Jiang Wanghai and Feng Ji had naturally seen Moutai before, and when they saw Old Village Chief Fu take out the liquor, they were immediately taken aback.
This old village chief is too generous; he actually brought out Moutai to entertain them.
In reality, even after thinking for a long time, Elder Fu couldn't come up with anything he could bring.
When you come to someone's house for a meal, it's not appropriate to come empty-handed.
If we're talking about bringing some dishes, the dishes at Old Master Fu's house are far more abundant than what he could afford.
There was no other way, so the old man thought and thought and had to take out his most treasured possession.
But there were other reasons for bringing those two bottles of wine.
A bottle of Moutai is only 500 ml. Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan also drink a little. In this kind of weather, a small sip makes them sleep more soundly at night.
Village Chief Fu placed one bottle of wine on the table and carefully placed the other on a cabinet to the side.
Looking at his reluctant eyes, Fu Wan felt that something was wrong.
The dishes on the dinner table tonight are still plentiful.
Besides steamed grouper and sashimi, there was also steamed baby lobster and mantis shrimp made by Ye Xiaocui, cold sea snail salad made by Jiang Chunlan, and of course, braised abalone and steamed grouper made by Fu Ming, as well as a bowl or two of vegetables.
Although Fu Liang couldn't cook, he didn't sit idle. He sat down to start a fire and wash vegetables, and he never stopped.
As for Fu Wan, she was the one who made that pot of pork bone and radish stew. The broth was fresh, white, and rich. Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu used the broth to soak their rice, and their mouths were shiny with oil.
After finishing their meal, Village Chief Fu frowned, the wine he had drunk acting like a courage booster, and he finally looked at Fu Wan and spoke.
"Ah... Ah Wan, you told me before that the aquaculture company was hiring, is that true?"
Fu Wan nodded upon hearing this. She had noticed something was wrong with Old Village Chief Fu during the meal; he looked preoccupied.
"Village Chief, what's wrong?"
Village Chief Fu sighed, "Your brother Fu Jian will probably have to find another way to make a living!"
In 1985, many state-owned enterprises were struggling, but the real large-scale layoffs occurred in the early 1990s.
Fu Jian works in a clothing factory in the county. He earns a monthly salary of more than 20 yuan. With the income from his wife's small shop, the family lives a fairly good life.
However, the garment factory has not paid wages for three months. At first, they said they would wait for the external payments to come in, but later they said they had to pay the fabric factory for the goods first.
That was one thing; Fu Jian, who had worked in the garment factory for five or six years, could accept that the factory was not doing well for a short period of time. What he couldn't accept was that, at this time, the management was still putting their own cronies into the factory.
Most importantly, this person with connections is still in their own department. While others work but don't get paid, this person with connections doesn't do much work but still gets paid on time.
Fu Jian was a hot-blooded young man, so he immediately rushed to the leader's office to ask why. To his surprise, the leader told him on the surface that he would resolve the issue, but then turned around and had that person with connections warn Fu Jian not to cause trouble.
The original quote was, "If you can do it, do it; if you can't, get out."
Fu Jian had never been treated like this before, so he immediately resigned, settled his wages, and went home with his belongings.
Village Chief Fu brought his prized Moutai today, not only to entertain Feng Ji and Jiang Wanghai, but also to ask Fu Wan if Fu Jian could try raising livestock.
After Village Chief Fu finished his rambling speech, the dinner table fell silent instantly.
Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu were still engrossed in their meal when they noticed that everyone had suddenly fallen silent, which immediately puzzled them.
"What's wrong with you all? Come on, eat! The fish is so delicious!"
Fu Wan wiped the grease from her mouth and smiled at Old Village Chief Fu, saying, "Old Village Chief, you're being too polite. If Brother A-Jian really wants to do aquaculture, why doesn't he just contract out the sea area?"
She had previously contracted the sea area, but it was on the advice of Village Chief Fu.
Village Chief Fu immediately sighed, "Now that we've come to this point, I won't hide it from you. My son has secretly bought a house in the county town, and the family's savings are almost gone."
Contracting sea areas is easy, but he really didn't have the money for the initial investment!
Contracting the sea area only costs a few dollars, but Fu Jian couldn't afford the money for the supplies needed for aquaculture.
As for Village Chief Fu, it's not that he doesn't want to help his son, but at his age, the village chief's salary is low, so there's not much he can do to help.
After hearing Elder Fu's explanation, Fu Wan instantly understood.
She put down her chopsticks and nodded in agreement, "If Brother Jian wants to work with me in the aquaculture business, I would certainly welcome him."
"But why didn't Brother Jian come and say this himself?"
Fu Wan trusted Fu Jian's abilities.
They had grown up together and had a close bond. Fu Jian had helped them a lot, both openly and secretly, back in the village.
But Fu Wan knew that Fu Jian had always been a thoughtful person, and if he didn't ask for help himself, Fu Wan couldn't force him to do things for her.
At this point, Village Chief Fu was also disappointed in his son.
"He has no right to come here; he just loiters around at home!"
In reality, Fu Jian was shy and hesitated for a long time, unsure how to recommend himself to Fu Wan.
He didn't know that Elder Fu had secretly told Fu Wan about this beforehand, and he was still at home thinking about how to bring it up!
Fu Wan was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this, "They're all family, what's there to be upset about?"
As long as Brother Jian does his job conscientiously, I will definitely treat him well!
Upon hearing this, Village Chief Fu felt a weight lifted from his heart.
It's just that Fu Wan doesn't like to drink, otherwise he would definitely offer her a drink.
At this moment, he was also very grateful. He had done his best to help Fu Wan when she came back from her divorce with her child, otherwise he would have been too embarrassed to ask her to help.
After they finished talking, they had almost finished their meal. Just as Boss Fu was about to escort Feng Ji and Jiang Wanghai back with Village Chief Fu, Wangcai suddenly perked up his ears and then quickly ran to the courtyard gate.
Sure enough, the next second, a flashlight beam shone on the fence in the yard, and a voice immediately rang out.
"Amin, Wan, have my dad and the others finished eating?"
The visitor was none other than Fu Jian.
Hearing the noise, Fu Ming hurriedly ran out to open the door.
Fu Jian felt inexplicably nervous when he saw the smile on Fu Ming's face.
Seeing that he was alone, Ye Xiaocui quickly pulled over an empty chair from the side.
"Ah Jian, have you eaten? There are still clean bowls and chopsticks here, sit down and have something to eat!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Jian quickly waved his hand, "Sister-in-law, I've already eaten. I've come to pick up my father and the others!"
After saying this, he looked at Fu Wan, who was smiling broadly.
"Brother Jian, is there something you want to tell me?"
Fu Jian was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and immediately saw a hint of guilt and a strong sense of self-righteousness on his father's face.
There was still something he didn't understand, so he gritted his teeth and laid it all out.
"Awan, do you need any help at your farm? Why don't you consider me? Just pay me fifteen yuan a month, and I promise to take care of everything from start to finish!"
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