In addition to rice and meat, the harvest this time also included vermicelli, eggs, soap, brown sugar, etc., which took up most of Yu Qingshan and Zhao Qiaoniang's salary for this month.
However, looking at the things I have added to my home, I feel happy even though I have less money. Life is really not easy right now. Having money is not enough, you need tickets. Having tickets does not necessarily mean you can buy enough things. You also have to see if there are any stocks. At this time, people with supplies are the king.
Thinking of this, Yu Xiangan took a long breath.
The next day when she went to the factory, people she knew greeted her and asked her what good things her family had snatched. When they heard that they had snatched meat and fish, Yan Yuzhen regretted it and slapped her thigh: "I found out too late and didn't get to the front of the line. When it was my turn, I only bought a pig's trotter with only a few ounces of meat. It was a big loss to buy it, but I had to buy it because my family hasn't eaten meat for a while. This ticket will expire if I don't use it anymore."
Back in the office, Sun Qingchun was even more upset: "Sister Zhen, at least your family managed to buy some, but I don't have anything, they were all sold out."
Yan Yuzhen cried out, "You went later than me. Where are the fish? Did you buy any? These fish are good, quite big."
Sun Qingchun nodded: "I bought one fish, the last one." He looked depressed.
Yan Yuzhen comforted him: "It's okay. We have a lot of water here. Pork is hard to come by, but fish can still be found from time to time."
That's true. They are in the south, where there are many rivers and lakes. There is a river passing through the county town. Although this section of the river is not very suitable for fish to stay here, there are suitable places upstream and downstream, and a lot of fish can be caught from the river every year.
Sun Qingchun sighed: "We found out too late this time. Fortunately, the oil supply is sufficient this time, so the oil tanks at home are finally filled." It's sad to say that.
Yu Xiangan thought of the soybeans on his farm, which can also be used to produce oil.
Everyone was talking about this matter in the morning. Even at noon, when Yu Xiangan took his lunch box to the cafeteria, he heard the same thing. This shows how hot the discussion was.
Those who missed out on the good stuff may talk about it for months.
Meat cannot be kept for long in this kind of weather. After Yu Xiangan ate a few meals, there was no more meat left at home. There were only two kilograms of meat in total. Excluding some for refining oil and some for bones, there was really not much meat. It could only be eaten for a few meals because they were frugal.
The two fish were not eaten but kept for the time being and would be moved if guests came.
What can be done with this little bit of meat? When Yu Xiangan entered Xixi Farm every day, he often drooled at the fish and fat ducks inside.
She has already harvested apples, a total of more than 200 kilograms. Is this a good harvest for one tree?
Yu Xiangan had no idea about this, but he was satisfied.
It's a pity that each fruit tree on the farm has only one apple. Now after she harvested the apples with one click, only green leaves were left. However, the chestnuts next to them are now blooming. Yu Xiangan concentrated all the accelerated water drops he got from signing in every day on the chestnuts, accelerating its growth.
Chestnuts are a good thing.
Yu Xiangan watered and weeded the plants as usual, and then went to see the ducklings.
After a period of time, the three of them grew a lot.
Yu Xiangan fished out a few fish and planned to feed them. She had persisted for a while and planned to stop the experiment at the end of this month.
She was just being cautious because she valued her life, but she felt heartbroken when she saw people feeding cats and dogs food that they couldn't even eat.
At the edge of the warehouse, not far from the stream, there was a half-built stove. When it was inconvenient for her to cook in reality, she would come here. But before that, she had to build the stove and collect enough tickets to buy an iron pot.
There is still a long way to go.
Yu Xiangan is satisfied with the progress of the farm and is becoming more and more comfortable in the factory. She often follows Yan Yuzhen around and now has a general understanding of the factory and is becoming more and more skilled in her work. Yan Yuzhen is very pleased with this and likes to take her wherever she goes and give her some pointers.
This made Sun Qingchun feel a little unfair. He didn't have such a good thing in the beginning, but he couldn't say anything. The head of their accounting was Yan Yuzhen, and Yu Xiangan was a newcomer. She led her so diligently and responsibly that no one could find a mistake.
Sun Qingchun could still be understood, but Deng Xiahong on the cashier's side was speechless. At first, when Yu Xiangan felt that she was vaguely targeting him, he thought he had misperceived. Later, someone told her that Deng Xiahong had a daughter who had graduated from junior high school and had not found a job yet, and wanted this position. She was using her connections to get Yu Xiangan in.
Yu Xiangan: “…”
She spoke as if without her, the job would have gone to her daughter.
Deng Xiahong saw her daughter lose this opportunity and was displeased with Yu Xiangan. She would usually say a few words to him. Now, seeing her daughter being taken around by Yan Yuzhen and getting a lot of face, she was even more jealous. If it weren't for her, her daughter would be the one who got so much face. Especially when she saw that her daughter would soon go to the countryside and cry at home every day, she was upset. Seeing Yu Xiangan like this, she became furious and tampered with several items on the documents that were to be given to her.
When she finds out the numbers don't match, it will definitely give her a headache.
Yu Xiangan's university education was not in vain. She also studied the universal subject of basic accounting. It was a headache when the numbers didn't match, but if she thought about it carefully, she would always know where the problem lies. Yu Xiangan was not short of patience. If she did, she wouldn't have persisted in cooking for so many years.
