Volume 1 Chapter 9 Asking about Work
Her family hasn't eaten meat for a while. Every time she buys some meat and brings it home, it's never enough to fill the gaps in the family's stomachs.
"Sister, how do you sell this?"
"You need a ticket. Brown sugar is 1 yuan, game is 3 yuan each, and one game weighs two pounds. Rice is 0.3 yuan per pound, white sugar is 1.5 yuan, and eggs are 0.1 yuan each."
Sheng Wanyan quoted her own price, and the old lady knew that she was not cheating her.
Moreover, this price was almost the same as the price on the black market, not to mention that there would be risks if she went to buy things on the black market.
Thinking in this way, the price seemed even more reasonable, and the old lady quickly took out her own money and weighed it on the scale at home.
Nowadays, many families have a scale to ensure they don’t miss out on weight when buying things.
Nowadays, every grain of rice is a precious treasure.
The old lady didn't let any of them go and bought them all. These were all hard-to-buy items, so she was not stupid.
The old lady weighed everything and made sure nothing was short of something. In fact, the pheasant even had half a pound more.
Sheng Wanyan waited for her to confirm, and the old lady gave her all the money and bills, settling the matter on the spot.
Sheng Wanyan did not ask about the work immediately. She had to come one or two more times before the old lady would relax her guard towards her.
"Sister, next time..."
The old lady looked at her with some anticipation in her eyes, after all, these were all food.
"If you want... I can bring some more next week."
"This...can't be done in two days?"
Sheng Wanyan rolled her eyes when she heard her words: "I'm helping my niece find a job recently, so I don't have much time."
Sheng Wanyan mentioned it casually, and the old lady paused when she heard her words.
I thought about whether there is anyone around me who sells jobs, and I don’t believe there is!
But it wasn't her family. It was the daughter-in-law of a family in her building who was pregnant and planned to sell her job.
After all, this job is not for either my husband's family or my own family, and I will always offend the whole family.
The daughter-in-law had the ability to find a job, and even if she sold it now, both families would be unhappy, but they would be too embarrassed to say anything.
If someone finds the job through their own ability, you should not be so shameless as to force them to give it to you.
And now she is pregnant, and her husband holds a high position in the factory.
If any accident happened, it would be a matter of life and death. It would be impossible for her husband to help the family in the future.
No matter from which perspective, they dare not ask to give up their jobs.
But I don’t know whether this girl is willing to pay that money. After all, it’s not easy to find a job nowadays.
"Girl, the family above me is planning to sell their jobs."
When Sheng Wanyan heard her words, she knew that she had made the right decision today.
"It's the job of the Cotton Mill Propaganda Department. All I have to do is write every day."
"But there are academic requirements, and the money is not small..."
Sheng Wanyan didn't ask for a good job, as long as it allowed her to stay in the city.
"How much? My niece is graduating from high school."
When the aunt heard that her niece was a high school graduate, she immediately felt that her niece was qualified for the job.
"Their family wants 300 yuan and 50 kilograms of fine grain for this job, and 400 yuan without grain."
After hearing this, Sheng Wanyan thought to herself that she had no problem with food, but she didn't have 300 yuan now, and it would take two days.
And she didn't plan to use her own money to buy the job, she planned to borrow from Sheng's father.
After all, how much money the original owner had, how could the Sheng family not know? Who wouldn't be suspicious when he suddenly took out so much money?
"Okay, I'll go back and discuss it. If possible, I'll bring the money and food over the day after tomorrow."
"Whether you want this job or not, I'll bring you some prey the day after tomorrow."
The old lady was so happy to hear her words, she was waiting for this sentence from the girl.
"Okay! I'll wait for you at the entrance of the building at three o'clock the day after tomorrow."
Sheng Wanyan nodded and hurriedly left her aunt's house carrying the basket on her back.
I found a deserted place and entered the space, took off my makeup and changed back into the clothes I wore when I went out.
After clearing out some of his own money, he earned 20.5 yuan from the old lady, and the total money he had was 82.1 yuan.
In this era, this amount of money is already very high. Sheng Wanyan is not in a hurry to make money. She needs to take it step by step. Stability is the most important thing.
Sheng Wanyan put the money and bills into a bamboo storage box, took three pheasants and put them in the basket and went home.
When Sheng Wanyan returned home, Grandpa Sheng saw the things in her carrying basket and knew that this girl had gone to the black market.
"Don't go there anymore!"
This girl is so bold. In this world, she dares to go to the black market.
"Grandpa, I'm very careful."
"We don't lack anything at home. If you want to eat meat, ask your father to go."
When Sheng Wanyan heard what Grandpa Sheng said, she smiled and shook her head. She was afraid that Grandpa Sheng was really angry, so she could only coax him first.
"Okay, okay, I'll try not to go there in the future."
Grandpa Sheng glared at her unhappily. This granddaughter had a very stubborn temper. "Don't make me worry."
Sheng Wanyan felt a little dazed when she heard his last words. In later generations, the old man of the Sheng family also said the same thing to her.
The tone is exactly the same...
"What are you standing there for? Your hand is going to be cut off."
Grandpa Sheng looked at her holding the kitchen knife in a daze, and was so scared that he quickly snatched the knife from her hand.
"You get out! Go and have some rest."
Sheng Wanyan wanted to say something, but was glared back by Grandpa Sheng.
Sheng Wanyan didn't dare to speak for a moment and could only leave the kitchen to help Grandma Sheng sew clothes.
Grandma Sheng was worried about Grandpa Sheng's cooking skills and was afraid that he would harm the pheasant, so she hurried to the kitchen.
"Go away, I'll make some soup for the family."
The worst thing about living in a tube-shaped building is that when you cook meat, people next door can smell the smell and instantly know who is eating meat.
"What did the Sheng family cook today? It smells so good!"
"This smell is really harmful to people!"
When Aunt Li smelled the smell, the steamed cornbread in her hand suddenly lost its flavor.
What's so great about eating meat?
It’s like no one can afford to eat it!
"Grandma, I want to eat meat, too." The little girl from the Li family who was sitting opposite Aunt Li swallowed silently.
"Eat, eat, eat! A little girl wants to eat meat?"
"Why don't you give me the sky?"
The little girl immediately stopped talking for fear that her grandmother would hit her.
When Mr. and Mrs. Sheng returned home and saw the pot full of meat, they immediately looked at Sheng Wanyan.
"My daughter, don't go there anymore. Tell me if you want to eat meat."
Father Sheng took a bite of the chicken wing and ate it with great relish, but he was worried in his heart.
What would happen if we got caught?
"I was very careful and luckily I just happened to come across it and no one noticed."
Sheng Wanyan tried to explain, but her mother was unwilling to let her go and glared at her.
The meaning was very clear, asking her to behave herself.
Sheng Wanyan didn't know what to say about Sheng's mother's temper. Why did Sheng's mother in this era always beat her up?
Sheng Wanyan is a coward to her mother from the bottom of her heart. This should be the suppression of her bloodline.
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