Yu Xiangan took Deng Xiahong to go find Deputy Director Wang to do some work. Deng Xiahong got anxious at this time and was tugging at the table and was unwilling to leave.
"What did you say? Let go, let go quickly, don't pull me!"
Others just looked at them, no one was willing to help. Yan Yuzhen still had a look of relief on his face. He should go and talk to Director Wang, lest some people gossip outside and ruin his reputation.
Deng Xiahong was anxious. Looking at Wang Yunlai, she felt embarrassed. How could he, the boss, leave a good impression on her? If the matter got out of hand, he would also lose face.
She had grasped Wang Yunlai's thoughts, so even if Wang Yunlai didn't want to get involved in this matter, he had to stand up and say: "Xiao An, she just said something careless. We all know that she didn't sleep well last night and had a brain hemorrhage. We don't believe her, and we all know the whole story. Don't take it to heart." It seemed that he also had a grudge against Deng Xiahong, otherwise he wouldn't have said that.
Deng Xiahong, who was out of her mind, listened to these words in silence, not saying a word. How did she know that Yu Xiangan happened to hear it?
She usually doesn't come here at this time. This is such bad luck.
Unless she is caught talking behind someone's back, she will deny it no matter who talks about it afterwards.
Now she felt a rare sense of regret in her heart. She had been transferred away, so out of sight, out of mind. Why was she still talking about her?
It's not like we didn't know before that this is a person who is not afraid of making things bigger. He is too young and doesn't care about his face at all, making people lose face.
Yu Xiangan is not the kind of person who will go along with what Wang Yunlai says as soon as she opens her mouth.
Looking at Deng Xiahong, "Is that what he said? You are talking nonsense because you are out of your mind. Didn't you say that Director Wang was protecting and favoring others? Shouldn't you admit your mistake to us?"
Is this asking her to admit that she smoked and then admit her fault? !
Deng Xiahong's face flushed red, and Li Jianguo looked at Yu Xiangan with admiration. It was still the familiar recipe and the familiar taste.
Sun Qingchun and Yan Yuzhen also showed understanding looks. They just wanted to confront her in the face and see if she would continue to talk nonsense.
It can be predicted that she will be forced to be well-behaved for a long time to come.
It was the first time that Zheng Yingying saw Yu Xiangan showing off his power, and his eyes lit up when he looked at her.
This little girl looks young, but she has a strong temper. She likes it.
Song Shujing also felt that she had gotten to know this neighbor again. Although she looked easy to talk to, she was actually not someone who was easy to bully.
Deng Xiahong's face flushed red as she was forced to admit her mistake. "I wasn't thinking clearly and said the wrong thing. Please be magnanimous and don't take it to heart. I'm sorry." The last three words sounded like they were squeezed out from between her teeth.
After hearing her admit her mistake, Yu Xiangan finally felt relieved. He let go of her hand, walked to Yan Yuzhen, and smiled brightly, "Sister Zhen, I have something to talk to you about. Are you free now?"
Yu Xiangan was unwilling to put any energy into this kind of person unless it was necessary.
"Yes, yes, yes! Come, let's talk properly."
Song Shujing really wanted to leave at this time, but she couldn't. Her mother-in-law was still waiting for her, so she could only stay here awkwardly. "I'm here to get an advance on my wages. I remember I can get an advance of half a month, right?"
Yan Yuzhen pulled Yu Xiangan out and found a deserted corner. "If you have anything to say, come and find me at this time."
"It's like this, Sister Zhen, you are more informed. Do you know where there are temporary workers being recruited? My relative asked me for help, so I'll ask around. If there's no information, that's fine. It's a rare opportunity for her to ask me, so I'll ask around for her."
"Who are you?"
"My cousin wants to find a job for my cousin's husband to earn some money so that he can build a house. Now the four of them are living in one room. It's cheaper to build a house in the countryside. Two months of temporary work is enough."
Yan Yuzhen understood and nodded, "I see. I'll ask for you."
"Then I'll trouble you, Sister Zhen."
"What kind of relationship do we have? You don't need to say thank you, but don't hold out too much hope. You know it's not easy to find."
