go to the county town to find someone who can arrange a job for us. I'm taking a day off tomorrow to go to the county town."
Zhang Ruifeng was surprised: "He has such a relationship?"
"He used to be a doctor with his own clinic, saving many lives. He does have connections, but his current status is a bit sensitive, so he can't make arrangements for his family. He just gave us this opportunity. We can help him get some food, and he can indirectly benefit from this job."
"Aren't you going to be a junior high school teacher? Well, that's fine. If this is a formal job, you can just be a worker. The teachers at the middle school run by our brigade are definitely private teachers, and their treatment won't be as good as that of workers."
Xie Yun smiled and said, "Mom, this job is for you. I told the old man to find a job for my mom. At that time, I thought that I was still young and it would be fine to do farm work for a few years. I can slowly look for opportunities later. But you have to find an easy job as soon as possible. You have been doing farm work for so many years, and I am afraid that you are exhausted.
Who would have thought that I would be so lucky and later find an opportunity to become a teacher? Mom, I will become a teacher. This way, neither of us will have to work hard in the fields.
Zhang Ruifeng wanted to say something, but Xie Yun held her hand and said, "Mom, I don't know what the job is yet, and I'm not 100% sure they can arrange it for me. I'll go and take a look first. Once they arrange it, I'll give it to you."
"It's all ours anyway, I didn't go to someone else's house, and the money I earned belongs to our family. I don't have to work in the fields as a teacher, so even if my pay isn't as good as a worker's, it doesn't matter, at least I can relax."
Zhang Ruifeng thought about it and realized that she could work as a worker, but she could not be a teacher. However, her daughter could be both a worker and a teacher. Overall, it would be more suitable for her to be a worker, which would be most beneficial to the family.
She's 38 this year, almost 39. She'll be working for another decade or so before retiring. If the salaries of private teachers aren't raised by then, Binbin can take over. Mumu should also have graduated from high school and could take over Binbin's class. All she needs to do now is urge Mumu to study hard, get into high school, and eventually take on the responsibilities of a junior high school teacher.
After figuring it out, she smiled and said, "I'll do as you say. Go ahead and give it a try. If they can't arrange it, don't feel pressured. This is a job, and it's definitely not that easy to arrange. And as for Comrade Li, he's willing to help, so we can't let him down. We'll try to send them more food in the future."
"I know, Mom. If it doesn't work this time, we can find another opportunity. Old Man Li and his wife are both very good people. I will definitely not let them down."
At noon, Xie Shen came back from school and asked Xie Yun excitedly, "Sister, are they taking that turtledove?"
"receive."
"So, how much do they give?"
Xie Shen rubbed his hands, feeling both excited and a little nervous.
"you guess?"
"I guess..."
Xie Shen thought for two seconds and said, "Twenty cents each. Pork is less than seventy cents a pound, so the six turtledoves combined should weigh less than two pounds."
Xie Yun laughed and said, "You guessed wrong. They gave one dollar each. You gave six dollars in total for them."
Xie Shen jumped up happily and ran out, "I'll go catch a few more."
He ran in a hurry, but he did not forget to carry his basket on his back.
Zhang Ruifeng laughed and said, "What did I say?"
When he ran to the door, Xie Shen stopped, adjusted his facial expression, suppressed his excitement, and walked out with what he thought was a steady but still very excited pace.
Hey! He can earn money for his family now! He can buy new clothes and delicious food for his sister and mom.
Xie Shen patted his chest, thinking that this little man deserved it!
To hunt birds, you have to go outside the village. You can't do it in the village and it's easy to hit people or other people's homes.
A little boy under 10 years old is playing with a slingshot. As long as it doesn't affect others, no one will say anything.
He met Yang Jingxiu in the wild.
Although Secretary Yang is a homebody who doesn't like going out or managing affairs, he is a responsible person. Now that it's winter and there's not much work in the fields, and everyone is busy with side jobs, he still occasionally patrols the fields to check on the crops.
Xie Shen ran over and greeted him, "Uncle Secretary."
"Mumu, you just got out of school? Have you eaten yet? Why are you here?"
"I'm going to collect some firewood and play with my slingshot for a bit."
"I see you're shooting with a slingshot and picking up firewood."
Xie Shen chuckled.
Yang Jingxiu said to him, "Don't run too far. Play for a while and then go home. Don't make your mother worry, okay?"
"knew."
As he spoke, he saw a turtledove land on a tree not far ahead. Xie Shen's eyes changed instantly, becoming extremely focused and serious. He raised his slingshot, aimed, stretched it, and fired.
The turtledove fell from the tree.
Yang Jingxiu was stunned. The kid was nonchalant when he started chatting with him, and it was obvious that he was just a little brat. The sudden change of expression "scared" him. He stood there quietly and watched the whole process of him shooting the slingshot. It was not until he ran over to pick up the bird that he really came to his senses.
Yang Jingxiu followed and took a look, then praised: "Your slingshot is quite accurate."
Xie Shen returned to his mischievous boyish demeanor and chuckled, "I learned this from my sister."
"Your sister also knows this?"
"My sister is a militia member. They learned to shoot guns during training. My sister said that once you learn one thing, you can master another. If you learn to shoot a gun, it won't be difficult to shoot a slingshot if you think about it."
"She's pretty amazing then."
After a pause of one second, Yang Jingxiu asked him, "Mumu, you only shot a turtledove. Who are you going to feed it to when you take it home?"
"To my mother."
"What if there's another one?"
"Give it to my sister."
Yang Jingxiu smiled and said, "Good boy, your mother didn't raise you in vain."
Xie Shen said: "I know, I will be filial to my mother and take good care of my sister."
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