As expected, Gu Ye did not come back at noon. Jiang Yue ate alone and took a nap. She got up, put on a thick cotton jacket, and went to the county town.
The weather at the end of December was really cold, but with the convening of the conference and the release of a series of reform policies, the small town of Qingshan County was subtly different from the past, and there was a hint of prosperity and enthusiasm.
When they arrived at the clothing store, Yang Cuiling saw Jiang Yue coming and hurriedly told her about the female customer who came again in the morning.
"I'm sorry, Sister Jiang Yue. I didn't react in time and let her snatch the clothes and run away! I chased her all the way but couldn't catch up. She ran so fast. There was no one in the store, so I hurried back!"
"It's okay, I don't blame you!" Seeing Yang Cuiling's face full of self-blame, Jiang Yue patted her on the shoulder. Yang Cuiling was the only one in the store at that time, and she didn't expect the female customer to do this. It was normal for her to be unable to react.
"How much money did she give?" Jiang Yue asked.
She didn't think the female customer would pay the original price!
Sure enough, when it comes to giving money, Yang Cuiling is furious. She takes out a handful of loose banknotes and says, "I only gave you twenty-three dollars! Look, Sister Jiang Yue! It's all here!"
"What's the difference between this and robbery?" Aunt Yang also frowned, but she was old and had seen all kinds of people, some even more excessive than this female customer, so although she was angry, she was not as angry as Yang Cuiling.
"Jiang Yue, how are you going to deal with this?"
"Just wait! That woman will come again!" Jiang Yue narrowed her eyes and motioned Yang Cuiling to take a handkerchief to wrap up the bills. She did not say how she planned to deal with the matter.
Yang Cuiling said angrily: "If she dares to come again, I will definitely beat her with a broom and ask her to return the clothes!"
"Auntie, Cuiling, I asked you before to help find out if there are any young girls willing to work in the store. Do you have any news?" Jiang Yue felt that she had to speed up the process of recruiting another clerk.
Aunt Yang is in charge of the custom-made clothes. She is too old to operate the sewing machine to make clothes and sell clothes in the store. Yang Cuiling is now familiar with the job, but the business is getting better and better. She can't be in the store from morning to night. Sometimes Yang Cuiling is too busy to do everything by herself.
Like what happened today, it would be easier to handle if there was someone else in the store.
"There are quite a few young girls in our village, but they are all working in the production team to earn work points and can't get out!" said Aunt Yang.
"I have two good friends who want to come, but they are still in school and their families won't let them drop out," Yang Cuiling sighed.
"Dropping out of school is definitely not an option!" Jiang Yue would never encourage middle school students to drop out of school just to recruit shop assistants. She couldn't do that. She preferred to recruit unemployed young women who had graduated from high school.
"It's okay, I'll ask someone else."
"Auntie, Cuiling, I'm going out for a while and will be back soon!" Jiang Yue folded the handkerchief wrapped with the handful of bills and put it in her bag, said hello to Auntie Yang and Yang Cuiling, and rode her bicycle out.
Jiang Yue got home around five o'clock. As soon as she arrived at the camp gate, she met Zhao Cui who was returning home from school, and they walked home together.
"Sister Jiang Yue, did you change the table at home?"
After entering the house, Zhao Cui noticed that the eight-immortal table in the main hall had been replaced. She knocked on it with her knuckles, "This table is good! It's thick!"
"yes!"
Jiang Yue went to the room to change clothes. She responded but didn't say anything else.
When we just entered the family compound, Ningning was called by Zhao Yuanqi to go out and play. Now there were only Jiang Yue and Zhao Cui, and it was very quiet.
Zhao Cui took out her math book and English test paper. Jiang Yue listened to her talking about what she didn't understand and what questions she couldn't answer, so she picked up a pen and did the calculations on a piece of scratch paper for her to see.
Half an hour later, Zhao Cuishu breathed a sigh of relief, "Sister Jiang Yue, you explain better than our teacher. I understand everything as soon as you explain it. Our math teacher always scolds us in class. When he scolds us, I get nervous, and the more nervous I am, the harder it is to solve the problems!"