One carrot, one hole.
Yu Xiangan really understood: "Yes, so just do your best and don't force it."
Yan Yuzhen: "Hey, did you hear that just now? Yingying wants to get together with others to apply to the leader to build another house. Do you think it's feasible?"
Yu Xiangan: "That depends on how many people she can find." And how important those people are.
There was still some vacant space in the food factory, but it was a bit difficult to organize the manpower. Also, Yan Yuzhen had just spoken for her, and she had heard it. Although Yu Xiangan didn't say anything, she remembered it in her heart.
After Yu Xiangan and Yan Yuzhen left, Zheng Yingying asked Sun Qingchun, "What's going on? Did anything happen before?"
She lowered her voice, and Sun Qingchun also lowered his voice, "No, it's someone else's."
He didn't say anything but started writing quickly on the draft paper. Today he finally experienced what it meant that walls have ears. He had to be more careful when talking about people behind their backs. He couldn't imagine what he would do if he were in such a situation. Just thinking about it made him want to dig a hole in the ground and bury himself in it.
Seeing Deng Xiahong sitting in her position with an expressionless face, he still admired her very much. If it were him, he would not be able to do it.
Seeing him writing something on the paper, Zheng Yingying nodded in understanding. After waiting for a while, the paper was handed to her. She first looked up to see if anyone came in. No, that was good.
After reading it, she understood. She had not been working here for a long time, but she already had a preliminary understanding of Deng Xiahong's mouth. However, she did not offend her. At most, she would say one or two words back at her. If this was not a malicious rumor, she could still tolerate it. But today's situation was not acceptable. If she was the one being maliciously slandered like this, she would not be able to tolerate it.
【Why do they have a grudge? 】
She wrote down the question.
This question was a bit sensitive. Sun Qingchun thought about it but didn't tell the truth. He wrote: [I don't know. He was like this when Xiao An first came. Later, he became more and more serious. Maybe he saw that her life was getting better and better after Sister Zhen paid attention to her, and she lived in a new house and got promoted. His eyes became more and more red.]
Wasn't the reason for this job in the first place? She wanted to get her daughter in, but Xiao An was parachuted in, and then transferred away. She thought she finally had another chance, and now this new colleague was parachuted in. However, because her family had a background, although it seemed that it was not a very reliable background relationship, it was still a background. She didn't dare to target Yu Xiangan like she did in the past, and even deliberately changed the data to cause trouble for her. Although she suffered the consequences in the end and learned a lesson, she was indeed more bullying at that time.
Yu Xiangan asked Yan Yuzhen to help her find out if there was a shortage of temporary workers anywhere, and in the end she got them through her own connections.
The purchasing station is short of a porter.
The original porter was converted to a regular employee and transferred to another position that did not require physical labor, so this position became vacant.
This is a hard job that requires moving things up and down, in and out every day. It requires a lot of strength to do.
Yu Xiangan didn't know how strong his cousin's husband was. Yu Manyong said he only had a little strength, so it should be okay, right?
Yu Xiangan went to ask Yu Manchang about the situation. Yu Manchang said, "My brother-in-law is very strong. He was there when we were quarrying stones before. He can do this job. I'll go and notify him and ask him to pack his things and come over."
This is his brother-in-law. If he is well, his sister and nephew will also be well.
But there is still a question: "Xiao An, how did you get this job?" This is a favor that needs to be repaid.
Yu Xiangan exchanged it for a bottle of ginseng wine she had obtained from Lin Chuanbai.
The money gained from this job is quite worthwhile, but I don’t know if Lin Chuanbai still has any ginseng in his hands. The more of this stuff, the better.
Yu Manrong and Li Du came together, and when they found out that they were going to help move things at the purchasing station and that this was a long-term position, they were so grateful that they didn't know what to say.
Yu Manrong secretly decided that when Li Du got the salary, he must return it. She couldn't let Xiao An pay for it. It would be unacceptable. She was not the kind of person who didn't know when to advance or retreat.
She mentioned this, and Yu Xiangan did not refuse.
When people are getting along with each other, they should let others know what they have contributed. If they keep silently compensating for their contributions, it will easily become a habit. Then when one day they stop compensating for their contributions, it will become their fault.