However, Yu Xiangan did not expect the other party to be so stupid.
Yu Xiangan checked it three times, one by one, and found the problem. He discovered that there were signs of tampering on one of the documents. The changes were not big and basically no traces could be seen. 1 was changed to 7, and 1 was changed to 4. The data difference was not big, but there was a copy on the other side. When the two sides checked and asked the person in charge, Deng Xiahong's identity was revealed.
Yu Xiangan would not let things go quietly. He found out who was behind the trick and reported it to Yan Yuzhen. Yan Yuzhen seemed easy to talk to, but she was meticulous in her work.
Sure enough, Yan Yuzhen was very dissatisfied when she found out. She also knew the reason why Deng Xiahong disliked Xiao An. She usually pretended not to see those minor quarrels, but today's matter was not a minor quarrel. She thought that Deng Xiahong's work attitude was not good and she needed serious criticism.
So she went to find Wang Yunlai, the person in charge of the cashier, and said, "Xiao An is a newcomer and has never made such a mistake. Xiahong has been here for many years, how could she still do this? If Xiao An hadn't discovered it in time this time, and the people above blamed her, who would be responsible? This is not a place for fighting." She didn't say explicitly that Deng Xiahong did it on purpose, but how could Wang Yunlai not hear it.
His face was grim: "I know, I will talk to her properly."
After Yu Xiangan "complained", he did nothing else. This kind of thing should be handled by the department leader, which would be justified.
Then I heard Sun Qingchun say that Deng Xiahong was scolded, and that if she was not interested in her work, she should be transferred to another position so as not to delay everyone's work here.
It’s not that Wang Yunlai didn’t want to speak harshly, but at this moment, as long as they are full-time employees, no one will be fired. At most, they will be transferred from one department to another.
There is no doubt that Deng Xiahong did not want to be transferred out. If she was transferred out, would she still be able to work in an office? It was so comfortable to sit in an office, and she could also get respect from others, and it would be decent to talk about it. She did not want to change her position, so she could only live in peace.
Yu Xiangan was able to resolve any trouble Deng Xiahong caused in the factory, so it could be said that everything was going smoothly for him. However, things were a bit troublesome near home, as truth would sooner or later emerge. When the Yu and Zhou families were discussing marriage, people who lived nearby knew a little about it, and they had not anticipated the current situation, so they would not shy away from such a happy event.
At first, Yu Xiangan went out early and came back late, and everyone thought she was going to school. But someone suddenly found out that she hadn't been to school for a while, and after asking her, they found out that Yu Xiangan was now working in a food factory.
How did she get her job?
Some people have relatives working in the food factory. When they ask, they know that Yang Xizhi has retired, and Yu Xiangan happened to join the food factory. Naturally, they know that Yu Xiangan took Yang Xizhi's shift. It seems that the wedding is approaching. Aunt Tian went out and saw Yu Xiangan coming back, so she called her: "When are you and the Zhou family going to get married? Do you have a good date? If you need any help, don't hesitate to ask me."
Yu Xiangan shook his head: "No, I'm not dating anyone right now, and it's still a long way to go before I can get anything done."
Aunt Tian was surprised when she heard this: "What, you didn't talk to the boy from the Zhou family?"
Yu Xiangan denied: "It was just a joke between the two families before, don't take it seriously, auntie, please don't take it seriously."
Aunt Tian was slow to react: "...So, oh, okay, then how did you get this job?" There must be some story behind this.
Yu Xiangan was not exaggerating: "I was admitted through an exam. An old accountant retired. I was a high school graduate and met the requirements. When I heard the news, I took the exam and got excellent results, so I was admitted."
Aunt Tian was shocked: "The food factory is recruiting workers?"
Yu Xiangan: “There was no notice posted, just one person was hired.”
Aunt Tian: "Is it a formal job?"
Yu Xiangan nodded, and she envied him: "Now you don't have to worry."
Most people were envious and did not ask about the Zhou family in detail. However, some people were more concerned about gossip. For example, Aunt Chen stopped Yu Xiangan and asked forcefully, "Xiao An, I heard that there was a problem between you and the Zhou family. It must be fake. When will you give us wedding candy?"
Yu Xiangan was impatient, but he still showed a polite smile on his face: "I don't have a partner, why should I send wedding candy."
Aunt Chen exclaimed in an exaggerated voice: "Aren't you engaged to the boy from the Zhou family? I heard that you guys broke it off before, how can it be true? Did you fail to reach an agreement on the betrothal gift, or do you like someone else? It doesn't make sense. You've been working so hard, how can the Zhou family agree to that?"
Yu Xiangan smiled bitterly, "Auntie, you misunderstood. Where did you hear that? We are in a society where arranged marriages are not important. I was joking before. I don't work as a replacement. You can ask around. I'm an accountant in a food factory. I got in through a proper exam. I have nothing to do with the Zhou family."
"How could you have such a good thing without the Zhou family's connection?" Aunt Chen didn't believe it. "Tell me everything in detail. If you encounter any problems, tell me and I will help you." She looked excited and ready to watch the fun.
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