"When you become a top student, he won't scold you anymore!" Jiang Yue said with a smile.
Everyone who has been to school knows that teachers like students with good grades and who understand things quickly, compared to those students who don’t work hard and don’t understand no matter how they are taught. Teachers will definitely have a bias towards them. This is normal.
Zhao Cui took out the English test paper again, "There are still a few English questions. I don't understand the grammar, especially the attributive clauses. I get them wrong every time I do them!"
Jiang Yue explained the question to Zhao Cui and gave her some advice, "If you really don't understand the grammar, just read the text and memorize it. If you read a book a thousand times, its meaning will become clear. If you can memorize the text, you will be able to do this kind of question naturally!"
“This is called sense of language!”
After explaining the problem to Zhao Cui, it was almost six o'clock. Jiang Yue sent Zhao Cui out and saw Gu Ye standing at the door. Captain Zhao and his wife Zhao were also there. It seemed that they came to pick up Zhao Cui.
"Jiang Yue, thank you for your hard work in explaining the questions to our Cui. I'm sorry for taking up your time!" As soon as Mrs. Zhao saw Jiang Yue, she took her hand affectionately, her gratitude beyond words.
"It's okay, no need to delay!" Jiang Yue said with a smile.
"Then let's go, Cui, say goodbye to your uncle Gu and aunt!" Captain Zhao said with a smile.
"Goodbye Uncle Gu! Goodbye Sister Jiang Yue!" Zhao Cui said, carrying her schoolbag, and turned around and ran away.
"Hey, kid, what is he shouting about!" Captain Zhao's mouth twitched.
"It doesn't matter, it's just a name, it doesn't matter!" Jiang Yue waved her hand.
After seeing off Captain Zhao and his wife, Jiang Yue looked at Gu Ye and asked anxiously, "What happened?"
"Don't worry! Everything has been arranged! Uncle Lin should be in the provincial capital now!" Gu Ye held Jiang Yue's hand and interlocked their fingers. The young wife's skin was fair and tender, and her hands were beautiful, slender and long, with fingers as thin as peeled onions.
Gu Ye couldn't help but think of what his young wife had said before, that she would cook and therefore she wouldn't have to wash the dishes.
At that time, she also said that washing dishes would make her hands rough. In fact, if she didn't say it, he would not let her wash the dishes. He also let him wash large clothes and quilts. He hoped that his wife's hands would be white and tender all her life.
"So fast!" Jiang Yue was shocked when she heard this. She had expected that she could contact the hospital today and send Uncle Lin to the hospital tomorrow. This would have been the best. She didn't expect Gu Ye to be so efficient.
Jiang Yue moved closer to Gu Ye's arms. She only mentioned it briefly, but he was able to arrange it so quickly, which showed that he really cared about her.
At this moment, Jiang Yue felt both touched and sweet.
At that time, Captain Zhao and his wife were walking home side by side. He was a little puzzled, "Mom, you said Jiang Yue is just a high school student, how come she has so many? I heard Cui say that Jiang Yue is also good at math and physics. If Jiang Yue is so good, why didn't she get into college last year?"
"Zhao Youcai, what do you mean? Jiang Yue is just amazing! So what if she didn't get into college? She had already married Gu Ye by then, so she must have put her family first!" When Mrs. Zhao heard Captain Zhao questioning Jiang Yue, she immediately defended Jiang Yue.
Captain Zhao's mouth twitched, "You made it sound like Jiang Yue deliberately didn't get into college for Gu Ye! But at that time, Jiang Yue and Gu Ye clearly had a bad relationship!"
"Who said it's not good? Do I have to let you know whether they are a good couple or not?" Mrs. Zhao said unhappily.
"Okay, okay, I was wrong! Jiang Yue and Gu Ye are fine!" Seeing his wife rolling up her sleeves, Captain Zhao quickly admitted his mistake.
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