After a while, Yu Xiangan talked to the people at the purchasing station and learned about the situation. He learned that Li Du had adapted well to the grain store, was honest and didn't talk much, and the people above him had a good impression of him.
That's it.
She was in a good mood. If he couldn't adapt, it would be useless to have a good start. As the saying goes, double happiness comes. In addition to this incident, there was another good news.
Qin Shengsong received a broken old bicycle. He slowly repaired it after a while and now it has been repaired. He asked her to take it. He had repainted it and it looked about 80% new.
Before, Yu Xiangan specifically told him that she wanted a bicycle to keep an eye on for her.
He bought this broken bicycle for less than ten yuan, and now that it has been repaired, if he sells it, he could probably get around a hundred yuan.
Yu Xiangan tried riding it twice and made sure there was no problem, so he asked him how much it cost. When he heard him say that, Yu Xiangan gave him a thumbs up, and they looked at each other, and everything was said without words.
With this ability, it was easy for him to make money. He could use the money earned from buying scrap metal and resell it for one of the four big items, with a difference of 10 times in price.
Yu Xiangan began to believe it at this time. When he suddenly transferred to this job, everyone thought he was demoted and had done something wrong. When asked, he refused to say anything and only said that he was willing to do it. Now it is possible that he was transferred here because he saw the prospect.
"How's the previous radio repair going?"
"The radio isn't working yet. I'll continue to think about it. I have time, so there's no rush." Qin Shengsong was in a good mood. If he received another bicycle next time, he would still be confident that he could fix it. His good days were just around the corner.
"Brother, keep working hard. I believe you can do it. I think related books can also help."
"Yes, I'm watching it now, but I'm watching it very slowly. I don't understand a lot of it, so I have to take my time."
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With a bicycle, it is much more convenient for her to go home from the factory. It only takes half an hour to walk and ten minutes to ride a bicycle.
Yu Xianghai saw the bicycle she rode back and envied her, "I want one too."
"If you want to, just tell him and see if he can get it. If it's within his repair range, then it's fine. Just wait. Or if you have other ways to get a broken bicycle, you can try that. Even if this one can't be repaired, the parts may be useful for the next bicycle."
Yu Qingshan was also moved. He took a piece of cloth and wiped it carefully again and again. He also had a bicycle, which he treasured so much that he would check it every day. He would clean and maintain it every time after using it. Now looking at the bike, he felt that his daughter used it too roughly, and it was probably because she didn't avoid the stones when she encountered them.
Yu Xiangan, who did not avoid it, said: "..."
The road surface nowadays is not a smooth asphalt road. If you want to avoid it every time, wouldn’t that be too slow?
She rode her bike to the factory, and the old man guarding the door asked her immediately. After knowing that it was hers, he asked how she got it. Yu Xiangan naturally wouldn't tell her clearly. She just said that it was helped by her in-laws. What she said was true. If he wasn't her cousin, how could he get it at such a low price?
There is no malicious intent in asking this; these tickets are not easy to come by.
You have to work for a few years to get such a big ticket. Generally, only qualified people who have worked here for a few years will be lucky enough to draw one. Not everyone will have it. Yu Xiangan has only spent her first year in the factory. Logically, she should not have a ticket.
Yu Xiangan: "This doesn't require a ticket. Did you see it? This is an old car. My grandmother's family helped me get it. I'm not sure how they got it." She acted stupid in front of everyone.
By the time Qin Shengsong has become proficient in the business and wants to make money, he can just spread the word when looking for customers. If he makes it public, wouldn't that be a private transaction?
She only uses this bike when she goes home or on business trips. There are bikes in the factory, but they are shared by everyone. Sometimes others have already ridden away, so she will use her own bike and lock it in the garage when not in use.
They have a special bicycle shed here, which is within the sight of the uncle who guards the gate. If a stranger passes by, he will stop them in time. It is protected from wind and rain. Bicycles are expensive fixed assets at this time, so everyone takes good care of them.
