"Let's go to Uncle Hu's house and talk some more. Uncle Hu should have finished cooking by now."
Is it convenient?
Since his injury, Shi Jun has been overthinking things, always worried about the strange looks he gets from others.
“It’s alright. Uncle Hu’s son is a martyr. He used to be my soldier and is now my colleague.”
Shi Jun looked puzzled. Their boss was very special. He hired disabled veterans and family members of martyrs. Could he make money from that?
"Uncle Hu and Aunt Hu are good cooks. They help cook and take care of the family at the boss's house. This time, Uncle Hu came to help with clearing the wasteland. His family lives in Hujia Village nearby and he is an experienced farmer."
As they talked, they arrived at Uncle Hu's house. Before they even entered the yard, they could smell the delicious aroma.
"Uncle Hu, I need to ask Yu Yin to let you support us for a while longer, just for this food."
“Even if you don’t apply, I have to. There’s nothing going on at home, and I’m feeling restless. Coming here will allow me to use my skills and enjoy the work.”
Uncle Hu is genuinely happy. He can't stay idle; if he's not busy, he'll waste his time. Unlike his wife, who can at least help the old lady with embroidery and making clothes, he can't play chess or write calligraphy—it's too difficult for him.
"Uncle Hu, this is Shi Jun, the new tractor driver. We'll have a tractor tomorrow. I was thinking, could I talk to Yu Yin and ask her to tidy up your yard so we can use it as our base? We can clean up the walls and gate and park the tractor here."
"It's fine, I'll pay to clean it up if you want."
Uncle Hu felt a little bad about letting Yu Yin pay for cleaning his yard.
"I'll discuss this with Yu Yin tonight, and we'll talk about it then. Let's eat first, my stomach is growling."
"Okay, let's eat."
Uncle Hu thought to himself that he had been farsighted enough to make a little more food than planned. He was just worried that once people settled in and came over, they would find that there wasn't enough food, which would be bad.
In the afternoon, the three men took sickles and cut down the taller weeds on the other wasteland. Fortunately, there weren't too many, and they finished in one afternoon.
"Uncle Hu, Shi Jun and I are going to visit Yu Yin. Aren't you going back today?"
"I'm not going back. I'll stay here for a while, turn over the soil in the yard, plant some autumn vegetables to eat. I'll go back when I'm done with this."
Liang Chao and Shi Jun arrived at Yu Yin's house by car, just in time for Yu Yin to come home from get off work.
Liang Chao observed Shi Jun all afternoon and found that although Shi Jun's leg was a little lame, it did not hinder his work. In fact, he was agile and strong, and driving was not a problem for him.
"Brother Liang, did you come back from the wasteland?"
"Yes, the wormwood stalks have all been cut down, and we can start tilling the land tomorrow. This is Shi Jun, the tractor driver I recruited. He can drive and repair vehicles; he used to be an excellent truck driver."
"Shi Jun, this is our boss, Yu Yin."
Liang Chao gave an introduction.
"Hello Mr. Yu, I am Shi Jun."
"Just call me Yu Yin, that's what everyone calls me."
Yu Yin opened the door and they went into the courtyard together.
"Xiao Liang is here. Is the wasteland all cleared?"
Grandpa Lu also wanted to go and see, but he wasn't allowed to go. They said they would let him go after he finished his work.
"No, we just cut down the wormwood stalks. The truck will come back tomorrow, and we'll plow the land first."
"Hurry up and finish, so I can go check if Xiao Hu is back yet."
The old man suddenly missed Xiao Hu; actually, he envied him because he could go out and play.
The old man talked for a while, then went off to do other things.
"Shi Jun, do you know how to use a farm plow?"
"Never used it."
"Tomorrow I'll go to the tractor factory and learn a lot from the technicians, and ask them about common repair techniques."
"Understood, Sister Yu Yin."
Shi Jun is much more relaxed now, mainly because this place doesn't feel like an interview; it's too casual.
"Okay, meet at the tractor factory gate at 8:30 tomorrow. You go in with Brother Liang."
"no problem."
Liang Chao saw Shi Jun out and asked him if he had a place to stay. If not, he could stay in their dormitory for the night.
Shi Jun had nowhere to stay and originally wanted to go to a guesthouse.
Liang Chao told Yu Yin that he was sending Shi Jun to Chang Qing's place.
"Is everything arranged?"
"I've handed it over to Changqing. Also, our wasteland is very close to Uncle Hu's house. I was wondering if we could use Uncle Hu's house as our base. We ate lunch there today. Uncle Hu has prepared grain and oil and is tilling the land at home."
Liang Chao felt that this was feasible and not an act of favoritism.
Is the yard big enough?
Yu Yin had never been to Uncle Hu's house and didn't know how big the yard was.
“The yard is big enough, and there are four rooms. We can stay at Uncle Hu’s house while we clear the land and build the pigsty. It’s just that the yard wall needs to be repaired and the gate needs to be changed, otherwise the car won’t be able to get in.”
“Okay, if Uncle Hu has no objections, you can ask Huang Qiang to repair Uncle Hu’s yard and house before repairing the pigsty. When people move in, you can give Uncle Hu some extra rent.”
Liang Chao couldn't refuse on behalf of Uncle Hu; Uncle Hu had to talk to Yu Yin about it himself.
Have you made any progress with your assistant?
"Sigh, I haven't had time to look yet. Director Meng introduced someone today. He's capable in every way, but there's one problem: he has to bring his sister along."
Liang Chao felt it was a pity. He was a police officer who could become a high-ranking leader and was recommended for a good position. His ability was definitely not a problem.
"What's going on?"
Seeing Liang Chao's pained expression, Yu Yin also became interested.
"He's supposedly a police officer under a high-ranking leader, and he's already been recommended for a good position; the appointment letter has even been issued. Because his younger sister was secretly enrolled in a rural assignment by his stepmother, and then something bad happened, he rescued his sister, but he himself..."
Yu Yin understood what a girl might encounter in an unfamiliar environment—it was truly awful.
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