In a blink of an eye, it was time for Yu Manchang to go home. His temporary work at the brick factory came to an end, and he was going back to the Red Star Brigade to show his skills. Yu Shunwen had already prepared the materials he needed in advance and was waiting for him to return.
Bricks require clay and kilns. The clay was ready and the kiln was built. It was Yu Manchang who took the time to go back and guide the construction.
He did not disappoint everyone. After returning, he immediately started working in a hurry. The first kiln of bricks was successfully fired. Although some of them were scrapped, the ones that were successful were good enough. After testing, they were found to be suitable for building houses. Yu Shunwen was overjoyed.
Ever since Yu Manchang told him about this, he had been planning for a long time. After seeing its success, he immediately selected a group of reliable candidates from the young and strong to follow him in making bricks. Everyone was counted for work points. Making bricks is a physical job, especially when mixing mud and making molds, which all depends on manpower, so they were all counted for full work points. In addition, they also had a benefit, which was that they could have priority in exchanging bricks with the work team.
As the only person who knew how to make bricks, Yu Manchang was awarded 20 work points with everyone's consent, and his salary would be settled at the end of the year. The specific amount depended on how many bricks they made and how much profit they could make that year.
Yu Manchang really wanted to build a house, but his family's need was not urgent at the moment. He wanted his brick-making skills to become more mature and the bricks he made to be better before he could build a house, so he gave up the first right to exchange for work points.
These baked bricks were neatly stacked in the open space next to the canteen. Anyone who wanted to see could see them. Those who had many strong laborers in their families were counted. Even those who were lazy no longer slacked off, which made Captain Yu Shunwen smile so hard that his teeth were showing.
In addition to raising children and grandchildren, if a person can also leave behind a large brick and tile house, he will be able to close his eyes with a smile when he dies.
In the past, they were lazy and would get almost the same amount of food in the end, so they would rest whenever they could. This way they would consume less and eat less food when they got back. Now it is different, but there are always some people who have made laziness a habit, such as Yu Shijian.
He had no motivation at all, but his two sons were very hardworking, so the family did not break up. Now they have become even more hardworking.
Those jobs that were previously hard and tiring and that people were unwilling to do, now everyone is eager to do them, just to earn a few more work points.
The days are getting more and more prosperous.
On this day, Yu Xiangan and Lin Chuanbai went to the black market. Yu Xiangan bought a three-jin rabbit and Lin Chuanbai bought five jin of rice. They bid together for a piece of fat pork strip. When they discovered each other's identity, their movements froze for a moment.
They just pretended that they had no interaction at the Lin family. One took the medicine normally, and the other gave it normally. But when they turned around, they found that they had changed their clothes and appeared here, and they had their eyes on the same thing.
Logically speaking, they shouldn't have discovered each other so quickly and easily, but perhaps because the impression was so profound, they recognized each other easily.
You can also tell when your eyes make contact that the other person has recognized you.
What kind of fate is this?
Yu Xiangan thought about it and backed off, because she already had a rabbit in her hands.
Lin Chuanbai also wanted to take a step back, "Come if you need it."
Yu Xiangan: "You buy it. I've already bought it. If I spend all the money I have, my family will blame me. Buy it quickly." Everyone knows what's good, and if you continue talking, someone else will buy it.
Seeing that she was sincere, Lin Chuanbai paid for it.
Yu Xiangan looked at his bag. Was he here to sell something? What was he selling?
Lin Chuanbai was also curious whether Yu Xiangan would come to sell things today, and whether there would be any fruits.
But they are all here today as buyers.
Yu Xiangan came here mainly to look around and find out if there were any calves or lambs for sale. If not, she wouldn't mind having other chickens or ducks.
Lin Chuanbai came here to replenish his food rations as he had run out of rice, flour and other supplies.
Yu Xiangan thought of his profession, hesitated, and asked him in a low voice whether the pharmacy had any stock of star anise, bay leaves, cinnamon, etc.
Nowadays, many seasonings are used as medicinal ingredients. They are not sold in grocery stores, but a more complete range can be found in drugstores. He works in the county hospital pharmacy, so he is close to the pharmacy. It should be no problem to ask him to help buy these.
The star anise and bay leaves she mentioned were indeed there. Lin Chuanbai also knew that these were seasonings. When he heard her ask for them and looked at the rabbit in her hand, a strange light flashed in his eyes, "Can you cook?"
Yu Xiangan, "Yeah, the food I cook tastes pretty good."
Lin Chuanbai's eyes became brighter.
As a foodie, he found the most difficult thing about coming here was eating.
He couldn't always go to the state-owned restaurants for a bite, as that would be too ostentatious. There were so many colleagues in the hospital cafeteria, and it would be dangerous if he always ordered meat. When he returned home, his second aunt was the chef, and even with good ingredients, the taste of her cooking was almost the same as that of a big pot meal. If he wanted to eat something delicious, apart from occasionally going to the state-owned restaurants for a bite, he would buy the ingredients and cook it himself in the medicine garden, but his cooking skills...how to put it, the taste of his cooking was more or less the same, it could fill him up, but not be good.
After tasting the chef's cooking and then tasting his own cooking, he knew the difference very well.
Now hearing her say this, and thinking about the seasonings he wanted, many of which sounded very professional, and the rabbit in her hand, his eyes seemed to glow faintly.
"Do you take orders? It's like someone else provides the ingredients, you're responsible for making it, and then you charge a portion of the dishes or money as payment."
Yu Xiangan was a little surprised when he heard this.
"Well, I've packed all the seasonings for your cooking. If you need anything else, just tell me and I'll help you find it."
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was a good idea. He remembered that he had heard that one of the points that people envied about her was that she had her own house and lived alone, which would make it much more convenient for her to cook.
Of course he couldn't go to her house. If he did, as they were a single man and a single woman, it would be easy for others to think they were dating. But he could just take the things out and put them in a lunch box and exchange them somewhere else.
This is a different kind of takeaway. Yu Xiangan was not tempted by the ingredients he gave her. She wanted something else. "I don't want you to give me ingredients. I want ginseng. Do you have any more? I'll buy some from you. I want to make wine."
The medicinal properties of ginseng from this year are not too strong and are suitable for warming the body.
Lin Chuanbai hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm not sure if there is any left. If there is, I will make a deal with you. I will give you the meat today and you help me cook it. I will give you the ingredients you want when I pick up the vegetables from you tomorrow." Let's see if the person is reliable first.
Yu Xiangan thought of ginseng, "Okay, where shall we meet at this time tomorrow night? Do you have any unused lunch boxes? I'll put the food in the lunch box for you." Cooking is very simple for her, but how to calculate the price for the processing and delivery of this kind of dishes?
She needs to think about it carefully.
The next day, after eating the braised pork made by Yu Xiangan, Lin Chuanbai looked calm, but the speed at which he picked up his chopsticks completely exposed his inner thoughts.
Delicious! Really delicious! It suits his taste better than the braised pork he ordered last time at the state-owned restaurant!
After tasting her cooking, he decided to sell ginseng to her after a while.
But one thing is another, ginseng is ginseng, he asked about the price: "For this kind of thing, how much is it for one session?"
Yu Xiangan quoted a number based on the prices of state-owned restaurants.
She didn't ask for his ingredients, she just wanted to process them.
For Yu Xiangan, it was like she had opened a restaurant again, but this time she only had one customer and the ingredients were very limited. She could only decide what dishes to cook based on the customer's ingredients and she did not accept orders.
Lin Chuanbai didn't mind. He was an omnivore and there was nothing he wouldn't eat as long as it was cooked deliciously.
What era is this? It’s good enough to have something to eat.
Since he started interacting with that fellow villager, Lin Chuanbai's meals have visibly improved. He goes there once a week, gives her the chicken, duck, goose, fish and other ingredients he bought, and then goes to the agreed place after work the next day to wait for his meals.
He can eat 2 to 3 meals in the medicine garden.
Some of the food tastes even better than those in state-owned restaurants. No one has to care about anyone's opinion, as long as he has the money to buy the ingredients.
For Yu Xiangan, cooking is a pleasure.
Even if he hadn't done this, she would still give herself some special treatment.
Take his things and money, and give him some of it.
Gradually, the two people became familiar with each other and understood each other better.
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